Killian Pretty Review Matthew Taylor Report and the Governments Responses

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Killian Pretty Review Matthew Taylor Report
and the Governments Responses
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Killian Pretty Purpose

• To improve the planning application process for
  the benefit for all involved.
• In particular Killian Pretty asked to
• establish where delays occur
• look at engagement by statutory consultees such
  as the Highways Agency, Environment Agency and
  Natural England
• look for the scope for further streamlining
  planning applications process eg through
  extending the use of e-planning
• ensure a more proportionate approach to
  consideration of applications

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Planning application process where delays
problems occur
Red/Pink - substantial problems causing
significant blockage or delay to an application,
or exhibiting poor practice Amber - some
significant problems, delays or blockages but
with minimal overall effect on the application,
or the cumulation of several minor issues Green -
efficient process with reasonable good practice
and no substantive problems Grey - relates to
single reserved matters applications
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Killian Pretty Final Report

• Final report published November 2008
• 17 recommendations covering most aspects of
  application process
• Key themes
• A more proportionate approach for minor
  development
• Process improvements from start to finish
• More effective engagement
• Encouraging a change in culture
• Removing unnecessary complexity
• Generally positive stakeholder response to Report

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The Governments Response

• Published March 2009
• Set out detailed response to each recommendation
• Defined action programme
• Proposed phased approach to actions some
  immediate a number subject to consultation
• Grouped actions into five main themes

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(a) Reducing the number of small scale
developments that require full planning permission

• Extending permitted development rights for
  businesses and public services
• making it easier for them to make minor
  alterations or build small extensions.
• Detailed proposals for changes to permitted
  development will draw on research contained in
  the White Young Green Report.
• Evaluate the proposals for an intermediate
  process for those minor developments which are
  not given full PD rights.
• Consultation Summer 2009.

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(b) Making the planning application process more
efficient and effective for all involved

• Strengthening the prospects for pre application
  engagement, for example, by encouraging greater
  use of Planning Performance Agreements
• Making information requirements more reasonable
  and proportionate
• improving engagement in the planning process by
  statutory consultees, wider community and local
  government elected members
• Improving use discharge of conditions
• Considering options for allowing minor material
  variations

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(c) Improving the quality of information
available to users of the planning application
system

• Need for improvements in quality of planning
  information across the board, including CLG
  website!
• Better information for those wanting to know if
  planning permission is required drawing
  together work undertaken by PAS / Portal
• Encouraging better quality applications eg
  accredited agents

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(d) Improving local authority capacity and
performance in the process

• Resources skills - take forward actions flagged
  in Government response to Select Committee -
  working closely with work alongside local
  authorities and professional bodies.
• Revise the current approach to targets need to
  work closely with key stakeholders to identify
  and test options for measuring performance in a
  more holistic way.

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(e) Streamlining the national planning policy
framework

• Confirmation of commitment to take forward
  Planning White Paper proposal regarding a more
  strategic focussed national policy framework
• new commitment to prepare planning policy
  statement on Development Management together with
  simplification and consolidation of the related
  legislative framework
• Programme for consolidation - Summer 2009
• Draft policy statement - Autumn 2009

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Matthew Taylor

• Commissioned by Prime Minister 2007 reporting
  to DEFRA CLG
• Purpose look at issues facing rural communities
  make recommendations for change and improvement
• Final report (Living Working Countryside) was
  published in July 2008
• 48 Recommendations wide range of issues
• sustainable communities
• economic development
• increasing housing supply especially affordable
  housing
• planning

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Planning Recommendations Government Response

• Recommendation Response
• Streamline planning proposals largely agreed
• national planning policy statements on
  economic development brought together
• But carry on with Eco-towns PPS
• Strengthen
• Development Plan agree to clarify weight
  given to emerging DPDs
• Improve PINS
• information more information made
  available by Inspectorate
• Use planning to
• limit second homes Not agreed better ways of
  providing rural housing