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New Conservation and Design Practice
Hello all. I am posting to let you know I have set up a new architectural design and conservation practice. Ward Conservation & Design Practical conservation and architectural work is what I have been spending most of my time on lately. I’ve set up my own practice to focus on Bloomsbury and Covent Garden and… Continue reading New Conservation and Design Practice
Conservation and Conflict in Bloomsbury and Covent Garden – MSc Dissertation
I have attached my dissertation as per the above title for general reading, commentary, and as a future reference for anyone studying the area. It seeks to answer just one question – why do the community and local authority conflict in the conservation of Bloomsbury and Covent Garden? Readers of this blog will know that… Continue reading Conservation and Conflict in Bloomsbury and Covent Garden – MSc Dissertation
Selkirk House Judicial Review – A Commentary
Many have noted that I have not posted on this blog for a long time, and that is principally because nothing new has really happened since the local elections in 2022. There have, of course, been several major applications, including Selkirk House, Odeon on Shaftesbury Avenue, and Tavis House, along with a plethora of more… Continue reading Selkirk House Judicial Review – A Commentary
MSc Research – Conservation in Bloomsbury and Covent Garden
Dear Bloomsburyites, Apologies for my long absence on this blog. I have been doing a lot of work in conservation and architecture, both locally and worldwide, spending some time in India working on world heritage sites and the like. I have also been undertaking an MSc in Sustainable Heritage at UCL, and working as a… Continue reading MSc Research – Conservation in Bloomsbury and Covent Garden
May 5 Elections: Will Anything Change?
The problems themselves are clear to all – but what ties them all together, and why does it seem so inevitable and impossible for those problems to be fixed?
‘Planning Lawlessness’ as Camden Fails to Investigate Hundreds of Illegal Alterations to Historic Buildings
Round-the-clock work by planners and conservationists in Bloomsbury is at risk of becoming a farce as the BCAAC’s recent enforcement surveys indicate the majority of buildings in Bloomsbury have been illegally altered over the past ten years.
Camden Breaches its Constitution for Third Time in Three Months
Over the course of three months Camden’s planning department has breached the local authority’s constitution three times, illegally approving planning applications without the mandatory scrutiny of elected councillors.
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Historic England pull their Finger out for Selkirk House
For the first time since the extinction of the dinosaurs the national public body charged with protecting our historic environment has objected to a planning application in Camden.
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