Making Effective Planning Representations

Summary
This 2.5 hour session will explain the principles which underpin how a planning decision is made, and how your comments as a consultee can be drafted to best effect.

It will give you an understanding of the key terminology planning officers use and where to find relevant information amidst what is often a mass of documents. It will also cover what issues to consider (and what issues to avoid) when your council is discussing its response.
It is a practical session designed to help anyone giving guidance to councillors as they consider their representations and get the parish councils message across more effectively.

Suitable Audience
Councillors on the planning committee and anyone who will be engaging with planning matters for the first time, or anyone who wishes to update their knowledge of how the planning system operates. Also suitable for members of staff who need to advise on the role of their council in considering common planning issues.

Benefits
By the end of the Making Effective Planning Representations session you will:

• Understand the principles that affect how a decision is made
• Understand key terminology used by planning professionals
• Where to locate relevant useful information to facilitate the process
• What to, and what not to consider when discussing your response
• Have a greater understanding of the issues facing other participants in the planning system
• Enable you to respond more effectively on behalf of your residents