The Planning Committee comprises
Mark Balkham, Ross Bellamy, Marcus Hawley, Dennis Minnis,
Adam Pearson, Glyn Pitchford and Peter Troy, all of whom have
their own specialisms in the fields of planning and architecture.
The remit of the Planning Committee includes forming views
on proposals, applications and developments and indeed all
aspects of the built environment and open spaces, and presenting
those views in a targeted way to the most relevant body. Due
to the often fast-moving nature of the issues discussed, the
Committee meets monthly. |
Since the creation of the Planning Committee in 2003, it has progressed
to the point where its views are now sought by the Council and developers
as a matter of course. There are numerous examples of projects where
there is ongoing dialogue with the Planning Committee, including
Paradise Circus, where the Civic Society's own design of how the
site should be re-developed was presented to the Council and which
forms the basis of the preferred option for the redevelopment of
the site; and the Edgbaston Shopping Centre, where all the Committee's
suggestions were implemented.
The Executive Council of the Society appoints a member of the Planning Committee
to sit on the city council's Conservation & Heritage Panel, our current
represenative being Ross Bellamy.
The committee is not just a conservation body, but takes an holistic approach
to planning, which encompasses development, regeneration and conservation, and
modern architecture is just as likely to be applauded, as long as the Committee
feels that it complements and fulfils the needs of the surrounding area.
The Committee currently has three sub-committees to focus on particular aspects
of its work which requires close attention. These are:
Computer generated image of how Baskerville House will look once completed
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