Local Authorities leading the way – policies & metrics to build new homes within our national carbon budget - curated by Bioregional

13 May 2026
Energy Stage

Planning Inspectors are accepting higher standards for where and how to build in local authority Local Plans as they can now provide an evidence base. Leaders in the field are calling for these higher standards to be adopted nationally. While developers would like one set of metrics and a simpler, more efficient system. How can these supposedly conflicting needs be met?
Sue Riddlestone OBE, CEO & co-founder, Bioregional (session chair)
Lewis Knight, Director of Sustainable Places, Bioregional
Local Authority representative (TBC)

Chair
Sue Riddlestone OBE
Sue Riddlestone OBE, CEO & Co-Founder - Bioregional
Speaker
Lewis Knight
Lewis Knight, Director of Sustainable Places - Bioregional