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LOW CARBON, LIVEABLE LONDON

By Jace Tyrrell, CEO, Opportunity London

Low Carbon, Liveable London - Turning London’s Built Environment Needs Into A Pipeline Of Investable Opportunities

Jace Tyrrell appointed Opportunity London CEO

By Opportunity London

Jace Tyrrell has been appointed Chief Executive of Opportunity London to £100bn investment drive for the capital.

New NLA Report Unveils Insights into London's Housing Challenges

By NLA

NLA has announced the release of its latest research report ‘Housing Londoners: Innovation in Delivery and Design’, shedding light on how the built environment can collectively contribute to positive change in London's housing sector.

Re-Mixing the Metropolis: London’s Towns and Interchanges: The New Opportunity

By Prof. Greg Clark CBE, Senior Advisor, NLA

Professor Greg Clark, writes on the challenges and opportunities faced by London’s towns.

London joins UK Cities & Partners to showcase UK investment opportunities at EXPO REAL

By UK Cities & Partners

London is partnering with UK Cities & Partners (UKCAP) to bring a new UK Investment Pavilion to EXPO Real 2023, showcasing a multi-billion-pound pipeline of opportunities.

Borough of Contrasts

By David Joyce, Director of Placemaking & Housing at Haringey Council

David Joyce, Haringey’s Director of Placemaking & Housing, talks to Peter Murray about opportunities for change in Haringey which includes Highgate in the west, Ally Pally and the Lea Valley in the east.

A London-wide approach to investment

By NLA and JLL

On Tuesday 18 July, key voices from across the built environment industry came together to discuss a London-wide approach to investment.

A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme

By Dee Corsi, Chief Executive at New West End Company

A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme.

Building Bromley

By Yvonne Bear, Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing at Bromley Council

Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing at Bromley Council Yvonne Bear, puts the case for a borough that’s closer than you think.

Caring for Communities

By Cath Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive of Barnet Council

Barnet’s deputy chief executive Cath Shaw explains how the council puts caring for people, places and the planet at the heart of its ambitious growth programme.

Greener, safer and fairer

By Elizabeth Campbell, Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Elizabeth Campbell, leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, explains how the challenge of ‘becoming the best council’ will be a meaningful legacy of the Grenfell tragedy.

BarNet Zero

By NLA

Cath Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive at Barnet, talks to NLA Co-Founder Peter Murray about the borough’s upcoming plans

Brent – Borough of two halves

By NLA

Cllr Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Growth at the London Borough of Brent talks to Peter Murray about good design, listed buildings and Wembley.

Darren Rodwell: It’s never been more vital to champion London to the world

By Darren Rodwell, Leader of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, for OnLondon

Opportunity London, the capital's government and its public and private sectors have come together to attract investment.

NLA Publishes New Research on Building a Renewable City

By NLA

New NLA report ‘Circular London: Building a Renewable City’ sets out clear actions to make London a circular city.

Operation Sutton

By NLA

Helen Bailey of Sutton Council talks to Peter Murray about high street regeneration, new housing and its ground-breaking Cancer Hub.

Boost for Sutton town centre as Council sets out plans to bring derelict buildings back to life.

By Sutton Council

Sutton Council have announced their latest plans to restore derelict buildings on the high street, providing affordable housing and education facilities. This is another step forward in transforming the borough's town centre.

UKREIIF 2023

By Gavin Winbanks, Interim Executive Director, Opportunity London

Gavin Winbanks, Interim Executive Director at Opportunity London reflects on this year's UKREIIF, reflecting on Opportunity London's presence and the London programme.

Central London’s New Cycle: Shifting From Recovery to Opportunity

By Prof. Greg Clark CBE, Senior Advisor, NLA

In the second in our series of essays on the New London Agenda, Professor Greg Clark CBE, Senior Advisor at NLA, takes a look at Central London’s need for reinvention.

Pioneering the Revised World City: London’s Next Cycle

By Prof. Greg Clark CBE, Senior Advisor, NLA

Cities expert Greg Clark sets out the scale of the challenge for London’s next development cycle, and how London can seize the opportunity to lead the way as a revised global city.

Multi-million pound investment plans secured across Whitehall, Victoria Westminster and Northbank

By London HQ

Local businesses across three London Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) vote overwhelmingly in favour of renewing its partnership across the London Heritage Quarter to bring strategic targets and improvements to the areas

The London Cancer Hub - A unique life sciences investment opportunity

By Jeremy Shapiro

The London Borough of Sutton is offering a unique opportunity for investment in life sciences with 4.8 hectares of land on a long lease with potential for 1m sq ft of development.

