Sign up for the launch of London Property Alliance’s newest report, Good Growth in Central London.Published in partnership with Arup, this major piece of research explores potential growth scenarios for the Central Activities Zone (CAZ) across a range of indices including office space, employment, housing and economic output.
Hosted at Sky HUB in Victoria, this breakfast seminar will explore the key themes of the report, including what good and balanced growth looks like across the CAZ, the key trends and policies shaping central London’s economic growth and how to balance sustainability and net zero ambitions with the principles of good growth.
The event will feature a keynote speech from Howard Dawber (Deputy Mayor for Business, Greater London Authority), who provided the report’s foreword and a short presentation on the key findings of the report from its author Matthew Dillon (Global Economics Skills Leader, Arup). This will be followed by an expert panel discussion, with panellists being announced shortly.
Join us for our annual NextGen Summer Reception, bringing together young property professionals from across the CPA and WPA networks. This year’s reception will be held on the terrace of G&T's London offices in Fitzrovia and will feature a keynote speech from Muyiwa Oki, the youngest-ever President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Date: Wednesday 17 July
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Gardiner & Theobald, 10 South Crescent, WC1E 7BD
Future-proofing national policy to support sustainable development
Policy makers from central London local authorities, the Greater London Authority and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities joined a London Property Alliance roundtable to discuss the key findings and recommendations our upcoming report - Retrofit First, Not Retrofit Only: Future-proofing national policy to support sustainable development.
Produced in collaboration with Savills, the report examines the need for clearer national guidance to help local councils make informed and balanced decisions around future development, and follows on from our popular member seminar in March. You can preview some of the key findings and recommendations in our report slideshere ahead of its upcoming publication.
London Leaders interviews
Ahead of next month’s General Election, we’ve interviewed the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates vying to be the next MP for Cities of London and Westminster – one of the few genuinely three-way races in Greater London.
All three interviews were conducted exclusively for our monthly Politics and Planning newsletter, sent to joint CPA and WPA members.
LPA’s Chief Economic Advisor Alexander Jan provided an insightful update on how the London office market has fared globally at EG’s Future of the Workplace conference. Drawing on the findings of our Global Cities Survey, Alex concluded that there’s cause for optimism with London having the most buoyant prime office market when compared against its key global city peer cities of New York, Paris, Berlin and Hong Kong.
You can read our latest Global Cities Survey here.
UKREiiF Drinks Reception
Back in May, nearly 300 guests attended our reception in Leeds, which featured a fantastic line up of speakers including, Shravan Joshi MBE, Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee at the City of London Corporation, Melissa Román Burch, Chief Operating Officer at the New York City Economic Development Corporation and Dr Wei Yang, Cofounder and CEO at the Digital Task Force for Planning.
This event was held in partnership with the Institute of Directors, Property & Built Environment Group and Sheffield Property Association and was sponsored by WPA member Gowling WLG.
The Greater London Authority’s 19th Annual Monitoring Report, the first paper to monitor the London Plan 2021, reveals that the KPI for office space capacity is being met. The current ratio of planning permissions for office space is 8.7 times the average office construction starts over the past three years, with this high ratio likely resulting from a decline in new office projects starting following uncertainties arising post-pandemic. Read the full report here.
LPA responds to Accelerated Planning System consultation
In our response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, we welcome proposals that would accelerate decision-making but caution that without proper safeguards, speed could sacrifice councils’ ability to fully consider complex planning applications. Read our response here.
Camden Council approves new Statement of Community Involvement
The new statement, which was approved following consultation earlier this year, sets out how the Council will consult and engage with the community through the planning process. Read the statement here.
Southwark Council approves plans to redevelop former Mulberry Business Park
Planning Committee (Major Applications) A unanimously approved the application for construction of 135 co-living units with first-floor commercial units, spread across two 13- and 14-storey buildings. Read the application here.
General Election update
Labour selects Camden Council leader for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale
Georgia Gould has been selected as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Queen’s Park and Maida Vale constituency, previously Westminster North. This follows the decision of incumbent Labour MP Karen Buck to stand down. Read more here.
Other news and updates
London office market going strong as more new projects emerge
The latest London Office Crane Survey from Deloitte has found that the total volume of new starts between October 2023 and March 2024 came in at 4.2m sq ft across 42 projects. Read more here.
Mark Wild named new CEO of Britain’s high-speed rail project
Former Crossrail CEO Mark Wild OBE has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd to lead the completion of the high-speed railway. Read more here.
Cultural Intelligence during a time of global conflict
Priya Aggarwal-Shah, LPA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee member and founder of PREACH Inclusion, has written a blog on the importance of recognising and adapting to cultural differences, building on the Alliance’s recent Faith & Religion Guidebook. Read Priya’s blog here.
Partner events and resources
FindingYourPlace conference
NLA’s half-day conference will consider the talent and skills needed for a better built environment. LPA’s Communications Manager Alice Dale will be amongst the speakers, discussing the key challenges and opportunities facing NextGen networks in the industry.
Date: Monday 24 June
Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: The London Centre, 3 Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HHX
This one-day conference held by Movers & Shakers will bring together experts, thinkers, and creatives – including LPA’s Chief Economic Advisor Alex Jan – to discuss how the creative and property industries can work together on a shared mission to drive inclusive, and equitable, economic growth.
Date: Wednesday 26 June
Time: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Venue: Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG
Movers & Shakers is a membership forum which provide premium events that bring together the real estate industry and the public sector. Find out more here.
This annual event brings together industry leaders, policy makers and trailblazers to share latest thinking and help drive equitable and sustainable investment and development across the city.
The focus for LREF 2024 is Reimagine, where they will challenge the industry to look at new models for funding, delivery and management to support the key challenges of our times.
As a key partner to LREF we are able to offer WPA and CPA members £100 off ticket prices using the code: LPALREF
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