Women in Planning West Midlands - Local Elections: Behind the Headlines
Wed 22 Apr
|No5 Barristers' Chambers
Join Women in Planning West Midlands and Turley for an unmissable morning briefing on local elections and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - featuring an exclusive Q&A with Cllr Lee Marsham, outgoing Chair of Birmingham City Council's Planning Committee.
Time & Location
22 Apr 2026, 07:45 – 9:30
No5 Barristers' Chambers, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 3AG, UK
About the event
Join Women in Planning West Midlands and Turley for an unmissable morning briefing on local elections and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - featuring an exclusive Q&A with Cllr Lee Marsham, outgoing Chair of Birmingham City Council's Planning Committee.
This event is kindly being hosted by No5 Barristers' Chambers at their fantastic venue in Birmingham.
As local government undergoes some of its most significant structural changes in a generation, this is your opportunity to get up to speed on what local elections and LGR mean for planning in the West Midlands, and to hear directly from one of the region's most prominent planning voices.
Turley’s political experts will outline the key electoral trends emerging in the upcoming local elections. Nearly 350 seats are up for election across the West Midlands, and Birmingham is holding its first all‑out election since 2022.
The session will explore how potential outcomes may influence planning policy…