Lords to quiz Heritage Alliance and Historic England on how planning decisions can respect history while meeting UK housing need
The House of Lords Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment will tomorrow take evidence from The Heritage Alliance, Historic England and the Prince's Regeneration Trust.
The session will focus on whether the National Planning Policy Framework gives appropriate significance to the protection of the historic environment, where within government the responsibility for the protection of historic spaces should fall and how an appropriate balance can be struck between the need for development and the protection of historic buildings and spaces.
The session will be followed by evidence from Locality, a network of 500 community led organisations focused on helping neighbourhoods thrive and The Glass-House Community Led Design, a national charity supporting public participation and leadership in the design of the built environment.
The sessions will start at 10:10am on Wednesday 11 November in Committee Room 4 of the House of Lords. The full details are:
10:10am
Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive, Historic England.
Henry Russell, Chairman of Spatial Planning Advocacy Group, The Heritage Alliance.
Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive, Prince's Regeneration Trust.
11:15am
Carole Reilly, Head of Neighbourhood Planning, Locality
Sophia de Sousa, Chief Executive, The Glass-House Community Led Design
