Day 7 — Afternoon Session: The Public Re-Enters the Frame
Public testimony itself became evidence: proof that planning is a living process, not a closed algorithm.
Day 5 (Afternoon) – Third-Party Submissions - The Wall Still Stands
“Housing — especially social housing. Green and open spaces. Safe, walkable streets. Support for small businesses. More community and cultural facilities. GP surgeries and childcare. Sensible height and density — and the celebration of Bangladeshi heritage and stories.”
Day 6 - The Conversion of Place — Data, Value and the Truman Brewery Data Centre
By excluding questions of ownership, profit, and displacement, the inquiry preserves its image of neutrality. In truth, neutrality is the mechanism of capture.
Day 5 — The Heritage That Matters: Cross-Examining Historic England’s Legacy
Who now decides what 'heritage that matters' means?
Part III — London for Sale: An Open Objection to Towards a New London Plan (2025)
London’s greatness was not built by speculation but by solidarity—by communities that repaired, reused and renewed their environment through time.
Part II — The Financialisation of London
When housing, heritage and open space are treated as investment classes, moral boundaries are replaced by yield curves.
Part I — The Empire of Finance: How Property Became London’s Primary Market
Financialisation does not merely alter prices or tenure; it remakes governance itself.
Truman Brewery Redevelopment: Independent Analysis Finds Scheme in Breach of London Planning Law
Our research brief finds the Truman Brewery redevelopment in breach of London’s planning law — and unfit for approval in whole or part.
