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		<title>planning and budget cuts &#124; it&#8217;s time to consider our future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are witnessing two trends in Scottish planning. On the one hand, government planning reforms are &#8211; quite rightly &#8211; urging the planning system and profession to create better places, play a more effective role in contributing to sustainable economic growth, and work more inclusively and collaboratively with communities and across different sectors. The importance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>removing roadblocks &#124; highways, hierarchy + shared surfaces</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment hosted a conference last week in Perth about new approaches to street design which are now policy in Scotland, thanks to the Scottish Government’s adoption of Designing Streets: a Policy Statement for Scotland. At the core of the new approach is greater emphasis on creating walkable neighbourhoods, rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>talking planning in Aberdeen city and shire</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/talking-planning-in-aberdeen-city-and-shire.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Sèamus Lalor of sèamus lalor associates, I&#8217;m facilitating a series of events in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for ACSEF, the Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Forum. The events are half-day discussions for anyone and everyone involved in planning in the North-East of Scotland: planners from the public and private sectors, local residents, businesses, developers, architects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future City Games for planners &amp; facilitators</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/future-city-games-part-of-the-planners-facilitation-toolkit.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[community engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was written for the Kinharvie Facilitation Network, in my role as a member of the Network&#8217;s steering group. Although written for facilitators, it is just as relevant for planners. Kinharvie Facilitation Network is based at the excellent]]></description>
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		<title>lessons in localism from County Tyrone</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/lessons-in-localism-from-county-tyrone.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[culture change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I was in Northern Ireland, way out west of the Bann in western County Tyrone; a beautiful land of rolling hills, rich farmland and intriguing history. I was there to consider the future of this fascinating place. Not simply the legacy of the Troubles, but the wider issues of what the place may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the modernisation of Scottish planning  &#124;  does it go far enough?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/planning_modernisation.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was published in the Winter 2009 edition of Urban Realm magazine. If you&#8217;re interested in a succinct summary of the main elements of current Scottish planning reform, read on. For much of the planning profession, August 3rd 2009 was a big day. It marked the start of a new system for handling planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>city visioning: why it&#8217;s worthwhile</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/city-visioning-there-is-a-point.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[community engagement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inverness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, I&#8217;ve struggled with the concept of visioning. It&#8217;s always seemed to me like a bunch of well-meaning folk agree a motherhood-and-apple-pie vision for whatever it is they&#8217;re discussing &#8211; the condition of the roads, their town centre, law and order, whatever &#8211; and encapsulate it in a couple of positive sentences that says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>misunderstanding masterplanning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[planning advice note 83]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Masterplanning has seen a resurgence in the last decade. Check out any planning or architectural journal or website, and the chances are there will be mention of someone&#8217;s latest masterplan for somewhere. Even national planning policy has jumped on the bandwagon, with a Scottish Government planning advice note (PAN 83) dedicated specifically to masterplanning. Masterplanning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mediation in planning &#8211; and regeneration?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/mediation-in-planning-and-regeneration.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/mediation-in-planning-and-regeneration.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning Aid for Scotland organised a seminar on 16 October to explore the increasing interest in using mediation in planning. As one of the co-facilitators at the seminar, in my capacity as a Director of Planning Aid for Scotland, I&#8217;ve summarised the main outcomes of the discussion. This post will shortly be appearing in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Down Towns &#124; New Cumnock</title>
		<link>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/saving_down_towns.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/saving_down_towns.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[community engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prospect magazine scours Scotland for its Carbuncles Awards. The infamous Plook on the Plinth is awarded to the place deemed worst for planning and architecture. Glenrothes was the winner this year. This year, for the the first time, Prospect decided to run the Saving Down Towns conference to explore what could be done to get [...]]]></description>
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