Planning, regulation and space standards in England: from ‘homes for heroes’ to ‘slums of the future’

The regulation of housing quality has a long history in England. As the state itself increasingly became developer twentieth century, design standards were subject to self-regulation. Through this, idea that includes minimum dwelling sizes - space entered public consciousness. 2010-2015 coalition government introduced suggested through planning control, but also extended range ‘permitted development’ form deregulation where could not be applied. In this paper we explore England and what these tell us about regulation.