Sheffield University PlanningSoc

It’s that time of year again! The annual PlanningSoc Summer Ball is back and is this year being hosted by on Wednesday 14th of May 🎉🍾

Tickets are out now at £25 for members and £27 for non-members on a first come, first served basis. Tickets are likely to go quickly so make sure you act fast 🏃💨

The location for our ball this year is Grappa on Glossop Road (S10 2HS). Tickets include:

- Entry to the Ball 💃🏼
- discount and deals on drinks 🥂
- Buffet including a range of food options🍴
- Photographer available throughout the evening 📷

To purchase tickets, head to our society page on the SU website 🎟️💻

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

PlanningSoc

Back by popular demand !! 🚨🚨

On Tuesday 25th of March, we will once again be running our Heart of the City Tour and Talk with Sheffield City Council, which was an extremely popular event last year. This involves taking a closer look at the redevelopment that Sheffield City Centre is currently undergoing and a chance to look at and ask questions on this initiative. Students from all years are strongly encouraged to come along!

Committee members will be meeting and walking down from the School of Geography and Planning at 2:55pm. The event is officially commencing at Sheffield Town Hall at 3:15pm and so you are welcome to meet the Society here too.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

all the best,

Planning Soc

PLANNING SOC COMMITTEE 2025/26
Do you want to have a say in what goes on in Planning Soc next year? Do you have a flare for event management, sport or social media? Nominations are open NOW for our AGM! This is a great opportunity to enrich your CV and make a difference in the department.

We are looking for a President, Secretary, Treasurer, Inclusions Officer, Social Sec, Publicity Officer and Sports Officer. If one of these roles takes your fancy, why not have a go?!

TIMELINE:

14th - 23rd March: NOMINATIONS 📝
Fill out the Google form below to nominate yourself for any position.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7BqfBRtEdgnMUJM1G21IOppGIiQQYDXppk2q2sLe3i4fwPw/formResponse

24th March 17:30 Arts Tower LT03: AGM 🗣️
This is optional for candidates but a great opportunity to advocate your cause ahead of voting.

25th March - 4th April: VOTING 🗳️
Done through a Google form.

7th April: RESULTS 🎉

Good luck to everyone applying, we can’t wait to see who will be representing the society next year!!

All the best,
Planning Soc

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this week's seminar with Rowland! Our next session will be the final one before the Easter break with Jacob L. Macdonald, who will be showcasing work on 'GIS and Spatial Data for Urban Analytics'

'This presentation will showcase 'a few applied research examples of using urban big spatial data for valuation and policy analysis in the city sciences context.'

Hope to see you there!

Tickets can be bought in our bio :)

We'll be back with our third seminar on the 6th March as we welcome Rowland Atkinson to give a talk on 'Necrotecture, Libertecture, Ultratecture: Wealth, Housing and the end of the world'! Hope to see you all there!

Free tickets can be purchased in our bio!

We're less than one week away from the start of our 2025 Seminar Series!

We will be welcoming students to a series of seminars over the next few months to join us in delving into some of the recent research undertaken by lecturers in the School of Geography and Planning Graduate Network.
 
Our first seminar is hosted by Olayiwola Oladiran on the 'Innovation and Digital Technology in the Built and Natural Environment'. 
 
'The approach to professional practice, operations and services in the built environment is evolving in line with innovation and digital technological advancement. The emergence of terminologies and phenomena such as PlanTech, smart cities, smart buildings, ConTech and PropTech are the results of these. The seminar will provide insight into the wider evolution in the built environment and the digital tools that are reshaping practice (such as big data, advanced analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR)'
 
Free Tickets are available on the SU website (link in our bio)!

BOWLING SOCIAL 🎳

this coming tuesday (3/12) at 6pm, we’ll be heading down to tenpin in the city centre for a game of bowling!

fill out the form linked in our bio now to secure your place 🚨

hope to see you there,
Planning Soc

The merriment continues… XMAS QUIZ 🚨❄️⛷️

When: Monday 16th December 8-10pm
Where:

PRIZES TO BE WON 🏆

This promises to be a really fun night with the entire department and tickets are available on the door or in advance on the SU website!

