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Danny Thallon Name ofKeyOfficer: • • • • Outcomes: • • • Goals: to informthereviewandstaff alsoparticipatedintheImprovementService’s nationalCostingthePlanningServiceexercise. and systemssupportstaffas withtechnical units aswell and Environment Planning Development Management, Development to carry out the reviewandreportbackin April 2019. The workinggroupembarkedonaseriesof listening eventswithstaff in the instructed officers to carry out a review of the costs of service provision. A corporate cost of planning working group was set up ECON2).In (indicator application service perplanning for thecostofplanning April 2018theCouncil’s ScrutinyCommittee The Local Government Benchmarking Framework for 2016-17 identified that Falkirk Council ranked 29 out of 32 local authorities Overview: • • Stakeholders Involved: • Key Areas ofWork: 12 -CorporateWorking Across Services 6 -ContinuousImprovement Key Markers: • Elements ofaHighQualityPlanningServicethisstudyrelatesto: Area Wide,2018/19 Location andDates: Costing thePlanningService Study Title:Case Serviceimprovementandincomegenerationopportunitiesworthatotalof£469kperyearby2023/24wereidentified; and Costperplanningapplicationreducedfrom£6,741in2016-17to£4,6002017-18; The Council’s performanceimprovedfrom29thin2016-17to16th2017-18forindicatorECON2; Identifyopportunitiestogenerateadditionalincome. Identifyareasofserviceimprovementtoreducethecostoperatingplanningservice;and ImprovetheCouncil’s performanceforindicatorECON2intheLocalGovernmentBenchmarkingFramework;  Authority PlanningStaff PerformanceMonitoring CultureofContinuousImprovement project’s ServicesoftheFutureworkstream. Toof theFuture within theCouncil of theseimprovementsforward,theprojecthasbeenincluded drivetheimplementation Improvement Service Scottish Government/ Qualitative Narrative andCaseStudies Qualitative Narrative Culture ofContinuousImprovement

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PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 1: Part Page 24 Katherine Chorley Name ofKeyOfficer: been abletosharethiswithcolleaguesinotherdepartments andClackmannanshireCouncil. have We applications. planning and species protected of terms in consider to what of understanding an have officers case All Outcomes: protected speciesinplanningapplications. for considering procedure an internal surveys andputinplace impacts onprotectedspecies,howtoassessspecies potential of context the in applications assess to how legislation, species protected of understanding an officers Tocase give Goals: Council Falkirk Rangers. by provided was session training on-site second Council. A Clackmannanshire from officers and Council the surveys wereusedto show howthey should beassessed. This training sessionwasopento those from other departmentsin to protectedspecies.Example what tolookforinrelation session settingoutthelegislation, SNH gaveaclassroombasedtraining with avarietyofprotectedspecies. This hasresultedinskillssharingandcollaborationbetweendepartments. species impacts. Case officers can access advice on protected species from the Rangers. These officers are qualified in dealing ARangers forpotentialprotected are screenedbyexperienced has beenputinplacetoensureallapplications procedure • • • specieswithin protected of We aimedtofillthegapinknowledge bydoingthefollowing: knowledge in deficit a work leaving toother Development Management. re-tasked was officer biodiversity Council’s The Overview: • • • • Stakeholders Involved: • Key Areas ofWork: 13 -SharingGoodPractice 12 -CorporateWorking Across Services 6 -ContinuousImprovement Key Markers: • Elements ofaHighQualityPlanningServicethisstudyrelatesto: Falkirk Council,21November2018 Location andDates: SNH Training –ProtectedSpecies Study Title:Case Splittrainingbetweentheclassroomandonsite. Settingupaprojectgrouptocreateprocedureondealingwithprotectedspecies; Key Agency -SNH Authority OtherStaff Authority PlanningStaff Staff Training Governance and Councils; Train staffup tostaffof protectedspeciesissues.Openthistraining togivethemabasicunderstanding fromotherdepartments Other Local Authority PlanningStaff Qualitative Narrative andCaseStudies Qualitative Narrative Culture ofContinuousImprovement

