BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Town and Country Planning Association - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Town and Country Planning Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20220805T100758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T100703Z UID:10000074-1669285800-1669305600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:TCPA Annual Conference 2022: Unpicking ‘levelling up’: what does it mean for place-making? DESCRIPTION:The Westminster Government published the Levelling Up White Paper in February 2022\, arguing that levelling up is a ‘moral\, social and economic programme for the whole of government’. The White Paper set out policy ‘missions’\, which will require commitment and collaboration. The reform of the English planning system is set to be taken forward in the context of delivering this agenda\, against a backdrop of unexpected political and economic instability. \n\n\n\nThis conference will consider what levelling up means for place-making and place-shaping; whether the proposed interventions are the right ones; and what action at national and local levels will be needed to achieve the missions regarding improving people’s health and wellbeing and increasing people’s pride in place. We will hear from a wide range of perspectives including from government\, the private sector and local authorities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 1: Levelling up – what does it mean?\n\n\n\nThis session will provide an overview and update of levelling up agenda; consider whether there are potential gaps; and whether further interventions might be required. \n\n\n\n10:00Registration and networkingTea and coffee available10:30Welcome and introduction from the chairAndrew Pritchard\, Chair\, TCPA10:35Overview of the Levelling Up agenda and ongoing planning reformsJoanna Averley\, Chief Planner\, Department of Levelling Up Housing & Communities10:50Q&A11:00A view on planning reform from the TCPAHugh Ellis\, Policy Director\, TCPA11:10Q&A11:20Delivering levelling up in practice – Stoke on TrentCllr Abi Brown\, Leader\, Stoke City Council11:35Delivering levelling up in practice – ThamesmeadJohn Lewis\, Executive Director Thamesmead\, Peabody11:50Q&A and Discussion12:15Lunch and networking\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 2: Pride in place\n\n\n\nThis session will focus on the levelling up mission around ‘pride in place’\, which seeks to secure an increase in measures such as people’s satisfaction with their town centre and engagement in local culture and community. The mission aims to secure improvements in every area of the UK\, with the gap between top performing and other areas closing. The session will consider what is already happening to engage people at the local level and what could further help achieve progress towards this mission. \n\n\n\n13:15Welcome back from the chairCatriona Riddell\, Vice Chair\, TCPA13:20Panel: Pride in place – what does it mean and how do we achieve the mission?• Indy Johar\, Executive Director\, Dark Matter Labs• Jonathan Owen\, National Association of Local Councils• Sarah Scannell\, Assistant Director Planning\, Birmingham City Council14:05Engaging communities in place-makingNicola Rochfort\, Senior Community Engagement Manager\, Grosvenor 14:20Q&A14:30Tea\, coffee and networking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 3: Health and well-being\n\n\n\nThis third and final session of the day will draw on the two health and wellbeing missions\, which seek to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy and improve wellbeing in every area of the UK. It will consider the importance of place in achieving those aspirations and explore what is already being done\, and what more needs to be done to secure improvements. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n15:00Welcome from the ChairAndrew Pritchard\, Chair\, TCPA15:05Why places matter to healthProfessor Chris Whitty\, Chief Medical Officer for England15:15Responses:• Trina Lynskey\, Chair of Deptford Folk parks group • Lucy Carraz\, Government Sector Lead – AECOM Buildings + Places\, UK & Ireland• Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott\, Public Health Strategic Lead: Creating Healthy Places\, Public Health East Sussex15:35Q&A15:55Closing remarks16:00Close\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe TCPA is grateful to Peabody\, Grosvenor and AECOM for their support of this event. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Nathan J Hilton URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-annual-conference-2022-unpicking-levelling-up-what-does-it-mean-for-place-making/ LOCATION:Regent’s University London\, Inner Circle\, Regent’s Park\, London\, NW1 4NS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pexels-nathan-j-hilton-5212808-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20220928T143429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T144715Z UID:10000075-1669311000-1669321800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Sir Frederic J Osborn memorial event 2022: The poetry of place DESCRIPTION:New rescheduled date (due to rail strikes) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of poetry\, drinks and discussion for our annual event in memory of Sir Frederic J Osborn. Osborn was an important figure in the TCPA’s history. A passionate campaigner for healthy places and social justice\, Osborn was instrumental in securing the New Towns legislation\, which enabled 32 new towns to be established across the UK as part of creating and rebuilding homes and communities following the Second World War. Alongside his campaigning work – Osborn wrote prolifically including satire and poetry\, and a book of his verses – ‘Can Man Plan?’ – was published in 1959. \n\n\n\nWith performances from poets Zena Edwards and Emily Hasler with Jonathan Glancey\, architectural critic\, writer and Patron of The Betjeman Society\, this event will explore how poetry and the arts can help us understand people and place. The event will touch on some of Osborn’s work and correspondence with Sir John Betjeman\, one the pre-eminent poets of the 20th century who enthused people about the value of Britain’s cities\, landscapes and architecture\, alongside contemporary perspectives on creating a sense of place. This subject complements TCPA’s wider work\, particularly on reuniting art and planning\, and on exploring how the foundations of the Garden City movement can give practical hope to 21st century communities. \n\n\n\nThe TCPA are grateful to the Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust for supporting this event\, which is being held in partnership with The Betjeman Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n\n17:00–18:00 – Arrivals \n\n\n\n18:10 – Welcome from Andrew Pritchard\, Chair of the TCPA \n\n\n\n18:20 – The Poetry of Place\, with Zena Edwards\, Emily Hasler\, and Jonathan Glancey \n\n\n\n19:20 – Drinks and canapés \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease select the number of tickets required before clicking ‘Get Tickets’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCover photo: An early performance at The Dell natural amphitheatre\, part of the vibrant cultural life of the Osborns’ home at Welwyn Garden City (Courtesy of the Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust) URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/sir-frederic-j-osborn-memorial-event-2022-exploring-a-sense-of-place/ LOCATION:Regent’s University London\, Inner Circle\, Regent’s Park\, London\, NW1 4NS CATEGORIES:Free to Members,Memorial Lecture,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/31.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221129T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221129T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20220629T135340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T144537Z UID:10000069-1669714200-1669735800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:A New Era for Green Infrastructure? DESCRIPTION:New rescheduled date \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganised by the TCPA on behalf of the UK Green Infrastructure Partnership\, this conference will consider the following questions: \n\n\n\n\nWhat is Britain’s green infrastructure policy post BREXIT?\n\n\n\nHow can ambitious national policies be translated into innovative projects on the ground? \n\n\n\nAre local leaders ready to do things differently?\n\n\n\nWhat skills are needed – and who needs them?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis conference is organised on behalf of the Green Infrastructure Partnership:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.30-11.00 Session 1\, chaired by Julia Thrift\, Director of Healthier Place-making\, TCPA\n\n\n\nAddressing the gap between strong national green infrastructure policy and weak local implementation: what can be done?\n\n\n\n\nThe Good\, the Weak and the Vulnerable: reflecting on green infrastructure policy and delivery across the UKProf Alister Scott\, Northumbria University\n\n\n\nAddressing the gap between national policy and local delivery: a personal reflectionJon Burke\, Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead\, Gloucester City Council and former Cabinet Member\, Hackney Council\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion and questions (45 minutes)\n\n\n\nHow can the gap between the ambitions for green infrastructure set out in policy and the sometimes disappointing practice at local level be avoided? What skills and resources are needed? What’s preventing transformative urban greening? \n\n\n\n\nJane Findlay\, Past President\, Landscape Institute\n\n\n\nSheena Raeburn\, Raeburn Farquhar Bowen\n\n\n\nProf Alister Scott\, Northumbria University\n\n\n\nJon Burke\, Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead\, Gloucester City Council and former Cabinet Member\, Hackney Council\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 13:00 Session 2\, chaired by Fiona Howie\, Chief Executive\, TCPA\n\n\n\nImproving green infrastructure at landscape and city scale for people and the environment\n\n\n\n\nGrowing Ambitions: Reimagining Nottingham’s Broadmarsh + Little IslandLisa Finlay\, Partner and Group Leader\, Heatherwick Studio\n\n\n\nBirmingham Urban Forest MasterplanSimon Needle\, Principle Arboriculturist / Principal Ecologist\, Birmingham City Council\n\n\n\nCentral Scotland Green NetworkEmilie Wadsworth\, Operations Director\, Green Action Trust\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion:\n\n\n\nAre local leaders ready and willing to let bold ideas flourish? Are they brave enough to implement decisions based on new priorities in order to support the climate and better health and wellbeing? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 15:30 Session 3\, chaired by Julia Thrift\, Director of Healthier Place-making\, TCPA\n\n\n\nCreating and managing urban green spaces to maximise multiple benefits\n\n\n\n\nManaging parks for health and wellbeing: lessons from Islington and Camden’s Parks for Health StrategyCatherine Max\, Health and Sustainability Consultant\, and Barry Emmerson\, Head of Parks\, Islington Council\n\n\n\nAdapting our grey urban spaces into climate-proof placesHoward Gray\, Consultant\, GreenBlue Urban\n\n\n\nParque Central Madrid Nuevo NorteAlvaro Novás Filgueira\, Project Leader and Architect\, West 8\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion:\n\n\n\nWhat needs to change to ensure that all local green spaces are managed both for community and cultural value\, but also as part of wider green infrastructure networks? What changes are needed to workforce culture and training and how can this be facilitated? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupported by:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Timothy Schenck URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/a-new-era-for-green-infrastructure/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Little-Island-2021_05_20-DSC_9327_CREDIT_Timothy-Schenck-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221107T161250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T103508Z UID:10000084-1669833000-1669840200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Understanding flood risk and the planning system in England – event for communities (Birmingham) DESCRIPTION:The experience and risk of flooding is already a difficult reality for many people in England\, and is likely to become more common in future as a result of climate change. Many people in communities affected by flooding are keen to work with those who manage flood risk to make their local areas safer. \n\n\n\nThe planning system plays a key role in helping to make places safer\, by helping deliver the protection that is needed\, and by making sure new development does not make flood risk problems worse. However\, the planning system can be difficult to navigate and trying to get your voice heard can feel frustrating.