Explore housing development learning events for local government
A series of events for local government to support the delivery of housing-led developments and regeneration.
Applies to England
Explore a learning programme of events for local government
We have now entered the pre-election period. This will last until the General Election concludes. During this time there will be restrictions on communications activity and as a result we are no longer able to run the Summer Learning Programme as planned in July.
We are rearranging the programme for the autumn and will communicate an updated timetable of events as soon as possible.
Summer Learning Programme
A series of events for local government to support the delivery of housing-led developments and regeneration. Developed by Homes England, with contributions from a range of government, public and private sector partners.
Our Local Government Capacity Centre has set up a Summer Learning Programme to support local and combined authorities and partners and help develop high quality homes and communities.
Learning Programme schedule
Local government officers and other partners can learn more about these free knowledge-sharing sessions.
Homes England will apply for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation for attendees.
Meeting the key challenges in delivering mandatory biodiversity net gain
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.
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Homes England’s work with local leaders and partners to deliver housing-led, mixed-use regeneration in the Midlands
A year on from launching Homes England’s strategic plan, reflections on the place-based working approach this requires. Insights and lessons learnt from partnership work in Midlands urban regeneration places, including in Digbeth in Birmingham.
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Net zero homes
Explore the importance of net zero and low carbon 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.
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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.
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Developing and applying water neutrality strategies
How to approach developing and applying water neutrality strategies. Focus on the steps to take and different approaches, including offsetting and water credit schemes. With case studies including work underway in Cambridge.
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Homes England’s work with local leaders and partners to deliver housing-led, mixed-use regeneration in the North
A year on from launching Homes England’s strategic plan, reflections on the place-based working this requires. Insights and lessons learnt from Strategic Place Partnerships with leaders and partners in urban regeneration places in the North.
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Leadership and governance for place-based working
Explore principles 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.
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Homes England’s work with local leaders and partners to deliver housing-led, mixed-use regeneration in the South
A year on from launching Homes England’s strategic plan, reflections on the place-based working this requires. Insights and lessons learnt from partnership work with leaders and partners including in Barking Riverside and Bristol Temple Quarter.
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Planning and delivering at scale: Garden communities and new settlements
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.
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Adopting a place-led approach to design
How to take a place-led approach to design, using early stage design-based visioning at a placemaking level to drive quality throughout planning and development. With large, smaller site, different urban and housing growth case studies.
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How partners can use Homes England’s Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System for procurement
How partners can use Homes England’s Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procurement framework to bring forward housing delivery. Explore solutions to common issues and using the DPS for land disposals, acquisitions and development agreements.
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Community priorities for making better places
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.
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Town centre regeneration
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.
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Good design principles for self and custom build
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.
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The new building safety regime and cladding remediation
Explore The Building Safety Act and Building Regulations amendments, and implications for local government and construction projects. Alongside details of Homes England’s building and cladding safety work, including how to access Cladding Safety scheme support.
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Enabling council’s social and affordable housing ambitions
How to increase social and affordable housing delivery through different approaches including direct delivery, housing companies and registered provider partnerships. Case studies from councils and their partners, and delivery models for best consideration legislation compliance.
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Further support
Homes England has also developed the following resources to further support with homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration:
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Housing Information Hub – a comprehensive index that signposts local authorities and other housing providers to guidance and tools relating to homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration.
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Capacity Analysis Tool – a tool designed for local authorities and other organisations to help assess current housing delivery and regeneration skills and capacity, and to identify steps to help improve this capacity.
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New Homes Fact Sheets – a series of key facts and figures related to new housing development and regeneration, created to support conversations with local communities.
For recordings of over 80 previous learning programme sessions see Homes England’s YouTube playlist Local Government Resources.
Last updated 29 May 2024 + show all updates
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Summer learning programme is suspended due to entering pre-election period.
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Added summer learning programme schedule for July 2024.
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Content has been updated with information about the Summer Learning Programme taking place from 1 July to 12 July, 2024.
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Updated with the winter learning programme schedule of events 2024.
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Added summer learning programme schedule for 10 to 20 July 2023 .
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Added: 'The LGCC anticipates that session attendees will gain Continued Professional Development (CPD) accreditation.'
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Updated with new learning events for local government that will start from 30 January 2023.
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Updated with new summer programme events for local government that will start from July 2022.
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First published.