hounsfieldjr   10 #133 Posted January 3, 2006 This doesn't answer it all. I'm not going to argue with your figures - you clearly know the maths.  But a decision to build in a particular city isn't just based on building costs. It's based on land costs, land availability, whether a developer understands the particular market, whether a developer can compete with other developers in other markets, demand from the business community (which itself is influenced by other factors), and of course the emotional pull of a particular place.  The issue is whether our planners should be working harder to get quality into Sheffield. The blind acceptance that developers will only come here if they make a specific level of profit ignores the other factors. We have a serious problem with the public sector mentality in Sheffield. I'm by no means saying that should privatise the planning function but a bit of that private sector "can do" attitude wouldn't go amiss. It would be nice if we could work with business to put the squeeze on developers rather than being stuck in the middle.  Still, good to hear you agree that we're paying peanuts to get monkeys, architect-wise!! Maybe we should ask developers to think "outside the box" when appointing architects; otherwise, boxes is what we'll continue to get.  Anyway, going home now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
