Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has a statutory role in evaluating and assessing development plans and draft development plans to ensure consistency with legislative and policy requirements relating to planning. The submission by the OPR comprises three categories of observations:
• Recommendations which relate to clear breaches of legislative provisions, the national or regional planning framework or the policy of Government as set out in section 28 Ministerial Guidelines. The planning authority is required to implement or address recommendations to ensure consistency with policy and legislative provisions. The OPR submission includes 12 recommendations .
Recommendation 1: Core Strategy Housing and Population Targets
Recommendation 7: Retail
Recommendation 2: Distribution of Growth
Recommendation 8: Modal shift targets
Recommendation 3: Core Strategy and Zoning for Residential Use
Recommendation 9: Strategic National Road Network
Recommendation 4: Tiered Approach to Zoning Infrastructure Assessment
Recommendation 10: Renewable Energy
Recommendation 5: Tiered Approach to Zoning
Recommendation 11: Flood Risk Management
Recommendation 6: Development Approach for Settlements
Recommendation 12: Public Rights of Way
• Observations which take the form of a request for further information, justification on a particular matter, or clarification regarding particular provisions of a plan on issues that are required to ensure alignment with policy and legislative provisions. The planning authority is requested by the Office to action an observation. The OPR submission includes 8 observations .
Observation 1: Development Approach for Settlements
Observation 5: Parking standards
Observation 2: Local Area Plans
Observation 6: Quarries and Aggregate Resources
Observation 3: Compact growth
Observation 7: Climate Action
Observation 4: Residential Density
Observation 8: Implementation and Monitoring
• Advice on matters that the OPR considers would contribute positively to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. The planning authority is requested to give full consideration to the advice contained in a submission. The OPR provides advice throughout the submission.
The planning authority is required to provide a summary of the recommendations and observations made by the OPR in this report.
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