President 2002/2003

John was Director of Planning & Community Services at Surrey Heath Borough Council when Presidentand acted as a planning adviser to the LGA and to DCLG; he also sat on several DEFRA and Committee for Climate Change project boards. He took early retirement in 2004 and established John Silvester Associates to provide a range of services to local government. He is semi-retired but specialises in reviews of planning enforcement practice and procedures.

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