Agenda
This in person event offers you the opportunity to listen in on high level, strategic content and to engage with private and public sector leaders alike on the most pressing issues in our industry today. There are plenty of opportunities to network over coffee and lunch with peers and connect on how the industry can move forward together.
Our 2022 agenda is coming together and will be announced shortly.
18th November 2021
*Agenda subject to change
** Times are in (GMT)
9.00am – 9.05am
Planning Resource Welcome
A welcoming introduction from the team at Planning Resource
Richard Garlick, Editor, Planning Resource
9:05am – 9:15am
Chairperson’s opening comments
A welcoming introduction from the conference chairperson, providing a thematic overview of the day, as well as additional details for all attendees
John Walker, Managing Director, C|T Group
9.15am – 9.45am
KEYNOTE; Shaping the future of housing through policy
With the changing regulatory frameworks coming into place, the future of housing planning is quickly evolving. How will government changes to existing standards change the landscape? How will these changes go about tackling bad practices and restore confidence into the system? Where are there changes still to be made?
Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments
9.50am – 10.30am
Net zero now – execution through planning
As the 2050 deadline looms, the need to implement net zero changes are imperative in urgency. With that, where does the housing sector stand so far, and what more urgently needs to be done to address the scale of the existing net zero challenge? Who are the key stakeholders and partners that need to be involved for prevailing change? Is the current framework too stringent to allow for rapid developments to take hold?
Kathryn Jump, Joint Head of Planning, Shoosmiths
Samer Bagaeen, Technical Director – Planning, Environmental Assessment & Management, Arcadis
Richard Wakeford, Principal, Rural Strategy
10.30am – 11.00am Networking break
11.00am – 11.30am
PRESENTATION: Assessing the impact of the new “Development Plans” guidelines
The recently revised planning guidelines fulfills a key part of the governments established housing plan, but what are the exact changes to the guidelines? How will the changes help local authorities and planners facilitatie their producing of county/city development plans? Have these changes significantly changed the system?
Hilary Satchwell, Director, Tibbalds
11.35am – 12:05pm
PRESENTATION: Future proofing plus – creating long-standing sustainable communities for all
With the critical shortage of homes in the U.K., how are housing associations stepping up to address the critical need? How has VIVID emerged ahead of its counterparts to provide affordable community and support to residents? What can be done to widen this approach?
Tom Armfield, Director, Planning at Turley
12.10pm – 12.50pm
Council spotlight – planning lessons at the local level
What regulations should local councils be introducing in order to develop more land for housing? How is the obsession with housing impacting employment and retail space planning? Are councils being forced to choose? What are the current challenges faced, and how can the lack of resources countrywide be addressed? How do council leaders see the Levelling Up changes taking effect?
Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning, Leicester City Council
David Morris, Planning and Operations Director, Catesby Estates plc
Mike Kiely, Chair of the Board, Planning Officer’s Society
John Stiles, Principal Urban Design Officer, London Borough of Brent Council
12.50pm – 2.20pm Networking break
2.25pm – 2.55pm
Net Zero Carbon Energy Policies within local plans
Ronan Leyden, Director of Consultancy, BioRegional
How to get more homes allocated
Chaired by: Catriona Riddell, Director, Catriona Riddell Associates
How to get more homes delivered
Chaired by: Pooja Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Public Practice
Presentation: 2:40pm – 3.15pm
Planning for Housing Development
- How do you plan for new housing developments when supply and demand is such a problem?
- How will changes to permitted development and the change in use classes affect housing allocation in local plans?
- Factoring in viability assessments at the allocation stage
Confirmed speaker:
Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments
Presentation: 2:40pm – 3.15pm
Turning Consents for Larges Sites into Homes
Confirmed speaker:
James Scott, Group Director of Strategy and Planning, Urban&Civic plc
Presentation: 3.15pm – 3.45pm
How to Make Housing Happen
What strategies should we adopt to meet current housing needs?
How can we speed up the process of turning possibilities into allocations into development?
How can local authorities and private developers work better together to deliver more housing?
Confirmed speaker:
Cristina Howick, Director, Planning Policy and Evidence, Stantec
Interview: 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Heritage Planning: What Changes in the Pipeline Could Mean for Housing?
What do we know about the remit and progress of the government review into how planning policy and the Planning Inspectorate “considers and defends heritage”?
How might the government’s stated plans in the planning white paper to “build on” existing protections for heritage assets pan out?
What is the potential implication of white paper proposals for “suitably experienced architectural specialists” to be granted “earned autonomy from routine listed building consents”?
Confirmed speakers:
Duncan McCallum, Strategy and Listing Director, Policy and Evidence Group, Historic England
Interviewed by:
Richard Garlick, Editor, Planning Resource
3.45pm – 4.15pm
Coffee Break
2.25pm – 2.55pm
Developing for the First Homes Intiative
With the new requirement to provide discounts on first time housing for first time and key worker buyers, opening the way for a new swathe of home owners, how will this change existing future contributions to affordable housing? And what sort of effect will this have on housing planning? Will planners and local authorities eye more commercial oriented developments to offset the potential losses?
Richard Wakeford, Principal, Rural Strategy
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Time to level up – gauging the future of planning
With the expected shake up to the planning system now in full swing, and the levelling up deadline looming, what makes a good quality planning system? How will this new initiative impact the existing planning system in place, both nationally and regionally? Are the changes doing enough to address inequality.
John Wacher, Strategic Planning Manager, Greater London Authority
3.30pm – 4.00pm Networking break
4.00pm – 4.30pm
Housing for all – where are they?
Housing for All, the government’s housing plan to 2030 has brought a significant strain onto the planning sector and its teams. What does the industry need to continue delivering 33,000 homes a year? What sort of capacity does the planning sector have to do this? Are teams currently geared to continue on this pace, or are significant changes to staffing and training required to meet the demand?
Paul Brocklehurst, Chairman, Land Promoters & Developers Federation
4.35pm – 5.15pm
Housing For The Future – Biodiversity, Energy Efficiency and Community Focused
How do you plan housing for the future that will leave a lasting legacy? What will be the impact on planners when factoring in new biodiversity targets, carbon value and energy efficiency? Where should local authorities intervene to address carbon neutrality in their plans?
Matthew Stimson, Principal Associate, Shoosmiths
Stephen Boateng MRICS, Senior Development Manager, Places for People
5.15pm – 5.20pm
CLOSING REMARKS : Chairperson’s closing comments
A closing address from the conference chairperson, briefing on all the outcomes from the day, and digesting tangible takeaways for the audience
John Walker, Managing Director, C|T Group