| 8.30am |
Pre Conference Networking Session
- Delegates can arrive from 8:30am when an informal breakfast is provided, and a chance to network with other attendees, before the conference starts at 9:30am
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| 9.20am |
Chairman’s Welcome – Residential Planning in 2023 – Levelling Up & Regeneration
Speaker:
Roger Hepher, Director, HGH Consulting (Chair)
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| 9.30am |
How have the Government evolved the planning system in recent years and what can we expect from the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill?
- Will this improve the planning system and what is the overall timeframe for the proposed measures?
- What might happen prior to the next election and afterwards?
Speaker:
Steve Quartermain, Former Chief Planner & Director, Quartermain & Consultant, HGH Consulting
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| 9.50am |
How do the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill, plus changes to the NPPF evolve the planning system?
- How does the industry view these changes?
- What will be the effects of a change in Government on Planning?
- Can we expect to see what we have seen on a local level at National level?
Speaker:
Ian Anderson, Executive Director, Iceni Projects
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| 10.10am |
The Role of the Planning Inspectorate in the modern Planning system
- How will the appeals system adapt to the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill proposals?
- What can the inspectorate do to modernise the planning system and speed up the process?
Speaker:
Paul Morrison, Chief Executive, Planning Inspectorate
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| 10.30am |
The Key Planning Decisions from the Last Year
- What significant Planning Appeal Decisions have there been & why are they significant?
- Which Court decisions & Secretary of State Decisions which affect planning do we need to be aware of and why?
- Which recent appeals and case law do developers and Local Authorities need to know about?
Speaker:
Clare Fielding, Partner, Town Legal
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| 10.50am |
Questions for Steve, Ian, Paul & Clare
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| 11.00am |
Networking Coffee Break
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| 11.30am |
Public Sector Panel Session
- How can Local Authorities have a modern professional approach to the Planning System that delivers Housing and economic growth to an area
- Where do Local Authorities stand on changes to the planning system proposed in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill?
- Local Plans & National Development Management Policies (NDMPs) – what is the local authority view?
- How are local authorities progressing with local plans and what is the timeframe for delivery?
- How will NDMPs work with local plans and how will the proposed system work in practice?
- What is the new interpretation of ‘material considerations’ when it comes to planning permission and could this make things more difficult for developers?
- How are local authorities approaching the local plan process and do we except it to increase housing delivery?
- With a shortage of resources in the public sector, what are the solutions to help the planning system and where does technology fit in?
- What kind of technology is being used and considered?
- How can we encourage positive engagement between the public and private sectors?
- What is the effect of a change of Government locally or nationally on the planning process in a practical sense?
Speakers:
Lisa Fairmaner, Head of London Plan & Growth Strategies, Greater London Authority,
Jenifer Jackson, Chief Planning Officer, LBs of Richmond & Wandsworth,
Roger Hepher, Director, HGH Consulting (Chair)
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| 12.05pm |
Where are we with the Pre-Application Process across the UK & how can this improve the speed and efficiency of decision making?
- How do we improve the coordination between the LPAs and applicants and resolve issues?
- How can we best use planning performance agreements?
Speaker:
Frances Summers, Principal Planning Consultant, Capita Local Public Services
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| 12.25pm |
With Climate Change moving to the top of the political agenda, how are sustainability and environmental targets affecting Residential Development Planning?
- How is the planning system approaching embodied carbon, energy consumption and sustainability for new developments?
- What is the impact of the Environmental Act 2021 on Planning?
- Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) – how are these affecting new build developments and what are the requirements?
- How have Nutrient Neutrality and Water Neutrality been affecting Residential Development across the UK and what can developers do?
- What is the role of Natural England and their calculations and how can the issue be addressed to unlock much needed housing development?
Speaker:
Claire Dutch, Head of UK Real Estate & Co-Head of Planning & Environment, Ashurst
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| 12.45pm |
How do we prepare for Biodiversity Net Gain and what will the requirements be?
- How do we plan strategically for future compliance?
Speaker:
Annabel Graham Paul, Francis Taylor Building
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| 1.05pm |
Questions for Frances, Claire & Annabel
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| 1.15pm |
Networking Lunch Session
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| 2.15pm |
Private Sector Panel Session
- How do developers feel about the new proposed changes from the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill?
- Are these viewed as an improvement?
- How could future interaction and initiatives between Private and Public Sector Planners be advantageous to the process and understanding each other’s role?
- How else can we break down Private & Public Sector barriers to improve the Planning Process?
- How do Developers feel about new technology in the planning sector – is it key to modernising and simplifying the process?
- Do developers see the new infrastructure levy as being better and more transparent than the current system?
- If you could propose one amendment to the new bill to Government, what would it be and why?
Speakers:
Andrew Taylor, Group Planning Director, Vistry Group,
Nick Cuff, Chief Commercial Officer, Pocket Living,
Dr Riëtte Oosthuizen, Partner, Head of Planning at HTA Design,
Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments,
Roger Hepher, Director, HGH Consulting (Chair)
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| 2.50pm |
What do proposed reforms for the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process mean for housing?
- What are the proposals from the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill and how will they change the process?
- What is the aim and what is the reality?
- What are the likely impacts and how could the system be improved?
- What is happening with Compulsory Purchase Compensation reforms?
Speaker:
Iain Gilbey, Partner – Head of Planning, Pinsent Masons
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| 3.10pm |
Questions for Iain
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| 3.15pm |
The Viability Session – The Leading practitioners take us through the key issues following the arrival of the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill, and the infrastructure levy, which will change the system fundamentally.
- Where are we with viability policy?
- What will the proposals from the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill, and viability being assessed at the local plan stage, mean for the system as a whole?
- What is the impact on viability and affordable housing delivery?
- How will the new system work in practice?
- What are the technical rules?
- what has changed since the white paper was published and where are we now?
- How will the new infrastructure levy be collected and spent?
- Where is the line between spending from general taxation and what infrastructure levy will be used for?
- How will utility companies and other organisations apply for levy?
- Infrastructure Delivery strategies – how will LAs be accountable for how the levy is spent?
- How will environmental issues and site specific biodiversity net gain and neutrality be dealt with?
Speakers:
Andy Leahy, Managing Director, Bespoke Property Group,
Anthony Lee, Senior Director, BNP Paribas Real Estate,
Jane Seymour, Development Viability Expert, Greater London Authority,
John Wacher, Strategic Planning Manager – Viability, Greater London Authority
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| 4.00pm |
Questions for Jane, John, Anthony and Andy
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| 4.15pm |
Closing remarks from the Chair
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| 4.20pm |
Conference Close & Networking Drinks Session
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