Local Development
Framework for Pendle
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2005/062006/07
1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007
Adopted 18th December 2007 £20.00
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Annual Monitoring Report 2007
Contents
1 Executive Summary 6 2 Introduction 8 3 Spatial Portrait 12 4 Local Development Scheme Implementation 20 Review of Proposed Local Development Documents 22 Revisions to Local Development Scheme Timetable 24 Implementation of Existing Policies 29 5 Core and Local Output Indicators 32 Business Development Indicators (1A - 1F) 33 Housing Indicators (2A - 2D) 39 Transport Indicators (3A - 3B) 45 Local Services Indicators (4A - 4C) 48 Flood Protection and Water Quality Indicators (7) 53 Biodiversity Indicators (8) 54 Renewable Energy Indicators (9) 56 Additional Local Output Indicators (10) 57 6 Significant Effects Indicators 60 7 Monitoring Framework 62 0 Appendices A Local Development Scheme Timetable 66 B Adopted Local Plan Policies translated to Local Development Documents 68 C Adopted Local Plan Policies and their measurement indicators 72 0 List of Figures Figure 3.1 - Spaital Portrait Sub-areas 13 Figure 5.1 - Housing Trajectory for Pendle 2007-2016 41 Figure A.1 - LDS Timetable 2008 66 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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0 List of Tables Table 3.1 - Pendle a Spatial Portrait 17 Table 4.1 - LDS (2006) key targets during AMR period 20 Table 4.2 - LDF Status - Local Plan 22 Table 4.3 - LDF Status - SCI 23 Table 4.4 - LDF Status - Development Plan Documents 23 Table 4.5 - LDF Status - Supplementary Planning Documents 23 Table 4.6 - Proposed revisions - Core Strategy DPD 24 Table 4.7 - Proposed revisions - Land Use Allocations DPD 24 Table 4.8 - Proposed revisions - Bradley AAP 25 Table 4.9 - Proposed revisions - Railway Street Neighbourhood (Brierfield) AAP 26 Table 4.10 - Proposed revisions - South Valley (Colne) AAP 26 Table 4.11 - Proposed revisions - Southfield (Nelson) AAP 27 Table 4.12 - Proposed revisions - Design Principles SPD 27 Table 4.13 - Proposed Revisions - Pendle Conservation Area Design and 27 Development Guidance SPD Table 4.14 - Time extensions - Saved policies 28 Table 4.15 - Time extensions - Current SPGs 29 Table 4.16 - Usage of current policies 29 Table 5.1 - List of Core Indicators 32 Table 5.2 - Core Indicator 1A - Context 33 Table 5.3 - Core Indicator 1A - Performance 33 Table 5.4 - Core Indicator 1B - Context 34 Table 5.5 - Core Indicator 1B - Performance 34 Table 5.6 - Core Indicator 1C - Context 35 Table 5.7 - Core Indicator 1C - Performance 35 Table 5.8 - Core Indicator 1D - Context 36 Table 5.9 - Core Indicator 1D - Performance 37 Table 5.10 - Core Indicator 1E - Context 37 Table 5.11 - Core Indicator 1E - Performance 38 Table 5.12 - Core Indicator 1F - Context 38 Table 5.13 - Core Indicator 1F - Performance 38 Table 5.14 - Local Indicator 1FL - Performance 39 Table 5.15 - Core Indicator 2A - Context 39 Table 5.16 - Core Indicator 2A - Performance 40 Table 5.17 - Core Indicator 2B - Context 42 Table 5.18 - Core Indicator 2B - Performance 42 Table 5.19 - Core Indicator 2C - Context 43 Table 5.20 - Core Indicator 2C - Performance 43 Table 5.21 - Core Indicator 2D - Context 44 Table 5.22 - Core Indicator 2D - Performance 44 Table 5.23 - Core Indicator 3A - Context 45 Table 5.24 - Core Indicator 3A - Performance 46 Table 5.25 - Core Indicator 3B - Context 46 Table 5.26 - Core Indicator 3B - Performance 47 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Table 5.27 - Local Indicator 3BL - Performance 48 Table 5.28 - Core Indicator 4A - Context 48 Table 5.29 - Core Indicator 4A - Performance 49 Table 5.30 - Core Indicator 4B - Context 49 Table 5.31 - Core Indicator 4B - Performance 50 Table 5.32 - Local Indicator 4BL(i) - Performance 50 Table 5.33 - Local Indicator 4BL(ii) - Performance 51 Table 5.34 - Core Indicator 4C - Context 52 Table 5.35 - Core Indicator 4C - Performance 52 Table 5.36 - Local Indicator 4CL - Performance 52 Table 5.37 - Core Indicator 7 - Context 53 Table 5.38 - Core Indicator 7 - Performance 54 Table 5.39 - Core Indicator 8 - Context 54 Table 5.40 - Core Indicator 8 - Performance 55 Table 5.41 - Core Indicator 9 - Context 56 Table 5.42 - Core Indicator 9 - Performance 57 Table 5.43 - Local Indicator 10AL - Performance 57 Table B.1 - Translation of Replacement Local Plan 2001-2016 policies to Local 68 Development Documents Table C.1 - Measurement of Replacement Local Plan 2001-2016 policies through 72 core and local output indicators Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Executive Summary 1 6 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
1 Executive Summary
1.1 This is the third Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) prepared by Pendle Borough Council and covers the period 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007.
1.2 The purpose of the AMR is to provide a review of the progress made in implementing the Local Development Scheme (LDS), together with an evaluation of the effects of the policies within the Borough's Local Development Framework (LDF).
1.3 The key document prepared during the 2006/07 monitoring period was the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). The SCI went through an examination in February and was declared sound. It was then formally adopted by the Council in March following the receipt of the binding Inspectors report.
1.4 Work has continued on the Bradley Area Action Plan with consultation on the Preferred Options due to take place in the next few months. Work has also started on the South Valley and the Railway Street Neighbourhood Area Action Plans.
1.5 As a result of experiences both here and in other Boroughs, revisions to the Pendle LDS are proposed in this AMR. It is now proposed to delay adoption of the Core Strategy by 11 months until March 2011. Extra time is needed at the Issues and Options stage to establish a robust evidence base. Further time will also be needed to prepare the Preferred Options.
1.6 It is also proposed to delay the adoption of the Land Use Allocations DPD by 20 months until December 2011. This is on the advice of GONW and PINS which require a Core Strategy to be examined prior to submitting any other key DPD which needs to be in conformity with the Core Strategy. Time extensions to other DPDs are also proposed.
1.7 The revised LDS will be submitted for approval by Government Office early in the New Year. The proposals will necessitate application for an extension to the saved policies within the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 until the new LDF for Pendle is in place.
1.8 This AMR comments on the implementation of the current saved policies in the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016. A number of core indicators determined by Communities and Local Government (CLG), together with a number of locally defined indicators, have been used to measure performance against the adopted policies and, where applicable, policy targets.
1.9 Together with future reports it will be possible to build up time series data for key indicators, which will help to inform the new Core Strategy policies, and subsequently when in place, to assess implementation of the new planning policy framework. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 7
Introduction 2 8 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
2 Introduction
What is an AMR?
2.1 This is Pendle’s third Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) prepared under the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and associated regulations and guidance. It covers the period from 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007.
2.2 The 2004 Act introduced major changes to the development plan system. The Borough, as the Local Planning Authority, is now required to produce a suite of Local Development Documents (LDDs) collectively called a Local Development Framework (LDF), rather than a single document (the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016) as prepared under the previous legislation. The programme of work detailing the production of these documents is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS).
2.3 The purpose of this AMR is, initially in the main, to assess the progress in introducing the documents outlined in the LDS, and longer term when implemented, to assess the extent to which the policies within these documents are being achieved and the impacts that they may be having. However, until the full suite of LDDs are produced, the AMR reports progress against current saved policies, at the same time building time-series data, and an evidence base, that will help to inform the future LDF policies.
2.4 In summary, the AMR is a key aspect of the 'plan, monitor and manage' approach detailed in PPS12 (Local Development Frameworks) and helps to
Reflect what is currently happening within the Borough and facilitate the establishment of a baseline against which future performance can be assessed. Provide an appreciation of what changes may need to happen in the future. Allow for an assessment of how policies in LDDs are performing, and how they may perform in the future. Inform decisions on whether changes to the policies within LDDs are required.
Structure of the AMR
2.5 The AMR seeks to provide the reader with an understanding of the most important issues facing the Borough of Pendle. This is detailed in the Spatial Portrait (Section 3). It then outlines how the implementation of the LDF documents are progressing, in accordance with the LDS timetable (Section 4). The heart of the AMR (Section 5) provides details of performance against a number of 'core' indicators (set nationally to allow comparison with other districts or local planning authorities) as well as some 'local' indicators influenced by planning decisions and development. Significant Effects indicators (Section 6) are products of the Sustainability Appraisal process on LDDs, and finally Section 7 summarises the monitoring framework, how and when the appropriate data is collected for inclusion in this annual report. The Appendices at the end of the report provide further information on the LDS timetable, links between current planning policies and proposed LDF policies, and finally linkages between the current development plan policies and indicators contained within this report. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 9
Introduction 2
What are Core, Local and Significant Effects Indicators?
2.6 The core output indicators (Section 5) seek to measure quantifiable events, for example the number of houses built within the monitoring period, that are directly related to, and are a consequence of, the implementation of a planning policy. These core indicators are set nationally and are mandatory for reporting in the AMR. They are comparable with any other district or unitary authority as all AMRs will contain them. Where a planning policy includes a specific requirement this is expressed as a target. Targets may be set at the national, regional, sub-regional or local level. Progress is measured against these targets and, where they exist, these targets can be found in the context table under each indicator (Section 5). Targets are used to assess whether the rationale of the policies in the DPDs that make up the LDF for Pendle remain valid and are on-track to achieve their objectives.
2.7 The local output indicators (Section 5) are based on the local policies in the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016. They are intended to expand on the information provided by the core output indicators, in order to give a greater appreciation of local circumstances. Currently there are 7 local output indicators designed to fill monitoring gaps from the core output indicators. As more LDDs are produced as part of the new LDF, these local output indicators may be updated, added to or removed as necessary.
2.8 The significant effect indicators (Section 6) are products of the sustainability appraisal process applied to most LDDs during their preparation and adoption. They are intended to allow comparisons to be made between the anticipated or predicted effects of a policy on society, the environment and the economy and the actual effects that are measured during implementation. Local Planning Authorities are advised to develop a sufficient number of significant effects indicators so that, together with the core and local output indicators, a robust assessment of policy implementation is possible. Significant effect indicators should be selected on the basis of the availability and quality of existing data sources, the monitoring experience and the availability of resources within the Borough. 10 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Spatial Portrait 3 12 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
3 Spatial Portrait
Spatial Portrait
3.1 Pendle is an area of sharp contrasts, where wealth and poverty sit alongside each other and views of industrial dereliction are suddenly replaced by rural vistas as densely built-up urban areas suddenly give way to open countryside.
3.2 The Borough takes its name from the imposing hill, which rises high above a rich and varied landscape marking the transition from industrial Lancashire to rural Yorkshire. Whilst three-quarters of Pendle is rural, less than one-quarter of the population live there. As a result three distinct areas can be defined in Pendle, each of which has its own characteristics and challenges:
1. Nelson (population 29,120), a product of the industrial revolution, is the largest town in the Borough. It lies at the heart of a highly urbanised, industrial corridor in the south of the Borough, together with Brierfield to the west and the mediaeval market town of Colne (16,666) to the east. 2. The market town of Barnoldswick (10,038) and the industrial village of Earby are the most significant settlements in West Craven, a predominantly rural area in the north of the Borough that was once part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 3. The remainder of the Borough is typified by open moorland and rolling farmland, where the population is distributed unevenly amongst a number of villages and hamlets.
3.3 A brief portrait of Pendle and each of the three sub-areas is provided below. Table 3.1, at the end of this section, provides a statistical summary, allowing for a quick comparison of their key characteristics.
