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The Council ChamberLanyon Building
Queen’s University Belfast
3rd December 2004
Organised by the
School of Environmental PlanningQueen’s University Belfasthttp://www.qub.ac.uk/ep/
in association with theRural Community Network
under the auspices ofStrategic Planning Action Network
http://www.qub.ac.uk/ep/research/span/span.html
SINGLE DWELLINGS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE – INFORMING THE DEBATEFriday 3rd December 2004
The Council Chamber, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University, Belfast
The issue of single dwellings in the countryside has given rise to heated debate in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. At a time when new policy directions are being formulated in both jurisdictions it would seem timely to take stock of stakeholder viewpoints. This one day conference convened by the School of Environmental Planning at Queen’s, in association with Rural Community Network, under the auspices of the INTERREG funded Strategic Planning Action Network
(SPAN), is designed to provide a platform for listening and discussion around one of the most contentious topics in contemporary spatial planning in Ireland.
9.00
9.30
9.40 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.30
12.30 – 2.00
Registration
Welcome and IntroductionDr Michael MurraySchool of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University Belfast
Session One: The policy-making contextChair: Dr Stephen McKaySchool of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University Belfast
Recent housing trends in rural IrelandMs Karen Keaveney and Professor Jim WalshNUI Maynooth
The background to and contribution of Planning Policy Statement 14:Sustainable Development in the CountrysideMr John CumminsDepartment for Regional Development, Belfast
The Draft Guidelines on Sustainable Rural HousingMr Niall CussenDepartment of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin
Morning Coffee in the Canada Room
Session Two: Design and landscape considerationsChair: Professor Malachy McEldowneySchool of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University
The need for a design perspective on the development of countryside dwellingsDr Ken Sterrett School of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University
Countryside dwellings - the need for a landscape conservation andsustainable development perspective”Mr Geoff NuttallThe National Trust
Buffet lunch in the Canada Roomand optional visit to the “Day of the Dead” exhibition in the Naughton Gallery
2.00 – 3.15
3.15 – 3.45
3.45 – 4.30
4.30 – 4.45
Session Three: The rural community perspectiveChair: Mr John GreerSchool of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University
Positive planning for rural houses: seeking radical changesin rural planning policyMr Jim ConnollyIrish Rural Dwellers Association
Sustaining rural communities in Northern IrelandMr Gareth HarperRural Community Network
Afternoon Tea in the Canada Room
Session Four: Towards policy coherence Chair: Dr Brendan MurtaghSchool of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University
Connecting rural dwellings and rural developmentDr Mark ScottDepartment of Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD
Concluding comments
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