Local Government Design Officers Network Meeting
FREE
Fourth meeting of a new initiative for officers working in the public sector involved in design in the built environment: urban design | highways | planning | conservation | landscape | waste management | utilities | lighting | parks...
This event is for officers working for UK Local Authorities, Central Government and Public Sector organisations only. Please contact administration@udg.org.uk if you are interested in attending. Previous attendees will automatically be sent meeting details on Monday 13 December.
Objectives
- Peer-to-peer support between individuals in local authorities
- Sharing Common Problems and Solutions
- Updating on latest legislation, guidance and best practice
Design Codes
Speakers
NATIONAL MODEL DESIGN CODE
David Rudlin URBED
Q and A + General Discussion
This Month’s Problem
STREET TREES AND GAS PIPES
Lisa Richards North Northamptonshire Council
Update
MANUAL FOR STREETS LATEST
DESIGN GUIDES
Recent/in production/under consultation
- Kent Design Guide draft guidance current consultation
- New Forest draft
- Somerset West and Taunton Districtwide Design Guide and a Public Realm Design Guide for Taunton Garden Town
- Bedford Borough Design Guide (scoping stage) draft expected end of 2021
- Birkenhead (public survey stage)
- Swansea - Draft Placemaking Guidance for the Gower (drafts)
FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN URBAN DESIGN
Rob Beardsworth Hull City Council
more info
