Town and Country Planning Association

20-Minute Neighbourhoods: Creating Connected Places
2022-12-06 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 4

20-minute neighbourhoods or ‘complete, compact and connected’ places create the conditions for people to live healthier, more active lives. This webinar – the latest in a series of TCPA webinars about 20-minute neighbourhoods – will explore how better connections across and between neighbourhoods can be achieved in different types of places, including traditional settlements that were designed for walking but have become car-dominated, and post-war developments that were designed in an era when it was assumed that car-ownership would be universal.

Improving the physical infrastructure of streets and increasing their connectivity is however only part of what needs to be done to encourage people to choose active travel. In addition, people need the confidence to know that they have the ability to reach their destination safely and on time; and need support and encouragement to change deeply ingrained habits such as driving to the local shops or school.

The webinar will explore ways of supporting people to do things differently.

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Full programme

10:00Welcome and introduction by ChairJulia ThriftDirector Healthier Place-making, TCPA10:10The Abbey Estate regeneration project: reconnecting a post-war housing estateGlyn TullyAssociate Director, Head of Urban Design, Levitt Bernstein10:30Kendal Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: improving walking and cycling routes for everyday journeys in a historic townNicola ParkerSenior Programme Manager Cycling and Walking, Cumbria County Council10:50Q&A11:05Break11:15Wayfinding: giving people the confidence to walk by transforming perceptionsRichard SimonPartner, Director of Planning, Applied Information Group11:35Healthier Communities: learning from place-based built environment interventions to increase physical activityDr Katy KarampourDr Gemma BurgessCambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research11:55Q&A12:15Active Travel England – an introductionLaurence FallonDevelopment Management Team Leader, Active Travel England12:25Closing remarksJulia ThriftDirector Healthier Place-making, TCPA12:30Close

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Cover photo credit: Levitt Bernstein

Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance (December webinar)
2022-12-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
Climate change will increase the severity and frequency of flooding events, and planning authorities must account for how flood risk may change over the long-term.

Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion was updated in August 2022 following the government’s review of policy for development in areas of flood risk, and to bring in line with recent updates to the NPPF. This guidance update covers areas including:

the application of the sequential and exception tests.the use of multifunctional Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).surface water flood risk.safeguarding land for future flood risk management.natural flood management.supporting transition in unsustainable locations.

This webinar will provide an essential overview of these updates and discuss the implications for local planning authorities and those involved with the flood risk, sustainable drainage (SuDS) or coastal change aspects of planning.

Updates to the PPG will be presented by Sam Kipling, Flooding and Coastal Risk Management Senior Adviser at the Environment Agency. The session will be chaired by TCPA Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis.

This event is free to attend thanks to support from Flood Re.

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Agenda

11:00Welcome and introduction to planning for flood risk and coastal erosionHugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 11:10Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance and implications for practitionersSam Kipling, FCRM Senior Adviser, Environment Agency11:40Q&A12:00Close

NB this webinar will also run on 17 November at 9.30am, visit the TCPA website to book for this alternative date.

Healthy Homes campaign parliamentary briefing and drinks reception
2023-01-18 18:30 - 21:00 | One Great George Street, 1 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
Lord Nigel Crisp and the Town and Country Planning Association are delighted to invite you to a policy briefing and drinks reception for the Healthy Homes campaign at 6.30pm on 18th January 2023, in the beautiful setting of One Great George Street, just a stone’s throw from the Palace of Westminster.

The evening will begin with a short briefing on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, its consequences for delivering healthy homes and places, and an amendment which Lord Crisp is proposing to ensure that these are achieved.

This will be followed by drinks and canapés, alongside the first exhibition of These are Homes, a photography project which has captured the human cost of England’s 21st century slums.

Through the evening we will also hear from Lord Crisp (ex-Chief Executive of NHS England), Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE (Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners), artists, campaigners and others who contributed to These are Homes.

(This event replaces the reception and briefing originally scheduled for 14 December 2022, but cancelled due to strike action.)

Provisional Agenda

18:30ArrivalDrinks available18:40Welcome and introductory remarksLord Nigel Crisp KCB and Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners18:45Briefing: What does the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill mean for healthy homes and places, and what amendments do we need to see in the Lords?Dr Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy at the TCPA19:00Introducing These are Homes – views from the front line of a crisisRob Clayton, PhotographerRhiannon Hughes, South West London Law Centre 19:10ReceptionDrinks and canapés20:30End

The Healthy Homes campaign is funded by the Nationwide Foundation. This event has been kindly supported by VELUX.

Webinar: Launch of the TCPA and RTPI planning for climate change guide – new edition
2023-02-21 09:30 - 10:30
The TCPA and RTPI have updated their joint guidance for local authorities on planning for climate change and are launching the fourth edition at this online event. The guidance provides a summary of the legal and policy requirements for planning for climate change (both mitigation and adaptation) for plan making and development management. The guidance covers the whole of the UK and provides an introductory resource for professionals working in the planning system.

