Additional Topics

This page includes a wide range of additional topics not found on the main topics page, which are still incredibly important for delivering high quality, sustainable projects. You can find resources, blogs and guidance related to these topics on this page.

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Built Environment, Housing and Regeneration

Resources

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Integrating Active Travel and Public Realm
Integrating Active Travel and Public Realm
Using Offsite to deliver Town Regeneration
Using Offsite to deliver Town Regeneration
Development Viability 101
Development Viability 101
Lighting & Regeneration
Lighting & Regeneration
An Introduction to Housing & Homelessness
An Introduction to Housing & Homelessness

Blogs

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Activating spaces through meanwhile use
Activating spaces through meanwhile use
The Big Picture - sustainable masterplanning as a solution
The Big Picture - sustainable masterplanning as a solution
Repurposing town centres to sustainabe uses
Repurposing town centres to sustainabe uses
Making the case for repurposing our town centres
Making the case for repurposing our town centres

Crime and Security

Resources

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Introducing the Protect Duty
Introducing the Protect Duty
Covid Vulnerability Tool
Covid Vulnerability Tool
An Introduction to Crime and Security
An Introduction to Crime and Security

Blogs

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A thriving town for all
A thriving town for all
Key Considerations for Security in your TIP
Key Considerations for Security in your TIP
Protecting people in outdoor spaces
Protecting people in outdoor spaces

Financial Strategy & Investment

Resources

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TIP Part 2: Your questions answered
TIP Part 2: Your questions answered
Good Governance Tool
Good Governance Tool

Blogs

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Subsidy control: what it is, and why it is important
Subsidy control: what it is, and why it is important
Capital Strategy
Capital Strategy
Humanising investment: how the tides are turning on Towns Fund finance
Humanising investment: how the tides are turning on Towns Fund finance
Now you’ve got your funding offer – what’s next?
Now you’ve got your funding offer – what’s next?

Fire Safety

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Top 10 Fire Design and Specification Concerns
Top 10 Fire Design and Specification Concerns
An Introduction to Fire Safety
An Introduction to Fire Safety

Health and Wellbeing

Resources

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Successfully Partnering for Health and Wellbeing Projects
Successfully Partnering for Health and Wellbeing Projects
Evidence in your TIP: Health & Wellbeing
Evidence in your TIP: Health & Wellbeing
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19
Including Health and Wellbeing in Your TIP
Including Health and Wellbeing in Your TIP
An Introduction to Health and Wellbeing
An Introduction to Health and Wellbeing

Blogs

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What does Levelling up mean for health and wellbeing?
What does Levelling up mean for health and wellbeing?
Using Health Impact Assessments to improve your places
Using Health Impact Assessments to improve your places
Insights for Healthy Town Design
Insights for Healthy Town Design
Boost your TIP: Health & Wellbeing
Boost your TIP: Health & Wellbeing
Understanding Local Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Local Health and Wellbeing
How can TIPs maximise the wellbeing of those most affected by COVID-19?
How can TIPs maximise the wellbeing of those most affected by COVID-19?

Innovation and Digital

Resources

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Connectivity Investment & Digital Use Cases
Connectivity Investment & Digital Use Cases
Digital High Streets - Connected Services for people and place
Digital High Streets - Connected Services for people and place
An Introduction to 5G
An Introduction to 5G

Blogs

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Embedding circular economy in Towns
Embedding circular economy in Towns
How digital technologies can support Town engagement with communities
How digital technologies can support Town engagement with communities
Leveraging digital solutions
Leveraging digital solutions
Digital Transformation in Towns
Digital Transformation in Towns
Towns as resource hubs
Towns as resource hubs
A step towards Digital High Streets
A step towards Digital High Streets
Meanwhile Use to Create Permanent Change
Meanwhile Use to Create Permanent Change
The Future of Digital High Streets
The Future of Digital High Streets
Digital Connectivity in a Post-Covid World
Digital Connectivity in a Post-Covid World

Levelling up & Policy

Resources

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Insights and look ahead from DLUHC and TFDP
Insights and look ahead from DLUHC and TFDP
Levelling Up webinar: In conversation with DLUHC
Levelling Up webinar: In conversation with DLUHC
Panel of Brilliant People presentation
Panel of Brilliant People presentation

Blogs

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Economic Development: the heart of Levelling up
Economic Development: the heart of Levelling up
Whole town thinking: what Levelling up means for local leadership
Whole town thinking: what Levelling up means for local leadership
The importance of Research & Development in Levelling up
The importance of Research & Development in Levelling up
Levelling up and investment: opportunities for towns
Levelling up and investment: opportunities for towns
What does Levelling up mean for health and wellbeing?
What does Levelling up mean for health and wellbeing?
What does Levelling Up mean for Transport?
What does Levelling Up mean for Transport?
Levelling up: Project and Programme Management
Levelling up: Project and Programme Management
Levelling up: your questions answered
Levelling up: your questions answered
What does Levelling Up mean for Net Zero?
What does Levelling Up mean for Net Zero?
Town Leadership in the Delivery Phase
Town Leadership in the Delivery Phase
Towns Fund: Levelling Up in Action
Towns Fund: Levelling Up in Action
How to make Levelling Up work for everyone
How to make Levelling Up work for everyone
Being a Town Deal Board Chair
Being a Town Deal Board Chair
Towns Fund: Spring Statement Review
Towns Fund: Spring Statement Review
Unpacking the red box
Unpacking the red box
Kayleigh Daniels – Being the Co-Chair of the Panel of Brilliant People
Kayleigh Daniels – Being the Co-Chair of the Panel of Brilliant People
The Panel of Brilliant People
The Panel of Brilliant People
The Queen’s Speech in summary: three key announcements
The Queen’s Speech in summary: three key announcements
Introducing the Panel of Brilliant People
Introducing the Panel of Brilliant People
Unpacking the red box
Unpacking the red box
The panel of brilliant people who are going to make a difference
The panel of brilliant people who are going to make a difference
Digesting the Spending Review
Digesting the Spending Review
Renewed onus on towns in levelling-up our nation
Renewed onus on towns in levelling-up our nation

