Planning performance agreements

A planning performance agreement (PPA) is a voluntary project management tool to aid with the determination of a major development, and is particularly useful in setting out an efficient and transparent process for determining large and/or complex planning applications. A PPA is not legally binding but entered into in the spirit of a memorandum of understanding. 

Typically a PPA facilitates joint working between the applicant and the local planning authority, but it may also include statutory consultees and other interested parties. For a fee, a PPA secures resources, actions and milestones. It normally covers the pre-application and application stages but may also include the post-application stage.