Town and Country Planning Association

Introduction to Coastal Planning (for elected members)
2025-05-21 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
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 new National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM).

It will cover:

the development of SMPs and NCERM

information that will be useful to you in your role as an elected member

what support materials are available and where to find them

Register here

The coastal planning webinars programme:

WebinarDateTitleWho is it for?1Tuesday 20 May, 1pm – 2pmIntroduction to coastal planningFor planners2Wednesday 21 May, 1pm – 2pmIntroduction to Coastal PlanningFor elected members3Thursday 22 May, 1pm – 2pmCoastal change and management: tools & best practiceFor coastal practitioners and planners in coastal authorities

FAQs

What does the new national coastal erosion risk mapping mean for development planning?

If you’re an elected member in a coastal authority with a remit in coastal management, planning policy or development management you are invited to join this webinar. The event will focus on providing an introduction to the new national coastal erosion risk mapping data, how this works alongside development planning, and how you can find more information.

The new National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM)

In January 2025 the Environment Agency published the updated NCERM on ‘Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England’ and Shoreline Management Plan Explorer. The new NCERM data is also available on data.gov.uk for open access. The new NCERM provides the most up to date picture of current and future coastal erosion risk for England.

How can I ask questions during the webinar?

If you have a question you would like the panel to address during the webinar please share using Slido. You can also upvote questions submitted by others to help us shape the agenda. To submit a question visit www.slido.com and enter #TCPA2

Do I need to prepare for the meeting?

There is no pre-reading. However, it may be helpful for you to take a look at the National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024 report, which we published in December. Whilst the report focuses primarily on the findings from data not aimed at development planning, it provides a helpful overview of how our understanding of risk has changed.

We also encourage you to watch this introductory video in advance of the event – Environment Agency updates to flood and coastal erosion risk information. (registration to the SharePoint site is required see details below)

You can read more here about our Updates to national flood and coastal erosion risk information. You can explore some of the new data we’ve already published here:

Check your long term flood risk

Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England

Shoreline Management Plan Explorer

Updated Flood Map for Planning service

To view the introductory video, get further details and supporting materials available from our SharePoint site send an email to admin_fcermprojectsupport@environment-agency.gov.uk to request access.

You may also be interested in the suite of training materials on planning for flood risk created by the Environment Agency in partnership with the TCPA. These are available here: https://learning.tcpa.org.uk/

Privacy statement

All webinar registration details will be held by the TCPA in line with our privacy policy. As a delivery partner, we may also share webinar participant information with the Environment Agency, who will use information for purposes directly linked to this webinar only.

Introduction to Coastal Planning (for planners)
2025-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
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:

the development of SMPs and NCERM

the next steps of SMPs and NCERM

information you need to know as a planner

where to find information and support on flooding and coastal erosion risk

Register here

The coastal planning webinars programme:

WebinarDateTitleWho is it for?1Tuesday 20 May, 1pm – 2pmIntroduction to coastal planningFor planners2Wednesday 21 May, 1pm – 2pmIntroduction to Coastal PlanningFor elected members3Thursday 22 May, 1pm – 2pmCoastal change and management: tools & best practiceFor coastal practitioners and planners in coastal authorities

FAQs

What does the new national coastal erosion risk mapping mean for development planning?

If you’re a local authority officer working for a local planning authority or lead local flood authority on either planning policy or development management, you are invited to join this webinar. The event will focus on providing an introduction to the new national coastal erosion risk map, and how this works alongside development planning.

In January 2025 the Environment Agency published the updated NCERM on ‘Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England’ and Shoreline Management Plan Explorer. The new NCERM data is also available on data.gov.uk for open access. The new NCERM provides the most up to date picture of current and future coastal erosion risk for England.

How can I ask questions?

If you have a question you would like the panel to address during the webinar please share using Slido. You can also upvote questions submitted by others to help us shape the agenda. To submit a question visit www.slido.com and enter #TCPA1

Do I need to prepare for the meeting?

There is no pre-reading. However, it may be helpful for you to take a look at the National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024 report, which we published in December 2024. Whilst the report focuses primarily on the findings from data not aimed at development planning, it provides a helpful overview of how our understanding of risk has changed.

We also encourage you to watch this introductory video in advance of the event – Environment Agency updates to flood and coastal erosion risk information. (registration to the SharePoint site is required see details below)

You can read more here about our Updates to national flood and coastal erosion risk information. You can explore some of the new data we’ve already published here:

Check your long term flood risk

Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England

Shoreline Management Plan Explorer

Updated Flood Map for Planning service

To view the introductory video, get further details and supporting materials available from our SharePoint site send an email to admin_fcermprojectsupport@environment-agency.gov.uk to request access.

You may also be interested in the suite of training materials on planning for flood risk created by the Environment Agency in partnership with the TCPA. These are available here: https://learning.tcpa.org.uk/

Privacy statement

All webinar registration details will be held by the TCPA in line with our privacy policy. As a delivery partner, we may also share webinar participant information with the Environment Agency, who will use information for purposes directly linked to this webinar only.

Design Codes for New Communities
2025-05-13 10:00 - 11:30
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:

when design codes are effective;

context sensitive design; and

inclusive and diverse placemaking.

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 Adam Architecture.

Agenda

10:00 Welcome from the Chair,Gilian MacInnes, TCPA Trustee10:05 Learnings from the Design Code Pathfinder Programme,Nikki van Grimbergen, Programme Manager, Design Council10:15Q&A10:25Setting up design codes for different schemes,Robbie Kerr, Design Director, ADAM Architecture10:45Q&A10:55The Cambridge Pathfinder Programme, Trovine Monteiro, Built Environment Team Leader, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning11:10Q&A11:20Closing Remarks

Check to see if you are part of a New Communities Group (NCG) member organisation

About Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Memberships

Youth engagement in planning, regeneration and neighbourhood management - Voice Opportunity Power
2025-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Young people have a right to be involved in the decisions that shape the places where they live and including them creates better places for everyone.

The Voice Opportunity Power toolkit is a free resource with practical guidance on how to involve young people (11-18) in the way that places get built and managed. It is for engagement practitioners, developers, designers, planners and sports providers and is designed to improve participation in – and the quality of – new development and regeneration. The toolkit was produced by ZCD Architects in partnership with Grosvenor, Sport England, and the TCPA.

