Question 1

What is Affordable Housing

Accepted Answer

Affordable housing is a combination of social rented, affordable rent and shared ownership housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market.

The Government has introduced a new scheme called First Homes. This new scheme means that a First Home must be discounted by a minimum of 30% against the market value.

Question 2

What is a Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)

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A report submitted to the government by local planning authorities or regional planning bodies assessing progress with and the effectiveness of a Local Development Framework (LDF).

Question 3

What is an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)

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A report submitted to the government by local planning authorities or regional planning bodies assessing progress with and the effectiveness of a Local Development Framework (LDF).

Question 4

What is a Planning Appeal

Accepted Answer

The process whereby a planning applicant can challenge the refusal or non-determination of a planning application. In England and Wales, appeals are processed by the Planning Inspectorate.

Question 5

What is an Planning Appeal

Accepted Answer

The process whereby a planning applicant can challenge the refusal or non-determination of a planning application. In England and Wales, appeals are processed by the Planning Inspectorate.

Question 6

What is a Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

Accepted Answer

Statutory national landscape designation, primary purpose of which is to conserve and enhance natural beauty, designated by the Countryside Agency.

Question 7

What is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

Accepted Answer

Statutory national landscape designation, primary purpose of which is to conserve and enhance natural beauty, designated by the Countryside Agency.

Question 8

What is a Article 4 Direction

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A direction which withdraws automatic planning permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order.

Question 9

What is an Article 4 Direction

Accepted Answer

A direction which withdraws automatic planning permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order.

Question 10

What is a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)

Accepted Answer

An order issued by the government or a local authority to acquire land or buildings for public interest purposes.

Question 11

What is an Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)

Accepted Answer

An order issued by the government or a local authority to acquire land or buildings for public interest purposes.

Question 12

What is a Conservation Area

Accepted Answer

Areas of special architectural or historic interest.

Question 13

What is an Conservation Area

Accepted Answer

Areas of special architectural or historic interest.

Question 14

What is a Design and Access Statement (D & A)

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A D & A statement can be made at a pre planning application stage by a developer, indicating the design principles upon which a proposal is to be based. It may also be submitted in support of a planning application.

Question 15

What is an Design and Access Statement (D & A)

Accepted Answer

A D & A statement can be made at a pre planning application stage by a developer, indicating the design principles upon which a proposal is to be based. It may also be submitted in support of a planning application.

Question 16

What is a Detailed Application or Full application

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A planning application seeking full permission for a development proposal, with no matters reserved for later planning approval.

Question 17

What is an Detailed Application or Full application

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A planning application seeking full permission for a development proposal, with no matters reserved for later planning approval.

Question 18

What is Determination

Accepted Answer

The process by which a local planning authority reaches a decision on whether a proposed development requires planning permission.

Question 19

What is a Local Plan

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A document setting out the local planning authority's policies and proposals for the development and use of land and buildings in the authority's area. This includes adopted Local Plans, neighbourhood plans and the London Plan.

Question 20

What is an Local Plan

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A document setting out the local planning authority's policies and proposals for the development and use of land and buildings in the authority's area. This includes adopted Local Plans, neighbourhood plans and the London Plan.

Question 21

What are Development Plan Documents (DPDs)

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Development Plan Documents are prepared by local planning authorities and outline the key development ambitions of the local development framework.

Question 22

What is a Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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A procedure to be followed for certain types of project to ensure that decisions are made in full knowledge of any likely significant effects on the environment.

Question 23

What is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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A procedure to be followed for certain types of project to ensure that decisions are made in full knowledge of any likely significant effects on the environment.

Question 24

What is Green Belt

Accepted Answer

Green Belt is protected from development and is designated around certain cities and large built up areas. It has the following aims:

To check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas
To prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another
To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment
To preserve the setting and special character of historic towns
To assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land

Interesting statistics from the Institute of Economic Affairs

The size of the Green Belt has more than doubled since 1979 - its total size growing from 721,500 hectares to 1,634,700 hectares
This amounts to roughly 13 per cent of the land area of England, and covers one and a half times as much land as our towns and cities put together
The designation of Green Belt land is not attributed based on environmental quality; rather, it effectively represents a form of 'discriminatory zoning', keeping people living in urban areas away from the Home Counties
There is enough Green Belt land within the confines of Greater London - 32,500 hectares - to build 1.6 million average-size houses. Using a tenth of that land for building could produce 160,000 new homes - a significant response to the current under-supply of housing

