05/11/2025 - RSN Seminar: Rural Planning

You can download the agenda for the day here

The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network "Welcome to Rural Planning" (Download presentation here)

Ian Brown, Churchill Fellow, The Churchill Fellowship "Seeing the opportunity for more trees in our landscapes" (Download presentation here)

Paul Miner, Head of Policy and Planning, CPRE "Navigating the new planning framework: issues for rural communities" (Download presentation here)

Charlie Moir, Account Manager, Commonplace "Beyond the Blockers: Engaging the Silent Majority in Rural Planning" (Download presentation here)

Trevor Cherrett, Town and Country Planning Association "Build, baby, build…." (Download presentation here) Download the discussion paper associated with this presentation here

An AI generated summary of this seminar can be downloaded below:

Useful links from the session:

Delivering for All
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/delivering-for-all

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3946

Open Letter on Permitted Development Rights
https://www.local.gov.uk/parliament/briefings-and-responses/permitted-development-rights-open-letter-lga

Petition about funding for Neighbourhood Plans
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/continuing-support-funding-for-community-led-neighbourhood-plans?just_launched=true

Rural Design Guide
https://englishrural.org.uk/rural-housing-design-guide/

Role of Rural Exception Sites
https://rsnonline.org.uk/the-crucial-role-of-rural-exception-sites-a-path-to-affordable-housing

Take part in our survey for Delivering for All
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/deliveringforall

Speaker links:

Ian Brown, Churchill Fellow
https://www.churchillfellowship.org/

Farming with agroforestry
https://www.churchillfellowship.org/our-impact/community-and-citizenship/ian-brown-farming-with-agroforestry/

Paul Miner, CPRE
https://www.cpre.org.uk/

Better Planning Coalition
https://betterplanningcoalition.com/

Planning Applications Guide, CPRE
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-and-nalc-launch-new-guide-to-planning-for-the-public/

Tranquillity Mapping, CPRE
https://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/tranquility-map-england/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22076212526&gbraid=0AAAAAD1iFi4vcfFdNqEhSOTWwD3RXLOqE&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiKzIBhCOARIsAKpKLAN0S5jVatAoIoRnWo_rfd22S9L6MqPMK1CfWN3jJ1gCV2f9OO5HHTcaAqvqEALw_wcB

CPRE response to land use framework consultation
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/cpre-responds-to-land-use-framework-consultation/

Join CPRE
https://www.cpre.org.uk/get-involved/donations-and-membership/become-a-member/.

Information about Local CPRE groups
https://www.cpre.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/local-groups/

Charlie Moir, Commonplace
https://www.commonplace.is/

Local Government Reorganisation
https://ourplaceourfuture.commonplace.is/

Local Plans
https://eastdevonlocalplanreg19.commonplace.is/

Design Codes/SPDs
https://designspelthorne.commonplace.is/

Housing Developments
https://rastrickbrighouse.commonplace.is/

South Downs Local Plan
https://sdnpalocalplanreview.commonplace.is/

Trends AI Proptech Innovation Case Study
https://www.localdigital.gov.uk/case-studies/natural-language-processing-to-improve-efficiency/

Contact [email protected]

Trevor Cherrett, Town and Country Planning Association
https://www.tcpa.org.uk/

Bridport Co-housing Scheme
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd9l8d03eeo