In this webinar Dinah Bornat, Director ZCD Architects, will:

give an overview of Voice Opportunity Power – what the toolkit contains and how it can be used;

present some case study examples of how it has been used on different projects and developments;

followed by a Q&A.

Please register here:

Register here

This webinar forms part of the TCPA’s work on children, young people and the built environment. If you would like to know more about this work including previous event recordings and the Raising the healthiest generation in history report, please click here.

Supported by:

Infrastructure Delivery for New Communities
2025-03-18 10:00 - 11:30
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:

large-scale delivery vehicles and strategies;

locally led development corporations;

social infrastructure; and

community owned infrastructure.

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 Local Trust.

Agenda

TimeSpeaker10:00 Welcome from the ChairGilian MacInnes, TCPA Trustee 10:05 Large-scale delivery vehicles and development corporationsStephen Hill, Director, Hyas Associates 10:15 Securing and implementing funding for infrastructureGary Macdonnell , Network Programme Manager, Essex County Council10:25 Q&A 10:45 Prioritising social infrastructureMadeleine Jennings, Head of Policy and Communications, Local Trust10:55 Community owned infrastructure in new places Harriet English, Deputy Chief Executive, Plunkett UK Sarah Crush, Social Value Manager at Thakeham Group11:05 Q&A 11:30 Close

Check to see if you are part of a New Communities Group (NCG) member organisation

About Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Memberships

TCPA Webinar - Planning Reform Update
2025-02-25 10:00 - 11:15
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 Hugh Ellis’ reflections on what this means for local authorities and others.

Part of our TCPA New Communities Group series of events, this webinar offers valuable insight for local councils, planners and communities to navigate major shifts and plan forward.

10:00Welcome from the ChairCatriona Riddell, TCPA Trustee 10:05Update on planning reformsMichael Bingham OBE, Deputy Director – Planning Policy, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 10:15Q&A 10:25Panel to respond:– Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA – Anna Aldous, Principal Associate, Mills and Reeve– Matthew Lickes,(Planning Policy & Place Manager), North Yorkshire Council– Helen Williams, Head of Neighbourhoods and Housing, LocalityContributions from the panel members followed by questions from the audience and discussions.11:10Conclusions from the Chair11:15Close

Further details to follow.

Check to see if you are part of a TCPA or NCG member organisation

About New Communities Group (NCG) memberships

About Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) memberships

Child-friendly planning and design: insights and experiences from European cities
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:00
Webinar – Free

Many European cities are embracing child-friendly planning and urban design. This webinar will explore four case studies from Spain, Slovakia, Albania and Germany that offer insight, inspiration and practical lessons that can be applied in the UK.

The webinar is collaboration between the TCPA and Tim Gill, childhood expert and author of Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, and forms part of the TCPA’s wider work on children, young people in the built environment including:

Raising the healthiest generation in history: why it matters where children and young people live – recommendations and evidence review from the 2024 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities inquiry into children, young people and built environment.

Developing Well conference – the conference explored the relationship between children, young people and the built environment, the critical importance of creating healthy places in which they can thrive, challenges and opportunities and highlighted case studies of place-based practice from local authorities and the private sector.

Homes and neighbourhoods for children and young people – a webinar exploring why planning and the built environment matters for healthy and thriving children and young people and how to engage with children and teenagers about 20-minute neighbourhoods and place.

Agenda

10:00WelcomeGemma Hyde, Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA10:05Child-friendly placesTim Gill, independent scholar, writer and consultant on childhood10:15Barcelona, SpainMaria Truñó Salvadó, Director, Alliance Education 36010:35Bratislava, SlovakiaSandra Štasselová, Urbanist, Metropolitan Institute Bratislava10:55Break11:00Tirana, AlbaniaSimon Battisti, Executive Director, Qendra Marrëdhënie11:20Regensburg, GermanyAnna Schledorn, Youth Welfare Planner, Child Friendly City Coordinator, Stadt Regensburg11:40Q&A session12:00Close

Image credit: Irene Quintáns

Webinar: Updates to NAFRA2 and NCERM - information for planners
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:30
What does the new flood risk and coastal erosion mapping mean for development planning?

If you’re a local authority officer working for a local planning authority or lead local flood authority on either planning policy or development management, you are invited to join this webinar. The event will focus on the implications of the new flood risk and coastal erosion data on development planning, helping you to prepare for and to use the new data when it’s published in spring 2025.

You can register your questions ahead of the event. We will do our best to address your questions at the event.

Register here

If you have a question you would like the panel to address during the webinar please share using Slido. You can also upvote questions submitted by others to help us shape the agenda. Link: https://app.sli.do/event/9XKQiDaEtUCvC9jx3NmA7K

All webinar registration details will be held by the TCPA in line with our privacy policy. As a delivery partner, we may also share webinar participant information with the Environment Agency, who will use information for purposes directly linked to this webinar only.

Agenda

Welcome and introductions

Scene setting – EA’s role, role of flood and coastal risk data in planning, planning policy

Introduction to our new datasets and how they’re being improved

What new flood data we will publish, when and where it will be hosted

Changes to the Flood Map for Planning

What new coastal erosion risk data we have published and where it is hosted

How is the new data changing our understanding of risk

How will the new data affect key planning issues

How we’re communicating changes and what support are we offering?

An opportunity to ask questions

Do I need to prepare for the meeting?

There is no pre-reading. However, it may be helpful for you to take a look at the National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024 report, which we published in December. Whilst the report focuses primarily on the findings from data not aimed at development planning, it provides a helpful overview of how our understanding of risk has changed.

We also encourage you to watch this introductory video in advance of the event – Environment Agency updates to flood and coastal erosion risk information. (registration to the SharePoint site is required see details below)

You can read more here about our Updates to national flood and coastal erosion risk information. You can explore some of the new data we’ve already published here:

Check your long term flood risk

Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England

Shoreline Management Plan Explorer

To view the introductory video, get further details and supporting materials available from our SharePoint site send an email to admin_fcermprojectsupport@environment-agency.gov.uk to request access.

Green Infrastructure Partnership Conference: from local innovation to national transformation (Online)
2024-12-10 09:30 - 12:00
Brought to you by the TCPA and the Green Infrastructure Partnership, this online conference will look at innovations in policy and practice and is essential for anyone interested in how urban greening can help create healthy, climate resilient places in the UK. It will be of particular value to councillors, planners, parks teams, community environment groups, academics, researchers and consultants.

