Planning Flashcards
Who are local planning authorities?
Authorities that plan developments on there patch
What is long term development planning?
Ensure there is sufficient houses, roads, schools, factories and shops to cater for population numbers
What is Development control?
Whether to approve planning applications for individual developments
What did coalition gov say about planning decisions?
Sometimes takes too long, preventing houses and workplaces from being built
What is there a constant tension over?
The need for new development and economic growth and the protection of the environment
What set of guidelines was layed our to make system simpler and quicker and to build more houses
What happenes within that framework?
The 2011 National Planning Policy Framework
Local authorities set out local plan earmarking particular areas for development
What are the two types of planning consent and what are they?
Outline planning permission or consent - gives permission for development in principle under broad outlines. Lasts 5 years. Land is often sold with “outline planning permission”
Detailed planning permission - gives consent to detailed plans that will show the exact number of houses/shops/factories and their location. Lasts 5 years
What can councillors give as an approval/refusal (3)
Give unconditional approval
Give conditional approval subject to conditions such as improved access or traffic management schemes
Refusal
What are officers involvements in the process?
Officers will study proposal and give recommendation whether it should be approved or not
Why are councillors increasingly likely to go against the recommendation of officers?
The cost of appeals
When can planning permission also be required?
When the type of business using a particular premises changes (this is called change of use consent)
Steps of planning process?
Developers apply to local planning authority
Application formally entered on a register, immediate neighbours notified and parish council alerted (sometimes advertised in local press or on lampposts or on nearby structures etc)
Public exhibitions with models and detailed plans may be put on for major applications
Planning officers make a recommendation based off planning law but councillors make final decision
What are routine applications and who are they dealt with by?
Small house extensions etc dealt with by sub committee
What decisions are discussed with Cabinet and full council
Decisions involving significant expenditure
How long must a planning application be determined by
2 months
