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Leeds City Council is looking for two Strategic Leads (Place & Regeneration) to help deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration programmes.

These are senior, delivery-focused roles working across major city centre transformation, housing growth, infrastructure-led development and place-based regeneration.

You’ll work across partnerships, funding, negotiation and delivery — helping to unlock complex sites and bring forward projects with lasting impact for Leeds.

Applications close: 10 June 2026

Find out more via the Jobs Board link in bio.

#PublicPractice #JobsBoard #Regeneration #Leeds #LocalGovernment #PlaceMaking #BuiltEnvironment #PlanningJobs #UrbanRegeneration

Introducing our Spring 2026 cohort.

This week, 36 new Public Practice Associates joined the Associate Programme. Over the next year, they will work across 26 local authorities in England, bringing built environment skills into public sector roles at a critical moment for planning, placemaking and local government.

This is our most national cohort to date, with placements spanning the country and strong representation across the East Midlands for the first time.
The cohort also includes a record number of architects moving into planning roles, showing how transferable skills can help strengthen public sector capacity.

Learn more about the Spring 2026 cohort via the press release in our bio.

Photography by @grantdonaldson_

@LeedsCouncil is looking for a Head of Strategic Planning to help shape the future of one of the UK’s most ambitious cities.

This senior role will lead the progression of the Leeds Local Plan, shaping how the city delivers sustainable development, housing growth, regeneration and high-quality places at scale.

You’ll lead a multidisciplinary planning function covering policy, design, ecology, heritage, climate and environmental planning with real visibility across the Council and region.

Applications close: 3 June 2026

Find out more via the Jobs Board link in bio.
#PublicPractice #JobsBoard #PlanningJobs #StrategicPlanning #LocalPlan #Leeds #LocalGovernment #PlaceMaking #BuiltEnvironment

Thinking about applying to the Associate Programme?

Join our first online Information Session this Thursday to learn more about the Associate Programme, hear from Alums, and ask your questions before submitting an application.

Thursday 21 May, 12–1pm
Second session: Tuesday 2 June, 5:30–6:30pm

Applications close at 10am on Tuesday 16 June.

Sign up via the Info Session link in our bio.

Applications to the Associate Programme are now open.

Use your built environment skills where they can shape places, decisions and communities.

You don’t need public sector experience. We support your transition into local government.

Applications close 10am, Tuesday 16 June 2026.

Apply now via the link in bio.

At our recent Placement Stories day, Associates celebrated their stories of delivering lasting change after the challenges of role and sector change.

Their stories reflected both the ambition and the day-to-day of public sector work, the challenge of stepping into new teams and new ways of working, as well as what can happen when experienced placemakers are supported to make that transition.

Across the cohort, Associates have helped unlock capacity, bring fresh thinking into teams, and make a lasting contribution in their roles across planning policy, development management, regeneration, retrofit, and conservation.
We’re proud to celebrate this cohort and everything they’ve achieved.

Applications to the Associate Programme are now open. Link in bio.

Placemaking today isn’t shaped by a single decision-maker.
It happens through networks of people working across institutions and sectors.

Last week we joined the @SuffolkDesign Collective to explore what this means in practice. Our CEO Pooja AgrawalPooja reflected on how placemaking has evolved from post-war hierarchical planning to a much more networked landscape of actors: local authorities, communities, developers, investors and civic institutions.

That shift raises important questions:
— What does placemaking look like in a truly networked society?
— How do we build trust and empathy across networks in an age of public debate and social media amplification?
— And how do we move beyond transactional collaboration towards shared, mission-led partnerships for the long term?

At Public Practice, these questions shape our work. Through our Associate Programme and community of practice, we connect placemaking professionals across local government and the built environment by strengthening capability and collaboration across institutions.

Thanks to and Suffolk Design Collective and to Chris King for the invitation and the thoughtful discussion.

#placemaking #localgovernment #builtenvironment #urbanplanning #publicsector

Good design has an impact when it’s embedded in public decision-making.
Last month’s launch of the 2026 Good Growth by Design programme signals a wider shift — design and placemaking are back at the centre of how places are shaped.
We’re proud to continue as an Advocate Organisation, supporting design as a practical tool for better public outcomes.
It’s been brilliant to see our co-founder Finn Williams recognised as a Design Advocate, alongside so many Public Practice alumni working inside local government and public bodies.
Our focus is to continue building capacity within local government across various regions and contexts—because effective design only works when incorporated into decision-making processes.
Good design in the public sector really matters.