3.4 The accompanying map (Figure 3.1) identifies the boundaries for each of Pendle’s 20 defined settlements, together with the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), which have been used to provide ‘best fit’ statistical data for each of the three areas identified. LSOAs consist of around 400 households or 1,500 people and are more statistically accurate than ward level data. Figure 3.1 Spaital Portrait Sub-areas Annual Monitoring Spatial Portrait Report
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Pendle
3.5 The Borough of Pendle was created under the Local Government Act 1972 and comprises the former municipal Boroughs of Colne and Nelson, the former Urban Districts of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Brierfield, Earby and Trawden, together with various parishes previously administered by the Burnley and Skipton Rural District Councils.The first Pendle Council was elected on 7th June 1973 and assumed responsibility for the exercise of their functions on 1st April 1974. Borough status was granted to the Authority on 15th November 1976.
3.6 Today it is one of twelve district council’s that together form the County of Lancashire. Nelson, the largest town with a population of 29,120 is the Borough’s administrative centre.
3.7 Pendle covers 169 square kilometres and in 2005 had an estimated population of 89,793. It has a diverse socio-economic character with concentrated areas of deprivation. Pendle is ranked as the 71st most deprived borough out of 354 local authorities in England and Wales (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2004). A total of nine LSOAs in Nelson and Colne are in the poorest 10% nationally, with the lowest ranked, in Southfield, being placed 999th out of 32,842 putting it in the worst 4%.
3.8 In 2002, the East Lancashire Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder (ELEVATE) was established to address local housing issues. A significant proportion of the housing stock is in older terraced housing (59%), a figure more than twice the national average. In 2001 there were 35,960 households in Pendle. The average household size of 2.46 persons is higher than both the regional and national averages.
3.9 Around 34% of all people in employment continue to be employed by businesses in the manufacturing sector, compared to only 12% nationally. The nature of work in manufacturing has, however, changed dramatically in recent years, with increased emphasis on importing and warehousing of products to supplement domestic manufacturing. Gross Value Added (GVA) measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer. When calculated as a percentage of turnover Pendle businesses contribute 40.4% GVA compared to 32.1% for the UK (ONS, 2003). This in part reflects the importance of the highly skilled precision engineering sector, which supports the local aerospace industry and in particular the Rolls Royce facility in Barnoldswick.
3.10 Educational achievements within Pendle are significantly below the national average. This is also reflected in the local workforce. As a pilot for the Building for Schools programme, Pendle will see two new 11-16 schools replace three older facilities over the next 2-3 years.
3.11 In terms of health infant mortality rates for Pendle are the highest in the country. Problems associated with alcohol and drug abuse, particularly in the towns in the M65 corridor, are cited as a key concern by the Primary Care Trust.
3.12 Pendle is served by both the motorway and railway network, but both the M65 and the East Lancashire Line terminate at Colne. Following the closure of the Colne-Skipton railway line in January 1970, eastward connections have been exclusively provided by the single-carriageway A56 and A6068. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 15
Spatial Portrait 3
M65 Corridor
3.13 The towns of Nelson, Colne and Brierfield form a highly urbanised industrial corridor in the south of the Borough. Together with the village of Barrowford it is home to nearly 60,000 people, approximately two-thirds of the total population. From its border with Burnley to the west, the area represents an 8km urban extension, extending north-east along the line of the M65 motorway, which provides it with excellent links to the rest of Lancashire and the national motorway network.
3.14 The M65 Corridor has an average population density of 2,027 people per square kilometre. It is characterised by considerable variety in the housing stock. Terraced housing predominates and in areas of Southfield and Bradley in Nelson, the population density rises to between 10,000 and 12,000 people per square kilometre. The average house price across the area reached £103,000 in 2006, but with properties in some areas selling for less than £50,000 affordability within the M65 Corridor is not as acute as in other parts of the Borough. However, particularly strong growth in excess of 15% experienced in recent years (2005-2006), suggests that affordability may become an issue in the not too distant future.
3.15 Deprivation indices are used to measure the ‘quality of life’ of local residents. Taken as a whole the M65 Corridor ranks in the 27th percentile nationally (the first percentile represents the most deprived area in the country and the hundredth percentile the least deprived area). Within the area, some specific localities are ranked in the lowest 5% nationally, highlighting the fact that there are significant social issues to be addressed. The statistics reveal that people with a limiting long-term illness are most likely to be found in the urban areas, in particular those in the M65 corridor.
3.16 Little growth in the population of the area was projected for the period between 2001 and 2005. It has, however, experienced a significant influx of migrant workers from Eastern Europe in the last couple of years.
3.17 Over 36% of the population in the M65 Corridor (2001 Census) are under the age of 24, considerably higher than the West Craven Towns (31%) and Rural Pendle (26%). There is also considerable diversity in the ethnic make-up of the area with 21.2% of residents classed as Black or Minority Ethnic (BME), the majority of Pakistani heritage.
3.18 Educational attainment levels are considerably lower than the Pendle average and for those of the other two sub-areas considered here. In 2004, only 38% of 15 year-olds attained 5 or more GCSEs, at Grade C or above, compared to 46% in Pendle, 55% in West Craven and 61% in the rural areas of Pendle.
3.19 The rapid development of the area during the industrial revolution has left a legacy of large manufacturing premises (mills and factories), situated amongst large tracts of terraced housing. In recent years, many of these premises have become vacant as they are no longer ideally suited to modern working practices. In part, restructuring of the market for employment land took place with the development of industrial estates at Whitewalls and Lomeshaye, in the 1980s and 1990s. Subsequently, many of the vacated mills have been redeveloped for commercial, or more often, residential use, though some remain in derelict a state. 16 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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West Craven towns
3.20 The market town of Barnoldswick and the village of Earby dominate the rural area of West Craven in the north of the Borough. They have a total population of approximately 13,000 and the BME population of 2.2% is the lowest of the three areas.
3.21 Average annual house prices in 2006 were, marginally higher than the two other areas at £129,012, but the rate of growth between 2005 and 2006 was lower.
3.22 Both settlements retain a strong affinity with Yorkshire, which they were an integral part of until local government reorganisation in 1974. This perceived isolation from the rest of Pendle is reinforced by the relatively poor connectivity that the West Craven area has with the rest of Lancashire.
3.23 The A56, which runs through the heart of West Craven and the centre of the villages of Foulridge, Kelbrook, Sough and Earby. It is one of only two arterial routes east of the M65 and is heavily used by private and commercial vehicles connecting to the A59 at Skipton and the A1. The railway line from Colne to Skipton, which had stations at Foulridge and Earby closed in January 1970.
3.24 Over 50% of the local population travel more than 5km to work, compared to only 36% in the M65 urban corridor, but fewer travel by public transport. Some of the Borough’s largest employers are located in Barnoldswick, notably Rolls Royce and Silentnight Beds, accounting for the significantly higher number of people in the area (12.8%) who walk to work.
3.25 Many of the social issues identified within the M65 Corridor are not observed in West Craven. As a whole the West Craven Towns rank nationally in the 45th percentile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, with the lowest individual area ranking in the 22nd percentile. This is reflected in a significantly higher average household income (£25,728), the fact that a majority of 15 year olds achieve 5+ A*-C grade GCSEs (56%) and a lower rate of unemployment (only 13% are claiming benefits). General levels of ill health are also lower than in the M65 Corridor, although they are still reasonably high with 19.5% of the population having a limiting long-term illness.
Rural Pendle
3.26 The rural areas of Pendle are home to over 17,000 people. Although much of the area is open countryside, the vast majority of the population is located in several large villages, centred on former textile mills, (i.e. Trawden and Foulridge) and numerous smaller villages and hamlets where farming is the primary focus (i.e. Newchurch-in Pendle and Bracewell). It is perhaps not surprising that population density is very low, with only 250 people per square kilometre. As a result, accessibility to services is a significant issue with the average distance to a GP being 1.8km and to a supermarket or convenience store 2.3km.
3.27 A significantly greater proportion of residents are aged 45-64, although there is no noticeable difference in those over the age of 65. Population growth in the rural areas of Pendle between 2001 and 2005 has been the highest at 2.12%. On average the area is ranked in the 65th percentile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, primarily as a result of low unemployment and benefit claimants (8.8%) and higher educational achievement than elsewhere in the Borough; 61% 15 year olds achieve 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 17
Spatial Portrait 3
3.28 A greater proportion of residents in the rural areas work outside Pendle, with 26% travelling more than 10km to their place of work. However, 11% of residents, compared with 7% in both the urban areas, work from home. Those who do travel to work, do so by car or van, 46% compared to 31% and 36% in the urban areas.
3.29 One-third of Pendle is protected either through International, National or Local environmental designations, the vast majority of which are found within the Pendle rural areas. Some 1,542 hectares of the South Pennine Moors (9.1% of the Borough total) is classified as a Special Protection Area (SPA) / Special Area for Conservation (SAC); in the vicinity of Pendle Hill 2,415 hectares (14.3%) is regarded as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Forest of Bowland AONB) and 1,514 hectares (9.0%) is worthy of protection as a Biological Heritage Site (BHS), Geological Heritage Site (GHS), Site of Local Natural Importance (LNI) or Local Nature Reserves (LNR).
Table 3.1 Pendle a Spatial Portrait
Source Pendle Urban Rural Pendle M65 West Corridor Craven Demographics Population, 2001 [1] 89,248 59,423 12,693 17,132 - Distribution of population, 2001 100 67 14 19 Area (Hectares) 16,939 2,932 1,093 12,914 - Relative size of sub-areas 100 17 6 76 Population density, 2001 (people/sqkm) [1] 527 2,028 1,174 136 Estimated population, 2005 [2] 89,793 59,468 12,830 17,495 Estimated population growth, 2001-05 (%) [3] 0.61 0.08 1.08 2.12 BME Population (%) [1] 15.1 21.2 2.2 3.2 0-15 year-olds [1] 22.7 24.3 21.2 18.5 16-24 year-olds [1] 10.9 11.8 9.6 8.9 25-44 year-olds [1] 27.0 26.8 29.0 26.5 45-64 year-olds [1] 23.9 22.1 24.4 29.8 Aged 65+ [1] 7.4 7.3 8.0 7.5 Working age population (16-59 year olds) [1] 57.3 56.4 58.2 59.7 House Prices Average annual house prices, 2005 (£) [4] 104,286 89,079 114,671 109,107 Average annual house prices, 2006 (£) [4] 120,214 102,792 129,012 128,838 Average annual house price increase, 2005-06 [4] 15.27 15.39 12.51 18.08 (%) Social Issues IMD ranking (position out of 354 local authorities [5] 71 - - - IMD ranking (average position out of 34,482 [5] - 8,860 14,602 21,274 LSOAs) 18 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Source Pendle Urban Rural Pendle M65 West Corridor Craven IMD rankings (%) (average) [5] 20 27 45 65 15 year-olds achieving 5+ A*-C (%) [6] 46.0 38.3 55.6 61.4 Average household income (£) [7] 24,363 21,599 25,728 25,763 Total benefit claimants 16-59 year-olds (%) [8] 18.9 23.5 12.6 8.8 Population with limiting long-term illness (%) [1] 20.9 22.3 19.5 17.2 Access to Services Average distance by road to GP Surgery (km) [5] 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.8 Average distance by road to Primary School (km) [5] 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 Average distance by road to Post Office (km) [5] 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 Average distance by road to Convenience Store [5] 1.1 0.8 0.6 2.3 (km) Distance travelled to Work Work from home (%) [1] 8.1 7.3 7.2 11.0 0-5km (%) [1] 49.4 56.7 41.4 36.2 5-10km (%) [1] 17.9 15.3 20.6 22.7 10-20km (%) [1] 11.5 8.8 18.3 13.8 20-60km (%) [1] 8.3 7.4 7.9 10.7 60km and above (%) [1] 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 No fixed place of work (%) [1] 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.8 Mode of Travel to Work Public transport (%) [1] 4.5 5.1 4.0 3.1 Driving a car or van (%) [1] 34.8 30.8 36.5 46.6 Passenger in a car or van (%) [1] 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 Motorcycle, scooter or moped (%) [1] 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 Bicycle (%) [1] 0.9 0.8 1.7 1.0 On foot (%) [1] 8.4 8.5 12.8 5.0
[1] ONS, Census of Population, 2002 [2] ONS, Mid-year population estimate, 2001 [3] ONS, Mid-year population estimates, 2001 and 2005 [4] Land Registry [5] Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 [6] Neighbourhood Statistics / DCSF, 2005 [7] Lancashire County Council, 2005 [8] Nomis / DWP, February 2007 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 19
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4 Local Development Scheme Implementation
4.1 The Local Development Scheme (LDS) provides a project plan to 2011 for the preparation of a Local Development Framework (LDF) for Pendle. The first LDS was submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2005 and came into effect on the 11th February 2005. A First Revision LDS was published in March 2006 and a Second Revision was brought into effect in early 2007.
