Planning Panel
Our Planning Panel of volunteers supports and advises staff on the development of our views in response to official consultations and inquiries. It also helps identify and debate contentious issues and strengthen debate within the civic movement.
The Planning Panel is chaired by Dave Chetwyn who chairs the Potteries Heritage Society and has a wide planning and community experience. This includes as the former Head of Planning Aid England and Chair of both the Institute of Historic Building Conservation and Urban Vision North Staffordshire.
The other volunteer members are invited from a variety of civic societies and other community groups around the country and provide a mix of professional expertise and community voices.
More information on the Planning Panel and its role is available here
The other members of the Planning Panel include:
- Michael Bach, Kensington Society, London
- Adrian Dunning, Worsley Civic Trust, North West
- John Beveridge, City of Winchester Trust, South East
- Stephanie Stokes, Fordingbridge Society, South East
- Chris Bowden, Stour Community First, East of England
- Rob Kinchin-Smith, Banbury Civic Society, South East
Let us know if you are interested in joining the Panel by sending a short note on your interest and your relevant experience to info@civicvoice.org.uk by end of March. All expressions of interest will be determined by Dave Chetwyn and our Chair, Paula Ridley. All members of the Panel are expected to have an involvement with civic societies and the Panel is reviewed every year.