Planning and Development Management Flashcards
Air quality management areas
Areas designated by local authorities because they are not likely to achieve their targets before their relevant deadlines.
Archaeological interest
A site that holds, or potentially holds, evidence of past human activity that is worthy of an expert investigation at some point.
Article 4 direction
A direction made under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 which withdraws permitted development rights granted by that Order.
Build to Rent
Purpose-built, typically 100% rented out housing. Can form part of a wider multi-tenure development comprising either flats or houses. Tenancy agreements tend to be more long terms (3+ years) and will most likely be professionally managed in single ownership and management control.
Climate change adaption
Adjustments made to natural and human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change (either mitigating harms or exploiting opportunities).
Climate change mitigation
Action to reduce the impact of human activities on the climate system, primarily through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Coastal change management area
Identified in plans as an area in which the physical change of the shoreline will be affected by erosion, coastal landslip, permanent inundation or coastal accretion.
Community forest
An area identified through the England Community Forest Programme to revitalise the countryside in and around major conurbations.
Community Right to Build Order
An order made by LPAs (under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) that grants planning permission for a site-specific development proposal or classes of development.
Community-led development
A development taken forward by, or with, a not-for-profit organisation, that is primarily serving the purposes of its members or the wider community, rather than primarily being a commercial enterprise. The organisation should be created, managed and democratically elected by its members. Legal forms include cooperative societies, community benefit society and company limited by guarantee. This could be a potentially mutually supported arrangement with an RP.
Competent person (to prepare site investigation information)
Somebody with a recognised relevant qualification, sufficient experience dealing with the type(s) of pollution or land instability, and membership of a relevant professional organisation.
Conservation
The process of maintaining and managing change to a heritage asset in a way that sustains and enhances its significance.
Decentralised energy
Local renewable and local low carbon energy sources (ASHPs per block on HPP2)
Design code
Illustrated design requirements that provide specific, detailed parameters for the physical development of a site or area. The graphic and written components should be based upon a design vision, such as a masterplan or other design and development framework for a site or area.
Design guide
A document that provides guidance on how a development can be carried out in accordance with good design practice, often produced by a local authority.
Designated heritage asset
World Heritage Site, Scheduled Monument, Listed Building, Protected Wreck Site, Registered Park and Garden, Registered Battlefield or Conservation Area designated under the relevant legislation.
Designated rural areas
National Parks, National Landscapes and areas designated as ‘rural’ under Section 157 of the Housing Act 1985.
Developable
A suitable location for housing development with a reasonable prospect that they will be available and could be viably developed at the point envisaged.
Development plan
Defined in Section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and includes adopted local plans, neighbourhood plans that have been made and published spatial development strategies, together with any regional policies that remain in force.
Edge of centre
For retail purposes, a location that is up to 300m from the primary shopping centre. For office development, this is outside of the town centre boundary but 500m within a public transport interchange.
Environmental impact assessment
A procedure to be followed for certain types of project to ensure that decisions are made in full knowledge of the likely significant effects of the environment (as of 2025, the minimum units for an EIA is 150).
Geodiversity
The range of rocks, minerals, fossils, soils and landforms.
Green infrastructure
A network of multifunctional green and blue spaces and other natural features, urban and rural, which is capable of delivering a wide range of environmental, economic, health and wellbeing benefits for nature, climate, local and wider communities and prosperity.
Grey belt
Land in the green belt comprising of previously developed land and/or other land does not contribute to any of the purposes of (a), (b), or (d) in paragraph 143 (NPPF).
Habitats site
Special Areas of Conservation, Sites of Community Importance, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and any relevant Marine Sites.
Heritage asset
A building, monument, site, place area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest.
Heritage coast
Areas of undeveloped coastline which are managed to conserve their natural beauty and improve accessibility to visitors where appropriate.
Historic environment
Aspects of the environment resulting from the interaction between people and places through time, including all surviving physical remains of human activity, whether visible, buried, or submerged.
