Events & Seminars
PLANNING &
PLACE FORUM
UWS Sustainable Urban Planning invite you to bring your valuable expertise of planning knowledge and practices to our students
Upcoming Events
Join us at our next sessions featuring leading experts in planning and urban development.
29 Sep 2026
AI Agents for Human Mobility in Healthy & Sustainable Cities
Dr Qiumeng Li
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Guangzhou
Urban Studies Foundation Seminar Series Award Online Training Session 1
12 Nov 2026
Developing Scottish New Town - Cumbernauld
Craig McIntyre
North Lanarkshire Council
Developing Scottish New Town - Cumbernauld
Past Events
23 Apr 2026
Planning Law & Politics in Scotland
Tom Winter
Scottish Government
26 Mar 2026
Planning for Infrastructure Projects and the Role of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO)
Gillian Baillie
Gillian Baillie Planning
Statutory processes for major infrastructure, CPO land assembly, compensation and alternative development potential
17 Feb 2026
Timeless by Design: Place Planning that Lasts
Bea Nichol
Historic Environment Scotland
How integrating heritage into planning can strengthen place, support sustainable growth, and deliver wider economic, environmental, and cultural benefits for communities.
28 Jan 2026
"Placemaking" within Scotland's Post-Devolution Planning and Urban Design Policies
Rob Richardson
University of Manchester
how Scotland's post-devolution planning policies promote placemaking, highlighting case studies that reveal significant barriers to delivering these ambitions in practice.
12 Nov 2025
Putting Communities in Charge: The Future of Local Place Plans
Nick Wright, FRTPI
Nick Wright Planning
The talk explores the development, early lessons, and future potential of Local Place Plans as a key innovation placing communities at the centre of planning in Scotland.