Planning Session 1 Dealing with Development Proposals
The clear requirement is for local councils to play an effective role in both influencing planning policies that affect them as local plans are developed at larger scales and in shorter timescales (particularly in County Unitaries) and also for them to engage robustly as local representatives as planning applications come forward.
How to turn some of this into useful training that helps the current and future situation?
The following sessions could be designed to give information and be as interactive as zoom will allow:
Session 1: Dealing with development proposals:
- How to engage with developers (this would cover matters of timing of when to engage with developers, how to do this and what to discuss with developers)
- What is compelling evidence in a planning application context? (this would cover how to assemble evidence to support your position on a planning application)
- How to respond to planning applications? (this would go through the mechanics of setting out policy arguments and setting material considerations)
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Earn |
2 CPD PointsRecord of attendance at training events is required when applying for the Local Council Awards Scheme |
| Fees |
£35.00 per delegate for Member CouncilsNon-member fee £100.00 |
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PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE AGREEMENT OF YOUR COUNCIL TO PAY THE COURSE FEE |
Event Information
| Event Date | Tue 14 Oct 2025 18:30 |
| Event End Date | Tue 14 Oct 2025 20:30 |
| Cut off date | Fri 10 Oct 2025 10:00 |
| Capacity | 30 |
| Registered | 2 |
| Available Place | 28 |
| Individual Price | £35 to Members |
| Speaker | Lee Searles |
| Location | Zoom |
| Categories | Clerks and Councillors |
Further Details
| Earn |
2 CPD Points |
| Fees |
£35 to Members of Worcestershire CALC |
| Cancellations |
Any delegate cancellationsmust be received in writing 5 days before the event for a full refund of the fee. Substitute delegate(s) may be named at any time up to the event. |
| Terms and Conditions of Registration |
This event is being run by WALCPlease read: Full terms and conditions of registration |
| Please read Full terms and conditions of registration |
you will needA suitable device for attending the session with a speaker, camera and microphone; laptops and tablets are ideal. |
Speakers
Lee Searles
Lee Searles MRTPI
Lee is the Director of Pellegram Ltd having joined the business in 2021 after a 33 years’ career in planning and environmental consultancy. Lee has worked as a freelance policy consultant, as an elected town and district councillor, in policy/communications working for local government with central government, as a strategic planner in London and as a civil servant working on rural development issues. Lee directs all support provided by the company to the town and parish councils including Neighbourhood Plans, plan reviews, local plan representations and parish council responses to planning applications.
Lee is currently working with town and parish councils who face a range of challenges based on their size, location and external planning pressures. He helps local neighbourhood plan groups to set a vision and objectives to meet their needs, whether it is to make things happens when otherwise they will not, or to manage change to safeguard local community objectives and secure benefits from development, or to ensure that local community views and evidence are taken into account when speculative development is taking place.
Lee also leads on the preparation of local plan representations and responses to planning applications on behalf of parish and town councils. He has detailed knowledge of planning policy approaches to the provision of essential local facilities including sport, recreation, community halls, shops, town centres, health, education, allotments and cemeteries, and can help local communities to gather and present evidence to support their policies and views.