There was a full room at our first breakfast seminar of the year, on the planning policy landscape in 2025, hosted at Landsec’s Victoria HQ.
Members were updated on the key, local, regional and national policies, including Westminster City Council’s Partial Review of its City Plan, the London Plan and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Our speakers included:
- Marcus Geddes, WPA Chair & Managing Director, Workplace, Landsec
- Andrea Merrington, WPA Planning and Sustainability Committee Chair & Director of Planning and Place, HDWE (panel chair)
- Kerry Greeves, Director, Arup
- Will Lingard, WPA Planning Consultants’ Group & Senior Director, CBRE
- Helena Morris, WPA Planning & Sustainability Committee & Development Director, Stanhope
- James Wickham, WPA Planning Consultants’ Group Vice Chair & Partner, Newmark
Highlights:
Further reading:
Policy: Westminster Draft City Plan (Partial Review)
Policy response: Our response to Westminster City Council’s draft Retrofit Policy
Report: Delivering Good Growth in Westminster
Report: Good Growth in Central London
Speech: Marcus Geddes, WPA Chair’s keynote speech from the 2024 WPA Annual Lunch
