residents voice concerns over increased housing development as local water supply threatened Wendy Blythe FeCRA thetimes.co.uk/article/reside…

This is a public health energency
Michael Gove please add your sensibility to this in your housing role - this is essential housing infrastructure
The current system on capacity assessment especially at #planning is simply not working dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

those who wish to change the planning system in 2024 can learn a lot from the construction industry in 1994 Elvin K. Box MCIOB MBA(Open) Constructing London Lendlease UK Construction Town & Country Planning Association HOK (Designing the built environment) createstreets Nicholas Boys Smith listentolocals.co.uk/post/the-cost-…

worth a read. and with 35% affordable housing.

This comes from ListentoLocals - a call for non-adversarial approaches to disputes in planning listentolocals.co.uk/post/the-cost-…

Good call by ListentoLocals on the need for a fundamental review of how collaboration in planning is (not) working and wasting millions ££ - for my part a 21st century Skeffington unpacking and upgrading the 'third party' role in planning is long overdue
listentolocals.co.uk/post/the-cost-…

‘Everyone focuses on health inequalities. But the constant lack of planning in terms of new residents does not help support this agenda. We want to help, to do our job.’ The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL Sir Michael Marmot Pete Gladwell gponline.com/practice-wins-…

catchup needed to ensure nation's infrastructure is fit for the future says NatInfraCommission - and that's before we build those much-needed new homes #infrastructurefirst nic.org.uk/news/window-cl…

'the interesting thing is that no one has thought to add any amenities you might presume residents need. No extra schools or doctors surgeries or parks are deemed necessary' says Anna van Praagh NLA #infrastructureFirst standard.co.uk/comment/acton-…

Here's a piece I wrote for UnHerd on the protests against the demolition of the Lesnes Estate and the history and politics behind them:
unherd.com/2024/05/the-ba…

another consultation in London's development as a life sciences centre Tower Hamlets Council We❤️Snowsfields London Life Science whitechapelroadconsultation.co.uk

Here at the Newbuild Sanctuary we aim to transform the lives of abandoned newbuild units in need, through our vision and mission - A world where every abandoned newbuild has a good quality of life.

Northstowe to get £120,000 for 'community cohesion' – but still has no GP - Cambridgeshire Live cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-new…

It’s time local people are empowered to improve the social determinants of health in their communities Sir Michael Marmot The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL Pete Gladwell Michael Wood Ben Wealthy Kevin Fenton theguardian.com/inequality/art…

trees mitigate climate impact on Londoners' health Oscar Brousse Tom Bawden Trees for Cities CPRE London inews.co.uk/news/environme…

affordable housing? vertical agricultural? green technology workshops? cultural learning & performance?

we need to learn to respect, appreciate & love the public loo #publictoiletsarepublichealth Caroline Russell Age UK London Leanne Tritton Rob Fiehn Loos for London London Society Martin Prince-Parrott RIBA FRSA (🇬🇧/acc) independent.co.uk/life-style/pub…

here's a good example of how to #listentolocals We❤️Snowsfields createstreets Nicholas Boys Smith tickettailor.com/events/creates…

looks like The Duchy of Cornwall know how to #listentolocals after all

Until Planners are Kings (and why they should be). A moan about the sophistry of so many NIMBY and YIMBY arguments.

tomchance.org/2024/05/09/unt…

One for Richard Blyth, Dr Hugh Ellis, Nicholas Boys Smith and others.