Hull Core Strategy Volume 3: Report on Engagement
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Hull Core Strategy Volume 3: Report on engagement June 2011 Volume 3 – Report on engagement on the Hull Core Strategy Introduction This report details further community engagement used to inform the Publication version of the Core Strategy. It includes comments: • made over the period from June 2008 in response to the Core Strategy – Issues/options stage; and • up to and after the February 2010 Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach (up to March 2010). Details are provided in terms of the responses made through the City Council, as detailed in Appendix 1 and through meetings with other stakeholders outside of the City Council, as detailed in Appendix 2. Appendix 3 outlines comments on the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal. This volume forms an additional part of ‘front loading’ the engagement process in conforming with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement and under Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning Local Development Regulations, 2008. It should be read alongside other community engagement work as detailed in Volumes 1 and 2. Background The City Council has completed extensive engagement in preparing its Hull Core Strategy, in meeting soundness tests and localism objectives. It has completed these tasks in conforming to its Statement of Community Involvement, adopted 2006. Feedback from various plan making stages has informed the preparation of policies in tackling social, economic and environmental challenges facing the future city. In summary, community involvement in plan preparation has included the following stages and reports: Pre-issues Issues and options Emerging preferred Emerging Preferred Pre-Publication Publication draft options report, published approach, published Approach, published community engagement feedback June 2008 February 2010 – Council February 2010 – Wider and delivery agent community feedback feedback Dec 2006 – October 2008 June 2008 – March 2010 October 2010 April 2010 – June 2011 Awaited July 2008 Volume 1 Volume 2 and Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 1 – details preparatory work with key stakeholders and the community in considering key issues and challenges facing Hull. It includes detailed Area Committee responses, Hull Development Framework Forum workshop input, alongside feedback on face to face meetings with key 1 stakeholders and delivery agents. Records of meetings with technical experts in producing parts of the evidence base are also recorded. Existing Council working groups were also used. Early responses to the LDF Sustainability Scoping study by stakeholders are also outlined. Volume 2 – details the feedback from the community of the Core Strategy – issues and options report, June 2008. The report is split into 3 sections comprising community responses, local area responses and stakeholder meeting responses. Engagement included extensive series of community meetings, road show events and face to face meetings with stakeholders. Targeted group work was also undertaken, with the Council working in conjunction with Yorkshire Planning Aid. The Hull Development Framework also led to the production of plan objectives and option preferences. These views helped formulate policy thinking. Volume 3 – details ongoing feedback as the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach progressed through City Council committees. It outlines further engagement and comments made through focussed delivery agent and key stakeholder meetings. It also details further responses from targeted hard to reach group workshops. Volume 4 –details the feedback on the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach, February 2010 stage. This includes all public responses which are also summarised in plan order. Volume 5 – details Planning Committee workshop and feedback from Strategic Spatial Options questionnaire (September 2010) and report (December 2010) which has included local spatial options in assessing the balance between housing, employment and open space. Area Committee engagement was central to this task, along with local involvement. Area Action Plans covering large parts of west and east Hull were also taken as commitments in this process. Volume 6 – details comments made on the Publication draft - Core Strategy, but in terms of how soundness issues have been addressed. 2 Appendix 1 – City Council related feedback Part 1A – Issues raised on the issues/options stage Meeting arrangements and date Discussion and outcome How the discussion informed the Emerging Preferred Approach Sports development meeting, 4 To discuss future use of sports facilities Early discussions on the preparation of a sports infrastructure August 2008 across the city and approach to be applied. plan including condition survey of existing Council buildings. Meeting with Holderness Road AAP To consider potential housing allocations Further evidence of housing allocations alongside delivery to team, 6 August 2008 and relationship with delivery of the Core help inform the SHLAA and Core Strategy delivery Strategy ‘stepped approach’. programme. Sports facilities meeting, 9 October Investigation into the approach to be applied Further development of the sports infrastructure plan 2008 in preparing a long term sports infrastructure progressed. plan including baseline evidence needs. Meeting with Hull City Council Discussion about current or potential To help understanding about potential future direction of Energy Manager, 14 October, 2008 renewable projects operating within the city. travel for renewable schemes and early development of an evidence base to help support options for renewables and a preferred planning policy. Meeting with Urban Design Team, 5 To discuss early progression of a city wide Helps in the preparation of urban design policy and approach November 2008 character assessment to help explore what to planning the future of different parts of the city. is worthy of being retained and what could be improved. Meeting with Nasa AAP team, 9 Meeting to discuss the link between key Meeting considered detail of approach in relation to potential December 2008 principles of the Core Strategy and AAP new retail provision, disposition of housing and open space along with any potential conflicts. needs following the evidence base. Sports Infrastructure meeting, 16 Project management made clear along with Sports infrastructure strategy being progressed. December 2008 requests for baseline information needs. Sports Infrastructure meeting, 24 Baseline information collated and shared. Sports infrastructure strategy being progressed. February 2009 Next steps outlined. Briefing Cllr Woods, Environment Discussion concerning role of the Core Briefing for the forthcoming Climate Change Challenge event Portfolio Holder, 16 March 2009 Strategy in delivering renewable energy in to be used in raising public awareness about what was the city along with its wider place shaping happening in Hull and potential future direction. role. Area Committees, March – April To consider open space report and flood risk Open space report agreed by Area Committees and Planning 2009 and Planning Committee in matters relating to the local area Committee as a basis for the Core Strategy policy June 2009 preparation. Further work will be taken forward by Street Scene in producing an Open Space Strategy and a Surface Water Management Plan is also underway. Follow up meeting occurred with Northern Area Committee in May 2009. Meeting with Head of Shared To discuss designated Local Nature Agreed that the city should focus on designated Rockford 3 Support Services and Natural Reserves in the city. Fields and Bransholme Fishing Lake as LNRs within the next England Services, 11 May year. Meeting with Street Scene Services, Discussion on approach to transport Street scene Services agreed to lead on producing a citywide 22 May 2009 modelling in the city. Open Space Strategy for the city. It is later agreed that Street Scene Services should also appoint a Biodiversity Officer to include shared costs with Planning. Meeting with transport officers, 22 Discussion on approach to transport Broad approach to models being used to assess current and May modelling in the city future needs is under consideration with further details to be confirmed once broad development locations are determined. Meeting with transport officers, 11 Discuss approach to transport chapter in the Broad agreement on issues faced along with concerns about June Core Strategy deliverability of key projects given public resourcing implications, including Castle Street scheme. Discussion about appropriate level of detail to be included in the Core Strategy. Meeting with key lead Council To discuss draft sections of the Core Strategy Broad support for areas of change outlined but there was officers including Hull Forward, including areas of change and development need to clarify economic focus and affirm role of AAPs. Gateway and design services, 6 July management Discussion about development management section concluded that these policies should be used. Meeting with Sports development Meeting to discuss key parts of the draft Core Discussion highlighted limited coverage of cultural facilities and Cultural Services, Housing Strategy on social and housing matters. that was needed to underpin life across the city. Agreement Services and Gateway, 28 July that there was broad support for housing development within Hull without compromising other land uses. Section to be reworked to take this into account. Meeting with Chief Executive and To discuss key aspects of the