Fitzrovia for sale: The Localism Bill – who is it good for?
In the final part of our three part feature, Linus Rees wonders who the forthcoming Localism Bill will really benefit. Pete Whyatt maps the neighbourhood. Originally Localism was hailed as a triumph...
View ArticleShould the Westminster part of Fitzrovia join a Marylebone neighbourhood forum?
By News Reporters The Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association (FNA) has been asked to join a proposed Marylebone neighbourhood forum which would deal with planning issues and more under a separate...
View ArticleThe Marylebone Forum should be attractive to Fitzrovia residents
Michael Bolt of the Marylebone Forum replies to our news feature “Should the Westminster part of Fitzrovia join a Marylebone neighbourhood forum?“ First of all it has to be borne in mind what the...
View ArticleFitzrovia West Neighbourhood Area application submitted to Westminster Council
By News Reporters A group of residents and business owners on the Westminster side of Fitzrovia have submitted a Neighbourhood Area application to Westminster Council for designation under the Localism...
View ArticleGriff Rhys Jones to talk about neighbourhood planning and Dylan Thomas in...
By News Reporters Local resident and actor Griff Rhys Jones will chair a discussion tonight about neighbourhood planning in Fitzrovia. He will also be talking about the Dylan Thomas Festival, a series...
View ArticleBloomsbury and Holborn neighbourhood area proposal to be heard
By News Reporters Community organisations in Bloomsbury and Holborn will tonight meet to discuss a proposal to create a Bloomsbury and Holborn Neighbourhood Area under the Localism Act. The Bloomsbury...
View ArticleFitzrovia West group to hold inaugural neighbourhood forum
The Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Forum has been formally recognised by Westminster City Council for planning under the Localism Act and will hold its inaugural forum this month. “The diversity of...
View ArticleA neighbourhood plan can help control development in Fitzrovia West
People are often awestruck by the schemes which receive planning permission and feel powerless to influence decisions taken by distant committees. Poor development is waved through and little community...
View ArticleTwenty-fours hours in a central London neighbourhood
All of us city dwellers tend to live our lives much more in the public domain: in the streets, cafes and public spaces of our neighbourhood. My twenty-four hour diary gives a glimpse of how I use our...
View ArticleComments invited on draft of Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Plan
A draft neighbourhood plan for Fitzrovia West has been published and people living and working in the area are invited to comment on and help improve the document before the final version is produced...
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