The new edition brings the guidance up to date with recent legislative and policy changes. It reflects the current best practices to encourage local authorities to be ambitious and centre climate change in their planning decisions and strategies. The guidance will be accompanied by an online case study hub.

At the launch we will be joined by a range of speakers who will share their reflections on the urgency and opportunities of planning for climate change in the current context, and we will hear more about Cornwall Council’s ground-breaking Climate Emergency Development Plan Document. The TCPA will also provide an overview of the key updates to the guide.

Speakers include:

Joanna Averley, Chief Planner, DLUHC

Richard Blyth, Head of Policy, Practice and Research, RTPI

Robert Lacey, Planning Policy Group Leader, Cornwall Council

Dermot Kehoe, Director of Transition and Communications, Flood Re

The guidance and the event are available at no cost thanks to support from Flood Re.

To register for this event click here

Please note this webinar will be broadcast using Zoom software. Please make sure you have registered on the Zoom website to receive a link to the webinar. You will find the registration link in your confirmation email.

Please also make sure your IT department will allow the use of Zoom prior to the event. You can carry out a Test Meeting in advance of the webinar to test your system compatibility, internet connection and audio settings ahead of time to ensure you are able to join. You can do this here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting. Recordings will not be circulated after the event.

New Communities Group Webinar: Briefing on planning reforms and the NPPF
2023-02-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
From the changes to housing needs forecasting, and a new structure for development plans, to new powers for Development Corporations, planning reform and revised national policy will have significant implications for the planning system and how we might plan strategically for housing growth, and the mechanisms to deliver.

This online briefing will set out what the package of planning reforms outlined in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and Consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework might mean for those planning for and delivering new communities. It will include an opportunity for discussion and for NCG members and other attendees to share their views. The briefing will be provided by TCPA Director of Policy Dr Hugh Ellis and TCPA Director of Communities and FJ Osborn Fellow, Katy Lock.

This session will be essential for councillors, developers, consultants, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects and designers, students and anyone who is interested in the creation of new communities.

Agenda

10:00 Welcome and scene-setting (Chair, Katy Lock, Director of Communities, TCPA)

10:10 Overview of key changes and implications of planning reform and revised NPPF for new communities (Dr Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA)

10:20 Discussion/responses from attendees

10:55 Summary and next steps (Chair, Katy Lock, Director of Communities, TCPA)

11:00 Close

This is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events.

This event is free to New Communities Group members – check if your local authority is a member here.

TCPA Members get discounted tickets – explore membership options here.

Life within easy reach: the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s 15-minute neighbourhood framework
2023-02-28 13:30 - 15:30 | Online – via Zoom
20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 5

Like many councils, Waltham Forest wants to create a healthier, more sustainable and cohesive borough, and by introducing 15-minute neighbourhoods they are forging ahead.

This webinar will explore:

why Waltham Forest is embedding the 15-minute neighbourhood concept in corporate policy and creating a council-wide strategy based on its principles;

how the Young Foundation has helped the council understand what people in Waltham Forest want and need from their neighbourhoods, and make this central to their approach;

what they plan to do next and what others can learn from the experience so far.

Many communities are trying to create complete, compact and connected places. These are sometimes known as 10 -minute towns, or 15/20-minute neighbourhoods. The exact description, or the number of minutes, doesn’t matter, the idea is, in essence, the same. It’s about creating places where people can meet most of their everyday needs within a short walk, wheel or cycle of their home: neighbourhoods where life is within easy reach.

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Programme (tbc)

The webinar will feature a range of speakers from the project teams at the London Borough of Waltham Forest and The Young Foundation led by:

Jonathan Lloyd, Corporate Director of Strategy and Change, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Sian Whyte, Head of Strategic Design and Insight, The Young Foundation

1:30pmWelcome and introductionsGemma Hyde,Project Officer, TCPA1:40pmWaltham Forest’s 15-minute neighbourhood ambitionCllr Grace Williams, Leader of Waltham Forest Council1:50pmOur approach – moving from a concept to practiceWaltham Forest Council2:00pmResearch, community engagement and co-creating a vision and frameworkThe Young Foundation2:30pmBreak2:35pmThe 15-minute neighbourhood corporate framework, ongoing data collection and focus areas for deliveryWaltham Forest Council2:55pmKey learning and reflections for other local authoritiesThe Young Foundation3:05pmQ&A session3:30pmClose

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New Communities Group webinar: Delivering climate resilient new communities
2023-03-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
New Garden Cities and large-scale developments must be places that address climate change mitigation and adaptation. They must have a long-term vision to deal with climate change impacts within a local democratic context, allowing communities to participate in forming and implementing solutions to the problems that we face. Climate adaptation must be a foundational principle in how we plan for new growth.

Drawing upon the learnings from Garden City Standards Practical Guide 14: Building Climate Resilient New Communities, this New Communities Group webinar will explore the overarching requirements of a successful adaptation strategy, provide an overview of recommendations on how master planning can be carried out to ensure climate change adaptation, as well as recommendations on delivery.

This session will be essential for councillors, developers, consultants, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects and designers, students and anyone who is interested in the creation of climate resilient new communities.

