Future of London held the third and final seminar in the Localism in London programme, looking at service delivery. With the Open Public Services White Paper setting out the government’s vision for community-led public services reform, the seminar considered the changing role of the Borough, and particular challenges this presents in London. … [Read more...]
Localism in London: Report Launch
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This morning we launched our report at Portland, who supported its publication. The report is a main output of our Localism in London programme that has been investigating the potential implications of the localism agenda for the Capital through interviews, research seminars and a survey of local government officers across London. Anna … [Read more...]
The Local Finance Bill Digested
December 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
A key plank of the Government’s Localism Agenda upon assuming office was the implementation of major financial devolution to local authorities across the country. Faced with a stagnating economy, the need to incentivise local areas to promote growth has become all the more urgent. It is within this context that the Government launched its … [Read more...]
Localism in London and Economic Development
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 18 January, from 13.00-16.30, we’re holding the second of three seminars on the government’s Localism agenda in London. Recent announcements have made clear that the economic outlook for the UK remains extremely challenging. London is at the heart of the UK economy, and yet by mid-2011 the number of unemployed people in London … [Read more...]
London and the Localism Act
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The following article, by Future of London associate Anna Turley, was first published in LGC. Now that the Localism Act is enshrined in law, it’s important to step back and look at the final product of almost 18 months of debate, discussion, concession and amendment, to see what the real impact will be for the neighbourhoods, towns and cities … [Read more...]
Localism and planning – workshop outcomes
December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As part of our workshop focusing on the impact of the Government’s localism agenda on London planning, we facilitated a session in which two groups of ten participants examined the potential impact of a series of specific reforms for London. Participants were drawn from a mix of local and London-wide government, the private sector, and think … [Read more...]
Localism and London – planning seminar report
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Future of London held a seminar on Localism in London and planning last week. In the panel session, Jo Wilson, Programme and Policy lead at Future of London, introduced the context of the debate into Future of London’s wider research programme, and set out some key questions to stimulate the debate. This was followed by Jane Everton, Deputy … [Read more...]
Localism in London – Material Considerations
October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Lords have accepted an amendment to the existing clause on local finance considerations. The addition is meant to allay fears previously expressed by RTPI, CPRE and TCPA. Their collective view is that by enabling material considerations to be taken into account when considering a development, planning permissions could effectively be bought or … [Read more...]
Localism in London – the Implications for Planning
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 9 November, we’re holding the first of three seminars on the government’s localism agenda on London. Focusing on planning, it will be a roundtable discussion, looking at the implications of the planning aspects of the Localism Bill. We will consider how such reforms will be managed across London’s complex tiers of governance, and … [Read more...]
Creating new local revenue streams
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Download Changes to the way local authorities in London are funded could see councils financially rewarded for saying ‘yes’ to new development and business expansion. Research from Centre for Cities and Future of London, argues that reforms should be bold and allow councils to retain between 40% and 60% of future business rates growth to … [Read more...]
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