Blocktype is a tool that makes it easy for you to better understand the development potential of land.
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The latest episode of 50 Shades of Planning, in partnership with Cratus Group, features four conversations that @euanmills of @BlocktypeApp recorded back in March with four guests on the potential for digital innovation to improve the planning system.
cratus.co.uk/50-shades-of-pl…
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Yes, we need to build more homes. But first we need to decide what homes go where. And we need to do that fast! #planforhousing NOW!
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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"The number could be as high as 529,000 if current net migration levels hold."
#HousingCrisis
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Are you a #PropTech or #GeoTech #Startup wanting to kickstart your growth like previous @Geovation Accelerator Programme participants @BlocktypeApp did? Applications are now open until 1 March.
Apply now:
geovation.uk/apply/accelerat…
ALT An image of Euan Mills, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Blocktype, with the quoted text: "The access to mentors and experts put us in the right direction to develop our approach to sales, marketing and financial modelling." The Geovation and HM Land Registry logos are also both visible.
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Here's a more realistic version using @BlocktypeApp . 828 homes, with a development value of well over £310,000,000, a population yield of 1,236 and a CIL contribution of nearly £12,000000.
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ALT Image of a forest of residential towers with the word "it ain't what you do, it';s the way that you do it" on top and the Blocktype logo at the bottom
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Should have used @BlocktypeApp 🤣
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How many times do we have to say that @BlocktypeApp is a housing PLANNING tool, not a DESIGN tool! 😂
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“The most important fact in modern British domestic politics: in the 1990s, a first-time buyer couple on a low-to-middle income saving 5% of their wages would have enough for an average deposit after three years. Today it would take them 24 years.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03…
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This deadline for this is in 4 weeks. Send me a message if you want to partner with @BlocktypeApp
📣 The DLUHC Digital Planning Programme’s 2023 funding rounds are now open! 📣
There are two funds available:
⭐ The Digital Planning Improvement Fund: Round 2
⭐ The PropTech Innovation Fund: Round 4
Local Authorities can apply to both funds: localdigital.gov.uk/digital-…
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I'm going to be talking about how @BlocktypeApp is looking to change the way we access architectural knowledge at this event today. Come and say hello if you're around. @LancasterUni @ImaginationLanc @LICAatLancaster @WashDesign
#ai #architecture
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Beyond the hype around #ai and #architecture, there's some very interesting things going on. This @ollywainwright article goes provides a good overview.
theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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Before we worry about 'drama' or 'beauty' we need to worry about fitting the number of homes we need, in the land we have available. This is why we built @BlocktypeApp.
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When you change the unit mix of a development, the size of the building is also likely to change.
Spreadsheets don't tell you that.
#housing #shlaa #siteappraisals #viability
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Look! We're in the @HMLandRegistry blog! 🚀🚀🚀
Is there an easier way to understand how much housing can fit on a site? @BlocktypeApp have developed customisable architectural floorplans which can be adapted to any site. Read more in co-founder @euanmills's blog: hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2…
#Proptech
#Data
#PropertyDevelopers
ALT An image of the Blocktype system in use
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What makes this particularly useful is that every code has it's own URL, which means you can link directly to it, and other services, like @BlocktypeApp, can use them as API's.
The next step is to turn the code itself into something machine readable: IF cul-de-sac THEN....
We helped the amazing digital team at @SurreyNews build a website. But it's not an ordinary one. Its draws on a vast database of rules and allows you to search for the exact coding requirement you want. Databases not documents as the wise @AlastairParvin & @euanmills put it...
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Useful new home data data from Savills. The number of big sites granted permission grows bigger and the number of small site shrink. You mag notice that FULL permissions per year are way above actual completions, but that’s an argument for another day. savills.co.uk/research_artic…
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The @LDN_planning and @MayorofLondon have just adopted their London Plan Guidance on Optimising Site Capacity, setting out how "capacity-testing should be the product of the design-led approach".
