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New Towns: Practical Delivery

Inquiry

The report New Towns: Laying the Foundations was published 25 October 2025. The Government response was published 28 January 2026 and the report was debated 10 June 2026.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 12:01am on 23 May 2025.

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Past events

Thursday 17 July 2025
9:45am Private
10:00am Public
New Towns: Practical Delivery - Oral evidence 17 July 2025
10:00am
  • Joanna Key (Director General, Regeneration, Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Lise-Anne Boissiere (Co-Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Matthew Pennycook MP (Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 8 July 2025
10:30am Private
10:45am Public
New Towns: Practical Delivery - Oral evidence 8 July 2025
10:45am
  • Tom Chance (Chief Executive at Community Land Trust Network)
  • Dr Hugh Ellis (Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA))
  • Paul Thomas (Director of Planning and Placemaking at Milton Keynes City Council)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 1 July 2025
10:30am Private
10:45am Public
New Towns: Practical Delivery - Oral evidence 1 July 2025
10:45am
  • Ian Woodcroft (Head of Policy and Government Relations at Construction Industry Training Board (CITB))
  • Robbie Calvert (Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI))
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 17 June 2025
10:30am Private
10:45am Public
New Towns: Practical Delivery - Oral evidence 17 June 2025
10:45am
  • Anne Ogundiya (Director of Development and Masterplanning at Beyond the Red Line)
  • Katja Stille (Director of Planning & Urban Design at Tibbalds)
  • Kathryn Firth (Director in Cities, Planning & Design at Arup)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

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  • Email: builtenvironment@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3616 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Built Environment Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW