iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by London Forum

Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Under pressure Deliveroo calls for a ban on ‘e-bike’ conversion kits - will run speed checks on vehicles through its app and ban regular offenders. Good to see the heat being applied is having an effect on bringing about some responsibility: www.cyclingelectric.com/news/deliver...

cyclingelectric.com

Under pressure Deliveroo calls for ban on ‘e-bike’ conversion kits

Food delivery giant Deliveroo has called on the Government to ban the sale of so-called unsafe 'e-bike' conversion kits as

3287

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 15h

📗 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… #Insights #NPPF

londonforum.org.uk

Key policies in the NPPF

London Forum Insights, Thursday, 17th Sep 2026

000

Reposted by London Forum

London TravelWatch @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What should buying train tickets online under Great British Railways look like? 🤔 🚆 Simpler fares? Easier comparison? Confidence you’re getting the best price? 🎫 The ORR are consulting on the future online ticket market and want to hear from you 🫵 Have your say via the link below #railreform #GBR

orr.gov.uk

ORR seeks views on new safeguards for fair rail ticket market under Great British Railways | Office of Rail and Road

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today launched a consultation on a draft Retail Code of Practice that would establish new safeguards for the future online rail ticket market under Great British ...

023

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 05/10/2026

London Forum News, Mon 5th Oct 2026 Full newsletter: www.londonforum.org.uk/contact-us/s…

London Forum News, Mon 5th Oct 2026.
1. Annual General Meeting 2026 (London Forum, 28th October 2026)
2. Withdrawal of route 415 and changes to… (TfL / Consultations, 5th October 2026)
3. Bus routes C3, 74 and 430 - proposed… (TfL / Consultations, 5th October 2026)
4. Isle of Dogs bus restructure (TfL / Consultations, 5th October 2026)
5. Community funding (London Forum, 3rd October 2026)
6. Cash grants to improve your area (Lee Manor Society, 2nd October 2026)
7. Planning Practice Guidance (London Forum, 2nd October 2026)
8. Help refurbish Mayow Road fountain (Sydenham Society, 2nd October 2026)
9. Apply for a Neighbourhood Grant to turn that bright idea into reality! (BermondseyStreet.London, 1st October 2026)
10. More social housing (London Forum, 1st October 2026)
11. Archway Campus – the fight isn’t over (Highgate Society, 30th September 2026)
12. How a consumer movement is translating into placemaking (Clare Delmar, 29th September 2026)

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 29/09/2026

London Forum News, Monday, 28th Sep 2026 Full newsletter: www.londonforum.org.uk/contact-us/s…

London Forum News, Monday, 28th Sep 2026.
1. Annual General Meeting 2026 (London Forum, 28th October 2026)
2. Wandsworth Town Centre bus and walking improvements (TfL / Consultations, 28th September 2026)
3. Why is a community non-profit bulldozing this artsy South Bank market? (Josh Wilkey, 26th September 2026)
4. Why We Have Updated the St John’s Society Constitution (The St Johns Society, 25th September 2026)
5. Support for businesses from Southwark Council (BermondseyStreet.London, 25th September 2026)
6. West London Orbital overground (London Forum, 24th September 2026)
7. Ilford OAPF (GLA / Consultations, 23rd September 2026)
8. West London Orbital (TfL / Consultations, 23rd September 2026)
9. Planning Resources Are Stretched Thin (London Forum, 22nd September 2026)
10. Holland Park Roundabout – Safer Cycling? (The Hammersmith Society, 22nd September 2026)

000

Reposted by London Forum

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2026

From Hounslow to Hendon, without the detour. The proposed West London Orbital would create a new passenger rail link, unlock 25,000+ homes, support thousands of jobs, improve air quality and help cut congestion. Have your say in our public consultation now: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/west-london-...

Map showing the proposed London Overground West London Orbital rail service. The route runs north to south from Hendon, Brent Cross West, Neasden (new station), Harlesden (new station), Old Oak Common Lane (new station), Acton Central, South Acton, Lionel Road (new station), Brentford, Syon Lane, Isleworth and Hounslow. Interchange connections are shown to the Jubilee, Bakerloo, Central, Mildmay and Elizabeth lines, plus National Rail services and airport links. Stations and routes are subject to consultation and further planning.

