Lyn Garner has today (17 December 2024) been appointed to the New
Towns Taskforce. She will replace Eamonn Boylan who will stand
down from the Taskforce ahead of starting his new role as interim
Chief Executive of Homes England in January 2025.
As previously announced,
Eamonn Boylan will start in his new role as interim Chief
Executive of Homes England from 15 January 2025. Eamonn will
therefore stand down as a member of the New Towns Taskforce ahead
of this date.
The New Towns Taskforce is an independent advisory panel which
has been established to support the government to deliver the
next generation of new towns. To ensure that the Taskforce
maintains its independence, Eamonn has decided to stand down as a
member in early January 2025.
Eamonn has brought vital experience about large-scale
regeneration projects to the Taskforce and has shaped early
thinking on the delivery mechanisms required to ensure new towns
are successful communities. He will continue to support the
Taskforce's work in his new role, ensuring that Homes England's
delivery expertise continues to be drawn upon in the coming
months.
Today, the government has appointed Lyn Garner to the Taskforce.
Lyn is a Director and Chair of Future of London, the outgoing
Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, and
has been the Senior Professional Lead for Greater London
Authority (GLA) Group Housing Delivery since 2022. Lyn has over
25 years of experience working in leadership positions across
housing, regeneration and finance.
Lyn brings her extensive real-world large-scale delivery
experience to the Taskforce. Her valuable expertise will inform
the Taskforce's recommendations on the mechanisms and reforms
required to ensure the delivery of the next generation of New
Towns.
The New Towns Taskforce continues to make rapid progress to
present their recommendations to ministers by summer 2025. Since
September 2024, the Taskforce have met regularly to discuss the
role that our next generation of new towns can play in
kickstarting national economic growth. The Taskforce also
launched a call for evidence in November which invited local
areas to submit opportunities for large developments.
