Two day course to help those from a non-planning background to understand the planning system.

The course will help you

• Understand how your day-to-day responsibilities are affected by planning issues
• Identify how you can engage better with the planning system
• Gain a better understanding of how far the planning system can contribute to successful and sustainable regeneration

The course is composed of interactive seminar sessions and group workshops. There are also study tours, where you get the chance to use your knowledge to assess local development sites from a planning perspective.

You can participate in two ways:

• Public sessions open to all
• Tailor-made group sessions

Upcoming open sessions of the course

• Birmingham – 30 & 31 March 2010
• Leeds – 6 & 7 April 2010

There are more details of each event in the links alongside.

How the course works

Planning for Non-Planners is aimed at those from non-planning backgrounds who interact with the planning system in their work. Participants from different disciplines come together to learn more about the main principles of planning.

To make sure the course is as interactive as possible, the number of participants is limited to 25.

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Course costs

For the open programme:
BURA Members:  £395 (+VAT)  
Non-BURA Members:   £495 (+VAT)
For tailor-made group sessions, please contact Richard Rose on the number below.

How to book the course in your organisation

If you are interested in running a tailor-made session in your organisation or wish to book onto one of the open programmes, please contact Richard Rose at the British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA).

» Richard Rose
020 7539 4049
richard@bura.org.uk