Episode 44

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16th May 2025

Ingredients for Success - Westminster City Council

Join Setareh Neshati, director of regeneration and development delivery and operations at Westminster City Council, on a journey that began with residents demonstrating against the regeneration of Ebury Bridge Estate to the delivery of 750 high-quality, net zero new homes, more than 50% affordable. Hear how industry KPIs were met, while fulfilling the Council's high ambitions for residents, despite building through Covid on a constrained site – the ingredients for successful housing delivery – and a call for more grant funding to enable more new homes.

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About the Podcast

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.

About your host

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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.

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