London’s energy grid capacity putting housing and economic growth at risk
London needs 880,000 more new homes in the next decade, and development of industrial land and data centres will also be needed to maximise economic growth.
But there are concerns that London’s energy grid can’t support these ambitions, with the West London Alliance of seven London Boroughs calling for “urgent, targeted investment in transmission and distribution capacity”.1
Tomorrow, the Planning and Regeneration Committee will ask experts about the impact that energy constraints are having on development in West London, and what more can be done to futureproof London’s grid.
The guests are:
Panel 1:
- Andrew Dakers, Chief Executive, West London Business
- Julia Johnson, Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, Hillingdon Council
- Duncan Mckane, Senior Policy Planner, Spatial Planning Team, Hounslow Council
Panel 2:
- Barny Evans, Director, Sustainability and ESG, Turley
- Daniel Reast, Research Officer, Centre for London
The meeting will take place on Thursday, 26 June at 10am in Committee Rooms 2&3 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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Notes to editors
- Written evidence from West London Alliance to House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/138258/pdf/
- Andrew Boff AM, Deputy Chair of the Planning and Regeneration Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee.
- Read the agenda in full.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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