Main image: Bonnington Square "goes above and beyond, mopping up carbon emissions" in South London
‘The urban wonder drug’: 16 priorities & policy recommendations to help ‘green-up’ Britain’s streets
'Nearly everyone agrees, in principle, that urban greenery is a good thing,' says Create Streets, as it outlines a series of practical steps to 'make it the default to re-green our streets and squares'.
New housing developments must deliver a ‘positive benefit to nature’ from November
New 'Biodiversity Net Gain' requirements for property developments are coming soon, to improve wildlife habitats and help slow species decline across the UK.
In Pictures: ‘Transformative’ designs for Grosvenor Square create ‘a global blueprint for shared urban spaces’
Designs by Tonkin Liu promise a comprehensive revamp of London's second-largest garden square, enlarging the Mayfair garden by some 3,000 square metres and creating a template for urban landscaping projects…
Beautiful homes & tree-lined streets should be ‘the norm not the exception’
Roger Scruton and Nicolas Boys Smith's final report for the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has been published, offering a series of policy proposals and practical recommendations to make …