Monitoring Statement East Dunbartonshire Main Issues Report
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East Dunbartonshire Main Issues Report 2013 Monitoring Statement 2 East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan - Monitoring Statement 2013 - 2017 Contents Introduction 2 Introduction Strategic Context 3 In November 2011 East Dunbartonshire Council began preparation of the new Local Urban Capacity 9 Development Plan for East Dunbartonshire. Housing and Mixed Uses 16 The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 introduced a new legislative framework for Town Centres and Retailing 34 development planning in Scotland including the replacement of Local Plans with Community and Leisure facilities 44 Local Development Plans. Local authorities are required to produce a Monitoring The Green Network, Statement to inform the preparation of the Local Development Plan and to publish it alongside the Main Issues Report. Open Space and Physical Activity 52 Green Belt 59 The Main Issues Report is the first stage in the preparation of the Local Development Design Quality 63 Plan. It identifies the key changes that have taken place since Local Plan 2 was prepared and sets out proposals for development in East Dunbartonshire. This Sustainability and Monitoring Statement, which was produced in 2012, provides the evidence base for Climate Change 64 the Local Development Plan and assists in identifying the issues raised in the Main Design and Placemaking Issues Report. Renewables 68 Waste 71 This Monitoring Statement therefore: • Considers legislative and policy changes and local strategies that affect Minerals 74 East Dunbartonshire Water, Drainage and • Monitors changes in the principal physical, economic, social and environmental Flooding 76 characteristics of East Dunbartonshire Telecommunications 82 • Monitors the impact of the policies and proposals in Local Plan 2 Environmental and Hazard • Provides information gathered from early engagement with communities and Risk Areas 84 stakeholders in November and December 2011 • Provides a baseline for ongoing monitoring Historic Environment 86 Natural Environment 95 This Monitoring Statement begins with a strategic context chapter which sets out the key drivers of change for planning policy in East Dunbartonshire from the Economic Competitiveness 103 international to local scale. Eleven topic chapters consider each of the topics in Transport 115 Local Plan 2. A conclusions chapter considers the issues arising from each topic and Conclusions 129 summarises changes required to each policy in Local Plan 2. Glossary 139 A glossary can be found at the end of this Monitoring Statement. 3 Strategic Context 4 East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan - Monitoring Statement 2013 - 2017 Preparation of Local Plan 2 began in 2006 and a number of major changes have Scottish occurred in the subsequent years which impact on East Dunbartonshire. Government’s These changes have either occurred at an international scale, nationally across Purpose - Scotland, regionally or locally. These key drivers of change are set out below. Sustainable Economic EDC Council Figure 1: Key Drivers of Change affecting the Local Development Plan Growth Single Corporate Outcome Asset Agreement Strategy Key Government Drivers Population Planning of Changes Policy Change Glasgow and Clyde Economic Valley Strategic Downturn Development Climate Plan Change and Low Carbon Agenda 5 International Economic Change • The number of people in work in East Dunbartonshire had fallen from The recession has had major implications for Scotland and East Dunbartonshire. 52,800 in 2007 to 48,400 by September 2011 Recovery from the economic downturn continues to be uncertain. • The business base in the area has shown a degree of resilience, with previous rises in the number of businesses locally, being reversed only Scottish Government data provides a picture of economic change in 2011. Scottish marginally. Gross Domestic Product, which is also known as Gross Value Added, fell by 0.1% in • Economic activity in the area has been falling, driven by increases in the the fourth quarter of 2011 but grew by 0.5% over the year. This compared with a UK numbers retiring early and those becoming students. fall of 0.3% in quarter 4 and growth of 0.6% over the year. • Building warrant applications in 2012 are at pre-recession levels and numbers of planning applications have increased by 14% over the last two Data for 2012 records a fall of 0.1% for Scotland in the first quarter of 2012, years, suggesting continuing development at a local level. demonstrating that Scotland had followed the rest of the UK into recession, albeit a shallower one. The mixed UK, Scottish and local picture raises questions about the restructuring On a sectoral basis the construction industry appears to be the hardest hit and of the economy and when and what recovery might look like. It is uncertain as to that picture has continued into the first quarter of 2012, with a very poor situation whether recovery to pre-recession levels is likely to be achieved during the Local in the sector dragging down the more positive figures for production and services. Growth was unevenly spread across industrial sectors, with the strongest being the Development Plan period. production sector at 2.4%. Within the production sector, manufacturing increased by 3.5%. Despite this manufacturing remains significantly below its pre-recession peak. The service sector grew by 1.25%. Within this, the retail sector showed growth Climate Change in sales of 0.7%. Since the preparation and publication of Local Plan 2 the need to reflect sustainable Looking ahead, the Scottish Government states that global recovery is forecast to development and climate change in all planning policies has grown in importance. remain fragile through 2012 and into 2013, with Scottish growth expected to be Both the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 fragile through 2012 before picking up in 2013 and returning to near trend in 2014. require the Local Development Plan policies to contribute towards sustainable The University of Strathclyde (June 2012) states there will be slow growth in 2013, development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. improving in 2014, with a return to pre-recession levels in quarter three of 2014. The mixed UK, Scottish and local picture raises questions about the restructuring of the economy and when and what recovery might look like. It is uncertain as to whether recovery to pre-recession levels is likely to be achieved during the Local Development Plan period. East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan - Monitoring Statemant 2013 - 2017 6 East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan - Monitoring Statement 2013 - 2017 National Regional Scottish Government Purpose and Indicators Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan The Scottish Government has set out its purpose as ‘to focus government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland A key driver of change in East Dunbartonshire is the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth’. In order to deliver this Strategic Development Plan, which has replaced the Structure Plan. The Strategic purpose the Government has sixteen National Outcomes and all local authorities are Development Plan promotes a strong growth agenda, reflecting aspirations for the tasked with producing a Single Outcome Agreement which demonstrates how these Glasgow city region and the Scottish Government’s National Planning Framework 2 National Outcomes will be delivered at a local level. A series of National Indicators and Scottish Planning Policy. provide specific targets to be met. The Government’s purpose has an impact on all work carried out by the public sector across Scotland. The Strategic Development Plan sets out a vision comprised of five key components, which determines the future of land use development across the city region to 2035. Scottish Government Planning Policy • Economy - Supporting a low carbon economy through the provision of a high quality sustainable transport network The National Planning Framework 2 is the Scottish Government’s overarching • Urban Fabric - Maintaining a sustainable compact city-region and identifying strategy for long-term development over the next 20-25 years. It sets out a ‘strategic centres’ which will be the focus for economic and social activity, geographical or spatial plan for Scotland. National Planning Framework 2 identifies maximising their sustainable accessibility 14 key infrastructure projects as national developments, 2 of which are relevant to • Infrastructure - Promotion of sustainable transport networks, public transport East Dunbartonshire: and active travel, providing an alternative to the private car. Development • Central Scotland Green Network prioritised to locations accessible by such sustainable transport • Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Scheme • Environment - Implementation of green infrastructure to provide a higher quality living and working environment and mitigate carbon emissions The Local Development Plan will therefore be required to reflect the requirements • Energy - Decentralised power plants, based on alternative technologies, located of these national developments, and the Council will work in partnership with other across the city region relevant stakeholders to support the aims of the National Planning Framework 2. The Strategic Development Plan is informed by a Housing Need and Demand Scottish Planning Policy sets out Scottish Government policy on a range of planning