Course description
Planning appeals can be won and lost on the quality of preparation and performance, both for appellants and local authorities. The process is often costly, time consuming and stressful. There are, however, several practical tips and strategies that can make a real difference to a party’s prospects of success.
Presented by planning law expert Daisy Noble, this virtual classroom seminar will provide an overview of the key stages of the appeal process, from start letter to decision. It will offer practical guidance to how professionals in this field can achieve better results for their clients, identifying not only strategies for success, but also means of avoiding common pitfalls.
Daisy will discuss how to choose an appeal format and witnesses, what makes a good Statement of Case, how to use statements of common ground effectively, and much more.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
Planning appeals can be won and lost on the quality of preparation and performance, both for appellants and local authorities. With nearly 20,000 appeal decisions being issued by the Planning Inspectorate on a yearly basis, they provide a vital component of the planning system. Yet the process is often costly, time consuming and, for many, stressful. There are, however, a number of key practical tips and strategies that can make a real difference to a party’s prospects of success.
This virtual classroom seminar will provide an overview of the key stages of the appeal process from start letter to decision. In so doing, it will provide a practical guide to how professionals in this field can achieve better results for their clients, identifying not only strategies for success, but also means of avoiding common pitfalls.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive session will cover the following:
- Choosing an appeal format: written representations, hearing, or appeal?
- Choosing your witnesses: what makes a good witness?
- What makes a good Statement of Case and how to avoid common pitfalls
- Statements of common ground: how to use them effectively
- A practical guide to preparing proofs of evidence
- What to include and what not to include in rebuttal evidence
- How to navigate a hearing or inquiry effectively
- Strategies for witness handling
- A guide to being a good witness
- How to deploy (and respond to) costs applications
- Tips for effective closing submissions
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