Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan DRAFT Main Issues Report Contents Page Foreword : By Leader and E & I Convener Chapter 1 : Introduction The Development Plan The Local Development Plan What is a Main Issues Report? The Consultation Process Strategic Environmental Assessment What Happens Next? Chapter 2 : The Vision The Vision The Local Development Plan Vision Statement Local Development Plan Key Objectives Chapter 3 Drivers for Change Sustainable Development Demographic Change Population Projections What is the impact of the current economic downturn? Climate Change Sustainable Economic Growth The Rural Economy Retailing and Town Centres Perth Other retail Centres Creating Quality Places Infrastructure Needs and Constraints Primary School Secondary Schools Strategic Road Network Capacity Air Quality in Perth Funding Infrastructure Chapter 4 : Main Land Use and Delivery Issues Housing Supply & Distribution Key Issue 1 – How many houses are required? 1 Key issue 2 – Distribution at Housing Market Area level Amendments to the TAYplan Housing Requirement Key Issue 3 – how much additional housing land needs to be identified? Key Issue 4 – Density & Greenfield Land Key Issue 5 – The hierarchical approach to distribution of housing Key Issue 6 – Taking a long term view Key Issue 7 – Meeting the need across all market sectors Key Issue 8 – Housing in the Countryside Policy Economic Development land and Policies Key Issue 9 – How much additional economic development land will be required? Key Issue 10 – Recycling existing employment land Key Issue 11 – Mixed use areas Key Issue 12 – Retailing from employment land Tourism and Rural Business Key Issue 13 – Tourism & Rural Business Key Issue 14 – Accommodating Employees in rural areas Retail Key Issue 15 - Retail hierarchy Comparison Retailing Convenience Retailing Local Centres Green Infrastructure Key Issue 16 - Landscape Biodiversity Key Issue 17 - Biodiversity Climate Change Key Issue 18 – Climate Change Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Improving energy efficiency performance of new and existing buildings and influencing behaviour of occupants Reducing the need to travel and ensuring good accessibility to public and other sustainable modes of transport (iii) Promoting land uses which can act as carbon sinks (iv) Encouraging development and use of renewable energy 2 (v) Ensuring that land and soils are protected Adaptation to climate change (iv) Guiding development to locations which do not flood or increase flood risk elsewhere and offering greater protection from impacts such as erosion, storms, water shortages and subsidence Greenbelt Purpose of Green Belts Policy framework for greenbelts Infrastructure Delivery Waste Transport Transport and Accessibility – Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) Future Traffic Congestion 2018 Road Network Improvements City Enhancements Strategic Environmental Assessment Funding Timescales Monitoring Funding Infrastructure Chapter 5 : Spatial Strategy Strategic Development Plan Spatial Strategy Local Development Plan Spatial Strategy Housing and Economic Development and Retail Strategy Highland Perthshire Area Housing Options for Locating New Housing Development Detailed Housing Site Options – Aberfeldy and Pitlochry Detailed housing site options – Highland landward Preferred Option Employment Land Retail Infrastructure Kinross –shire Area Housing Options for Locating New Housing Development Landward area options 3 Detailed hosuing site options – Kinross Milnathort Detailed hosuing sites options – Landward Option 2 landward area Preferred Option Housing outwith identified settlements Economic Development Land Retail Key Infrastructure Proposals Perth Area Perth City Perth City Centre Housing Options for locating new housing development Perth Green Belt Policy framework for greenbelts Options for locating new hsouing development Detailed housing site options – perth core area Sites within perth Perth expansion area Sites within or sdjacent to the core area villages North Perth Luncarty Stanley North East Perth Strategy options for the perth area Economic development land Retail strategy Key infrastructure projects Strathearn Area Housing Preferred option Option for locating new housing development Preferred option Detailed housing option - Crieff Landward strategy Employment land Auchterarder Crieff Landward Retail Tourism 4 Infrastructure Strathmore and Glens Area Intro Housing Options for locating new housing development Preferred option Detailed housing site options – Blairgowrie and Rattray Detailed housing site options – Alyth Detailed housing site options – Coupar Angus Detailed housing site options – landward Housing within the