Introduction
This meeting was aimed at World Heritage practitioners and took place in Bath Cricket Club, on 8th March 2017, with an evening social meal the night before. Its focus was on the UK planning systems in respect of World Heritage Sites – seeing if there was a ‘dovetail or disconnect’. The day looked at the different systems, and discussed a very wide range of case studies in terms of impact on World Heritage Sites. The event also had a couple of workshop sessions to look at issues and solutions – and the intention is that we can use this information to start to develop a position paper for government in respect of World Heritage and the Planning system. This post gives the presentations and other information from the event.
Final programme
The final programme for the event can be found here: Final programme
Presentations
Please remember that the copyright of presentations and content lies with the authors, so please contact them should you wish to use any material contained therein.
Morning
Overview of the planning system and planning policy:
1 Don Gobbett Planning Overview
2 Hilary Jordan Planning Policy
How decisions on development proposals are made at local level
3 Rebecca McAndrew Blaenavon case study
4 Nick Bishop Lichfields – Cornish mining case study
Looking wider – national policy and working with national bodies
5 Henry Owen-John Heritage Impact Assessment and other stories
6 Jenny Bruce Edinburgh case study
Afternoon
Heading towards solutions:
National case study – National Infrastructure project
7 Sam Rose Navitus Bay case study
Local Case study – SPD development
8 Anna Irwin Pontcysyllte case study
Attendees list
The final participant list is available: Delegate list 8th March 2017
Feedback
Feedback will follow shortly
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Lichfields, Historic England and Bath and NE Somerset Council as meeting sponsors, and to all speakers and participants for coming along and making it such an enjoyable and stimulating event.