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Explore interactive guide to England’s housing pipeline

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15th July 2026

CPRE brings housing development research to life, through ‘Mapping the pipeline’, a new visual and accessible data story.

Last year, CPRE published Timelining the Pipeline: Housing Development End-to-End, a report examining the journey from planning permission to completed homes. This was accompanied by a blog exploring the role of time in the housing development process; it highlighted the many stages, delays and decisions that shape how housing is delivered.

Now, we’ve transformed that work into an interactive data story: Mapping the Pipeline.

Designed to make our research more accessible, the visual experience takes readers through the key stages of housing development, helping to explain why housing delivery can be a lengthy and complex process. Using case studies, timelines and graphics, it offers a clear and engaging way to explore the findings of our research.

Mapping the Pipeline provides a new way to understand one of the country’s most important challenges.

Mapping the Pipeline

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