Researching London's neighbourhood planning experience
Francesca Bragaglia, Turin Polytechnic This blog will briefly present my PhD research on social innovation at Politecnico di Torino...
Are you a Place Champion?
Lauren Lawson, Create Streets The Place Champions programme aims to support and empower community groups in poorer neighbourhoods, to...
Digital technology & the Planning White Paper
Jen Manuel, Newcastle University In this blog I’ll be reflecting on my research in the light of the Planning for the Future White Paper. ...
The Power of Neighbourhood Planning - book review
Henry Peterson, Convener, Neighbourhood Planners.London This book differs from other practitioner guides or academic studies of...
What is neighbourhood planning without volunteers?
Professor Gavin Parker, University of Reading Neighbourhood planning is nearing its tenth anniversary – the first Frontrunners were sent...
Can you trust neighbourhood forums?
Authored by Chris Mountain As part of my recent Town Planning course, I wrote a dissertation on Neighbourhood Forums. I looked at how...
Research backs case for localism in London
Graham Pycock, Convener, Neighbourhood Planners.London It is reassuring to know, as a volunteer neighbourhood planner, that we are part...
The new draft NPPF and neighbourhood planning?
Henry Peterson, Convener, Neighbourhood Planners.London Reaction to publication of the new draft has been mixed. Commentators have...
How digital tools can help
David King, Local Trust The planning system has a reputation for being baffling and broken. Neighbourhood planning is changing that, by...
Boundary clashes with councils continue
Mark Walker & Henry Peterson When a neighbourhood forum submits a designation application for a neighbourhood area, what are the...