planning Spring/Summer 2012 HOUSING ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR THE DALES he Derbyshire Dales Local Plan will set out the overall T vision and objectives for the Planning for future future development of the parts of the Derbyshire Dales that lie out- side the Peak District National Park for the period 2006-2028. housing needs The Localism Act, which received Royal assent on 15 November 2011, includes provisions that will result in the removal of the powers to prepare a Re- The future revocation of the East Mid- This leaflet summarises the evidence, gional Plan, and eventually the revoca- lands Regional Plan places a responsi- and options that have been considered, tion of the East Midlands Regional Plan. bility on the District Council to identify and sets out the District Council’s and justify its approach to the level of Preferred Option to housing within the In light of these changes setting the housing growth over the plan period. Derbyshire Dales Local Plan. requisite level of housing provision to The District Council has undertaken a More detailed information can be be planned for will become the respon- review of relevant evidence from a wide found at: sibility of local planning authorities such range of sources, both nationally and www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/housingoptions as Derbyshire Dales District Council. locally derived. C ONTEXT u1Page 2: Population growth he East Midlands Regional Plan set the u1Page 2: T housing requirements for Derbyshire Housing growth Dales for the period 2006-2028 at 4,000 dwellings (200 per annum). This rate being u1Page 3: 20% below the projected household growth Preferred option identified in the 2004-based household pro- jections. u1Page 3: What land should be The approach the East Midlands Regional allocated for new housing Plan took to housing development in the Peak Sub Region was one of restraint, focus- u1Page 4: ing on the protection of the high environ- Having your say mental quality of the area, and supporting u regeneration efforts in the surrounding 1 Page 4: urban areas. Contact us INSIDE: Potential future development sites in the Derbyshire Dales planning Population growth he 2008 Population Projections for England published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the population T of the whole of Derbyshire Dales will grow by 9.42% over the period 2008-2031, and that a significant element of this growth will come from Older People, and In Migration. Population Projections 2008-2031 Derbyshire Dales Population Projections by Broad Age 2008-2031 78,000 45,000 76,600 40,300 40,000 39,400 38,500 38,000 37,400 36,700 76,000 74,900 35,000 74,000 30,000 28,300 73,100 25,900 25,000 23,400 72,000 21,400 71,400 20,000 19,000 17,600 70,300 Population Projection Population Projection 70,000 70,000 15,000 12,200 11,900 11,500 11,600 11,600 11,600 10,000 68,000 5,000 0 66,000 2008 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2008 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Year Year Children Population Working Age Older People Housing growth OOOTHER FFFACTORS lthough the forecasts sug- he latest household projections were published by Department for Communities A gest a fall in the working age and Local Government in November 2010. The household projections suggest population of Derbyshire Dales, T housing growth is important to that there will be a 20% growth in the number of households in the whole of the local economy as it maintains Derbyshire Dales, rising from 30,000 in 2008 to 36,000 in 2028. This equates to an the availability of a labour force annual rate of 300 per annum, which is 50 per annum higher than the rate sug- for local businesses. gested by the household projections upon which the East Midlands Regional Plan was based. Any restriction on the housing Household Projections 2008-2028 market in the future is likely to Household Projections 2008-2028 have a detrimental impact upon 37,000 the growth of the local economy. 36,000 36,000 Ensuring that there continues to be a steady supply of new 35,000 open market housing will be im- 34,000 34,000 portant to the delivery of new affordable housing, as funding 33,000 33,000 for affordable housing from the Government has been signifi- 32,000 cantly reduced in Derbyshire 31,000 Dales in recent times. 31,000 Household Projections Household However the environmental 30,000 30,000 quality of the area is a significant asset and if new housing devel- 29,000 opment were to be brought for- ward at too high a rate it is likely 28,000 to have a detrimental impact 27,000 upon the quality of the area. 2008 2013 2018 2023 2028 Page 2 Get your hands on our services online at derbyshiredales.gov.uk planning 2,484 OOOPTIONS -3,327 3,670 RSS Annual Rate plus 10% -26.7% f seven future growth scenarios 220 O tested, only three were 4,840 considered to be appropriate for further consideration. 