@mayorofldn #GoodGrowthByDesign #DesignMatters #PlaceMaking #PublicSectorDesign PlanningForPeople CivicDesign BuiltEnvironment FutureCities DesignLeadership LocalGovernment

Good design has an impact when it’s embedded in public decision-making.
Last month’s launch of the 2026 Good Growth by Design programme signals a wider shift — design and placemaking are back at the centre of how places are shaped.
We’re proud to continue as an Advocate Organisation, supporting design as a practical tool for better public outcomes.
It’s been brilliant to see our co-founder Finn Williams recognised as a Design Advocate, alongside so many Public Practice alumni working inside local government and public bodies.
Our focus is to continue building capacity within local government across various regions and contexts—because effective design only works when incorporated into decision-making processes.
Good design in the public sector really matters.

@mayorofldn #GoodGrowthByDesign #DesignMatters #PlaceMaking #PublicSectorDesign PlanningForPeople CivicDesign BuiltEnvironment FutureCities DesignLeadership LocalGovernment

Behind Cornwall’s postcard image lies sustained housing pressure, shaped by land constraints, infrastructure capacity and affordability.
Our latest Public Notice article looks at how Cornwall Council @cornwallcouncil is responding through West Carclaze Garden Village: a long-term housing scheme on former industrial land near St Austell. Delivered over 15 years, it offers insight into how early infrastructure decisions, local housing evidence and cross-team coordination support delivery at scale.
As housing pressures continue to shape priorities across the UK, how are councils resourcing themselves for long-term delivery?

Read the full article via the link in bio.

Contributors: Alice Hardy, Amy Wallace, YAA Projects

#LocalGovernment #Housing #Placemaking #Planning #PublicSectorLeadership #Regeneration #Skills

Behind Cornwall’s postcard image lies sustained housing pressure, shaped by land constraints, infrastructure capacity and affordability.
Our latest Public Notice article looks at how Cornwall Council @cornwallcouncil is responding through West Carclaze Garden Village: a long-term housing scheme on former industrial land near St Austell. Delivered over 15 years, it offers insight into how early infrastructure decisions, local housing evidence and cross-team coordination support delivery at scale.
As housing pressures continue to shape priorities across the UK, how are councils resourcing themselves for long-term delivery?

Read the full article via the link in bio.

Contributors: Alice Hardy, Amy Wallace, YAA Projects

#LocalGovernment #Housing #Placemaking #Planning #PublicSectorLeadership #Regeneration #Skills

Behind Cornwall’s postcard image lies sustained housing pressure, shaped by land constraints, infrastructure capacity and affordability.
Our latest Public Notice article looks at how Cornwall Council @cornwallcouncil is responding through West Carclaze Garden Village: a long-term housing scheme on former industrial land near St Austell. Delivered over 15 years, it offers insight into how early infrastructure decisions, local housing evidence and cross-team coordination support delivery at scale.
As housing pressures continue to shape priorities across the UK, how are councils resourcing themselves for long-term delivery?

Read the full article via the link in bio.

Contributors: Alice Hardy, Amy Wallace, YAA Projects

#LocalGovernment #Housing #Placemaking #Planning #PublicSectorLeadership #Regeneration #Skills

We welcome Jordan Rolfe, our new Head of Operations, to our team.
Jordan brings over 10 years of experience in operations, organisational strategy, and people development with a strong track record in leadership training, social enterprise growth and values-led teams.
He’ll be leading our operations and helping strengthen how we work together as we grow our impact.

Learn more about Jordan via the About Us page via the link in bio.

“If any of the planners had an issue on design terms, they ask, ‘What does Suki think?’ straight away.”
– Paul Clarke, Head of Planning @derbycc
At Derby City Council, embedding in-house design expertise has transformed the way planning decisions are made. Rather than introducing additional layers of process, Suki Sehmbi embedded design judgment directly within day-to-day decision-making. Drawing-led workshops replaced extended correspondence, enabling officers and members to assess proposals visually and in context, at an earlier stage and collectively.
The shift has been both practical and cultural: officers now share a common design language, and decisions are faster, clearer and more confident.

Read the full story via the link in our bio.

By @epeirson | Photography by @_wesfoster_

#UrbanDesign #LocalGovernment #Placemaking #PublicSectorJobs #DesignLeadership #BuiltEnvironment #Planning

There are just a few days left to apply for the Associate Programme and find an impactful job in the public sector.

From right-to-work visas to previous experience, if you still have questions about your application, check the FAQs on our website for support and apply by Monday, January 5.

Links in bio.

#Placemaking #JobOpportunity #PublicSector