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THE PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS AND PLANNING PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS (PPAs). David Edmondson & Marshall Plummer. Content. Summarise the pre app process Summarise the fee structure and our approach to negotiating these for house builders / developers Figures – numbers received
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THE PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS AND PLANNING PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS (PPAs) David Edmondson & Marshall Plummer
Content • Summarise the pre app process • Summarise the fee structure and our approach to negotiating these for house builders / developers • Figures – numbers received • Performance - turnaround • Benefits of PPA’s and agree an approach for multiple sites • Establishing a Task Group • Your feedback and any ideas on improvements
Figures & Performance • Numbers of pre-applications received 2012: • Total: 1851 • With Fees: 1175 • Determined on time: 945
PPAs the benefits • For us • generating income for the service • improve the quality of development proposals, • improve the decision making process through collaboration • For you • Managing risk • Creating certainty over outcome and timescale • Continuity of service from LPA
Examples -when to use PPAs? • Schemes of strategic importance eg. Langarth • Proposals requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment eg. Windfarms/solar arrays • Proposals that have an impact on strategic areas of environmental sensitivity • Proposals involving significant non-standard planning obligations; • Proposals which would have significant impact on existing communities • Bespoke developer PPA
Who is doing what and when? Name the team Include the key tasks design review panel planning liaison technical briefings community engagement Agree key review points Drafting the PPA
PPA’s what do they cost? • Fees charged at £42 /hour • Additional charges for • Design review panel • Planning Liaison Group • Application validation service
How to find out more • http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=25877 • PAS www.pas.gov.uk • ATLAS http://www.atlasplanning.com
Task Group • Possibility of setting up an ongoing task group looking at continuous improvement of the Pre-Application and PPA process • Dynamising the pre-application service, work in progress