As prices soar and cities become ever more prone to densification, the major political parties all agree on the need to build more homes, but where? Garden cities? Loosen the green belt? How can we plan for new housing in a way that’s able to withstand vested interests whilst remaining democratically accountable? This is an issue concerning the whole nation, with “passions involved” on both a local and personal level.

Our panel of experts discusses Britain’s options.

Speakers:

James Goff – Chairman, Stirling Ackroyd
Loretta Lees – Professor of Human Geography, University of Leicester
David Rudlin – Director, URBED; winner of Wolfson Economics Prize 2014
Shaun Spiers – Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Owen Hopkins (chair) – RA Architecture Programme Manager