How Custom & Self Build Can Bring Diversity to the New Town Offering

We will be kicking off the 2026 masterclass programme with some exciting topics, and our first will be considering how custom and self build housing can add to the diversity of New Towns.

With the Government setting their ambitious housing target of 1.5 million homes and exponentially increasing housing requirements for Local Authorities, housing is a hot topic on the agenda for everyone working in housing delivery.

News Towns may not be a silver bullet, but they do offer an important opportunity to reinvigorate large scale housing delivery in a sustainable and master planned way ensuring the lessons learned from the success stories of past examples are part of the DNA of the next generation of New Towns.

If you are involved in a local authority role, be it policy making or development management, consultancy in strategic housing delivery or a developer or housing advocate then understanding the opportunities for custom and self build housing will be key to the decisions you make in 2026.

If you have not joined a Task Force Masterclass before, now is the time to come along and see what the conversation is about!

Early booking is highly recommended for our popular masterclass sessions.

Cost: £80 (incl VAT) per person

If you work in local government or are an elected council member and have a LPA email address, you can access the masterclass event for FREE, thanks to funding from MHCLG.

NaCSBA members, Community Housing Group and Neighbourhood Plan Group representatives and Parish Councils can secure a 50% reduction on ticketing costs. We will provide a specific discount code for these groups.

simply email taskforce@righttobuild.org.uk to request your dscount code.

Please note that by registering, you acknowledge that the email addresses provided will be added to the Right to Build Task Force mailing lists (managed by NaSCBA) under the basis of “legitimate interest” for the purpose of GDPR, to which I have the right to object by emailing taskforce@righttobuild.org.uk

This training may contribute to your CPD requirements, please check with your professional body if they accept personal logs of activity.