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Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council

Local Development Framework

ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2008

CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Part 1 PAGE 1 Review of Local Development Scheme and progress of Local 6 Development Framework

Part 2 PAGE 1 Characteristics of the Borough 12

2 Key Characteristics 13

3 The Natural Environment 34

4 The Built Environment 45

5 Employment 47

6 Housing 66

7 Transportation 85

8 Recreation and Tourism 92

9 Shopping Town Centres and Regeneration 100

10 Community Needs 106

11 Appeals 112

12 Saved Policies 119

13 Sustainability Appraisal Indicators Monitoring 120

Sources 128

Appendices 131

Glossary 143

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Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council

Local Development Framework

ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2008

Executive Summary

One of the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is for Local Planning Authorities (LPA) to produce an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). This is the fourth AMR for the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich and contains information on the period 1st April 2007 – 31st March 2008. This report will address the following matters

· Review actual progress in terms of local development document preparation against the timetable and milestones on the local development scheme. · Assess the extent to which policies in local development documents are being implemented. · Highlight specific issues that are relevant to the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich that may need to be addressed through policy intervention. · Where policies are not being implemented, explain why and to set out what steps are to be taken to ensure that the policy is implemented; or whether the policy is to be amended or replaced. · Identify the significant effects of implementing policies in local development documents and whether they are as intended; and · Set out whether policies are to be amended or replaced.

The report is split into 2 parts, part 1 deals with the issues highlighted above, the review of the Local Development Scheme and progress of the Local Development Framework.

The document will be submitted to the Secretary of State through the Government Office for the North West (GONW) by the 31st December 2008.

The Local Plan

The Local Plan was approved in February 2005 and covers the period up to 2011. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 required LPA to make an application to ‘Save’ policies beyond the 3 year period after the adoption of the current Local Plan. The Borough Council applied for a number of Local Plan policies to be saved for longer than the 3 year period specified, using the protocol set out within the Planning and Compulsory Act. This protocol required the LPA to demonstrate that the policies set out within the Local Plan reflected the principles of Local Development Frameworks; were consistent with current national policy; and that it was not feasible or desirable to replace them.

The Borough Council submitted a list of ‘Saved’ policies and their intentions for them to the GONW before the deadline of the 17th August 2007. A response was received on the 14th February 2008, from GONW. This response and attached schedule detailed those policies within the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 deemed as ‘Saved’ beyond the three year period after the adoption of the Local Plan.

A copy of the ‘Saved’ policies direction received from GONW and the list of policies ‘Saved’ beyond the three year period have been reproduced within this AMR document, see Appendix 2.

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The Local Development Framework

The Borough Council’s first Local Development Scheme (LDS) came into force on 31st December 2004. A First Review of the LDS was submitted to the GONW in October 2006 and came into effect on 21st November 2006. A Second Review of the LDS came into force on the 20th April 2007.

The revised LDS documents altered some of the timescales in order to provide more achievable targets for the production of the relevant DPDs.

Indicators

Part 2 is divided into 12 chapters which reflect chapters contained within the Local Plan, this part contains information relating to the Core Indicators set out by the Government Office and other indicators suggested for inclusion by Communities and Local Government guidance documents.

The list below shows all of the Core Indicators and their location within the report, there has also been considerable use of local indicators to give a clear picture of the Borough.

The “Regional Spatial Strategy and Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators – Update 2/2008” published by CLG in July 2008 contains the Core Output indicators for Local Planning Authorities to report on in their Annual Monitoring Reports. This revised set of Core Output Indicators replaced the “Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators Update 1/2005” (October 2005) and Table 4.4 and Annex B of the “Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide” (March 2005) documents.

Revision to the Core Output Indicators has been limited to the rationalisation, clarification and update of indicator definitions to reflect current government guidance. It is acknowledged within the document that due to the timing of the publication of the revised indicators there may be limited scope to incorporate a number of the changes within this year’s version of the AMR. Subsequently, changes to the Core Output Indicators not reflected in this year’s AMR should be incorporated in future AMR documents.

Core Output indicators reported on in previous AMR documents which have now been subsequently removed as a result of the revision process will on the whole continue to be reported on within this and future versions of the AMR document, as contextual and local indicators.

The AMR has the function of helping LPA understand the wider social, environmental and economic issues affecting their areas through the use of appropriate indicators.

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Core indicator / Paragraph ODPM Ref. number

Business development and town centres

BD1 Total amount of additional employment floorspace – by type 5.34 BD2 Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed 5.37 land – by type BD3 Employment land available – by type 5.39 BD4 Total amount of floorspace for ‘town centre uses’ 5.41

Housing

H1 Plan period and housing targets 6.2 H2(a) Net additional dwellings – in previous years 6.2 H2(b) Net additional dwellings – for the reporting year 6.2 H2(c) Net additional dwellings – in future years 6.2 H2(d) Managed delivery target 6.2 H3 New and converted dwellings – on previously developed land 6.13 H4 Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller) 6.17 H5 Gross affordable housing completions 6.24 H6 Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments 6.27

Environmental Quality

E1 Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment 3.3 Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds E2 Change in areas of biodiversity importance 3.4 E3 Renewable energy generation 3.7

Minerals - Dealt with by County Council

Waste - Dealt with by Cheshire County Council

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PART 1

REVIEW OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME AND PROGRESS OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

1 Introduction

1.1 The first Local Development Scheme (LDS) was prepared in September 2004; and subsequently came into effect on 31 December 2004. It set out the rolling programme that the Borough Council intended to follow in the production of its Local Development Framework (LDF) over the subsequent three years.

1.2 Since then the LDS has been reviewed twice. The latest version came into force on 20 April 2007.

1.3 This part of the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) looks at what progress has been made in the production the Local Development Documents during the last twelve months. But as explained below, work on the Local Development Scheme has been severely affected by the proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Cheshire.

2 Local Government Reorganisation

2.1 On 18 December 2007, Local Government Minister John Healey announced the decision to implement Government Reorganisation in Cheshire. This would result in two Unitary Authorities being formed as of 1 April 2009 to replace the existing county council and six borough councils.

2.2 Cheshire County Council and the six districts of Cheshire, City, & , Vale Royal, , Crewe and Nantwich and , will cease to exist. They will be replaced by two new unitary councils: · Cheshire West and Chester (Cheshire County Council, Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston and Vale Royal); and · (Cheshire County Council, Congleton, Crewe & Nantwich and Macclesfield).

2.3 Congleton and Crewe and Nantwich Borough Councils disagreed with the government’s proposals; and took them to judicial review. This was eventually unsuccessful; and the statutory orders for the creation of the two new unitary authorities were finally confirmed on 4 March 2008.

2.4 In May 2008 elections to the new authorities were held. Cheshire East Council now operates as a Shadow Authority, with the powers and responsibility to create the new unitary authority which will be formally vested in April 2009.

2.5 During this transitional stage, the existing councils have been working to ensure a smooth transition to the new authorities, whilst continuing to deliver existing services. In addition a considerable amount of joint working has already taken place regarding the gathering of background evidence relating to planning policy; and a draft Local Development Scheme has been produced for Cheshire East. This will be submitted to government before the end of 2008/

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2.6 It is important to note that each of the existing planning authorities has an adopted ‘Development Plan’ in place. These documents will continue to guide development and provide the basis for determining planning applications for the areas they currently cover (for example, the Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan will still provide part of the statutory policy context for the determination of waste planning applications across Cheshire after 1 April 2009).

2.7 Consequently this 2008 Annual Monitoring Report will be the last one to be produced by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council. In future monitoring will be performed by Cheshire East Council (although the 2008/09 document will be monitoring a 3 month period during which in Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council was still the local planning authority.

2.8 In the meantime the existing councils have been working together to ensure successful delivery of the 2009 Cheshire East AMR. In particular the following issues are being considered:

· Best practice research to establish the format, structure, content of the first AMR; · Ensuring that all monitoring requirements are met and that the AMR contributes to developing the evidence base for the preparation of the Cheshire East Local Development Framework; · Uniform and consistent monitoring mechanisms to facilitate ease of data collection and reliability of information for each new authority.

3 Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

3.1 This was adopted in May 2006, exactly as programmed in the original LDS. It has been kept under review; and it has been particularly valuable in guiding developers of major schemes to consult and involve those people who would be most affected by the proposals.

4 Core Strategy (Development Plan Document)

4.1 The relevant milestones in 2007/08 for the production of the Core Strategy were set out in the second review of the LDS:

Commencement Feb 2007

Pre–production evidence gathering Feb - Sept 2007 preparation of SA scoping report

Regulation 25 consultation on Oct - Nov 2007 Issues and Options and initial SA Continued Evidence gathering

Regulation 26 Pre submission Jun - July 2008 Participation on preferred options

4.2 The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options took place between 25 June and 30 July 2007. Consultation

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on the Issues and Options and its Sustainability Appraisal started on 15 October; and the period was extended due to postal problems until 14 December 2007.

4.3 Since the final decision was made that Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council would be abolished, work on the Core Strategy has effectively been suspended. The representations made to the Issues and Options consultation have been analysed; but this information will now be considered as part of the evidence base to advise the production of the Core Strategy for Cheshire East.

4.4 Current evidence gathering is taking place within the Cheshire East context. Work has stated on a joint Strategic Housing Market Assessment. A Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments of the Crewe and Nantwich area is also in progress.

4.5 Work on the south Cheshire sub regional study, which deals with cross border issues with north , has been completed; as has the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for the Borough. A retail study which covers all the Cheshire authorities (apart from Cheshire City) was completed in May 2007. This provides a robust evidence base which deals with the period up to 2021.

5 Housing Policies (Development Plan Document)

5.1 The relevant milestones in 2007/08 for the production of the Core Strategy were set out in the second review of the LDS:

Commencement Oct 2006

Pre–production/ evidence gathering phase/ Oct 2006 – July 2007 preparation of scoping report

Regulation 25 Consultation Aug - Sep 2007 on Issues and Options

Regulation 26 Pre submission Mar - Apr 2008 participation on preferred options

5.2 Work on the Housing DPD was intended to be largely subsumed into the Core Strategy. No separate scoping report or consultation on Issues and Options was considered necessary. Consultation on the Core Strategy inevitably involves considerable interest in housing matters; and there will be a considerable degree of overlap between the two development plan documents. In many cases the identification of an area for development in the Core Strategy would clearly reveal the extent of the potential housing site, although it would not be defined on an base.

5.3 As described above, work on the Core Strategy, and consequently the identification of strategic housing allocations, was suspended pending the creation of Cheshire East Council.

5.4 The annual Housing Land Availability monitor for 2007-08 has been published. This reveals that there was a housing land supply of 9.5 years. It also shows that 56% of completions over the previous year took place on brownfield sites; and that 73% of the current land supply is on brownfield land.

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6 Proposals Map (Development Plan Document)

6.1 This will be published and revised as each relevant Development Plan Document is adopted. None have reached this stage.

7 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

7.1 Since the original LDS was prepared 3 Supplementary Planning Documents identified have been adopted. · The P Way Club Development Brief · Water Gardens Development Brief · Crewe Rail Gateway Development Brief.

7.2 The Second Review of the LDS contained the following Milestones for the preparation of six new SPDs. Progress on each is described below.

Planning Obligations

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption Sept 2006 March 2007 Sept 2007

7.3 Consultation on the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report took place between 1 December 2006 and 5 January 2007. The draft SPD and Sustainability Appraisal were made available for comment between 8 May and 20 June 2007. As a result of the representations received, and subsequent changes in government thinking, it was decided to produce a revised draft which would be approved for additional consultation early in 2008.

7.4 Following the decision on Local Government Reorganisation, work on this SPD was halted. It will now be prepared by Cheshire East Council, and is included in the draft LDS which will be submitted to government by the end of 2008.

Extensions/ Householder Development

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption Dec 2006 May 2007 Dec 2007

7.5 The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report was published on 31 January 2007. A draft SPD was circulated for consultation between 13 February and 26 March 2008. The process was delayed as the document was subject to several revisions arising from workshops attended by development control officers and the Council’s design consultant. The brief was formally adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document on 15 July 2008.

Development on Backland and Gardens

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption Sept 2006 May 2007 Dec 2007

7.6 This SPD was prepared in tandem with the Extensions SPD. Consequently the same timetable applied. The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report was published on 31 January 2007. A draft SPD was circulated for consultation

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between 13 February and 26 March 2008. There was a delay as the document was subject to several revisions arising from workshops attended by development control officers and the Council’s design consultant. The brief was formally adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document on 15 July 2008.

Barn Conversions

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption March 2006 Sept 2007 March 2008

7.7 Preparation of the draft SPD had barely started when the decision on Local Government Reorganisation was announced. Work was suspended. It has not been identified as a priority for inclusion in the Cheshire East LDS.

Agricultural Workers Dwellings

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption March 2007 Sept 2007 March 2008

7.8 Work on drafting the SPD commenced in November 2007. When the decision on Local Government Reorganisation was announced work was suspended. It has not been identified as a priority for inclusion in the Cheshire East LDS.

Public Open Space and Play Provision

Commencement Participation on draft Adoption June 2007 Dec 2007 May 2008

7.9 Preliminary work on the SPD commenced in November 2007. Following the decision on Local Government Reorganisation, work on the SPD was halted. It will now be prepared by Cheshire East Council, and is included in the draft LDS which will be submitted to government by the end of 2008.

8 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment

8.1 The implications of the requirements of Sustainability Appraisal were highlighted in the original Local Development Scheme in that the use of external resources may be required. Initially it was felt that the Borough Council did not have the in- house resources to carry out appraisals of all the documents to be prepared. Happily however this proved not to be the case. First one planning officer, then when he left, a second planning officer demonstrated an unforeseen aptitude for this work. Initial joint working was carried out with a consultant before the Scoping Reports and Sustainability Appraisals for all 3 SPDs were produced in house. The consultants did however assist with the work on the Core Strategy Scoping and draft Sustainability Reports.

9 Resources

9.1 The current staff resources in the Policy team are set out below, with an assessment in percentage terms of the amount of time each will devote to LDF work:

· Head of Planning (Policy) 60

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· Principal Planning Officer 70 · Planning Officer 80 · Planning Officer (Part Time) 40 · Technician 20

9.2 In addition for the preparation of specific Local Development Documents, the Council will call upon the expertise of appropriate members of staff. These will include the Strategic Manager Planning and Development (2.5%), the Head of Planning (Development Control) (2.5%), Development Control staff (5%), the Economic Development and Estates Manager (2.5%), and the Head of Housing’s Strategy Team (5%). In theory this gives a total resource base of 3.1 fte in the Directorate, which represents a slight decrease of 0.2 fte since the original LDS was approved.

9.3 To this team will be added the Council's Consultation Manager, the Local Strategic Partnership Manager and the Community Engagement Manager who will bring the expertise of having successfully engaged the community and stakeholders in the preparation of the Borough’s Community Strategy.

9.4 Consultants will be engaged where there is a lack of expertise or capacity in house, particularly on specialist tasks such as the Strategic Housing Market Assessment.

9.5 Given the situation regarding Cheshire East, joint working concerning housing, shopping, employment land and the Regional Spatial Strategy is now well established; and will continue until the new Council’s staff structure is announced.

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PART 2

1 Characteristics of the Borough

1.1 The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich is the fourth largest of the six districts within the County of Cheshire. It is located at the southern most tip of the North West Region; and has an area of 43,000 hectares.

1.2 At the 2001 Census the population was 111,007, with 70.3% of the population living within urban areas and 29.7% residing in the surrounding rural areas. The 2007 mid- year population estimate is 116, 600. This is an increase of just over 5500 since the census in 2001.

Figure 1: Jubilee Gardens Figure 2: War Memorial, Crewe

1.3 The Borough is bounded by the district of Chester to the west, the district of Vale Royal to the north, the district of Congleton to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east and to the south.

1.4 It contains 2 principal towns, Crewe and Nantwich. Crewe has its origins in the 19th Century when the railways arrived. Nantwich is a historic market town which dates back to Roman times when it was a centre for salt production. A number of suburban villages cluster around the two towns, notably , Shavington, and Willaston. These villages together with the two towns form a compact predominantly urban area where over 100,000 people live.

1.5 The rest of the Borough is mainly rural with small villages where the character of the economy is dominated by agriculture. Nantwich is a thriving service centre which is a popular destination for tourists, leisure visitors and residents from its largely rural hinterland. Crewe, whilst owing much of its heritage to the railway industry, still remains as a major interchange on the West Coast mainline, is now a major employment centre with a diversified base in education, manufacturing, distribution, and services assisted by the development of business parks and infrastructure improvements. The Borough is well served by a number of important road links, including the M6 and A500.

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2 Key Characteristics

Population

2.1 The population of Cheshire has continued to grow since 1982; this is illustrated in Chart 1. The 2007 population estimate for Crewe and Nantwich produced by Cheshire County Council in October 2008 shows the population estimate for the Borough to be 116,600.

Population Estimates (1000's) 1982 - 2007

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Chart 1: Population Trend 1982-2007 Source: Cheshire Current Facts and Figures, 2008

Local Area Population Number Crewe 84220 Crewe & Nantwich Rural 15600 Nantwich 16740 Total 116,600 Table 1: Population Area Split, 2007 Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008 (www.cheshire.gov.uk/randi/lilac.htm)

2.2 Table 1 (above) shows the population area split within the Borough. The Table shows that 13.4% of the population live within the rural areas of the Borough. This high proportion of rural inhabitants highlights the importance of the rural villages to the character of the Borough. 73.2% of the total population live within Crewe and 14.4% live within Nantwich. The proportional split, highlighted in Table 1, suggests that within the Borough there are a number of sustainable development issues to be faced in achieving a balance between both the rural and urban environment in which people reside.

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Local Area Population Mid 2005 115,800 Plus Births 1,390 Less Deaths 1,182 Population TOTAL mid 2006 116,008 Table 2: Components of Population Change Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008 (www.cheshire.gov.uk/randi/lilac.htm)

2.3 Since the Census was carried out in 2001, the population of the Borough has increased from 111,007 to 116,600 - an increase of over 5500 people. This population increase has coincided with a growth in house building within the Borough in recent years with Crewe also seeing a rapid increase in new jobs and investment. A growing population has implications for service delivery and infrastructure within the Borough. The publication of the ‘Issues and Options’ Core Strategy document, which underwent public consultation at the end of 2007, acknowledged these implications in relation to the options for the future development of the Borough.

Gender Population Split Male 57,500 Female 59,100

Total 116,600 Table 3: Male/Female Population Split Source: Source: ONS (Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.4 The population within the Borough is almost equally divided between males and females with a slightly higher proportion of females (51%). The age structure of the Borough is represented within Table 4 (below). This information is supplemented by the quinary age group (Chart 2 Below) and explanatory text regarding population trends in the Borough.

0-9 10 - 15 - 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 - 65 - 70 - 75+ Total 14 19 24 29 34 39 44 64 69 74 13500 7700 7700 6700 6000 6700 8800 9400 30700 5600 4700 9100 116,600 Table 4: Borough Age Structure Breakdown, 2007 Source: ONS (Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

Emerging Population Trends

2.5 Mid 2007 population figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the overall population of the UK has continued to grow, with an overall increase of 388,000 (0.6%) on the mid 2006 figures. The average annual population growth since 2001 has been 0.5%, compared with 0.3% between 1991 and 2001 and 0.2% between 1981 and 1991 (www.statistics.gov.uk).

2.6 There continues to be an ageing population nationally with, for the first time ever, a higher number of people at a pensionable age than those aged under 16. The oldest age group (80+) is the fastest growing with 5% of the total population being within it. Net 14 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

migration is an important factor to be considered in terms of population change, the numbers of long-term migrants entering and leaving the UK has also increased since 2001 (www.statistics.gov.uk).

2.7 Within the Cheshire County, it is anticipated that in the short term (2005-2011) the population will increase by around 12,000. In the medium term (2005-2016) the population is expected to increase by around 20,000 and in the long term (2005-2021) the population is anticipated to increase by around 29,000 (Cheshire Population Report, 2007). These emerging population trends are illustrated in Chart 3 (below):

Resident Population Estimates 2007 Quinary Age Groups by Sex

Aged 85 and over

Aged 75 - 79 years

Aged 65 - 69 years

Aged 55 - 59 years

Aged 45 - 49 years Female Male Aged 35 - 39 years A g e G r oup

Aged 25 - 29 years

Aged 15 - 19 years

Aged 5 - 9 years

Aged under 1 year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Value

Chart 2: Quinary Age Group Information Source: ONS (Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

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Ageing Population

2.8 The whole population of the UK is ageing. The largest percentage growth in the population in the year to mid 2006 was for the age group 85 and over (5.9%). As stated in the previous paragraph, information published by Cheshire County Council in their 2007 Population Report highlighted that in the short, medium and long term it is anticipated that there will be a higher proportion of older people. As a result of these anticipated changes, there are implications for service provision both nationally and at the local level.

2.9 More than half of the growth in older people to 2021 will be seen in those aged 75 or over, with a significant increase in the number of people aged 85 or over. Ageing population growth will have implications for social care and health provision with an extra need for carers, leisure services, public transport and care homes etc (Cheshire Population Report, 2007). Requirements for an ageing population will include ‘Extra Care’ housing for the elderly; details relating to ‘Extra Care’ provision within the Borough can be found in paragraphs 6.47-6.48 of this AMR.

Reduction in Number of Children

2.10 Throughout Cheshire, despite the growth in the population as a whole, there is predicted to be a decline in the number of children (0 – 15 year olds), this trend will have implications for service provision in the future, in particular education and nursery provision, maternity and natal health care (Cheshire Population Report, 2007).

Decrease in Number of Young Adults

2.11 This will continue to decrease though the short, medium, and long term resulting in the long term with fewer young workers. This is highlighted in Chart 3 (below).

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Population forecasts 2005 to 2021

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Chart 3: Population Forecasts 2005-2021 Source: Cheshire County Council, Research and Intelligence Unit 2007

Population Densities

2.12 In 2004 the population density for the Borough was 2.63 members of population per hectare. Within the Borough in 2006, the average density of population has increased to 2.69 members of population per hectare. These figures are comparatively low when compared with the rest of Cheshire. Chart 4 (below) shows the average population density for Crewe and Nantwich compared with that for Cheshire as a whole.

Per Hectare Per Acre Per Square Per Square Kilometre Mile 1991 2006 1991 2006 1991 2006 1991 2006 Crewe & 2.43 2.69 0.98 1.09 243 269 630 697 Nantwich Cheshire 3.14 3.29 1.27 1.33 314 329 812 853 Table 5: Population Density, 2006 Source: Cheshire County Council, Research and Intelligence 2008

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Population Density per Hectare 1991 & 2006

3.5 3.29 3.14

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Per Hectare 1991 Per Hectare 2006 Chart 4: Population Density Comparison 1991and 2006 Source: Cheshire County Council, Research and Intelligence 2007

Ethnicity

2.13 Information from the 2001 Census showed that 2% of the population within the Borough was ‘non-white’, along with Chester this was the highest percentage within the County. Within the Borough, St Johns ward had the highest percentage of ‘non-white’ people (6.0%).

2.14 During the period May 2004 – December 2007 figures from the IPPR report “Floodgates or Turnstiles? Post-EU enlargement migration flows (to and from) the UK” showed that there were 3,660 approved WRS applications for the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. The Borough Council would estimate that there are approximately 4000 Polish people living within the Borough, this figure is made up of workers and their dependents. Approximately 800-1000 within this figure are described as temporary.

2.15 A study was completed in August 2008 for the Cheshire and Economic Alliance by Manchester Metropolitan University. The study entitled “Report on A8 Migrant Worker Aspirations in the Cheshire and Warrington Area” looked at the reasons why they had chosen to come to the UK and the Cheshire area in particular, their education and skills level, the sectors in which they worked and aspirations for the future.

Religion

2.16 The 2001 Census showed that 80.2% of the Borough population defined themselves as being Christian. A further 11.5% stated that they had no religion and 6.9% did not specify their religion. Muslims represented 0.4%, Buddhism, Hinduism and all other religions all accounted for 0.1% each.

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Socio Economic Groups

2.17 Figures from the 2001 Census showed that the Borough had the 2nd lowest proportion of managerial and professional workers in Cheshire at 24.7% compared to 30.5% for the county as a whole. The Borough did however, have the highest proportion of residents in skilled occupations (Cheshire County Council Current Facts and Figures, April 2003).

Health

2.18 The 2001 Census showed that 9% of the residents within the Borough indicated that their general health was not good. This was slightly higher than the overall level for Cheshire (8.59%) but lower than that of the North West (11%) and and Wales (9.27%) (Cheshire County Council Current Facts and Figures, April 2003).

2.19 2001 Census information also showed that 17.9% of residents within the Borough (ranked 36 out of 43 authorities in the North West) were suffering from a limiting long term illness (ONS Neighbourhood Statistics, 2007).

2.20 Information from the Department of Health and Association of Public Health Observatories showed that out of 32 indicators, Crewe and Nantwich has 9 indicators which are better than the England average and 8 which are worse.

Crewe and England Average Nantwich Deprivation 13.6 19.9 Children in poverty 16.9 22.4 Statutory homelessness 2.1 4.4 GCSE achievement (5 A*- C) 53.3 60.1 Violent Crime 17.4 19.3 Carbon emissions 8.0 7.6 Smoking in pregnancy 20.1 16.1 Breast feeding initiation 63.0 69.2 Physically active children 90.5 85.7 Obese children 8.3 9.9 Children’s tooth decay (at age 5) 0.9 1.5 Teenage pregnancy (under 18) 43.9 41.1 Adults who smoke 25.3 24.1 Binge drinking adults 22.2 18.0 Healthy eating adults 24.4 26.3 Physically active adults 9.8 11.6 Obese adults 25.1 23.6 Under 15s ‘not in good health’ 9.3 11.6 Incapacity benefits for mental 23.7 27.5 illness Hospital stays related to alcohol 304.2 260.3 Drug misuse 6.8 9.9 People diagnosed with diabetes 4.1 3.7 Sexually transmitted infections 19 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

New cases of tuberculosis 0.0 15.0 Hip fracture in over 65s 507.0 479.8 Life expectancy - male 76.9 77.3 Life expectancy - female 80.7 81.6 Infant deaths 5.2 5.0 Deaths from smoking 221.3 225.4 Early deaths – heart disease & 89.8 84.2 stroke Early deaths - cancer 126.0 117.1 Road injuries and deaths 99.3 56.3 Table 5: Department of Health and Association of Public Health Observatories Indicators Source: Department of Health and Association of Public Health Observatories, 2008

Employment

Variable Jan 2006- Dec 2006 Jan 2007- Dec 2007 number percent number percent Economic activity rate - working age 57,200 80.7 57,700 81.6 Employment rate - working age 54,600 77.0 56,600 79.2 Unemployment rate - working age 2,700 4.7 1,600 2.8 Economic activity rate males - working 28,600 77.2 31,900 85.4 age Employment rate males - working age 26,700 72.0 30,600 82.0 Economic activity rate females - 28,600 84.6 25,800 77.2 working age Employment rate females - working 27,900 82.4 25,400 76.2 age Table 6: Employment Statistics Jan 2007-Dec 2007 Source: Annual Population Survey 2006 – (Nomisweb www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.21 The Annual Population Survey (2007) showed that within the Borough, 57,700 (81.6%) members of the population were economically active. This can be subdivided as follows; those in employment 56,600 (79.2%) and unemployed 1,600 (2.8%). The total number of residents employed can then be broken down into males 30,600 (82.0 %) and females 25,400 (76.2%) (Annual Population Survey, 2006).

