🏗️ What makes new towns thrive — and how can we deliver them through thoughtful design?

This will be the central question at Placemaking for People: How to Design Thriving New Towns — a half-day seminar hosted by the Cambridgeshire Development Forum and Oxfordshire Development Forum to support the work of the New Towns Taskforce, the body appointed by the Labour Government to spearhead the creation of vibrant new communities across the UK.

With introductory remarks from Dame Kate Barker, Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, the morning will be filled with a mix of keynotes, informal discussions, and hands-on workshops hosted by leading voices in design and urban planning.

Topics We’ll Explore:

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 How to engage communities from planning to delivery
🧭 Designing connected, accessible places with smart infrastructure
🏡 Balancing housing, retail, and public space to meet real community needs
🏥 Delivering key social infrastructure - schools, healthcare, culture - from day one
🌱 Embedding sustainability into the heart of new development

Whether you’re working on the ground or simply want to be part of the exciting development in the planning community, this is your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the UK’s future towns.

🎟️ Early bird tickets available - don’t miss out!
👉 Tickets here!