NCLOG AGM & Conference 2026

Join us for the NCLOG Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10th June 2026, 9:30am–1pm, an essential event for members with a strong focus on planning and land contamination. Alongside the formal AGM business and organisational updates, this year’s event will feature the launch of the NCLOG Framework Planning Conditions with a dedicated opportunity for members to explore the framework, discuss its practical application, and share feedback.

The AGM will also provide a valuable forum to discuss and help shape a more consistent approach to planning, collaborate on shared experiences across authorities, and inform NCLOG’s future work programme. It’s not all about PFAS!

All members are encouraged to attend and take part in this important and engaging event.

Our speakers

Robbie Calvert, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, RTPI
Keynote speech: A new era for previously developed land

Robbie Calvert is the Head of Policy and Public Affairs for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). He is a chartered town planner with a background working in public sector planning teams across development management and planning policy functions. He has held a number of roles within the RTPI in both professional and voluntary capacities including a recent position as Corporate Member of the Board of Trustees. Robbie has a passion for all facets of placemaking, urbanism, economics and environmentalism. He has authored a number of research reports relating to for example, 15 minute cities, renewables, rural planning and resources. Robbie focuses his policy work on understanding the needs of planning practitioners and communicating that clearly to political and Whitehall stakeholders through comprehensive public affairs strategies.

Richard Clark, Welsh Government
Contaminated Land update: Welsh Government

Richard heads up the Local Environment Quality Team in the Welsh Government’s Environment Protection Division and have responsibility for several policy areas including litter, fly-tipping and the Part 2A contaminated land regime. He has worked in the Welsh Government for 20+ years and has experience in various policy areas including public health and sustainable development.
 

About NCLOG

The National Contaminated Land Officers Group (NCLOG) is a member-led, specialist interest group and is part of the IES. The community works together to act as the national voice for CLOs in the UK and to promote high-quality and consistent regulation and management of land contamination across the sector.

Membership of NCLOG is exclusively open to local authority professionals working in land contamination, on an individual rather than an employer basis. Individuals wishing to join NCLOG must first join the Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC). EPIC membership is open to all local authority environmental professionals, regardless of whether they are IES members. Those working in Land Contamination will also be able to join NCLOG.

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