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How listening to locals generates good health: a visit to the Bromley-by-Bow Centre
I visited the Bromley-by-Bow Centre (BBBC) last week for a presentation, tour and chat with its insights director Dan Hopewell. Quite by...
Nov 22, 20224 min read


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...
Nov 10, 20224 min read


The Regeneration of Earls Court
An interview with Rebekah Paczek, Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations, Earls Court Development Company A strange thing...
Aug 19, 20225 min read


Putting planning at the core of London’s future
An interview with Sakina Sheikh AM and Emma Best AM, chair and co-chair respectively of the London Assembly Planning & Regeneration...
Jul 11, 20225 min read


Digital tools and community engagement – the experience of Delib Citizen Space
Our interest in how digital tools are helping developers and LPAs to listen to locals continues apace, and in this guest blog Dani Topaz...
Jun 27, 20222 min read


Can Integrated Care Systems bring health & communities back into the planning process?
As of July 1st, the NHS will be managed through a series of Integrated Care Systems. The NHS describes these as “partnerships of...
Jun 13, 20223 min read


The Paradox of measuring Community Impact
Several discussions during last week’s Restitch Summit centred on the “ecosystem” of community regeneration, exploring those systems and...
Jun 2, 20223 min read


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...
May 11, 20223 min read


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...
May 6, 20224 min read


An open letter to the London Assembly Planning & Regeneration Committee
27 January 2022 Dear Planning and Regeneration Committee members, We are the 'Fight the Tower' Campaign, one of the many local community...
Jan 27, 20224 min read


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...
Nov 29, 20218 min read


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...
Nov 11, 20213 min read


The Health Impact Assessment: an Opportunity for Community Engagement
Clare Delmar, Listen to Locals Many of us see the pandemic as a reset opportunity for the development of local communities, with many...
May 17, 20213 min read
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