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Planning Agents’ Forum

Pool Innovation Centre, Trevenson Road, Pool 11 October 2019 Louise Wood Service Director – Planning & Sustainable Development

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Structure of the morning

• Welcome – Louise Wood, Service Director
• Development Management update – Marshall Plummer
• Policy update – Hayley Jewels
• Community Infrastructure Levy – Gemma Arthur
• Improving Quality – Rob Lacey

Coffee break – view marketplace stalls – Area Team approach feedback

• Adaptable Homes – Karen Sawyer
• Affordable Homes – Specialist housing – Nicky Mannell
• Question Time – Louise Wood, Hayley Jewels, Marshall Plummer

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Development Management update

Marshall Plummer Strategic DM Manager

October 2019

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Development Management process changes implemented in April – how are we doing?

• Change officer behaviour/priorities – Deal with it!
• Improved communication – Talk to people!
• Allocation of work pre-validation and introduction of

front-screening

• Site notices
• No reports – simple approvals
• Self sign-off and Peer sign off
• Questionnaire
• Project review

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Now

 Applications – Numbers and performance  Enforcement – Reformation of team  Appeals – Successful defence of decisions  Staffing - Pressures  Committees – Meetings cancelled, low numbers. Sound  Complaints – No significant failures  Social Media – Trying to grow. Care needed  Partnerships – Working well  Multiple validation updates  Retain quality during post approval changes  Reduction in confidential Pre-Apps

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The Future

 More Permitted Development rights – improve standards  Design codes and guidance  Local Fee Setting – Raise quality  The “A” Team – Help hard pressed councils  Delivery – Consumer friendly  Reduce conditions  Town centre reforms  More Unitary Councils?  Appeals Portal  Planning Green Paper  Accredited Agents Scheme – new charge

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Planning Policy update

Hayley Jewels Head of Development Management

October 2019

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Climate Change DPD

 Mandated by Cabinet in July 2019  Proposed for submission in February 2021  Fuller scoping stage to cover a wider range of options  Likely to include:  Large scale renewables  Energy efficiency standards  Coastal change and flooding areas  Natural Climate Solutions  Early scoping starting now to determine

• ptions – no closed doors

 Formal engagement in March 2020

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Long term vision for Cornwall: 50_50 Strategy

• The 50_50 Strategy was launched earlier this year, the aim of the project is

to develop a long term strategy for Cornwall that identifies priority issues and potential responses to these. It has been included in the Council’s Climate Change Action Plan and aims to begin the process towards achieving carbon neutrality with a clear and simple spatial narrative.

• The initial engagement sessions are identifying key themes such as better

public transport, more renewable energy, reduce energy usage, enhance

• ur environment, more opportunity etc
• We aim to produce a draft Strategy in 2020
• Work continues on the Cornwall 50_50

Strategy by way of a number of engagement sessions exploring a longer term vision and Strategy for Cornwall, in the context of carbon neutrality

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Biodiversity Guide and Net Gain approach

 Environment Bill seeks to mandate Biodiversity Net Gain in England  Existing biodiversity guide adopted 16 October 2018 – a material planning consideration  Document is being updated to include ‘net gain’ approach and will be amalgamated into design quality SPD  Mechanism being explored to implement a first phase of net gain requirement for major

• developments. Initially this will require submission
• f net gain calculations for such sites

 Workshop this afternoon to provide further detail

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Coastal Change Chief Officer Planning Advice Note

• The document seeks to ensure that development in

areas subject to coastal change will be sustainable and safe.

• It sets out Cornwall Council’s position regarding

development proposals close to the shoreline.

• It defines the proximity to the coast where a

development needs to take account of potential coastal erosion and coastal change issues.

• It provides guidance on ‘Coastal Vulnerability

Assessments’ that may be required to accompany planning applications.

