
Diane Neville
Forward Planning Officer (Planning Policy)

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About me
Principal Planning Policy Officer working on Strategic Climate Change Policy at Lancaster City Council
Education

Leeds Metropolitan University
2006 - 2008Master's degree Town and Regional Planning (part time)
Lancaster University
2001 - 2004BSc (Hons) Geography
The University of Manchester
2004 - 2005Master's degree Regeneration and Urban Development
Experience

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Jun 2005 - Sept 2007Forward Planning Officer (Planning Policy)Planning Policy Officer working on the planning policy and transport planning team. Worked on evidence base gathering for the Core Strategy, and had primary responsibility for writing the Strategic Environment Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal(SES/SA) for the Freckleton St Masterplan. Worked on Housing Market Renewal Areas and provided planning policy input into planning applications.

Ribble Valley Borough Council
Sept 2007 - Oct 2019Senior Officer working in a predominantly rural Local Planning Authority in the North West of England. Producing the Core Strategy and Allocations DPDs as well as feeding into planning applications. Working in the Development Management (Planning applications) team, dealing with requests for pre-application advice. Working in the Housing and Regeneration team as the Senior Planning Officer. Produced evidence for the Local Development Framework (Local Plan system) and the Core Strategy DPD itself, including the SHLAA, SHMA, and Employment Land Requirement report. One of two lead Officers taking the Core Strategy through Examination in Public, Hearings sessions and subsequent adoption.
Senior Planning Officer
Sept 2011 - Oct 2019Pre-Application Planning Advice Officer
Mar 2010 - Sept 2011Senior Planning Policy Officer
Sept 2007 - Mar 2010

Lancaster City Council
-Principal Planning Policy Officer
Licenses & Certifications
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Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI)
Royal Town Planning InstituteFeb 2011
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Diane NevilleFinalist in Leadership in responding to the climate emergency The MJ Shortlisted as a finalist for work on fighting for energy efficiency standards for buildings to be set at a local level within Lancaster City Council’s Climate Emergency Local Plan Reciew
- Awarded to Diane NevilleRTPI 2024 Women of Influence The Planner Every year The Planner publish a list of planning's Women of Influence, as nominated by the readers of The Planner and assessed by a panel of judges that includes distinguished planners from across the UK. Crucially, the list is non-ranked and non-competitive – the aim is not to tell you who they think the 'best' women in planning are; but to celebrate the impact of women on planning and planners. As such, some women are on the list because they've had a significant influence on… Show more Every year The Planner publish a list of planning's Women of Influence, as nominated by the readers of The Planner and assessed by a panel of judges that includes distinguished planners from across the UK. Crucially, the list is non-ranked and non-competitive – the aim is not to tell you who they think the 'best' women in planning are; but to celebrate the impact of women on planning and planners. As such, some women are on the list because they've had a significant influence on national planning policy; others because they've inspired the planners who work with them. The list for 2024 features 54 women whose nominations met the criteria looked for, and who illustrate the breadth and depth of women who are having an influence on planning and planners across sectors and disciplines. Show less
- Awarded to Diane NevilleWinner of Net Zero Category Local Government Chronicle Winner of the 2024 Net Zero LGC award
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