Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Flashcards
Can you explain the stages of creating a LDP?
DEGPEA
Stage 1: Development Plan Scheme
- outlines timetable for plan
Stage 2: Evidence Report
- Info gathered by consultation by key agencies, stakeholders and public
- Prep of local place plans
- Scoping for SEA’s
Stage 3: Gate Check
- Evidence report submitted to Scottish Ministers
- Reporter assesses
- Reporter confirms if report is sufficient or writes a report with recommendations
- Council can come back and resubmit if they need to
Stage 4: Proposed Plan
- Call for Ideas
- Site Assessments carried out
- Council prepares proposed plan
- 12 week minimum consultation on proposed plan
- Council decides on modifications and publishes modifications report
- Council submits proposed plan to Scottish Ministers
Stage 5: Examination
- If any unresolved issues reporter conducts further examination
- Reporter checks that the Council has met its consultation commitments (from participation statement)
- Report can obtain further info
- Examination Report is produced with recommendations on modifications
Stage 6: Adoption and Delivery
- Council makes the required modifications and adopts the plan
- Delivery Programme is published within 3 months of plan adoption
- Plan is delivered
What are Local Place Plans?
- Community Led Plans setting out proposals for land use and development
- Introduced from 2019 Act
- During Evidence Repoert stage
- Planning Circular 1/2022
How was the role of the National Planning Framework changed?
- NPF4 adopted 13th Feb 2023
- Now Statutory part of the development plan
How does NPF4 becoming part of the Development Plan change how you assess development proposals?
- I now assess proposals against both the LDP and NPF4
- I am aware NPF4 takes precedent over the LDP if newer or split decision
Which takes Precedent the LDP or NPF4?
NPF4
What does the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 say about the purpose of planning?
- To manage the development and use of land in the long term public interest
How does NPF4 relate to Spatial Planning?
- Scotland’s long term spatial vision for development
- Designates national
developments and highlight regional spatial priorities.
Can you tell me about Section 75 Agreements?
- Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
- Developers Contributions
Fernbank Street
What was the purpose of the Planning Position Report?
- Used to assess the development potential of the site for what uses would be suitable at the site
Fernbank Street
What was the allocated use for the site according to the Council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) Proposals Map?
- The site was unallocated within the Glasgow LDP 2017
Fernbank Street
What is Surplus Property?
- Excess Government Owned Property
- Disposed to allow for ease of estate management
Fernbank Street
What development potential did this site have?
- Residential due to it being in a predominately residential area
- I believed retail would have been challenged at the site due to being outwith designated centre
Fernbank Street
What was within the Planning Position Report?
- Introduction
- Site Location and Description
- Constraints
- Planning History
- Planning Policy Assessment
6 Conclusion (assessment of development)
Fernbank Street
How did you check site constraints?
- Checked HES (not listed or in con area)
- SEPA Flood map (area of site medium-high risk surface flooding)
- Coal Mining Authority (reporting area)
- ## Trees (tree survey but no TPO)
Fernbank Street
How have you used your knowledge of spatial planning policy and infrastructure to assist in the preparation and review of land use planning policies and plans
- Select appropriate authority LDP and use map for assessing site allocation
- I was aware of using relevant policies that was suitable for the development site and the potential uses of the site
- CDP 10 - Need for Housing
- CDP 12- Delivery of Development
- Design and Placemaking Policies
- I also used Supplementary Guidance suitable for each policy
Portfolio Review Edinburgh
What was the purpose of your desktop review of the sites?
- Assess each site within Edinburgh against adopted LDP and proposed LDP relevant to their current designation
- Assess sites potential for alternative uses for our clients benefit
- Employment uses and Resie most common
Portfolio Review
You mention the Proposed Edinburgh LDP 2030, when is this to be adopted?
- The latest Development Scheme states late 2023
Ness-side
With changes to the preparation of Local Development Plans, what stage is the consultation now?
- Within the Evidence Report
Ness-side
What did you include within your representation for the site?
- Site Allocation
- Ownership (client)
- Support of the mixed of uses for Housing (120), Retail or Tourism
- Sites compliance of effectiveness (no constraints, funding, Infrastructure)
Ness-side
What allocation was the site?
- INS 17: Ness-side North
- Mixed Use with 120 Indicative homes
Ness side
Did your representation receive any comments?
- Yes regarding other owners representation at the site and for bringing the mixed use forward
- No objection to the proposed mixed use at the site INS 17
Ness side
What was the rationale behind your advice to submit a representation during the Proposed Plan consultation?
- That the site was an effective mixed use which could now be brought forward during this Plan
- Allows for further expansion of Ness-side
Limefield
Why did you need to renew the consent?
- The period of 3 years since the original application was approved was approaching
- A new application would be required if this consent lapsed
Limefield
What was the original consent granted prior?
- Mixed use for
- 6 houses within original steading
- 8 new build homes
- 4 offices
Limefield
What policy requirements of NPF4 did you advise the client should be taken into consideration when assessing the application to renew the consent?
- Firstly, I advised the client that NPF4 now takes precedent over the LDP
- I advised that Sustainability policies were suitable for this development given the redevelopment
- 20 minute neighbourhoods/local living which this site complied with
- Reusing of buildings
- Quality homes
Limefield
What type of application was this?
- Further application
- As no timescale placed on original application
