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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will be delivering three significant debates as part of the Urban Hub at the major party conferences. Entitled The Rise of the YIMBY: can Government policies make development more attractive?, each debate will pull together a range of MPs, commentators and experts to discuss how the planning system could be more positive and more engaged with local democracy.  Panellists will question whether it could be possible for Government to incentivise locally-led development to make it more sustainable and attractive enough to be supported and encouraged by local communities; and whether development taxation could be a positive tool both nationally and locally.

Full details of events follow:

 

Liberal Democrat conference

Tuesday 22nd September, 6.15-7.15pm, Trouville Hotel, Bournemouth

Speakers include:
Dan Rogerson MP (Shadow Communities & Local Government Minister)
Ruth Reed (RIBA President)

Dr Tim Leunig (Reader in Economic History, LSE)
Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)

Chair: Dermot Finch (Director, Centre for Cities)  

 

Labour conference

Tuesday 29th September, 6pm-7pm, Hotel Du Vin, Brighton

Speakers include:

Nick Raynsford MP

Ruth Reed (RIBA President)
Cllr Sir Jeremy Beecham (Vice-Chair, LGA & Leader, LGA Labour Group)
Dr Tristram Hunt (Lecturer in History, Queen Mary, University of London)
Imtiaz Farookhi (Chief Executive, NHBC)

Chair: Jim Pickard (Political Correspondent, Financial Times)  

 

Conservative conference

Tuesday 6th October, 6pm-7pm, IoD Hub, Manchester

Speakers include:
Grant Shapps MP (Shadow Minister for Housing)
Sunand Prasad (Vice President Policy and Strategy, RIBA)
Sir Terry Farrell (Terry Farrell & Partners)
Chris Brown (Regeneration spokesperson, RICS)

Chair: Polly Toynbee (The Guardian)

 

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will unveil its manifesto for architecture, Buildings Matter, at the first of its party conference events on Tuesday 22 September 2009. Designed to reinforce the vote-winning potential of sound architectural policies, the document also challenges the current and future Government to understand that good design, and an improved planning system, is vital to the health and sustainability of our communities.