48619

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 17/08/2026

Ten Broad Locations for Growth (BLG). in the draft London Plan www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/08/17/t... The draft London Plan was published with supporting evidence. Comments on its content by LF members are requested by 8th September 2026 to planning@londonforum.org.uk

londonforum.org.uk

Ten BLGs in the draft London Plan | London Forum

Updates | The draft London Plan was published with supporting evidence. Comments on its content by LF members are requested by 8th September 2026 to

001

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 02/07/2026

Garden Annexe, Caravan, or Mobile Home? www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/07/01/g... Tim Catchpole of our member 'Mortlake and East Sheen Society' looks at planning legislation around garden annexes, caravans and mobile homes, and turns up some surprising results.

londonforum.org.uk

Garden Annexe, Caravan, or Mobile Home? | London Forum

Insights

010

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 26/06/2026

www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/06/25/t... Ben Derbyshire asks whether it is time to rethink the section 106 system and regulatory framework for housebuilding in London in this Housing Today article

londonforum.org.uk

The thicket of detailed standards thwarting housebuilding in London is not the answer | London Forum

Updates

021

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 25/06/2026

New decision taking on applications www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/06/25/1... The Government has published its response to its March 2026 consultation on planning committee reform plus guidance for LPAs in England. “The proposals amount to an attack on local democracy... "

londonforum.org.uk

New decision taking on applications | London Forum

Updates

011

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 12/06/2026

HS2 Reset www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/06/10/h... A long form review of project status, the Lovegrove report into what went wrong, recommendations and the claim about increases in capacity, vs reality that It was designed for high speed, the clue being in the name.

londonforum.org.uk

HS2 Reset | London Forum

Insights

001

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 10/06/2026

What are BIDs doing for Town Centres in Central and Outer London? www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/06/10/w... Transforming the Public Realm, Enhancing Safety and Security, Cultural Programming and Destination Branding, Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives, Supporting local businesses...

londonforum.org.uk

What are BIDs doing for Town Centres in Central and Outer London? | London Forum

Insights

110

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 05/06/2026

Response to New Towns Draft Programme Consultation www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/05/30/r... The Forum does not support the classifying of inner-urban developments or Green Belt extensions such as Chase Park/Crews Hill (Enfield) as 'New Towns'.

londonforum.org.uk

Response to New Towns Draft Programme Consultation | London Forum

What We've Said

000

Reposted by London Forum

London TravelWatch @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We’re disappointed to see that average bus speeds have fallen again and are now at their slowest since modern records began TfL has a programme of measures to improve speeds safely. We need to see these making a difference for the millions of Londoners who depend on buses #Bus

A close-up shot of a red London double-decker bus at night, with passengers visible through the upper deck windows. Superimposed on the right side of the image are graphic signs: a circular speed limit style sign reading "9.12 MPH" and a green rectangular warning sign with a yellow exclamation mark that reads "Slowest average bus speed on record". A small text banner along the bottom states "*slowest average London bus speed since modern recording methodology began in 2013/14".

276

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 02/06/2026

www.londonforum.org.uk/events/how-e... 29th June: Open Meeting to review how we can improve Planning Enforcement. Speakers are enforcement leaders from Westminster & Brent. All Welcome - please book

londonforum.org.uk

How Effective is Planning Enforcement ? | London Forum

How Effective is Planning Enforcement ?

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 28/05/2026

Planning for Telecoms Masts www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/05/27/p... Permitted Development Rights and recent NPPF changes have contributed to the developing legislation around telecoms masts. We look at how this has evolved over the past four decades.

londonforum.org.uk

Planning for Telecoms Masts | London Forum

Insights

011

Reposted by London Forum

C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎈Happy 60th Birthday to Centre Point, opened #OTD in 1966. Seifert's Grade II listed modernist tower was described by E.Paolozzi as London's 'first pop art building', but perhaps it's most iconic moment came in Jan 1974 when housing protestors staged an audacious occupation of the empty building.

