Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Julie Simms.
Partner.
DWF.
Available powers for land assembly and compulsory purchase
09:40 to
10:05
Speaker:
John Webster.
Partner.
DWF.
Panel discussion: Land assembly in 2024 - what are the current, and emerging, challenges facing land acquisition?
10:05 to
10:55
- Impacts of project speed on land acquisition – what will shorter timescales mean for compulsory purchase?
- Managing rising costs alongside land assembly
- What are the biggest challenges currently facing land assembly?
- The role of technology – how is it changing land assembly?
- Managing skills in the sector as more projects come forward
Speakers:
Sarah Collins.
Head of Land, Property and Compensation.
Lower Thames Crossing.
Andrew Batterton.
Partner.
DWF.
Harry Stubbs.
Director.
Dalcour Maclaren.
Morning networking and refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Conducting land assembly alongside wider project development - aligning timelines
11:25 to
11:50
- Land assembly as part of a nationally significant infrastructure project
- Timelines for project development and land acquisition
- Ensuring consistent team communication and the importance of project management
Speaker:
Virginia Blackman.
Principal, Site Assembly and Compulsory Purchase.
Avison Young.
Establishing land values - how to carry out land valuation
11:50 to
12:15
- How to calculate land value
- Establishing costs
- Impact of land values on project viability
Speaker:
Adam Rhead.
Partner.
Gerald Eve.
Successfully undertaking land referencing
12:15 to
12:40
- When to start land referencing
- Identifying who has land rights
- Risks and challenges faced during land referencing
Speakers:
Mike Crowther.
Managing Director, Land Referencing.
Ardent.
Simon Harth.
Land Advisory Director.
Mott MacDonald.
Networking lunch
12:40 to
13:40
Engaging with land owners – best approaches and when to start
13:40 to
14:05
- Best approaches to engagement – what works best?
- When to start engagement?
- Managing engagement throughout the process – building ongoing relationships
Speakers:
Harry Stubbs.
Director.
Dalcour Maclaren.
Simon Navin.
Geomatics Business Development Director.
Dalcour Maclaren.
Carrying out compensation negotiations and calculating compensation
14:05 to
14:30
- Who can make claims
- Assessing compensation under the compensation code
- What a claim looks like
Speaker:
Luke Tully.
Associate Director.
Deloitte.
Afternoon networking and refreshments
14:30 to
15:00
How is land acquisition tested at examination?
15:00 to
15:25
- Demonstrating need for land
- Land acquisition hearings
- Resolving issues outside of examination
Speaker:
Jonathan Welch.
Barrister.
Francis Taylor Building.
Key steps and considerations to gaining entry on to land
15:25 to
15:50
- Timelines and processes for land access
- Preparing for construction phase – what steps are needed?
- What happens when projects don’t gain planning consent or are challenges at judicial review
Speaker:
Jessica Bere.
Senior Associate.
Gateley Hamer.
Chair’s closing remarks
15:50 to
16:00
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:00 to
17:00