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Elected Members' School 29th August - 2nd September 2008
Friday 29 August |
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| 12.00 | Registration |
| 14.30 | Introduction to planning |
| Phil Kirby, Senior Vice President, Planning Officers Society and Broadland District Council | |
| 16.00 | Welcome to Fife and planning in Scotland |
| Keith Winter, Head of Development Services, Fife Council | |
| 17.00 | Introduction to first time attendees |
| 20.00 | Opening address |
| Steve Quartermain, newly appointed Chief Planner, Communities and Local Government | |
| 21.00 | Wine Reception |
| Hosted by the Town & Country Planning Association | |
Saturday 30 August |
WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES |
| 09.30 | |
| Paper 1 - Community involvement | |
| Petra Biberbach, Planning Aid for Scotland | |
| Paper 2 - Engaging with communities - learning from developers | |
| Jenny Lynn, Regeneration Consultant and Facilitator for JRF Neighbourhood Programme | |
| 11.30 | Choice of workshops including: |
| Discussion workshop on Papers 1 and 2 | |
| Chaired by Petra Biberbach and Jenny Lynn | |
| Workshop A - Design and heritage | |
| Stephen Heathcote, Bakewell & Partners | |
| Workshop B - Enforcement | |
| Linda S Russell, Solicitor | |
| Workshop C - Regeneration - a case study | |
| Lee Prebble, Lee Prebble Associates Ltd | |
| Workshop D - Windpower | |
| Geraint Ellis, Queens University Belfast | |
| 14.15 | Choice of workshops (see morning for choice - no discussion workshop in afternoon) |
| 16.00 | Paper 3 - Regeneration and working with communities |
| Mike Galloway, Dundee City Council | |
| 20.00 | Choice of two evening papers including: |
| Public art policy and projects | |
| Alastair Snow, Alastair Snow Associates & Projects | |
| Adventure camera man | |
| Keith Partridge, TV camera man | |
Sunday 31 August |
LOOKING AHEAD |
| 09.30 | Paper 4 - Keeping the countryside alive |
| Cllr Mike Breakell, West Oxfordshire District Council | |
| Paper 5 - The growth agenda and its implications | |
| Speaker to be confirmed | |
| Paper 6 - Practical sustainable buildings | |
| Alan Gillard, Gillard Associates | |
| 13.45 | Choice of study tours |
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| 20.00 | Choice of two evening papers including: |
| Coastal Management | |
| Colin Wishart, Highland Council | |
Monday 1 September |
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW |
| 09.30 | Housing Debate |
Chaired by Leonora Rozee, The Planning Inspectorate |
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| Speakers: | |
| Henry Cleary, Communities & Local Government | |
| Allan Lundmark, Homes for Scotland | |
| Rosemary Thomas, Welsh Assembly Government | |
| Michael Newey, Broadland Housing Association | |
| 11.30 | Choice of four workshops including: |
| Workshop E - Community involvement | |
| David Jones, Consultation Institute | |
| Workshop F - What happens if we call it development management? | |
| Phil Crabtree, Chief Planning Officer, Leeds City Council | |
| Workshop G - Planning Law | |
| Pat Thomas, Solicitor | |
| Workshop H - Development finance - a progressive training workshop | |
| David Elworthy, David Elworthy Associates | |
| 14.15 | Choice of workshops E, F and G (repeated) and continuation of Workshop H |
| 16.00 | Closing address |
| Working across boundaries | |
| Vincent Goodstadt | |
| 19.30 | Civic Reception and 75th Anniversary Dinner |
| Hosted by Fife Council | |
Tuesday 2 September |
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| Close of Elected Members' School after breakfast |