Last week the Mayor of London published the new Interim Edition of the Housing Design Guide. Since the London Plan and supplementary planning guidance notes are material to any planning application the standards now required will eventually impact on all residential developments. Detailed consideration of the Gross Internal Areas stated for differing types of accommodation which is in excesss of the usual starting must be had when investigating potential re-developments.

The full guide is available at http://www.lda.gov.uk/publications-and-media/publications/design-guide.aspx