BIAC Events

LEADERSHIP ON THE LAND AND IN BUSINESS THIS NATIONAL CPD CONFERENCE GOES VIRTUAL OPEN TO ALL CAAV MEMBERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS 9.30am to 4.00pm Speakers covering • Leadership in the Profession, Mark Ridley, Chief Executive of Savills • Leading an Estate into the Future, Dafydd Wynne-Finch • Education for the future, Victoria Edwards, Ernest Cook Trust • Confidence in Arbitration, Philip Meade, Rural Arbrix • Making Environment Agreements Work, Jim Elliott, Green Alliance • Gathering and Using Data, Rob Sanders, Glas Data In addition - Secretariat Presentations on Topical Issues including • Future Rural Land Uses in the UK • Lump Sum; Delinking; Tenancy Regulations; Environment Bill • Residential Tenancies; Other Valuers Behaving Badly • Slurry, Silage and Water Protection • Energy

DEFRA Consultation on the Direct Payments to farmers: Lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments in England Consultation May 2021, we will be holding a Member Forum session on Tuesday 29^th June 2021 at 2pm for you to give your views and ask questions.

The session will be led by our RPA Member representatives, Peter Walker FBIAC and Simon Ward FBIAC and all members of BIAC are welcome to join.

Please use the following details to join the forum;

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Meeting ID: 893 8866 5159

Passcode: 536769

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Class Q development has created plenty of opportunities to create new dwellings in the countryside.  It has provided plenty of opportunities for work for BIAC consultants.  It has created plenty of difficulties for those involved in the process, as applicants, agents and development managers.

This Members-only event seeks to update Members on the latest developments, appeals and case law, and good (and, because it always helps to know, bad) practice.

The event will cover:

• What can limit Class Q in the GPDO and when can PD rights be lost?;
• Class Q (a) versus Class Q (b);
• Structural integrity and internal works;
• “Hibbitt” and just what is “more than a conversion”.

Government has set a target of net zero by 2050.  The farming sector, especially livestock production, has come under scrutiny.  Is red meat the problem?  The population is growing, so how do we feed them?  You can see the polytunnels of the Almeria region of Spain from space, so is that the answer?

This topic probably polarises opinions as much as any affecting our sector in recent years, surpassing even Brexit!  This Members-only event aims to teach, to test, to challenge, to debate and above all to stimulate us all to think about a subject we can neither avoid nor ignore!

All being well the annual Rural Planning Conference will return to a full day, in person event for 2021.  A detailed programme will be circulated nearer the event, but likely topics to be covered will include:

• agricultural dwellings and planning for new farmers;
• new permitted development rights and farm buildings;
• glamping, shepherd huts and supplying the UK tourist demand;
• heritage issues with farm development and diversification;
• tactical considerations in preparing for appeals;
• legal, policy and procedural updates from the experts.

Please put the date in the diary!