Ewart Parkinson who sadly died on 9 March 2015 was highly influential in the planning and the civic movement in Wales. He was also a kind and generous friend and mentor to many. The below article is reproduced with the…
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Ewart Parkinson, a man of many achievements
Tagged with: Cardiff City Council, Cardiff Civic Society, Civic movement, Ewart Parkinson, RTPI President
Posted in network, planning
Posted in network, planning
Grand design?
‘There is no reason why a simple, secure building has to be so ignorant either of its context or its impact on its surroundings.’
International Women’s Day 2015 – How women are leading planning delivery
Tuesday 10 March, Norwegian Church, Cardiff The 2015 theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Making it Happen’ and RTPI Cymru and the Design Commission for Wales will be marking this by discussing at an event in Cardiff Bay how women…
Tagged with: Design Commission for Wales, planning, RTPI Cymru, Wales, Women in planning
Posted in information, planning
Posted in information, planning
Report of the NAW Environment & Sustainability Committee on the Planning (Wales) Bill
The report on the Planning (Wales) Bill by the National Assembly for Wales’s Environment and Sustainability Committee has been published. The Committee recommends the Assembly supports the general principles of the Bill and makes 41 recommendations to the Minister. These include: …
Tagged with: Design and Access Statements, National Assembly for Wales, Planning (Wales) Bill, Town and Village Greens
Posted in planning, policy
Posted in planning, policy
Get your responses on the Planning Consultations into Welsh Government asap!
There are only 5 more days for you to respond to the various Welsh Government Planning Division Consultation Papers on design, the pre-application process, planning committees, delegation and the proposed Joint Planning Boards, as well as changes to the involvement…
Tagged with: Delegation, design, development management, Frontloading, Joint Planning Boards, Planning Committees, Planning Consultation, Planning Division, Planning Inspectorate, Pre-application advice, Welsh Government consultations, Welsh Ministers
Posted in information, network, planning, policy
Posted in information, network, planning, policy
Welsh Government Planning Consultations. The Civic Trust’s thoughts.
The new Planning (Wales) Bill was introduced on the 6th October 2014. A briefing on Bill was published by the National Assembly outlining the key points of the Bill. NAW summary of Planning Bill Following the introduction of the Bill the…
NAW Environment and Sustainability Committee: Planning (Wales) Bill
The Planning (Wales) Bill has been introduced (see our brief update here). The National Assembly for Wales Environment and Sustainility Committee has launched a consultation on the general principles of the Bill, which will close on 7 November. For more…
Tagged with: National Assembly for Wales, planning, Wales Planning Bill, Welsh Government
Posted in information, planning, policy
Posted in information, planning, policy
WG review of policy on town centre retail
In May 2014 the Welsh Government published research into ‘Town Centres and Retail Dynamics – Towards a Revised Retail Planning Policy for Wales‘. One of the findings was the need for improved clarity in retail planning guidance. On October 14th,…
Tagged with: planning, planning policy, Retail, Town centre policy, Town centres, Welsh Government
Posted in planning, policy
Posted in planning, policy
‘Make no little plans’: planning in Wales 1945-1996
The next installment of the history of planning in Wales is by Neil Harris who discusses the post-1947 period up to the start of devolution of planning to Wales. This article was, written for, and first published in the Royal…
Tagged with: history, planning, planning history, RTPI Cymru, Wales
Posted in heritage, magazine, planning, uncategorized
Posted in heritage, magazine, planning, uncategorized
WG planning consultations
A number of new planning consultations have been published by the Welsh Government. * Consultation on Design in the Planning Process – Closes 16 January 2015 * Frontloading the development management system – Closes 16 January 2015 * Planning committees,…
Tagged with: planning, Welsh Government consultations
Posted in information, network, planning, policy
Posted in information, network, planning, policy
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