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Resources

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Government Policy

PPS1
PPS3
PPS4 (Dec 2009)
PPG13 (January 2011)
Scotland SPP (February 2010)
Scotland Planning Circular 1 2010: Planning Agreements
PPS25 (November 2009)
PPS25 Supplement (March 2010)

Click here for a fuller list of links to documents covering Land-use and Transport Implications, Legislative Frameworks, Roles and Responsibilities, Agreements with Developers, Planning Obligations and Planning Gain.

Coalition Government Announcements 2010.

Localism Bill

  • RTPI's dedicated webpage on The Localism Act updated as details emerge. The bill was published on 13 December 2010: read the guide.
  • Explanation of developers' duty to consult local communities.

Promoting Physical activity in new developments

Building Health
Active Design
Active Travel - projects to promote a healthier lifestyle in new developments. Mark Heaton, Lincolnshire CC, is IHE champion in this area. Read the 2011 report with a portfolio of 50 projects.

Design Guides

CIHT's MfS2 - Wider application of the principles of MfS(2010)
WSP's synopsis of MfS2 Guide
Leicestershire, Derby, Notts
Leeds City Street Design Guide (2009)
Sheffield City Homezones (2008)
Essex Development Management Policies (Consultation: August 2010)
South Yorkshire residential design guide.
Darlington Design SPD (2010)
Kent CC quality audit policy.

Government Guidance

Manual for Streets
MfS 60 second summary
LTN 1/08 Traffic Management and Streetscape
Scotland: Designing Streets, (March 2010)
Reducing air pollution

Guidance

Delivering Sustainable Transport Solutions for Housing Growth - some casestudies (December 2010)
Urban Design
Drainage/SUDS
Design and Access Statements and Report from 16 Pilots
www.homezones.org.uk
ADEPT report on Making Space for Waste

Eco Towns

TCPA government-backed guidance on 'Water' (SUDS) and 'Transport'

Manual for Historic Streets

EHTF publication March 2008

Commuted Sums/CIL

Travel Plans

Transport for London's Guidance on Residential Travel Planning

Transport for London's Guidance on Workplace Travel Planning

Somerset CC's online tools for developers submiting Travel Plans: www.iontravel.co.uk

www.plan4sustainabletravel.org

School Travel Plans: STP Online promises a complete sytem. Email for a demo.

Large Scale Projects

ATLAS - a unique guidance portal on bringing forward large scale development projects from planning through inception to implementation. Team work and early involvement are stressed. ATLAS staff will engage directly at any stage on request.

A Safer place

A Home Office guide to designing counter-terrorism measures into new developments.

Inclusive design

Design guidance from I'DGO based on older people's preferences (December 2009)

Community engagement

  • www.communityplanning.net is a DCLG website to provide good practice and case studies on selecting the best methods for involving communities. The prime focus is planning new housing, but there is content of interest to transport planners, traffic managers and development control officers.
  • Good Public Engagement: Planing Aid's latest guide (July 2010)

RTPI Information for Planning Administrators

RTPI is developing training, information and news pages for administrators.

Site Safety for residential developments

North East housebuilders and utility companies with HSE have developed a Code clarifying duties and commitments: signing in/out, permits, traffic management. excavations etc.

The Code clarifies the commitments and duties of Contractors (Housebuilders etc) on the one hand and the Utilities on the other.

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