Poundbury, Land Reform and Affordable Homes

The Financial Times had an interesting article yesterday, Major land reform urged to fix UK housing crisis, by Judith Evans. Subscribe to read. I have also shared a permitted link on Twitter, @DorsetWriter

It begins:

"The village of Poundbury in south-west England, built on land owned by the Prince of Wales, is best known for its architecture: a pastiche of various historical styles that has divided opinion since the plans were drawn up almost 30 years ago. But the village on the outskirts of Dorchester is now attracting attention for another reason: it is an example of an unusual development structure that is generating funds for affordable homes. Campaigners say if changes were made to the law that allowed the public sector — notably local authorities — to pursue a similar approach to development, it could play a big role in solving the UK’s housing crisis."