Vicky Payne
@vickypayne.bsky.social
➖Strategic planner, urban designer, writer, artist ➖ Head of Place and Nature at Future Homes Hub 💡Large masterplans/new settlements 💡High streets 💡Design codes and guidance💡
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Vicky Payne
@vickypayne.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Win The Planner's original cover art
Here's your chance to win the original cover art commisioned for the September/October issue of The Planner
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I was delighted to be commissioned to illustrate the cover of The Planner, and even more pleased when they wanted to give away the original artwork ✨
You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
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You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
www.instagram.com/the_field_ar...
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/09/09/w...
Reflections from the launch of the New Towns Taskforce report this morning where I asked a question about quality and viability- accidentally anonymously.
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The launch of the New Towns Taskforce report this morning.
Sowmya Parthasarathy highlighted four key aspirations in the report that have historically been difficult to achieve: density, a true… | Vi...
The launch of the New Towns Taskforce report this morning.
Sowmya Parthasarathy highlighted four key aspirations in the report that have historically been difficult to achieve: density, a true demog...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reflections from the launch of the New Towns Taskforce report this morning where I asked a question about quality and viability- accidentally anonymously.
www.linkedin.com/posts/vicky-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/vicky-...
On Saturday, my badass sister is running Marathon Eryri to raise money for Melanoma Focus, an organisation that’s important to our family ❤️
I know some people in our industry have also been affected by cancer in recent years and may want to donate.
www.justgiving.com/page/emilysm...
I know some people in our industry have also been affected by cancer in recent years and may want to donate.
www.justgiving.com/page/emilysm...
Emily's fundraiser for Melanoma Focus
Help Emily Payne raise money to support Melanoma Focus
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October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
On Saturday, my badass sister is running Marathon Eryri to raise money for Melanoma Focus, an organisation that’s important to our family ❤️
I know some people in our industry have also been affected by cancer in recent years and may want to donate.
www.justgiving.com/page/emilysm...
I know some people in our industry have also been affected by cancer in recent years and may want to donate.
www.justgiving.com/page/emilysm...
I was delighted to be commissioned to illustrate the cover of The Planner, and even more pleased when they wanted to give away the original artwork ✨
You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
www.instagram.com/the_field_ar...
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/09/09/w...
You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
www.instagram.com/the_field_ar...
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/09/09/w...
Win The Planner's original cover art
Here's your chance to win the original cover art commisioned for the September/October issue of The Planner
www.theplanner.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I was delighted to be commissioned to illustrate the cover of The Planner, and even more pleased when they wanted to give away the original artwork ✨
You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
www.instagram.com/the_field_ar...
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/09/09/w...
You can enter the draw via the link below, and see more of my work here:
www.instagram.com/the_field_ar...
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/09/09/w...
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Vicky Payne, Head of Place and Nature, @FutureHomesHub, provided an update on the recent work of the Hub, including on:
🔶 Future Homes Standard
🔶 Whole life carbon/embodied carbon
🔶 water readiness
🔶 homes for nature
🔶 biodiversity net gain
#HBFPlanning25
🔶 Future Homes Standard
🔶 Whole life carbon/embodied carbon
🔶 water readiness
🔶 homes for nature
🔶 biodiversity net gain
#HBFPlanning25
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Vicky Payne, Head of Place and Nature, @FutureHomesHub, provided an update on the recent work of the Hub, including on:
🔶 Future Homes Standard
🔶 Whole life carbon/embodied carbon
🔶 water readiness
🔶 homes for nature
🔶 biodiversity net gain
#HBFPlanning25
🔶 Future Homes Standard
🔶 Whole life carbon/embodied carbon
🔶 water readiness
🔶 homes for nature
🔶 biodiversity net gain
#HBFPlanning25
I will be speaking at the @homebuildersfed.bsky.social conference next week on behalf of the Future Homes Hub, looking at our priorities and achievements over the last year, reflections on government progress and what might be to come.
www.house-builder.co.uk/events/hbf-p...
www.house-builder.co.uk/events/hbf-p...
