Our common estate: Planning for land in large-scale urban development

Abstract

This paper explores the role that land plays in the process of large-scale urban development, with a particular focus on England. In doing so, it looks at the role that both strategic and non-strategic land can play in the process. It considers the current context and identifies the need for new development models to come forward. The paper proposes one means by which public-sector land, a ‘common estate’ to the extent that assets are held indivisibly by various public-sector organisations for the provision of goods and services, could be better deployed to help address the housing delivery challenges faced.