London's Airports: should they expand?

Talk

Tuesday 13 May 2025
18:15 - 20:15

Join us for our latest NLA Evening Talk regarding the recent proposals to expand several of London’s main airports.

The Labour government’s growth strategy involves the expansion of some of the UK’s main airports, with the Chancellor backing plans for a third runway at Heathrow and the UK’s official aviation regulator announcing support for the expansion of Gatwick’s north runway to commercial air traffic.

However, how will this impact the rest of London, and how might the planned growth of the UK aviation industry affect the environmental targets set by our Mayor?

Our debate will explore the fundamental question of whether we should grow or restrain the development of our airports and aviation industry, with both arguments presented by a panel of thought leaders in the built environment industry.

This event is part of the programme for RePower London, our recent report calling for a holistic and place-based approach to addressing London’s growing infrastructure needs and supporting the energy transition. Find the full report here

Programme

18:15
Arrivals

18:45
Welcome from Chair

Jason Fowler, Aviation Lead, Gardiner & Theobald

18:50
Aviation and Urban Resilience

Kevin Logan, Director, Maccreanor Lavington

18:57
Heathrow Expansion and the Regeneration of Slough

Pat Hayes, Executive Director, Slough Council

19:04
Designing Airports for the 21st Century

Clara Martins, Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

19:11
Q&A

19:30
Drinks & Networking

20:15
End

Download Speaker Presentations

Clara-Martins---ZHA.pdf
Pat-Hayes---Slough-Council.pdf
Kevin-Logan---Maccreanor-Lavington.pdf

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Speaker biographies

Pat Hayes

Executive Director, Slough Council

Kevin Logan

Director, Maccreanor Lavington

Clara Martins

Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

venue

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are 4 steps to the main entrance, with a level access entrance via the Guildhall West Wing approximately 200 feet away. There are toilets and accessible toilets via stairs or a lift to the lower ground floor. If you would like more information, or have any access requirements, please let us know what these are and how we can best accommodate these by emailing events@nla.london.