What does the programme look like?
East Midlands Councils (EMC), have again arranged a programme of 6 low cost CPD knowledge based seminars for both local authority and private sector planners. The programme will tackle issues of relevance to local planning authorities and all the seminars will be held at Pera Business Park in Melton Mowbray.
- Each local authority that is a member of EMC will pay a one off cost of £575+VAT per participating organisation per year.
- For this fee, participating organisations can have 18 course places per year (3* places per seminar).
- Each seminar of the programme will recognise the completion of a minimum of 6 hours CPD.
- The 2018/19 seminar topics have been chosen by each of the county Chief Planning Officers (CPO) groups. These topics will change in future years to reflect the diverse nature of planning.
Non local government organisations/Non EMC Members
- £575 +VAT per participating organisation per year - for 6 seminar places in total p.a.
- £1,150 + VAT per participating organisation per year – for 12 seminar places in total p.a.
- £1,725 + VAT per participating organisation per year – for 18 seminar places in total p.a.
Sole Traders
- £200+VAT each (non-transferable) per year - to attend 1 or more seminars, up to a total of 6
Benefits
- At least 18 officers attending the 6 seminars
- At least 90 hours of development.
- A cost saving of over £2000.
2018/19 Dates and Topics
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2018/19 Seminar Topics
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Date
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Lead CEHO Group
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NPPF
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10th May 2018
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Leicestershire
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Approaches to Strategic Planning
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14th June 2018
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Nottinghamshire
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Housing Delivery
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11th Oct 2018
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Northamptonshire
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What’s Wrong with Planning?
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22nd Nov 2018
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Leicestershire
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Planning, Design and Place Making
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7th Feb 2019
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EMC/OPUN
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Planning Enforcement
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14th Mar 2019
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Nottinghamshire/EMC
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All the seminars will be held at Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB
http://perabusinesspark.co.uk/location/
Map of Pera and directions
How do you register delegates?
Approximately 6 weeks prior to each seminar, the lead officer will receive an email with the relevant programme. Please email the list of delegate names from your authority to lisa.bushell@emcouncils.gov.uk
The closing date for delegate registration is approximately 1 week prior to each seminar.
* If a seminar is undersubscribed, extra places will be offered to authorities after the closing date.
2019/20 Programme
23rd May 2019 - Flooding, Climate Change etc
27th June 2019 - Improving Performance in Planning Authorities
10th October 2019 - Heritage
28th November 2019 - Appeals
6th February 2020 - Housing
12th March 2020 - Key Policy Issues