• Public consultation carried out in June/July this year.
• Responses are being considered and the document

is being amended before its adoption later this year.

www.cornwall.gov.uk/coastalchange

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 To replace the 2000 Tipping and Restoration Strategy (and inform 2014 ROMP application  Restoration & Tipping study completed following stakeholder workshop  Secondary Aggregates Tip Study being produced by Council Officers in association with Imerys Minerals Limited  Restoration & Tipping SPD to be published for public consultation – winter 2019/2020

St Austell China Clay Restoration and Tipping Strategy

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European Sites Mitigation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

• European Habitats Regulations require

planning authorities to ensure harm from development to European protected wildlife sites is mitigated.

• This is set out in the Local Plan: Strategic

Policies Policy 22: European Protected Sites - mitigation of recreational impacts from development.

• To help developers with this Cornwall Council

has worked with Natural England to provide evidence and costed mitigation for the wildlife sites where recreational use is considered to effect sites.

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European Sites Mitigation SPD

mitigation will be required within the ZOIs.

• Details of this will be set out in the Supplementary Planning Document.
• The cost of mitigation per dwelling is being finalised.
• Consultation later this Autumn.
• Agreed with Natural England to commence contributions for the

mitigation alongside the consultation.

• Mitigation is required for the following

European wildlife sites.

• Penhale Sands SAC
• Fal & Helford Estuary SAC
• Plymouth Sound & Tamar Estuaries

complex SAC and SPA

• Zones of Impact (ZOI) of about 12.5km

identified around these sites.

• An Appropriate Assessment and

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Housing Supplementary Planning Document

 Overview and Scrutiny committee endorsed the document in March  Published for statutory 4 week consultation in April 2019  Cabinet for adoption winter 2019/20  Aims to facilitate better quality planning applications for housing development  To speed up the determination of applications and any viability negotiations by providing clear guidance  Information on various affordable housing products  Design of affordable housing  Local need and cluster parish approach  Specialist Housing , including extra care housing  Promotes a positive approach to self and custom build housing  Increases the off-site contribution to £102,000 per dwelling - in line with cost of providing the AH unit on site

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Neighbourhood Planning in Cornwall

• Closer joint working between DM

Area Teams and NDP team

• 122 area designations
• 43 NDPs submitted
• 35 examinations held and 3 NDPs

currently at examination

• 31 made plans
• See the latest position at

www.cornwall.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning

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Developer Contributions

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/developer-contributions/

Includes link to our new story map detailing monies received against individual applications in each parish and community network area.. ..and details as to how and

• n what monies have been

spent

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Site Allocations Development Plan Document

• Inspectors concluded that the DPD, with the inclusion of

proposed modifications consulted upon in Sept/Oct 2018, to be sound and can be adopted by Cornwall Council.

• In September 2019 Cabinet resolved to recommend to

Council that the Inspectors’ recommendations be accepted and the document is adopted.

• Scheduled to go to Full Council in November.

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Community Infrastructure Levy

Gemma Arthur Infrastructure Group Leader

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Community Infrastructure Levy

To be covered:  Regulatory changes  Form changes  Process recap  Other CIL matters

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CIL Regulation changes

• Withdrawn Regulation 123
• CIL and s106 on same item
• Annual Infrastructure Funding

Statement

• Surcharge rather than loss of relief if no

commencement notice

• Surcharge ‘must’ be imposed
• Monitoring fee
• Single consultation for CIL review
• Justification for withdrawing Charging Schedule

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CIL Form changes

• Form 0: Additional Information Requirement - now called Form 1
• Form 1: Assumption of Liability - now called Form 2
• Form 2: Exemption Relief Claim - now split into two different forms:

— New Form 10: Charitable and/or Social Housing Relief Claim — New Form 11: Exceptional Circumstances Relief Form

• New Form 12: Claiming Further Charitable or Social Housing Relief –

when details change for development previously granted charitable or social housing relief

• New Form 13: Further Exemption Claim –

when details change for development previously granted self-build, annex or extension relief

