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LPA Local Plan “Jump Start” Workshop

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Are you team lacking motivation in developing their local plan? Have you hit an obstacle to policy development? Is engagement with internal colleagues tricky or is it taking forever to bring forward the plan?

This one-day workshop delivered in house is aimed at local plan teams at any stage of their local plan making process to improve the quality of plans and minimise the risks of challenge in examinations, help you speed up the process of the delivering the plan and communicate to members corporate leads critical plan issues.

Tailored to the plan making stage and local context it provides an opportunity for local plan teams to:

  • Ensure team members are on the same page and have shared objectives for plan making outcomes and process to get there– taking into account soundness tests and best practice guidance.
  • Communicating and distilling the key local plan messages Assess the individual and collective strengths or the team and how this can be applied to best effect in delivering the plan.
  • Identify risks and develop mitigation actions specific to the local context.
  • Develop approaches engage effectively with other departments within the council and local stakeholders.
  • Consider how realistic their timetable is and develop ways to stay on track with this

A fast-paced course uses a variety of teaching methods including multimedia components and tasks in individuals, pairs and as a whole group.  Your team should go away both challenged and encouraged to deliver the best plan they can for your authority

Course trainer/ facilitator:

This course is facilitated by Citiesmodes’ Sara Dilmamode MRTPI or an appropriately qualified member of the Citiesmode training network with experience of local plan policy development. All Citiesmode LPA course facilitators are chartered town Planners and have at least 10 years experienced in delivering or managing planning functions including within a local authority setting. For this course, facilitators will also have experience of researching or developing best practices approaches to plan making and of local plan examinations in public.

 

Delivery

  • This course is delivered in house at the local authority for up to 10 participants. All materials for the workshop are supplied by Citiesmode.
  • Before the workshops we will also review existing or draft plans, published information on housing need, the latest authority monitoring report supplemented by any other necessary research to understand the local context. This is followed by a 45-minute consultation call or meeting with the lead contact/ manager to help design the workshop.
  • After the workshop, we will provide a report capturing key discussion points and outcomes of the workshop along with any recommendations for the lead contact/ manager based on the workshop and our review of any draft. Where necessary this will also be supplemented by a telephone call to provide any further reflections.

Course Fees

£1,475 + VAT

 

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LPA Section 106 and CIL Workshop

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Are you or one or your team new to managing or delivering Section 106 and CIL administration and monitoring? Do your Section 106 or CIL processes need a revamp? Is your authority struggling to recruit or retain Section 106 or CIL officers?

This one-day workshop delivered in house is aimed at officers working on Section 106 and or the Community Infrastructure Levy. Aimed at helping improve the quality and efficiency of your processes and

Tailored to the specific requirements of your authority and the experience and knowledge level of the team   this course provides an opportunity to:

  • Ensure team members understand the CIL and Section 106 legal and policy context
  • Calculate a CIL ‘charge’ and the understand the main stages of the CIL process including applications for relief from payment of CIL
  • Review real section 106 agreements and consider how each clause of the agreement should be monitored
  • Test their understanding of CIL and Section 106
  • Look at each step of the existing CIL or Section 106 process and identify areas for gap or areas for improvement*
  • Learn about and develop approaches to encourage compliance and develop skills to manage personal wellbeing

A fast-paced course using a variety of teaching methods including multimedia components and tasks in individuals, pairs and as a whole group, your team should go away both challenged and encouraged.

Course trainer/ facilitator:

This course is facilitated Sara Dilmamode MRTPI or an appropriately qualified member of the Citiesmode training network . All Citiesmode LPA course facilitators are chartered town Planners and have at least 10 years experienced in delivering or managing planning functions including within a local authority setting. For this course, facilitators will also have experience of researching or developing CIL and Section 106 policies and processes.

Delivery

  • This course is delivered in house at the local authority for up to 10 participants. All materials for the workshop are supplied by Citiesmode.
  • Before the workshops we will also review existing or supplementary planning documents, charging schedules and or process notes supplemented by any other necessary research to understand the local context. This is followed by a 45-minute consultation call or meeting with the lead contact/ manager to design the workshop.
  • After the workshop, we will provide a report capturing the key discussion points and outcomes of the workshop with any recommendations for the lead contact/ manager. Where necessary this will also be supplemented by a telephone call to provide any further reflections.

Course Fees

This course cost £1,475 + VAT

* You may also want to add on a rapid review audit of ‘health’ of existing Section 106 and CIL systems  (which is costed separately)

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CITIES MODE ONLINE: Managing Planning and Change (Bite Sized)

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Are you new to managing a planning service? Or do you need some fresh ideas to inspire the new managers or team leaders in your department? Is your planning service going through a challenging review or restructuring exercise?

