Lunch & Learn: Medway Local Plan and Digital Innovation
Tue 27 Jan
|Rochester Corn Exchange
Join Women in Planning Kent for an exclusive Lunch and Learn Session kindly hosted by Medway Council, exploring the complexities of Local Plan making, and hearing how Medway are leading the way on the Government's Digital agenda for planning.
Time & Location
27 Jan 2026, 12:00 – 14:30
Rochester Corn Exchange , Northgate, The Precinct, Rochester ME1 1LS, UK
About the event
Join us at Rochester Corn Exchange for an exclusive ‘lunch and learn’ session kindly hosted by Medway Council.
Come along and hear from Catherine Smith, Head of Planning, on the journey of the Medway Local Plan, the complexities of plan-making and how to move continuously forward with professional resilience.
The second part of the session will focus on digital innovation, and we will hear from Lisa Maryott, Head of Business Development and Specialist Service, about how Medway Council is leading the delivery of the Government's Digital Agenda for planning as part of the Open Digital Planning Community.
Lunch will then be provided, with the opportunity to network
Timings
12-12:30 – Welcomes and introductions