Recorded live, our speakers discussed the Government’s white paper “Planning for the Future” which sets out a vision of a planning system that delivers high-quality housing across England to support “levelling up”, as well as get first-time buyers on the property ladder. They discussed what is the role of design?   What can the built environment sector do to support high quality and good design? What are the next steps for the sector and the Government to ensure good design is central to development?  How will the new system be able to stop poorly designed proposals being built? How will the new system interact with the new Building Safety regime?

Speakers

Speaker 1: Chris Pincher MP, Housing Minister (recorded segment)

Speaker 2: Cllr David Simmonds CBE MP, Chair of the APPG on Housing and Planning and Member of Parliament for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

Speaker 3: Victoria Hills, CEO, Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

Speaker 4: Alan Jones, President, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Speaker 5: Joseph Kilroy, Policy & Public Affairs Manager – Ireland, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Speaker 6: Tamara Hooper, Policy Manager, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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