Existing commercial buildings in the UK are being converted to create new housing, circumventing the planning system through permitted development. But what could be the impact of those conversions, especially from a health perspective? Julia Thrift, Director, Healthier Place-making at the Town and Country Planning Association, joins expert researchers Professor Lauren Andres and Professor Ben Clifford from The Bartlett School of Planning to discuss how there is a wider cost to society that we can’t ignore in this pursuit of solving the housing situation in the UK. Date of episode recording: 2024-11-25TDuration: Language of episode: EnglishPresenter:Professor Lauren AndresGuests: Professor Ben Clifford; Julia ThriftProducer: Adam Batstone & Chizoba Onyiuke