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SUMMARY:Planning Reform Conference: Unlocking Sustainable Growth
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nMajor Planning reform is required to resolve supply side pressures on the housing market. Although a myriad of other factors contributes to anaemic housebuilding, the UK’s byzantine planning system has been identified by the current administration as one of the primary blockers.\n\nWith the government targeting 370,000 homes to be built per year, an increase from previous target of 300,000 the reform agenda is being watched by the private & public sector alike. This is of course compounded by the reality that from September 2023 – September 2024, only 221,500 were built according to EPC data.\n\nThe Planning Reform Conference 2025 bring together leaders from across the private, public, and charity sectors. This conference aims to enable leaders to navigate the evolving planning landscape & to drive sustainable growth of our towns and communities.\n\nAgenda\n9.00am\nRegistration\n\n9.20am\nChairs Opening Remarks\n\n09.30am\nKeynote: Policy Update: aims of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill\n\nHear from the government to understand the latest plans for encouraging house building and regeneration\nLearn how the government plans to liberalise planning near commuter belts to ensure housing is found where it is needed\nNo houses without infrastructure; hear how the government plans to fast track certain projects to ensure sustainable house building\n10.00am\nKeynote: Overcoming Barriers to House Building\n\nExplore the reasons behind the housing shortage, understanding both supply & demand issues nationwide\nLearn how different areas face different issues with respect to housebuilding\nAppreciate the interlinked factors leading to the current lack of house building\nRico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy & Market Insight, National Federation of Builders (CONFIRMED)\n\n\n\n10.30am\nQuestions & Answers\n\n10.50am\nComfort Break\n\n11.10am\nKeynote: Views from the Private Sector – Market implications & Financial viability of New Developments\n\nAddress the issues with escalating construction costs which are impacting feasibility\nLearn from successful urban regeneration projects\nHear innovative strategies to keep costs down while not sacrificing quality\nSenior Leadership, Major UK House Builder & Contractor (Invited)\n\n11.40am\nCase Study: Development in Existing Towns and Cities vs. New Towns\n\nUnderstand the balancing between urban regeneration with new communities to meet demand\nExplore the complexities of land availability, infrastructure costs, community impact, and sustainability\nExploring strategic trade-offs and best practices\n12.10pm\nQuestions & Answers\n\n12.10pm\nLunch\n\n1.20pm\nBreakout Networking\n\n2.00pm\nCase Study: Green belt developments and the forgotten stakeholder: Nature\n\nAppreciate the difficulties in identifying suitable areas for house building\nHear how ‘Grey belt’ development may alleviate pressures on greenbelt without impacting natural beauty\nAppreciate concerns of local residents and their views with respect to new developments near & on greenbelt land.\n2.30pm\nCase Study: Accelerating infrastructure to enable housebuilding\n\nUnderstand that house building targets mean very little without the requisite infrastructure to support them\nHear how infrastructure proposals can also contribute to natural spaces and net-zero targets\nLearn of the economic benefits of large scale infrastructure projects, both in the near & long term\nVanessa Strange, Head of Infrastructure Investment, Lincolnshire County Council (Invited)\n\n3.00pm\nQuestions & Answers\n\n3.20\nComfort Break\n\n3.40pm\nCase Study: Enhancing Community Engagement to overcome NIMBYism\n\nHear how engaging the local community leads to lessened community resistance\nLearn best practice to obtain stakeholder engagement and social value\nRealise additional value for communities by integrating suggestions & ideas\n4.00pm\nCase Study: Supporting Affordable and Social Housing Initiatives\n\nAddressing the growing demand for affordable and social housing\nExploring funding mechanisms and government incentives\nEnsuring inclusivity and accessibility in housing developments\nSenior leader from the Mayor of London’s ‘Affordable Housing Programme’ (Invited)\n\n4.20pm\nQuestions & Answers\n\n4.40pm\nChairs Closing Remarks \n\n5.00pm\nConference Close

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