Community
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To ensure that the development supports a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community which integrates with surrounding communities.
Question 2.1
Objective
To avoid detrimental effects upon the surrounding community and highlight issues that the development must address.
Question
What steps has the developer taken to establish the needs and pressures on the surrounding community are addressed within the proposed development?
Targets and Justification
- Best
- As good practice but with supplementary evidence showing how results were taken into account and how the proposed development has been changed in response to this
- Good
- Consultation taken place with all tiers of local authority and the local community and the results taken into account
- Minimum
- See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required in the statement of community involvement
Applies to Developments
This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.
Question 2.2
Objective
To promote community involvement in the design of the development to ensure their needs, ideas and knowledge are taken into account to improve the quality and acceptability of the development
Question
What methods have been used to actively engage local stakeholders in the development proposal
- public notices and adverts used so that stakeholders can comment to the Planning Authority
- a pre-prepared scheme (eg leaflets and return forms)
- have been asked to select their preferred option from a range of schemes and their preferred proposal has been put forward (eg through remote surveys or through a public meeting)
- have been involved in the preparation of this proposal (eg through workshops or participative processes)
- produced the guidelines for the development of this proposal (eg Village Design Statements, Place check, Charrettes)
Targets and Justification
- Best
- E
- Good
- C or D
- Minimum
- A or local authority minimum required
Applies to Developments
This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.
Question 2.3
Objective
To encourage sustainable behaviour and help integration into the local community.
Question
Will an information pack be provided to all building occupiers containing information on:
- Local transport services
- Utility suppliers
- Energy efficiency – including measure incorporated into the development and/or dwelling
- Local amenities
- Refuse collection
- Recycling facilities
- Local organisations and community groups
- Environmental technologies installed in the development and dwelling
- Water conservation tips
Targets and Justification
- Best
- As good practice but includes information on services provided by other organisations
- Good
- Pack provided including elements under developer control
- Minimum
- See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required
Applies to Developments
This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.
Question 2.4
Objective
To ensure that community facilities are maintained and community has sense of ownership.
Question
Does the development have provision for occupiers to manage shared and site facilities eg open space, SUDS, grey water schemes, meeting places, allotments, etc.
Targets and Justification
- Best
- Yes as good practice plus support sources identified to help in initial stages (local authority, community group, community trusts, charity etc)
- Good
- Yes actively marketed to potential occupiers / owners
- Minimum
- See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required
Applies to Developments
This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.
Policy Links
RSDF
- 2.4: ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL ECONOMIES.
- 4.2: PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALANCED AND SAFE COMMUNITIES WITH ADEQUATE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND FACILITIES TO MEET NEEDS.
- 6.1: PROMOTE STRONGER AND MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE SW.
RSS
- SC1