The CPA’s Annual Law Reform Lecture 2018

The Compulsory Purchase Association invite you to attend their annual reform lecture, where experts will focus on Emerging land value capture schemes using Compulsory Purchase at restricted value.

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Start Date	Venue	Price
26 April 2018	CBRE St Martin's Court, London

Note: All prices are to be paid in GBP and are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate

Event duration: Evening Event 2 CPD Hours.
Registration from: 16.15. Event starts at: 16.45. Event finishes at: 18.45 Followed by a drinks reception.

The CPA is grateful to CBRE for providing the venue for this event

The CPA is grateful to Burges Salmon for supporting this event

The UK domestic political focus is centred on the delivery of new homes and is seeking a more effective means of land value capture.

Proposals have emerged to promote compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) against developers and land promoters to acquire land where planning consent has been granted but not used, generally referred to as a ‘use it or lose it’ threat.

Elsewhere, proposals include the acquisition of land at existing use value, ignoring hope value and potentially even ignoring the value attributable to any existing planning consents. Whilst such proposals may appeal to politicians, interest and lobby groups, does this represent sound planning policy; and does it fit within the current CPO code?

Do the proposals really capture land value?

Will such policies expedite housing delivery?

Where do such proposals fit in the context of Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

Richard Harwood OBE QC, a leading planning silk will give the lead paper in the 2018 law reform lecture and will address these issues.

Richard specialises in planning, environment and public law, acting for developers, landowners, central and local government, individuals and interest groups. Voted as one of the top ten Planning Silks in Planning magazine’s surveys, he has appeared in many of the leading cases of recent years.

This paper will be followed by a panel discussion to include views from the house building sector and advocates for ‘use it or lose it’ powers. The panel will also consider alternative approaches to land value capture and other proposals focused on housing delivery.

The Law Reform lecture is open to CPA members and non-members alike.

Speakers

Jonathan Stott MRICS, Group Managing Director, Ardent
Richard Harwood OBE QC, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Philip Barnes FRTPI FRICS, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments Plc
Richard Blyth MCD FRTPI FRSA, Head of Policy, Royal Town Planning Institute
Paul Astbury BSc (Hons) FRICS, Partner, Head of Compulsory Purchase, Carter Jonas LLP

Programme

16.15	Registration
16.45	Welcome and Introduction - Jonathan Stott, Managing Director, Gateley Hamer; Vice Chair, Compulsory Purchase Association
16.50	'Emerging Land Value Capture Schemes Using Compulsory Purchase at Restricted Value' - Richard Harwood OBE QC, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
17.30 17.40	A View from the House Builders - Philip Barnes FRTPI FRICS, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments Plc A View from the Royal Town Planning Institute - Richard Blyth MCD FRTPI FRSA, Head of Policy Practice & Research, Royal Town Planning Institute
17.50	Question and Answer Panel Session - Richard Harwood, Philip Barnes, Richard Blyth, Paul Astbury
18.45	Drinks and Canapé Reception
20.00	Close