Now in its 17th year, Holmes & Hills' annual Planning Law updates have been a mainstay of the region’s Autumn event calendar. In 2025, we anticipate record numbers of attendees from Local Planning Authorities and private businesses within the planning and development industry as the appeal of these events continues to grow.
Holmes & Hills’ specialist planning law solicitors have continuously drawn large audiences to these significant events, with over 400 delegates attending throughout the series, making these the largest seminar series of its kind in East Anglia.
Each year, Holmes & Hills' Planning Law Department aims to inform those from Local Planning Authorities and other property professionals about significant changes in planning practices, as well as timely case law developments. These updates are often critical in understanding their impacts on the planning and development sector. The 2025 seminars will take a fresh format whereby the firm’s planning law solicitors will detail their top 10 Planning Law Updates for 2025/2026
The topics covered vary each year, depending on what is most important and pressing from a Planning Law perspective for those working in the public and private sectors, as well as feedback from the previous year’s seminars.
For 2025, Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law solicitors will go through their top 10 Planning Law insights to consider for 2025/26. Below is a teaser of the topics that will be covered:
This popular programme of events is the largest in the region for the planning, land, and property community, offering six in-person sessions in various locations across East Anglia. The seminars are split with some suitable for local authorities and others for property professionals in the private sector.
Generally, the events are suitable for:
Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law updates are led by planning law solicitor and partner of the firm, Michael Harman, supported by the broader Planning Law Department, including managing partner Steven Hopkins, senior associate and s106 specialist Sarah Hare, associate Ellie Hambling, and solicitor Millie Cook.
Holmes & Hills’ planning law solicitors were recognised in 2025 as one of the largest and fastest-growing teams of specialist planning law solicitors in the UK by Planning Magazine. Furthermore, the Department is independently recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading source of expert advice and representation on planning law matters. The Planning Law Department also comprises the specialist Compulsory Purchase and Development Consent Division, led by Michael Harman, which consists of three solicitors and a trainee solicitor.
The series of events will take place across Essex and Suffolk in Autumn 2025, during the second week of October. Bookings are now open, and you can secure a place for you and your colleagues using the form below.
Planning Law Updates for the private sector:
An update to private sector employees on relevant planning legislation and topical case law.
Planning Law Updates for Local Planning Authority personnel:
An update relevant to local authority employees on planning legislation and important case law.
To book, please call Ruben Patrick on 01206 593933.
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