Britain’s new-build nightmare

As the bohemia of Camden fades, its land value has spiked. The north London borough – once home to Amy Winehouse, Alan Bennett alongside his Lady in the Van and the very last of the Mohican-topped pun

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Do you live in a low-rise (~4 stories) block in the UK built before 1970? Is your landlord planning to construct additional floors? The Government exempted developments of up to two floors from planning, but they are unlikely to meet safety requirements for wind-loading and disproportionate collapse. Feel free to ask me questions.
#airspaceDevelopment #RooftopRevolution #DisproportionateCollapse #buildingControl #housing #structuralEngineering #verticalExtension #shitplanning #buildingSafety
@fc
If #shitplanning had migrated over, this would perfectly suit their portfolio of particularly ugly houses.
#shitplanning look at this tasteless island of jubilee balconies and excessive, unnecessary iron, centred as if the energy collector in a solar plant made of stone
Designing urban residential streets for cars prioritizes a minority, inhibits the lives of children & pushes cycling and walking to the sidelines. #cycling #streetsareforpeople #bancars #parking #shitplanning
Dank #shitplanning gibt's sogar mitten in der Stadt ein Pausenplätzchen ganz für mich allein. #distancing