Source: Mayor of London
London has many more high-rise homes than the English average, but how much is known about whether they work for Londoners?
A lot of work looking at the experiences of residents in tall buildings originated in the 1960s and 1970s and focused on social housing. In recent decades, there has been a shift in the types of homes being delivered by tall buildings towards private accommodation.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee will ask the Deputy Mayor for Planning, and guests from the Greater London Authority (GLA) and London Boroughs about how they set policies and make decisions around the delivery of tall buildings in London.
The guests include:
Panel 1 – 10am – 11.15am:
- Michael Ritchie, Place Shaping Manager, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Michael Forrester, Head of Development Management, Lewisham Council
Panel 2 – 11.30am – 12.30pm:
- Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
- Alan Smithies, Principal Strategic Planner, GLA
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 11 February from 10am, in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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