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An open letter to the London Assembly Planning & Regeneration Committee
27 January 2022 Dear Planning and Regeneration Committee members, We are the 'Fight the Tower' Campaign, one of the many local community...
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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Property developers, ESG and accountability
Does a property developer’s ESG statement – more on this in a minute - matter to residents and businesses in local communities where they...
Jan 18, 20224 min read
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Reflections on 2021
Listen to Locals was established in March of this year initially to bring community engagement in planning on to the agenda for the...
Dec 17, 20213 min read
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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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Planning reforms – hearing the community voice
Tony Burton CBE 29 November 2021 The Government’s Planning White Paper tells us that the “Government has heard how the combination of...
Nov 29, 20218 min read
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Sustainable planning: conditions have never been better
Some of the most enduring and continually evolving challenges dominating our news feeds in recent weeks are national in scale and local...
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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When the Mayor becomes planning authority: bringing community voices to the table
The London Assembly Planning & Regeneration Committee held an open meeting earlier this week to hear from community groups on how they...
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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Informing your right to know about the environment where you live
Josh Artus Centric Lab The Centric team has launched a new digital tool, which is a postcode analysis of environmental pollutants and...
Oct 29, 20212 min read
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New approaches to promoting health in local communities
The growth in health inequalities across London and the country has focused many of us on how to improve accessibility to health services...
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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Engagement tools as a middle ground
Sebastian Weise, PlaceChangers September 20, 2021 Neighbourhoods throughout the country, indeed across the globe, have been affected by...
Sep 20, 20216 min read
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Cutting through the planning noise
Despite it being August the planning wars are heating up as recent events in London have revealed strength in community voices and...
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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Seven steps from ‘consultation’ to participation
David Farnsworth Development & Planning Consultant Tired of planning ‘consultation’ events that start with a proposal that is already...
Aug 13, 20215 min read
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Some good news for London’s community campaigners
Last month’s decision by the Mayor of London to refuse the three applications supporting regeneration of the Stag Brewery in Mortlake ,...
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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The Stag Brewery regeneration in its current form sets a dangerous precedent for London
Michael Edwards Just Space The Bartlett School of Planning The Mayor of London will hold a public hearing on the Stag Brewery planning...
Jul 25, 20212 min read
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The Importance of Listening to Locals
Rosie Pearson Community Planning Alliance Who could disagree that it is essential to listen to locals? It is certainly one of the three...
Jul 23, 20213 min read
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Planning reform must address the needs of local communities
Steven Boxall, Regeneration X Later this year the Government will be publishing its response to its Planning White Paper consultation,...
Jul 19, 20217 min read
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Be Like the Three Lions, Mr Mayor
Over the last few weeks the nation has been captivated and inspired by the English Football team as they’ve advanced through the UEFA...
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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It’s time to put health at the heart of planning decisions
We’re now all too familiar with the catchy phrases and the repeated taglines presented to us by the government each day – “Levelling up”,...
Jul 6, 20214 min read
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The Stag Brewery: an Opportunity for the Mayor to Listen to Locals
The Mayor has announced that his public hearing on the application to redevelop the Stag Brewery in SW London will be on 27 July. This...
Jul 1, 20214 min read
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Annetta’s House: a Future Hub for Listening to Locals
Following my tale of two breweries last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Annetta Pedretti house at 25 Princelet Street in...
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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