Rabbit Hutch or What?



Interesting figures from the Royal Institute of British Architects[1] who show that the recommended square footage for a new build one bedroom flat is 50 square metres.  None of the leading house builders achieve this as the table below shows with our friends Barratts only delivering 90% of the recommendation.

Persimmon
49 sqm
99%
Berkeley
47 sqm
94%
Taylor Wimpey
47 sqm
94%
Bellway
47 sqm
94%
Crest Nicholson
47 sqm
94%
Galliford Try
46 sqm
92%
Barratt
45 sqm
90%
Lovell Partnerships
43 sqm
86%

They do fare slightly better when it comes to a two bedroom house where the recommendation is 95 square metres.

Berkeley
98 sqm
102%
Galliford Try
90 sqm
94%
Barratt
89 sqm
93%
Taylor Wimpey
88 sqm
92%
Persimmon
88 sqm
92%
Bellway
86 sqm
89%
Lovell Partnerships
85 sqm
89%
Crest Nicholson
84 sqm
88%

So there you have it.  Not only are new homes “pig ugly” according to the Planning Minister they are also the size of a rabbit hutch.  The ones in the NEGT will also be under the flight path of an international airport and be more expensive due to the introduction of a Community Investment Levy (CIL) of £15,000 and about £25,000 due to having to be built to fulfil eco standards.

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[1] First published September 2011 Royal Institute of British Architects | 66 Portland Place | London W1B 1AD www.behomewise.co.uk The Case for Space: the size of England’s new homes | © Royal Institute of British Architects




2 comments:

  1. As we have said for the past four years, these developers in their greed for profits by using vital farmland are building the slums of tomorrow. Just look at the Tesco development. They do not care a damn about quality of life as long as they get their money, before moving on to destroy another part of the countryside.

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  2. I am in favor of smaller houses to the benefit of bigger garden and communal land. The world population is increasing and still we need to fit everyone! Either we slowly build on farmlands, green spaces and coasts, either we adapt ourselves and forget mansions, villas and luxury houses. This does not mean rabbit hutch if it is well planned. Having said that does not mean I agree with those companies' practices...

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