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Keeping in touch

Each year the IHE Development Management Conference keeps senior practitioners abreast of new developments.

The IHE-moderated Yahoo network links practitioners seeking information and a monthly news release is issued c. 1st of every month. Sign up at uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukhighwaydevcon/.

IHE members are welcome to join the RTPI development management network for weekly news, events and network opportunities. Contact development.management@rtpi.org.uk.

Forums of development management engineers meet regularly in Wales (D Adlam), Southern and Eastern England (Cheryl Hindle), South West (Phil Tilley) and occasionally in the Midlands.

Click here for the TAP portal with links to relevant legislation, guidance and research publications (April 2009).

Drainage

Click here for IHE's latest news on drainage.

Free On-line Sightline Calculator

Free on-line sightline calculator from Stillwell Partnership. The Stilwell simplified Sightline-Calculator©, conveniently helps you investigate your visibility splays and maximise developable land without compromising road safety.

LTP3 Guidance

Published in July 2009 by DfT.

Sustainable low carbon travel packages: How to feed sustainable low carbon travel packages into Local Transport Plan 3 Planning - DfT (February 2010)

Planning for sustainable travel

Web based guidance to help authorities to reduce the need for travel from new developments published by CfIT. www.plan4sustainabletravel.org

www.atlasplanning.com

Advice on how to deal with large developments that have stalled in the recession has been issued by the Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS).

Car Clubs

A starter pack for local authorities (April 2010) - Draft for consultation.

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Annual Events

TRICS

The autumn TRICS conference is a well established event.