Local Partnerships launches report on community powered development with New Local and Browne Jacobson

Local Partnerships was delighted to join forces with New Local and Browne Jacobson to facilitate the brand new “Constructing Consensus” Report.

The report looks into some important topics including the potential of community-powered development, the role of an active state in enabling regeneration and suggested strategies for improving housing supply through collaborative planning and decision making processes.

The report was launched at an event at 18 Smith Square on 3 December, with a diverse audience of attendees from local authorities, including chief executives, policy leads in planning and regeneration, community development officers, third sector representatives, and community activists.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and New Local

We were delighted to receive contributions from a range of excellent speakers, including Baroness Dr Sharon Taylor representing MHCLG, who spoke about the importance of stability, investment and reform in tackling the housing crisis. Adele Gritten, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships, and Martin Walker, Senior Director, also spoke about the challenges faced by the public sector as a whole, and local government in particular, in navigating the planning system and delivering the best outcomes for communities. 

Local Partnerships work closely with councils in their responses to the housing crisis, whether that be unblocking the largest housing projects in the country, helping councils and Combined Authorities to develop pipelines of new homes, or equipping councils to meet spiralling demand for temporary accommodation in their areas. However, in order for the country to achieve the rates of new housebuilding it needs, effective community engagement in the process is key.

The full report can be found here. 

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