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Development Management

A developer who wants to develop a site, by new building or changing existing building or use of a building, has to apply for approval of his development proposal to the Local Planning Authority (LPA), in this case Bristol City Council. Development is managed by the Planning Applications Process.
 
Development Management is the new name for Development Control and reflects the principle that Planning Officers, as well as the community, should shape the development proposals before a Planning Application is made, rather than controlling development by policing it through assessment after the Planning Application as to whether it accords with planning policy.
 
Development Management officers are organised into 'Pods' of officers, who cover geographic areas of the city, so that the same Oofficers deal with applications in a particular area.

Since the establishment of the Neighbourhood Partnership areas, Officers have been assigned to a particular Neighbourhood Partnership or group of Neighbourhood Partnerships.
 
The exceptions are for Major Projects and Enforcement which are handled by separate pods of officers.
 

How 'Pods' work

Each Pod has a coordinator who assigns a particular Planning Application or Pre Application enquiry to an officer. The teams are organised by two Service Managers.

Outer Area Service Manager, who covers
  • Pod 1 South and East;
    Greater Bedminster CP; St George East and West NP; Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields NP; Brislington CP, Bishopsworth; Hartcliffe and Whitchurch Park NP;
    Filwood, Knowle and Windmill Hill NP; Hengrove and Stockwood NP

  • Pod 2 North West;
    Avonmouth and Kingsweston NP; Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury on Trym NP

  • Pod 3 North East;
    Bishopston, Cotham and Redland NP;
    Horfield and Lockleaze NP

and Inner Area Service Manager, who covers
  • Pod 1 Major Schemes

  • Pod 2 Inner East;
    Inner City Neighbourhood Partnership Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill

  • Pod 3 Inner West
    Cabot, Clifton and Clifton East NP

  • Pod 4 Enforcement
Both these Managers and the Strategic Team Managers report to the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development.


Planning is in the City Development Directorate: the Strategic Director is David Bishop.
 
The Planning Department is in Brunel House, St George's Road, Bristol, BS1 5UY.
 
NPN members have regular meetings with the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development and other Officers.

See the NPN bi monthly Planning meetings page for further information.

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