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Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance (December webinar)
Online - Zoom , United KingdomClimate 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…
Healthy Homes campaign parliamentary briefing and drinks reception
One Great George Street 1 Great George Street, LondonLord 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…
Webinar: Launch of the TCPA and RTPI planning for climate change guide – new edition
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…
New Communities Group Webinar: Briefing on planning reforms and the NPPF
Online - Zoom , United KingdomFrom 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…
Life within easy reach: the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s 15-minute neighbourhood framework
Online - via ZoomLike many councils, Waltham Forest wants to create a healthier, more sustainable and cohesive borough, and by introducing 15-minute neighbourhoods they are forging ahead.
New Communities Group webinar: Delivering climate resilient new communities
Online - Zoom , United KingdomNew 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…
Spring conference: Creating healthy active environments – moving from rhetoric to reality?
Online - Zoom , United KingdomThe 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…
Local Authorities Leading the Way – Net Zero Planning Policy
Online - via ZoomJoin 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…
Rural expressions of 20-minute neighbourhoods
Online - via ZoomIn rural areas, the implementation of 20-minute neighbourhoods, or complete, compact and complete communities poses a different set of challenges from those typical in urban areas. 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.
An introduction to planning and planning reform for elected councillors
Online - Zoom , United KingdomThis 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…
Hope for the future: why caring for green infrastructure is vital for thriving people and places
Online - Zoom , United KingdomThis free online conference will discuss why the UK is falling behind our peers in the maintenance and management of Green Infrastructure.
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…
