Delivering planning reform conference

Towards a modern, efficient & effective system

Delivering planning reform, Thursday 2nd April 2009, Culloden Hotel, Belfast


Date: Thursday 2nd April 2009
Venue: Culloden Hotel, Belfast

 

Conference programme

08.30 Registration & coffee
Brian Sore - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Chairman: Brian Sore
RTPI Policy Officer
Northern Ireland
09.00 Planning system reform
Cynthia Smith - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Reforming the Northern Ireland planning system
Cynthia Smith
Chief Executive
The Planning Service
Jim Mackinnon - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Lessons from the planning reform process in Scotland
Jim Mackinnon
Chief Planner
the Scottish Government
Gavan Rafferty - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Key issues for a modern & efficient planning system for Northern Ireland
Gavan Rafferty
RTPI Policy Officer Northern Ireland
  Questions & answers / Panel discussion
10.30 Morning coffee / Networking break
Richard Flack - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Key issues for major planning applications
Richard Flack
Senior Partner
DPP
Kelvin MacDonald - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast The growth agenda and its implications for planning
Kelvin MacDonald
Strategic Policy Consultant
Kelvin MacDonald Associates
- Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER:
Leading broadcaster Seamus McKee discusses some of the key issues for planning and the priorities for the reform of the planning system with Environment Minister
Minister Sammy Wilson, MP, MLA
  Planning Policy Statements (PPS) update
 Anne Lockwood
Deputy Director of Planning & Natural Resources Division
Department of the Environment
  Questions & answers / Panel discussion
12.45 Conference lunch / networking break
14.00
Patsy McGlone, MLA - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast		 The role of the DoE committee in planning
Patsy McGlone, MLA
Chair, Committee for the Environment
Northern Ireland Assembly
Valerie Watts - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Streamlining the local planning process: Derry City Council case study
Valerie Watts
Chief Executive
Derry City Council
  Questions & answers / Panel discussion
15.15 Afternoon coffee / Networking break
 

Round table discussion: Exploring the key issues for planning reform
Trevor Polley - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Trevor Polley
Chairman
SoLACE Northern Ireland		 John Armstrong - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast John Armstrong
Managing Director
Construction Employers Federation
Sue Christie - Speaking at the Delivering planning reform conference - Thursday 2nd April 2009 - Culloden Hotel, Belfast Sue Christie
Director
Northern Ireland Environment Link		   Colm Bradley
Director
Community Places
  Malachy McEldowney
School of Planning, Architecture &
Civil Engineering (SPACE),
Queen’s University
16.15 Chairman’s summary and conference close