Event
Planning Teams for the Future Report Launch
Date
Mon, 29 Jun 2026
13:00 – 13:30
Location
Online
Cost
Free
Who for
Local Authorities
Local authority leaders, planners, hiring managers and built environment professionals shaping the future of planning services in England.
Participation
Engagement Optional
There will be opportunities to share comments and thoughts in the chat and ask the Public Practice team questions during a Q&A session.
Location
Zoom
The webinar will be held online on Zoom.
England’s planning system is entering a period of profound change. Planning reform, local government reorganisation, digital transformation and growing workforce pressures are reshaping what local authority planning teams need to deliver, and how they will need to operate in the future.
Join us for the launch of Planning Teams for the Future, a new report co-authored with Paul Frainer of Olive Branch Consulting that explores how planning services can evolve to become more resilient, digitally enabled, and strategically focused over the coming decade.
Drawing on sector insight, workforce evidence and our experience working alongside local authorities across England, the session will explore:
- The current state of planning teams and workforce pressures
- A future vision for planning services by 2030
- The transition required to deliver long-term transformation
- The skills and capabilities needed for future-ready teams
- How we can support authorities through change