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PLANNER JOBS OF THE DAY: Three development management roles with Be First - is one of these for you? Location: Barking, London Be First Regeneration Limited, the award-winning urban regeneration company owned by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is recruiting for three positions in its development management team: - Principal development management officer - Development management officer - graduate development management officer Be First is wholly owned by, but operates independently of LBBD as a developer and property consultancy tasked with accelerating growth and capitalising on investment and development opportunities in one of London's fastest growing boroughs.  The consultancy also provides planning and other statutory services to the borough, and works with commercial partners to deliver high quality development that benefits local people. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eQ5M_T-A Pic credit: Terence J Allington, Shutterstock #plannerjobs #planningjobs #recruitment #townplanning #urbanplanning #regeneration #placemaking 

PLANNER JOB OF THE DAY: Cardiff Council are looking for a Principal Planner (Strategic Development Management) - is that you? "You will manage a busy and varied caseload of applications, with the ‘Strategic’ role having a particular emphasis on high profile residential, commercial and city centre applications with a significant design component. "The main office base for the job is County Hall, a short walk from the beautiful Cardiff Bay, however we have embraced the benefits of hybrid home-office working. You will also be given the necessary management and team support, flexible working, peer review and skill sharing to enable you to successfully undertake your role and develop professionally. "You will have a qualification and experience in town planning, good communication skills and will be able to manage multiple priorities." Read the full job application and find out how to apply here on The Planner Jobs: https://lnkd.in/e6DQ4XCP Image credit | iStock

PLANNER JOB OF THE DAY: St Helens Borough Council wants to hear from you. Location: St Helens, Merseyside - A mix of working from home and working in at Atlas House. "St Helens Borough Council plays a key role in the Liverpool City Region and wider area and has an acknowledged reputation as providing excellent planning services. "The new Local Plan includes site allocations for development, and in particular the Bold Forest Garden Village allocation for approximately 3,000 dwellings and associated supporting infrastructure, which is the largest residential allocation in the Borough, and significant in terms of the Liverpool City Region. "We are looking for a Lead Masterplanning Officer who will lead work on the preparation of the Bold Forest Garden Village Masterplan Framework and subsequent site delivery, along with the support of a dedicated Masterplanning Officer and the wider Planning Service. The role will have a focus on project management, including collaborative working with colleagues and key stakeholders, and liaising with members of the public, as well as managing technical consultants in the detailed masterplanning work." Read the full job application and find out how to apply here on The Planner Jobs: https://lnkd.in/eawfymhv Image credit | iStock

New on The Planner website: "Downstream GHG emissions cannot be regarded as ‘outwith the control’ of developers..." The Supreme Court judgment in the case of Finch vs Surrey County Council has serious implications for emissions generated by fossil fuel projects. Here's an overview of the ramifications by Ruchi Parekh of Cornerstone, as published in our last issue. We'll be looking at this is more detail in the next issue of The Planner.  https://lnkd.in/e-QN6sph #planning #environment #evironmentlaw #scope3emissions #fossilfuels #emissions 

5 proposed NPPF changes that will influence quality without talking specifically about design: 1️⃣ Para 11 specifically referencing Chapter 9 (sustainable transport) and Chapter 12 (well designed places). 2️⃣ Strategic planning (my fave) - you cannot design out unsustainable site selection. 3️⃣ A more sensible approach to green belt - encouraging more sustainable patterns of development rather than "leapfrogging". 4️⃣ Brownfield land within settlements "acceptable in principle" and reaffirming that density should be a mechanism to address housing need. 5️⃣ Para 98 and 112 supporting delivery of public service infrastructure and sustainable transport ➕ Bonus = retained wording on design quality and coding at Chapter 12 https://lnkd.in/euFKYU4S You can read all of my In Place articles for The Planner RTPI for free here:https://lnkd.in/ernEk4TX

New on The Planner website. "Local planning authorities are still getting used to the new BNG laws, which makes it hard to predict what they’ll require from developers to get through planning." Fresh research has revealed regional variation in the pricing of BNG units, as well as uncovering discrepancies in the availability of different types of landscape for developers to invest in. Ian Hambleton considers what the findings mean for developers. https://lnkd.in/ecTBzupr #biodiversity #BNG #townplanning #urbanplanning #nature #biodiversityunits #environment

"The integration of strategic planning into the consultation draft is the big change, and one that I believe has huge implications for quality." Our regular columnist Vicky Payne - who's also chair of the RTPI's urban design group - has composed a rapid response to the draft NPPF focusing on what it has to say about design. Digging beneath the surface, she finds plenty to be positive about. https://lnkd.in/ekwG-r6C #townplanning #urbanplanning #design #urbandesign #NPPF #planningpolicy #placemaking ##

Housing secretary Angela Rayner has set out a target to build 370,000 homes a year, with changes made to the standard method for calculating housing need to "better reflect the urgency of supply for local areas". Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday (20 July), Rayner explained that local housing targets will be mandatory, with local authorities required to use the same method to work out how many homes to build. However, “that alone is insufficient to meet our ambition”, she added. You can read more on that here: https://lnkd.in/e6KqzH8K A consultation on amending the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) proposes reversing the changes made to it by the previous government in December 2023 and sets out a revised standard method for calculating housing need intended to support the government’s ambition to deliver 1.5 million homes over the next five years. You can read more about that here: https://lnkd.in/eJ6YgxcE

💻 Lots of fresh stuff on The Planner website - unsurprising, given how rapidly things are happening in the planning world at the moment. You may enjoy some or all of the following: 🌹 Feature: Can Labour solve the planning puzzle? https://lnkd.in/eFaCAXqE 🎦 Video: How do we make planning a more rewarding career for women?  https://lnkd.in/edEQKW-8 🎤 Interview: Bruce McDonald on the tension between planning and politics https://lnkd.in/esRMXZWg ✒ Columnists - Quartermain and Gooch: Dear Angela Rayner...  https://lnkd.in/ehq4u7E7 🗣 Opinion: A machine for growth? Planning purpose, planning reform and public understanding https://lnkd.in/e97BB-Nf And plenty more... take a look at the homepage (link below) and have a browse. Some content is behind a paywall - if you'd like to subscribe, go here: https://lnkd.in/e5ieh38D https://lnkd.in/eBWvvq3M #planningnews #townplanning #urbanplanning #planningjournalism #placemaking 

"Yes, planning is a contested space that involves a range of perspectives, ambitions and viewpoints; but does it need to be so confrontational?" In his latest column for The Planner, Craig McLaren laments the paucity of true collaboration within the planning process. But the pilot Scottish National Planning Improvement Framework, which puts an emphasis on collaboration as a measure of local authority performance, may provide a pathway to change. Have a read! https://lnkd.in/dTaegBhr #townplanning #urbanplanning #placemaking #localauthorityperformance