Planning and development

Mandatory competencies

You must achieve the minimum levels as set out below.

Level 3

• Ethics, Rules of Conduct and professionalism

Level 2

• Client care
• Communication and negotiation
• Health and safety

Level 1

• Accounting principles and procedures
• Business planning
• Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures
• Data management
• Diversity, inclusion and teamworking
• Inclusive environments
• Sustainability

Core competencies

Level 3

• Development appraisals
• Planning and development management or
• Spatial planning policy and infrastructure

Level 2

• Legal/regulatory compliance
• Valuation (or Level 3*)

Level 1

• Measurement
• Surveying and mapping

Optional competencies

Two to Level 3

• Access and rights over land
• Building information modelling (BIM) management
• Cadastre and land administration
• Compulsory purchase and compensation
• Contaminated land
• Design and specification
• Development/project briefs
• Economic development
• Environmental assessment
• Housing strategy and provision
• Leasing and letting
• Management and regeneration of the built environment
• Masterplanning and urban design
• Project finance
• Purchase and sale
• Risk management
• Strategic real estate consultancy
• Surveying and mapping
• Sustainability

Plus one to Level 3 or two to Level 2 from the full list of technical competencies, including any not already chosen from the optional list.

* If Valuation is taken to Level 3 the requirements are:

• you must select one to Level 3 and one to Level 2 from the optional list, plus
• one to Level 3 or two to Level 2 from the full list of technical competencies.

Full details of the Planning and development pathway are on the RICS website.