This guest post comes from Michael Parkes, a chartered surveyor and community planner working in Somers Town in Camden. Michael has a long history of good work in London, previously having been involved with the Campaign for Homes in Central London. In this article he writes about Somers Town and posits a new typology for […]
Neighbourhood Planning — A new tool in the developers’ armoury: The case of West Hampstead’s moving tube station
A guest post from Joseph Black, one of the co-founders of the Save West Hampstead “Stop the Blocks!” campaign. In this story, Joseph shows us how individuals associated with Westminster’s Homes for Votes Scandal have reemerged in the world of Camden Neighbourhood Planning. The account gives us a stark and timely warning of the dangers of […]
Should London Ban Second Homes?
The issue of new housing being bought up as second or third homes is not just a London issue. Second homes have devastated communities in popular tourist destinations across the country. Wealthy people buying up homes in idyllic locations such as the Lake District and Cornwall have priced locals out of the housing market, just […]
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