Last night, our London Festival of Architecture event on the role of AI in community engagement took place, and fair to say it was a success! Following an introduction from Oliver Deed who chaired the event, the panellists each gave […]
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Reflecting on Michael Gove’s tenure as Levelling Up Secretary, his announcement to resign from politics at the next General Election has sent ripples through the built environment sector. First elected as MP for Surrey Heath in 2005, Gove has served […]
When it comes to community projects, the timing of engagement can make all the difference. As emphasised in a recent ECF blog post, initiating community engagement at the project’s inception is not just beneficial—it’s crucial. A great example of this […]
The concept of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) has garnered significant attention in recent years, with aspirations and impacts evolving rapidly. ECF has analysed several of its LTN case studies where support was given from 2021 through to just recently in […]
This year we saw a particularly rowdy House of Commons for the budget statement. Noise is somewhat customary, but it does traditionally wait for the Chancellor to announce something. Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing had her work cut out, but […]
For the election lovers, and psephologists, 2024 is set to a bumper year. At the time of writing, at least 64 elections are due to take place over the next 12 months, with around 49% of the world’s population heading […]
This summer, Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, delivered a speech in which he laid out the Government’s long-term plans for housing. An intriguing feature of these plans is the reanimation of a concept over […]
Active Travel has witnessed several significant developments over the last 18 months. Active Travel England (ATE) was established as its own statutory body, in January 2023 the Government announced huge investments that was subsequently reduced in the Chancellors Spring budget, […]
The team at ECF have recently concluded a project in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, facilitating online and in-person co-design workshops with a community forum group, and are reflecting on the benefits these groups bring to planning processes […]
Similar to what transpired in the rest of the country, the results reflected a mixed bag for the Conservatives. On the one hand, the party experienced a defeat in Woking and losses in Tandridge, while on the other, it retained […]
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