On the Ground

Policy is abstract until it has an address. This is reporting from the places where the numbers turn into buildings: the schemes going up, the decisions made in committee rooms, the towns and villages reshaped by a target nobody local chose. The system seen from the field, not the spreadsheet.

On the Ground 26 Jun 2026

The Tilted Balance Is Not a Verdict

When the Wern was lost on appeal, it read like proof that a town council fighting speculative housing is wasting its breath. The law says otherwise, and so do councils that have won. But only on particular ground. A guide for town and parish councils in districts with no five-year housing land supply.

The Editor · 11 min read