Benjamin Murphy

Burnham Beeches wood ants star in Sir David Attenborough’s new series (cityoflondon.gov.uk) Wood ants in Burnham Beeches are the unlikely stars of the Woodland episode of Sir David Attenborough’s new series Wild Isles. Broadcast last Sunday (19 March), the episode shows the ants…

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Welcome to the team! We would like to introduce you to our two new Community Engagement Rangers, Jordan Payne and Kate Hartup. They are employed by The City of London Corporation, but funded by building developments within 5.6km of the…

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A number of people have asked me why the avenue of mature redwood trees in front of 22 Bishopsgate have been felled. I’ve discussed the issue with the Head of Planning and Development at the City of London Corporation and…

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This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; CAC – Conservation Area Consent; TPO – Tree Preservation Order; OUTL – Outline Planning Permission Umi…

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Epping Forest District Council’s (EFDC) Local Plan sets out how the district’s housing and employment needs will be accommodated in the period up to 2033 and includes proposals for development at Latton Priory, south of Harlow and North of Epping. …

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Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee: January update – City of London Duke of Gloucester plants Wanstead Flats Queen’s Green Canopy trees | Epping Forest Guardian Like many of you, I have spent some time this week taking stock…

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In addition to watching the meeting live via Youtube, you can also watch previous meetings of the Epping Forest & Commons Committee. The agenda and supporting meeting materials can be found here: Agenda for Epping Forest & Commons Committee on Monday,…

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The City of London Corporation’s new chief officer says he is ‘inspired’ by the prospect of leading the Square Mile’s governing body. Ian Thomas CBE was appointed as the organisation’s Town Clerk and Chief Executive today at a meeting of…

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Planning Application No: CC/EPF/88/22Proposal: Demolition of the existing building and the construction of new part 5/part4/part 3 storey building to provide (i) a public library; (ii) space for offices, community use and Jazz Archive; (iii) the provision of 38 residential…

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To better inform the work of the trustees, we schedule a number of visits to each of the Epping Forest and Commons sites throughout the course of the municipal year. Not only are visits and events a great way of…

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