{"id":26190,"date":"2016-08-25T10:16:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T10:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planningandbuildingcontroltoday.co.uk\/?p=25598"},"modified":"2016-10-25T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T08:06:24","slug":"permission-principle-permission-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/permission-principle-permission-land\/26190\/","title":{"rendered":"Permission in principle: Permission to land?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Permission in principle is a key reform to the Housing and Planning Act 2016, but how will it speed up the planning process? Chris Kendall, Digital Strategy Lead at Idox delves into the thinking behind the idea<\/h2>\n

With the Housing and Planning Act 2016 passed into law on May 12, 2016, it\u2019s timely to look at one of the key planning reforms to the act. \u2018Permission in principle\u2019 promotes the idea that developers will be able to secure \u2018automatic consent\u2019 for certain sites \u2013 where the principal of development has already been established. The government\u2019s aim is to ensure one million desperately needed homes are built in the UK by 2020 by speeding up the planning process to make it more streamlined and efficient.<\/p>\n

First Steps<\/h2>\n

The current submission and permission granting system is seen as a hindrance to the need to get Britain building new dwellings. At present, developers have to provide a large amount of information to local authorities from the outset. This is even the case to gain outline planning permission. The process is time-consuming, one that could potentially be without reward and be a waste of valuable resources.<\/p>\n

The 2016 Act has made the amendment of introducing the new \u2018Permission in Principle\u2019 process. The thinking behind the legislation is to separate the process into two distinct components. One is the \u2018in principle\u2019 component, which is such factors as the land\u2019s current use, its location and the amount of development to be allowed on the site. The second part of the process is the technical and aesthetic details of the project, such as what the buildings will look like. If the first part is agreed to be viable \u2018in principal\u2019, then it will encourage developers to pursue the matter further, with a favourable outcome a possibility. The choice about where to grant permission in principle will be down to local authorities, so it\u2019ll be where development is considered to be locally acceptable and in line with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework, Local Plan policy and with existing requirements relating to national heritage.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Matter of Principle<\/h2>\n

The act allows \u2018permission in principle\u2019 to be granted where local authorities and neighbourhood groups choose to allocate housing-led development in neighbourhood plans or to identify them on Brownfield Registers. The new legislation will not replace the need to look at developments against the National Planning Policy Framework and local planning policy. Once granted, the technical details stage can allow for the assessment of detailed design and other factors, such as infrastructure, to be scrutinised. There\u2019s no foregone conclusion that the \u2018permission in principle\u2019 will be automatically granted and refusal could still be an outcome, once the technicalities are explored and discussed.\u00a0 But industry figures are initially encouraged by the new legislation. Andrew Dixon, Policy Officer at the Federation of Master Builders commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking land out of the equation means the developers don\u2019t need to invest money before they know that the site is highly likely to get permission. A huge investment in the pre-application is needed just to get an outline permission. If a site is allocated in a local plan, it seems ridiculous that you would need to get outline planning permission to establish the principal of the development. This should de-risk the process on these small sites, by allowing people to provide very little upfront information.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hoped that permission in principle will help to deliver more new homes by providing applicants and speculators with greater certainty from the outset that the land they are proposing for development is suitable for housing development. It will also encourage investment into housing development more swiftly and speed the process from both sides\u2019 point of view. The decision on permission in principle only has to be granted once. After a decision has been made that the land is suitable for housing development, the applicants do not need to seek further assurances at a later date.<\/p>\n

Passed in principle<\/h2>\n

The aim of the new legislation is to enable permission in principle to be granted for housing-led development when parcels of land are allocated in Local Plans, Neighbourhood Plans, or identified on Brownfield Registers. Developers will be able to apply for permission in principle directly to their local authority for development on small sites only. A sub-clause stipulates that the permission in principle rules cannot be used for development involving fracking (termed in the legislation \u2018the winning and working of minerals\u2019).<\/p>\n

This is a key change to existing planning law. The new permission in principle legislation is needed to separate out the two processes mentioned above (the principle and greater detail) and also to enable permission in principle to be granted on sites chosen and allocated by local authorities within their local plans, or to enable applicants to apply directly to their local authority for permission. This is not possible via the existing legislation. In the same way that planning proposals and developments are currently subject to ensuring that the heritage aspect of local areas is retained, the technical details consent will still ensure appropriate protection of the historic environment.<\/p>\n

The aim of permission in principle is to streamline the early-stage planning process without losing its robustness and integrity.\u00a0 This reflects the same ethos as iApply, the innovative technology from Idox, which aims to further facilitate the planning and building control process. Its goal is to make the interaction between LA\u2019s planning and building control procedures and those developing and building projects more fluid and flexible. For further information on how iApply can support you, visit www.iapply.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris Kendall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digital Strategy Lead<\/p>\n

Idox<\/p>\n

chris.kendall@idoxgroup.com<\/p>\n

www.idoxgroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Please note: this is a commercial profile<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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