10:00
Session hosted by RenKap.
More details to follow.
Gonzalo Marquesini (RenKap). More speakers to be announced.
11:00
Homes in the Right Places: How the new NPPF unlocks connected places around train stations
Impact of the new NPPF on unlocking housing sites in well-connected locations, with a focus on transport-led development.
Harry Quartermain (LandTech), Dr Valentina Marin (Space Syntax), Rob Singleton (Dept for Transport), Ben Simpson (Lichfields)
12:00
Density and Design: How to Make Density Targets Deliver
We explore how developers can successfully make density policy work within strict viability and design constraints during the scheme design stage.
Euan Mills, CEO — Blocktype. More speakers to be announced.
14:00
Consulting with AI: How Do You Connect with Real People?
AI is making public responses longer and more detailed, but not necessarily more accurate. What does this mean for stretched LPA resources and planning outcomes?
Tim Clarke (Property Week), Peter Kemp (Processus Tech), Lia Butler (Give My View), Gabrielle Appiah (LLDC), Ryan Walker (Iceni Projects)
15:00
Planning Skills: Are We Fit for Purpose?
With £48m committed to planning capacity, the debate shifts to skills. Can the planning system develop the right expertise to support reform and the government's growth agenda?
Charlotte Morphet (UBE), Peter Kemp (Processus Tech), Nissa Shahid (Arup), Shelley Rouse (Planning Advisory Service), Abhimanyu Acharya (Prior and Partners)
16:00
Evening networking drinks
Two hours of relaxed networking drinks.
08:00
LPDF: Pastries with a Politician
Informal networking breakfast with a leading MP.
Sam Stafford, MD — LPDF
10:00
Are We Ready for 'Rules Based Planning'?
The new NPPF promises certainty and housing delivery at scale. Is our system actually ready for it in practice?
Harry Quartermain (LandTech), Wei Yang (Digital Planning Taskforce), Simon Ricketts (Town Legal), Euan Mills (Blocktype), Annie Gingell (Turley)
11:00
The New Economics of Land: Speed, Certainty, and BNG
How biodiversity net gain is reshaping land appraisal, viability, and delivery timelines.
Sam McCarthy (AiDASH), Cameron Cook (Richborough Estates), Melissa Arthur (Barratt Redrow)
12:00
Towards a Genuinely Plan-Led System: The Future of Development Plans in England
Government has set bold steps to fix the local plan crisis. With strategic planning returning, what does a new plan-led system actually require?
Jan Bessell, President (RTPI), Robbie Calvert (RTPI), Tom Venables (Prior and Partners), Louise Sloane (Newcastle City Council)
14:00
Joining the Dots: Getting the Right Data at the Right Time in the Planning Journey
How LandTech's partner ecosystem gives planners and developers the right tool and data at every stage of the process
Harry Quartermain (LandTech), Lia Butler (Give My View), Gonzalo Marquesini (RenKap), Sam McCarthy (AiDASH)
15:00
Reducing the Burden of the Evidence Base: How Quality Data Can Support SDSs, Local Plans, and Applicants
Making the case for live, open data as the foundation of the planning process — and the only route to full plan coverage
Harry Quartermain (LandTech), Paul Frainer (Olive Branch Consulting), Darshana Chauhan (Co-Plug), Bridget Wilkins (MHCLG), Bin Guan (Connected Places Catapult), Abhimanyu Acharya (Prior and Partners)
16:00
Evening networking drinks
Two hours of relaxed networking drinks.
08:00
Morning networking breakfast
Start your day off with breakfast and good conversation.
11:00
Rethinking the Capital Stack for Housing Delivery: How the Right Financial Data Can Be a Deal Breaker
How different funding models deliver homes, and why having the right financial data at the right moment is critical to making deals stack up
Harry Quartermain (LandTech), Sara Eustace (Homes England), Frazer Campbell (BrickFlow), Daniel Everett (Hometrack)