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Unemployment

All Regeneration All Other Regeneration other Unfilled live Date Areas - Areas – Variance Areas - Rate areas vacancies Number Number – Rate Sep-07 845 544 3.9% 1.1% 2.8% 1125 Sep-08 922 629 4.1% 1.3% 2.8% 1426 Table 7: Unemployment and Job Vacancy Levels. Source: Unemployment and Vacancies - Job Centre Plus Note: Unemployment rate calculated using Mid Year Estimates from Cheshire County Council 2007 rate - calculated using 2006 Mid Year Estimates 2008 rate - calculated using 2007 Mid Year Estimates

2.22 Table 7 (above) shows the year on year change in unemployment and vacancy levels within the Borough, the figures within the table are not seasonally adjusted and therefore represent the actual unemployment level figures.

2.23 Unemployment and vacancies have seasonal trends. For example, unemployment falls in the months leading to Christmas and rises again in the New Year. To take account of this Chart 5 (below) shows the same unemployment and vacancies as the table above, however the figures are adjusted to help remove some of these seasonal patterns. Therefore changes exhibited are due to changes in the underlying measurements and trends.

Unemployment and Live Unfilled Vacancies

Seasonally Adjusted April 2004 - Sept 2008

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Unemp. Regeneration Areas Unemp. All other areas Live vacancies

Chart 5: Unemployment and Live Unfilled Vacancies (April 2004 – Sept 2008) Source: Job Centre Plus figures. Figures have been adjusted using the X-12 ARIMA method.

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2.24 Chart 5 (above) shows that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased, but the number of unfilled vacancies advertised with the Job Centre Plus, again seasonally adjusted, has fallen over time.

Proportion of the Working Population Who Are Claiming JSA (%) April 2007-March 2008

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Chart 6: Proportion of Working Population Claiming Job Seekers Allowance. Source: Nomis 2008(Nomisweb www.nomisweb.co.uk) ONS Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.25 Chart 6 (above) represents the proportion of working population who are claiming Job Seekers Allowance over the period April 2007 – March 2008. As represented on Chart 6 (above) there were a higher proportion of Borough residents claiming Job Seekers Allowance in Crewe and Nantwich than in Cheshire as a whole within the last AMR period.

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Qualification Level Numbers Percentages NVQ 4 and above (e.g. HND, Degree and Higher Degree Level Qualifications or equivalent) 15,100 21.4% NVQ 3 and above (e.g. 2 or more A levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ 3, 2 or more higher or advanced national qualifications (Scotland) or equivalent) 27,100 38.4% NVQ 2 and above (e.g. 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C intermediate GNVQ, NVQ 2, intermediate 2 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent) 44,700 68.3% NVQ 1and above (e.g. fewer than 5 GCSEs at grades A-C foundation GNVQ, NVQ1 intermediate 1 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent) 57,500 81.4% Other qualifications (Includes foreign qualifications and some professional qualifications) 6,100 8.6% No qualifications (No formal qualifications held) 7,100 10% Table 8: Borough Qualification Levels Source: Annual Population Survey 2007 – (www.nomisweb.co.uk) ONS

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Qualification Level (Jan 2007 - Dec 2007)

NO QUALIFICATIONS

OTHER

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NVQ2 & ABOVE

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0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000

Chart 7: Qualification levels within the Borough-2007 Source: Annual Population Survey 2006- (www.nomisweb.co.uk) ONS Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.26 In 2007, within the Borough there were only 10% of residents who held no qualifications; his is below the average for the North West which is 15%. 21.4% of the population held qualifications of NVQ Level 4 and above this is lower than the average for the North West (25.4%).

2.27 During the last AMR period, an application for the demolition of the ‘existing campus and buildings and erection of replacement college’ (P07/1053) at South Cheshire College was approved with conditions (approved 26th October 2007). The £15 million scheme involves the erection of a new college with a total of 26,520 sq. metres gross external floorspace. The development will be arranged in a series of connected buildings with the space providing bespoke accommodation for the academic developments in the new college and an opportunity for a state of the art educational facility within the Borough. Work on the new building began in October 2008, which is costing in the region of £74 million (www.s-cheshire.ac.uk, 2008)

2.28 Manchester Metropolitan University (Cheshire) (MMU) has recently begun to increase its planned presence in Crewe. MMU are looking to establish an improved university faculty which has aspirations to provide a high quality learning experience for the 21st Century, based in Crewe. Levels of investment are predicted to continue in order to create a vision that transforms Crewe into a renowned university town and provide a centre of educational excellence at Crewe (www.mmu.ac.uk ,2008).

2.29 MMU began this planned significant period of growth with a £27 million pound investment in a new student accommodation complex at (P03/0639). Booth Hall, the ‘student village’ at Crewe Green was officially opened on 8th May 2006. This investment is the first phase of an £80M redevelopment and expansion programme for the Crewe Campus following a decision to relocate the campus to Crewe, 23 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

which will effectively double the number of students and staff in Crewe over the next five years or so. The total number of university students at the Crewe & Alsager campuses has risen by 5% in 2006, as around 4500 students enrolled.

2.30 Reaseheath College, Nantwich, already recognised as one of the leading agricultural colleges in the country, has unveiled plans to be the best college of its type in the UK. The college has been subject to investment and expansion over the last AMR period. A new accommodation unit was developed during the last AMR period that included 96 en-suite single study bedrooms (P06/0991). The specialist teaching facilities at the college are also soon to be expanded, with the construction of a learning resource centre (P07/0541); permission was granted in June 2007. A new learning skills centre has recently been opened (Reaseheath, 2008)

2.31 During the last AMR period an animal care unit was developed at Reaseheath College (P06/0510). This was supplemented with permission for an animal care centre; envisioned to be used as a teaching centre to house a mix of small mammals and associated small animal species. Permission was granted for this development in July 2007 (P07/0517) (Reaseheath 2007). Development of this was completed during the current AMR period. The College is one of the first to be granted a zoo licence, having more than 150 species of mammals, birds and reptiles.

2.32 During this AMR period, associated developments at Reaseheath College included a new engineering academy building, given permission in August 2007 (P07/0761). A specialist indoor construction workshop has also been developed within this AMR period (P06/0507) (Reaseheath 2008).

2.33 Overall, £6M has been invested at Reaseheath College. This is in addition to £3m already spent on improving facilities over the past two years. Reaseheath College now has more than 7000 students and over 90% go on to direct employment or progress to higher education on completing their studies (www.reaseheath.ac.uk , 2008)

Deprivation

2.34 The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) data from the Communities and Local Government (CLG) website is a measure of deprivation at a small area level (Lower Super Output Area, LSOA). The IMD measure is based on the assumption that different dimensions of deprivation can be measured and LSOA ranked. The overall measure is a conceptualised weighted aggregation assessment. It is often used to illustrate pockets of deprivation experienced by different communities.

2.35 The IMD weighted deprivation scores are based on distinct dimensions of deprivation, measured and recognized separately. Factors taken into account in this weighted deprivation score include

- Income Deprivation - Employment Deprivation - Health Deprivation and Disability - Education, Skills and Training Deprivation - Barriers to Housing and Services - Crime

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- Living Environment Deprivation

2.36 The following table and graph represents the average deprivation score given to Cheshire Districts:

LA NAME Average Score Congleton 9.86 Macclesfield 10.67 Chester 16.86 Vale Royal 16.18 Crewe and Nantwich 17.45 Ellesmere Port & Neston 19.92 Table 9: IMD 2007, Local Authority IMD Data Source: IMD 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) Website

Local Authority-Rank of Average Score

350 300 250 200 150 100 50

R a n k o f A v e r age S c re 0 C h e s t er N e s t on P o r t and N an t w i ch C ong l e t on E ll e s m re V a l e R o y al C r e w and M a c l e s f i ld Local Authority

2004 2007

Chart 8: LA Summaries IMD Rank of Average Score Data N.B (Higher Score=Less Deprived) Source: IMD 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) Website

2.37 The 2007 Indices of Multiple Deprivation suggest that the Borough is still ranked as the 174th most deprived district, out of 354 nationally (Department of Communities, Indices of Deprivation 2007).

2.38 Chart 8 (above) represents the rank of the average score given to Local Authorities, based on the aggregated deprivation score presented within Table 9 (above). The rank is out of 354 with a value of 1 given to the most deprived districts; therefore a higher rank in numeric terms is suggested as an area with less deprivation. Chart 8 (above) highlights that the rank figure for Crewe and Nantwich has remained the same since the 2004 IMD assessment.

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2.39 Table 9 (above) represents the average weighted score given to a Local Authority. Congleton has the lowest score out of the Local Authorities in Cheshire with Crewe and Nantwich perceived to have similar deprivation scores to its neighbouring Local Authorities of a similar size, Vale Royal and Chester. The higher the rank score, the lower the perceived level of deprivation.

2.40 Within the 25 Super Output Areas (SOA’s) with the highest levels of deprivation in Cheshire, 7 are located within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich (Department of Communities, Indices of Deprivation 2007).

2.41 There are 3 wards within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich which were within the top 10% most multiply deprived SOA’s, these are;

- St Barnabas (L3), - West Coppenhall and Grosvenor (L4), - West Coppenhall and Grosvenor (L1).

2.42 An overall level of analysis for the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in Crewe and Nantwich is presented within Table 10 (below). As indicated on the Table (below), the rank of deprivation scores through the LSOA indicates that the rank position of St Barnabas L3 (as the most multiply deprived LSOA assessed in the Borough), has not changed since the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation assessment, although there has been an improvement in score for that LSOA in that time. The LSOA East Coppenhall L2, has seen an improvement in relative ranking score which has resulted in a change from the second highest most deprived LSOA rank in 2004 to the sixth highest ranked LSOA in the 2007 IMD assessment.

2.43 Please note that the rank is out of the 74 LSOAs in Crewe and Nantwich, the percentage column is compared to national levels of deprivation.

OVERALL 2007 Local Unit Ward % 2008 2004 Change Rank Rank St St Barnabas L3 Barnabas 7.6% 1 1 3.9% West Copp & Grosv L4 Grosvenor 8.8% 2 4 -1.8% West Copp & Grosv L1 Coppenhall 9.7% 3 3 0.0% Alexandra L1 Alexandra 11.2% 4 5 -2.1% Central & Valley L1 Delamere 11.3% 5 6 -3.3% East Coppenhall L2 Maw Green 12.3% 6 2 2.6% St St Barnabas L4 Barnabas 13.0% 7 7 -2.0% West Copp & Grosv L5 Grosvenor 17.6% 8 8 -0.3% Central & Valley L5 Valley 17.7% 9 12 -6.8% East Coppenhall L4 Maw Green 18.1% 10 10 -5.0% St Johns L1 St John's 21.2% 11 9 1.1% 26 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

East Coppenhall L1 Delamere 25.1% 12 14 -3.5% East Coppenhall L3 Maw Green 25.4% 13 11 0.9% Table 10: LSOA Rank and % Change Source: IMD 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) Website

2.44 Table 10 (above) reflects the top quarter (top 25%) LSOA nationally and reflects a relative assessment of national deprivation percentage levels.

2.45 Since the last IMD assessment in 2004, the number of LSOA’s included within the most deprived 25% nationally has reduced from 12 LSOA’s in 2004 to 11 in the 2007 assessment. The LSOA East Coppenhall L1 has moved out of the most deprived 25% nationally since the 2004 assessment.

2.46 The areas within the top 25% LSOA nationally that have seen the largest increase in their relative levels of deprivation between 2004 and 2007, as presented within Table 10 (above) include:

- Central and Valley L5 (-6.8% change, movement from 2004 rank of 12 to 2007 rank of 9) - East Coppenhall L1 (-3.5% change, movement from 2004 rank of 14 to 2007 rank of 12) - East Coppenhall L4 (-5% change, remains at rank number 10 in terms of the 74 Crewe and Nantwich Borough LSOA)

2.47 Using the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation Statistics, it has been possible to present the most deprived 25% in a relative national rank. This has enabled a break down of different domain elements included in the assessment, as represented in the table (below). The colours represented within Table 11 (below) highlights those domain areas where the LSOA is either ranked number 1, between 2-5 and 6-10, for relative ranked deprivation scores, as represented within the key to the table (below).

Overall - LSOA Ward Income Employment Health Education Crime Living St Barnabas L3 St Barnabas 1 6 7 1 11 36 West Coppenhall & Grosvenor L4 Grosvenor 9 2 1 8 3 7 West Coppenhall & Grosvenor L1 Coppenhall 2 3 6 5 18 11 Alexandra L1 Alexandra 7 1 3 6 28 27 Central & Valley L1 Delamere 5 4 5 11 5 6 East Coppenhall L2 Maw Green 3 8 2 4 16 39 St BarnabasL4 St Barnabas 6 5 9 3 2 29 West Coppenhall & Grosvenor L5 Grosvenor 12 10 10 14 8 2 Central & Valley L5 Valley 8 11 4 12 7 71 East Coppenhall L4 Maw Green 4 9 13 2 21 48 St Johns L1 St John's 19 24 14 13 1 1 East Coppenhall L1 Delamere 21 17 15 15 10 9 East Coppenhall L3 Maw Green 10 12 8 7 25 47 Table 11: 20 Highest Ranked LSOAs Split into Domain Areas. Source: IMD 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) Website

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Key Number 1 Rank Ranked 2-5 Ranked 5-10

2.48 As has previously been stated, areas included within the IMD assessment are collected for the following purposes and represent distinct dimensions of deprivations, as follows:

- Income Deprivation Domain: the purpose of this domain is to capture the proportion of the population experiencing income deprivation in an area, - Employment Deprivation Domain: the purpose of this domain is to measure employment deprivation conceptualised as involuntary exclusion of the working-age population from the world of work - Health, Deprivation and Disability Domain: the purpose of this domain is to identify areas with relatively high rates of people who die prematurely or whose quality of life is impaired by poor health or are disabled across the whole population. - Education, Skills and Training Development Domain: the purpose of this domain is to measure deprivation in educational attainment, skills and training for children, young people and the working age population in a local area. - Barriers to Housing and Services Domain (please also see information below): the purpose of this domain is to measure barriers to housing and key local services, it includes an assessment relating to access to housing and affordable housing etc. - Crime Domain: the purpose of this domain is to measure the rate of recorded crime for burglary, theft, criminal damage and violence. - Living Environment Domain: the purpose of this domain is to identify deprivation in the quality of the local environment both within and beyond the home. (Source: The English Indices of Deprivation 2007, CLG website).

2.49 Using statistics broken down within Table 11 (above), it can be seen that deprivation in the worst areas often results in ‘multiple deprivation,’ in so much as those areas are not just deprived in respect of one aspect or ‘domain’ but often they interact with other domains. For example areas with poor education often impact on income ability, so there is often some correlation in certain areas. It has been possible to classify certain LSOA into particular areas, the following LSOA contain:

- More than one “number one” ranked LSOA in the respective six domain criteria areas include St Barnabas L3 and St Johns L1 - LSOA with a ranking between two and five in the respective six domain criteria areas include West Coppenhall and Grosvenor L1, Central and Valley L1, East Coppenhall L2 and St Barnabas L4 - LSOA included within the top ten rank within all IMD assessed domains (excluding Barriers to Housing and Services domain) includes West Coppenhall and Grosvenor L4

2.50 The Barrier to Housing and Services domain includes an assessment relating to access to housing and key local services. Compared to the LSOA’s included in the top twenty rank for the overall IMD assessment of all domain areas, only Central and Valley L5, St Barnabas L1 and Alexandra L1 are included within the top 20 ranked LSOA for the

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Barrier to Housing and Services domain area. Many of the more rural LSOA are included within the rank attached to this assessment. Those LSOA’s included within the top 20 ranked in respect to the Barrier to Housing and Services domain are presented within the table below:

Rank % LSOA – Barrier to Housing and Services 1 1.3% Crewe & Nantwich Rural West L4 2 3.2% Acton, Minshull & L2 3 3.7% Acton, Minshull & Wybunbury L3 4 4.2% Acton, Minshull & Wybunbury L1 5 7.7% Crewe & Nantwich Rural West L5 6 10.5% Crewe & Nantwich Rural West L2 7 11.9% Haslington & Englesea L1 8 20.9% Crewe & Nantwich Rural West L3 9 28.8% Shavington & Willaston L4 10 30.9% Central & Valley L5 11 31.2% St Barnabas L1 12 32.0% Acton, Minshull & Wybunbury L4 13 35.7% Acton, Minshull & Wybunbury L5 14 36.5% Wistaston Green L1 15 40.4% Alexandra L2 16 42.0% St Barnabas L2 17 43.8% Shavington & Willaston L5 18 44.6% Crewe & Nantwich Rural West L1 19 48.6% Haslington & Englesea L4 20 49.9% Alexandra L1 Table 12: Top 20 Ranked LSOA’s in the Barrier to Housing and Services Domain Source: IMD 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) Website

Wards Indicator St Johns Coppenhall St Alexandra Maw Grosvenor Barnabas Green Population 5,320 4,230 6,120 5,950 5,680 3,750 Estimate(i) Population 5340 4220 6100 6180 5730 4040 Estimate (ii) 2004, IMD 40th Most 10th Most 4th Most 19th Most 9th Most 13th Most Cheshire Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived ranking (out of 442)(ii) 2007, IMD 48th Most 12th Most 7th Most 14th Most 20th Most 9th Most Cheshire Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived Deprived ranking (out of 442) (ii) Table 13: Deprivation indicators (Regeneration Wards) Source: CNBC Social Exclusion Strategy 2007-10, pg 8

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(i) Mid Year 2005 estimates, Cheshire County Council, Research and Intelligence Unit (ii) Mid Year 2007 estimates, Cheshire County Council Lilac Service (iii) Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, Communities and Local Government (iv) Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007, Communities and Local Government

2.51 Table 13 (above) has been updated from the published table contained within the CNBC Social Exclusion Strategy 2007-10. The table highlights the relative performance of identified ward areas taken from the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation assessment compared with figures contained within the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation assessment.

Household Income

Median Annual Earnings 2008 Median Weekly Earnings 2008

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0 0 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 Full Time Full Time Males Full Time Full Time Full Time Males Full Time Females Females Crewe and Nantwich 22779 24790 23782 26388 17822 0 Crewe and Nantwich 420.7 457.3 475.4 492.7 334.7 357.1 Cheshire 24230 24774 26290 26855 19365 20123 Cheshire 455.4 460.7 496.3 509.2 371.5 376.6 North West 22883 23729 25141 25914 19290 20452 North West 434.2 450.2 479.1 489.9 371.5 392.1 Great Britain 24091 25230 26417 27634 20501 21492 Great Britain 458.6 479.1 500 523.5 394.8 412.4

Chart 9: Median Annual Earnings Chart 10: Median Weekly Earnings Source: ONS – Annual Survey of Hours and Source: ONS - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2008 – Workplace Analysis Earnings 2008 – Workplace Analysis Crown copyright material is reproduced with the Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.52 During 2007/08 the average annual earnings within Crewe and Nantwich were £24,790 for a full time worker. This is higher than the median annual earnings in 2006/07, which were £23,782 for a full time worker. These median earning levels are lower than the median annual earnings for Cheshire and Great Britain and in line with those for the North West.

2.53 During 2006/07 the average weekly earnings within Crewe and Nantwich were £457.30 for a full time worker. This is slightly higher then the average weekly earnings in 2006/07 which were £420.70 for a full time worker. These levels of weekly earnings are lower than the average weekly earnings in Cheshire and Great Britain and in line with those for the North West.

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Comparison of Median Annual Earnings 2007/2008

35,000

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0 Ellesmere Crewe and Great BritainNorth West Cheshire Chester Congleton Port and Macclesfield Vale Royal Nantwich Neston

2007 24,091 22,883 24,230 22,863 20,989 22,779 26,589 25,524 23,277 2008 25,230 23,729 24,774 22,166 22,455 24,790 28,611 26,261 24,527

Chart 11: Comparison of Median Annual Earnings 2007-2008 Source: ONS - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - Workplace Analysis Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO

2.54 Chart 11 (above) shows that within Crewe and Nantwich the median annual income has risen overall. The figures show that the median annual income for Crewe and Nantwich in 2008 is in line with that for Cheshire, slightly higher than that for the North West but below that of Great Britain. The data is taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings survey from the Office of National Statistics. It provides information about the levels, distribution and make up of earnings as a snapshot of calendar year information, rather than the 01st April 2007 - 31st March 2008 year analysis.

2.55 Information from the David Couttie Associates Housing Needs Survey carried out in 2005 showed that 23% of households in the Borough have incomes below £10,000, just above the corresponding UK figure (22%); and a further 26% have incomes between £10,000 and £20,000. 28% of households in the Borough have incomes above £32,500, just below the UK average (30%).

Travel to Work

2.56 The 2001 Census indicated that of those who were in employment at the time (aged 16- 74), 4% usually travelled to work by public transport, 67% travelled to work by car and 16% walked to work or travelled by bicycle, 10% worked mainly from home. The number of people who travelled to work by bicycle within Crewe and Nantwich was considerably higher than within the rest of Cheshire. 6.8 % used the bicycle compared to an average 3.2% for the whole of Cheshire.

2.57 Information from the Office of National Statistics showed that within Crewe and Nantwich most people travelled between 2-5 kilometres to work.

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Distance Travelled to Work Means of Travel to Work

14000 40000 12000 35000 30000 10000 25000 20000 8000 15000 6000 10000 5000 4000 0

2000 Bus Other 0 On Foot Train/Tram Motor CyclePedal Cycle Work Less 2 - 5km5-10km 10- 20- 30- Car/Van/Taxi From than 20km 30km 40km

Home 2km Work at / From Home

Charts 12: Distance/Means of Travelling to Work Charts 13: Distance/Means of Travelling to Work Source: Census Information, ONS Source: Census Information, ONS

Quality of Life Survey on Usual Form of Transport

90 80 70 60 50 % 40 30 20 10 0 Car/Van/Taxi Bus Train Motorcycle/Moped Pedal Cycle On Foot Other

Travel Method

2007 Citizens Panel 2006 Citizens Panel 2007 Neighbourhood Action 2006 Neighbourhood Action

Charts 14: Quality of Life Survey on Usual Form of Transport Source: CNBC Quality of Life Survey

2.58 Chart 14 (above) reflects the findings of the Quality of Life survey undertaken by the Borough Council and the results to the question relating to the usual form of transport used by respondents. As shown in Chart 14 (above), by comparing across the panels on the 2007 survey, 9% more respondents in the Neighbourhood Action areas whose usual method of transport is walking, 10% more respondents in the Neighbourhood Action areas whose usual method or transport is by bus and 22% more Citizens panel respondents whose usual method of transport was by car.

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2.59 The Quality of Life survey sought views from two different groups of respondents. The method of selection for these groups is different:

For the Citizens’ Panel respondents were selected at random by their address. For the Neighbourhood Action areas respondents are people who are involved in the Neighbourhood Action Programme which is established in the wards of Alexandra, Coppenhall, Grosvenor, St Barnanbas, St Johns, and Maw Green. Respondents are selected by expressing an interest; therefore the selection is not random.

In the analysis, for the sake of comparison, confidence intervals have been calculated for both groups as if they were selected at random. However it is not possible to be certain how representative the views of the wider population are by using a panel not selected at random.

2.60 A bid has been prepared with partners including the Borough Council, Cheshire County Council Highways and Sustrans for Connect2, a nationwide project submitted to a National Lottery ‘BIG’ funding scheme. This local project, part of the Connect2 bid for National Lottery funding, hopes to provide an off road cycle/pedestrian corridor to connect Nantwich to Queens Park in Crewe.

2.61 The nationwide Connect2 scheme was voted as the successful bid and subsequently match funding will be provided to schemes nationwide, including the scheme prepared by the Borough Council and partners. Further details regarding this project are detailed in paragraphs 7.13-7.17 of this AMR.

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3 The Natural Environment

3.1 Relevant objectives and targets are set out within the Replacement Local Plan 2011 in order to ensure that the natural environment is protected and conserved.

Objectives Targets - Protecting open spaces - Ensuring that new development does not - Protecting trees and woodlands result in any overall net loss of - Promoting tree and woodland planting environmental value to the natural heritage. - Requiring landscaping schemes in new - No loss of Green Belt land to built development development except in very special - Ensuring that development complies with circumstances the principles of sustainability to protect our - No loss of Green Gap land except for environment necessary development which cannot be - Protecting and improving the quality of air, located elsewhere water and land resources - No net loss or damage to designated sites - Protecting areas of special value for nature and features of nature conservation or conservation landscape value through development - Securing new areas of nature conservation - No significant loss of the best and most and enhancing existing areas in versatile agricultural land to new considering proposals for new development irreversible development.

Contextual Indicators

3.2 Listed below are the relevant contextual indicators for the Natural Environment within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

Amount of Green Belt 1250 Ha (2% of Green Belt in Cheshire) Areas of Special County / Bickerton Hills Value (ASCVs) Weaver Valley Cholmondeley Estate / Marbury / Combermere Green Gaps Wistaston / Nantwich Gap Willaston / Rope Gap Haslington / Crewe Gap Shavington / Weston / Crewe Gap Special Protection Areas There are currently none of these sites within Crewe and Nantwich, there (SPAs) are however parts of 3 within Cheshire; covering 4928 Ha (2.36% of Cheshire). Special Areas of There is currently one site within Crewe and Nantwich, Wybunbury Moss Conservation (SACs) has a designation of a Special Area of Conservation (SACs) and the site size is 23.01 Hectares. Sites of International RAMSAR Sites = 5 Importance for Conservation Wybunbury Moss, Mere, Chapel Mere, Oakhanger Moss, Quoisley Meres Sites of National Importance Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) = 9 for Conservation Bickerton Hill, Combermere, Hatherton Flash, Norbury Meres, Peckforton Woods, Raw Head, Flushes, Sound Heath, and Darnhall Woods Sites of Local Importance for County Sites of Biological Importance (SBIs) Grade A = 31 Conservation Grade B = 36 Grade C = 29 Ancient Woodland = 54

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Grasslands = 26 Sites of archaeological 20 scheduled sites (CCC, 2008) See Chart 15. importance

Core Indicator

3.3 E1: Flood protection and water quality

No. of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality.

