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All new homes in London to have a private balcony or outdoor space

I’m back from a fascinating Open House talk at Claredale Street with one of the architects responsible for designing these stunning copper-clad buildings.

Something I didn’t realise is that the Mayor of London’s new Housing Design Guide now requires all new publicly funded homes to have either a private balcony or equivalent outdoor space.

A minimum of 5 sq m of private outdoor space should be provided for 1-2 person dwellings and an extra 1 sq m should be provided for each additional occupant.

All of the homes on Claredale Street already meet this requirement and look so much more liveable than their pokey pre-80s cousins. Outside space is so important and often overlooked in London.