Architecture task force Create Streets is calling for Britain's multi-lane roads to be replaced with homes to aid the housing crisis and protect the country's green belt. More about Create Streets proposes building housing on Britain's "needlessly wide" roads
Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been appointed by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick to lead a national design body that has been tasked with "driving up design standards" for planning applications. More about Nicholas Boys Smith to lead new government task force to "embed beauty" in the planning system
The UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has recommended urban orchards and incentivising developers by fast-tracking planning for attractive housing. More about Housing commission final report recommends fruit trees and "fast track for beauty"
The Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has urged UK councils to reject "ugly" housing schemes and prioritise low car developments in its latest report. More about UK housing commission urges planners to "say no to ugliness”
Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been named interim chair of the UK's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, after Roger Scruton's removal. More about Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission gets new chair after Scruton sacking