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop will provide an introduction to the planning system\, with a particular focus on the relationship between planning and flood risk. \n\n\n\nThe session will include: \n\n\n\n\nA broad overview of the planning system in England\n\n\n\nThe planning system’s role in addressing flood risk – both in plan making (creating Local Plans) and development management (planning permissions)\n\n\n\nSolutions for improving the reduction of flood risk\n\n\n\nHow communities can influence planning in their area\n\n\n\nThe organisations involved in flood risk management\n\n\n\nWhere to look for further information on flood risk in your area\n\n\n\nAn overview of recent updates to planning practice guidance on flood risk and coastal erosion\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop aims to support people to navigate the complexities of the planning system and gain confidence in engaging with the planning decisions that affect them. The session will be of benefit to individuals and community groups wishing to engage with the planning system to ensure that flood risk is identified\, considered and appropriate action taken to reduce flood risk.   \n\n\n\nThese workshops are free to attend thanks to support from Flood Re. These workshops are free to attend thanks to support from Flood Re and are being organised in partnership with the National Flood Forum. Participant information will be shared with the Flood Forum to support organisation of the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease select the number of tickets required before clicking ‘Get Tickets’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/understanding-flood-risk-and-the-planning-system-in-england-event-for-communities-birmingham/ LOCATION:The Priory Rooms\, The Priory Rooms\, Quaker Meeting House\, 40 Bull Street\, Birmingham\, Select a State or Province:\, B46AF CATEGORIES:TCPA Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Capture-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221108T121355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221202T093806Z UID:10000083-1669975200-1669996800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:The Forgotten Pioneers – TCPA /Bartlett School of Planning Wiki edit-a-thon DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of learning and practical action to celebrate women of the Garden City and New Towns movements\n\n\n\nThe Garden City movement was one of collaboration and collective action and would not have been possible without a coalition of countless voices. However\, in the telling of its history\, many of these voices have been omitted. \n\n\n\nFollowing the 2020 TCPA project ‘The Forgotten Pioneers: Celebrating the Women of the Garden City Movement’\, the TCPA has been highlighting and celebrating the forgotten voices of the Garden City movement and promoting diversity in the movement today. One of the challenges to promoting diversity in the movement is the under-representation online of women in the built environment in mainstream and free internet sites like Wikipedia (more widely\, 85% of voluntary Wikipedia editors are men and of all the biographies on Wikipedia in English\, only 19% are about women). \n\n\n\nTo help redress the balance\, the TCPA is collaborating with the Bartlett School of Planning on a Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’ on women in the Garden City and New Towns movements (edit-a-thons are used to enable the updating and addition of content on Wikipedia\, about a chosen subject). The edit-a-thon will focus on creating and populating the Wikipedia pages for the women that are featured in the TCPA Forgotten Pioneers publication. Participants will also be invited to identify other ‘forgotten’ voices to add to the site. \n\n\n\nWikipedia editors\, members of the TCPA and Bartlett School of Planning teams\, and academic Dr Alina Congreve will assist with the running and research during the event. This is a great opportunity to gain new skills and highlight the achievements of women in the built environment. The programme will include a presentation about women in the Garden City movement and New Towns programme\, training on how to create/edit content on Wikipedia\, and research and editing time. \n\n\n\nLunch will be provided. \n\n\n\nThis event is directed at the Bartlett School of Planning staff\, students and alumni\, but is ideal for anyone with an interest in writing and the built environment. It provides an opportunity to collaborate and play a practical role in recording and celebrating the legacy of women’s involvement in the Garden City movement and beyond. It will involve some prior preparation and only 30 spaces are available\, therefore we ask that you are able to commit to attending\, to ensure the best experience and outcome for everyone involved. \n\n\n\nBook your tickets early as there are limited places! \n\n\n\nWe hope this will be the first in a series of collaborative events aimed at improving the diversity of voices represented in online histories and dialogue on planning and the built environment. \n\n\n\nThis event is a collaboration between the TCPA and:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDraft Programme\n\n\n\n10:00Welcome and introduction to the event – Katy Lock (Director of Communities & FJ Osborn Fellow\, TCPA) with Dr Michael Short (Bartlett School of Planning)10:10Presentation about Women in the Garden City and New Towns Movements – Becky Lambert (Osborn Research Assistant\, TCPA)10:30Training: How to edit a Wikipedia page – Stuart Prior (Wikipedia)11:15Break11:30Training: How to edit a Wikipedia page continued – Stuart Prior (Wikipedia)12:30Distribution/picking of profiles to edit13:00Lunch13:30Time for editing 14:15Tips on writing and researching profiles – Dr Alina Congreve14:25Continue editing15:50Concluding remarks16:00End of event URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/the-forgotten-pioneers-tcpa-bartlett-school-of-planning-wiki-edit-a-thon/ LOCATION:UCL\, Institute of Education – Room W3.08\, UCL\, Institute of Education\, 20 Bedford Way\, London\, WC1H 0AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:TCPA Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/women-garden-cities.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221107T161350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T102942Z UID:10000085-1670259600-1670266800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Understanding flood risk and the planning system in England – event for communities (London) DESCRIPTION:The experience and risk of flooding is already a difficult reality for many people in England\, and is likely to become more common in future as a result of climate change. Many people in communities affected by flooding are keen to work with those who manage flood risk to make their local areas safer. \n\n\n\nThe planning system plays a key role in helping to make places safer\, by helping deliver the protection that is needed\, and by making sure new development does not make flood risk problems worse. However\, the planning system can be difficult to navigate and trying to get your voice heard can feel frustrating.