Information from the Environment Agency showed that during the AMR period they objected to 8 planning applications. Of these 8 applications, 2 were withdrawn, 2 were refused on a lack of Flood Risk Assessment Information. The remaining 4 were approved following submission of an appropriate Flood Risk Assessment to the Environment Agency and the subsequent withdrawal of their initial objection.

During the AMR period, no planning applications were granted approval, contrary to Environment Agency advice.

Application Address Development Reason for Final Decision Comments Ref. Description Environment Agency Objection P08/0051 27 Nessina Erection of 2 – PPS25 – Application Grove, detached Request for Withdrawn Wistaston dwellings FRA/FCA 14/02/08 P07/0173 Land at Mixed use – PPS25 – Approved with Environment Bombardier, development Request for conditions, Agency were Dunwoody including FRA/FCA subject to satisfied Way, Crewe retention of Section 106 following existing offices, agreement. submission of residential FRA and development withdrew their and objection employment provided development additional B1/B2&B8 with conditions associated were attached. highway works and landscaping. P07/0639 Land at Outline – Culverting Approved Environment Lockitt application for (Flood subject to Agency Street / Mill mixed use Risk) S.106 withdrew their Street, development – PPS25 – objection Crewe comprising of Request for following

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residential, FRA/FCA receipt of FRA employment provided and retail. New additional pedestrian / conditions cycle link and were attached associated car to the parking permission. P07/1129 Ashfield Replacement – PPS25 – Refused Refused on House, 181 dwelling Request for 10/10/07 grounds of no Crewe FRA/FCA site specific Road, flood risk Willaston assessment submitted. P07/1157 Outline – PPS25 – Refused Refused on Court, application for Request for 20/11/07 grounds of no Crewe 74 extra care FRA/FCA site specific units in 2 flood risk storey building assessment submitted. P07/1181 LMR Sports 38 dwelling – PPS25 – Refused and Social houses and 3 Request for Club, land at flats, car FRA/FCA Goddard parking with Street, cycle parking, Crewe smoking shelter and substation Table 14: Planning Applications Commented on by the Environment Agency Source: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/512398/908812/1351053/1449570/?lang=_e

Core Indicator

3.4 E2: Change in Areas of Biodiversity Importance

Change in areas and populations of biodiversity importance, including:

(i) change in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value including sites of international, national, regional or sub-regional significance

The number of SBIs within the Borough have changed from the number set out within the Local Plan and have been amended further since the last AMR. This is due to a network of sites that are now counted individually. The total number of SBIs now number 96 sites with a total area of 576.267 Hectares. Within the district the numbers of SBIs on each grade are: A Grade = 31 sites B Grade = 36 sites and C Grade = 29 sites.

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Contextual Indicator

3.5 Table 15 (listed below) contains relevant information concerning the Core Indicator above and also the contextual indicator referring to the change in priority habitats and species by type

Area in favourable % in or favourable Total Area recovering or Change in designated condition recovering condition District (ha) (ha) condition since 2006 Chester 425.06 297.06 69.9 No Change Congleton 553.46 515.6 93.2 No Change Crewe & Nantwich 337.77 224.79 66.6 Decrease Ellesmere Port & Neston 11919.68 11919.68 100 No Change Halton 64.02 64.02 100 No Change Macclesfield 1181.04 1027.08 87 Increase Warrington 385.37 385.37 100 No Change Vale Royal 310.3 165.4 53.3 No Change Cheshire Total 15176.6 14600.62 96.2 No Change Table 15: Status of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the North West by Local Authority, 2007 Source: RSS, Annual Monitoring Report 2008 and Natural England 2007

3.6 Table 15 (above) taken from the Annual Monitoring Report for the North West (February 2008) establishes the Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. The table suggests that there has been a decrease in the change of condition of the 9 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, since 2006.

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Core Indicator

3.7 E3: Renewable Energy Generation

Renewable Energy Generation By Installed Capacity and Type.

During this AMR period, the Borough Council received an application for the erection of a 60m Wind Monitoring Mast for a Period of 3 Years at Land South East of Bickerton (Planning Reference P07/1432). The Development Control Committee at the Borough Council refused the application on the grounds that the proposed development, by reason of its siting and height of 60m, would be visually intrusive in the rural area and would therefore be harmful to the character and appearance of the adjacent Areas of Special County Value. This decision by the Development Control Committee at the Borough Council was appealed and the appeal was upheld on the 24/07/2008. The inspector concluded that the harm identified in relation to the character and appearance of the monitoring mast would be outweighed by the benefits of the proposal as part of a renewable energy project. The inspector was also satisfied that the proposal complied with the development plan policies relevant to the consideration of the development. The monitoring mast was time limited through condition to a three year period from the erecton of the mast. The monitoring mast is expected to be erected in late January 2009.

Contextual Indicator

Sites of Archaeological Importance

3.8 Within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich there are 1,019 records of archaeological remains and 20 scheduled sites of archaeological importance. The Pie Chart (Chart 15, see below) represents the number of records and is divided into the relevant time periods. Within the Borough, the majority of sites are from the post medieval period (1540AD-1900AD) (CCC Current Facts and Figures, 2008).

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Sites of Archological Importance 2007/08

Prehistoric (500,000 BC - 42AD) Romano - British (43AD -409AD) Saxon (410AD-1065AD) Medieval (1066AD-1539AD) Post Medieval (1540AD-1900AD) Modern (1901AD - Present)

Chart 15: Sites of Archaeological Importance 2007/2008 Source: Cheshire County Council, Current Facts and Figures (2008)

Recycling and Waste Section

3.9 The Borough Council works in collaboration with Cheshire County Council to deliver the requirements set out in the Environment Act 2005. Within the AMR period the Garden Waste Scheme has now been rolled out to cover the whole of the Borough.

% of Household Waste Arisings Sent by the Authority for Recycling / Composting or Treatment by Anaerobic Digestion

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Actual Target

Chart 16: Percentage of Household Waste Arisings which have been sent by the Authority for Recycling, Composting or Treatment by Anaerobic Digestion 2002-2008 Source: CNBC Best Value Performance Plan, 2007/08

3.10 Figures presented in Chart 16 (above) are taken from the Borough Council’s Best Value Performance Plan 2007/08 and represent the percentage of household waste sent by the Local Authority for recycling. The Chart highlights that the Borough Council in

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2007/08 exceeded their target for the second year running in respect to the level of household waste sent for recycling. As represented in the Chart (above), the Borough Council performance in regards to recycling, composting or treatment by Anaerobic Digestion is part of an improving trend since 2002/03.

3.11 Chart 17 (below) highlights, within a survey undertaken bi annually, that an increasing number of Borough residents surveyed are satisfied with the waste recycling services provided in the Borough.

% of People Satisfied with Waste Recycling Services

76 74 72 70 68 66 64 62 P e r c n t ag S a i s f on 60 2000/01 2003/04 2006/07 Year

Chart 17: Percentage of Borough Residents Surveyed Satisfied with Waste Recycling Services Source: CNBC Best Value Performance Plan, 2007/08

Percentage Recycling Breakdown in the Borough

Paper Banks Kerbside Paper Glass Banks Total Mini Glass Banks Cans Textiles Green World Shoes Books Mixed Recycling CCC Plastics Scrap metal WEEE Fridges Tyres Green Waste

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3.12 Chart 18 (above) represents the percentage breakdown for materials recycled in the Borough in 2007/08. The breakdown for total municipal waste for 2007/08 is 44,760 tonnes as per the end of February 2008. Table 16 (below) highlights the material and the relative amount recycled in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich as a comparison of the previous two AMR periods (2006/07-2007/08). As shown in Table 16 (below), the relative amount of tonnes for total municipal waste and total recycled materials has proportionately increased over the two AMR periods.

Amount Amount (Tonnes) (Tonnes) Material 2006/07 2007/08 Textiles/Shoes/Books 75.8 98.86 Paper 4421.9 4367.41 Glass 1680.4 1978.28 Mixed Recycling 3487.3 4305.92 Plastics/Cans 29.1 16.69 Tyres ** 2.04 Scrap Metal/TV's/Fridges 77.5 59.38 Cheshire County Council 226.1 196.79 Green Waste 5072.0 5848.3 Total Recycling 15069.9 16873.67 Total Municipal Waste 40950.0 44759.64 Table 16: Recycling Breakdown in the Borough 2007/08 Source: CNBC Streetwise Figures 2008 ** Please note that the Tyre figure for the 2006/07 period was included within another category**

Air Quality Monitoring

3.13 The Borough declared within the last AMR period an Air Quality Monitoring Area (AQMA) for Hospital Street in Nantwich. This was due to the responsibility and duty that the Borough Council has to declare any area, by order, when levels of nitrogen dioxide are found to be above the objectives set out by the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). For nitrogen dioxide, the annual average is 40 micrograms per cubic metre, within the Hospital Street area the levels on one side of the street reached 50 micrograms, a Modelling Survey was commissioned and this showed that the levels within the area would be well below the 40 micrograms per cubic metre.

3.14 Despite the results from the Modelling Survey the Borough Council had a duty to declare the area. An Air Quality Management Area Order was established for Hospital Street in Nantwich and this came into effect on the 01st December 2006. Once an Air Quality Management Area is declared, the Local Authority is required to produce an action plan to demonstrate how they intend to work towards achieving pertinent air quality objectives within the AQMA.

3.15 A steering group including representatives from the Borough Council, Cheshire County Council and the Hospital Street Association, established in connection with Air Quality Management issues, has now completed a draft action plan for the Hospital Street Air

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Quality Management Area. This draft action plan is currently out to public consultation, until January 2009.

3.16 The aim of the action plan, once adopted, is to provide the means by which the Local Authority and partners, including those in the steering group, will deliver viable measures to achieve air quality objectives within the AQMA. It also aims to engage with the local community to raise awareness of air pollution issues. The draft action plan sets out measures to address AQMA issues alongside potential cost and benefit analysis. The draft action plan would require a reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide levels in the Hospital Street area by 50% to meet established objectives. Once adopted, the Borough Council will take a lead role in monitoring progress within the action plan and seeking additional opportunities to improve air quality in the area and throughout the Borough.

3.17 Since the last AMR period, monitoring has been undertaken along Nantwich Road in Crewe as high levels of nitrogen dioxide have been identified in that area. On the 15th November 2007, a report was submitted to the Borough Council’s Board, setting out the background to a proposal to declare an AQMA for part of Nantwich Road, Crewe. This report and attached plan has been subject to consultation which began on the 17th July 2008. The period for consultation has now concluded with no objections received; at a Board meeting held on the 16th October 2008, Board Members at the Borough Council were asked to confirm the Order.

3.18 Subsequently, the Order for the establishment for the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Air Quality Management Area 2 (Nantwich Road, Crewe) came into effect on the 14th November 2008. The AQMA designation incorporates a section of Nantwich Road (A534) and covers the area between the junction of Walthall Street and the junction of Pedley Street.

3.19 Now the AQMA Order for the Nantwich Road area of Crewe has been approved, a steering group will be established to produce an action plan within 18 months and that plan will propose methods of reducing levels of nitrogen dioxide in that area. Further updates on AQMA issues will be included within subsequent versions of the AMR document.

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Figure 3: Extent of the Hospital Street AQMA Source: Environmental Health Department at CNBC

Figure 4: Extent of the Nantwich Road AQMA Source: Environmental Health Department at CNBC

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Commentary

3.20 The Borough is made up of a large proportion of pasture land. It is a rich dairy farming area with the largest concentration of cattle in the country. The policies and proposals within the Local Plan are set out to ensure that the character of the countryside and landscape are protected and enhanced. It is important to ensure that all the policies and proposals are working in the correct way and assist in achieving the objectives and targets set out within the plan.

3.21 During the period the Borough has seen various advances in the recycling and kerbside collection facilities provided to its residents, this has helped to achieve the increases in the amount of household waste sent for recycling, composting or treatment by anaerobic digestion in the Borough over the last AMR period.

3.22 Comments made by the Environment Agency were observed in all the applications which were objected to. In instances where Flood Risk Assessments were requested by the Environment Agency then this advice was adhered to by the Borough Council and information requested from the applicant. As a result the final decision accurately reflected the advice provided by the Environment Agency with no planning applications approved contrary to Environment Agency advice.

3.23 There have been some changes within the Borough in relation to biodiversity indicators with the number of Sites of Biological Interest reassessed. The number of sites now number 96 (Grade A (31), Grade B (36) and Grade C (29)).

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4 The Built Environment

4.1 Objectives and targets as set out within the Replacement Local Plan 2011.

Objectives Targets - Preserving and enhancing attractive areas - No loss of buildings on the statutory list as - Improving areas which are run down being of architectural or historic interest - Ensuring a high standard of design in new through development development - No loss of Scheduled Ancient Monuments - Preserving and enhancing buildings of through development special interest - Ensuring that new development does not result in any overall net loss to the man- made heritage

Contextual Indicator

No. of Conservation Areas Within the Borough as a whole there are 19 conservation areas, located mainly within the rural areas of the Borough. , , , Higher Bunbury, Lower Bunbury, Marbury, Peckforton, Aston, , Nantwich, Wybunbury, Audlem (Woore Road), Acton, Crewe Green, Englesea Brook, Weston, , Coxbank, Reaseheath No. of Listed Buildings There are approximately 1200 listed buildings within the Borough (including Grade 1=18, Grade II*=50, Grade II = 658). On the 16th February 2005, the War Memorial at Crewe was added as a Grade II building. This translated into a total of 659 Grade II buildings in the Borough. On 6th October 2006 Weston Hall a Grade II* building was deleted following its destruction in a serious fire. Buildings of Local Interest There are currently 77 buildings of local interest, which are listed in Appendix 3 of Replacement Local Plan 2011. Since the 29th of June 2006, 8 buildings have been added to the local list. Therefore with the inclusion of 8 new buildings, the total number of buildings of local interest is 85. In March 2008 a further structure was included bringing the total to 86. Historic Parks and Gardens There are currently 6 historic parks and gardens within the Borough, these are as follows; 1. Cholmondeley Castle, 2. Combermere Park, 3. , 4. Doddington Hall, 5. Dorfold Hall and 6. Queens Park No. of Scheduled Ancient There are currently 20 scheduled ancient monuments within the Borough. Monuments Historic Battlefields Site of 1644 Battle of Nantwich, 1 of only 3 sites in the North West to be included on the English Heritage Register of important and accurately located Historic Battlefields.

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Conservation Areas

4.2 A review of the Nantwich Conservation Area was carried out at the start of the last AMR period, the consultation period ran from 16/01/06 – 24/02/06. The report which was prepared by officers and considered by the Council's Conservation Area Sub- Committee Evaluation Team (CASCET) (consisting of Councillors drawn from the membership of the Council's Development Control Committee, co-opted Councillors from Nantwich and key officers), as the basis for consultation with residents, businesses, the Town Council, Nantwich Civic Society, Nantwich Market Town Group, the Town Centre Manager, the County Council and fellow Borough Council officers. This report was subsequently approved with initial draft proposals and relevant amendments made. Its proposals are due to be finalised, with input from key consultation groups, in due course. A timetable has been prepared for the review of the other conservation areas within the Borough.

4.3 A review of Acton, Barthomley, Higher Bunbury, Lower Bunbury, Church Minshull, Englesea Brook, Marbury, Peckforton and Weston Conservation Areas was carried out in this AMR period, following the same procedure. The consultation period ran from 05/01/07-01/03/07. These reports were subsequently approved with relevant amendments and are currently being finalised.

4.4 A review of the Aston, Audlem, Crewe Green and Warmingham Conservation Areas was carried out following the same procedure. This consultation period ran from 14/09/07-14/11/07. These reports were subsequently approved with relevant amendments and will shortly be finalised.

4.5 Work on the Audlem (Woore Road), Cosbank, Reaseheath, Wrenbury and Wybunbury conservtion areas is to take place over a period from 2009 – 2011.

4.6 Results of this consultation and subsequent results of the review will be detailed within subsequent AMR periods.

Commentary

4.7 Just as the Borough has an important element of countryside which should be protected and enhanced it has a large amount of built heritage which also needs to be retained. The character of the built environment within the Borough varies between its towns, villages and rural areas. As the character of the area varies widely some policies such as those relating to conservation areas, listed buildings and buildings on the local list are more relevant in some circumstances than others; however the aim of achieving a high level of design and quality of building is important in all developments.

4.8 As detailed above, the Conservation Areas within the Borough are currently undergoing review, in line with the one carried out for Nantwich during 2006, any advances in this work will be reported on in future AMRs.

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5 Employment

5.1 Objectives and targets as set out within the Replacement Local Plan 2011.

Objectives Targets - Widening the economic base by allocating - Providing 110 hectares of land for sites for business uses, general industry business, general industrial storage and and warehousing, and facilitating retailing distribution development to take place and leisure development whilst seeking to between 1996 and 2011, as required in ensure that growth is sustainable the Cheshire 2011 Replacement Structure - Encouraging development to provide for Plan (Policy IND1) the expansion of job opportunities to meet - No net loss of existing employment sites the needs of the anticipated population to other uses, apart from when proposals growth meet the criteria contained within the Employment Protection Policy E.7.

Contextual Indicators

Employment Levels Employment rate from the Annual Population Survey 2008 indicated an employment rate of 79.2% of working age residents. Employment Allocations Crewe Business Park / Crewe Green Marshfield Bank, Crewe Weston Interchange, Crewe Weston Road B Weston Road C Alvaston Farm, Nantwich Regional and Strategic Basford West (Gross area about 55Ha) Employment Allocations Basford East (Gross area about 43Ha remaining with remainder of site committed) GVA (GDP) See Chart’s 19&20 (below). Formerly known as GDP renamed as Gross Value Added and is defined as the sum of all incomes earned from productive activity; that is income from employment, income from self-employment, gross trading profits and rent. Employment distribution by sector See Table and Chart below, information relates to figures from 2006 and 2007.

GVA Economic Forecast 2004-2019 GVA Economic Forecast Levels (£m as at 2001) Growth (% p.a.)

4.5% 6000 4.0% 5000 3.5% 3.0% 4000 2.5% 3000 2.0% 1.5% 2000 1.0% 0.5% 1000 0.0% 0 2004 2009 2014 2019 Chester Congleton Chester Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port & Neston Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port & Neston Macclesfield Vale Royal Macclesfield Vale Royal Chart 19: Economic Forecasts for Cheshire Districts 2004- Chart 20: Economic Forecasts for Cheshire Districts 2004- 2019 2019 Source: Cheshire County Council Current Facts and Figures Source: Cheshire County Council Current Facts and Figures (2007) (2007) 47 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

Job Density

5.2 The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to working-age population. Figures presented in Table 17 (below) indicate that in 2006, within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, there were 62,000 jobs. This equates to a density within the Borough of 0.88. This figure can be compared to 0.85 for the North West and 0.88 within Great Britain (Nomis, www.nomisweb.co.uk 2007 ONS, Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the controller of HMSO).

2005 2006 Total Jobs Jobs Density Total Jobs Jobs Density Crewe and Nantwich 30,539,000 0.84 32,338,000 0.88 North West 3,360,000 0.80 3,600,000 0.85 Great Britain 60,000 0.85 62,000 0.88 Table 17: Economic Forecasts for Cheshire Districts 2004-2019 Source: ONS (www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the controller of HMSO).

Economic Development Report

5.3 In recent years, a number of new service and high technology companies have moved into the area giving the Borough a more diverse economic base. With the development of existing employment areas such as Crewe Gates Industrial Estate, Crewe Business Park, Marshfield Bank Employment Park and the Barony Employment Park, Crewe and Nantwich has provided a wide range of sites to attract new businesses into the area and enabled local firms to expand. Investment from high technology companies large and small has increased in recent years with overseas investment playing an important part in the diversification of the local economy.

5.4 A key economic driver to the prosperity of the Crewe and Nantwich Borough is the University Quadrant located to the South East of Crewe (previously known as the South East Quadrant). The University Quadrant includes Manchester Metropolitan University Cheshire, Basford East / West development sites, Crewe Green Link Road, , Crewe Business Park and Crewe Gates Industrial Park.

5.5 The access road known as University Way has opened up further development opportunities, in addition to providing access to a £32 million University Village complex. Orion Park is a 25 acre site accessed via University Way and has consent for 350,000 sq ft Industrial / warehouse use. Developer Highcross and Grafton Gate has agreed a pre-let with Gratton at a rent of £5.95 per sq ft. Parcelnet has recently located itself within a single storey B8 distribution unit with ancillary offices and parking / servicing. Brownstones properties has acquired a 3 acre site for 3m and has been granted planning permission for a 200,000 sq ft business park.

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Figure 5: Parcelnet Building, University Way

5.6 Further developments include that on Crewe Gates Farm Industrial Estate, where Fraylings Holdings Ltd has permission for 11 industrial units.

5.7 Terms have now been agreed on all plots on Crewe Business Park. Patrick Properties has recently undertaken development on a 50,000 sq ft office development, the scheme known as Emerald Court comprises two Grade A office buildings of 25, 611 and 17,400 sq ft respectively on Westmere Drive, Crewe

5.8 A 3 Storey Office building of 2,560 sq m has recently been completed on part of Plot 1, Electra Way and will be know as Emperor Court.

5.9 Provincial Land have completed the Arden Square development on plot 4b and a 114 bedroom Ramada Encore Hotel, complete with conference facilities, has recently been completed as a prime plot at the entrance to the Business Park.

Figure 6: Ramada Hotel Figure 7: Emperor Court

5.10 The Duchy of Lancaster is working with Maple Grove Developments on the redevelopment of Crewe Hall Farm. The 27,500 sq ft office scheme set in 3.2 acres of farmland represents the largest capital investment made by the Duchy on its 4000 acre Crewe estate and will provide accommodation for 150 jobs.

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Figure 8: Crewe Hall Farm Offices

5.11 The Borough Council has agreed a deal on the disposal of a long lease with Air Products and international developer Prologis on a 16 acre site on Weston Road and Fourth Avenue, Crewe. The Air Products site is to be redeveloped by Prologis creating over 50 jobs, seeing a substantial capital contribution to the Borough Council for reinvestment within the Borough.

5.12 Within the retail offering of Crewe town centre, units have been filled on Grand Junction Retail Park by new outlets including Laura Ashley and Marks and Spencer’s – Simply Food. The Marks and Spencer’s – Simply Food outlet is contained within a 6,500 sq ft store and creates up to 50 jobs. Sainsburys has recently acquired the former Kwik Save store on Road in Crewe, the store has a 5,000 sq ft and creates 23 jobs.

5.13 Additionally, in Nantwich, the Market facilities at Nantwich have received a £450,000 facelift including new toilets and lighting facilities.

5.14 The accommodation sector for the Visitor Economy industry in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich is enjoying a period of growth and investment. Rookery Hall has recently completed a £10 million investment in spa and conferencing facilities. Furthermore, a £11 million spa and conference facility development is underway at Crewe Hall and De Vere Wychwood Park is about to embark upon a £13 million development.

5.15 The Borough is set to continue to be a hot spot for educational excellence with its ‘Beacon Status’ colleges expanding and investing in the future. Reaseheath College is currently undergoing an £18 Million expansion and redevelopment scheme. This investment scheme has included:

· £1 million IT Centre including 7 individual teaching suites and a large open learning area. · £1 million animal training centre · £3 million hall of residence · £2 million investment in equine facilities · £2.5 million learning resource and student services centre · £1.35 million overhaul of college farm

5.16 South Cheshire College has been granted LSC funding for a £60 Million redevelopment scheme to be open by 2010. Manchester Metropolitan University Cheshire continues its consolidation of two campuses at Crewe with a new state of the art £30 million Theatre 50 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

and Performing Arts Centre, opening in 2009, which it is hoped will be of benefit to the local community and student population. This development is part of a Masterplan to see the Alsager campus close by 2010 and will result in the student population of Crewe doubling to more than 12,000 students.

5.17 Furthermore, in terms of educational facilities, £20 million has been invested into the Sir William Stanier Community School; this is due to open in September 2009. Additionally, ‘Hub at Connexions’ the UK’s 1st multi agency advice centre for young people opened on Market Street in Crewe.

5.18 New health centres have now been opened in both Crewe and Nantwich with investments of £12 million and £6.5 million respectively.

5.19 Within the AMR period, Nantwich Town FC opened its new £4 million Weaver Stadium in August 2007, the stadium which is now completed, has a capacity of 3,500 supporters on any Match day.

5.20 More recently, there has been a slowdown in the economy with fewer business start ups and more established business now looking to consolidate their current position and rearrange existing accommodation. This has unfortunately resulted with a number of redundancies in the Borough.

Strategic Employment Allocations

5.21 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) published on the 30th September 2008 indicates within paragraph 10.15 that Crewe is set to experience significant change up to 2021 with the delivery of the economic development at Basford, amongst other areas.

5.22 The adopted RSS has removed references to both Basford East and West employment sites as sites of regional significance. Both Basford East and West however remain strategic allocations of major importance for the Crewe and Nantwich Borough and the wider sub regional context.

5.23 Once developed, it is estimated that Basford West will employ between 3700 – 4100 people and Basford East 1600 – 8800 people, an estimated total of 5,300 to 12,900 full time employees (BDP, 2004). These additional jobs will in turn generate a significant housing need.

5.24 Research by Hoshin (2005) estimates that the initial employment level at the Basford Sites will be in the region of 10,000. Following additional development in and around the wider South East Quadrant Area it is believed that by 2025 overall employment will have risen to between 64,000 and 67,000 for the Borough (this is an increase from 48,000 in 2005).

5.25 In respect to the Basford West allocation, Outline Planning Permission was approved, subject to the signing of a section 106 agreement, outside of the AMR period on the 13/05/2008 (P03/1071). The description attached to the outline permission is stated as follows:

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“Outline Application for Warehousing and Distribution (B8), Manufacturing (B2) and Light Industrial/Office (B1) Development, Construction of Access Roads, Footpaths and Rail Infrastructure, Import of Soil Materials, Heavy Goods Vehicle and Car Parking and Landscaping/Habitat Mitigation”.

5.26 Outline planning approval at Basford West (P03/1071) was sought for the development of 52 hectares of land for mainly B8 purposes, but with some land identified for B1 and B2 purposes together with the construction of roads, footpaths, rail infrastructure, the importation of soil materials, car and HGV parking. The site includes 36 hectares of developable plots, 5 hectares of infrastructure and 11 hectares of wildlife/landscape areas. The application site does not include 1.65 hectares of additional areas of wildlife/ mitigation land added to the north and north west of the site.

