PLANNING

Question 1

AUTHORITIES

Answer 1

District councils / unitary authorities

Question 2

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Answer 2

PROACTIVE

Drawing up local development framework of Long Term Plans

CORE STRATEGY + SITE SPECIFIC ALLOCATION OF LAND

Question 3

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

Answer 3

Responds to applications from people who want to develop land

Can refuse, or grant conditional/unconditional permission

Question 4

PLANNING APPLICATION PROCESS

Answer 4

• Developer gets initial advice from planning officers
• Developer submits planning application to local planning authority
• Application published on planning register
• Council consults with parish/town council, notified immediate neighbours
• Planning consultation, developer may hold public exhibition and public sends comments to planning authority
• Planning officers write recommendations to planning committee
• Planning committee making decision
• Applicant has option to appeal if refused, or can change proposal and submit new allocation

Question 5

CENTRAL GOV ROLE

Answer 5

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK - sets out planning policies for england

Large/controversial plans can be called in and decided by Communities Secretary