March 03rd 2020
Has London lost its way? Does the London Plan go far enough?
7:00am prompt - 9:45am finish
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Royal Lancaster London (Westbourne Suite)
Lancaster Terrace
London
W2 2TY
Tel: 020 7551 6000
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Ahead of the forthcoming Mayoral elections in London, which are less than 100 days away; the next Movers & Shakers breakfast is a timely opportunity to assess housing delivery, planning and economic development across the Capital and what we need from the London Plan.
As we await the imminent response from the Government on the Mayor’s revision to the draft new London Plan (following the Planning Inspector’s recommendations), there are many concerns and unanswered questions; with much debate and unrest surrounding the Plan.
Clearly, London needs a Plan (strategic development) which fosters sustainable development, delivers homes for all and boosts employment opportunities. However, what is currently being proposed, represents a housing target that does not meet London’s housing need. So, a key question is how will London meet its housing requirements? Will the Government continue to overturn planning decisions at appeal, for significant housing schemes? Where does the power of decision-making and delivery lie? And, will by force majeure, the Mayor need to review the Metropolitan Green Belt in future iterations of his plan, to meet London’s growing housing demand.
In this powerful session, we will discuss what impact the final adopted London Plan will have? Will it go far enough? What are the implications for the Development sector? Will it work for London?
EVENT SPEAKERS

Jules Pipe CBE
Deputy Mayor - Planning, Regeneration & Fire Services
Greater London Authority

Jules Pipe works on key priorities for the Mayor, including: implementation of the London Plan, major and community-led regeneration projects across the capital, building a skills system that properly addresses the needs of Londoners and the economy, and ensuring London’s infrastructure supports good growth.
Jules has unrivalled knowledge of London government, becoming the first directly elected mayor of Hackney in 2002 and serving as Chair of London Councils from 2010 until he joined the Mayor’s team in 2016.

Bob Weston
Chairman and Chief Executive
Weston Homes plc


Jo Negrini
Chief Executive
London Borough of Croydon

Originally from Australia, Jo has worked in regeneration and planning in London for over 28 years.
Working on projects from small public improvements to major city regeneration, Jo has focused on making places that people can enjoy and own. Jo now has, in her words, “the best regeneration job in London” as Chief Executive of the fastest growing economy in London. Jo now pulls the strings on bringing together all the services of the Council, together with partners to make Croydon a place where people want to be. Croydon is a unique place as it provides opportunities for housing growth but also is re-emerging as an alternative place for business. HMRC, Superdrug and EDF are just some of the companies who have moved to Croydon in recent years.
Quality design of both place and service is a fundamental principle driving the work of Jo and her team in Croydon. In 2018 Jo was awarded the New Londoner of the year award by New London Architecture for services to regeneration and her championship of equal rights.

Bek Seeley
Managing Director for Development
Lendlease


Rokhsana Fiaz OBE
Mayor of Newham
London Borough of Newham

Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE was elected the Mayor of Newham in May 2018. Since her election, she has been leading a transformative and radical agenda in Newham, reflecting a series of manifesto commitments to address inequality and poverty, invest in young people to widen opportunities, embed Community Wealth Building as the economic approach being adopted by the Council, increase participatory democracy and respond to the Climate Emergency.
As part of an ambitious programme of scaling up Council housing delivery in the borough she is leading one the most ambitious genuinely affordable housing programmes in London through a number of significant regeneration schemes. Under her leadership, Newham also became the first council in the country to make the health, happiness and wellbeing of its residents the key indicator of economic success.
As an advocate for racial justice and equalities, Rokhsana was awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the UK.