Community Engagement

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News in brief: First town planning apprentices graduate; Three neighbourhood plans approved in Lichfield

11.09.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 11 September, 2018

Tech landscape: Gaming for a better Brisbane

11.09.2018

Dyan Currie

Plan Your Brisbane was a community engagement exercise by Australia’s largest local government that ‘gamified’ planning to make it accessible. Dyan Currie, Brisbane’s chief planner,...

Study revealing poor quality of office-to-residential conversions wins RTPI’s top research award

04.09.2018

Simon Wicks

A study that exposes the low quality of residential dwellings converted from offices without the need for planning permission has won the leading award at the RTPI’s 2018 Research Excellence Awards.

Webinar: Establishing Effective Engagement – Consultation in 2018

27.08.2018

The Planner

The Planner – in association with the developers of the community engagement platform Commonplace – are set to debate the best ways in which planners can manage truly effective consultation processes in a free webinar...

Our cities are failing children – let’s change the way we plan

17.08.2018

Olafiyin Taiwo

If we're to create towns and cities that are attuned to children's needs, then we will have to change our approach to urban planning, argues Olafiyin Taiwo

Lovell signs £45m regeneration programme in Hatfield

01.08.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Housing developer Lovell has signed a development agreement with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (WHBC) to deliver a £45 million regeneration programme to transform the heart of south Hatfield in Hertfordshire.

Scotland round-up: Greens’ bill tackles second homes; government publishes annual appeals review

27.07.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 21 July-27 July, 2018

Protest group launches legal challenge to Aberdeen stadium plan

23.07.2018

Huw Morris

Campaigners against Aberdeen FC’s plans for a £50 million stadium have formally launched a legal challenge.

Appeal: Dental surgery can revert to residential after scant business interest in premises

18.07.2018

Huw Morris

A South Northamptonshire dental surgery can change its use back to a residential property after an inspector decided that the move would not harm the village.

Homes England details 12-month development plans

04.07.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Homes England has set out plans that aim to bring forward more than 1,250 hectares of development opportunities across 221 sites over the next 12 months.

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