podcast
The Balancing Act
Shaping NextGen Cities
Delivering successful regeneration projects is increasingly challenging. From funding and procurement to planning, ESG and long-term partnership models, public sector bodies are under increasing pressure to balance ambition with delivery. The Balancing Act is TLT’s new podcast series exploring how that balance can be achieved in practice.
Hosted by Real Estate Partner David Meecham, each episode focuses on a single, high priority issue shaping local authority-led regeneration, offering a practical, real-world lens on the challenges faced when bringing regeneration opportunities to market.
David is joined by leading external voices from across the public and private sectors, alongside those directly involved in delivery on the ground.
Combining legal insight with commercial and strategic perspectives, The Balancing Act goes beyond theory to tackle real world issues head on, reinforcing TLT’s role as a trusted adviser at the heart of the public sector regeneration conversation.
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2: From ambition to delivery
In Episode 2 of The Balancing Act, David Meecham is joined by Caroline Harper, Managing Director at Be First – Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration arm – and Chair of Future of London, for a discussion about what it really takes to deliver regeneration at scale.
With thousands of homes planned on council owned land, the episode offers an insight into how public sector regeneration vehicles are adapting to a far tougher economic climate.
The conversation explores some of the sector’s most pressing challenges:
- How risk is perceived, shared and sometimes avoided in regeneration partnerships
- Whether current viability tests and Section 123 best consideration reflect long term placebased value term place based value
- The growing complexity of delivering regeneration that meets economic, social and community expectations
- Why scale matters – and how clear pipelines can unlock private sector confidence
