Survey: Design Skills and Resources in Local Authorities 100% of survey complete. Question Title * 1. Many thanks for participating in this survey. If you would like to receive a summary of the results, please provide a suitable e-mail address in the box below (please note, your e-mail address will only be used for this purpose and will not be shared with any third parties). Question Title * 2. Which Local Authority do you work for? and in what Department? Local Authority Department Question Title * 3. What in-house Urban Design skills do you currently have? Please specify the number of qualified: Please select a) Urban Designer(s) 0 1 2 3 4 5+ a) Urban Designer(s) Please select menu b) Landscape Architect(s) 0 1 2 3 4 5+ b) Landscape Architect(s) Please select menu c) Architect(s) 0 1 2 3 4 5+ c) Architect(s) Please select menu Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. If don't have any in-house Urban Design skills, how do you cover these skills requirements? a) Conservation officer b) Traffic engineer c) External consultants d) Agency staff (if possible specify below) e) Shared resources with another Local Authority (if possible specify below) f) Other (if possible specify below) g) N/A If you answered c), d), e) or f) please specify Question Title * 5. What has been the change in your in-house design capacity in the last 5 years? 100% reduction 75-99% reduction 50-74% reduction 1-24% reduction 0 – No change 1-24 % increase 25-49 % increase 50-74% increase 75-99% increase 100% increase N/A 100% reduction 75-99% reduction 50-74% reduction 1-24% reduction 0 – No change 1-24 % increase 25-49 % increase 50-74% increase 75-99% increase 100% increase N/A Comments Question Title * 6. How does your department deal with design issues relating to: 1) Internal staff 2) External consultants 3) Agency staff 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority 5) Another Local Authority 6) Other (if possible specify below) 7) N/A a) Major planning applications a) Major planning applications 1) Internal staff a) Major planning applications 2) External consultants a) Major planning applications 3) Agency staff a) Major planning applications 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority a) Major planning applications 5) Another Local Authority a) Major planning applications 6) Other (if possible specify below) a) Major planning applications 7) N/A b) Minor planning applications b) Minor planning applications 1) Internal staff b) Minor planning applications 2) External consultants b) Minor planning applications 3) Agency staff b) Minor planning applications 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority b) Minor planning applications 5) Another Local Authority b) Minor planning applications 6) Other (if possible specify below) b) Minor planning applications 7) N/A c) Highway Concerns c) Highway Concerns 1) Internal staff c) Highway Concerns 2) External consultants c) Highway Concerns 3) Agency staff c) Highway Concerns 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority c) Highway Concerns 5) Another Local Authority c) Highway Concerns 6) Other (if possible specify below) c) Highway Concerns 7) N/A d) Public Realm projects d) Public Realm projects 1) Internal staff d) Public Realm projects 2) External consultants d) Public Realm projects 3) Agency staff d) Public Realm projects 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority d) Public Realm projects 5) Another Local Authority d) Public Realm projects 6) Other (if possible specify below) d) Public Realm projects 7) N/A e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 1) Internal staff e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 2) External consultants e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 3) Agency staff e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 4) Shared resources with another Local Authority e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 5) Another Local Authority e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 6) Other (if possible specify below) e) Preparation of guidance and frameworks 7) N/A If you want to comment and/or If you answered 4), 5), 6) or 7) please specify: Question Title * 7. Does your Local Authority make use of a Design Review panel of any kind in assessing the design quality of planning applications? Yes No Question Title * 8. On estimate how often does your Local Authority make use of a Design Review panel? a) monthly b) quarterly c) occasionally (when needed) d) very rarely e) never Comments Question Title * 9. Who manages the design review service that you use? a) Your own in-house panel b) Another public sector panel (please specify below) c) A third party panel (please specify) d) you use more than one panel (please specify below) e) N/A If you answered b), c) or d) please specify below Question Title * 10. Other than policies in your local plan, what other design guidance does your authority regularly use? Question Title * 11. Do your non-design officers and councillors receive any design training? Yes No a) Officers a) Officers Yes a) Officers No If you answered yes, can you please specify what is the nature of this training? b) Councillors b) Councillors Yes b) Councillors No If you answered yes, can you please specify what is the nature of this training? Done
