Core CPD Framework:
- Climate Change and Environmental
- 5 CPD Hours
Event Description
RTPI South West and RTPI South East welcomes to you their first jointly organised CPD Seminar seminar for 2025. This is a HYBRID Seminar so you may opt to attend in-person or virtually. We hope this enables the event to be as inclusive as possible.
This CPD event will cover a full range of material from Local Area Energy Plans and Local Plans, Strategic Spatial Energy Plans and growing the electricity network and its capacity. We will also discuss a range of community energy focused projects and how these were delivered. Finally we will update delegates on the permitted development requirements for a range of renewables covering domestic and commercial development.
Learning outcomes
Why should you attend?
- Recognise the challenges and opportunities in delivery of renewables and enhancing sustainability of existing developmenter
- Appraise delivery of community sustainability projects and their success
- Review current research on the effectiveness and requirement for Local Area Energy Plans
- Effective decision making understanding the role of permitted development and associated requirements
- Consider leadership and business skills in delivery of community projects
Programme
Please note that the programme is still in draft stage. We reserve the right to update and amend the programme accordingly. We will do our best to keep the event programme current and reactive to any key legislation or guidance changes.
Topics may include:
- National View - The role of planning in achieving and contributing to net-zero
- Local Energy Energy Plans
Regen and Dr Ada Lee, RTPI Policy Specialist - Grid connection reforms and the Strategic Spatial Energy Plans
- Strategically growing the electricity networks in the South West and South East
Emily Taylor, Regional Decarbonisation Manager, Distribution System Operator at the Nationalgrid
Kim Soucy, Stakeholder Relations Manager (Local Authorities), Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
- Community provision including
- Low Carbon Hub
- Exeter Heat Network
- Ambition Community Energy – Lawrence Weston Bristol
David Tudgey of Community Power Solution - Brighton Energy
- Permitted Development for renewables
- Alternative LDO
Booking
Please follow the booking links below. Please note that early bird rates end 28 February 2025
If you wish to do a group booking please contact [email protected] (South West) or [email protected] (South East)
RTPI are happy to support RTPI Members and Students who are unemployed or financially precluded from attending local CPD events. Please contact us to discuss opportunities.
Accessibility
- Please view travel information here.
- There is parking available on site
- The nearest train station is Southampton Airport
- The meeting and catering takes place on the ground floor
- A quiet room are available during the event should you require this.
The RTPI is committed to delivering inclusive events; to make sure that everyone can have the best possible experience. To help work towards being able to do this an event organiser will contact all booked participants to discuss any access needs or requirements that they might have. Contact Charlotte Daborn to discuss any questions or concerns you may have.
Speakers needed
If you would like to speak at this or other events, please do get in touch.
Sponsorship opportunities
RTPI South West have a range of sponsorship opportunities for a number of events in the year, so please do get in touch to discuss. As well as supporting events which raise the profile of planning, they are a great way of aligning to your organisation values and goals.
