From ambition to delivery

How do you keep regeneration moving when viability is tight, expectations are rising and risk aversion dominates decision making?In Episode 2 of The Balancing Act, David Meecham is joined by Caroline Harper, Managing Director at Be First – Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration arm – and Chair of Future of London, for a discussion about what it really takes to deliver regeneration at scale.With thousands of homes planned on council owned land, the episode offers an insight into how public sector regeneration vehicles are adapting to a far tougher economic climate.The conversation explores some of the sector’s most pressing challenges:How risk is perceived, shared and sometimes avoided in regeneration partnershipsWhether current viability tests and Section 123 best consideration reflect long term placebased value term place based valueThe growing complexity of delivering regeneration that meets economic, social and community expectationsWhy scale matters – and how clear pipelines can unlock private sector confidence