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...
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May 30, 20233 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...
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May 3, 20235 min read
How do we sustain multigenerational communities in London?
“We often hear about stepping outside ourselves, but rarely about stepping outside our generation.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy...
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Apr 17, 20236 min read
Translating knowledge & bringing clarity to Londoners
An interview with Leanne Tritton, chair of the London Society As Chair of the London Society, Leanne Tritton has developed a formidable...
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Apr 6, 20234 min read
Health services must be prioritised in communities undergoing regeneration
Some recent events in Kent illustrate a disconnect between planning for new housing development and providing essential health services...
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Mar 27, 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...
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Feb 27, 20234 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...
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Feb 9, 20235 min read
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...
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Jan 22, 20236 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, ...
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Dec 19, 20225 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,...
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Nov 10, 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...
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Oct 7, 20224 min read
…and we have the data to prove it. Now what?
One of the positive contributions of the Covid era to both global and local health has been the vast collection of data on who, how, when...
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Sep 21, 20224 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...
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Aug 19, 20225 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...
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Aug 17, 20226 min read
We need to rethink what makes a development viable
Two stories this week – and it’s only Wednesday - highlight the need to rethink and redefine how the financial viability of housing and...
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Jul 27, 20223 min read
How can local communities jump on to the ESG bandwagon?
While more and more companies commit to sustainable ESG – Environmental, Social & Governance – programmes and more corporate assets are...
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Jul 11, 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...
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Jun 13, 20223 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...
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Jun 2, 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...
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May 11, 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...
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