Planning and Development Management Flashcards
What is the National Planning Policy Framework (2023)
Sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied
What is a Local Plan?
Prepared by LPAs in consultation with its community, set out a vision and framework for the future development of an area
What is a neighbourhood plan?
Gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area
Led by community forums
What is the Localism Act (2011)
Under the act local communities are empowered in decision making
E.g. through the introduction of Neighbourhood Plans
What did you learn in the CPD relating to Planning Governance in England?
- I learnt about Homes England role in helping to deliver housing (they are the government’s affordable housing and regeneration agency who accelerate the pace of house building and regeneration)
- I also learnt that officers make recommendations to the counsellors (Rox Fiaz is a counsellor)
What is the timescale of a planning application?
- Submit
- Validate
- Determination (8, 13, 16 weeks)
- Consultation (21 days from letter)
What is a planning condition?
When planning permission is granted, it comes with a set of conditions which have to be discharged
Provide an example of discharging a planning condition?
DLR Infrastructure Protection (Plot 6)
- Key requirement was to provide evidence that construction works would not impeach on the DLR 10-metre protection radius
- Liaised with main contractor to request a set of drawings that identified all temporary structures, cranes and other lifting equipment
- Showed they would not impeach on the DLR 10-metre protection radius
- I drafted a cover letter which outlined what the drawings evidenced and sent it to the planning consultant to upload
- Condition was discharged
How quickly does a LPA have to discharge a planning condition?
8 weeks
Provide an example of when you have applied for planning permission?
Silvertown HPA
- Included reconfiguration of plots included in the detailed and outline components, following second stair-core guidance
- Advised consultants on the masterplan changes to update their respective documents
- Reviewed each document to ensure they were aligned to the planning strategy and changes were captured, and check level of information was suitable
- Ensured consistency
- Successfully submitted
What is the second stair-core guidance you referenced?
Building Regulations (2010) Approved Document B - Second staircore mandatory in all new resi buildings over 18 metres from 30th September 2026
When have you provided advice on a planning application?
TfL Statutory Consultee Response on School Drop-offs
- Advise my client on a response to TfL
- TfL concerned about absence of car parking spaces for drop off in submitted masterplan
- I reviewed the GLA Population Yield Calculator to understand the number of primary school pupils forecast to live across the Silvertown masterplan (900-1000)
- Reviewed capacity of the school (600-800 pupils)
- ADVISED my client that school will cater for 800 pupils from the masterplan who will be within walking distance and not need dropping off
- Further advised as the school will be at max capacity, there won’t be pupils attending from outside the masterplan
- Mitigates need for drop off spaces
How does the GLA population yield calculator work?
Tool for estimating the population yield from a new housing development.
Gives indication of the possible number and age of the children based on the bedroom or tenure mix.
Please can you provide an example of how you advised on a planning negotiation?
Section 106 Heads of Terms Car Club
- Reviewed Transport Assessment to understand the Transport Strategy, which promotes walking, cycling and public transport
- Reviewed the S106’s of nearby schemes to see that 5-years free membership plus £50 credit per unit was standard for the developer to pay for
- I also referred to the planning consultant who echoed this
- ADVISED my client they would need to provide a car club
- Undertook calculations to see that it would be over budget to agree to that
- I established that 2 years would be in the budget, so advised them to offer 1-year free membership plus £50 credit as a starting negotiating position
What is a S106?
Legal agreement between LPA and developer
Purpose is to make the development acceptable in planning terms