Session 1: The big picture

09:30 Welcome and introduction from the Chair

Fiona Howie, Chief Executive, TCPA

09.40 Government’s ambitions for nature recovery

Lucy Hurford, National Biodiversity Targets Policy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

09:50 Panel to respond, and discussion

Peter Neal FLI, Landscape Consultant

Richard Benwell, CEO, Wildlife and Countryside Link

Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making, TCPA

Session 2: Biodiversity net gain – what’s happening?

Chair: Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making, TCPA

10:10 Case study: BNG – turning the grey to green in high density environments?

John Harte, Planning Officer, City of London

10:25 Discussion: Is BNG working? If so, where? Are there any unintended consequences?

Rachel Danemann, Regional Planning Manager, Home Builders Federation

Morgan Taylor, Director, Greengage

Paul Rabbitts, Chair, The Parks Management Association.

10:50 Break

Session 3: Green infrastructure stewardship: making the most of what we’ve got

Chair: Celia Davis, Senior Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA

11:00 Nature Towns and Cities

Ellie Robinson, Head of Urban Green Space, National Trust

11:20 Local Nature Recovery Strategies: what do they mean for urban green infrastructure?

Jim Davies, Senior Advisor Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Environment Agency

11:40 Q&A

12:00 Finish

Free for TCPA student members via Eventbrite

Please click here to reserve your place via Eventbrite.

If you wish to raise a purchase order in order to be invoiced please contact david.white@tcpa.org.uk

For Sponsorship enquiries, please contact Julia Thrift at Julia.Thrift@tcpa.org.uk.

An Introduction to Planning for Climate Change (Online Course: Zoom)
2024-12-02 14:00 - 15:30
How can we use local planning to better address climate change?

This course provides an introduction to how planning can help deliver action at a local level towards climate mitigation and resilience. It draws from practical experience, good practice case studies and TCPA research.

It will explore transport, quality housing and renewable energy, and climate adaptation to flooding and overheating risks. The course will also provide an overview of the context of planning reform and its current implications for local plan making in England.

“A wonderfully encouraging and inspiring session, thank you very much.”

– TCPA course attendee –

What will the training cover?

The training will focus on the English Town & Country Planning system, with an emphasis on the opportunities presented through plan making to address key climate change challenges at a local level. The training will introduce policy approaches that the local plan can take to key issues, as well as best practice from local authorities.

Policy opportunities for climate mitigation: including carbon accounting, renewable energy, sustainable travel, energy efficient buildings.

Policy opportunities for climate adaptation and resilience: including flood resilience, overheating, resource efficiency, green infrastructure and coastal change management.

Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Who is the training for?

This introductory training is ideal for early career planners, other local authority officers working in sustainability and climate change related areas, local councillors, or others involved in neighbourhood planning.

Who will deliver the training?

Hugh Ellis (TCPA Director of Policy) leads research projects, public affairs work and has extensive experience delivering training for politicians, professionals and communities on the planning system. He has led the TCPA’s engagement on national planning reform.

Celia Davis (TCPA Senior Projects and Policy Manager) produces guidance, advice and training for local authorities and communities on planning for climate change. She has led research into the effectiveness of the planning system in addressing climate change and delivering flood resilient communities.

The TCPA Annual Conference 2024: Tackling the housing, health, climate and nature crises - the role of planning and placemaking
2024-11-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Regents University, London, Regents University, London
Venue: Regent’s University, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NS

2024 has brought a monumental year of change and reform for planning policy across England. With the new government ensuring housing and planning remain high on the political agenda, and the introduction of a revised National Planning Policy Framework, the TCPA’s 2024 Annual Conference will focus on ways in which the planning and wider built environment sector can maximise the potential of the new proposals; exploring the opportunities it offers, while also highlighting the restrictions and challenges that remain. We will hear from industry leaders who continue to push boundaries, sparking innovation and creativity into their places, and influencing change on national, local and community levels.

This year’s Annual Conference aims to inspire ambition, ignite excitement and welcome change, as we look to the future of planning and good placemaking.

We are grateful for the support of PLACE LOGIC, Greenbelt and Amos Ellis Consulting.

Please see the draft agenda below:

Session 1: National reforms to maximise the potential of the system 10:00 Registration and Networking Tea and coffee available 10:30Welcome and introduction from the ChairAndrew Pritchard, TCPA Chair10:35 Sir Michael Lyons, Chair, New Towns Taskforce10:50 Q&A11:00David Waterhouse, Deputy Director for Capacity and Capability, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government11:20Q&A11:30Panel in response to English reforms – will they deliver for the housing, health, nature and climate crises?– Miles Gibson, former No 10 adviser and Planning Taskforce (2020) member – Shelly Rouse, Principal Consultant, Planning Advisory Service– Caglar Koksal, Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Manchester12:15 Gideon Amos MP, Liberal Democrat’s Housing and Planning Spokesperson 12:25 Q&A and discussion 12:35Lunch and networking

Session 2: Hooks, opportunities, and challenges in policy?13:30 Welcome back from Chair Fiona Howie, TCPA Chief Executive13:35Securing ambitious local plan policies: – Louise Morris, Head of Planning, Bath and North East Somerset Council– Jasmin Machen, Planner (Policy and Delivery), East Suffolk Council Followed by Q&A14:05 Planning holistically with urban network analysisRobbie Kerr, Design Director, PLACE LOGIC Followed by Q&A14:25 Tea, coffee and networking

Session 3: Impact of reforms on large-scale new development and regeneration14:55Welcome back from the ChairAndrew Pritchard, TCPA Chair14:57 Securing high quality placesFionnuala Lennon, Head of New Settlements & Garden Communities, Homes England15:05 Q&A 15:15 Facilitated discussion and Q&A– Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA– Nathalie Bateman, Hemel Garden Communities Programme Manager, Dacorum Borough Council and St Albans City and District Council– Joanne Cave, Chair, David Lock Associates– Jackie Copley, Campaign Lead, CPRE, The countryside charity15:55 Closing remarks from the Chair 16:00Close

Annual Osborn memorial event: The role of the creative industries in placemaking
2024-11-06 18:00 - 20:30 | The Actors Church, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9ED, Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED
In celebration of both Sir Frederic J Osborn and Margaret Paterson Osborn, and in reference to the Osborn’s significant contribution to the cultural life of Welwyn Garden City, the TCPA is hosting an evening of jazz music and discussion on the role of the creative industries in placemaking.

