Training Programmes
In-house Training in Development Control
Our in-house training provides a unique opportunity for local authorities to provide training matched to their requirements, run at or near their premises, in a systematic and cost-effective way. Where an individual authority does not have sufficient staff to run a workshop for themselves, it is often possible to arrange sessions for a group of neighbouring authorities.
The majority of workshops in our main inter-authority programmes are available to be run in-house along with many others. Whilst any of the workshops can be run individually, they also represent a unique opportunity to put together a comprehensive programme of training to suit the specific needs of a particular authority and their staff.
The training takes the form of workshops with a limited number of participants (maximum 16 or 20) and an interactive, participatory style with discussion and case studies.
Householder PD changes - New
As you will be aware amendments to the Permitted Development regime for Householders will come into force on the 1st October 2008 and this represents a significant change to the current system. We have developed a half day update to assist staff with the upcoming changes. Workshops can be arranged either for individual authorities or for a group of neighbouring authorities.
The training session will include:
- the reasons for change
- what has changed
- what has not changed
- some practical examples of householder developments.
Essential Skills and Procedures for Development Control
Most of these workshops are suitable for new or less experienced development control staff. Some may also be of benefit to other members of staff including support and specialist staff who need a systematic grasp of development control.
- An Introduction to Development Control
- Permitted Development
- Planning Conditions : A positive approach
- Conditions, Planning Agreements and Planning Gain (Scotland only)
- Preparing Committee Reports and Appeal Statements : how to be both effective and efficient
- Negotiation Concepts and Skills
- Effective Reasons for Approvals and Refusals
- The Basics of Planning Enforcement
- An Introduction to the Appeals Process - New
- Appearing at Hearings
- Making the Most of Section 106 Agreements and Undertakings
- Design in Development Control: adding value to mainstream applications.
A flier providing basic information on this series can be downloaded in PDF format.
Other Aspects of Development Control
- Understanding and Defining Material Change of Use
- Understanding Operational Development
- Managing the Development Control Process
- Trees and Development : A good practice overview
- Barn Conversions
- Dealing with Applications in the Green Belt.
Bespoke workshops
We are also happy to consider designing bespoke/tailored workshops for specific clients (although this may involve an additional cost).