5.27 Within the Outline application, the site at Basford West is divided into 6 areas. The proposals include a new spine road through the site linking to the existing section of Crewe Road, south of Gresty Brook and the A500 north of Shavington. From the existing roundabout on the A500 to the first roundabout within the site the spine road will be dual carriageway, from that point north it will be single carriageway. Within the site two new roundabouts will be provided on the spine road. The Section 106 agreement attached to the application

5.28 The Outline application and subsequent permission was informed by a Development Brief for the Basford West site, the development brief was jointly produced by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in conjunction with the North West Development Agency and Cheshire County Council and was adopted by the Borough Council in April 2004. The main points of the Brief include that the site be developed for regional warehouse and distribution park with some B1 and B2 uses, that relevant cycle, footpath and highway works be included with an emphasis on accommodating development with regional and strategic importance, amongst a number of other objectives.

5.29 Furthermore, a number of associated applications for the Basford West site has been received, including:

- P06/1234, Formation of 10 Great Crested Newt Mitigation Ponds and Associated Ecological Works, Approved with Conditions (11/01/2007) - P08/0801, Creation of Bat Barns and Associated Ecological Works, Approved with Conditions, (07/08/2008) - P08/1054, Erection of Primary Sub Station and Associated Works, Approved with Conditions (03/11/2008)

5.30 In respect to the Basford East site, a development brief was produced for the site and adopted in 2004. There is currently a commitment for 49.46 Ha of land on this site; there are also two outstanding planning applications on the site. Network Rail has announced its intention to investigate the feasibility of moving the train station facilities at Crewe to a new site at Basford Sidings. This action if taken forward would impact upon any proposals for the Basford East site. Further information on this subject can be found within paragraphs 7.7-7.10.

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Employment Distribution by Sector

Industry 2005 2006 2007

2.1 1.9 Agriculture and Fishing ! Energy and Water ! ! 3.1 Manufacturing 17.7 17.8 16.2 Construction 4.8 3.3 4.0

Distribution, Hotels and 19.6 22.7 21.6 Restaurants

Transport and 6.2 5.2 Communications 7.7 Banking, Finance and 14.5 13.6 13.9 Insurance Public Admin, Education and 30.0 31.2 Health 23.8 Other Services 3.7 3.1 7.1 Total Services 73.1 76.2 74.7 Table 18: Employment Distribution by Sector, Percentage Breakdown Source: Annual Population Survey 2007, ONS (www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the controller of HMSO). ! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero NOTE: data from the period Apr 05 - Mar 06 to Jan 07 - Dec 07 has been reweighted in line with the latest ONS estimates.

5.31 The Annual Population Survey data represents a survey of residents where respondents are asked to indicate their employment pattern. The figures presented indicate that compared to 2005, the proportion of Borough residents employed in the distribution, hotels and restaurants sector has increased, as has employment in the banking, finance and insurance sector. The proportion of residents employed in the manufacturing and public administration, education and health sector has reduced since 2005.

5.32 Chart 19 (below) represents the percentage distribution of employment by major occupational groups in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. The data is based on the Annual Population Survey and therefore represents the employment occupational group indicated by the respondents to the survey. The figures presented indicate that compared to 2005, the proportion of Borough residents employed in managerial and senior official roles, administrative / secretarial, and skilled trades occupation roles has increased. The proportion of residents employed in personal services occupations, process plant and machine operatives and elementary occupations has reduced since 2005.

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Employment Distribution by Major Occupational Groups

18.0

16.0 1. Managers & senior officials 2. Professional occupations 14.0 3. Associate professional & technical 12.0 4. Administrative & secretarial 5. Skilled trades occupations 10.0 6. Personal service occupations

8.0 7. Sales & customer service occs.

P e r c n t a ge 8. Process plant & machine operatives 6.0 9. Elementary occupations

4.0

2.0

0.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Occupational Group

2005 2006 2007

Chart 21: Employment Distribution by Major Occupational Groups, Percentage Breakdown Source: Annual Population Survey 2007, ONS (www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the controller of HMSO). NOTE: data from the period Apr 05 - Mar 06 to Jan 07 - Dec 07 has been reweighted in line with the latest ONS estimates.

Business Growth

The % Change in Number of VAT Registered Businesses in the Area Over the Year (%)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 P e r ce n t a g C h ge 0 C r e w and C he s t er C ong l e t on E ll e s m re M a cc l e s f i ld V a l e R o y al C he s h i re N o r t h W e s K i ngd om P o r t a nd N an t w i ch U n i t ed N e s t on

Area

Chart 22: Percentage Change in Number of VAT Registered Businesses 2007 Source: Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

5.33 The aim of this indicator is to monitor the health of the economy through business formation and survival. This figure will only cover businesses which register for VAT, so very small businesses will not be included. Table 19 (below) shows that there has been an increase of 145 VAT registered businesses in 2007.

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stocks at stocks at end net- % Area Registrations Deregistrations start of 2007 of 2007 change Change Crewe and 385 240 3,585 3,730 145 Nantwich 4.0% Chester 515 305 4,495 4,710 210 4.7% Congleton 410 255 3,615 3,770 155 4.3% Ellesmere Port and 230 115 1,570 1,680 115 Neston 7.3% Macclesfield 715 570 7,830 7,975 145 1.9% Vale Royal 445 290 4,235 4,395 155 3.7% Cheshire 2,705 1,775 25,330 26,260 930 3.7% North West 20,640 14,680 188,735 194,695 5,960 3.2% United 205,725 147,800 1,973,220 2,031,145 57,925 Kingdom 2.9% Table 19: Number of VAT Registered Businesses 2007 Source: ONS (www.nomisweb.co.uk) Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the controller of HMSO).

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Core Indicator

5.34 BD1: Total Amount of Additional Employment Floorspace Developed for Employment by Type, Shown in M2 (Use Classes B1a, b, c B2 and B8). Expressed in Terms of Gross and Net Floor Space. See Table and Chart Below.

Address Application Details B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B2/B8 B1a/B8 Plot 4b Electra Way, Crewe Two Storey Office Business Park Building 1140 Erection of Building Units 5 & 6 for Light Industrial / Marshfield Bank Warehousing and Crewe Office Use 200 800 400 Unit 5/6 Marshfield Bank Extension to Existing Employment Park Industrial Unit 185 Retrospective Unit 1 Marshfield Application for Bank Extension to Employment Park Warehouse 1290 Erection Of Single Storey B8 Distribution Unit With Ancillary Area C University Offices, Parking, Way Crewe Servicing And Cheshire Landscaping 344 2954 Storage and Distribution Unit (B8) Area C Land off with Ancillary Offices, University Way Parking, Servicing Crewe and Landscaping 651 13285 Demolition of Former Isolation Wards and Construction of 4 Self contained Office Buildings (2 and 3 Alvaston Storey) with Car Business Park, Parking, Block 2 and Road Units 16/17 in Block 4 1388

Subtotals 3723 0 0 2090 16,824 0 0

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Subtotals B / F 3723 0 0 2090 16,824 0 0 Former Genus Part Refurbishment Site, First and Part Demolition Avenue, Off to Create 2 Business Weston Road, units and the Crewe Construction of 2 Additional Business Units and Associated Car Parking 1393.6 NWF Group Ltd, Warehousing and Wardle Associated Works 28490 Alvaston House, Rear 2 Storey Middlewich Road, Extension to Offices Nantwich and Extension to Car Cheshire Park 253 Repclif Chemical Erection of Single Services Ltd, Srotey Industrial Unit Macon Way to Replace Fire Damaged Building 133 Dairygold Side Extension to Lancaster Fields, Industrial Building Crewe Gates and Alterations to Industrial Estate Access 483 Land off Westmere Drive, Three storey office Crewe building 4645 Retention of the use of land as a builders and timber merchants R/O Travis and proposed Perkins, extension to Nantwich warehouse building. 225 Former Alterations to existing Rowlinson warehouse including Products Factory, loading dock and Weston Road, office Crewe accommodation. 352

Subtotals 8973 0 0 2223 46022 1393.6 0

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Subtotals B / F 8973 0 0 2223 46022 1393.6 0 Extension to Existing The Rowans, Storage Shed and Whitchurch Conversion of Road, Aston, Existing Workshop to Nantwich, Office Cheshire Accommodation 168.5 PRG Engineering, Lightwood Green Single storey Avenue, extension to Lightwood Green workshop 200 Mile End Farm, Main Road, Erection of single storey industrial unit 651 Farm, CoU of existing Wrexham Road, agricultural building to B1 and B8 1380 257 Edleston CoU to B1 Office with Road, Crewe New Security Shutter 45 Glover Street, Gospel Hall, Glover Street CoU from D1 to B8 23 84 1 Alexandra Place, Crewe, CoU from Residential Cheshire to B1 60.4 Totals 9301.4 0 0 2874 46106 1393.6 1548.5 2 Table 20: Amount of Floor Space Developed for Employment by Type, Shown in M (use classes B1a, b, c, B2 and B8) Source: Employment Land Monitor 2008

5.35 Figures presented within Table 20 (above) reflect gross figures for the amount of floorspace developed for Employment by type, during the AMR period 01st April 2007 to 31st March 2008. Core Output Indicator BD1 (as stated above) refers to both net and gross figures after the publication of the “Core Output Indicators – Update 2/2008” (CLG, 2008). The aim within subsequent AMR documents will be to monitor and report upon both net and gross statistics attached to this particular indicator.

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Amount of Floorspace Developed for Employment by Type

B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B2/B8 B1a/B8

Chart 23: Floor Space Developed for Employment by Type Source: Employment Land Monitor 2008

5.36 During the period 01st April 2007 to 31st March 2008, a total of 61,224 m2 of industrial floor space was developed, of this 21,249 m2 or 35% of total floor space developed was within existing employment areas, and this is represented and broken down within the contextual indicator presented on paragraph 5.41.

Core Indicator

5.37 BD2: Total Amount of Employment Floorspace (m2) Developed by Employment Type, Which is on Previously Developed Land.

See table below

Address Application Details B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B2 / B 8

Former Genus Site, Part Refurbishment and - - - - - First Avenue, Off Part Demolition to Create 1393. Weston Road, 2 Business Units and the 6 Crewe Construction of 2 Additional Business Units and Associated Parking

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Repcliff Chemical Erection of Single Storey Services Ltd, Industrial Unit to Replace Macon Way Fire Damaged Building - - - - 133 -

Dairygold Lancaster Side Extension to Fields, Crewe Industrial Building and Gates Industrial Alterations to Access - - - - 483 - Estate

R/O Travis Perkins, Retention of the Use of Nantwich Land as a Builders and Timber Merchants and - - - - 225 - Proposed Extension to Warehouse Building PRG Engineering, Single Storey Extension Lightwood Green to Workshop - 200 - - - - Avenue, Lightwood Green Glover Street COU from D1 to B8 23 - - - 84 Gospel Hall, Crewe - Totals 1393. 223 0 133 792 0 6 Table 21: Amount of floorspace (m2) developed by employment type, on Previously Developed Land Source: Employment Land Monitor, 2008

5.38 A total of 2542m2 of floorspace completed during the period was developed on previously developed land. This translates to 4.15% of development on previously developed land over the AMR period. It should be stated that within the AMR period there has been a number of completions on historic greenfield allocation sites as stated within the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011. An employment land review is anticipated to be undertaken for the Cheshire East Unitary Authority and its findings will be used to inform future AMR documents.

Core Indicator

5.39 BD 3: Employment land available, by type

See Table and Chart below, land is shown in Hectares.

Allocated Sites

Ref. Address / Description B1 B2 B8 Mix Other (B1/B 2/B8) E.1.3 Weston Interchange 0.6

A ll oc at ed sit S.12.5 Stapeley Water Gardens 3 60 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

E.3.1 Basford West 55 E.3.2 Basford East*** 42.89

Sub total 3 - - 98.49 -

E.1.1 Crewe Business Park 0.47 (P04/1475) E.1.1 Crewe Business Park 0.19 (P07/0555) t a r ed E.1.1 Crewe Business Park 2.282 (P07/1431) E.1.1 Crewe Business Park 5.56 (P07/0017) E.1.2 Marshfield Bank 0.02 (P04/0830) E.1.2 Marshfield Bank 0.035 (P07/1415) E.1.4 Weston Road B 0.56 (P03/0225)** E.1.4 Weston Road B 0.55 (P06/0883)** (sg) E.14 Weston Road B 0.55 (P06/0935)** (sg) E.2.1 East of Quakers Coppice, 6.583 Crewe (P04/0489) E.3.2 Basford East 49.46

A l o c a t e d s i w h p ann n g r m si on no (P96/0815)*** Sub total 11.557 - 0.56 105.0 - 73 P07/1609 Land to the Rear of 5 0.027 Chapel Court, Nantwich Cheshire The Coach House, 0.002 P07/1645 Wrinehill Road,

Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire P05/0175 271 Newcastle Road, 0.1 Blakelow, Nantwich P07/1445 The Cottage, Worleston, 0.010 Nr Nantwich, Cheshire P07/0998 Inglewood Farm, Walleys Green, , 0.419

O w ne r s pe c i f ic si t es Middlewich

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P06/0197 Hillcroft, Bradeley Green 0.24 Lane, Whitchuch P07/0590 Hillside Cottage, 0.005 Wrexham Road, Bickerton, Malpas P05/0743 Church Farm, Church 0.009 Minshull, Nantwich 2 P07/1226 Vacant Joiners 0.14 Workshop, The Wharf, Thomas Street P07/1183 Nova Court, West Street, 0.16 Crewe P07/0301 99 Welsh Row, Nantwich 0.005 Cheshire P07/1285 Land at Heath Street, 0.141 Crewe P07/1242 Units 1 & 2 Tricketts 0.146 Lane, Willaston, Nantwich P06/0528 Meadow Lane Farm, 1.18 London Road, Stapeley P05/0177 Henuhull Hall, 1.32 Welshmans Lane, , Nantwich P07/1076 Laurels Farm, Crewe 0.14 Road, Hatherton P07/1055 Red Acres, Windmill 0.006 Lane, Buerton, Nantwich P07/1165 The Outlanes, Nantwich 8.09 Road, Church Minshull, Nantwich, Cheshire P07/1016 80a Lockitt Street, 0.166 Crewe, Cheshire P08/0070 Plot 6, Wrenbury 0.8 Industrial Estate, Wrenbury, Nantwich Overall Totals 14.579 1.286 1.119 113.3 - Table 22: Allocated Sites Source: Employment Land Monitor, 2008 *These figures do not include sites where development is under construction* **Applications P03/0225, P06/0883 and P06/0935 all relate to the same site and therefore the site area is only counted once** ***Site area is only counted once***

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Employment Land Available by Type

120

100

80

60

H ec t a r e ( s) 40

20

0 B1 B2 B8 B1/B2/B8 Other Use Class

2006/07 2007/08

Chart 24: Employment Land Available by Type Source: Employment Land Monitor, 2008

5.40 The majority of employment land currently available within the Borough is for B1, B8 and a mix of B1/B2/B8.

Core Indicator

5.41 BD4: Total Amount of Floorspace for Town Centre Uses

To Show the Amount of Completed Floorspace (Gross and Net) for Town Centre Uses within:

(i) Town Centre Areas

And

(ii) The Local Authority Area

There was not any recorded completed floorspace (gross and net) for Town Centre Uses within Town Centre Areas and Borough of Crewe and Nantwich over the AMR period.

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Contextual Indicators

5.42 This contextual indicator concerns the amount of floorspace developed for employment by type, (i) in employment or (ii) regeneration areas.

(i) Employment Areas

A total of 61,224m2 of industrial floor space was developed during the period, of this 21,249m2 was within existing employment areas, this is broken down into use classes in the Table (below).

(ii) Regeneration Areas

There are no regeneration areas currently within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B2/B8

2335m2 0 m2 0 m2 2090 m2 16824 m2 0m2

Table 23: Amount of Floor space Developed for Employment Areas, by Type Source: Employment Land Monitor, 2008

Contextual Indicator

5.43 This contextual indicator concerns the losses of employment land in i) employment/regeneration areas and ii) The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

(i) There are no defined regeneration areas within the Borough so this indicator only looks at employment sites, see Table 24 below. During the AMR period, a total of 0.3 Hectares of land created on employment land was lost to other uses.

(ii) In terms of losses of employment land in the Borough. Please see Tables 24 & 25 (below). The total employment land lost within the Borough during the period was 0.7 Hectares (gross).

Reference Description Site Area Floorspace (Sq. (Hectares) Metres) P06/1060 Wheelock Heath Business Court, Wheelock 0.01 100 Heath, Alsager Road, Winterley P07/0615 416 Newcastle Road, Hough 0.24 418 P07/1547 Willaston House, Crewe Road 0.0512 100 P07/0653 34&36 Audley Street, Crewe 0.37 1 Residential unit P07/1318 1 Lawton Street, Crewe, 0.021 3 Residential units P07/0194 36 Edleston Road, Crewe 0.009 1 Residential unit Totals 618 4 Residential units Table 24: Amount of Employment Land Lost During the AMR Period Source: Employment Land Monitor, 2008

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Contextual Indicator

5.44 This contextual indicator concerns the amount of employment land lost to residential development within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. This information is presented within Table 25 (below).

Details Site Area (Ha) No. of Dwellings P07/0653, 34&36 Audley 0.37 1 Street, Crewe P07/1318, 1 Lawton Street, 0.021 3 Crewe, P07/0194, 36 Edleston 0.009 1 Road, Crewe Totals 0.4 4 Dwellings Table 25: Amount of Employment Land Lost to Residential Development during the AMR Period Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

Commentary

5.45 Within the Borough, a total of 61,224 square metres of floorspace for employment uses was completed, of this 21,249 square metres were within existing employment areas and the majority was for mixed B1/B2/B8 uses. Of the total floorspace completed 2,542m2 was on previously developed land.

5.46 Currently there is a total of 130.284 Ha of employment land available within the Borough the majority of this land is available for B1, B2 and B8 uses. This total includes land at Basford East and West which is allocated for strategic employment uses.

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6 Housing

6.1 Objectives and targets as set out within the Replacement Local Plan 2011.

Objectives Targets - Allocating sufficient good quality housing - Providing land for about 7,600 dwellings sites, primarily in or on the edge of Crewe to be built in the period between 1996 and or Nantwich, as required in the Cheshire 2011 as required by the Structure Plan 2011 Replacement Structure Plan (Policy (Policy HOU1) GEN 1) - 35% of new housing development to be - Meeting the Structure Plan requirements built on previously developed land for the Borough - Negotiating with developers and Housing - Adopting appropriate policies to allow for Associations to achieve 139 affordable affordable housing in the Borough homes by 2006. - At least 75% of all new housing developments to be located within half mile of a public transport route a mile of an existing or proposed local convenience and primary school.

Core Indicator

6.2 Housing Trajectory Showing:

(i) Net additional dwellings over the 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 15 year period, 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.

6.3 In order to produce a housing trajectory which depicted the current situation within the Borough it was felt that the best approach was to draw up 3 different trajectories each reflecting the influence of the plan which would be in effect. This has resulted in the 3 trajectories shown on the following pages, one for the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011, one for the Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan Alteration and a final one for the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS) which was published at the end of September 2008. 66 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

6.4 It should be noted that it is not currently possible to produce information relating to housing land supply by site area (hectares).

Adopted Local Plan

Housing Trajectory - Adopted Local Plan

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0 96/ 97/ 98/ 99/ 00/ 01/ 02/ 03/ 04/ 05/ 06/ 07/ 08/ 09/ 10/ 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Net Completions 467362591737650515585602769780853805 Projected Completions 762762762 (Average completions for last 5 years) Completions p.a. req. to meet 123123123 LP figure 2008-2011 Average Completions 1996- 507507507507507507507507507507507507507507507 2011per annum required to meet LP figure Average Annual Completions 603603603603603603603603603603603603 1996-2008

Chart 25: Housing Trajectory Figures-Adopted Local Plan Source: Figures taken from Housing Land Availability Monitor 2008

6.5 The Replacement Local Plan 2011 was adopted in February 2005; it covers the period 1996 to 2011. The housing allocation for this period is ‘about’ 7,600 dwellings. This figure was derived from the Cheshire 2011 Replacement Structure Plan. The Structure Plan has since been replaced by the Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan Alteration which was adopted in December 2005. A second Housing Trajectory relates to the housing allocation for this Borough contained in the 2016 Structure Plan Alteration.

6.6 The average annual requirement for completions between 1996 and 2011 is 507 dwellings per annum; the actual average completion figure between 1996 and 2008 is

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603 per annum. This represents, on average, an over provision of 96 dwellings per year.

6.7 The number of dwellings required to be completed between 2008 and 2011, to meet the housing allocation figure, is an average of 123 dwellings. However, due to the level of commitments and the average number of completions over the past five years, it is not considered to be a realistic prospect for the average completion figure to be reduced to 123 dwellings. The projected completions to 2010 are therefore an average of the last five years which is 762 per annum. The publication of the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS), at the end of September 2008, means that the annual average rates of housing provision are not absolute targets and may be exceeded. The fact that the average completion figures for the past 5 years have been greater than the average figure required in the Adopted Local Plan is not therefore considered to be an issue.

Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan Alteration

Housing Trajectory - Cheshire 2016 SP Alteration

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0 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08

Net Completions 585 602 769 780 853 805 Projected Completions Completions p.a. req. to meet remainder of SP Completions req. p.a. by 500 500 500 500 300 300 Chesh. 2016 SP Average Completions 2002- 684 684 684 684 2006

Chart 26: Housing Trajectory – Cheshire 2016 SP Alteration Source: Figures taken from Housing Land Availability Monitor 2008

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6.8 The Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan Alteration was adopted in December 2005. The housing allocation for the period 2002 to 2016 is 5,000 dwellings, divided into 3 phases. The first phase is for the period 2002 to 2006 and allows for 2,000 dwellings which is an annual average of 500 dwellings. During this period the annual average has been 684 completions which is an average over-provision of 184 dwellings per annum.

6.9 The second phase is for the period 2006 - 2011 and allows for an annual average of 300 dwellings. Between 2006/07 and 2007/08, there were 1658 completions; the housing trajectory shows therefore that, no further housing development is required, to meet the remainder of the housing requirement for the Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan. The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS) was published in September 2008; this has superseded Policy HOU1 of the Cheshire 2016 Structure Plan Alteration.

The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS)

Housing Trajectory - 15 year requirement to 2023 (including RSS)

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Net Completions 602769780853805 Completions (net) p.a. req. by RSS 450450450450450450450450450450450450450450450450450450 2003 - 2021 Completions (net) p.a. req. to meet 330330330330330330330330330330330330330 RSS fig 2008-2021 Projected Completions 2008-2023 675550425300300325350375400450475500525550550 Average Completions 2003-2008 762762762762762

Chart 27: Housing Trajectory-15 year requirement including RSS Source: Figures taken from Housing Land Availability Monitor 2008

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6.10 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS) was published at the end of September 2008. The total housing provision figure for this Borough is 8,100 between 2003 and 2021. This is an average annual figure of 450 dwellings. The annual average rates of housing provision are not absolute targets and may be exceeded.

6.11 The average completion figure between 2003 and 2008 is 762 which is substantially above the RSS figure of 450. The completions shown on the trajectory above to 2012/13, show reductions in housing completions each year which are considered to reflect the national economic slow-down and reduced build-rates. These figures would however still deliver a total of 2,250 dwellings which is an average of 450 dwellings per annum and is consistent with RSS.

6.12 For the period between 2013 and 2023, it is assumed that the annual average rate of housing provision of 450 dwellings per annum would still apply. The figures shown on the trajectory above would therefore deliver a total of 4,500 dwellings over that period. In terms of an increase in completions, it is estimated that there would be a gradual annual recovery from 2013/14 onwards. The total number of completions between 2003 and 2021 would be 9,459 which is in excess of the total housing provision figure for that period, in RSS. It should be noted however that the RSS annual average rates of housing provision are not absolute targets and may be exceeded.

Core Indicator

6.13 H3: New and Converted Dwellings - On Previously Developed Land, Percentage of New and Converted Dwellings on Previously Developed Land.

See information and Charts (below).

Total Housing Completions 2007/08

44%

56%

Greenfield Sites Brownfield Sites

Chart 28: Percentage of Total Housing Completions 2007/08 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

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6.14 The total completion figure for 2007/08 is 805 dwelling units; this can be broken down further into 353 units (44%) on Greenfield sites and 452 units (56%) on Brownfield sites. The Brownfield statistics do not include the conversion of former agricultural buildings.

Percentage of New and Converted Dwellings on Previously Developed Land

100% 80%

60% Greenfield 40% Brownfield P e r c n t a ge 20% 0% 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Year

Chart 29: Trend Analysis of the Percentage of Development on Previously Developed Land Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

6.15 Comparing the proportionate figures from the period 2004/05 through to 2007/08, it shows that there has been an increase in the proportionate number of dwellings built on greenfield land during the 2007/08 period compared to the 2006/07 AMR period. Proportionate figures in 2007/08 correspond with levels of development achieved in 2004/05. Levels of brownfield development in 2007/08 exceed those levels experienced in 2005/06.

6.16 The proportionate high levels of dwellings built on previously developed land in 2006/07 can be attributed to the number of regeneration sites brought forward during the 2006/07 AMR period, many of which were development for apartments.

Core Indicator

6.17 H4: Net Additional Pitches (Gypsy and Traveller), To Show the Number of Gypsy and Traveller Pitches Delivered

See information below.

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Number of Permanent Net Pitches for Gypsies and Number of Transit Pitches Number of Pitches for Additional Travellers for Gypsies and Travellers Travelling Showpeople Pitches Planning Planning Planning Permissi New Permissi New Permissi New on for Pitches on for Pitches on for Pitches New Construct Pitches New Construct Pitches New Construct Pitches Pitches ed Lost Pitches ed Lost Pitches ed Lost Cheshire 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Congleton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crewe and Nantwich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire East 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 North West 14 25 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 39 Table 26: Net Additional Pitches Delivered during the AMR period Source: RSS Returns, 2008

6.18 There are two existing authorised Gypsy and Traveller sites within the Borough, one at Wrenbury (Lea Homes) and another at Sound (New Meadowside). These sites are licensed for 16 and 11 pitches respectively.

6.19 A Cheshire Partnership Area Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation and Related Services Assessment (May 2007) considered that there is a need for between 5-11 pitches for the period 2006-2011 within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, and a further 5-6 pitches for the period 2011-2016. The total need for the period 2006-2016 therefore is 10-17 pitches. As part of the current revision to the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021, the Regional Planning Body 4NW are considering further the need for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation, although a draft of this review is not expected until April 2009.

6.20 Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council have received in the region of 3 planning applications for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites since 2001 and one appeal has been dismissed in 2006. Since the end of the AMR period, an application has been received for the “Change of Use of Land to Use as a Residential Caravan Site for 6 Caravans, Including Construction of Hardstanding, Erection of Fencing and Provision of Foul Drainage.” This application was refused at Development Control Committee on the 29th July 2008 and an appeal on that decision is due to be heard in January 2009. Further information relating to this issue will be included within subsequent versions of the AMR document.

