Building on the success of NaCSBA’s first ever conference last year, this essential day of CPD and insight returns on the 14 November at the NSBRC in Swindon for 2023.
The conference offers the only dedicated event focusing on the market, dealing with themes and strategies for anyone operating in – or looking to move into – the custom and self build arena.
Planning • Policy • Data • Delivery
Sponsored by Fleming Homes and supported by the NSBRC, the programme has been curated to shed light on the most pressing issues for the sector. Delegates will enjoy a buffet lunch and the opportunity to network and look around the NSBRC, the must attend venue for all aspiring self builders.
Tickets are free to NaCSBA members, or £195 (+ VAT).
Venue
National Self Build and Renovation Centre:
Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon SN5 8UB (parking available on site).
Politics
- Update from Rachael MacLean,
MP and Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on support for the Custom and Self Build sector - Update from Richard Bacon,
MP and author of the Independent Review into Scaling up Self-build and Custom Housebuilding - Homes England One Year On
Angela Doran, Head of Self-commissioned Homes Unit, Homes England
Planning System
- A Future Look – What Would the Ideal Planning System for the 21st Century Look Like?
Christopher Young KC, leading Planning Barrister in England & Wales - The Planning Portal, Transforming Planning and Building
Ian Foster, Business Development Manager, Planning Portal
Delivery and Data
- Custom Build Models – Panel Discussion
Andrew Baddeley-Chappell, Head of Policy, NaCSBA
Peter Johns, CEO NaCSBA
Tom Connor, Founder & CE, Custom Build Homes
Gus Zogolovitch, Managing Director, Unboxed Homes
Mark Stevenson, NaCSBA Chair - Economic Impact of CSB
Bryony Harrington, Head, Right to Build Task Force. - Right to Build Registers: Local Authority Performance and Demand Measurement
Peter Johns, CEO, NaCSBA
Andrew Baddeley-Chappell, Policy Director, NaCSBA - NSBRC-NaCSBA Survey of Self Builders
Harvey Fremlin, MD of the NSBRC - NaCSBA Business Confidence Survey
Peter Johns, CEO, NaCSBA
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The conference is the must attend event of the year for anyone working in the custom and self build sector, or the professional services that support housing, including:
- Custom build enablers,
- Developers,
- Land promoters,
- Financiers,
- Package and build system manufacturers,
- Product and service suppliers,
- Green energy suppliers,
- Planners and consultants, and
- Businesses operating in the custom and self build sector
Find out more about last year’s conference.
Speakers
Rachel Maclean, Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rachel was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 7 February 2023, and will be sharing an update on the government’s support for the Custom and Self Build sector. Image Creative Commons
Chris Young, KC Planning Barrister
Chris is one of the leading planning barristers in the UK, and a host of ‘Have I got Planning News for You‘ on YouTube. He will focus on how Britain’s planning system is a source of constraint and frustration for many in the custom and self build sector, offering his prescription and vision for the future of the system.
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Richard Bacon, MP
Richard Bacon is MP for South Norfolk, and is the author of the Bacon Review – House: How Putting Customers in Charge Can Change Everything, and is the Chair of the APPG on Self-Build, Custom and Community Housebuilding and Place-Making.
Angela Doran, Self-commissioned Homes Unit, Homes England
Having previously run Glasgow City Council’s Self Build Programme and being NaCSBA’s Scottish Rep, Angela is now the head of the self-commissioned homes unit in Homes England, which was announced in government’s official response to the Bacon Review.
Peter Johns, CEO, NaCSBA
Peter launched SelfBuild & Design magazine back in 1997 and added several major exhibitions to the brand as well as leading plot finding service PlotBrowser. These became part of the Build It brand in 2022.
Mark Stevenson, Chair, NaCSBA
Having previously worked in mainstream housing, Mark spent many years as MD of Potton, one of the UK’s largest Self-build companies, before leaving recently to set up his own project managing business.
Andrew Baddeley-Chappell, Policy Director, NaCSBA
Having been NaCSBA’s CEO until 2022, Andrew is now the Policy Director for the organisation. Previously, he worked for the Nationwide Building Society, where he held a range of senior roles.
Ian Forster, Business Development Manager, Planning Portal
Ian Foster, has spent six years with the Planning Portal, where he has played a pivotal role in advancing the transition of planning applications to the online realm, collaborating closely with Local Authorities and agents of varying scales.
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Bryony Harrington, Head, Right to Build Task Force
Bryony Harrington is Head of the Right to Build Task Force and is currently undertaking her own self build. Previously she worked for Graven Hill, the UK’s largest custom and self-build development. The Task Force has funding from Government to support local authorities, and more, around the planning and delivery of custom and self build policy and practice.
Harvey Fremlin, Managing Director, NSBRC
Harvey Fremlin joined the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in 2008 and has led the team of employee-owners, as managing director, since 2014. The award-winning NSBRC celebrates it’s 15th year in 2022 and Harvey regularly hosts online surgeries as part of its ongoing educational programme.
Visit the NSBRC
Tom Connor, CEO, Custom Build Homes
Custom Build Homes the UK’s first national custom and self-build housing Enabler, developing land in partnership the landowners, developers, and local authorities.
Custom and Self Build Conference – sponsor
The conference is kindly sponsored by Fleming Homes, and supported by the National Self Build and Renovation Centre.
Headline sponsor: Fleming Homes
Fleming Homes is an award-winning specialist in self-build homes. It offers the design and manufacture of bespoke self-build timber frame houses in Scotland, to supply the whole of the UK, and it shares NaCSBA’s vision of making self build accessible to far more people.
Supporter: NSBRC
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre is the UK’S only permanent venue for independent homebuilding advice & support. Established in 2007, and owned by our employees since 2014, we have helped almost a quarter of a million visitors build their own dream home or extend and improve their existing property.