Sites selected for new towns to give evidence to Built Environment Committee

At 10.45am on Tuesday 9 December, the House of Lords Built Environment Committee will hear evidence from:

• Brett Leahy, Executive Director for Environment and Communities, Enfield Council
• Niall Bolger, Non-Executive Director, Belport Ltd.

This is the sixth evidence session of the second module of the committee's inquiry into new towns and expanded settlements. This module is focusing on placemaking and community building, answering the fundamental question: how can we ensure that new towns are places where people want to live and where they will thrive?

This evidence session, which is open to the public, will be held in Committee Room 2 of the House of Lords and streamed live on Parliament TV.

Questions likely to be covered in this session include:

• How will witnesses ensure that early communities will have access to all the amenities that they need?
• How will witnesses ensure that good placemaking is incorporated into plan making?
• What steps will witnesses take to ensure that the community feels fully engaged during the development process?