Minister of State for Housing and Planning ()
Maximising housing delivery around Euston
Since the construction of Britain's first inter-city rail link
between London and Birmingham, Euston has been not just a
bustling London neighbourhood but a gateway to the West Midlands,
North West England, North Wales and Scotland.
However, like many of London's neighbourhoods, the need for
housing in the area around Euston Station far outstrips supply,
resulting in higher housing costs, rising levels of overcrowding
and workforce pressures. To meet the challenges and grasp the
opportunities facing this important part of our capital city,
bold action is required.
The Government is already taking forward plans for a
much-improved Euston Station, and my department is committed to
supporting the delivery of significant numbers of new homes
alongside this project. To progress that work, MHCLG has
established the Euston Housing Delivery Group in partnership with
the London Borough of Camden. This group will advise ministers
and local leaders on an ambitious housing and regeneration
initiative for Euston, assessing the shape and scale of the
opportunity for growth in the area, and acting as a driving force
for new investment in the area.
My department will work with local leaders and communities to
ensure that the redevelopment of Euston is an example of
exemplary placemaking. Housing delivery and commercial
development will be backed by the necessary social infrastructure
and amenities to create thriving new communities and bolster
existing ones. Ready access to primary healthcare, spaces in
primary and secondary schools, and access to open green spaces
for communities will be central to our vision.
Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the
prosperity of our country and the living standards of working
people. That is why it is this government's number one mission.
Regenerating Euston, at the heart of our capital city, will both
contribute to housing need locally, and support economic growth
nationally by releasing the productive potential of this historic
neighbourhood.
The Euston Housing Delivery Group
As announced in the Budget, I am appointing Bek Seeley to Chair
the Euston Housing Delivery Group. The group will:
- Assess the scale of opportunity for housing growth and
regeneration beyond the existing Euston station site.
- Identify the infrastructure, services, and green space
required to unlock maximum housing delivery.
- Consider how these housing opportunities can be delivered
across Euston, working alongside with the Department for
Transport, the Greater London Authority, and the London Borough
of Camden.
- Advise central government and local leaders on an ambitious
housing and regeneration scheme, as well as the routes to deliver
it.
Bek has worked in the public and private sectors, has held a
range of operational and commercial roles in economic
development, infrastructure, built environment and public
services, and has overseen major housing projects in London,
Birmingham and Manchester.
The Delivery Group will be made up of industry experts in urban
design, architecture, affordable housing delivery and financing
large-scale projects. Their core focus will be to develop a
trailblazing regeneration scheme, which will unlock more
investment in Euston and drive growth, benefitting the local
community and the whole nation.
We will continue to update Parliament on the work of the Delivery
Group.
