Outline planning application has gone in for large (484 home) site near us, which is in the local plan. 89 public comments so far, 83 of which are objections. My favourite line "To quote CPRE, our land should not be needlessly sacrificed in the name of growth" 🙄

New reports calculate how many homes the UK needs, but we must recognise the scale of the challenge, writes @annaclarke.bsky.social, director of policy and public affairs at The Housing Forum #UKhousing www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/late...

Nothing in this acknowledges the economic reality of why many brownfield sites don’t get away as housing: they’re not financially viable unless someone (usually us, in some form) pays for them to be cleaned up and made ready

When housing leaders in the North of England want to show Westminster policy wonks that regeneration matters, they take them to Buxton House. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/how-... < really good piece from @hannahfearn.bsky.social this. I've been to Buxton House and it's grim.

‘It was too effing complicated:’ A pro-housing reckoning over MBTA Communities law  commonwealthbeacon.org/government/s... << a really good and balanced read on efforts to create more homes around existing transit in Massachusetts.

Not sure if it's the spelling or geographical misappropriation that's worse, tbh.

Comfort, peace, safety & belonging. Those are the 4 key things that delegates at #EYST25 said they want from their home. The Deeds not Words 2.0 pledge is our housing sector commitment to equal access to housing. Find out more about the pledge here: www.taipawb.org/deeds-not-wo...

For someone who works in housing, I should be better at spelling accommodation; this also seems to impact on my ability to spell recommendation.

"Bold action is the only course.” on.ft.com/47LRAWK

ND Gov. Kelly Armstrong at @yimbytown.bsky.social : on any policy change, 20% of people will be cranky & loud against, 80% are supportive but busy living their lives & don’t speak up. Ignore the 20%. Turn off your social media. Find a compelling emotional hook to engage the silent 80%.

Just two weeks left to apply for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social 2025 Early Career Researcher's Prize. Deadline is 25th Sept. You could follow in some great footsteps. Get in touch if you have a paper you're considering submitting: www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...

This is a great piece - and Jen's point about the hotel trajectories mirroring the towns' is so true. Sunderland's Britannia hotel - the seafront 'Grand' - was once the hometown hotel of the Swallow chain, owned by Sunderland brewers Vaux; and visited by Lowry who painted seascapes from his room.

I have a new favourite bus ride. Wright Brothers' 888 Keswick to Newcastle, over the roof of England. Views for miles.

@florenceeshalomi.bsky.social has reiterated the call for the Govt. to introduce an independent National Oversight Mechanism. “It is crucial that Government is properly held to account for implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell inquiry."

Important report from Habinteg this week on provision of wheelchair user homes. Can't put it better than this: 'The numbers may tell a grim story, but our voices can rewrite the narrative. It’s crucial we work towards equitable housing for every individual' www.habinteg.org.uk/latest-news/...

PSA: As Bridget Phillipson is in the news today, can I clarify that 'Houghton' is pronounced 'Hoe-ton' (like the garden tool). Not 'How-ton' or 'Hof-ton'. Even Look North murdered the pronunciation this morning. Signed, a Mackem.

Shocking: less than 3% of private rentals in Britain are affordable for people needing housing benefit. People are being pushed towards homelessness and ill health. @RachelReevesMP can fix this in Nov’s budget by restoring housing benefit to the real cost of rent. Act now: bit.ly/3V1d76a

Only 6 days left! "Home, a small works for charity exhibition" is organised by 70 of the artists taking part in this year's Borough of Ealing Art Trail (BEAT), with the proceeds of sales going to help End Homelessness. On now at the Brentham Club! https://www.beat-small-canvas-exhibition.co.uk/

Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland

Could have been worse... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rayner says in her resignation letter: "The challenges of government are nothing compared to the challenge of putting food on the table and getting a roof over our head when I brought up kids working as a home help." Absolutely. A shame to lose that perspective from the cabinet table.

BREAKING: Angela Rayner is expected to leave government imminently. Sources won’t confirm, but the mood music is fairly obvious.

Housing benefit is frozen while rents keep rising. Families are being left hundreds of pounds short every month - forced to choose between rent, heating or food. This pushes people deeper into poverty and towards homelessness and poor health. This isn’t right.

Politicians across Pennsylvania agree that zoning reform and regulatory changes would bring more desperately-needed affordable housing. So why isn't it getting done?

A Philly cash assistance program is proving successful at keeping low-income renters housed. Will it continue? whyy.org/articles/phi...

Housing proposals in Dutch election are fairly ambitious, then...

A cross-party group has asked the government to focus on preventive homelessness measures, such as unfreezing Local Housing Allowance rates www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/appg-re...

Where I come from, the question would be why you're not eating bread alongside your other two carbs... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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‘Put them up anywhere’: Cooper backs St George’s flags as No 10 says asylum seekers could be housed in industrial buildings << it says a lot that it's unclear whether the 'them' being referred to here are flags or asylum seekers :( www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

This was an odd conclusion to my train to London this morning! I hadn't actually spotted the dog - the fire service cradle was obscuring my view. Staff at Kings Cross were doing a great job funneling everyone round and keeping things moving.

How Trump's D.C. takeover criminalizes homelessness << excellent, if sobering, listen: what's going on in DC, how it links to broader recent trends away from evidence-based solutions to homelessness, and what it means for the rest of the US. www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...

Great name.

How can a piece of vacant land in West Belfast change the way that we tackle the housing crisis as a whole? 👀 Come along to @themacbelfast.bsky.social this Friday, to find out about the next stage of the Mackie’s Masterplan, and its new vision for housing!👇 themaclive.com/event/a-new-...

Back at work today after 2 wonderful weeks in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 13yo who refuses to cycle in the UK - because he doesn't feel safe on the road - cycled for miles in NL and loved it as usual. So sad that the UK denies our kids this joy and independence.

Our latest research has found that local councils are sending TENS OF MILLIONS a year to private landlords to encourage them to house those experiencing homelessness. Read coverage of what we found in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🇬🇧 UK umms and ahhs about Westminster renovation. 🇳🇱 Netherlands halfway through their €2bn refurb of the Binnenhof.

Took the boy on the PSV Eindhoven Stadium Tour today. Predictably I was more interested in the Philips workers' cottages the tour guide showed us - 'still home to some of our strongest fans' 😍

Welders, Sunderland shipyards, 1943.

Good to see more coverage of Sunderland Uni's cultural vandalism... (From the Save the NGC campaign's insta. Can't find them on here yet)

That'll do 🔴⚪🔴⚪

SUISSE 🇨🇭 le quartier populaire des Avanchets, à Vernier, la cité des papillons est de 1977. Récemment en 2023 elle a été labelisée patrimoine du XXe siecle & compte 5 730 habitants Avanchet Parc, les papillons « cité HLM de conception nouvelle et originale » , 1969-1977

Sarah Morris, Untitled, 2001 #artbots #tate https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1122461

I've travelled to London on an early LNER train weekly for the last 20months - paying handsomely for the privilege. Only *once* have I not been able to get a pair of seats to myself. The trains are half-full because LNER are focused on maximising yield rather than providing a public service.

The Great Treasury Railway wants to squeeze passengers until they can't afford to travel.

Summer 1987: New York City mayor Ed Koch announces a bicycle ban in midtown. Slow-ride protests led by bike messengers fought the ban, and city residents sided with the cyclists. The ban was lifted before it ever went into effect. 📷Carl Hultberg

Interesting piece - and as it mentions Peckham I feel I should stick in a plug for the brilliant work of @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social who are using their expertise to support the community to engage in the planning process. See www.southwarklawcentre.org.uk/planning-voi...