Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

Over the past 10 years a series of short training sessions or occasionally workshops/site visits have been delivered for all elected Members with an aim to improve knowledge of the planning system on a wide range of issues. 

A report seeking endorsement of the training programme from August 2023 to June 2024 was before the Committee for consideration.

Decision

The Committee:

1.    agreed to continuing an ongoing programme of planning related training for Members of the PPSL Committee, and that it be open to any other Members not currently involved in planning decision-making; and

2.    endorsed the initial subject areas for training and the provisional dates for delivery, on the understanding that the programme may be varied to take account of any additional training requirements Members may wish to identify, along with any other particular training needs identified by Officers as a consequence of matters emerging during the course of the year.

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 5 June 2023, submitted)