– OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FUTURE Issues Consultation Paper

Contents Page

Introduction and Context Page

Theme 1 Employment, skills and business support Page

Theme 2 Accessibility and transport Page

Theme 3 Housing and accommodation Page

Theme 4 Safer communities Page

Theme 5 Health and well-being Page

Theme 6 Environment Page

Theme 7 Strong community Page

Appendix 1 – FACTS AND FIGURES Page

Appendix 2 – SUMMARY OF KEY DOCUMENTS Page

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EASTLEIGH BOROUGH – OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FUTURE

INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

1. This discussion document has been prepared to stimulate debate about the key issues facing the borough over the next 20 years, and what should be done about them.

2. The Eastleigh Strategic Partnership, which comprises all those business, government, community and voluntary organisations with responsibilities or interests in the borough, is reviewing its Community Plan (first adopted in 2004) This will look at social, economic and environmental needs in the borough. The Borough Council, as a local planning authority, is required to produce a Core Strategy as part of its Local Development Framework that will shape how development in the borough will meet these and other needs over the next 20 years. The plans are very closely linked, and so this is a joint consultation on the issues they will address, and possible ways of dealing with them.

3. The Borough Council and the Eastleigh Strategic Partnership need your help to decide how to prioritise the work they do, and how to shape planning policies for the borough, in ways that meet your needs.

4. Following this consultation, the Community Plan will be revised and adopted early next year. The Core Strategy will take longer, as there will be more consultation on the way development should proceed in the borough.

5. To respond to this consultation, you may use the response form that is incorporated within this document. You can fill this in manually or on-line (go to www.eastleigh.gov.uk). You may also write to us with any issues that you think we have missed. Please send your response to:

Gemma Christian Regeneration, Planning Policy and Design Eastleigh Borough Council Civic Offices Leigh Road Eastleigh SO50 9YN

Your response should arrive no later than 10 November 2008

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ABOUT EASTLEIGH BOROUGH

Location

6. Eastleigh Borough adjoins City, Borough, District and Borough. It includes three major urban/residential areas at Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh and , along with some other sizable communities - , /Horton Heath, West End, , Botley, Hamble, & .

7. For planning purposes, the borough lies within the South East Region, in the sub-region.

Population

8. The population of the borough in 2001 was 116,164 (2001 Census). By 2007, it was estimated to have grown to 120,739, and it is anticipated to increase to 125,369 by 2012 (HCC Small Area Population Forecasts).

Age

9. The age structure of the population is similar to the national average. Hampshire forecasts the population changes shown in the table in Appendix 1 (page 33). The greatest predicted increase is for the 65+ age group, while other age groups are set to remain relatively static. The percentage of persons of pensionable age as a proportion of the working age population was 23% in 2001, but is predicted to increase to 33% by 2026.

Households

10. Average household size in Hampshire declined from 2.55 in 1991 to 2.42 in 2001 compared to a decline from 2.47 to 2.36 in . This decline is largely the result of changes in household composition, and it is these changes which have been the predominant influence in fuelling the demand for additional dwellings, locally and nationally.

Ethnicity

11. The borough has a relatively small ethnic minority population (2.6%). Amongst the white ethnic group, there is a range of backgrounds including many European nationalities.

Democracy

12. The borough is administered by Eastleigh Borough Council, with as the authority responsible for education, social care, highways, libraries, museums, trading standards and minerals and waste planning. There are 44 Borough

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Councillors representing 19 wards; on Hampshire County Council, the borough is represented by 7 County Councillors.

13. The Borough Council has organised five Local Area Committees to make decisions for their respective parts of the borough, as follows:

− Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath LAC

− Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice & Hound LAC

− Chandlers Ford and LAC

− Hedge End, West End & Botley LAC

− Eastleigh LAC

14. There are 8 parish councils within the borough, at Bishopstoke, Botley, Bursledon, Fair Oak & Horton Heath, Hamble-le-Rice, Hedge End, Hound and West End. So far Eastleigh and Chandler’s Ford do not have parish or councils. The borough is represented by two Members of Parliament.

ABOUT THE PLANS

This section explains what the Community Plan and the Core Strategy are, and the national, regional and local background to preparing them.