Dunkeld – Blairgowrie Lochs catchment Lunan Valley – housing in the countryside Economic development land strategy Retailing Landscape Strategy Chapter 6 : Changes to Policy Appendices List Comment [pjm1]: Insert 5 List of Figures: Figure 1- Structure of the Development Plan Figure 2 – Local Development Plan timetable Figure 3 - Estimated Population Increase 2001-09 Figure 4 - Projected Population Change for Scotland to 2033 Figure 5 - Comparison of the GROS 2006 and 2008 based principal population projections Figure 6 - Age structure comparison with Scotland 1991- 2001 -2024 Figure 7 - Summary Climate Projections for lowland (Perth) in the 2030s (medium global emissions scenario) Figure 8 - Summary Climate Projections for upland (Ben Lawers) in the 2030s (medium global emissions scenario) Figure 9 - Employment by type of industry 2007 Figure 10 - Main employers in Perth & Kinross Figure 11 - Summary of Primary School operational capacity levels Figure 12 - Air Quality Issues in Perth Figure 13 - TAYplan new housing projected requirements split by Housing Market Area Figure 14 - Revised housing land requirement 2010-2024 Figure 15 - Potential shortfall in effective housing land supply Figure 16 - Proposed Housing Density Ranges Figure 17 - TAYplan Settlement Tiers Figure 18 - Average House Prices at 2007 Figure 19 - Economic Development Land Requirement to 2024 Figure 20 - Emissions of CO2 as tonnes in 2007 Figure 21 - Area of Woodland in Perth and Kinross at 2010 Figure 22 - Observed Congestion – PM (August 2009) Figure 23 – Future Traffic Congestion 2018 Figure 24 - Summary of options to deliver the preferred strategy Figure 25 -: Road Network Improvements Figure 26 - City Enhancements Package – Initial Outline Concepts (for illustration) Figure29 – Tier Settlements Figure 30 - Potential housing land requirement for Highland Housing Market Area 2010 – 2024 Figure 31 - Options for Additional allocations 2010 - 2014 Figure 32 – Housing land requirement for Kinross Housing Market Area Figure 33 - Additional allocations 2010 - 2014 Figure 34 – Potential housing land requirement for Perth Housing Market Area Figure 35 – Perth Core area Figure 36 - Additional allocation 2010 – 2014 Figure 37 - Summary of housing sites options Figure 38 – Perth housing sites Figure 39 - Potential housing land requirement for Strathearn Housing Market Figure 40 - Additional allocations 2010 - 2014 Figure 41 - Potential housing land requirement for Strathmore & Glens Housing Market Area 2010 – 2024 Figure 42 - Additional allocations 2010 – 2014 6 List of Maps Map 1 – Aberfeldy housing and employment sites Map 2 – Pitlochry housing sites Map 3 – Ballinluig hosuing sites Map 4 – Birnam housing sites Map 5 – Croftinloan housing sites Map 6 – Fearnan housing sites Map 7 – Kenmore housing sites Map 8 – Kinloch Rannoch housing sites Map 9 – Murthly housing sites Map 10 – Kinross and Milnathort housing sites Map 11 – Blairingone housing sites Map 12 – Powmill housing sites Map 13 – Scotlandwell housing sites Map 14 – Wester Balgeddie housing sites Map 15 – Crook of Devon housing sites (Option 2) Map 16 – Powmill housing sites (Option 2) Map 17 – Kinross and Milnathort employment and retail and infrastructure spatial strategy Map 18 – Perth Green Belt Map 19 – Perth strategy option 1 Map 20 – Perth strategy option 2 Map 21 – Perth city centre housing sites Map 22 – Perth City housing sites Map 23 –Perth expansion housing sites Map 24 – Bridge of Earn and Oudenarde housing sites Map 25 – Luncarty housing sites Map 26 – Stanley housing sites Map 27 – Balbeggie housing sites Map 28 – Perth Airport housing sites Map 29 – Scone housing sites Map 30 – Abernethy housing sites Map 31 – Bankfoot housing sites Map 32 – Clathy housing sites Map 33 – Dunning housing sites Map 34 – Grange housing sites Map 35 – Inchture housing sites Map 36 – Longfogan housing sites Map 37 – Perth key employment sites Map 38 – Perth retail sites Map 39 – Crieff housing sites Map 40 – Aberuthven housing and employment sites Map 41 – Blackford housing site Map 42 – Comrie housing site Map 43 – Gleneagles housing sites Map 44 – Auchterarder employment sites Map 45 – Crieff employment and retail sites Map 46 – Key tourism areas Map 47 – Blairgowrie housing and employment sites Map 48 – Aylth housing sites 7 Map 49 – Coupar Angus housing site Map 50 – Ardler housing site Map 51 –Carsie housing site Map 52 – Meigle housing sites Map 53 – New Alyth housing site Map 54 – Spittalfield mixed use site 8 Chapter 1: Introduction The Development Plan The Scottish Government believes that the planning system is essential to achieving its central purpose of sustainable economic growth. This involves promoting and facilitating development while