The economic costs of British planning: unaffordable housing and lost employment and productivity
This event brings together some of the key contributors to this long running debate and underline LSE’s commitment to engage in this important public policy issue.
This event brings together some of the key contributors to this long running debate and underline LSE’s commitment to engage in this important public policy issue.
Tuesday 5 December 2023 | 1 hour 23 minutes 26 seconds
It is 40 years since Paul Cheshire began to investigate the economic effects of our land use planning system and 20 years since Kate Barker published her first review of the impact of planning on housing supply. Their insights have helped us understand what can be done to ensure decent housing for all and boost productivity – but, after three failed attempts at significant planning reform - we are now in a time of economic stagnation and facing a housing affordability crisis that is only becoming more desperate as interest rates rise.