An Overview Of The Statutory Planning System Flashcards
What was lost in the 19th century?
Loss of fury idyll due to industrialisation
What was the feeling in the UK?
Anti urban sentiment
What does the English legal system lack?
A formal national constitution
What institution come into balance?
Local and central government
Private and public
Some characteristics of the British planning systems in Britain
Concerned with physical organisation of development Focus on balancing interests Favours certain interests- landowners Administrative and political Discretionary Professional
What are the two types of law?
Statute
Case
Statute law?
Written
Created by parliament
Supported by secondary legislation
Case law?
Made by courts in judgements on individual cases
Provides and interpretation of the statute law
How the statute law is applied in particular circumstances
Which act contains the main planning law?
The town and country planning act 1990
What does the act set out?
Key definitions- eg development What is controlled by the planning system Powers of planning bodies What these bodies do Rights of parties
What other laws are relevant to the planning system?
Planning act 2008
Localism act 2011
Housing and planning act 2016
Neighbourhood planning act 2017
Other forms of English planning?
Economic development Regeneration Housing Green infrastructure Historic environment Public health Design quality
Role of development management
Making decisions on planning applications
Using planning policy to help make those decisions
Identify important factors
Awards planning permission of refuses or with conditions
What carries out development management?
Mostly local authorities
Central government- for large and controversial schemes
How is planning permission decided?
On a case by case basis
Allows flexibility but also inconsistencies
LPA’s should regard?
Good quality housing
Mixture of housing reflecting the requirements of groups
Environmental Sustainability
Development on open space will only be permitted if?
. The loss of open space will not harm the character of the area
.the open space is not fulfil a purpose
.there if adequate open space in the area
.the replacement of open space outweighs the open space
Factors of policy?
Can be guidance or standards
Can vary in where it relates to from the country to a district
Can be developed for a particular site
Sets out how planning authority will act to control or promote development
Who makes policy and plans?
Central government- eg National planning policy framework
Local authorities- Local plans and for individual sites
2 elements of the statutory planning system?
Development management
Forward planning or plan and policy making
