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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...]
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...]
Future of London is delighted to announce that we are launching a new workstream focussing on the implementation of Localism in London. Drawing on case study work, stakeholder interviews and expert contributions, Future of London is going to provide practical examples and recommendations of how the Government's Localism agenda can best be … [Read more...]
At our localism event a wide ranging debate ensued about the practical implementation of this agenda in London. Below are highlights from these exchanges that give a sense of the discussion. Q – What should the role of business be in the creation of neighbourhood plans? A – Clearly this will differ in different parts of London. In some … [Read more...]
Future of London and GVA hosted the latest in our series of seminars looking at development and renewal issues – this time examining the impact of the Government’s localism agenda on planning and regeneration in the capital. We heard from central Government, and from those leading radical projects in inner and outer London, how the localism … [Read more...]
Thursday June 9, 2011 - Thursday June 9, 2011 London’s Living Room, City Hall … [Read more...]
In this latest Future of London Policy Focus Paper, FoL Director Ben Harrison provides an overview of the key features of the Government's Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - a new tool designed to generate additional infrastructure investment - before analysing the Mayor plans to introduce CIL to the capital. To download the paper, click … [Read more...]
In this new Policy Focus paper, Stephen Ashworth of SNR Denton considers the implications of proposed reforms and recommends that the proposed “radical reboot” of planning offers opportunity to reinvent the planning system, redefine communities, and re-energise and rebalance local government. … [Read more...]
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