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Local Plans and the National Planning Policy Framework: Compatibility self assessment checklist
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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The Planning Advisory Service has produced a checklist to help local councils assess the content of their local plan against requirements in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that are new or significantly different from national policy previously set out in PPGs and PPSs.
Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction: Briefing note on the implication of the new BS 5837 revision for planning professionals
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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A full revision of BS 5837: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction, came into effect on 30 April 2012. There are some important changes with the potential to significantly impact on planning applications and the management of sites with trees.
Nothing gained by overcrowding
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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This publication marks the centenary of the publication in 1912 of Raymond Unwin’s pamphlet Nothing Gained by Overcrowding! and is part of a resurgence of interest in one of the most successful stories in Britain’s social and architectural history, the Garden City movement. This re-examination of Unwin’s explanation of ‘how the Garden City type of development may benefit both owner and occupier’ is published as the TCPA embarks on a campaign to remake the case for comprehensively planned new communities as part of the solution to the chronic housing crisis in England.
Urban design as public policy. Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design Conference 2012. Hong Kong, 31 March – 1 April 2012
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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This conference explored how urban design issues can be integrated into policies to guide the actions of both the public and private sectors and embrace community participation to ensure a more livable and sustainable city. Noted international and regional speakers shared their experience, and together with Hong Kong experts as respondents, discussed local urban design issues on the following topics: From strategic vision to realization; Participation in the urban design process; Public/private partnership. Conference proceedings are available online.
Making strategic planning happen
Posted on: 30 April 2012
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The Planning Advisory Service has launched a new strategic planning resource which aims to help councils and their partners work together on strategic issues and satisfy the duty to cooperate. It contains information on Government expectations, as well as case studies and practical advice for councils on potential issues, developing arrangements for working together and making decisions.
Planning for climate change: Guidance and model policies for local authorities
Posted on: 26 April 2012
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This guide is designed primarily for local authorities and new Local Enterprise Partnerships who want both to tackle climate change and to reap the benefits that renewable energy and effective adaptation can bring. It draws explicitly on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) on climate and energy, Consultation on a Planning Policy Statement: Planning for a Low Carbon Future in a Changing Climate, published in March 2010, and it seeks to reflect the wide-ranging consensus which that document commanded. The guide gives detailed guidance on the principles which should underpin plan-making and development management. It is recommended as the basis for comprehensive policy in the new, community-based local plans. It could also form the basis of local supplementary planning policy and should guide development management decisions.The policy has been developed through cross-sector dialogue, using the wide-ranging expertise of the Planning and Climate Change Coalition partners, brought together by Friends of the Earth and the Town & Country Planning Association.
Report from the Webinar on WHO Guidelines and the Built Environment
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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On 27 March 2012 a webinar took place that examined recent guidelines of the World Health Organization and their applicability in and possible impact on the built environment. Much of the discussion focused on the need for research in support of creating healthier buildings and a healthier built environment. A full recording of the webinar is available online.
Eco Build, London, 20-22 March 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This event is described as the world’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the build environment. A large amount of information is available from the conference and seminar sessions. Register for free to access documentation.
ITRC Fast Track Analysis dissemination conference. London, 24 January 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The transformation of national infrastructure must be efficient whilst minimising the associated risks, and will need to be underpinned by a long-term, cross-sectoral approach to understanding national infrastructure performance under a range of possible futures. The UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) will provide the theoretical research, models and practical decision support tools to enable strategic analysis and planning of a national infrastructure system fit for the 21st Century. A fast track analysis is being undertaken by the ITRC which involves scoping for possible futures for infrastructure in the UK, the drivers for change and the sources of uncertainty. This event aimed to disseminate the results from the fast track analysis and some of the presentations are available online.
Leaping into SuDS. Nottingham, 29 February 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This seminar provided an update on the latest legislative changes related to Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) and an opportunity to discuss the implications for developers, practitioners and unitary authorities alike. It focused on the practicalities of putting the new policy into practice and the challenges which lie ahead. Presentations are available online.
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