National Infrastructure Conference

Date: 
26 Mar 2010 - 9:40am - 3:20pm
Venue: 
Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, 50 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BL

National infrastructure, local impact – the role of councils in the decisions about major infrastructure projects
A free joint conference by Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) opened its doors for business on 1 October 2009 and will start to receive applications for development consent for national infrastructure projects from 1 March 2010. Already it has been notified about 20 projects that promoters have confirmed that they intend to submit as applications.

As the UK continues to develop its infrastructure, for energy generation and transmission, roads, rail, ports, waste and airports, there will be many more projects.

Many of the projects that will come before the IPC will have major impacts on the local community – economic, social and environmental. The relevant local authority has been given key roles at each stage of the process, from advising the promoter about how best to conduct their consultation, reporting to the IPC on the quality of the consultation undertaken, and producing a local impact report detailing the likely local effects of a proposal.

This event will explore those roles – in relation to the IPC itself, the major companies that will promote projects and the local community. What will councils need to do and how are councils, with major proposals in their area, already approaching the task? What will developers expect from councils? What are the best ways to engage local people? What will local communities expect of local councils and their elected representatives?

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This free conference will be a great opportunity for local government to consider the challenges, opportunities and practicalities of the new planning regime and to learn about how the process will really work.

To book a place please register through the LGA website: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/events/display-event.do?id=8671464