Khan appoints London Legacy Development Corporation head as new housing delivery lead

Before joining LLDC, Ms Garner was strategic director of regeneration, planning and development at Haringey Council. 

She has also held senior leadership roles at Hammersmith & Fulham Council and previously spent a year on secondment at the GLA as executive director for development and environment.

Ms Garner will remain chief executive of LLDC alongside her role as senior professional lead. 

Her appointment to the role follows the publication of Lord Bob Kerslake’s review of housing delivery in the capital. 

The review made a number of recommendations to the GLA, including advice on how City Hall could establish its own development company. 

Mr Khan pledged to set up his own developer as part of his 2021 election manifesto, however Lord Kerslake’s review recommended that direct delivery of housing via a developer should not be considered until the next mayoral term.

In the meantime, it recommended that the GLA should strengthen its existing development activities, such as land assembly.

Mr Khan said: “It’s vital that we maximise the number of genuinely affordable homes built on land owned by the GLA Group and, with her skills and experience, Lyn Garner is well placed to co-ordinate the changes required to improve collaboration and speed up the delivery of much-needed homes for Londoners.”

Ms Garner said: “It’s a privilege to be asked to co-ordinate the delivery of housing on behalf of the mayor. There is huge potential and a genuine commitment among all involved to use our landholdings to tackle London’s housing crisis. In these times of continuing uncertainty we must use the skills and experience we have to drive the existing programme and explore all avenues to deliver even more.”