This webinar will build on the OPR and Mitchell McDermott’s recent experience of preparing the OPR’s Research Series Report RSR01 on the topic of ‘Brownfield Land Activation’,  as well as other experiences from experts working in the development of brownfield sites.

It is intended that the presentations will cover:

• Lessons from the Process of Preparing the OPR’s Brownfield Land Activation Research Series Report RSR01 and Mitchell McDermott’s Experience of Brownfield Land Activation in Practice;
• Lessons from the Land Development Agency’s Experience of Brownfield Land Activation Projects; and
• Local Authority Experiences in Brownfield Development.

The speakers will include:

• Sinéad Mullen, Senior Planner, OPR’s Research, Training and Public Awareness team;
• Eoin McEnery, Divisional Director, Mitchell McDermott, Construction Consultants;
• Tadhg Daly, Planner and Urban Designer, Land Development Agency;
• Alan Kelly, Strategic Planning Manager, Land Development Agency; and
• Eoghan Lynch, Senior Planner, Galway City Council.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session, moderated by John Keating, Senior Planner, OPR’s Research, Training and Public Awareness Team.