Issue - meetings

Issues:

Planning for growth in Cambridgeshire can be driven by the urgency of delivering numbers of units, e.g. houses, as quickly as possible through a target and process focussed system.  The risk is that the quality of development is ignored, or at least assumes a lower priority.  The task for everyone is to achieve both quality and delivery and the Quality Charter is a means towards this end.   It is vital therefore that all members understand how the Charter can assist in ensuring that steps are taken to achieve to first class, timely development.

Purpose:

To:

·                      Raise awareness of the Quality Charter

·                      Clarify its status and purpose

·                      Explain its content

·                      Demonstrate how it can be used throughout the Local Authority

Target audience:

Local Authority members, in two groups:

·                      City, County and South Cambs

·                      East Cambs, Fenland and Huntingdonshire

Format:

Short, two hour, workshop combining presentations and discussion looking at Charter background, content and application.  It will be critical to draw out members’ needs and respond to as many as possible in the time available.

Content:

Important themes are, ‘What does the Charter add and how should it be used?’  Key points to cover are:

·                      Charter origins, purpose and status

·                      Charter content – the 4Cs + collaboration

·                      Use of the Charter, e.g. in:

·                      Local Development Frameworks

·                      Development Control

·                      Community Strategies / LSPs

·                      How members should be using it to ensure quality and stop poor development

·                      Learning from experience

Finance:

Joint funding and support between Cambridgeshire Horizons and the Local Authorities

Administration:

By Cambridgeshire Horizons and Local Authority training coordinators.

5.30

Registration / Refreshments

(Note: no refreshment break, but drinks available throughout the session)

5.45

Welcome & Introduction – Alex Plant, Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire Horizons

Workshop purpose and content

5.50

Background to the Charter – Brian Human

Origin, Purpose, Status of Charter

6.10

The Charter Content  – Glen Richardson

·                      Community

·                      Connectivity

·                      Climate

·                      Character

6.40

Adding Value from The Charter – Brian Human

·                      What the Charter adds

·                      How to use it to add value

7.05

Case Studies – Glen Richardson and Brian Human

·                      Looking back: Orchard Park

·                      Looking ahead: NIAB Development

7.40

Questions and discussion

7.55

Summary & Conclusions - Brian Human

8.00

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