Parish Councils Planning Seminar 2006

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Parish Councils Planning Seminar 2006

• Tuesday 19 September
• Macclesfield Town Hall

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Graham ChildsForward Planning Manager

• Regional Spatial Strategy
• MBC Local Development Framework Core Strategy
• Manchester Airport Master Plan

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Regional Spatial Strategy

• Plan for the whole region
• Covers period 2003-2021- 18 years
• Provides guidance for Borough Councils
• Replaces Cheshire Structure Plan

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MBC Issues

• Housing 400/300 per annum
• Reduce employment land in Cheshire
• Manchester City Region approach
• Cheshire Green Belt Review post 2012
• M6 M56 A556 Bucklow Hill improvement
• Economic bias

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Examination Dates

• 31October-17 November Wigan
• 9-18 January Wigan
• 23-26 January Kendal

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MBC Core Strategy

• New approach to spatial planning
• Local Development Framework system
• Will replace Local Plan
• Core Strategy sets out principles for
  development
• MBC Core Strategy 2006-2016

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MBC Core StrategyTimetable

• Issues and Options Paper-February 2006
• Core Strategy Preferred Options-May 2006
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Submission to SoS Spring 2007

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Core Strategy - What does it say?

• Vision
• 4 Aims
• 13 Objectives
• Options for the location of development
• Preferred Options
• Spatial Strategy
• Core Policy content

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Vision

• Maintaining a strong economy
• Clean,safe,attractive environment
• Protecting,conserving and enhancing the natural
  and built environment
• Meeting the housing and other needs of the
  community
• Fostering strong,safe and inclusive communities

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Aims

• Implement the Community Plan
• Implement the spatial elements of the Corporate
  Plan
• Implement Regional Spatial Strategyand County
  Structure Plan
• Promote sustainable development

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Preferred Options

• Macclesfield key town for the majority of new
  development
• Elsewhere meet local needs only
• Housing on a combination of identified and
  windfall sites

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New housing

• Restricted to
• Affordable housing
• Special needs housing-element of support
• Reuse of listed buildings
• Approved regeneration schemes
• Enabling development with significant community
  benefits

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Employment Land

• Protect existing employment areas
• Bring forward South Macclesfield Development
  Area
• Continue extension of Parkgate Industrial estate
  at Knutsford

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Town Centres

• Permit a broader range of uses in town centres
  whilst maintaining core areas of retail activity

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Next Steps

• Considering responses from consultees including
  Parish and Town Councils
• Learning from others-Stafford and Lichfield Core
  strategy decisions
• Further advice from Government Office

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Manchester Airport Master Plan

• Consultation Draft until 29 September
• Master Plan to 2030
• How the Company sees the business developing over
  the next 25 years
• Grow from 22 million passengers per annum to 50
  million per annum
• Fly to more destinations
• Off site check-in

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MBC welcome

• No 3rd runway
• No extra terminals
• No normal night use of runway 2
• Support for public transport and highway
  improvements

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MBC likely objections

• Nature of uses in the operational area
• Land removed from the Green Belt(none in MBC
  area)
• Uses on land west of A538 Wilmslow Road
• Lack of comprehensive parking policy

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Recent legal changes to the control of
development

• John Knight
• Service Manager (Development and Building
  Control)

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Outline planning permission changes

• Need to demonstrate that the proposals have been
  properly considered in the light of relevant
  policies and the sites constraints and
  opportunities
• An end to a red line on a plan!
• Allows for more appropriate community involvement
• Changes also made to definitions of reserved
  matters
• Requirement is the as a minimum applications
  should always include information on use. Amount
  of development, indicative layout, scale
  parameters and indicative access points
• General powers to require more information at
  outline stage remains

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Design and access statements

