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  • PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop

    St Lukes Community Centre, Islington St Luke's Community Centre, London, United Kingdom

    Planning Aid for London and Ramboll are delighted to present a workshop dedicated to fostering community-led green spaces in London. Urban green spaces provide communities: with access to nature and places to grow food, provide spaces for wellbeing and connection, and support climate action and biodiversity. This interactive and engaging event aims to empower individuals…

  • The art of creating inclusive places

    St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London,WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square,, London

    Join us for the 2023 annual Sir Frederic J Osborn and Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn memorial event which will focus on the importance of public art in creating inclusive spaces. We are delighted to confirm that this year's event will feature the US artist Tschabalala Self in conversation with the UK Journalist, Author and Heritage…

    Free

  • Planning for flood risk webinar: Applying the sequential and exception tests to planning applications

    Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. Planning authorities must consider all sources of flood risk including the current and future impacts of climate change and apply a hierarchy to assess, avoid, control, mitigate and manage flood risk. A fundamental component of this approach is the…

    Free

  • New Communities Group Webinar: Planning for Sustainable Transport

    New large-scale communities provide a unique opportunity to create places which enable people to live in healthy, happy places that reduce their impact on the environment, while enhancing social and economic wellbeing and tending to the future needs of residents. They are in the ideal position to provide innovative transport solutions from the outset, and…

    Free

  • Planning for flood risk webinar: Flood risk assessments for planning applications

    Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. This must be informed by up to date evidence that considers all sources of flood risk, including the current and future impacts of climate change. Flood risk assessments (FRAs) are therefore an important component of the evidence base for…

    Free

  • New Towns for Today and Tomorrow – a conference of the APPG on New Towns

    The Torrance Hotel 135 Main Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    The New Towns programme remains the most ambitious urbanism initiative ever undertaken in the United Kingdom. The programme sought to provide jobs and affordable homes in healthy, balanced and thriving…

    Free

  • The TCPA Annual Conference 2023: Tackling the climate crisis – maximising the potential of planning and placemaking

    Regents University, London Regents University, London

    Regents University, London Extreme climate events and record-breaking temperatures throughout 2023 bring to life the devastating consequences to communities and the environment of a changing climate. These risks no longer represent distant and future challenges, but the climate conditions we now live with, and must be prioritised today. This conference will: We are grateful for…

    £90.00

  • TCPA Training Session: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act

    The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act (LURA) will have a significant impact on planning, development and housing and is a radical departure from the existing system. This TCPA training session will look to unpack the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA), addressing what it may mean in…

    £30.00 – £54.00

  • Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar

    Online - via Zoom

    Neighbourhood plans can influence how places develop and seek to ensure that a community has good homes, clean air, jobs, access to parks and green spaces, access to healthy food and opportunities for connection with friends and neighbours. In collaboration with Locality, this webinar will explore neighbourhood planning and then introduce the TCPA Neighbourhood Planning and 20-Minute Neighbourhoods Toolkit.

    Free

  • Net zero buildings policies and the new Written Ministerial Statement on local energy efficiency standards (online)

    On 13 December 2023, the government issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on ‘Planning – Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update.’ The WMS seeks to curtail new local plan policies that use energy-based metrics, designed to achieve emissions reductions through securing fabric efficiency standards and highly energy efficient buildings.   The TCPA, alongside other industry leaders and…

    Free

  • Healthy ageing in place

    Online - via Zoom

    The UK population is ageing. By 2040, nearly one in seven people is projected to be aged over 75 and in some areas of England, this age-group will make up over 25% of the local population. Concerningly, unless we take action, many of these people will live years of their later lives in poor health. This has huge implications not only for health and social care but also for how we plan, create and manage homes, streets, neighbourhoods and places to support healthy ageing.

    Free

  • Homes and neighbourhoods for children and young people

    Online - via Zoom

    Where children and young people grow up shapes their ability to live healthy lives. Children and young people are vulnerable to their environments as they are rapidly developing physically, emotionally and socially and so homes, neighbourhoods and communities should be designed with their needs in mind and their voices heard.

