Make
your Planners the spatial planning 'Ringmasters'
Let
us help your Council develop the skills necessary to
deliver high quality Development Plan Documents
"Spatial
planning goes beyond traditional land use planning to
bring together and integrate policies for the development
and use of land with other policies and programmes which
influence the nature of places and how they function
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The
delivery of sound Development Plan Documents is taking
on a particular urgency for many organisations seeking
to shape and deliver tomorrow's places. Examination
of Development Plan Documents (DPD's) so far suggests
this is not happening.
It
is also clear that development plan documents are not
being produced as quickly as expected. Significantly,
the Government is now intending to link Planning Delivery
Grant Funding to the preparation of sound Development
Plans. The new funding arrangements being proposed amount
to £192 million over three years
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In practice plans demonstrate that there is a continuing
lack of engagement with other Local Authority partners,
stakeholders and Chief Executives. Aspirational visions
and strategies are not rooted in local issues, are
not adequately backed by evidence and are not supported
by measurable targets and indicators
As
at October 2007
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Of the 157 (DPD's) submitted for examination slippage
has occurred in over 90% compared with original Local
Development Schemes (LDS).
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Binding reports have been issued on 24 core strategies
and 19 other DPD's.
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21 submitted DPD's have been withdrawn or are to be
withdrawn.
The
resources wasted through submitting a DPD that is found
to be unsound are considerable. In addition to the substantial
production costs the examination of the document by the
Planning Inspectorate could easily cost well over £50,000.
No Local Authority wants to waste resources.
Clearly
many planners are struggling to grasp the opportunities
provided by the Local Development Framework system. A
significant part of the problem is that they are not fully
recognising that this new system demands a completely
different way of thinking about development planning.
What is required is a culture change by all parties involved
in delivering sound spatial plans. It is the planners
who have the task of driving the essential culture change.
No
matter how good their professional planning skills planners
need to ensure that their personal development skills
are finally tuned to enable them to handle the challenges
and demands of the agenda in engaging with the relevant
stakeholders.
In order to deliver the new planning agenda, planners
are required to adopt an inclusive, delivery focussed
approach that is responsive to local issues and needs.
Communicating, influencing and negotiating; thinking strategically
and creating an environment for others to do the same
are the core of the broader skill set required. In addition
planners need to ensure they get the best from multiple
partnerships between the public and private sectors and
secure corporate and community buy-in.
In
stepping up to this new ringmaster role planners need
to:
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Develop
a confident influencing style when working within
a partnership context
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Develop a professional and more persuasive presentation
style to get the co-operation and support of key stakeholders
across sectors.
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Adopt the appropriate leadership styles necessary
to achieve collaborative working
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Identify
how to manage the integration of public and private
sector partnership interests
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Training
is ready to work with you to develop new strategies to
produce the style and approach that is needed to deliver
sound Local Development Plan Documents.
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Training
designs
tailor-made programmes to help your planners meet these
new challenges and play the central role now expected
of them. The programmes are designed to develop the core
skills necessary to work effectively in partnership with
other agencies.
We
take your situation as our starting point by working closely
with your team to understand your needs and to develop
a programme that is immediately relevant and useful, and
raises the level of talent, skills and performance of
your planners.
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Training
can
help planners to develop the broader range of skills that
lie outside the traditional boundaries of planning that
are essential for effective spatial planning We are a
well established company with a considerable experience
of delivery to all areas of the public sector. We constantly
seek to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of issues facing
the public sector, in particular Local Government
We
specialise in designing robust, practical and interactive
in-house training programmes to suit the needs of individual
clients. Our clients value us for our integrity, collaborative
style and commitment to their business.
Why
not give us an opportunity to develop the skills and confidence
of your team?
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