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop will provide an introduction to the planning system\, with a particular focus on the relationship between planning and flood risk. \n\n\n\nThe session will include: \n\n\n\n\nA broad overview of the planning system in England\n\n\n\nThe planning system’s role in addressing flood risk – both in plan making (creating Local Plans) and development management (planning permissions)\n\n\n\nSolutions for improving the reduction of flood risk\n\n\n\nHow communities can influence planning in their area\n\n\n\nThe organisations involved in flood risk management\n\n\n\nWhere to look for further information on flood risk in your area\n\n\n\nAn overview of recent updates to planning practice guidance on flood risk and coastal erosion\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop aims to support people to navigate the complexities of the planning system and gain confidence in engaging with the planning decisions that affect them. The session will be of benefit to individuals and community groups wishing to engage with the planning system to ensure that flood risk is identified\, considered and appropriate action taken to reduce flood risk.   \n\n\n\nThese workshops are free to attend thanks to support from Flood Re and are being organised in partnership with the National Flood Forum. Participant information will be shared with the Flood Forum to support organisation of the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease select the number of tickets required before clicking ‘Get Tickets’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/understanding-flood-risk-and-the-planning-system-in-england-event-for-communities-london/ LOCATION:Town & Country Planning Association offices\, 17 Carlton House Terrace\, London\, SW1Y 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:TCPA Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Capture-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221206T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221012T160703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T092219Z UID:10000077-1670320800-1670329800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:20-Minute Neighbourhoods: Creating Connected Places DESCRIPTION:20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 4\n\n\n\n20-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. \n\n\n\nImproving 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. \n\n\n\nThe webinar will explore ways of supporting people to do things differently. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull programme\n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\nSupported by:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCover photo credit: Levitt Bernstein URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/20-minute-neighbourhoods-creating-connected-places/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Website-Heroes-new-size.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221013T125744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T140939Z UID:10000081-1670929200-1670932800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance (December webinar) DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPlanning 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:   \n\n\n\nthe 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.\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nUpdates 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. \n\n\n\nThis event is free to attend thanks to support from Flood Re.  \n\n\n\n\nClick here to register\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n11:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\nNB this webinar will also run on 17 November at 9.30am\, visit the TCPA website to book for this alternative date. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/flood-and-coastal-erosion-december-webinar/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/flood-1-e1665670112625.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221114T145113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T095545Z UID:10000086-1674066600-1674075600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Healthy Homes campaign parliamentary briefing and drinks reception DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nThe 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.  \n\n\n\nThis 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.  \n\n\n\nThrough 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.  \n\n\n\n(This event replaces the reception and briefing originally scheduled for 14 December 2022\, but cancelled due to strike action.)  \n\n\n\nProvisional Agenda \n\n\n\n18:30ArrivalDrinks 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\n\n\n\nThe Healthy Homes campaign is funded by the Nationwide Foundation. This event has been kindly supported by VELUX. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/healthy-homes-campaign-january-reception/ LOCATION:One Great George Street\, 1 Great George Street\, London\, SW1P 3AA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Website-Heroes-new-size-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230221T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230221T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230126T120827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T101910Z UID:10000089-1676971800-1676975400@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Webinar: Launch of the TCPA and RTPI planning for climate change guide – new edition  DESCRIPTION: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.   \n\n\n\nThe 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.   \n\n\n\nAt 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.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers include:   \n\n\n\n\nJoanna Averley\, Chief Planner\, DLUHC \n\n\n\nRichard Blyth\, Head of Policy\, Practice and Research\, RTPI \n\n\n\nRobert Lacey\, Planning Policy Group Leader\, Cornwall Council  \n\n\n\nDermot Kehoe\, Director of Transition and Communications\, Flood Re \n\n\n\n\nThe guidance and the event are available at no cost thanks to support from Flood Re.  \n\n\n\nTo register for this event click here \n\n\n\nPlease 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.  \n\n\n\nPlease 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.  URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/webinar-launch-of-the-tcpa-and-rtpi-planning-for-climate-change-guide-new-edition/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/s2-e1684237052410.