4.2 This section of the AMR seeks to
identify whether key targets during this monitoring period have been achieved (1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007) provide a review of the proposed Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) update the LDS timetable explain any slippage in the proposed projects; and look at the existing Development Plan policy base
4.3 This first assessment is made against the First Revision LDS (2006), as this was in effect during the monitoring period. However commentary is also provided reporting the impact of changes against the Second Revision LDS (2007).
4.4 LDS Key Targets - 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007
4.5 The First Revision LDS (2006) had work timetabled on 7 separate Local Development Documents (LDDs), within this 2006-2007 monitoring period. Details of the progress and implementation of each of the seven LDDs are provided below (Table 4.1).
Table 4.1 LDS (2006) key targets during AMR period
Document Key Target Key Target Comments Revised Key Target Date from Date from Second LDS (2006) Revision LDS (2007) and Comments Update Statement Submission November Successful submission, examination and None of 2006 adoption. Community Adoption - March 2007 (ahead of LDS Involvement timetable) Core Evidence Ongoing A large amount of evidence gathering None Strategy gathering has successfully taken place. and Research / studies include: Retail preparation Capacity Study, Strategic Floodrisk ahead of Assessment, Employment Land Review. Issues and 2007 LDS identifies an extension to the Options Issues and Options period to allow for extensive consultation. This is likely to require further extension to ensure robust consultation. Land Use Evidence Ongoing A large amount of evidence gathering None Allocations gathering has successfully taken place. and Annual Monitoring Report 2007 21
Local Development Scheme Implementation 4
Document Key Target Key Target Comments Revised Key Target Date from Date from Second LDS (2006) Revision LDS (2007) and Comments Update preparation 2007 LDS identifies an extension to the ahead of Issues and Options period to allow for Issues and extensive consultation. Options Advice from PINS and GONW suggests that both the Land Use Allocations and Core Strategy should not be examined at the same time. This will necessitate a further review. Bradley Preferred August - Issues and Options took longer than March 2007 Area Action Options September anticipated, this was partly due to the Drafting of the Preferred Plan Consultation 2006 potential clearance in Bradley and the Options document has (Reg. 26) need to undertake additional one to one taken much longer than consultation with property owners. expected. This key target Drafting the Preferred Options document date has not been met has proved a lengthy and complicated and further revision is process. The Council have been therefore necessary. working closely with GONW to ensure a sound document and therefore preparation time has been extended and delayed the consultation on the Preferred Options. Submission February 2007 Extended in line with changes at Reg.26 October 2007 Stage Given the issues detailed above the consequences of not meeting the new Preferred Options target mean that the Submission date must also be reviewed.
Railway Issues and January 2007 Work has progressed well with the December 2007 Street Options Issues and Options. However the The issues and Options Neighbourhood Complete Regulation 25 requirements have taken stage is nearing (Brierfield) (Reg.25) longer to complete than expected. This completion. Final Area Action is partly due to the potential clearance completion expected Plan options and the need to undertake February 2008. Lessons additional one to one consultation. learnt from Bradley mean The extension to the Issues and Options there is a need to review Consultation has knock on effects for the the preparation time for delivery of the Preferred Options and the Preferred Options subsequent stages, as such a review in report. 2007 was necessary. Some aspects require further review. In particular an extension to the preparation time for the Preferred Options is required after taking account of the lessons learnt in Bradley and to allow decisions to be made in early 2008 on available funding. 22 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Document Key Target Key Target Comments Revised Key Target Date from Date from Second LDS (2006) Revision LDS (2007) and Comments Update South Issues and January 2007 Work has progressed well with the June 2007 Valley Options Issues and Options. However the The Issues and Options (Colne) Complete Regulation 25 requirements have taken stage has been Area Action (Reg.25) longer to complete than expected. This completed. However, due Plan was reflected in the 2007 LDS review. to the nature of emerging Further thought must now be given to options it is considered the remainder of the timetable. In appropriate to delay particular issues have emerged which progress to bring the may require more strategic policy timetable in line with the support. In this respect it is considered emerging Core Strategy. appropriate to delay progress of the This will ensure Preferred Options report until such time conformity. A further as the Core Strategy is suitably review is therefore progressed. required. Design Public January 2007 Work on the SPD has failed to progress. July 2007 Principles Consultation The Lead Officer has left the Local SPD (Reg. 17) Authority and the post is currently Further review necessary vacant. as the post is still vacant. Work can not progress until such time as the post is filled. The post was filled temporarily but is now vacant again. As a consequence the revised deadline set in the Second Revision LDS has not been met. Efforts are being put in place to fill the post and a further review is necessary.
Review of Proposed Local Development Documents
4.6 An update on progress of the LDF for Pendle to date is provided below. Progress is measured against the Second Revision LDS (April 2007) Key Target Dates. Only the next stage of all LDF documents are identified, along with the stages of documents that are now complete.
- On target or target achieved - Out of step - Missed target
4.7 Where a required revision is identified in the final column, the reasons for this are discussed in more detail in the following section entitled, 'Revisions to Local Development Scheme Timetable'.
Table 4.2 LDF Status - Local Plan
Key Target Required Document Key Target Status Date Revision? Local Plan Adoption June 2006 No Annual Monitoring Report 2007 23
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Table 4.3 LDF Status - SCI
Key Target Required Document Key Target Status Date Revision? Statement of Community Involvement Adoption and Publication (Reg. 36) August 2007 No
Table 4.4 LDF Status - Development Plan Documents
Document Key Target Key Target Status Required Date Revision? Core Strategy Issues and Options Complete April 2008 Yes (Reg.25) Land Use Allocations Issues and Options Complete April 2008 Yes (Reg.25) Development Control Principles Issues and Options Complete July 2009 No (Reg.25) Bradley AAP Preferred Options Consultation March 2007 Yes (Reg. 26) South Valley AAP Issues and Options Complete June 2007 Yes (Reg.25) Railway Street Neighbourhood AAP Issues and Options Complete December 2007 Yes (Reg.25) Southfield AAP Issues and Options Complete July 2009 Yes* (Reg.25)
Table 4.5 LDF Status - Supplementary Planning Documents
Key Target Required Document Key Target Status Date Revision? Brierfield Canal Corridor (Housing) Adoption and Publication October 2005 Complete Brief Design Principles Public Consultation (Reg.17) July 2007 Yes
Pendle Conservation Area Design and Public Consultation (Reg.17) July 2007 Yes Development Guidance Development in the Open Countryside Public Consultation (Reg.17) November 2009 No
Forest of Bowland AONB Public Consultation (Reg.17) November 2009 No
Guidelines for the Control of Public Consultation (Reg.17) November 2009 No Telecommunications Development and Flood Risk Public Consultation (Reg.17) November 2009 No
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Revisions to Local Development Scheme Timetable
4.9 A provisional third revision LDS timetable has been produced (Appendix A) as a result of a number of influential factors on the potential delivery of the Local Development Framework for Pendle. The revised timetable identifies all Local Development Documents which are included in the LDS and indicates the proposed dates when the key production targets are expected to be achieved.
4.10 Justification for all proposed timetable revisions are provided below (Tables 4.6-4.13), however only where a direct amendment is made to the duration of a preparation stage is the revision listed. The knock-on effects on later target dates of any amendment are not individually listed, instead the new target date for each key target, together with the cumulative amendment, are listed at the bottom of each table.
Explanation for Revisions
Table 4.6 Proposed revisions - Core Strategy DPD
CORE STRATEGY DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Final Issues and Options consultation (Reg. 25) This will provide time to prepare a comprehensive evidence base to be delayed by 9 months. ahead of consulting on the issues and devising options. It will also allow time to collect information on the strategies and actions of local partners and will ensure that the issues and options take full account of the draft SCS (expected November 2007). Furthermore there is guidance due from Central Government in the form of PPS4, Companion guide to PPS1 and PPS12 and draft Regulations. Consideration must be given to these in the Core Strategy. On receipt of these documents, should this delay not prove necessary, then a subsequent revision will be included in a revised LDS (2008). Extend period between Issues and Options and Experience of preparing the Bradley AAP Preferred Options Preferred Options by 3 months. indicates that more time is needed to ensure a sound Preferred Options document. The 3 additional months will allow for a critical assessment of the draft Preferred Options. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Issues and Options Preferred Options Submission to the Examination Period Adoption Complete (Reg.25) Consultation (Reg.26) Secretary of State and (Reg.34) (Reg.36) Public Consultation (Reg.29) December 2008 June - July 2009 January - February 2010 July - September 2010 March 2011 +9 months +11 months +11 months +11 months +11 months
Table 4.7 Proposed revisions - Land Use Allocations DPD
LAND USE ALLOCATIONS DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Final Issues and Options Consultation (Reg. 25) This will provide time to prepare a comprehensive evidence base to be delayed by 9 months. ahead of consulting on the issues and devising options. It will also allow time to collect information on the strategies and actions of local partners and will ensure that the issues and options take full Annual Monitoring Report 2007 25
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LAND USE ALLOCATIONS DPD account of the draft SCS (expected November 2007). Furthermore there is guidance due from Central Government in the form of PPS4, Companion guide to PPS1 and PPS12 and draft Regulations. Consideration must be given to these in the Land Use Allocations DPD. On receipt of these documents, should this delay not prove necessary, then a subsequent revision will be included in a revised LDS (2008). Extend period between Issues and Options and Experience of preparing the Bradley AAP preferred options indicates Preferred Options by 3 months. that more time is needed to ensure a sound preferred options document. The 3 additional months will allow for a critical assessment of the draft Preferred Options. Delay Submission and submission consultation Advice from GONW and PINS is that a Core Strategy should be (Reg. 28) by 20 months. examined prior to submitting any other key DPDs which require conformity with the Core Strategy. Taking account of this advice it is intended to delay submission of the Land Use Allocations DPD to such time as the Core Strategy has been examined. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Issues and Options Preferred Options Submission to the Examination Period Adoption Complete (Reg.25) Consultation (Reg.26) Secretary of State and (Reg.34) (Reg.36) Public Consultation (Reg.29) December 2008 June - July 2009 October - November 2010 April - June 2011 December 2011 +9 months +11 months +20 months +20 months +20 months
Table 4.8 Proposed revisions - Bradley AAP
BRADLEY AREA ACTION PLAN DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Delay Preferred Options Consultation (Reg. 26) Since the completion of the issues and options consultation, further by 10 months. one to one consultation has taken place with the owners of properties affected by potential clearance. In addition, work has been ongoing to finalise a Preferred Options document which is robust and supported by GONW. This has taken longer than envisaged. Delay Submission to the Secretary of State by Taking account of the experience of the issues and options 1 month (Reg.28) consultation it is considered necessary to extend the period between Preferred Options and submission by one month to allow greater time to address issues raised. Given that the AAP deals with a specific neighbourhood, to allow for full community engagement it is thought appropriate to avoid consulting on the submission document during the local holiday period in early July. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Preferred Options Submission to the Examination Period Adoption (Reg.36) Consultation Secretary of State and (Reg.34) (Reg.26) Public Consultation (Reg.29) January - February September - October 2008 March - May 2009 November 2009 2008 +10 months +11 months +11 months +11 months 26 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Table 4.9 Proposed revisions - Railway Street Neighbourhood (Brierfield) AAP
RAILWAY STREET NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA ACTION PLAN DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Extend Issues and Options by 2 months Issues and Options has taken longer than envisaged to complete, partly due to the need to undertake one to one consultation with owners of properties affected by potential clearance. A two month extension will see the completion of the Reg. 25 stage. Delay Preferred Options consultation by 6 Experience gained through work to date on the Bradley AAP has months shown that more time is required to prepare the Preferred Options, especially with the AAPs where there is proposed clearance and a need to undertake one to one consultations. Furthermore funding decisions on the Railway Street area will not be known until early 2008. A further 2 month delay based on the extension to the Issues and Options stage. Delay Submission to the Secretary of State by Taking account of the experience of the issues and options 1 month (Reg.28) consultation it is considered necessary to extend the period between Preferred Options and Submission by one month to allow greater time to address issues raised. Given that the AAP deals with a specific neighbourhood and potential clearance activity it is important to allow sufficient time to consider objections raised. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Issues and Options Preferred Options Submission to the Examination Period Adoption Complete (Reg.25) Consultation (Reg.26) Secretary of State and (Reg.34) (Reg.36) Public Consultation (Reg.29) February 2008 November - December July - August 2009 January - March 2010 September 2010 2008 + 2 months +8 months +8 months +8 months +8 months
Table 4.10 Proposed revisions - South Valley (Colne) AAP
SOUTH VALLEY AREA ACTION PLAN DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Delay Preferred Options consultation by 21 The issues and options stage has identified some key options for months. South Valley which could have wider issues for Pendle. In this respect, it is considered necessary to delay progress on the AAP until such time as it can take full account of options emerging for the Core Strategy. This will ensure conformity. Furthermore the results of the Council's SHLAA and HMA are critical to progressing to Preferred Options. This amendment takes full account of the revised timetable for the Core Strategy - see above. Delay Submission to the Secretary of State by Taking account of the experience of the issues and options 1 month (Reg.28) consultation it is considered necessary to extend the period between Preferred Options and Submission by one month to allow greater time to address issues raised. Given that the AAP deals with a specific neighbourhood and potential clearance activity it is important to allow sufficient time to consider objections raised. Furthermore the AAP will be delayed one month behind submission of the Core Strategy to ensure conformity. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Annual Monitoring Report 2007 27
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SOUTH VALLEY AREA ACTION PLAN DPD Issues and Options Preferred Options Submission to the Examination Period Adoption Complete (Reg.25) Consultation (Reg.26) Secretary of State and (Reg.34) (Reg.36) Public Consultation (Reg.29) June 2007 June - July 2009 February - March 2010 August - October 2010 April 2011 No change +21 months +22 months +22 months +22 months
Table 4.11 Proposed revisions - Southfield (Nelson) AAP
SOUTHFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN DPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Remove the Southfield AAP from the Local The Southfield AAP area was identified as one of four priority areas Development Scheme for investment in Nelson as part of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder. Area Action Plans are in the process of production, for 3 priority areas across Pendle. The APP process in Southfield is not likely to commence for the foreseeable future due to a lesser amount of HMR funding being available than expected when the LDS was produced. The funding which the Council expects to receive over the next few years will be used to support the delivery of AAP activity in the three areas currently in progress. As a result it is not now intended to prepare an AAP for Southfield. Any spatial issues will be included within the Core Strategy and Land Use Allocations DPDs.
Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable AAP withdrawn
Table 4.12 Proposed revisions - Design Principles SPD
DESIGN PRINCIPLES SPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Delay Public Consultation by 15 Lead officer left the Council and has been difficult to replace. At present the post months (Reg.17). Public remains unfilled but measures are being put in place to fill the post in early 2008. Consultation to cover 2 months The SPD remains a key priority for the Council and once resources are in place (6 weeks) work will progress. Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Public Consultation (Reg.17) Consideration of Representations Adoption (Reg.19) October - November 2008 December 2008 - January 2009 April 2009 +15 months +16 months +16 months
Table 4.13 Proposed Revisions - Pendle Conservation Area Design and Development Guidance SPD
PENDLE CONSERVATION AREA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SPD Suggested Change Revision Explanation Delay Public Consultation by 6 months Collecting baseline information and evidence to support the (Reg.17). Public Consultation to cover 2 preparation of the Draft SPD has taken longer than expected. Issues months (6 weeks) to be covered include renewable energy and disability - issues not commonly addressed in Conservation Area Guidance, therefore 28 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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PENDLE CONSERVATION AREA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SPD requiring more detailed research. To ensure continued management of the Conservation Areas a guide on maintenance and repair has been prepared in tandem and will be appended to the SPD. This has increased the preparation time. Further delay to avoid consulting during the Christmas period.
Revised key targets, dates and time extensions over previous timetable Public Consultation (Reg.17) Consideration of Representations Adoption (Reg.19) January - February 2008 March - April 2008 July 2008 +6 months +7 months +7 months
Saving Policies for beyond 3 years
4.11 In line with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 has been saved for a period of 3 years from adoption (18th May 2006). However, the Council intends to request an extension to the life of these policies to allow time to produce new Development Plan Documents (DPD) and ensure that there is not a policy vacuum between the time at the end of the saved period and the adoption of the new DPDs.
4.12 This applies to policies in the Development Control Principles DPD, which will not be adopted until May 2011 and also applies to spatial policies in the Core Strategy and Land Use Allocations DPDs. The resources and capacity for the production of these DPDs are such that they will no longer be adopted by the original saved date (May 2009). The following table details the time extensions which will be sought on the policy documents of the new LDF.
Table 4.14 Time extensions - Saved policies
DPD Document Date at end of Time extension Date at end of saved 3 year period extended saved period Core Strategy (policies translated to) May 2009 22 months March 2011 Land Use Allocations (policies translated to) May 2009 31 months December 2011 Development Control Principles (policies May 2009 25 months May 2011 translated to)
4.13 Ten policies are proposed to be saved for the longer period until mid - late 2011. These ten policies from the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 will be translated to the Development Control Principles DPD and Land Use Allocations DPD (Appendix B).
4.14 Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) adopted by Pendle Borough Council will also remain in force until the saved policy to which it is linked is time expired, or a replacement Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared. During the saved period a number of SPGs will be up-dated and translated into SPDs. These will be linked to policies in the Core Strategy or another DPD. Those saved SPGs which are not to be translated into an SPD will cease when the policy they are linked to is time expired. The list below details those current SPGs that are to be up-dated: Annual Monitoring Report 2007 29
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Table 4.15 Time extensions - Current SPGs
SPD Document Date at end of Time extension Date at end of saved 3 year period extended saved period Development in the Open Countryside September 2007 31 months April 2010 Forest of Bowland AONB September 2007 31 months April 2010 Guidelines for the Control of Telecommunications September 2007 31 months April 2010 Development and Flood Risk September 2007 31 months April 2010
Implementation of Existing Policies
4.15 The Replacement Pendle Local Plan (2001-2016) details the current policy base for the Borough of Pendle, it contains a total of 42 policies classified under the categories of environment, housing, employment, town centres and retail development, transport and community and leisure.
4.16 One way of assessing the relative value of each of the policies is to investigate the use of each of them in determining planning applications over the past year. This also helps to inform the review of these policies and the need for their inclusion in any DPDs that will form part of the new LDF.
4.17 Table 4.16 lists all policies within the Replacement Pendle Local Plan (2001-2016) and highlights the number of times each has been used in determining a planning application between 1st April 2006 and 31st March 2007. Those that have not been used at all are marked with a cross.
Table 4.16 Usage of current policies
Policy Policy Title No. of Policy Policy Title No. of No. times No. times used? used? 1 Development in the Open 95 20 Quality Housing Provision 16 Countryside 2 Area of Outstanding 17 21 Provision of Open Space in New 1 Natural Beauty Housing Development 3 Green Belt 35 22 Protected Employment Areas 7 3A Protected Areas 23 Location of New Employment 6 Development 4A Natural Heritage - 24 Employment in Rural Areas 2 International Sites 4B Natural Heritage - National 25 Location of Service and Retail 18 Sites Development 4C Natural Heritage - County 2 26 Non-shopping Uses in Town 8 and District Designated Centres and Local Shopping Areas Sites 4D Natural Heritage - Wildlife 27 Retail and Service Land Provision 1 Corridors, Species Protection and Biodiversity 30 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Policy Policy Title No. of Policy Policy Title No. of No. times No. times used? used? 5 Renewable Energy 6 28 Retail and Service Provision in 4 Sources Villages 6 Development and Flood 11 29 Creating an Improved Transport 1 Risk Network 7 Water Resource Protection 1 30 Sustainable Travel Modes 5 8 Contamination and 9 31 Parking 14 Pollution 9 Buildings of Special 45 32 New Community Facilities 8 Architectural or Historic Interest 10 Areas of Special 116 33 Existing Open Space 5 Architectural or Historic Interest 11 Archaeology 34 Improved Open Space Provision 5
12 Maintaining Settlement 35 Countryside Access Character 13 Quality and Design of New 463 36 Leeds-Liverpool Canal Corridor 4 Development 14 Trees, Woodland and 24 37 East Lancashire Regional Park Hedgerows 16 Landscaping in New 10 38 Telecommunications 5 Development 17 Location of New Housing 50 39 Equestrian Development 10 Development 18 Housing Market Renewal 6 40 Tourism 2
4.18 A total of eight of the 42 policies show no use within this period. Of these only policy 4D has been used in previous monitoring periods - the remaining policies are therefore yet to be used since their adoption. However it is appropriate to allow more time for meaningful analysis to be made before drawing any conclusions over the value of policies, in particular as those listed above were only formally adopted in May 2006.
4.19 In the case of policies 4A, 4B, and 37, their predecessor policies in the Pendle Local Plan (1999) were also not used, and may therefore require closer scrutiny in future reviews. However such strategic policies may act as a deterrent to application proposals in the first place and may therefore retain an importance within the Plan, despite their infrequent use.
4.20 As previously stated, the AMR is a means of assessing the performance and effects of policies within the LDF. Direct measurement of all policies is not possible through the use of targets and indicators, however the following section of this report details those that can be measured and monitored on a regular basis. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 31
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5 Core and Local Output Indicators
5.1 The main purpose of output indicators is to measure quantifiable physical activities that are directly related to, and are a consequence of, the implementation of planning policies. Collectively, the indicators within this Annual Monitoring Report provide an effective framework for an assessment of the performance of policies within the Local Development Framework. Output indicators can be split into two categories, core output indicators, and local output indicators.
Core Output Indicators
5.2 Core output indicators have been determined by Communities and Local Government (CLG). They are recorded by all local planning authorities in order to provide a consistent data source for the evaluation of national and regional spatial planning policies. CLG provide guidelines for defining and collecting the core indicators to ensure that consistency is achieved to allow for a meaningful analysis of performance within every tier of the planning system.
5.3 Core output indicators are divided into nine themed categories as follows:
Table 5.1 List of Core Indicators
Indicator Reference Subject 1 (A - F) Business Development 2 (A - D) Housing 3 (A - B) Transport 4 (A - C) Local Services 5 (A - B) Minerals 6 (A - B) Waste 7 Flood Protection and water quality 8 Biodiversity 9 Renewable Energy
5.4 Core output indicators 5 (Minerals) and 6 (Waste) are monitored by the appropriate minerals and waste planning authority, for Pendle this is Lancashire County Council.
