Parish Councillors’ Guide to Affordable Rural Housing
A useful guide for Parish Councillors from the Rural Housing Alliance
Many of Gloucestershire’s Parish and Town Councils are members of CPRE Gloucestershire. We have a shared interest in promoting vibrant rural communities and in ensuring that new development is appropriate and well planned, and we work together to achieve our shared goals.
CPRE Gloucestershire are excited to announce a new series of engaging training seminars on planning, led by our knowledgeable trustee, David Crofts.
Join us online on Tuesday 1st October (part 1), for an insightful session on planning applications, and again on Tuesday 8th October (part 2), for a deep dive into local plans and appeals. These seminars are designed to empower Parish & Town Councils with the latest information and skills needed to navigate the planning landscape. Following the two seminars, attendees will be provided with a comprehensive written update clarifying the Government’s new intentions as they unfold.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your planning expertise whilst supporting Gloucestershire’s countryside charity!.
Full information can be seen on our ticket page including more about the presenter – click the link below.
Parish and Town Council training with planning expert and Trustee, David Crofts
CPRE Gloucestershire are excited to announce a new series of engaging training seminars on planning, led by our knowledgeable trustee, David Crofts.
Join us online on Tuesday 1st October (part 1), for an insightful session on planning applications, and again on Tuesday 8th October (part 2), for a deep dive into local plans and appeals. These seminars are designed to empower Parish & Town Councils with the latest information and skills needed to navigate the planning landscape. Following the two seminars, attendees will be provided with a comprehensive written update clarifying the Government’s new intentions as they unfold.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your planning expertise whilst supporting Gloucestershire’s countryside charity!
About the presenter
David Crofts retired from paid professional work at the end of 2019 after 45 years in planning: over twenty in local government, fifteen in corporate consultancy and seven as a sole practitioner. In the last role he did much work for CPRE, drafting objections to major planning applications and representing the County Branch at numerous hearings and appeals. Besides preparing these seminars, he is in his new role as a Trustee helping to revise the Branch’s Position Statements on various planning topics, has made representations for the Examinations of the Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough Plans, and once again is drafting objections to major planning applications.
Full information can be seen on our ticket page – click the link below.