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26th November, 2024 : 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Regent’s University, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NS
2024 has brought a monumental year of change and reform for planning policy across England. With the new government ensuring housing and planning remain high on the political agenda, and the introduction of a revised National Planning Policy Framework, the TCPA’s 2024 Annual Conference will focus on ways in which the planning and wider built environment sector can maximise the potential of the new proposals; exploring the opportunities it offers, while also highlighting the restrictions and challenges that remain. We will hear from industry leaders who continue to push boundaries, sparking innovation and creativity into their places, and influencing change on national, local and community levels.
This year’s Annual Conference aims to inspire ambition, ignite excitement and welcome change, as we look to the future of planning and good placemaking.
We are grateful for the support of PLACE LOGIC, Greenbelt and Amos Ellis Consulting.
Please see the draft agenda below:
| Session 1: National reforms to maximise the potential of the system | |
| 10:00 | Registration and Networking Tea and coffee available |
| 10:30 | Welcome and introduction from the Chair Andrew Pritchard, TCPA Chair |
| 10:35 | Sir Michael Lyons, Chair, New Towns Taskforce |
| 10:50 | Q&A |
| 11:00 | David Waterhouse, Deputy Director for Capacity and Capability, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |
| 11:20 | Q&A |
| 11:30 | Panel in response to English reforms – will they deliver for the housing, health, nature and climate crises? – Miles Gibson, former No 10 adviser and Planning Taskforce (2020) member – Shelly Rouse, Principal Consultant, Planning Advisory Service – Caglar Koksal, Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Manchester |
| 12:15 | Gideon Amos MP, Liberal Democrat’s Housing and Planning Spokesperson |
| 12:25 | Q&A and discussion |
| 12:35 | Lunch and networking |
| Session 2: Hooks, opportunities, and challenges in policy? | |
| 13:30 | Welcome back from Chair Fiona Howie, TCPA Chief Executive |
| 13:35 | Securing ambitious local plan policies: – Louise Morris, Head of Planning, Bath and North East Somerset Council – Jasmin Machen, Planner (Policy and Delivery), East Suffolk Council Followed by Q&A |
| 14:05 | Planning holistically with urban network analysis Robbie Kerr, Design Director, PLACE LOGIC Followed by Q&A |
| 14:25 | Tea, coffee and networking |
| Session 3: Impact of reforms on large-scale new development and regeneration | |
| 14:55 | Welcome back from the Chair Andrew Pritchard, TCPA Chair |
| 14:57 | Securing high quality places Fionnuala Lennon, Head of New Settlements & Garden Communities, Homes England |
| 15:05 | Q&A |
| 15:15 | Facilitated discussion and Q&A – Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy, TCPA – Nathalie Bateman, Hemel Garden Communities Programme Manager, Dacorum Borough Council and St Albans City and District Council – Joanne Cave, Chair, David Lock Associates – Jackie Copley, Campaign Lead, CPRE, The countryside charity |
| 15:55 | Closing remarks from the Chair |
| 16:00 | Close |
