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Signs of Success Local Development Framework Redbridge Monitoring Report 2012/13 London Borough of Redbridge Planning & Regeneration Service December 2013 Contents Cover: Isaac Newton Academy, -educational Foundation school for students aged 11 to 18, opened in September 2012. 1 Chapter 1: Background .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Approach to Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 5 1.3 The “Signs of Success” ............................................................................................................ 6 2 Chapter 2: Headlines ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Signs of Success: Policy Performance ..................................................................................... 7 2.2 Plan Making Performance ..................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Minerals Local Plan ............................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Redbridge Local Plan 2015‐ 2030 (Core Strategy Review) .................................................... 11 2.5 Community Infrastructure Levy ............................................................................................ 12 2.6 London Plan Alterations ........................................................................................................ 13 2.7 Development Management .................................................................................................. 13 2.8 National Planning Policy Guidance ....................................................................................... 13 2.9 Neighbourhood Planning ...................................................................................................... 14 2.10 Main Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................ 14 3 Chapter 3: The Planning Objectives ................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 Strategic Objective 1: Managed Change ............................................................................... 17 3.2 Strategic Objective 2: Green Environment ........................................................................... 23 3.3 Strategic Objective 3: High Quality Design ........................................................................... 31 3.4 Strategic Objective 4: Safe and Healthy Places ..................................................................... 36 3.5 Strategic Objective 5: Jobs and Prosperity............................................................................ 39 3.6 Strategic Objective 6: Ease of Access .................................................................................... 46 3.7 Strategic Objective 7: Housing for All ................................................................................... 52 3.8 Strategic Objective 8: A Vibrant Culture ............................................................................... 67 3.9 Strategic Objective 9: A Supportive Community .................................................................. 70 2 4 Chapter 4: Plan Making ........................................................................................................................................ 77 4.1 Local Development Scheme .................................................................................................. 77 5 Chapter 5: Development Management Performance .............................................................................. 83 6 Chapter 6: Community Infrastructure Levy .................................................................................................. 88 APPENDIX A…………………………………………………………………………………..92 APPENDIX B…………………………………………………………………………………94 APPENDIX C………………………………………………………………………………....140 APPENDIX D………………………………………………………………………………...149 APPENDIX E…………………………………………………………………………………153 3 Wards in Redbridge 1 Aldborough 8 Cranbrook 15 Monkhams 2 Barkingside 9 Fairlop 16 Newbury 3 Bridge 10 Fullwell 17 Roding 4 Chadwell 11 Goodmayes 18 Seven Kings 5 Church End 12 Hainault 19 Snaresbrook 6 Clayhall 13 Loxford 20 Valentines 7 Clementswood 14 Mayfield 21 Wanstead 4 1 Chapter 1: Background 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 The Localism Act (and subsequent Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012) removes the requirement for local planning authorities to produce an Annual Monitoring Report for Government. However, the Act maintains an overall duty to monitor and there is clear benefit for the Council in sharing the performance and achievements of the planning service with the local community. 1.1.2 The Regulations were brought into effect on 6 April 2012 and state the Authorities’ Monitoring Report must contain the following information: The title of the Local Plans and Supplementary Planning Documents within the Local Development Scheme and the stage they have reached in preparation; if a document is behind the timetable and if so why it has fallen behind; and if any of the documents have been adopted. If any of the policies contained in the local plan are not being implemented, the reasons why they are not being implemented and the steps (if any) the Council intends to take to ensure that the policies are implemented. The net additional housing and affordable housing delivery in the Borough compared with the target specified in policy: for the period the Monitoring Report covers and the period since the policy was first adopted. If there is a neighbourhood development order or neighbourhood development plan the AMR should contain details of these documents. Information about the implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy as set out under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. Details of cooperation with other local planning authorities or organisations under the Duty to Cooperate. 1.1.3 The report must be published on the Council’s website at least on a yearly basis. Therefore, this Authorities’ Monitoring Report in complying with these regulations covers the period following on from the previous AMR which ended on 31st March 2012, that is 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013. 1.1.4 Furthermore, this Monitoring Report will act to satisfy the Council’s requirement to monitor CIL collection and expenditure as per the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended). 1.2 Approach to Monitoring 1.2.1 The AMR links the Strategic Objectives of the LDF to the ambitions of the Sustainable Community Strategy, the Council’s Vision and Aims, the Council’s Corporate Strategic Plans and Service Area priorities. The nine objectives (Managed Change; Green Environment; High Quality Design; Safe and Healthy Places; Jobs and Prosperity; Ease of Access; Housing for All; A Vibrant Culture; A Supportive Community) underpin the whole LDF. 1.2.2 For each objective in turn, Chapter 3 of this AMR outlines the overall Redbridge context, highlights important major projects and discusses the performance of policies which are relevant to the objective. Significant achievements and shortcomings are noted and corrective actions recommended where appropriate. 5 1.2.3 Flowing from this, Chapter 4 reports on the current state of the LDF and suggests any changes which may be required to the Local Development Scheme (the work programme for producing DPDs and SPDs). Chapter 5 examines the practical performance of the Council’s Development Management section in dealing with planning applications. 1.2.4 Chapter 6 sets out the Council’s CIL performance in accordance with the monitoring requirements in the CIL regulations 2010 (as amended). 1.3 The “Signs of Success” 1.3.1 In order to monitor the effectiveness of its policies, there are 72 indicators which come from a variety of sources, including the Monitoring Framework for individual adopted LDF documents; regional indicators and so on. Regularly collecting data on these “signs of success” allows comparisons to be made over time and helps show how policies are performing. 1.3.2 Appendix B shows full details for each indicator, including targets and data on performance for 2012/13 and previous years (where available). However, it is not necessary for readers to follow all this background detail in order to understand the findings of the AMR. 6 2 Chapter 2: Headlines 2.1 Signs of Success: Policy Performance Around or No target or About the Going Below target Improving above target mixed result same backwards Note: Indicators are grouped under the LDF Objective they are considered to best relate to. However, some indicators may be used in measuring performance against more than one objective. For full details of performance against the indicators see Appendix B. Indicator Result Around Target? Improving? LDF Objective 1: Managed Growth Ilford: 2%; Other Ilford 35- 50%; Other Centres 15- Focus on Town Centres Centres: 8%; Rest: 25%; rest 25- 35% 90% Previously Developed 90% of new homes on PDL 100% Land (PDL) Annual Improvement Empty properties 930 1,686 last year Chigwell Road Reuse and Recycling In accordance with Licensed Centre: Capacity (tonnes) 20,586.32 Chigwell