Balancing the need for retrofit - from a planner’s perspective

By Laura Jenkinson 2024-05-01T06:00:00

While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The next government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson

What makes a good building that is worthy of retention? And to what extent should a building be retained given the potential commercial drawbacks of doing so?

These are questions that we must ask ourselves as planners, architects and property professionals. While once the issues mostly focused on the heritage impacts, the climate crisis means the emphasis on the carbon cost of development is now laser sharp.

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