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?
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.
The Truman Brewery Inquiry: When the London Plan Meets the Market Plan
This is not a story about appearances; it is a story about rules — who writes them, who abides by them, and who believes they are optional.
Day 4 Morning – The Architecture of Justification
This was not evidence but reiteration: the legal language of compliance performed as fact.
Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Afternoon): The Aesthetics of Adequacy
“Once the means of decision become routine, the imagination collapses.”
Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Morning): Landmarks and Blind Spots
Forshaw’s testimony turned planning jargon back into moral language.
“The battle,” he said, “isn’t over style — it’s over stewardship.”