1307

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 18/05/2026

"Architects should rejoice that Britain’s latest new towns aren’t new towns at all" www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/05/13/a... By Ben Derbyshire, President of the London Forum. He suggests it's no bad thing that proposed new towns are 'much more sensible urban extensions'

londonforum.org.uk

Architects should rejoice that Britain’s latest new towns aren’t new towns at all | London Forum

Insights

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 15/05/2026

This will be of interest to members of London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies in Hackney and in Islington where Councillor Benali Hamdache was re-elected in the Highbury ward.

010

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 12/05/2026

Using AI in your Civic Society – Meeting Report & Videos www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/05/09/u... We held a lively interactive meeting on the subject of Artificial Intelligence on 30th April, which was recorded. The videos and report are on our event page

londonforum.org.uk

Using AI in your Civic Society - Meeting Report & Videos | London Forum

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 11/05/2026

Planning Committee Reforms: Stop the Attack on Local Democracy! www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/05/11/p... The London Forum has issued a scathing response to the Government’s recent consultation on Planning Committee reforms. The proposals were branded as 'authoritarian and anti-democratic'

londonforum.org.uk

Planning Committee Reforms: Stop the Attack on Local Democracy! | London Forum

What We've Said

001

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 31/03/2026

Are London’s High Streets and Town Centres in Crisis? Meeting report - follow links to recording www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/03/29/a... We held a lively meeting last week, chaired by Michael Bach, examining high streets and the night time economy. Four expert speakers and many audience questions.

londonforum.org.uk

Are London’s High Streets and Town Centres in Crisis? Meeting report | London Forum

001

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 14/03/2026

London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies has published its responses to almost 200 of the consultation questions by MHCLG on the draft new National Planning Framework. We are critical of some of the new decision making policies. www.londonforum.org.uk/wp-content/u...

londonforum.org.uk

020

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 14/03/2026

The recent very late GLA publication of the 2023 to 2024 Annual Monitoring report 21 is unacceptable. The AMR 22 for 2024-2025 should have been available by September 2025. London Plan KPIs need prompt monitoring. More useful is the Housing in London 2025 report at www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

london.gov.uk

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 10/03/2026

Densifying the Suburbs – A presenter’s Insight www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/03/10/d... Our President, Ben Derbyshire, provides his Insights into our recent Densifying the Suburbs event.

londonforum.org.uk

Densifying the Suburbs - A presenter's Insight | London Forum

Insights

001

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 25/02/2026

Are London’s High Streets and Town Centres in Crisis? An Open Meeting on 26th March at The Gallery, 77 CowCross St. EC1. All Welcome. www.londonforum.org.uk/events/are-l...

londonforum.org.uk

Are London's High Streets and Town Centres in Crisis? | London Forum

Are London's High Streets and Town Centres in Crisis?

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 24/02/2026

The rise and fall of bus passenger numbers in London www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/02/18/t... Bus passenger numbers in London reached a peak of 2.4 billion in 2014, but since then have fallen to 1.8 billion in 2025. This decline is now exercising the Mayor and GLA Transport Committee, but it's not new

londonforum.org.uk

The rise and fall of bus passenger numbers in London | London Forum

Insights

000

Reposted by London Forum

The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

There's a disease eating away at the insides of London's most iconic buildings, from the Ritz to BBC Broadcasting House. Landowners don't like to talk about it, and it can cost millions of pounds to fix. But where did it come from? www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rot-at-t...

the-londoner.co.uk

The rot at the heart of London's most iconic buildings

From the Ritz to Broadcasting House, Regent Street Disease is corroding thousands of the capital's best-known structures

013

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 02/02/2026

Densifying the Suburbs – meeting report www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/02/02/d... We held an excellent sold-out meeting last week examining the issues. The event page has been updated with a detailed report, event photo and the pdf presentations from Tony Travers and Paul Lewin

londonforum.org.uk

Densifying the Suburbs - meeting report | London Forum

Updates

000

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 16/01/2026

Statutory Consultees www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/01/13/s... Statutory consultees play an important role in the planning application process by providing expert advice on significant environmental, transport, safety, and heritage issues. Also see our related response to the govt. consultation

londonforum.org.uk

Statutory Consultees | London Forum

Insights

010

Reposted by London Forum

Londonist: Time Machine @londonist.com · 16/01/2026

Update on Tube 5G coverage. On the map, everything in blue now has phone signal. The first bits of Circle line track have been added among other updates londonist.com/london/trans...

londonist.com

Which Tube And Elizabeth Line Stations Have Mobile 4G And 5G Access?

