Benjamin Murphy

I am delighted to share the City of London Corporation’s second annual Responsible Procurement Impact Report. The City Corporation procures around £700m of goods and services annually, with almost 1,200 third party contracts live, currently valued at £2.7bn.  By applying…

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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 7 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YH,…

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Following a long campaign outlined in previous articles on this topic, I am overjoyed to announce that the City of London Corporation have stated that from Monday 28 July, licensed (black) taxis will be able to travel between Poultry and…

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I am delighted to share the latest edition of our Bishopsgate Ward Newsletter with you. Your comments and feedback are always appreciated, to help us understand what you would like to know more or less about.

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Bishopsgate Councillor Ben Murphy joins the CEO of Bishopsgate Institute, Fran Canty, and her team promoting the work of the charity at Guildhall, London - June 2025

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Op Swipe is the City of London Police’s operation to deter, detect, apprehend and prevent phone snatching. This proactive approach involves: Visible public messaging – iconic ‘blue plaques’, placed at phone theft hotspots and locations where arrests of phone snatchers have…

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I’ve spoken in previous posts about the City of London Corporation’s Destination City strategy The concept was borne out of the back of the Covic-19 pandemic, where working from home had materially changed the operating environment within the Square Mile,…

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The City of London Corporation has been working with the City’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and Central London Alliance (CIC) to collaboratively leverage this summer’s global sports events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Over the summer, City BIDs and CIC will deliver sporting installations and…

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I am delighted to have been appointed Chairman of Corporate Projects and Procurement at the City of London Corporation, alongside Deputy Chairman, Philip Woodhouse. The Corporation currently procures around £700m of goods and services annually, with almost 1,200 third party…

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I was delighted to be a guest of British Land at the City Property Association’s annual lunch at Guildhall today. The CPA is a not-for-profit membership body and advocacy group representing the major owners, occupiers, developers, investors and advisers to…

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