Planning

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Planning a growing city that works for all Londoners

Under new communities’ minister Michael Gove, planning reforms announced in 2020 have been subject to a rethink. From the original “build, build, build” shake-up of the planning system to the “levelling up” agenda, the planning system is under scrutiny in order to fuel the post-pandemic recovery. With the ongoing planning reforms, do we have the right tools to carefully plan for high-quality environments where people want to ‘live, work and play’? Do local authorities have the right skills and resources to deliver against the government’s white paper?

On the other hand, the pandemic has also accelerated the digitalisation of the planning system, leading to significant, and potentially long-lasting, changes in the way we approach consultation and accessibility of information and data. How can communities get better involved in shaping local places? And how should the regeneration of existing areas be best managed?

NLA’s Planning programme looks at the rapidly changing shape of London through examining spatial and strategic plans at a local as well as London-wide level.

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Cities Executive – London
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Head of Change and Delivery
Greater London Authority

Diana Lee

Senior Associate, Community Studio Director
Gensler

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Head of Planning
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Katie Parsons

Head of Planning and Heritage Reform Strategy (secondment)
Historic England

Alex Savine

Head of Planning Policy
London Legacy Development Corporation

Tom Venables

Director
Prior + Partners

Sarah Wardle

Associate Director
BECG

Lisa Webb

Senior Planning Partner
Gerald Eve

Nik Smith

Associate Director
Nexus Planning

Patricia Cazes-Potgieter

Head of Planning
Transport for London

Jennifer Ross

Founding Director and Consultant
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

Mike Saunders

CEO (Co-founder)
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Alexandra Woolmore

Senior Projects Director
Argent

Brett Leahy

Head of Planning & Building Control and Interim Programme Director for HRA
London Borough of Redbridge

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