The mansard revolution: a little YIMBY victory

Posted Posted in Intensification, infill, and regeneration, Planning, land, and housing policy

Samuel Hughes, argues that we should preserve the new liberty to create mansards that ‘fit in’. Mansard roofs are such a familiar feature of British streetscapes that most people barely notice them. A mansard is a double-pitch roof which creates usable living space over nearly the entire area of the building. They cost somewhat more […]