The creative and cultural industries contribute more than £100bn per year to the UK economy, helping to attract investment, catalyse innovation, and enhance distinctive places and communities. There are environmental benefits from regenerating places, retrofitting and re-purposing existing buildings and improving the vibrancy of local places, including high streets. Significant social value arises from improving cultural infrastructure and facilities, with participation in the arts and creative industries a key foundation for healthy, connected communities.

Planning for culture and the creative industries was core to the Garden City vision and remains an integral part of supporting and creating great places today. This event will provide an opportunity to discuss the opportunities for making these ideas a reality. The TCPA is delighted to be partnering with Tomorrow’s Warriors for the event. Tomorrow’s Warriors is a leading talent development organisation, creative producer, learning and training provider, consultancy and charity specialising in jazz. The organisation has a vision to enable a world where opportunities for participation, ownership and leadership in music and the arts are available to all. 2023 Mercury Music Award winners Ezra Collective cited Tomorrow’s Warriors as fundamental to their success.

Kindly supported by: The Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust and Stephanie Bamford.

18:00Arrival, drinks Tomorrow’s Warriors – musical performance18:30 WelcomeFiona Howie, Chief Executive, TCPA 18:35In-conversation – the role of the creative industries in placemaking Chaired by: Sandra Fryer, Trustee – TCPA and Tomorrow’s Warriors Thangam Debbonaire, former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Errol Michael Henry, Chairman, The i2 Music Group, EMH Global Media Global Consulting & Founder of Music JusticeMary-Helen Young, Senior Consultant, PRDEmma Wilcox, Cultural Consultant: Creative Placemaking and Strategy19:30 Drinks and networkingTomorrow’s Warriors – musical performance20:30End

TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: How to create new vibrant town centres
2024-10-15 10:00 - 11:30
Town and district centres are at the heart of a community, how can we successfully design them for new large-scale developments? As part of the TCPA New Communities Group series of events, this webinar will explore modelling tools used to design and plan new town centres, as well as how to deliver town centres that meet the needs of the residents in the new developments. We will hear from organisations using innovative technology and approaches to planning new town and district centres, and from local authorities who are in the process of delivering new town centres in new communities across England.

This session is kindly supported by PLACE LOGIC:

Please see the draft agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Gilian Macinnes, TCPA Trustee; Planning and Placemaking Advisor, GilianMacinnes Associates10:05Planning for new town centres with urban network analysis Robbie Kerr, Design Director, PLACE LOGIC 10:20How our town centres can bounce back from the retail crisis: Applying the lessons to new communities Vicky Payne, Independent Consultant: Strategic Planning and Urban Design10:35Q&A10:50The challenges and opportunities of developing centres in new settlements and city extensionsTrovine Monteiro, Manager, Built Environment, Greater Cambridge Planning11:00Arborfield Garrison New District Centre, Wokingham Nick Chancellor, Development Delivery Manager, Wokingham Borough Council11:10Q&A11:30Close

Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action - Launch Event (Zoom)
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:30
The TCPA’s work, especially our Tomorrow 125 project and Garden City principles, outlines the ingredients needed for thriving places and communities. How do we put these principles into practice and make real change happen on the ground?

This webinar will launch the TCPA’s new resource, Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action, which seeks to showcase and champion the practical ways in which people, places, and the environment can thrive.  We have put together a range of case studies that highlight the different ways community groups are working to make positive change in their local area, from community food growing and energy production to retrofitting for climate change. We hope this resource will showcase what is possible and provide useful advice and links to community groups across England.

10:00Welcome and introduction to the Practical Hope resource Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA10:10Keynote Speaker: Sarah Forsey, Senior Project Manager, Citizens UK 10:20Q&A10:30Case Study One: Civic Square, Birmingham Charlie Edmonds, Mission Co-lead for Neighbourhood Transitions, Civic Square (video)10:40Case Study Two: Transition Town Totnes Guy Erlacher-Downing, Coordinator, Transition Town Totnes 10:50Case Study Three: Incredible Edible LeedsDan Robinson, Executive Director, Incredible Edible Leeds11:00Discussion11:30Close

TCPA x Incredible Edible Leeds: Harvest Supper (in-person FREE event)
2024-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 | The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds, LS2 3AD, 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 do we make this idea a reality for everyone, both now and in the future?

Improving the conditions of our homes and neighbourhoods seems like a good place to start. This means much more than thinking about the design of buildings and places, it means thinking about the people that live in them.

We think the Garden City Principles are a useful way to think about the mixture of ingredients needed to create healthy, thriving places. They touch upon everything from equitable local economies, vibrant and inclusive social and cultural spaces, to the restoration of nature and the sustainability of our planet. But, to make a difference to people’s lives, we need to make these ideas a reality.

The TCPA’s latest resource, Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action, seeks to articulate, showcase and champion the practical ways in which people, places, and the environment can thrive. The project is focused on highlighting the power of community action to enable positive change. We have put together a range of case studies that highlight the different ways community groups are working to make a change in their local area, from community food growing and energy production to retrofitting for climate change. We hope this resource will showcase what is possible and provide useful advice and links to community groups across England.

We found food to be a common thread across several of the case studies, therefore, we are very excited to host this event that not only celebrates the inspiring work of communities across the country, but also provides an opportunity to sample a range of delicious and ethically sourced produce.

Please click here to book your free space via Eventbrite.

17:00Event Starts. Food and drink is available upon arrival. 17:30Welcome Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA17:35Keynote Speech Pam Warhurst CBE, Founder, Incredible Edible17:45Transition Town Totnes Barry Cohen, Office manager & project support, Transition Town Totnes17:50South Bank Community Land Trust Michael Janes, Director, South Bank Community Land Trust17:55Incredible Edible LeedsDan Robinson, Executive Director, Incredible Edible Leeds18:00Networking/food and drink  19:00Event ends

Planning for healthy places: a practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in Local Plans from TRUUD and the TCPA
2024-09-30 14:00 - 15:00
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, is all influenced by planning.

Local plans are key documents through which local authorities can create and influence environments to create and maintain health, and yet they are often weak and inconsistent on how exactly this can be achieved.

This free webinar will explore a new framework for creating healthy Local Plans, co-authored by TRUUD and the TCPA, who working with a number of local authorities across England have developed this document for local authority officers from planning and public health full of practical evidence, guidance, and inspiration to show how, working together, it can be done.

TRUUD is a major five-year research programme that aims to ‘tackle root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development’.

