Date: 11th September 2026

Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Location: Queen’s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN

How a Landscape-led approach is essential for people, place and nature

The Northern Ireland Executive’s Housing Supply Strategy targets at least 100,000 new homes by 2039, a third of them social. This is more than a numbers challenge. It’s a once-in-a-generation chance to create places that work for people, place and nature.

The Landscape Institute’s National Housing and Regeneration Conference Tour comes to Belfast this September. Following successful conferences in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the Belfast edition completes the UK-wide tour. It will explore how a landscape-led approach can help deliver Northern Ireland’s housing ambitions, creating homes and neighbourhoods that support healthier communities, build climate resilience and help nature recovery.

Held in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast, this is a practical, grounded event. Expect real case studies, current policy insight and the chance to see landscape-led housing in action.

The day will be split into two sections, with sessions held in Queen’s University Belfast, followed by a site tour of Lowry Garden.