15. A Community Plan draws together the activities of all those bodies responsible for administering the borough and meeting community needs. It is prepared by the Eastleigh Community Partnership, which includes the Borough Council. It sets out a vision and objectives for the Borough’s community, and priorities for action, which then help to guide the work of the Partnership members. There is Government guidance and legislation on how to prepare the Community Plan.

16. A Core Strategy forms part of the Local Development Framework, which under the new planning system is the series of Development Plan Documents that will replace the local plan. It is prepared by the Borough Council in consultation with the local community and other authorities and organisations. It sets out the Council’s strategy for the location of new development, and policies to guide the way this takes place.

17. Both these documents must take into account a great many other national, regional and local policies, plans and strategies, as well as Government guidance and legislation.

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National, regional and local background

18. National legislation, guidance and policy sets out how community plans and core strategies should be prepared, and in general terms what they should cover.

19. The key regional document for planning is the South East Plan prepared by the Regional Assembly (SEERA). This sets out how much housing and employment the borough should accommodate, along with some important principles for controlling these and other forms of development. Its policies for South Hampshire have been informed by the work of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) of which Eastleigh Borough Council is a member.

20. Hampshire County Council remains the Highway Authority for this area, and is also responsible for minerals and waste planning. Plans and policies for Eastleigh Borough need to have regard to the Local Transport Plan and the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Framework that is being prepared. Hampshire County Council has also prepared a variety of other strategies and advisory documents, for example relating to , landscape and water.

21. Other bodies and authorities preparing plans and strategies that cover this area include the Environment Agency and .

22. There are numerous local strategies, plans and policies to take into account:

• The existing Eastleigh Borough Community Plan was adopted in 2004, and shaped around a number of themes that are re-visited in this issues and options document.

• The existing adopted Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review was adopted in May 2006. It will be replaced by the new Local Development Framework as it emerges. The Local Development Framework consists of a number of documents that must include a Core Strategy, and may include a number of other more detailed Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs).

• Eastleigh Borough Council has also prepared a large number of other strategies relating (for example) to housing, health, recreation, the arts, young people, older people, community safety, cycling, public transport, parking, air quality, biodiversity, coastal defence etc. (see Appendix 2)

• Neighbouring authorities’ plans can also have an impact on the borough (and our plans can affect them), and we need to be aware of what is being planned for the rest of South Hampshire, in particular Southampton City, Test Valley Borough, Winchester district and Fareham Borough.

• The Local Area Agreement (LAA) - the Hampshire LAA is an agreement between public, private and voluntary sector organisations on the key

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priorities that need to be addressed across the county. In spring 2008 the priorities of the Hampshire LAA were updated and targets were set on the basis of the newly introduced National Indicators. The Secretary of State has agreed these priorities and now Eastleigh has a 'duty to take due regard' of these targets in its own plans and strategies, including the Sustainable Community Plan and the Core Strategy. They are reflected closely in the themes and issues identified in this Issues consultation document.

• The Multi-Area Agreement (MAA): MAAs are designed to help councils and other bodies to work together across their regulatory boundaries. Normally they will focus on one or a few major issues which require cross boundary solutions. In South Hampshire the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire, which was recently granted a MAA, helps local councils and other partners to consider how to best address their joint housing allocations, concerns they have over existing transport and infrastructure and the continued underperformance of the South Hampshire economy compared to the South East region.

The key documents are summarised in Appendix 2.

OUR FUTURE

23. Many factors affect the borough and our quality of life here. They are often inter- related, but to present them and tease out the issues, they have been divided into themes as set out below.

24. Each theme is linked to questions in the response form that accompanies this consultation. These present the main issues that we have identified so far, and some alternative ways of addressing them. You are invited to indicate how important each issue is to you, and rank the options for addressing it in terms of how strongly you agree or disagree with them. You may also suggest alternative options or actions.

25. You are also invited to suggest further issues that you think the Community Plan and the Core Strategy should address.

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1. THEME 1: EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS AND BUSINESS SUPPORT

Skills

Key facts

1.1 Eastleigh has a relatively high proportion of people with first degrees/diplomas and above and with 5 or more GCSEs at grades A* to C (32.6%), compared to levels regionally (30.5%) and nationally (27.4%). However, it also has a slightly higher proportion of those with no qualifications (10.3%) compared to the rest of the south- east (9.6%), although this is still better than the national average (13.8%). [Source: Annual Population Survey / Local Labour Force Survey.] If the borough is to encourage knowledge-based and further high tech employment uses there will be a need to enhance the local skills base. An ageing population may also give rise to a need for adult learning opportunities.

