Anthony Taylor

Town planner suffering from Arsenal addiction with a soft spot for a bit of calisthenics

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@AntBreach Would be interesting to understand the constraints on local gov spending. Some may assume local gov should just spend. But my understanding is central gov need to devolve more finance provisions to local gov to allow such spending

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@AntBreach @danwilsoncraw Come on Ant, allocating more land would be the easy part of building 450k+ homes a year.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@russellcurtis Potentially. But that’s a different point to the one you made in your original post.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@markrwilliamson This is why the state should be building market, affordable, and social housing on a significant scale

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@ACarpenDigital @CBG_Connect @NikJohnsonCA @pippaheylings @IanSollom I’d love a tram for Cambridge, but I don’t think Cambridge should get one unless local government commits to increase the population massively (e.g. 1mil+) and introduces a congestion charge to help fund it.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

This is one of the main reasons the state should be building homes - to take the slack when the market (dominated by volume builders in many places) decides to build out slower

[Mark Williamson @markrwilliamson]

Barratt set to build fewer homes as mortgage costs hit demand.

The Darwin Green developer cited ‘demand sensitivity to current mortgage pricing and availability”.

https://t.co/EIfeIVaTxb

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@markrwilliamson Population grows at same rate as number of homes. Turns out people live in homes.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

1. Household formation rates are constrained by supply. Households can’t form without houses to form into.
2. Agree that absorption rates are a problem but supply should help diversify market and reduce power of a few developers

[Ian Mulheirn @ianmulheirn]

On 1. we should find out if planning is the binding constraint on market supply - as opposed to household formation rates, the wealth distribution and absorption rates.

Genuinely looking forward to seeing the results

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

It is a real honour to have been appointed Minister of State at @luhc

Tackling the housing crisis and boosting economic growth is integral to national renewal.

Time to get to work.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@ACarpenDigital Cam Tram has to be a strong contender

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

Another absolute peach of an article from THE Simon Jenkins, vanquisher of the evil renewable energy providers.

Devoid of fact and logic, it will no doubt appeal to some.

Already looking forward to the #Planoraks annual awards.

[Rosie P 🦇 🦎 🕷️ 🦭 🐌 🍃🌳🚲💧 @RosieP4]

Too right @simonjenkins4
There will be a revolt. People will fight for their countryside.

https://t.co/uUmiwvLCPR

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@DanNeidle permission would only be granted in ‘exceptional circumstances’. These ‘exceptional circumstances’ aren��t defined.

If, on the other hand, LVT incorporates what can be built on the land (I.e. planning potential) this issue is avoided, but land valuation becomes complicated.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@DanNeidle I like these ideas, but can LVT be divorced from what the landowner can get planning permission for?

Land in a well located area, say in the Green Belt on the edge of a large city, would likely result in a large LVT. However, under current national planning policies planning…

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

Reasonable matters to be concerned about. Interesting that these are predominantly national issues, or at least certainly not local.

[Mark Williamson @markrwilliamson]

My perception is that concerns around not benefiting from Cambridge growth are more about things like, water, pressure on NHS services, school places, impact on environment - rather than wanting new leisure facilities or more shops etc.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@Sam_Dumitriu The DLUHC SoS has those call-in/recovery powers. No need to hand those powers to other departments.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@AJ99500818 @markrwilliamson @ClareFKing @CRASSHlive Errr what?

So having done absolutely nothing but live nearby, I’m now able to use some evil Cambs Uni/Hill services and facilities. But I’ve been taken advantage of? Truly laughable.

If only I had a snow dome.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@ClareFKing @AJ99500818 @markrwilliamson @CRASSHlive I’m familiar with Orchard Park too, used to live there. I agree, it’s pretty rubbish. I’m not claiming all growth is good growth, simply that development can and has delivered benefits to existing and new residents.

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@ClareFKing @AJ99500818 @markrwilliamson @CRASSHlive Well, u know I can’t produce those figures.

If Eddington is a ‘uni ghetto/enclave’ then we should be building loads more of them - the facilities delivered are great!

[Anthony Taylor @Ant_Taylor3]

@ClareFKing @AJ99500818 @markrwilliamson @CRASSHlive I feel very welcome as a local resident near Eddington. The university has created an excellent development, which is admired across the country for its quality.

I’m not part of GCSP, but I am a town planner.