Planning

Baseline activity

Planning

Head of service

Paul Barnard

Date

January 2005

Service provided, number of staff and equipment

The council will continue to undertake its statutory planning responsibilities. However, the City Centre Company will act as a ‘primary’ consultee for Plymouth City Council for the following Planning matters:

• Local Plan/Development Framework
• Planning applications
• Master plans
• Development plans/frameworks
• Housing, transport, car park, leisure, commercial and other proposals
• Ground landlord management powers

In addition, the City Centre Company will (in close consultation with the council) act to prepare, consult on and manage its own proposals/submissions, including development frameworks (eg City Centre Precinct Urban Design Framework), public realm design guides (eg Street Furniture Design Guide), or city centre landscape/public realm improvement plans.

The company will act pre-emptively to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the development of the city centre, including the implementation of the Mackay Vision and major retail developments.

Performance measure

Dealing with planning applications in accordance with the Government’s BVPI 109 performance requirements:

• Majors (40% of decisions within 13 weeks)
• Minors (65% within 8 weeks)
• Others (80% within 8 weeks)

Compliance with ‘consultation protocol’ for Planning matters between the Council and the Company:Pre-application consultations, as appropriate Notification of major Planning applications, giving the Company 21 days to comment.

Improvements to the Council’s website, enabling electronic access to Planning applications.

Non-compliance procedure

Refer to Protocol.

Existing value of contract/service

N/A

Boundary area

BID area.

Proposed BID additional activity

N/A

Cost of BID additional activity

N/A

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