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Housing Density

Contextual Indicator

6.21 This Contextual Indicator relates to the Percentage of New Dwellings Completed at:

- Less than 30 Dwellings Per Hectare - Between 30 and 50 Dwellings per Hectare - Above 50 Dwellings Per Hectare

Information relating to this contextual indicator is included within Charts 30 and 31 below:

Housing Density Trends

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0 30 per Ha 30-50 per Ha 50+ per HA 2004/05 165 388 109 2005/06 48 393 34 2006/07 103 183 397 2007/08 55 181 274

Chart 30: Housing Density Figures 2004-2008 Source: RSS Data Returns 2007/08

Density of Housing Completions 2007/08

11%

54% 35%

30 per Ha 30-50 per Ha 50+ per HA

Chart 31: Density of Housing Completions 2007/08 Source: RSS Data Returns 2007/08

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6.22 The figures above show that 54% of completions on sites of 5 units or more within the Borough last year were at a density of over 50 dwellings per hectare. 35% were at 30- 50 dwellings per hectare and the remaining 11% were at housing densities less than 30 dwellings per hectare.

6.23 By comparing the figures with those from the last AMR period, there has been a reduction in the number of dwellings built at density levels of less than 30 dwellings per hectare. There has also been a slight reduction from 2006/07 but still a relatively high level of built density of 50+ per hectare, compared to the 2004/05 and 2005/06 AMR periods. In terms of built density levels of between 30-50 dwellings per hectare then levels of development are consistent from the 2006/07 and 2007/08 AMR periods.

Core Indicator

6.24 H5: Affordable Housing Completions (gross)

See Table 27 below

Ref. Address No. of Dwellings P04/0593 Walnut Farm and Fairview, 2 Units (1 Rent and 1 Shared Newcastle Road, Hough Ownership)

P03/1522 Warmingham Grange, 3 Units (All Shared Warmingham Ownership) P04/1087 London Road, Nantwich 10 Units (3 Rental and 7 (Phase 2) Shared Ownership) P05/0703 Canalside Yard, Shopshire 4 Units (All Shared Street, Audlem Ownership) P07/0653 34&36 Audley Street, Crewe 1 Unit (Shared Ownership)

P05/0269 Henry Street, Crewe 6 Units (All Rental Units) P05/0858 PWay Site, Gresty Road, 6 Units (All Shared Crewe Ownership) Total 32 (incl 10 Rental and 22 Shared Ownership Units)

Table 27: Affordable Housing Completions 2007/2008 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

6.25 These figures compare to 59 units gross in 2006/07 showing a decrease of 27 units compared to the last AMR period. This compares to 63 units gross and 61 units net in 2005/06, this figure represented an increase of 10 units from the AMR period in 2004/05. Table 28 (below) represents the commuted sum payments received by the Borough Council within this AMR period.

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Ref. Address Commuted Sum Received 2007/2008 P03/0365 The Sycamores and £25,000 Goodyer Packaging, Bunbury Lane, Bunbury P05/0995 Chapel End Garage, Woore £12,500 Road, Chapel End, Audlem Totals Received £37,500 Table 28: Commuted Sum Payments Received 2007/2008 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

6.26 Registered Social Landlords (RSL’s) have been informed about the level of Commuted Sum funds available and invited to submit appropriate bids for use of the Commuted Sum payments received. Progress relating to this topic will be discussed within subsequent AMR’s.

Core Indicator

6.27 H6: Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments

This Core Output Indicator is a new indicator established in the “Core Output Indicators – Update 2/2008” document. The revision to the Core Output Indicators was published in July 2008 and it is acknowledged within the document that, due to the timing of the publication of the revised indicators, it may be difficult to incorporate all of the AMR Core Indicator changes within this years AMR document, in December 2008. This is due to new monitoring processes that are required to effectively report on any new Core Output Indicators introduced within the update document

The Building for Life Assessment Indicator is designed to show development quality criteria in terms of the number and proportion of total new build completions, in housing sites, reaching particular ratings against Building for Life standards.

Due to the timing of this revised indicator and the large number of completions in the 2007/08 AMR period, Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council have been unable to complete this assessment for this years AMR document. However, it is anticipated that this assessment will be completed in subsequent AMR periods.

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Household Accommodation

Household Spaces Information from 2001 Census

Detached Semi Detached Terraced Flats, maisonettes or apartments Other

Chart 32: Household Spaces from 2001 Census Source: Cheshire County Council, Current Facts and Figures, 2003

6.28 The Census in 2001 showed that there were a total of 47,510 household spaces within the Borough. The 2001 Census highlighted that the average household size within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich was 2.39. This was calculated as a result of 109,427 people living in 45,699 households in the Borough in 2001.

6.29 Current population figures suggest that the population of Crewe and Nantwich has changed significantly since 2001, with the population in mid 2007 at 116,600 people (CCC Current Facts and Figures, 2007). The Pie Chart (Chart 32 above) shows that in 2001 the majority of the household spaces within the Borough were semi-detached properties, closely followed by detached properties.

House Price Levels

6.30 Nationally, the average house price was £165, 529 in October 2008 with a significant reduction in the annual change of house prices of 10.1% (Land Registry 2008). In the North West, the average price fell by 9.2% and in Cheshire average house prices fell by 6.6% in the period October 2007 - October 2008 (Land Registry 2008).

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 CREWE AND NANTWICH 128,254 154,607 152,006 167,694 175,246 CHESTER 161,688 191,781 190,752 207,338 220,419 CONGLETON

151,331 172,526 176,327 191,171 203,923

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ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON 128,238 154,853 159,439 162,635 169,656

MACCLESFIELD 208,776 232,935 239,019 261,530 294,487

VALE ROYAL 140,129 168,970 177,906 188,301 195,408

CHESHIRE 158,418 183,839 188,073 203,633 217,563

NORTH WEST 106,450 130,047 137,952 151,654 161,249 Table 29: Average House Price Figures (£) Source: Land Registry and CCC LILAC Service N.B - Figures relate to the financial year (April 07-March 08)

6.31 Table 29 (above) highlights the extent to which house prices have changed over the period 2003-2008. For the period 2007/08, the figures suggest that house prices in the Borough have consistently stayed below overall house price levels in Cheshire but higher than figures published for the North West. This is highlighted in Chart 33 (below). The Chart highlights the year on year increase in house prices within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire and the North West.

Average House Prices (2003-2008)

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Chart 33: Average House Price Figures (£) Source: Land Registry and CCC LILAC Service N.B - Figures relate to the financial year (April-March)

6.32 As a further measure of house prices and the impact on affordability, Chart 34 (below) highlights that the annual property price is just under 8 times the median average earnings of Borough residents in Crewe and Nantwich. The annual property price in

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Cheshire was just over 8 times the median average earnings of the residents within the Cheshire County.

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Average Property Prices in 2007 (£)

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Chart 35: Average Property Prices in 2007 (by type) Source: Land Registry and CCC LILAC Service N.B - Figures relate to the financial year (April 07-March 08)

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6.33 Chart 35 (above) represents the average property prices in 2007/08 and highlights the relative property split in terms of house prices. The highest average property prices in the Borough are attached to detached properties. In all cases, average house prices in Cheshire are comparatively higher than in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

Time Period 2005 2006 2007 Detached Sales 664 787 623 Semi-detached Sales 784 1088 906 Terraced Sales 893 982 811 Flat/Maisonette 219 256 243 Overall Average Price (All Properties) 155,585 165,088 175,246 Total Sales (All Properties) 2560 3113 2583 Table 30: Land Registry House Sales (November 2008) Source: LILAC Website 2008

6.34 Table 30 (above) represents the number of house sales within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich for 2005, 2006 and 2007. The table highlights that the number of house sales in 2007 has reduced over the AMR period. The biggest fall in the number of sales relates to semi-detached properties. Overall the number of total sales relate to levels experienced in 2005.

6.35 Within the Borough in the period (April 2007-March 2008), 35% of all house sales were for semi-detached houses: this was closely followed by the sales of terraced properties (31%). 9 % of the total housing sales were for flats /maisonettes and 24% were for detached properties.

Housing Supply

Borough Land Supply As At 1 April 2008

The number of dwellings that can be built on sites allocated in the Replacement 120 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Local Plan 2011 The number of dwellings with full planning permission on sites where building has 688 not started The number of dwellings with outline planning permission 356 The number of dwellings under construction 728 The number of dwellings remaining on sites where building in progress 237 Sites where S106 Agreements have yet to be signed 597 Total 2726 Table 31: Current Land Supply in the Borough as at 1st April 2008 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

6.36 The housing land supply figure in Table 31 (above) shows that there is sufficient land available to build 2,726 dwellings. The Regional Spatial Strategy (published on 30th September 2008) includes a requirement of 8100 dwellings to be provided between 2003 and 2021, with an average annual rate of 450 dwellings per annum. The Regional Spatial Strategy completion requirement for the years 2003 to 2008 is 2,250 dwellings. 79 Borough of Crewe and Nantwich – Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008

A total of 3,809 dwellings have been completed since 2003. This is an average of 762 dwellings per year and an excess of 1559 dwellings. A further 2,250 dwellings are required between 2008 and 2013. There is sufficient land available to build 2,726 dwellings. Using the ‘residual method’, which takes into account the surplus of 1559 dwellings already completed, results in a 9.5 year supply of housing.

Housing Supply 2007/08

Allocated Sites Building Not Started Outline Permission Under Construction Dwellings Remaining on Sites where Building in Progress S106 Agreements Yet to be Signed

Chart 36: Housing Supply in the Borough 2007/08 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

Housing Stock and Condition

6.37 Within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich there have been an increasing proportion of unfit private sector dwellings made fit or demolished as a direct result of action by the Local Authority, as represented in Chart 37 (below).

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Unfit Dwellings Addressed by Local Authority 2002-2008

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Actual Target

Chart 37: Unfit Private Dwellings Made Fit or Demolished as a Direct Result of Action by the Local Authority 2002-2008. Source: Borough Council Statistics

6.38 The 2005 Housing Needs Survey carried out by David Couttie Associates indicated that the vast majority of households surveyed for the report showed that they had access to basic amenities and the perception of most residents was that their homes are well maintained and not in need of improvement.

6.39 The 2001 Census showed that within the Borough there were a high proportion of bungalows (70%), well above the national average. The supply of terraced properties is 23% below the national average of 26%, and flats/maisonettes at 8% are well below the national average of 20% (David Couttie Associates 2005).

Wulvern Home Improvement Scheme

6.40 Wulvern Housing was established in March 2003 as a large scale voluntary transfer housing association. This was followed by the transfer of approximately 5, 529 homes from the Borough Council. The housing stock owned by the Borough Council is now under Wulvern control.

6.41 Since 2003, Wulvern Housing established a Home Improvement scheme and undertook to improve the quality of properties owned by the organisation. Within a 5 year period, Wulvern Housing has successfully delivered a £40.1 Million improvement programme, resulting in excess of 10,700 improvements (an additional 1,700 to those established in the targets), to customers of Wulvern Housing, over that period.

6.42 Major work over the period has included the provision of:

- 2,085 new kitchens - 1,085 new external doors - 1,527 new bathrooms

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- 1,506 new heating systems (Source: Wulvern Bitesize Annual Report 2007/08)

6.43 The Government has set a target that all social rented homes meet the Decent Homes standard by 2010, more than 90% of Wulvern facilitated properties already do. (Wulvern Housing Annual Report and Accounts 2006/07).

Housing Demand

6.44 The Borough Council commissioned a Housing Needs Survey in 2005 that was carried out by David Couttie Associates and this study established the extent of housing demand in the Borough. The following table establishes the key points that emerged from the 2005 Housing Needs survey:

Private Sector Affordable Sector - Demand for 1 bed properties in - There is a stock shortfall of 1 bed Haslington / Englesea, Minshull, properties, most prominent in Crewe Acton/Wrenbury and and Nantwich, there is a limited Wybunbury/Shavington. supply of 1 bed properties across - Shortfall of 2 bed stock in all areas the whole Borough. except Peckforton/Bunbury, - There is a deficit of 2 bed stock Minshull, Audlem, across the Borough in particular Wybunbury/Shavington. The largest Crewe and Nantwich shortfall is seen within Crewe and - Around 65% of the overall net Nantwich shortfall of affordable housing - There is a shortfall of 3 bed houses occurs in Nantwich in Nantwich and 3 bed bungalows in - A deficit of 3 bed properties is seen Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council across the whole Borough in particular in Nantwich.

New Build Completions of Permanent Dwellings: Bedroom Breakdown Flats, Maisonettes or Apartments 2005-2008

300 272 250 232

200 142 150 116 100 68 50 50 50 21 12 12 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 2 3 4+

Chart 38: Private Sector New Build Completions of Permanent Dwellings (Flats, Maisonettes or Apartments) 2005-2008 Source: Housing Flows Reconciliation, 2007/2008

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6.45 Chart 38 (above) highlights the further increase in new build completions of permanent dwellings for 2 bed flats, maisonettes or apartments. The number of 2 bed properties that have been completed has increased during the period from 137 in 2005, 210 in 2006, 232 in 2007 to 272 in 2008. The number of 1 bedroom dwellings did initially increase from 21 in 2005 to 68 in 2006 however in 2007 and 2008 the figure reduced slightly, to 50 completions per annum.

Total Completions of Permanent Dwellings: Bedroom Breakdown, Whole Houses or Bungalows

300 278 239 250 192186 200 178 170 172 150 110 100 87 43 49 43 50 5 0 3 2 0 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 2 3 4+

Chart 39: Total (all sectors) Completions of Permanent Dwellings (Bedroom Breakdown, Whole Houses or Bungalows) Source: Housing Flows Reconciliation 2007/2008

6.46 Chart 39 (above) highlights the total completion figures for whole houses or bungalows in the Borough.

‘Extra Care’ Housing

6.47 Since March 2005 there have been applications for development of ‘Extra Care’ housing on 5 sites within the Borough:

Application Location Comments Reference P06/1122 Leighton Centre, Crewe Extra Care Village including 132 Self- Contained Supported Dwellings plus Lounge, Dining, Health Welfare, Recreational Care and Administration Facilities and Car Parking. Development has commenced.

P06/0676 The Mill House, Millfields, Full planning approval was given for 43

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Nantwich. apartments; this was approved with conditions on 21/09/06. Development has been completed on this site P05/1001 Corbrook Court, Corbrook Full planning approval for 15 units provided on Audlem (Private Nursing 16/09/05. Development on site completed in Home) April 2008. P07/1001 The Waldrons, Brookhouse Full planning approval for demolition of Drive, Crewe existing care home and construction of a three storey care home comprising 66 care home beds and 12 extra care apartments and extra ancillary facilities. Development has not commenced. P07/1654 Pickmere Court, Stafford Outline planning permission for 74 ‘extra care’ Street, Crewe dwellings; net gain of 40 units (22 existing units to be refurbished; full planning permission already given for 12 sheltered units on the same site. Development has not commenced. Table 32: Extra Care Housing Application References 2007/08 Source: Housing Land Monitor, 2008

6.48 A total of 242 ‘Extra Care’ housing units either have planning approval or have been completed in the Borough. Paragraphs 2.8-2.9 highlighted that the population is ageing in structure and that this trend is anticipated to continue. As a result of these changes there are likely to be implications for service provision in the Borough to reflect this national trend. The provision of ‘Extra Care’ units highlights that the Borough Council is attempting to address these implications in the short, medium and long term.

Student Accommodation

6.49 Development was completed, during the AMR reporting period, at Reaseheath College for a total of 96 units. This development was given full planning approval on 04/12/2006 under planning application number P06/0991.

Commentary

6.50 The Borough is currently achieving the housing targets that have been set out within the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011; the Structure Plan Alteration 2016 and RSS. The effects of the ageing population identified in the emerging trends section of this AMR has also been taken into consideration by the Borough Council and the County Council in the planning approvals given for a number of ‘Extra Care’ housing developments for the elderly, in the Borough.

6.51 In the last AMR period there has been £37,500 in commuted sums received by the Borough Council.

6.52 During the AMR period, 56% of the total completions in the Borough were on Brownfield sites.

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7 Transportation

Contextual Indicator

7.1 Amount of completed non-residential development within Use Classes A, B and D complying with car parking standards set out in the Local Development Framework. Please see table below:

Development types (and UCO Number of New Developments complying numbers) Developments completed with appropriate parking between April 1st 2007 standards and March 31st 2008 New industrial and commercial 0 0 developments (UCO’s B1, B2 and B8) with a minimum floorspace of 1000 sq.m. New retail developments (UCO’s 9 5 A1 and A3) with a minimum floorspace of 1000 sq.m. New leisure developments (UCO’s 0 0 D2) with a minimum floorspace of 1000 sq.m. TOTAL 9 5 Table 33: New Non-Residential Development Within (minimum floorspace 1000sq.m) complying with Regional Car Parking Standards Source: Regional Spatial Strategy Monitoring Returns 07/08

7.2 Of the 5 completed developments which do not comply with the parking standards, mitigating measures have been sought, these include the provision of cycle and motor cycle parking and the production of a Green Transport Plan. In some cases, the developments comply with the local standards as set out in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.

Contextual Indicator

7.3 Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP: a hospital; a primary school; a secondary school; areas of employment; and a major retail centre (s)

7.4 More detailed information in relation to this indicator can be found in appendix 1 at the end of the document. During this AMR period a total of 757* units were completed, of these units 402 (60%) were within 30 minutes public transport time of all 6 of the services listed. The Chart (below) shows that the majority of units are within 30 minutes distance of 5 or 6 services with only very few within 30 minutes of less than 4 services.

* There has been some variation between the figures used in the assessment of accessibility data and actual completion data. The actual completion data published in the Borough Council’s Housing Land Monitor 2008 suggests that there have been 805 units completed within the Borough over the AMR period.*

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No of Services Units Percentage 6 Services 402 60% 5 Services 250 37% 4 Services 8 1% 3 Services 3 0.4% 2 Services 4 0.6% 1 Service 3 0.4% Table 34: Accession Information Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008

7.5 Of the 757* units completed, the percentage within 30 minutes of the following services are shown in Table 35 below:

Service Units Retail 83% (628) Employment 85% (644) GP 86% (650) Hospital 40% (304) Primary School 87% (656) Secondary School 85% (645) Table 35: Percentage Accession Information Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008

7.6 Compared with the figures presented within the 2005/06 AMR and the 2006/07 AMR the percentage of units within 30 minutes of various services have reduced. This is shown in the Table and Chart (below). However, there is still a relatively high number of units within 30 minutes of the specific services.

Service % of development within 30 minutes of service 2005/2006 AMR 2006/2007 AMR 2007/2008 AMR Retail 92% (723 units) 81% (707 units) 83% (628 units) Employment 91% (717 units) 91% (717 units) 85% (644 units) GP 94% (735 units) 91% (791 units) 86% (650 units) Hospital 81% (594 units) 73% (636 units) 40% (304 units) Primary School 95% (742 units) 92% (797 units) 87% (656 units) Secondary 92% (722 units) 91% (787 units) 85% (645 units) School Table 36: Trend Comparison for Accession Information Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008

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Comparison of AMRs

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Chart 40: Percentage Trend Analysis Relating to Access to Services Information Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008

Percentage of development within 30 minutes of services

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Chart 41: Percentage of Completed Development within 30 Minutes of Services Source: Cheshire County Council, 2008

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Crewe Rail Gateway

7.7 A Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Crewe Rail Gateway was adopted on 7th September 2006. This SPD is linked to the existing policy TRAN.7 contained within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011. The policy safeguarded an area of land around Crewe railway station to permit an extensive modernisation scheme for the area. The SPD includes the mixed use regeneration area of Mill Street within its boundary, adding to the total area of land proposed for regeneration. It is intended to improve the links between the rail station and the existing town centre and to improve the appearance and accessibility of the rail station to visitors.

7.8 Preliminary work on the Crewe Rail gateway scheme is now underway. This contains proposals for the significant redevelopment, including new access and parking arrangements, in the area around the railway station.

7.9 As reported in last year’s version of the AMR document, Network Rail announced its intention to investigate the feasibility of moving station facilities to a new site at Basford Sidings. This action, if taken forward, would impact upon the proposals set out within the Supplementary Planning Document for the Crewe Rail Gateway, although Network Rail are still committed to the Rail Gateway scheme. Network Rail have stressed that no decision will be taken until full consultation has taken place with the local community and stakeholders. This decision will create a number of sustainability implications for the Borough.

7.10 Since the last AMR in 2007, Investigation into this matter is ongoing with Network Rail awaiting the findings of a number of separate and distinct economic studies, commissioned by a number of different agencies, to feed into the feasibility assessment and the establishment of a business case for a number of different options considered. A consultation process is anticipated to be undertaken by Network Rail once the feasibility assessment stages have been completed; the potential options finalised and associated impacts established. Further information regarding this subject will be included within subsequent versions of the AMR document (Cheshire County Council 2007).

Car Availability

Household Car Availability

Vale Royal

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7.11 The 2001 Census showed that 22.0% of residents within the Borough didn’t own a car, 44.3% owned one car and 33.7% had two or more cars. Crewe and Nantwich along with Chester and Ellesmere Port & Neston had the highest proportion of households with no cars. (Cheshire Research and Intelligence 2003)

7.12 The Cheshire Community Survey 2006 showed that 88% of Crewe and Nantwich respondents stated that they owned or had access to use one or more car/van. The Cheshire Community Survey 2008 showed that 89% of respondents in Cheshire own or have available for use by their household, one or more cars with 82% always having personal access to a car. (Cheshire County Council 2008). Findings from the Cheshire Community Survey 2008 have been disaggregated into Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester levels of analysis and therefore it has been decided to include such statistics within subsequent Annual Monitoring Report periods.

Cycleway Project

7.13 Within this AMR period, a national bid for a Sustrans sponsored Connect2 scheme was prepared to be included within the National Lottery “People’s 50 Million Lottery Giveaway” BIG funding scheme. Representatives from the Borough Council, Cheshire County Council Highways and Sustrans’ put together a scheme for an off road cycle/pedestrian route for inclusion within the Connect2 scheme. Connect2 as a national scheme sponsors projects that will revitalise walking and cycling along 79 communities across the UK by creating and revitalising cycle/walking routes. This 5 year scheme provides match funding to identified projects nationwide. The Connect2 bid was announced as successful within this years AMR period.

7.14 The scheme involves a proposal to create a corridor from Nantwich to Crewe along the A530. The scheme sets out to create a rural promenade between the two towns. It will be set back from the main road and will provide for an attractive and pleasurable experience for walking and cycling journeys in the Borough. The proposal will connect the riverside walks in Nantwich to Queens Park in Crewe.

7.15 In terms of progress on the scheme, the route for the Connect2 scheme is currently being drawn up by Cheshire County Council Highways Department who are also addressing any proposed junction alterations / crossing facilities. In terms of further funding sources, some money has already been secured for the proposed scheme and bids are still to be secured for additional funding from organisations, such as:

- Big Lottery - Department For Transport - links to schools - WREN (Environmental Organisation) - Developer Contributions

7.16 The route will also include a possible link around the Barony Park area at Nantwich and hopefully will provide a more appealing link to the near by schools.

7.17 At present bids are being undertaken for monies, land ownership issues for the potential route are being established and design initiatives are being undertaken on the required bridges / survey work. Further progress on this scheme will be documented within subsequent AMR’s.

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Emissions Information

7.18 Information taken from National Indicator NI (186) set suggests that total emission levels have increased slightly over the period 2005/06 for the Crewe and Nantwich Borough. This figure associates with a trend experienced at a regional level. However, at a county level, the total level of emissions has reduced over the 2005/06 period. A further breakdown of this information is presented within the Table and Charts below.

Industrial and Road Commercial Domestic Transport Total 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 CNBC 360 370 286 294 205 203 852 867 North West 22,137 22,047 17,062 17,289 9647 9429 48,485 48,764 Cheshire 2852 2765 1813 1835 1414 1392 6079 5993 Table 37: Emissions Information Breakdown 2005-2006 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08

Industrial and Commercial Emissions Domestic Emissions

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Emissions 2005 Emissions 2006 Emissions 2005 Emissions 2006

Chart 43 : Industrial and Commercial Emissions Chart 44: Domestic Emissions 2005-2006 2005-2006 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08

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Chart 45: Road Transport Emissions 2005-2006 Chart 46: Total Emissions 2005-2006 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08

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7.19 Additional data taken from the National Indicator NI (186) relates to Per Capita CO2 emissions 2005-2006. This indicator data suggests that the levels of Per Capita CO2 Emissions has increased within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, the Per Capita levels has remained constant at a regional level and slightly reduced at a county level of analysis.

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Chart 47: Per Capita CO2 Emissions 2005-2006 Source: AEA Energy & Environment 2007/08

Commentary

7.20 Information from Cheshire County Council showed that 60% of all new residential properties which were completed during the AMR period were within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP; primary and secondary school; hospital; areas of employment and a major retail centre, this figure was lower than that recorded during the previous AMR period.

7.21 Since the completion of the last AMR in 2007, work is ongoing with Network Rail looking into several studies which have been commissioned. Consultation is anticipated to begin once the feasibility assessment stages are completed. Information on this will continue to be updated in subsequent AMRs.

7.22 During this AMR period the success of the bid for the Connect2 Cycleway project was announced. The route of the scheme is currently being drawn up by Cheshire County Council Highways Department, progress on this scheme will be reported in future AMRs.

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8 Recreation and Tourism

Objectives Targets - Protecting and improving existing - No net loss of public open space to recreational open space development, apart from such land which - Providing new facilities has been identified for development in the - Encouraging dual use of school playing Local Plan or proposals which meet the fields criteria outlined within the Open Space - Encouraging appropriate proposals which policy RT.1. will attract tourists - No net loss of school playing fields, apart - Supporting the provision of appropriate from where proposals meet the criteria and adequate facilities and leisure contained within Open Space policy RT.1. opportunities to meet the needs of - No net loss of allotment sites shown on the individual communities Local Plan proposals map. - Ensuring that people of all ages are given - The provision of a Country Park at more choice in how to spend their leisure Leighton West (Policy RT.13) time - Achieving new areas of amenity open space at Nantwich Riverside.

Contextual Indicator

8.1 There are 3 open spaces within the Borough which are managed to Green Flag Award Standard, these are;

- Queens Park, Crewe, 14.68 Hectares - Nantwich Riverside, 28.75 Hectares - Crewe Business Park, 4.88 Hectares

8.2 These are the same three sites as contained within the 2006/07 AMR and represent 37.5% (48.31 Hectares) of the open space within the Borough.

Tourism within the Borough

8.3 Crewe & Nantwich actively promotes itself as a visitor destination through two routes. Locally through the promotion of www.welcometocreweandnantwich.com website, distribution of an attractions leaflet ‘Explore & Enjoy Crewe & Nantwich’ , attendance at Travel exhibitions and work with local media. Partnership working with Visit Chester & Cheshire Tourism Board provides Crewe & Nantwich the opportunity to be marketed to a wider regional, national and international audience.

