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Planning Department restructure
Claire Hall, modified 7 Years ago.
Planning Department restructure
New Member Posts: 2 Join Date: 12/08/13 Recent Postspeter Ford, modified 7 Years ago.
RE: Planning Department restructure
New Member Posts: 4 Join Date: 20/10/11 Recent PostsDaniel Hudson, modified 7 Years ago.
RE: Planning Department restructure
Advocate Posts: 121 Join Date: 25/04/12 Recent PostsWe function on a similar basis.
I am a 'Development Strategy Manager' with responsibility for Development Plans, Conservation and all the Council's housing functions.
My counterpart is a 'Development Management Manager' with responsibility for Development Management, Building Control and Land Charges.
We effectively share the planning lead as our assistant director is not a planning professional. As far as I can see there are no legal issues preventing the arrangement. Partly because of the personalities involved, it works reasonably well. We also work close to each other in the office and have a high level of day to day interaction - both at my level and between the two teams. We haven't had any serious disputes but I could see that if the two didn't get on, it would be difficult.
Hi Claire
This may have some advantages
1. Potentially a clearer budget separation may highlight any underfunding in DM and could raise sensible questions as to 'why did we spend £50k on that traffic survey?'
2. Widening the management input, particularly from those without a planning background may inject challenge and new ideas into both service areas
3. Provided that the Policy team understands the world that DM work in then it should always develop effective policies, irrespective of who manages it.
Dave
Richard Crawley, modified 7 Years ago.
RE: Planning Department restructure
Expert Posts: 253 Join Date: 07/12/11 Recent PostsNo legal reason not to do the in different directorates, but I'm firmly of the view that DM and policy need to be properly joined up.
Of course, anything can be made to work with the right people / attitudes so I don't think PAS would 'officially' say don't do it.
But really, don't do it.