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CIL and Section 106 obligations: Where are we now
Posted on: 23 April 2014
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Changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and section 106 regimes announced in February 2014 will not lead to more homes being delivered, according to a survey of developers. This presentation was presented at a seminar on 27 March 2014.
Landscape futures
Posted on: 22 April 2014
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Videos are now on YouTube of the first two Landscape Futures debates, held in Sheffield and Birmingham. The Sheffield debate was on the subject ‘Making the World we Want’. A challenging talk by Jonathon Porritt of Forum for the Future opened the series, arguing that the sustainability imperative must be integral to land use planning, and asking whether landscape education was equipping tomorrow’s professionals to work with the global challenges we face. Pam Warhurst responded by focusing on local scale activism, and the power that communities have to shape their landscapes, in this instance through urban food growing in Todmorden. The Birmingham debate asked the question ‘How can we build beautiful places?’
Building for wellness: The business case
Posted on: 11 April 2014
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The economic benefits of building healthy places are outlined in a new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The report examines the investment payback on incorporating amenities that promote health and wellness, how developers have pursued this objective, and the resulting market response. The report was prepared as part of ULI’s Building Healthy Places initiative, a two-year global program of work that seeks to raise awareness of the connections between health and the built environment, and to encourage the development of communities that are conducive to healthy living. Building for Wellness profiles 13 completed projects from around the world, including ten in the U.S., two in Asia Pacific and one in Europe, each representing one of three development strategies: renovation / redevelopment, new construction and master-planned communities.
Planning for healthy homes and communities: delivering healthy outcomes from new development. London, 11 March 2014
Posted on: 4 April 2014
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The seminar aimed to provide the building blocks for attendees on integrating health into new development. The range of issues facing each local authority area is different, and the seminar will highlight a number of issues and examine how to address them in planning sustainable new developments. Presentations are available online.
TCPA Round Table on the London Plan Draft Further Alterations. London, 7 March 2014
Posted on: 4 April 2014
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The roundtable provided an opportunity for the TCPA to engage its members and practitioners working in and around Greater London and hear their views on revisions to this important strategic planning document, and help inform TCPA’s response and involvement in the process. The roundtable also introduced and highlighted the link to the Mayor’s Draft Housing Strategy and the funding prospectus which invites bids to increase the supply of much needed new homes in London. Presentations are available online.
Positive preparations: A review of housing targets and local plans
Posted on: 31 March 2014
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An analysis undertaken by consultants Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners suggests that local plans are taking about 40 per cent longer to get through the examination process since the government’s planning policy reforms were introduced, with evidence and upward pressure on housing targets being the key factor.
Top tips for local planning authorities
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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The Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service (NPIERS) group, who provide a source of accredited independent examiners for neighbourhood plans, have compiled a report of their ‘Top Tips’ to help local authorities prepare for and manage examinations.
Getting down to business: lessons and tips from involving firms in neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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The draft case study looks at methods of involving businesses in the neighbourhood planning process.
Working with developers in plan making: Experience from York and Dacorum
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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Working with developers and landowners is a key component of successful plan making, to ensure the efficient use of resources and to identify and deliver suitable sites for sustainable development. In this guide, the work of City of York Council and Dacorum Borough Council is showcased to illustrate what can be achieved. Ten top tips have been highlighted at the end of this case study.
Planning: Countdown to the election
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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Local planning authorities across London, East of England, South East and South West area are not planning to deliver enough new homes, according to a study from Savills, based on predicted need.
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