Is the idea here that, once the land has been 'up-zoned' by street votes, it is subsequently immune to local objections? If not, that seems to imply the overwhelming binding constraint on supply is zoning and not planning permission, which is not obvious to me
The UK Policy Exchange think tank published an excellent, comprehensive and analytical report on this topic in 2021 under the name "Strong Suburbs". But, to the best of my knowledge, decentralised planning would still face a 'hold out' problem whereby one resident would seek to hold the others to ransom to capture an unreasonable share of the profits from converting a street of housing to a street of apartment blocks. Cathal
Congrats on this piece, Robert. Do street votes risk being appealed, or is that not allowed?
Also, is there some kind of template for residents to somehow share in the value of the new unit? - it would be interesting to read a specific example, including how financing works.
Is the idea here that, once the land has been 'up-zoned' by street votes, it is subsequently immune to local objections? If not, that seems to imply the overwhelming binding constraint on supply is zoning and not planning permission, which is not obvious to me
Fewer people would help. A population level sustainable without fossil fuels. Maybe cut by about half?
The UK Policy Exchange think tank published an excellent, comprehensive and analytical report on this topic in 2021 under the name "Strong Suburbs". But, to the best of my knowledge, decentralised planning would still face a 'hold out' problem whereby one resident would seek to hold the others to ransom to capture an unreasonable share of the profits from converting a street of housing to a street of apartment blocks. Cathal
Congrats on this piece, Robert. Do street votes risk being appealed, or is that not allowed?
Also, is there some kind of template for residents to somehow share in the value of the new unit? - it would be interesting to read a specific example, including how financing works.
The real reason there is a housing shortage in Ireland is due to the migrant crisis, and we all know it.