Select Committee · Built Environment Committee
New Towns: Practical Delivery
Status: Closed
Opened: 19 Mar 2025
Closed: 10 Jun 2026
1 report
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.
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Report - New Towns: Laying the Foundations | — | 25 Oct 2025 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2025 | Joanna Key · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Lise-Anne Boissiere · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Matthew Pennycook MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | View ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Dr Hugh Ellis · Town and Country Planning Association, Paul Thomas · Milton Keynes City Council, Tom Chance · Community Land Trust Network | View ↗ |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Ian Woodcroft · Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Robbie Calvert · Royal Town Planning Institute | View ↗ |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Anne Ogundiya · Beyond the Red Line, Kathryn Firth · Arup, Katja Stille · Tibbalds | View ↗ |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Maurice Lange · Centre for Cities, Steve Quartermain CBE, Vincent Goodstadt | View ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Caroline Foster · Urban & Civic PLC, Charlotte Neal · Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Melanie Leech CBE · British Property Federation (BPF) | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2025 | Dr Edward Shepherd · Cardiff University, Kathryn Jump · Shoosmiths, Miles Gibson | View ↗ |
| 13 May 2025 | Elizabeth Bundred Woodward · Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Kane Emerson · YIMBY Alliance, Professor John Sturzaker · University of Hertfordshire | View ↗ |
| 6 May 2025 | David Lunts · Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), Paul Richards · Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation | View ↗ |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Dr Maya Singer Hobbs · The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Ike Ijeh · Policy Exchange, Millie Mitchell · The Institute for Government (IfG) | View ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Dr Susan Priest · District Councils' Network (DCN), Professor Tony Travers · London School of Economics, Stephen Kelly · Greater Cambridge Shared Planning | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Ogundiya · Director of Development and Masterplanning | Beyond the Red Line | 1 |
| Caroline Foster · Development Director | Urban & Civic PLC | 1 |
| Charlotte Neal · Director of Surveying Practice | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | 1 |
| David Lunts · Chief Executive | Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) | 1 |
| Dr Edward Shepherd · Senior Lecturer | Cardiff University | 1 |
| Dr Hugh Ellis · Director of Policy | Town and Country Planning Association | 1 |
| Dr Maya Singer Hobbs · Senior research fellow | The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) | 1 |
| Dr Susan Priest · Member | District Councils' Network (DCN) | 1 |
| Elizabeth Bundred Woodward · Planning Policy Manager | Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) | 1 |
| Ian Woodcroft · Head of Policy and Government Relations | Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) | 1 |
| Ike Ijeh · Head of Housing, Architecture & Urban Space | Policy Exchange | 1 |
| Joanna Key · Director General, Regeneration, Housing and Plann… | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Kane Emerson · Head of Housing Research | YIMBY Alliance | 1 |
| Kathryn Firth · Director in Cities, Planning & Design | Arup | 1 |
| Kathryn Jump · Partner | Shoosmiths | 1 |
| Katja Stille · Director of Planning & Urban Design | Tibbalds | 1 |
| Lise-Anne Boissiere · Co-Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Hou… | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
| Matthew Pennycook MP · Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Plann… | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
| Maurice Lange · Analyst | Centre for Cities | 1 |
| Melanie Leech CBE · Chief Executive | British Property Federation (BPF) | 1 |
| Miles Gibson | — | 1 |
| Millie Mitchell · Researcher | The Institute for Government (IfG) | 1 |
| Paul Richards · Chief Executive | Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation | 1 |
| Paul Thomas · Director of Planning and Placemaking | Milton Keynes City Council | 1 |
| Professor John Sturzaker · Ebenezer Howard Chair of Planning | University of Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Professor Tony Travers · Director of LSE London and Associate Dean of the … | London School of Economics | 1 |
| Robbie Calvert · Head of Policy | Royal Town Planning Institute | 1 |
| Stephen Kelly · Joint Director of Planning and Economic Developme… | Greater Cambridge Shared Planning | 1 |
| Steve Quartermain CBE | — | 1 |
| Tom Chance · Chief Executive | Community Land Trust Network | 1 |
| Vincent Goodstadt | — | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | To cttee | New Towns Laying the Foundations - Letter from Lord Gascoigne to Matthew Pennyc… |
| 28 May 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Dr Susan Priest to Lord Gascoigne, Chairman of the Built Environmen… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · Room 4A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · Committee Room G |