Chair's opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Dr Rufus Howard.
Impact Assessment Lead.
IEMA.
Current environmental policy and the context for conducting environmental impact assessments in 2020 and beyond
09:40 to
10:00
- Impacts of the Environment Bill on EIAs
- What does new policy mean?
- Net Zero, climate change and the impacts on EIAs
- Net gain and biodiversity considerations
Speaker:
Ben Stansfield.
Partner.
Gowling WLG.
Navigating the EIA process: what are the requirements?
10:00 to
10:20
- When is EIA needed? What projects will have requirement?
- What are the requirements and processes
- Potential legal challenges and key considerations
- Timelines for EIA
Speaker:
Luke Strickland.
Environment Team Lead.
Mott MacDonald.
Panel discussion: Are Environment Impact Assessments still fit for purpose following changing environmental policy? What changes are need to the process?
10:20 to
11:00
- What is the current environmental challenges and do EIAs need to be looked at differently?
- Expected impact of Heathrow decision on future environmental studies
- Does the industry need to shift thinking on how to carry out EIA and what should be included? Should there be a shift to value added instead of impacts?
- What are the implications of Brexit on environmental policy?
Speakers:
Greg Jones QC.
.
Francis Taylor Building.
Luke Strickland.
Environment Team Lead.
Mott MacDonald.
The impact of climate change on conducting EIAs: how should EIA address climate change?
11:30 to
11:50
- What should be assessed?
- Net zero emissions and EIAs
- Possible mitigation that can be included
Speaker:
Howard Waples.
Director.
Temple.
Ensuring EIA isn’t conducted in isolation: coordinating EIA with wider project development and demonstrating project value
11:50 to
12:15
- Demonstrating the project value, not just impact – how is value measured?
- Ensuring cohesiveness across other studies including health studies
- Conducting health assessments
- EIA as part of project development
Speakers:
Lucy Wood.
Director.
Barton Willmore.
Luke Hillson.
Design Director.
Barton Willmore.
Ensuring proportionality in applications: what detail needs to be included and how can this be presented proportionally and accessibly
12:15 to
12:40
- How to include all necessary information in a proportionate way?
- Scoping and deciding what not to scope?
- Making EIAs accessible
Speaker:
Nick Hilton.
Transport Strategy Director.
Wood.
Delivering EIA Digitally: Case Studies from the UK and Abroad
13:40 to
14:05
- What does digital delivery mean for EIA?
- How is digital delivery being implemented in EIA?
- Where might digital delivery take EIA?
Speaker:
Ross Stewart.
Head of Digital Delivery, Environment.
AECOM.
Preparing for examination: review of the DCO examination process
14:05 to
14:25
- Identifying potential specialist areas which will be focused on at examination
- Challenges and potential pitfalls
Speaker:
Chris Leach.
Senior Associate.
Stantec.
How to implement and conduct post consent monitoring
14:55 to
15:15
- How to measure and report effects of project following planning consent
Speaker:
Helen Craven.
Principal Environmental Consultant.
Royal HaskoningDHV.
Panel discussion: Latest lessons and guidance on EIA – what challenges do different projects face and learnings from the process
15:15 to
16:00
- Challenges and lessons from different types of projects
- Innovations and new ideas for EIA
- Creating environmental statement – what should be included?
- Skills and EIA – is further training and upskilling needed?
Speakers:
Chris Leach.
Senior Associate.
Stantec.
Professor Martin Broderick.
Visiting Professor; Examining Inspector.
Oxford Brookes University; Planning Inspectorate.
Dr Natalie Frost.
ABPmer.
Head of Environment.
Chair's closing remarks
16:00 to
16:10
Speaker:
Dr Rufus Howard.
Impact Assessment Lead.
IEMA.