Harlow & Gilston Garden Town’s Joint Committee provides unified leadership from the initiative’s five council partners and will deliver the ambitious spatial growth proposals that feature across each of their local plans.
The new governance model is setting a foundation and blueprint for future similar sized projects nationally and will maximise the opportunities that propel Harlow & Gilston into a go-to-destination for housing, education, employment, leisure and retail.
HGGT’s Joint Committee will not only deliver exciting regeneration for Harlow but leverage the investment that will benefit existing residents first, before supporting new residents as they come to join the Garden Town communities.
You can read the Inter-Authority Agreement for the HGGT Joint Committee by clicking here.Â
The Members are supported by the following senior officers:
PAULA HIRST
Director, Harlow & Gilston Garden Town
HELEN STANDEN
Interim Chief Executive, East Herts District Council
PETER ALSOP
Asst Director, Planning & Garden Town
Harlow District Council
COLIN HAIGH
Assistant Director Growth & Place, Hertfordshire County Council
JENNIFER GOULD
Chief Operating Officer, Epping Forest District Council
JONATHAN SCHIFFERES
Head of Housing Growth and Garden Communities, Essex County Council
24 June 2026
5.30pm
Venue: Council Chamber in the Civic Centre, The Water Gardens, College Square, Harlow CM20 1WG
Contact: G Woodhall, Democratic Services EFDC. Tel: (01992) 564243
24 June 2026
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