In December 2025 Tower Hamlets refused planning permission for the conversion of the banqueting venue into flats, the demolition of three timber buildings providing employment space, and the construction of two mainly privately owned blocks of flats (shown in the image above.) The site owner, the Canal and River Trust, had previously appealed against a…
Join us for the Forum’s Annual General Meeting 12:15pm, Sat. 4th July @ Bow Idea Store1 Gladstone Place E3 (opposite Tesco). Thank you for your support over the past year. This has seen significant planning challenges for Bow, and your support has been a big help and encouragement. We invite you now to join us…
Join us for the Forum’s Annual General Meeting 12:15pm, Sat. 4th July @ Bow Idea Store1 Gladstone Place E3 (opposite Tesco) Support the Forum and help shape the future of Bow Link to the event on facebook https://fb.me/e/7xag3hl47 If you would like to serve on the committee, we would be delighted to hear from you:…
The Weightlifting Club is outside the forum area. The Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club (BGWLC) was founded in 1926. Tower Hamlets Council, who owns the building, wants to build 44 homes (24 for social rent) and a new library. Read more about this on the BBC website https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8928945no The Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club to sign the…
NEW Petition: Save Our Space E2 – Save The Canal Club at Waterloo Gardens – Action Network From The Canal Club We call on the Mayor and Councillors of Tower Hamlets Council to remove The Canal Club Community Centre, the community garden, our ball cage and playground from the Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Scheme and halt…
Suspension of CIL charges on affordable housing In March the government and the Mayor of London confirmed the suspension of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), the charge developers pay to provide much needed infrastructure alongside new development. CIL will be suspended in London on eligible residential schemes that start before 31st March 2030 – schemes providing…
In March the government and the Mayor of London confirmed the suspension of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), the charge developers pay to provide much needed infrastructure alongside new development. CIL will be suspended in London on eligible residential schemes that start before 31st March 2030 – schemes providing at least 20% affordable housing, excluding student…
The Canal Club Community is a resident-led cultural and environmental sanctuary that preserves a unique piece of modernist social history while providing active support and green space for the local East London community. So we’ve got a fighting chance. We’ve been drafting the new petition: Save Our Space E2 – Save The Canal Club We…
Chisenhale and the Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Programme (MAHP) Chisenhale WorksChisenhale was built as a factory during the 2 nd World War. Following the factory’sclosure in 1972, the Council bought the building. In the 1980s a group of dancersand artists negotiated a lease with the Council, and restored a substantial part of thebuilding. Their story is told…
The Neighbourhood Forum highlights several issues regarding how development funds (Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy) are handled. Lack of Transparency, there is no detailed breakdown at a ward or neighbourhood level of NCIL receipts, allocations, and spending. Inadequate Consultation, The use of the Annual Residents Survey (ARS) as a primary tool for assessing local priorities, claiming…