This is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events.

We’re grateful to Arcadis for their support of this event:

Agenda:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the ChairSandra Fryer, TCPA Trustee10:05Building Climate Resilient New CommunitiesCelia Davis, Projects & Policy Manager (Climate), TCPA10:20Linking resilience and adaptation to nature recoveryJim Davies, Senior Advisor (Local Nature Recovery Strategies), Environment Agency10:30Climate resilient masterplanningArcadis10:40Q&ALocal authority case studies:10:55Essex County Council: Essex Climate CommissionMatthew Thomas, Growth and Development Manager, Essex County Council11:05East Devon District Council: District heating strategyThea Billeter, Cranbrook New Community Manager, East Devon District Council11:15Q&A11:30Close

This event is free to New Communities Group members – check if your local authority is a member here.

TCPA Members get discounted tickets – explore membership options here.

Spring conference: Creating healthy active environments - moving from rhetoric to reality?
2023-03-29 10:30 - 15:00 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
The built and natural environments have profound impacts on people’s health, wellbeing and life chances. We know, for example, that substandard housing increases the likelihood of respiratory, cardiovascular and communicable diseases, as well as mortality. Poor-quality housing is associated with poor mental health, and can cause stress, depression, and anxiety. Our neighbourhoods are also crucially important to our mental and physical wellbeing. Those which discourage walking and have poor cycling infrastructure can have negative impacts on residents’ mental wellbeing and can increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and musculoskeletal conditions.

These links have been known for a long time, and yet too often we are seeing homes and places that undermine people’s health and wellbeing rather than help improve it. Nowhere has this been demonstrated more clearly than in Health Equity in England: the Marmot Review 10 Years On, which showed that places matter dramatically to life expectancy.

This conference will focus on what people and places can and are doing to reunite planning and health in the hope of inspiring even greater ambition and action.

Keynote address: Creating more active places to boost the health of the nation

Chris Boardman

National Active Travel Commissioner for England and Chair of Sport England

Agenda

10:30Welcome and introduction from the chairChair: Fiona Howie, Chief Executive, Town and Country Planning Association10:35Keynote address: Creating more active places to boost the health of the nationChris Boardman, National Active Travel Commissioner for England and Chair of Sport England10:55Q&A11:05Supporting practical action:• Active Design 3Robert Holt, Sports England • Building for a healthy lifeAmy Burbidge, Head of Design and Master Development, Homes England • Tackling health inequalities – The role of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes and the Place Standard ToolIrene Beautyman, Place & Wellbeing Partnership Lead at the Improvement Service & Public Health Scotland12:05Facilitated discussion and audience Q&A12:30Break for Lunch

13:15Welcome back and introduction to the afternoon session from the chairChair: Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making, TCPA13:20The Sovereign ‘Homes and Place Standard‘Emma Wilson, Head of Development Policy, Strategy and Performance at Sovereign Housing Association 13:35Q&A13:45Making it happen – the challenges and opportunities and myths and realities• East Suffolk Cycling and Walking Strategy – Jason Beck, Planner (Policy and Delivery), East Suffolk Council • Lambeth Kerbside Strategy – Simon Phillips, Assistant Director for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Response, Sustainable Growth and Opportunity Directorate at London Borough of Lambeth• Belfast Healthy Cities – Aranvir Singh Gawera, Programme Officer, Belfast Healthy Cities14:30Facilitated discussion and audience Q&A15:00Close

This conference is supported by Sport England

Photo credit: Elliot Manches, from the Centre for Ageing Better resource library

Local Authorities Leading the Way – Net Zero Planning Policy
2023-04-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Online – via Zoom
Join Good Homes Alliance (GHA) and Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) for a joint online event showcasing the progressive work of Local Authorities in developing, and successfully adopting, net zero planning policies.

We will hear more about recent good news coming out of Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) and Cornwall Council, whose local plan updates have both been found sound and legally compliant by the Planning Inspectorate. Both policies set absolute energy targets for housing (energy use intensity) and seek to maximise renewable energy generation on-site. The policies use a different framework from the Building Regulations and cover both regulated and unregulated energy.

These announcements reaffirm the fact that forward-thinking councils can set their own ambitious targets that go above and beyond minimum national standards. The work at B&NES, Cornwall, Cambridgeshire and others will help set a precedent for other Local Authorities to follow in their footsteps and meet their climate emergency commitments.

We are also delighted to be joined by experts from the consultancies who have been supporting progressive councils in developing evidence bases to support their new policies, and providing guidance on how to implement the policies in practice.

Good Homes Alliance

This event builds upon previous GHA webinars with Bioregional, targeted at our Local Authority Vanguard Network members, on ‘Why we need zero carbon planning policies‘ and ‘Spatial implications of developing zero carbon local plans‘. The event also ties in with our ongoing Planning & Placemaking working group, chaired by GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE, which has been running during 2022-23 as part of our Build Net Zero Now campaign phase two. The working group is open to GHA members and invited experts, and outputs for the group later in the year include a ‘mini-guide’, case studies and a database of progressive planning policies.

