The programme has been specially developed into three informative and interactive sessions. The day commences at 09.30 with registration and concluding at 16.00. An outline of the sessions is provided below:

SESSION 1: Development Planning & the PPS 25 – The Aspirations 10.00 – 12.00

• Introduction (John Batty, Chairman)
• Keynote speech (Dave Gibson, Assistant Chief Executive, Hull City Council)
• Making PPS 25 count and the new updated PPS 25 Practice Guide (Peter Bide, Department of Communities and Local Government)
• PPS 25 and Flood Risk Assessments – The Environment Agency perspective (Robin Bailey, Strategic and Development Planning Technical Specialist, Environment Agency, North East Region)
• Questions and answers session
• Formal feedback on the objectives of PPS 25 Practice Guide

LUNCH and Exhibitions 12.00 – 12.45

SESSION 2: Delivering PPS25 at the Local Development Scale 12.45 – 14.30

• Introduction to Session 2 – (John Batty, Chairman)
• Influencing development planning through strategic assessments – Case study examples (David Worth, Associate, Royal Haskoning)
• Local Authority perspective (Alex Codd, Strategic Planning Manager, Hull City Council)
• Insurance Industry perspective (Arthur Philp, Association of British Insurance)
• Facilitated panel discussions
• Formal feedback on the delivery of PPS 25 guidance

Coffee/tea break 14.30 – 15.00

SESSION 3: Approaches and Tools to Supporting Delivery 15.00 – 16.00

• Introduction to Session 3 (John Batty, Chairman)
• Local Integrated Urban Drainage Pilot case study (Richard Robinson, Technical Specialist, Strategic and Development Planning, Environment Agency North East Region)
• Overview of Local Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots (Prof. Richard Ashley, Sheffield University)
• Questions and answers session
• Chairman’s concluding comments and close