Holmes & Hills annual Planning Law Updates - Autumn 2022

After a 2-year hiatus, the dates are set and available to book for the 2022 Holmes & Hills annual Planning Law Updates.

As leading specialists in their field, Holmes & Hills Solicitors’ Planning Law Department had, prior to the pandemic, been hosting these successful events for over a decade, attended by over 300 delegates each year. It is expected that in 2022, these events will have record numbers of both Local Planning Authorities and private individuals in attendance.

Each year, Holmes & Hills’ expert Planning Law solicitors aim to arm Local Planning Authorities, developers, landowners with notification of important changes to planning legislation and practice, as well as recent, timely case law developments and the impact that these will have on the planning and development industry.

What Planning Law topics are going to be covered?

The topics covered vary annually, depending on what is most important and pressing from a Planning Law perspective for those working in local authority and those in the private sector. For 2022, Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law Department is going to be covering:

• Proposed reforms of S106 / CIL
• Proposed changes to the 4-year rule and the enforcement regime
• Points to note from the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill
• An overview of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) and Development Consent Orders (DCOs)
• Important Case Law Update

Who should attend the Holmes & Hills Planning Law updates?

This popular programme of events is the largest in the region for the planning, land and property community, offering six in-person sessions in various locations across East Anglia. The seminars are split with some suitable for local authorities and others for professionals in the private sector.

Generally, the events are suitable for:

• Residential property developers
• Commercial property developers
• Local authority planning officers
• Planning consultants
• Property consultants
• landowners
• Land consultants
• Surveyors
• Architects

About the expert Planning Law speakers

Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law updates are led by Planning Law solicitors and partners of the firm, Steven Hopkins and Michael Harman, supported by the broader Planning Law Department including senior solicitor Jo Lilliott, solicitors Sarah Hare and Ellie Hambling and trainee solicitor Issy Bainbridge. Also in attendance at the events will be senior solicitor Tom McPhie.

Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law Department is one of the largest and most experienced teams of specialist Planning Law solicitors in the South East and East Anglia, serving clients across the country. Furthermore, the team have been recognised as a leading source of Planning Law advice across the region by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners – two independent directories of the country’s top law firms.

When are the Planning Law Updates?

The series of events will be run across Essex and Suffolk in Autumn 2022, in the first week in October. Bookings are open and you can secure your and your and your colleagues spaces using the form below.

Schedule of Holmes & Hills Planning Law Updates

Planning Law Updates for the private sector:
An update to private sector employees on relevant planning legislation and topical case law.
• 3rd October - 6pm – The Lion House, Boreham, Chelmsford
• 4th October – 6pm - Colchester Rugby Club, Colchester
• 5th October – 6pm - Ickworth Hotel, Bury St Edmunds
• 6th October – 6pm - The Rayleigh Club, Rayleigh

Planning Law Updates for Local Planning Authority personnel:
An update relevant to those that work in local authority employees on planning legislation and important case law.
• 3rd October - 3pm – The Lion House, Boreham, Chelmsford
• 4th October– 1.30pm – Ipswich Town Football Club, Ipswich

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