The National Planning Improvement Team is responsible for monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice to them (and others) on what steps might be taken to improve their performance.
Working with all organisations involved in planning, the National Planning Improvement team aims to ensure that:
- the planning system enables the delivery of sustainable, liveable and productive places
- planning services are equipped to work effectively and efficiently, embedding continuous improvement
- users are able to engage constructively with the planning system and planning service.
Key activities of the team are to:
- establish a performance management model and self-assessment process for planning authorities
- support planning authorities to identify areas for improvement and working with them to address these
- identify strategic challenges facing the planning system and working with stakeholders to address them
- work with others to identify, share and support people and organisations to implement good practice.
It does this through:
- working with planning authorities to develop and pilot the National Planning Improvement Framework
- establishing a National Planning Improvement Hub to provide planning authorities to upskill, access specialist expertise and build their capacity
- gathering insights that identify the steps key stakeholders involved in planning need to take to support improvement.
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National Planning Improvement Framework
A performance management model and self-assessment process for planning authorities, which helps them identify areas for improvement.
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National Planning Improvement Hub
The National Planning Improvement Hub provides planning authorities with access to specialist expertise, supports them to upskill their staff and prepare their workforce for the future.
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Insights
Our Insights programme involves scoping, research and analysis to help provide a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by planning authorities.
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Contact the NPI Team
Get in touch with the National Planning Improvement Team