All the central Elizabeth line now has 4G/5G.

092

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 08/01/2026

www.londonforum.org.uk/events/densi... The next London Plan, with its much higher housing targets, will increase the pressure for higher housing densities in London’s suburbs. We’ll discuss these and related issues at this free Open Meeting – book using the link above

londonforum.org.uk

Densifying the suburbs | London Forum

Densifying the suburbs

020

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 05/01/2026

ESSA Introduction & Retrofit Guides www.londonforum.org.uk/2026/01/05/e... We've added links to our new member ESSA's professionally produced & comprehensive retrofitting guides on our new Resources page, as well as the Bedford Park Society’s Energy Guide, plus Historic England’s advice too. Brrrr.

londonforum.org.uk

ESSA Introduction & Retrofit Guides | London Forum

Updates

011

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 01/01/2026

Some pub closures may result from increased overheads but in London there is another reason which you will have seen if you subscribe to TheLondoner in the article 'The billionaire developer closing London’s pubs' - www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-th...

the-londoner.co.uk

Exclusive: The billionaire developer closing London's pubs

Companies linked to Asif Aziz have been buying up and shutting down some of the capital’s most beloved boozers. Now, we’ve mapped them.

010

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 01/01/2026

For the safety of pedestrians, it will be crucial that all cyclists stop at red lights and at pedestrian crossings when anyone is waiting to use them.

121

Reposted by London Forum

Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Most surprising news here is not so much that some London councils (Wandsworth, Westminster, H&F, City, K&C) will be allowed/forced to raise council tax sharply, but that others (Enfield, Newham, B&D, THamlets, Hounslow, Hillingdon) appeared to have done reasonably well. www.ft.com/content/c28e...

112

Reposted by London Forum

Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/12/2025

Care workers are increasingly unhappy with their pay, despite the significant lifting of the wage floor in recent years. @charliemccurdy.bsky.social breaks down why that might be the case ⤵️

076

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 05/12/2025

Household Projections and Housing Targets www.londonforum.org.uk/2025/12/03/h... The latest projections from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that between 2022 and 2032, the number of households in England is expected to grow from 23.5 million to 25.9 million, an increase of 10.3%...

londonforum.org.uk

Household Projections and Housing Targets | London Forum

Insights

010

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 17/11/2025

Inspiration for Community Action www.londonforum.org.uk/2025/11/12/i... The TCPA has resources for community groups to help make change happen at the local level. See the various guides and case studies on their website: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/p...

londonforum.org.uk

Inspiration for Community Action | London Forum

010

Reposted by London Forum

Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Important part of the Mayor and London Councils London Growth Plan. #london #sadiqkhan

024

Reposted by London Forum

Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

While New York is converting surplus office space to residential, the City continues to bet on more office development. But does the.Square Mile need more homes? My On London report

003

Reposted by London Forum

Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A graph by Vincent Stops showing the decline of bus service speeds in London (outside the pandemic) over the past 12 years. #london #transport #buses.

131

London Forum @londonforum.org.uk · 21/10/2025

2025 AGM report: Our speakers, Prof. Tony Travers of LSE, and Leanne Tritton, chair of The London Society both gave insightful talks, followed by extensive Q&A - recordings are available here: www.londonforum.org.uk/events/agm-2...

010

Reposted by London Forum

Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/10/2025

Housing is most families' largest expense making it crucial for living standards. But what's happening with housing in the UK? Explore our interactive indicator charts to find out what's going on with housing affordability, quality, and more ⤵️ buff.ly/X5xMmnF

057

Reposted by London Forum

Londonist: Time Machine @londonist.com · 18/10/2025

Should a New Town of 21,000 homes be built in Enfield? We take a look at the Crews Hill plans

londonist.com

London's New Town At Crews Hill: What's Happening?

Crews Hill and Chase Park to be radically changed.

131