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230130T124213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T161529Z UID:10000090-1677060000-1677063600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:New Communities Group Webinar: Briefing on planning reforms and the NPPF DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n10:00 Welcome and scene-setting (Chair\, Katy Lock\, Director of Communities\, TCPA) \n\n\n\n10:10 Overview of key changes and implications of planning reform and revised NPPF for new communities (Dr Hugh Ellis\, Director of Policy\, TCPA) \n\n\n\n10:20 Discussion/responses from attendees \n\n\n\n10:55 Summary and next steps (Chair\, Katy Lock\, Director of Communities\, TCPA) \n\n\n\n11:00 Close \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free to New Communities Group members – check if your local authority is a member here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTCPA Members get discounted tickets – explore membership options here. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/new-communities-group-webinar-briefing-on-planning-reforms-and-the-nppf/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:New Communities Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Website-Heroes-new-size-19.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20221219T125330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T145444Z UID:10000087-1677591000-1677598200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Life within easy reach: the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s 15-minute neighbourhood framework DESCRIPTION:20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 5\n\n\n\nLike many councils\, Waltham Forest wants to create a healthier\, more sustainable and cohesive borough\, and by introducing 15-minute neighbourhoods they are forging ahead. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will explore: \n\n\n\n\nwhy Waltham Forest is embedding the 15-minute neighbourhood concept in corporate policy and creating a council-wide strategy based on its principles;\n\n\n\nhow 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;\n\n\n\nwhat they plan to do next and what others can learn from the experience so far.\n\n\n\n\nMany 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. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme (tbc)\n\n\n\nThe webinar will feature a range of speakers from the project teams at the London Borough of Waltham Forest and The Young Foundation led by: \n\n\n\n\nJonathan Lloyd\, Corporate Director of Strategy and Change\, London Borough of Waltham Forest\n\n\n\n\n\nSian Whyte\, Head of Strategic Design and Insight\, The Young Foundation\n\n\n\n\n1:30pmWelcome 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\n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/life-within-easy-reach-london-borough-waltham-forest/ LOCATION:Online – via Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20-MN-5-1600-×-800px-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230322T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230322T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230130T124119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T121825Z UID:10000091-1679479200-1679484600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:New Communities Group webinar: Delivering climate resilient new communities DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nDrawing 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re grateful to Arcadis for their support of this event:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free to New Communities Group members – check if your local authority is a member here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTCPA Members get discounted tickets – explore membership options here. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/new-communities-group-webinar-delivering-climate-resilient-new-communities/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:New Communities Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Website-Heroes-new-size-20.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230329T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230329T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230130T155040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T170249Z UID:10000092-1680085800-1680102000@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Spring conference: Creating healthy active environments - moving from rhetoric to reality? DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThese 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote address: Creating more active places to boost the health of the nation\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\nChris Boardman\n\n\n\nNational Active Travel Commissioner for England and Chair of Sport England \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n10:30Welcome 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:15Welcome 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis conference is supported by Sport England \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Elliot Manches\, from the Centre for Ageing Better resource library URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/creating-healthy-active-environments-moving-from-rhetoric-to-reality/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Website-Heroes-new-size-22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230313T152615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T100407Z UID:10000096-1681819200-1681824600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Local Authorities Leading the Way – Net Zero Planning Policy DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nThese 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. \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nGood Homes Alliance \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nTown and Country Planning Association \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nGood Homes Alliance – Event chaired by GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE\n\n\n\nTown and Country Planning Association (TCPA) – Celia Davis\, Projects and Policy Manager\n\n\n\nBioregional – Marina Goodyear\, Project Manager/Lewis Knight\, Head of Sustainable Places (tbc)\n\n\n\nEtude – Thomas Lefevre\, Director\n\n\n\nGreater Cambridge Shared Planning Service – Emma Davies\, Principal Sustainability Officer\n\n\n\nBath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) – Alex McCann\, Climate Policy Officer\n\n\n\nCornwall Council – Emily Rubin\, Principal Development Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nFree-to-attend for GHA members and TCPA local authority members\n\n\n\n£20 for members of GHA partner organisations\n\nPartner organisations include: AECB\, Building Performance Network\, Passivhaus Trust\, SuperHomes\, STBA\, TCPA\, The Green Register\, The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products\, UKIEG\, Woodknowledge Wales.