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Author: Owen Ward

I have lived on Judd Street in Bloomsbury / King's Cross since 2017. I am chair of the Bloomsbury Conservation Areas Advisory Committee and director of Ward Conservation & Design. I am a full member of the IHBC and hold an MSc in Sustainable Heritage. My articles have been published in the Independent and Planning in London and attract interest locally and worldwide.
Camden, Heritage, News3 Comments
The proposed orange hotel at 330 Gray's Inn Road, King's Cross, London

330 Gray’s Inn Road Tower Rubber Stamped

27th Jul 2021 Owen Ward

The enormous redevelopment scheme at 330 Gray’s Inn Road is the latest inappropriate planning application to have been rubber stamped by Camden’s Rubber Stamp Committee. Continue reading 330 Gray’s Inn Road Tower Rubber Stamped

Camden, Community, Heritage, Opinion, Street Environment, Sunday Reflections2 Comments

Camden’s ‘Public Engagement’ is a Total Farce

11th Jul 2021 Owen Ward

Camden’s public engagement is a total farce. What can be done to take back control? Continue reading Camden’s ‘Public Engagement’ is a Total Farce

Camden, Community, Heritage, Local Politics, News2 Comments

The Conservatives are Likely Bloomsbury’s only Hope in 2022

24th May 2021 Owen Ward

Love them or hate them, it is looking increasingly likely that the Conservatives will be the only party to mount a convincing challenge to the Labour ignorocracy in 2022. Continue reading The Conservatives are Likely Bloomsbury’s only Hope in 2022

Camden, Community, Heritage, News3 Comments

Camden ‘Blindly Approving’ the Majority of Planning Applications, with Delays of Months and Years

23rd May 202124th Jun 2021 Owen Ward

Camden has been approving the majority of planning applications without even reading them fully, due to unprecedented planning demand. Continue reading Camden ‘Blindly Approving’ the Majority of Planning Applications, with Delays of Months and Years

Camden, Heritage, News4 Comments
A beautiful Georgian terrace at Bedford Square, Bloomsbury

Outrage as Camden Recommends Bedford Square Glass Extension for Approval

15th May 202117th May 2021 Owen Ward

Camden refuses application for a disabled couple’s lift as causing ‘too much harm’ to a Grade II terrace. But weeks later a glass conservatory at the Grade I Bedford Square is recommended for approval. Continue reading Outrage as Camden Recommends Bedford Square Glass Extension for Approval

Camden, Community, News1 Comment

‘The Door Wars’: Residents Prevail over Council in Battle over Pointless Door Replacements

10th May 2021 Owen Ward

Residents of a housing block in Red Lion Square have prevailed over the council in a battle over ‘mandatory’ door replacements to their homes. Continue reading ‘The Door Wars’: Residents Prevail over Council in Battle over Pointless Door Replacements

Camden, Community, News1 Comment

£425K Funding Bid for Safer Streets in Central London

8th May 2021 Owen Ward

A coalition of community associations and politicians led by a Bloomsbury resident has made a £425,000 bid to install CCTV and create a ‘digital neighbourhood watch’ across Camden’s Central London area. Continue reading £425K Funding Bid for Safer Streets in Central London

Camden, Community, Heritage, News4 Comments

Bloomsbury Skyscraper Developer Taking Council and Residents for Fools

3rd May 2021 Owen Ward

Bloomsbury skyscraper developers reject negotiation and instead offer large opposition group a ‘chance to have a say on street level gardening’. Continue reading Bloomsbury Skyscraper Developer Taking Council and Residents for Fools

Camden, News, Street Environment1 Comment

Veolia Caught Fly Tipping

23rd Apr 2021 Owen Ward

Veolia’s operatives have this afternoon been implicated in a fly-tipping incident on Judd Street in King’s Cross. Continue reading Veolia Caught Fly Tipping

Camden, Community, Heritage, News9 Comments

‘The Georgians Didn’t Have Lifts’: Disabled Man could be Forced out of home Following Rejection of Planning Application

23rd Apr 2021 Owen Ward

A family in King’s Cross fear they will be forced out of their historic home after planners rejected an application for a lift at the rear of their property. Continue reading ‘The Georgians Didn’t Have Lifts’: Disabled Man could be Forced out of home Following Rejection of Planning Application

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