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This week’s Thames Gateway Forum at the IndigO2 was a much leaner affair than previous years. Gone are the vast halls lined with exhibition stands and bulging conference bags that give you chronic backpain if you carry them from more than half an hour. In its place was a more focused series of speeches and presentations, with just a handful of exhibitors surrounding the conference hall.

Not in my back yard objections have held up a number of new housing developments in the south-east of England, including eco-towns and urban extensions. One recent report (by the TCPA and Price Waterhouse Coopers) suggested Nimbyism was a major reason for the failure of government to deliver its new housing targets in the UK over the last ten years.