Housing and Planning

Sunday 14th September
An estate of mind: does new housing have to mean soulless neighbourhoods?

Liberal Democrat Conference 2008 - Bournemouth 

18:15-19:15
Clifton Suite, Hermitage Hotel

This event focused on housing supply and neighbourhood quality. For all the success in the 1960s in delivering the numbers, much of the housing that was built is now unpopular, some abandoned and demolished. Creating places where people want to live fifty years from now means building communities as well as houses. The event acknowledged that we need to build 3 million "units" but also asked: if we really want to learn from the mistakes of the past, wouldn't we rather build 10,000 neighbourhoods?

Speakers and panel: Lembit Opik MP (Shadow Minister for Housing), Adrian Harvey (Head of Public Affairs, CABE), Stephen Stone (Chief Executive, Crest Nicholson), Joe Kerr (RCA) 

For more information about this event, please contact:
Adrian Harvey at CABE
Tel: 0207 070 6758

Sunday 21st September
An estate of mind: does new housing have to mean soulless neighbourhoods?

Labour Conference 2008 - Manchester

17:45 - 18:45
Manchester Suite, IoD Hub

This event focused on housing supply and neighbourhood quality. For all the success in the 1960s in delivering the numbers, much of the housing that was built is now unpopular, some abandoned and demolished. Creating places where people want to live fifty years from now means building communities as well as houses. The event acknowledged that we need to build 3 million "units" but also asked: if we really want to learn from the mistakes of the past, wouldn't we rather build 10,000 neighbourhoods?

Speakers and panel: Iain Wright MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, DCLG), Richard Simmons (Chief Executive, CABE), Tom Bloxham MBE (Chairman, Urban Splash), Lynsey Hanley (Author, Estates: An Intimate History)

For more information about this event, please contact:
Adrian Harvey at CABE
Tel: 0207 070 6758

Sunday 28th September
An estate of mind: does new housing have to mean soulless neighbourhoods?

Conservative Conference 2008 - Birmingham

17:45-18:45
Meeting Room 2&3, Birmingham City Inn

This event focused on housing supply and neighbourhood quality. For all the success in the 1960s in delivering the numbers, much of the housing that was built is now unpopular, some abandoned and demolished. Creating places where people want to live fifty years from now means building communities as well as houses. The event acknowledged that we need to build 3 million "units" but also asked: if we really want to learn from the mistakes of the past, wouldn't we rather build 10,000 neighbourhoods?

Speakers and panel: Grant Shapps MP (Shadow Minister for Housing), Matt Bell (Director of Campaigns and Education, CABE), Marc Vlessing (Director, Pocket), Dan Cruickshank (Historian and TV presenter)

For more information about this event, please contact:
Adrian Harvey at CABE
Tel: 0207 070 6758