Hard Hat Talks Podcast host Kenneth Martin posed the questions on the SCN Stage to Dr Jocelyne Fleming, the Chartered Institute of Building’s Scottish policy and public affairs lead, and David Raine, head of policy development at Homes for Scotland.

For Kenneth, founder & managing director at Block Architects, we know how to build homes, but getting developments through planning, securing investment and actually reaching site is becoming increasingly difficult.

Bringing together different industry perspectives, the trio tackle some of the questions many developers, housebuilders, architects and consultants will recognise.

Is planning reform enough, or are there bigger issues we need to address? Are growing regulatory requirements making some developments less viable? And should experienced professionals have more scope to use their professional judgement?

The participants also touch on the pressures facing smaller housebuilders, the need for more joined-up government policy and whether the proposed More Homes Scotland agency can help make a real difference.

And there is one question that remains particularly difficult to answer: “When will we actually start seeing improvements?”

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