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Local Government

Showcase - best practice
Our website of case studies to inform and inspire. Showcase highlights projects that contribute to creating better communities. These examples give practical insight into developing sustainable communities. Visit Showcase at showcase.homesandcommunities.co.uk Before creating Showcase we researched which sources of best practice knowledge are already used by sustainable communities practitioners and how we can make this better. We're grateful to our stakeholders for their help with this research.
Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS)
ATLAS is a part of HCA which provides an independent advisory service to local planning authorities that are experiencing the pressures of increased development activity. ATLAS currently operates nationally with team members based in offices in Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Warrington, Leeds, Ashford and Bristol. The team is sponsored by the Department of Communities & Local Government (CLG) and hosted by the Homes & Communities Agency. Members of the ATLAS team are experienced in town planning and development issues and have been advising and assisting Local Planning Authorities across a wide variety of complex projects all of which contain a significant number of residential units. The team has rapidly expanded to offer guidance and assistance across a wide range of planning and technical development issues including transport, urban design, social infrastructure and environmental sustainability.
Planning for Non-Planners - Leeds
Planning for non planners Planning for Non-Planners is for people from non-planning backgrounds who work with planners to help deliver regeneration objectives. This innovative two day programme comprises an interactive seminar day and a study tour. Participating in the programme will enable you to:
Planning for Non-Planners - Birmingham
Planning for non planners Planning for Non-Planners is for people from non-planning backgrounds who work with planners to help deliver regeneration objectives. This innovative two day programme comprises an interactive seminar day and a study tour. Participating in the programme will enable you to:
LGA Group Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009: Big Issues, Local Solutions
The Local Government Association annual conference and exhibition brings together 2,000 of the leading players in councils, central government, partners and business. This event will bring together key speakers from local government who will address the issues facing councils today, including: Providing a fair system of care for vulnerable and older people; Combating the growing problem of crime; Providing the right types of homes in the right types of areas; and Putting councils at the forefront of helping to improve the environment and tackling climate change. Speakers include: the RT Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Gill Taylor, Chief Executive, HCA Academy » Dates: 30th June / 1st July / 2nd July » Venue: Harrogate International Centre » Prices: Range from £215 - £640 More details and booking information on the LGA website
Future Communities website
futurecommunities.net is all about community participation and place management, it's been created to help people who build communities. The site shows well presented, clear examples of projects that have created sustainable communities. Additionally the site provides background guidance for people to implement on their own development projects.
Planning for Non-Planners
Two day course to help those from a non-planning background to understand the planning system. The course will help you Understand how your day-to-day responsibilities are affected by planning issues Identify how you can engage better with the planning system Gain a better understanding of how far the planning system can contribute to successful and sustainable regeneration The course is composed of interactive seminar sessions and group workshops. There are also study tours, where you get the chance to use your knowledge to assess local development sites from a planning perspective. You can participate in two ways: Public sessions open to all Tailor-made group sessions Upcoming open sessions of the course Birmingham – 30 & 31 March 2010 Leeds – 6 & 7 April 2010 There are more details of each event in the links alongside.
Pushing back the frontiers
21 Nov 2007 - Report setting out a vision for developing multi-area agreements published by Local Government Association This local government initiative has the potential to change the way that councils and government agencies work together. » Visit the Local Government Association website  
The Place-shaping Challenge
14 May 07 - Does local government have the skills to deliver? It is not a coincidence that the full title of the recent high profile review was the " Lyons Inquiry into Local Government - Place-shaping: a shared ambition for the future of local government ". In my opinion, not enough has been made of this new an exciting consensus that local government's core function is to shape the places it serves.  But a lingering doubt remains.  As a former local authority Chief Executive for over 10 years, I'm left wondering if local government has the people with the knowledge and skills to become a really effective place-shaper?

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