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Breakfast event with West Northamptonshire’s Cabinet Member for Planning
26 February 2026, Northampton
Meeting Place was pleased to host a breakfast event with Cllr Tom Manning, Cabinet Member for Planning at West Northamptonshire Council, bringing together representatives from across the property and development sector for an open discussion on planning, growth and opportunity in the county.
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Hertfordshire Planning Resilience Symposium
28 January 2026, Hatfield
We brought 100 planning professionals together to reflect on the challenges and the opportunities facing the sector. With Local Government Reorganisation on the horizon for Hertfordshire, our event provided an opportunity to exchange ideas and to learn from those who operate beyond the county as well as from colleagues.
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Women in Planning West Midlands
22 January 2026, Birmingham
We had the pleasure of delivering a CPD session to members of Women in Planning West Midlands, bringing together a brilliant group of planning professionals for an interactive conversation about one of the biggest challenges facing new development: how we motivate and mobilise support. Drawing on our Impact of a Home research, we explored how new homes can be better quantified in terms of the positive outcomes they deliver for people and places.
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Hertfordshire Infrastructure & Development Board
03 December 2025, Hertfordshire
December’s HIDB meeting underpinned the urgency of Hertfordshire’s housing crisis, highlighting both the scale of local need and the complex, collaborative effort required to deliver new homes. Despite progress and strong partnerships across the county, the message was clear: meeting housing demand, and improving lives, will depend on continued collective action, leadership, and compassion.
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Budget and LGR webinar
02 December 2025
The Autumn Budget brought more questions than clarity - and Local Government Reorganisation is set to reshape the planning landscape even further. Our latest webinar broke down what it all means for development in 2026 and beyond.
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Local London Development Board
18 November 2025, London
We were proud to partner with Local London to launch the Local London Development Board - bringing together leaders from across all nine of London’s south east and north east boroughs to champion a people-first approach to growth.
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Wessex Development Board
13 November 2025, Wiltshire
It was our great pleasure to play host to what we hope will become a regular event in the south west calendar - the Wessex Development Board. Featuring speakers from across the four constituent authorities, attendees were encouraged by the alignment of thought shaping the vision for the region.
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RTPI North West Health Places Conference
12 November 2025, Lancashire
Invited to present at the RTPI Healthy Places Conference, we explored a deceptively simple question: what makes a healthy place? The conversations made one thing clear: planning is a public health intervention that must be better used to shape our country’s health. Planning has the power to define how we live, age and thrive.
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Vistry strategic partner day
16 October 2025, London
“Building more than just bricks” - we played a small part in Vistry’s Strategic Partner Day at Clapham Park in London. With the support of our digital and design team, our digital mapping tool helped collaborators to see how it’s possible to make the conversation around new development less binary.
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Constructing Excellence Surrey
18 September 2025, Guildford
We were invited to speak at the Constructing Excellence Surrey Club, exploring the topic of devolution and what it could mean for the county. We sparked a number of insightful discussions, with some exciting opportunities for collaboration ahead.
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Brent breakfast
18 September 2025, London
Brent is open for business - but not at any price. This was the overarching message from Councillor Teo Benea, Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Property at our breakfast event.
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Hertfordshire Infrastructure & Development Board
16 September 2025, Hertfordshire
September’s meeting of the HIDB was particularly substantial, featuring an extended session with a wide range of engaging speakers. Discussions covered key topics including the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the delivery of affordable housing, flood management considerations, and strategic governance to support Hertfordshire’s long-term prosperity.
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South Oxfordshire seminar
09 September 2025, Oxfordshire
Our roundtable with Dandara, hosted at Milton Park, brought together local government and business leaders from across the region to tackle a crucial question: How can we work together to drive sustainable growth?
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West Oxfordshire webinar
17 July 2025
With governance reform on the horizon, how can West Oxfordshire plan confidently for the future? We brought together voices from local government and planning to explore what lies ahead, from devolution and structural change to delivering sustainable growth and social impact.
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Essex breakfast
10 July 2025, Colchester
One year with Labour – a tale of challenges and optimism in the East of England. From the 1.5 million homes pledge to the Grey Belt debate, planning reform and devolution, the industry is navigating a wave of change. We brought together an expert panel in Essex to unpack what this all means in practice.
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Institute for Social Value Conference
19 June 2025, London
We were invited to share findings from our latest report, Impact of a Home, at an event hosted by Institute for Social Value. It was the human stories, told alongside the facts and figures, that we all agreed would motivate the most support for development.
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Impact of a Home parliamentary reception
16 June 2025, London
Impact of a Home is the first study of its kind to calculate and quantify the social impact a home can create. Our Parliamentary reception marked the launch of the new report and discussed its findings.
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