Agenda (TBC)

2:00pmWelcome and introductionGemma Hyde, Project and Policy Manager – Healthier Place-making, TCPA2:10pmPlanning for healthy places – introducing the frameworkDr Emma Bird, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, UWE Bristol and TRUUD researcher2:25pmVoices of local authorities involved in creating the guidanceJames Cording, Senior Planning Officer and Healthy Places Lead, Southampton City CouncilCarrie Wood, Senior Public Health Lead – Wider Determinents of Health, Surrey County Council2:45pmQ&AAll3:00pmClose

Register here

Securing healthy homes locally – a webinar for local government
2024-09-24 12:00 - 13:00
Healthy homes are essential for people to live healthy, happy lives. There is strong evidence showing how the quality of our homes and neighbourhoods affects our mental and physical health. However, around one in ten people in the UK (over 6 million) are still living in poor quality homes.

Local councils are at the sharp end of this debate, partly because they bear the increased costs that arise from the social care and housing requirements associated with unaffordable and poor quality housing, and partly because they have the insight and will to drive lasting change to secure healthy lives.

The TCPA has produced a technical guide which explains in detail why and how the Healthy Homes Principles can be applied in local policy and practice.

This webinar will share some of the highlights from the guide. We’ll outline some of the approaches adopted by different local authorities around England, as well as presentations from Lewes District Council, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and Tibbalds about the ways they are promoting Healthy Homes and communities locally.

Agenda

12:00Welcome and introductionEvent chair12:05Overview of the Healthy Homes guideRosalie CallwayProjects & Policy Manager, TCPA Sally RoscoeProjects & Policy Officer, TCPA12:15BRE Homes Quality Mark – operationalising the Healthy Homes PrinciplesJennifer DudleyProduct Manager – Residential Housing, BRE12:25Lewes District Council – housing and planning workEmily O’BrienGreen Party Councillor for Ouse Valley & RingmerNathan HaffendenAssistant Director – Property and Development, Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council12:35Tibbalds – Northstowe and design code for BradfordKatja StilleDirector Planning and Urban Design, Tibbalds12:45Q&AEvent chair

Register to attend

TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: Who will live in the new community?
2024-09-19 10:00 - 11:40
How do you plan for a new community when the population is unknown? As part of the TCPA New Communities Group series of events, this webinar will explore modelling tools to predict what a future community is likely to consist of, how to design for and accommodate for the new demographics of an area. We will hear from representatives tasked with projecting future populations, and from local authorities who have experience in delivering new large-scale developments.

This event is kindly supported by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.

Please see the agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Catriona Riddell, TCPA Trustee 10:05 Understanding our future population James Robards, Head of Population and Household Projections: Office for National Statistics 10:15 Design for social sustainability report – reflecting on 10 years of practical application Nicola Bacon, Co-founder + Simeon Shtebunaev, Researcher, Social Life 10:25Q&A10:45 Assessing Ebbsfleet’s changing population Kevin McGeough, Head of Strategy and Placemaking, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 11:00 Intergenerational new communitiesProfessor Sophie Hadfield-Hill, University of Birmingham 11:10 Planning for young family demographics in Cranbrook Andy Wood, Director of Place (interim), East Devon District Council 11:20 Q+A 11:40 Close

TCPA x PPR Belfast: Take Back the City Reception (in-person/London)
2024-09-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT , 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT, 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 PPR Belfast Reception: ‘Take Back the City’, on the 17 September at The Building Centre, London, kindly supported by Northcot Brick.

PPR has been supporting Take Back the City, a coalition of homeless families, academics, and experts including Queen’s University Belfast, Rabble Cooperative, and the TCPA, to develop a vision of a high quality, non-sectarian, zero-carbon development at a large ex-industrial site in West Belfast.

It is an extraordinary vision for a post-conflict city where housing allocation has been a source of tension for decades. What is even more extraordinary is how this vision is becoming a reality.

In June 2023, the London-based Matthew Lloyd Architects were announced as winners of the Take Back the City Urban Design Competition. Sponsored by Oak Foundation, the competition saw a shortlist of 11 entrants from across the globe, with designs aimed at transforming the 13 hectares Mackie’s site into a sustainable community, setting a precedent for developments across Belfast to tackle both the housing and climate crises.

We would like to invite you to the ‘Take Back the City’ reception event, hosted by The TCPA and PPR Belfast. The event will be a chance to celebrate the progress that has already been made, as well as the plans for the site’s immediate and long-term future.

To find out more, please click here.

The event will feature guest speakers from a variety of individuals and organisations who have been a part of the site’s journey and success so far. Due to venue capacity, we have limited spaces available at this event.

Planning for flood risk webinar: development management surgery
2024-07-15 12:30 - 14:00
Flood risk is a fundamental consideration for planning, and decision makers must ensure that proposals can be made safe from all sources of flood risk for the lifetime of the development.

This webinar is aimed at planning and flood risk officers engaging with the development management function of local planning authorities and will provide guidance and clarity on some of the detailed technical issues that planners must understand in order to make planning decisions.

The TCPA and the Environment Agency have developed online training resources covering key practice issues on planning for flood risk. The webinar content aims to go into more detailed ‘FAQs’ for which the e-learning provides good background information, and we recommend that participants complete these training modules prior to this webinar.

An introduction to planning for flood risk.

Flood risk assessments for planning applications.

Using the sequential test in decision making.

Using the exception test in decision making.

All courses are available at https://learning.tcpa.org.uk.

Register here

This event is free to attend thanks to support from the Environment Agency.

Full Agenda

12:30Welcome and introductionCelia Davis, Senior Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA (chair)12:35Defining the Functional Flood PlainSam Kipling, FCRM Senior Adviser, Environment Agency12:55Using the vulnerability classification and understanding the lifetime of development Andrew Pattinson, Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Advisor, Environment Agency13:15Sequential approach to site layoutSandrine Thomas, Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Advisor, Environment Agency13:35Using the flood risk standing adviceSam Kipling, FCRM Senior Advisor, Environment Agency13:55Poll on future session topics and webinar closeEvent chair

TCPA Study Tour 2024: Cornwall
2024-07-11 00:00 - 2024-07-12 23:59
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.

