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There are seven dedicated planning officers who provide advice on conservation area matters. Two officers are members of the Institute of Historic Buildings Conservation. One officer is eligible but not a member. One officer is currently training and will become eligible.There is at least one dedicated officer in each divisional planning office. Qualifications are as above with the remainder having taken, or undertaking, appropriate training.Details of the money spent on external consultant fees relating to conservation areas each year since 2002 are contained in the following table.<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><TR><TD></TD><TD>Expenditure (£)</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002–03</TD><TD>103,929</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003–04</TD><TD>105,174</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004–05</TD><TD>21,983</TD></TR><TR><TD>April-October 2005</TD><TD>36,594</TD></TR></Table> |