Explore housing development learning events for local government

Explore aan autumn learning programme of events for local government — 18 to 29 November 2024 

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Meeting the key challenges in delivering mandatory biodiversity net gain  

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Explore key challenges and opportunities addressing new mandatory biodiversity net gain requirements, with relevant case studies. Review local authority experiences, key issues assessing planning applications and Biodiversity Gain Plans, and practical approaches to address these.  these.

Date: TBC Monday 18 November 2024

Time: TBC2pm to 3.30pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBCdetails and register for ‘Meeting the key challenges in delivering mandatory biodiversity net gain’

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How partners can use Homes England’s Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procurement framework to deliverbring housing-led,forward mixed-usehousing regenerationdelivery. inExplore solutions to common issues and using the Midlands   DPS for land disposals, acquisitions and development agreements.

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How to increase social and lessonsaffordable learnthousing delivery through different approaches including direct delivery, housing companies and registered provider partnerships. Case studies from partnershipcouncils workand intheir Midlandspartners, urbanand regenerationdelivery places,models includingfor inbest Digbethconsideration inlegislation Birmingham. compliance.

Date: TBCTuesday 19 November 2024

Time: TBC2pm to 3.30pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBCdetails and register for ‘Enabling council’s social and affordable housing solutions’

Net zeroZero homes  

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Explore the importance of net zero and low carbon homes,homes and balancing embodied carbon and operational energy. Insights into challenges and opportunities delivering and achieving net zero carbon and getting multiple outcomes from one solution. solution.

Date: TBCWednesday 20 November 2024

Time: TBC10.30am to 12pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBCdetails and register for ‘Net Zero Homes’

Greencore Homes: A local carbon homes case study

How Greencore Homes are leading efforts to scale up beautiful, well designed, greener neighbourhoods. Sharing lessons learned about funding, developing commercially viable low carbon homes, what it takes to scale successfully and measuring benefits.  benefits.

Date: TBCWednesday 20 November 2024

Time: TBC

Registration2pm deadline:to TBC 3.30pm

Developing and applying water neutrality strategies

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Homes England’s work with local leaders and partners to deliver housing-led, mixed-use regeneration in the North  

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AReflections year on from launching Homes England’s strategicplace-based plan,approach reflectionsto on the place-based working thiswith requires.partners. Insights and lessons learnt from Strategic Place Partnerships with leaders and partners in urban regeneration places in the North.  North West and Yorkshire.

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Leadership and governance for place-based working 

ExploreTime: principles10.30am of good leadership and governance, leading through transformation and applying this to governance boards to support focused place-based regeneration and development. Includes learning from the Greenstead Partnership Board leading regeneration in Greenstead, Colchester.  12pm

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Date: TBCThursday 21 November 2024

Time: TBC 2pm to 3.30pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBCdetails and register for ‘Developing and applying water neutrality strategies’

Planning and delivering at scale: Garden communities and new settlements 

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Understand key challenges planning delivery of large-scale garden communities and new settlements. Case studies exploring different contexts and approaches, practicalities of planning large-scale new settlements, and how to develop appropriate delivery mechanisms and transform places. places.

Date: TBCFriday 22 November 2024

Time: TBC10.30am to 12pm

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Date: TBCMonday 25 November 2024

Time: TBC10.30am to 12pm

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Date: TBCMonday 25 November 2024

Time: TBC2pm to 3.30pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBCdetails and register for ‘Leadership and governance for place-based working’

Community priorities for making better places  

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Northern Housing Consortium’s Pride in Place research learnings. What communities prioritise, partnership working, placemaking, community-building and culture good practice. How to use heritage-sensitive regeneration, placemaking, collaborative planning and maximise use of built and natural environments.  environments.

Date: TBC Wednesday 27 November 2024

Time: TBC10.30am to 12pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBC  details and register for ‘Community priorities for making better places’

Town centre regeneration  

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Explore good regeneration and interventions to tackle decline. How to develop effective town centre regeneration delivery strategies and work in partnership to re-vitalise town centres. With best practice from UK and European towns and cities.    cities.

Date: TBCWednesday 27 November 2024

Time: TBC 2pm to 3.30pm

RegistrationRead deadline:event TBC details and register for ‘Town centre regeneration’

Good design principles for self and custom build  

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How to deliver well-designed custom and self-build environments. What makes a good design process, design and planning tools to use, how and when to use design codes and plot passports and best practice case studies. studies.

Date: TBC Thursday 28 November 2024

Time: TBC 

Registration10.30am deadline:to TBC 12pm

The new building safety regime and cladding remediation  

ExploreRead Theevent Buildingdetails Safety Act and Buildingregister Regulationsfor amendments,‘Good anddesign implicationsprinciples for localself government and constructioncustom projects. Alongside details of Homes England’s building and cladding safety work, including how to access Cladding Safety scheme support. build’

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Enablingto council’s social and affordable housing ambitions   

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Date: TBCThursday 28 November 2024

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Previous sessions

ForVideo recordings of over 80 previous learning programme sessionsevents seecan Homesbe England’sfound YouTubeon playlistthe Homes England Local Government Resources playlist on the YouTube website.