Can it help speed up the planning process?
Yes. For the applicant, it ensures that they know what is required before the planning application is drawn up. It ensures that issues can be considered at the right point in the design process. Quality assurance systems have shown that redesign is more expensive the further down the design process you are, particularly where the redesign pertains to a fundamental issue. So the Checklist helps avoids expensive re-work later in the design process if something has been missed out. Since the Checklist is designed to be completed by the Developer team, they will also know the strengths and weaknesses of their application before it is submitted and can re-appraise particular features to strengthen it, if required. For the Development Control officer, the Checklist helps to provide sustainability information in one place, in the same format, for every application. The scoring overview guides the DC officer – and Planning Committee Members – to where follow-up or auditing may be needed.
Yes. For the applicant, it ensures that they know what is required before the planning application is drawn up. It ensures that issues can be considered at the right point in the design process. Quality assurance systems have shown that redesign is more expensive the further down the design process you are, particularly where the redesign pertains to a fundamental issue. So the Checklist helps avoids expensive re-work later in the design process if something has been missed out. Since the Checklist is designed to be completed by the Developer team, they will also know the strengths and weaknesses of their application before it is submitted and can re-appraise particular features to strengthen it, if required. For the Development Control officer, the Checklist helps to provide sustainability information in one place, in the same format, for every application. The scoring overview guides the DC officer – and Planning Committee Members – to where follow-up or auditing may be needed.
Yes. For the applicant, it ensures that they know what information related to sustainable design and construction is required before the planning application is drawn up. It ensures that issues can be considered at the right point in the design process. Quality assurance systems have shown that redesign is more expensive the further down the design process you are, particularly where the redesign pertains to a fundamental issue. So the checklist helps avoids expensive re-work later in the design process if something has been missed out. Since the checklist is designed to be completed by the Developer team, they will also know the strengths and weaknesses of their application before it is submitted and can re-appraise particular features to strengthen it, if required. For the planning officer, the checklist helps to provide sustainability information in one place, in the same format, for every application. The project summary provided in the checklist guides the planning officer to wher
