Are high-rise buildings meeting London’s housing needs?

London has more than four times as many homes in high-rise buildings compared to the English average,¹ and the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy supports a shift to “higher density development through new design-led density policies”.²

But what is the impact of high-rise housing on communities, the environment, and the health and wellbeing of residents?

Tomorrow, the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee will ask guests from industry and the London Tenants Federation about issues including residents’ experiences of living in tall buildings and how they vary among different groups, the characteristics of successful tall buildings, and the extent to which high-rise buildings meet Londoners’ housing needs.

The guests are:

Panel 1 – 10am – 11.15am:

• Stuart Baillie, Partner and Head of Planning, Knight Frank
• Russell Whitehead, Director, Robert Bird Group
• Chris Edgington, Associate Director – Building Services, ARUP

Panel 2 – 11.30am – 12.30pm:

• Kath Scanlon, Distinguished Policy Fellow and Deputy Director, LSE London
• Pat Turnbull, Regional Delegate, London Tenants Federation

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 28 January 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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