8.4 With the growth of conference/events led accommodation Crewe is fast becoming widely known as a business tourism destination with businesses taking full benefit of Crewe’s accessibility to both the motorway and rail networks.

8.5 Crewe and Nantwich has seen a continued growth of accommodation stock over the last year with major developments at Crewe Hall and a new Ramada Encore opening in October on Crewe Business Park. The majority of growth is aimed at attracting business tourists and conferences.

8.6 Bed stock in the Borough has increased by 190 bedrooms over the last year.

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8.7 A recent growth area in Crewe & Nantwich is the development of canal marinas along the – Swanley Bridge Marina opened in 2006 with 315 berths and the Aqueduct Marina, Church Minshull a 147 berth marina, will be open in January 2009.

Property/ Date Estimated Development organisation investment

Crewe Hall, Weston Completed June £13 million · New Health Club & Spa 2008 · New conference/events centre · 52 New bedrooms

Ramada Encore, Completed Unknown · 112 New bedrooms Emperor Court, October 2008 · 7 Conference/meeting Crewe rooms · 4 accessible rooms

Premier Inn Completed £1 million · 20 new bedrooms Farmhouse, Crewe January 2008 · Refurbishment of public area Aqueduct Marina, Due for completion Unknown · 147 berths Church Minshull January 2008 · Shop/café · Associated canal resources

The Brocklebank, Due for completion Unknown · Premier Inn Weston Road January 2008 · 20 bedrooms Crewe

Table 38: Visitor Economy Information - Accommodation Assessment Source: Information from Tourism Officer at the Borough Council

8.8 All the above developments highlight the growth of Business Tourism within Crewe & Nantwich - a key aim in the Borough Council’s Corporate Strategy.

Nantwich Riverside Project

8.9 Over recent years, The Nantwich Riverside Project area has been developed to realise the potential of Nantwich Riverside as a valuable environmental, social and cultural resource for residents and visitors to Nantwich alike. The project is being developed by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in partnership with Cheshire County Council, Rural Enterprise (funded by NWDA) and the Mersey Basin Campaign. The project area sits as an integral part of the County Council’s vision for eco-tourism for the “Weaver Valley Regional Park”. Nantwich Riverside is an important gateway to the Upper Weaver (www.weavervalley.org.uk).

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8.10 A Nantwich Riverside Officer was appointed in spring 2006 to develop projects, improve the environmental quality of the riverside and encourage community involvement in the project.

8.11 A successful consultation event was carried out in summer 2007 which attracted a high level of feedback and has informed the project work carried out since. A Masterplan is under production and progress will be documented in following AMR’s. The Masterplan will lay out the long term aspirations for Nantwich Riverside for the period 2007-2012.

8.12 During the year to April 2008, improvements continued on the public open space as part of the CNBC Riverside Project. Work has been undertaken in partnership with a number of local organisations in order to realise some of the aspirations for the area as outlined during consultations in 2005. Progress on this scheme can be broken up into a number of time periods, as follows:

Spring 2007:

Riverside Willow Coppice

8.13 The riverside willow coppice is fully established, an area planted with 8 different species of willow chosen for their characteristics for willow weaving, basket making and sculptures. The area was planted up with assistance from Weaver Primary School and students from Reaseheath College and is managed by coppicing annually.

Habitat Management – Control of Invasive Species

8.14 Working with the riverside ‘friends’ group known as ‘Riverside Concern’, efforts were concentrated on the removal of the exotic invasive weed Himalayan Balsam which had started to take over and out shade other beneficial riverside plant species. The co-ordinated approach to tackling the area wide problem also saw good partnership working with CNBC grounds maintenance and other local groups.

Summer 2007:

Mill Island Access Improvements

8.15 Working in partnership with Nantwich Town Council and Cheshire County Council Rights of Way, a new multi user route was created around Mill Island in the town centre along the bank of the Weaver from the Mill Street entrance to the Queens Drive area. The path was much sought after and now provides an excellent riverside walk and bypass route when the area is being utilised by the Food and Drink festival.

Autumn/Winter 2007/08:

Riverside Willow Pollarding

8.16 As part of the riverside willows element of the project, the landscape features of pollarded willows on the Upper Weaver are being managed and preserved in their stunted form. Pollarding is being undertaken on a 5-year rotation basis and much of the area is now under good management.

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Native Bluebell Project

8.17 As part of Cheshire year of the Garden 08 several thousand native bluebells were planted in the Shrewbridge Road area amongst existing trees and woodland. There are plans to increase the area covered by the species in due course.

Pond Improvements

8.18 Through grants and volunteer assistance, a pond area (once part of an old river course) was opened up, de-silted and seeded/planted with a variety of native plant species. Funding was later gained for a pond dipping platform area which is now in place.

Spring 2008:

St Anne’s Bridge – Mill Island

8.19 A new architectural multiuser bridge connection was installed in partnership with Nantwich Now and Cheshire County Council. The bridge was funded by various sources and replaces a lost link between Welsh Row, the riverside open space and the town centre.

Nantwich Wetland Scoping Study

8.20 Funding was gained from the Cheshire and Warrington Economic Alliance Climate Change fund to investigate the potential for a public access wetland site in the North West area of the Riverside. This notion is now being pursued in partnership with the Environment Agency.

Riverbank Management and Wildflower Meadows

8.21 As part of Cheshire Year of the Garden, a great amount of effort was put into improving the area for floral diversity with the creation of a cornfield annual wildflower meadow, the enhancement of the existing wet wildflower meadow and the improvement of riverbanks through seeding, the installation of pre-planted coir roll revetment and willow spiling to protect against erosion.

Current Works

Riverside Masterplan

8.22 Over the past 3 years since the current project has been in existence a great deal of consultation with local users and groups has been undertaken. This has led to the creation of the Riverside Masterplan which identifies potential improvements and sets out future aspirations for the area. The plans are shortly to be on display for the public.

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Figure 9: Willow Spring, Volunteers Protecting Figure 10: Volunteers Removing Silt and Banks from Erosion Improving Pond

Nantwich Lake Path

8.23 Site works have commenced on the formal establishment of a circular footpath around Nantwich Lake. This project is being delivered in partnership with Nantwich Town Council and WREN (an environmental body). This walkway will enable local residents and visitors to walk uninterrupted from the southern end of Nantwich Lake along the all the way to the roundabout adjacent to Reaseheath College and complements seating provision installed previously. In addition, a number of new seating areas and interpretation boards will be erected around Nantwich Lake. The route has been much desired by local residents and visitors for many years and the works were completed in Autumn 2008.

Queens Park, Crewe

8.24 Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council has embarked upon a programme of restoration and repair of Queens Park, Crewe. The restoration of Queens Park (listed Grade II on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens in England) is a landmark project within the Borough and a high priority for delivery by the Borough Council in order to secure the parks continued use for future generations. The project is jointly funded by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund Urban Parks Programme and the Council with some additional funding from Waste Recycling Environmental. Work on the project began in autumn 2006 and is set to be completed by Spring 2010. The Borough Council have appointed a specific officer to deal with the scheme until it is completed. The renovation of the park involves the refurbishment of several elements of the park including; the lodges, clock tower, Boer war memorial and bandstand, lake, railings and gates, planting, footpaths, shelters, new bridges and war memorial gardens.

8.25 The restoration scheme has recently moved into the construction phase with a lake dredging operation starting on the 30th July 2007 as reported in last years AMR document. The master-plan for the reconstruction scheme is now available to view on the Borough Council’s website and detailed design work is underway for the area. The first planning application for the construction of bridges was approved by Development Control Committee on the 17th December 2007. Planning applications for other works at the site are now being prepared and are anticipated to be put before Development Control Committee, in due course. Progress on which will be reported in subsequent Annual Monitoring Reports.

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8.26 Further public consultation took place (4th November 2008 until the 16th December 2008) on a number of the new build proposals on the site, including a New Main Pavilion, Bowls Pavilion and Depot. The results of a consultation stage relating to the plans / sketches on the proposed buildings / bridges in the park will be available towards the end of January 2009. This stage will enable the design team to have a better understanding of the programme attached to the remaining works.

8.27 The management team for the project will now consider amended proposals for the new buildings. Due to the tight programme necessary to enable a contractor to be appointed before vesting day for the new Cheshire East Council on 1st April 2009, it is intended to submit the planning application in late 2008 / early 2009. All three buildings will form one work package. The anticipated programme is to commence works on site in May 2009 and complete by May 2010. Temporary facilities for the Pathways café could be provided onsite.

8.28 In terms of work relating to the bridges and Lake Works on the site, the foundations and abutments for the new bridges are progressing well and the gabion basket walls are now installed and ready for the York stone walling courses and coping stone to be added in early 2009.

8.29 The railings onsite are 90% complete and the only unfinished sections are where the new gates and Lake Inlet / Outlet bridges require non standard panels and the section on the north west boundary which requires the clay spoil to be deposited before it can be finished off. Painting will be undertaken in the spring and the gates for the path will be installed once further construction work has been completed.

8.30 Meetings are ongoing with Sustrans and Cheshire County Council Highways department regarding the funding options attached to the Connect2 proposal to create a corridor from Nantwich to Crewe along the A530. The scheme is hoped to connect the riverside walks in Nantwich to Queens Park in Crewe. Further information on the Connect2 scheme can be found on paragraphs 7.10-7.14.

8.31 When completed, the development at Queens Park will be a considerable tourist attraction an excellent leisure facility for Borough residents and will restore the park to its former glory. Further progress on the scheme will be reported in subsequent versions of the AMR.

The West End Regeneration Plan (WERP)

8.32 The West End Regeneration Plan (WERP) document outlines the vision for a coordinated approach to physical regeneration in the West End of Crewe. It identifies a programme of projects to be delivered over the next 3-5 years that will significantly improve the local natural and built environment. The WERP is the mechanism through which CNBC, and partners, will deliver the physical changes that are necessary to realise the ambition of physical regeneration in the West End of Crewe. The WERP covers the geographical area known as the West End of Crewe, which incorporates the wards of Grosvenor, Coppenhall and St Barnabas. These wards have been blighted by a variety of well-documented social and physical problems over the past few decades.

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divided into four themes: Open Spaces, Street Scene and Transport, Economy and Job Creation and Housing.

8.34 The overall objective of the WERP is to exceed the expectations of local people by:

- Improving facilities for young people. - Creating extra care beds for the elderly. - Introducing better transport links. - Improving the appearance of streets. - Transforming the retail core on West Street. - Building good quality affordable housing. - Delivering a step-change in open spaces.

8.35 Most of the ideas detailed in the WERP are dependent on funding from a variety of sources including the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council capital programme, Section 106 money from developers, external grant funding and partner agencies. Projects have the broad support of a wide range of partner organisations including Cheshire County Council, Wulvern Housing and an assortment of community organisations.

Community Woodland at Quakers Coppice, Crewe

8.36 Quakers Coppice is a semi-natural broadleaf woodland on the eastern edge of Crewe. The area is owned by the Borough Council and is open to the public on a permissive access basis.

8.37 The Mersey Basin Campaign has secured funding of £40k from and environmental body called WREN to undertake the following improvements to the Quaker’s Coppice area:

- Improve access within the woodland through the installation of footpaths and bridges to create a circular walk to make the woodland more accessible to all, including buggies and wheelchair users - Produce interpretation boards and way-makers about the history and wildlife of Quakers Coppice - Improve the nature conservation value of the woodland through clearing out some of the ponds and improving its habitat - Native tree planting to increase the overall number of trees and to make the site boundaries more secure

8.38 Works onsite on this scheme will be undertaken in December 2008 and is anticipated to be completed by March 2009.

‘Meadow Brook’ Cemetery, Crewe

8.39 The cemetery on land at Pyms Lane, with access of Minshull New Road was opened by the Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich on Wednesday 12th November 2008. The site has an area of 5.34 hectares and is believed to have to capacity to provide sufficient burial space for the Crewe area for the next 75 years. The Crewe Chronicle newspaper ran a competition for local residents to name the new cemetery with a winner, a resident from Badger Avenue, providing the eventual name of “Meadow Brook Cemetery”.

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Commentary

8.40 The work attached to the Nantwich Riverside Project and Nantwich Lake footpath improvements address one of the targets as set out within the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011, that is, the achievement of improved areas of amenity open space at Nantwich Riverside.

8.41 The continued work undertaken at both Nantwich Riverside and Queens Park in Crewe will, it is hoped, improve two of the three Open Spaces in the Borough that are managed to Green Flag Award Standard. Schemes at both Nantwich Riverside and Queens Park are being undertaken in collaboration with a number of different stakeholders and the general public to realise aspirations relating to the respective areas.

8.42 Within the Borough, there has been a growth in the number and provision of conference / event led accommodation. Crewe is fast becoming known as a business tourism destination as a result of its accessibility to both motorway and railway networks.

8.43 Another recent growth area has been the development of canal marinas along the canal network within the Borough.

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9 Shopping, Town Centres and Regeneration

Objectives Targets

- Enhancing the attractiveness of the town - Creating a strong Town Centre centres and Nantwich Road Management Partnership with the private - Increasing accessibility and public sectors. - Strengthening the vitality and viability of - Providing local shopping and the town centres as focal points for neighbourhood facilities on housing shopping, commercial, leisure and cultural development. activities. - Ensuring that the town centres are vibrant, safe and convenient, offering a wide range of choice - Creating balanced communities in new residential areas - Promoting residential uses which will encourage people to live in the town centres - Promoting leisure and entertainment uses in or next to town centres, in other locations which are well served by public transport or are easily accessible on foot and bicycle. - Concentrating retail developments within the town centres to encourage the growth of trade

Contextual Indicator

9.1 This contextual indicator refers to:

- Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development, and; - Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres.

9.2 Within the AMR period (1st April 2007 – 31st March 2008) there has not been any retail, office or leisure development completed within the town centre. The development and regeneration of the town centre (Modus scheme – detailed below) has a naturally long lead time and this may influence the amount of development in Crewe Town Centre in this time period. Progress on this scheme is ongoing and detailed below.

9.3 During the last AMR period, an outline planning application (P07/0639) for a mixed use development comprising of residential, employment (B1 offices) and retail on land at Lockitt Street/Mill Street Crewe was delegated for approval, subject to the completion of a S106 legal agreement and the submission of relevant assessments such as a flood risk assessment. The S106 has not yet been signed, as a result work on this scheme has not yet started. Progress on this development will be documented within subsequent AMR’s.

9.4 During the last AMR period, the Borough Council, in partnership with Cheshire County Council and the districts in the County commissioned consultants White Young Green to prepare a town centre study for Cheshire. This study updated the

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Cheshire 2000 retail study and fulfils requirements of national guidance in Planning Policy Statement 6 (Planning for Town Centres).

The 2007 Cheshire Town Centre Study

9.5 Cheshire County Council and the five Boroughs of Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Macclesfield and Vale Royal commissioned White Young Green to carry out the Cheshire Town Centre Study, in accordance with the guidance contained in Planning Policy Statement 6: ‘Planning for Town Centres’ (2005). The Study was published in May 2007.

Crewe

9.6 The Study found that Crewe attracts the second largest market share for non food retail within Cheshire; it also has a strong food retail role. As a result, the Study identifies that there will be a significant need generated by expenditure growth for additional retail floorspace to 2021. The Study recognises that the planned Modus scheme will deliver modern high quality retail floorspace within the town centre and enhance the vitality and viability of Crewe town centre.

9.7 The findings of the 2007 Cheshire Town Centre Study (2006 to 2021) show that for Crewe, in the period to 2011, taking into account the food retail floorspace that will be created by the Modus scheme, there is capacity for up to 3,280 sq m (net) of additional food retail floorspace. However, following the recent approval of the mixed use scheme at Mill Street, which includes a food retail unit of 1,625 sq m, the figure above is reduced to 1,655 sq m.

9.8 In terms of non food retail capacity, taking into account the non food retail floorspace that will be created by the Modus scheme and development that was under construction at the Grand Junction Retail Park whilst the Study was being undertaken, the capacity identified up to 2011 will be exceeded.

Nantwich

9.9 The Study recognises that Nantwich is a historic market town; the town centre thrives on its independent specialist retail units, both in terms of food and non food retail.

9.10 The findings of the 2007 Cheshire Town Centre Study show that for Nantwich, in the period to 2011, there is capacity for up to 4,480 square metres of food retail floorspace. In terms of non food retail capacity, the findings show that there is capacity for up to 2,429 square metres of additional non food retail floorspace. However the Study also recognises that the provision of such extra floorspace will have to be balanced against maintaining the role and character of Nantwich town centre, as a historic market town, with a strong independent retail sector.

Regeneration of Crewe Town Centre

9.11 Large scale redevelopment of Crewe Town Centre is planned by Modus properties. The planned development consists of 460,000 square feet (43,339 sq. m) (a net increase of 353,000 sq.ft or 32,838 sq. m) which will be anchored by a Department Store and other medium sized retail units. A further 30 shops will be provided

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adjacent to the relocated bus station together with 200 residential units and 80,000 square feet of office floor space and an 800 space car park.

9.12 The outline planning application for the development was approved in August 2006 at the full Council meeting, subject to the signing of a Section106 agreement. The outline planning application is described as “mixed use development comprising retail (A1), Financial / Professional Services (A2), Cafes, Restaurants, Bars and Hot Food Development (A3, A4, A5), Office Development (B1) and Residential (C3) multi storey car park, relocation of bus station creation of new public open spaces, highway works, ancillary servicing areas and other works, including demolition, to enable comprehensive regeneration of Crewe Town Centre”. The application includes a total of 6.45 Ha of the town centre.

9.13 In terms of progress relating to the Modus scheme, an amendment has been made to the original outline permission (P07/0043). This has been described as ‘Outline Application for Amendment to Retail Core of Mixed Use Development (Resolved to be Approved by Application P05/1021) Comprising Retail (A1 Uses), Financial/Professional Services (A2 Uses), Cafes, Restaurants, Bars and Hot Food Development (A3, A4, A5 Uses), Office Development (B1 Uses), Residential (C3 Uses), Multi Storey Car Park, Relocation of Bus Station, Creation of New Public Open Spaces, Highway Works (including Stopping up and Creation of New Roads), Ancillary Servicing Areas and Other Works including Demolition to Enable Comprehensive Regeneration.’ This amendment to the outline application was given permission on the 20th November 2007, subject to the signing of a S106 agreement.

9.14 The application was a further submission to the main outline planning application (ref: P05/1021) for the comprehensive retail led redevelopment of the town centre. The application site comprises approximately 3.87 hectares of land predominantly within the central retailing core of the town centre as defined by Policy S.2 (Crewe Town Centre Primary Frontages) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.

9.15 The Borough Council made the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council (Crewe Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order 2007 on the 06th July 2007. Notice of the making of the Order was published on the 11th July 2007. An inquiry into the Compulsory Purchase Order attached to this development scheme took place in the spring of 2008, a decision is still awaited. The outcome of this inquiry and progress on the Modus regeneration scheme will be documented in future AMR’s.

Figure 11: Artists Impression of Proposals by Modus for Crewe Town Centre Redevelopment (Indicative only)

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Snow Hill, Nantwich

9.16 The Snow Hill study area includes the former gas works site on St Anne’s Lane and covers around 6 hectares of land including:

- The Existing Nantwich Pool and Brine Pool - Around 300 Car Parking Spaces - Retail and Other Commercial Properties on Swinemarket - Public Toilets and Recycling Facilities - The River Weaver

9.17 A feasibility study for the area was completed in 2007 and confirmed that the area has good development potential. The feasibility study also established that the site would have to be the highest possible quality to reflect the character of the town.

Figure 12: Aerial Photograph of the Snow Hill Study Figure 13: Existing View of the Swinemarket Area Area

9.18 The Borough Council previously established four main objectives for the Snow Hill area, these included:

- Refurbish or build a new Nantwich Pool and Brine Pool (including a new roof on the Brine Pool) - To radically improve the appearance of Swine Market - To maintain levels of car parking across the town - Bring about high quality development on the former gas works at St Anne’s Lane

9.19 Since the end of the AMR period, the Borough Council has started to undertake a consultation stage relating to the views of the residents of Nantwich on how best to develop the Snow Hill area of Nantwich, in order to benefit the town as a whole.

9.20 The Borough Council has now asked Broadway Malyan, independent consultants, to consult the public and other stakeholders. A programme of public consultation is currently being undertaken including a public exhibition at a number of different venues. Further information on the results of the public consultation and associated information will be reported upon in subsequent future versions of the AMR document.

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Vacant Retail Units

9.21 A comparison of the numbers of vacant retail units within the main shopping areas of Crewe Town Centre, Nantwich Road, and Nantwich Town Centre is illustrated in the Chart 48 (below). There has been a fluctuation in the number of vacant units within Crewe town centre with a slight increase towards the end of the period. Chart 48 (below) shows that there has been quite a sharp increase in the number of vacant units on Nantwich Road, peaking towards the end of the AMR period, at 13% but then falling in the final quarter (October 2008), to 10%. Within Nantwich town centre the number of vacant units fell over the AMR period.

Vacant Retail Units 2007/08

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Chart 48: Vacant Retail Units 2007/08 Source: CNBC Retail Surveys, 2007/08

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 5th Quarter 6th Quarter (June 2007) (Sept. 2007) (Dec. 2007) (March 2008) (June 2008) (Oct. 2008)

Tot. Vac % Tot. Vac % Tot. Vac % Tot. Vac % Tot. Vac % Tot. Vac % Vac Vac Vac Vac Vac Vac

Crewe 242 34 14% 243 35 14% 244 34 14% 243 35 14% 243 40 16% 243 38 16% TC

Nantwich 160 10 6% 160 13 8% 160 13 8% 160 18 11% 160 20 13% 161 16 10% Rd

Nantwich 252 9 4% 252 7 3% 252 7 3% 244 4 2% 245 6 2% 245 7 3% TC

Table 39: Vacant Retail Units 2007/08 Source: CNBC Retail Surveys, 2007/2008

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Commentary

9.22 Little development took place within Crewe town centre during the AMR period. Large scale redevelopment of Crewe town Centre is planned through the Modus scheme which, due to its scale, has a long lead in time; this is likely to influence the amount of development which takes place in the town centre, in the meantime. Progress on the Modus scheme and the Mill Street/Lockitt Street development will be reported in future AMRs.

9.23 Redevelopment of the Snow Hill area of Nantwich is also planned, progress on this development will also be reported on in future AMRs.

9.24 In terms of vacant retail units, the number in both Crewe town centre and Nantwich Road, Crewe increased slightly; in Nantwich town centre, there was a slight decline, during the AMR period.

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10 Community Needs

Fear of Crime

10.1 Findings from the Cheshire County Fear of Crime Council 2005 Quality of Life survey Quality of Life Survey 2005 showed that within the Borough 14% of residents were very worried 100% 80% about being a victim of crime, 49 % 60% were quite worried and 37% were 40% not at all worried. 20% 0% 10.2 Within the Borough, respondents Victim of Burglary Theft or Theft of Crime from House personal pedal cycle were significantly more worried items about ‘theft of a pedal cycle’ (16%) than Cheshire wide respondents Very worried Quite worried Not at all worried (8%). Chart 49: Fear of Crime Source: Cheshire Quality of Life Survey 2005

10.3 Chart 50 (below) is taken from the Quality of Life survey undertaken by the Borough Council in 2006 and 2007. The Quality of Life survey sought views from two different groups of respondents, namely the Citizens Panel and Neighbourhood Action Survey respondents. Further information on the selection methods used for the two respective panels are included within paragraph 10.12 (below).

Quality of Life Survey: Whether Respondents are Concerned about Crime and Anti-social Behaviour in Their Neighbourhood

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% 25 20 15 10 5 0 2007 Neighbourhood 2006 Neighbourhod 2007 Citizens Panel 2006 Citizens Panel Action Action Survey

Not at all worried Not very worried Fairly worried Very worried

Chart 50: Quality of Life Survey on Whether Respondents Were Concerned about Areas they Lived. Source: Quality of Life Survey 2006/2007

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10.4 As represented in Chart 50 (above) a total of 57% of respondents to the Citizens Panel were worried about crime and antisocial behaviour in their neighbourhood and 43% were not worried. In terms of the Neighbourhood Action survey, a larger proportion of respondents to the survey (79%) were worried about crime and anti- social behaviour in their neighbourhood and 21% were not worried.

Crime

10.5 The Home Office Crime Statistics for England and Wales in 2007 – 2008 show the following crime statistics for the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

Type of Crime 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Violence against 1849 1802 2351 1983 1661 the person Sexual Offences 81 101 127 95 80 Robbery 73 48 81 94 78 Offences Burglary / 705 455 511 508 430 Dwellings Offences Theft of a Motor 282 257 369 324 264 Vehicle Theft from a 817 768 903 826 781 Motor Vehicle Recorded Crime 6786 6211 7391 6750 5707 BCS comparator offences per 1,000 population Table 40: Crime Statistics Source: Home Office Crime Statistics 2007/08, www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/crimeew0708.html

10.6 Within the Borough, there are several crime reduction schemes in place, these include; SCOOT, Pubwatch radio scheme, Alleygating Schemes and the Grosvenor Safer Communities Project. There is also a Safer Communities Project which works in conjunction with several key partners including Cheshire Police, Cheshire County Council and the Borough Council to initiate crime reduction schemes in for example securing car parks in the Borough.

10.7 Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council work closely with its strategic partners to further reduce the incidence of crime and disorder in the area. Among the measures that will attract extra investment during the next financial year is an increase in the hours of coverage for CCTV surveillance as well as improvements in the technology currently used.

10.8 Furthermore, a multi-agency project, supported by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, Cheshire County Council, Registered Social Landlords, Cheshire Fire Service and Police and Probation service has seen criminal damage reduced by up to 25% in the last 12 months.

10.9 The Borough Council has also worked with the Police to greatly extend the coverage of Alcohol Free Zones (AFZs) in Crewe and in Nantwich. This has included the introduction of “Designated Public Place Orders”, at a cost to the Borough Council of in excess of £50,000.

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10.10 The Borough Council also supports the SCOOT (Stamp Crime Out of Town) scheme with a number of strategic partners including . SCOOT has its own constitution, targets and action plan and is run by a management committee of traders within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. The SCOOT scheme was awarded the Safer Business Award presented by the Action Against Business Crime and British Retail Consortium (October 2007) in recognition of SCOOT’s anti-crime initiatives and making the towns of Crewe and Nantwich a safer place to be.

10.11 The Community Safety Partnership has launched a project to reduce levels of criminal damage still further. This has involved targeting activity on 30 identified streets in Crewe and Nantwich with the aim of reducing repeat incidents by a further 20% over the next 12 months. A criminal damage operational group has also been established to tackle crime by concentrating on initiatives such as environmental audits, high visibility patrols conducted by police, PCSO’s and community wardens. This will additionally be supported by an increased presence of mobile CCTV, impact weeks, the use of the probation service unpaid work schemes and the rapid removal of graffiti. The training and equipment of graffiti removal has been provided by the Safer Communities Partnership and Cheshire Fire Service who have also hosted training events at Crewe Fire Station.

