Central Activities Zone News Today

Ben Flatman talks to Joe Morris about the complexities of the planning system and the importance of workplace civility

The mayoral election is in just over a month, whoever wins must get London firing on all cylinders by working with business

Islington Council says it will override central government’s new planning legislation

Last week it emerged that Arney Fender Katsalidis (AFK) had submitted plans on behalf of Schroders Capital Real Estate for a 285m-tall office tower at 55

(Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images) The Mayoral election is just over one week away. You will be easily forgiven if it’s not at the forefront of your mind – over the last year London has been hammered by the pandemic. The capital has lost more jobs than any other region, with a disproportionate effect on younger people, those in lower skilled jobs and those from minority ethnic groups. The Central Activities Zone – the cultural and culinary hub of our capital – spent months virtually ...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has earmarked £5m to promote the return to central London’s hospitality, retail and cultural venues as soon as it is safe to do so.

The dramatic fall in visitors to central London has had a huge impact on its economy. Credit: PA/Newsquest London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for “the biggest tourism campaign that our city and country has ever seen” after research suggested that central London has been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic. The research commissioned by the mayor found that London’s Central Activities Zone, which includes most of central London and Canary Wharf, has been drastically hit by a fall of mo...