NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FORUM 24 March 2014 INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Lorna Bowden Business manager (Strategic Planning) North Lanarkshire Council
STRUCTURE Good timing Plan mechanisms All about the Strategy Impact of Development policy relationship to services and people Back to the future – planning for places
GOOD TIMING Single Outcome Agreement 2007 Connecting National Outcomes to local Community Planning Partnerships Greater flexibility on how funding is spent Coherent spending allied to strategic themes North Lanarkshire Local Plan From first principles – not an incremental evolution of existing plans Workshops the local plan as the land use expression of the Community Plan PRINCIPLES of economic growth, social integration, and environmental protection
PLAN MECHANISMS Appendix 1 of the Local Plan details the plan mechanisms: Policies Proposals Projects that deliver the Community Plan aspirations
ALL ABOUT THE STRATEGY Aim Sustainable growth Area Priorities Town Centres, Ravenscraig, Urban Expansion Development Strategy Policies: 1Amount of development 2Location of development 3IMPACT of development 4Quality of development and a site-specific policy relating to protecting, promoting or assessing at that location
IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT = SERVICES & PEOPLE Matching Services to People Jointly plan service provision (e.g. community hubs) Not for today’s distribution of population but for tomorrow’s Demographic change + development opportunity = distribution scenarios New geographies Local Area Team workshops Existing services Against future population Joint service priorities Impact of Development Financial crisis Standard developer contributions
BACK TO THE FUTURE Fourth iteration of SOA 2013/18 Partners and participants Agreement on Joint Working on Community Planning and Resourcing Revisiting matching services to people Focus on PLACE Craigneuk, Wishaw North Lanarkshire Local Development Plan Sound strategy, fit for purpose Focus on PLACE-MAKING Purpose of place related to use Sense of place related to form
Delivering on our Priorities Our Communities Local Area Partnerships Lifelong Learning Partnership Group Health & Wellbeing Partnership Group Regeneration Partnership Group Community Safety Partnership North Lanarkshire Partnership Board Developing the Partnership Group North Lanarkshire Children’s Services Partnership North Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee North Lanarkshire Welfare Reform Working Group Voluntary Sector Partnership Group Community Forums North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee Chief Officers Group Public Protection North Lanarkshire Youth Council & 6 Youth Fora Community Learning & Development Partnership Violence Against Women Working Group
BACK TO THE FUTURE Fourth iteration of SOA 2013/18 Partners and participants Agreement on Joint Working on Community Planning and Resourcing Revisiting matching services to people Focus on PLACE Craigneuk, Wishaw North Lanarkshire Local Development Plan Sound strategy, fit for purpose Focus on PLACE-MAKING Purpose of place related to use Sense of place related to form
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FORUM 24 March 2014 INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Lorna Bowden Business manager (Strategic Planning) North Lanarkshire Council