Planning in London, Issue 139, Oct-Dec 2026

Issue 139 of Planning in London (Oct-Dec 2026), the journal of the London Planning and Development Forum, has been published.

Contents

• The draft London Plan — 558,000 homes, Green Belt, densities, tall buildings
• The new NPPF — pro-development presumptions, station-led growth & viability
• Less say for councillors and communities? — the new scheme of delegation & front-loaded appeals
• Housing at a low ebb — record-low approvals, the Mayor’s City Hall Developer, and ideas for getting London building, including contributions by Dame Kate Barker (Spatial strategy) & Nicholas Boys Smith (Create Streets).
• London Planning & Development Forum — Michael Edwards remembered; experts and civic groups, including London Forum & London Society, critique the Plan & NPPF
• Projects & places — City Plan 2040, Truman Brewery, BT Tower, British Library, Royal Docks
• Culture & heritage — St Paul’s & fabric, Hinsley Lane, the RIBA’s House of Architecture
• Also — mayoral politics, transport, rents, planning stats & books

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The full journal is not available on our website, but selected excerpts are available on the PiL website. London Forum has a subscription arrangement for members – see below.

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