HBF Planning Conference 2024

17 September 2024, 9am to 4.30pm, Austin Court Birmingham

A new government is in place and it is a government that is looking to the housebuilding industry to boost economic growth.

This means changes to the planning regime, including a review of green belt and a promised new National Planning Policy Framework.

The HBF Planning Conference will look at these changes and the challenges that the new Labour government will face. The number of local plans adopted and the number of new homes securing planning permission in 2023 were both the lowest for a decade. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has just come in and nutrient neutrality is not going away.

What elements of the reform agenda tabled at the start of the last parliament (the Infrastructure Levy, National Development Management Policies, local plan reform) will survive into this new one?

Join the HBF planning team at this year’s HBF Planning Conference for an exploration of what is in, and what should be in, the new housing and planning minister’s in-tray.

Confirmed speakers:

• Sam Stafford, Planning Director, HBF
• Zack Simons, Barrister, Landmark Chambers
• Shelly Rouse, Principal Consultant, Planning Advisory Service (PAS)
• Andrew Taylor, Group Planning Director, Vistry Group
• Paul Smith, Managing Director, The Strategic Land Group
• Simon Ricketts, Partner, Town Legal LLP
• Claire Petricca-Riding, Partner and Head of Planning & Environment, Irwin Mitchell
• Nicola Gooch, Partner – Planning & Environment, Irwin Mitchell
• Joanna Averley, Chief Planner - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Standard tickets are £320+VAT per event. However, HBF members tickets are £260+VAT. Additionally, attendees of both the planning and technical conference can receive an extra 20% discount.