Objectives: Development Control
- To understand more precisely the underlying reasons for good and bad performance
- To assist authorities whose development control performance is under par
- To identify best practice in the efficient handling of planning applications
- To communicate best practice through the Planning Advice Note series
- To monitor the effectiveness of that advice
Objectives: Development Planning
- To identify and evaluate contrasting approaches to plan preparation
- To assist local authorities in improving performance
- To consider how the process of plan preparation can be simplified or streamlined
- To identify best practice which will be communicated through a Planning Advice Note
- To consider the need for legislative or procedural change
2004 Seventh Annual Report of the Planning Audit Unit