Dave Chetwyn

AN INTRODUCTION TO SPACIAL PLANNINGDave asks us.... Why is planning needed?:-“stop us doing what we want”-“To protect the countryside”-“To protect us - stops other people doing what they want”Dave

s answer to why planning is needed:-To prevent market failure and to take account of impact on other people-To allow communities to have their say-Allow the government to specify social economic and environmental priorities-Mediating between different parties / stakeholders-Protect natural and built heritage-Ensures there is adequate infrastructure - to ensure life works well-Gives certainty and conﬁdence in investments“sustainable development”Debate with NT and CPRE in the news latelyBut what does

sustainable actually mean?Urban DesignEmphasis of planning policy was on urban design but this is less the case nowNot just aesthetically designed - incorporating how a place functionsGrowth of mixed use developments:- Reduce need to travel and driveTypes of protection and structure of planning system:•Environmental protection•Planning designations - green belt protection(Green belt is not about landscape quality. Prevents urban sprawl and regeneration)•National parks and AONB - exist to speciﬁcally protect the environment•Listed buildings - protect buildings•Conservation areas “areas of special architectural or historical interest

•World heritage sites - high number of protected buildings•Scheduled ancient monuments•Locally listed - level of protection is weak.•TPOsLegislation - Town & Country Planning act 1990 - main actDeﬁning DevelopmentOperations AND/OR Change of useConsiderations of the planning system:Social, environmental and economical developmentPermitted development rights - freedom to do what you like on your propertyImpact on the value of your neighbours property

Notes from UVNS Neighbourhood Planning event, Burslem School of Art, 21.10.11 (Lorna Parsons)

One national policy framework to replace existing policy - attracted 10000 responsesRSS document - say how much housing will go where etc.Government proposing to scrap RSS - controversial because broader agenda willdisappear. Who will be responsible for it?Local Development FrameworksMain policy is the

core strategy

= smaller supplementary documents support it, eg localdevelopments schemes, site speciﬁc alterations etc.

development management

aka development controlProcess of checking applicationsRequired docs:

D&A statement to show you

ve understood the context of the schemeTypes of consent / application:Listed building consent:

Focused on conserving what is important and ensuring proposals are appropriate

Apply alongside planning permissionConservation area consent:

Speciﬁc to conservation areasSAM consent (ancient monuments)Statement of signiﬁcance

Impact and effect on buildings heritageAdvertising consentOther considerations:Conditionssection 106 planning obligations (to be replaced by Community Infrastructure Levy)Appeals for dealing with refusalEnforecement - if you do things you shouldn

tUnlawful to develop without permissionHow are decisions made and by whom?•Planning committees•Ofﬁcers (delegated powers)•Infrastructure planning commission•Planning inspectorate•MinistersPlanning is discretionaryNot a tick-box system“determinations must be made in accordance with the development plan unless materialconsiderations indicate otherwise”You have to take into account representationsPublic representationsMajor infrastructure - separate to planning systemInfrastructure planning commissionNational policy statements

Notes from UVNS Neighbourhood Planning event, Burslem School of Art, 21.10.11 (Lorna Parsons)

Dave Chetwyn

LOCALISM & NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNINGRadical programme of reformLocalism bill and National planning policy framework“localism” deﬁnedDecision making practices and processes passed to a more local level-too much central control over planningReforms:

regional dev agencies abolished

Local enterprise partnerships springing up focussing on attracting employment anddevelopment

Growth agendaPlanning / local government

Presumption in favour of sustainable dev

Enterprise zones brought back - north staffs wanted one but didn

t get itLocalism bill:

General power of competence

Duty to co-operate

Public services and infrastructure - right to challenge

Community assets - right to buy

Housing reforms

Planning

Abolition of RSS

Consultation for large apps

Changes to enforcement

CIL

Planning inspectorate will deal with major infrastructure changes

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNINGFeelings: in principle good, but practicalities aren

t fully understoodNational > local > neighbourhood development plans ( community led)Local development orders - bypass planning application procedure - potentially quitedamagingCommunity right to build - communities can come forward for eg housing developments.Goes to public vote (referendum) - 50% to pass. Bypass planningForum = town or parish council ORFinalised structure of a neighbourhood forum

21 people minimum

5 year shelf life

Reﬂect inclusivity / diversity / character of area

Neighbourhood area designation - required approval of LPA

Notes from UVNS Neighbourhood Planning event, Burslem School of Art, 21.10.11 (Lorna Parsons)