Cost: Free

Speakers: Michael Bedford QC, Estelle Dehon and Ruchi Parekh

Michael Bedford QC, Estelle Dehon and Ruchi Parekh will examine the topics below, with lessons learnt from recent DCO Examinations, including their experiences from the Norwich Northern Distributor Road, the Lake Lothing Third Crossing, the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing, the East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore windfarms, and the Sizewell C nuclear power station Examinations:

• The basics of the Planning Act 2008 regime for DCOs
• NSIPs and quasi-NSIPs under s.35 directions
• Local authority highway schemes
• Local authority regeneration schemes
• Local authorities as host authorities
• Local authorities and adequacy of consultation
• Local authorities and Local Impact Reports
• Participating in a DCO Examination
• Local authorities and the discharge of Requirements