Public Engagement and Neighbourhood Planning: Progress Problems & Potential

Public Engagement and Neighbourhood Planning: Progress, Problems & Potential

A timely opportunity to take stock of the early lessons to be learnt from the first tranche of Neighbourhood Plans in England. The Consultation Institute has a focus on improving community involvement - but is Neighbourhood Planning delivering positive public participation? This roundtable covers key aspects of this issue in an interactive environment of frank debate guided by representatives from the DCLG and other specialist discussion leaders

10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.30

• Welcome and Whos Who
• Brief Introduction - Rhion H. Jones - Director, The Consultation Institute

SESSION ONE: Neighbourhood Planning - Key Messages and Where are we Now?

A progress update, why community engagement is important and de-mystifying Neighbourhood Planning

• Gareth Bradford - Policy and Legislation, Neighbourhood Planning Team, DCLG

Coffee Break

SESSION TWO: The Challenge of Positive Public Participation in Neighbourhood Planning

A discussion of the main issues faced in generating a democratic and community-led planning process

• Dave Chapman - Head of Social Action, Locality & Dave Chetwyn - Managing Director, Urban Vision Enterprises CIC and Locality Planning Adviser

MORNING ROUNDTABLES

13.00 Networking Lunch

SESSION THREE: Neighbourhood Planning in Practice

Examples of success stories, examining what helped enable positive participation and what engagement practitioners can learn from this

• John Romanski - Senior Neighbourhood Planning Adviser, Planning Aid England
• Tim Wood - Forge Architects, Bankside Neighbourhood Plan

AFTERNOON ROUNDTABLES

15.15 Conclusions

15.30 Roundtable Close

Ticketsstartat £125.00

To book please see the Consultation Institute website:

http://www.consultationinstitute.org/#/seminars-penp/4569882775