Question 25

What is the Green Belt

Accepted Answer

Green Belt is protected from development and is designated around certain cities and large built up areas. It has the following aims:

To check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas
To prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another
To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment
To preserve the setting and special character of historic towns
To assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land

Interesting statistics from the Institute of Economic Affairs

The size of the Green Belt has more than doubled since 1979 - its total size growing from 721,500 hectares to 1,634,700 hectares
This amounts to roughly 13 per cent of the land area of England, and covers one and a half times as much land as our towns and cities put together
The designation of Green Belt land is not attributed based on environmental quality; rather, it effectively represents a form of 'discriminatory zoning', keeping people living in urban areas away from the Home Counties
There is enough Green Belt land within the confines of Greater London - 32,500 hectares - to build 1.6 million average-size houses. Using a tenth of that land for building could produce 160,000 new homes - a significant response to the current under-supply of housing

Question 26

What is a Independent Examination

Accepted Answer

The process by which a planning inspector may publicly examine a Development Plan Document (DPD) before issuing a report to the Local Authority. Usually, the report will recommend modifications to the submitted document in order for it to be found Sound and proceed to Adoption.

Question 27

What is an Infrastructure

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The physical components essential to enable, sustain, or enhance societal living conditions necessary for development to take place such as roads, water supply, schools, hospitals etc.

Question 28

What is the Infrastructure

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The physical components essential to enable, sustain, or enhance societal living conditions necessary for development to take place such as roads, water supply, schools, hospitals etc.

Question 29

What is an Public Inquiry

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A formal hearing held by a planning inspector to decide whether a planning application that has been appealed should be allowed or dismissed.

Question 30

What is a Local Development Framework (LDF)

Accepted Answer

The Local Development Framework (LDF) is a folder of documents, which includes all the local planning authority's local development documents.

Question 31

What is the Local Development Framework (LDF)

Accepted Answer

The Local Development Framework (LDF) is a folder of documents, which includes all the local planning authority's local development documents.

Question 32

What is a Local Development Order (LDO)

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An order made by a local planning authority extending permitted development rights for certain forms of development, with regard to a relevant Local Development Document.

Question 33

What is a Local Development Scheme (LDS)

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The local planning authority's time?scaled programme for the preparation of Local Development Documents that must be agreed with government and reviewed every year.

Question 34

What is an Local Development Scheme (LDS)

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The local planning authority's time?scaled programme for the preparation of Local Development Documents that must be agreed with government and reviewed every year.

Question 35

What is a Local Planning Authority

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The local authority or council that is empowered by law to exercise planning functions, often the local borough or district council. National Parks and the Broads Authority are also considered to be local planning authorities. County councils are the authority for waste and minerals matters.

Question 36

Who is the Local Planning Authority

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The local authority or council that is empowered by law to exercise planning functions, often the local borough or district council. National Parks and the Broads Authority are also considered to be local planning authorities. County councils are the authority for waste and minerals matters.

Question 37

What is a Local Strategic Partnership (LSP)

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An overall partnership of people that brings together organisations from the public, private, community and voluntary sector within a local authority area, with the objective of improving people's quality of life.

Question 38

What is a Masterplan

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A type of planning brief outlining the preferred usage of land and the overall approach to the layout of a developer.

Question 39

What are Public Open Space/Green Infrastructure

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A network of multi-functional green space, urban and rural, which is capable of delivering a wide range of environmental and quality of life benefits for local communities.

Question 40

What is Public Open Space/Green Infrastructure

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A network of multi-functional green space, urban and rural, which is capable of delivering a wide range of environmental and quality of life benefits for local communities.

Question 41

What is a Outline Application

Accepted Answer

An outline planning application seeks to establish whether the scale and nature of a proposed development would be acceptable to the local planning authority, before a second fully detailed planning application is put forward, which is called a Reserved Matters. A Reserved Matters application typically include information about the layout, scale and appearance of the development. No development can take place on site until the Reserved Matters application has been consented.

Both types of applications are required to undergo public consultation before submission. Statutory consultees for example the Environment Agency and the Highways Authority, and local residents will also have the opportunity to formally comment on the applications once they are submitted and registered with the Council.

An outline application is a standard way of dealing with planning, and the granting of an outline planning permission does not preclude local stakeholders from commenting on a Reserved Matters application at a later stage in the planning process.

Question 42

What is a Planning Condition

Accepted Answer

Condition attached to a planning permission which requires to be formally discharged prior to the development being completed.

Question 43

What is the Planning Inspectorate (PINS)

Accepted Answer

The Planning Inspectorate is the government body responsible for the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding inquiries into local development plans.

Question 44

Who are the Planning Inspectorate (PINS)

Accepted Answer

The Planning Inspectorate is the government body responsible for the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding inquiries into local development plans.

Question 45

What are Planning Obligations and Section 106 Agreements

Accepted Answer

Legal agreement between a planning authority, landowner and a developer, or undertakings offered unilaterally by a developer, which ensure that mitigation required as a result of new development is provided.

Question 46

What is Planning Permission

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Formal approval sought from a council, often granted with conditions, allowing a proposed development to proceed. Permission may be sought in principle through outline planning applications, or be sought in detail through full applications.

Question 47

What is the Planning Policy Guidance (PPG)

Accepted Answer

Issued by central government setting out its national land use policies for England on different areas of planning.

Question 48

What is a Planning Policy Statement (PPS)

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Issued by central government to replace the existing Planning Policy Guidance notes in order to provide greater clarity and to remove from national policy advice on practical implementation.

Question 49

What is the Planning Policy Statement (PPS)

Accepted Answer

Issued by central government to replace the existing Planning Policy Guidance notes in order to provide greater clarity and to remove from national policy advice on practical implementation.

Question 50

What is the Planning Portal

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A national website provided by the government for members of the public, local planning authorities and planning consultants. The Planning Portal features a wide range of information and includes the ability to submit planning applications electronically.

Question 51

What is a Public Realm

Accepted Answer

Those parts of a village, town or city (whether publicly or privately owned) available, for everyone to use. This includes streets, squares and parks.

Question 52

What is the Public Realm

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Those parts of a village, town or city (whether publicly or privately owned) available, for everyone to use. This includes streets, squares and parks.

Question 53

What is a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Accepted Answer

A Supplementary Planning Document is a Local Development Document that may cover a range of issues, thematic or site specific, and provides further detail of policies and proposals included within a the Development Plan.

Question 54

What is the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Accepted Answer

A Supplementary Planning Document is a Local Development Document that may cover a range of issues, thematic or site specific, and provides further detail of policies and proposals included within a the Development Plan.

Question 55

What is a Wildlife Corridor

Accepted Answer

Strips of land (for example, along a hedgerow) conserved and managed for wildlife.

Question 56

What is a Section 106

Accepted Answer

A Section 106 Agreement is an obligation which makes a development proposal acceptable in planning terms. This can include a sum of money to the Local Authority to be used for other purposes or a restriction on part of the site or its use.

Question 57

What is Greenfield Land

Accepted Answer

Greenfield land is usually farmland, that has not been developed, and has no statutory protection.

Question 58

What is Brownfield Land

Accepted Answer

Brownfield Land is land which is, or was occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the developed land and any associated fixed surface infrastructure. These sites have already been developed so their use for housing reduces urban sprawl.

Many brownfield sites are developed every year, however this is not enough of them to meet Local Authority housing needs. Therefore greenfield sites are needed.

Question 59

What is the National Planning Policy Framework

Accepted Answer

The National Planning Policy Framework is a key part of the government’s reforms to make the planning system less complex and more accessible.

Question 60

What are Registered Parks and Gardens

Accepted Answer

A Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, managed by Historic England under the provisions of the National Heritage Act 1983.

Question 61

What is a Transport Assessment (TA)

Accepted Answer

A transport assessment is a comprehensive and systematic report that sets out transport issues relating to a proposed development.

Question 62

What is a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment is a technical study of land availability, identifying a future supply of land for housing and economic development uses over a period. It is used to inform the Local Plan making process as part of the evidence base and does nto constitute formal allocation of a site for development.

Question 63

What is Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG)

Accepted Answer

Alternative green space used as mitigation or avoidance to reduce the recreational use of a Special Protection Area (SPAs).

Question 64

What are Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

Accepted Answer

Areas designated to safeguard European bird species considered to be of particular importance.

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