The Access to Expertise programme works closely with planning authorities to help them obtain the skills and expertise that they need to work effectively and efficiently, including on strategically important planning applications.
It aims to:
- understand the drivers of performance in the planning system, in particular the capacity and resource requirements of planning authorities in achieving their performance aims
- identify what specialist skills and expertise planning authorities have and what they require to meet their priorities
- identify sources of appropriate expertise that can be deployed to support planning authorities
- provides funding and facilitates access to planning authorities to allow them to use this expertise
- identify common themes and opportunities for strategic pooling and sharing of resources e.g. for a strategic pipeline of planning applications and any specialist expertise within planning authorities that could be shared with others and support this to happen.
Please contact us on NPI@improvementservice.org.uk if you have expertise to offer.
Craig McLaren
National Planning Improvement Champion
Susan Rintoul
Improvement Lead
Contact the National Planning Improvement team on NPI@improvementservice.org.uk.
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Learning Resources and Events
Our learning events aim to improve understanding, share good practice and discuss challenges and opportunities.
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Training Modules
Our training modules provide detailed insights on specific priority issues.
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Knowledge Exchange Programme
The Learning and Knowledge Exchange programme aims to support planning authorities and the organisations they work with to access learning opportunities to support their work.