• New requirement from August 2006
• Most applications will require a statement
• Exceptions are householder developments (except
  in sensitive areas), changes of use, engineering
  or minor operations
• Apply to any new dwelling and small commercial
  schemes
• Short report on small schemes will need to
  illustrate the process that has led to the
  proposal
• Can be accompanied by plans and other
  illustrations
• Has to include an explanation of how the local
  context has influenced the design
• Intended to help local communities get involved
  without having to interpret technical material
• Useful at pre-application stage

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Mezzanine floors

• Response to concerns about additional floorspace
  within shops and stores being created
• Any increase in floorspace over 200sq m will now
  need planning permission
• Will apply particularly to out-of-town stores
  such as furniture, bedding and other bulky items

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Major planning applications

• Period for determination of applications extended
  to 13 weeks
• Major applications are
• 10 or more dwelling units
• 1000 sq metres floorspace for commercial/industria
  l use etc
• Sites in excess of 1 hectare in size
• Changes of use within the above categories (e.g.
  change of mill building to 12 flats)
• More emphasis on combining speed and quality in
  determining these applications
• Council has to meet performance targets

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Pre-application consultation

• Recommended for all major applications
• Statement of Community Involvement sets out how
  the community will be involved
• Community consultation including local
  councillors and parish councils part of the
  consultation
• Usually requires publicity for the proposals, an
  exhibition held locally, opportunity to talk to
  the developers and to make comments
• Summary of community consultation to accompany
  the application

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Local Development Orders

• Grant permission without a specific grant of
  planning permission
• Subject to certain terms and conditions
• Similar to permitted developments rights
• No compulsion to make
• In certain types of areas may save time and money
• May cover an area or be site specific
• Must implement a Development Plan policy
• Best prepared in parallel with new LDF Certain
  exclusions (listed buildings, environmentally
  sensitive areas etc
• Conditions could apply to other guidance (e.g
  applying a design codes or standards, need to
  consult neighbours etc)
• Order has to be written in plain English and
  explain what would be covered and why
• Order has to set out where it would apply
• Formal consultation and publicity arrangements
  for an Order required
• No formal examination of the Order

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MBC Planning decisions

• Planning and Planning Sub-Committees divide work
  between them
• Consider all major and medium sized developments
  no householder
• Both meet every 3 weeks
• Only Borough Councillors can refer householder
  applications to Committee
• Types of applications determined by Planning
  Committee
• Councillors have to be trained on an annual basis
  to serve on either Committee
• Parish Councils invited to present comments on
  applications in their area
• Some dosome dont
• Opportunity for public speaking for 3 minutes to
  interested parties

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On line Planning applications Electronic
consultation

• John Holmes
• Development Control Manager

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Consultations with Parish Councils

• At present consultations with all Parish
  Councils takes place by paper comprising
• Letter
• Copy of application forms
• Copy of plans
• Normally sent out by post in A4 size envelope

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Responses from Parish Councils

• Some received by post
• Some received by fax
• Some received by e-mail
• Some Parish Clerks respond on applications
  individually, others aggregate all comments into
  1 letter / fax / e-mail

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The move towards electronic consultation

• National move towards electronic consultation
  efficiency / cost savings. Results from
  Government initiatives to increase of
  applications received on-line
• Consultations with many statutory consultees e.g.
  Environment Agency, English Heritage already
  carried out electronically
• Recent change in Royal Mail pricing means that
  sending out paper consultations has become
  significantly more expensive

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The move towards electronic consultation with
Parish Councils

• We wrote to all Parish Councils on 2nd August
  2006 inviting interest
• We have recently changed the consultation letter
  to Parish Council clerks so that it can be used
  for electronic consultation this contains a
  link which will enable quick access to the
  relevant application forms and plans

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The way forward

• We would like Parish Councils to review how they
  are going to deal with planning consultations and
  consider accepting electronic consultations
• We would also like to encourage replies to
  consultations to be sent by e-mail to
  planning_at_macclesfield.gov.uk
• Please make sure it is made clear whether or not
  the Parish Council is objecting to the
  application