The Great Green Belt Debate

RTPI LondonFuture City Summit

23 October 2014The Crystal, One Siemens Brothers Way

Royal Victoria Docks, London E16 1GB

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Contents

About the SummitWhat we hope to achieve ................................................................................................................................ 2

About RPTI LondonA synopsis of what we do ................................................................................................................................ 2

IntroductionRTPI London Chair Tom Venables ................................................................................................................. 3

ProgrammeFull details of the Summit programme ............................................................................................................ 4

Speaker biographiesSession 1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 6Tom Venables • Michael Batty • Daniel Raven-Ellison • Richard Brown

Session 2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 8Peter Murray • Jonathan Manns • Shaun Spiers • Ben Derbyshire • John Dickie

Session 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 10Trudi Elliott • Stewart Murray • Michèle Dix • Nicky Gavron

Session 4 ...................................................................................................................................................... 12Tessa Jowell • Cath Ranson

WorkshopsMorning workshop ...................................................................................................................................... 14Cities Alive • Future Proofing London • Growing London

Afternoon workshop .................................................................................................................................. 15Housing • Connected City • Planning Across Boundaries

Centenary partnersAbout our Centenary partners ......................................................................................................................... 16


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About the Summit

About the RTPI

Welcome to RTPI London’s Fourth Annual Planning Summit. This annual event aims to provide London planners the opportunity to come together and discuss the issues of the day.As you know, this year is our Centenary and throughout 2014 we have hosted a series of events celebrating 100 years of professional planning in London and debating the past, present and future of the city.

We have covered a range of topics throughout the year, ranging from the legacy of the 1944 Abercrombie Plan, current issues in housing, transport, tall buildings and resilience. Our series culminates with today’s summit that seeks to interactively explore issues facing planners and other built environment professionals in developing the future city.

We are pleased to have lined up some high planning professionals and thought leaders in London working on – and observing – the transformation of the city.

Do not miss the opportunity to buy a strictly limited edition copy of the RTPI London Centenary publication Kaleidoscope City – Reflections of Planning and London. Edited by Jonathan Manns. Available for purchase in The Street.

RTPI London promotes planning as a profession and builds links with other built environment professions and organisations throughout Greater London.We offer members a programme of free or affordable events to assist with their continuing professional development requirements. Over 2,000 planners from central, regional and local government, private consultancies, the education and voluntary sectors and other organisations make up the RTPI London membership.

RTPI London is voluntarily run by planning professionals from a variety of backgrounds across London and is well-placed in designing events of real practical relevance to planning in London.

If you would like to find out more about RTPI London, please come to our AGM on 25 November 2014 at The Parcel Yard from 6.30pm onwards and please stay for an end of year drink with the members of RTPI London.

For more information please email Lucy Barton – [email protected]

Web www.rtpi.org.ukEmail [email protected] http://rtpilondoncalling.wordpress.comTwitter @RTPI_London #futurecityAlso find us on LinkedIn and Facebook


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London is on the brink of crisis

This has been true of most of the Capital’s 2000-year history and certainly reflects the 100 years since RTPI was established.The past century has seen London respond to immense challenges and changes – from the control of urban sprawl, metroland and rise of the motor car – to post-war rebuilding and depopulation – and the more recent rejuvenation of the city. During this time the town planning profession has played an important role in shaping the city with varying degrees of success. This has ranged from the creation of Garden Suburbs that were underway 100 years ago, to Abercrombie’s ambitious war-time 1943 County of London Plan and 1944 Greater London Plan that led to motorways, airports and new towns; and more recently the GLA’s London Plans that have catalysed many current regeneration projects. London in 2014 is booming: Population is heading for an all time high, set to breach its 1939 peak of 8.6 million. It is by far the largest city in Western Europe, with a population larger than Athens and Berlin combined. It is the world’s most visited city. It accounts for 13% of the UK’s population, around 22% of its GDP and in the words of one pundit, “combines the functions of Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and New York”. These trends are set to continue – the GLA forecast that London’s population is set to breach 10 million by 2030, while generating one-third of UK GDP growth in the next five years. However, London’s continuing success brings enormous challenges: Where will 100,000 new residents per year be accommodated given existing housing shortfalls and rapidly rising prices? Additionally how will already creaking energy, water, waste and transport infrastructure cope with this continued influx of people?

