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Duncan Bowie

Senior research associate, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. Formerly senior lecturer in planning and housing, University of Westminster.Author of books on planning, housing and political history

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Research paper thumbnail of Highbury Group on housing delivery: submission to communities and local government committee inquiry into the financing of new housing supply

Neighbourhood plans need to operate within a clear statutory framework and contribute to meeting ... more Neighbourhood plans need to operate within a clear statutory framework and contribute to meeting strategic housing objectives at local authority, sub-national and national level. The group is concerned that the overall impact of the proposals will be to strengthen the position of residents opposing development and that the proposed incentives will not generally be sufficient to counter this effect.

Research paper thumbnail of Report of The Second Seminar of the RSA Research Network on Governing Metropolitan Regions Within A Localist Agenda

Regions Magazine, Aug 6, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Where should the London plan go now

Research paper thumbnail of A Radical Programme for Reform

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Critiques of the Current Direction of Government Policy

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Inefficient Use of the Existing Stock

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Wrong Kind of Homes

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Housing Deficit

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Enlightenment planning

Routledge eBooks, Mar 12, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Reform and Revolt in the City of Dreaming Spires: Radical, Socialist and Communist Politics in the City of Oxford 1830–1980

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Capital City Regions and the Challenges of Localism

Regions Magazine, May 31, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City

Routledge eBooks, Feb 25, 2010

This work draws on some thirty years' experience working for public sector agencies on housi... more This work draws on some thirty years' experience working for public sector agencies on housing strategy and spatial planning in London. I must, however, first acknowledge the work of my colleagues in the Mayor's London Plan team between 2002 and 2007, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Capital housing questions for the Mayor

The TCPA was represented at a number of sessions, including key sessions on housing supply, optim... more The TCPA was represented at a number of sessions, including key sessions on housing supply, optimising housing potential, and mixed communities and affordable housing. The first of these started with a discussion on whether there should be any housing supply ...

Research paper thumbnail of Housing policy predictions and radical solutions

In this piece, Duncan Bowie, author of Radical solutions to the housing supply crisis looks at wh... more In this piece, Duncan Bowie, author of Radical solutions to the housing supply crisis looks at what housing policies may be included in the party manifestos and explains the radical solutions we need. “The focus on Brexit and the negotiations on withdrawal from the European Union has meant that housing has not, at least as yet, become the key issue in the election campaign that perhaps would have been expected had the referendum not taken place.

Research paper thumbnail of Affordable housing targets, housing zones and viability

Research paper thumbnail of Submission to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (on behalf of the Highbury Group on Housing Delivery)

The group shares the Governments concern as to the inadequate level of housing completions. We ar... more The group shares the Governments concern as to the inadequate level of housing completions. We are however concerned that some of the Government’s proposals may have a negative impact on the quality of housing output, while not necessarily increasing the quantitative output. We are concerned that the focus of the Government’s proposals is misdirected. There is limited evidence that the slowing down of the development programme is due mainly to unnecessary delays caused by local planning authorities, or by the onerous nature of s106 agreements. More fundamental is the lack of financial support for affordable housing and for the transport, utilities and social infrastructure to ensure that new developments are both sustainable and marketable.

Research paper thumbnail of Briefing note on housing for TCPA Round Table on Further Alterations to the London Plan

Research paper thumbnail of Grenfell Fire: an indictment of government

Research paper thumbnail of Radical opposition to World War 1

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Bernstock: Olympic housing

Research paper thumbnail of Highbury Group on housing delivery: submission to communities and local government committee inquiry into the financing of new housing supply

Neighbourhood plans need to operate within a clear statutory framework and contribute to meeting ... more Neighbourhood plans need to operate within a clear statutory framework and contribute to meeting strategic housing objectives at local authority, sub-national and national level. The group is concerned that the overall impact of the proposals will be to strengthen the position of residents opposing development and that the proposed incentives will not generally be sufficient to counter this effect.

Research paper thumbnail of Report of The Second Seminar of the RSA Research Network on Governing Metropolitan Regions Within A Localist Agenda

Regions Magazine, Aug 6, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Where should the London plan go now

Research paper thumbnail of A Radical Programme for Reform

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Critiques of the Current Direction of Government Policy

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Inefficient Use of the Existing Stock

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Wrong Kind of Homes

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Housing Deficit

Policy Press eBooks, Jan 25, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Enlightenment planning

Routledge eBooks, Mar 12, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Reform and Revolt in the City of Dreaming Spires: Radical, Socialist and Communist Politics in the City of Oxford 1830–1980

Research paper thumbnail of Governance of Capital City Regions and the Challenges of Localism

Regions Magazine, May 31, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City

Routledge eBooks, Feb 25, 2010

This work draws on some thirty years' experience working for public sector agencies on housi... more This work draws on some thirty years' experience working for public sector agencies on housing strategy and spatial planning in London. I must, however, first acknowledge the work of my colleagues in the Mayor's London Plan team between 2002 and 2007, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Capital housing questions for the Mayor

The TCPA was represented at a number of sessions, including key sessions on housing supply, optim... more The TCPA was represented at a number of sessions, including key sessions on housing supply, optimising housing potential, and mixed communities and affordable housing. The first of these started with a discussion on whether there should be any housing supply ...

Research paper thumbnail of Housing policy predictions and radical solutions

In this piece, Duncan Bowie, author of Radical solutions to the housing supply crisis looks at wh... more In this piece, Duncan Bowie, author of Radical solutions to the housing supply crisis looks at what housing policies may be included in the party manifestos and explains the radical solutions we need. “The focus on Brexit and the negotiations on withdrawal from the European Union has meant that housing has not, at least as yet, become the key issue in the election campaign that perhaps would have been expected had the referendum not taken place.

Research paper thumbnail of Affordable housing targets, housing zones and viability

Research paper thumbnail of Submission to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (on behalf of the Highbury Group on Housing Delivery)

The group shares the Governments concern as to the inadequate level of housing completions. We ar... more The group shares the Governments concern as to the inadequate level of housing completions. We are however concerned that some of the Government’s proposals may have a negative impact on the quality of housing output, while not necessarily increasing the quantitative output. We are concerned that the focus of the Government’s proposals is misdirected. There is limited evidence that the slowing down of the development programme is due mainly to unnecessary delays caused by local planning authorities, or by the onerous nature of s106 agreements. More fundamental is the lack of financial support for affordable housing and for the transport, utilities and social infrastructure to ensure that new developments are both sustainable and marketable.

Research paper thumbnail of Briefing note on housing for TCPA Round Table on Further Alterations to the London Plan

Research paper thumbnail of Grenfell Fire: an indictment of government

Research paper thumbnail of Radical opposition to World War 1

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Bernstock: Olympic housing

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