The Rural Planning Policy Review:
Meeting the Needs of Future
Generations
Chartered Institute of Housing Seminar
Thursday 28th February
2008
Rural Community Network, Main Street, Cookstown
Rural planning policy has been centre stage following the introduction of,
and subsequent legal challenge to, PPS14. Since December, the Department
of the Environment has had legal responsibility for rural planning policy.
With a review of PPS14 in place, the time is right to debate sustainable rural
planning policy; and ensure it delivers for all rural communities.
The seminar will consider the following key questions:
- How do we ensure that rural planning policy reflects the needs and
complexities of the rural context?
- To what extent should rural planning policy recognise the distinctions
between rural dwellers and speculators?
- What must be included within a rural planning policy to secure the future of
the local and regional economy?
- How should rural planning policy reflect the diversity of the rural
population?
Programme
10.00am Introduction
Grainia Long, Director, Chartered Institute of Housing
10.20am The Rural Planning Policy Review: Priorities for the
DOE
Michael
Hughes, Director, Rural Community Network
10.40am Proposals for Sustainable Rural Planning
Policy
Mark Conway, Venture i. Network
11.00am Coffee Break
11.20am Viable Rural Communities: How do we Deliver
Them?
Patrick
McGurk, CEO, Rural Housing Association
11.40am Housing Executive
Perspective
Michael Conway, Rural Area Co-ordinator, NIHE
12.00pm Q&A
12.15pm Discussion Groups: Options for a Way Forward
12:45pm A Final
Word
Grainia
Long, Director, Chartered Institute of Housing
1.00pm Lunch
The seminar is critical for anyone with an interest in, or experience of,
rural planning policy; such as community representatives, local councillors,
housing and advice staff and members of the public.
For more information go to www.cih.org/northernireland
