Tue, 04 Sept
|City Hall
When Women Plan London – Housing: From Application to Occupation
London's housing crisis is the biggest issue facing the capital. At a minimum, London needs 66,000 new homes each year for at least twenty years. There is no silver bullet that will solve the capital’s housing crisis and recent housing strategies haven’t been effective.


Time & Location
04 Sept 2018, 16:30
City Hall, London SE1, UK
About the event
London's housing crisis is the biggest issue facing the capital. At a minimum, London needs 66,000 new homes each year for at least twenty years. There is no silver bullet that will solve the capital’s housing crisis and recent housing strategies haven’t been effective. So, what can we learn from women who have successfully delivered housing from “Application to Occupation?
Agenda:
16:30: Registration and Networking
17:30 – 17:35: Welcome - Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director, Land and Housing, GLA
17:35 - 17:40: Chairs address – Sara Sweeney, Planning Manager, Kitewood and Women in Planning London
17:40 – 18:00: Presentation - “Women’s role in delivering housing in London” – Claire Bennie, Director, Municipal
18:00 – 19:00: ‘Application to Occupation' - panel discussion considering housing delivering in the round
19:00 – 20:30: Networking
20:30: Close
Event Chair:
Sara Sweeny, Planning Manager, Kitewood and Women in Planning London
Speakers and panellists:
Claire Bennie, Director, Municipal and Mayor’s Design Advocate
Liz Connell, Associate Director (Planning), Countryside
Michela Hancock, Senior Development Director, Greystar
Pooja Agrawal, Principal Project Officer, GLA and Co-Founder, Public Practice
Further panellist will be announced shortly.
This event is free but booking is essential.