Local Economic Development, Education and Skills

Resources

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Five Points for Growth in a Single Sector/Employer Economy
Five Points for Growth in a Single Sector/Employer Economy
Inclusive Growth Guidance
Inclusive Growth Guidance
What opportunities can ports bring to our towns?
What opportunities can ports bring to our towns?
An Introduction to Education, Skills & Enterprise
An Introduction to Education, Skills & Enterprise
Panel Discussion: 'The Post Covid Recovery'
Panel Discussion: 'The Post Covid Recovery'

Blogs

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Embedding circular economy in Towns
Embedding circular economy in Towns
Can your town benefit from government’s new Freeport programme?
Can your town benefit from government’s new Freeport programme?
Boost your TIP: Education & Skills
Boost your TIP: Education & Skills
Maximising the relationships between Ports and Towns
Maximising the relationships between Ports and Towns

Planning and Environmental Monitoring

Resources

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Meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty
Meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty
Addressing your Planning, EIA and HRA needs in your business case
Addressing your Planning, EIA and HRA needs in your business case
Road to Delivery: Planning & EIA requirements
Road to Delivery: Planning & EIA requirements
Introduction to Planning, EIA and HRA
Introduction to Planning, EIA and HRA
An Introduction to Environmental Monitoring & Impact Analysis
An Introduction to Environmental Monitoring & Impact Analysis
Sustainable Energy Brochure
Sustainable Energy Brochure
EIA Screening Guidance
EIA Screening Guidance
Biodiversity Net Gain Webinar
Biodiversity Net Gain Webinar

Blogs

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Addressing your HoT conditions - Planning requirements
Addressing your HoT conditions - Planning requirements
Updates to Permitted Development
Updates to Permitted Development
Greater opportunities for flexible use of Town Centres?
Greater opportunities for flexible use of Town Centres?
What does the Planning White Paper mean for Towns Fund?
What does the Planning White Paper mean for Towns Fund?

S151 Officers

Resources

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Useful Links for s151 Officers
Useful Links for s151 Officers
S151 Officer Focus Group
S151 Officer Focus Group
Integrated support for regeneration, infrastructure and development projects
Integrated support for regeneration, infrastructure and development projects

Blogs

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Continuation of a collective voice for s151 Officers
Continuation of a collective voice for s151 Officers
Latest insights from s151 officers
Latest insights from s151 officers
Continuation of s151 officer networking
Continuation of s151 officer networking
The need for s151 officer networking
The need for s151 officer networking
The role of s151 officer
The role of s151 officer
Working together on project assurance and signoff
Working together on project assurance and signoff

Social Value & Inclusive Environment

Resources

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Measuring Social Value Impacts
Measuring Social Value Impacts
Maximising Value for Money through Social Value
Maximising Value for Money through Social Value
Social value in Construction – the role of procurement
Social value in Construction – the role of procurement
Social Value 101
Social Value 101
An Introduction to Inclusive Environments
An Introduction to Inclusive Environments
Designing Inclusive Environments
Designing Inclusive Environments

Blogs

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Activating spaces through meanwhile use
Activating spaces through meanwhile use
Social Value in Stage 2
Social Value in Stage 2
Boost your TIP: Social Value
Boost your TIP: Social Value
Social Value: Career and Transition Skills Support
Social Value: Career and Transition Skills Support

Transport and Connectivity

Resources

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Integrating Active Travel and Public Realm
Integrating Active Travel and Public Realm
An Introduction to 20-minute Neighbourhoods
An Introduction to 20-minute Neighbourhoods
The Role of Traffic Management in Regenerating Cities
The Role of Traffic Management in Regenerating Cities
Cycling for Everyone
Cycling for Everyone
How Walking and Cycling Can Improve Towns
How Walking and Cycling Can Improve Towns

Blogs

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Net Zero Programme: Preparing for the 2030 Electric Vehicle transition requirements
Net Zero Programme: Preparing for the 2030 Electric Vehicle transition requirements
What does Levelling Up mean for Transport?
What does Levelling Up mean for Transport?
Introducing Active Travel England and LTN 1/20
Introducing Active Travel England and LTN 1/20
Collecting robust pedestrian footfall data in your town
Collecting robust pedestrian footfall data in your town

This blog provides some useful points to consider when collection footfall data.

Understanding the latest Department for Transport TAG changes
Understanding the latest Department for Transport TAG changes

This summary seeks to provide a high level summary of the latest Transport Appraisal Guidance (TAG) changes released in May 2021 by the Department for Transport.

Visioning & Strategy

Resources

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Lessons Learnt from Cohort 2
Lessons Learnt from Cohort 2
Realising the opportunities of major rail projects
Realising the opportunities of major rail projects
An Introduction to Strategy Planning
An Introduction to Strategy Planning
Lessons Learnt from Cohort 1
Lessons Learnt from Cohort 1
Foresight Guidance
Foresight Guidance

Blogs

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Talk of the Town: The power of place-based storytelling
Talk of the Town: The power of place-based storytelling
Bold and Innovative Ideas for Your Town’s Vision and Strategy
Bold and Innovative Ideas for Your Town’s Vision and Strategy
Vision and Strategy
Vision and Strategy