We’ve published a summary of recent legislative changes that relate to planning matters that have been laid / brought into force to help you keep up to date.
Did your authority score below 95 per cent in the 2019 Housing Delivery Test? If so you are required to publish your Action Plan by 13 August 2020. To help with this we have updated our advice note on preparing effective Action Plans which includes a series of top tips taken from experience of developing action plans to date. We have also published the presentation materials from our virtual workshops with Councils which took place throughout July.
We are thinking of setting up a small working group to support a small number of councils as they go through the process of setting a CIL for the first time. The group will share experience and thought processes, and we along with some experts will be on hand to offer advice and good practice. If you are interested contact richard.crawley@local.gov.uk to find out more.
Plan Making & the Climate Change Emergency – Central Lincolnshire – a PAS apology
In last month’s bulletin we put an incorrect link to City of Lincs’ Planning Policy Manager Toby Forbes-Turner’s thoughts and outlines of how planners in Central Lincoln are tackling climate change while reviewing their local plan. but it’s so good and pertinent that we’re re-running it in this issue.
HDT event thoughts
Shelly Rouse, who’s recently joined PAS on secondment from Canterbury, shares her thoughts about the recent round of events to support authorities undertaking a Housing Delivery Test Action Plan for their 2019 HDT measurement.
Digital Local Plans
PAS Team is exploring what might be around the corner for "digital local plans" and whether we should (or could) do something to help. Martin sets out in his latest blog some fundamental questions we're trying to answer like "what, actually, is a "digital local plan"
The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) is offering a series of three free webinars during August/September specifically for the planning community. The webinars will cover different aspects of what planners need to know about biodiversity protection in the development planning system and how to navigate their way around ensuring the ecological information they request and are provided with is fit for purpose. For more information and to sign up please visit Biodiversity in Planning: What Planners Need To Know.
MHCLG has been funding two local government led digital projects: reducing invalid planning applications (RIPA) and back office planning system (BOPS). The projects are collaborating with a small number of councils to improve the planning process for applicants and planners alike. Initially focusing on permitted development and householder applications, these projects are producing reusable outputs that any other council can make use of and benefit from.
Both the projects are keen to work with councils to share information, taking part in the research or even to start using the systems.
If you’re interested you can find out more or get involved by emailing jack.ricketts@southwark.gov.uk for BOPS and digitalplanning@lambeth.gov.uk for RIPA.
There are some really interesting discussion going on in the Khub discussion forum
Affordable housing and mixed developments
Using article 4 directions to restrict smaller HMOs
Please have a look and share your thoughts on these and the other discussions occurring.
Stay safe and well.
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