September 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I will be speaking at the @homebuildersfed.bsky.social conference next week on behalf of the Future Homes Hub, looking at our priorities and achievements over the last year, reflections on government progress and what might be to come.
www.house-builder.co.uk/events/hbf-p...
www.house-builder.co.uk/events/hbf-p...
"Actually a very weird thing to do"
I promise this is not the entirety of my take on the task of building a new community for this LDN Collective Media film, produced towards the end of my time at Jas Bhalla Works.
youtu.be/ox7kYwE-vQk?...
I promise this is not the entirety of my take on the task of building a new community for this LDN Collective Media film, produced towards the end of my time at Jas Bhalla Works.
youtu.be/ox7kYwE-vQk?...
How to Build a New Community
YouTube video by LDN Collective Media
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September 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Actually a very weird thing to do"
I promise this is not the entirety of my take on the task of building a new community for this LDN Collective Media film, produced towards the end of my time at Jas Bhalla Works.
youtu.be/ox7kYwE-vQk?...
I promise this is not the entirety of my take on the task of building a new community for this LDN Collective Media film, produced towards the end of my time at Jas Bhalla Works.
youtu.be/ox7kYwE-vQk?...
A big change!
I have taken on the role of Head of Place and Nature at Future Homes Hub, a non-profit organisation that brings together homebuilders, government and supply chains to support the delivery of sustainable, high -quality new homes and communities.
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I have taken on the role of Head of Place and Nature at Future Homes Hub, a non-profit organisation that brings together homebuilders, government and supply chains to support the delivery of sustainable, high -quality new homes and communities.
www.linkedin.com/posts/vicky-...
September 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A big change!
I have taken on the role of Head of Place and Nature at Future Homes Hub, a non-profit organisation that brings together homebuilders, government and supply chains to support the delivery of sustainable, high -quality new homes and communities.
www.linkedin.com/posts/vicky-...
I have taken on the role of Head of Place and Nature at Future Homes Hub, a non-profit organisation that brings together homebuilders, government and supply chains to support the delivery of sustainable, high -quality new homes and communities.
www.linkedin.com/posts/vicky-...
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I really enjoyed talking with @pmsmith.bsky.social for the 50 Shades of Planning podcast: pod.co/50-shades-of....
I tend to think of the alternative to zoning as an expansion of development rights, but it's helpful to talk to British land use experts...
I tend to think of the alternative to zoning as an expansion of development rights, but it's helpful to talk to British land use experts...
All Around The World - USA - 50 Shades of Planning
This is the first of a new series of episodes being led by Paul Smith, who regular 50 Shades listeners will know is the Managing Director at the Strategic Land Group and a Housing Today columnist.
Pa...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I really enjoyed talking with @pmsmith.bsky.social for the 50 Shades of Planning podcast: pod.co/50-shades-of....
I tend to think of the alternative to zoning as an expansion of development rights, but it's helpful to talk to British land use experts...
I tend to think of the alternative to zoning as an expansion of development rights, but it's helpful to talk to British land use experts...
I had a lot of fun at UKREiiF last month, taking part in the light-hearted Tetra Tech event "Delay, Delay, Delay - Whose Fault Is It Anyway?" which invited panellists to give a three minute speech pointing the finger at those responsible for the UK's sluggish housing delivery!
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I had a lot of fun at UKREiiF last month, taking part in the light-hearted Tetra Tech event "Delay, Delay, Delay - Whose Fault Is It Anyway?" which invited panellists to give a three minute speech pointing the finger at those responsible for the UK's sluggish housing delivery!
