Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas

contributions in funding the provision of public infrastructure and
facilities within a particular (re)development area26. Development Management
8.4 Planning authorities should have an informed and up-to-date
website, produce information leaflets, hold agents’ meetings etc.,
giving advice and information for the developer, applicant and
general public not only on the planning authorities requirements
when lodging an application but on all aspects of the development of
sustainable residential development. For example, there should be
information on these guidelines, and the accompanying design
manual, and any other relevant guidance on design and
sustainability, such as information on renewable energy, SUDS etc.
This information should be updated as practice changes so that the
general public is being informed and availing of good practice at the
relevant time.
Pre-application discussions
8.5 As indicated in the Development Management Guidelines (DoEHLG,
2007), pre-application discussions should be encouraged, so that
there is clarity around sequencing priorities of the development plan,
the vision statement and phasing objectives of the local area plan
(where applicable), and how they relate to the applicant’s land. The
role (if any) of non-statutory design briefs or design statements
should also be agreed at this stage.
8.6 The design manual which accompanies these guidelines sets out a
series of criteria which are intended in the first instance to frame the
agenda for pre-application consultations. Not all of the criteria will
be relevant to a particular development proposal, but consideration
of all the criteria will ensure that all major design and layout issues
will be addressed in framing the subsequent application.
Assessing an application
8.7 In assessing the application, regard should be given to the relevant
policies and development standards contained in the development
26 Including permitted and committed development.
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