From a planning perspective, infrastructure investment must be the catalyst for growth and maintaining the city’s quality of life. Current investment such as the £15.4bn investment in Crossrail 1, together with Crossrail 2, Bakerloo Line extension, Overground expansion, as well as other potential schemes must be matched by effective planning to ensure sustainable growth and maximum returns from investment. The GLA’s recently published draft 2050 Infrastructure Plan begins to respond to these challenges and is a bold strategy that has caught the imagination of mainstream and social media.However, does this London-focused plan go far enough? Should London’s growth be considered beyond its boundaries, as Abercrombie’s plan did 70 years ago? How can the population be accommodated and sufficient housing be provided to ensure the city’s ongoing competiveness? Is Green Belt review and Garden Cities the answer to the current housing deficit? And how can London remain globally economically competitive, while not undermining economic growth in other parts of the UK? Added to this, the coming decades will see planners having to respond to unknown implications of climate change, sea level rise and increasing scarcity of natural resources.Today we will discuss and debate these challenges and consider potential solutions that the planning profession is able to offer. We hope that you enjoy lessons learned and opinion from our selection of speakers and that you will contribute to the debate. Welcome to the Summit.

Tom VenablesRTPI London Chair


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Timing Programme Speakers Venue

8.30 – 9.20 Career surgery Kirsty Hall KDH Associates KDH Stand The Street

9.20 – 9.30 WELCOME Tom Venables RTPI London Chair 2014 Auditorium

9.30 – 10.30 SESSION 1 Opportunities, Challenges, Solutions

Chair Tom Venables AECOM/RTPI London

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Accommodating a growing population and a changing economy

Richard Brown Centre for London

London – A Smart City? Professor Michael Batty Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL

London – A National Park? Daniel Raven-Ellison London National Park

Q+A and Panel Debate

10.30 – 11.15 MORNING WORKSHOP 1. Cities Alive: Delivering multiple benefits from green infrastructureHosted by Arup

Corinne Swain ArupHannah Wright Arup Daniel Raven-Ellison

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2. Future Proofing London: Infrastructure for a vibrant cityHosted by Atkins

Paul White Atkins Martin Tedder Atkins

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3. Growing London – Up or Out?Hosted by Colliers International & AECOM

Jonathan Manns Colliers InternationalJohn Dickie London First Tom Venables AECOM

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11.15 – 11.45 Morning Coffee with Centenary Partners The Street

11.45 – 12.45 SESSION 2The Great Green Belt Debate: Is it time to look closer at the Green Belt?

Chair Peter Murray NLA & The London SocietyJonathan Manns Colliers InternationalShaun Spiers CPREBen Derbyshire HTA DesignJohn Dickie London First

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12.45 – 1.45 Lunch with Centenary Partners The Street

RTPI London Future City Summit

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Timing Programme Speakers Venue

1.45 – 2.30 AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 4. Housing – top down or bottom up approach?Hosted by URS

Jesse Honey URS Stuart Woodin URS David Carlisle URS Professor Sir Roderick Floud Haddenham Parish Council

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5. Connected CityHosted by TfL

Andrew Dorrian TfL Ian Birch TfL

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6. Planning across boundaries – is there a governance gap?Hosted by RTPI

Joe Kilroy RTPIDuncan Bowie University of WestminsterJohn McGill London Stansted Cambridge Consortium

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2.30 – 3.30 SESSION 3 Planning Ahead – Further Alterations to the London Plan and TfL 2050 Infrastructure Plan

