Forest City 1 in the press. See what people are saying about Britain's first new city in 50 years.
The government has “no current plans” to consult on the creation of a development corporation which could lead to the construction of Forest City 1 (FC1), a minister has said.
This is an episode about a big, ambitious idea. Which is why people are quick to label it as crazy. But Britain, like many developed nations has a housing crisis. The country simply doesn't build enough good homes for the people who want to live there, and incremental approaches are going to solve for it.
The men behind the creation of a new "forest city" with 400,000 new homes believe it will go ahead, despite the government ruling out backing the project.
A promoter behind Forest City 1 (FC1) – a planned new urban hub in Cambridgeshire – has told NCE that the city would require a metro system, a small modular reactor (SMR) and a desalination plant on the coast to offset the water demands of the development.
A businessman said the building of a new city which he believes will "bring tens of billions" to the county will "absolutely" still go ahead, despite the proposal suffering a government setback.
Critics dismiss it as a fantasy but Shiv Malik’s plans for a huge new city outside Cambridge has attracted some credible backers. Ben Gartside explores whether Forest City will ever leave the drawing board
This week, Amol is joined by the author and journalist Shiv Malik, to discuss his plan to build a new mega-city from scratch in East Anglia.
AI, airfields and architectural neuroimmunology were at the centre of ‘big ideas’ powering discussions at a recent housing summit. Will they follow through?
Since Forest City was first proposed, I have spent a great deal of time listening to residents and reading their comments
Shiv Malik outlines how his plan for Forest City – a new city for one million people east of Cambridge – could help repair our broken social contract.
A proposal has emerged for a new city east of Cambridge which, if built, would be one of the most ambitious acts of placemaking in modern Britain.
A much-debated project proposal for a new city – with a one-million-person capacity – situated just East of Cambridge, is in the first phase of its development.
Oxford Martin School has put the UK housing crisis back under the microscope with a panel discussion asking whether there are solutions. The event, titled “Are there solutions to the UK’s housing crisis?”, brought together academics and policy voices to examine whether the country’s housing plans are turning into anything families can actually use.
Shiv Malik explains his plans to build a new city east of Cambridge that could house one million people in affordable homes
Shiv Malik, a former journalist, conceived his vision of timber skyscrapers after chronicling how young people were struggling
The MP for West Suffolk is stepping up their opposition to the proposal for a new city of one million people in their constituency by forming an official campaign group.
This panel discussion will assess how far the government’s good intentions on housing are being realised. But what are the prospects for tackling the UK’s dysfunctional property taxes? Is the speculative builder model for private sector housing supply fit for purpose? Do we need radical new ways of expanding access for Britain’s families to decent roofs over their heads?
The mayor also reposted an attempt to explain his 'Manchesterism' platform by former Guardian journalist Shiv Malik, who termed it 'the Mutual Future'.
A proposal to construct a city for one million people, with 370,000 homes being built on 45,000 acres of agricultural land between Newmarket and Haverhill, has hit a major milestone.
The proposal to construct a city for one million people, with 370,000 homes being built on 45,000 acres of agricultural land between Newmarket and Haverhill, has hit a major milestone. A lengthy report has now been submitted to the Government
A company has outlined a vision for a 400,000-home city with “genuinely affordable” housing, with the majority managed by Community Land Trusts (CLT) and potentially 30% by social landlords.
Coverage of a plan for a 400,000-home "forest city" in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor being put to the housing secretary
Campaign group seeks ‘explicit support’ from secretary of state for city of one million people near Cambridge
Lewis Herbert is joined in the studio by Forest City co-founder Shiv Malik and former Greater Cambridge Joint Planning Director Peter Studdert to examine plans for a vast new ‘Forest City’ east of Cambridge, between Newmarket and Haverhill in Suffolk. They discuss proposals for up to 400,000 homes, major transport investment and links to east-west and north-south rail routes.
A £100billion forest city eco-plan for 400,000 new homes has been branded a 'state-subsidised concrete sprawl'.
Urban development would be built on 45,000 acres of farmland and include England’s biggest nature reserve
James and Becca welcome Joe Reeve and Shiv Malik to the LFG Podcast. Joe co-founded LFG; now he works full-time at Eleven Labs and on running Forest City. Shiv is a former investigative journalist, tech entrepreneur, and co-author of Jilted Generation: How Britain Bankrupted Its Youth. In this episode, they discuss the housing problem in Britain, why they decided to try to build a new city, and the economic potential Forest City could unlock.
A war of words broke out after a public meeting about a contentious proposal for a new city of one million people near Haverhill was postponed.
A businessman involved in the creation of multiple new towns and cities over the past two decades has described a proposal for a new city between Haverhill and Newmarket as ‘unaffordable’ and having ‘major flaws’.
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Presentation at Haverhill Arts Centre gives public the chance to discuss Forest City project for one million inhabitants
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To build well, we need greater ambition; but that means greater risk. The Forest City proposal marks a step forward in the debate. However flawed the project might be, it is not suggesting, that we can go back to the unchecked building sprees of earlier generations,
The team behind a proposal to build a city of one million people between Haverhill and Newmarket has hit back after it was labelled a ‘recipe for disaster’ by Simon Dudley, former chair of both Homes England and the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
A row has broken out over ambitious plans to build a "Forest City" after claims backing for the scheme had been falsely represented.
