Westminster Briefing: Transforming the planning system

Nick Wood-Dow, Chelgate's deputy chairman, will be chairing the Westminster Briefing Conference entitled 
'Transforming the Planning System: Making Collaboration Easier & Incentivising Sustainable Development'.

To be held in Westminster on November 30, the keynote speaker will be Steve Quartermain, CLG's chief planner.
 

The Context & Issues
The coalition Government has wasted little time in making good on its promise to revoke Regional Spatial Strategies (RSSs), underlining a real commitment to localised, “opensource planning”. But in the absence of RSSs, how can local authorities make consistent decisions about vital housing and infrastructure developments that cut across council boundaries? Moreover, how exactly will plans to establish a cheaper, more effective planning system based on incentives and community involvement be applied in practice and what will the implications be for councils, developers and other stakeholders? Delegates attending this Policy and Practice Briefing will be given the opportunity to debate possible answers to these questions with an expert panel, drawing on contributions from policy specialists and local authority representatives well-positioned to discuss how the reforms are affecting the frontline in practice.

Objectives and Outcomes
Delegates at this Policy and Practice Briefing will spend the morning gaining a complete understanding of policies aimed at preventing a void in strategic planning and creating a cheaper, more effective planning system. The afternoon will present an opportunity to investigate specific case studies and share good practice examples of joint working between planning authorities and collaboration with local communities that has helped to stimulate sustainable development.

Who Should Attend?
Delegates will be drawn from a wide range of stakeholders. These will include; planning, housing, development and business officers from local authorities, councillors, private sector planning and construction companies, housing associations, legal professionals, building consultants, housing charities, relevant central government departments & bodies and any practitioner that has an interest in planning.

For full details please visit the Westminster Briefing Website