Young Planners Cymru

Hello and welcome to the Young Planners Cymru page. We hope you'll find the information you need about young planners, our profession and our activities in Wales.

If you want to get involved in the Young Planners Cymru network please sign up to our mailing list by emailing your details to us. 

Please take a look at the latest articles below for recent news and events from Young Planners Cymru.

The Young Planners' representative for RTPI Cymru is Lindsay Christian

Contact at: info@youngplannerscymru.org.uk

GET INVOLVED *Nomination date extended*

Do you want to be part of the YPC Steering Group in 2012? Could you add something, have you got ideas about how we can take the group forward in 2012. 

Positions are confirmed as follows. To nominate yourself to one of the positions below please email us at info@youngplannerscymru.org.uk by Monday 28th November. A short statement (max 50 words) on why you would like to be involved and what you can bring to the group for the coming year is needed.

1. Chair/National representative
2. Secretary
3. Communications Officer
4. Communications Officer
5. Events Coordinator
6. Events Officer
7. Sponsorship Officer/Treasurer
8. Student Representative
9. Student Representative
10. Guest Members (x5) 

Events

1. Treasure Hunt – 2^nd December
2. Please see the October Newsletter for details of all the above events

Newsletter

1. YPC October 2011 Newsletter (pdf, 2MB)
2. YPC June 2011 Update (pdf, 909kb)
3. YPC May 2011Newsletter (pdf, 2mb)
4. YPC December 2010 Newsletter (pdf, 784kb). 
5. YPC November 2010 Newsletter (pdf) 

Localism Bill

A summary of how the Localism Bill relates to Wales

Meet the Steering Group

Read all about the steering group that has come together to take forward our activities in 2011 and view the minutes of our regular meetings:

•  13 September 2011(pdf 567mb)
• 14 April 2011 (pdf, 49kb)

1. 18 January 2011 pdf, 68kb)

Nominations are open for the 2012 steering group, further details can be found in the October 2011 Newsletter.

'A Day in the Life of..' Young Planners in Wales

1. Lindsay Christian
   Lindsay is a Planning Policy Officer at Newport Council.
2. Liam Jones
   Liam is a Planning Enforcement Officer at the Vale of Glamorgan Council in South Wales.

Read about 'A Day in the Life of..' Young Planners in other Regions and Nations

Annual Young Planners' Conference - Cardiff 2010

Presentations and reports (log in required).

Young Planners homepage
RTPI Cymru homepage

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Young Planners Cymru Steering Group

25-Feb-11

There was a very successful AGM of the Young Planners Cymru Steering Group on 11th December 2009. Following nominations for members the YPC Steering Group positions to lead the groups activities in 2010 are as follows:

1. Chair (internal face) - Wayne Reynolds (Cardiff City Council)
2. National Representative - Lyndsay Christian (Newport City Council)
3. Secretary - Sarah Minett (Atkins)
4. Treasurer/Events Manager (South) – Laura Price (Savills)
5. Communications Manager - Andrew Charles (Welsh Assembly Government)
6. South Wales Event Manager - Davina Powell (Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners) 
7. South Wales Event Manager - Jamie Donegan (Cardiff University)
8. North Wales Event Manager - Vacant
9. Student Representative – Anthony Bubb (Cardiff University)
10. Student Representative - Elen Jenkins (Cardiff University)
11. Student Representative - Laura Joseph (Cardiff University)
12. Student Representative - Leo Boyrez (Cardiff University)
13. Student Representative - Steve Trythall (Cardiff University)
14. YPC Member - Andrew Ward (Welsh Assembly Government)
15. YPC Member – Hannah Jones (Welsh Assembly Government)
16. YPC Member – James Gibson (Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners) 
17. YPC Member - Oliver Yeats (Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners) 

The group would like to thank James Davies for his valuable contribution to the work of the group in 2010.

Minutes of the AGM and Steering Group can be viewed here:

YPC AGM December 2010 – Minutes (pdf, 629kb)

Details of the steering group members can be found below:

YPC Pen Portraits March 2011 (pdf, 9mb)

The group also agreed a Terms of Reference which sets out the objectives and aims of the group and how they will conduct themselves over the next 12 months.

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