East Midlands Councils low cost CPD programme for PLANNERS 2013/14

The BaptistChurch, Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0FA

Thursday 12thSeptember 2013

Chair:Michael Braithwaite, Head of the Joint Planning Unit, Central Lincolnshire Joint Planning Unit

09:15 – 09:45 / Registration and refreshments
09:45 / Welcome and Introduction – Michael Braithewaite
09:55 / Getting inside the Inspector’s Head– Clifford Hughes, Retired Planning Inspector
10:35 / The Advocate: a help or a hindrance? - Jenny Wigley, Barrister, No5 Chambers
11:20 / Questions to the speakers
11:30 / Refreshment Break
11:50 / Strategy and tactics at inquiries and hearings –Morag Thomson, Marrons Shakespeares Solicitors
12:25 / A council’s perspective on inquiries:- Jennifer Wallis, Applications and Advice Manager, Melton Borough Council
13:00 / Questions to the speakers
13:10 / Lunch Break (lunch is provided)
13:55 / In Place of Strife: The Potential of Mediation in Planning – Kay Powell, Secretary of the National Planning Forum Mediation in Planning Delivery Programme
14:30 / Unappealing: a community perspective on a planning appeal –Ruth North, Campaign group STOP
15:05 / Weight, Balance and Soundess – Getting through an Local Plan EIP– Mike Hayden,Head of Regeneration, Chesterfield Borough Council
15:40 / Questions to the speakers
15:55 – 16:00 / Close– Chair

CPD

Each seminar of the East Midlands Programme will recognise the completion of 5 hours CPD. Certificates will be distributed at the end of the seminar.

Presentations

In the interest of considering the environment, the presentations on the day will not be printed in hard copy, however, where permission has been granted, they will be downloadable after the seminar from:

FOR YOUR INFORMATION - THE 2013/14 Programme

2013/14 Seminar Topics / Date / Lead CPO Group
A Perfect Storm?
Welfare Reform, Planning and Affordable Housing / 25th April 2013 / East Midlands Councils
Energy- Power generation and supply / 6th June 2013 / Lincolnshire
Appeals and Inquiries / 12th September 2013 / Nottinghamshire
Environment and Climate Change / 15h October 2013** / Northamptonshire
Planning for Growth / 19th November 2013** / Derbyshire
100 Years of the RTPI – What is the future for planning? / 27th February 2014 / Leicestershire

**The ‘Environment and Climate Change’ and ‘Future Trends in Demographics and Economic Activity’ seminars will be held on a Tuesday, the remaining 4 will be on a Thursday.

All the seminars will be held in the BaptistChurch, Melton Mowbray, Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0FA

Melton Mowbray is accessible by train - National Rail Enquiry Line: 08457 48 49 50 Rail Information:

To help make the region greener, wherever possible, please ‘car share’ when travelling to the seminars.

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