by Louise Lewis | Nov 27, 2018 | Open Spaces, Plan
Climate change and pollution have certainly changed things in Highgate and not always for the worse. Did you know that with less soot and more nitrogen in the air, we now have far more lichens and mosses on our trees and that the warmer winters mean that the mimosa...
by Alicia Pivaro | Nov 22, 2018 | CIL, Open Spaces, Plan
The good news is that Haringey Council has given us the go-ahead to develop two of our priority CIL projects – improvements to the BMX track next to Highgate Library and the creation of a nature-inspired play area at the Highgate end of the Parkland Walk. The next...
by Maggy Meade-King | Jan 21, 2016 | Open Spaces
Camden council are proposing to close the toilets in Pond Square. Once closed it is highly unlikely they will ever be reopened as toilets but sold off to the private sector for conversion to another purpose. These well known and popular toilets receive approximately...
by Simon Briscoe | Jul 31, 2015 | Open Spaces
Camden has received an application to turn one of Highgate’s iconic phone boxes into an advertising stand containing three LCD screens with flashing ads. The Forum has objected. Please read about the background, and the response to the council here: Planning...
by Rachel Allison | Jun 8, 2015 | Development & Heritage, Open Spaces
Works on the Hampstead Heath Ponds have started in earnest. Although most amenity groups were against the works, the City of London pressed ahead with their plans, won a judicial review and got planning permission from Camden. So we must now grin and bear it for the...
by hnfadmin | Dec 16, 2014 | Open Spaces
It was very clear from the survey work that we have done in preparation of the draft plan that “green” was Highgate’s colour – people love the open spaces, parks and trees. The sense of green is supported by the facts. The forum area is about...
