POP News and resources
POP response to GLA Consultation: Towards a New London Plan
In our response to the GLA consultation on the next London Plan, Protect Our Places makes clear that London needs a plan for Londoners, not for developers. The POP response to the GLA Consultation ('Towards a New London Plan'), builds on our collective knowledge and...
Know Your Rights Training with Southwark Law Centre
Jed Holloway (Solicitor, Planning Voice, Southwark Law Centre) joined Protect Our Places (POP) on 28 May 2025 for a 'Know Your Rights' training for market traders and community members. This training focused on what rights market traders and local, independent...
POP Evidence Informs New London Assembly Report on Social Value
The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee recently published a report highlighting that existing social value, provided by and embedded within London’s existing places and spaces (e.g., in arch-based businesses and markets), is still too often neglected...
POP Objection to Berkeley Homes Aylesham Centre Redevelopment
URGENT UPDATE FROM AYLESHAM COMMUNITY ACTION: The Aylesham Centre Planning Committee is taking place on Tuesday July 15 at 6:30pm at Southwark Council’s office (160 Tooley St, London SE1 2QH). There will be room for the public in the committee room. We need to show...
Pro-bono Commercial Lease Workshop with Landmark Chambers
About the workshop Barristers Alex Shattock and Harley Ronan (Landmark Chambers) joined Protect Our Places (POP) coalition members for a 3 June 2024 legal workshop on planning consultations and commercial leases. The pro-bono commercial lease workshop was co-organised...