Camden Heritage

Murphy’s Yard Update Scoping Planning Application

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This week the Forum submitted formal representations to Camden Council on the Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for the redevelopment of Murphy’s Yard — the site of 6.3 hectares that borders Gospel Oak, Kentish Town, Regis Road and Hampstead Heath, that was the subject of a withdrawn application in 2021/22.  The current proposal is for up to … Read more

Peter Tábori obituary

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Architect whose low-rise, high-density social housing offered a popular alternative to tower blocks From the Guardian 24th March 2023 by Elain Harwood Not all social housing in the 1960s was about tower blocks. High-rise buildings were unpopular with tenants, lifts were costly and broke down, and the surrounding lawns were hard to maintain. Moreover, on … Read more