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PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 Source: 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part Page 28 Employment landtakeupduringreportingyear(hectares) Marketable employmentlandsupply(hectares) Housing completionsoverthelast5years(units) Housing approvals(units) 5-year effective landsupply(years) 5-year effective housinglandsupplytarget(units) 5-year housingsupplytotalcapacity(units) 5-year effective housinglandsupplyprogramming(units) Established landsupply(units) Effective LandSupplyandDeliveryofOutputs the year? Were developmentplanschemeengagement/consultationcommitmentsmetduring the pastyear? Has theexpecteddateofsubmissionplantoScottishMinisterschangedover plan scheme? Will theLDP bereplacedbyits5thanniversaryaccordingtocurrentdevelopment Age ofLDP atendofreportingperiod Local DevelopmentPlanning Development Planning Draft2018/19HLAbasedate June2018 A:NHI Key Outcomes-Development Planning A:NHI 2018-2019 44 months 2850 units 5743 units 2627 units 3375 units 4675 units 4.2 years 511 units Yes Yes No 2017-2018 2893units 32 months 5865 units 2671 units 3375 units 4521 units 4.3 years 807 units Yes Yes 49.6 ha No 1.5 ha 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part • Numberremaining • Numbercleared duringreporting period Legacy cases • Householderdevelopments • Local developments (non-householder) • Majordevelopments Decision makingtimescales. Average numberofweekstodecision The percentageofapplicationsvaliduponreceipt Delegation rate Application approvalrate Percentage andnumberofmajorapplicationssubjecttoprocessingagreement Percentage andnumberofapplicationssubjecttopre-applicationadvice Development Management-ProjectPlanning Development Management B:NHI Key Outcomes-DevelopmentManagement 2018-2019 10.7 weeks 23.3 weeks 30.3% (183) 6.3 weeks 9.1% (1) 46.1% 94.4% 95.5% 12 6 2017-2018 20.3 weeks 39.9% (242) 5.6 weeks 9.5 weeks 0% (0) 47.9% 96.4% 95.8% 6 9 Page 29

PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part Page 30 Prosecutions Reports toProcuratorFiscal Direct Action Notices served Cases closed Breaches identified-nofurtheractiontaken Complaints lodgedandinvestigated Requirement: reviewevery2years Time sinceenforcementcharterpublished/reviewed. Enforcement Activity C:Enforcement Activity 2018-2019 11 Months 26 33 65 0 0 0 1 2017-2018 9 Months 43 14 92 0 0 0 4 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part see takeupincreaseoverthecomingyears. in plotswithin for theFalkirkGateway,has beenappointed Abbotsford BusinessPark,andapreferreddeveloper which should plant havebeenconstructed. There areotherenergydevelopmentsinthe pipeline at Grangemouth. There is also activeinterest In relation to employment land,themainactivityhasbeenat Earls Gate Park where industrialunitsanda biofuel demonstration completion rateisalsomarginallydown,reflectingalowerfigurefor2017-18. total capacityofsiteswithinthe5yeareffective5 year have fallen,andtherolling approvals supplyhasincreased.Housing delivery,what itcantosupport is doing Council over delivery.control has limited but ultimately elsewhere, asdiscussed The figure. supply land effective slow.remains them, butprogress whowishtodevelop or landowners Most ofthesesitesareinthehandshousebuilders the The depress to continue sites allocated key of number a on movement of lack or Delays supply. The 5yeareffectivefairly staticoverthecourseofyear, hasremained landsupply andremainsshortofaneffective land Effective LandSupplyandDeliveryofOutputs the planinJuly2020,withinfiveyearlifeofLDP1. to adopt Scheme, and Plan Development as perthe2018 in July2019 to ScottishMinisters we expecttosubmit up and be made of theProposedPlan,buteffectiveresulted insomedelaytotheapprovalandpublication time to has allowed projectplanning and preparingthe Council’s respnses (Schedule4s). Additional time sought by elected Membersto scrutinise the Proposed Plan period completedbyNovember2018.Subsequently,consultation received, the submissions the focushasbeenoncollating During thereportingyear,in work onLDP2hascontinued,withtheProposedPlanapproved August 2018,andthe8week Local DevelopmentPlanning D:Consideration ofNationalHeadlineIndicators Page 31

PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part Page 32 investigation ofenforcementcomplaintsalongwithotherapplicationandplanningenquirycaseload. We currently have one part time planning enforcement officer. Case load is regularly monitored. Planning officers assist with the Enforcement Activity and ignoringpre-applicationadvice. submissions. fail to make valid The sameerrorscontinuetobemadebyagentsinhaste submit withoutadequateinformation our on guidance clear Despite disappointing. is who submit applications it stilltendstobeagentsthatregularly session workshop at thisyearsdeveloper and discussion website (46.1%) receipt first on validated are which applications of percentage The Validation making useof‘stoptheclock’ procedurestoaccuratelyreflecttimescales. of time.Weextensions and agentsagreed on thepartofapplicants ofdelays same casesandareaconsequence be will We arecontinuingto monitor legacycases. Although thenumberof legacy casesishigherthanlastyeartheyarenotallthe figures. received andcomplexityofcasescaneasilyskewperformance that thenumberofapplications remains highbutwerecognise for major,average to beabovethenational making timescalescontinue rate Our delegation applications. localandhouseholder Regular monitoringof caseload is inherent andhashelpedusmaintaina consistently highlevelof performance. Our decision Decision makingTimescales withdrawn. that may arisetoensurethat statutory extensions of timescales aremet time agreedorapplications or whereappropriate issues any planning to identify andseektoresolve contact withtheapplicant/agent, regular and Committeedates,tomaintain discussionswiththeapplicantandstatutory consultees, to into pre-application identify timescalesfor submissions, responses for major andlocaldevelopmentswecontinueto applications use informalprojectplans. This includesacommitmentto enter and asampletemplateonourwebsite. However,guidance their usebyproviding stance wetaketoencourage with all There is a continued reluctancefrom applicants andagentsto enter into formalprocessingagreementsdespitethe proactive advice. where applicantshavesoughtpre-application Procedures areinplaceto applications record thepercentageof planning service. for thispre-application not charge does Falkirk Council Currently consultees. on ourwebsite. is publicised The service Weservices and service, otherCouncil from theplanning advice agents toseekpre-application and developers stillencourage Project Planning Development Management D:Consideration ofNationalHeadlineIndicators A: Decision-makingtimescales (basedon‘all applications’ timescales) 5: Part Local: averagetime Major: averagetime Planning/Legal Agreements Other Consents EIA Developments Local: morethan2months Local: lessthan2months Local BusinessandIndustryDevelopments Major Business andIndustry Local: morethan2months Local: lessthan2months Local HousingDevelopments Major Housing Developments Local: morethan2months Local: lessthan2months Householder Developments Local: morethan2months Local: lessthan2months (non- householder) Local Developments Major Developments Overall

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PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 C: Context B: Decision-making:Local Reviews andAppeals 5: Part Page 34 Appeals toScottishMinisters Local Reviews Type determine oragree extensions oftimewhere there are delays. continue it Comments is noted to that on closely Scottish Government OfficialStatistics ScottishGovernment decision the monitor figure making in the this progress timescales reporting of are legal period provided agreements, is Number of Decisions slower Total in 2 Part 4 set than 4 timescales of last the year PPF. No. 2 2 for 2018-2019 2017-2018 but In conclusion, relation Original DecisionUpheld still faster 100 % 50 to timescales seek than withdrawal the No. national 4 3 for legal of applications, average. agreements 50 33.3 % We Part 6: Part Head ofPlanningService 50 andover 40-49 30-39 Under 30 Staff Age Profile (inc. staffnotRTPIeligible) Other Specialists Development Planning Enforcement Development Management RTPI QualifiedStaff 2

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PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 2 1 Part 7: Part Page 36 Local ReviewBodySiteVisits Local ReviewBody Committee SiteVisits Area Committees Planning Committees Full CouncilMeetings Committee &SiteVisits

