PAS are continuing our partnership with Urban Design Learning to give Local Planning Authorities access to a programme of design and design code training in 2023-24.
PAS are really pleased to continue our partnership with Urban Design Learning (UDL) to offer LPAs access to a great series of online training and support sessions around design, design codes and place shaping.
The new 26 event Essentials Programme of half day sessions will run from April 2023 through to March 2024, covering a wide range of key aspects of design coding in place shaping.
As well as access to the 26 training sessions the programme also gives LPAs access to a catalogue of short recorded video bites from experts on design code issues and regular networking and advice through a series of code clubs and network support.
There is a costs for LPAs to access the full annual programme with unlimited attendance for officers and Councillors for an local authority. However, PAS will partly subsidise LPAs access, how much will depending on the demand for places.
If you would be interested in accessing this training support please get in touch to register your interest at pas@local.gov.uk
For further information or to book on the programme visit the UDL site
The list of the 26 sessions is noted below along with a link to a brochure on the programme. Links to more details about each session
https://www.urbandesignlearning.com/events
- What's new from DLUHC? - April 27, 2023
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This event will give us an up to date briefing on new planning legislation, policy, guidance and funding programmes.
- The art of engineering and creating healthy streets - May 2, 2023
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Looking at how practitioners can best deal with culture change within the industry and in particular requirements for them to create climate responsible streets that are great places to spend time in.
More info - Introduction to design coding - May 3, 2023
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Explaining what design codes are, their role in today's planning system and where best to prioritise and use them.
More info - Housing design - May 4, 2023
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We will explore how to ensure our homes and residential neighbourhoods are well-designed and sustainable.
More info - The principles of good placemaking - June 8, 2023
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A look at the characteristics that make for successful places, considering how different layouts, building forms and land uses interact and function best.
More info - DfT Update and the new Manual for Streets 3 - June 14, 2023
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An overview of latest DfT policy and guidance including Manual for Streets 3 - what it covers and what it means for your work. We will also consider funding approaches, and ways in which active travel, bus and public realm requirements can best fit together.
More info - Character appraisals and the evidence behind codes - June 21, 2023
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We will look at different ways of understanding an area to be coded, including gathering information about what local people want, local landscape, environmental, architectural and townscape character.
More info - Climate resilient places - June 27, 2023
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We will provide an overview of how to ensure our places best manage extreme heat and rainfall events while still being resource efficient and kind to nature in themselves.
More info - Different kinds of codes explained - July 12, 2023
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We will explore the difference between area wide, site specific and town centre codes, and consider how much flexibility and certainty might be appropriate for each type and how to decide what to code where.
More info - Design Code club - July 18, 2023
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Informal sessions where UDL members can share their work, ideas, questions and concerns with others doing similar work.
More info - The planning system - September 14, 2023
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All you need to know about the management, control and regulation of development and how planning can provide public benefit and enhance our built environment.
More info - Masterplans as spatial hooks for code - September 28, 2023
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We will look at the relationship between spatial plans which explain where development should go, and codes that explain what form it should take.
More info - The diverse role and function of streets - October 5, 2023
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This session will explain the different roles and functions of streets, how to prioritise and design for different functions.
More info - Design Code club - October 10, 2023
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Informal sessions where UDL members can share their work, ideas, questions and concerns with others doing similar work.
More info - Understanding your plan-tech options - November 9, 2023
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This event will provide an update on how tools for managing data, mapping, visual representation and application management can make planning work easier and more efficient.
More info - Coding buildings - November 29, 2023
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This event will cover the physical aspects of buildings that can be coded, such as layout, elevations, roofs, and materials, with advice on ensuring the codes respond to the local vernacular.
More info - Understanding different types of journeys - December 6, 2023
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We will consider why people travel and the different modes they choose in travelling to different destinations and how these choices should inform street design and management.
More info - The development process - January 18, 2024
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This session will take us through the stages of development and activities required to transform ideas and concepts into reality.
More info - Coding streets - January 25, 2024
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We will investigate the key elements of streets that can be coded such as layout, building interface, traffic speed, widths for different types of movement, parking, junction design and spacing and critical green infrastructure for all street types.
More info - Design Code club - March 5, 2024
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Informal sessions where UDL members can share their work, ideas, questions and concerns with others doing similar work.
More info - Understanding plans and drawings - March 7, 2024
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A practical and helpful overview of the types of graphics planners use with advice on best practice.
More info - Coding blue and green infrastructure - March 14, 2024
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This session will cover the key elements of critical green and blue infrastructure that can be coded such as bio-diverse and climate resilient public spaces and streets, natural habitats and sustainable drainage with advice on how to decide what these should be like for different types of places.
More info - An holistic design approach to climate resilient public spaces - March 19, 2024
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We will look at how we design the public realm to mitigate the impacts of the climate emergency including reducing air pollution and carbon emissions and supporting greater biodiversity.
- General and Policy Briefings - July 11, 2023, October 10, 2023, & February 08, 2024
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Updates on significant new policy, guidance, funding streams or other built environment news.