Morning chair's welcoming remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Jonathan Bower.
Partner.
Womble Bond Dickinson.
What powers are available for land assembly and compulsory purchase?
09:40 to
10:00
- Powers available via the Planning Act 2008 and development consent orders
- Different categories of land
Speaker:
Vicky Fowler.
Partner.
Gowling WLG.
Successfully managing land assembly alongside wider project development
10:00 to
10:20
- Land assembly as part of wider project
- Timelines for the process
Speaker:
Chris Keenan.
Land & Property Director.
WSP.
Panel discussion: Learning from COVID-19 - how was the land assembly process impact in 2020 and what are the lessons for 2021?
10:20 to
11:00
- Adapting for virtual - what has worked and what has not?
- What have been the challenges and opportunities?
- What will remain?
- The use of technology in the land assembly process
Speakers:
John Galloway.
Head of UK Land & Property.
Ørsted.
Sarah Collins.
Lower Thames Crossing Land & Property Lead.
Highways England.
How can technology be used more effectively to support land assembly?
11:30 to
11:55
- What are the innovations?
- How can technology help streamline the process?
Speaker:
Adrian Maher.
MD.
aspireCP.
How to successfully undertake and conduct land referencing
11:55 to
12:20
- COVID-19 and the impact on land referencing – has it impacted the process?
- Identifying those with land rights
- Timelines – when to start land referencing?
- How to record information
Speaker:
Peter King.
Senior Project Manager.
TerraQuest.
Afternoon chair's welcoming remarks
13:25 to
13:30
Speaker:
Paul Shadarevian QC.
Barrister.
Cornerstone Barristers.
Examination and land acquisition: how is land acquisition testing at examination?
13:30 to
13:50
- Demonstrating need for land
- The use of issue specific hearings
Speaker:
Charles Streeten.
Barrister.
Francis Taylor Building.
How to implement compulsory purchase powers
13:50 to
14:10
- When and how to implement powers?
- Next steps following the DCO being granted
Speaker:
Simon Mole.
Partner.
Carter Jonas.
Landowner's perspective of the process
14:10 to
14:30
Speaker:
David Holland.
Partner.
Squire Patton Boggs.
Calculating compensation and conducting negotiations
14:30 to
14:50
- Calculating costs and land values
- Payment schedules
Speaker:
Alasdair Lowe.
Head of Regeneration and Infrastructure.
Glenny.
Panel discussion: How to manage skills in the sector and the number of projects coming forward?
15:20 to
15:50
- Managing a large number of projects coming forward at similar times
- Are there currently enough people with the skills needed?
- Training and attracting people to the sector
Speakers:
Christopher Simpson.
Technical Director.
Mott MacDonald.
Simon Harth.
Technical Director.
WSP.
Panel discussion: lessons and advice on navigating the process
15:50 to
16:30
- Challenges faced during the process
- Lessons learnt and advice
- Speeding up the process – what is possible?
Speakers:
Greg Dickson.
Planning Director.
Barton Willmore.
Giles Lister.
Head of Utilities and Infrastructure Sector.
Fisher German.