We organise learning events to improve understanding, share good practice and discuss challenges and opportunities.
Upcoming events
All upcoming National Planning Hub events will be shown below and this will be updated with new events when they've been organised and arranged.
We are currently in the process of arranging further events on Housing and Renewable Energy, so watch this space for details.
Bespoke events
The National Planning Hub also organise bespoke events and a recent example of this was organised for Falkirk Council (which hosts the Grangemouth National Development) to improve the understanding of planning for hydrogen amongst elected members and officers.
This included contributions from the National Planning Improvement Champion, Debbie Harper, Director at Arup and Sarah Baillie, Partner in Addleshaw Goddard.
Previous events
All previous National Planning Hub events are shown below and this will be updated with past events after they've been held.
Note: For all recordings of previous events relating to the EIA Training Programme, then please visit the EIA pages on this site.
All previous event recordings are shown here.
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National Planning Improvement
The National Planning Improvement Champion is responsible for monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice to them (and others) on what steps might be taken to improve their performance.
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Planning Skills
The Planning Skills Programme co-ordinates training events for public sector planning officers, with the aim to develop the skills required to deliver better places.
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Planning for Place
The Planning for Place Programme supports councils and their partners to collaborate around place, seeking to encourage place-based approaches to joint planning, resourcing and delivery of places that enable all communities to flourish.
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Shaping Places for Wellbeing
The programme aims to improve Scotland’s wellbeing and reduce inequalities through changing our collective approaches to the places where we live, work and play.