Community Consultation 2/2

Show me the Evidence

The recent consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (now closed) has brought forth diverse opinions from across the...

Everybody’s talking about planning

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about”, said Oscar Wilde, “and that is not being talked about”. Events in the...

Community engagement – a tale of two London boroughs

The London Forum welcomed two experienced planning professionals last month to present how community engagement is going in their...

Wild Abandon

How an overseas developer has let down the local community of Mortlake, and how LBRuT can save it The photo you see above is looking...

Listening to older locals

Earlier this summer, I eagerly attended a series of workshops led by the team seeking to redevelop a site in Kew, SW London, currently...

What will the Neighbours Think?

Following yesterday’s Queen’s Speech which introduced proposed changes to the current planning system, Tony Burton from CPRE London and...

How to Listen to Locals: the Sortition Foundation and the Cambridge Ideas Exchange

Tom Lord from the Sortition Foundation describes a project in Cambridge where local citizens are in the driving seat Meaningful citizen...

How Regeneration is attracting new participants to Local Politics

Ann Marie Sheehan, a resident of Mortlake & Barnes Common in SW London, explains how two major regeneration schemes are inspiring a new...

A planning renaissance?

Clare Delmar, founder of Listen to Locals, spoke about her experience of planning with members of Planning Aid London at its AGM on...

Planning reforms – hearing the community voice

Tony Burton CBE 29 November 2021 The Government’s Planning White Paper tells us that the “Government has heard how the combination of...

When the Mayor becomes planning authority: bringing community voices to the table

The London Assembly Planning & Regeneration Committee held an open meeting earlier this week to hear from community groups on how they...

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