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And quite right too.Who doesn’t like going from Abergwaun/Fishguard to Caergybi/Holyhead via Ludlow in 🏴?🥴
Remember next time you’re on a crowded,uncomfortable sluggish train or replacement bus service in 🏴 somewhere: you’re helping to make Cambridge-Oxford rail travel a lot better🤔🚂
#Annibyniaeth
Remember next time you’re on a crowded,uncomfortable sluggish train or replacement bus service in 🏴 somewhere: you’re helping to make Cambridge-Oxford rail travel a lot better🤔🚂
#Annibyniaeth
June 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And quite right too.Who doesn’t like going from Abergwaun/Fishguard to Caergybi/Holyhead via Ludlow in 🏴?🥴
Remember next time you’re on a crowded,uncomfortable sluggish train or replacement bus service in 🏴 somewhere: you’re helping to make Cambridge-Oxford rail travel a lot better🤔🚂
#Annibyniaeth
Remember next time you’re on a crowded,uncomfortable sluggish train or replacement bus service in 🏴 somewhere: you’re helping to make Cambridge-Oxford rail travel a lot better🤔🚂
#Annibyniaeth
I have been loving this book about Ruskin and had begun to see us as kindred spirits, totally aligned in our thinking and cruelly separated by time.
But then I read this….🤦🏻♀️
But then I read this….🤦🏻♀️
May 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I have been loving this book about Ruskin and had begun to see us as kindred spirits, totally aligned in our thinking and cruelly separated by time.
But then I read this….🤦🏻♀️
But then I read this….🤦🏻♀️
Absolutely incredible stuff from Chris Spargo on why supermarkets have clock towers- a planning and design nerds dream that references the 1970’s Essex Design Guide
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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May 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Absolutely incredible stuff from Chris Spargo on why supermarkets have clock towers- a planning and design nerds dream that references the 1970’s Essex Design Guide
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The full conversation between Ben Castell, Katie Wray, Vicky Payne and Hana Loftus about design and placemaking, part of which featured in episode 136 of 50 Shades of Planning, is available now on YouTube.
youtu.be/NSx4DHV66VU?...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The full conversation between Ben Castell, Katie Wray, Vicky Payne and Hana Loftus about design and placemaking, part of which featured in episode 136 of 50 Shades of Planning, is available now on YouTube.
youtu.be/NSx4DHV66VU?...
youtu.be/NSx4DHV66VU?...
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Creating places through placemaking and design is a critical part of the @vistrygroup.bsky.social approach. Vistry Design Guide launched recently with @jasbhalla.bsky.social @vickypayne.bsky.social
Visiting sites in build and completed is part of key continual learning - Whiteley Meadows.
Visiting sites in build and completed is part of key continual learning - Whiteley Meadows.
April 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Creating places through placemaking and design is a critical part of the @vistrygroup.bsky.social approach. Vistry Design Guide launched recently with @jasbhalla.bsky.social @vickypayne.bsky.social
Visiting sites in build and completed is part of key continual learning - Whiteley Meadows.
Visiting sites in build and completed is part of key continual learning - Whiteley Meadows.
Happy Easter!
This piece draws on one of the origin stories of the Easter bunny, when ground-nesting birds like lapwings would lay their eggs in the shallow forms left by hares.
www.instagram.com/p/DIqZ3-Ntg4...
This piece draws on one of the origin stories of the Easter bunny, when ground-nesting birds like lapwings would lay their eggs in the shallow forms left by hares.
www.instagram.com/p/DIqZ3-Ntg4...
April 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Happy Easter!
This piece draws on one of the origin stories of the Easter bunny, when ground-nesting birds like lapwings would lay their eggs in the shallow forms left by hares.
www.instagram.com/p/DIqZ3-Ntg4...
This piece draws on one of the origin stories of the Easter bunny, when ground-nesting birds like lapwings would lay their eggs in the shallow forms left by hares.
www.instagram.com/p/DIqZ3-Ntg4...
We are hiring an urban designer!
Come and nerd out with us about large scale masterplanning, new settlements and town centre strategies 🤩
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Come and nerd out with us about large scale masterplanning, new settlements and town centre strategies 🤩
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Jas Bhalla Works hiring Urban Designer in London, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 9:36:03 AM. Jas Bhalla Works is looking to recruit an urban designer to join its studio in London. We are…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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April 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We are hiring an urban designer!
Come and nerd out with us about large scale masterplanning, new settlements and town centre strategies 🤩
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Come and nerd out with us about large scale masterplanning, new settlements and town centre strategies 🤩
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
New settlements are an integral part of the government’s emerging strategy to increase housing supply, but centres in new places have proved notoriously difficult to realise successfully.