Issues we need to address

Issue 1: Increase skill levels and educational achievements

10.3% of Eastleigh Borough’s population have no qualifications compared to 9.6% in the South East and 13.8% nationally. If the borough is to encourage knowledge-based and further high tech employment uses (see Theme 4), there will be a need to enhance the local skills base. An ageing population may also give rise to a need for adult learning opportunities.

However, many local people are highly skilled, and travel outside the borough to find work. There are developing local skills in media and the arts. To reduce commuting distances and make best use of local skills, there is a need to consider what types of employment should be provided in the borough for example knowledge based, advanced manufacturing and creative media.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

The local economy

Key facts

1.2 Eastleigh is part of the Southampton city region and the South Hampshire sub-region, and its economy is inextricably linked to this wider area. The borough is unique in the sub-region in having major motorways, the main-line rail network and an international airport (see Theme2). It is also close to the and Southampton University. This combination of factors make it an attractive location for business.

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1.3 Like everywhere else, the borough is affected by national and global economic conditions. We cannot control these, but we can try to avoid the worst effects. The borough is generally prosperous, with a lot of new business start-ups, around 59,000 jobs, and generally low , although there are some pockets of deprivation. The fastest growth in recent years has been in retailing and transport. Retailing and business and financial services together provide over half the jobs in the borough. The proportion of manufacturing is still higher than elsewhere, but is declining – there have been some major closures over the past few years, and some sites have been redeveloped for other uses such as housing. There is more high- technology manufacturing employment here than in many other areas (e.g. pharmaceuticals, computers, telecommunications equipment and aerospace), but relatively little ‘knowledge intensive’ employment (computing, telecommunications, financial services, research and other business services).

1.4 Many residents are highly skilled but tend to find work outside the borough. Jobs in the borough are not as well-paid as those in the wider area, and there is a lot of out- commuting (there is also a lot of in-commuting of less-skilled people from neighbouring areas).

1.5 The borough still has a legacy of its industrial past in the form of older, substandard industrial buildings and infrastructure, in particular those associated with railway activities. These industries have left Eastleigh with something of a ‘railway town’ image.

Regional/sub-regional strategy

1.6 The strategy for South Hampshire in the South East Plan promotes economic growth and urban regeneration, proposing 2 million square metres of new employment in the sub-region over the plan period to 2026. The key objective is to improve the area’s economic performance to at least match the regional average. Eastleigh Borough will be required to provide around 332,000 square metres of floorspace for employment uses. Much of this should be provided by regeneration of the South Hampshire Strategic Employment Zone (SHSEZ – the area of land including Duttons Lane, Barton Park, Tower Lane, the former Alstom site and the land around the airport) and Eastleigh town centre; some will also be accommodated in the new Strategic Development Area north/north-east of Hedge End. However, some additional land may also be needed.

Existing Borough Council Prosperity Strategy

1.7 Prosperity is a key Borough Council priority. The Council’s Prosperity Strategy has the following objectives:

• Encourage new (high value-added) investment in the borough

• Support entrepreneurs and new businesses

• Support existing business to grow and develop

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• Improve skills and remove barriers to employment

1.8 The Borough Council wishes to encourage investment in aerospace and defence, environmental technologies, media and creative industries and information and communication technologies.

Issues we need to address

Issue 2: Support new and existing businesses

The continued success of Eastleigh’s economy depends on having enough land to support economic activity. However, there is a lot of pressure to develop employment land for other uses such as housing.

Eastleigh Borough will need to accommodate about 332,000 square metres of new employment development over the next 20 years. A lot of this could be provided through redevelopment and new green field development within the South Hampshire Strategic Employment Zone, but more land may be needed.

The Borough Council already helps small businesses, for example through the provision it has made at House in Eastleigh, but more land needs to be found to accommodate those which prosper and need to grow. We also need to provide for the expansion needs of existing employers in the borough and those likely to be displaced through regeneration schemes.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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2. THEME 2: ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPORT

Key facts

2.1 The main roads through the borough are the M3, A27, M27, A334, A335, A3024 and the A3025. Those defined as strategic routes by the Highway Authority are the M3, A27, M27 and the A3024. A network of smaller roads serves the residential areas of Hamble, Netley, Bursledon, Hedge End, West End, Botley, Fair Oak, Horton Heath, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford.

