PLANNING AND GROWTH Steve Quartermain Chief Planner Overview

PLANNING AND GROWTH Steve Quartermain Chief Planner

Overview of the planning system National Policy and Guidance Neighbourhood Plans Local Plan / LDO NDO (Optional) Sof. S call-in cases 20 a Planning Applications & Decisions (LAs) 469, 000 Yes OUTCOMES (88% approved) No Plan Making Appeals & Decisions (PINS) 15, 982 So. S Recovered Appeals 219 2 Decision taking

NPPF “presumption in favour of sustainable development” 3

Core Planning Principles • Proactively drive and support sustainable economic development to deliver the homes, business and industrial units, infrastructure and thriving local places that the country needs. Every effort should be made objectively to identify and then meet the housing, business and other development needs of an area, and respond positively to sider opportunities for growth. • The Government is committed to ensuring that the planning system does everything it can to support sustainable economic growth. 4

Strategic change: overview Local Sustainable NPPF and Guidance Review Localism Act Duty to cooperate Robust Evidence of need and 5 year land supply Regional Strategy revocation Neighbourhood Planning Strong protections still in place Proportionate Community Infrastructure Levy Section 106 Simple Deregulation and Simplification Use Class Order Information requirements Presumption in favour of sustainable development 6000 page s of guidance reduced and now on web NSIP Infrastructure Act Growth and Infrastructure Act Permitted development rights 1300 pages of policy down to less than 50 Effective Conditions Tackling LA poor performance Major Infrastructure Speeding up appeals Award of costs Unblocking stalled sites Statutory consultees Brownfield package 5

Local Plans progress

New homes granted permission: 2007 -2014 Source: Glenigan 7

Housing is a driver of growth • Value of new housing £ 21. 7 bn in 2013, 31% new work in construction sector. • Overall construction is around 6% of economic output. 8

House building supports employment • Construction is about 6% of all jobs (2 m jobs). • Housing market also drives consumer confidence, and so wider spending. 9

Speed of decisions Percentage of decisions in time 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% All major Minor Major residential 20% 10% 0% 2007 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2008 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2009 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2010 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2011 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2012 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 2013 Q 4 Q 1 2014 Q 2 Q 2 10

Outcomes • 240, 000 new homes approved in the year to September 2014, up 17 per cent on previous year and highest level since 2007 • 78 per cent of major applications decided on time in the quarter July-September 2014, up from 57 per cent in same quarter in 2012 • Time taken to determine an appeal reduced from average of 23 weeks to 15, following changes introduced in October 2013 • Around 12, 400 home extensions and 1, 800 office-to-residential conversions got go-ahead in six months to September 2014 under new permitted development rights

Progress on Neighbourhood Plans • 1400 communities have embarked on Neighbourhood Planning • 200+ communities have published their neighbourhood plan for consultation • 75+ successful examinations • 52+ successful neighbourhood planning referendums • 34 neighbourhood plans “made” • 13 more referendums in March • Communities are using their new power to o choose where new housing should go eg Thame, South Oxfordshire o grant planning permission eg Cockermouth, Allerdale (NDO) o protect local green spaces eg Arundel, Arun and more …. . 12

Wider Initiatives • Brownfield Implementation • Right to Build • Permitted Development • CIL Review • S 106 Process • Housing Design Standards • Guidance - SUDS 13

FORWARD LOOK • Implementation • Land Availability • Plan Making • Red Tape Challenge • Impact on Behaviour 14

What Might This Look Like? • Have a vision • Have a plan • Have a commitment: understand resources • Positive – make it happen – attitude • Work with customers and wider community • Consistency • Speed – efficiency – active engagement • Communication • Team work – internal – external • OUTCOMES, OUTCOMES 15

PLANNING AND GROWTH Steve Quartermain Chief Planner