'Planning Aid - Engaging with Communities'
Planning Aid Wales hosted the 2010 National Planning Aid Conference in Cardiff on 29th and 30th April 2010. It brought planning aid staff, volunteers and trustees together with representatives from community and voluntary groups from across the whole UK. The focus for the conference was on how UK planning aid services were already engaging with communities, and how we could do better in future.
From this page you can download presentations, notes and other materials related to the workshops held at the conference. If you'd like to make contact with any of the speakers, please contact the Planning Aid Wales team.
Workshop: Food in the city - a new planning agenda
Speakers / facilitators:
- Professor Kevin Morgan, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University
- Katie Jones, Wales Co-ordinator, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
- Lucie Taylor, Planning Policy Liaison Officer, Newport City Council
Materials:
- Workshop description
- Kevin Morgan's presentation
- Lucie Taylor's presentation
- Link to Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens website
Workshop: Achieving effective engagement with BME communities
Speakers / facilitators:
- Debbie Holland, Volunteer, Yorkshire Planning Aid
- Jacqui Baines, Regional Manager, Yorkshire Planning Aid
Materials:
Workshop: Bridging the democratic deficit with local community and parish councils
Speaker / facilitator:
- Elwyn Thomas, Chief Executive, Planning Aid Wales
Materials:
- Workshop description
- Presentation
- Notes from the discussion in the first workshop
- Notes from the discussion in the second workshop
Workshop: Planning to Act® - using 'animateurs' to deliver training to seldom heard groups
Speaker / facilitator:
- Lynn Wilson, Head of Development, Planning Aid for Scotland
Materials:
Workshop and field trip: Community involvement in the regeneration of Cardiff Bay
Speakers / facilitators:
- Peter Kingsbury, Senior Planning Officer, Cardiff Council
- Betty Campbell, former Butetown councillor
Materials:
Field trip: Central Cardiff tour
Speaker / facilitator:
- Nigel Hanson, Operational Manager for the City Centre and Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Council
Materials:
Workshop: Lammas and One Planet Development
Speaker / facilitator:
- Paul Wimbush, Co-founder, Lammas Ecovillage Project
Materials:
Workshop: Faith, planning and social cohesion
Speakers / facilitators:
- Patrick Anderson, Planning Advisor, Planning Aid for London
- Councillor Lorna Campbell, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, London Borough of Lambeth
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Workshop: Mediation in Planning - the what, why and who
Speakers / facilitators:
- Kay Powell, National Policy Forum / Planning Inspectorate Mediation Project
- Sheena Terrace, Operations Manager, National Planning Aid Unit
Materials:
Workshop: Community owned renewable energy systems
Speaker / facilitator:
- Grenville Ham, Project Manager, The Green Valleys Community Interest Company
Materials:
Workshop: Meeting the planning needs of Gypsies and Travellers
Speakers / facilitators:
- Ian Horsburgh, Director, Planning Aid Wales
- Jillian Luntz, Community Planner, East of England Planning Aid
- and guests
Materials:
Workshop: Practical consultation methods for major projects (including infrastructure projects)
Speakers / facilitators:
- Sue Webber, South West Planning Aid
- Sarah Martin, freelance planning consultant and Planning Aid Volunteer (Wales and South West England)
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Workshop: Getting everyone involved - supporting tenants and residents to participate
Speaker / facilitator:
- Helen Cook, Projects Officer, Tenant Participation Advisory Service Cymru
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Workshop: Working with disabled people
Speakers / facilitators:
- Colm Ryan, Community Planner, East Midlands Planning Aid Service
- Roz Corbett, Community Outreach Planner, Planning Aid for London
Materials:
Workshop: Responding to the challenges of the new Infrastructure Planning Commission process
Speaker / facilitator:
- Sue Manns, National Planner, Planning Aid England
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Workshop: Community involvement in neighbourhood change
Speakers / facilitators:
- Jill Harris, Community Planner, South East Planning Aid
- Don Davidson and Lindsey Curtis, Neighbourhood Regeneration, Cardiff Council
Materials:
Synopsis of feedback from Thursday workshops
Friday workshop 1: Selecting the most promising synergy areas for future Planning Aid work
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Friday workshop 2: Targeting future Planning Aid effort in each 'best-fit' area
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Conference photos
Thanks to Ben Lee for sharing his photos.
