The National Planning Policy Framework, published last year and recently updated, identified the need for 87,992 new homes per year in London to meet demand. With ambitious targets across the country, the Government is prioritising large-scale developments and new towns in nearby commutable areas to help address the critical shortfall. Yet while the intricacies of these developments go through mammoth planning processes, small sites across London remain undervalued.

These overlooked plots have the potential to reinvigorate communities and increase density in areas of high demand. Within the right framework, homes on these plots can be delivered far quicker than major masterplans, while transforming underused brownfield land.

Jerry Tate, Founder + Director here at Tate + Co, shared his thoughts with the latest edition of Housebuilder Magazine and you can read the full article here.

Small sites are critically overlooked in race to 1.5 million homes