Annual Monitoring Report 2007/08
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2008 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 3 APPROACH.................................................................................................................... 4 Linkages with County and Regional Monitoring Reports.............................................. 4 The Mid Bedfordshire Community Strategy ................................................................. 5 Consultation................................................................................................................. 5 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 5 LDF Policies................................................................................................................. 5 Saved Policies ............................................................................................................. 6 Targets......................................................................................................................... 7 Indicators ..................................................................................................................... 7 Planning Obligations Strategy SPD ............................................................................. 8 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION .............................................. 9 LDS First Review ......................................................................................................... 9 LDS Second Review.................................................................................................... 9 LDS Third Review/ The Central Bedfordshire LDS .................................................... 10 PROGRESS IN RELATION TO THE SECOND REVIEW............................................. 13 REASONS FOR SLIPPAGE IN RELATION TO THE LDS........................................... 23 TECHNICAL REPORTS ............................................................................................... 27 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND TOWN CENTRES ................................................. 30 Contextual Indicators ................................................................................................. 30 Core Output Indicators............................................................................................... 31 Local Indicators.......................................................................................................... 33 Significant Effects (Sustainability) Indicators ............................................................. 33 Indicator/Policy Analysis ............................................................................................ 33 HOUSING...................................................................................................................... 35 Contextual Indicators ................................................................................................. 35 Mid Bedfordshire District Council Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008 Core Output Indicators............................................................................................... 36 Local Indicators.......................................................................................................... 40 Significant Effects (Sustainability) Indicators ............................................................. 41 Indicator/Policy Analysis ............................................................................................ 41 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ...................................................................................... 43 Contextual Indicators ................................................................................................. 43 Core Output Indicators............................................................................................... 44 Local Indicators.......................................................................................................... 47 Significant Effects (Sustainability) Indicators ............................................................. 48 Indicator/Policy Analysis ............................................................................................ 48 OTHER RELEVANT LOCAL INDICATORS ................................................................. 49 Local Indicators.......................................................................................................... 49 Indicator/Policy Analysis ............................................................................................ 52 OTHER RELEVANT SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS INDICATORS ..................................... 54 Significant Effects (Sustainability) Indicators ............................................................. 54 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LDF AMR ........................ 55 APPENDIX 1: CORE STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES MONITORING FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX 2: SAVED LOCAL PLAN POLICIES (BEYOND 2008) ............................ 66 APPENDIX 3: LOCAL PLAN POLICIES NOT SAVED (BEYOND 2008)..................... 91 APPENDIX 4 SECRETARY OF STATE DIRECTION & SAVED POLICIES FINAL SCHEDULE................................................................................................................. 103 APPENDIX 5: STATUS OF B1-B8 ALLOCATED SITES AT 31/03/08 ...................... 107 APPENDIX 6: MID BEDFORDSHIRE HOUSING TRAJECTORY 2001-2021............ 108 APPENDIX 7: STATUS OF HOUSING ALLOCATIONS HO8(1) – HO8(26A) OF THE LOCAL PLAN AS AT 31/03/08................................................................................... 110 APPENDIX 7: STATUS OF HOUSING ALLOCATIONS HO8(1) – HO8(26A) OF THE LOCAL PLAN AS AT 31/03/08................................................................................... 111 APPENDIX 8 : BIODIVERSITY – SITE LOCATIONS................................................. 113 1 Mid Bedfordshire District Council Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008 APPENDIX 9 TRANSPORT INDICATOR ................................................................... 118 2 Mid Bedfordshire District Council Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Mid Beds District Council Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is submitted to the Secretary of State by 31st December each year. This fourth report monitors the period 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008. AMRs are required to contain information on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) and the extent to which policies in the Local Development Documents (LDD) are being successfully implemented. This AMR also provides information on the performance of policies and impacts on the environment in the context of the new planning system. It is required to monitor policies contained in the LDDs and will be used to identify any key changes as a result of policy implementation. It will also be used to provide feedback on whether policy objectives are being achieved to enable appropriate adjustments and revisions to be made. This report is in two sections. The first section provides an overview of the requirements in the legislation, how the Council is working to make progress in meeting these requirements and progress towards the implementation of the Local Development Scheme. The second section provides information on a set of national Core Indicators, local indicators, contextual and significant effect indicators and saved policies. Key Findings As at 31st March 2008, there has been a net gain of 10,847.5 sqm of B1-B8 employment floorspace across the whole of Mid Bedfordshire over the period April 2007-March 2008. Very little B1-B8 development has occurred in the MKSM growth area as this only covers two parishes within Mid Bedfordshire. The annual number of housing completions at the 31st March 2008 was down on last year but is still just above the required completion rate for the whole period. The total completions and commitments shows the housing requirement for MKSM SRS will be met by 2021. For RSS14 1268 houses need to be identified to meet the target of 11,000 this is being done through the emerging Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD’s With regard to the Local Development Scheme for the LDF, the Council did not hit its key milestones and key targets identified in the LDS Second Review, a Third Review is underway as a result and there is an analysis of the reasons outlined in this document. Core Indicators Core output indicators are designed as part of the monitoring framework to achieve a consistent and cost effective approach to data collection. The core indicators were revised in July 2008 (Regional Spatial Strategy and Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators – Update 2/2008 DCLG). The update has rationalised the overall set of indicators and made further definitional changes to clarify the indicators and ensure they are consistent with national policy guidance and other data collection processes (including National Indicators). The Council has endeavoured to develop monitoring systems to incorporate the changes in this AMR however