West of Scotland Chapter

13-Apr-11

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Events

Please pencil these events into your calendar to avoid disappointment. More detailed information will be circulated closer to the time. These events take place at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start unless otherwise stated. Please email Ross Nimmo who can add your name to our mailing list.

Glasgow School of Art redevelopment 16 June, Glasgow
Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company: Takling the Strategy Forward, 18 August, Ardrossan
Urban Design Week: Neilston - A Scottish Renaissance Town, 15 September, Neilston
Glasgow Doors Open Day event, 17 - 18 September, Glasgow (TBC)
Local Development Plans - Shaping West of Scotland's Future, 27 October, Glasgow
Networking and Quiz, 24 November, Glasgow

photo: Ardrossan Wind Farm and the Isle of Arran: taken on West of Scotland Chapter study visit June 2009 - courtesy/copyright John Walls

Event REPORTS AND Presentations

Report on visit to Glasgow Airport February 2011
Report of event on Does Scotland Have a Housing Crisis? January 2011
Report of event on Designing Streets May 2010
Elaine Barrie's presentation on Designing Streets May 2010
Report of event on BRE Innovation Park: a vision for sustainable development April 2010
Report of event on Central Scotland Green Network March 2011
Report of event on Carbon Energy Management February 2010
Report of event on Clyde Gateway: Paving the Way for Recovery January 2010
Report on event on the Housing Market and the Shape of New Housing March 2009

Committee

2011 Chapter Committee (pdf, 182kb)

Iain Hynd - Convener
Alison Hurd - Vice Convener
John Walls - Immediate Past Convener

Programme and Reports 2009

photo: Ardrossan Wind Farm and the Isle of Arran - courtesy/copyright John Walls, West of Scotland Chapter

Jan - AGM/ Glasgow's Future Skyline
Feb - Planning Gain/Obligation
March - Report on event on the Housing Market and the Shape of New Housing
May - Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment/ Knockroon - see John Walls' report in Scottish Planner Aug 2009, p15
May - Challenges of Sustainable Placemaking - see John Walls' report in Scottish Planner Extra Aug 2009
June - Ardrossan Wind Farm Visit - see John Walls' report in Scottish Planner Extra Aug 2009
Aug - Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park HQ Visit - see John Walls' report in Scottish Planner Extra Oct 2009
Sept - Urban Design Week Event - Masterplanning
Oct - Implementing the Planning Act (29)
Nov - World Town Planning Day: Implementing the Planning Act (12)

Other reports in 2009:

John Walls' report on Ron Smith/ Oaklands Regeneration project Homes for People Award - Scottish Planner June 2009, p15
John Walls' report on West of Scotland Chapter/ University of Strathclyde Student Award - Scottish Planner Aug 2009, p16
John Walls' report on West of Scotland Chapter/ Glasgow University Student Award - Scottish Planner Extra Oct 2009
John Walls' report on a lecture on Design Codes and Their Impact on Sustainable Urban Places in Scottish Planner Extra Feb 2010

Reports 2008

Oatlands Regeneration - copyright Glasgow City Council Photo courtesy © Glasgow City Council: Oatlands Regeneration, Glasgow - The Boulevard diverts heavy traffic round the edge of the site.

Oatlands Regeneration Project ... John Walls reports on the West of Scotland Chapter study visit to Oatlands in September 2008.

Once again the Chapter celebrated Urban Design Week, this time with a rewarding visit to the Oatlands Regeneration Project in Glasgow. The evening started in the local bowling club, where Ian Baird, Project Leader, Gladedale Group (Scotland) set the scene giving a useful history to his company’s involvement in this major regeneration project. The lead in time extended over many years which only the most stout-hearted of companies could accommodate ... to read more of this article click here

Other reports:

2008
July - Scottish Sustainable Community Initiative ... Scottish Government and SUST presentations
May - Planning and Public Health event report... John Walls
April - The Affordable Housing Debate event report ... Nick Wright
February - Glasgow & Edinburgh: Collaborating to Compete event report ... Ross Nimmo