Early bird
Price was valid until Monday 30th June 2025.
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“Next Gen” Scholarship
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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.
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All bookings will be confirmed immediately by automated email. You will have the option to download an invoice and a copy will also be included in the email – please check your junk folder. If you do not receive the email within 3 mins of booking Please contact us for a copy as your server maybe blocking the automated email address.
Once bookings have been made payment is due within 14 days of issue. Please see terms and conditions below.
The fee includes:
- Two nights’ ensuite bed & breakfast at New College
- Saturday lunch at the Oxford Union
- Pre-dinner reception
- Friday night informal dinner with wine
- Champagne reception
- Saturday night gala dinner with wine
- Refreshments
- Conference materials and access to the post event digital package (as set out below).
We encourage delegates to travel by public transport where possible. Oxford is well served by regular train services and the city also offers convenient Park & Ride facilities on its outskirts, operated by the City Council.
For those who need to drive, a limited number of parking spaces are available approximately a 10-minute walk from New College. These are offered at a weekend rate of £50 + VAT, allocated on a first-come first-served basis and subject to availability.
Rhodes House: The 2025 Venue
Following the success of last year’s conference, we are pleased to confirm that the JPLC Conference will now be held for the next few years at Rhodes House, a venue that received extremely positive feedback and offers excellent facilities for our needs.
Previously, the Conference was hosted at the Oxford Union, but that venue became unavailable due to ongoing upgrades and refurbishments. After careful consideration of alternative options, the Committee selected Rhodes House as it best met our logistical, financial, and quality criteria.
We are aware of the wider conversations taking place within and beyond the University regarding the Rhodes Trust. The Trust continues to review and critically engage with its history and legacy, including through the reimagining of Rhodes House. Further information is available here).
As always, the JPLC Committee is committed to widening and diversifying participation in this and future conferences. We do so through initiatives such as our “Next Generation” Scholarships and by actively encouraging applications from individuals and groups historically under-represented at the event, many of whom will be attending for the first time.
We look forward to welcoming you to Rhodes House in 2025 and beyond.
Accommodation & Dinners: New College, Oxford
Conference dinners are held in the stunning surroundings of New College Hall, one of Oxford’s most historic and atmospheric venues. Drinks receptions take place in the cloisters and beautiful gardens, weather permitting, a truly unforgettable experience that combines tradition, elegance and exceptional hospitality. Accommodation is provided in comfortable ensuite study bedrooms within the college grounds, allowing delegates to stay right in the heart of Oxford’s historic setting.
For those seeking a more premium stay, upgraded accommodation is available in the newly built Gradel Quadrangles at New College, for an additional charge. Learn more about this impressive new development below.
Gradel Quadrangles Accommodation Upgrade
Terms & Conditions of Booking
- Delegates are members of the RICS, RTPI, the Law Society, the Bar or another professional body.
- Registration is considered binding immediately. Payment is required within 14 days of booking. Early bird fee must be paid by end of June (or within 14 days of invoice) otherwise full participation fee will be due.
- Numbers are limited and bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
- Once the booking is placed online you are liable for full payment of the invoice.
- Refunds will be given for cancellations made in writing before 7 August 2025 less an administration charge of £95+VAT. No refunds will be given after this date and unpaid invoices for the full fee of any person cancelling after this date will still be due. Substitute delegates will be accepted.
- VAT will be charged at the prevailing UK rate.
- The organisers reserve the right to vary the speakers and content within the overall objectives of the conference.
- Each Attendee requires their own place on the conference.
- The organisers accept no responsibility for views expressed or contained in the conference documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the JPLC for me?
If you’ve read through our FAQs and browsed our website but you’re still not quite sure if JPLC Oxford is the conference for you, we’d be happy to talk to you directly to help guide your decision. Please contact us.