Running from Thursday 11th to Friday 12th July, the tour will start at St Austell taking in sites at various stages of planning and delivery and conclude in Truro. We will be visiting three new communities across the County, including:

West Carclaze Garden Village (Day One): The new Garden Village is located near St Austell and will provide 1,500 homes once completed. The development will provide a primary school, community facilities as well as green space. There are also plans for community food growing and renewable energy generation from two solar farms.

Nansledan (Day One): A sustainable new community that will be comprised of 4,000 homes once completed is located on the edge of Newquay. Developed by the Duchy of Cornwall, construction began in 2014 and is expected to finish in 2045. The development has a major focus on sustainability, low carbon construction, biodiversity as well as embedding the new development into the wider Cornish community.

Langarth Garden Village (Day Two): A new garden Village planned for land on the edge of Truro. The plans currently aim to build around 3,550 new homes, 35% of which being affordable homes for local people. Green space and the environment are a major focus for the development as is communities’ facilities such as the Community Sport Hubs recently approved by Cornwall Council’s Strategic Planning Committee.

Delegates will hear from key players in the organisations that are involved in the planning and delivery of these new communities; explore first-hand the approaches used on issues such as green infrastructure, renewable energy, stewardship and much more; and learn transferable lessons than can be applied to other large-scale developments currently being planned and delivered across England.

The TCPA are very grateful to Cornwall Council for hosting us, and also wish to record thanks to the Duchy of Cornwall, Ecobos and Treveth (Cornwall Council’s development company) for facilitating the tours of Nansledan, Carclaze and Langarth respectively.

Who is the tour for? This study tour is aimed at planners, councillors, policy makers, developers, housebuilders, consultants, urban designers, academics, architects – and anyone else who wants to gain valuable insight on the planning of new communities.

This price includes all transportation from start-end of tour, overnight accommodation and meals. Delegates must book their own travel to St Austell railway station for a 12:15 start on Thursday 11th July and return travel from Truro railway station after 13:45 on Friday 12th July.

The TCPA Study Tour 2024 is kindly supported by Hyas Associates and The Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust.

The final agenda will be confirmed closer to the time:

Day 1Meet at St Austell railway station, CornwallTour of West Carclaze Garden Village Coach to NansledanTour of Nansledan, Duchy of Cornwall Development Evening meal Including a presentation from The Duchy of CornwallOvernight stay in Newquay Day 2Coach to Truro Tour of Langarth Garden Village Delegates travel home from Truro railway station

Developing well – creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive (in-person)
2024-06-18 10:00 - 16:30 | The Priory Rooms Meeting and Conference Centre, 40 Bull Street Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 6AF
The TCPA will be hosting a FREE in-person conference in Birmingham on June 18 2024.

Where people live affects their ability to live healthy and long lives. For children and young people who are rapidly developing physically, emotionally and socially, their environments can have profound impacts on their lives and opportunities as they grow up and transition to adulthood.

This event will explore the relationship between children, young people and the built environment, the critical importance of creating healthy places in which they can thrive, the challenges and opportunities, and will also highlight case studies of place-based practice from local authorities and the private sector.

This event has kindly been supported by Sport England:

Please see the draft agenda below (please note, the agenda will be confirmed on the 3rd of June)

Session 1: ‘Developing well’ – creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive 10:00 Registration and networking10:30Welcome and introduction Fiona Howie – Chief Executive, TCPA 10:35 Keynote Presentation Anne Longfield CBE – Executive Chair, Centre on Young Lives 10:55 Q&A

Session 2: Why is creating places and spaces where children and young people can ‘develop well’ so important? 11:10 Welcome and introductions Riva Kapoor – Honorary Treasurer, TCPA 11:15 Panel responses:Dr William Bird MBE – GP, CEO Intelligent Health, Hon. Prof University of Exeter Tim Gill – Independent researcher and author of ‘Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities’ Dr Jenny Wood – Co-founder and Co-director, Policy and Research, A Place in Childhood 12:00 Q&A 12:30Lunch and networking

Session 3: What can Local Authorities do, across their roles and powers, to create environments where children and young people ‘develop well’? 13:30 Introduction Gemma Hyde – Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA 13:35 Child friendly Leeds Jenny Rutherford – Play Strategy Officer, Leeds City Council Cllr Helen Hayden – Executive Member for Children and Families and Play Champion, Leeds City Council Tomas Johnson – Senior Planning Officer, Leeds City Council 14:00 Youth Engagement in the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Area Dr Bonnie Kwok – Principal Urban Designer & Youth Engagement Lead, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Heather Jones – Deputy Director of Planning, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning 14:20 Q&A 14:40Tea, coffee and networking

Session 4: How can the private sector collaborate and bring forward the voices of children and young people in development and shaping environments? 15:05 Introduction Andrew Pritchard – Chair of Trustees, TCPA 15:10 Youth voice in regeneration schemes and the Voice Opportunity Power engagement toolkit Dinah Bornat – Director, ZCD Architects 15:25 Taking a child-friendly approach in new, large scale development Johanne Thomas – Regional Director for Communities and Partnerships, Urban and Civic 15:40 Creating play sufficiency in rural and semi-rural Wales Ben Tawil – Director, Ludicology, and Mike Barclay – Director, Ludicology 15:55 Q&A 16:20 Closing remarks Gemma Hyde – Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA 16:30Close

TCPA Briefing: Building the future - Lessons from the New Towns
2024-06-10 13:30 - 14:30
Addressing the housing crisis remains high on the political agenda this general election year. From New Towns and Development Corporations, to Garden Cities and Garden Communities, cross-party interest in the role of new settlements in tackling the housing crisis continues to gain momentum.

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 communities. The 32 New Towns delivered through the New Towns Act today provide homes for over 2.8 million people.

There are many lessons to be learnt from the successes and failures of the New Towns programme. This incudes the key issues of housing, green infrastructure, stewardship, culture, finance, land ownership and delivery. Learning the transferable lessons of the New Towns programme is essential to inform the creation of a new generation of ambitious new places today.

This timely online briefing and debate will draw on the TCPA’s extensive work on the subject, including our recent publication “Our shared future: A TCPA White Paper for Homes and Communities” and RIBA Publication ‘New Towns: Rise, Fall, Rebirth’ . Join us for what promises to be a lively and informative debate.

Due to the support of our sponsors this online event is free to attend.

