Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Dr Rufus Howard.
Impact Assessment Lead.
IEMA.
Part 1: Essential policy updates on the future of EIA and effectively developing your application
09:40 to
11:15
Changes to the landscape of EIA – what does the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill mean for the future of environmental requirements?
09:40 to
10:05
- Updates in the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill and the requirements for EIA
- Will EU Law continue to apply
Speaker:
Martyn Jarvis.
Senior Associate.
Herbert Smith Freehills.
EIA policy update – ensuring that your development meets all requirements
10:05 to
10:30
- Environmental Targets and Environmental Outcomes
- What will Environmental Outcome Reporting look like
- Current uncertainties
Speaker:
Juliette Callaghan.
Partner.
Trium Environmental Consulting.
Panel Discussion: The future of EIA – where is the current policy direction leading us and what do practitioners need to be prepared for?
10:30 to
11:15
- Attempts to streamline the process – what will the future of EIA look like
- Anticipating the Levelling up a Regeneration Bill
- Implementing the Environment Act– an update on the policy a year on
- Anticipating a skill shortage – attracting new talent to the sector
Speakers:
Duncan Smart.
Senior Planning & Environmental Policy Analyst.
ScottishPower Renewables.
Martyn Jarvis.
Senior Associate.
Herbert Smith Freehills.
Morning refreshments
11:15 to
11:45
Part 2: Practical strategies for increasing biodiversity net gain and meeting climate change targets
11:45 to
13:00
Net zero and climate change considerations – what are the requirements and how can these be met?
11:45 to
12:10
- Current requirements for meeting net zero in EIA
- Going beyond what is required - how can effective net zero requirements be reflected in EIA?
- New technologies reducing carbon emissions – what types of projects are being developed?
Speaker:
Colin Holm.
Senior Sustainable Development and Climate Change Advisor.
National Highways.
Biodiversity net gain requirements – what has changed & how to measure net gain
12:10 to
12:35
- The latest updates on biodiversity net gain requirements
- Measuring and monitoring a net gain approach
- DEFRA’s metric of measurement
Speaker:
Nick White.
Principal Advisor – Net Gain.
Natural England.
On Track for Real Biodiversity Net Gain – lessons and experience on East West Rail Phase 2
12:35 to
13:00
- Going beyond what is required – how to implement and include biodiversity net gain in your application
- What you need to know before biodiversity net gain comes into force in 2023
- Practically achieving net gain in areas of low diversity
Speaker:
Tom Oliver.
Ecology Manager.
East West Rail Alliance.
Networking lunch
13:00 to
14:00
Part 3: Practical lessons to navigating the EIA process
14:00 to
16:10
Proportionality – what information do you need to include?
14:00 to
14:25
- Prioritising different parts of the process – what to scope in and out
- How has the system worked so far?
- Avoiding over scoping
Speaker:
Neil Young.
Senior Associate.
Stantec.
Effectively engaging with stakeholders – maintaining a positive relationship throughout the EIA process
14:25 to
14:50
- Effectively engaging with local authorities
- Supporting authorities with resource constraints
- The benefits of early engagement
Speaker:
Aleksandra Milentijevic.
Principal Planning Officer.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Afternoon refreshments
14:50 to
15:20
Panel Discussion: Guidance on conducting successful EIA – lessons learnt and insight from different types of developments
15:20 to
16:05
- Learning lessons from the challenges faced by different developments
- Working with tight resources and stringent timelines
- Ensuring you are meeting requirements and anticipating judicial reviews
Speakers:
Richard Woodward.
Environment Manager - River Thames Scheme.
Environment Agency.
Jessica Buck.
Assistant Sustainability Manager.
Mace.
Sophie Stephenson.
Major Infrastructure - DCO Consents Manager.
Anglian Water.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:05 to
16:10
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:10 to
18:00