CPOs/Planning

Organiser: DAC Beachroft

Has CPD Points:

Starts: 27 November 2019 at 10:00am

Ends: 27 November 2019 at 01:00pm

Venue: DAC Beachcroft 3 Hardman Street Manchester M3 3HF

Speaker: Christopher Stanwell

Topic overview:

Why use CPO powers and when/how to do it – economic social and environmental benefits.

An overview of the process of making a CPO and its confirmation.

Key issues to address:

• Reasons for the CPO – planning consent and/or policy support for it;
• compelling case in the public interest;
• Alternatives;
• Funding the CPO (LG/third party) – resources, viability and costs; and
• Human Rights and Public Sector Equality Duty.
• Consultation and addressing objectors concerns (mitigating the impacts).
• Recent changes to the process of confirming CPOs by PINS and the inquiry process.
• Timescales and prospects of success.