Today is World Town Planning Day!

Today (Friday 8 November) is World Town Planning Day, and this years theme is "Homes Start with Planning".

The day, held annually, brings planners and communities all over the world together to celebrate how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society at large, creating places to live, work and play together.

Argentinian professor Carlos María della Paolera started World Town Planning Day in Buenos Aires in 1949. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the event, which is an important milestone for the profession. Planners from over 30 countries will celebrate the day with:

• lectures;
• school competitions;
• fundraisers;
• charity events;
• planning awards; and
• street festivals.

Homes Start with Planning

This years theme celebrates the role of planning and planners in delivering housing that meets the needs of our communities and helps to create equitable, inclusive and sustainable solutions for all.

The provision of adequate homes for all is a challenge everywhere. Challenges vary with national context requiring multi-level, collaborative, and holistic approaches, bringing together communities, private, civil society, and public sector actors, governments and professionals.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have organised a free World Town Planning Day webinar programme to hear inspiring stories about planners addressing housing challenges in their local communities around the world. They will provide case studies from the UK and across the globe, fostering the global exchange of ideas.

The event includes webinars on:

• delivering homes differently;
• new settlements planning;
• global challenges and opportunities of regeneration and redevelopment;
• meeting rural challenges in Norway and Scotland;
• responding to the housing challenges of Plymouth on both sides of the Atlantic.

Planning on Barbour Consolidated

8 November also marks nine years since we launched our planning module, which was launched on World Town Planning Day in 2015.

The module contains legislation and guidance on town planning and land use, providing everything you need to help you get to grips with the complex planning system in England and Wales.

This helps you to:

• understand the town planning process;
• ensure developments are done correctly from the very beginning; and
• potentially avoid costly planning enforcements and project delays.

The topics covered and key features of our planning module, as well as the option to request more information, can be found here.