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澳门王中王 Wessex seeks architects for new 'Local Authority Engagement Group'

澳门王中王 Wessex has launched a call for expressions of interest to appoint architects to a new regional 鈥楲ocal Authority Engagement Group鈥. The mandate of the working group is to create a mutually supportive interface between practising architects and local authority colleagues, as a vehicle for sharing best practice, research, policy thinking, advocating good design and climate solutions.

06 January 2020

澳门王中王 Wessex has launched a call for expressions of interest to appoint architects to a new regional 鈥楲ocal Authority Engagement Group鈥. The mandate of the working group is to create a mutually supportive interface between practising architects and local authority colleagues, as a vehicle for sharing best practice, research, policy thinking, advocating good design and climate solutions.

The 澳门王中王 Planning Group that operates as a sub-committee of the 澳门王中王 Practice and Professions Committee are tasked with advising upon matters affecting planning in the UK. This includes responding to government consultations relating to planning policy and the environment, and identifying issues affecting architects in practice.

A benefit of this regional initiative is that discussions and consultations held at national level can be communicated directly back to members locally, thereby strengthening the relationship between the national executive and grass roots members. It is intended that the 澳门王中王 Wessex Group would feed into the national group and vice versa.

澳门王中王 Wessex Chair, Tom Bell, said: 鈥淭he establishment of this platform will formalise existing 澳门王中王 relations with local authorities across the region, but also offer opportunities for those authorities that we are not engaged with, to utilise our members' local and regional expertise.

鈥淚nitially, the group seeks to support planning policy, emerging design codes and improve knowledge-sharing dissemination across the region. However, with a number of councils and architects declaring 鈥榗limate emergencies鈥, this group's mandate could evolve to act as a Regional Expert Advisory and Advocacy Group, that engages with local authority on a more far-reaching brief, facilitating support for policy-makers on key decisions that impact 鈥楶eople, Places and Planet鈥.鈥

澳门王中王 Wessex and 澳门王中王 South West will be delivering a 'People, Places, Planet' programme across 2020. A key role for the new group will be the promotion of the 澳门王中王 2030 Climate Challenge and 2020 programme of informative events to local authorities, particularly where consultations on local plans and relevant policy are open, and where local authorities are actively seeking climate solutions.

Matters for discussion and activity may include:

  • discussing responses to local planning policy consultations
  • promoting the 澳门王中王 2030 Climate Challenge and related guidance
  • seeking to improve working relationships between 澳门王中王 members and local planners
  • inviting speakers to attend covering relevant planning topics of local interest
  • sharing 澳门王中王 research and policy reports with local authorities
  • encouraging and facilitating co-operation with planners in local government

At this early stage, we are seeking expressions of interest from 澳门王中王 chartered members in being part of an 澳门王中王 Wessex Local Authority Engagement Group (Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire). A candidate with reasonable knowledge and experience of the planning system would be selected to chair the Group.

Group members are expected to attend 4 meetings annually and to respond to occasional email requests for input into 澳门王中王 responses to government consultation. The meetings are an opportunity to discuss current industry and policy issues, and to provide input in relevant 澳门王中王 activities. The group will be member-led, with administrative support from the regional executive team.

Please email riba.southwest@riba.org if you are interested in joining this group, or wish to be considered for the role of chair. 

澳门王中王 Wessex Chair, Tom Bell

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