Development Plan Representations
Development plan representations offer landowners and developers an opportunity to ensure that local planning policy supports their aspirations for their land assets. We can offer you with a dedicated service to ensure your interests are looked after as part of the development plan process.
A quick guide to development plans
All local planning authorities must produce a development plan, often called a ‘Local Plan’, which establishes their policies for acceptable development and land use in their area.
The development plan is often made up of several documents which may include local plans, neighbourhood plans and other core development strategies.
These development plans are important because planning law prescribes that planning applications within that local authority area are decided in line with the relevant policies within the plan.
How can landowners and developers contribute to local plans?
A local planning authority’s development plan is required to go through a series of consultations known as an ‘Examination in Public’. This process often includes serval ‘call for sites’ exercises, where planning authorities encourage landowners to come forward with sites that might help them meet their strategic development objectives.
It is vital that landowners, and others with a desire to ensure planning policy supports their aspirations for their land, get involved in the development plan process.
It offers an opportunity to influence emerging local planning policy and promote land to be allocated for specific development purposes, as well as potentially avoiding your land falling foul of any development restrictions.
How can PWA help you with development plan representations?
Development plans shape and influence future development and, critically, they identify a supply of land to meet future development needs.
We can advise you on all development plan matters, from the continued monitoring of emerging local plan documents to detailed representations in support of the promotion of your land assets.
This includes everything from the preparation of written submissions to attending examinations and hearings on your behalf.
Who we work for
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