Housing in the North West (2) NW

With the recent introduction of the revised NPPF making key changes to the planning process, this conference is extremely well timed to address how this will affect practice in the residential industry moving forward. We are delighted to welcome experts from the public sector, homebuilding industry, architects and consultants to discuss how we embrace new ideas and react to new technologies in order to deliver the developments we need.

Programme:

Chairman: Gary Halman, Senior Director, GVA HOW Planning

• The Challenges of Planning for and Delivering the Right Housing in the Right Places - Chris Findley, Salford City Council
• Housing Delivery: The Industry View - Andrew Whitaker, HBF
• Placemaking and Density: A Design Driven Approach to Creating Residential Communities - Trevor McIntyre, IBI Group
• Emerging Transport Technologies and New Models of Mobility: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Housing Sector - Giles Perkins, WSP
• The Housing Shortage Myth, Design Implications and Appropriate Housing - Philip Graham, Cullinan Studio
• Housing Delivery: The Capital & Centric Approach - Adam Higgins, Capital & Centric