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Built environment social enterprise launches

Housing association Peabody has joined up with councils, developers and policymakers to form a social enterprise aiming to improve public planning and influence development.

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The London-based organisation, which owns more than 50,000 homes across the South East, is one of six founding members of Public Practice, which aims to bring private sector built environment skills into local authorities.

The social enterprise is on the hunt for an initial wave of 16 planners, architects and urbanists to undertake year-long placements in strategic roles within local authorities.

These associates – and further waves to follow – will receive training and mentoring as well as taking part in collective research and development to be shared across the sector.


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Public Practice said councils would be offered a simple and cost-effective way of accessing this new pool of talent.

Finn Williams, associate at Centre for London, has been named chief executive of Public Practice.

According to the newly formed body, the proportion of architects practicing in the public sector has dropped from almost 50% in 1976 to less than 1% 40 years later.

It added that 96% of London boroughs said they required more planning and place-shaping skills, but all had difficulty attracting appropriately qualified people.

Alongside Peabody, the founding partners of the new enterprise are Mayor of London, the Local Government Association, British Land, Berkeley Group and Future Cities Catapult.

London mayor Sadiq Khan said he wanted an inclusive London where people could reach their full potential and where growth would bring benefits to every community.

“Moving away from high-price homes towards more genuinely affordable homes for all Londoners is vital to achieving this and I look forward to seeing the first of many cohorts of talented planners and architects working in local authorities to help make that happen,” he said.

Brendan Sarsfield, chief executive of Peabody, said: “This new partnership between the public and private sector is an important step forward in boosting the supply of top quality housing across all tenures.

“By sharing place-making expertise and resources we can help create thriving communities where people want to live, with the proper planning of infrastructure, amenities, green space and community investment.”

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