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Leeds Development Plans Panel will meet on next Tuesday 26th September to consider a report from the Chief Planning Officer which outlines the consultation responses to the Publication draft policies of the Local Plan Update. A range of changes, including introducing new or revised planning policies to help further address the imperative of the climate emergency, improve health and wellbeing and address the ecological emergency, are proposed to the draft policies before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State. The report requests endorsement of the revised Local Plan Update 1 Draft policies and a recommendation to Executive Board to approve further public consultation on this pre-submission draft as well as accompanying consultation documentation. Subject to approval at Executive Board, the period of consultation for the pre submission changes Publication Draft commences in mid/late-October 2023. The report, as well as tracked changes Local Plan Update 1 document, (agenda item 7) can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eFvi49Nv Please feel free to get touch with me or other Turley colleagues for further discussion. #planning #localplan #localplanupdates #leeds #leedsplanning

📸 Recap of our 'Cities for Everyone' Webinar Event! Thank you to everyone who attended the fifth session of the Cities for Everyone learning series on 'Enabling Integrated Transport and Land Use Outcomes - Barriers and Lessons Learnt' in May! The session discussed the importance of quality land use and transport integration, the constraints imposed by New Zealand's current planning framework, and shared lessons from major transport projects which fostered valuable discussions through the Q&A portion of the session. 🌆🚋🏢🏞️ We extend our special thanks to the presenters Alice Ge, Principal Planner at City Rail Link Ltd, and Amy Thompson, Urban Integration Team Lead at Auckland Transport, for their engaging and informative presentation. 💡 Don't worry if you missed it or would like a re-watch! Simply follow the link below and click 'Add to Cart' (Important: you must login to your NZPI profile first!), once you are registered, head back to the event page, and scroll down to the bottom to find the video! After watching the video, remember to take the quiz to collect your CPD point. Please contact NZPI if you have any questions. Link to the event page 👇 https://lnkd.in/gTszTx3Z

The Draft City Plan 2040 has been published for public consultation with comments being accepted until Friday May 31. Iceni have put together a note summarising the key changes and will be continuing to monitor the local plan policy updates as they progress. Please get in contact with us should you wish to discuss in further detail. Kieron Hodgson Nick Grant Lewis Westhoff Tim Fleming #LondonPlan2040 #CityPlanningLondon #UrbanDevelopmentLDN #LondonCityPlan #PublicConsultationLDN #IceniProjects #FutureLondon #SustainableCitiesLDN #CommunityEngagementLDN #LondonPolicyUpdates #IceniConsultationLDN

I am pleased to share the recent publication in Travel Behaviour and Society addressing the impacts of weather on individual choices. Enjoy 50 days of free access (until August 18, 2024) to read the paper authored by Enzo Yulita and myself. https://lnkd.in/daBhE2Du

History repeats itself – creation of the Metropolitan Water Board. Saw this plaque at the London Museum of Water and Steam at Kew.    The interesting text is:  ‘Despite making huge profits the water companies had not lived up to their promises.  The quality of the water was still variable and the amount being pumped sometimes left homes and businesses without water.  The companies’ focus on profits rather than service was a major worry and so the government decided to get involved. In 1904 the government created the Metropolitan Water Board and bought the eight water companies to create a single network covering the whole of London.’   OK, so quality/quantity of drinking water is no longer the issue.  But there are other significant issues, including profits. Will we see a repeat – and another government creation of Metropolitan Water – 120 years on from the MWB?

“The availability of suitable sites to facilitate the aims and requirements needed to deliver a successful 15-minute city is essential. Identifying appropriate locations that can accommodate the necessary infrastructure and services in close proximity is vital.” With the trend of 15-minute cities taking the world by storm, the question is: how and where can such places be built in the UK? We reveal the intricacies of creating 15-minute cities in the UK in the latest issue of the B&C Magazine. Read the full article in The Planning and Refurb Issue, available here: https://lnkd.in/empetAjE

Control areas could be imposed for short-term lets in Argyll and Bute... Fiona Campbell, CEO of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, said: “Short-term lets have been a mainstay of the local tourism market for decades, providing a popular alternative to more traditional offerings like hotels, while benefitting related businesses in the area through guest spend. The prospect of a Short Term Let Control Area by Argyll and Bute Council would come at the worst possible time for operators and the ASSC does not believe there is a sufficient evidence base to proceed with such a policy. Such policies must be looked at holistically and underpinned by empirical data: the number of self-catering businesses (many of which are on non-domestic rates and therefore not considered residential properties), the number of second homes, and the number of empty homes, seen within a context of the total number of dwellings, population and demographic changes and actual housing need. A short-term let control area is not a magic bullet to ameliorate the housing crisis. "Small businesses like self-catering should not be used as a convenient scapegoat for wider failures in housing policy. Neither licensing or planning policies won’t result in glut of affordable homes to buy or rent and anyone suggesting otherwise is raising false hopes. We have to build our way out of this crisis, as well tackling the increasing number of empty homes, as opposed to shutting down indigenous self-catering businesses which will only decimate local livelihoods and harm our tourist economy.” https://lnkd.in/e9DsXm9k The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) Marc Crothall MBE Clare Winskill Calum Ross Cathy Craig Carl Thomson Ben Edgar-Spier David Weston Myah Thomas (Cert DDM) Sheila Gilmore

At the attached link is a report on research conducted by Sheffield Property Association & Kada Research Limited into the impact of post-COVID working practices on Sheffield City Centre. We believe that it would be of interest to our Freemen and Friends and their businesses. Although this is focused on Sheffield, there should also be relevant lessons for the entire South Yorkshire Region. One particular thing to note is the recommendation to keep building heritage offerings in the City Centre which will play into the Fargate development as a destination. For the full report: https://lnkd.in/eMzk8Ggn

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