2.2 During peak times many of the borough’s roads are significantly congested, notably the M27 junctions 7 to 5, A3025 Hamble Lane, B3037 Bishopstoke Road and A335 Southampton Road. This can lead to ‘rat-running’ through residential areas and other unsuitable local roads, and parking in inappropriate locations. It also leads to air pollution problems. Overall bus ridership has been on the decline which affects viability of services and accessibility to the community. However, the rail industry is seeing a renaissance and is suffering from capacity issues at certain times and on certain routes through the region.

2.3 Main railway lines also pass through the borough (-/ Weymouth and London-), with mainline stations at Parkway and Eastleigh, and smaller stations at Hedge End, Hamble, Netley, Botley and Bursledon. There is also a rail link to and , with a station at Chandler’s Ford. The main line railways are used for freight as well as passenger services. Within Eastleigh, there is substantial rail infrastructure to the east of the main line, historically the centre of the former railway industry in this area. Much of the land and many of the buildings and sidings associated with rail use are in need of repair and/ or redevelopment. They are all included in the South Hampshire Strategic Employment Zone (SHSEZ).

2.4 Southampton International Airport lies substantially within the borough, accessed by both the London-Weymouth main line railway (via Southampton Parkway station), the M27 and the A335. Operated by BAA, it is a major regional airport currently used by some 1.8 million passengers per year. BAA’s 2006 masterplan for the airport indicates that they wish to increase passenger numbers to 3 million per annum by 2015, and to 6 million per annum by 2030. This may involve building a new terminal. The airport is a major local employer, contributing substantially to the local economy. The presence of the airport imposes some constraints on development in its vicinity, with a Public Safety Zone, height limits and noise contours affecting the type and scale of development that can take place to the north of the runway.

2.5 The borough contains a developing network of cycle and pedestrian routes that link residential areas to shopping and employment areas, and provide recreational opportunities. This network should be enhanced and improved as opportunities arise.

2.6 The majority of people in the borough use their car to get to work. 63% of employed residents travel less than 6 to work; of these, 67% use car/van; 7% walk; 6% are

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car passenger; 4% use bus/coach; 3% use the train; and 3% cycle. In addition, many of those who commute into the borough to work do so by car.

2.7 In Hampshire (excluding Southampton & Portsmouth) the largest exporters of labour are Eastleigh and , each with over 30,000 out-commuters daily. The largest importers of labour are Winchester with 32,000 in-commuters daily and Eastleigh with 28,000 daily.

Issues we need to address

Issue 3: Encourage more people to use public transport

In order to limit further increases in traffic growth, and possibly even achieve some reductions in the amount of traffic using the road, people need to be encouraged to use alternative forms of transport, in particular rail and bus transport, walking and cycling.

Encouragement also needs to be given to the use of rail freight for transport of industrial goods.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Issue 4: Reduce road congestion

The South East Plan proposes significant housing and employment growth in Eastleigh Borough. Unless managed carefully, this will add to existing issues of road congestion and rail capacity.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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3. THEME 3: HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION

Key facts:

Housing Numbers

3.1 The Borough currently contains 51,538 dwellings – this will increase over the next 20 years through planned growth. The draft South East Plan proposes major housing growth across the whole region, including within South Hampshire. Eastleigh Borough is currently expected to accommodate a further 7083 dwellings between 2006 and 2026. In addition a Strategic Development Area of some 6000 dwellings has been proposed to the North/North East of Hedge End, part of which will extend into Winchester District.

Issue 5: Find the right sites for new homes

The South East Plan requires the Borough to accommodate around 7000 dwellings over the next 20 years, along with most of a Strategic Development Area located north-north-east of Hedge End. The additional dwellings can be accommodated in various ways, within and adjoining the existing built-up areas of the borough.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Affordable housing

3.2 In common with many other parts of the South East, house prices in the borough are high, and many people find it difficult to afford their own homes. The Borough Council has a duty to help people who are homeless or in difficulties with accommodation, and has housing and homelessness strategies in place to help with this work. One means of providing affordable housing is through new development. Most affordable housing in recent years has been secured through developers providing a certain percentage of new homes on development sites as affordable housing. The SE Plan says that on average across South East England 30-40% of homes on new development sites should be affordable. An Affordable Housing Economic Viability Study is under way to establish the proportion of affordable housing that can realistically be provided on new residential development sites in the borough.

