Core CPD Framework:
- Digital Planning
- 4.5 CPD Hours
Digital Planning Innovation, AI and Consultation
Innovation in Planning is fast accelerating, and with it brings new possibilities for consultation, streamlined development management, and cost-efficient housebuilding. The planning system has previously lagged behind many other industries, however there has been a recent surge of interest in digital solutions to planning problems. This seminar will showcase some of the various technologies, and use-cases for software in the built environment professions. It will be suitable for local authority professionals, as well as those in the private sector.
Learning Outcomes
• An introduction to Artificial intelligence in planning
• New methods for digital consultation and engagement
• New User Centred approaches in local authorities and Streamlining development management
• Using software to aid the development sector
Programme
9.30am Registration and refreshments at One Strawberry Lane
10.00am Welcome and introduction
Simon Wicks, Editor at The Planner
10.10am - Digital Tools and Technology - AI's role and how it can help LPAs
Speaker tbc
10.50am - Future of Digital Planning
Speaker tbc
11.30am Refreshment break
11.50am - Data and GIS and more - Data handling, Health and Wellness Accessibility
Timothy David Crawshaw, Director of Planning and Placemaking - Surrey County Council
12.30pm - PlanTech and the Public Sector: What has been done to date and how can LPAs get involved
Alphie Murphy O'Reilly, PropTech Collaboration & Engagement Lead - MHCLG
1.10pm Lunch with refreshments
2.10pm -Transformative tree preservation tool
Graham Stephenson, Strategic Lead for Service Improvement and Digital Transformation - Economy, Innovation and Growth at Gateshead Council
2.50pm - AI - risks and benefits
Grace Pinault, Associate at Dentons
3.30pm Panel Discussion and closing remarks
Chaired by Simon Wicks
4.00pm Close
Accessibility
• The venue is 3-minute walk away from St James Metro Station and 15-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station
• View directions and parking
• The venue is accessible by taxi
Reading Material
The Planner Essay - Is the use of AI sidestepping responsibility in planning?
The RTPI is committed to delivering inclusive events to make sure that all attendees have the best possible experience. To help work towards being able to do this if you have any access needs or special requirements you would like to discuss, please contact Kim Walker. Your feedback is important to us as we strive to create a welcoming and accommodating environment for everyone.
Please note we have a limited number of free places for those members working for Local Authorities.
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Discover more about our chair and speakers
Simon Wicks
Deputy editor of The Planner / Redactive
Simon Wicks
Deputy editor of The Planner / Redactive
Simon is a journalist and the deputy editor of The Planner, the RTPI's member magazine. Over the years, his work has seen him reporting on parish council meetings, planning committees and a murder trial; mentoring young journalists from inner cities; interviewing Kosovan refugee children in Serbia and village kids in Tanzania; ghostwriting the autobiography of a successful immigrant entrepreneur; and interviewing influential figures in UK planning. He believes everyone has a story to tell and specialises in helping them to tell it.
Timothy David Crawshaw
RTPI NE Regional Chair / Director of Planning and Placemaking for Surrey CC
Timothy David Crawshaw
RTPI NE Regional Chair / Director of Planning and Placemaking for Surrey CC
Timothy David Crawshaw MIED MRTPI FRSA is a highly experienced built environment professional and advocate for planning as a key part of the solution to the challenges of our time. With over 20 years’ experience in a UK and international contexts Timothy is an expert in nature-based solutions, healthy placemaking, culture and economic development. An adjunct professor of planning and urban design at Newcastle University he is an acclaimed and inspiring public speaker and facilitator with a passion for great places and community involvement. Timothy is currently the Director of Planning and Placemaking for Surrey County Council, Chair of the Tees Valley Nature Partnership, and a former President of the RTPI.
Alphie Murphy-O'Reilly
PropTech Collaboration & Engagement Lead at MHCLG
Alphie Murphy-O'Reilly
PropTech Collaboration & Engagement Lead at MHCLG
Alphie joined the PropTech team at MHCLG as a Collaboration and Engagement Lead for the Digital Planning programme. New to the civil service, Alphie has a wealth of private sector experience, previously working for LandTech and VU.CITY. Her experience also includes delivering public consultations for major planning applications across the UK giving her a unique insight into how digital tools can transform the planning system for public sector planners.
Grace Pinault
Planning Solicitor at Dentons
Grace Pinault
Planning Solicitor at Dentons
Grace is a planning solicitor and has experience across the stages of a development's planning lifecycle. She has an environmental science and management background and applies this knowledge to support clients to manage the environmental impacts of development. She also uses her science background to leverage new technologies like AI within her practice at Dentons. She was shortlisted by the UK Proptech Association as Rising Star for 2023 for her work at Dentons to launch the first client-secure AI large language model tool for legal work. Grace attended the One Young World 2024 Summit in Montreal to contribute to ideas, challenges, and solutions to make AI a force for good; as a One Young World Ambassador, she is focused on the ethical use and governance of traditional and generative AI.