Chair Trudi Elliott RTPI

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The London Plan – Rising to the challenge Stewart Murray Greater London Authority

The London Infrastructure Plan 2050 – long term infrastructure provision. Emerging issues and responses

Michèle Dix TfL

Q+A Joined by Nicky Gavron, Chair of the London Assembly Planning Committee and Labour group spokesperson on planning

3.30 – 4.00 Afternoon Tea with Centenary Partners The Street

4.00 – 5.00 SESSION 4 Planning: The Solution

Chair Tom Venables

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Summary of workshop findings Workshop leads

RTPI President’s Remarks Cath Ranson RTPI President 2014

Keynote speaker Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Conclusions Tom Venables

5.00 – 7.00 Post-summit networking drinks reception with Centenary Partners The Street


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Session 1Speaker biographies

Tom Venables BSc (Hons) Dip TP MRTPI (Chair)RTPI London Chair

Tom is a Director at AECOM Design + Planning with a background in strategic planning and regeneration projects ranging in scale from city-wide development strategies to site level masterplans. At AECOM

Tom leads a variety of commissions encompassing planning policy, spatial planning and the development of sustainable urban masterplans. He has led the production of a number of major planning applications and has extensive experience in stakeholder and community engagement.

Tom has recently been involved in the preparation of outline planning applications for development of urban extensions to Oxford and the next phase of development at Upton, Northampton. He has recently assisted London Borough of Barnet in the negotiation of the Brent Cross Cricklewood planning application and Huntingdonshire District Council in the preparation of their Local Plan. He is currently working for Jeddah Municipality to prepare a series of strategic plans to guide the development of the city.

@THE_V_TRAIN

Professor Michael Batty CBEChair of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London

Michael’s research involves the development of computer models of cities and regions, and he has published numerous books and articles in this area, such as Cities and Complexity (MIT Press, 2005), which received the Alonso

Prize of the Regional Science Association.

His most recent book is The New Science of Cities (MIT Press, 2013), which can be seen at his blog www.complexcity.info. This year he received the Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society, and received the CBE award in 2004 for services to geography.

@jmichaelbatty @CASAUCL


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Opportunities, Challenges, Solutions 9.30 – 10.30

Daniel Raven-EllisonGuerrilla Geographer, Campaigner for London National Park

Daniel is a Guerrilla Geographer, National Geographic Emerging Explorer and is campaigning to turn all of Greater London into the world’s first National Park City, a new kind of National Park. Daniel has walked across some

of the world’s largest cities and in the summer walked the height of Mount Everest by only using London’s buildings.

To find out more and become a Founder of the Greater London National Park visit www.GreaterLondonNationalPark.org.uk.

@DanRavenEllison @LondonNP

Richard BrownAssociate Director, Centre for London

Richard has worked at the heart of London policy and government since 2000. Part of the team establishing the Greater London Authority, he worked for the first Mayor of London (Ken Livingstone) as Private Secretary, then as

head of the Architecture and Urbanism Unit, which promoted architectural and urban design excellence in London’s policy documents and major projects.

From East London projects, Richard became involved in London’s Olympic Bid, and setting up the delivery structures for the Games and legacy. Most recently, he was Strategy Director at London Legacy Development Corporation, preparing the long-term plans for the transformation of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and the regeneration of the surrounding area.

Richard’s writing and research interests include urban governance, global cities and urban planning.

@centreforlondon


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Peter Murray (Chair)Chairman – New London Architecture

Trained as an architect, Peter was an editor of Building Design and RIBA Journal before starting Blueprint in 1983. He has a curated a number of major architectural exhibitions and is Chairman of the communications

consultancy Wordsearch. He is founder of both NLA and the London Festival of Architecture and is author of various architectural books including “The saga of Sydney Opera House” and “A passion to build”. He is a visiting professor of IE University in Madrid and Hon. Sec. of the Bedford Park Society.

