Chair's welcoming remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Gideon Amos OBE.
Managing Director.
Amos Ellis Consulting.
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning: Project Speed and the view from Government
09:40 to
10:05
- National Infrastructure Strategy
- Planning White Paper
- Next steps for the NSIP regime
Speaker:
Jenny Preece.
Deputy Director, Planning – Infrastructure.
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Planning Inspectorate update: Latest update and guidance on creating and submitting an application
10:05 to
10:30
- Update on current applications and expected profile of expected applications in 2021
- Lessons from 2020
Speaker:
Simone Wilding.
Head of Operations.
Planning Inspectorate.
Aging national policy statements and the impact on new policy – where are we now and embedding case making into your application
11:00 to
11:25
- Current status of national policy statements
- Need for updated NPS
- Are there plans for policy to be reviewed?
- Risks and impacts of outdated NPS
- Importance of case making and demonstrating project need
Speaker:
Liz Dunn.
Partner.
Burges Salmon.
Panel discussion: Learnings from the impact of COVID-19 on major infrastructure planning – what have been the impacts and what does it mean for future projects?
11:25 to
12:00
- NSIP planning during COVID-19
- What changes have and haven’t worked?
- Temporary measures brought it and what do they mean for future projects – should any of these be extended?
- The use of digital consultation, engagement and examination
- Has COVID-19 caused delays to projects?
Speakers:
Tom Henderson.
Partner.
BDB Pitmans.
Richard Turney.
Barrister.
Landmark Chambers.
Panel discussion: Going digital - technology innovations and how can these be used to improve NSIP planning
12:00 to
12:45
- Innovations and new technologies
- Building digital into the NSIP planning process
Speakers:
Ross Stewart.
Head of Digital Delivery, Environment.
AECOM.
Mike Saunders.
CEO.
Commonplace.
Paul Rivers.
Chair.
Tractivity.