Stephen Proctor was a founding partner of Proctor and Matthews Architects, a practice which over 25 years has designed some of the country’s most influential large housing developments, most recently at Great Kneighton on the southern fringe of Cambridge where the use of innovative layouts led to apartment-like coverage rates for generous houses with their own direct street access. Stephen once set up an MMC development company and has recently teamed up with Urban Splash and Japan house manufacturer Sekisui to produce the first 400 homes for Homes England’s Northstowe new town.

David Roberts is a director of Igloo, the country’s largest sustainable development company, which he joined in 2002. David’s is a trustee of  Sunderland Culture team managing the investment of £1.5bn in the city including through a housing expo, and a design review panel member at both Places Matter in the North West and MADE in the Midlands. He has represented the RICS both on the Government’s Sustainable Development Commission and on the judging panel of the Housing Design Awards.