Major Sites Charter

Our commitment

We are committed to the following seven steps

• Building confidence - an open dialogue with developers that builds trust - Pre-application Advice Major Proposals and councillor presentations
• Professionalism - providing prompt planning and other technical advice to the highest standards
• Adding value in design - the council is a national leader in the use of stakeholder design workshops. All significant development proposals are tackled in this way
• Helping applicants - using a clear Validation Checklist [pdf] 44KB for major applicants
• Scheme delivery and financial - where appropriate we encourage an open book approach and where viability is marginal we have pioneered a 'Deferred Contributions' approach
• Strategic Sites Manual - a working tool for applicants and the local authorities setting out in easy stages what is needed when. Its a simple project management tool that we will commit to using and we encourage applicants to do the same