Town and Country Planning Association

In February, TCPA and RTPI held a webinar to launch a fourth edition of their joint guidance for local authorities on planning for climate change. This introductory level resource provides an overview of UK policy and legislation which can be used to address climate change (both mitigation and adaptation) through plan making and development management processes. The guide is accompanied by an online case study hub which features practical examples from across the UK and will be regularly updated to reflect current best practice.

Speakers

Good Homes Alliance – Event chaired by GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE

Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) – Celia Davis, Projects and Policy Manager

Bioregional – Marina Goodyear, Project Manager/Lewis Knight, Head of Sustainable Places (tbc)

Etude – Thomas Lefevre, Director

Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service – Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Officer

Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) – Alex McCann, Climate Policy Officer

Cornwall Council – Emily Rubin, Principal Development Officer

Registration

Free-to-attend for GHA members and TCPA local authority members

£20 for members of GHA partner organisations

Partner organisations include: AECB, Building Performance Network, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, STBA, TCPA, The Green Register, The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, UKIEG, Woodknowledge Wales.

£30 for non-members

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Rural expressions of 20-minute neighbourhoods
2023-06-29 10:00 - 12:30 | Online – via Zoom
20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 6

In rural areas the implementation of 20-minute neighbourhoods, or complete, compact and connected communities poses a different set of challenges from those typical in urban areas. Rural communities can suffer from poorer digital connectivity, inferior public transport provision and road, cycling and walking infrastructure, and limited access to a variety of employment opportunities. Housing quality and affordability, and isolation from and access to various services can also be issues which impact on rural communities’ health and wellbeing.

But there are also opportunities for innovative, collaborative delivery of services and infrastructure to support vibrant rural communities in ways that support social cohesion and reduce health inequalities.

We are pleased to announce that Prof Carlos Moreno, creator of the 15-minute city concept, will give an opening keynote talk exploring how the principles behind 15-minute cities and 20-minute neighbourhoods can be applied in the countryside.

This webinar will also explore:

creating connections and networks between villages to increase safe, enjoyable routes to services and facilities;

quiet lanes and better sharing of road space between vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders; and

innovative ways to build health and wealth in rural places.

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Full agenda

10:00Welcome and introductionJulia Thrift, Director Healthier Place-making, TCPA10:05Keynote talk: Can ‘happy proximities’ be created in the countryside? Prof Carlos Moreno, Scientific Director of the Chair “Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation”, Sorbonne University-IAE Paris10:30Connecting villages around and through the Blenheim Estate – working in partnership for sustainable rural communitiesSarah Featherstone and Judith Sykes, VeloCity10:50Quiet lanes and lower speed environments – ideas and examples for supporting and promoting rural active travelWill Haynes, Sustrans11:10Q&A11:25Community businesses and co-location in rural areas – the value of localAlison Macklin, Plunkett Foundation11:45Linking local people with local carers – a micro-provider scheme in rural SomersetDavid Patterson, Wivey Cares12:05Q&A12:20Closing remarksJulia Thrift, TCPA12:30Close

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An introduction to planning and planning reform for elected councillors
2023-09-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
This introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical issues for local authorities, with plenty of time for Q&A.

The webinar is essential for any councillor who is keen to get a better understanding of the English planning system or what the proposed planning reforms are likely to mean in practice. And while the session will be geared towards elected councillors, it is open, and should be of interest, to anyone who is keen to get a better understanding of the planning system – developers, consultants, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects, designers and students.

Agenda

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Penelope Tollitt, TCPA Policy Council member & Director, Making Places Together10:10Introduction to the current planning system Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 10:30Q&A 10:50What we expect from the planning reforms Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 11:10Q&A11:30Close

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Hope for the future: why caring for green infrastructure is vital for thriving people and places
2023-09-21 09:30 - 15:30 | Online – Zoom, United Kingdom
Public spaces that are well cared for, with mature trees and new planting, create a much-needed sense of hope, a feeling that someone cares and that this place will get better as time goes by. Cared-for parks, green spaces and trees add to people’s sense of wellbeing – and generate significant economic value. Why, then, is the UK so bad at maintaining places and, in particular, green infrastructure? How can the UK do better? What new ways are there to pay for the upkeep of green infrastructure? What tools and resources can help get it right?

Organised by the TCPA on behalf of the Green Infrastructure Partnership.

Supported by NatureScot, Greenbelt and the Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust.

First session: 9.30-11.00am: Does anybody care about this place?

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

Keynote speech: Lord Heseltine – a personal reflection on the importance of stewardship

Francesca Osowska OBE, Chief Executive Officer, NatureScot: ‘Sharing the journey of a nature-rich future for all‘

Prof Catharine Ward Thompson, Edinburgh College of Art: Title ‘Why should we care about green space and health?’

Second session: 11.30am-1.00pm: Paying for maintenance: can investing in stewardship lead to long-term value generation?

Chair: Celia Davis, Policy and Project Manager, TCPA

Robin Waddell, Development Director, Greenbelt: ‘Green Infrastructure Stewardship and Sustainable Income Steams.’

