Planning Flashcards

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What prompted the government’s first planning interventions?

A Brief History of Town Planning 3 bullets

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  • city growth
  • slums of industrial revolution
  • bad health of residents
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City growth, slums from the industrial revolution and the bad health of residents prompted the government to do what?

A brief history of town planning

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  • create the first planning intervention
  • improve the standard of social housing
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What were the **second **planning interventions used to do when introduced by the government?

A brief history of town planning

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  • Limit urban sprawl
  • protect the countryside
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What were the third planning interventions used to do?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • control land use
  • control economic activity
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6 points

List all reasons for the initial conception of planning in the UK

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • improve standard of social housing
  • improve health of residents
  • limit urban sprawl
  • protect countryside
  • control land use
  • control economic activity

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When was the Housing of the Working Classes Act enacted?

A brief History of Town Planning

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1890

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What did the Housing of the Working Classes Act aim to do?

A brief History of Town Planning

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Plan the provision of housing including;
* where the houses were
* what the houses looked like

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Why was the Housing of the Working Classes Act created?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • Planning Provision
  • dire living conditions
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What influenced planning policy from 1899-1902?

A brief History of Town Planning

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Boer War

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How did the Boer War influence Planning Policy?

A brief History of Town Planning

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men unfit to fight due to poor living conditions

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When was the Town and Country Planning Act produced?

A brief History of Town Planning

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1909

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What did Parker and Unwin do

A brief History of Town Planning

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Developed a guide for **low density, contextual Urban Design **

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When was the Addison Act enacted?

A brief History of Town Planning

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1919

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3 bullet points

What was the purpose of the Addison Act?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • to fund councils to build 500,000 homes in 3 years
  • shifted the focus from high density housing to low density garden suburbs
  • raise standards to control development of new housing
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1 point

What type of housing was built both privately and publicly in 1919?

A brief History of Town Planning

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Garden Suburbs

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What was a key issue of housing post WWII?

A brief History of Town Planning

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shortage of housing for working class towns

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What did planning policy aim to do post WWII?

A brief History of Town Planning

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provide affordable housing

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What did the Labour Government Housing Act do in 1930?

A brief History of Town Planning

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Encourage mass slum clearances

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When was the RibbonDevelopment Act enacted?

A brief History of Town Planning

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1935

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What did the Ribbon Development Act aim to do?

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control development along major roads

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When was the Barlow Planning Report?

A brief History of Town Planning

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1940

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2 bullets

What was the prupose of the Barlow Planning Report in 1940?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • identify issues of the pre-war planning system
  • proposed dispersal of industry and population to aid congested areas
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What was the purpose of the New Towns Act in 1946?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • to relocate those in poor/bombed housing following WWII
  • expanding towns to accomodate overspill from densely populated areas of deprivation
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When was the New Towns Act Established?

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1946

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What did the Town and Country Planning Act do in 1947?

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nationalised all development and land use

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What did the Buchananan report of 1963 illustrate?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • the environmental impact and recommended the restricted use of cars
  • the ‘motorist first’ approach to planning
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What were the two key moves in planning between 1970 and 2012

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • growth of heritage and conservation legislation
  • control vs free enterprise
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What are some key points contributing to planning changes from 1990-2008?

A brief History of Town Planning

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  • economic growth
  • planing said to ‘restrict growth’
  • austerity increases outsourcing from public to private sector
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What does the NPPF stand for?

The structure of the UK Planning system;
National Policy - NPPF

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National Planning Policy Framework

30
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List 2 Dates

When did the NPPF come into effect and when was it updated?

The structure of the UK Planning system;

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  • 2011
  • 2018
31
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4 bullets

What does the NPPF do?

The structure of the UK Planning system;

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  • promotes localism
  • (presumed to be) in favour of sustainable development
  • guarantees protection of natural and historic environment
  • encourages use of brownfield sites
32
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What is **Regional policy **in planning?

The structure of the UK Planning system;

A

the sum of a series of policies forumlated according to regional differences

33
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3 bullets

What does the Regional Policy : The London Plan entail?

The structure of the UK Planning system;

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  • a framework for how London will develop in the next 20-25 years
  • mayor’s vision for good growth
  • Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London
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3 bullets

What is the purpose of a Local Plan?

The structure of the UK Planning system;

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  • sets planning policies in a local authority area
  • must be justified and consistent with NPPF
  • Frees authorities to behave in ways other than the law specifically states they can, provided they do not break other laws
35
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The Green Belt Act was initially only in London. When was the Green Belt Act enacted?

The Green Belt Act

A

1938

36
Q

rhymes

What was the Green Belt Act created in repsonse to?

The Green Belt Act

A

inter-war suburban sprawl

37
Q

When did the Green Belt Act spread to all major urban areas?

