TO BE PUBLISHED February 2026
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This conference will assess next steps for the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, assessing progress so far as well as the long-term strategy for meeting strategic growth aims in the region.
It will bring together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss delivery frameworks and leadership for coordinated growth, housing proposals, transport infrastructure, and strategies for managing environmental concerns through flood protection, water resilience, and sustainable development across the corridor.
With the agenda currently in the drafting stage, overall areas for discussion include:
- strategic priorities: assessing initial progress and long-term priorities - aligning housing, infrastructure, and innovation plans with national ambitions - community and environmental priorities
- governance and leadership: national delivery frameworks - enabling coordinated growth - local government reorganisation implications - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
- transport and connectivity: progress and opportunities from East West Rail - mass transit proposals - support housing delivery and economic integration - rural connectivity
- housing and placemaking: proposals for new towns and urban intensification - addressing affordability - Planning and Infrastructure Bill impact - Local Growth Plan delivery - placemaking objectives
- innovation and investment: supporting high-value sectors, including life sciences, manufacturing, and emerging tech - enabling research partnerships - developing Industrial Strategy Zone and cluster capacity
- environmental resilience and resource planning: addressing environmental pressures from corridor-wide growth - impact of planning reform
- flood defence: delivering flood protection and water infrastructure, such as Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme and Fens Reservoir
- community engagement and local priorities: ensuring community buy-in and equitable public benefit from development - inclusive growth priorities - addressing public concerns
- national positioning and strategic alignment: positioning the corridor as a global hub for science and technology - aligning regional delivery with the UK Industrial Strategy and Infrastructure Strategy