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: and householderdevelopmentsareabovethenationalaverage. National HeadlineIndicatorsshowthatourdecisionmakingtimescalesformajor, local Council Response/Evidence relevant sectionsofthePPF Progress onNationalHeadlineIndicatorsandServiceImprovements aresetoutinthe Charters, paragraph26 PPF Reference: The Charterisuptodate. Legal agreements,paragraph25 PPF Reference: if notdeterminedwithin6months. and applicationsarereportedbacktoPlanningCommitteeforreconsideration The progressofapplicationssubjecttolegalagreementsiscloselymonitored Community planning,paragraph59 Collaborative working,paragraph58 Service andunitstructure,paragraphs51-53 Engagement, paragraph46 Infrastructure investmentanddevelopmentdelivery, paragraph41 Canal regeneration,paragraph21 Greenspace, paragraphs14,20 Historic environment,paragraphs12-13 SNH Training -protectedspecies Coal Authority -Coalriskassessments SEPA/Scottish Water/Falkirk Council Tripartite meetings Denny SportsPitch Audit Skinflats ManagedRe-alignment Case studies: PPF Reference: application service.Guidanceisprovidedonourwebsite. We encourageearlydialoguewithapplicants/agentsandoffer afreepre- Legal agreements,paragraph25 Processing agreements,paragraph24 Pre-application, paragraph22 Part 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators PPF Reference: correspondence withapplicantsandagents. on ourwebsite. Agreements areinvitedduringpre-applicationdiscussionsandin We promotetheuseofprocessingagreements. There isguidanceandatemplate Part 5:ScottishGovernmentOfficialStatistics Part 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators PPF Reference: Part 5:ScottishGovernmentOfficialStatistics Part 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part 3:Serviceimprovements2019-2020 Part 2:Supportingevidence Part 1:Qualitativenarrativeandcasestudies Case study-Costingtheplanningservice PPF Reference: Page 37

PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 Promoting thePlan-LedSystem Markers Performance Page 38 10 11 9 8 7 preparation (pre-MIR) indevelopmentplan Elected membersengagedearly   demonstrates nextLDP Development PlanScheme less than5yearssinceadoption Local DevelopmentPlan Performance Marker   SPGs producedon advice, forexamplethrough Regular andproportionatepolicy plan preparation early (pre-MIR)indevelopment Scottish Government,engaged including industry, agencies and Cross-sector stakeholders,     to bedeliveredplanned 5 yearcycle contributions applications; and timescale Expected developer Information requiredtosupport Project plannedandexpected On courseforadoptionwithin

