Event Calendar
Our Event Calendar shows you all the upcoming events in TRA's inter-authority training programmes.
Scroll down to see a month by month listing.
May 2018
Conference for Planning Support Staff
Venue: The Wesley, London
June 2018
Enforcement of Listed Building Control
Venue: The Wesley, London
Development in the Green Belt
Venue: The Wesley, London
Advertisement Control
Venue: Novotel Hotel Conference Centre, Glasgow
Viability: what planners need to know New
Venue: Novotel Hotel Conference Centre, Glasgow
Module 3: The Enforcement Toolkit
Venue: Madingley Hall, Cambridge
September 2018
An Introduction to Delivering Large Sites New
Venue: The Wesley, London
Design in Planning Applications: how to add value New
Venue: Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre, Edinburgh
October 2018
Module 4: Dealing with Challenges and Enforcing Compliance
Venue: Madingley Hall, Cambridge
A Forum on Enforcement
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
November 2018
A Beginner's Guide to Processing Planning Applications
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
Use of Conditions: necessary, precise and enforceable?
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
Viability: what planners need to know
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
Effective Planning Appeals
Venue: Novotel Hotel Conference Centre, Glasgow
Presentation Skills for Planners New
Venue: Novotel Hotel Conference Centre, Glasgow
An Introduction to Masterplanning New
Venue: The Wesley, London
The Enforcement Toolkit and how to use it
Venue: The Wesley, London
January 2019
The Basics of Planning
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
Presentation Skills for Planners New
Venue: Manchester Meeting Place, Manchester
February 2019
Module 1: The Enforcement of Control
Venue: Madingley Hall, Cambridge
March 2019
Design in Planning Applications: how to add value New
Venue: The Wesley, London
Training and Professional Development
TRA is the UK's leading provider of practitioner-presented training for the town planning field.
We offer training:
- on an inter-authority basis - with events run at venues around England and Scotland
- on an in-house basis - where we deliver training on your premises.
Our main audience is local authority planning staff but we also provide a significant amount of training for elected members and town and parish councillors and offer various briefing sessions for other non-planners with an interest in the planning system.
Support Services
As well as training and professional development, TRA provides a range of other support services for local planning authorities including:
- Neighbourhood Plans - independent examination service
- Community Infrastructure Levy - independent examination service
- Service Reviews - external reviews of development management procedures, structure and organisation
- Planning Jobs Boards - a free advertising service for public sector vacancies
- Planning Admin Network - an online Discussion Forum on the administration of the planning system
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