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Academic year 2020/21
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 Planning & Land Use

 
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Maximum Word Limit 3,000

 

Academic Irregularities– WARNING:

This is an individual piece of work and students are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic irregularities, which covers plagiarism, copying, cheating and other activities/situations/circumstances that may also constitute an academic irregularity. You are expected to have read and checked that your work does not contravene the University regulations on academic irregularities. Examples on what constitutes an academic irregularity can be found in Section 17b of the Academic Standards and Quality Handbook which you are advised to study carefully.

Introduction

This coursework is intended to help you meet and assess your achievement of the module learning outcomes, identified below, and develop a range of personal transferable skills.The grade awarded will contribute to yourgrade for this module and your overall levelaggregate grade. The assessment criteria are clearly set out within the coursework brief and it is in your own interests to ensure that your work addresses the assessment criteria clearly and in an appropriate manner and logical sequence. If you are unsure or unclear about any aspect of what is required of you, you should contact the coursework author or module leader straight away.

Submission Instructions

  1. Your coursework must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.
  2. Your work must be submitted to the ModuleDropbox which is located in the module learning room on NOW; it should be uploaded no later than the coursework submission date and time given above.
  3. The coursework will automatically be assessed by the web-based text-match tool, Turnitin.Students are permitted one Draft Submission to the Dropbox so the Turnitin report can be viewed prior to Final Submission.
  4. Only one final Submission is allowed. Once submitted you cannot revise your final submission; you have only one opportunity to submit the final version.Failure to submit your work to the Dropbox by the submission deadline will delay assessment of your work and may result in your work being deemed a late submission and thereby subject to a late submission penalty.

Presentation Requirements

  • The courseworkmust be typed; 12 point Arial font must be used throughout for the main body of the work.
  • Line spacing must be 1.5 lines.
  • Top, bottom, left and right margins must be at least 30mm.
  • The courseworkmust be presented ‘single side’ typed (not double sided).
  • The core pages of the submission must be paginated.
  • The courseworkmust not extend beyond the word limit specified above. Any work after this word limit has been reached will not be graded.  The word limit includes tables, figures and footnotes but excludes the bibliography and/or list of references unless specifically directed otherwise by the module leader.
  • Make sure you proof read and spell check your work. Remember that spell checkers will not identify an incorrect but correctly spelt word.
  • The coursework submission mustnot include your name, just your student number in the top right header margin.

Submission using Turnitin

Turnitin is an online system that checks documents for text matches against its database of papers, articles and web pages. When a piece of coursework is submitted to Turnitin, an Originality Report is generated, which highlights instances of text matching. At NTU, Turnitin is integrated into NOW, via the use of the Dropbox.

The draft submission folder allows you to upload your work in advance of the final deadline, so you can make use of the Originality Report that is generated. The Originality Report shows repeated text from other sources within the Turnitin database, and can be used as a tool to improve your understanding of academic integrity and referencing.

To prevent the software from detecting similarities in re-submitted work, you should use the same file name when uploading work. This will be mean that the files will be exempt from checking.

All submissions will be date-stamped and late submissions will be highlighted to tutors. Please ensure work is uploaded before the deadline as computer issues are not an accepted reason for late submissions and may incur penalty.

Coursework Task and Additional Guidance

 

Paragraph 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in February 2019 states that;

“The planning system should be genuinely plan-led”.

With reference to the relevant sections of the NPPF and current guidance/legislation, explain what you understand by this statement and how the NPPF suggests that it should work.

Discuss, with reasoning, whether or not, in your opinion, the statement is consistent with requirements of Section 38(6) of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 

Module Learning Outcomes (MLO) Assessed

 Knowledge and Understanding

·         Demonstrate understanding of the origins of the planning system and its purpose today.

·         Demonstrate understanding of the current planning system including spatial planning and development management.

·         Develop and explain the key issues that influence land use.

·         Understand the concept of sustainable development.

·         Understand the role of the public and private sector in influencing land use.
Skills Qualities and Attributes

·         Evaluate the role of the planning system in determining land use.

·         Synthesise information from multiple sources and produce concise reports, oral and written.

·         Communicate information, concepts and ideas effectively.

·         Undertake information gathering, self-directed reading and time management.