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Boris: Make our homes bigger and better
8 Jul 2009Boris Johnson today called for all future homes in London to be more spacious as he published a new design guide.
The Mayor wants all new social housing built in the capital from 2011 to be less cramped and more suitable for warmer summers and wetter winters.
The guide, which is out for consultation, sets out key areas of design that new developments by councils and housing associations must address. The standards aim to make future homes more comfortable, lighter and better ventilated. The Mayor said: “For too long we have built homes to indecently poor standards — fit neither for Bilbo Baggins nor his hobbit friends — and that is indefensible.
“The finest city in the world deserves the finest housing for its inhabitants. I want design excellence to be the first priority of any plans for new homes and innovation, in the best tradition of this unique city, to be at the forefront of that design.”
