Since 2021, Atoll have been listed on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council’s own Planning Agents Accreditation Scheme.

Trafford Accredited Agents are, according to them, “planning agents who have shown that they fully understand how to submit a properly prepared householder application”, meaning that there are no delays when Trafford register their planning applications, and in being accredited, their agents in-turn agree to abide by a professional code of practice.

Having resigned in 2024 as an chartered architect under optional Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) membership, Ian Banks anyway remains bound by the strict professional codes of conduct, linked to the Architects Act, and his obligatory registration with the Architects Registration Board (ARB), as well as voluntarily with the Association of Consultant Architects (ACA).

To apply to and be accepted as an accredited householder planning agent for Trafford Council, you have to:

• agree to abide by the code of practice (PDF, 259.76 KB)
• have submitted three consecutive householder applications in accordance with the agent checklist (PDF, 406.29 KB)

Click here for more information on Trafford Council’s accredited agents scheme code of practice.