Following the launch of the Suburban Taskforce, set up by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for London’s Planning and Built Environment in March 2020, and ‘Call for Evidence’ to support the inquiry, this session will invite the key contributors and MPs involved in the work to present the preliminary findings.
The Suburban Taskforce exists to understand what “suburban” really means in modern Britain and how we can ensure that the aspirations which we once held for our suburbs can be secured today. It is formed from a cross-party group of politicians, from different backgrounds who have come together to shine a light on the suburbs in order to identify and secure the clear, long-term and properly resourced policies needed to support thriving, sustainable and inclusive suburban areas.
The Taskforce is co-chaired by Dr Rupa Huq MP and David Simmons MP and it aims to support the long-term sustainability of suburban areas. The Taskforce seeks to identify national trends but, in its first phase, have particular regard to London. When identifying solutions, it will pay attention to current circumstances (social, economic and environmental) as well as policy tools available (taxation, investment and the planning system). It is supported by UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning, the All Party Parliamentary Group for London’s Planning and Built Environment, and the expert Advisory Board.
APPG for London’s Planning and Built Environment
The group brings together MPs and Peers from across the political parties to develop in-depth inquiries, drawing upon expertise and evidence from industry, built environment professionals and political parties amongst other stakeholders.
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PROGRAMME
12:00 Welcome from Chair
Rupa Huq MP
12:05 Introduction to the Suburban Taskforce
Jonathan Manns, Board Director, Head of Planning & Development, Rockwell
12:10 Suburban Taskforce – preliminary findings
Dr Lucy Natarajan, Senior Lecturer, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
12.25 Q&A from MPs
12.30 Call for evidence short presentations
12.30 - Prof Laura Vaughan, Professor of Urban Form and Society and the Director of the Space Syntax Laboratory at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
12.35 - Richard Stacey, Managing Director, Evoke
12.40 - Georgina Day, Economic Development Officer, LB Enfield
12.45 - Nicholas Boys Smith, Founding Director, Create Streets
12:50 Q&A
12:55 Closing Remarks
Peter Murray, Curator in Chief, New London Architecture
13:00 End
Speaker biographies
Rupa Huq
MP, LB Ealing Central and Acton
Jonathan Manns
Board Director, Head of Planning & Development, Rockwell
Georgie Day
Economic Development Officer, London Borough of Enfield
Richard Stacey
Managing Director, Evoke
Prof Laura Vaughan
Director, Space Syntax Laboratory, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Nicholas Boys Smith
Director, Create Streets
Dr Lucy Natarajan
Associate Professor, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos
The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL