David Martin

Bob Weston of @WestonHomes discusses the London Plan: “we don’t write plans, but we do have to work within them. If we have a pound to invest, we’re going to invest in the areas that allow us to do so easily.” #MoversShakerdLDN

“The madness we’ve got now is that people want to build, boroughs want to build, but they’re being stalled because we cannot physically get people and buses up the road. We need investment in infrastructure to unlock these opportunities.” @JulesPipe #MoversShakersLDN

What have we learned from the London plan? 1. Clear targets and a pragmatic approach is key to delivery 2. The planning system sets a high bar for innovation 3. The plan has certainly been improved by collaboration. A fantastic keynote from @JulesPipe #MoversShakersLDN

Jules Pipe @LDN_gov advises that the new London plan is underpinned by 6 growth objectives, such as making best use of land using a design led approach& delivering 52k homes. Jules states delivering small sites remains a challenge & the emphasis is on implementation of the plan

@pereiragray says offsetting our carbon footprint isn’t all that we need to do. It’s more about a change of habits as a society. We all have a role to play. Wellcome Trust won’t invest, if what we’re investing in, isn’t going to meet what society really needs.

Richard Upton of @uandiplc gives thought provoking comment about providing soulful transformation when regenerating areas. There’s a need to walk the streets and really understand the people. Look at what’s broken & fix it. But it’s not a cookie cutter approach

A great panel to kick off the New Year! Developing RE: Buildings & Communities.

There is little proper direction from central government about meeting carbon targets. They need to allow local government the freedom to do what they’d like to do to try to meet these targets. Every house, lamppost, cycle route should produce energy, says @CllrDRodwell

In my first 100 days in Parliament I would scrap stamp duty and Help to Buy & deregulate the mortgage market, says Rob Perrins @BerkeleyGroupUK

‘If you want a decent economy and country, run it like a bunch of adults’, @TorstenBell is less confident about the future, concerned about the lack of business investment, job vacancies falling, child poverty rising & inequality.

@CllrDRodwell gives an open response at this morning’s breakfast around private & public collaboration. “Government needs to show willing & support to private sector. We need to take the politics out of building in order to build more”