England’s Planning Advisory Service (PAS) is inviting talented people working in the built environment sector from across the country to team up to solve a tricky planning problem, and it commences in October.
PAS writes:
Are you up for planning challenge? The Planning Advisory Service is inviting talented people working in the built environment sector from across the country to team up to solve a tricky planning problem.
The ‘Great Plan off’ starts this October in the capital. You will join a team of fellow built environment professionals to address a real planning challenge to help a council develop and implement an innovative solution. You may be tackling anything from a development site to a whole Local Plan approach. And a bit like ‘bake off’, at the end of the day your teams will get feedback from an expert panel of judges and a winner announced. Prizes? Naturally.
Our first challenge is hosted by the London Borough of Kingston in October. They have a new economic strategy, but it doesn’t have a spatial expression. How can the magic of planning enable it? How can we apply the various tools in the planning toolbox to improve the outcomes for people and places? And just how quickly can planners do this stuff?
Fun, challenging and a great learning experience, it’s a great chance to develop your planning skills, exercise your creativity and meet others in the sector.
Interested as a solo or with a team? Contact pas@local.gov.uk to register your interest and to receive more details.
