British Land’s Emma Cariaga (pictured) will chair a new panel advising the government on sustainable economic and housing growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
Cariaga, the joint head of British Land’s Canada Water development, will lead a team advising on issues including design, sustainability and investment models. The panel will report to housing minister Christopher Pincher.
“The past 18 months have highlighted the importance of the quality of the places in which we live, work and enjoy ourselves,” Cariaga said. “It is great to see those opportunities to bring forward well-planned places that make the most of existing, proposed and emerging infrastructure are being properly considered.
“As a panel, we will explore a range of subjects – including design, finance models and sustainability – that will be vital for these places to get right if they are to serve present and future communities. I look forward to getting started.”
The panel was announced as the government launched a 12-week digital consultation on a vision for the Arc, the first of tree consultations that will guide a new Spatial Framework over the next two years.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for people across the arc to make their voice heard and help create the future for their community that they want to see,” said Pincher. “Both the Spatial Framework consultation and expert advisory panel will help us to ensure the Oxford-Cambridge Arc will be a great place to live and work – now and in the decades to come.”
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