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National Planning Forum 15 December 2009. Steve Quartermain: Chief Planner December 2009. Planning Report. Climate Change and Renewable Energy Strategy; Community Infrastructure Levy; Eco-Towns; IPC Implementation; Killian Pretty Implementation; LDEDC Act; LDFs.
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National Planning Forum15 December 2009 Steve Quartermain: Chief Planner December 2009
Planning Report • Climate Change and Renewable Energy Strategy; • Community Infrastructure Levy; • Eco-Towns; • IPC Implementation; • Killian Pretty Implementation; • LDEDC Act; • LDFs
Combating climate change: Mitigation and Adaptation measures Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) and Low Carbon Transition Plan Legislation: - Planning Act 2008; - Climate Change Act 2008; - Guidance: PPS1 Supplement on Climate Change and PPS22 on Renewable Energy Climate Change and Renewable Energy Strategy
Rationale/purpose of CIL What will change? Community Infrastructure Levy
Background Actions to date PPS-Eco-Towns Eco-Towns
IPC Implementation Programme • Purpose of IPC • Actions to date • NPSs (12 in total) – 7 published: • Ports NPS; Overarching NPS for Energy (EN-1); Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2); Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3); Gas Supply Infrastructure and Gas and Oil Pipelines (EN-4); Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5); • Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6). • 5 yet to be published): • National Networks (i.e. strategic roads and railways, including strategic rail freight interchanges); Waste Water (e.g. sewage treatment infrastructure); Hazardous Waste (e.g high temperature incineration); Water Supply (e.g. reservoirs); Airports • Letter to Chief Planning Officers
Killian Pretty Implementation Summer Package - July 2009: • Non Domestic Permitted Development; • Streamlining Information; • Publicity for Planning Application; Performance Framework - Discussion Paper. October 2009 - Flexibility on Implementation of Permission December 2009: • Development Management; • Statutory + Non Statutory Consultees; • Use & Discharge of Planning Conditions
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act • Enacted (12 November 2009) • Regional Strategies • Listening to communities: Consultation on draft statutory guidance on the duty to respond to petitions Guidance - Commenced: 2 December 2009; - Ends: 24 February 2010.
Need for LDFs Current Situation Local Development Frameworks
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE • Chief Planner’s Newsletter • Election – no later than June 2009 Planning at the forefront