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  • Careers Advice: Justifying a local plan housing requirement and ensuring sufficient allocations

    • 13 Oct 2017
    • Jon Palmer

    Jon Palmer outlines some key lessons for plan-makers on how to justify housing requirements and site allocations.

  • Careers Advice: Understanding how to effectively progress your planning career

    • 9 Oct 2017
    • Anna Rose

    Showing a willingness to help others and treating people equally are among the key lessons which can help career progression in planning, says Anna Rose

  • Careers Advice: guidance on good practice in assessing landscape impacts of developments

    • 29 Sep 2017
    • Chris Kennett

    A few pieces of good practice can help ensure a good quality of photographic evidence to support landscape assessments, says Chris Kennett.

  • Careers Advice: Creating a good impression with new employers

    • 21 Sep 2017
    • Jason Moore

    Jason Moore shares some useful tips on how to make a good impression in a new job.

  • Careers Advice: Tips for writing good quality plans

    • 18 Sep 2017
    • Adam Dodgshon

    Adam Dodgshon reflects on some of the key lessons from a review of recently-adopted plans.

  • Careers Advice: Qualities you need for making the duty to co-operate work

    • 8 Sep 2017
    • Liz Hobden

    Liz Hobden outlines key tips for succeeding in duty to co-operate work following her experience in Brighton.

  • Careers Advice: Community engagement - an essential part of the planning and development process

    • 25 Aug 2017
    • Amanda Reynolds

    Following key community engagement principles can create a more inclusive approach and help the planning process, says Amanda Reynolds.

  • Careers Advice: Learning skills to help crime reduction

    • 21 Aug 2017
    • Jon Cole

    Jon Cole explains how and why planners should work with the police in designing out crime.

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    • 15 Aug 2017
    • Jennifer Jackson

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  • Careers Advice: Get drawing - it's easier than you think!

    • 14 Aug 2017
    • Professor Matthew Carmona

    Use of urban design drawing technology can help planners define the critical parameters for place-making, says Professor Matthew Carmona.

  • Careers Advice: Negotiation skills matter

    • 7 Aug 2017
    • Chris Weetman

    Learning some basic rules will help planners improve their negotiation skills, says Chris Weetman.

  • Careers Advice: The rise of health planning specialists

    • 31 Jul 2017
    • Michael Chang

    Planners can take some simple but key steps to build an awareness of health impacts into their work, says Michael Chang.

  • Careers Advice: Is working in retirement the right path for you?

    • 24 Jul 2017
    • Patrick Whitehead

    Continuing to work can be a complementary activity to a fulfilling retirement, says Patrick Whitehead.

  • Careers Advice: Understanding the 'dark art' of financial viability assessments

    • 17 Jul 2017
    • Ricky Ching

    Planners have a valuable role to play in contributing to the accuracy of viability assessments, says Ricky Ching.

  • Careers Advice: The importance of taking advantage of learning opportunities

    • 10 Jul 2017
    • Gilian MacInnes

    Learning opportunities such as conferences and seminars are worthy investments for planners, says Gilian Macinnes.

  • Careers Advice: Tips on networking and raising your commercial awareness

    • 30 Jun 2017
    • Jason Moore

    Networking and raising your commercial awareness is key to career success, says Jason Moore.

  • Careers Advice: Effective participation at local plan examinations

    • 26 Jun 2017
    • Lee Armitage

    Good preparation and an understanding of the process can help achieve effective participation in examination hearings, says Lee Armitage.

  • Careers Advice: Using sustainability appraisal to see the bigger picture

    • 19 Jun 2017
    • Mark Fessey

    Getting involved in sustainability appraisal work is an opportunity to gain useful knowledge and valuable experience, says Mark Fessey.

  • Careers Advice: Understanding key aspects of scheme negotiation

    • 12 Jun 2017
    • Mike Kiely

    Understanding the dynamics of the design process is vital to scheme negotiation, says Mike Kiely.

  • Careers Advice: Understanding the importance of a well-written CV

    • 5 Jun 2017
    • Greg Snook

    Greg Snook provides some key tips for fine-tuning a CV to enhance its impact with employers.