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Housing and Planning Indicative Programme
April 2011 to March 2012:
Foundation Level Courses
Delegates can pick sessions form the following introductory level syllabus
1. Creating Good Places An introductory day that covers the basics of urban design principles, how local places are structured and what makes a good place function, last and be successful.
2. Assessing Schemes Using site visits and established assessment tools to explain what to look for and how to explain your assessment.
3. Good Housing Design Giving a broad understanding of the important factors to get right for designing good local housing such as housing typologies, orientation, aspect, scale, materials and detailing, private and communal amenity space and parking arrangements.
4. Good Neighbourhood Planning How to assess a locality; understanding how land use, movement networks, constraints and opportunities etc work, engaging with local people and develop a plan to take forward.
5. Understanding Planning The purpose, principles working of national and local planning; understand what the processes are, what planning can deliver, common problems and the benefits it can bring.
6. How to Read Plans and Drawings Introducing useful tips and techniques
Advanced Level Courses
More detailed briefings and workshops on important planning and housing issues
1. Using the London Plan Looking at emerging new policies and SPG
2. Engagement and Neighbourhood Planning Considering techniques and tools
3. Development Economics What makes developers tick and project budgets balance
4. Sustainable Homes Applying best practice and meeting current standards
5. Managing Heritage principles and understanding exemplar schemes
6. Mayor’s Housing Design Standards understanding and applying the standards
7. Use Classes Order and PD rights the impact of changes on managing places
8. Communal spaces in residential estates and schemes how these can be best designed and managed
Network Events
Informal get-togethers to hear news and discuss practice
1. Meetings to exchange ideas discuss policy and practice and view best practice cases.
2. Tricky Issues Debates on a range of topical, relevant issues
3. Site Visits guided site visits to understand, assess and interrogate a range of schemes
4. Neighbourhood Programme for those working on plans for their area
5. Leaders Briefings to support key councillors and chief officers
Streets and Public Realm Indicative Programme
April 2011 to March 2012:
Foundation Level Courses
Delegates can pick sessions form the following introductory level syllabus:
1. Creating Good Places An introductory day that covers the basics of urban design principles, how local places are structured and what makes a good place function, last and be successful.
2. Responsibility and Risk looking at legislation, risk, and meeting national and London policy and guidance including understanding the needs of different users and balancing transport and neighbourhood requirements.
3. Managing Streets looking at what you want a place to be and do; understanding place and movement, managing change over time, maintenance options and working within budgets
4. Designing for Cyclists An introduction to understand policy, benefits and space requirements for good cycling schemes; as set out in the London Cycling Design Standards.
5. An Introduction to Landscape Design Looking at how parks and squares work and how to consider planting, materials, uses, management and funding
6. How to Read Plans and Drawings Introducing useful tips and techniques
Advanced Level Courses
More detailed briefings and workshops on important planning and housing issues including:
1. Assessing Streets How to use leading techniques and tools
2. Shared Space Understanding the concept, options available and technical details
3. Designing for Cyclists Design and construction details explained
5. Understanding Movement Connectivity and its effect on behaviour
6. Designing for Pedestrians From signage to surfaces, seating to crossings
7. Materials and Construction techniques Latest products, when and how to use them
8. Writing Streetscape Guides Best practice and common problems
Network Events
Informal get-togethers to network, hear news and discuss practice
1. Meetings to exchange ideas, discuss policy and practice and view best practice cases.
2. Tricky Issues Debates on a range of topical, relevant issues
3. Site Visits guided site visits to understand, assess and interrogate a range of schemes
4. Olympics Watch visits to public realm improvements associated with the 2012 event.
5. Leaders Briefings to support key councillors and chief officers
