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BC Team Podcast S2 Ep05: Tom Smith on development advisory
30 July 2026

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Development Advisory Lead, bc team podcast: s2 ep05 with tom smith
Turning Ambition into Deliverable Development
What stops a promising development or regeneration project from moving forward?
In this installment of BC Team Podcast, Andy is joined by Tom Smith, Head of Development Advisory at BC Team, to explore how complex, underperforming and stalled sites can be unlocked.
Tom explains how development advisory brings together commercial insight, viability testing, funding, planning and delivery strategy to help clients turn bold ideas into hands-on, deliverable projects.
Discussion points include:
- Why development and regeneration schemes stall
- How viability challenges can be identified and addressed
- The changing role of town and city centres
- Why residential development is ever more key to regeneration
- How Mayoral Development Corporations can help accelerate delivery
- Tom’s experience supporting the regeneration of Stockport
- The value of bringing commercial and technical advice together early
Tom also shares how he joined BC Team to establish the Development Advisory service and how the new offer connects with the wider multidisciplinary team.
A hands-on and positive discussion about unlocking opening, overcoming barriers and creating places where people can live, work and thrive.
Hear the full installment here.
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