This event is kindly sponsored by Pinsent Masons and the Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust

Register Here

Agenda

13:30Welcome and introduction from the Chair Fiona Howie, Chief Executive, TCPA13:35Addressing the Housing Crisis – Lessons from the New Towns Katy Lock, Director of Communities (FJ Osborn Fellow), TCPA, and Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 13:55Response: Pinsent Masons Jamie Lockerbie, Partner, Pinsent Masons (TBC)14:05Q&A14:25Next Steps14:30Close

TCPA online briefing: Towards a shared vision for planning reform?
2024-05-20 15:00 - 16:15
With a General Election on the horizon, the issue of how to reform the planning system remains high on the political agenda, with a wave of new initiatives seeking to provide the answers. It is the TCPA’s view that there is no mystery to discover about what’s wrong with the current system nor how to fix it. The main questions which surround planning reform have all been asked and answered in the various reviews of the system over the last decade.

Recent reform has been driven by the tension between the ideological and the practical resulting in a planning system which is now highly complex but also ineffective. Underfunded, demoralised, and lacking public trust, the system is not capable of securing the transformational change we need. That matters enormously because the planning system is central to any government who has ambitions for an efficient and democratic system producing healthy and climate resilient communities.

We must learn the lessons from past reform and confront the barriers preventing positive change. Chaired by the TCPA President, and leader of the Raynsford Review of Planning, this timely online briefing and debate will draw on the TCPA’s extensive work on the subject. Join us for a lively and informative debate. This event is free to TCPA members and £10 for non-members.

Please click here to book your ticket on the Eventbrite website

Please see a draft agenda below:

15:00Welcome and introduction from the chairNick Raynsford, President, TCPA and former Minister of State for Housing and Planning15:05Briefing on planning reformHugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA15:20Response from the sectorCatriona Riddell, Vice-Chair, TCPA and strategic planning specialist15:35Q&A with delegates16:10Concluding remarks Nick Raynsford, President, TCPA16:15Event end

Webinar: Net zero buildings, local plan policies and the 13 December WMS
2024-05-20 12:30 - 13:30
In January, the TCPA held a popular event for local authorities that were considering the impacts of the 13 December 2023 Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on ‘Planning – Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update.’ Industry leaders and local authorities are deeply concerned about the impact of this WMS on the ability of local authorities to meet their net zero commitments.

The TCPA, supported by the Good Homes Alliance and a coalition of industry organisations, are hosting a follow up webinar on 20 May 2024 for local authorities that are affected by this WMS or concerned about its impact on their plans for addressing climate change through planning policy.

The webinar will include an update on the legal challenge to the WMS, and you will hear from local authorities and expert consultants about how ambitious policies for net zero homes are being advanced in the context of the WMS.

Please click here to register for the event

Agenda:

12.30pmWelcome and introduction from the chairCelia Davis, TCPA12.35pmScene settingHugh Ellis, TCPA12.40pmUpdate on the judicial review of the WMSNaomi Luhde-Thompson, Rights Community Action Alex Goodman KC1pmA panel discussion on local authority responses to the WMSThomas Lefevre, Etude Marina Goodyear, Bioregional Emma Davies, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service Jaymi Cue, Bristol City Council1:25pmNext steps and session closeCelia Davis, TCPA

This webinar is organised by the TCPA with support from the Good Homes Alliance.

(Full agenda and list of contributors to follow).

New Communities Group Webinar: Income streams for stewardship (2 part series)
2024-05-16 10:00 - 11:30
Long-term stewardship is an approach to delivering and managing places that can ensure new communities are places which enable people and the environment to flourish, in perpetuity. It is one of the core Garden City Principles and the right approach provides an opportunity to create places which people will be proud to live in for years to come. The TCPA is holding a 2-part webinar series in partnership with Pinsent Masons, on some of the technical aspects of stewardship approaches; on governance structures and income streams for stewardship vehicles.

For many local authorities, the financial implications of managing green infrastructure and other community assets in new development means they are not willing to adopt them directly. This has been one of the key drivers of the increasing interest in alternative stewardship models, as develops, authorities and communities explore other options.

How to pay for long-term stewardship in new communities, and how to secure the necessary capital and revenue to sustain such services, is one of the urgent questions for all those involved in developing a stewardship strategy. The TCPA advocates a holistic model of stewardship which does not require service charges to be placed on residents. Achieving this requires a shift in approach, and commitments to stewardship far earlier in the process than is usually the case. For most developments a hybrid approach to income streams is the only option, and service charges are required, along with contributions from other sources.

There are a range of funding opportunities, including endowments, income earned from trading, public sector funding, maintenance and service charges, charitable funding, and loans and equity finance. The right opportunity will be informed by a range of factors – from the Council’s principal perspective on a funding model for stewardship, to the viability calculations of the master developer. But how do you balance the needs of different stakeholders and determine the right approach? How do you calculate the costs of looking after assets in the first place? What are the pros and cons of different approaches?

This session will draw on the TCPA’s guidance on long-term stewardship and the legal perspective from our event partners Pinsent Masons. We will learn emerging lessons from public and private sector organisations who are implementing new stewardship approaches.

This event is kindly supported by:

Please see the draft agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Katy Lock MRTPI, Director, Communities (FJ Osborn Fellow), TCPA10:05Paying for long-term stewardship – an introduction Mark Patchett, Managing Director, Community Stewardship Solutions10:20Legal considerations for income streams and the Data Trusts opportunity Richard Ford, Partner, Pinsent Masons 10:35Q&A10:50Financing Community Trust stewardship at Whitehill & Bordon Clare Chester, Director of Regeneration and Prosperity, East Hampshire District Council 11:00Financing stewardship at North Hamilton and Northstowe Robin Waddell, Business Development Director, Greenbelt Group 11:10Q&A 11:30Session close

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Abi at abigail.grove-white@tcpa.org.uk

New Communities Group Webinar: Governance and Stewardship in Large Scale Developments (2 part series)
2024-05-09 10:00 - 11:30
Long-term stewardship is an approach to delivering and managing places that can ensure new communities are places which enable people and the environment to flourish, in perpetuity. It is one of the core Garden City Principles and the right approach provides an opportunity to create places which people will be proud to live in for years to come. The TCPA is holding a 2-part webinar series in partnership with Pinsent Masons, on some of the technical aspects of stewardship approaches; on governance structures and income streams/ for stewardship vehicles.

Choosing the right approach to stewardship in your development includes consideration of the right stewardship organisation or ‘vehicle’. There are a variety of different legal and financial structures available, each with different remits, responsibilities, and governance structures.

