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Our search facility includes several hundred pdf files from our archive, going back twenty years or more. This includes the ‘What we’ve said‘ archive of consultation responses going back to 2011, plus Insights and Newsforum archives back to 2004. Search includes all 479 articles, topic tags and events.
Search results are configured to return the most recent matches by default, but the results page provides the toggle buttons shown for ‘best match’ too, because in the fast-changing world of government policy-making, older results rapidly become less relevant, but the best, most relevant information remains important for deeper research.
External Resources
Below we include links to a number of useful third-party resources. If you have a suggestion for an addition or update, please use the ‘Add New’ button to contact us.
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Central Government
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Planning Portal
Planning news on Government policies and proposals
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They work for you
Anything said in Parliament (your choice of topic or speaker) and Mayor's Question Time
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HCLG Commons Select Committee
Scrutinising the work of the MHCLG department with useful reports in ‘Publications’ section
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UK Parliament website
Responses to questions and statements made by Ministers
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GOV.UK website
Policy papers & consultations - based on document type choice
GLA
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List of all GLA committees
With links
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London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee
Sections on ‘Recent work’ and ‘Current investigations’ have reports and interview transcripts
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London Assembly Housing Committee
Sections on ‘Recent work’ and ‘Current investigations’ have reports and interview transcripts
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London Assembly Transport Committee
Sections on ‘Recent work’ and ‘Current investigations’ have reports and interview transcripts
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London Assembly Environment Committee
Sections on ‘Recent work’ and ‘Current investigations’ have reports and interview transcripts
London News Websites
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OnLondon
News, analysis and commentary about the UK capital’s politics, development and culture
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LDN
Weekly newsletter on political, public policy and sector developments
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The Standard
Weekly news, originally The Evening Standard, since 1827
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The Londoner
A newspaper with local stories for London, delivered via email.
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London Now
News Sport Things to do Transport Crime Property
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Salamander News
Local news co-op covering Lewisham
Other
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Public Notice Portal
Local authority notices that affect you in your local area
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Landmark Chambers lawyers’ interviews
Some past talks can be useful
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The Planner - member magazine of the RTPI
£60/year for online access to planning news for non-experts
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Energy Efficiency and Retrofit in Historic Buildings
Historic England's advice
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Making Changes to Heritage Assets
Historic England's advice
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Weather ready homes
Guidance from Westminster City Council including templates for easily achieving planning (blanket consents)
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Urban Design Learning resources
Guides on design codes, design reviews and best practice with videos of site visits & "expert-led talks", green infrastructure recommendations
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Listen 2 Locals
Healthcare & urban planning advocate Clare Delmar's blog
Click on a button below for a list of articles on the indicated tag – these include news, insights and events. Pre-2025 articles were generally not tagged: please use the above text search instead
Development viability issues
The Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook MP acknowledged in a speech the ...
More information for members
We have made available three additional links to information in our website Resources facility in the 'Other' section.
They are ...
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School closures
London Councils, representing local authorities in the capital, produced a report 'Finding the Balance' on falling education class numbers and ...
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 ...
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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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