2010 sponsors

Environment Agency
Rio House
Aztec West
Almondsbury
a Bristol
BS32 4UD
Tel: 01454 624075
Fax: 01454 205521
E-mail: Lauren.hayhurst@environment-agency.gov.uk
www.environment-agency.gov.uk

The principal aims of the Environment Agency are to protect and improve the environment in England and Wales, and to promote sustainable development. We play a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of Central Government and the Welsh Assembly Government. The Environment Agency plays a significant role in the spatial planning system. As both a statutory and non-statutory consultee we advise on the formulation of national planning policy and assist in the production of technical guidance. We comment on Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks in England, and the Wales Spatial Plan and Local Development Plans in Wales, including commenting on associated Sustainability Appraisals, incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment.

We also provide environmental information to help Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities to formulate policy options, and we provide timely and practical advice to consultations on planning applications by Local Planning Authorities and pre-application enquiries by developers. In addition we advise on the environmental implications of spatial planning on other environmental strategies and policies, such as River Basin Management Plans arising from the Water Framework Directive.

Natural England
1 East Parade
Sheffield
S1 2ET
Tel: 0114 241 8920
General enquiries: 0845 600 3078
www.naturalengland.org.uk

Planning Advisory Service
Layden House
76-86 Turnmill Street
London
EC1M 5LG
Tel: 020 7296 6880
E-mail: pas@idea.gov.uk
www.pas.gov.uk

The Planning Advisory Service helps the planning sector with self-sustaining continuous improvement. PAS works in partnership with all local authorities and others involved in the planning system. Focussing on leadership, strategy and delivery, PAS offers a range of services to help planning authorities and their partners make good plans and deliver good development. PAS is part of the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) and a member of the Local Government Association group. PAS is funded directly by the Department of Communities and Local Government.

HCA ATLAS
Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 2EA
T: 01908 353938
F: 01908 353605

ATLAS provides independent and and impartial advice on large scale planning & regeneration projects. The service is part of the Homes & Communities Agency.

The ATLAS Guide: Planning for Large Scale Development is available at:
http://www.atlasplanning.com
For information about the ATLAS Inception Service for Planning Performance Agreements please go to:
http://www.atlasplanning.com/page/ppa.cfm

Savills

Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Square
London
W1J 6ER
Tel: +44 (0) 845 155 0138
E-mail: planning@savills.com
www.savills.com

Savills Planning is one of the largest and strongest planning and regeneration consultancy teams in the UK. Our project range is diverse, extending across a wide range of private and public sector clients, all types of property, and all regions. It includes some of the highest profile projects for major organisations.

We are based within a highly-regarded international property services business. Accordingly, our core skills involve crafting planning proposals and negotiating with planning decision makers to bring about schemes that are not only appropriate from the planning perspective, but which meet the client's key objectives and are deliverable in commercial terms.

Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)
Temple Quay House
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Tel: 0303 444 5000
E-mail: ipcenquiries@infrastructure.gsi.gov.uk
www.independent.gov.uk/infrastructure

Steer Davies Gleave
28-32 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9PD
Tel: +44 (0)20 7910 5000
E-mail: sdginfo@sdgworld.net
www.steerdaviesgleave.com

Transport for London
Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Tel: 020 7222 1234
E-mail: enquire@tfl.gov.uk
www.tfl.gov.uk

RenewableUK
Greencoat House
Francis Street
London
SW1P 1DH
Tel: 020 7901 3000
E-mail: info@renewable-uk.com
www.bwea.com

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners
14 Regent’s Wharf
All Saints Street
London
N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7837 4477
Fax: 020 7837 2277
E-mail: london@nlpplanning.com
www.nlpplanning.com

Asset Skills
2 The Courtyard
48 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP
Tel: 0845 678 2 888
E-mail: info@assetskills.org
www.assetskills.org

Asset Skills works with the property and planning industries to find solutions to skills problems which employers have highlighted to us.

Within the planning profession, the recruitment and retention of staff have been highlighted as issues of concern. Asset Skills is currently working on development of a Planning Apprenticeship Programme which will help employers develop their own staff to national standards and in their own ways of working.

Apprenticeship programmes can be government funded, meaning this is a cost effective way to recruit, train and develop young planners of the future.

For further information, visit www.assetskills.org or call 0845 678 2 888 (local rate call).

IDOX group
2nd Floor
160 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BF
Tel: 0870 333 7101
E-mail: info@IDOXgroup.com

IDOX group supplies innovative software solutions and information services to the public sector and is the leading applications provider to local government for core functions relating to land, people and property. Over 70% of UK local planning authorities are customers. IDOX group is committed to helping public sector organisations deliver improved services at lower costs by providing solutions to manage information & knowledge, documents & content, business processes, performance & workflow as well as communicating directly with citizens via the web.

IDOX group also provides supporting services such as data transformation, consultancy, managed services and training to ensure that customers are always able to extract maximum value from their investment.