Local Output Indicators
5.5 In contrast local output indicators are, as their name implies, intended to reflect particular circumstances and issues that face Pendle. Pendle Council is therefore responsible for determining this set of indicators, which should aim to address policy outputs not covered by the core indicators. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 33
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Business Development Indicators (1A - 1F)
1A - Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type
Table 5.2 Core Indicator 1A - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create a diverse and competitive local economy ▫ Encourage the growth of existing businesses / attract new investment ▫ Increase quality employment opportunities for local people ▫ Create vitality and viability within the Boroughs town centres Local Plan Policies 22 Protected employment areas 23 Location of new employment development 24 Employment in rural areas 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision Targets (Source) ▫ Increase rate of development of business and industrial land in the Regeneration Priority Areas 2001-2016 by 25% compared with 1991-2000 rate (JLSP - Policy 14) ▫ Reduce amount of land allocated for business and industrial development in 2001 by at least 15% by 2006 (JLSP - Policy 14) ▫ Provide 40 hectares of new B1-B8 use over the period 2001-2016 (JLSP - Policy 14) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.3 Core Indicator 1A - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by employment type Pendle No. m2 % B1 3 1,324 66 B2 1 265 13 B8 1 432 21 Total 4 2,021 100
5.6 Only 2,021m2 of new floorspace for employment use was completed during the 2006-07 period, from four separate developments, equating to a total site area of 0.28 hectares. This figure is significantly below the required figure of 2.66 hectares annually to meet the JLSP requirement, and the average completion rate of 2.45 hectares since the start of the Structure Plan period in 2001. It also represents the lowest annual completion rate on record. 34 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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5.7 The proportion of B1 development has risen significantly over previous years to 66% of all new floorspace. However this must be considered in light of the significantly low amount of new floorspace completed as a whole. More than half of all the completed floorspace arises from a single B1 redevelopment of 17 Kenyon Rd on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate.
5.8 For more details refer to the Council's Employment Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 which identifies all outstanding planning permissions and completions during the monitoring period.
1B - Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type, in employment or regeneration areas
Table 5.4 Core Indicator 1B - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create a diverse and competitive local economy ▫ Encourage the growth of existing businesses / attract new investment ▫ Increase quality employment opportunities for local people ▫ Create vitality and viability within the Boroughs town centres Local Plan Policies 22 Protected employment areas 23 Location of new employment development 24 Employment in rural areas 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision Targets (Source) Increase rate of development of business and industrial land by 25% in Regeneration Priority Areas (JLSP - ▫ Policy 14) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.5 Core Indicator 1B - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by employment type Employment Areas Regeneration Areas Pendle m2 % m2 % m2 % B1 1,184 89 1,324 66 1,324 66 B2 265 100 265 13 265 13 B8 432 100 432 21 432 21 Total 1,881 93 2,021 100 2,021 100 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 35
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5.9 An employment area is taken to be a Protected Employment Area as defined by Policy 22 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016. As the Borough has been designated as a Regeneration Priority Area in the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) (RPG13), the whole of the Borough has been regarded as a regeneration area for the purposes of this indicator.
5.10 Indicator 1B demonstrates that 93% of all new employment floorspace was built within a Protected Employment Area. This compares with figures of 65% and 32% in 2005/06 and 2004/05 respectively. Although there are issues with the re-use of some of Pendle's older infrastructure within the Protected Employment Areas for some modern business uses, these figures demonstrate that the Borough does retain capacity within these areas for employment expansion. This can be through re-use, extensions or new build for example at Lomeshaye Industrial Estate and Crownest in Barnoldswick.
5.11 For further details refer to the Employment Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
1C - Amount of floorspace by employment type, which is on previously developed land
Table 5.6 Core Indicator 1C - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Encourage re-use of brownfield sites for housing or employment uses Local Plan Policies 22 Protected employment areas 23 Location of new employment development 24 Employment in rural areas 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision Targets (Source) ▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.7 Core Indicator 1C - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by employment type On PDL Pendle m2 % m2 % B1 1,324 66 1,324 66 B2 265 13 265 13 36 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by employment type On PDL Pendle m2 % m2 % B8 432 21 432 21 Total 2,021 100 2,021 100
5.12 Figures for 2006/07 demonstrate that 100% of all new employment floorspace was on PDL. The four completions during this period consisted of two extensions within existing curtilages, and two conversions of existing buildings to employment use.
5.13 Although no specific target exists for how much new employment land should be completed on PDL (for housing, see Indicator 2B), this represents an improvement over the figure of 62% in 2005/06. Policy 23 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan (2001-2016) ensures that a sequential test is applied to avoid the development of greenfield sites where possible. However, the Protected Employment Area (B1 only) on Barrowford Rd will, if it comes forward, be a significant future greenfield development in the Borough.
5.14 For further details refer to the Employment Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
1D - Employment land available by type
Table 5.8 Core Indicator 1D - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create a diverse and competitive local economy ▫ Encourage the growth of existing businesses / attract new investment ▫ Increase quality employment opportunities for local people Local Plan Policies 22 Protected employment areas 23 Location of new employment development 24 Employment in rural areas 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision Targets (Source) ▫ Provide 40ha of employment land 2001-2016 (JLSP - Policy 14) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None Annual Monitoring Report 2007 37
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Table 5.9 Core Indicator 1D - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Available employment land by employment type Pendle ha % B1 12.316 65 B2 4.152 22 B8 2.581 13 Total 19.049 100
5.15 The Employment Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 identifies a total of 19.049 hectares of land currently 'available' within the Borough, that is land which has outstanding planning permission that remains incomplete. A significant proportion of this available land is for B1 use, 65% or 12.316 hectares. The proposed Barrowford Business Park covers 9.337 hectares of this available B1 land and will, it is hoped, start to redress the imbalance in the local employment sector and historical over-reliance on the manufacturing sector.
5.16 For further details refer to the Employment Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
1E - Losses of employment land in: (i) Employment / Regeneration Areas and (ii) Local Authority Area
Table 5.10 Core Indicator 1E - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Encourage re-use of existing employment land and premises ▫ Reduce demand for greenfield land ▫ Promote sustainable patterns of development Local Plan Policies 22 Protected employment areas 24 Employment in rural areas Targets (Source) ▫ Provide 40ha of employment land 2001-2016 (JLSP - Policy 14) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None 38 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Table 5.11 Core Indicator 1E - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Loss of employment land Employment Areas Regeneration Areas Pendle ha % ha % ha % B1 / B2 / B8 0.00 0 0.977 100 0.977 100
5.17 Employment land is taken to be a Protected Employment Area as defined by Policy 22 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016. In total three new developments (for site details see Core Indicator 1F below) resulted in a loss of employment land during the 2006/07 period, however none of this land was within the Borough's Protected Employment Areas. The new developments resulted in a total loss of 0.977 hectares of former employment land, previously joinery workshops, a garage and a mill (see Local Indicator 1FL).
1F - Amount of employment land lost to residential development
Table 5.12 Core Indicator 1F - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Encourage re-use of brownfield sites for housing or employment uses Local Plan Policies 17 Location of new housing development 22 Protected employment areas Targets (Source) ▫ Provide at least 60% of new dwellings on PDL (PPG3) ▫ Provide at least 75% of new dwellings on PDL (JLSP - Policy 12) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ Loss of former mill sites in Pendle (Local Indicator 1FL)
Table 5.13 Core Indicator 1F - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Loss of employment land Pendle ha % B1 / B2 / B8 0.977 100
5.18 Of the three new developments (referred to in Indicator 1E) resulting in a loss of employment land, all were redeveloped for new housing and are listed in the Housing Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 (Sites FO018, LE004 and LE009). They were Causeway Joinery Works in Foulridge, and Bridge House Garage and Laneshawbridge Mill both on Keighley Road, Colne. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 39
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1FL - Loss of former Mill Sites to residential development
Table 5.14 Local Indicator 1FL - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Loss of former mill sites Pendle No. ha To residential 1 0.496
5.19 Laneshawbridge mill is the only mill site lost to new residential development during the 2006/07 monitoring period. No new former mill sites have been granted planning permission during the monitoring period due to the housing moratorium. However an additional nine mill sites, totaling 6.175 hectares have unimplemented planning permission for housing.
5.20 Four sites have outline permission only and therefore no work has started; Hope Mill in Barnoldswick (BK037), Caldervale Mill in Barrowford (BD032), Lob Lane Mill in Brierfield (BR029) and Strandroyd Mill in Colne (CE080).
5.21 The remaining five sites all have full planning permission for residential, and only Oak Mill in Colne (CE078) has not yet been started. Westfield Mill in Barnoldswick (BK055), Grove Mill in Earby (EY033), Clover Croft Mill in Higham (HM008) and Empress Mill in Trawden (TN021) are all under construction.
5.22 For further details see the Housing Land Monitoring Report 2006/07 produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
Housing Indicators (2A - 2D)
2A - Housing Trajectory showing:
i. net additional dwellings over the previous five year period or since the start of the relevant development plan document period, whichever is the longer; ii. net additional dwellings for the current year; iii. projected net additional dwellings up to the end of the relevant development plan document period or over a ten year period from its adoption, whichever is the longer iv. the annual net additional dwelling requirement; and v. annual average number of net additional dwellings needed to meet overall housing requirements, having regard to previous year's performance
Table 5.15 Core Indicator 2A - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Ensure adequate provision of housing land to meet JLSP requirement ▫ Provide a range of good quality, affordable, mixed tenure housing ▫ Encourage more sustainable patterns of development 40 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Local Plan Objectives Local Plan Policies 17 Location of new housing development 18 Housing market renewal 20 Quality housing provision 21 Provision of open space in new housing development Targets (Source) ▫ Provide 1,970 new dwellings between 2001-2016 JLSP - Policy 12 Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.16 Core Indicator 2A - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Housing Completions Years Dwellings Joint Lancashire Structure Plan (JLSP) requirement 2001-2016 1,970 Dwellings completed in Pendle to date 2001-2007 1,902 Number of dwellings remaining to be provided for in Pendle over remaining JLSP period 2007-2016 68 Dwelling units currently with planning permission in Pendle 2007 872
5.23 Figures in the performance summary above are taken from the annual Housing Land Monitoring Report and show the position as at the end of March 2007, namely a significant oversupply of permissions in relation to the number of dwellings remaining from the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan (JLSP) target. In total 1,902 dwellings have been completed since the start of the Structure Plan period (245 in 2001/02, 509 in 2002/03, 311 in 2003/04, 252 in 2004/05, 325 in 2005/06 and 260 in 2006/07). Only 1,970 are required over the entire JLSP period of 2001-2016.
5.24 The purpose of the housing trajectory (Figure 5.1) is to integrate the 'plan, monitor and manage' approach to housing delivery by comparing the levels of actual and projected completions with the strategic housing requirement to 2016, in graphical form. The 'plan' element is shown as the annual requirements to date within the JLSP period, as well as the actual completions; the 'manage' element is the annual adjusted requirements for the remaining JLSP period and associated projected completions; and the 'monitor' element is shown as the anticipated total number of completed dwellings above or below the JLSP target each year. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 41
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Figure 5.1 Housing Trajectory for Pendle 2007-2016
5.25 Figure 5.1 clearly demonstrates the over achievement against requirements in all years since the start of the Structure Plan period, including since October 2004 when the Pendle housing moratorium was brought into effect. This has led to a continual increase in the gap between required completions and expected completions, up to a level of 655 dwellings in this period 2006/07. The monitor graph demonstrates that this is anticipated to continue increasing for the next 2 years rising to a total excess of completions of 866 dwellings by 2008/09. These projections are based upon detailed modelling of the current stock of housing permissions against previous completion rates in the borough.
5.26 For further details on completion rates please refer to the Housing Land Monitoring Report produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team. 42 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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2B - Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land
Table 5.17 Core Indicator 2B - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Ensure better use of previously developed land ▫ Use HMR to tackle unfit and obsolete housing ▫ Encourage more sustainable patterns of development Local Plan Policies 17 Location of new housing development 18 Housing market renewal Targets (Source) ▫ Provide at least 60% of new dwellings on PDL PPS3 ▫ Provide at least 70% of new dwellings on PDL RSS - UR4 ▫ Provide at least 75% of new dwellings on PDL JLSP - Policy 12 Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.18 Core Indicator 2B - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 New and converted dwellings by type of site Pendle No % % change from 2005/06 Brownfield sites 184 70.8 -3.4 Greenfield sites 65 25.0 +5.7 White land 0 0.0 -1.5 Barn Conversions 11 4.2 -0.7 Total 260 100
5.27 Since the publication of the national target of 60% of new housing to be constructed on Previously Developed Land (PDL) in PPG3: Housing (March 2000), Pendle has consistently achieved high rates of development on what are often termed brownfield sites. The policy direction for housing in the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 is a sequential test that emphasises the re-use of PDL for housing and the need to target new housing development towards brownfield land.
