Research on planning for housing
This edition of Planning Research Matters brings together research on housing - how it is being delivered, why many places are failing to meet their housing need, and how this situation could be improved.
One project looks at the return of local authority direct provision of housing in England, and another explores housing affordability in the South West of England.
We include a report on why UK volume housebuilders have been so profitable, which won the Academic Award at the 2024 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence.
We also include an Interface issue from the RTPI’s Planning Theory and Practice journal on community-led housing.
This edition follows the November 2024 publication of The Location of Development 4, the latest in the longstanding RTPI research series on the spatial relationship between housing development and key amenities.
Research projects on this topic
Local authority direct provision of housing
Research on how local authorities across England are directly engaged in housebuilding again in the face of acute housing need.
Housing affordability in the South West of England
Research on housing affordability in South West England showing that most areas are far less affordable than in England overall.
Why have the volume housebuilders been so profitable?
Research on how the volume housebuilders in England interact with state housing policy to make high profits.
Housing for People, Not for Profit: Models of Community-Led Housing
A collection of essays exploring how community-led housing can help solve the crisis of unaffordable housing on both sides of the Atlantic.