\n\n\n\n\n\n£30 for non-members\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up here URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/local-authorities-leading-the-way-net-zero-planning-policy-2/ LOCATION:Online – via Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/windmills.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230629T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230629T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230504T112844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T140228Z UID:10000098-1688032800-1688041800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Rural expressions of 20-minute neighbourhoods DESCRIPTION:20-Minute Neighbourhoods – Webinar 6\n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nBut 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. \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will also explore: \n\n\n\n\ncreating connections and networks between villages to increase safe\, enjoyable routes to services and facilities;\n\n\n\nquiet lanes and better sharing of road space between vehicles\, pedestrians\, cyclists and horse riders; and\n\n\n\ninnovative ways to build health and wealth in rural places.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull agenda\n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/rural-expressions-of-20-minute-neighbourhoods/ LOCATION:Online – via Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/george-ciobra-SgqFUY7lT1o-unsplash-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230413T113608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T090942Z UID:10000097-1694599200-1694604600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:An introduction to planning and planning reform for elected councillors DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease select the number of tickets required before clicking ‘Get Tickets’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Once you have purchased your ticket\, please make sure you check your spam/junk inbox if you do not automatically receive a registration email). URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-planning-reform-for-elected-councillors-4/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:TCPA Workshop,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Website-Heroes-new-size-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230531T142909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T132341Z UID:10000100-1695288600-1695310200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Hope for the future: why caring for green infrastructure is vital for thriving people and places  DESCRIPTION: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?  \n\n\n\nOrganised by the TCPA on behalf of the Green Infrastructure Partnership.   \n\n\n\nSupported by NatureScot\, Greenbelt and the Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst session: 9.30-11.00am: Does anybody care about this place?  \n\n\n\nChair: Julia Thrift\, Director of Healthier Place-making\, TCPA  \n\n\n\nKeynote speech: Lord Heseltine – a personal reflection on the importance of stewardship  \n\n\n\n\nFrancesca Osowska OBE\, Chief Executive Officer\, NatureScot: ‘Sharing the journey of a nature-rich future for all‘\n\n\n\nProf Catharine Ward Thompson\, Edinburgh College of Art: Title ‘Why should we care about green space and health?’\n\n\n\n\nSecond session: 11.30am-1.00pm: Paying for maintenance: can investing in stewardship lead to long-term value generation?   \n\n\n\nChair: Celia Davis\, Policy and Project Manager\, TCPA  \n\n\n\n\nRobin Waddell\, Development Director\, Greenbelt: ‘Green Infrastructure Stewardship and Sustainable Income Steams.’\n\n\n\nCharlotte Glazier\, Programme Manager\, Islington Council and Ludo Pittie\, Director\, WSP: ‘Can private finance fund public green space? The Islington Pocket Park framework.’\n\n\n\nNick White\, Natural England: ‘Biodiversity Net Gain – is it the answer to securing long-term blue and green infrastructure stewardship?’\n\n\n\n\nThird session: 2.00-3.30pm: Facing the future: practical advice for getting it right  \n\n\n\nChair: Denean Rowe\, Project Manager\, Planning Aid for London  \n\n\n\n\nDr Gemma Jerome FLI\, Director\, Building With Nature: Why do we struggle with stewardship?\n\n\n\nKevin McGeough\, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation and Mark Patchett\, Stewardship Project Manager\, Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust: ‘Retrofitting stewardship in Ebbsfleet Garden City’\n\n\n\nKaty Lock\, Director\, Communities and FJ Osborn Fellow\, TCPA: Title TBC \n\n\n\n\nWe 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. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/hope-for-the-future/ LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Website-Heroes-new-size-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T194500 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230905T094800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T101858Z UID:10000107-1695751200-1695757500@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop DESCRIPTION:Planning Aid for London and Ramboll are delighted to present a workshop dedicated to fostering community-led green spaces in London. \n\n\n\nUrban 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nPlease 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. \n\n\n\nWe are looking forward to hearing from you. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/pal-community-led-green-spaces-workshop-event/ LOCATION:St Lukes Community Centre\, Islington\, St Luke's Community Centre\, London\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Copy-of-GI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231010T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231010T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231003T104523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T155109Z UID:10000111-1696960800-1696968000@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:The art of creating inclusive places DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nWe 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.  \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nDoors will open from 6pm with drinks and networking upon arrival.  \n\n\n\nThis event is being held in partnership with the United States Embassy and Pilar Corias and is kindly supported by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/the-art-of-creating-inclusive-places-artists-in-conversation-2/ LOCATION: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 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/display.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230904T110510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T110651Z UID:10000105-1697027400-1697031000@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Planning for flood risk webinar: Applying the sequential and exception tests to planning applications DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nA 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. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will: \n\n\n\n\nGive an overview of the sequential approach to planning for flood risk as set out in the NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance;\n\n\n\nProvide clarity about the sequential and exception tests and when they need to be applied;\n\n\n\nHighlight good practice for local authorities on application of the sequential and exception tests to planning applications; and\n\n\n\nClarify roles and responsibilities in the application of the sequential and exception tests.\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThis event is free to attend thanks to support from the Environment Agency.    \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to attend via Zoom URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planning-for-flood-risk-webinar-applying-the-sequential-and-exception-tests-to-planning-applications/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Picture1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230920T133233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T084521Z UID:10000104-1697536800-1697542200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:New Communities Group Webinar: Planning for Sustainable Transport DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nSustainable 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.   \n\n\n\nThis 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.  \n\n\n\nThis is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is sponsored by SLR Consulting and Active Travel England. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nPlease see the current agenda below: \n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\nWe hope that you will be able to join us. If you have any questions\, please contact Abigail.grove-white@tcpa.org.uk. URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/new-communities-group-webinar-planning-for-sustainable-transport/ CATEGORIES:New Communities Group,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Website-Heroes-new-size-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231018T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231018T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230904T111425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T111427Z UID:10000106-1697632200-1697635800@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Planning for flood risk webinar: Flood risk assessments for planning applications DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nFlood 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. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is aimed at planning and flood risk officers engaging with the development management function of local planning authorities. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will: \n\n\n\n\nGive an overview of the role of the flood risk assessments and when they are required;\n\n\n\nClarify roles and responsibilities for developing and reviewing FRAs for all sources of current and future flood risk;\n\n\n\nHighlight good practice in the development of FRAs and the content required; and\n\n\n\nIdentify examples of flood avoidance\, control\, mitigation\, resistance and resilience and managing residual risks.\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThis event is free to attend thanks to support from the Environment Agency.    \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to attend via Zoom URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planning-for-flood-risk-webinar-flood-risk-assessments-for-planning-applications/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231010T113447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T101214Z UID:10000112-1699351200-1699356600@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:TCPA New Communities Group Webinar on Planning for Culture  DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nDeveloping 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.   \n\n\n\nThis 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.  \n\n\n\nThis webinar is kindly supported by: \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nPlease see the agenda below: \n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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  URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-new-communities-group-webinar-on-planning-for-culture/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230920T105251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105254Z UID:10000109-1699437600-1699443000@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:TCPA Training Session: An introduction to planning and planning reform DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nThe 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.  \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n10:00Welcome 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 URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-training-session-an-introduction-to-planning-and-planning-reform/ CATEGORIES:TCPA Workshop,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/london.