Programme
8:15 - 9:00 Coffee/Networking and Exhibition
09:00 - 11:00 WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY: Building sustainable communities - Policy and Best Practice
Building strong, cohesive and prosperous communities
- Home ownership and housing – encouraging the development of mixed communities and the right to own for those in social housing, outlining measures to increase the housing supply
- The strategic role of local government and partnership working between the public, private and third sectors in driving economic prosperity, community cohesion, enhancing the environment and tackling climate change
- The impact of new Government White Papers (Local Government and Planning), the Lyons Review and new legislation on building sustainable communities, integrating these strategies across this agenda – a renewed emphasis on transforming deprived areas and tackling social exclusion and extremism; rate reform boost for small businesses and town centres
- The new remit and role of Communities England in delivering housing policy and working across sectors
Planning for the Society of the Future
- The emergence of the planning renaissance - raising the status of planning and the role of place-shaping
- Town-centre first policy - the role of planning in supporting thriving high streets, where small shops can succeed and provide real choice for the consumer
- First-ever planning policy statement for climate change - development must reduce the need to travel, cater for low carbon local energy supplies and protect biodiversity
- How can we protect our communities from the effects of climate change?
- How do local authorities effectively engage the citizen and business in the community
The Role of the RDAs
- The increasing role of the Regional Development Agencies in joining up the strategic delivery of regeneration projects across the public and private sectors
- The Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration Review
- Future challenges of this agenda
Question & Answer Session with Speakers
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
11:30 - 12:30 SEMINAR SESSIONS
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break, Networking & Exhibition
13:30 - 15:00 AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION: Partnership Delivery
Cementing Agreement – The Role of Leadership, Community Empowerment and the Third Sector, Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and Local Area Agreements (LAAs)
- The Local Government White Paper and the role of LSPs and LAAs in driving development
- The role of local leadership in driving sustainable communities
- What is good governance and how can this influence the development of thriving communities
- Engaging the community to guarantee the sustainability of new projects – the role of the Third Sector
- Fostering community cohesion and social justice
- Plugging the funding gap - best practice examples of funding infrastructure through the Planning Gain Supplement
Creating Sustainable Communities Awards 2007
- Award of Excellence - Best Practice Study
Question & Answer Session with Speakers
15:00 - 15:30 Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
15:30 - 17:30 FINAL PLENARY SESSION: The Challenge of National Regeneration - Securing our Future
The Role of Cities in Creating Sustainable Communities
- The role of local government in empowering communities and commercial enterprise to take the initiative
- Identifying and addressing the major challenges and barriers to effective regeneration strategies
- Fostering partnership working across sector and area boundaries
- The role of sustainable transport and communications in linking people to jobs, health and other services
- Making the most of today's technology: waste minimisation, energy efficiency and IT
The Impact of the Wider Remit of Sustainable Development
- Incorporating Sustainable Development into the regeneration process – tackling climate change, energy efficiency and environmental issues
- Developing sustainable procurement strategies
- Community Action 2020 – mainstreaming Sustainable Development into the Third Sector
- Sustainable Development and the regeneration of Rural Communities
- Are our European friends Greener and Cleaner? What can we learn from the European Approach; the new EU energy initiative
Leisure and Culture – Driving the Sustainable Regeneration Process
- Case Study examples – the Sporting Link – London Olympics 2012
- European Best Practice – Barcelona
Question & Answer Session with Speakers
17:30 EVENT CLOSE