My latest column for The Planner (no paywall):
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/04/08/h...
My latest column for The Planner (no paywall):
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/04/08/h...
How should we think of centres in the next generation of New Towns?
How do we ensure the next generation of New Towns can sustain vibrant and mixed-use local centres? Planner columnist Vicky Payne offers her thoughts
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April 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
New settlements are an integral part of the government’s emerging strategy to increase housing supply, but centres in new places have proved notoriously difficult to realise successfully.
My latest column for The Planner (no paywall):
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/04/08/h...
My latest column for The Planner (no paywall):
www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/04/08/h...
An enjoyable ramblechat with @mspry.bsky.social, @simonicity.bsky.social, @hanaloftus.bsky.social + Mike Kiely at Soho Radio the other week on the 50 Shades of Planning podcast.
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the invitation + indulging our conversational meanderings!
pod.co/50-shades-of...
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the invitation + indulging our conversational meanderings!
pod.co/50-shades-of...
If I Ruled the World - 50 Shades of Planning
Sam Stafford was down in The Big Smoke recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Matthew Spry, Simon Ricketts, Hana Loftus, Vicky Payne and Mike Kiely.
In a good ol’ f...
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April 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
An enjoyable ramblechat with @mspry.bsky.social, @simonicity.bsky.social, @hanaloftus.bsky.social + Mike Kiely at Soho Radio the other week on the 50 Shades of Planning podcast.
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the invitation + indulging our conversational meanderings!
pod.co/50-shades-of...
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the invitation + indulging our conversational meanderings!
pod.co/50-shades-of...
Talking with Ben Castell, Katie Wray and Hana Loftus about Labour's progress on design and placemaking in the 50 Shades of Planning "Labour of Love II" conversation!
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the opportunity to take part.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSx4...
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the opportunity to take part.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSx4...
Labour of Love II - Design & Placemaking
YouTube video by 50 Shades of Planning
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April 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Talking with Ben Castell, Katie Wray and Hana Loftus about Labour's progress on design and placemaking in the 50 Shades of Planning "Labour of Love II" conversation!
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the opportunity to take part.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSx4...
Thanks @samuelstafford.bsky.social for the opportunity to take part.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSx4...
Wonderful article by Ben Flatman for Building Design. about @jasbhalla.bsky.social and Jas Bhalla Works ❤️
Really proud to be working with Jas and the team at this exciting time.
www.bdonline.co.uk/briefing/15-...
Really proud to be working with Jas and the team at this exciting time.
www.bdonline.co.uk/briefing/15-...
April 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Wonderful article by Ben Flatman for Building Design. about @jasbhalla.bsky.social and Jas Bhalla Works ❤️
Really proud to be working with Jas and the team at this exciting time.
www.bdonline.co.uk/briefing/15-...
Really proud to be working with Jas and the team at this exciting time.
www.bdonline.co.uk/briefing/15-...
The Housing Design Awards database is SUCH a good resource - searchable by location, density, theme etc 😍
hdawards.org/scheme/jacob...
hdawards.org/scheme/jacob...
Jacobs Square, The Phoenix, Lewes - Housing Design Awards
hdawards.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Housing Design Awards database is SUCH a good resource - searchable by location, density, theme etc 😍
hdawards.org/scheme/jacob...
hdawards.org/scheme/jacob...
When you're inspired but you don't have quite the same access to resources...
April 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When you're inspired but you don't have quite the same access to resources...
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Prof. Matthew Carmona: Evolving design codes, Earls Court shows the way
matthew-carmona.com/2025/04/01/e...
matthew-carmona.com/2025/04/01/e...
110. Evolving design codes, Earls Court shows the way
A confused national picture Paragraph 138 of the National Planning Policy Framework states: “Local planning authorities should ensure that they have access to, and make appropriate use of…
matthew-carmona.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Prof. Matthew Carmona: Evolving design codes, Earls Court shows the way
matthew-carmona.com/2025/04/01/e...
matthew-carmona.com/2025/04/01/e...
It's that time of year again!
April 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's that time of year again!