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Sir Harry Studholme

Post RDA

RDAs to close by April 2012 European Funds Management transfer to

DCLG/DEFRA Business Links post 25/11/11- based around

email/telephone support TSB-UKTI-HCA to take over elements of work LEPs to represent economic interests Assets to be Transferred at market value

Population Density: G20

1909 Town Planning Act - forbade the building of back-to-back housing 1930 Housing Act required all slum housing to be cleared in designated improvement areas1947 Town and Country Planning Act introduced the basis of the current system including requirement for Local Authorities to complete a plan1955 The national Green Belt system 1968 County structure plans are introduced to co-ordinate and guide local plans 1988 Regional planning guidance is introduced to act as a strategic guide for county structure plans 1990 The Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The act divides planning into forward planning and development control. 1990 The Planning and Compensation Act 199 introduces the plan-led system, affirming that planning applications should be decided in line with the development plan 2004 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 scraps county-level structure plans and introduces statutory regional planning in the form of Regional Spatial Strategies. 2008 Prosperous Places: Taking forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration introduced the new Regional Strategy, which would combine the objectives of the Regional Spatial Strategy and Regional Economic Strategy introduced by the 2004 Act. The Planning Act 2008 introduced a new planning system for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).

Today: Localism Bill

Planning – the last 100 years

Out with the old…

Regional planning Top down targets Binding Inspector’s reports RDAs/Government Offices Infrastructure Planning Commission

In with the new

Neighbourhood plans Incentives e.g. New Homes Bonus Community Infrastructure Levy Local Enterprise Partnerships Duty to co-operate

1988 2004 2011

National Planning Policy Guidance notes

Planning Policy

Statements

National Planning Framework

Regional Regional Planning Guidance

Regional Spatial Strategy

County Structure Plans

District Local Plans Local Development Framework

Local Development Framework

Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Plans

Advantages

More responsive More flexible Say what you do want New incentives and financial mechanisms

Disadvantages

More than ‘local’ NIMBY’s charter? Transition/continuity Investor confidence

Some Questions

• Who will benefit and who will loose out? • What are economic implications? • Is this the end of strategic planning?

• What are the implications outside housing?

• Will the incentives achieve results?

• How can we make it work?

Q & A

Thank you