Greening the UK are hosting free conferences offering all professionals within the town planning, developer, housing and environmental sectors the opportunity to explore how to deliver environmental and social objectives within the new localism agenda, examining how research and best practice has developed in the field of sustainable construction. These conferences will help to contextualise how and why a more intelligent use of green space and planting in the planning system can deliver significant improvements to local communities.
1. Planning for the Sustainability Challenges of Tomorrow
MANCHESTER TOWN HALL, 10.00-15.30, FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010
To register for the Manchester Planners event, please click here.
2. Designing a Landscape for the Sustainability Challenges of Tomorrow
BRE ENTERPRISE HUB, WATFORD, 10.00-15.30, MONDAY 4 OCTOBER 2010
To register for the Watford BRE Housebuilders event, please click here.
Alternatively, for more information or to register your attendance for either of these free events, please contact Alex Sewell on 020 7234 3332 or email alexsewell@bellenden.co.uk.
Plants and green landscaping have a wide ranging positive impact on the local environment. They:
Planting also delivers social benefits that are frequently overlooked. Evidence highlights that increased levels of planting and green space can:
To help us highlight the tangible benefits of plants and to raise awareness of the worrying reduction of up to 50% in the amount of planting appearing on planning proposals for new urban developments, please download the letter below, Greening the UK - Template Letter to Councillor, to send to your local councillor.