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Planning a Growing City that Works for All Londoners

As London continues to grow, its planning system faces increasing pressure to create high-quality, liveable environments where people can live, work, and thrive. This requires ensuring the right tools, skills, and resources are in place to support the delivery of well-designed, sustainable developments.

Local authorities play a crucial role, but do they have the capacity to meet these challenges effectively? Embedding social value within the planning system has become a key priority, ensuring developments benefit local communities and create long-term positive impacts. At the same time, the digitalisation of planning has transformed how consultations are conducted and how communities access information.

NLA’s year-round Planning programme explores these shifts, examining spatial and strategic plans at both local and city-wide levels. The programme champions youth engagement in the planning process, promoting planning as a career option for young people from diverse backgrounds. By encouraging broader community involvement, the programme also aims to shape a more inclusive, sustainable, and socially impactful future for London.

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Craig Tabb

Board Director
DP9 Ltd

Joel Cohen

Civil Servant
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Raffaele Patitucci

Senior Urban Designer, Landscape Designer
HOK

Robyn Prince

Head of Strategic Growth
Countryside

Emma Dandy

Head of Planning
The Earls Court Development Company

Matthew Evans

Partner
Forsters LLP

John Stiles

Placemaking Manager
London Borough of Brent

Lisa Fairmaner

Associate Director
Arup

Isabelle Asante

Development Director
Muse

Azzees Minott

Co-founder
2-3 Degrees

Tarun Cheema

Associate
Centro Planning Consultancy

Alastair Butcher

Regional Development Director
Barratt London

Nicholle Kingsley

Partner, Real Estate
Mishcon de Reya

Nina Miles

London Plan Manager
Greater London Authority

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NLA Expert Panels bring together industry experts from across the NLA membership to advise on our core programme, provide thought-leadership on development in London and respond to policies.

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