by Administrator | Nov 6, 2014 | General
[This is our response to the Government’s consultation on a national space standard for dwellings. The Government is consulting on a number of issues including accessibility, security, water usage etc. This response only comments on the proposed national space...
by Webmaster | Mar 10, 2010 | Publications
This HATC-funded piece of research investigated the amount and use of space in new dwellings in London & the South East. We measured up the plans of 90 dwellings then being marketed in London and the south-east and analysed how the space was used. This included...
by Webmaster | Apr 22, 2009 | Publications
This report was commissioned by CABE in 2009. Written by Andrew Drury of HATC Ltd with support from Gary Welch and Nick Allen of Ipsos-MORI, it gives the results of a postal survey of 11,000 households in London and south-east probing their levels of satisfaction with...
by Administrator | Jul 14, 2008 | General
If we are to build functional, adaptable homes with a long lifespan, we need internal space standards for housing based on an up-to-date, robust evidence base about how people use space in the home, says Andrew Drury. Unlike the rest of Europe, England has no national...
by Administrator | Jul 25, 2006 | Publications
The Greater London Authority commissioned HATC to answer two questions: should the GLA set minimum dwelling sizes through their planning powers, and could they? Our report answered both those questions. You can download the report for free. It is in PDF format, so...