Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Gilian Macinnes.
Director.
Gilian Macinnes Associates.
Part 1: Latest policies impacting developer contributions
09:40 to
11:20
Latest updates on policies impacting developer contributions
09:40 to
10:05
- What developer contributions can be collected – the use of s106 and CIL
- How can CIL and s106 used in conjunction with each other
- Are any changes expected to CIL policy?
- Implications of recent legal decisions
- The introduction of London CIL relief
Speaker:
Roy Pinnock.
Partner.
Dentons.
Panel Discussion: Preparing for local government reorganisation - what are the implications for the management and spending of developer contributions?
10:05 to
10:50
- Managing other local policy developments alongside developer contributions
- Communicating with all members and communities about CIL & s106 during changes of local government
- What steps can be made now to prepare for local government reorganisation?
- Considering implications of merging with areas with different CIL regulations and systems
Speakers:
Rachael Ferry-Jones.
Principal Consultant, Planning Advisory Service.
Local Government Association.
Stacey Wylie.
Senior Project Manager – Developer Contributions.
North Northamptonshire Council.
Morning refreshments
10:50 to
11:20
Part 2: Practical guidance on managing the administration of CIL
11:20 to
13:35
Establishing viability and setting rates
11:20 to
11:45
- How has viability been changing? The impact of current climate and inflation on projects
- How can project viability being reassessed during development and delivery
- Setting CIL rates
- Reviewing viability as part of local plan development
- How do other policies impact developer contributions and viability
Speaker:
Anthony Lee.
Managing Partner.
Quintic Advisory.
How to coordinate and manage neighbourhood CIL
11:45 to
12:10
- Managing neighbourhood CIL in parished and unparished areas
- Communicating neighbourhood CIL
- Examples of how neighbourhood CIL is being spent
Managing the administration of CIL
12:10 to
12:35
- The role of digitalisation and AI in supporting CIL administration
- How to track notices and permissions granted at different times
- Reporting on CIL – what information is needed?
Speaker:
Nicki Faulkner.
Associate Director.
DAC Planning.
Networking Lunch
12:35 to
13:35
Part 3: Establishing governance structure and successfully delivering infrastructure from CIL and s106
13:35 to
15:40
Establishing the governance structures needed to support decision making and CIL spending
13:35 to
14:00
- What governance structures are needed for enabling decision making?
- Communicating information about CIL to different departments within the local authority
Panel discussion: Successfully spending CIL and developer contributions to enable deliver of infrastructure – examples of how spending is being done
14:00 to
14:50
- Ensuing CIL is spent within time limits
- Combining CIL & s106 for spending
- Coordinating developer contributions for “big ticket items” and smaller projects
- Engaging with health care providers on infrastructure delivery
- Communicating how CIL is being spent
- Are funding gaps skewing priorities of infrastructure spending?
Speakers:
Michele Vas.
Partner.
Dentons.
Isobel Williams.
IPD Programme Manager.
Westminster City Council.
Andrew Tebbutt.
Planning Obligations Team Leader.
Hillingdon Council.
Afternoon refreshments
14:50 to
15:20
Part 4: CIL enforcement and managing exemptions
15:20 to
16:30
The use of enforcement of CIL and implications of recent case law on CIL and permitted development rights
15:20 to
15:50
- Lack of flexibility in CIL regulations – can liability be removed?
- How widely is enforcement being used?
- Timelines and when to progress to enforcement?
- What is the process for enforcement and difficulties to be faced
- CIL and permitted development rights
Speaker:
Christopher Cant.
Barrister.
The Barrister Group Chambers.
Exemptions and Relief under CIL
15:50 to
16:15
- What exemptions and relief are available?
- Managing self-build processes effectively
Speaker:
Carol Gore.
Compliance Team Leader.
Chorley & South Ribble Council.
Developer perspective on developer contributions
16:15 to
16:40
Speaker:
Jennie Baker.
Planning Director.
Lichfields.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:40 to
16:50
Speaker:
Gilian Macinnes.
Director.
Gilian Macinnes Associates.
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:50 to
17:50