Planning for Major Infrastructure Projects in London

This is a half-day seminar by Bircham Dyson Bell and London Councils.
 
This seminar will be invaluable to those who will be affected by major infrastructure projects on the agenda for London, such as High Speed 2 and the Thames Tunnel.  It will be of particular interest to planners, legal, transport and community engagement teams, as well as councillors.  Details of the Government's legislative programme have now been released in the Queen's Speech.
 
The seminar will focus on:

• how local authorities can best engage in the planning and authorisation processes for major infrastructure projects
• consider the processes in the Planning Act 2008 and likely changes through the Government's proposed Decentralisation and Localism Bill, as well as alternative processes under Hybrid and Private Bills
• examine the lessons learnt from the planning process for Crossrail

Speakers include:

• John Qualtrough, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell
• Sir Mike Pitt, Chair, Infrastructure Planning Commission
• Robbie Owen, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell
• Phil Stride, Head of London Tideway Tunnels, Thames Water
• Angus Walker, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell
• Graham King, Head of Strategic Planning & Transportation, City Planning, Built Environment, City of Westminster

The seminar will be held at our offices at 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL (opposite St James's Park Underground Station).  Registration will commence at 9.00 am, the seminar at 9.30am.  The seminar will close at 1.00pm, followed by lunch.