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Preparing an effective evidence base
| Date | 15 October 2013 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 Day |
| Price | GBP 449 + VAT |
| Location | London |
| Venue | The Hatton (etc Venues) |
| Registration | 9.00-9.30 |
| Close of Seminar | 5.00 |
| Our code | 39252 |
| Also held on | There are no other dates for this event confirmed yet. Please call us on 0845 120 9602 for more information. |
Why you should attend
Planners are expected to generate an ever growing flow of increasingly complex evidence to inform development plans. This conference will help you make better evidence bases to inform more robust policies. It will draw on the lessons from already tested evidence base documents and best practice in collecting and handling data. We will look at what the Planning Inspectorate wants to see and how a barrister uses evidence bases. Evidence needs to be kept up to date, so we will also explore how to monitor polices and keep them fresh, relevant and valid in a difficult climate.
Benefits of attending
This one day workshop will help you:
1. Understand some of the key components of an evidence base
2. Identify what makes a sound evidence base
3. Recognise what you have to monitor to measure the success and continuing relevance of policy
4. Distinguish between statutory requirements and what is best practice
5. Use data sources and analytical techniques
Who should attend?
This workshop is designed for:
- Those who write planning policies
- Those who commission and produce evidence base documents
- Those who produce and use monitoring data
Programme
9.00 Registration and coffee
9.30 Welcome and introduction by the chair
Matthew Spry, Director, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
9.40 Different types of evidence: good and bad uses?
- The different types – oral and written
- The different purposes
- Strong vs weak evidence
- How to give the ‘right’ information
- Developing an argument in evidence
- Pre-empting challenging questions
Celina Colquhoun, Barrister, No5 Chambers
10.20 Positive planning for housing and the economy
- Objectively assessed housing needs
- Assessing economic growth and business needs
- Ensuring alignment
- Tools for positive planning
Ciaran Gunne-Jones, Associate Director, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
11.00 Coffee and networking
11.20 Meeting retail needs and the role of town centres
- Qualitative and quantitative need for town centre uses
- Understanding the role of centres
- Supporting town centre vitality
Peter Wilks, Director, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
12.00 Preparing an integrated evidence base – a case study
- Joining up the evidence
- Smart use of scenarios
- Opinion polling
Adrian Verrall, Planning Policy Manager, Canterbury City Council
12.40 Panel discussion
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Assessing transport and infrastructure needs
- Integrating infrastructure and planning policy
- Funding and delivery
Mike Batheram, Director, WSP and Paul Speirs, Technical Director, WSP
3.00 Evidence in Local Plans
- The evidence base - focused, simple and up-to-date
- The Duty to Co-operate – what’s needed?
- Sustainability Appraisals – deal with the alternatives
- National Planning Policy Framework – what’s changed?
- Meeting strategic priorities
- Population forecasts to meet the full, objectively assessed need
- Proving the delivery and viability of proposals
- What’s a Housing Implementation Strategy?
David Vickery, Senior Planning Inspector, Planning Inspectorate
4.00 Questions and discussion
4.20 Conclusion by the chair
Matthew Spry
4.30 Close
