In the 2021-22 financial year, the latest estimates indicate that 1.6 million Londoners are disabled, representing 17 per cent of the population.[1]
The built environment can present extensive challenges for disabled people, as the design, layout and supply of homes, public spaces and transport modes can play a significant role in accessibility and inclusivity.[2]
The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee will meet tomorrow to investigate how London’s planning system considers the needs of disabled Londoners, building on recent work where the Committee wrote to the Mayor in May, urging him to ensure disabled Londoners are at the heart of the planning system. This is to ensure that London continues to improve its accessibility as work begins on the next London Plan.
The Committee will hear directly from disabled Londoners on the challenges they face on a daily basis navigating London’s built environment, as well as hearing from the Greater London Authority (GLA) on the work the Mayor is doing to make London more accessible.
Guests at the meeting include:
Panel 1: 10:00am-12:00pm
- Laura Vicinanza, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Inclusion London
- Hallie Banish, Campaigns and Communications Manager, Ruils
- Dr Teri Okoro, Founder and Director, TOCA architects and Design Council expert
- Jane Wilmot OBE, Chair, Hammersmith and Fulham Disability Forum Planning Group
Panel 2: 12:15pm – 1.15pm
- Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
- Lisa Fairmaner, Head of London Plan and Growth
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 28 November from 10am, in the Chamber, at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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Notes to editors
- Gov.uk, Family Resources Survey: financial year 2021 to 2022, March 202
- House of Commons, Women and Equalities Committee, Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment, April 2017
- Full agenda papers.
- Sakina Sheikh AM, Chair of the Planning and Regeneration Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Planning and Regeneration Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more information, please contact Tony Smyth in the Assembly Media Office on 07510 488715. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.