Heritage Law and Its Administration

This five-morning ‘remote’ course is aimed at improving the knowledge of professionals (lawyers, heritage practitioners, town planners, architects, both heritage and land-use officials, and decision-makers) who are already experienced in the submission, scrutiny and decision-making regarding development applications required under the heritage laws (the National Heritage Resources Act and the municipal planning by-laws). It is designed to deepen the knowledge of course participants of the applicable and associated laws and to explore the administration and operation of these laws in South Africa by exploring current practice and decision-making in the Western Cape and in the courts.

Bio: Dr Stephen Townsend, graduated in architecture in Cape Town, completed a diploma in conservation studies at the University of Rome (equivalent to a Masters degree) and a PhD at UCT. He has worked as an architect; as an administrator of land use- and of heritage-related regulations at the Cape Town City Council; and as the CEO of Heritage Western Cape; and he was appointed to the Heritage Western Cape Council in 2010 for a three-year term and chaired its Impact Assessment Committee, and served on its Built Environment and Landscape Committee (BEL Comm) and its Inventories and Grading Committee. He also established the MPhil in Conservation of the Built Environment degree at UCT (from 2009) and ran it for ten years. He now consults and has served on the Western Cape MEC’s Tribunals.

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