Director
Lynda Addison is a qualified planner and a former Director of Planning and Transport. She has substantial experience of initiating and evolving collaborative working arrangements in practice both within local authorities and with public and private sector partners on a wide range of issues and strategies. She is leading the current LDF diagnostic evaluation for PAS which has highlighted the gap in this area of visioning and collaborative work. She has substantial experience of developing strategy and designing training modules not only through her work with PAS but also for ODPM and DfT as well as individual local authorities. Lynda is an experienced facilitator and been engaged by CLG, DfT and the PMDU amongst others to undertake this role particular in areas of potential controversy.
Qualifications & Professional Associations:
Diploma in Town Planning, Polytechnic of Central London 1972
Geography BSc (special), Portsmouth Polytechnic 1967
MIoD
MRSA
OBE for services to planning in July 2007
Voluntary Interests
Lynda is a TCPA Trustee
Director of the Paddington Business Improvement District
Visiting Professor in Town Planning at the University of Westminster
And a member of:
TCPA Policy Council
Solutions Steering Group
Planning Advisory Service Steering Group
Policy Direction Sounding Board on the Callcutt Review
Topics of recent papers given:
Town Centre Management
Accessibility and Sustainability
Sustainable Cities
Sustainable Housing
Transport
Regeneration through the Planning Process
Best Value
Street Scene
Best Value and Sustainability – the role of Members
The Street Excellence Model
Using the planning process to secure travel plans
Developing walking strategies
Modernisation of planning