November Birmingham Planning Seminar (Private Practitioners)

Powering the Midlands Engine – new tools or old spanners?

An autumn update

Some might see the concept of the Midlands Engine as little more than empty political rhetoric. However evidence suggest otherwise. 14.6% of the UK economy is in the Midlands Engine which also supplies 16% of all UK exports. With a population of 11.5 million and over 637,000 employed in manufacturing and engineering, the Midlands Engine is clearly more than just a clever branding exercise.

The key question is: will ongoing changes to policy and legislation provide new tools to tune up the Engine or could they just be more spanners in the works?

In this morning seminar, Martin Edwards and a team from Cornerstone Barristers will be road testing the latest proposals set out in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill and considering current issues and case law.

Programme:

10.00 – Registration & refreshments (10:00 – 10:10)

10.10 - Neighbourhood plans and changes to conditions – Martin Edwards

10.45 - Judicial review and recent case law – Michael Bedford QC

11.30 - Break

11.45 - CPO – Martin Edwards

12.15 – CIL - Paul Shadarevian

13:00 – Light sandwich lunch