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High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry

Inquiry

The inquiry will examine the future role of the high street in contributing to the local economy and the health, cohesion and cultural life of the local community and the challenges faced amid changing demographic, technological and other trends in recent decades.

It will also look at how local areas are planning for the future of their high streets and town centres and creating the conditions to sustain them in the years ahead, as well as whether councils have the planning, licensing, tax raising and other tools needed to help local areas flourish.

Terms of Reference

  • The role of high streets and town centres in contributing to the local economy and the health, wellbeing, cohesion and cultural life of the local community
  • The economic, demographic, social and technological challenges facing high streets and town centres and how they are likely to develop over the next ten years
  • How high streets and town centres are adapting to meet these challenges, the conditions necessary for sustainability, for example, residential development and related infrastructure, and how local areas are planning for the future
  • The outlook for high streets and town centres that cannot rely on consumer spending and business growth and investment
  • Whether councils have the planning, licensing, tax raising and other tools needed to help local areas flourish and how they make use of these
  • The legacy of the Government’s previous work on the high street, including the Portas Pilots, the Future High Streets Forum and the Great British High Street

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 8 January 2019
4:00pm Public
High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry - Oral evidence 8 January 2019
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 19 December 2018
2:15pm Public
High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry - Oral evidence 19 December 2018
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Monday 17 December 2018
3:45pm Public
High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry - Oral evidence 17 December 2018
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Monday 3 December 2018
3:30pm Public
High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry - Oral evidence 3 December 2018
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 1975 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 7556 (media inquiries)
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA