Date: Thursday 19 March 2026
Timings: 08:30 - 10:45
Venue: EQ Bristol, 111 Victoria Street, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6AX
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming builders' breakfast seminar, hosted by our residential development team in Bristol.
Join us for a morning of networking and discussion led by sector experts, exploring key issues currently shaping the residential development landscape.
Tom Newcombe, Partner and Head of Planning and Environmental at Birketts, will open the session with a planning update, highlighting the latest changes shaping the residential development sector.
Stephanie Kingdon, Partner in our property disputes team, and Danielle Spalding, Legal Director in our agriculture team, will examine common site assembly challenges and will share practical guidance on avoiding pitfalls that can delay or complicate development.
To close, Damocles Merry, Partner in our corporate team, will be joined by Simon Stewart, Associate Director at Rund, to offer insights into structuring and managing successful joint ventures and partnerships in the sector.
| 08:30 - Arrival and networking breakfast |
| 09:00 - Seminar to begin |
| 10:15 - Seminar to end, tea, coffee and networking |
| 10:45 - Networking to end |
Upon arrival to the EQ building, please make your way to ground floor reception where a member of our team will greet and direct you.

Phil Brown
Partner, Birketts

Tom Newcombe
Partner, Birketts

Stephanie Kingdon
Partner, Birketts

Danielle Spalding
Legal Director, Birketts

Damocles Merry
Partner, Birketts

Simon Stewart
Associate Director, Rund

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