5.28 In 2003/04 Pendle achieved 70% of all housing development on PDL, falling slightly to 68% in 2004/05 and rising to 74% in 2005/06. This figure has fallen back to 71% for the 2006/07 monitoring period. Although we are yet to achieve the JLSP figure of 75%, we are consistently achieving above the RSS target of 70%. As the remaining older permissions (in particular those approved prior to PPG3) are implemented, a greater majority of the remaining permissions will be a result of the new focus on previously developed land and therefore achievement and exceeding of the Annual Monitoring Report 2007 43
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75% target is more likely. Indeed, with only 23 units of the remaining 872 with approval being classified as greenfield we would expect this target to be exceeded during the 2007/08 monitoring period.
5.29 Of the 65 dwellings built on greenfield sites during 2006/07, 60 (92%) of these arise from two sites, Bawhead Road in Earby and Land off Pinewood Drive in Nelson. For further details on individual site completions please refer to the Housing Land Monitoring Report produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
2C - Percentage of new dwellings completed at
i. less than 30 dwellings per hectare ii. between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare iii. above 50 dwellings per hectare
Table 5.19 Core Indicator 2C - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Encourage more sustainable patterns of development ▫ Safeguard the character and amenity of local communities Local Plan Policies 3 Green belt 17 Location of new housing development 20 Quality Housing Provision 21 Provision of open space in new housing development Targets (Source) ▫ Housing sites to be developed at a minimum density of 30 JLSP - Policy 12 dwellings per hectare ▫ New housing development should be provided at a minimum PLP - Policy 20 density of 30 dwellings per hectare (net) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.20 Core Indicator 2C - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Density of housing developments completed Pendle Units % % change from 2005/06 Less than 30 dwellings per hectare 63 24.2 -10.3 Between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare 145 55.8 +27.8 More than 50 dwellings per hectare 52 20.0 -17.5 Total 260 44 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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5.30 The RSS (Policy SD5), JLSP (Policy 6) and Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 (Policy 3) all recognise the importance of the Green Belt in East Lancashire in helping to assist urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other land. The policy direction for housing encourages high density housing development in order to make the best use of limited resources, balanced with the need to provide choice in the housing market.
5.31 The performance table demonstrates that nearly 76% of all residential developments in Pendle during 2006/07 were above the JLSP target of 30 dwellings per hectare, a significant increase over the 2005/06 figure of 65%. The results show a promising sign of effective policy implementation as fewer completions at less than 30 dwellings per hectare are observed.
5.32 The decrease in completions of more than 50 dwellings per hectare over the previous years figure could be explained by the reduction in new flats or maisonettes, built at a significantly higher density than houses or bungalows. In 2005/06 19% of new completions were flats or maisonettes, this year only 10% were of this house type.
2D - Affordable Housing Completions
Table 5.21 Core Indicator 2D - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Facilitate the provision of affordable housing in appropriate locations ▫ Provide a range of good quality, affordable, mixed tenure housing ▫ Encourage more sustainable patterns of development Local Plan Policies 1 Development in the open countryside 17 Location of new housing development Targets (Source) ▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.22 Core Indicator 2D - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 There have been no affordable housing developments in Pendle in 2006/07
5.33 Policy 17 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 allows for an exception to the current housing moratorium for the provision of affordable housing in an attempt to ensure that there is adequate provision for all sectors of the housing market. The latest housing needs study produced for Pendle Council has identified an increased need across the Borough over recent years, and for the next few years a significant number of affordable units will be required, a result of continued rising house prices. A joint Housing Market Assessment being undertaken with Burnley Borough Council is expected to highlight these needs at a local level across the borough. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 45
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5.34 During 2006/07 only 1 affordable unit was approved under the moratorium exception, however this unit has not yet been completed.
Achieving High Quality Housing
5.35 PPS3 (Housing) states that 'Local Planning Authorities should monitor progress towards achieving high quality housing and consistently good design standards using the Annual Monitoring Report process' (paragraph 19). Policy 20 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan (2001-2016) addresses the issue of Quality Housing Provision within the local context. Over the course of the monitoring period Policy 20 has been used 16 times in determining planning applications, 8 of which have been for refusals of planning permission (although refusal may have been on the grounds of alternative policies and not necessarily Policy 20). The relatively low usage of the policy is due to the housing moratorium having been in effect and therefore very few applications for housing having been received, not an indication of a lack of use.
Specific Deliverable Housing Sites (5 year supply)
5.36 PPS3 (Housing) states that the government's objective is to ensure that the planning system delivers a flexible, responsive supply of land for housing. As part of this process local authorities must ensure that a continuous five year supply of deliverable housing sites are available. Paragraph 60 of PPS3 states that local authorities should 'set out in the Annual Monitoring Report the revised list of specific deliverable housing sites' and those that have been delivered annually from the previous five year supply.
5.37 No previous supply exists as this is a new requirement from this monitoring period. In addition, based on the present housing requirement there is no need to set out a list of deliverable housing sites. The annual completions rate identified within the JLSP over the next 5 years is 80 dwellings per annum, a total of 400 units over the 5 year period 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2012. However, the oversupply from dwellings already completed is 637 units (since April 2002), meaning that an excess of 237 units have already been built (a further 3 years supply). An 8 year supply of housing land has therefore already been developed out.
5.38 For further details on the housing land position and 5 year supply please refer to the Housing Land Monitoring Report produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team.
Transport Indicators (3A - 3B)
3A - Amount of completed non-residential development within Use Classes Order A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the Local Development Framework
Table 5.23 Core Indicator 3A - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ To create an accessible Borough which can attract inward investment ▫ To create viable town centres 46 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Local Plan Objectives ▫ To encourage sustainable modes of transport where travel is necessary Local Plan Policies 23 Location of new employment development 24 Employment in rural areas 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision 31 Parking 32 New community facilities 40 Tourism Targets (Source) ▫ All new parking provision should be in line with the parking standards (PLP - Policy 31) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.24 Core Indicator 3A - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 89% of completed non-residential development has complied with the car-parking standards set out in the LDF.
5.39 Of non-residential development during the 2006/07 monitoring period, there were a total of nine new developments; three related to new retail developments (Use Class Order A), four to new industrial and commercial developments (Use Class Order B) and two to new leisure developments (Use Class Order D). Only one of the nine developments did not meet the parking standards, this was an amended scheme for inclusion of a mezzanine floor at the new retail units at Corporation Street, Colne. Although parking standards were complied with in the initial granting of planning permission, no further parking spaces were negotiated with the inclusion of over 1000m2 of additional floorspace from the mezzanine.
3B - Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of: a GP (doctor); a hospital; a primary school; a secondary school; areas of employment; and a major retail centre(s).
Table 5.25 Core Indicator 3B - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Encourage more sustainable patterns of development Local Plan Policies 1 Development in the Open Countryside 17 Location of new housing development 32 New community facilities Annual Monitoring Report 2007 47
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Local Plan Objectives Targets (Source) ▫ Development should be within key towns RSS - SD3 ▫ Development should be within the 'main towns' JLSP - Policy 2 Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ Percentage of new developments in Town Centres, within the Settlement Boundary, and within the Open Countryside - 3BL
Table 5.26 Core Indicator 3B - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Dwellings (of 260 completed) constructed within 30 minutes of key services via public transport Key Service No. of dwellings % of total new dwellings % change from 2005/06 GP's Surgery 253 97.3 +0.7 Hospital 245 94.2 +26.8 Primary School 256 98.5 +1.0 Secondary School 253 97.3 +0.7 Area of employment 253 97.3 +0.4 Major retail centre 253 97.3 +0.4 No. of key services and no. of dwellings located within 30 minutes via public transport No. of services No. of dwellings % of total new dwellings 0 4 1.5 1 3 1.2 2 0 0.0 3 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 5 8 3.1 6 245 94.2 Total 260 100.0
5.40 The performance summary demonstrates improved accessibility figures for new housing to all six services, compared to those completed during 2005/06. It indicates that the dwellings built in this monitoring period are located in more sustainable areas. This in turn indicates that the Local Plan objective linked to this indicator is being implemented effectively. In addition when looking at the accessibility of services to new dwellings, 94.2% of new dwellings have access to all six services (only 67.4% in 2005/06) and 97.3% have access to 5+ services (96.6% in 2005/06)
5.41 Data for this indicator was obtained from Lancashire County Council's Strategic Planning Team. The Council understand that the Department for Transport are also looking to develop software to enable local planning authorities to assess accessibility. Monitoring of this indicator is heavily reliant on help from external sources. 48 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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3BL - Percentage of new developments in Town Centres, within the Settlement Boundary, and within the Open Countryside
Table 5.27 Local Indicator 3BL - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Location of completed developments (housing, employment, retail, leisure) Site Area Sites ha % % change from No. % 2005/06 Within a town or local shopping centre 1.42 7.2 +4.7 10 14.7 Within a settlement boundary, but outside a town or local 17.30 88.1 +2.5 51 75.0 shopping centre Within the open countryside 0.92 4.7 -7.2 7 10.3 Total 19.64 100.0 62 100.0
5.42 This local output indicator demonstrates that over 88% of all new development in the past 12 months (housing, employment, retail and leisure) has been located within defined settlement boundaries, a further increase over the figure of 85% in 2005/06 and 68% in 2004/05. Levels of development within the designated town centres and local shopping centres has also increased, in large part down to the Pendle Wavelengths extension in Nelson and the housing development at Victoria Road in Earby. Accordingly development in the open countryside has dropped to less than 5% of all new development, from a figure of 12% in 2005/06 and nearly 25% 2004/05.
5.43 As stated in previous AMR's, implementation of Policy 1 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 was anticipated to lower rates of development outside of the settlement boundaries. The figures demonstrated here would suggest that this policy is already having an impact on patterns of development across the borough.
Local Services Indicators (4A - 4C)
4A - Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development
Table 5.28 Core Indicator 4A - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create vitality and viability within town centres Local Plan Policies 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision 28 Retail and service provision in villages 32 New community facilities Targets (Source) Annual Monitoring Report 2007 49
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▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.29 Core Indicator 4A - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by Use Class No. m2 % A1 3 4,947 70 A2 0 0 A3 0 0 0 B1(a) 0 0 0 D2 2 2,162 30 Total 5 7,109 100
5.44 As in previous years, the majority (70%) of new retail and leisure development was within the A1 Use Class, general shops. A single development at Corporation Street, Colne for three new out of town retail units totalled 4,831m2 of new floorspace. The remaining new development comprises D2 leisure uses, the extension to Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson (1,352m2) and the creation of a new childrens adventure play area on Lomeshaye Industrial Estate (810m2).
5.45 The total provision of new retail and leisure floorspace this period (7,109m2) is greater than that in both 2005/06 (5,304m2) and 2004/05 (2,975m2)
4B - Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres
Table 5.30 Core Indicator 4B - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create vitality and viability within town centres Local Plan Policies 25 Location of service and retail development 26 Non-shopping uses in town centres and local shopping areas 27 Retail and service land provision 28 Retail and service provision in villages 32 New community facilities Targets (Source) ▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ Vacant retail units - 4BL(i) ▫ Percentage of shopping frontages in non-shopping uses - 4BL(ii) 50 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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Table 5.31 Core Indicator 4B - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Completed gross internal floorspace by Use Class within town centres Total Within Town Centre m2 m2 % A1 4,947 80 2 A2 0 0 0 A3 0 0 0 B1(a) 0 0 0 D2 2,162 1,352 63 Total 7,109 1,432 20
5.46 The performance table demonstrates that only 2% of new development (floorspace) for retail uses were located within the town or local shopping centres during the 2006/07 monitoring period, although the remaining 98% was within a designated Out of Centre Shopping Area.
5.47 This clearly represents a poor performance against the sequential test in both PPS6 and Policy 25 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 as well as a significant decrease over the figure of 70% last year. The bulk of the new A1 floorspace (86%) was located within, or adjacent to, the Out of Centre Shopping Area at Corporation Street, Colne. The two large developments here were granted permission prior to adoption of this policy.
4BL(i) - Vacant retail units
5.48 Pendle suffers from high vacancy rates of retail units within some of its town centres. The Council therefore consider the monitoring of this issue to be an appropriate local indicator for inclusion in the AMR and intend to resume regular monitoring (at least every three years). Baseline data from 2001 were included in the first AMR and a new survey was conducted in March 2006, the results of which are shown below.