@PGSMurray

Jonathan MannsAssociate Director of Planning at Colliers International and joint leader of the London Planning team

Variously referred to as “a recognised thought leader” by Estates Gazette, “a prominent British urbanist” by the Architects Datafile and “the pre-eminent British planner of his generation” by Atlantis, Jonathan is an

acknowledged expert well-versed in all areas of planning; specifically issues affecting London. Most recently, he has featured on BBC News and been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Observer and Sunday Times.

He has represented the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) at the London Planning and Development Forum since 2008 and sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal. He also edited the acclaimed book Kaleidoscope City: Reflections on Planning & London (2014). Jonathan actively engages both public and professional audiences on planning matters in the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA. He has chaired Working Groups reporting to the European Union’s Committee of the Regions and is a Judge for this year’s London Planning Awards.

@Jonathan_Manns



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Shaun SpiersChief Executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England

Shaun has been chief executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England since 2004. CPRE campaigns for a beautiful and living countryside. It has a branch in every English county, over 200 district groups and over 2,000

member parish councils, and is the country’s main third party participant in the planning system. Before joining CPRE Shaun was chief executive of ABCUL, the credit union trade association. From 1994 to 1999 he was a Member of the European Parliament, serving on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

@CPRE

Ben DerbyshireChairman and Managing Partner of HTA Design LLP

HTA is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy to the home building industry, specialising in placemaking, providing project management, master planning, urban design, architecture, landscape design, planning,

Sustainability, technical design, graphics and other disciplines.

A member of the practice since 1976 and a partner since 1986, Ben became a main board director when the practice incorporated in 2000 and was appointed Managing Director in 2005. He became chairman and Managing Partner on the formation of HTA Design LLP in 2013. He has built up broad-ranging expertise through involvement in much of HTA’s work in regeneration, masterplanning, housing and mixed use design.

Ben is currently Chairman of the Housing Forum, appointed to the Boards of Design for Homes and the New London Sounding Board, a single cross-industry voice which contributes to the debate surrounding major change in the capital.

In 2014, Ben was elected as one of six National RIBA council members and also joined the London Society Committee.

@ben_derbyshire

John DickieDirector of Strategy and Policy at London First

John is responsible for all of the business membership organisation London First’s policy work.

He was previously the Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC (2003-8); Regulatory Affairs Director of the European

Competitive Telecommunications Association (2000-2003); and has over ten years’ experience in public policy consultancy, initially with Prima (1989-1998) and then GPC (1998-2000), providing political and policy advice to major international businesses.

John has degrees from Oxford University and the London Business School. He is a former Deputy Leader of Camden Council in London.

@London_First

The Great Green Belt Debate:Is it time to look closer at the Green Belt? 11.45 – 12.45


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Trudi Elliot CBE (Chair)Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Trudi sits on the Editorial Group of the Journal of Planning, Theory and Practice, the Policy Council of National Infrastructure Planning Association, the Oxford Joint Planning Law Conference Committee, the DCLG Planning

Sounding Board, the DCLG Homes Bonus Evaluation Advisory Group and is a Council Member of the University of Warwick. Trudi was a member of Lord Taylor’s review team reviewing planning guidance for Nick Boles MP.

Trudi has worked in planning related fields for 20 years as Director of the Government Office for the West Midlands, Chief Executive of Bridgnorth District Council, Chief Executive of West Midlands Regional Assembly and the West Midlands Local Government Association. She has also worked as a lawyer in both the public and private sectors.

@RTPIPlanners

Stewart MurrayAssistant Director – Planning, Greater London Authority

Stewart has been a practising chartered town planner for 25 years in London delivering major development, housing and regeneration schemes. His experience includes rejoining the Mayor of London and GLA to

deliver the London Plan and lead strategic opportunities in the Capital. Prior to that Stewart was delivering in Outer London including key opportunity areas in Barnet where he led on the £4.5 billion regeneration of Brent Cross Cricklewood and a new sustainable suburb in Mill Hill East.