Charlotte Glazier, Programme Manager, Islington Council and Ludo Pittie, Director, WSP: ‘Can private finance fund public green space? The Islington Pocket Park framework.’

Nick White, Natural England: ‘Biodiversity Net Gain – is it the answer to securing long-term blue and green infrastructure stewardship?’

Third session: 2.00-3.30pm: Facing the future: practical advice for getting it right

Chair: Denean Rowe, Project Manager, Planning Aid for London

Dr Gemma Jerome FLI, Director, Building With Nature: Why do we struggle with stewardship?

Kevin McGeough, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation and Mark Patchett, Stewardship Project Manager, Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust: ‘Retrofitting stewardship in Ebbsfleet Garden City’

Katy Lock, Director, Communities and FJ Osborn Fellow, TCPA: Title TBC

We hope you are able to join us for the conference, if you have any issues or questions about the session, please contact Julia Thrift at ‘Julia.thrift@tcpa.org.uk.

PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop
2023-09-26 18:00 - 19:45 | 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 and local communities to transform urban areas into sustainable and vibrant spaces for communities to enjoy. By leveraging Ramboll’s expertise in urban design, landscape architecture, and sustainability, participants will gain valuable insights and practical knowledge to create thriving green spaces that promote community engagement, biodiversity, and environmental well-being.

We have limited spaces available, so please register your interest by emailing Abi at abigail.grove-white@tcpa.org.uk, if you would like to attend the workshop.

Please click here to be taken to the PAL community green space map for London. If you have a local community-led garden that you would like to add to the map, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

The art of creating inclusive places
2023-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | 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, WC2N 4JJ
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 Consultant Robert Bevan. Tschabalala’s first public sculpture, Seated, is currently presented on the lawn of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea.

The event, which will take place on Tuesday 10 October 2023 from 6.30 – 7.45pm will now be held at St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ.

Doors will open from 6pm with drinks and networking upon arrival.

This event is being held in partnership with the United States Embassy and Pilar Corias and is kindly supported by:

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Planning for flood risk webinar: Applying the sequential and exception tests to planning applications
2023-10-11 12:30 - 13:30
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 application of the sequential test and, where necessary, the exception test. This webinar is aimed at planning and flood risk officers engaging with the development management function of local planning authorities.

This webinar will:

Give an overview of the sequential approach to planning for flood risk as set out in the NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance;

Provide clarity about the sequential and exception tests and when they need to be applied;

Highlight good practice for local authorities on application of the sequential and exception tests to planning applications; and

Clarify roles and responsibilities in the application of the sequential and exception tests.

The webinar will be led by Sam Kipling, Flooding and Coastal Risk Management Senior Advisor at the Environment Agency. The session will be chaired by TCPA Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis.

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

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New Communities Group Webinar: Planning for Sustainable Transport
2023-10-17 10:00 - 11:30
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 as businesses and industries develop.

Sustainable transport in new communities relies on everything from the right location, to the design, delivery and stewardship of place to embed active travel and make sustainable transport the most affordable and convenient option for residents.

This webinar explores how different places are setting up the appropriate infrastructure to adapt to new technologies incorporating transport solutions such as automated vehicles, micro-mobility devices or demand-responsive transport and enabling sustainable transport, cycling and walking in new communities.

This is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events.

This webinar is sponsored by SLR Consulting and Active Travel England.

Please see the current agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Prof Simin Davoudi, Newcastle University and Trustee of the TCPA10:05Update from the Department for Transport Robert Singleton, Head of Planning, Housing and Transport, Department for Transport10:20Embedding active travel Lynsey McGarvey, Principal Inspector, Active Travel England10:30Q&A10:45Putting people rather than traffic firstDavid Bird, Director, SLR Consulting11:00Non-car travel within and to Northstowe and Waterbeach New TownsTam Parry, Principal Transport Officer, Cambridgeshire County Council11:15Q&A11:30Close

We hope that you will be able to join us. If you have any questions, please contact Abigail.grove-white@tcpa.org.uk.

Planning for flood risk webinar: Flood risk assessments for planning applications
2023-10-18 12:30 - 13:30
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 planning applications, and are vital for planning officers to make an assessment of the suitability of proposals.

This webinar is aimed at planning and flood risk officers engaging with the development management function of local planning authorities.

This webinar will:

Give an overview of the role of the flood risk assessments and when they are required;

Clarify roles and responsibilities for developing and reviewing FRAs for all sources of current and future flood risk;

Highlight good practice in the development of FRAs and the content required; and

Identify examples of flood avoidance, control, mitigation, resistance and resilience and managing residual risks.

The webinar will be led by Sandrine Thomas, Flooding and Coastal Risk Management Advisor and Andrew Pattinson, FCRM Development Planning Advisor at the Environment Agency. The session will be chaired by TCPA Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis.

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

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TCPA New Communities Group Webinar on Planning for Culture
2023-11-07 10:00 - 11:30
Planning for culture and the creative industries is an integral part of supporting and creating great places. 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 can also be gained from improving cultural infrastructure and facilities.

