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 (Jane Forshaw, Head of Environmental Policy, English Partnerships)
• 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 (Mark Rees, Development Control / Mark Chadwick, Team Leader Planning Liaison, Environment Agency)
• Questions and answers session

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 (Mike Stringer, Royal Haskoning)
• Developer perspective (Les Brown, Project Director, Countryside Properties)
• Facilitated panel discussions
• Formal feedback on the objectives and 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 (Brian Morrow, Project Manager, United Utilities)
• Overview of Local Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots (Prof. Richard Ashley, Sheffield University)
• Questions and answers session
• Chairman’s concluding comments and close