1. Confidence in the Planning System purpose, cost and value David Leslie

2. Confidence? HOPS: Promote the profile of public sector land use planning Support and promote excellence in planning leadership

3. Confidence? feeling of trust belief in the reliability of a person or thing belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities a state of being certain that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective

4. Confidence in Planning “.... public confidence in the planning system is at an all time low.” “.... If we are to rebuild confidence in the planning process.... then we must find a way to demonstrate absolute transparency, impartiality and fairness.”

5. Building Confidence “.... provide stronger leadership across both public and private sectors, including politicians, to protect and enhance our wonderful environment while moving to a low carbon economy.” Pam Ewen, Convenor, RTPI Scotland The Herald, 3 March 2015

6. HOPS tools to build confidence Deliver planning modernisation Regular monitoring of performance Commitment to improve Sharing of good practice Demonstrating best value Shared understanding of resource issues

7. Planning Performance Framework A high-performing planning service: open for business communications, engagement and customer service high quality development on the ground effective management structures efficient and effective decision making financial management and local governance certainty culture of continuous improvement

8. Cost and value Local government resources getting worse before they get better Efficiencies and service changes Proportionate service delivery What subsidy does/should a Planning service receive? What value to the economy and public benefit does it bring?

9. Costing the planning service Project over the last two years 30 planning authorities participated Methodology from Planning Advisory Service and CIPFA in use and refined since 2009

10. Costing the planning service

11. Cost and confidence

12. Forward with confidence? Resources to deliver? Be clear about our aims Manage expectations Understand resources Build confidence Be certain that our chosen course of action is the best or most effective What does success look like?