Date<\/strong>: Monday 27 April 2026, 09:30 – 16:00<\/p>\n Location<\/strong>: In-person, Northampton Guildhall, St Giles Square IHBC East Midlands are pleased to be able to announce an exciting CPD opportunity covering the challenges of planning for the future of our region\u2019s market towns whilst managing them as complex, multi-layered historic areas.<\/p>\n We will return to Northamptonshire as the venue for an IHBC East Midlands event for the first time since September 2023. Our venue will be the Court Room within the grade II* listed Northampton Guildhall. A fine and richly decorated Victorian building in the 13th century Gothic style.<\/p>\n The event will explore the challenges facing market towns, looking both at the regional perspective and examples from Northampton, our host for the event. The use of master-planning as a tool for moving market town forwards will also be explored. These topics will be explored on the day by speakers from Historic England, the the local planning authority – West Northamptonshire Council and the private sector.<\/p>\n The afternoon of the event will include two walking tours looking at active conservation projects in the town before the event finishes back at the Guildhall for a Q&A and close.<\/p>\n 9:30 – Arrival For further information and booking:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/master-planning-and-market-towns-tickets-1982120139695?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cost:<\/p>\n \u00a335 + Eventbrite Ticket Fee – Members IHBC East Midlands Branch: Master Planning and Market Towns Date: Monday 27 April 2026, 09:30 – 16:00 Location: In-person, Northampton Guildhall, St Giles Square Northampton, NN1 1DE United Kingdom IHBC … Continue reading IHBC East Midlands Branch: Master Planning and Market Towns<\/span>
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\n9:45 – Welcome
\n9:50 – Talk 1 – Introduction to the day – West Northamptonshire Council
\n10:00 – Talk 2 – The regional\/national perspective – Historic England
\n10:45 – Morning Break
\n11:00 – Talk 3 – Master-planning for Northampton – West Northamptonshire Council
\n11:45 – Talk 4 – Greyfriars – Node
\n12:30 – Lunch
\n13:30 – Walking Tours – Tour 1 – Town centre regeneration sites\/ Tour 2 County Hall complex – Note: two groups will run concurrently swapping after one hour to do other tour.
\n15:30 – Return to venue for Q&A
\n16:00 – Finish<\/p>\n
\n\u00a340 + Eventbrite Ticket Fee – Non-Member<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"