After months of anticipation, the new NPPF is finally here, heralding what the Deputy Prime Minister has called a “landmark overhaul” to “shake-up a broken planning system”. This year’s seminar will take a deep dive into some of the key parts of the Framework, and cover other changes to the planning system.
Date: 24 Mar 2025
Time: 9am - 4:45pm
Location: The Eastside Rooms
Address:
Woodcock Street,
Birmingham
B7 4BL
Programme
9.00am – 9.45am Registration and Breakfast
9.45am – 10.00am Welcome Address Thea Osmund-Smith
10.00am – 10.20am Three months of a new Framework for growth – What have we learned? James Corbet Burcher
10.20am – 10.40am Green Belt – Designation and plan making Christopher Young KC
10.40am – 11.00am Grey Belt – Development Management – What we know about the application of ‘grey belt’ policy Leanne Buckley-Thomson
11.00am – 11.20am Q&A and Panel Discussion
11.20am – 11.50am Refreshment Break
11.50am – 12.10pm Who gets to decide? – Devolution and decision making Scott Stemp and Daniel Henderson
12.10pm – 12.30pm Nature and Development: Turning over a new leaf Odette Chalaby and Jessica Allen
12.30pm – 12.50pm Consenting Renewables Thea Osmund-Smith and Anna Stein
12.50pm – 1.00pm Q&A
1.00pm – 2.20pm Lunch
2.20pm – 2.50pm Flood Risk – Recent decisions, case law and policy change Christian Hawley and Richard Kimblin KC
2.50pm – 3.20pm Key housing appeal decisions Richard Humphreys KC and Peter Goatley KC
3.20pm – 3.50pm Themes and takeaways from the case law Hugh Richards and Howard Leithead
3.50pm – 4.00pm Q&A
4.00pm Drinks Reception
