Conferences and Events
Joint Conferences & Webinars
One Voice Wales offer a series of joint conferences and thematic events throughout the calendar year. These are usually virtual/on-line events including webinars, meetings, advice and guidance, and sometimes training and consultations. We work closely with our strategic partners to offer the best opportunities for Community and Town Councils to participate in these events and to keep up-to-date with important changes to policies and legislation within the sector.
Up-coming joint events appear below.
Joint event One Voice Wales and Planning Aid Wales – Thursday 27 March from 10:00am to 1:30pm, remote via Zoom:
“Understanding the Planning System – your questions answered”
We are delighted to announce that One Voice Wales and Planning Aid Wales have once again teamed up to provide Community and Town councils with a joint network event that will enable councillors and Clerks to be at the forefront of current thinking in relation to the challenges faced by our communities and towns. The event will address sustainability and achieving success as we focus our efforts on the best outcomes for people in Wales.
We are all working hard to create a sustainable future for the next generations. But how can our Welsh communities play a greater role in this difficult challenge?
We are fortunate to have keynote speakers from Welsh Government who are working on a shared vision about the way Wales can deliver changes needed for meeting the growing need for housing and improving the effectiveness of the planning system. The event will enable councils to know more about the new Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 and its relevance to local communities. We will be including a number of case studies to support a greater understanding of how the planning system impacts on the development and sustainability of communities.
We will also be looking at some of the core features of the planning system especially technical advisory notes that have a place of significant prominence in supporting the determination of planning applications. We will also include a session on providing guidance to councils on what they should consider when making comments on planning applications.
This will be an interesting event for all with an interest in Planning, sustainability and addressing local issues in a well-planned out approach. There will be an opportunity for open discussion between all delegates and speakers.
Overall, the event promises to be a highly informative and positive experience for community leaders in Wales enabling them to reflect on their own personal experience of life in their communities and towns and to assess with their councils after the event how action at the local level can be so important in helping their own community develop fresh opportunities designed to create a better future for all.
Bookings can be made directly with Planning Aid Wales using the web-link below:
Other/future events appear below.
Don’t forget to visit our on-line Calendar to see what we’ve got lined up for 2025!
Please get in touch if you would like to learn more about our joint working activities and events, email [email protected] or telephone the office on 01269 595400.