Ted Howles Planning Services Manager

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Ted Howles Planning Services Manager

• Planning in Kennet

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Planning in Kennet

• How Planning Works
• Planning Services Charter
• Kennet Planning and Design Awards
• A plan led system
• Affordable housing policies
• The local development framework
• Devizes Town Centre

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How Planning Works A development team approach
to all building proposals in Kennet. How to
apply for planning permission and building regs
approval.

• Sketch out some ideas of the building works you
  want to do.
• Discuss these with a builder to make sure they
  are feasible.
• Fill in the Do I need to make a planning
  application? form and send the information to
  us.
• We aim to give you a free written reply within 10
  working days.
• Some building works or changes of use do not
  require planning permission.
• We cannot give verbal advice because every case
  is different.

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Planning Services CharterThe purpose of the
charter is to set out clearly what the planning
service provides and the standards that users of
the service can expect to receive.

• Reply to all written communication, including
  emails and faxes, within 10 working days
• Deal with all telephone calls within 24 hours
• Notify occupiers of premises most likely to be
  affected by an application by letter
• Right to speak at the Regulatory Committee
• Send details of the final decision made,
  including details of any conditions or reasons
  for refusal.

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Category 1 Design ProjectsDesign award for the
Flint House, Collingbourne DucisDeveloper
Riverdale HomesBuilder Brian Forester
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Category 2 Conservation ProjectsConservation
award for the Hallam Barn, Ogbourne St
GeorgeOwner Mathew CopplestoneArchitect
Andrew Townsend
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Category 2 Conservation ProjectsHighly
commended Kennet Nursery, Sixpenny Day Care,
MildenhallSite owner The Ainslie
familyArchitect Architects CWC
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Category 3 Sustainable development
projectsUrchfont Community Shop and Post
OfficeOwner Wadworths BreweryArchitect Mark
Ellerby
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Category 4 Written MaterialHighly
commendedWest Lavington and Littleton Panel
VDSOgbourne St Andrew, Maizey and Rockley VDS
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A Plan Led System

• Planning legislation since 1990 requires that
  planning decisions must be made in accordance
  with the development plan unless material
  considerations indicate otherwise.

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Local Plan Policies and Proposals Examples of
planning matters contained in the local plan that
should be used to make planning decisions

• Landscape, countryside habitat protection
• Sites allocated for housing, employment etc.
• Provision of affordable housing
• Highway safety, access and parking
• Design, appearance and layout
• Provision of recreation, education community
  facilities
• Conservation, listed buildings and archaeology.
• Noise, dust, smell and pollution risks.

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Material Considerations In addition to
local plan policies, councils are also required
to take account of other factors that may
influence the decision they make. These are
called material considerations. They can
include the following

• Government guidance notes (PPG PPS)
• Precedent (where the same situation exists, the
  decision should be the same)
• Appeal decisions court decisions
• The planning history of a site
• Planning gain

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Affordable housing policiesa) national policy

• It is legitimate to seek an element of affordable
  housing on suitable sites.
• Need to meet the housing requirements of the
  whole community.
• In rural areas every new market house should be
  matched with an affordable one

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Affordable housing policiesb) where?

• Housing allocations
• On previously developed land
• Re-use of vacant buildings
• Sites in villages with a range of facilities
• Rural exceptions policy sites not otherwise
  allocated, also edge of village

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Affordable housing policiesc) targets

• HC28 2000-2011
• 1375 subsidised affordable homes
• 200 low cost market homes

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Affordable housingd) allocated and urban sites

• 25 houses or 1 hectare
• 15 houses or 1/2 ha in Marlborough
• 30 subsidised rented (RSL)
• 20 low cost market (at or below lower quartile
  market value subject to affordability re average
  incomes)

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Affordable housinge) rural sites

• HC32 equivalent provision of general market and
  affordable homes (11) subject to evidence of
  local need
• In accordance with Rural White Paper
• RSL, village trust or similar

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The Local Development Framework

• Local plans replaced with local development
  documents - LDF
• The LDF comprises several documents, known as
  Local Development Documents (LDD), each to be
  prepared separately.
• Each LDD has 3 key stages- issues and evidence
  base options and preferred option.
• Consultation is required for each LDD at each of
  these three stages.

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Devizes Town Centre

• Gillespies Study
• Slow decline in retail offer
• New shops on central car park?
• Housing and multi-story parking on Station Road?

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Any Questions?
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Non-Planning Matters

• Objections based on moral, racial or religious
  views.
• Local opposition.
• Would devalue property.
• Loss of private view.
• Breach of covenant.
• Boundary disputes.
• Matters covered by other laws eg building
  regulations, alcohol licence.
• Proposed internal layout.
• Personal views about the character of applicant

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Best Value Performance Indicators

• 2005/06
• Use of Brownfield
• Major applications
• Minor applications
• Householder
• Quality Checklist

• Q3 Target
• 76 50
• 67 60
• 86 60
• 86 80
• 100 100