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Revised Preferred Draft Core Strategy Development Plan Document for the Borough of Redditch 0111 BA0769 21st Jan 11-4th March11 Introduction to the Borough of Redditch Core Strategy ............................................................3 Preparation process ........................................................................................................................4 Local Challenges ............................................................................................................................5 Cross-boundary Matters and Joint working ..................................................................................... 6 What has influenced this Core Strategy? ........................................................................................7 More information.........................................................................................................................10 Local Portrait.................................................................................................................................11 Vision............................................................................................................................................ 20 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Key Diagram.................................................................................................................................24 Creating and Sustaining a Green Environment ........................................................................25 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................ 26 Natural Environment ..................................................................................................................... 28 Flood Risk and Water Management..............................................................................................29 Sustainable Travel and Accessibility ............................................................................................. 32 Green Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................34 Sustainable places to live which meet our needs .................................................................... 36 Settlement Hierarchy .................................................................................................................... 36 Development Strategy ..................................................................................................................37 Housing Provision .........................................................................................................................39 Effective and efficient use of land.................................................................................................. 40 Affordable Housing .......................................................................................................................42 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ............................................................................ 43 Creating a Borough where Businesses can Thrive .................................................................. 45 Location of New Employment .......................................................................................................46 Development within Employment Areas........................................................................................48 Office Development ......................................................................................................................49 Rural Economy ............................................................................................................................. 50 Diversification of the Economy ..........................................................................................................51 Improving the vitality and viability of Redditch Town Centre and District Centres ...............53 Town Centre and Retail Hierarchy ................................................................................................53 Regeneration for the Town Centre ................................................................................................55 District Centre Redevelopment ..................................................................................................... 58 Health of District Centres ...................................................................................................................60 Protecting and Enhancing Redditch's Historic Environment ..................................................62 Historic Environment ..................................................................................................................... 62 Local List ............................................................................................................................................63 Creating Safe and Attractive Places to Live and Work............................................................. 65 High Quality and Safe Design............................................................................................................65 Promoting Redditch's Community Well-being.......................................................................... 67 Leisure and Tourism ..................................................................................................................... 67 Abbey Stadium ............................................................................................................................. 68 Health Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 69 Health ........................................................................................................................................... 70 Cemeteries .........................................................................................................................................71 Strategic Sites ............................................................................................................................. 72 Brockhill East................................................................................................................................72 Brockhill West...............................................................................................................................74 Revised Preferred Draft Core Strategy Consultation 21 st January – 4th March 2011 1 Land to the rear of the Alexandra Hospital .................................................................................... 76 Woodrow Strategic Site .....................................................................................................................79 Monitoring and Implementation ..................................................................................................... 81 Appendix 1: Glossary and Abbreviations.......................................................................................82 Appendix 2: Schedule of Housing Sites ........................................................................................90 Appendix 3: Saved Local Plan No.3 Policies replaced by Core Strategy policies ..........................91 Revised Preferred Draft Core Strategy Consultation 21 st January – 4th March 2011 2 Introduction to the Borough of Redditch Core Strategy A Borough of Redditch Core Strategy is one of the most important planning documents at the local level, as it provides a framework approach for growth of the Borough and it is the first DPD to be produced for the Borough of Redditch Local Development Framework (LDF). This Core Strategy should be read in conjunction with the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Report and documents which provide evidence for the Core Strategy. The Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) sets out the state of Redditch now in the Local Portrait; what Redditch wants to be by 2026 in the Vision and Objectives by responding to the issues and challenges in the Local Portrait; how Redditch will get there in the Policies highlighting how much development should be delivered and broad locations for accommodating it; and how it will be delivered in the Delivery Strategy which will explore the delivery mechanisms and infrastructure requirements necessary to allow development to come forward and ensure it is carried out in an acceptable manner. Also included is a Key Diagram that presents the main elements of the Redditch Development Strategy in diagrammatic form. Revised Preferred Draft Core Strategy Consultation 21 st January – 4th March 2011 3 Preparation process The preparation of the Core Strategy DPD has been progressing for some time. It has been prepared in accordance with the Planning Act 2008, The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning. The regulations governing the production of Core Strategies have changed during its production, however the diagram below shows what Redditch Borough Council has done to prepare the Core Strategy DPD. July 2007 Consultation between 1st October and 5th Sustainability Appraisal Scoping November 2007 Report / Evidence Gathering (Old Regulation 25) Issues & Options Consultation 9th May - 20th June 2008 Consultation