period. The LDP wasadoptedinJuly2015,and44monthsoldattheendofreporting Council Response/Evidence on thecircumstancesinwhichcontributionswillberequired, thescaleofthose Those SGswhichsetoutrequireddevelopercontributions provide clearguidance chance ofpromptassessmentanddetermination. been consideredandaddressedpre-submission,togivetheapplicationshighest applications andchecklistsforapplicantstoensurethatalltherelevantissueshave Where relevanttheSGsprovideguidanceoninformationrequiredtosupport natural heritage,andinfrastructuredevelopercontributions. implementation ofpolicy, particularly inrespectofdesignandplacemaking,built by theScottishGovernment.Overall,SGsprovideguidanceondetailed The Councilhasacomprehensivesuiteof16SGdocumentshavenowbeenapproved Development planning,paragraphs30-34 Case Study–FalkirkLDP2ProposedPlan Part 1:QualityofServiceandengagement PPF Reference: from February2017toMay2017. of techniques. This wascarriedthroughintotheMIRconsultationwhichtookplace agencies, business,housebuilders,communitycouncilsandthepublicusingavariety Pre-MIR consultationtookplacein2015/16withallstakeholdersincludingkey Development Planning,paragraphs30-34 Part 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators Part 1:QualitativeNarrativeandCaseStudies PPF Reference: response andissuesfortheProposedPlan. member engagementhascontinuedpost-MIRwithbriefingsontheconsultation explore keychoicesandprovideafurtheropportunityforinputtotheprocess.Elected were heldwithasub-groupofthe Administration in August andSeptember2016to and toreviewthepre-MIRissuesresponses‘callforsites’ submissions.Meetings in theMIR for inclusion options to examine in June2016 held were Member workshops Development Planning,paragraphs30-34 Case study–FalkirkLDP2proposedplan PPF Reference: Ministers shouldbeachievedinJuly2019,aspertheDPStimetable. of theProposedPlaninsummer2018hasbeenmadeup,andsubmissiontoScottish meetings, andthreemonthlyseniormanagementmeetings.Slippageinthepublication Project planningcontinuesthroughpreparationofstageprojectplans,3weeklyteam DPS 2019indicatesadoptionofLDP2inJuly2020.i.e.within5yeartimescale. Case study-FalkirkLDP2ProposedPlan Part 4:NationalHeadlineIndicators PPF Reference: Quality ofServiceandEngagement,paragraphs22-24,32 -34 Case study- Town CentreHealthChecksQualityofOutcomes, paragraph09 Part 1:QualitativeNarrativeandCaseStudies PPF Reference: set revisedcontributionrates. New Developmenthasbeenpublishedwhichtakesaccount ofupdatedinformationto thresholds throughLDP2.Inthemeantime,adraftreviewof SG10onEducationand proportionality. The Councilhascommitted toreviewingcontributionratesand contributions, andhowthecontributionsarederived,thereby demonstrating andStreamliningSimplifying Markers Performance 13 12 services forcustomerbenefit services toimproveoutputsand Corporate workingacross Performance Marker Sharing GoodPractice: the council’s SHIP programme. These ensuretheintegrationofplansandstrategies, housing, education,andopenspace. A furthergroupmeetstooverseethedeliveryof Regular liaisonmeetingsbetweenplanningandotherrelevantservicesareheldon Council Response/Evidence Training and Development,paragraphs65-69 Feedback frompreviousreport Coal Authority -coalminingriskassessments SNH training-protectedspecies SEPA/Scottish Water/Falkirk Council Tripartite meetings Case Studies: PPF Reference: PPF. Training eventshavebeenorganised andotherauthoritiesinvitedtoattend. our SOLACEbenchmarkingfamilymembersinreviewingpreviousandcurrent The KnowledgeHubisusedtoshareinformationandexperience.We haveliaisedwith Staff haveattendedforums,conferences,training eventsandRTPI Chapterevents. 21 -23,41,46,5153,5859,63 Part 1:QualitativeNarrativeandCaseStudies,paragraphs05-08,1013,1920, Costing theplanningservice Coal Authority -coalminingriskassessments SNH training-protectedspecies SEPA/Scottish Water/Falkirk Council Tripartite meetings Denny SportsPitch Audit Skinflats ManagedRealignment Carron Dams Abbotshaugh Bridge Town CentreHealthCheck Falkirk Town Centre Townscape HeritageInitiative Case studies: Governance Quality ofServiceandEngagement Quality ofOutcomes PPF Reference: are takenforwardandappliedtimeouslytorelevantprojects. finance, legalandthevariousdeliveryservicestoensurethatdevelopercontributions Planning ObligationsMonitoringGroupbringstogethercolleaguesfromplanning, planning servicesupportingallaspectsofthecurrentlocalityprocess. The applications. Closeliaisonisalsomaintainedwithcommunityplanning,the sharing ofinformation,andliaisonondaytoissues,includingcurrentplanning

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applications aresetandmonitored.Mindedtograntdecisionsreconsideredwithin applicants andagentstokeepnumbersaminimum.Deadlinesfordealingwith We haveclearedlegacycasesduringthereportingperiodandcontinuetoworkwith Council Response/Evidence Paragraphs 22-26,3034 Case study-SEPA/Scottish Water/Falkirk Council Tripartite meetings Governance Quality ofServiceandEngagement Quality ofOutcomes PPF Reference: impact ondevelopmentviabilityandcashflow. of changingcircumstances.Whereappropriate,paymentsarephasedtomitigatethe Valuer. contributionsto takeaccount There isregularcorporateofficerliaisonregarding contributions ondevelopmentviabilityinliaisonwithapplicants/agentsandtheDistrict in pre-applicationdiscussionsandcorrespondence.We considerimpactofdeveloper 3/2012. The LDP andSGs are publishedonourwebsite.Staff refertothedocuments We demonstratethatwherecontributionsaresoughtthisisinaccordancewithcircular will besought,thescaleofthosecontributionsandhowtheyhavebeencalculated. Our LDP andSGsprovideclearguidanceonthecircumstancesinwhichcontributions Processing agreements,paragraph24paragraphs35-36,40,42,46 Governance Quality ofServiceandEngagement Quality ofOutcomes PPF Reference: agents. 6 monthsifnotdetermined. Timescales arediscussedandagreedwithapplicants/ PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019

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