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6 Objectives
Introduction
A clear, auditable, objectives led approach has been at the core of this study and is vital to ensure that any change in process really addresses the issues raised in the previous chapter. An important element of the workshop process was the agreement and then prioritisation of the objectives for change. Objectives for change was also a key question in all 4 of the different stakeholder questionnaires.
This chapter highlights the original draft objectives set, the modifications suggested by the workshop groups and the overall prioritisation of these by both workshop attendees and questionnaire respondents.
Draft Objectives
The draft objectives formulated by the team for discussion were as follows:
- Streamlined, faster process
- Ability to promote higher quality/more innovative design
- Improved resources for LA's to handle applications
- Greater clarity on requirements for developers
- Improved integration with overall design/consent process
- Improved training for RCC engineers
- More consistency within councils
- More consistency across councils
- Other
Summary of top objectives and priorities
The 3 groups discussed these objectives. Whilst there was broad agreement with them the following small changes were suggested:
- Promote, design and build higher quality more innovative places
- Improved integration with overall layout and construction design/consent process
- Streamlined, faster process with improved quality of submissions
- Greater clarity on requirements for developers but no prescription of design
- Improved training for RCC engineers and planners/multidisciplinary teams
- Improved training for all in the development process
- More consistency of process across councils
One of the groups suggested that the first of these objectives should be taken as a given as an overall vision or primary objective.
The workshop groups were asked to vote on their top 3 objectives. There were some differences in the priorities across the 3 groups but it was clear that the following (not in any specific order) emerged as the higher priority objectives, using the suggested changes in wording:
- Streamlined and faster process
- Ability to promote higher quality/more innovative design
- Greater clarity on the requirements that developers need to provide
- Improved integration with overall design/consent process
- Improved resources for local authorities to handle applications and contribute earlier to innovation in design and layouts
- Improved training for all in the development process
- More consistency of process across Councils
These objectives were used to appraise the different process options emerging which are the subject of the next chapter.
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