Sources: http://www.crewe- nantwich.gov.uk/business/town_centre_management/scoot_crime_initiative.aspx

http://www.crewe- nantwich.gov.uk/news_and_views/council_news_archive/council_news_2008/february_2008. aspx

Quality of Life

10.12 As previously stated, the Borough Council uses a number of survey instruments to ascertain resident views in relation to a number of issues. One of these surveys relates to the perceived quality of life issues experienced within the Borough. The Quality of Life survey is conducted on two distinct groups; the first is the Citizens Panel (Platform) group of around 2000 representative voluntary Borough residents who were selected at random via their resident address by the Borough Council. The second group is a neighbourhood action survey which is a survey group representative of the regeneration areas within the Borough. These regeneration areas at the time of the survey comprised of Alexandra, Coppenhall, Grosvenor, St Barnabas, St Johns and Maw Green.

10.13 Charts 51 & 52 (below) reflect the results of two Quality of Life surveys, undertaken in March 2006 and May 2007 respectively.

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Satisfaction Levels with Local Neighbourhood as Place to Live

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40%

% B r e a k d o wn 30% 20% 10% 0% Very Satisfied Fairly Satisfied Neither Satisfied Fairly Very Dissatisfied nor Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Satisfaction Level

2006 Citizens Panel 2007 Citizens Panel 2006 Neighbourhood Survey 2007 Neighbourhood Survey

Chart 51: Results from a Citizen Panel and Neighbourhood Survey Relating to the Extent to Which People are Satisfied with Their Local Neighbourhood as a Place to Live Source: Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Citizens Panel Survey and Neighbourhood Survey

10.14 Chart 51 (above) presents perceived satisfaction levels of the local neighbourhood of survey participants/residents within the Borough. As represented in the Chart, the Neighbourhood Action Surveys undertaken in both 2006 and 2007 show high levels of dissatisfaction in the neighbourhood in which survey respondents live. Indeed levels of dissatisfaction increased from the 2006 Neighbourhood Action Survey in the 2007 Neighbourhood Action Survey.

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Answer to Question Relating to Whether Neighbourhood has Improved Over Past Two Years

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% % B r e a k do wn 20% 10% 0% Better Worse Has Not Have Lived Here Changed Much Less Than Two Years Response

2006 Citizens Panel 2007 Citizens Panel 2006 Neighbourhood Survey 2007 Neighbourhood Survey

Chart 52: Results from a Citizen Panel and Neighbourhood Survey Relating to the Extent to Borough Residents Perceive Improvement in their Neighbourhood Source: Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Citizens Panel Survey and Neighbourhood Survey

10.15 Chart 52 (above) represents respondents views on the extent to which their neighbourhood has improved over the past two years. Around 20% of the respondents in each questionnaire indicated that they had lived in the area for less than two years and were therefore unable to comment on this particular question. The majority of respondents to the Citizens Panel questionnaire in both 2006 and 2007, indicated that either their neighbourhood had improved or had not changed much. However, a proportionally large number of respondents to the Neighbourhood Action Surveys undertaken in both 2006 and 2007 indicated that in the view of respondents, the neighbourhood in which they resided had got worse.

Health Centres

10.16 Since the last AMR period, development has been completed on a number of health related facilities within the Borough. These completed developments include:

Application Address Reference P05/1101 Church View Primary Care Centre, Part of Central Car Park, Off Beam Street Nantwich, New Health Centre Building with Pharmacy. Approved with Conditions of the 15th November 2005.

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P03/1236 Rope Green Medical Centre, Shavington. Primary Care Medical Centre including Retail Pharmacy, Landscaping and Car Parking

Table 41: Health Centre Application References 2007/08 Source: Planning Application References

Figure 14: Pictures of the Church View Primary Care Centre in Nantwich

Commentary

10.17 A number of initiatives have been undertaken within the Borough to address the issue, perception and fear of crime. Compared to the last AMR period, there has been a reduction in the number of crime related incidents.

10.18 The success of crime reduction schemes has been identified within the Borough with the SCOOT scheme winning a Safer Business Award in October 2007.

10.19 There are still issues relating to the Quality of Life experienced and reported within surveys undertaken within the Borough. Issues relating to this indicator will have to be reported upon in subsequent AMR document.

10.20 There have been a number of completed health centres within the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich to complement those health centres reported in last years AMR document.

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11 Appeals

11.1 Within the period of this AMR (01st April 2007-31st March 2008), 42 appeals were submitted to the Secretary of State. Included within these figures, 36 (86%) were against a refusal of planning permission. A further 3 appeals (7%) related to an appeal against planning conditions set out in the planning permission. 3 appeals were received within the AMR period appealing against an advert decision (7%)

11.2 During the AMR period, the version of the Local Plan adopted and considered relevant to planning policy requirements was the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Adopted Replacement Local Plan, adopted on the 17th February 2005.

APPEALS MONITORING 2007/08

2%

36%

62%

Dismissed Upheld Withdrawn

Chart 53: Appeals Monitoring 2007/08

Reasons for Planning Appeals 2007/08

Refusal of Planning Permission Advert Decision Planning Conditions

Chart 54: Reason(s) for Planning Appeals

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11.3 For the purposes of this Annual Monitoring Report, only the appeal decisions which made use of the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 were considered. This reduces the number of appeals analysed as one appeal was withdrawn.

11.4 This therefore reduced the number of appeals considered to 41. Of these, 36 appeals were against the refusal of planning permission, 3 appeals related to an advert decision and another 3 appeals related to conditions attached to the planning application. The list of appeal decisions that made reference to the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 is presented in the table below.

Policies Used in Upheld Appeal Decisions 2007/08

RES11 RES4 NE16 NE15 NE5 NE2 BE9 BE7 BE3 BE2 BE1 0 2 4 6 8 10

Polices Referred to in Upheld Appeal Decisions:

RES.11-Improvements and Alterations to Existing Dwellings RES.4-Housing in Villages with Settlement Boundaries NE.16-Re-use and Adaptation of a Rural Building for a Commercial, Industrial or Recreational Use. NE.15-Re-use and Adaptation of a Rural Building for Residential Use NE.5-Nature Conservation and Habitats NE.2-Open Countryside BE.9-Listed Buildings-Alterations and Extensions BE.7-Conservation Areas BE.3-Access and Parking BE.2-Design Standards BE.1-Amenity Chart 55: Policies referred to in upheld appeal decisions Source: CNBC, 2008

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Policies Used in Dismissed Appeal Decisions

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0 B E1 B E2 B E3 B E7 B E9 B E 19 N E2 N E3 N E4 N E5 N E8 N E9 N E 16 N E 17 R ES2 R ES4 R ES5 R ES 10 R ES 11 S 13

Polices Referred to in Dismissed Appeal Decisions:

BE.1-Amenity BE.2-Design Standards BE.3-Access and Parking BE.7-Conservation Areas BE.9-Listed Buildings – Alterations and Extensions BE.19-Advertisements and Signs NE.2-Open Countryside NE.3-Areas of Special County Value NE.4-Green Gaps NE.5-Nature Conservation and Habitats NE.8-Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation NE.9-Protected Species NE.16-Re-use and Adaptation of a Rural Building for a Commercial, Industrial or Recreational Use NE.17-Pollution Control RES.2-Unallocated Housing Sites RES.4-Housing in Villages with Settlement Boundaries RES.5-Housing in the Open Countryside RES.10-Replacement Dwellings in the Open Countryside RES.11-Improvements and Alterations to Existing Dwellings S.13-Village Shops Chart 56: Policies referred to in dismissed appeal decisions Source: CNBC, 2008

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Planning Reason for Description of Officers Council Appeal Policies Ref Appeal Development Recommendation Decision Decision P05/1131 Planning Repair and Approved with Approved Upheld BE7 Conditions Reinstatement of Conditions with BE9 Walls around Walled Conditions Garden and Formation of New Vehicular Access P05/1309 Refusal of Demolish Existing Approved with Approved Upheld BE3 Planning Industrial Workshop Conditions with NE15 Permission Unit and Replace with Conditions a Single Storey Office Building (B1 Use) P05/1485 Refusal of Demolition of Nos 34 Approved with Refused Upheld BE1 Planning & 36 Conway Close Conditions BE3 Permission and Erection of 20 New Two Storey Dwellings and Associated Access P05/1608 Refusal of Conversion and Refused Approved Upheld NE16 Planning Alteration to Form with NE2 Permission One Dwelling and Conditions Demolition of Additional Outbuilding P06/0222 Refusal of Single Storey Side Approved with Refused Upheld BE1 Planning and Rear Extension, Conditions BE2 Permission First Floor Side RES11 Extension and First Floor Rear Extension P06/0496 Refusal of One Dwelling Refused Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning RES5 Permission NE3

P06/0554 Refusal of Five Dwellings Approved with Refused Withdrawn BE1 Planning Conditions BE2 Permission BE3 BE4 RES2 P06/0628 Refusal of Erection of Bungalow Refused Refused Dismissed BE2 Planning RES4 Permission

P06/0737 Refusal of Single Storey Front Refused Refused Upheld BE2 Planning Extension and Permission Chimney

P06/0709 Refusal of Conservatory Refused Refused Dismissed BE2 Planning RES11 Permission

P06/0895 Refusal of Extension and Refused Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning Conversion of NE4 Permission Outbuilding to form One Dwelling and

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Formation of New Access Road P06/0913 Refusal of One Dwelling With Refused Approved Upheld NE5 Planning Linked Garage with BE2 Permission Conditions

P06/0996 Refusal of Change of Use of Refused Refusal on Dismissed BE1 Planning Ground Floor A1 Appeal Permission Shop to A5 Takeaway

P06/1019 Planning Change of use from Approved with Approved Upheld BE2 Conditions Agricultural Land to Conditions with Garden Curtilage And Conditions Recreational Amenity Land

P06/1047 Refusal of Two Storey and Refused Refused Dismissed RES11 Planning Single Storey Side BE2 Permission Extensions

P06/1044 Refusal of Wooden Stable Approved with Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning Conditions NE8 Permission

P06/1108 Refusal of Two Storey Rear Refused Refused Dismissed RES11 Planning Extension Permission

P06/1109 Refusal of Listed Building Refused Refused Dismissed RES11 Planning Consent for Two Permission Storey Rear Extension

P06/1118 Refusal of First Floor Front Refused Refused Dismissed RES11 Planning Extension and Single BE2 Permission Storey Rear BE1 Extension

P06/1131 Refusal of First Floor Side and Approved with Refused Upheld BE1 Planning Rear Extension Conditions RES11 Permission BE2

P06/1219 Refusal of Outline Application for Refused Refused Dismissed BE2 Planning One Dwelling BE3 Permission NE5 RES2 P06/1225 Planning Subdivision of Approved with Approved Upheld BE1 Conditions Dwelling to form Two Conditions with Apartments Conditions

P06/1237 Refusal of Erection of 14 Approved with Refused Upheld BE2 Planning Dwellings Conditions Permission

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P06/1266 Refusal of Subdivision of Refused Approved Upheld BE2 Planning Property into Two on Appeal RES4 Permission Dwellings BE1

P06/1338 Refusal of First Floor Extension Refused Approved Upheld RES11 Planning and Pitched Roof to with BE2 Permission Existing Garage Conditions

P06/1363 Refusal of Retention of Existing Refused Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning Temporary Access Permission (Discharge of Condition 9 of P05/0213)

P06/1440 Refusal of Detached Garage and Refused Refused Dismissed BE2 Planning New Vehicular Access Permission

P07/0033 Refusal of Erection of Bungalow Refused Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning RES5 Permission NE9

P06/1488 Refusal of Two Storey and Refused Refused Dismissed BE2 Planning Single Storey Side RES11 Permission Extensions

P07/0068 Refusal of Replacement Dwelling Refused Refused Dismissed RES10 Planning Permission

P07/0121 Refusal of Demolition of Existing Refused Refused Dismissed NE2 Planning Service Station BE2 Permission Buildings and Erection of A1 Retail Store, New Forecourt Canopy and Improved Parking Layout. (Amended Description)

P07/0171 Refusal of Two Storey Side and Refused Refused Dismissed RES11 Planning Rear Extension and Permission Single Storey Front Extension with an Increased Roof Height P07/0172 Refusal of Removal of Condition Refused Refused Upheld BE2 Planning 3 attached to Planning Permission Permission P03/0789 to enable Change of use to Separate Dwelling P07/0496 Refusal of Demolition of Garage, Refused Approved Upheld BE2 Planning Side Extension, and with RES11 Permission Rear Extension with Conditions Attached Basement

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P07/0581 Refusal of Swimming Pool Refused Refused Dismissed Planning Permission

P07/0608 Refusal of Three Storey Refused Refused Dismissed BE1 Planning Extension to Provide BE2 Permission Nine Residential Units BE3 RES2 NE17 P07/0806 Refusal of Conversion of Store to Refused Refused Dismissed NE16 Planning Two Dwellings S13 Permission

P07/0921 Advert Erection of Mobile Refused Refused Dismissed Decision Trailer Advert

P07/0812 Refusal of Alter and Extend Rear Refused Refused Dismissed BE7 Planning Lean to and Change BE9 Permission Pitch of Roof

P07/0814 Refusal of Listed Building Refused Refused Dismissed BE7 Planning Consent to Alter and BE9 Permission Extend Rear Lean to and Change Pitch to Roof

P07/1021 Advert Internally Illuminated Refused Refused Dismissed BE19 Decision Signcase

P07/1102 Advert Two Freestanding Refused Refused Dismissed Decision Display Units

Table 42: Appeals Received 2007-2008 Source: Planning Application Record at CNBC

Commentary

11.5 In total within this AMR period (01st April 2007-31st March 2008) there were 246 planning applications which were refused. Within the aforementioned period there were a total of 42 appeals, representing 17.1% of the total refusals in that period. Only the appeals that made use of the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 were analysed, thus reducing the number from 42 to 39. The applications considered are reflected in the table above.

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12 Saved policies

Protocol for ‘Saved’ policies

12.1 On 11th August 2006, a protocol was published under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 by Communities and Local Government relating to the extension of ‘Saved’ policies beyond the 3 year period of Local Plan documents. Policies within the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 had been ‘Saved’ for a 3 year period from its adoption (The Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 was adopted in February 2005). Local Planning Authorities including Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council were required to produce a submission to the Government Office for the North West (GONW) in order to ‘Save’ certain policies beyond the 3 years of the adoption of the Replacement Local Plan 2011.

12.2 In order to successfully retain policies within the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011, Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council were required to demonstrate that the policies required to be ‘Saved’ reflected the principles of local development frameworks; were consistent with current national policy; and that it was not feasible or desirable to replace them.

12.3 The Borough Council submitted a list of ‘Saved’ policies and their intentions for them to the Government Office for the North West before the deadline of the 17th August 2007. A copy of the submission sent to the Government Office for the North West was presented in Appendix 2 of the 2007 version of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich AMR document.

12.4 A letter was received by the Borough Council on the 14th February 2008, from GONW. This letter provided a direction regarding the relevant policies successfully ‘Saved’ beyond the 3 year ‘Saved’ policy period.

12.5 Within the direction from the GONW, it states that the extended ‘Saved’ policies should be read in context. Where policies were adopted some time ago, it is likely that material considerations, in particular the emergence of new national and regional policy and also new evidence, will be afforded considerable weight in decisions.

12.6 Local Plan policies that are designated as ‘Saved’ beyond the three year period by GONW will eventually be subsumed into other documents e.g. The Core Strategy or Housing DPD, some of the policies will be deleted as they are no longer required and some of the policies will be retained for a longer period where they are still required.

12.7 A copy of the ‘Saved’ policies direction received from GONW and the list of policies ‘Saved’ beyond the three year period have been reproduced within this AMR document, in Appendix 2

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13 Sustainability Appraisal Indicators Monitoring

SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and AMR Development SPD Gardens SPD Adequacy of SA1/SA5/ Housing Stock Housing Stock /SA6/SA7/SA8/SA10/ Information, SA11 Paragraphs 6.37- 6.43. Need for Housing SA1/SA2/SA5/ Housing Stock Repairs SA6/SA7/SA8/ SA10/ Information, SA11 Paragraphs 6.37- 6.43. Micro – Renewable SA1 Core Indicator E3 Energy Use (Renewable Energy Generation) refers to Renewable Energy Generation By Installed Capacity and Type % of people SA1/SA9/ SA11 SA1/SA11 Included within satisfied with the Community Needs area in which they section relating to live the findings of the Quality of Life Survey, Paragraphs 10.12- 10.15 House Price to SA1 SA5 Included within Income Ratio Housing section, paragraph 6.32 and Chart 34 Under/ Over SA1 Included within Occupation by Housing section, Tenure paragraph 6.28- 6.29 Amount of Eligible SA1/SA3 Included within Open Spaces Recreation and Managed to Green Tourism section, Flag Award paragraph 8.1 Standard % of Population SA1/SA13 Indicator is not able with Travel Times to be monitored. to Key Services Greater than DfT Lower Threshold in Minutes

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Sustainability Appraisal Indicators Monitoring

SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD % of New SA1/SA2/SA13 Accession data is Dwellings within included within 30 Minutes of the transportation Services chapter, paragraphs 7.3- 7.6. Housing Tenure SA5 Included within Housing section, paragraph 6.37- 6.43 SOA’s within the SA2/SA3/SA5/ SA1/SA2/SA5/SA7/SA9/ Included within Borough in top SA7/SA9/ SA10/ SA10/SA11 the 25 most deprived SA11 Characteristics of in England for the the Borough IMD Living Section, Environment Paragraph’s 2.34-2.51 SOA’s within the SA9/SA10 SA1/SA2/SA7/SA9/SA10 Included within Borough in top the 25 most deprived Characteristics of in England for the the Borough IMD Employment Section, Deprivation Paragraph’s 2.34-2.51 SOA’s within the SA9/SA10 SA1/SA2/SA7/SA9/SA10 Included within Borough in top the 25 most deprived Characteristics of in England for the the Borough IMD Barriers to Section, Housing and Paragraph’s Services 2.34-2.51

General SA1/SA4 SA1/SA4 Included within Townscape the Built Characteristics Environment Section 4

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SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD General SA3 SA1/SA3/SA4 Included within Landscape the Natural Characteristics Environment Section 3 Number of SA2 Information can Planning be obtained from Applications the Appeals refused on section of the Design, Amenity AMR document, and / or access section 11 Grounds Sites of SA2 SA2 Included within Archaeological the Natural importance Environment Section, Paragraph 3.8 Homes SA2/SA3/ SA4/SA6/ Included within Built/Converted the Housing on PDL Section, Core Indicator H3 Paragraphs 6.13- 6.16. Housing SA2/SA5/ SA7 Included within Completions the Housing Section, Paragraphs 6.2- 6.12 Housing Density SA2/SA4 Included within the Housing Section, Paragraphs 6.21- 6.23 Housing SA5 Included within Trajectory the Housing Section, Paragraphs 6.2- 6.12

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SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD Number of SA2/SA3 SA2/ SA3 Indicator is Not Properties at Addressed within Risk of Flooding the AMR Document; Contextual Details are Included Within Flood Protection and Water Quality Core Output Indicator E1 in the Natural Environment Chapter.

Number of SA2/SA3 SA2/ SA3 Indicator is Not Properties in the Addressed within 1:100 yr Flood the AMR Plain Document; Contextual Details are Included Within Flood Protection and Water Quality Core Output Indicator E1 in the Natural Environment Chapter.

Recycling and SA2/SA3/ SA6 Included within Waste the Natural Environment Chapter, Paragraphs 3.9- 3.12. Sites of Local SA3/SA4 SA3/SA4 Included within Importance for the Natural Nature Environment, Conservation Section 3

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SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD Sites of National SA3/SA4 SA3/SA4 Included within Importance for the Natural Nature Environment Conservation Section 3

Sites of SA4 SA3/SA4 Included within International the Natural Importance for Environment Nature Section 3 Conservation Chemical / SA3/SA4 SA3/SA4/SA5 Indicator is Not Biological River Addressed within Quality the AMR Document. BAP Protection SA3/SA4 SA3/SA4/ SA7/SA12 Included within Species /SSSI’s the Natural Habitat Condition Environment Section 3 Affordable SA1/SA5 SA7/SA12 Included within Housing the Housing Completions Chapter, Paragraph’s 6.24-6.27 Housing Energy SA1/SA5/SA6 SA5/SA6/SA7 Indicator is Not Efficiency Addressed within the AMR Document. House Price to SA5 SA5/SA12 Included within Income Ratio the Housing Chapter, Paragraph’s 6.32-6.35 Average Property SA5 SA5 Included within Prices by Tenure the Housing Chapter, Paragraph’s 6.32-6.35

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Sustainability Appraisal Indicators Monitoring

SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD Road Transport SA6 SA6 Included within CO2 the Transportation Chapter, Paragraph’s 7.18-7.19 Industry CO2 SA6 SA6 Included within Emissions the Transportation Chapter, Paragraph’s 7.18-7.19 Domestic CO2 SA6/SA7/ SA8 SA6 Included within Emissions the Transportation Chapter, Paragraph’s 7.18-7.19 Air Quality SA6 SA6/SA13 Included within the Natural Environment Chapter, Paragraph’s 3.13-3.19 Employment SA7 Included within Land Within the the Employment Borough Lost to Chapter, Residential Paragraph’s 5.44 Development

Working SA7 SA7 Included within Population who the are Economically Characteristics of Active the Borough Chapter, Paragraph’s 2.22-2.25 % of People SA7 SA7 Included within Aged 16-74 in the Employment Employment, Chapter, Working in Paragraph’s Construction 5.31-5.32

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Sustainability Appraisal Indicators Monitoring

SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD Unemployment SA7 Included within Rate the Characteristics of the Borough Chapter, Paragraph’s 2.22-2.25 Crime – Offences SA9/SA11 SA9/SA11 Included within the Community Needs Chapter, Paragraph’s 10.1-10.11 Fear of Crime SA9/SA11 SA9/SA11 Included within the Community Needs Chapter, Paragraph’s 10.1-10.11 % of People in SA10 SA1/SA5/ SA13 45% described Local Authority their health as who Describe Good for Their Their Health as Age, Quality of Good Life Survey 2005, (Source Cheshire County Council)

Number of SA12 There are 3043 LA/RSL Waiting applicants on the Lists Council’s Housing Register. The Housing Register is managed on CNBC’s behalf by Wulvern Housing.

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SA Indicator SA Objective: SA Objective: Comments / Extensions and Development on Location within Householder Backland and Gardens AMR Development SPD SPD Method of Travel SA13 Included within to Work the Characteristics of the Borough Chapter, Paragraph 2.56- 2.61

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1 LAWTON STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7HZ 370,495 355,146 1 6.7 4.3 4 23.7 1.8 5.7 6 110 GROBY ROAD, CREWE 371,228 357,614 1 18.71 18.51 18.71 26.12 5.93 16.99 6 110 WEST STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3HE 369,813 356,147 2 6.51 4.51 1.93 15.08 5.73 6.51 6 113 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7HP 370,558 354,957 2 8.36 2.07 1.81 25.36 1.32 6.21 6 12 RICHARD STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3AF 369,881 356,076 2 5.6 5 3.39 14.8 4.85 5.6 6 121 WEST STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3HH 369,735 356,197 1 6.34 4.14 0.55 15.11 6.34 6.34 6 127 WISTASTON GREEN ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE 368,183 354,827 5 23.28 13.26 16.28 23.26 10.14 13.28 6 13 BROOK STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7DE 370,610 355,226 2 7.54 4.11 4.11 24.54 3.4 6.54 6 13 CULLAND STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,415 354,546 2 11.89 2.26 1.62 28.89 7.32 6.48 6 137 WEST STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3HH 369,696 356,204 1 5.74 3.88 0.37 14.53 5.74 5.74 6 160 MILL STREET, CREWE 370,649 355,213 2 7.2 3.53 3.53 25.06 3.56 7.06 6 164 MILL STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7AX 370,650 355,222 2 7.31 3.63 3.63 25.1 3.67 7.1 6 17 JUBILEE TERRACE, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 7BT 365,352 351,795 2 7.68 1.7 7.05 26.76 10.68 10.07 6 186 HOLLAND STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3SJ 369,673 356,951 2 10.94 10.94 5.94 9.93 4.25 10.94 6 194 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,508 355,242 2 6.8 5.32 4.8 23.8 3.24 5.8 6 2 FRANK WEBB AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3NH 369,195 356,244 2 6.26 4.26 4.26 14.26 3.5 6.26 6 2 HOLLAND HOUSE, NANTWICH ROAD, WRENBURY, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8EW 359,440 347,750 3 27.99 27.99 1.83 43.4 6.18 27.99 5 20/22 WEST STREET, CREWE 370,027 356,076 4 5 3.23 5 15.08 2.78 5 6 204 WALTHALL STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7LD 370,261 354,950 2 11.22 6.51 6.16 28.22 3.81 1.91 6 209 BADGER AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE 369,429 356,597 2 9.82 9.42 4.82 12.41 2.46 9.82 6 22 VALLEY ROAD, CREWE 368,811 354,515 1 17.88 11.61 11.61 21.62 5.64 6.22 6 228-230 ALTON STREET, CREWE 369,388 355,374 14 11.68 9.5 11.68 25.98 6.68 5.95 6 23 BROOK STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7DF 370,573 355,228 2 7.06 4.61 4.61 24.06 3.21 6.06 6 252 WALTHALL STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7LD 370,265 354,839 2 11.05 6.53 5.45 28.05 4.54 1.87 6 26 BRIERLEY STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 2AY 370,829 355,863 2 5.1 1.97 5.61 23.57 0.95 6.99 6 26 WEST STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3HA 370,016 356,080 1 4.84 3.39 4.84 15.15 2.9 4.84 6 27 CATHERINE STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,751 354,523 2 11.67 2.81 3.59 28.86 8.41 10.54 6 28-34 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7HD 370,532 354,753 2 8.34 3.48 2.63 25.33 4.12 6.07 6 289-291 ALTON STREET, CREWE 369,479 355,407 4 11.84 8.73 11.84 25.08 6.84 6.3 6 3 SHERWIN STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 6DJ 370,295 354,533 2 12.74 4.04 3.41 30.12 7.74 5.74 5 31 ALSAGER ROAD, WINTERLEY, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE, CW11 4RG 374,971 357,701 1 19.25 19.25 14.14 44.14 10.25 20.25 5