Putting in place the right governance structure for your stewardship vehicle is essential for successful stewardship. Successful models can act on behalf of a growing community and engage new residents in shaping local decision-making and community development. Getting it right means ensuring that there is representation for local residents, councils and other stakeholders. It means considering how they are elected, what their roles are, and how governance structures and activities are communicated to residents and other stakeholders.

Join us for the first in a two-part series on stewardship vehicles in new communities. In this session we will explore why governance is important, how it relates to your wider stewardship strategy, and some of the different models available. We will draw on emerging experiences from local authorities and the private sector who are setting out ambitious plans for stewardship in their developments.

This event is kindly supported by:

Please see the draft agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Catriona Riddell, TCPA Trustee 10:05Governance and stewardship – principles for success Katy Lock, Director, Communities (FJ Osborn Fellow), TCPA 10:15Governance considerations when choosing a stewardship vehicle Rebecca Warren, Strategic Development Consultant, Pinsent Masons 10:30Q&A10:40Emerging lessons from Chilmington Green and beyond SallyAnne Logan, Senior Associate Consultant, Community Stewardship Solutions10:50Emerging lessons from Harlow & Gilston Garden Town Molly Stroyman, Stewardship & Community Development Officer, and Kevin Steptoe, Garden Town Lead Officer, East Herts District Council11:00Emerging lessons from Chelmsford Garden Community Karen Short, Principal Planning Officer and Amy Stock, Senior Housing Enabling Officer (Garden Community), Chelmsford City Council 11:10Q&A11:30Close

Homes and neighbourhoods for children and young people
2024-05-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Online – via Zoom
20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 9

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.

Ideas like the 20-minute neighbourhood, and engagement tools like Voice Opportunity Power can help us to design and deliver places where children and young people can flourish whilst also benefitting other age groups and demographics.

This webinar will explore:

why planning and the built environment matters for healthy and thriving children and young people;

how to engage with children and teenagers about 20-minute neighbourhoods and place; and

the use of youth engagement in a new settlement.

It will be of interest to anyone working to create and shape places that support children and young people to be heard and thrive.

Register here

Agenda

13:00Welcome and introductionGemma Hyde, Projects and Policy Manager- Healthier Place-making, TCPA13:10Why the built environment matters for children and young peopleProf Peter Kraftl, Chair in Human Geography, University of Birmingham13:30Co-creating plans for 20-minute neighbourhoods with children and teenagersAnna Gaffney and Jenny Wood, A Place in Childhood13:50Youth engagement in a new Garden CommunityMichele King, Community and Social Impact Manager, Latimer by Clarion Housing Group14:10Q&AChaired by Gemma Hyde, TCPA14:30Close

Supported by:

Image: © 2023. Provided by Impact on Urban Health licensed via a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: Viability and finance for large-scale new communities
2024-03-26 10:00 - 11:30
Viability and funding are crucial issues for those planning and delivering large-scale new communities. How can high quality development be maintained, but also be viable? This webinar will explore the latest sources of funding and investigate complex viability processes. We will hear from experts in the field as well case studies of how local authorities have tackled the issues.

This webinar is kindly supported by:

Please see the current agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Alice Sewell, Investment Manager, Imperial College London and TCPA Trustee 10:05Linking spatial planning with strategic transport fundingSimon Emery, Regional Director, EUR – UK & Ireland, AECOM10:20Managing development cashflow to ensure delivery of new communitiesAndrew Haynes, Partner, Residential Development, Bidwells10:35Q&A10:50Ensuring large-scale applications are viable Gilian Macinnes, Director, Gilian Macinnes Associates11:00Assessing viability at St Cuthbert’s Garden Village Neil Cole, Head of Planning Policy, Cumberland Council11:10Q&A11:30Close

Please see below to book your place on this webinar:

TCPA Spring Conference 2024: Creating healthy new towns: past, present - and future? (Zoom)
2024-03-19 09:30 - 15:30
Planning and the built environment have a key role to play in the determinants of health and health inequalities. Starting with a look back to the post war New Towns, the TCPA’s Spring Conference will consider what they tried to achieve in terms of the health of their communities and if they succeeded. Moving to the current day and five years on from the NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme we will hear about why the initiative was set up and what has been learned from its achievements. Innovations for contemporary new communities, such as social prescribing and embedding health in planning policy, will be examined. Looking at development now and in the future, we will ask what more can be done to create places that support people’s health?

Session 1: Lessons from the post-war New Towns

9:30Welcome and introduction from the ChairFiona Howie, CEO, TCPA 9:35Keynote speech: The Baroness Dr Taylor of Stevenage OBE, Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 9:50Q+A10:00Setting the scene: lessons for a new generation of New TownsKaty Lock, Director of Communities (FJ Osborn Fellow), TCPA10:15Case Study: Milton KeynesMatthew Clarke, Principal Urban Designer, Milton Keynes Council 10:25Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on New Towns and the All Party Parliamentary Health Group 10:40Q+A11:00End of session 1

Session 2: NHS England’s Healthy New Towns project: five years on what has been learned?

11:30Welcome and introduction from the Chair Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making, TCPA11:35The ambitions of the NHS England’s Healthy New Towns project Chris Naylor, Senior Fellow in Health Policy, The King’s Fund 11:55Q+A12:05Barton and Bicester: what can be learned from Oxfordshire’s two healthy new towns? Rosie Rowe, Head of Healthy Place Shaping, Oxfordshire County Council12:20Kate Hillerby, East Hants, Whitehill & Bordon Healthy New Town 12:35Darlington healthy new town – embedding health in planning policy, lessons learned Timothy Crawshaw, Chair of the Tees Valley Nature Partnership, Planning and Development Consultant, Global Thought Leader and former President of the RTPI 12:45Panel discussion13:00End of session 2

Session 3: Innovations for contemporary new communities

14:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Gemma Hyde, Projects and Policy Manager – Healthier Place-making TCPA14:05Fionnuala Lennon, Head, Markets Partners & Places – South, Homes England 14:20Q&A 14:30Panel discussion: How are places and new communities tackling health inequalities and what does this mean for other new communities? -Owen Reading, Associate Urban Designer, David Lock Associates –Elly de Decker, Chief executive, Bromley by Bow Centre –Andy Netherton, Programme Manager (Housing, Planning and Environments for Health), Directorate for Prevention and the Public Health System, Department of Health and Social Care 15:25Summary and reflections from the Chair 15:30End
