Programme

Main Papers

Localism and Planning - How the LEP will work
Colin Skellett, Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership

The Coalition Government’s plans for planning
Bob Neill, Under Secretary of State at Communities and Local Government Department

Legalese and localese
Stephen Tromans, QC, ThirtyNine Essex Street Chambers

Planning reforms - your questions answered by:
Steve Quartermain, Chief Planner at Communities and Local Government Department

Localism and Community Engagement Plus
David Waterhouse, Head of Local Government Affairs
and
Liam Herbert, Director, JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs

Neighbourhood Plans in action
The urban case - Lockleaze, Bristol - Sarah O’Driscoll, Bristol City Council
The rural case - Cerne Abbas - Hilary Jordan, West Dorset District Council
Democratic Localism: A Basic Principle of Swiss Planning - Peter Gresch, planner, Bern, Switzerland

Round up
George Ferguson, Chair, Ferguson Mann Architects

Time to change for...

Black Tie Dinner hosted by Charles Kislingbury, Jones Lang LaSalle