Explain The Limitations On The Devolution Of Planning Decisions
3. Limitations on the devolution of planning decisions
It is important to identify the reasons why a planning system which is driven solely by the perspective of a single local planning authority is problematic. The first and most critical point to make is that local planning authorities are not equal, Some areas are better off than others both in terms of the wealth and income of their residents and in terms of access to services.
Some areas may have difficulty identifying appropriate sites to provide development to meet the needs of their existing and future residents; other areas may have significant development capacity. This is recognised in the previous Government’s identification of first growth areas and then growth points. To take …show more content…
Secondly, employment and housing market areas do not coincide with local district boundaries. Most employment catchment areas operate on a city regional principle, with a significant number of workers within a city commuting in from adjacent suburban, semi-rural and rural districts. The previous government advised local planning authorities to collaborate on a city-regional or sub-regional basis.
Thirdly, the provision of major new transport and social infrastructure, retail, commercial, industrial, leisure and residential development may have impacts beyond a single local planning authority area. The definition of a strategic development set out in the strategic planning guidance for London (GOL circular 1/2008) could be applied in other parts of England. The pre-existing planning guidance, both in terms of
PPS11 and PPS12, recognised that significant local development decisions need to have regard to the spatial context. Guidance on planning policies for housing in PPS3 is explicit that assessments of housing demand and capacity need to be undertaken on a regional or subregional basis. 4. Double Devolution
The Open Source Green Paper however goes beyond the notion that planning decisions should be devolved from national and regional
It is important to identify the reasons why a planning system which is driven solely by the perspective of a single local planning authority is problematic. The first and most critical point to make is that local planning authorities are not equal, Some areas are better off than others both in terms of the wealth and income of their residents and in terms of access to services.
Some areas may have difficulty identifying appropriate sites to provide development to meet the needs of their existing and future residents; other areas may have significant development capacity. This is recognised in the previous Government’s identification of first growth areas and then growth points. To take …show more content…
Secondly, employment and housing market areas do not coincide with local district boundaries. Most employment catchment areas operate on a city regional principle, with a significant number of workers within a city commuting in from adjacent suburban, semi-rural and rural districts. The previous government advised local planning authorities to collaborate on a city-regional or sub-regional basis.
Thirdly, the provision of major new transport and social infrastructure, retail, commercial, industrial, leisure and residential development may have impacts beyond a single local planning authority area. The definition of a strategic development set out in the strategic planning guidance for London (GOL circular 1/2008) could be applied in other parts of England. The pre-existing planning guidance, both in terms of
PPS11 and PPS12, recognised that significant local development decisions need to have regard to the spatial context. Guidance on planning policies for housing in PPS3 is explicit that assessments of housing demand and capacity need to be undertaken on a regional or subregional basis. 4. Double Devolution
The Open Source Green Paper however goes beyond the notion that planning decisions should be devolved from national and regional