Date and venue
Date: Friday 8th November 2024
Venue: Graduate Cambridge, Granta Pl, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RT
The RTPI East of England Planning Law Update conference is a significant event for planners in the region, bringing together experts to discuss the hottest topics in planning, including national policy, appeals, and legal challenges.
- 09:30 - 10:00 - Arrival & Registration
- 10:00 - 10:25 - Welcome, introduction to the speakers and review of the year, John Dagg, RTPI East of England Chair
- 10:25 - 11:10 - Planning enforcement update, Michael Harman, Partner, Holmes and Hills Solicitors
- 11:10 - 11:30 - Refreshments
- 11:30 - 12:05 - New towns - law and policy, existing and emerging, Celina Colquhoun, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
- 12:05 - 12:50 - Case law review - the last twelve months in the Courts, Jon Darby, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
- 12:50 - 13:15 - Questions and discussion
- 13:15 - 14:15 - Buffet lunch
- 14:15 - 15:15 - The new local plans agenda - including the proposed changes to 'the standard method' for housing need assessment, setting Green Belt boundaries, procedures for plan preparation and examination and the return of strategic planning, Derek Stebbing, Planning policy consultant, Strutt and Parker / BNP Paribas Group & David Coleman, Managing Director, DAC Planning
- 15:15 - 16:00 - Questions and discussion
- 16:00 - Close
The event is open to both members and non members.
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