The new Draft London Plan was published in November 2017. Three Dragons has prepared 5 reports which form part of the evidence base and have been published alongside. These are London Plan Viability Study Older Persons Housing Benchmarks Lessons from Higher Density Development Accessible Design Features in Specialist Older...
Following the success of our custom and self-build seminar held in St Neots in 2017, we ran a second event in Taunton in conjunction with the RTPI South West on 24th January 2018. At the event, which was attended by over 80 delegates from local authority...
Our report on The Deliverability and Affordability of Housing in the South West of England has just been published. Three Dragons undertook the research in conjunction with Heriot Watt University and on behalf of the South West region Royal Town Planning Institute to investigate the impact of...
Three Dragons has recently completed a report for the GLA exploring the lessons from high density residential development. Three Dragons worked with David Lock Associates, Traderisks, ORS and Jackson Coles on this study. The team used data from the London Development Database, case study analysis,...
Three Dragons hosted a seminar about Planning for Self & Custom Build Homes on Thursday 25th May 2017 where presentations were shared on a range of related topics. Three Dragons initial research into Self & Custom Build - Lin Cousins, Three Dragons Support for Local Authorities in...
Our research report into the value, impact and delivery of CIL was published by DCLG on 7th February 2017 alongside the CIL Review (also known as the Peace Review) for which it was used as an evidence base. The research covers five main areas Implementing and...
Although self-build and custom-build housing has a long history of development in UK, it has until recently played a limited role in the overall supply of new housing. The sector is however gaining momentum. Both the Self Build & Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and the...
Just published is a report for Exmoor National Park Authority which reviews the viability of the National Park Authority's Publication Draft Local Plan and its approach to providing local affordable housing for communities. Housing affordability is a major issue on Exmoor and the National Park...
Older Londoners are the fastest growing population group in London. By 2041 there will be more than 1.65m people aged 65 and over living in the capital – 16% of the total population of London. Three Dragons, Celandine Strategic Housing & Mead Solutions were commissioned by...
During 2015, Three Dragons led teams that investigated aspects of the supply of, and financial case for, affordable housing in Wales and Northern Ireland. Reports for both studies have now been published. The first, for the Welsh government, is an evaluation of the Rent First scheme*...