A global tram renaissance is underway. Why isn’t London jumping on board? Opinion London, once home to the world's largest tram network, squandered it all. Nicholas Boys Smith explains how London can get back on track.
Inside Hackney’s bizarre planning decision on Shoreditch Works Opinion In the wake of ‘unprecedented’ scenes at Hackney Council’s planning committee, Nicholas Boys Smith asks ‘what next’ for London’s best new development On 4th February one of the country’s best and most popular urban regeneration schemes came into kinetic contact with the Alice Though the Looking-Glass world of Hackney’s planning department and passed into a [...]
If the government is serious about growth it should approve Shoreditch Works Opinion Shoreditch Works will deliver new homes, jobs and beautiful buildings that will improve the neighbourhood – so why is a Labour council on the edge of Keir Starmer’s constituency set to reject it? Asks Nicholas Boys Smith Like it or not, some development is inescapably controversial. Wind turbines leering over a cherished landscape; ticky-tacky, could [...]
Shoreditch Works is a development the whole of London should seek to replicate May 19, 2025 Plans for Shoreditch Works show it is possible to build beautiful places that people actually want. The rest of London, take note.
