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Greater Nottingham Broxtowe Borough, Gedling Borough and Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategies Publication Version June 2012 Proposed Changes February 2013 Guide to this document Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling essential’. This is in accordance with Borough Council and Nottingham City each Council’s Statement of Community Council have been jointly preparing Aligned Involvement. Core Strategies which cover their combined administrative areas and which set out a Following earlier, informal, stages of spatial strategy and key planning policies consultation on Issues and Options in for development. This is the version of the 2009, an Option for Consultation in 2010 Aligned Core Strategies which the Councils and on Housing Provision and Climate intend to submit to the Secretary of State Change in 2011, this is your opportunity to for examination, later this year. The make formal representations on the Aligned position in the other Greater Nottingham Core Strategies. This formal period for Councils is as follows: making representations will last six weeks and will run from 11 June to 23 July 2012. • Ashfield District Council is preparing Following this period for representations a Local Plan covering its administrative and assuming no major changes are area and a preferred option is expected necessary, the Councils intend to submit to be published in summer 2012. the document to the Secretary of State in Autumn 2012. • Due to timing issues, Erewash Borough Council are preparing a Earlier versions of this plan have been separate Core Strategy covering their subject to wide ranging consultation in area which will be published shortly order to ensure that all views are fully after this document. It has been considered. Consultation has taken place prepared to be in full alignment with this with three designated consultation bodies document. (Environment Agency, English Heritage and Natural England), other statutory • Rushcliffe Borough Council has consultation bodies, stakeholders and other produced its own Core Strategy, due interested bodies, groups and individuals to the different methodology used in in line with each Council’s Statement of deriving housing provision. However Community Involvement and this includes the majority of policies within the Core anyone who has asked to be kept informed Strategies are broadly similar and result about the preparation of the Council’s Local in a high degree of alignment. Plans. This draft of the Aligned Core Strategies, In addition, the Councils will be publicising based on consultation and evidence, is the availability of this document in a considered to be ‘sound’ (see glossary) by variety of ways to try to involve the general the Councils. The Councils are therefore public. If you are aware of any individual or specifically asking whether you think the organisation who may wish to be informed document is ‘sound’ or ‘unsound’ under the then please provide details. terms of the Planning Regulations, and if unsound why you think this is the case. How to Make Representations on the Aligned Core Strategies Representations If you would like to make formal The government has made it clear in representations on the Aligned Core the National Planning Policy Framework Strategies we strongly encourage you that ‘Early and meaningful engagement to submit them online at the Councils’ and collaboration with neighbourhoods, websites or alternatively fill in a response local organisations and businesses is form and return it to your local authority listed below. As this is not a formal ‘Joint’ changes are considered necessary, the Core Strategy (see paragraph 1.1.10) Aligned Core Strategies will be submitted please make your representations to to Secretary of State in Autumn 2012. If it the Council to which they relate. If your is considered that significant changes to representations cover more than one the Aligned Core Strategies are required administrative area then you are advised to ensure it is ‘sound’, a further Publication to submit these comments to each relevant Draft will be prepared and published for Council. representations prior to it being submitted for examination. Whilst all views have If you prefer to make your representation been taken into account, it has not been in writing please make sure that you state possible to meet everyone’s wishes and clearly which part of the Aligned Core aspirations. Difficult choices have had to be Strategies you are referring to (i.e. the made to arrive at a strategy which meets policy, paragraph, plan or table number) all the needs of the area. In order to let you and whether you think the plan is sound or know how the Councils have responded to not. If you think the plan is unsound please your comments, a further report outlining also make sure that you explain what you the nature of the representations made on think should be changed and why. this document will be issued. The results from earlier consultation stages Once the Aligned Core Strategies can be found in the Councils’ Report of have been submitted, the Planning Consultations and these are available for Inspectorate will organise an examination you to view on the Councils’ websites or at or examinations (which will be open to the Councils’ offices. the public). Subject to submission dates, it will be for the Planning Inspectorate to Further Details and Background decide how to undertake the examination. Information This may include a joint examination with the Erewash Core Strategy and/or the Rushcliffe Core Strategy, given the close If you would like to know more about the alignment of the majority of the policies, background to the Aligned Core Strategies, and the cross boundary issues. The you can view all the supporting documents independent Inspector will test both the and evidence on the Councils’ websites legal compliance and the soundness of or use the contact details below. Copies the Core Strategies. People who made can also be viewed at your local council representations will have a right to take office during normal opening hours. In part, should they wish. However, the addition, reference copies of the Aligned Inspector may identify the matters to be Core Strategies have been placed in main considered. Written representations carry libraries – please check for local opening equal weight and will also be considered by hours. If you would like to purchase a copy the Inspector. of the Aligned Core Strategies, this costs £20 excluding postage. The Inspector will then prepare report(s) on the Aligned Core Strategies, which whilst Next Steps Following the no longer binding on the Councils, will Publication Draft require clear and reasoned justification for not accepting any recommendations. If the All representations received during this Inspector finds the Aligned Core Strategies representation period will be carefully ‘sound’, then the Councils will make any considered by the Councils. They will appropriate changes and they will then be be used to inform any changes prior to formally adopted. the submission of the Core Strategies to the Secretary of State. If only minor The timetable for the Aligned Core Strategies is set out below: June 2009 Issues and Options consultation February 2010 Option for Consultation Housing Provision Position Paper & Policy 1: Climate Change July 2011 consultations June 2012 Publication Draft Submission document Council approvals (Gedling & February 2013 Nottingham) Broxtowe consultation start on additional strategic location for 18 February 2013 growth) 3 April 2013 Close of consultation April 2013 Consideration of submissions Submission document approval (Broxtowe)/submission (all three May 2013 Councils July 2013 Pre hearing September 2013 Hearing sessions commencing Autumn 2013 Expected delivery of Inspector’s report Winter 2013/14 Adoption Alternative Formats All documentation can be made available in alternative formats or languages on request. Contact Details: Broxtowe Borough Council Foster Avenue Beeston Nottingham NG9 1AB Tel: 0115 9177777 [email protected] www.broxtowe.gov.uk/corestrategy Gedling Borough Council Civic Centre Arnot Hill Park Arnold Nottingham NG5 6LU Tel: 0115 901 3757 [email protected] www.gedling.gov.uk/gedlingcorestrategy Nottingham City Council LHBOX52 Planning Policy Team Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG Tel: 0115 876 3973 [email protected] www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/corestrategy General queries about the process can also be made to: Greater Nottingham Growth Point Team Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG Tel 0115 876 2561 [email protected] www.gngrowthpoint.com Contents Working in Partnership to Plan for Greater Nottingham 1 1.1 Working in Partnership to Plan for Greater Nottingham 1 1.2 Why the Councils are Working Together 6 1.3 The Local Plan (formerly Local Development Framework) 6 1.4 Sustainability Appraisal 8 1.5 Habitats Regulations Assessment 9 1.6 Equality Impact Assessment 10 The Future of Broxtowe, Gedling and Nottingham City in the Context of Greater Nottingham 11 2.1 Key Influences on the Future of the Plan Area 11 2.2 The Character of the Plan Area 11 2.3 Spatial Vision 16 2.4 Spatial Objectives 18 2.5 Links to Sustainable Community Strategies 21 2.6 Links to Other Strategies 21 2.7 Broxtowe Spatial Portrait/Local Distinctiveness 22 2.8 Gedling Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness 25 2.9 Nottingham City Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness 28 The Delivery Strategy 33 Section A: Sustainable Growth 33 Policy 1: Climate Change