Recently he was at Redbridge and rolled out the Capital’s first Community Infrastructure Levy. He is a contributor to the publication: Working Together: delivering Growth through Localism (September 2011).



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Michèle DixManaging Director of Planning at Transport for London (TfL)

Michèle started her career at the Greater London Council (GLC) after completing her PhD in transport and land use planning and became a chartered civil engineer through the GLC’s transport planning graduate

scheme. After 6 years of policy work, Michele joined Halcrow Fox in the private sector, where she became the Board Director of Urban Transport Planning. After 15 years working on a range of studies Michèle joined TfL as Director of Congestion Charging; implementing, running and expanding the scheme with co-Director Malcolm Murray-Clark, as well as developing the Low Emission Zone.

Since June 2007, Michele has been the Managing Director of Planning and leads TfL’s strategic thinking on the future transport needs of London, testing and challenging policies and providing clear direction on appropriate transport solutions for the future. Current studies include air quality, health, accessibility policies and major schemes such as the Northern Line Extension, Crossrail 2, integration of HS2 in London, new east London River Crossings, and new south London rail/tram links. She is also leading on TfL’s aviation work for the Mayor and on the development of the Ultra Low Emission Zone for Central London. She is responsible for the TfL’s development planning work, ensuring development and transport are well integrated to support London’s growth.

@TfLOfficial

Nicky Gavron AMLondon Assembly Member (Chair of Assembly Planning Committee and Labour group spokesperson on planning)

Nicky has been chair of the cross-party Planning Committee for six years.

In 2000 she became the first statutory Deputy Mayor of London with responsibility for the London Plan, strategic planning, and

London’s response to climate change. She has a track record in urban policy development for every level of government. In particular, she has been at the forefront of developing land-use, transport and environmental planning policies to make London a sustainable city. She has a deep interest in affordable housing and sustainable development, and links housing policy to other progressive agendas.

@nickygavron

Planning Ahead – Further Alterations to theLondon Plan and TfL 2050 Infrastructure Plan 2.30 – 3.30


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Cath RansonRTPI President 2014

Cath is Development Plans and Conservation Manager for Pembrokeshire County Council and Chair of the Special Fund Panel for Planning Summer School.

She has an honours degree in Geology (University of Wales,

Swansea), a part time postgraduate diploma in Town and Country Planning (Bristol Polytechnic) and a post-graduate certificate in Leadership for Collaboration (Bangor University). She has had a varied and interesting career with local authorities in South West Wales, the Welsh Government and Snowdonia National Park Authority, spanning planning policy, urban regeneration, economic development, environmental project implementation, research and improvement.

@CathRanson



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Tessa Jowell DBE (Keynote speaker)MP for Dulwich and West Norwood

Tessa Jowell has represented the London constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood, as its Member of Parliament since 1992. She served as a Minister throughout the last UK Labour Government, with 8 of 13 years

in the Cabinet. Tessa was responsible for the implementation of the national childcare programme, Sure Start, the BBC Charter, the economic growth of independent production and new media regulation.

As Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, she pioneered London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is credited with bringing the entire government behind the bid. Tessa became Olympics Minister in 2005 and secured the budget, oversaw the governance, the procurement of all the venues, the international, national and regional programmes and funding for elite athletes. She served on the Olympic Board for the entire 10 year duration of the Olympic and Paralympics project. In 2012 Tessa was made a Dame for her political and charitable services.

@jowellt

Planning: The Solution 4.00 – 5.00


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1. Cities Alive: Delivering multiple benefits from green infrastructureCorinne Swain (Arup), Hannah Wright (Arup) and Daniel Raven-Ellison

An additional 9,000 hectares of accessible green space is proposed in the London Infrastructure Plan consultation. Together with the spotlight on garden suburbs, this is testament to the significance of green infrastructure. There are exciting opportunities for a healthier and more resilient London. But with local authorities under pressure, how can we galvanise green infrastructure delivery to ensure benefits are realised? This session aims to explore the value of green infrastructure and how it can be delivered.