This online course focuses on managing planning – and change. This bite sized course includes some sage advice from national planning expert Mike Kiely (Mike Kiely planning +regeneration and Chair of the Panning Officers Society) about how you can “stop doing and start managing” as well as work effectively with your council leadership and planning committees. This course also features advice from change management expert Guy Stevenson. The course points you to reliable sources of information and support to help develop your management skills and successfully deliver change projects in a local planning authority context.

Delivery

• This self-directed ‘bite sized’ course is delivered on line through the Citiesmode learning hub. You can work at your own pace through a series of videos and exercises that should take approximately two to three hours depending on your pace.

• Our online option lets you avoid the time and costs of travelling to a course and you can decide when to do it and revisit the learning material when you want to.

• Want feedback on your answers and more interactive learning experience? A premium version of this course is available which includes a qualified trainer assessing answers to exercises and providing pointers to further sources of information and learning. This option also includes a one-hour telephone or skype coaching session to help you work out your next steps to and develop your skills and your team or department.

Course Fees

This course costs £79.99 + VAT
The premium course £239.99 + VAT

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CITIESMODE ONLINE: Development Management in Practice

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This online course is aimed at officers who are new to development planning or considering a career in development management in England. This introduction to development planning provides the essentials filling the “practice” gap that can occur between university studies and a first day on the job; for example, the difference between knowing what a Section 106 agreement or planning condition is and knowing how to find out information about these and what they mean in a one of several large planning files.

For managers this can help with inductions of your new starters and ensure a consistent base of knowledge. It can also avoid you or your principal planners being taken away from a heavy case load to train officers in general matters. This allows you and your principal officers to focus your training efforts on an authority’s specific processes and practices.

Drawing on experts from across the sector the course first explains the role of Development Management before turning to consider:

■ Different types of planning application
■ How to use local plans and development plan policies
■ Carrying out on site assessments – including in historic environments
■ Dealing with consultation responses
■ Design resources
■ Use of planning conditions & Section 106 agreements
■ Making recommendations for decision makers

This course is rich in relevant and highly practical advice that can help recently qualified development management officers do their jobs.

Sara Dilmamode, Citiesmode Team takes learners through the modules featuring experts from across the planning and development including Royal Borough Kingston’s Lisa Fairmaner and Rob Krzyzowski, Brent (formerly Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea) on the local plan, Rodney Keg (Hackney Council) on design and Mike Kiely (Mike Kiely Planning + Regeneration and Chair of the Planning Officers Society).

Delivery

• This self-directed course is delivered on line through the Citiesmode learning hub. You can work at your own pace through a series of videos and exercises that should take approximately six to 12 hours depending on your pace.

• Our online option lets you avoid the time and costs of travelling to a course and you can decide when to do it and revisit the learning material when you want to.

• Want feedback on your answers and more interactive learning experience? A premium version of this course is available which includes a qualified trainer assessing answers to exercises and providing pointers to further sources of information and learning.

Course Fee

This course cost £249.00 + VAT

The premium version course costs £696.00+VAT

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CITIESMODE ONLINE: PLANNING EXPLAINED

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Do you need to understand how town planning works to do your job or to develop your product or service? Do you work in a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to planning applications for major development or are you involved in responding to consultations on local plans or planning applications?  Maybe you are a developer and just want to have better conversations with your planning consultants or local authority development management officers.

This course will get you up to speed on how the English Planning systems works and help you to navigate complex planning processes. Delivered by the Citiesmode team and featuring explanations of planning law from legal experts, this highly practical course is aimed at non planning professionals working in or with the planning and development sector. It may also provide a useful introduction to urban planners who are new to or considering working in planning in England

Taking you through planning essentials, the course takes a step by step look at how the planning works in practice. It covers the role of local plan and explains development management processes. It also covers how section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL Payments) apply to individual developments; for those working in the public sector and infrastructure providers this element of the course provides the essential information on how planning contributions are defined and secured. The main players involved in assessing planning applications and decisions making are introduced, for example, councillors on planning committees. Key sources of useful information for further guidance and learning are also highlighted.

This course includes a special bonus module “Section 106 and CIL Contributions”. This shows you how to calculate CIL payments and explains the mains steps of the CIL process  including when to claim relief. It also explains how Section 106 agreements are monitored implemented after planning permissions is granted. Likely to be of particular relevance to developers and architects involved in submitting applications, this module on getting the CIL process right can help ensure you don’t pay more than you need to and avoid penalty fees of thousands of pounds.

Delivery

  • This self -directed course is delivered on line through the Citiesmode learning hub. You can work at your own pace through a series of videos and exercises that should take approximately four to six hours depending on your pace.
  • Our online option lets you avoid the time and costs of travelling to a course and you can decide when to do it and revisit the learning material when you want to.
  • Want feedback on your answers and more interactive learning experience? A premium version of this course is available which includes a qualified trainer assessing answers to exercises and providing pointers to further sources of information and learning. Alternatively ask us about in house options.

Course Fee

This course cost £149.99 + VAT.

The premium version course costs £449.99 + VAT.

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