Training
Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training Materials
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is obliged, under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, to conduct education and training programmes for members of staff of local authorities and regional assemblies, in respect of matters relating to proper planning and sustainable development. The OPR’s training programme will focus on facilitating the delivery of CPD-focused training for decision makers in the planning process including officials and professional planners. The training materials from the local authority and regional assembly staff training events (i.e. the presentations, recordings of the events and briefing documents) are all available below.
Date | Title | View |
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June 2025 | OPR Training: Local Transport Plans and the Statutory Plan-making Process | |
May 2025 | OPR Training: Brownfield Land Activation | |
April 2025 | OPR/DHLGH Training: Implementation of the Planning and Development Act 2024 | |
February 2025 | OPR/DHLGH Training: Built Heritage and Town Regeneration | |
November 2024 | OPR Training: The Development Plan and Employment Lands | |
June 2024 | OPR/CCMA Training: Implementing Marine Spatial Planning | |
March 2024 | OPR/DHLGH Training: Appropriate Assessment: Updates and Learnings from Current Practice | |
December 2023 | OPR Training: Planning Enforcement in Practice | |
July 2023 | OPR/CCMA/DHLGH Training: Marine Spatial Planning | |
January 2023 | OPR Training: Flood Risk Management and Planning | |
October 2022 | OPR Training: Learnings from the OPR Reviews of Local Authorities | |
May 2022 | OPR Training: Implementation of the new Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Section 28 Guidelines | |
March 2022 | OPR/DHLGH Training: Implementation of the New Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Arrangements | |
November 2021 | OPR Training: Development Plans: Learnings from OPR Research and Plans Evaluations | |
June 2021 | OPR Training: Development Management: Appropriate Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment Screening | |
May 2020 | OPR Training: Environmental Impact Assessment and the Changing Nature of Planning | |
April 2020 | OPR Training: Urban Regeneration and Place Making |