Event overview
Key topics to be discussed on the day include:
> Planning reform: understand how through the detail in the housing white paper, Local Authorities have a clearer and simplified planning process fit for purpose;
> Explore the need for clarity on specific local issues and how this can knowledge can drive housing development and economic growth;
> Examine the Brownfield Register - will they truly provide the platform for granting permission in principle for housing on suitable sites?;
> Understanding the language - gaining clarity on the relationship between Local Plans and Brownfield registers;
> Can this help achieve the 90 per cent of suitable brownfield sites having planning permission for housing by 2020?
> Developing effective “big data” strategies - understanding and effectively quantifying the value of data;
> Understanding the PiP model - Can PiP offer an alternative route for providing early certainty on the in-principle matters – use, location and amount of development?
> To grant PiP or not - the need to create rigorous decision making in line with National and Local Policy;
> The Pilot Experience - Swindon Borough Council - Creating a robust stage-led methodology;
> The future of planning.