Community

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To ensure that the development supports a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community which integrates with surrounding communities.

Read the background on Community

Ref: 15

Question 2.1

Objective

To avoid detrimental effects upon the surrounding community and highlight issues that the development issues that the development must address.

Importance:

Question

Will a social impact assessment be carried out to examine the impact of the development on the existing community?

Targets and Justification

Best: Yes, with supplementary evidence showing how results were taken into account
Good: Yes
Minimum: See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to and Large developments.

Ref: 15

Ref: 16

Question 2.2

Objective

To promote community involvement in the design of the development to ensure their needs, ideas and knowledge are taken into account to improve the quality and acceptability of the development.

Importance:

Question

Has the community been actively involved in the development proposal:

Local community stakeholders have been told about the proposal (eg public notices and adverts) so that they can comment to the Planning Authority
Local community stakeholders have been consulted for opinions on a pre-prepared scheme (eg leaflets and return forms)
Local community stakeholders have been asked to select their preferred option from a range of schemes and their preferred proposal has been put forward (eg through remote surveys or through a public meeting)
Local community stakeholders have been involved in the preparation of this proposal (eg through workshops or participative processes)
Local community stakeholders produced the guidelines for the development of this proposal (eg Village Design Statements, Place Check, Charrettes)

Targets and Justification

Best: E
Good: C or D
Minimum: See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to Medium and Large developments.

Ref: 16

Ref: 17

Question 2.3

Objective

To encourage sustainable lifestyles and help integration into the local community.

Importance:

Question

Will a pack be provided to each dwelling containing information on:

Local transport services
Utility suppliers
Energy efficiency – including measures incorporated into the development and/or dwelling
local amenities
refuse collection
recycling facilities
local organisations and community groups
environmental technologies installed in the development and dwelling
water efficiency information pack

Targets and Justification

Best: As good practice but includes information on services provided by other organisations
Good: Pack provided covering elements under developer control
Minimum: See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.

Ref: 17

Ref: 18

Question 2.4

Objective

To ensure that community facilities are maintained and community has sense of ownership.

Importance:

Question

Will the development have provision for community management of facilities, open space, SUDS, grey water schemes etc.

Targets and Justification

Best: Yes as good practice plus support sources identified to help in initial stages (local authority, community group, community trust, charity etc)
Good: Yes actively marketed to potential occupiers / owners
Minimum: See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to and Large developments.

Ref: 18

Policy Links

Relevant Integrated Regional Framework Indicators

3a: Death rates from circulatory disease, cancer, accidents and suicides
7a: % of people who say that they are satisfied with their local area as a place to live
7b: % of people who feel that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds and communities can live harmoniously
8a: Percentage of rural households at set distances from key services
9a: Engagement in cultural activity by target group, for example geographic area

Draft RSS Core Strategies

CC1: Sustainable Development
CC11: Supporting an ageing population
T6: Mobility Management
BE1: Management for an urban renaissance
BE5: The role of small rural (market) towns
S8: Community Infrastructure

Development sizes

The checklist has been split into three different versions for different sizes of development:

Small: Up to 10 dwellings
Medium: 11 - 999 dwellings
Up to 999 dwellings (mixed use)
Large: 1,000 - 5,999 dwellings
1,000 - 5,999 dwellings (mixed)

If the development is for more than 6,000 houses, we recommend a bespoke checklist should be produced by the developer and local authority.

The set of questions for smaller developments is contained within the set of questions for larger developments.