Doesn it just make extra work for the Planning Officer and Developer?
There is no new policy in the Checklist. By tailoring the Checklist to national and regional policy, it is helping to operationalise existing policy. The tool is designed to make requirements clear, up-front and understandable for the development team (in line with the P&CPA and PPS1) and to present information about the application in a straightforward, easily audited and quick format for the Development Control officer and Planning Members.