West of Scotland Chapter

14-Mar-10

Events Programme 2010 ...

Jan 14: Chapter Pub Quiz and Buffet

Jan 21: Chapter AGM and presentation on Clyde Gateway: Paving the Way for Recovery ... report of the event from John Walls now available in Scottish Planner Extra Feb 2010 (Members only)

Feb 25: Carbon and Energy Management - joint event with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) ... report of the event from John Walls now available in Scottish Planner Extra Feb 2010 (Members only)

Mar 25: Central Scotland Green Network
Time: 6.15 for 6.30 start
Speaker: Simon Rennie of the CSGN Support Unit
Venue: Teacher's Building, Glasgow
Cost: (subsidised) £3/£1

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Chapter Committee 2010

Office Bearers

Convenor – John Walls
Vice Convenor – Iain Hynd
Secretary – Iain Brodie
Treasurer – Tracy Adams
Events Manager – Claire Fowler
Communications Manager – Iain Hynd
Immediate Past Convenor – James Spence Watson

Committee Members

Ian Angus
Janet Brand
Michelle Docherty
John Esslemont
Alasdair Finlayson
Jamie Mackie
Hamish Neilson
Ross Nimmo
Mark Smith
Mike Ward
Nick Wright
Howard Young

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 - Housing Market and the shape of New Housing - see Jamie Mackie's report in Scottish Planner June 2009, p15
May - Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment/ Knockroon - see John Wall's report in Scottish Planner Aug 2009, p15
May - Challenges of Sustainable Placemaking - see John Wall's report in Scottish Planner Extra Aug 2009
June - Ardrossan Wind Farm Visit - see John Wall's report in Scottish Planner Extra Aug 2009
Aug - Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park HQ Visit - see John Wall's 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 Wall's report on Ron Smith/ Oaklands Regeneration project Homes for People Award - Scottish Planner June 2009, p15
John Wall's report on West of Scotland Chapter/ University of Strathclyde Student Award - Scottish Planner Aug 2009, p16
John Wall's report on West of Scotland Chapter/ Glasgow University Student Award - Scottish Planner Extra Oct 2009

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