2022 marks another significant year for the Scottish planning system. In November last year the Scottish Government published the Draft NPF4 for consultation. This marks a shift in thinking and focuses on the Climate Emergency as well as the Nature Crisis. The NPF4 is now to form part of the statutory development plan and will lead planning decisions until 2045 once adopted. There are challenges to be met, and opportunities to be had. How, then, do we harness the the new planning system to ensure we shape places for people and in doing so contribute to reducing our impact on the planet? What are the opportunities for Young Planners, and what do we need to know?
This conference will explore our response to the NPF4 and the new planning system through four themes: sustainable, liveable, productive, and distinctive places. We will be joined by speakers from across Scotland who will discuss ways in which we can deliver on NPF4, achieve green recovery and respond to the climate emergency and nature crisis. The conference will explore the ways in which the new planning system can be harnessed, what opportunities young planners can grasp, and what we also need to know in order to address the challenges whilst shaping places for people.
Programme
9.15AM Registration and refreshments
9.55AM Chair's Welcome and Introduction
- Andrew Trigger
10.00AM Opening remarks with the Chief Planner & Q&A
- Dr. Fiona Simpson
Session One: Sustainable Places
10.30AM Community Wealth Building
- Stephen White. Head of Community Wealth Building Unit at The Scottish Government
10.50AM Human Rights and Planning
- Neil Collar, Brodies
11.10AM Q & A
11.20AM Refreshments
Session Two: Liveable places
11.50AM Infrastructure first
- Pam Ewen, HOPS
12.10PM Living locally in Scotland - A Rural Perspective
- Debbie Mackay, Savills
12.30PM Q & A
12.40PM Lunch
Session Three: Productive Places
1.25PM Industrial Green Transition Zone
- Paul Macari, Aberdeenshire Council
1.35PM Delivering a Network for Net Zero
- Tommy Hart, SSE
1.45PM Q & A
1.55PM Soap Box Session
2.10PM Workshops: Skills for Delivery
a. Design Value - Dr James White and Dr Gareth James
b. Public Inquiries - Karen Hamilton, Brodies
c. Planning Obligations - Neil Collar, Brodies
3.10PM Refreshments
3.30PM Workshop 2 (repeated as above)
4.30PM Creating distinctive places
- Christina Gaiger, President RIAS
4.50PM Conclusions and Summing Up
- Andrew Trigger, Convenor, RTPI Scotland
5.00PM Close of Conference and Post Conference Drinks (sponsored by Geddes Consulting)
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