Spatial Planning & Policy
What does the Committee do?
1. To offer advice, disseminate information and monitor key developments in planning policy.
2. To consider, develop and formulate policy positions for the Planning Officers Society on a range of planning policy issues, including housing and transportation.
3. To support the work of the LGA on planning policy and spatial planning issues.
4. To prepare Planning Officer Society responses to government consultations on national planning policy.
5. To advise on, and seek to influence, European, national, regional and local practice and policy guidance through liaison with CLG, the Planning Inspectorate, the LGA and other organisations.
6. To explore, discuss and disseminate information on currrent issues affecting spatial plans at the international, European, national, regional and local levels.
7. To commission studies and research on good practice in planning policy and spatial planning and to disseminate these to planning bodies.
8. To encourage the application of e-government to the spatial planning process.
9. To be the primary source of advice for the Planning Officers Society on spatial planning matters.
10. To be a point of contact for the media on planning policy and spatial planning issues.
Publications and Events
Policies for Spatial Plans - go to http://www.planningofficers.org.uk/article.cp/articleid/66
The European & Regional Planning Sub Committee held a study tour to Estonia in March 2006; for a review of the tour and selected photos click here .
POS (Sept 09) published a draft paper on the Future of Strategic Spatial Planning: go to http://www.planningofficers.org.uk/file/ab7bc6647b82ccff1d4b73318c9fd1f2/the-future-of-strategic-spatial-planning.html
Contacts
Chairman: David Simpson dsimpson@solihull.gov.uk
Vice-Chairman: vacant
Secretary: tba
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