Development management and enforcement signposts

Title:Greater flexibility for planning permissions: guidance
Publisher: Department for Communities and Local Government
Date: October 2010
Resource: Guidance
Description: Covers the changes in regulations to allow the extension of time limits for implementing extant planning permissions, and non-material amendments and minor material amendments to existing planning permissions.

Title:Improving the connection(pdf)
Publisher: National Planning Forum
Date: September 2010
Resource: Report
Description: Considers the synergies between planning and building control and recommends ways to reduce overlap, with a view to delivering higher environmental standards and more sustainable outcomes. Sets out five priorities for investigation and possible action.

Title:Atlas (Advisory Team for Large Scale Applications)
Publisher: Atlas
Date: Ongoing
Resource: Best practice website
Description: Aims to guide stakeholders through the planning process in relation to large, complex or strategic development projects. The guide is being published as an interactive information resource that references to emerging and established good practice, is flexible enough to be applied in a range of different circumstances, and can learn from the knowledge and experience of users.

Title:Planning performance agreements
Publisher: Atlas
Date: April 2008
Resource: Background information and guidance note
Description: PPAs are about improving the quality of planning applications and the decision making process of large scale, complex developments through collaboration. The site gives information on the role of PPAs guidance, site specific examples and feedback from case studies.

Title:Killian Pretty review: final report
Publisher: Department for Communities and Local Government
Date: November 2008
Resource: Review report
Description: Outcome of detailed review of development management. Examines case studies for a range of different sectors to identify reasons for delays in decisions, and making recommendations for improvements.