Welcome to the East of England Young Planners page, where we will keep you up-to-date with the latest activities and events for Young Planners in the Region. If you want more information, please get in touch with the Young Planners Liaison Officer, Robert Hobbs.

East of England Young Planners Update

At present the region has four local groups:

• Cambridgeshire,
• Haven Gateway,
• Hertfordshire, and
• Norfolk.

Young Planners from the East of England met twice in 2007 to discuss plans for future events.  Successful events have already taken place and more are being organised.

Forthcoming Events

An event on "Housing and Sustainability" has been organised on Thursday 21 February 2008 in City Hall, Norwich.  Peter Goodrick, Regional Development Manager for Circle Anglia, will give a presentation on "Housing Associations and the Code for Sustainable Homes" and Debbie Gould, Senior Development Officer of Norwich City Council, will give a presentation on "The Housing Green Paper".  Refreshments and sandwiches, kindly sponsored by Inspire East, will be available from 6pm in the First Floor Foyer of City Hall, with the presentations commencing at 6.45pm in the Council Chamber.  A Social Event will follow in a nearby city centre bar.  This event is intended for younger members of the RTPI, RIBA, RICS, IHBC and the Landscape Institute.  Contact Robert Hobbs , tel. 01603 212193, for further details and to reserve a place.

The idea of a Regional Conference was raised, which would include a study tour.  If you have any ideas for this or would be interested in attending please e-mail Robert Hobbs. So far ideas have included a trip to London and a boat trip on the Broads.

Past Events

A social event was organised for all Young Planners in the region on Wednesday 7 November in Norwich.  This event was also open to members of the Landscape Institute, IHBC, RIBA and RICS and was an excellent opportunity for networking. 

The Haven Gateway group organised an event on 18 October 2007 at Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Ipswich.  The theme was "Design and the Historic Environment", with presentations by Michael Munt of English Heritage and Bob Kindred of Ipswich BC.   

On 6 September 2007, East of England Young Planners  organised an APC event for licentiates, mentors and anyone else interested in the APC.  The talk was given by Jacqui Ward, APC Development Officer of the RTPI.  

On 15 August 2007, Norfolk Young Planners organised a social event beginning with a walking tour of Norwich entitled "High Density Housing and Contemporary Architecture" taking in the Forum, Friar's Quay and St Edmunds Wharf developments, ending at the Wig & Pen pub on St Martin's Palace Plain.

The Norfolk group also held successful events in February on "Biodiversity, Environmental Protection and Development" and in May on "Community Involvement in Planning".

The Hertfordshire group held an event in April on "Going Green: Eco Homes and Eco Schools".

GENERAL

The East of England group is also seeking sponsorship for events so if anyone knows of any organisations who would be interesting in sponsoring the group please contact Jo Negus or 'phone 01603 610734.

If anyone is interested in becoming involved in the steering group or has any ideas for future events please contact Robert Hobbs or 'phone 01603 212193.

Author:

Tina Jessup

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

04-Feb-08

Categories:

Nations & Regions 

Sections:

Events, Awards & Networking

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