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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...
Feb 9, 20235 min read


Placeshaping, Communities, Health and Wellbeing: an interview with Professor Kevin Fenton CBE
There is perhaps no one more informed about the integration of place, health & wellbeing in London than Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, ...
Jan 22, 20236 min read


What does a School of Place look like?
At the end of the year, Secretary of State for Housing and Levelling Up Michael Gove revealed that his mission would be enhanced with a...
Jan 10, 20233 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


Homes, Places and Health – an interview with Lord Nigel Crisp
Nigel Crisp is an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords where he co-chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global...
Oct 27, 20223 min read


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...
Sep 21, 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


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


New thinking on planning London’s future
Just in time for the local elections next month, two community-led and deeply researched reports have been published offering new...
Apr 5, 20223 min read


What does an ethical property developer look like?
Chris Brown, Executive Chair & Founder Igloo Regeneration Only 2% of people would trust a property developer to behave honestly according...
Mar 30, 20222 min read


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...
Dec 8, 20215 min read
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