Cathy Francis
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first heard May 2026
last heard 20 May
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Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentRob ChesworthTalking Infrastructure · S5E03: Then, now, next: lessons in building lasting communit... · 25:36 · 20 May
…And so I agree with everything Patrick said about principles. Of course I do. But I think in order to get to the level of ambition, like a national mission that we've set ourselves, we do need to think more innovatively about delivery, about all the things I've just mentioned. So Cathy, the first question, are you going to hit Rob? And secondly, I think I'v…
Rob ChesworthTalking Infrastructure · S5E03: Then, now, next: lessons in building lasting communit... · 24:04 · 20 May
…Cathy might hit me. 1.5 million homes are not getting built if infrastructure is between 60 and 80 grand a plot. Not are they? But they don't need to be. It doesn't need to be. And so to get to 1.5 million homes, all boats need to rise. So PLCs need to keep doing their thing. Regional builders need to do their thing. We need a resurgence of SMEs. We've got…
Rob ChesworthTalking Infrastructure · S5E03: Then, now, next: lessons in building lasting communit... · 6:31 · 20 May
…The UK housing sector desperately needs more innovation in tenure and product to cater to different people in different communities at different stages of their lives, different economic means. It means more publicly accessible green space and more equitable access to green space. It means any number of the things that the panel have already said. But I thi…
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