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Toilets are the talk of the town
2024 is starting off with a bang for London’s public toilet campaigners. As conversations came to a head (!) toward the end of last year...
Feb 7, 20245 min read


GLA Committee explores Community Consultation
Last Thursday, 23rd November, I joined a panel of “experts” to answer questions from the GLA Oversight Committee about best practice when...
Nov 29, 20233 min read


Grasping the low-hanging fruit that will make our places happier & healthier
“Low hanging fruit”, when not in an orchard setting, refers to tasks or projects that can be easily and quickly completed before moving...
Oct 26, 20234 min read


We need to talk about Toilets
When I wrote over a year ago about the need to rethink public toilets, a journalist I know told me that the issue would not attract wider...
Aug 24, 20233 min read


The coalitions are coming
Just when I thought it wasn’t possible, not one but two coalitions of Built Environment organisations have announced their arrival in the...
Jun 23, 20234 min read


When dots don’t connect
Earlier this year when Secretary of State for Levelling up Michael Gove suggested that a rethought approach to planning education could...
Jun 9, 20234 min read


Will ESG improve regeneration & development initiatives across the UK?
An interview with Dr Sophie Taysom, Keyah Consulting The growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and practices...
May 30, 20233 min read


Show me the Evidence
The recent consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (now closed) has brought forth diverse opinions from across the...
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Health Street: Building Health Creation into High Street Renewal
As our understanding of the connections between place and health continues to grow in the post-Covid era, we’re beginning to see...
Feb 27, 20234 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


My chat with an AI about planning & regeneration
Amidst the many major news events of the last few weeks was the launch of Chat GPTon November 30. A chatbot developed by US-based OpenAI,...
Dec 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


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


Time for a rethink on public loos
I recently spoke with a national broadsheet journalist about disinvestment in public toilets at a time when awareness and interest in...
Mar 21, 20223 min read
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