Table 5.32 Local Indicator 4BL(i) - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 (based upon March 2006 Survey) % of vacant retail units, by settlement Total No. of Retail Vacant Units % Change from 2001 Units No. % of Total Nelson 499 58 11.6 -4.5 Colne 300 33 11.0 +3.0 Brierfield 145 29 20.0 +0.6 Barrowford 164 5 3.0 +2.1 Barnoldswick 225 12 5.3 -6.3 Earby 93 11 11.8 -1.3 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 51
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Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 (based upon March 2006 Survey) % of vacant retail units, by settlement Total No. of Retail Vacant Units % Change from 2001 Units No. % of Total Pendle 1,426 148 10.4 -2.7
5.49 Overall there has been a reduction in vacant units of 2.7% across the Borough between 2001 and 2006. This is an encouraging sign and in particular Nelson and Barnoldswick have seen the largest decreases of 4.5% and 6.3% respectively. However, other areas have seen an increase in vacant units in this period, in particular Colne with a 3% greater number of units vacant in the 2006 survey than in the 2001 survey.
5.50 Greater out of town retail development in Colne in recent years may be a cause of this and it is intended that the sequential test of PPS6 and Policy 25 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 can address this trend and prevent further attrition of retail expenditure from the town centres. However with Core Indicator 4B in this AMR demonstrating that the majority of new retail floorspace is not being completed within the town centres it is vital that this is closely monitored in future years.
4BL(ii) - Percentage of shopping frontages in non-shopping uses
Table 5.33 Local Indicator 4BL(ii) - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 (based upon March 2006 Survey) Total number and % of shopping frontages in non-shopping uses Primary Frontage Secondary Frontage Local Frontage No. % No. % No. % Nelson 12 33 46 52 6 50 Colne 41 45 27 56 n/a n/a Brierfield 4 25 7 41 0 0 Barrowford 3 19 4 33 2 19 Barnoldswick 11 17 26 34 3 37 Earby n/a n/a 19 46 n/a n/a
5.51 Shopping use is classified as A1 Use Class, therefore all other uses are counted as non-shopping uses for the purposes of this local indicator. Barrowford and Barnoldswick have the greater extents of their shopping frontages in current shopping use, whilst Colne has the greatest extents in non-shopping use, 45% of primary frontages and 56% of secondary frontages.
5.52 Currently the percentage figures provided relate to the percentage of the number of units, however Policy 26 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 refers to the percentage of the frontage length. Future AMRs will translate the survey figures into percentage figures based upon the frontage length for more effective measurement of policy impacts, however available resources do not permit this for inclusion in this AMR. 52 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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4C - Amount of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag award standard
Table 5.34 Core Indicator 4C - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ To increase participation and improve access to recreation Local Plan Policies 33 Existing Open Space 34 Improved Open Space Provision Targets (Source) ▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ Amount of open space provision (showing surplus / deficiency) by ward - 4CL
Table 5.35 Core Indicator 4C - Performance
Performance Summary There are no eligible open spaces in Pendle managed to Green Flag award standard
5.53 The Green Flag Award scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces across England and Wales. The award is managed by The Civic Trust on behalf of Communities and Local Government and the Green Flag advisory board. Pendle Council maintain a total of 22 designated parkland areas, totalling 82.9 hectares of land. The largest single area is Alkincoats Park, north of Colne, at 10.9 hectares.
5.54 At present no open spaces in Pendle are managed to Green Flag award standard, however it is hoped that in future years this will change with a working group having been established to submit three Pendle Parks for accreditation in 2008/09 (Marsden Park, Heyhead Park and Barrowford Park).
4CL - Open space provision by ward
5.55 The Council conducts an Open Space Audit approximately every three years, identifying any surplus or deficiency (in hectares) of open space by typology and by ward. The survey was last conducted in 2003 and the findings are shown in the table below. Figures represent the variance between the average, expected provision (based upon the total provision of each typology and the total number of households in Pendle) and the actual provision per household.
Table 5.36 Local Indicator 4CL - Performance
Amenity Outdoor Park Play EPA Ceme Civic Corridor Allot Wood BHS School tery ment land Play Fields Barrowford -0.9 -2.3 3.9 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 -0.1 -3.5 2.6 -13.4 -72.9 -2.3 Blacko & Higherford -0.4 -1.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 9.1 57.1 -0.7 Boulsworth -0.8 -1.0 0.9 0.3 0.5 5.9 -0.1 -2.8 -0.4 53.0 96.8 -2.1 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 53
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Amenity Outdoor Park Play EPA Ceme Civic Corridor Allot Wood BHS School tery ment land Play Fields Bradley -1.5 5.2 -3.8 -0.2 -1.3 -1.1 0.4 -4.4 4.2 -13.4 -90.6 1.0 Brierfield -1.6 -1.2 -4.2 0.0 0.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -15.1 -71.5 0.7 Clover Hill -0.1 -6.1 7.1 -0.2 -1.7 -0.9 -0.1 -3.6 -1.4 -19.4 -71.3 -2.4 Coates 0.1 10.9 -4.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1 1.9 0.7 -17.7 -73.4 -1.2 Craven -0.4 -6.5 1.6 -0.2 1.1 -1.0 0.2 3.6 -0.6 13.8 55.3 3.7 Earby 0.4 1.3 -2.2 0.0 4.0 0.4 -0.1 12.7 -0.4 -3.5 108.2 -1.3 Foulridge -0.1 0.3 -1.5 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.0 8.6 0.3 -0.5 32.3 -0.3 Higham & Pendleside -0.5 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 -0.9 -0.3 -0.0 -1.1 -0.7 90.2 464.0 0.0 Horsfield 0.5 -4.6 -2.0 -0.2 -1.9 -1.0 -0.1 -3.9 -1.7 -20.3 -78.0 0.3 Marsden 2.8 -2.0 6.8 -0.1 -0.7 3.6 -0.1 0.9 -0.4 -5.4 -36.9 2.2 Old Laund Booth -0.4 0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.0 -1.0 -0.7 2.0 -6.4 -0.3 Reedley -1.0 13.6 -2.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.8 -0.1 1.9 -2.1 -10.3 -20.8 -0.7 Southfield -1.6 -6.0 -4.6 -0.1 -1.9 -1.0 -0.1 -3.9 1.7 -9.3 -54.6 -2.6 Vivary Bridge 3.3 10.8 5.9 -0.2 -0.8 -1.0 -0.0 4.9 -1.2 0.4 -64.3 2.5 Walverden -0.5 -3.5 6.6 -0.1 -0.8 -0.0 -0.1 -2.4 1.0 -12.8 -48.5 2.4 Waterside 4.7 -6.1 -3.1 0.5 1.2 -0.2 0.1 -3.8 -1.5 -15.6 -74.9 2.8 Whitefield -1.1 -1.3 -1.2 0.6 1.2 -0.6 0.7 -2.4 0.5 -12.0 -49.4 -1.6
5.56 The data shows that Barrowford, Clover Hill and Southfield wards have a surplus of open space in only one typology each, allotment, park and allotment respectively. These wards therefore represent the most deprived areas in respect of open space provision. In comparison Coates, Craven and Earby wards each have a surplus in seven typologies.
5.57 Policy 34 (Improved Open Space Provision) of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 supports proposals for new open space, especially in those wards where deficiencies of provision are evident. Future open space audits will reveal any impacts of this policy, along with identification of losses / replacement enforced through Policy 33 (Existing Open Space). The Open Space Audit is currently under review and should report new findings in the 2007/08 AMR.
Flood Protection and Water Quality Indicators (7)
7 - Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality
Table 5.37 Core Indicator 7 - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Reduce risks to people and the developed and natural environment ▫ Resist development that would detrimentally affect groundwater supply Local Plan Policies 6 Development and flood risk 7 Water resource protection 54 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
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8 Contamination and pollution Targets (Source) ▫ None Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None
Table 5.38 Core Indicator 7 - Performance
Performance Summary Planning applications received No. % Objected to by the Environment Agency 4 100 Still approved by the Local Authority (contrary to advice) 0 0
5.58 Objections received from the Environment Agency (EA) on all four reported sites were on the basis of a loss of flood storage area, a loss or restricted access to a watercourse, a risk of flooding, or a request for a flood risk assessment (FRA); none of the objections were in respect of water quality issues.
5.59 Of the four application objections received, two were withdrawn by the EA prior to a development control decision having taken place, and two were resolved through conditions being applied to the planning permission. Although no formal withdrawal of these two objections is recorded as having taken place, the resolution of EA concerns through the use of planning conditions is deemed to be in accordance with EA advice.
5.60 The stronger development and flood risk policy in the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016, compared to policy in the previous adopted version, has helped to reduce permissions contrary to EA advice over previous years. With a strengthening and further clarification of policy in PPS25 (published in December 2006), this figure should remain low in future years.
Biodiversity Indicators (8)
8 - Change in areas and populations of biodiversity importance, including:
i. change in priority habitat and species (by type); and ii. change in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value including sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance
Table 5.39 Core Indicator 8 - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ Create and maintain attractive places where people live, work and partake in active recreation ▫ Protect, conserve and where appropriate enhance the best natural environments Local Plan Policies Annual Monitoring Report 2007 55
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4a Natural heritage - international sites 4b Natural heritage - national sites 4c Natural heritage - local sites 4d Natural heritage - wildlife corridors, species protection and biodiversity 14 Trees, woodland and hedgerows Targets (Source) ▫ 'No net loss' of environmental value JLSP - Policy 21 ▫ 'No net loss' of environmental value PLP - Policy 4b ▫ 'No net loss' of environmental value PLP - Policy 4c
Table 5.40 Core Indicator 8 - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007
(i) Change in priority habitats and species (by type)
As stated in previous AMRs, the Council is unable to monitor this indicator at present, and therefore data is not currently available. Baseline data could be taken from the Lancashire Biodiversity Action Plan which identifies the priority species within Pendle. However it is anticipated that local monitoring procedures will be unable to meet the requirement of measuring against this baseline for the foreseeable future. A coordinated approach to monitoring, in conjunction with Lancashire County Council, will be required to provide meaningful data in the future.
(ii) Changes in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value
(a) Changes in the total area of designated sites
Designation Total Change 2005-2006
Type Level No. ha ha
SAC/SPA International 1 1,589 0
SSSI National 1 1,589 0
BHS Local 58 1,273 -2.7
GHS Local 3 6 0
LNI Local 7 231 0
LNR Local 4 16 0
Total All 74 3,115 -2.7
(b) Condition of SSSI designated sites
Condition of SSSI Pendle NW UK
ha % % %
Favourable condition 0 0 49 45
Unfavourable recovering 658 41 34 28 condition 56 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
5 Core and Local Output Indicators
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007
Unfavourable no change 673 42 14 18 condition
Unfavourable declining 258 16 4 9 condition
Destroyed / part 0 0 0 0 destroyed
5.61 No new land was designated for its environmental value during this monitoring period, following two consecutive years of new designations in 2005/06 and 2004/05. A loss of 2.7 hectares of BHS sites has occurred through the de-allocation of The Railway Sidings at Knotts Lane, Colne. This was de-allocated following a re-assessment of the site in November 2006 by the BHS partnership.
5.62 The 2005/06 AMR reported the severe fire in the summer of 2006 that burnt over 150 hectares of the SSSI area in Pendle destroying virtually all the heather within the fire area (Natural England). As a result the condition of the area of SSSI in the Borough had deteriorated. No additional change during the 2006/07 monitoring period has been observed. 41% of the Pendle SSSI area remains in an unfavourable recovering condition, 42% unfavourable no change and 16% unfavourable declining. A programme of managed restoration is proposed to rectify the damage to the unfavourable declining area.
