Better Places

On our latest episode, Director Catherine Rose and Account Director Siddo Dwyer hosted a live recording of our Better Places Podcast at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. The panel explored the ways in which English devolution can be delivered in support of the new Labour government’s mission to build 1.5million new homes, how to deliver the required infrastructure to support this and how to bring local communities along through effective engagement.  The panel included:  John Denham – Director of English Labour Network  Cllr Vince Maple – Leader, Medway Council  Cllr Anthony Okereke – Leader, Greenwich Council  Brenda Dacres – Mayor of Lewisham  Cllr Shama Tatler – Cabinet Member for Regeneration Planning & Growth, Brent Council  Graeme Craig – Chief Exec of Places for London  Kevin Henson – Partner at Gerald Eve

On our latest edition of the better places podcast, we have a Haringey special and are joined by the trio of Cllr Ruth Gordon –the Cabinet Member for Housebuilding, Placemaking and Development, David Joyce –the Corporate Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning and Robbie Erbmann –the Assistant Director for Housing. In an insightful conversation with our Account Director Siddo Dwyer, a compelling discussion drew on the borough being open to investment, its placemaking schemes, council homes programmes, and Haringey being named the London Borough of Culture 2027. Concilio has considerable experience in Haringey, especially around Tottenham Hale, where working with Berkeley Square Developments we have helped to deliver: 315 BtR apartments at Ashley Gardens 108 social rent homes delivered for Haringey Council at Rosa Luxemburg Apartments 123 apartments at Station Square West, operated by Newlon 166 BtR apartments at The Gessne A Premier Inn hotel Alongside this we are currently working on a major residential development in Crouch End

Cllr Anthony Okereke the Leader of the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich joins us for the latest instalment of the Better Places podcast. Anthony provides great insight into the past decade of growth in the borough and the measures his local authority is taking in enhancing its town centres, creating new places, the Royal Borough's Cultural Hub, and renewing its estates to meet the increased demand for housing.

In our latest edition we are joined by Cllr Andrew Judge the Cabinet Member for Housing and Sustainable Development in the London Borough of Merton. In a detailed and wide-ranging discussion Andrew lays out the plans for regenerating Merton’s high streets and town centres and touches on Merton’s cash injection from the Mayor of London. Andrew also examines the significance of initiatives that has made Merton London’s Borough of Sport and what the future holds in addressing general housing needs while encouraging investment as the borough expands its sport and leisure offer across the borough.