Dr Roudaina Alkhani was honoured to curate and chair an exciting discussion on Strategic Planning for Thriving Places and learning from London under the Royal Town Planning Institute.
The session is part of a CPD series that Dr Alkhani organises under the CPD Committee of the Royal Town Planning Institute – London, addressing critical planning issues.
With Strategic Planning taking centre stage under the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the session brought together leading voices to explore how London is adapting, what this means for creating better places and how to embrace opportunities and address challenges. The panel featured:
- Dr Victoria Hills, CEO at the Royal Town Planning Institute.
- Lisa Fairmaner, Head of London Plan under the Greater London Authority.
- Brett Leahy, Executive Director for Environment and Communities, Enfield Council.
- Antje Saunders, Design Director at Sovereign Network Group.
The reflective session, counting as a 2-hour CPD, discussed:
- How can Strategic Planning become an opportunity and a proactive tool for unlocking thriving, sustainable, and resilient places? What Challenges to address?
- In what ways can it help prioritise housing delivery in synergy with infrastructure investment and other services to enhance place quality?
- How can learning from what creates quality places inform and strengthen strategic planning practices?
- How can cross-sector, cross-boundaries collaboration and multi-stakeholder partnerships drive better outcomes?
- Lessons to inform future London planning and nationally.
The session was generously hosted by DP9 Limited.