Renewable Energy Indicators (9)
9 - Renewable energy capacity installed by type
Table 5.41 Core Indicator 9 - Context
Local Plan Objectives ▫ To provide a renewable energy supply for Pendle ▫ To conserve the environment and reduce pollution Local Plan Policies 1 Development in the open countryside 5 Renewable energy sources 13 Quality and design of new development Targets (Source) ▫ 10% of electricity generation should be from renewable sources by 2010 (PPS22) ▫ 20% of electricity generation should be from renewable sources by 2020 (PPS22) ▫ Increase existing capacity for onshore renewable energy electrical generation in Lancashire from 47MW to 95MW by 2007 and 116MW by 2010 (JLSP - Policy 25) Additional Local Output Indicators ▫ None Annual Monitoring Report 2007 57
Core and Local Output Indicators 5
Table 5.42 Core Indicator 9 - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 No. Power Proposed renewable energy schemes granted 3 13 kw planning permission Proposed renewable energy schemes refused 1 Not known planning permission
5.63 The Council have received four applications within this period for renewable energy supply developments, three of which were small scale. An application for solar roof panels has been approved for a residential unit in Barnoldswick (2.1kw) and two applications for 12m wind turbines have also been approved in Laneshawbridge (5kw) and Trawden (6kw). One further application was received for a large scale wind turbine (60m high) on Lomeshaye Industrial Estate which was refused on the grounds of size and location and adverse impact on the Green Belt.
5.64 The performance summary this year indicates an increase over the previous year (1 solar and 1 small scale wind approval) however the borough is still a long way from meeting, at the local level, the level of renewable energy approvals required nationally of 10% electricity generation by 2010. Although the national target does not require each individual district to meet this target, as some districts will have a greater ability to do so than others, Pendle has the potential to offer a far greater contribution than it does so at present. It is important that over the coming years Pendle helps to better contribute to the County and National targets.
Additional Local Output Indicators (10)
10AL - Number of planning applications refused on the grounds of the impact to a Conservation Area
Table 5.43 Local Indicator 10AL - Performance
Performance Summary: 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007 Number of applications refused Total no. of refusals Total no. of refusals on Conservation Area grounds 186 28
5.65 Of a total of 186 applications refused during the 2006/07 monitoring period, 28 were on the grounds of the impact to a Conservation Area. This was not necessarily the sole reason for refusal, however it demonstrates that Policy 10 (Areas of Architectural or Historic Interest) is being effective in restricting inappropriate development in the Borough's Conservation Areas. This indicator, when monitored over time, should demonstrate any trends towards over tightening, or relaxation of the Conservation Area status within the planning function. 58 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
5 Core and Local Output Indicators Annual Monitoring Report 2007 59
Significant Effects Indicators 6 60 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
6 Significant Effects Indicators
6.1 The preparation of Sustainability Appraisals (SA) to accompany new Local Development Documents (LDDs) may produce significant effects indicators, however, to date only one LDD, the Brierfield Canal Corridor Planning Brief (SPD), published in October 2004, has been adopted.
Brierfield Canal Corridor (Housing) Planning Brief (SPD)
6.2 The SA was prepared between July 2003 and October 2004. ODPM guidance at the time for SA and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was only in draft format. The SA document details four predicted effects of the SPD. Following regeneration of the area as per the development brief, the Council believe that these could represent suitable significant effects indicators when compared to baseline data:
A reduction in the number of homes vacant for more than 6 months A reduction in the number / % of homes subject to low demand A reduction in the number / % of low value house price sales A reduction in the number / % of homes in Council Tax Band A
6.3 Baseline data for these indicators are currently being prepared by Pendle Borough Council, other East Lancashire Authorities and Elevate, against which the Council will be able to measure progress against on an annual basis thereafter. However, actual measurement of these indicators is unlikely to occur for a number of years due to the long-term nature of Compulsory Purchase Order action and any subsequent demolition and/or redevelopment of land.
Further Local Development Documents
6.4 The Council intend to include further significant effects indicators in future AMRs, as and when further SAs highlight appropriate measures. The Local Development Scheme Timetable (Appendix A) outlines the Local Development Documents anticipated during the 2007/08 monitoring period. Only the Bradley (Nelson) AAP is likely to result in a sustainability appraisal during this period, however appropriate indicators will not be resolved during this period as the SA will not be complete. Annual Monitoring Report 2007 61
Monitoring Framework 7 62 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
7 Monitoring Framework
The Monitoring Process
7.1 The development of an effective monitoring framework will help to ensure that data capture for future Annual Monitoring Reports is undertaken in a timely and efficient manner. In addition, it will help to ensure that targets and indicators set in any new Local Development Documents are appropriate and can be measured effectively. This follows guidance outlined in PPS12 and the ODPM publication 'Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide' (2005).
7.2 The regular monitoring of housing and employment land has been undertaken in Pendle for a number of years. A database linked to a Geographical Information System (GIS) is used to record and map both completions and outstanding permissions within each monitoring period. This work is currently undertaken by the Planning Policy team and has been expanded to include similar monitoring of retail and leisure land as required by the AMR. These monitoring reports are sufficient to cover the Core Indicators 1A-1F, 2A-2D and 4A-4B and are completed during April to June each year.
7.3 The Annual Monitoring Cycle can be broken down into the following stages
Data Collection (April - June) Data Analysis (July - August) Preparation of AMR (September - November) Submission and publication of AMR (December) Review and publication of LDS (January to March)
Utilising External Data Sources
7.4 The requirements for the effective monitoring of all AMR indicators places heavy demands on Council resources. However, as monitoring is undertaken by a wide range of organisations, the collection of information for AMR purposes does not seek to create additional work, as in many cases suitable indicators are already being monitored. In all cases the Council seek to maximise the use of existing published data sources.
7.5 Therefore additional indicators, not covered by the traditional housing, employment and retail annual monitoring surveys, are principally completed through data provision from external council sources. For example indicator 3B, concerning public transport time to key services from new housing developments, is provided by Lancashire County Council; indicator 7, concerning planning permissions with concerns over flood defence grounds or water quality is provided by data from the Environment Agency; and indicator 8, specifically part (ii)(a) and the condition of SSSI designated sites is provided by data supplied by Natural England.
Reducing the Contextual Indicators
7.6 The Spatial Portrait (Section 3) of this report replaces the 'Pendle in Context' section from the first AMR published in 2005. The information provided within this section reflects the contextual indicators that are a requirement of the AMR. In comparison with the 2005 report, the number of contextual indicators in this years AMR have been greatly reduced. The more comprehensive set of contextual Annual Monitoring Report 2007 63
Monitoring Framework 7
indicators provided in the 2004/05 AMR will be reviewed on a longer term basis, perhaps every five years, in order to allow the Council to review the overall progress of the LDF towards its published objectives.
Evolution of Local Indicators
7.7 The first AMR published in 2005 contained a number of local indicators, deemed appropriate to issues of particular local concern in Pendle, for example the percentage of vacant retail units in town and local shopping centres, and the number of mill sites being lost to housing. These were all reported in 2006 and continue to be monitored as demonstrated in this AMR. As the LDDs detailed in the Council's LDS are adopted, these may be updated or added to as deemed appropriate. At all times the Council will ensure that all policies are effectively monitored and measured wherever possible. 64 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
7 Monitoring Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2007 65
Local Development Scheme Timetable A 66 Annual Figure A.1 LDS Timetable 2008 A Local Monitoring Development Report 2007 Scheme T imetable Annual Monitoring Report 2007 67
Adopted Local Plan Policies translated to Local Development Documents B 68 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 B Adopted Local Plan Policies translated to Local Development Documents
Table B.1 Translation of Replacement Local Plan 2001-2016 policies to Local Development Documents
Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 Policy Local Development Document 1 Development in the Open Countryside Core Strategy, SPD 2 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Core Strategy, SPD 3 Green Belt Core Strategy 3A Protected Areas Core Strategy 4A Natural Heritage - International Sites Core Strategy 4B Natural Heritage - National Sites Core Strategy 4C Natural Heritage - County & District Designated Sites Core Strategy 4D Natural Heritage - Wildlife Corridors, Species Protection Core Strategy & Biodiversity 5 Renewable Energy Resources Core Strategy 6 Development & Flood Risk Core Strategy, SPD 7 Water Resource Protection Core Strategy 8 Contamination and Pollution Core Strategy 9 Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest Core Strategy 10 Areas of Special Architectural or Historic Interest Core Strategy, SPD 11 Archaeology Core Strategy 12 Maintaining Settlement Character - 13 Quality and Design of New Development Development Control Principles DPD, SPD 14 Trees, Woodland & Hedgerows SPD 16 Landscaping in New Development SPD 17 Location of New Housing Development Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD 18 Housing Market Renewal Core Strategy, Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD, Brierfield, Nelson & Colne AAP's 20 Quality Housing Provision Development Control Principles DPD, SPD 21 Provision of Open Space in New Housing Development Development Control Principles DPD, SPD 22 Protected Employment Areas Core Strategy 23 Location of New Employment Development Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD 24 Employment in Rural Areas Core Strategy 25 Location of Service & Retail Development Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD 26 Non-Shopping Uses in Town Centres & Local Shopping Development Control Principles DPD Areas 27 Retail & Service Land Provision Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD 28 Retail & Service Provision in Villages Core Strategy 29 Creating an Improved Transport Network Core Strategy, Land Use Allocation DPD, Proposals Map DPD 30 Sustainable Travel Modes Core Strategy 31 Parking Core Strategy Annual Monitoring Report 2007 69 Adopted Local Plan Policies translated to Local Development Documents B
Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 Policy Local Development Document 32 New Community Facilities Core Strategy, Land Use Allocation DPD 33 Existing Open Space Core Strategy 34 Improved Open Space Provision Core Strategy 35 Countryside Access Core Strategy 36 Leeds-Liverpool Canal Corridor Core Strategy 37 East Lancashire Regional Park Core Strategy 38 Telecommunications Core Strategy, SPD 39 Equestrian Development Core Strategy 40 Tourism Core Strategy 70 Annual Monitoring Report 2007 B Adopted Local Plan Policies translated to Local Development Documents Annual Monitoring Report 2007 71
Adopted Local Plan Policies and their measurement indicators C 72 Annual Monitoring Report 2007
C Adopted Local Plan Policies and their measurement indicators
Table C.1 Measurement of Replacement Local Plan 2001-2016 policies through core and local output indicators
Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 Policy Core / Local Output Indicators 1 Development in the Open Countryside 2D, 3AL, 3B, 9 2 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 3 Green Belt 2C 3A Protected Areas 4A Natural Heritage - International Sites 8 4B Natural Heritage - National Sites 8 4C Natural Heritage - County & District Designated Sites 8 4D Natural Heritage - Wildlife Corridors, Species Protection 8 & Biodiversity 5 Renewable Energy Resources 9 6 Development & Flood Risk 7 7 Water Resource Protection 7 8 Contamination and Pollution 7 9 Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest 10 Areas of Special Architectural or Historic Interest 10AL 11 Archaeology 12 Maintaining Settlement Character 13 Quality and Design of New Development 9 14 Trees, Woodland & Hedgerows 8, 8AL 16 Landscaping in New Development 17 Location of New Housing Development 1AL, 1F, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3AL, 3B 18 Housing Market Renewal 2A, 2B 20 Quality Housing Provision 2A, 2C 21 Provision of Open Space in New Housing Development 2A, 2C 22 Protected Employment Areas 1A, 1AL, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 3A 23 Location of New Employment Development 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 3AL 24 Employment in Rural Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 3A 25 Location of Service & Retail Development 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 3AL, 4A, 4AL, 4B 26 Non-Shopping Uses in Town Centres & Local Shopping 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 4A, 4B, 4BL Areas 27 Retail & Service Land Provision 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 4A, 4B 28 Retail & Service Provision in Villages 3A, 4A, 4AL, 4B 29 Creating an Improved Transport Network 30 Sustainable Travel Modes 31 Parking 3A 32 New Community Facilities 3A, 3AL, 3B, 4A, 4B Annual Monitoring Report 2007 73
Adopted Local Plan Policies and their measurement indicators C
Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 Policy Core / Local Output Indicators 33 Existing Open Space 4C, 4CL 34 Improved Open Space Provision 4C, 4CL 35 Countryside Access 36 Leeds-Liverpool Canal Corridor 37 East Lancashire Regional Park 38 Telecommunications 39 Equestrian Development 40 Tourism 3A
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