RE:UK/POS Annual Conference - 2 December 2026
Date:2 December 2026 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Clyde & Co offices, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
Planning Reform: The Next Chapter
Join Real Estate:UK and the Planning Officers Society to explore 'Planning Reform: the next chapter', kindly hosted by Clyde & Co.
The annual conference brings together local authority planners, private sector planners and the wider real estate sector to examine what planning reform means in practice. Hear perspectives from across the sector, share practical experience and explore how applicants and authorities can work together to deliver faster, better planning decisions.
What's on the agenda?
- The national planning policy agenda - take stock of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and look ahead to strategic planning, devolution and mayoral planning powers. Explore where reform has brought us and what comes next
- Plan-making in practice - the new local plan system and emerging Spatial Development Strategies will reshape how places are planned. Hear how local authorities and the real estate industry can align priorities and tackle the challenges of bringing plans forward
- Development management in practice - explore how to turn reform on paper into faster, better decisions, with perspectives on how applicants, authorities and statutory consultees can work more effectively together.
Confirmed speakers
- Emma Talbot, President, POS and Strategic Director of Housing & Regeneration, LB Harrow
- Jamie McKie, Partner, Clyde & Co
- Mike Kiely, Chair of the Board, POS
- Brian Greenwood, Partner, Clyde & Co
- Catriona Riddell, Director, Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd
- Sam Bensted, Assistant Director (Planning & Development), Real Estate:UK
- Matt Kingham, Director, Planning, Iceni Projects
- Simon Ricketts, Partner, Town Legal
- Claire Dutch, Managing Partner, London, Ashurst Perkins Cole
With opportunities to connect over lunch and during drinks after the conference, you'll also have time to continue the discussion and build relationships with colleagues from across the public and private sectors.