ICN meeting with the Planning Inspectorate Wales
- Date(s)
- 2 September 2010
- Time
- 14:00 - 17:00
- Venue
- Conwy Business Centre, Junction Way, Llandudno Junction
- Price
- Free
- Organiser
- Independent Consultants' Network
- Description
This free, short, informal event offers an opportunity for independent consultants to meet with John Davies (Director for Wales, The Planning Inspectorate) to discuss issues arising in their day to day work. This meeting is primarily aimed at independent consultants (i.e. chartered town planners running their own small consultancies, either as sole practitioners or small businesses) but should space allow we will open it up to others.
- Speakers & Topics
Topics to be discussed on the day will include:
- Householder Appeal Service Pilot
- New Procedures - Environmental Impact Assessments and bespoke timetables
- Hearings - choice of procedure
- How the Inspectorate approaches the weighting and balancing of national and international obligations in respect of renewable energy with local environmental impacts
- Timetabling problems
- Delays with hearings and decisions
- Consistency of decision making
- Affordable Housing Obligations v. viability of DevelopmentHowever it will be possible to raise other questions and matters on the day. This will be a roundtable discussion and participation will be encouraged!
