In more detail
Anyone that wants to build or change the use of land and buildings in an area is potentially, a property developer. That is - individuals and businesses; large and small; already in the area and newcomers who want to invest in it, including:
- multinational companies proposing a new power station, rail freight interchange or the re-development of industrial land
- commercial property developers resonsible for building offices and shopping centres
- big housing developers like Barratt; Taylor Wimpey; Persimmon; or Bellway
- housing associations and councils
- a builder converting an old building into flats
- businesses that want to extend and improve their premises
- a householder adding a porch to the front of their house.
Sustainable development
Most of what people and businesses want to do with the land and buildings which belong to them contributes to sustainable development: it creates homes and jobs; enables services; makes better places to live. Some proposals, however, could have a damaging effect on other people and businesses in the area. Developer contributions - in the form of Community Infrastructure Levy and site specific planning obligations - can be used to compensate the community. Even so, developments are not always beneficial to everyone.
The video above is a talk by Daniel Farrand who is a property lawyer at law firm Mishcon de Reya, reflecting on the balancing act that is the local planning system.
Planning System
The planning system is designed to balance and resolve conflicting interests. Planning aims to enable fair and objective decision-making and to balance, for example:
- the interests of some people who might be negatively affected by a development against those of people who might benefit from it
- the rights of those who live in an area against those who do not, but who would like to
- the interests of business and those who create wealth against those of householders and those who create local wellbeing
- the needs of those who live in the immediate locality with those who live in the wider district or region.
A neighbourhood plan is a community-led local plan which sets out policies describing what kind of development is welcome - where and why - in the area. It is, in a sense, a locally written prospectus for sustainable development of the area.
| Key Facts:
Anyone who wants to build or change the use of land and buildings is a potential developer. That includes individuals as well as businesses; companies of all sizes and public bodies; people who already live or work in an area and those who do not and who want to invest in it. Development proposals can create discord - some people benefit and others, sometimes lose out. The planning system exists to balance different interests. Neighbourhood planning does not enable communities to stop development but to set out a prospectus for sustainable development of the locality. |
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