planning - the changing climate
With the seemingly endless stream of consultations on the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act emerging over the past few months, it’s no wonder ‘consultation fatigue’ has begun to set in, as all and sundry comment on them and try to forecast what their impact might be.
While the changes under the Act are dominating the planning agenda, it might appear as if nothing else of significance is happening to the planning system, but the Act is only part of a much bigger picture, with equally radical shifts in law, policy and procedure going almost unnoticed.
In their eighth annual planning and development seminar, Drivers Jonas and Semple Fraser have again brought together their combined expertise, looking, this year, both at and beyond the Act to offer a unique perspective on the changing climate for planning in Scotland.
Book your place now - you most definitely won’t have heard this before!
PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration & Coffee
10.30 Chairman’s Introduction
Ivan Turok, Professor, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow
10.40 The New Politics of Planning
June Gilles, Semple Fraser
Amid growing controversy over the ability of the planning system to deliver, is political 'interference' the solution?
11.00 The 2006 Act: Three Perspectives on Change
Michael Dowds, Drivers Jonas
How will the provisions of the new Act impact on developers, local authorities and the Scottish Government and how are they gearing up for change?
11.20 Coffee Break
11.35 Beyond the 2006 Act
Alix Donaldson, Semple Fraser
What else is new in planning? The answers you need to know now.
11.55 Delivering Development: The Way Forward
Maria Francké, Drivers Jonas
The costs and consequences of implementation with a practical guide to winning under the new system.
12.15 Chairman’s Close
12.20 Questions & Discussion
12.45 Lunch & Networking
This conference is one of a series that offers practical guidance and solutions to those issues affecting those involved in the commercial property industry. The conference will also present you with an opportunity to network with peers in your industry and share best practice.