ACAPAG Planning Update: PLANNING AND LOCALISM - A Love-in for St Valentines Day

The highly successful ACAPAG seminars return with an essential planning update in February. This seminar will feature:

Introduction and general update

• The Localism Act: where we’re at and what it means • Neighbourhood Planning – how it should work

• New Homes Bonus: using the system

Replacement policies and Planning for Growth • The National Planning Policy Framework and PPG/PPS

• Community Infrastructure Levy and the future of section 106 • Use Classes review and business change to residential

What happens next...

• BIDs, democracy and engaging with the Community • Town centres and changes of use • Enforcement and Probity • The end of Regional Spatial Strategies: Local Enterprise Partnerships

Opportunities for Architects in the future planning system • Pre-apps, 1APP, legal challenges • Conservation and self-certification of heritage assets

• The future of Planning and Competition (and mediation?)

SEMINAR PRICES:

ACA/SCLA/CIAT Members £35 + VAT

Non Members £55 + VAT

Student ACA Members £5 + VAT

Student Non ACA Members £8 + VAT

Speakers: Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers: Planning

Brian Waters

BWCP

Who is it for? • all architects in practice including newly qualified architects and those architects returning to work • practice managers • clients • planning officers