Planning

Explain the principle roles/aims of statutory planning with regards to the built environment?

Introduction

Statutory planning is more commonly known as town planning and the control and development within an area [1] it aims to cater for the general public and ensure well-organized and resourceful planning. To minimize negative effects on other people, properties or the environment while helping communities and individuals achieve their development aims [2].
Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the world's largest cities and it doesn’t just deal with the making of plans but also deals with managing development to correspond with planning objectives [3] such as certain codes and regulations abided by councils and made by higher planning authorities which could even be governed by planning law [4].
Planning has a large role in arranging and structuring the disciplines of the built environment. E.g. before landscapers, architects or designers branch out and work on their appointed area, planners acknowledge the project as a whole. This keeps the project contained and managed.
Statutory planning history: in the 18th century in Britain where town planning laws didn’t exist, population was increasing and people were migrating from farming areas to more structured city living and the houses developed had low amenities and didn’t cater very well for daily living and this is why the British government at the time decided to introduce the Town Planning Act 1909, which was the first planning statute to be enacted. This act was limited it provided a new beginning to organized town planning and development [5]
“Picture” I just prepared a quick layout of the area of our unbuilt project just to show what type or urban planning was in involved in the small town of Wombarra.
As we can see the Wombarra house is situated in a developed urban residential area with a hospital down south, neighboring restaurants sporting facilities such as surf club and also has cottages to accommodate for tourists.
You may now see in the picture but looking at the residences nearby and our unbuilt residence; you get the idea that the building designers wanted to build the houses taking advantage of the local natural environment, such as using the beach views.
This was their aim, to plan an environment to take advantage and for the benefit of the community, it aims to provide for the general public and ensure well-organized and resourceful planning. To reduce negative effects on other people, properties or the environment while helping communities and individuals achieve their development intend [6 ] which is to manage an effective functioning of the built environment. [7].
Reference:
[1] http://www.reference.com/search?q=statutory%20planning
(Google search on Definition of statutory planning)
[2] http://www.kaikoura.govt.nz/our_services/regulatory_services/statutory_planning/
(Google search for Aim of statutory planning)
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning
(Wikipedia search on urban planning)
[4] http://www.reference.com/search?q=statutory%20planning
(Google search on the law on planning)
[5] http://www.reference.com/search?q=statutory%20planning
(Google search on history of statutory planning)
[6] http://www.kaikoura.govt.nz/our_services/regulatory_services/statutory_planning/
(Google search on aims for built environment)
[7] ] http://www.reference.com/search?q=statutory%20planning
(Google search for managing effective built environment)
Reference for picture: Google earth on the location of the Wombarra house taken on 25/5/2008)