Events

Planning, 2 May 2008

This administrative staff training day is intended to give a grounding in the planning system with a round-up of its structure, policy planning and development control and enforcement. Cost: £85. For further information, please email southeast@rtpi.org.uk

- Briefing Roadshow for Licentiates - 20 May. RTPI Cymru. Snowdonia National Park, Penrhyndeudraeth.

This events aims to provide those involved in the licentiate scheme with information and guidance on successful completion. Cost: Free; prior registration essential. For further information, please email wales@rtpi.org.uk.

- Planning for Biodiversity - A Practical Guide - 22 May. RTPI East Midlands. Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Egleton.

This seminar and site visit will look at sources of information on habitat and species recognition, preventing damage and enhancing biodiversity. Speakers will come from Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust. Cost: Free. For further information, please email eastmidlands@rtpi.org.uk

- Tall Buildings - 29 May. RTPI Ireland Northern Section. Lanyon Place, Belfast.

The speakers for this one-day event are Design for London director Peter Bishop, Dublin chief planner Dick Gleeson and DEGW Architects co-founder John Worthington. Cost: £50; £60 for non-RTPI members; £10 for students. For further information, please email irelandnorth@rtpi.org.uk

- Rural Land Use - Debating the Future - 3 June. RTPI North West. Lancaster.

In association with the RTPI rural planning network, this event will examine the current position of rural land use and attempt to develop a pragmatic vision for the North West that planners can help to draw up and implement. Cost: £99.87; £20 unemployed and students. For further information, please email northwest@rtpi.org.uk.