Building New Communities

Building New Communities Conference 2025 - booking open! The annual Building New Communities Conference returns to RIBA London on Tuesday 29 April 2025. Previously known as the Building Garden Communities Conference, the day long event has broadened its scope to include the development of the new towns announced by the government in July this year. It comprises a programme of keynote addresses, panel sessions and round table discussions. Industry experts will share their knowledge and insights on a range of issues and challenges relating to, garden communities, new towns and urban extensions. The event is the ideal forum and information resource for local authorities, investors, housebuilders, architects, planners and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of new homes. The day concludes with a drinks reception – the perfect networking opportunity. Further details of the programme will be announced in due course. Book your Early Bird Ticket now ➡️https://lnkd.in/eBkiBPPk

Hemel Garden Communities has published its Annual Review. This year marks five years since #Hemel was awarded Garden Town status and the report celebrates the progress made during 2023-2024. Highlights of the past year include the completion of the resurfacing of sections of the #NickeyLine and the #GrandUnionCanal towpath. A Quietway has been implemented at Buncefield Lane, encouraging active travel, a focus of the vision for the town. Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/fWtJ50TKw4N

As Harlow & Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) moves into delivery phase, Cllr Dan Swords, Leader, Harlow Council and Chair of HGGT Joint Committee, and Naisha Polaine, Director, HGGT, have explained the rationale for forming a new Joint Committee. They have also discussed their ambition to create a sustainable transport network for HGGT and explained why delivering new housing is more than just a numbers game. Read more ➡️https://ow.ly/JgW550TGAux

🚨 Announcing the launch of our newly renamed Building New Communities programme! Reflecting the government’s ambitious housebuilding drive with a focus on sustainability, infrastructure, and creating thriving communities, we will be covering their progress and development alongside coverage of the Garden Communities. Bonnie Ross, Associate Director, White Label Creative, said: “This new housebuilding programme will be a significant driver of our economy and we are delighted to expand our communications activity, event programme and annual conference to provide an information resource and forum to discuss the new towns, garden communities and urban extensions as plans take shape.” 📅 Save the date: Join us at the 2025 Building New Communities Conference on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at RIBA London – more details to follow. If you would like to make a provisional reservation, please contact Amy Crawford 📧acrawford@wlcreative.org.uk or to discuss partnership opportunities please get in touch with Shelley Cook 📧scook@wlcreative.org.uk. Learn more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekW4JWkP #BuildingNewCommunities #BNC25 #Housing #SustainableCommunities

Tewkesbury Borough Council is planning to deliver a new bridge as part of its commitment to ensuring critical infrastructure supports housing growth within its #GardenCommunities programme. The bridge would unlock access to the first phase of the programme and so, the council has entered into a conditional sale agreement to purchase land at Northway Court Farm, #Tewkesbury, if planning permission is granted. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eacaCX2h

#Welborne Garden Village's developer has underwritten funding for #M27 Junction 10 upgrades in #Hampshire. The funding package was agreed between Hampshire County Council, Buckland Group, the Master Developer of Welborne Garden Village, and Fareham Borough Council, supported by Homes England. Preparatory work is already underway. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/euNSYZYi

Over 50% of #Harlow & Gilston Garden Town's #Gilston village area will be public, open and natural green space. Places for People and #TaylorWimpey are bringing forward the development that was granted approval by East Herts District Council, last year. The development will also include five new parks, grassland, woodland pasture, woodland, orchards and allotments. Read more ➡️https://ow.ly/GLCT50SQZ9B

The largest #housebuilding programme since the post-war period will begin today through a new generation of new towns, as part of the government’s work to kickstart economic growth and get Britain building again. The programme of new towns will create largescale communities of at least 10,000 new homes each, with many significantly larger. These places could deliver hundreds of thousands of much-needed affordable and high-quality homes in the decades to come, tackling the barriers to growth and helping more working people across the country own their own home. Read more ➡️https://lnkd.in/g4ZxxPiF

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation plans for the regeneration of Central East, 34.86 hectares of brownfield land around Ebbsfleet International Train Station, have received outline planning consent. Read more ➡️https://ow.ly/5ELH50SKKHP

Harlow & Gilston Garden Town have unveiled a target of 1,000 new jobs a year over the next 20 years and for the area to become the fastest growing place in the UK. The announcement follows the recent speech by new #Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves , on economic growth and housebuilding. The employment target follows £1.3 billion investment in infrastructure identified by Harlow & Gilston’s five council partnership, with nearly £800m coming from developers, and the delivery of a destination for housing, employment, retail and leisure in the future. Read more ➡️https://ow.ly/VI3c50SCiOF