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We are really pleased to announce that the PAS Heads of Planning and Rising Stars Conference will be taking place on Thursday 14 & Friday 15 July 2022 at Wolverhampton after having to previously cancel dates due to Covid.
Places can be booked and further information on the conference is now available. Places are limited and we expect there to be a high demand so please book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Many of you will have local elections in May so we have updated and refreshed the Planning Committee member training presentation for you to use and show to new and more experienced members of the Committee. The new version can be found on our website.
We’ve spent the last few weeks running a series of events, walking local planning authorities through the many complicated and moving parts of the Nutrient Neutrality agenda. There are more events in May which you can now sign up to. Check out the Nutrient Neutrality page on our website –where you can find presentations and recordings from our first set of events, a map of the affected areas and an updated set of FAQs.
We are looking to prepare a "top tips" section on our website to help improve the quality and speed of validation across the country. If you feel you can showcase best practice in validation or have an innovative approach that others can learn from please get in touch with my colleague Pete Ford.
There has been lots going on in the digital/reform world, with long-running projects like Back-office Planning System (BoPS) joined more recently by both modern software pathfinders and digital citizen engagement projects. Most of these projects are working in the open so there are lots of videos of show and tells and retrospectives. Our showcase is an attempt to draw the work together, to think about the general direction of travel and reflect on what these changes mean for planning authorities. We'll want to hear from those of you without a shiny project, to find out how we might support you in the future. You can now book your places at the virtual event, which will take place on 25 May 2022.
On 20 March 2022 DLUHC launched the £10 million Traveller Site fund.
Funding is available to local authorities for building new or improved transit, temporary stopping places and permanent accommodation for travellers who have their needs assessed under the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites or the National Planning Policy Framework.
We are holding a workshop on 3 May 2022 for planners to think about how the fund might be used to target problems or risks from a planning perspective. Book your place and find more information about the event on eventbrite.
Alternatively, the LGA is holding a wider-ranging webinar with DLUHC on 11 May to answer questions about the fund. Book your place and find more information about the event on eventbrite.
PAS are supporting the Office for Place to deliver a short lunchtime (12 to 1pm) online event on 25 May 2022 looking at how local authorities can confidently drive design standards through the planning application process and have the confidence to turn poor applications down on design grounds.
The BAME Planners Network are hosting a virtual event which will explore how to improve representation in local planning authorities and participation in the PAS Peer Review programme. Speakers include Anna from PAS and various heads of services and managers from local planning authorities. The event will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 30th June. You can register your place at the event now or to find out more about the Network’s Heads Together initiative please email info@bameplanners.com
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