1,604 These were housing growth based -4,222 upon an annual rates equivalent to 1,910 RSS Annual Rate Minus 10% the East Midlands Regional Plan -40.0% (200 dwellings per annum), the East 180 Midlands Regional Plan less 10% 3,960 (180 dwellings per annum), and the East Midlands Regional Plan plus 2,044 10% (220 dwellings per annum). -3,775 Each of the three scenarios were 2,790 RSS Annual Rate tested to determine the impact upon -33.0% population and labour force change, 200 how the annual rate differed from the 4,400 2008-based household projections, and how much housing was still was -5,000 -4,000 -3,000 -2,000 -1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 required to meet the overall Housing Requirement 2006-2028 Annual Rate Percentage from 2008 Household Projections (Per Annum) requirement. Population Change 2006-2028 Labour Force Change 2006-2028 Outstanding Requirement 2011-2028 PPPREFERRED O PTION aving considered the advantages land for housing. However as some of potential for new housing development and disadvantages of each of the required housing development has on sites within the existing Settlement H the growth scenarios, and having already been completed, and some al- Framework Boundaries, development undertaken further work to assess how ready has the benefit of planning per- within the Peak District National Park best to distribute the housing across the mission not all of the housing provision and the potential for new housing on plan area, the District Council has con- will need to allocated. small sites in the rural areas, the District cluded that the most appropriate level Council proposes that within the Derby- of housing provision, which maintains The District Council has considered a shire Dales Local Plan, outside of the the existing strategic policy of housing number of options for the distribution of existing Settlement Framework Bounda- restraint as a means of maintaining the housing requirement but consider ries that provision for new housing will environmental quality of the area and that the following apportionment across need to be made as follows: supporting urban regeneration outside the three sub areas within the plan is u of the area, should be set at: appropriate 1Matlock 270 dwellings u1Wirksworth 60 dwellings u1Matlock/Wirksworth Sub Area – 60% 4,400 or 200 dwellings per u1Darley Dale 160 dwellings u1Ashbourne Sub Area – 35% u1Tansley 30 dwellings annum over the period u 1 Southern Parishes Sub Area – 5% u 2006-2028 ... 1Ashbourne 400 dwellings u1Doveridge 50 dwellings To deliver this level of housing growth Taking account of existing completions u1Brailsford 50 dwellings it will be necessary to allocate some and current planning permissions, the What land should be allocated for housing? he District Council has also considered which sites housing provision. Maps showing the sites with potential T might be appropriate to be developed for new residen- of being developed to meet the housing requirements in tial development to meet the required housing provision. each of the towns and villages and details of the options can be found online at: For each town and village where the District Council pro- poses to allocate land for housing outside the existing Set- www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/housingoptions tlement Framework Boundary a number of sites have been identified as having the potential to meet the required u1Ways to have your say: page 4. Keeping your Dales clean, safe, healthy and beautiful Page 3 planning Having YOUR say… DEADLINE 26 J ULY 2012 YOU MAY WISH T O C OMMENT O N T HE F OLLOWING : u1The overall level of housing requirement for Derbyshire Dales • Is the level too high, too low or just right? u1The distribution of the housing across the plan area • Are we distributing the housing in the right towns and villages – if not where else do you think new housing development should take place? • Is the distribution of the housing numbers across the three sub areas about right? u1The proposed level of housing allocations to the towns and village across the plan area • Are the housing allocations for each town and village, too high, too low or just right? Public Exhibitions and Public Meetings have been arranged to enable you to discuss the housing options with planning officers from the District Council: DATE VENUE TIME Mon 18 June Ashbourne Leisure Centre, Community Room Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Tue 19 June Brailsford Institute Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Thu 21 June Matlock Imperial Rooms Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Tue 26 June Wirksworth Memorial Hall Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Wed 27 June Tansley Village Hall Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Thu 28 June Doveridge Village Hall Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm Wed 4 July Darley Dale, Terrace Room, Whitworth Centre 1 Exhibition 2-6pm, Public Meeting 7-9pm 1For Darley Dale and Darley Bridge How to contact us If you would like to submit your views on the Housing Options you may do so by using one of the following methods: Online: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/housingoptions By E-Mail: [email protected] By Post: Derbyshire Dales District Council, Housing Options Consultation, Town Hall Bank Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3NN By Phone: 01629 761241 • Please note that all comments, and the name of the individual or organisation responsible for them will be a public record, and can be viewed at the Council’s Offices.