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What We Do

Welcome to the London Forum

The London Forum represents the views and interests of over 100 amenity and civic societies in London and their members on issues that are important for those who live and work in London. The Forum’s main focus is on Planning, Development Management, Heritage, Transport, Environment, Waterways and Open Spaces.

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Planning in London, Issue 139, Oct-Dec 2026

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

Contents:

The draft London Plan — 558,000 homes, Green Belt, densities, tall ...
Ben Derbyshire

Community engagement in growth

London Forum's President, Ben Derbyshire, has written an article on his conclusions from the work of the Historic Places Panel.

He wrote that, as he comes to the end of his term as ...

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Home electric vehicle charging

On 21 October 2026 the GPDO (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 will extend Part 2, Classes D and E, to any part of the curtilage of a house or block of flats to ...

Pil139-front.jpg

Planning in London, Issue 139, Oct-Dec 2026

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

Ben Derbyshire

Community engagement in growth

London Forum's President, Ben Derbyshire, has written an article on his conclusions from the work of the Historic Places Panel.

...
EV charger [photo: unsplash]

Home electric vehicle charging

On 21 October 2026 the GPDO (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 will extend Part 2, Classes D and E, to ...

Pil139-front.jpg

Planning in London, Issue 139, Oct-Dec 2026

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

Ben Derbyshire

Community engagement in growth

London Forum's President, Ben Derbyshire, has written an article on his conclusions from the work of the Historic Places Panel.

...
EV charger [photo: unsplash]

Home electric vehicle charging

On 21 October 2026 the GPDO (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 will extend Part 2, Classes D and E, to ...

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Events

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October
18:30 - 20:30
The Gallery
77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL

Annual General Meeting 2026

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. Agenda Welcome and Introduction  Approval of the Minutes of the AGM of 16 October 2025, available here Chair’s Report – Chair Michael Jubb [more...] ...

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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 content when assessing whether or not a proposed scheme for their area has been designed and presented in a way that takes account of the key NPPF policies identified in the blog.  We reproduce the blog by kind ...

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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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