More homes, better places

Schedule

Fri Jun 05 2026 at 08:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Depot Cinema and Restaurant | Lewes, EN

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A one day conference on how to address the housing and placemaking crisis
across building, neighbourhood and town scales
About this Event

8.30 Registration


9.00-10.00 Session 1 – Building-scale + Introduction to Lewes

Chair Leo Hammond
Introduction Leo Hammond, Haringey Council, and Past Chair Urban Design Group
Cany Ash – Ash Sakula
Roger Maskew - Friends of Lewes
Alfie Stroud – Historic England


10.00-11.00 Session 2 – Neighbourhood Scale

Chair Leo Hammond
David Mikhail - Mikhail Riches
Steven Hill – C2O Future Planners


11.30-12.30 Session 3 – Town-scale

Chair Naike Zambotti, Member UDG Executive
Ana McMillin – BPTW – The Designers’ Perspective
Steve Pearce – Vision for Lewes – Citizens' perspective
Biljana Savic – MHCLG Head of Placemaking – Government perspective


12.30 Lunch at the Depot

PM – Walks

Covering new infill development, regeneration schemes, larger sites, and the historic environment of Lewes.


16.00-17.00 Debate and Discussion - Principles and Action for More Homes, Better Places

Tea and concluding debate on good principles for towns and an action plan.


Evening

Discussion continues in Lewes’s historic inns and alehouses


Non-members £95
Members £75
Limited number for local community £45
Local Authority / Not for Profit £45
Students £45

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Depot Cinema and Restaurant, Pinwell Road, Lewes, United Kingdom

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