This document provides an agenda and summaries from a report and panel discussion on affordable and flexible workspace in London. The agenda outlines a welcome, report summary, panel responses, moderated discussion, and concluding thoughts on the topic of workspace that works for businesses in London. The report themes included affordable workspace, space for start-ups, temporary workspace, workspace in council-owned property, industrial/maker spaces, outer London workspace, and sector-specific workspace. Recommendations focused on planning, property development, business support, and measuring social impact. Panel responses discussed Lambeth Council's approach to workspace in Brixton and Loughborough Junction, including planning policies, partnerships, place-making, and creating a

1. Report launch
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Tuesday, 21 February 2017
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2. 9:30 Welcome
Lisa Taylor, Future of London
9:35 Report summary
Alexei Schwab, Future of London
Amanda Robinson, Future of London
9:50 Responses from panel
Tom Bridgman, LB Lambeth
Christina Hayman, Makerversity
Ian Dubber, Workspace Group
10:15 Moderated discussion
10:35 Concluding thoughts and next steps
10:40 Networking
11:00 Close
Agenda
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3. Report summary
Alexei Schwab, Head of Programme, Future of London
Amanda Robinson, Research & Programme Manager, Future of
London
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4. Workspace that Works

5. Report themes:
• Affordable workspace
• Space for start-ups
• Meanwhile workspace
• Workspace in council-owned property
• Industrial, artist and maker spaces
• Workspace beyond central London
• Sector-specific workspace

6. Affordable workspace

7. Start-up workspace

8. Meanwhile workspace

9. Industrial, artist and
maker space

10. Workspace in council-
owned property

11. Outer London
workspace

12. Sector-specific workspace

13. Recommendations
Planning & Strategy
• Benchmark existing typologies and rents, monitor
change over time
• Take an area-wide approach and encourage
diversity of supply
• Build on existing local economies and identified
needs in the London economy
• Set desired outcomes first; measure progress against
agreed metrics

14. • Protect existing workspace and industrial land and
seek reprovision in case of development
• Planning policy should give detailed guidance on
what types of workspace are suitable, including
advice on design and management
• Help establish pathways for growing businesses and
ensure availability of move-on space
Recommendations
Planning & Strategy

15. • Use public-sector property to provide workspace
• Act as an intermediary between developers and
operators
• Design the space to fit the use-case
Property & development
Recommendations

16. • In meanwhile space, plan for development phase
and have path in place for tenants
• Build potential of flexible workspace as a ground-
floor use
• Explore options for industrial densification
Recommendations
Property & development

17. • Tailor business support to sector and characteristics
of tenants
• Review tenants regularly
• Be aware of workspace operators’ business support
needs
Recommendations
Business support

18. • Measure social impact (internal and external)
• Use standardised measures to evaluate impact
• Encourage skill-sharing between tenants
Recommendations
Business support

19. Responses
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20. Response
Tom Bridgman
Delivery Lead, Investment & Growth, LB Lambeth
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21. Workspace provision in Brixton &
Loughborough Junction
Tom Bridgman
Lambeth Council

22. London projected
860,000 jobs (2011-36)
Net loss of 2.2m sqft of
B1a in Lambeth since
2007
New workspace key to
Brixton town centre’s
resilience
The right workspace is
vital in moving towards
more balanced local
economy

23. Our approach to workspace in Brixton & LJ
1) Planning policies – protecting & promoting
workspace
2) Partnership working - matching space with
operators/investors
3) Place-making - public realm, mixed use &
better town centre management (inc BID)
4) Creating a range of new workspaces that
- Provide space typologies to meet need
- Address market failure by promoting
affordable &/or flexible space– for lower
value and/or new or growing business
- Drive social and/or financial value
- Support enterprise, jobs and local spend
- Increase the local tax base

24. Low Threshold Enterprise Space
e.g.
LJWorks
LJ arches

25. Drive value from our
own assets…
e.g.
Brixton Central
Lambeth Town Hall
Creating “Lambeth
Works” to manage our
portfolio of workspace
& better engage with
private sector

26. Meanwhile use of our
assets…
e.g.
Pop Brixton
International House
- learning by doing
- testing demand
- activating space
- delivering economic &
social outcomes quickly
Maybe even making
some money…

27. Finally…
Benefits of area-wide
approach…
Create enterprise
culture – Brixton as
place of work & greater
than the sum of its
parts
Balancing social &
economic benefits
between sites e.g.
Impact Hub
Create complementary
activities e.g. Pop &
LJWorks
Better able to
distribute uses to the
right sites

28. Response
Christina Hayman
General Manager, Makerversity
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39. Response
Ian Dubber
Head of Planning, Workspace Group
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50. Discussion
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51. Next steps:
• Future London Leaders Proposals
for London, 15 March
• Placemaking programme –
roundtables and visits
• 2017 workspace matching event
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email events@futureoflondon.org.uk
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52. Thank you
futureoflondon.org.uk
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