Developing cultural infrastructure requires a steady focused effort across long periods of time, and integration of governance and processes from planning to infrastructure investment. Kent County Council and Creative Estuary have published a Cultural Planning Toolkit to help users navigate the deliverability of cultural infrastructure and embed it in planning and delivery processes from the outset. This session provides an opportunity to explore the toolkit and hear from practical examples of places making it happen, both in existing and new places.

This webinar will be essential for councillors, developers, consultants, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects and designers, students and anyone who is interested in the creation of well-connected places.

This webinar is kindly supported by:

Please see the agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Catriona Riddell, Strategic Planning Consultant, TCPA Trustee 10:05Creative Estuary’s Cultural ToolkitSamantha Lahai-Taylor, Principal Project Officer – Placemaking and Wellbeing, Kent County Council Katy Lock, Director of Communities, TCPA  10:20Cultural developments in ChesterCharlie Seward, Deputy Chief Executive (Place), Cheshire West and Chester Council 10:30Q&A 10:45Creating cultural infrastructure in new placesLaura Bailey, Cultural Development Manager, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, Ebbsfleet Garden CityAlastair Upton, Chief Executive, Creative Folkestone11:05Q&A 11:30Close

TCPA Training Session: An introduction to planning and planning reform
2023-11-08 10:00 - 11:30
This introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical issues, with plenty of time for Q&A.

The webinar is essential for anyone who is keen to get a better understanding of the English planning system or what the proposed planning reforms are likely to mean in practice. It should therefore appeal to a wide audience which might include councillors, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects, designers and students.

Agenda

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Gilian Macinnes 10:10Introduction to the current planning system Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 10:30Q&A 10:50What we expect from the planning reforms Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 11:10Q&A11:30Close

New Towns for Today and Tomorrow - a conference of the APPG on New Towns
2023-11-17 09:00 - 15:30 | The Torrance Hotel, 135 Main Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 4LN, 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 communities. The 32 New Towns delivered through the New Towns Act today provide homes for over 2.8 million people.

They represent some of the fastest growing and most successful, but also some of the most deprived communities in the UK. Do key issues of housing, green infrastructure, stewardship, public art and land ownership mean their growth and renewal could put New Towns back at the heart of exemplar development?

Meanwhile, cross-party interest in the role of New Towns in tackling the housing crisis continues to be high on the political agenda. What transferable lessons can we learn from the New Towns programme to inform the creation of a new generation of ambitious places?

This ‘in-person’ conference will bring together people from across the UK to explore the opportunities for the growth and renewal of our existing new towns. It will also explore transferable lessons for the creation of new communities today.

The event is from to attend and is taking place at the Torrance Hotel, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 4LN. Lunch is provided, booking is essential as space is limited.

Organised by the TCPA on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for New Towns and in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council.

TCPA Secretariat of the APPG on New Towns is supported by:

Agenda (may be subject to change)

9:00am: Coffee and registration

9:30am: Welcome and Introductions

Welcome and Introductions from the Conference Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chair of the APPG on New Towns

Welcome from South Lanarkshire Council – Council Leader Joe Fagan

9:45am: The New Towns – Rise, Fall and Rebirth

Katy Lock, Director of Communities, Town & Country Planning Association

10:00am: Session One: New Towns – Growth and Renewal

The View from Warrington – John Laverick, CEO of Warrington & Co. (confirmed)

The View from Bracknell – Dr Emma Street, Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Governance, Henley Business School, and Victor Nicholls, Lecturer in Development and Planning, Henley Business School (confirmed)

The View from Harlow – Jake Shepherd, Harlow Ambassador, Geography Teacher at Leventhorpe, Young Trustee at Parndon Mill.

11:00am: Coffee Break

11:30am: Session Two: Lessons from Scottish New Towns

The Housing and Planning Landscape in Scotland – Craig McLaren, National Planning Improvement Champion, Improvement Service

Building Modern Scotland: Some thoughts from the architectural and social histories of the New Towns – Dr Alistair Fair, Reader in Architectural History, University of Edinburgh

The View from East Kilbride – Fraser Carlin, Head of Planning and Regulatory Services, South Lanarkshire Council

The View from Cumbernauld – Cllr Adam Smith, Cumbernauld East, North Lanarkshire Council

1:00pm: Lunch

2:00pm: East Kilbride Study Tour

3:30pm: Event End

The TCPA Annual Conference 2023: Tackling the climate crisis – maximising the potential of planning and placemaking
2023-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | 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:

Stock take current challenges and barriers to achieving net zero, climate resilient places and communities

Investigate the role of planning in delivering urgent strategies to deliver net zero

Look to the future – consider the radical changes required to build safe, adaptable and resilient places in a changing climate

We are grateful for the support of AECOM and Amos Ellis Consulting.

