Knowledge

Resources

PIPA aims to help you be fully equipped to tackle the important role of being a planning Councillor. Below please find a selection of Resources that we hope that you will find valuable - but if you don't find what you are looking for, the value of the Network is that there is a large body of fellow members that will be knowledgeable and probably keen to help. To make a request through the Member Bulletin please contact the Network Manager.

PIPA at the Planning Convention 2011

PIPA hosted an exceptionally well attended workshop titled Bottom-up planning more or less democratic? Richard Humphreys QC and Cllr Conor McAuley from LB Newham outlined the issues from their respective viewpoints and invited discussion of the potential benefits and barriers to democratic decision-making for local planning. One of the presentations from the Convention can be viewed here.

PIPA at the 2010 Planning Convention

As in previous years, PIPA contributed a break-out session to the 2010 Convention programme. In keeping with the Signposting theme for the event, the session endeavoured to show the value of local leadership in the delivery of essential infrastructure in support of local plans. Two excellent speakers shared their experience and enthusiasms: Cllr Jim Harker (Leader of Northamptonshire County Council) and Cllr Edward Lord (City of London & Chair of Local Partnerships). The presentation from Cllr Harker can be viewed here.

PPS4: Planning for Prosperous Economies

In February Cristina Howick and Peter Keenan (from Roger Tym & Partners) outlined, explained and took questions on the new PPS4: Planning for Prosperous Economies. You can see the two Presentations from this event by taking the links above.

Section 106 Agreements Time for Review?

Following on from the well-supported meetings in Bristol, London, Tunbridge Wells, and Grantham presentations, supporting material and Networks' member discussions are available via this link.

Awards

On the RTPI website we provide information about RTPI Awards but also accessible here is a list of relevant annual Awards offered by other organisations with links to the related website. Use the links there to go direct to the relevant Award webpages to make sure you know when the entry is required and to allow you to match yourself against recent winners.

Bulletins

We will build an archive of Bulletins over a rolling 12 months; please that because web-content is ever-changing, some links shown in the Bulletins may no longer work or make the correct connection.

Bulletin 156: issued on 12th March 2013

Bulletin 155: issued on 26th February 2013

Bulletin 154: issued on 13th February 2013

Bulletin 153: issued on 30th January 2013

Bulletin 152: issued on 14th January 2013

Bulletin 151: issued on 13th December 2012

Bulletin 150: issued on 29th November 2012

Bulletin 149: issued on 15th November 2012

Bulletin 148: issued on 01st November 2012

Bulletin 147 Extra: issued on 18th October 2012

Bulletin 147: issued on 18th October 2012

Bulletin 146: issued on 04th October 2012