The Land Use Planning Working Group
The Land Use Planning Working Group aims to influence the development of planning policy on the historic environment and to encourage engagement of voluntary organisations in the planning process.
Chair: Mike Heyworth, Council for British Archaeology
Members: Will Palin, SAVE; Mike Hammerson, Civic Trust; Jonathan Thompson, Country Land and Business Association; Judith Rosten, CPRE; Mike Bone, Association of Industrial Archaeologists; Olivia Morris, National Trust; *John Sell, Joint Committee of National Amenity Societies; Gill Chitty, CBA; Matthew Saunders, Ancient Monument Society; Sue Clifford, Common Ground; Mark Price, Theatres Trust; *Mike Stubbs, National Trust; *Chris Cumberpatch, Rescue; Dave Chetwyn, IHBC; Ela Palmer, ASHTAV; Observer: Jodie Bettis Wildlife and Countryside Link.
- An Information Sheet created as one of the Recommendations from Making Consultation Matter. It is designed to signpost useful links and resources to help groups get involved with planning issues.
- Making Consultation Matter: A survey of voluntary sector experience of Local Authority consultation on Land-Use Planning is now available as a full report with recommendations from Heritage Link, published October 2006. The research builds on the Why Bother? survey and was funded by English Heritage. Click the link to download the report [PDF] and here to access the appendices.
- Planning consultations: Why Bother?: press release, 4th April 2006 to promote the findings Making consultation Matter
- Making Consultation Matter: the summary of Heritage Link’s ‘Why Bother’ survey of heritage groups to find out how local planning consultations work in practice. In 2006 The Land-Use Planning Working Group will be looking at ways to improve the process for all concerned.
- The group carried out the Why Bother Questionnaire Survey of local heritage groups in England to find out how the new consultation culture is working and to establish how local and national heritage groups as ‘expert watchdogs’ are finding current practice (July 05)
- Guide for Heritage Groups: Local Development Frameworks, November 2004
- Recharging the Power of Place, May 2004
