Two weeks ago over 1000 people gathered at the O2 centre in London to launch a growth agenda for the UK. Looking for Growth (LFG) describes itself as “a political movement to push Britain out of decline. We build, we pressure politicians, we influence policy, we organise, co-ordinate and improve Britain, bit by bit”.   Amongst speeches and panel discussions delivered over the course of the evening, an announcement was made about a separate initiative which embodies the ambit

One of the reasons for launching Build for Health earlier this year and holding its first workshop in July was to work with a collective of built environment practitioners to forge consensus on practice in developing places that support good health.   During this workshop and through our LinkedIn group we’ve shared and explored frameworks ,   tools , data , and design codes that have been developed to support practitioners in building for health.     Implementation ha

Following the government’s cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, the new Housing minister, Steve Read, issued a “call to arms” to “build...

Always on the lookout for redevelopment projects that align housing and placemaking with improving health outcomes, I was intrigued to...

The push for economic growth continues to dominate government policy across multiple agendas, including climate and housing, and local...

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Does objecting to a new housing development in your local community, on the basis that no provision is made for new or expanded GP...

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It wasn’t long ago that these words would look out of place in the same sentence. Why should property developers care about health, or...

Since my return last month from Uganda and my blog about  how participation in music making has impacted the health of local communities...

Earlier this month the British Medical Journal published results of a survey by the Royal College of GPs on time spent on non-clinical...

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As the new government tries to reconcile how to grow the economy by accelerating investment in new housing with a commitment to public...

Over the last year I’ve seen more and more reports of the tensions in local communities created by new housing development and the...

Earlier this month, Asda unveiled plans for a “transformational Mixed-Use Redevelopment of its ten-acre Park Royal site in North West...

Along with wet weather, April came in with a blast of Nimby v Yimby hot air. So far this month, we’ve learned that Keir Starmer has...

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