Issue 6: Increase the numbers of affordable homes

"Affordable housing” means housing which is subsidised by developers and the government to bring it within the reach of those who cannot afford to buy or rent on the open market. The need for affordable housing in the borough is very substantial. It is usually provided as a proportion of new development, or by financial contribution from new development; other means of provision include buying into existing stock (which is expensive).

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Fuel poverty

Fuel poverty is a term used to describe people who are receiving income based benefits and are living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating. The government currently has a target that by 2016 nobody should be in fuel poverty. Not surprisingly there is evidence that living in cold, damp conditions increases the risks of ill health. Fuel poverty often results in people living in these conditions.

The Housing Stock Condition Survey carried out in 2004 noted that Eastleigh Borough has a slightly higher percentage of households between the ages of 60 to 74, but also a much higher percentage of modern housing than the average in England (67% of homes were built post 1964, compared to 40% in England). Therefore our level of fuel poverty is relatively low at 2.3% of households. However the high level of price rises in energy markets recently has resulted in a general increase in fuel poverty.The government’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Group reported in 2008 that the levels of fuel poverty nationally are the highest for 10 years.

However the is placed within the least deprived 25% of districts in England and Wales. This means that alongside those residents who can’t afford to improve their homes to stop wasting energy, there will also be a large proportion of residents who are using high levels of home energy because their income is not a restriction.

Issue 7: Help people on low incomes keep warm

People on low incomes are struggling with rising fuel prices. Energy saving for economic as well as environmental reasons is important to all residents.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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4. THEME 4: SAFER COMMUNITIES

Key facts

4.1 Anti-social behaviour - especially that which is linked to the abuse of alcohol and low level, but persistent, criminal damage, are factors that impact adversely on people’s feelings of well being and their quality of life. Eastleigh Borough is a safe place to live work or visit. However, there is a perception amongst some people that the borough is not as safe as it actually is.

4.2 Eastleigh Community Safety Partnership includes representatives from Eastleigh Borough Council, , Hampshire Police Authority, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Primary Care Trust, Hampshire Fire Authority, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service, Eastleigh One Community, The National Probation Service, Wessex Youth Offending Team, and the Hampshire Drugs & Alcohol Action Team. The Partnership acknowledges that work has to be done to reassure people in a realistic way and provide them with an accurate picture of the actual state of crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour within the borough.

4.3 The Borough Council is improving the way it deals with litter, and does not have major issues with graffiti and fly-posting, but suffers from fly-tipping.

4.4 The Community Safety Partnership has produced a rolling three-year Community Safety Partnership Plan. Strategic assessments will be undertaken annually to enable the Plan to be reviewed and refreshed each year. The most recent assessment has identified the following five key priorities that will be addressed within this plan: • Anti-social behaviour. • Violent crime – particularly that related to the misuse of alcohol • Criminal damage – including arson • Vehicle crime – focussing on theft from vehicles • Public reassurance

4.5 The strategic assessment also identified over-arching themes of alcohol and drugs, and prolific and other priority offenders. These themes are also addressed within the Plan.

Issues we need to address

Issue 8: Reduce anti-social behaviour and make your neighbourhood feel even safer

Anti-social behaviour, particularly if related to the abuse of alcohol, can also have the effect of making the neighbourhood feel less safe than it really is.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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Issue 9: Further reduce crime

Eastleigh is generally a safe place in which to live, but there are instances of criminal behaviour that fuel a fear of crime.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Note: investing in parenting skills is referred to in Theme 7, Strong Communities

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5. THEME 5: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Health

Key facts

5.1 Health facilities in the borough are provided by the Hampshire Primary Care Trust – South East. Most settlements in the borough have a doctor’s surgery, dentist and pharmacy facilities. National Health hospital facilities are provided in Southampton; there is one private hospital in Chandlers’ Ford.

5.2 The Borough Council has ‘a duty of well-being and partnership’. This means that it works with other authorities on the issues that affect people’s health, including poverty, the environment, housing, employment and education.

