London Region Housing LIN Meeting - Romford

Event date

Presentation notes and slides

Description

This meeting will be held from 10.00am to 3.00pm at:

Dreywood Court
53 Squirrels Heath Lane
Romford
RM2 6EY

The scheme is a short walk from Gidea Park station, frequent trains from Stratford and Liverpool Street stations.

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Programme

Hear from the GLA about London Housing Zones initiative that is linked to £400 million of funding.

  • 10.00 Coffee/tea & registration
  • 10.15 Tour of scheme
  • 11.00 Dreywood Court - background to its development - Dan Read, Strategic Initiatives Manager and Dan French, New Business Coordinator - East Thames Group
  • 11.10 East Thames approach to housing & managing Dreywood Court - David Grant, Extra Care Housing Manager, East Thames Group
  • 11.25 The design approach at Dreywood Court - Dan Simpson, Architects, Penoyre & Prasad
  • 11.45 LB Havering - housing strategy for over 55's - Keith Andrews
  • 12.00 Lunch and networking
  • 12.45 Building Dreywood Court - Debbie Sizer, National Care Sector Manager and Dominic Coxshall - Wilmott Dixon
  • 13.00 Q&A with panel of speakers
  • 13.15 Adult social care in Havering - Implications of Care Act - Barbara Nicholls, Head of Service, LB Havering Adult Social Care and Commissioning.
  • 13.35 Housing in the context of the Care Act - Introduction and small group discussion
  • 14.05 New developments from the Housing LIN - Margaret Edwards, London Regional Lead, Housing LIN
  • 14.15 London Housing Zones - introduction and potential re older peoples housing - Dominic Curran, Senior Housing Policy Officer, Greater London Authority
  • 14.30 Q&A re London Housing Zones and feedback on any local plans
  • 14.45 End and networking

Audience

Priority is given to delegates within the London Region

Booking Terms

This event is free, however, the Housing LIN reserves the right to charge a penalty of £50 for cancellations without prior notice