Contributors from the public and private sectors will join PPS North director, Sam Schofield to discuss the implications of the Localism Act on planning and development.
RTPI North West region members are invited to attend the briefing session which takes place on the afternoon of Friday 27th January at the Eversheds Manchester HQ. Sam will focus on the political angle and the importance of community engagement.
Visit www.localism.co.uk for further insight on the impact of the Localism Act.
Written by Stephen Byfield
In recent corresspondence with the National Trust they informed me that they have undertaken market reseach and found that around 70% of locals would not be interested in helping to produce local plans.
In the case of a small town in Essex where the Parish Council seems to oppose every planning application they have advertised for four people to undertake, without pay, a new plan for the area after being told at a recent local Appeal that there evidence was basically “hearsay”……………………if you can read between the lines does anyone expect localism to work?
Two excellent real time examples.