The answer is clear: give tenants more power, both on their estates and on the national stage. That would be a more important contribution than regulators and ombudsmen—with their high bar for investigation and slow timelines—can ever be prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/housin…

Times (£) Housing tie-up may not go to plan: as one rival put it, “Homes England has put £50 million of public money into a joint venture that seems to allow Barratt to get preferential access to more land and decide whether to build it out or sell it”. thetimes.com/business-money…

time to focus on the social determinants of health driven by housing, local infrastructure & safe neighbourhoods Home BuildersFed HBF Homes England British Property Federation gov.uk/government/pub…

get ready for PFI 2.0 ListentoLocals #infrastructurefirst thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

📣 Webinar: Planning for healthy places - a practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in Local Plans from truud_research & the TCPA 🗓️ 30 September, 2-3pm ✅ Explore a new framework for creating healthy Local Plans in this free webinar tcpa.org.uk/event/planning…

"When urban design considers the experiences of people and their well-being, it’s easy to have a good time, incorporate movement into your daily routine, and enjoy nature and the fresh air..." theeverygirl.com/happiness-less… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #happiness #walking #biking

essential reading for those interested in developing new towns and regenerating places & communities The Developer Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London Legacy Development Corporation thedeveloper.live/places/placete…

these 8 videos are well worth watching to understand why HIAs are essential in supporting health in local communities truud_research Michael Chang truud.ac.uk/working-with-h…

Is the Mayor restricting participation? We are protesting to City Hall justspace.org.uk/2024/09/17/is-…

Newcastle organisations are collaborating to develop a Health Innovation Neighbourhood - will this be a model for local growth & health improvement? Genr8 Developments Newcastle City Council Newcastle University Chris Thomas IPPR new.newcastle.gov.uk/news/2024/work…

locals show support for "reimagined" town Sustrans bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

this is great news, and a great project - congratulations East London Waterworks Park 🏊🍃💚🍃🏊 !!!

proud signatory - advocating for connecting local communities with their waterways #swimmablecities Thames Baths: the floating lido Chris Romer-Lee East London Waterworks Park 🏊🍃💚🍃🏊 swimmablecities.org

The government is consulting on new planning rules . But they do little to prevent soulless housing estates popping up all over the countryside, without local schools, doctors, public transport etc, making it hard to get around without driving. actionnetwork.org/letters/close-…

Two days to go

the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has just published this guide to London’s outdoor swimming spots #swimmablecities Thames Baths: the floating lido Chris Romer-Lee Outdoor Swimming Society Caitlin Davies 🔍 Thames21

“we are getting to the state where nearly every single week a developer comes forward and has a viability concern - which means we are not going to deliver the infrastructure we need. We can’t have one without the other.” Lincolnshire County Council lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/news/…. .

lots to unpick here City of Doncaster Council but I like your recognition of place-based health & accessible activities to reduce #healthinequalities Sir Michael Marmot The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity Health Equals Michael Wood truud_research thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…