Training Programmes
Workshops for Key Councillors on Planning/Development Control Committees
Following the success of our "Workshop for Planning Commitee Chairs and Portfolio Holders" which has been running for the last couple of years, we have decided to develop additional workshops to form a series of sessions for Key Councillors on Planning/Development Control Committtees.
Each workshop will follow the popular format already established ie a mid-afternoon start on Day 1, dinner and an evening workshop session, an overnight stay, and a mid-afternoon finish on Day 2. The workshops will be held at the Monkbar Hotel in York and Madingley Hall, Cambridge; both excellent venues for this kind of event.
The first workshop will run towards the end of 2008 with the remaining workshops running throughout 2009.
Reviews of Committee Procedures
As part of TRA's procedural consultancy services, we can carry out expert reviews of specific aspects of the planning/development control process, including a review of the procedures surrounding Planning/DC Committees.
In–house training for Councillors involved in planning
TRA is the UK's leading provider of practitioner-presented planning training for Councillors. Over the last 15 years, we have been involved in training thousands of Councillors in more than 170 authorities throughout the UK. A list of clients can be found here, along with examples of feedback from both Councillors and officers.
We can respond to various training requirements, but particularly popular are our two main one-day workshops:
In addition, we offer a wide-ranging programme of Briefings on specific aspects of planning such as planning enforcement, sustainability, development plans, planning gain etc.