    Free

  • TCPA Study Tour 2024: Cornwall

    We are excited to announce the return of the TCPA study tours! In 2024 we will be running a two-day tour to explore sustainable and large-scale new developments in Cornwall. …

    £180.00 – £470.00

  • TCPA x PPR Belfast: Take Back the City Reception (in-person/London)

    The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT  26 Store Street, London, United Kingdom

    Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT  We would like to invite you to explore one of Europe’s most ambitious community-led housing projects at The TCPA x…

    Free

  • Planning for healthy places: a practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in Local Plans from TRUUD and the TCPA

    The places in which people live have a profound influence over the opportunities they have and the choices they can make – and planning shapes those places. Whether people have good homes, easy access to parks and green spaces, pleasant and safe routes for walking and cycling, local jobs, shops, schools, and other vital infrastructure,…

    Free

  • TCPA x Incredible Edible Leeds: Harvest Supper (in-person FREE event)

    The Carriageworks Theatre Leeds, United Kingdom

    Please join us for the TCPA’s FREE Harvest Supper event, hosted in collaboration with Incredible Edible Leeds, an evening of delightful local food and inspiring guest speakers, all celebrating the launch of the TCPA’s latest resource: Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action. Everyone should be able to live a healthy and fulfilling life. But how…

    Free

  • TCPA Webinar – Planning Reform Update

    Join us to delve into the latest updates on planning reform following the recently updated National Planning Policy Framework and the forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Michael Bingham OBE, Deputy Director – Planning Policy at MHCLG will highlight the main changes, an industry expert panel discuss how these will impact delivery, and our Policy Director…

    £54.00

  • Infrastructure Delivery for New Communities

    This webinar responds to a high demand for guidance on successful infrastructure delivery in new developments. The session will cover practical case studies and actionable steps, covering:  Part of our TCPA New Communities Group series of events, this webinar will offer valuable insight for local councils, planners and communities. This event is kindly supported by…

    £54.00

  • Design Codes for New Communities

    This webinar will explore the practical realities of Design Coding in new housing developments. From the perspectives of policy-researcher, designer, planner and local authority, we will consider:  Part of our TCPA New Communities Group series of events, this webinar will offer valuable insight for local councils, planners and communities. This event is kindly supported by…

    £54.00

  • Introduction to Coastal Planning (for planners)

    This webinar is aimed at planners in coastal authorities to hear and learn about coastal change and management. This will include information on Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and the new National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM).   It will cover: Register here The coastal planning webinars programme: WebinarDateTitleWho is it for?1Tuesday 20 May, 1pm –…

  • Introduction to Coastal Planning (for elected members)

    This webinar is aimed at Elected Members in coastal authorities to hear and learn about coastal change and management.  This will include information on Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and the…

  • Coastal change and management: tools & best practice (for coastal practitioners and planners in coastal authorities)

    This webinar is aimed at coastal practitioners and planners who provide advice, guidance and decisions on spatial planning. It will provide worked examples of how Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM) can be used as part of development planning. It will also provide background information on SMPs and NCERM. The…

  • Restricting the Appeal and Availability of Junk Food: the role of local councils

    Online via Microsoft Teams

    Obesity and overweight are major national challenges that cost the NHS and economy millions of pounds every year. Evidence shows the environments people live in shape the food choices they make: in places where junk food is the cheapest, most readily available and widely advertised, it is harder for people to make healthy choices. Around…

    Free

  • Empowering young people for a greener future – youth engagement transforming Grosvenor Square

    Teenagers and young people have lots of knowledge about their neighbourhoods and spaces, but too often no-one asks them what they think. Designed to involve young people in the making and managing of their neighbourhoods, the Voice Opportunity Power youth engagement toolkit is a free resource written by ZCD Architects and supported by Grosvenor, the…

    Free

  • Launch of our vision: 21st Century New Towns

    Join us as we launch the TCPA’s brand-new vision: 21st Century New Towns. This short pamphlet sets out our aspirational vision for any future generation of new towns, which have…

  • Study Tour 2025: Cambridgeshire

     Continuing the success of the TCPA New Communities Group's study tours, our 2025 event will delve into Cambridgeshire's expertise in delivering sustainable, well-planned new communities. We'll examine Springstead Village's green…

    £470.00