Seasons greetings,
Planning Soc ☃️

PLANNING SOC CHRISTMAS MEAL 🎄🎅❄️🔔

With the end of the semester fast approaching it’s time to get festive!!

On the 17th of December we’ll be having our Christmas meal at COSMO in the city centre (S1 2TP) and limited tickets are available NOW through the link in our bio 🚨

It is a really nice opportunity to come together one last time before the lengthy xmas break, so we hope to see many of you there!

All the best,

Planning Soc

TALK AND Q&A WITH COUNCILLOR MIKE CHAPLIN 🏢🏙️

When: Wednesday 11th of December at 6pm
Where: Room K14 in Hicks

Councillor Mike Chaplin (Sheffield City Council, Labour party) will be coming in to talk to our society and take questions about his role as co-Chair of the Planning & Highways Committee. This event is free to attend and students from all years are encouraged to come along!

all the best,

Planning Soc

Hi folks!

This week we'll be doing another trip of a famous Sheffield icon for all you brutalist building lovers - Park Hill! Steeped in local history as a historic landmark housing Sheffields working class residents all the way through to it's modern (and listed status) as a regenerated housing block for students and young professionals with a new vibrant community. Come and join us as we explore the rise, fall and regeneration of one of Britain's most controversial buildings!

And just to top if off we'll be heading to a nearby pub straight after for a light-hearted social, what's more to want?!

Hope to see you all there :)

Hey Folks!

Hope everyone has enjoyed their reading week! We're welcoming back out PGTs this week with a pub social! We'll be meeting on Friday 7pm at Perch in Netherthorpe (S1 4BJ) for some light drinks and a chill social.

Hope to see you all there!

(Stick around for some exciting Xmas socials and City Council news this week 👀)

Introducing our new first year rep Lilly!!
We are super excited to have her join the team 😊

Thank you to everyone who voted in our latest EGM, we very much look forward to sharing more upcoming events with you all soon 👀

All the best,
Planning soc :)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SOCIAL ☕️

This Wednesday coming at 3:30pm we will be at The Forum on Division Street (S3 7SB) for a friendly chat over a cuppa!

We recognise that coming to a new country to study can be quite daunting and so these sessions are a great way to meet new people in the same boat from across the course.

These were really popular last year and students from all years are encouraged to join 🎓

Hope to see you there,

Planning Soc :)

Are you Planning Soc’s next first year or grad rep? We have two spots open on our committee and would love for you to apply!

Simply nominate yourself using the EGM form linked in our bio and ideally be available at 2pm on this coming Wednesday (Arts Tower LT8).

It’s a great thing to put on your CV and a way to work closer with the department :)

All the best,

Planning Soc

You asked and we delivered… it’s time to get ready for the biggest academic bar crawl of the year!! 🕺

The night will consist of a crawl down West Street (route to be confimed) and a cheeky trip to foundry so get your dancing shoes ready 🩰

Our theme this year is “dress as your home town” so whether your town is known for mustard or football, we want to see it!

Limited tickets are available now on the SU website so be quick as they will sell out 🏎️

Planning soc :)

Hey all!! On Saturday the 12th planning soc will be taking on pop tarts 🕺🪩
(and a bar crawl obvs)

FRESHERS, we’ll be stationed at the edge at 8pm to walk down to our first bar crawl location as a group, so bring a cheeky bevvy for the journey if you fancy 🍻😎

All other members are welcome to join also! Times and stops etc will be regularly posted on our insta and WhatsApp chat throughout the night as always.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible as it promises to be a great night!!

All the best,
Planning soc

Are you a wizz at jenga or the next Beth Harmon at chess? well…

BOARD GAME SOCIAL THIS WEEK 🚨🚨

Pop along to the usp common room at 2pm this Wednesday if you fancy a natter and a cheeky match of your favourite game (or two 😉)

Feel free even to bring along your own if you fancy!
A few snacks will also be provided 🍪🍬

Hope to see you there,

Planning Soc :)