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2. Future Proofing London: Infrastructure for a Vibrant CityPaul White (Atkins) and Martin Tedder (Atkins)

London may be the best for business, but without serious investment in infrastructure, quality of life in London will continue to deteriorate and impact on the attractiveness of the city for investment. How has infrastructure influenced the city’s development? How can the synergy between different types of infrastructure bring benefits to communities? How can it unlock economic value?

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3. Growing London – Up or Out?Jonathan Manns (Colliers International), John Dickie (London First) and Tom Venables (AECOM)

London’s continued success as a place to live, work and visit depends fundamentally on its ability to accommodate growth and meet increasing housing need. This city has reached its highest population ever and is growing more quickly than at any point in history – at times it appears near bursting at the seams, driving up land values and placing increasing pressure on the green belt.

This workshop will begin to explore potential solutions for accommodating the growth London (and its surrounding region).

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Morning Workshop 10.30 – 11.15


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4. Housing – top down or bottom up approach?Jesse Honey (URS), Stuart Woodin (URS), David Carlisle (URS) and Professor Sir Roderick Floud (Haddenham Parish Council)

London’s objectively assessed housing need requires urgent action and innovation at all spatial levels (regional, borough/district and neighbourhood). This workshop explores the tensions between top down and bottom up planning approaches and discusses the future role of permitted development and area-wide permissions: ■How should neighbourhood plans contribute to

meeting London’s need? Are NDOs and CRtBOs a viable solution?

■Can Housing Zones and LDOs help to speed up delivery and are they capable of providing the type of housing required?

Could these mechanisms be applied in concert with other emerging solutions e.g. self-build/custom build, garden cities, urban extensions and/or development corporations?

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5. Connected CityAndrew Dorrian (TfL) and Ian Birch (TfL)

TfL is keen to glean the views of planners on the central question around how we accommodate an extra 3 million people in London and what form of city do we want to be? The proposal is to focus on housing and use 4 models in the 2050 infrastructure plan for debate to get a view of the opportunities of challenges of each model with the transport implications set out.

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6. Planning across boundaries – is there a governance gap?Joe Kilroy (RTPI), Duncan Bowie (University of Westminster) and John McGill (London Stansted Cambridge Consortium)

The future well-being of communities and the creation of more and better jobs in a competitive economy and is being put at risk by the failure to integrate the provision of housing and necessary infrastructure and services across local authority boundaries according to the RTPI’s Strategic Planning Beyond Co-operation paper.

This is certainly the case in London where over 1 million people per day commute across the Greater London boundaries, yet strategic planning does not reflect this functional economic area. In addition population projections for the next 20 years indicate that population growth will need to be accommodated beyond London’s metropolitan boundaries.

This workshop will focus on these issues and consider how growth should be managed at a city-regional level. It will consider whether the Duty to Co-operate is working, whether there is a governance gap and how this could be plugged.

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Afternoon Workshop 1.45 – 2.30


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RTPI Centenary partners

AECOM is one of the world’s foremost planning and design firms.

AECOM is dedicated to creating, enhancing and sustaining the world’s built, natural and social environments. Our designers, engineers, economists, planners, scientists, cost consultants and project managers use their expertise and commitment to excellence to craft innovative solutions to make the world a better place. This global collaborative community draws on a network of 45,000 staff in over 150 countries to assure positive outcomes for clients in market sectors as diverse as commercial property, infrastructure, education, culture, healthcare, sports, leisure and residential.

