PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop
St Lukes Community Centre, Islington St Luke's Community Centre, London, United KingdomPlanning 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…
The art of creating inclusive places
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London,WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square,, LondonJoin 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…
Planning for flood risk webinar: Applying the sequential and exception tests to planning applications
Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. Planning authorities must consider all sources of flood risk including the current and future impacts of climate change and apply a hierarchy to assess, avoid, control, mitigate and manage flood risk.A fundamental component of this approach is the application…
New Communities Group Webinar: Planning for Sustainable Transport
New large-scale communities provide a unique opportunity to create places which enable people to live in healthy, happy places that reduce their impact on the environment, while enhancing social and…
Planning for flood risk webinar: Flood risk assessments for planning applications
Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. This must be informed by up to date evidence that considers all sources of…
TCPA New Communities Group Webinar on Planning for Culture
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…
TCPA Training Session: An introduction to planning and planning reform
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…
New Towns for Today and Tomorrow – a conference of the APPG on New Towns
The Torrance Hotel 135 Main Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, United KingdomThe 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…
The TCPA Annual Conference 2023: Tackling the climate crisis – maximising the potential of planning and placemaking
Regents University, London Regents University, LondonRegents University, LondonExtreme 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…
TCPA Training Session: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act (LURA) will have a significant impact on planning, development and housing and is a radical departure…
NCG Webinar: Opportunities for a new approach to housing delivery – a briefing from TCPA
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…
Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar
Online - via ZoomNeighbourhood plans can influence how places develop and seek to ensure that a community has good homes, clean air, jobs, access to parks and green spaces, access to healthy food and opportunities for connection with friends and neighbours. In collaboration with Locality, this webinar will explore neighbourhood planning and then introduce the TCPA Neighbourhood Planning and 20-Minute Neighbourhoods Toolkit.
Net zero buildings policies and the new Written Ministerial Statement on local energy efficiency standards (online)
On 13 December 2023, the government issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on ‘Planning – Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update.’ The WMS seeks to curtail new local plan policies that…
New Communities Group Webinar: development management: consenting new large-scale developments
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,…
