In response to feedback received that the links between Planning and Environmental Protection services could be improved in councils, LACORS met with some of the main organisations such as RTPI, POS, PAS, TCPA, CIEH and EPUK.  As a result LACORS has been taking forward a project to run 1/2 day workshops in every region involving officers from these service lines.

The South West, South East, London, East of England and North West workshops have all taken place throughout 2009.  Other regions are planned for 2010:

North East -  12th March in Sunderland (contact katherine.smith@lacors.gov.uk for this event)
East Midlands - 16th March 2010 in Melton Mowbray (contact laura.rose@lacors.gov.uk for this event)
West Midlands  - 15th March 2010 in Birmingham/Solihull (contact laura.rose@lacors.gov.uk for this event) 
North Wales - 25th March in Mold (contact cassandra.harrison@lacors.gov.uk for this event)
South Wales - 24th March in Swansea (contact cassandra.harrison@lacors.gov.uk for this event)
Yorkshire and the Humber - 19th March in Wakefield (contact katherine.smith@lacors.gov.uk for this event)

Please also let your colleagues in planning services know about these events.