5.3 The Eastleigh Health & Well Being Partnership (part of the Eastleigh Strategic Partnership) has produced the Eastleigh Health Action Plan 2007-2010 with the following priorities:

• Promoting healthy, active living

• Reducing the number of people who smoke

• Promoting independence and engagement of older people

5.4 Sporting activity, recreation and dance help to reduce health risks, as do attention to diet and lifestyle. The Borough Council has strategies for Sport & Recreation, Parks & Greenspaces, and the Arts designed to encourage recreational, leisure and cultural activity, all of which can help to improve physical and mental health (see below).

5.5 Areas in the borough with the highest levels of deprivation for health and disability include the Velmore and Aviary estates, Pilands Wood, Stoke Park, areas to the south of Eastleigh town and parts of the South Hampshire Employment Zone, and Wildern.

Issues we need to address

Issue 10: Encourage healthy lifestyles so people have a better life

The borough’s residents generally enjoy good health, but there are still problems relating to poor diet and lifestyle, including circulatory diseases, some cancers, obesity, alcohol abuse, diabetes etc.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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Issue 11: Tackle early preventable deaths from illness

The general health and life expectancy of Eastleigh Borough’s population is good, but we still have the same health issues as everywhere else – heart and circulatory problems, cancer, smoking, obesity, diabetes, and alcohol abuse. Prevention of avoidable, premature deaths and the promotion of the best possible health status are two parts of the health agenda. This includes prevention of illness caused by lifestyle issues.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Leisure, arts and culture

Key facts

6.6 The borough is home to one of the South’s primary dance venues at The Point in Eastleigh. This also provides a wide variety of other cultural and community activities. The borough is also served by the Thornden Concert Hall and the nationally recognised jazz venue of The Concorde Club. A multi-screen cinema is under construction at Eastleigh’s Swan Centre, which will help to enhance evening leisure opportunities. The presence of these facilities suggests some potential to develop related media and creative enterprises (see also Theme 4, Earning, learning, spending).

6.7 There is a lack of cultural facilities in the south of the borough, and a theatre is proposed for Hedge End.

Issue 12: Improve leisure, arts and cultural facilities

The borough is developing a range of leisure and cultural activities, but these are not evenly distributed, and the issue is how to maintain and enhance these, and encourage people to use and enjoy them.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Sport and outdoor facilities

6.8 The borough contains an extensive array of outdoor sports and recreation facilities including recreation grounds, shared school playing fields, country parks, local open spaces, wildlife sites, public woodland, cemeteries, allotments, play areas, skate parks and places to walk and cycle. There are also the sailing facilities of the and , and golf courses. The Rose Bowl is one of the country’s premier locations. The main indoor recreation facilities are at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre; there are also a number of private clubs and community/youth centres. The

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borough’s residents are highly satisfied with the overall sports provision and adult participation in physical activity is above the national average.

6.9 The Borough Council and its partners have invested heavily in sports facilities, including within schools.

Issues we need to address

Issue 13: Improve sports and outdoor facilities

The borough is well provided with sport and recreation facilities. The areas for improvement revolve around encouraging people to use them, and enhancing their quality.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Note: providing local, family oriented facilities including recreation facilities in mentioned in Theme 7, Strong Communities

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6. THEME 6: ENVIRONMENT

Climate change

Key Facts

6.1 change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. The effects of global warming and the resultant effects on our climate are already being felt here in Eastleigh Borough with increasingly wetter, windier winters and hotter drier summers. Wetter winters and ongoing sea-level rise will worsen flooding and hotter summers are likely to worsen water shortages. Both flooding and drier conditions will affect wildlife and the landscape.

6.2 Eastleigh Borough Council’s Climate Change Strategy outlines its main objectives to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In so doing, the council accepts that it has an important role to play in setting an example to our local community (through our own business management activities) and in encouraging positive action within our community through our interaction with it (via the local planning process for example).

6.3 This is also reflected in the Borough Council’s strategic objectives to meet the challenge of climate change and address both mitigation (helping to decelerate climatic change by the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions) and adaptation (anticipating the impacts of climate change and reacting proactively to the threats and opportunities). The Borough Council aims to become carbon neutral by 2012.

6.4 Eastleigh Borough has worsening CO2 emissions overall, although domestic CO2 emissions and annual consumption of gas and electricity are improving.

Sustainable Development

Key Facts

6.5 The Government is currently developing national and regional policies on sustainable development. At the local level we are producing planning guidance on sustainable development which looks to ensure that future development within Eastleigh is significantly more environmentally sustainable than the current minimum standards in building regulations.

