Planning Portal Annual Conference 2021

Planning Reform

Planning Portal Opening Address

10:00 - 10:10 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Opening Address

English

Planning Portal Opening Address

Opening address from Planning Portal's Managing Director Sarah Chilcott. Sarah will give an introduction to the 4 days of the conference, share some insight from Planning Portal over the past 12 months, and talk about future plans.

Planning Reform

Opening Keynote - Joanna Averley, MHCLG Chief Planner

10:10 - 10:30 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Keynote

English

Planning Reform

Opening Keynote - Joanna Averley, MHCLG Chief Planner

MHCLG Chief Planner, Joanna Averley will address changes and developments over the past 12 months on Planning Reform, and the planning whitepaper.

Planning Reform

Panel Discussion - Planning Reform One Year On

10:30 - 11:15 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Panel Discussion

English

Planning Reform Digitisation

Panel Discussion - Planning Reform One Year On

Industry experts will discuss the planning whitepaper, and planning reform one year on.

Planning Reform

DigEplan - challenges facing the UK planning eco-system

11:45 - 12:45 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Keynote

English

Planning Reform

DigEplan - challenges facing the UK planning eco-system

We consider the challenges for the UK planning eco-system, using building information modelling and steps we can take whilst this transformation moves forward.

In the session, we consider the challenges that lie ahead for local authorities, engineering professionals, and the central government, when it comes to taking advantage of BIM data in the planning process. BIM coding and digital twins are an achievable vision, but to what detail and at what cost do they cease to make sense?
How far the industry can go, will likely depend on the industry and legislative
changes. Those changes will be driven by a strong emphasis on the cost and benefits of doing so.

At one end of the planning scale, BIM data is going to be difficult to justify, whilst for larger schemes, BIM makes a lot of sense. We challenge the assumptions and discuss a potential middle ground, bringing into play the application of intelligent automation.

Planning Reform

Planning Reform - Breakout Session - Planning Portal and our Digital Future

14:00 - 15:00 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Breakout Sessions

English

Planning Reform Digitisation

Planning Reform - Breakout Session - Planning Portal and our Digital Future

Planning Reform

Planning Reform: Have we transformed enough?

14:00 - 15:00 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Breakout Sessions

English

Planning Reform Digitisation

Planning Reform: Have we transformed enough?

Objective bring together a panel of planning and building professionals discussing the impact of legislative changes, challenges and progress, sharing today’s perspective and what’s to come.

Industry experts take a critical look at competing priorities and innovation set to continue to transform development management and building control to better serve our communities.

Planning Reform

Adopting cloud technology to enhance UK planning

15:00 - 16:00 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Breakout Sessions

English

Planning Reform Digitisation

Adopting cloud technology to enhance UK planning

Introducing new technology doesn’t have to be disruptive to deliver value. Small incremental changes to support existing processes can often produce tangible benefits, without all the typical drawn-out project management, commercial impacts, and IT headaches.

Cloud technology has completely changed how we configure and access software. It removes IT complexity and improves data flow both internally and externally.

Cloud also protects organisations from underwhelming software experiences with shorter-term, subscription-based contracting vehicles, which can be exited without penalties.

In our session we discuss how we can apply cloud technology to deliver incremental improvements to the stakeholder workflows in the planning process, reducing planning administration, and time to decision. We don’t have all the answers, but we do have lessons learned from other leading planning jurisdictions. We hope we can make the session collaborative and engaging, where we are able to consider how cloud-based government technology can help UK planning today.

Planning Reform

Planning Reform - Breakout Session - UK Governments and Digital Planning

15:00 - 16:00 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Breakout Sessions

English

Planning Reform Digitisation

Planning Reform - Breakout Session - UK Governments and Digital Planning

UK government heads discuss their digital plans, desire outcomes, challenges, and long term future.

Biodiversity Net Gain

Planning Portal Opening Introduction

10:00 - 10:05 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Opening Address

English

Planning Reform Biodiversity Digitisation Carbon Zero Community

Planning Portal Opening Introduction

Opening address from Planning Portal's Managing Director Sarah Chilcott. Sarah will give an introduction to day two of the conference.

Biodiversity Net Gain

Opening Keynote - Rachel Fisher, Defra

10:05 - 10:30 | Event time (GMT)

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Online Session

Keynote

English

Biodiversity

Opening Keynote - Rachel Fisher, Defra

Hot on the heels of COP 26 we will explore what has changed and what is still to be done to make development work for the environment. Exploring the new Environment Bill measures such as Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Biodiversity Net Gain, and how they relate to planning reforms and wider land use change.