Greg Clark | Articles/speeches

25 JAN 2012

Civic leadership for strong cities: Speech at debate on elected mayors hosted by Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

I'm delighted to have this opportunity to speak alongside Lord Adonis and Lord Heseltine, who have done so much to galvanise the debate on the future of our cities. It's also an honour to share a stage with Mike Ward and Sir Peter, each of whom brings so much passion and intelligence to working for...

23 JAN 2012

The power to prosper: A speech at the launch of Cities Outlook 2012

In 2005, humanity became a mostly urban species. For the first time in the history of the world, there were more people living in cities than outside of them. By 2050 it is projected that cities will account for three-quarters of the global population. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that cit...

06 AUG 2011

Reforming planning for future generations

The French have an admirable phrase - "why make it complicated when you can make it simple?" That sentiment would not have found much favour with my predecessors. Last year when I began to rethink national planning policy, I asked for copies of the existing policy. It had to be carried into my offi...

25 JUL 2011

Greg Clark's Foreword to National Planning Policy Framework

The purpose of planning is to help achieve sustainable development. Sustainable means ensuring that better lives for ourselves don't mean worse lives for future generations. Development means growth. We must accommodate the new ways by which we will earn our living in a competitive world. We must ...

14 JUN 2011

A new settlement for planning: A speech to the Royal Town Planning Institute

It's a striking fact that the people gathered together in this room will, collectively, have a greater impact on the way Britain will live during the decades ahead than almost any gathering of people of a similar size anywhere in the UK. The way our cities, towns and villages will look. How amenab...

10 FEB 2011

Sustainable development through local empowerment: The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Annual Lecture

It's a privilege to be here today and to follow in the illustrious footsteps of those who have given this lecture in the past. The spirit of the CPRE is people's sense of connection to the place where they live. By and large people live where they do by choice, and they love where they live. They u...

02 FEB 2011

Pro-localism and pro-development: A speech to the Adam Smith Institute

All nations are shaped by geography and history. America is founded on an idea of limitless freedom and space. Historically, if you disagreed with someone, you could head West. The answer to conflict about access to limited resources was the wagon train. In this country, the answer was the orderly ...

24 JAN 2011

The opportunity of neighbourhood planning: A speech to the Planning Officers Society

Planning is more than a job: it is a vocation. It helps people articulate their aspirations and ambitions for the place where they live. It promotes local prosperity, safeguards the environment, and expresses the unique character that makes different places special. This is a unique and incredibly v...

30 NOV 2010

Community engagement and the planning system: A speech to the Town and Country Planning Association

I'm pleased to be here today to set out some of the next steps in Government's proposals for putting communities in control of their own destiny through the planning system; and delighted to be able to say more about how the forthcoming Localism Bill will change planning for the better. But let me ...

18 NOV 2010

Open source planning in action: A speech to Localis

Many thanks to Localis for hosting us today. Localis are a think-tank on local matters who have made national politicians sit up and pay attention on issues from town hall finance, to personalising public services, to cutting back regulation. Your director Alex Thomson helped shape many of the idea...

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