Presentation to

the Bradford Property Forum

9 April 2008Updating the Planning Service

Christopher Hughes

Assistant Director of Regeneration - Planning

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Building a new business of regeneration – Planning the metropolitan area

Review of the Planning Service

‘Root and Branch Review’ – Tony Reeves

Use the resources

Listen, learn and act

Big pictures – small steps

…..Barra Mac Ruairi

Key Message

if you do what you always did

– you get what you always got

Strategic Director of Regeneration – Barra Mac Ruairi

1 X 5 X 800 X 20000

Assistant Director of Regeneration – Asset Mgt Mike Bell

Assistant Director of Regeneration – Transportation John Blackburn

Assistant Director of Regeneration – Housing David Shepherd

Assistant Director of Regeneration – Economic Dev Mike Cowlam

Assistant Director of Regeneration – Planning Christopher Hughes

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Review of the Planning Service

Learning for Success

Customers• developers• consultants, agents

Members• leading Planning members• complaints

Staff

Peers

Key messages from the development sector

Access to the Planning ServiceCustomer differentiationPre-application negotiationsInformation to MembersClarity on Planning ObligationsPro-active consultationA single voice Joined up CouncilCapacity of the Planning Service

What do we want?You – clarity

Me, too

You – speed

Me, too – time costs money

You – appreciation

Me, I’ll go with understanding that I need to deliver balance/fairness, so we do need to manage tensions together

First steps

Reshaping the Service now

Making use of IT investment – to free up capacity

Major Developments Team – to deliver the Development Team Approach…..pre-application, consultees and obligations

Member engagement – to share the agenda and avoid surprises

Small steps?

Next steps?

Thank you