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GP R e t a il E a s t i ng Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng S i t e n a me S e c o n d a ry E m plo ym e nt C o m p l e t i ns C u rr e n t Y a r N o. O f S e r v i c es 310 CREWE ROAD AND LAND TO THE REAR OF 314 CREWE ROAD, WILLASTON 367,802 352,815 1 15.88 10.88 10.65 29.64 4.19 19.64 6 32 WESTON LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE 370,630 352,106 1 21.02 11.02 9.5 41.02 7 13.24 5 320 CREWE ROAD, WISTASTON, CREWE 367,925 352,882 0 15.02 10.02 9.92 27.81 6.29 17.81 6 34 & 36 AUDLEY STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 4BT 370,820 356,311 1 8.51 8.67 11.08 26.37 7.18 4.78 6 34 STOCK LANE,SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,045 351,160 1 24.89 14.89 6.96 44.88 12.71 19.17 5 344 CREWE ROAD, WILLASTON, CW5 6NN 368,000 353,019 1 15.44 10.44 9.47 25.47 5.47 15.47 6 3-5 ELIZABETH STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3EF 369,848 356,285 2 7.14 6.25 2.26 16.4 5.56 7.14 6 36 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7HQ 370,532 354,766 1 8.15 3.59 2.83 25.15 3.92 6.01 6 38-40 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7HD 370,531 354,772 1 8.09 3.53 2.92 25.09 3.83 5.97 6 42 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE 370,532 354,780 2 8.1 3.44 2.87 25.1 3.71 5.95 6 42 ROAD, WINTERLEY, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE, CW11 4RJ 375,059 357,461 2 21.45 21.45 14.92 44.92 12.45 22.45 5 42 NEWTONS LANE, WINTERLEY, SANDBACH 374,428 357,329 1 24.06 24.06 14.65 44.65 14.06 24.06 5 43 MADELEY STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 6DL 370,330 354,460 2 13.65 3.63 3.33 30.65 8.38 6.95 5 44 COLLEYS LANE, WILLASTON, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 6NS 367,300 353,137 1 17.43 12.43 16.59 30.09 7.6 20.09 5 44 STAFFORD STREET, AUDLEM, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW3 0AP 366,153 343,670 1 18.46 18.46 3.11 >60 3.83 18.46 5 49 JOHN STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 2PF 370,245 356,036 2 4.6 0.72 3.33 18.35 1.92 2.69 6 52 HEATHFIELD ROAD, AUDLEM, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW3 OHH 366,270 344,133 1 24.61 24.61 7.92 >60 5.94 24.61 5 53 SAMUEL STREET, CREWE, CW1 3AE 369,946 356,022 1 5.56 4.54 4.66 15.86 4.23 5.56 6 59 STEWART STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 8LT 369,497 355,322 19 11.73 8.39 11.73 26.28 6.43 5.03 6 6 SHEPPENHALL GROVE, ASTON, NANTWICH 361,407 346,340 1 25.25 25.25 25.25 >60 25.25 25.25 5 63 AUDLEM ROAD, NANTWICH 365,711 351,260 5 12.67 11.33 12.67 36.41 5.06 2.76 5 7 COPPICE CLOSE, WILLASTON, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 6NL 367,749 352,773 1 15.02 10.02 10.76 30.62 3.21 20.02 5 71 CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5SR 373,613 355,800 2 18.83 16.85 1.87 36.85 3.43 19.85 5 8 GRENVILLE CLOSE, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 5TU 373,368 356,214 2 23.37 21.82 9.05 41.82 7.8 23.37 5 8 HOLDING, BRINE PITS LANE, , NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8AX 365,488 346,759 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 88 MILL STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 7AR 370,645 354,989 1 9.45 1.04 1.22 26.45 2.2 7.58 6 92 CHURCH LANE, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 8ER 368,371 353,998 1 22.64 14 8.04 26 4.63 15.73 6

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GP R e t a il N o. O f E a s t i ng Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng S e r v i c es S i t e n a me S e c o n d a ry C o m p l e t i ns E m plo ym e nt C u rr e n t Y a r 94 EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,527 354,910 2 7.61 2.56 2.14 24.61 1.78 5.66 6 94 LUDFORD STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,313 356,171 2 5.49 1.68 5.36 19.51 1.79 4.09 6 98-100 UNDERWOOD LANE, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 3LE 369,489 356,517 1 8.38 8.08 3.38 11.12 2.58 8.38 6 99 NEWDIGATE STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 2PA 370,290 356,192 2 5.93 1.77 5.65 19.3 1.53 4.48 6 9A SHAKESPEARE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 5HX 372,104 355,823 1 13.68 13.68 9.13 33.68 8.91 13.68 5 ADJ THE MERLIN PUB, BRADFIELD ROAD, COPPENHALL, CREWE 369,151 357,512 14 17.67 17.67 12.67 4.44 4.85 17.67 6 ADJACENT TO 75 BEECH DRIVE, WISTASTON, CREWE 368,699 354,515 4 18.77 11.12 11.43 21.12 6.07 7.86 6 AREAS WV5 AND WV6, WESTON HALL, WESTON NORTH COURSE 374,333 351,471 11 31.81 26.81 17.81 56.81 17.81 25.81 4 ASHBANK HOTEL, PYMS LANE, CREWE 368,744 356,587 22 10.67 8.67 8.67 12.58 8.67 10.67 6 BICKERTON HALL, BICKERTON ROAD, BICKERTON, MALPAS, CHESHIRE, SY14 8AP 351,463 353,007 3 >60 >60 >60 >60 0.58 >60 1 BLAKELOW FARM ANNEX, NEWCASTLE ROAD, BLAKELOW, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE 368,289 351,597 1 19.84 15.73 15.73 39.84 15.73 25.73 5 BLAKELOW FARM, NEWCASTLE ROAD, BLAKELOW, WILLASTON 368,337 351,551 1 18.99 14.83 14.83 38.99 14.83 24.83 5 BRIDGE FARM, , NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8AD 364,598 350,564 5 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 BRIDGE FARM, WREXHAM ROAD, RIDLEY, TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE 353,867 354,498 2 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 BULLS HEAD, 134 WEST STREET, CREWE 369,713 356,167 6 6.18 3.58 0.86 14.85 6.18 6.18 6 CANALSIDE YARD, SHROPSHIRE STREET, AUDLEM 365,884 343,561 18 17.95 17.95 2.48 >60 4.72 17.95 5 CHERRY COTTAGE, THE GREEN, WRENBURY, CHESHIRE, CW5 8EW 359,428 347,668 1 27.49 27.49 1.38 43 5.82 27.49 5 COOKSPIT FARM, WOODHEY LANE, , NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8JJ 358,361 352,187 2 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 CORBROOK COURT NURSING HOME, CORBROOK, AUDLEM 366,529 344,826 15 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 CRONKINSON FARM, NANTWICH (RES 1.4) 366,000 351,700 48 16.54 11.25 14.14 35.92 3.3 10.51 5 DAIRY FARM, MIDDLEWICH ROAD, MINSHULL VERNON, CREWE, CHESIRE, CW1 4RD 368,459 360,146 4 35.17 33.88 28.89 18.89 23.89 33.88 3 EDGELEY LODGE STUD FARM, LONG LANE, HAUGHTON, TARPORLEY 357,580 356,287 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 FIELD HOUSE FARM, ROAD, 363,570 358,359 4 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 FORMER SCHOOLMASTER'S HOUSE, THE WILLASTON CENTRE, 235 CREWE ROAD, WILLASTON, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE 366,944 352,599 1 11.62 6.62 11.62 25.77 5.77 15.77 6

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y ent GP ons S i t e Y ea r na me R e t a il N o. O f E a s t i ng C u rr e n t Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng C o m p l e ti S e r v i c es E m plo ym S e c o n d ar GOLDSMITH FARM, 360,055 343,255 2 19.07 >60 19.07 29.07 19.07 29.07 5 GREEN FARM, BURLAND GREEN, BURLAND, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8NG 360,445 353,697 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 GREENFIELDS FARM, , NANTWICH 370,494 345,542 5 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 HANKINS HEYS FARM, HANKINS HEYS LANE, BUERTON, CREWE 369,622 341,534 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 HEATH FARM, WHITES LANE, WESTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 5NN 372,819 352,649 1 25.75 20.75 20.75 50.75 9.77 25.75 5 HILLSIDE FARM, STONE HOUSE LANE, PECKFORTON, TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE, CW6 9TJ 353,335 355,606 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 HOLME FARM, WETTENHALL 361,069 361,401 5 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH, WOORE ROAD, BUERTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE 368,140 343,199 1 21.93 21.93 21.93 >60 7.25 21.93 5 KEMBLE CLOSE, WISTASTON, CREWE 369,640 353,960 5 20.26 12.79 9.82 38.56 5.09 11.69 5 LAND ADJ. 47 CHESHIRE STREET, AUDLEM, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW3 0HB 366,012 343,982 1 21.29 21.29 4.14 >60 1.88 21.29 5 LAND ADJACENT 3 ROPE LANE, WISTASTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 6RB 368,913 353,369 1 18.77 13.77 4.52 34.5 10.35 14.16 5 LAND ADJACENT 30 LEWIS STREET, CREWE 370,083 355,500 6 8.04 8.24 3.55 21.24 5.79 7.38 6 LAND ADJACENT 65 BROUGHTON LANE, WISTASTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 8JR 368,868 354,162 1 20.57 16.42 9.48 26.67 9.5 8.53 6 LAND ADJACENT CHAPELSIDE, SOUND HEATH, SOUND, NANTWICH 361,866 347,960 1 22.57 22.57 22.57 >60 22.57 22.57 5 LAND ADJACENT TO 126 MAIN ROAD, WYBUNBURY 369,265 350,058 1 45.17 35.17 27.23 65.17 14.49 39.63 2 LAND ADJACENT TO 19 PRINCESS STREET, COPPENHALL, CREWE 370,032 356,745 2 9.38 7.38 9.19 15.91 3.51 9.38 6 LAND ADJACENT TO 2 WICKSTEAD COTTAGES, MARBURY ROAD, WIRSWALL 354,704 344,121 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 LAND ADJACENT TO 26 NEWTONS LANE, WINTERLEY, SANDBACH 374,506 357,327 2 23.15 23.15 13.49 43.49 13.15 23.15 5 LAND ADJACENT TO 46 CHAMBERS STREET, CREWE, CHESHIRE 370,738 354,613 4 10.31 2.94 3.34 27.58 7.13 9.73 6 LAND ADJACENT TO 9 MANOR AVENUE, WISTASTON, CREWE 369,362 354,155 1 18.77 11.16 10.27 31.48 4.95 7.22 5 LAND ADJACENT TO DOVE COTTAGE, CHESTER ROAD, BARBRIDGE 361,449 356,854 1 17.6 9.6 19.36 61.6 19.36 19.36 5 LAND ADJOINING BURLAND COTTAGE, WREXHAM ROAD, BURLAND 361,910 353,320 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 LAND ADJOINING WISTERIA COTTAGE, CHESTER ROAD, 358,264 359,610 1 9.86 4.73 12.86 54.86 12.86 12.86 5

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s t i ng GP R e t a il N o. O f Ea Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng S e r v i c es S i t e n a me S e c o n d a ry C o m p l e t i ns E m plo ym e nt C u rr e n t Y a r LAND AT 138 SYDNEY ROAD, CREWE 371,771 356,613 1 19.42 19.42 14.13 35.87 13.06 10.69 5 LAND AT 2 AND 4 ROPE LANE AND ADJACENT LAND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ROPE LANE, WISTASTON, CREWE 368,827 353,421 18 17.27 12.27 3.04 32.62 10.82 15.63 5 LAND AT DAVENPORT, CREWE 370,366 356,893 1 8.89 6.89 8.89 17.22 1.82 8.89 6 LAND BETWEEN 27 AND 33 MAIN ROAD, SHAVINGTON, CREWE 369,415 351,446 1 23.23 14.52 12.48 43.22 14.1 15.31 5 LAND BETWEEN 8 & 10 PORTLAND GROVE, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 5TY 373,464 356,258 2 22.67 22.67 9.09 42.67 6.39 22.67 5 LAND BOUNDED BY DUNWOODY WAY, RICHARD MOON STREET & HOLT STREET, CREWE 369,933 355,749 72 6.99 6.59 4.63 19.75 7.24 6.88 6 LAND OFF LOCHLEVEN ROAD, WISTASTON, CREWE 369,337 353,285 9 21.67 11.67 6.67 41.28 4 11.01 5 LAND OPPOSITE 120-128 (INCLUSIVE) HENRY STREET, CREWE 370,946 356,193 6 8.57 7.03 10.01 27.32 5.41 5.15 6 LAND REAR OF THE HORSE SHOE HOTEL, NORTH STREET, CREWE 370,551 357,356 7 9.24 8.24 9.24 15.39 6.24 9.24 6 LAND TEMPORARY CAR PARK, FORMERLY 15 BARKER STREET, NANTWICH,CHESHIRE 365,089 352,205 3 4.37 5.67 3.03 30.05 6.18 12.3 5 LAND TO THE REAR OF 18 BARONY ROAD, NANTWICH 365,439 352,910 3 7.44 5.76 5.84 22.32 6.42 16.76 6 LAND TO THE REAR OF 207-223 MIDDLEWICH STREET, CREWE 370,673 357,062 2 10.02 8.23 10.02 17.46 6.23 10.02 6 LAND TO THE REAR OF MARBURY COTTAGE & 100-108 WISTASTON ROAD, WILLASTON, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 6OU 368,083 352,796 0 13.34 8.34 8.52 28.47 8.15 18.34 6 LEA HALL FARM, WRINEHILL ROAD, WYBUNBURY 371,372 348,896 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 LONDON ROAD, NANTWICH - LINDEN HOMES PHASE 2 365,769 352,033 19 10.31 7.86 8.05 32.31 9.31 13.57 5 MANOR FARM, LONDON ROAD, 369,394 349,128 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 10.62 >60 1 MARBURY HALL FARM, MARBURY HALL, MARBURY, WHITCHURCH, CHESHIRE, SY13 4LP 356,306 345,053 5 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 MILLSTONE LANE, NANTWICH 365,749 352,464 9 7.78 4.09 6.35 26.84 8.38 14.96 6 MOORSFIELD HOUSE, MOORSFIELD AVENUE, AUDLEM 365,628 343,462 5 22.04 22.04 6.12 >60 8 22.04 5 NANTWICH FOOTBALL CLUB, JACKSON AVENUE, NANTWICH 365,986 352,191 3 12.04 8.49 10.6 31.78 9.91 17.39 5 NEW FARM, LONG LANE, WETTENHALL, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE, CW7 4DW 361,135 360,689 2 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 OAK HOUSE, GOLDFORD LANE, BICKERTON, MALPAS, CHESHIRE, SY14 8LN 350,478 352,745 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 OAKLEY HOUSE, ANIONS LANE, WYBUNBURY, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 7LP 368,733 350,151 1 >60 11.37 >60 >60 22.55 >60 2

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GP R e t a il N o. O f i t e n a me E a s t i ng Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng S e r v i c es S S e c o n d a ry C o m p l e t i ns E m plo ym e nt C u rr e n t Y a r P WAY SITE, GRESTY ROAD, CREWE 371017 354068 50 12.48 0.86 5.13 32.48 11.13 12.48 6 PARCELS 3, 4, 10 AND 11, WESTON HALL, WESTON NORTH COURSE 373944 351508 43 27.77 22.77 16.27 52.77 15.34 24.27 5 PARK HOUSE, COOLE LANE, AUDLEM, CHESHIRE, CW3 0ER 364316 344514 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 PHASE 2A, THE MANOR, WESTON HALL ESTATE, WESTON, CREWE 373051 350244 11 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 PLOT ADJACENT TO 57 PARK DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 8EN 368723 353751 1 18.58 13.58 2.95 29.85 9.19 15.86 6 POLICE TRAINING CENTRE, NANTWICH ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW2 6NT 369957 354282 47 15.69 8.67 8.17 35.69 3.77 9.52 5 POOLBANK BARN, CREWE ROAD, WALGHERTON, NANTWICH 369562 348513 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 15.97 >60 1 POOLE OLD HALL, POOLE OLD HALL LANE, POOLE 364774 355887 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 POPLARS FARM, HACK GREEN, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 8AL 364277 348541 4 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 REAR OF WELSH ROW, NANTWICH (PERSIMMON HOMES) 364264 352373 11 9.34 4.15 9.34 39.88 3.58 3.32 5 SANDYGATE LODGE, CREWE ROAD, WALGHERTON, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 7LG 368990 347952 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 STAPELEY HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, STAPELEY, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 7JW 367068 350476 0 21.57 21.57 21.57 >60 11.35 21.57 5 STATION YARD, PILLORY STREET, NANTWICH 365288 351977 24 5.99 1.58 4.24 26.17 8.99 12.98 6 STOKE HALL STABLES, STOKE HALL LANE, STOKE, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE, CW5 6AR 362337 356701 1 28.67 20.97 28.67 90.96 28.67 28.67 5 THE BARN, GRANGE FARM, WOORE ROAD, BUERTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW3 0DG 369875 342961 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 THE BLANKNEY, NANTWICH 365127 352024 3 6.72 3.12 4.24 28.19 8.86 14.7 6 THE COACH HOUSE, CORBROOK COURT, AUDLEM ROAD, AUDLEM, CREWE 366514 344818 3 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 THE DAIRY HOUSE, BALL FARM, HALL LANE, , CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW3 0JB 366796 345670 1 18.8 18.8 18.8 >60 15.8 18.8 5 THE DOVECOTE, STOKE HALL, STOKE HALL LANE, BARBRIDGE, NANTWICH 362301 356802 1 28.79 21.1 28.79 91.1 28.79 28.79 5 THE VISTAS (PHASE 2) WYCHWOOD PARK, CHORLTON 373221 349676 8 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 TOLLGATE COTTAGE, AUDLEM ROAD, HATHERTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW5 7PJ 367951 346161 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 VILLA FARM, HANKINS HEYS LANE, BUERTON, CREWE, CW3 0DH 368912 343019 1 24.63 24.63 24.63 >60 7.81 24.63 5

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GP R e t a il N o. O f E a s t i ng Pr i m a ry H o s pi t al N o r t h i ng S e r v i c es S i t e n a me S e c o n d a ry C o m p l e t i ns E m plo ym e nt C u rr e n t Y a r WALNUT FARM, NEWCASTLE ROAD, HOUGH 371147 350938 10 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 WARDLE HOUSE, 361 CREWE ROAD, WISTASTON, CREWE, CW5 6NW 367841 352961 1 16.73 11.73 11.58 27.58 5.91 17.58 6 WARMINGHAM GRANGE, WARMINGHAM, SANDBACH 370821 361466 6 34.68 14.68 24.68 >60 2.76 24.68 4 WOODSIDE FARM, HOLMSHAW LANE, OAKHANGER 375014 355950 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 WOODSIDE FARM, WINSFORD ROAD, WETTENHALL, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE, CW7 4DL 363168 360723 3 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 WOODSIDE, WINSFORD ROAD, WETTENHALL, WINSFORD, CHESHRIE, CW7 4DL 363248 360667 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0 YEW TREE HOUSE, 352852 354527 1 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 0

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Appendix 2: Saved Policies Direction

DIRECTION UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(3) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE

PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004

POLICIES CONTAINED IN BOROUGH OF CREWE AND NANTWICH REPLACEMENT LOCAL PLAN 2011 (ADOPTED FEBRUARY 2005)

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase

Act 2004 directs that for the purposes of the policies specified in the Schedule to this direction, paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase

Act 2004 does not apply.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Steven Fyfe Head, Local Planning Team Government Office for the North West 14 February 2008

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SCHEDULE

POLICIES CONTAINED IN BOROUGH OF CREWE AND NANTWICH REPLACEMENT LOCAL PLAN 2011 (ADOPTED FEBRUARY 2005)

1. Chapter 4 – The Natural Environment

Policy NE1: Development in the Green Belt Policy NE2: Open Countryside Policy NE3: Areas of Special County Value Policy NE4: Green Gaps Policy NE5: Nature Conservation and Habitats Policy NE6: Sites of International Importance for Nature Conservation Policy NE7: Sites of National Importance for Nature Conservation Policy NE8: Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation Policy NE9: Protected Species Policy NE10: New Woodland Planting and Landscaping Policy NE11: River and Canal Corridors Policy NE12: Agricultural Land Quality Policy NE13: Rural Diversification Policy NE14: Agricultural Buildings Requiring Planning Permission Policy NE15: Re-Use and Adaptation of a Rural Building for a Commercial, Industrial or Recreational Use. Policy NE16: Re-Use and Adaptation of a Rural Building for Residential Use. Policy NE17: Pollution Control Policy NE18: Telecommunications Development Policy NE19: Renewable Energy Policy NE20: Flood Prevention Policy NE21: New Development and Landfill Sites

2. Chapter 5 – The Built Environment

BE1: Amenity Policy BE2: Design Standards Policy BE3: Access and Parking Policy BE4: Drainage, Utilities and Resources Policy BE5: Infrastructure Policy BE6: Development on Potentially Contaminated Land Policy BE7: Conservation Areas Policy BE8: Advertisements in Conservation Areas Policy BE9: Listed Buildings: Alterations and Extensions Policy BE10: Changes of use for Listed Buildings Policy BE11: Demolition of Listed Buildings Policy BE12: Advertisements on Listed Buildings Policy BE13: Buildings of Local Interest Policy BE14: Development Affecting Historic Parks and Gardens Policy BE15: Scheduled Ancient Monuments BE17: Historic Battlefields Policy

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BE18: Shop Fronts and Advertisements Policy BE19: Advertisements and Signs Policy BE20: Advance Directional Advertisements Policy BE21: Hazardous Installations

3. Chapter 6 – Employment Policy E1: Existing Employment Allocations Policy E2: New Employment Allocations Policy E3: Regional and Strategic Employment Allocations at Basford Policy E4: Development on Existing Employment Areas Policy E5: Employment in Villages Policy E6: Employment Development within Open Countryside Policy E7: Existing Employment Sites

4. Chapter 7 – Housing RES1: Housing Allocations Policy RES2: Unallocated Housing Sites Policy RES3: Housing Densities Policy RES4: Housing in Villages with Settlement Boundaries Policy RES5: Housing in the Open Countryside Policy RES6: Agricultural and Forestry Occupancy Conditions Policy RES7: Affordable Housing within the Settlement Boundaries Of Nantwich and the Villages listed in Policy RES4 RES8: Affordable Housing in Rural Areas Outside Settlement Boundaries (Rural Exceptions Policy) RES9: Houses in Multiple Occupation Policy RES10: Replacement Dwellings in the Open Countryside Policy RES11: Improvements and Alterations to Existing Dwellings Policy RES12: Living over the Shop Policy RES13: Sites for Gypsies and Travelling Showpeople

5. Chapter 8 – Transportation Policy TRAN1: Public Transport Policy TRAN2: Crewe Bus Station Policy TRAN3: Pedestrians Policy TRAN4: Access for the Disabled Policy TRAN5: Provision for Cyclists Policy TRAN6: Cycle Routes Policy TRAN7: Crewe Railway Station Policy TRAN8: Existing Car Parks Policy TRAN9: Car Parking Standards Policy TRAN10: Trunk Roads Policy TRAN11: Non Trunk Roads Policy TRAN12: Roadside Facilities

6. Chapter 9 – Recreation and Tourism

Policy RT1: Protection of Open Spaces with Recreational or Amenity Value Policy RT2: Equipped Children’s Playgrounds Policy RT3: Provision of recreational Open Space and Children’s

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Playspace in New Housing Developments Policy RT5: Allotments Policy RT6: Recreational Uses in the Open Countryside Policy RT7: Visitor Accommodation Policy RT8: Promotion of Canals and Waterways Policy RT9: Footpaths and Bridleways Policy RT10: Touring Caravans and Camping Sites Policy RT11: Golf Courses Policy RT12: Nantwich Riverside Policy RT13: Leighton West Country Park Policy RT14: Nantwich Canal Basin Policy RT15: The Protection of Existing Indoor Leisure Facilities Policy RT16: Noise Generating Sports Policy RT17: Increasing Opportunities for Sport

7. Chapter 10 – Shopping, Town Centres and Regeneration Policy S1: New Retail Development in Town Centres Policy S2: Crewe Town Centre Primary Frontages Policy S3: Crewe Town Centre Secondary Frontages Policy S4: Nantwich Town Centre Policy S5: Welsh Row, Nantwich Policy S6: Sites Allocated for Retailing and/or Leisure/Entertainment Uses Policy S7: Cronkinson Farm District Shopping Centre Policy S8: Existing District and Local Shopping Centres Policy S9: Nantwich Road, Crewe Policy S10: Major Shopping Proposals Policy S11: Leisure and Entertainment Policy S12: Mixed Use Regeneration Areas Policy S13: Village Shops

8. Chapter 11 – Community Needs CF1: Leighton Hospital Policy CF2: Community Facilities Policy CF3: Retention of Community Facilities

N.B. POLICY RES 7 AS MODIFIED (Affordable Housing within the Settlement Boundaries of Nantwich and the Villages listed in Policy RES4)

The Government Office for the North West states that the direction to save policies under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 would only apply to those policies adopted within the original version of the Adopted Replacement Local Plan 2011 (Adopted on the 17th February 2005).

As such, Policy RES. 7 (As Modified) could not be included within the saved policies direction. However, as the original policy refers to the importance of the use of an up to date evidence base, and the fact that the modified policy is based upon the most up to date Housing Needs Survey (undertaken in 2005), then the modified policy is still relevant and used by staff within Development Management processes at the Borough Council.

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Moreover, as both the evidence base and approach taken within policy RES.7 (As Modified), reflects the advice in Planning Policy Statement 3, then its continued use is justifiable. In fact the Government Office for the North West, specifically stated: ‘In particular, we would draw your attention to the importance of reflecting policy in Planning Policy Statement 3 Housing and Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments in relevant decisions’.

This advice therefore seems to endorse the approach undertaken by the Borough Council.

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GLOSSARY

AMR Annual Monitoring Report

A document to be produced each year showing progress in achieving the timetable set out in the LDS and setting out revisions to the LDS.

DPD Development Plan Document

Any part of the LDF that forms part of the statutory development plan – these are: Core Strategy, area wide policies, topic policies, area action plans, proposals map, and site allocations (includes LDDs but not SCI or SPDs)

GONW Government Office for the North West

Regional government office responsible implementing national policy in the region and ensuring Local Planning Authorities policies and plans accord with national guidance.

LDD Local Development Document

The individual documents that set out planning policies for specific topics or for geographical areas.

LDF Local Development Framework

The collective name given to all those policies and documents forming the planning framework for the District.

LDS Local Development Scheme

A project management document setting out what the LDF will contain, a timetable for its production, proposals for monitoring and review.

LPA Local Planning Authority

Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council will be the responsible body for the production of LDDs, apart from Minerals and Waste planning which are the responsibility of Cheshire County Council.

PINS The Planning Inspectorate

Independent Planning Inspectors will be appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out "examinations of LDDs and the SCI.

RSS Regional Spatial Strategy

A local development document prepared by regional planning bodies which sets a spatial development framework for the region. RSS is currently being prepared for the North West by the North West Regional Development Agency.

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