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

Happy new year!   Here’s hoping that sincere wishes for happiness and prosperity in 2025 are met with acknowledgment of some significant...

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

The Life Sciences industry is comprised of companies and organisations that research, develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals,...

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

Earlier this month, the Home Builders Federation revealed that over the last three years, more than £50 million of taxpayer money was...

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...

A parallel universe, also known as an alternate universe, parallel world, parallel dimension, or alternate reality, is a hypothetical...

A friend came to visit last weekend and, as we set off on a walk along the Thames towpath from Mortlake, SW London, she asked what was...

The GIANT Health event, now in its tenth year, took place earlier this week, and I was invited to convene a panel for the NHS ICS/ICB...

At a time when evidence is fast increasing on how the built environment impacts our individual and collective health, it is regrettable...

Anyone involved in medicine and the provision of healthcare will recognise this phrase and its origins in Hippocrates – it embodies the...

A planning application to redevelop the Stag Brewery in Mortlake was approved by Richmond Council last week. The largest regeneration...

Just when I thought it wasn’t possible, not one but two coalitions of Built Environment organisations have announced their arrival in the...

Earlier this year when Secretary of State for Levelling up Michael Gove suggested that a rethought approach to planning education could...

An interview with Dr Sophie Taysom, Keyah Consulting The growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and practices...

An interview with Leanne Tritton, chair of the London Society As Chair of the London Society, Leanne Tritton has developed a formidable...

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

“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...

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