Densifying the suburbs
The next London Plan, with its much higher housing targets, will increase the pressure for higher densities in the suburbs. It could guide high-density housing / mixed-use development to high accessibility locations. The shape of the new strategy will be a key issue for the new London Plan.
We’ll discuss these and related issues at this Open Meeting on 29th January – please book here
Issues
- What is the vision? What should the strategy be? (Speaker: Prof. Tony Travers), and
- What would be needed to increase the density of the London suburbs? (Speaker: Ben Derbyshire)
How much should we focus on accessible locations – around stations and town centres?
We’ve invited representatives of London Boroughs plus others to explain their experience of delivering higher densities, after which there will be a panel discussion/Q&A session.
Panel members with case studies include:
- Justin Carr: Waltham Forest
- Paul Lewin: Brent
- Helen Cheesbrough: examples from Croydon and elsewhere
Date
- Thursday January 29th 2026
Time
- 18:30 - 20:30
Location
- 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL
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Opening Hour
18:00 -
Website
https://alanbaxter.co.uk/the-alan-baxter-gallery -
Phone
020 7250 1555 -
The Gallery is entered at the far end of the courtyard at 70-77 Cowcross Street, What3Words: ///driven.result.whips
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The London Forum
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Email
events@londonforum.org.uk -
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