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Legal compliance checklist: Meeting the requirements of the legal process for Neighbourhood Development Plans
Posted on: 28 January 2013
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To help Local Planning Authorities to support neighbourhood plan production the Planning Advisory Service has produced a draft compliance checklist against the relevant legislation for local authority actions.
Planning and Sustainability Topical Survey
Posted on: 14 January 2013
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This report collates the response of a nationwide survey conducted by CarbonPlan in the summer of 2012 which considered questions related to the planning policy landscape and how it has been altered by the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Localism Act. The survey focused on sustainable development, with particular attention given to community led planning, sustainability led target setting for new build developments and environmental assessment methods such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes. The survey was sent to County Council and Local Planning Authority (LPA) Planning Departments across England and was predominately (87%) completed by members of staff who work in Planning Policy roles. Participants were asked to answer questions anonymously, in their professional capacity and with regards to the Local Authority they work for.
Notes on neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 4 December 2012
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These notes on Neighbourhood Planning provide round-up of neighbourhood planning news put together by the Department for Communities and Local Government. It contains useful information about planning resources, events and news.
Neighbourhood Plans Roadmap Guide
Posted on: 30 November 2012
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This guide is designed for all those involved in, or thinking about, producing a Neighbourhood Plan. The Roadmap is a comprehensive guide to producing a Neighbourhood Plan. It takes you through the process step by step, from first deciding to join with people from your local community to create a Neighbourhood Plan, to submitting the finished article. The Roadmap also comes with a series of worksheets containing further information and helpful lists of tasks and checklists.
Neighbourhood Planning Hub
Posted on: 16 November 2012
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Locality, the UK’s leading network of community and social enterprises, has launched a new free guide and website to help communities produce neighbourhood plans.
Berlin park wins award for its soundscape design
Posted on: 8 November 2012
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A German consortium led by the Technical University of Berlin won the European Soundscape Award 2012 for the remodelling of Nauener Platz, a city park in Berlin. The winning project had a highly participatory approach, involving residents and people working in the area. Ideas for creating a new attractive park were collected through public discussions and workshops. The people behind the project also organised ’sound walks’ so local people could identify the noisy areas to be considered in the reconstruction of the park’s soundscape. Although traffic can still be heard in Nauener Platz, users feel that the park has a much more pleasant atmosphere. This was achieved by installing devices in sculptures and benches playing recorded sounds of birds and water. The consortium also built a 1.5 m sound barrier made of stone and plants at one side of the park close to playground. Benches for parents were situated directly behind the wall to increase the noise reduction effect. The redesign of the park also included more attractive playgrounds, sports areas and green spaces which increased the lively sounds from human activities.
Neighbourhood Plan to decide on housing sites
Posted on: 7 November 2012
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According to a news item from consultants Kirkwells, dated 6 November 2012, the Inspector’s report in to the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy has recommended deleting a strategic land allocation and devolving all housing allocations to the Thame Neighbourhood Plan. Kirkwells believes this to be a landmark case for the relationship between Neighbourhood and Local Plans in future.
London, the (n) ever-changing city
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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A 17-strong international tutor team of practising architects, researchers in architecture and urbanism, artists, and linguists are leading this years’ Urban Transcripts workshop on the city, to be held on 3-9 December 2012. Focusing on London’s actual problematics, combining on-site visits, urban explorations, studio work and social events, the workshop is an interdisciplinary exercise in understanding the urban condition and working towards collaborative solutions. The workshop is open both to students and non-students; it will be of particular interest to students past their 2nd year of study, postgraduate students, and recent graduates, in disciplines related to the study of the city and urban intervention; notably architecture, urbanism, planning, geography, the social sciences, and the arts. Further details of the event, together with listings of reference, can be found online.
Planning Advisory Service presentations
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) held eight officer events around the country and one councillor event, on planning reform and in particular the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) during summer 2012. The PAS has collated all the presentations from each of these useful events, along with a brief overview.
St James Exeter: Draft Neighbourhood Plan
Posted on: 24 October 2012
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The Draft Neighbourhood Plan for St James in Exeter has been launched for consultation over a six week period.
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