Ingredients for Success - Cambridge City Council

Welcome to 1.5m New Homes, the Local Government Challenge.

With Cambridge City Council celebrating its thousandth new homes, we visited one of its benchmark schemes, Ironworks, developed on the city’s old Mill Road rail depot, to understand the ingredients for its success.

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Many thanks to our founding sponsor Red Loft and this episode’s co-sponsor Hill Group. And thanks to Cambridge City Council for taking part.

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1.5m New Homes

Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built

Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

If you need a podcast editor or producer, find more information at drewtoynbee.com