January 2025 – Wanstead Village Directory I wanted to provide an update on the health of the British Isles shaped cedar, known as the ‘map tree’, at Wanstead Park. Firstly, the safety of Epping Forest’s visitors and staff is our…
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Bishopsgate: Keeping Passengers Safe at Liverpool Street Station
Today, City of London Police Officers joined forces with British Transport Police and NHS England to promote safeguarding, security and mental health awareness at Liverpool Street Station.
This collaborative work helps keep vulnerable passengers safe over the Christmas period, which…

Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – December 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the Epping Forest team have been reflecting on the achievements for what has been an exhausting, but transformative year. And I am proud to present ‘Epping Forest: a Year in Review’ which you can…
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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
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 90 Liverpool Street London EC2M 2AT,…
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Epping Forest: New River Ching Action Plan
Change for the Ching with new partnership river action plan – GOV.UK An urban watercourse that flows from Essex to North London hopes to reap the environmental benefits of an ambitious partnership project to revitalise the river. The Ching Brook, known locally as…
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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
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 1 – 2 Broadgate London EC2M…
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City of London: Leadenhall Street Transformation Consultation
Today, the City of London Corporation has launched a public consultation for its ‘Transforming Leadenhall Street’ project, which aims to provide an enhanced environment on one of the City’s most prominent streets. In short, the project is proposing widened pavements…
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Epping Forest: Official Opening of ‘The Royal Forest’
I was delighted to join the CEO of the Heartwood Collection, Richard Ferrier, his team and a wide variety of community stakeholders at ‘the Royal Forest Epping Forest’ in Chingford today, for the official opening of this much loved asset.…
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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
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 Eldon House 2 – 3 Eldon…
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Epping Forest: The Grotto Restoration Update – Wanstead Park
Benjamin Murphy, Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee, has published an update on work taking place in Wanstead Park. In the second of a series of extracts, the focus is on the Grotto. For those who may not be…
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