Draft agenda

10:00Registration and Networking – Tea and coffee available

Session 1: A renewed sense of urgency

10:30 Welcome and Introduction from Chair Andrew Pritchard, Chair of the TCPA 10:35 Opening keynote: Kerry McCarthy MP, Shadow Climate Change Minister 10:50 Q&A 11:00 Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Scottish Government 11:15 Joanna Averley, Chief Planner, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Regeneration11:30 Q&A 11:45Judy Ling Wong CBE, Honorary Chair of the Black Environment Network 12:00 Q&A and discussion

12: 15 – 13:00 Lunch and networking

Session 2: Working towards net zero

13:00 Welcome back from Chair Andrew Pritchard, Chair of the TCPA 13:05 Securing ambitious local plan policies – Facilitated discussion and Q&A:– Diane Neville, Principal Planning Policy Officer, Lancaster City Council – Cllr Mike Rigby, Lead Member for Transport and Digital, Somerset Council13:35 The judicial review of DLUHC in relation to the Salt Cross Area Action – what does it mean for planning for climate change?Ricardo Gama, Senior Associate Solicitor, Leigh Day13:50 Q&A 14:00National infrastructure to support a low carbon and resilient economyMargaret Read, Director of Policy, National Infrastructure Commission14:10Q&A14:20 Tea, coffee and networking

Session 3: Creating resilient places

14:40Welcome back from Chair Fiona Howie, Chief Executive, TCPA14:45Reframing the narrative of the 15-minute city: shaping healthier and sustainable communitiesElad Eisenstein, Director City Master planning and Urban Design, AECOM UK14:55Q&A 15:05Facilitated discussion and Q&A: – Ben Llewellyn, Environment, Planning and Engagement Manager for London, Environment Agency –Tim Munday, Environmental Resilience Lead for the Climate Action Strategy, City of London – Ellie Kuper Thomas, Policy Manager, London Borough of Newham15:40TCPA’s work on climate changeHugh Ellis, Director of Policy and Celia Davis, Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA15:55Closing remarks from the chair 16:00Close

TCPA Training Session: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act
2023-11-30 14:00 - 15:30
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 practice and the changes it will bring for local authorities and others. The session will hear the thoughts and predictions of those working in the sector as well as providing plenty of opportunities for Q+A.

The webinar is essential for anyone who is keen to get a better understanding of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act and what it means in practice. It should therefore appeal to a wide audience which might include councillors, council officers, business leaders, community groups, architects, designers and students.

Please see below for the full agenda:

14:00Welcome and introduction for the chairFiona Howie, Chief Executive, TCPA 14:05 Presentation on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act: what does it mean for you? Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 14:30Q+A14:40Facilitated panel discussion Catriona Riddell, Strategic Planning Consultant and TCPA Trustee Magnus Gallie, Senior Planner (secondment), Friends of the Earth15:25 Closing remarks and thoughts 15:30 Close

NCG Webinar: Opportunities for a new approach to housing delivery – a briefing from TCPA
2023-12-05 11:00 - 12:15
The need for more homes is never far from the political agenda and will continue to be an important theme in the run up to the General Election. The Labour Party has recently committed to a new generation of new towns and social housing, the Liberal Democrats have committed to 10 new Garden Cities, and the Conservative Party have reiterated the need for more homes. While there seems to be a continued cross-party commitment to the need for 300,000 new homes a year – delivering that target is going to take more than just words.

In an era of the climate emergency, cost of living and health crises, we also need to ensure a commitment to more homes means not just housing numbers, but a commitment to creating genuinely affordable homes, in thriving places which enable healthy and sustainable lifestyles. New communities, within a framework of strategic planning will clearly be a key part of the portfolio of solutions needed to make this a reality.

Drawing on our work with new communities, research on lessons from the past and present, and the Tomorrow 125 project, the TCPA is developing a White Paper which sets out the TCPA’s proposition for the steps Government needs to take to unlock successful housing delivery, in healthy, more equitable places. This online briefing will showcase these ideas and hear responses from a panel of experts in the sector.

This is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events.

Please see the agenda below:

11:00Welcome and scene-setting from the Chair Katy Lock, Director of Communities, TCPA11:10Overview of TCPA White Paper Dr Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA11:25Response from local authority representativeCllr Barry Wood, Leader of Cherwell District Council11:35Response from private sector representativeHollie Heavens, Associate Director – Planning and Acquisitions, Lands Improvement11:45Discussion/responses from attendees 12:10Summary and next steps from the ChairKaty Lock, Director of Communities, TCPA12:15Session close

Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar
2023-12-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – via Zoom
Healthy neighbourhood plans

It is widely assumed that it is the NHS that creates good health, and that a healthy place is one with lots of GP surgeries and hospitals. However, evidence demonstrates that although the NHS is good at ‘mending’ people when they become ill, the things that keep people healthy are the places and communities in which they live. In other words, health is made at home and hospitals are for repairs.

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. A focus on health in a neighbourhood plan is an opportunity to create places in which everyone can thrive. To do this well, neighbourhood plans need to consider local health evidence and can choose to use a concept like 20-minute neighbourhoods to frame ideas and think about health in a holistic way.

