POS West Midlands Network - 14 July 2026
Date:14 July 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Venue: Town Hall, High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DY
Hosted by Sandwell Borough Council
09.30 Arrival with refreshments available
10.00 Opening remarks - Allison Blakeway, Regeneration Manager, Sandwell MBC
10.20 Reflections on being RTPI Young Planner of the Year 2025 - Bart Shirm, Senior Policy Manager, Sandwell MBC
10.40 West Midlands Regional Place Network - Kate Harris, Urban Designer/Planning Officer, Sandwell MBC and PAS/MNHCLG WM Regional Place Advocate
10.50 Sandwell Council Design Code update - Richard Reeve, Senior Planner/Urban Designer, Sandwell MBC
11.10 Key regeneration projects - Allison Blakeway, Regeneration Manager, Sandwell MBC
- PIP Programmes - community involvement perspective
- Friar Park - Sandwell's approach to regenerating the largest brownfield site in the region - issues/challenges/aspirations
- Wednesbury Masterplan - how the Council have met the challenges faced in this part of the borough
- West Brom - masterplan delivery - Sandwell's aims and aspirations for the town centre
11.50 Regional Design Review - Jaynew Bradley-Ghosh, Design Manager, Design Midlands Ltd
12.05 POS Update - Steve Avery, POS Regional Coordinator
12.15 Closing remarks
12.20 Lunch
13.10 Optional walking tour of West Bromwich Regeneration - led by Joshua Singh, Regeneration Team Leader, Sandwell MBC (former RTPI young planner of the year)
Contact for bookings and further details: Steve Avery, POS Regional Co-ordinator