3rd Report - New Towns: Creating Communities
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Select Committee · Built Environment Committee
New Towns: Creating Communities
Status: Open
Opened: 27 Oct 2025
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Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 21 Jan 2026 |
Oral Evidence Session
Lise-Anne Boissiere · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,
The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP · Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| 9 Dec 2025 |
Public session
Brett Leahy · Enfield Council,
Niall Bolger · Belport
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| 2 Dec 2025 |
Oral Evidence Session
Amanprit Arnold · Disability Urbanism,
Councillor Holly Bruce · Scottish Green Party,
Dinah Bornat · ZCD Architects
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| 25 Nov 2025 |
Public session
Julia Thrift · Town and Country Planning Association,
Professor Rachel Sara · Birmingham School of Architecture,
Professor Susan Parham · University of Hertfordshire Urbanism Unit
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| 18 Nov 2025 |
Public session
Kevin McGeough · Ebbsfleet Development Corporation,
Paula Bond · Northstowe Arts,
Rhiannon Corcoran · University of Liverpool
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| 11 Nov 2025 |
Public session
Ben Pentreath · Ben Pentreath Ltd,
Edwin Heathcote · Financial Times,
Lucy Musgrove OBE · Publica,
Phineas Harper,
Will Cousins · Pooleyville
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| 4 Nov 2025 |
Evidence session
Catherine Williams · The Home Builders Federation (HBF),
Daisy Narayanan MBE · The Crown Estate,
Paul Augarde · Augarde & Partners
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Amanprit Arnold · Founder and Director | Disability Urbanism | 1 |
| Ben Pentreath · Founder | Ben Pentreath Ltd | 1 |
| Brett Leahy · Executive Director for Environment and Communities | Enfield Council | 1 |
| Catherine Williams · Planning Director | The Home Builders Federation (HBF) | 1 |
| Councillor Holly Bruce · Councillor for Langside Ward at Glasgow City Council | Scottish Green Party | 1 |
| Daisy Narayanan MBE · Public Realm Director | The Crown Estate | 1 |
| Dinah Bornat · co-director | ZCD Architects | 1 |
| Edwin Heathcote · Architecture and Design Critic | Financial Times | 1 |
| Julia Thrift · Director of Healthier Place-making | Town and Country Planning Association | 1 |
| Kevin McGeough · Head of Strategy and Placemaking | Ebbsfleet Development Corporation | 1 |
| Lise-Anne Boissiere · Co-Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
| Lucy Musgrove OBE · Founding Director | Publica | 1 |
| Niall Bolger · consultant and non-exec director | Belport | 1 |
| Paul Augarde · Director | Augarde & Partners | 1 |
| Paula Bond · Head | Northstowe Arts | 1 |
| Phineas Harper | — | 1 |
| Professor Rachel Sara · Oscar Naddermier Professor of Architecture | Birmingham School of Architecture | 1 |
| Professor Susan Parham · Director | University of Hertfordshire Urbanism Unit | 1 |
| Rhiannon Corcoran · Professor of Psychology and Public Mental Health | University of Liverpool | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP · Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Will Cousins · Partner | Pooleyville | 1 |