Shiv Malik is working with Joe Reeve on Forest City: a new town for 1 million inhabitants near Cambridge in the UK.
An entrepreneur has defended plans for a new city between Haverhill and Newmarket that could house one million people after an MP launched a petition against its creation.
Jackie talks openly about her journey from sceptic to participant in the ambitious Forest City proposal
Nearly 1,000 people have joined an MP's campaign against the creation of a "Forest City".
Conservative MP for West Suffolk, Nick Timothy, has opposed plans for the proposed Forest City development and launched a petition against the project
Austin Williams on why Britain hasn’t built a new city in over half a century.
In the last 12 months, a bravura new proposal has arisen to demonstrate that not only should Britain revive its ambitions for new cities, but that it can happen reasonably quickly.
Plans for a proposed new settlement known as Forest City, which could eventually accommodate up to one million residents, have re-entered the public discussion following comments from a senior architect involved in the project.
Plans for a new city housing up to one million people in affordable homes are "rational and considered", according to a leading architect on the project.
The Forest City proposal plans a new city for up to one million people.
Is Forest City Credible?
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is backing plans to build the UK’s first city in over 50 years saying it will enable growth, help solve the housing crisis and create something as “well loved as the NHS”
Forest City 1 is an ambitious project to build an affordable new city east of Cambridge, which will house 1 million people in 400,000 affordable homes. The forest will be core to its design and function.
I am throwing caution to the wind and chucking my weight behind this project, these ideas and these people.
Forest City would be ten miles from Cambridge and cost £100 billion — and be ready for people to move in in under a decade. A pipe dream – or could it happen?
We turned up, listened to some speeches, asked lots of questions, did some group work around very large print maps, and went home. It wasn’t meant to be a big corporate bash or a slick big-budget event. The concept is still in its very, very early days.
An emerging political movement aims to make infrastructure, housing and growth cool for a generation of frustrated Britons.
Forest City 1 near Cambridge aims to address the UK's housing crisis with sustainable urban development, combining affordability, environmental focus, and innovation.
Aussi verte que high-tech, la « Forest City » entend répondre à la crise du logement qui frappe les Britanniques. Mais le projet doit encore convaincre de ses vertus écologistes et de sa faisabilité si elle veut éviter de terminer dans le cimetière des villes futuristes mortes-nées.
Shiv Malik on why complaining about rent wasn't intellectual enough for degree-educated activists
Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade
The country’s first new city in 50 years would be the size of Bristol and cost a staggering £100 billion
Shiv Malik explains why he's founding the forest city—a pedestrianised city with wooden skyscrapers, proper sewerage, and SMRs underneath every village green.
A NEW futuristic-looking city is coming to the UK in an effort to combat the housing crisis under new plans.
Is “forest” the new “sustainability”? just another catchword, to sell mass commercial development to a sceptical local population?
Towering skyscrapers made not of glass, but of wood; 12 acres of newly planted forest, and four-bedroom family homes for £350,000. These are just some of the features in the plan for a brand-new city
In Großbritannien soll eine innovative, völlig neue Stadt entstehen, die von Laubwald umgeben ist und in der Millionen Menschen nachhaltig leben können. Nicht alle sind von diesem ehrgeizigen Plan begeistert.
Plans for a vast new city capable of housing one million people have been unveiled by two entrepreneurs who argue that the Cambridge region is the best place in Britain to support major economic growth. The proposed settlement, named Forest City 1, would be the first new city built in the UK in more than half a century.
Skyscrapers made of wood, “6G” networks, solar energy and small modular reactors serving a metropolis filled with Britain’s most ambitious families.
Businessmen Shiv Malik and Joseph Reeve are suggesting ‘Forest City 1’ could be constructed in Suffolk on agricultural land between Haverhill and Newmarket
Businessmen Shiv Malik and Joseph Reeve are proposing to build ‘Forest City 1’ in Suffolk on agricultural land east of Cambridge.
Plans for a new city between Haverhill and Newmarket that could house one million people alongside a forest spanning 12,000 acres have been revealed.
The founders explained that the proposal aims to create Britain’s first new city in over 50 years, providing affordable homes for a million people through Community Land Trust ownership.
Our friends in the Looking for Growth movement already stepped forward last year to build grassroots organisations across the country.
The ambitious plans for Britain's first city in 50 years would see arable land between Newmarket and Haverhill replaced with a population of nearly one million people.
Villages on the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire border could be wiped out after initial designs for a 45,000 acre "Forest City" were revealed.
Bold new proposals have been unveiled aiming to deliver Britain’s first new city in more than half a century in the east of Cambridge.
It is hoped ‘Forest City 1’ will see 400,000 homes built across 45,000 acres of land, alongside 12,000 acres of woodland in Suffolk.
Top stories, interview with Shiv Malik and phone in on the Wayne Bavin show.
Plans for a new city that could house one million people in affordable homes have been revealed.
It is perhaps no surprise that the most excitement during the night was for a proposal to build a new “Forest City” of nearly 1m people near Cambridge.
Interview with Shiv Malik on the Dotty Mcleod show.
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