In collaboration with Locality, this webinar will explore neighbourhood planning and then introduce the TCPA/University of Manchester Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods toolkit.

This webinar will cover:

neighbourhood planning and the role of Locality;

how to consider health and wellbeing in neighbourhood plans; and

introduce the Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods toolkit.

Register here

Full agenda

12:00Welcome and introductionGemma Hyde, Project Manager – Healthier Place-making, TCPA12:05Neighbourhood planning and Locality – an introductionMadeleine Gohin, Neighbourhood Planning Officer, Locality12:2520-minute neighbourhoods and healthy neighbourhood plansGemma Hyde, Project Manager – Healthier Place-making, TCPA12:45Q&A13:00Close

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Net zero buildings policies and the new Written Ministerial Statement on local energy efficiency standards (online)
2024-01-30 14:00 - 15:30
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 local authorities, are deeply concerned about the impact of this WMS on the ability of local authorities to meet their commitments to climate mitigation and carbon emissions reductions from new development.

This webinar is aimed at local authorities that are affected by this WMS or concerned about its impact on their plans for addressing climate change through planning policy.

We are hosting this event to provide a series of updates on how organisations and local authorities are responding to the WMS, consider opportunities to take forward proactive approaches to achieving net zero new development, and provide time for discussion on next steps.

Please see the agenda below:

2:00Welcome and introduction– Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Rights Community Action 2:10The status of the WMS Including an update on legal action being taken against the WMS, and a reflection on the strength of the WMS and implications for local plan policy. Speaker:– Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Rights Community Action – Clare Murray, LETI 2:30Local authority responses We will hear from Lancaster City Council and the Essex County Council Climate and Planning Unit about how they are responding to the WMS. We will also hear reflections from leading consultants on net zero local plan policy on their advice to local authorities. Speakers:– Nicola Melville, Essex County Council – Diane Neville, Lancaster City Council – Thomas Lefevre, Etude 3:00Next steps The TCPA will reflect on actions that local authorities can take in response to the WMS, and there will be time for a discussion and Q&A. Speakers:– Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA 3:30Session close– Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Rights Community Action

New Communities Group Webinar: development management: consenting new large-scale developments
2024-02-08 10:00 - 11:30
When planning large-scale new communities a lot of effort goes into the visioning and masterplan, but it is essential to focus on the entire journey from concept through to delivery, to ensure new communities are high quality, resilient and well-connected. How can local authorities make sure they are able to cope with large-scale, multi-stage applications to ensure they are consenting high standards? This webinar will explore these issues and hear from case studies of places that have experienced these processes.

This is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events.

Please see the agenda below:

10:00Welcome and introduction from the Chair Sandra Fryer, TCPA Trustee 10:05Sequencing for large scale applications Rob Smith, Hyas Associates10:20Infrastructure negotiations for large-scale applicationsJeni Jackson, Head of Planning and Infrastructure, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council10:35Q&A10:50Consenting large-scale applications at Welborne Garden VillageLee Smith, Head of Planning, Fareham Borough Council 11:00From plans to homes: Maintaining high sustainability standards Caroline Ford, Team Leader – South Area Major Projects Team, Cherwell Borough Council11:10Q&A11:30Session Close

Healthy ageing in place
2024-02-29 09:30 - 11:30 | Online – via Zoom
20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 8

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 act, 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. Building and re-generating places to be healthy, supportive and adaptive to climate change, through ideas like the 20-minute neighbourhood, will help older people to flourish in their existing homes and communities and also benefit other age groups and demographics.

An ageing population presents opportunities and challenges to create better places, but ignoring these changes will undermine any benefits of living longer, with high costs to individuals’ health and well-being and to society.

Following his Chief Medical Officer Annual Report in 2023 ‘Health in an ageing society’, we are pleased to announce that Prof Chris Whitty, will give an opening keynote talk before the webinar explores:

how 20-minute neighbourhoods can be successful places, where people can choose to live their whole lives because the needs of all age groups and life stages are accommodated;

what age-friendly developments look like – a case study from Greater Manchester;

why age-friendly places must consider the impacts of climate change on older people; and

the social and economic value of age-friendly communities.

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Full agenda (TBC)

09:30Welcome and introductionJulia Thrift, Director Healthier Place-making, TCPA09:35Keynote talk: Health in an ageing societyProf Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer09:55How a 20-minute neighbourhood approach can support healthy ageingGemma Hyde, Projects and Policy Manager – Healthier Place-making, TCPA10:10Creating age-friendly developments in Greater ManchesterKelly-Marie Rodgers, Strategic Lead – Healthy Active Places, Greater Manchester Moving; Dr Mark Hammond Senior Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture10:30Break (5 mins)10:35Healthy ageing in a changing climateRyan Woolrych, Professor Ageing and Urban Studies, Heriot-Watt University10:55The social and economic value of age-friendly communitiesDr Louise Lafortune, Associate Professor, Cambridge Public Health Interdisciplinary Research Centre, University of Cambridge11:15Q&AChaired by Julia Thrift, TCPA11:30Close

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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

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

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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

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