London Forum’s Operations

Alan Baxter CBE  Patron
Tony Travers CBE (LSE) CIPFA Patron
Ben Derbyshire PPRIBA FRSA HonAIA  President
Peter Eversden MBE  Vice President

Executive Committee

Chair – Michael Jubb MBE (Battersea Society)
Treasurer – Ali Dezyanian (Finchley Society)
Secretary – Clare Birks (BermondseyStreet.London)

Michael Bach (Kensington Society)
Andrew Bosi (Islington Society)
Elspeth Clements (Highgate Society)
Richard Farthing (Hammersmith Society)
Michael Levitsky (Finchley Society)
Helen McIntosh (Greenwich Society)
John Myers (Camden Society)

Planning, Environment & Transport Committee

Chair – Michael Bach (Kensington)
John Allen (Kingston-upon-Thames)
Clare Birks (Bermondsey Street)
Andrew Bosi (Islington)
Michael Coupe (Dulwich)
Peter Eversden (Bedford Park)
Michael Hammerson (Highgate)
Daniel Instone (Environment consultant)
Michael Jubb (Battersea)
David Kaner (Covent Garden Community Association)
Brian Keane (Romford)
Michael Levitsky (Finchley)
John Myers (Camden)
Peter Pickering (Finchley)
Paul Thornton (Amwell)

Member Services Committee

Chair – Helen Mcintosh (Greenwich)
Clare Birks (Bermondsey Street)
Richard Farthing (Hammersmith)
Michael Jubb (Battersea)
Annabel Mclaren (Sydenham)

 

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West London Orbital overground

TfL is making plans for a new rail service on existing, underused rail lines in west London - this would ...

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Planning Resources Are Stretched Thin

According to research by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) nine in ten local authority planning departments in England and Wales ...

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Presentation slides: Will the London Plan deliver the housing and places London needs?

The slides from last week's London Forum/GLA event on the draft London Plan have been added to its event page.

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NPPF August 2026 AI

Key policies in the NPPF

The following is a blog recently written by the lawyer Simon Ricketts which is intended to help developers to get a planning application approved.  It is helpful for London Forum's members to understand parts of the new NPPF and for considering its ...

  • Annual General Meeting 2026

    📆 Wed 28th October | 18:30 - 20:30
    🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)
    Wednesday 28 October 6.30pm at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL Notice is hereby given to member societies of the 2026 AGM of the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies. Doors open for networking, drinks and nibbles from 6.00pm. Please book your place(s) using the booking facility ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/events/agm-2026#booking ). Agenda Welcome and Introduction  Approval of the Minutes of the AGM of 16 October 2025, available here ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/agm-papers/ ) Chair’s Report – Chair Michael Jubb Financial Report – Treasurer Ali Dezyanian  Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2025-2026, available here ( https://…

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