1 Jane Everton Deputy Director Planning – Development Plans Division Sustainable Growth and the Plan Led System 8 November 2013

2 Growth and Planning 0.7%. 0.4% GDP Growth Unemployment UK Economy 24,000

3 Why do we need sustainable growth? Average UK property price increased by 4.3% to £170,918 Average age of first time buyers 221,000 homes needed a year Housing Business Meeting Community Needs Infrastructure Makes Financial Sense

4 What’s the Alternative? Developer led planning Limited local control

5 What have we done to put a plan led system in place? –Legislation and Policy Localism Act NPPF Guidance Review –Simplification and De-regulation Red Tape Challenge Reduced reporting to Whitehall –Incentives Accepting and engaging in development

6 How is the reformed planning system supporting sustainable growth? Certainty Speed and Simplification Transparency

7 How is the reformed planning system supporting sustainable growth? Strategic Planning Getting Local Plans in Place 76% published – twice more than 2010 PINS updates on Plans progress More direct, regular support 51% adopted Earlier PINS visits Supporting cross boundary issues Bottom up approach CERTAINTY Tools for Growth Certainty for developers Locally led process Guidance on Duty to Cooperate

8 Local Plan Progress