Built heritage conservation

This conference will focus on new directions in the management of the historic environment. Starting with new policy and the prospects for legislation, it will then focus on legal aspects of heritage, in terms of case-law, emerging thinking on the definition on setting and new work on tackling heritage crime.

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• Why you should attend this conference
• Benefits of attending
• Who should attend?
• Conference programme
• Quotes from previous participants
• Want to book this as part of the RTPI Season ticket
• CPD requirements
• In-house training

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Why you should attend this conference

Although heritage legislation is still on hold, the past year has seen the PPS on the Historic Environment take centre-stage from a Government perspective. This conference will outline current national developments and set them alongside site-specific initiatives that will help to deliver better conservation on the ground. These will include a new initiative on tackling heritage crime, new heritage case-law, the issue of controlling subterranean development, research on the wider benefits of investing in the historic environment and the latest insights the Homes and Communities views on heritage and regeneration.

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Benefits of attending

This one-day conference will provide you with:

1. Insights into the ongoing heritage protection reforms, particularly focusing on the PPS for the Historic Environment
2. A perspective from the Country Land and Business Association of the ongoing heritage reforms and the challenges ahead
3. A Police Chief Inspector's views on heritage crime and what practical steps can be taken to improve the situation
4. A legal update on recent case law
5. An approach to controlling basement excavation which is prevalent in certain historic areas
6. The latest insights and data on the interface between heritage and regeneration

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Who should attend?

• Development control and strategic planners
• Planning consultants
• Those dealing with heritage and planning casework in NGOs
• All those interested in the emerging heritage agenda

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Conference programme

This programme will be updated for 2011 and may include:

9.00 Registration and coffee

9.30 Welcome and introduction from the Chair, including a mention of The Government’s Statement on the Historic Environment for England 2010

9.50 PPS5: Planning for the Historic Environment: An introduction to the Policy and the Practice Guide.

• The wider context for the PPS including progress on Heritage Protection Reform
• New concepts in the document
• What the changes mean in practice
• Making decisions using the new PPS
• How the Practice Guide fits with the PPS

10.40 Improving heritage protection; a CLA perspective

• The impact of the ongoing heritage reforms
• Comments on the PPS
• Priorities for future change

11.10 Panel discussion

11.30 Coffee and networking

11.45 Results of research on the importance of heritage in the wider economy

• Results of recent research
• Areas on ongoing and future research

12.15 Policing the past: Developing the Heritage Crime Initiative

• Aims and objectives
• The problems
• Potential solutions
• Partnerships
• Delivery programme

12.45 Panel discussion

1.00 Lunch

2.00 Delivering an effective Local Authority heritage service

• Resources
• Local designation
• Dealing with the new PPS

2.40 Going underground – Subterranean development in historic places

• Dealing with pressures for large new basements
• How to develop and adopt local authority policy
• Lessons learned from the Royal Borough

3.20 The importance of the historic environment in regeneration; a Homes and Communities Agency perspective

• HCA view of how the historic environment can help with regeneration projects.

4.00 Panel discussion

4.20 Chair’s closing comments

4.30 Close of conference

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Quotes from previous participants

q 'Comprehensive and informative'

q 'Impressive explanation of new legal regime'

q 'Good range of topics and speakers'

q 'Very good speakers from a wide range of backgrounds'

q 'The conference covered a good range of topics and included a good summary of the current change in legislation'

q 'A very interesting and worthwhile set of lectures that highlighted a number of issues'

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Want to book this as part of the RTPI Season ticket

Simply Click here to be directed to the booking form.

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CPD requirements

This event is intended to help RTPI members with their CPD requirements.

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In-house training

In-house training can be presented exclusively for any organisation in the planning and development field, including management skills. Training is individually tailored to meet the specific needs of the organisation.

To discuss your in-house requirements please contact the in-house team on 0845 076 0679 or e-mail incompany@rtpiconferences.co.uk

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