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Welcome to the latest edition of the E-Planning Newsletter from Winchester City Council.
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1APP – latest update
The consultation for the introduction of the National Standard Planning Application (1APP) has now been completed at Winchester City Council. During the process only one response was received, from our own Strategic Planning department.
We are now waiting for the final version of the Best Practice Guide for Validation of Planning Applications to be published by the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG). If this guidance has not significantly changed from the Draft version, then Winchester City Council is aiming to formally adopt their ‘Local List’ of requirements with the aim of ‘going live’ with 1APP in the early part of 2008.
The proposed local list of requirements, and associated checklists, that WCC is planning to adopt can still be found on our website. For further information click here.
Agents' Forum
The last Agents' Forum took place on 1st November in the Walton Room, Winchester Guildhall, with approximately 20 agents in attendance. Fiona Tebbutt, Head of Planning Control, and her team of planning team leaders, gave a presentation covering an update on 1APP, planning performance, the role of each planning team and an update on the Local Development Framework. They then answered questions that agents had submitted prior to the meeting and others that arose out of the presentations. Further Agents' Forums are planned on a three/four monthly basis and we hope to encourage agents to bring particular problems to the forum that can be looked at in a more informal ‘workshop’ environment.
Click on the following link for a copy of the slide presentation.
To those of you who have not completed and returned the feedback forms, could you do so as soon as possible, as that would be extremely helpful to us.
Any comments and suggestions are welcome for future topics. Please contact Philippa Eldridge, E-Planning Development Leader (peldridge@winchester.gov.uk or tel: 01962 848 124).
Live for the Future – the next step forward
In early 2007 Winchester City Council asked what you thought needed to change to make the District and the communities you live in more sustainable, and how you wanted things to develop between now and 2026.
Our communities must be sustainable and by that we mean they must be great places to live, work, and do business. But we must also take care of the environment and leave a good legacy for future generations.
Using the information you gave us, and with a whole range of facts and figures gathered by the City Council, we have prepared an ‘Issues and Options’ paper, to be published in mid December.
This document will explore, in general terms, the levels of development that need to be accommodated across the District; the type of economy we wish to promote, and the role of the various towns and villages in providing services, housing, and facilities for local people. In addition there is an increasing need to address the issue of climate change - residents, businesses and organisations in Winchester District all need to reduce carbon emissions.
So, if you’re interested in the future planning of the district keep your eyes open for the Issues and Options Paper and come along to the public meetings that will be held in the towns and city of Winchester. The City Council does not have all the answers to where the district should be in 20 years time but this paper explores a range of matters from housing and jobs growth; protection of the built and natural environment; movement patterns across the district and how we can reduce our carbon footprint. You will have a range of options to comment on and you’ll be able to suggest alternatives.
For more details go to www.winchester.gov.uk/liveforthefuture where you can also sign up for our LDF e-bulletin to keep track of progess.
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| For more information contact: Philippa Eldridge E-Planning Development Leader Winchester City Council Planning Department City Offices Colebrook Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9LJ Tel: 01962 848 124 Fax: 01962 841 365 Email:peldridge@winchester.gov.uk |
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