Does London have ‘social value’?

What does ‘social value’ mean, and how can it be used in planning decisions to give Londoners the spaces that they need?

The Planning and Regeneration Committee will tomorrow question experts, community and industry representatives, and local authorities about what social value is, how it’s measured, and how it can make a difference to Londoners.

Assembly Members will examine how Londoners who run small businesses through council-owned markets and railway arches view ‘social value’ policies, and how they would like to see the social, cultural and environmental value of community assets recognised in approaches to planning and regeneration.

The guests are:

Panel 1, 2.00pm – 3.15pm 

• Maria Adebowale-Schwarte, Commissioner for the London Sustainable Development Commission
• Tony Burton, Founder of Civic Voice and Chair of Community Review Panels in Old Oak & Park Royal and Dacorum
• Dr Myfanwy Taylor, Lecturer in Urban Economics and Planning, University College London
• Guy Battle, Chief Executive Officer at Social Value Portal
• Stephanie Edwards, Co-Founding Director of Urban Symbiotics

Panel 2, 3.30pm – 4.45pm

• Krissie Nicolson, CEO London Trades Guild
• Nicholas Kasic, Manager of Portobello Road Market and convener of the London Street Trading Benchmarking Group 
• Sarah Goldzweig, Research and Project Officer at Latin Elephant
• Stephen Biggs, Corporate Director, Community Wealth Building, London Borough of Islington 
• Bryce Tudball, Head of Spatial Planning, London Borough of Haringey

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 9 October from 2pm, 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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