Opportunity London? You bet!

By Robert Gordon Clark

NLA senior adviser Robert Gordon Clark reflects on the run-up to this year’s MIPIM, the capital’s status and a new concerted campaign to build on its strengths.

NLA publishes report on London’s Industrial & Logistics sector

By Sophie Goff, NLA

NLA has today published ‘Industrial & Logistics: Can London Deliver?’ an in-depth look at London’s vital Industrial & Logistics sector, featuring exclusive viewpoints from key organisations in the industry – including the Greater London Authority, Aukett Swanke, Prologis UK, and Turley.

Brent to receive big new homes bonus

By Brent Council

Brent Council is set to receive the biggest New Homes Bonus in the country for increasing the supply of homes more than any other council in the UK last year.

Hackney On Location: The Future of Town Centres

By Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney, London Borough of Hackney

Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney, reflects on our recent On Location conference presenting the transformation of Hackney, with key updates on the future of Dalston and Hackney Central town centres.

State of the Market 2023

By Jenna Goldberg, MD of Insight at LCA

Jenna Goldberg, MD of Insight at LCA reflects on our recent talk as we explored the opportunities and challenges that 2023 will bring to London and the built environment sector.

The first Brent Design Awards are open for entries

By Brent Council

People living and working in Brent are invited to nominate their favourite places in the borough to win an award for their design and architecture.

Opportunity London delegation to bring 24 of the capital’s local authorities to UKREiiF 2023

By Opportunity London

Alongside the Greater London Authority and City of London Corporation, we'll be heading to UKREiiF, 16-18 May, in Leeds.

Cabinet to consider £5.3bn investment opportunity for Havering

By Zoe Fletcher, London Borough of Havering

Plans for a new £5.3bn inward investment project for East Havering will be reviewed at an upcoming Cabinet meeting.

Delivering successful partnerships

By Jonathan Cornelius, TfL

Jonathan Cornelius, TfL reports from our recent Think Tank which brought together key individuals from the public and private sectors to discuss delivering successful partnerships.

Opportunity London Investment Summit

By Jenna Goldberg, Partner and MD of Insight at LCA

The setting, the resplendent Royal Academy was really too fitting for the first annual Opportunity London Investment Summit.

Opportunity London hits the party conference circuit

By Paddy Hennessy, Senior Advisor, London Communications Agency

The Opportunity London campaign rolled into Liverpool and Birmingham as party conference season got into full swing – with a pair of well-attended dinners (co-hosted by NLA, LCA and Mishcon de Reya) which attracted top politicians, business leaders and opinion formers.

Harnessing the Power of Data in London

By Ffion Carney, Data Scientist, Atkins

With data playing an increasingly significant role in decision making and strategic planning, London is at the forefront of data innovation. At the heart of this is open data hosted on platforms such as the London Datastore and the Planning London Datahub. This availability of data means that London is in a strong position to not only respond to the challenges currently facing urban areas, but to thrive in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Opportunities for Communities

By Cllr Darren Rodwell, Deputy Chair & Executive Member for Housing and Planning, London Councils

Of course, as someone who was born and bred here, you would expect me to say there’s nowhere quite like London. But the fact that I believe London really is THE city of opportunity right now goes way beyond any partisan loyalty to my home town.

How do we deliver Good Growth?

By Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills

It’s no exaggeration to say that the past two years have been some of the most challenging in our recent history. The pandemic has been the largest public health crisis in London in living memory and has had profound social and economic impacts. It has highlighted and exacerbated deep-seated inequalities but also shown once again how resilient London and Londoners are. Our strong foundations remain – such as our legal and regulatory system, our globally-respected higher education institutions, and the quality of our schooling and green spaces – and we continue to be a diverse and dynamic global hub for innovation.

Greening Greenwich: London Peninsula Showcases Sustainable Investment

By Matthew Evans, Counsel Planning, Forsters

In 1994, author and entrepreneur John Elkington coined the phrase the “triple bottom line”. With it he introduced the “3Ps”: people, planet, profit. His vision was that in future, organisations would measure success not solely by profit, but also by reference to the positive or negative effects organisations had on society more broadly.

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