Services for Planning & Development
Since our establishment in 1984, TRA has been providing training and consultancy support services for local government. Over the last 15 years or so, this has centred mainly on the planning and development fields, where we have become market leaders in the provision of practitioner-presented training.
Training
We provide training:
- throughout England, Scotland and Wales
- on both an inter-organisation basis (ie at external venues) and on an in-house basis (ie on the clients' premises or at a venue of their choice)
- for a range of people with an involvement or interest in planning and development, including:
- planning officers
- planning administrative/technical support staff
- planning enforcement staff
- Councillors - particularly, though not exclusively, those on Planning/DC Committees
- others with an interest in planning such as agents and applicants, building control staff, Housing Associations
- in variety of formats, including small group workshops, large conference-style events and certificated courses.
Full details of all the courses on offer can be found in our Planning Training section.
Consultancy Support
TRA has been advising local authority Planning/Development Control departments on procedures, management, organisation and resources, for many years.
This experience led TRA to develop its unique Online Procedure Guide system. The establishment of a bespoke DC/DM Procedure Guide for an individual client is normally preceded by a thorough Review of procedures, performance, management, organisation and resources within the department, carried out by an expert TRA team.
We can also undertake a variety of smaller scale Reviews of Specific Aspects of Planning such as the enforcement function, front-end processes, Committee procedures etc.
Management Training and Consultancy
Also of interest to our planning clients are our Management Training and Management & Organisational Consultancy services, which are appropriate for all departments across local government, either individually or jointly.