We work with emerging and developed cities around the world to create environmentally, socially and economically sustainable solutions to challenges brought about by rapid urbanisation and climate change. By harnessing this knowledge and experience, we are able to deliver projects that improve quality of life by making it easier to get around a city, create better workplaces, provide well-designed homes, enhance public spaces, and help deliver better utilities such as energy and water. Above all, AECOM aims to develop solutions that answer local needs. We know the importance of local context, local culture, local climate, and help people play an active role in shaping their future.

www.aecom.com

KDH delivers a bespoke recruitment service to both individuals and businesses in the property industry. The strength and depth of our relationships with our clients and candidates is what sets our team apart from any competitors. Careful research continually drives our success in matching great candidates with hard to fill roles. Set up in 2011, KDH is growing fast. Our particular expertise lies within planning but we also cover surveying and architecture. We work with consultancies, developers and funds across the UK and assist individuals at every stage of their careers. We consistently strive to give every client and candidate the time and attention to properly understand their needs and goals. We work with energy, commitment and patience until those objectives are met – the positive feedback we receive is testament to the achievement of our aims.

www.kdhassociates.com


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New London Architecture (NLA) is London’s Centre for the Built Environment, founded in 2005 to provide an independent forum where professionals, politicians and the public can come to find out about, debate and discuss the changing physical shape of London.A year-round programme of events, publications and exhibitions examines all sectors of the built environment, from housing to commercial development, regeneration to infrastructure, as well as major areas of opportunity across the capital.Permanent exhibition galleries in central London, featuring the Pipers Central London Model – a 1:1500 scale model of the city – are open free of charge six days a week.www.newlondonarchitecture.org

URS Corporation is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world.

The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; information technology; and decommissioning and closure services.

URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial, oil and gas, and federal projects and programs.

With the UK head office in Basingstoke, URS Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in nearly 50 countries.

www.urs.com


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RTPI Centenary partners continued

Colliers International is a global leader in real estate services operating out of 485 offices in 63 countries. In the UK and Ireland the firm is growing rapidly and has 11 offices and over 700 full time employees. The planning team is a key platform from which the business operates across the country. It provides commercially astute planning advice to private and public sector clients, with a proactive approach to pre-empting and resolving planning issues.

The focus is on adding value, both in financial terms and the quality of service. The London planning team is expanding steadily and advises across the capital city and wider South East England. This includes a diverse range of projects from tall building and regeneration proposals to strategic land release.

www.colliers.com

Atkins is a major force in urban planning, delivering sustainable solutions throughout the world. We have an established reputation for providing imaginative, practical and independent advice, taking projects of all kinds and sizes, for both public and private sector clients, from initial study to completion.

A major strength is our multidiscipline capability which equips us to address the economic, social, physical and environmental aspects of any development in a fully integrated manner and our planners lead many large multidiscipline projects.

Our planners are passionate about making a real difference whatever project they are working on, large or small and wherever it is in the world. Atkins’ Zoe Green was recently awarded Young Planner of the Year at the 2014 RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence and we were also shortlisted for a further three awards.

www.atkinsglobal.com


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At their best, developments create shared and sustained benefits for both investors in projects or developments and the local communities and environments in which developments occur. At Arup, we understand the planning challenges and issues faced by clients in both the private and public sectors.

Arup approaches all projects in a holistic manner by applying an integrated planning approach. Bespoke teams of planners from across a range of planning disciplines – policy, town planning, masterplanning, environment, sustainability and transport – work closely together across the UK. We combine our technical understanding of integrated urban systems – including transport, energy, waste, information systems, socio-economics, microclimate and ecology – with community aspirations to deliver desirable places that can evolve for future generations.

www.arup.com

TfL’s role is to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) and to manage services across the Capital for which the Mayor is responsible. TfL Planning ensures that the strategic direction of transport meets the economic, social and environmental needs of London. The department is heavily involved in the drafting of the MTS and the transport policies of the London Plan.

Modelling is undertaken to develop infrastructure studies or to inform transport schemes. Monitoring takes place to understand how people are travelling on the network. The Travel in London Report is produced yearly and is an extremely useful tool when making strategic decisions on new developments. The department assesses planning applications and policy documents, and manages planning and environmental consents for the whole of the department.

www.tfl.gov.uk


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The Great Green Belt Debate