The Green Belt Act

A

1955

38
Q

What did the NPPF update to include in its policy of the Green Belt Act in 2018?

The Green Belt Act

A

The belt should be regarded as ‘permenance’ to allow future generations to enjoy its benefits

39
Q

Why do Developers prefer to build on Greenfield sites?

The Green Belt Act

A

There is no VAT to pay on Greenfield sites compared with VAT on Brownfield sites

40
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What is a Ribbon Development?

Ribbon Development Act

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Houses built along routes of comunication radiating from a human settlement

41
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When was the Planning Act for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (The role of Historic England) enacted?

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act

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1990

42
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2 bullets

what was the purpose of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act?

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act

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  • special controls for buildings of historical or architectural interest
  • Listed buildings will require a consent form to carry out alterations or demolition
43
Q

What are Permitted Development Rights?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order

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Works which can be carried out without planning permission

44
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2 bullets

Where may PDRs be more restricted?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order

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  • conservation areas
  • national parks
45
Q

If you are in a conservation area and your permitted development rights are affected, what might you need to do?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order

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Apply for planning permission, where in other areas this may not be the case

46
Q

Why have some developments through PDR been substandard?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order

A

Deregulation

47
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2 bullets

What are the negative consequences of ne rules for PDR?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order

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  • poor housing conditions
  • short term fix to a long term problem
48
Q

When was the Localism Act established?

Localism Act

A

2011

49
Q

What is the Localism Act?

Localism Act

A

a series of measures intended to transfer power from the central government to local authorities and communities

50
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4 bullets

What are the powers set out in the Localism Act in relation to?

Localism Act

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  • local authorities
  • communities
  • planning
  • housing
51
Q

How does the Localism Act give local authorities freedom?

Localism Act

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the act allows local authorities to behave in ways other than that the law states they can, provided they do not break other laws

52
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What is the purpose of Statutory Consultation in planning? (known as statutory requirement)

Statutory Public Consultation

A

to consult with local community prior to a planning application

53
Q

Who is involbved in a statutory consultation and why?

Statutory Public Consultation

A

organisations and bodies defined by a statute who must be consulted for relevant planning applications

54
Q

Judicial review occurs when…?

Statutory Public Consultation

A

a statutory consultation set out in line with the rules is not followed

55
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4 bullets

List some examples of statutory consultees

Statutory Public Consultation

A
  • Local authority
  • parish and community councils
  • building control
  • environment agency
56
Q

why is a statutory requirement necessary?

Statutory Public Consultation

A

to consult with the local authority or town council prior to a planning application

57
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Examples of non-statutory consultees

Statutory Public Consultation

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  • archaeological officers
  • waste disposal authorities
  • local partnership organisations
58
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Statutory bodies definition

Statutory Public Consultation

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created by law and typically government runor funded

59
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Non statutory Bodies definition

Statutory Public Consultation

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Not mandated by law but may be regulated by it

60
Q

what is the purpose of the Statement of community involvement?

Statutory Public Consultation

A

to set out the local planning authority’s engagement strategy for the planned involvement of the local community in the consultation of planning applications

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3 bullets

Purpose of the Statement of Community Involvement

Statutory Public Consultation

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  • denotes types of communities in the area the authority will try to involve
  • a way for the community to know what’s going on in the area
  • builds on the list of statutory consultees
62
Q

4 bullets

Tactics to mobilise the commons

Local Engagement

A
  • temporary architecture
  • events
  • tools for negotiation
  • Instituting (autonomy for a community)
63
Q

2 parts

things that are shared and benefit all or most of society

Local Engagement

A
  • substantive
  • communal common good
64
Q

2 parts

things as outcome that is achieved through concrete collective engagement/action

Local engagement

A
  • Procedural
  • Distributive common good
65
Q

5 bullets

Types of consultation: List

Local engagement

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  • printed media
  • meetings
  • exhibitions
  • workshops
  • digital media
66
Q

When does planning integrate into a scheme?

Planning consideration against RIBA PoW Stage 2+3

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From stage 1-2 to 3 when a consensus is achieved

67
Q

What is the purpose of a pre-application process?

Planning consideration against RIBA PoW Stage 2+3

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To have an informal conversation discussing feasibility and potential issues

68
Q

At what stage does the pre-appliction process take place?

Planning consideration against RIBA PoW Stage 2+3

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Stage 2

69
Q

Suggest 3 important factors in regard to planning at Stage 2

Planning consideration against RIBA PoW Stage 2+3

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  • discussions with planning officers
  • planning policies of the area are referenced for the scheme
  • planning officer relationship with planning committee to ensure proposal is well argued through official documents
70
Q

What happens with planning at stage 3?

Planning consideration against RIBA PoW Stage 2+3

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prepare and submit planning application