This week, colleagues from across the rail industry and leading organisations from the Bishopsgate community gathered to pay tribute to celebrate the milestone 150th Anniversary of London’s Liverpool Street Station. Peter, Lord Hendy of Richard Hill, in his capacity as…
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This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order Retail Unit 7 Lower Concourse Liverpool…
Continue ReadingBurnham Beeches & Stoke Common, Buckinghamshire – Newsletter Feb 2024
Report confirms the value of the Beeches and Stoke Common A new report has revealed that, over a fifty year period, Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common delivers £130million of benefits to the public through recreation, health and wellbeing, air and water quality…
Continue ReadingCoulsdon Commons, Croydon, London – Newsletter Feb 2024
What a lot of hedge! The beauty and biodiversity benefits of hedges are capturing media attention, thanks to a ground-breaking study—the most comprehensive map of hedgerows across England. This new map is crafted from aerial laser scanning of England’s entire landscape using…
Continue ReadingWest Wickham, Bromley, London – Newsletter Feb 2024
Volunteers back in action, thinning holly and enhancing woodland diversity Kickstarting the first conservation work party of 2024, the volunteers gathered on West Wickham Common to assist the Ranger in thinning the woodland understory and addressing a dense pocket of…
Continue ReadingAshtead Common, Surrey – Newsletter Feb 2024
Reviving tradition, from woodland to hedge On a fresh, sunny Saturday morning in January, the Surrey Hedgelaying Group paid a visit to Ashtead Common. Their mission: to harvest hazel stakes and binders destined for laying a hedge at Horsley Meadows. This particular coupe, set to be…
Continue ReadingEpping Forest – Newsletter Feb 2024
Hands-on conservation: Making a difference one task at a time Over the last 47 years The Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers (EFCV) have completed more than 2000 conservation tasks, leaving behind a legacy of positive impressions across the Forest. On a…
Continue ReadingHeartwood Collection acquire The Royal Forest, Chingford, adding to its growing portfolio of freehold ‘pubs with rooms’
This acquisition adds a further 28 rooms to the 150 rooms that the Group has acquired over four sites. Following completion of The Royal Forest, Heartwood Collection remains on track to hit its target to grow to over 60 inns…
Continue ReadingNew report: Network of Commons worth millions to society
New report: Network of Commons worth millions to society (cityoflondon.gov.uk) A new report has revealed that the network of “Commons” – managed and conserved by the City of London Corporation across Buckinghamshire, Surrey, and parts of South London – are…
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This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order Brushfield House 12 Brushfield Street London E1…
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