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The North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit
Experience
Andrew Longley
North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit
1. Context
2. What we do
3. Benefits
4. Challenges
5. Looking forward
North Northants JPU
Context• Small authorities -
limited capacity
• The Growth Agenda – threats & opportunities
• Partnership of equals
• Memorandum of Intent 2004
JointCommittee
NNDCBoard
SteeringGroup
Joint Planning Unit
ProjectDelivery
Team
ChiefExecutive
Decisions Steer/filter Technical work
Kettering
Wellingborough
Corby
East Northants
What do we do?
1. Local Development Framework
• Prepare Joint Core Strategy
• Support & coordination– Input to district plans– Programme Officer– Joint Supplementary
Planning Documents
Evidence baseUrban
Extensions
Employment
Transport modelling
Water Cycle
Sustainability AppraisalUtilities
Town centres
Settlement roles
Infrastructure Planning
Green Infrastructure
Housing
Energy Study
Urban structureViability
2. Joint technical work
What do we do?
What do we do?3. Development
Implementation
• Policy input on applications and appeals
• Specialist advice on design & sustainability
• Officer networks
4. Monitoring
• Support & coordination• Joint Annual Monitoring Report
What do we do?
5. Design Action Programme
• CABE & Arts Council support
• Training programme & site visits
• Specialist advice to planning authorities – design surgeries
• Supporting place-shaping
Better outcomes
• A sound plan
• Better developments
Increasing Capacity
Benefits
Cost savings
• Process costs and joint procurement
Rewards
• Housing & Planning Delivery Grant
• Resources from external partners e.g. NNDC, CABE, Arts Council
Benefits
Benefits
Attracting partners
• Studies and partnerships focused on strategic barriers– Water Cycle Study– A14 Study
• CABE support for Core Strategy review
Benefits
Recognition & influence
JPU used as good practice example• By Ministers, CLG, RTPI, CABE,
National Reviews
East Midlands RTPI Award winner
Keeping it together when:
• Budgets under pressure
• RSS to be abolished
• Growth Agenda not universally supported
• Localism could encourage parochialism
• Delivery arrangements changing
Challenges
Looking Forward• Financial pressures for joint
service delivery
• Duty to cooperate on plans
• Role of Core Strategy in provide big picture for Localism
• Continued support for JPU but the bar has been raised
• Council’s expecting Core Strategy to do more