Programmes

Programme for 9th July 2011

SURE Follow-Up workshop

9.30  Registration

10am  Visions of Sustainability 1: Urban and Rural

Best practice in Herefordshire and from elsewhere that should be encouraged under the planning system.  Presentation(s) and discussion led by Rob Garner.

1100-1115  Tea/coffee break

1115  Access to Land and Housing:  from speculation to sustainability?  

Alternative models of occupancy and ownership.  Discussion led by Jon Stevens.

1200  Visions of Sustainabiilty 2:   Project pitching 

Sustainability projects in Herefordshire that need support.  ‘Cohousing – a housing blueprint for the future?’ Mandorla Project presented by Susana Piohtee and a proposal for an intentional community in Herefordshire presented by Pete Linnell, ‘You have no right to be poor.’

1230  Low Impact Development and the Planning System:  The Lammas Project

Paul Wimbush of the Lammas Eco-Village in Pembrokeshire

1330  Picnic Lunch [NB, participants should bring a packed lunch]

1400  Visions of Sustainability 3: Suppose you had a blank sheet of paper

Workshop building on the am session. Design a a sustainable community!

1500  Workshop Report Back

1515  Where next? 

Updates on the Local Development Framework (Paige Mitchell), Localism Bill (Karen Leach of Localise West Midlands) and local initiatives (i.e., ECO Here)

1600  Close

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Programme for 12th February 2011

Sustainability and Resilience for Herefordshire

Engaging with the planning system at a time of rapid change and uncertainty

A one-day workshop on Saturday 12th February 2011, Shire Hall, Hereford

9.30am until 5 pm

Workshop Programme

9.30      Registration

10.00   Welcome and Rationale for the Day by Jon Stevens, Localise West Midlands

10.10  Planning and Sustainability in Herefordshire; Scene Setting and Issues Mapping Group discussion session led by Paige Mitchell, Sustainability and Resilience Steering Group

11.00  Break

11.15   Planning and Sustainability; What Lies Ahead? by Hugh Ellis, Chief Planner of the Town and Country Planning Association

• What is planning for? Inspirational examples of sustainable development
• The planning system as it is now; about Local Development Frameworks
• A new kind of planning? Neighbourhood plans and the Decentralisation and Localism Bill

12.30 Question and Answer Session to clarify the information presented

1.00     Lunch Vegetarian and vegan buffet

1.45   Sustainability and Resilience for Herefordshire – Progressing a Plan

Panel discussion on the guiding principles and considerations for sustainability and resilience in Herefordshire Hugh Ellis (TCPA), Rob Garner (Herefordshire New Leaf, Herefordshire In Transition), Garry Thomas (Hereford Civic Society) and Karen Leach (Localise West Midlands).

2.30  Workshops on Key Issues Topic-based workshops on current policies, on the evidence-base that supports them and on alternative approaches and new ways forward.

3.45  Feedback Session

4.15  Summing Up and Next Steps Reflections on the day; looking into the future of community planning and proposed follow up meeting.

5.00 Close

Option to adjourn to Barrels pub to continue discussions

This workshop has been organised by Herefordshire Friends of the Earth, Herefordshire in Transition Alliance, Cycle Hereford, Hereford Civic Society, Herefordshire New Leaf and Localise West Midlands, with support from the Town and Country Planning Association. See Partners page for links

Contact: Karen Leach, Localise WM – 0121 685 1155