Local authorities and planning experts questioned on public parks
10 November 2016
The Communities and Local Government Committee hears from planning experts as well as councillors and local authority officials on the future of public parks. The session is part of the Committee's ongoing inquiry into public parks, focussing on why parks matter, the challenges facing them, and what can be done to ensure their future.
Witnesses
Monday 14 November 2016, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 4.00pm
- Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment, Birmingham City Council
- Andrew Hinchley, Green Space Development Officer, London Borough of Camden
- Ian Walmsley, Green Space Manager, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Councillor Matthew Balfour, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Kent County Council
At 5.00pm
- Dr Katy Layton-Jones, The Gardens Trust
- Merrick Denton-Thompson OBE, President, The Landscape Institute
- Julia Thrift, Projects and Operations Director, Town and Country Planning Association
- James Harris, Policy and Networks Manager, Royal Town Planning Institute
Purpose of the session
Representatives from the Gardens Trust, Landscape Institute, Town and Country Planning Association and Royal Town Planning Institute will be asked about planning protections for parks as well as about different models for park management and funding. They will also discuss what role the national government should play in supporting parks.
Councillors from Birmingham and Kent with responsibility for environment policy will join greenspace managers from Camden and Stockport councils at the session to discuss the role of local authorities in managing public parks and how these open spaces can be protected for the future.
Further information
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