Creating Places for health and well-being

Videos, reading and training for local authorities and neighbourhood groups.

How to use evidence, design codes and co-design to support sustainability, public health, well-being and popular places

The Create Streets Foundation has launched the Creating Places programme to help local authorities and neighbourhood groups achieve better, more popular outcomes in local plans and neighbourhood plans. It summarises years of research and practical ‘on-the-ground’ experience into a programme of free videos and action-orientated, cost-price training modules. Creating Places sets out the evidence on healthy and popular places and explains how to use design codes, co-design workshops, visual preference surveys and digital planning to create them.

Who is the programme designed for?

Planning Authorities
Highways Teams
Housing and Regeneration Teams
Councils
Mayors

We can offer anything from generic materials based on what ‘tends to be true’ (accessible below) to a personalised half day workshop based on an analysis of your needs and challenges. Whatever suits you best.
We appreciate that budgets are under pressure and all prices below are at cost to help your funds stretch as far as possible.
Our aim is simply to share our well-being research and experience of design codes and co-design as widely as possible to help you Create Places to promote health and well-being and health, prosperity, popularity and sustainability.

Our packages

Workshop

£2,500.00 + travel costs

A local needs analysis and workshop adapted to your local council status, needs and context, looking at how to improve public health, wellbeing and sustainability in strategic planning, development control and highways strategy – making use where possible of design codes, digital planning, co-design and visual preference surveys. Prior to the workshop, we will work with you to assess and understand the needs and ambitions for your local area.

Half day

Presentation

£500.00 + travel costs

Presentation on how to improve public health, wellbeing and sustainability in strategic planning, development control and highways strategy – making use where possible of design codes, digital planning, co-design and visual preference surveys. Delivered in person.

1.5 hours (including Q&A)

Webinar

Price on demand

Online presentation on how to improve public health, wellbeing and sustainability in strategic planning, development control and highways strategy – making use where possible of design codes, digital planning, co-design and visual preference surveys.

1.5 hours (including Q&A)

‘ I learnt more in these three days than my three-year degree!’

I liked the mix of lectures, sketching, and groupwork. The days went by quickly as full of input and variety.’

‘I learnt a huge amount…so many lovely and fun people’

‘Fabulous course…my mind was buzzing. Thank you all.’

“Fantastic choice of teacher & content, a great location and the class size was perfect for feeling comfortable & taking inspiration from others”

“You make us feel welcome by giving a space for people with similar interests to meet and talk about their day to day challenges in their fields. I find it very interesting that people with different jobs share a same passion for drawing.”

“Great teacher, good pace, great sized class, came away having learnt a bunch.”

“It was a superb day.”

superb day

“The session gave me the confidence I needed and reenergised my interest to develop my architectural drawings further.”

“This is like dreams come true for us”

A member of the community in response to the workshop

“I cannot recommend them more highly”

Alexander S.

“Meg was great and full of stories about London’s beautiful streets”

David M.

“It was an immensely enjoyable morning and I would love to explore other areas of London with Meg as my guide”

Robert K.

‘Inspiring to see new forms of technology used to reach a greater audience’

Member of the Tower Hamlet Citizens during the Creating Communities online co-design session

‘A little miracle happened here today’

One resident, in response to the workshop and possibility of bring affordable housing to the area.

“Revived by your great talk yesterday. Content was absorbing and your delivery was, in case you were not aware, terrific.”

Audience Member

“Your talk was really excellent … quite inspiring really”

DODS Group

“The day was definitely a success – your talk was certainly among the highlights – and attendance was strong”

Arts Taunton

“92% excellent or good”

Bristol Civic Society

“When I see Create Streets’ work, I see hope”

Community housing project manager and workshop participant

“We absolutely loved your presentation, it was superb and masterfully illustrated, discussed and brilliantly presented.”

workshop participant