The Spatial Planning Advocacy Group
The Spatial Planning Advocacy Group aims to bring together the expertise of Alliance members to influence land use planning policy, promoting the role of the NGO heritage sector and providing a means of information exchange for members.
Chair: Henry Russell, College of Estate Management
Secretary: Martin Saunders, Solihull MBC Senior Planner for Conservation
Members: Will Palin, SAVE; Jonathan Thompson, Country Land and Business Association; Judith Rosten, CPRE; Mike Bone, Association of Industrial Archaeologists; Jules Brown, NECT; Ben Cowell, the National Trust; Gill Chitty, CBA; Matthew Saunders, Ancient Monuments Society; Mike Hammerson, London Forum; Mark Price, Theatres Trust; Chris Cumberpatch, Rescue; John Shaw, ASHTAV.
Relevant Documents & Publications:
- Throughout 2011 the SPAG devoted its meetings to lobbying on the Localism Act 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Click here for the full list of NPPF briefings.
- 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
