A21 Produce sustainable planning and development policies for implementation

A21.1 Frame sustainable planning and development policies

Performance Criteria - this involves being able to...
(a)collate and organise all information regarding agreed strategies in order to frame planning and development policy
(b)verify the key features of the agreed strategy through consultation with stakeholders
(c)identify and research any additional information required to complete the development of planning and development policies
(d)analyse all available information to identify the key features of the planning and development policy
(e)establish resource requirements and estimates for feasible planning and development policy
(f)develop and present to decision makers, a first draft of the policy with recommendations based on sound reasoning and evidence that the full review of key features has been considered
(g)present the case for the policy to decision makers at the appropriate level of accountability
(h)take account of feedback from decision makers and revise and finalise the planning and development policy accordingly
(i)set implementation objectives that will ensure that the intent of the planning and development policy is followed / The Range...
[1]Strategy(ies):
• European;
• national;
• local;
• organisational
[2]Planning and development policy:
• spatial development strategies & statutory development plans (master, town for buildings, urban areas and the countryside)
• development and improvement structure plans or schemes (conservation, environmental improvement, economic development, urban regeneration, traffic and transportation, tourism, minerals, waste disposal, or derelict land reclamation);
• new settlements and developments;
• local and action areas (including renewal and clearances);
• sustainability (economic, environmental, social, climate change, emissions;
• low carbon spatial planning;
• building control;
• transportation processes, technologies & management (public transport, cycle networks, car sharing, land use)
• public utilities and infrastructure (grid connection, services provision, SUDS, recharging points for cars);
• resource use (including sustainability);
• anti pollution/waste minimisation & reuse;
• sustainable communities & community benefit programmes;
• security
[3]Policy(ies):
• planning;
• project or development proposal;
• regulatory control;
[4]Key features:
• objectives;
• assessment criteria;
• quality;
• cost;
• timescale;
• operational practicalities

A21 Produce sustainable planning and development policies for implementation

A21.1 Frame sustainable planning and development policies

The Evidence - performance and process
Product Evidence:
(1)Analysis of information required, resource requirements and estimates for developing feasible planning and development policy including key features (a,c,d,e) [1,2,3,4]
(2)Records of consultations with stakeholders on key features of the agreed strategy (b)[1,4]
(3)Draft of policy and recommendations (f) [4]
(4)Presentations to decision makers of case for policy (g) [3]
(5)Records of feedback from decision makers and any revisions made to planning and development policy. (h) [2,3]
(6)Records of implementation objectives for planning and development policy (i) [2,3]
Process Evidence:
None applicable / The Evidence - knowledge and understanding
(1)How do you collate and organise all information regarding agreed strategies in order to frame planning and development policy (application) (a) [1,2,3]
(2)How and why do you verify the key features of the agreed strategy through consultation with stakeholders? (analysis) (b) [1,4]
(3)What do you identify as any additional information required to complete the development of planning and development policies? (understand) (c)
(4)How and why do you research any additional information required to complete the development of planning and development policies? (analysis) (c) [2,3]
(5)How and why do you analyse all available information to identify the key features of the planning and development policy? (analysis) (d) [2,3,4]
(6)How and why do you establish resource requirements and estimates for feasible planning and development policy? (analysis) (e) [2,3]
(7)How and why do you develop a first draft of the policy with recommendations based on sound reasoning and evidence that the full review of key features has been considered? (synthesis) (f) [3,4]
(8)How do you present to decision makers, a first draft of the policy with recommendations based on sound reasoning and evidence that the full review of key features has been considered? (application) (f) [3,4]
(9)How do you present the case for the policy to decision makers at the appropriate level of accountability? (application) (g) [3]
(10)How do you take account of feedback from decision makers and revise and finalise the planning and development policy accordingly? (synthesis) (h) [2,3]
(11)How do you revise the planning and development policy accordingly? (application) (h) [2,3]
(12)How and why do you finalise the planning and development policy? (evaluation) (h) [2,3]
(13)How and why do you set implementation objectives that will ensure that the intent of the planning and development policy is followed? (evaluation) [2,3]