Responding to the announcement of the 12 locations recommended for development by the New Towns Taskforce, Jonathan Seager, Policy Delivery Director at BusinessLDN, said:
“It’s positive to see the Government earmarking two sites in London for the development of new towns, following our recommendations to the taskforce last year. London’s acute housing need, political frameworks and infrastructure potential make it the ideal place for getting shovels in the ground quickly on new 10,000 home settlements.
“Delivering a thriving new town in Thamesmead depends on extending the Docklands Light Railway to the area – the private sector stands ready to work with the public sector to make the project happen, learning lessons from innovative financing models that have had success in other parts of the city.
“The bodies established to deliver new towns must be given the powers and funding needed to make projects a success.”
BusinessLDN’s ‘the case for a new town in London’ was published in December 2024.