Great planning makes great places

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In this public lecture Steve Quartermain CBE, Chief Planner, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, discusses the importance of getting the right approach embedded into the planning system to ensure we deliver high quality places for communities to live.

The government has committed to supporting the delivery of 300k houses a year and recognises that the quality of these houses and the delivery of this growth can raise concerns . As creating great places is critical to the overall agenda then engaging with communities and helping people understand the benefits development is important in order that these benefits can be recognised in the places where they live.

As part of this policy approach the government has made changes to the planning policy framework and to the planning guidance. In addition it has appointed a Head of Architecture and the lecture will highlight these issues and discuss the importance of getting the right approach embedded into the planning system.

Steve began his career as a trainee planner having studied geography at Durham.  He took a post graduate qualification and became an RTPI member in 1982.  His early career was mostly in development management in Epping Forest and Dartford. Steve moved to Yorkshire to be Head of Development Control and then in 1988, he was made Head of Planning.

In 1996, Steve was appointed as a Director of Planning and Environmental Services which included all front-line services except for housing benefits.

During 2004/05, Steve was president of the Planning Officers Society. The opportunity to take up the role as Chief Planner at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2008 proved to be one Steve could not resist. In this role, he is the head of Profession and has done significant work to promote and champion the role of planning in the civil service.  A current objective is to raise the profile of the benefits of good design across Whitehall and beyond.

Registration and refreshments - 5.30pm, Glamorgan Building coffee shop
Event start - 6pm

This is a free event but places are limited.

*This event will be delivered through the medium of English.

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