This seminar brought together over 150 members to explore how the City Plan 2040 and a suite of new planning documents will shape future development across the Square Mile.
The event opened with a keynote address from Shravan Joshi MBE (Planning & Transportation Deputy Chairman, City of London Corporation) outlining how the City Plan 2040 can be turned from vision to delivery through development, sustained growth and continued partnerships between the City Corporation, the CPA and the wider real estate sector.
Following a planning policy update from Rob McNicol (Assistant Director – Planning Policy & Strategy, City of London Corporation), a panel of policymakers and industry experts discussed the City’s rapidly diversifying workforce and the ways AI is reshaping occupier needs. Speakers also highlighted the importance of cultural venues, active ground floors and development that works with heritage to support a vibrant, seven‑day‑a‑week destination.
Our speakers included:
- Gudrun Andrews, Head of Planning Policy, City of London Corporation
- Shravan Joshi MBE, Planning & Transportation Deputy Chairman, City of London Corporation
- Rob McNicol, Assistant Director – Planning Policy & Strategy, City of London Corporation
- Alastair Moss, Partner, Hill Dickinson
- Ross Sayers, CPA Chair & Head of Development Management, Landsec
- Maxwell Shand, Co-Founder, Yard Nine
- Marissa Stenning, Associate Director, Turner & Townsend alinea
- Simon Swietochowski, CPA Board and Development Director, BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts
