Looking to engage with the biggest issues of the day? The Joint Planning Law Conference is the UK’s best-known annual event for planning professionals, from developers and town planners to lawyers and chartered surveyors.
Every September, we lay on an indispensable programme of talks, delivered by the industry’s leading experts. Keep up to date with the latest legal and environmental developments and gain insight into future trends and reforms. Connect with colleagues across the sectors. All within the dreaming spires of Oxford University.
Fantastic venue and consistently superb quality of speakers. The JPLC is a “must-attend” for anyone currently involved with planning and development in the UK.
Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE
Learn
Listen to original, in-depth presentations by our industry’s leading thinkers, based on research papers specifically prepared for JPLC delegates and their practices. All delegates attend one programme, and there is plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.
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Network
Grow your network, catch up with friends and peers, and reconnect with former colleagues. Enjoy lively and constructive debate with professionals from all walks of the planning world - including invited guests from MHCLG, the Planning Inspectorate, the Scottish Government, PACNI, DAERA, the Welsh Government and other Government organisations.
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Enjoy
Take advantage of our fantastic venue, with ensuite accommodation in 14th-century New College and talks at the nearby Rhodes House conference centre. The programme features drinks receptions, dinners (including a gala dinner on the second evening), and time to explore the city.
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Six decades in the heart of Oxford
The JPLC – popularly known as “The Oxford Conference” – has been taking place since 1973. Created by a group of luminaries that included Sir Frank Layfield KC, it’s now the longest-running, and best-known, conference for the UK planning sector.
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