• New Form 14: Phase Credit Application –

balancing CIL liabilities across phases for phased developments consented pre CIL but altered post CIL

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Form process recap

With planning application:

• Form 1: Additional Information

Pre-Commencement:

• Form 2: Assumption of Liability
• Form 5: Notice of Chargeable Development (prior approvals
• nly)
• Relief claims:

—Form 7 Part 1: Self Build Exemption Claim —Form 8: Residential Annex Exemption Claim —Form 9: Residential Extension Exemption Claim —Form 10: Charitable and/or Social Housing Relief Claim —Form 11: Exceptional Circumstances Relief Claim

• Form 6: Commencement Notice

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Form process recap

Other CIL forms:

• Form 3: Withdrawal of Assumption of Liability
• Form 4: Transfer of Assumed Liability
• Form 12: Claiming Further Charitable or Social Housing

Relief

• Form 13: Further Exemption Claim
• Form 14: Phase Credit Application

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Other CIL matters

• Confusion over measurements
• Assumption of Liability
• Changes to a pre-CIL permission - full

vs s73 application

• Zone 5 zero rate only applied to

residential development

• Out of town centre definition
• Discretionary charges
• Monitor impact of CIL

cil@cornwall.gov.uk

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Improving Quality - Design Quality Guide update

Robert Lacey Policy Group Leader

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Planning for Design Quality Guide

 Guidance being developed on creating good quality development, including green infrastructure (GI)  Ties in open spaces standards, sustainable urban drainage, accessibility and non-vehicular transport and design guide and a review of highways design guide  Internal stakeholder engagement largely complete  Engagement with developers and agents to commence later this month  Adoption – Winter 2019

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Why review the existing situation?

 Confusing mix of standards and guidance  Need for clarity  Other standards and guidance being developed  Feedback  Looking at good practice  Integrated threads of:  Health and wellbeing  Distinctiveness  Inclusiveness  Environmental Growth

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Format

 Electronic and freely available  Explanatory content and benchmarks  Designed to help provide greater clarity  Better links to standards and resources  Replaces other guidance and processes  Easily updatable and modular  Accompanied by a template Design and Access Statement to allow for quicker checking and greater consistency  Supportive of innovation

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Cross-cutting themes

 Health and wellbeing - the environment that we create and manage should support achievement of better quality lifestyles through the places that we live, meet and play.  Inclusivity – A good place should lead to no one being unfairly

• disadvantaged. New buildings and places must work for our whole

community.  Resilience –We must ensure that the buildings and places that we create are ready for the potential impacts of climate change and reduce our footprint.  Environmental growth – Development should actively increase our environmental assets, make better use of nature for drainage, food growing and creating great places to be.

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Contents

Priority areas:  Effective design process  Locally Distinctive  Connected and accessible  Healthy, green, inclusive  Liveable homes  Resilient places Accompanied by useful templates

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National Guidance

• Published 2nd October 2019
• Local design guides should be informed

by the 10 important characteristics of good places

• Need to be shaped by a clear

understanding of the local area’s qualities and opportunities.

• Good local design guides are concise,

positive documents which are accessible and use tools such as illustrations and checklists to highlight key design issues and possible solutions.

• To be used alongside other design tools

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How does the Cornwall Guide fit?

Effective design process Locally distinctive Connected and accessible Healthy, green and inclusive Liveable homes Resilient

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Other guidance

Focused guidance to implement design guide, such as:

• Distinctiveness Guidance
• Biodiversity net gain
• Streets Design Guide
• Open Spaces approach
• Design and Access statements
• Others as required

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Sample section

• Is designed to be

used by designers, members, officers and communities

• Describes the

situation

• Sets a series of

prompts to guide the design

• Shows good

practice images

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Sample section

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Programme of Engagement

• Internal engagement during

September

• Public consultation from October/

November

• Responses will be considered and the

document amended before its adoption later this year.

• Dedicated web page will be promoted

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Coffee break Area Team approach feedback please!