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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Epping Forest Volunteers attend Royal Garden Party
I have said many times before that people are the City of London’s greatest asset. At Epping Forest, volunteers form a critical part of our people strategy – we simply couldn’t run our open spaces charities without the hard work…
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City of London: Ben Murphy elected Chairman of Projects & Procurement
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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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 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU…
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Bishopsgate: Broadgate Site Visit
Broadgate is a large, mainly pedestrianised, 32-acre office and retail estate located in the Bishopsgate Ward of the City of London, next to Liverpool Street Station. In the early 1990s, it was actually the largest office development in London, until…
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Epping Forest: Shadow DEFRA Minister Visit
Veterinary MP Neil Hudson visits Epping Forest cattle before spring turnout | Dr Neil Hudson Shadow Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , Dr Neil Hudson MP, recently visited Epping Forest’s English Longhorn cattle in their…
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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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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – May 2025
Ben Murphy is leaving as chair of Epping Forest Committee | Epping Forest Guardian Spring is my favourite season — nature’s way of reminding us how beautiful change can be. The transition from spring to summer also brings change for…
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VE Day: 80th Anniversary Events
Today, I was delighted to join The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London at a Special Evensong to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe (VE Day), in the presence of Their…
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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 7 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YH Bishopsgate 25/00541/FULL Installation…
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