strategic development plans stephen hall directorate for the built environmentmay 2008
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Strategic Development PlansStephen Hall
Directorate for the Built Environment May 2008
Outline
• New Procedures• Principles• Content – Vision, Policies, Proposals,
Supplementary Guidance• Engagement• Retail Update
Development Plan Landscape
The Development Plan
Strategic Development Plans
Local Development Plans
Supplementary Guidance
Monitoring Statements
Development Plan Schemes (inc Participation Statements)
Action Programmes
Non-statutory Guidance
Unique characteristics and opportunities of the plan area
A realistic, distinctive and shared vision of how plan area should develop over long term
Sound evidence
The
Development
Plan
Leading change
Efficient delivery of the policies and proposals of the plan
A basis for predictable decision-making
Main PrinciplesKEY DRIVERS KEY OUTPUTS
SDP Workstreams
SDP Document
Engagement
Visioning/ Option Appraisal
Evidence-gathering
Content
Vision andstrategy
Policies
Proposals
Vision andstrategy
Policies
Proposals
Strategic Development Plans
LDP in SDPA area
Vision andstrategy
Policies
Proposals
LDP outside SDPA area
Vision
• Effective driver for spatial strategy• Specific to plan area• Realistic• Based on opportunities of the place and
aspirations of its people• Look at least 20 years ahead• Shared with key stakeholders and wider
public
SDP Policy Topics • Housing
• Economic development
• Shopping
• Infrastructure
• Areas to protect from development
• (Waste?)
• Others at SDPA’s discretion
SDP/ LDP split
SDPs should limit LDPs to options with similar impacts on:
a) Other planning authorities in the SDPA; and
b) Strategic infrastructure and greenspace networks
Policies and Proposals
What are SDP policies for?1. To guide preparation of LDPs2. Development management
National Policy• National Planning Framework, SPPs
Proposals
Supplementary Guidance
• Enhanced status – part of DP• Content – ‘connected’ to plan• Home for detailed policy• Not for emerging issues• Scrutiny by Scottish Ministers
Engagement
Inform
Consult
Involve
Plan Preparation Period
Next steps
Designate SDPAs - June 2008
Agree SDP area boundaries – Autumn 2008
Lay final regulations – Autumn 2008
Guidance on development planning – Autumn
2008
New system – January 2009?
Retail Update
• PAN on Town Centre and Retailing Methodologies
• Competition Commission Report on the Groceries Market
• Supermarket Summit
• Braehead