THE PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS AND PLANNING PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS (PPAs)

David Edmondson & Marshall Plummer

Content

• Summarise the pre app process • Summarise the fee structure and our approach to

negotiating these for house builders / developers • Figures – numbers received• Performance - turnaround • Benefits of PPA’s and agree an approach for

multiple sites • Establishing a Task Group• Your feedback and any ideas on improvements

Figures & Performance

• Numbers of pre-applications received 2012:

•• Total: 1851• With Fees: 1175• Determined on time: 945

PPAs the benefits

• For us • generating income for the service• improve the quality of development

proposals, • improve the decision making process

through collaboration

• For you• Managing risk• Creating certainty over outcome and

timescale• Continuity of service from LPA

Examples -when to use PPAs?

• Schemes of strategic importance eg. Langarth• Proposals requiring an Environmental Impact

Assessment eg. Windfarms/solar arrays• Proposals that have an impact on strategic areas of

environmental sensitivity• Proposals involving significant non-standard

planning obligations;• Proposals which would have significant impact on

existing communities• Bespoke developer PPA

Drafting the PPA

• Who is doing what and when?–Name the team–Include the key tasks

• design review panel• planning liaison• technical briefings• community

engagement–Agree key review points

PPA’s what do they cost?

Fees charged at £42 /hour

Additional charges for

• Design review panel• Planning Liaison Group• Application validation service

How to find out more

• http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=25877

• PAS www.pas.gov.uk

• ATLAS http://www.atlasplanning.com

Task Group

• Possibility of setting up an ongoing task group looking at continuous improvement of the Pre-Application and PPA process

• Dynamising the pre-application service, work in progress

Your feedback and ideas?