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  • Online workshop – managing surface water through planning

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Over three million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding, and this number will grow as climate change causes more heavy rainfall. This online workshop will explore in detail the growing issue of surface water flooding, the impact that the outcome of planning decisions can have on this risk and the solutions…

    £10.00
  • Online workshop – using evidence to plan for flood risk

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Local planning authorities must digest advice and information on flood risk during local plan preparation and when determining planning applications. This workshop will outline the role of Strategic Flood Risk Assessments and will discuss how to use and value technical advice from Lead Local Flood Authorities. Agenda10:00Welcome and introduction to using evidence to plan for…

    £10.00
  • In-person seminar: Creating town centres in new communities

    TCPA TCPA, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom

    This event will be held at the Town & Country Planning Association, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AS Thriving town centres should be places where people can work, shop, eat, drink and play. Too often in new developments, housing comes first, and town centres are left until later or deemed too difficult to deliver.…

    Free – £120.00
  • Implementing design codes in new communities

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    The Government states that well-designed places should be functional, support mixed uses and tenures, include successful public spaces, be adaptable and resilient, have a distinctive character, be attractive, and encourage ease of movement. To reflect the emphasis Ministers have been placing on good design in recent years, a wealth of guidance has been published including…

    Free – £54.00
  • An introduction to planning reform for elected councillors

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Chaired by Gilian Macinnes, TCPA Trustee and independent planning consultant, and facilitated by Hugh Ellis, the TCPA’s Director of Policy, 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…

    £30.00 – £52.00
  • TCPA Annual Conference 2022: Unpicking ‘levelling up’: what does it mean for place-making?

    Regent's University London Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom

    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, to which both prime ministerial candidates have committed. The reform of the English planning system is set to be taken forward in the context of delivering this agenda.

    £90.00 – £360.00
  • Sir Frederic J Osborn memorial event 2022: The poetry of place

    Regent’s University London Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London

    New rescheduled date (due to rail strikes) Join us for an evening of poetry, drinks and discussion for our annual event in memory of Sir Frederic J Osborn. Osborn was…

    Free