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231003T112129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T153508Z UID:10000108-1700211600-1700235000@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:New Towns for Today and Tomorrow - a conference of the APPG on New Towns DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThey 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? \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, 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? \n\n\n\nThis ‘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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nOrganised by the TCPA on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for New Towns and in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council. \n\n\n\nTCPA Secretariat of the APPG on New Towns is supported by: \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda (may be subject to change)\n\n\n\n9:00am: Coffee and registration \n\n\n\n9:30am: Welcome and Introductions \n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introductions from the Conference Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron MP\, Chair of the APPG on New Towns \n\n\n\nWelcome from South Lanarkshire Council – Council Leader Joe Fagan \n\n\n\n\n9:45am: The New Towns – Rise\, Fall and Rebirth \n\n\n\n\nKaty Lock\, Director of Communities\, Town & Country Planning Association \n\n\n\n\n10:00am: Session One: New Towns – Growth and Renewal \n\n\n\n\nThe View from Warrington – John Laverick\, CEO of Warrington & Co. (confirmed)\n\n\n\nThe 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)\n\n\n\nThe View from Harlow – Jake Shepherd\, Harlow Ambassador\, Geography Teacher at Leventhorpe\, Young Trustee at Parndon Mill.\n\n\n\n\n11:00am: Coffee Break \n\n\n\n11:30am: Session Two: Lessons from Scottish New Towns \n\n\n\n\nThe Housing and Planning Landscape in Scotland – Craig McLaren\, National Planning Improvement Champion\, Improvement Service \n\n\n\nBuilding Modern Scotland: Some thoughts from the architectural and social histories of the New Towns – Dr Alistair Fair\, Reader in Architectural History\, University of Edinburgh \n\n\n\nThe View from East Kilbride – Fraser Carlin\, Head of Planning and Regulatory Services\, South Lanarkshire Council \n\n\n\nThe View from Cumbernauld – Cllr Adam Smith\, Cumbernauld East\, North Lanarkshire Council\n\n\n\n\n1:00pm: Lunch \n\n\n\n2:00pm: East Kilbride Study Tour \n\n\n\n3:30pm: Event End URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/new-towns-for-today-and-tomorrow-a-conference-of-the-appg-on-new-towns/ LOCATION:The Torrance Hotel\, 135 Main Street\, East Kilbride\, Glasgow\, G74 4LN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/New-Towns-Network.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20230815T094031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T150950Z UID:10000103-1700733600-1700755200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:The TCPA Annual Conference 2023: Tackling the climate crisis – maximising the potential of planning and placemaking DESCRIPTION:Regents University\, London \n\n\n\nExtreme 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: \n\n\n\n\nStock take current challenges and barriers to achieving net zero\, climate resilient places and communities\n\n\n\nInvestigate the role of planning in delivering urgent strategies to deliver net zero\n\n\n\nLook to the future – consider the radical changes required to build safe\, adaptable and resilient places in a changing climate\n\n\n\n\nWe are grateful for the support of AECOM and Amos Ellis Consulting. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nDraft agenda \n\n\n\n10:00Registration and Networking – Tea and coffee available \n\n\n\nSession 1: A renewed sense of urgency  \n\n\n\n10:30  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 \n\n\n\n12: 15 – 13:00 Lunch and networking \n\n\n\nSession 2: Working towards net zero \n\n\n\n13:00 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 \n\n\n\nSession 3: Creating resilient places  \n\n\n\n14:40Welcome 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 URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/save-the-date-the-tcpa-annual-conference-2023/ LOCATION:Regents University\, London\, Regents University\, London CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Website-Heroes-new-size-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231130T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231130T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231110T152125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T092914Z UID:10000115-1701352800-1701358200@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:TCPA Training Session: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nThe 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.  \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see below for the full agenda: \n\n\n\n14:00Welcome 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  URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-training-session-the-levelling-up-and-regeneration-act/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-GI.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T121500 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231113T105909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T120447Z UID:10000114-1701774000-1701778500@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:NCG Webinar: Opportunities for a new approach to housing delivery – a briefing from TCPA DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nDrawing 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. \n\n\n\nThis is part of the TCPA New Communities Group programme of events. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nPlease see the agenda below: \n\n\n\n11:00Welcome 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 URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/ncg-webinar-opportunities-for-a-new-approach-to-housing-delivery-a-briefing-from-tcpa/ CATEGORIES:New Communities Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Website-Heroes-new-size-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203315 CREATED:20231114T165251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T165253Z UID:10000117-1702468800-1702472400@www.tcpa.org.uk SUMMARY:Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar DESCRIPTION:Healthy neighbourhood plans\n\n\n\nIt 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. \n\n\n\nNeighbourhood 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. \n\n\n\nIn collaboration with Locality\, this webinar will explore neighbourhood planning and then introduce the TCPA/University of Manchester Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods toolkit. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will cover: \n\n\n\n\nneighbourhood planning and the role of Locality;\n\n\n\nhow to consider health and wellbeing in neighbourhood plans; and\n\n\n\nintroduce the Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods toolkit.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull agenda\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n12:00Welcome 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\n\n\n\nSupported by: URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/neighbourhood-planning-and-20-minute-neighbourhoods-webinar/ LOCATION:Online – via Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Illustrations_Bottom-pg-20-e1699977428369.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR