Economy, Planning & Employability Services Development Planning in Fife

Economy, Planning & Employability Services

Development Planning in Fife


Legislation

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, amended by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006

Circular 6/2013 - Development Planning


Changes introduced by 2006 Act

• New duty to prepare development plans with the objective of contributing to sustainable development

• Replacement of structure plans and local plans with strategic development plans and local development plans

• New duty to review development plans on a five-yearly basis

• Some supplementary guidance gains status of being part of the development plan

• Requirement for a development plan scheme• Local plan inquiries replaced with plan examinations …• … the removal of the right to be heard at examinations• Reporters’ recommendations from examinations become

largely binding


Development planning hierarchy

• National Planning Framework (not part of the development plan)

• Scottish Planning Policy• Strategic development plans (replacing structure plans)• Local development plans (replacing local plans)


Strategic Planning


Development plan priorities

Development plans should• Be succinct• Set out ambitious long term visions for their areas• Be prepared more quickly …• … and reviewed more frequently• Provide a practical framework for decisions so planning

applications can be decided with a more certainty and efficiency

• Ensure all interests should be engaged as early and as fully as possible

• Have a clear focus on high quality outcomes


FIFEplan - Local Development Plan timetable

2012

Information gathering:

‘Community Matters’

2013

Main Issues Report

published

Consultation on the Preferred Development

Strategy

Publish the Proposed

PlanExamination

2014

Fife Council Adopts

FIFEplan

2015

Strategic Environmental Assessment /

Habitats Regulations

Appraisal

Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Post Adoption Statement

We are here

2016

Prepare the Proposed

Plan

consultation



• Proposed Plan• Action Programme• SEA/HRA version 2

• Main Issues Report (including preferred development sites)

• SEA/HRA version 1

• Identification of new development sites and issues to be addressed through the Main Issues Report

FIFEplan – Main inputs and outputs per stage

Information gathering: Pre-Main

Issues Report

Main Issues Report

published

Publish the Proposed

PlanExamination

Fife Council Adopts

FIFEplan

We are hereconsultation

Inputs

Outputs

• Community Matters

• Call for new development sites and issues to be addressed through the Main Issues Report

• Comments received to previous stage

• Key documents/strategies

• Existing development plan

• Monitoring statement• Site assessments

• Comments received to previous stage

• Key documents/strategies

• Existing development plan

• Updated site assessments

• Schedule 4 package incl. all unresolved comments received to Proposed Plan and Fife Council’s response

• Supporting documentation

• Scottish Ministers Recommendations for change (largely binding)

• Analysis of recommendations

• Modified plan (as intend to adopt)

• Action Programme

• Adopted Plan• Action Programme• SEA/HRA version 3• Post Adoption SEA

Statement


Engagement with -

• Communities

• Stakeholders – landowners, developers, investors

• Interest Groups

• Key Agencies

• Scottish Government

• Individuals


Communication

• LDP Exchange• Web

– Twitter @FifeDevPlan– New fifedirect page FifeDevPlan@– Online hosting of LDP and representations (Objective) – Links to community websites

• E-Bulletin • Meetings• Exhibition / Presentation Material• Information Events• Letters• Adverts / Press Releases


Keep promoting what we do:

• LDP Exchange

• FifeDirect

• E-bulletins

• Twitter

• Press Releases

@fifedevplan


The Proposed Plan and the supporting information, including the SEA Environmental Report published on line at www.fifedirect.org.uk/fifeplan

• The statutory notice was published in the Dundee Courier, Fife Edition on Monday the 27th October 2014.

• Press Releases

From September to December 2014, four Press releases were issued which resulted in:• 22 pieces of coverage• In 9 different publications which cover the Kingdom• All positive or neutral in tone


Date of issue and coverage detail: •10th Sep - Post Exec committee, consultation begins next month - Fife Free Press, Courier, Fife and Kinross Extra, East Fife Mail, Evening Telegraph•20th Oct - Consultation to start next week - Courier (twice), East Fife Mail, Glenrothes Gazette, Dunfermline Press, Fife Herald, St Andrews Citizen, Central Fife Times•6th Nov - Consultation reminder specifically targeted to Glenrothes area but with ref to other events - Courier, Glenrothes Gazette, Dunfermline Press•1st Dec - Last week of consultation - Fife Free Press, East Fife Mail, Glenrothes Gazette, Fife Herald, St Andrews Citizen, Fife and Kinross Extra


Customer Connections


Customer Connections


Main Issues Report

• The emphasis is on the key changes since the previous plans

• What FIFEplan will need to address


Development Plan Scheme

• Reported to Executive Committee and published annually.

• Includes participation statement.

• Timetable for preparing plans and guidance.

• Available on FifeDirect and in libraries.

Documents

Economy, Planning & Employability Services Development Planning in Fife