To find out more please visit www.IDOXgroup.com

Low Emission Strategies Partnership
John Paterson, Chair of LES Partnership Board
c/o London Borough of Greenwich, Directorate of Community Safety and Integrated Enforcement
12th Floor, Riverside House West
Woolwich High Street
Woolwich
SE18 6DN
Email: info@lowemissionstrategies.org
www.lowemissionstrategies.org

Development and regeneration have the potential to generate traffic and congestion, leading to air pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases. Low Emission Strategies (LES) help to tackle both problems. LES can be implemented through the planning system by applying a combination of measures tailored to an individual site.

The LES Partnership is a peer group of local authorities and other organisations working together to support the adoption of low emission strategies. Our work is funded by grants from Defra and CLG in combination with significant match/in-kind funding from wider participating organisations. Jointly with Defra, we have produced a guidance document: ‘Low Emission Strategies: Using the planning system to reduce transport emissions’

Campaign to Protect Rural England
CPRE National Office
128 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0SW
Tel: 020 7981 2800
Fax: 020 7981 2899
Email: info@cpre.org.uk
www. cpre.org.uk

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is a registered charity that campaigns for a sustainable future for the English countryside, a vital but undervalued environmental, economic and social asset to the nation. We highlight threats and promote positive solutions.

Our in-depth research supports active campaigning. We work at national, regional and local levels with campaigning organisations, government, businesses and individuals.

CPRE led campaigns to create National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and Green Belts. The continued existence and quality of most of the English landscape is a testament to over 80 years of successful campaigning.

Land Use Consultants
43 Chalton Street
London
NW1 1JD
Tel: 020 7383 5784
Email: luc@landuse.co.uk
www.landuse.co.uk

Land Use Consultants (LUC) is dedicated to conserving and enhancing the environment and promoting sustainable development on behalf of our clients. We are specialists in environmental planning, ecology, landscape design and management. With more than 40 years’ experience, our dynamic team of over 100 staff is located across four UK offices. Our creative design process uses pioneering methodologies and the latest technology. Our work is underpinned by our values of respect, integrity, drive and excellence.
LUC offers the following bespoke services:
- Environmental Planning
- Environmental Assessment
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Management
- Landscape Planning
- Ecology
- Masterplanning
- Rural Futures
- Digital Design
- Urban
- Regeneration
Find out more at: www.landuse.co.uk

Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square, Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Tel: 0117 372 6372
E-mail: enquiries@planning-inspectorate.gsi.gov.uk
www.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/pins/statement_purpose/02_what_we_do.htm

The Planning Inspectorate’s role is the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding examinations into regional spatial strategies and local development plans.
We also deal with a wide variety of other planning related casework including listed building consent appeals, advertisement appeals, and reporting on planning applications called in for decision by the Department for Communities and Local Government, or, in Wales, The Welsh Assembly Government.
Other casework includes various compulsory purchase orders, rights of way cases and cases arising from the Environmental Protection and Water Acts and the Transport and Works, Act and other Highways Legislation. In addition we process applications for awards of costs which may arise from any of the above.


Mouchel Group
1 Waterhouse Square
138-142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2ST
Tel: +44 (0) 2078 222505
E-mail: marketing@mouchel.com
www.mouchel.com

Mouchel is a consulting and business services group that provides many of the design, managerial and engineering services that support our society. We use our comprehensive expertise to provide clients with effective environmental management strategies and facilitate the delivery of development projects.

Our clients include governments, regional and local authorities, development agencies, corporations and developers, utilities, contracting companies, industry, community organisations and financial institutions.

Mouchel provides integrated planning, environment, engineering and land consultancy services to the needs of our clients to assemble land for development and to secure planning and environmental consents.

We have combined our longstanding land referencing, development control and environmental assessment practices to create a comprehensive service to land-bank managers and developers.

We identify constraints relating to land, manage risks and work with clients to realise their social economic and commercial aspirations.

HAYS
Tel: 02380 639036
E-mail: helen.futcher@hays.com

Finding staff with the right skills at short notice is vital to keeping projects within budget and on time. We can help your project move forward smoothly by sourcing the right staff when you need them.

We can provide the skilled town planning professionals you need by harnessing our extensive database, providing you with a shortlist of individuals eligible to work in the UK.

For jobseekers we can offer access to the latest town planning vacancies on a freelance, interim or permanent basis. In addition, we can provide CV, interview and presentation advice to help you stand apart from other candidates.

TerraQuest
10 Clement Street
Birmingham
B1 2SL
Tel: 0121 234 1300
www.terraquest.co.uk

TerraQuest, a member of the Mears Group, is one of the UK's foremost multi-disciplinary land and property consultancies. The Company’s expertise in Town Planning, Property and Land Services has enabled the consultants and professionals at TerraQuest to assist its clients to improve their planning processes and service delivery, and to maximise income and value from their land and property portfolios, continuously since 1972. TerraQuest has unrivalled knowledge of and expertise in the town planning process, in addition to the data and I.T. systems used in support of this business. The Company has successfully delivered many system replacement projects, data conversion programmes and Business Process Reviews. In addition, TerraQuest is a leading supplier of managed services including Planning Applications Validation, Compulsory Purchase and Regeneration, Land Referencing and Acquisition, Development Site Identification, Housing Stock Transfer, Property Asset Management.