Places at Pace - September 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Office for Place will be hosting Places at Pace, our first online mini-conference, on 18 September from 10am to 12pm.
This event is a follow-up to our March 2024 conference, which saw 200 leaders from the planning and development sectors join us in Stoke-on-Trent for a fantastic and enlightening day of discussions. We are thrilled to be able to present some of the sessions from that day to a wider online audience.
The government is committed to the building of 1.5 million new homes that are well-designed, high-quality and sustainable. They have been clear that communities should have a say in how new homes and neighbourhoods are built, ensuring that they are fit for the future and are places where people want to live.
Places at Pace will look at how urban design and placemaking can contribute to these important economic and social outcomes, champion the benefits of raising place quality, and how the different organisations involved in the planning system can effectively work together to deliver better homes and places, for all.
Sessions at the event will look at the value of good placemaking, the benefits of design codes, creating sustainable neighbourhoods, the opportunities of digital and data, and the role of the Office for Place and local government. We have drawn speakers from across the public, private and third sector, including members of the Office for Place’s board and advisory panel.
This event is free to attend and open to all. You can sign up using this link.