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Plane speaking: Air and noise pollution around a growing Heathrow Airport
Posted on: 14 March 2012
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A report from the London Assembly’s Environment Committee highlights the fact that passenger numbers at Heathrow could grow by a third to 95 million, and calls for steps to be taken to ensure the growth in passengers does not make air quality around the airport worse. The Committee argues that improving public transport links, alongside the introduction of more greener, quieter planes and ensuring the airport’s on-site vehicles meet the latest EU emissions standards, is essential to tackling the problem. The report also looks at noise pollution around Heathrow, which now affects people living up to 20km away. The Committee believes there is scope to develop a tighter and more consistent approach to dealing with the impacts of aircraft noise, and recommends that more stringent standards are adopted and the trigger point at which people quality for noise insulation assistance is lowered.
New urban living for London: the making of East Village
Posted on: 13 March 2012
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In this new report from the Smith Institute, Research Fellow Denise Chevin takes a look at the new community being created in the East End of London, on the Olympic site. The author looks at the history of the site, and assesses the prospects of the area that will comprise London’s newest postcode, E20.
London’s World Heritage Sites: Guidance on settings
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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The Mayor of London has published Supplementary Planning Guidance to ensure a more consistent interpretation of setting and understanding of their importance in contributing to an appreciation of Outstanding Universal Value to help support consistency in decision making to conserve the World Heritage Sites’ Outstanding Universal Value, integrity, authenticity and significance.
In sight of the finishing line: A review of the preparations to stage a sustainable Games
Posted on: 6 March 2012
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The Commission for Sustainable London has published a report which reviews London 2012′s preparations to meet the time-critical sustainability challenges facing the organisers of the ‘most sustainable Games to date’. The review has focused on the mechanics of delivery that will be needed at Games-time to ensure that sustainability commitments are met.
London 2012: Lessons learned
Posted on: 29 February 2012
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From January to July 2012, the UK Green Building Council is holding a series of events which aim to explore a comprehensive range of sustainability themes and strategies using the London 2012 construction project as a platform for discussion and learning. The first event, held on 17 January 2012, featured the Olympic Velodrome, providing a holistic perspective on creating a sustainable venue from the entire project team – from client to architect to supplier. Presentations and a video of highlights of the event are available online. Further events cover: the acquatics centres (28 February 2012); the stadium (17 April 2012); the athletes’ village (15 May 2012); and temporary venues (19 June 2012).
Improving river services in London
Posted on: 24 February 2012
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The London Assembly Transport Committee’s update report sets out four key actions that are needed if the Mayor’s ambition to see passenger journeys on the Thames hit 12 million a year are to become a reality. Since the Committee’s previous review of river services in 2006, there have been some developments in the expansion of river services and passenger numbers have grown, but the service is still not reaching its full potential. The Committee believes the potential for further growth is hampered by the absence of a clear strategic plan to drive improvements and a lack of commitment from Transport for London.
London office development pipeline: The challenge ahead
Posted on: 23 February 2012
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A new report from EC Harris reveals that the inability to attract pre-let tenants and secure external funding was jeopardising the 150 planned schemes, which have the potential to deliver 53 million sq ft of office space by 2016.
Beyond consultation: The role of neighbourhood plans in supporting local involvement in planning
Posted on: 23 February 2012
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This report from the London Assembly’s Planning and Housing Committee captures the challenges involved in making neighbourhood plans a reality in London, and sets down markers to light the way. The report focuses on the new opportunities and challenges facing neighbourhood plans in London in the light of proposals contained in the Localism Act 2011. It also establishes what London boroughs, the Mayor and local communities themselves could do to enable all Londoners to get involved in making plans and policy, and in controlling development.
Shaping Neighbourhoods: Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation: Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance SPG
Posted on: 9 February 2012
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This draft consultation paper presents a review of the Mayor’s Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Providing for Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation published in 2008 and builds on its implementation. The draft document also provides new inspiring case studies of well-designed play spaces in dense urban environments and puts forward a series of implementation points and policy signposts to make the document more user-friendly. Comments are requested by 27 April 2012.
2012 Central London outlook
Posted on: 2 February 2012
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This video from Knight Frank predicts what is in store for the Central London market in 2012.
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