Sustainable resource use

Key facts

Water 6.6 Maintaining a supply of clean water is essential both to serve local communities and to support wildlife and biodiversity. The main sources of water for the borough are the River Itchen and groundwater supplies, and the main sewage treatment works serving the borough is at Chickenhall Lane. There are environmental limits to the amount of water that can be collected from our rivers and groundwater sources, and the amount U:\Regeneration & Planning Policy\PP&D\S3 - Plans and policy documents folders\S3LDF5- LDF - Core Strategy\reports\ Appendix 1 to P00053 (2).doc 19

of effluent (even if treated) that can be carried by the rivers. Water supply and waste water treatment is undertaken by Southern Water within the borough. takes water from the borough’s rivers. The Environment Agency is responsible for ensuring that water quality and supply are protected and enhanced through various legal requirements including European directives.

Sustainable Drainage Systems 6.7 Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) offer an alternative approach to drainage in developed areas. These systems endeavour to mimic the natural movement of water from a development, reducing flood risk, improving water quality and often providing attractive features that can make and cities more desirable places to live in and enhancing the quality of life. In addition, the European Water Framework Directive requires us to manage water resources sustainably and to protect water quality. SUDS offer an integrated approach that could play a key part in delivering the Directive’s requirements. (http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEHO0308BNSS-e- e.pdf)

Electricity and gas 6.8 Electricity and gas are supplied by a variety of companies via the National Grid – there are no power stations within the borough. The Borough Council is initiating work on Combined Heat and Power (CHP) installations to help limit the consumption of these resources. Eastleigh Borough’s annual consumption of gas and electricity is reducing, but there is scope to achieve further economies.

Waste materials 6.9 Hampshire County Council is the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority for the borough and is producing a strategy for dealing with waste in the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Framework. The adopted Minerals and Waste Core Strategy seeks to encourage the recycling of waste materials and limit the amount of waste going to landfill. It also refers to the need to encourage the use of recycled materials in construction in order to limit the extraction of primary materials such as sand and gravel.

6.10 The Borough Council has a key role in the collection of waste and encouraging the separation of materials for recycling. Eastleigh has an excellent record of improvements in the amount of waste recycled and composted, and in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill; however the quantity of waste collected is increasing.

Issues we need to address

Issue 14: Tackle climate change

It is important that we take local action now to reduce factors which contribute to the causes of climate change. Much of our lifestyle involves consuming natural resources some of which are not renewable. There is a strong national imperative to recycle materials, and avoid depleting natural resources, in order to ensure supplies for future generations.

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Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Pollution

Key facts

6.11 Parts of the borough are industrialised and it also contains major transport infrastructure (road, rail, air transport). These give rise to issues of air and noise pollution and land contamination.

6.12 The Borough Council has designated Air Quality Management Areas at Wide Lane, Southampton Road, Romsey Road and Leigh Road in Eastleigh; Hamble Lane, Bursledon; and at M3 junctions 12 to 14. This means that efforts should be made to reduce air polluting activity within them, in particular vehicle movements. The Borough Council also controls emissions from industrial processes.

6.13 Avoiding the impact of noise from road, rail and air traffic is an important consideration in locating new development and the road access it needs. Noise nuisance can also arise from un-neighbourly behaviour, which can become a particular issue in higher density development. The Borough Council has issued advice on reducing noise nuisance, and has powers to take action against offenders.

6.14 There is known to be contaminated land within the older industrial areas such as the former railway works east of Eastleigh. Contaminated land is dealt with by the Environment Agency and the local authority through various legal and planning processes.

Issues we need to address

Issue 15: Reduce air and noise pollution

The location, type and scale of development within the borough and the associated infrastructure requirements are all important issues for air and noise pollution control within the borough.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Built Environment

Key facts

6.15 The borough has a built environment of varied age and quality, ranging from modern housing estates and industrial areas through older established areas to conservation areas of great charm and antiquity.

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the South Hampshire Strategic Employment Zone and a number of local shopping centres.

6.17 New sustainable construction standards (see para. 6.5 and Issue 14 above, and the Borough Council’s Sustainable Development Supplementary Planning Document) are likely to mean that we shall need to consider more innovative styles of building, which should still respond to the local context, but which could start to change the character of our built-up areas in new ways.

6.18 The Borough Council has identified areas of special character within some residential areas (excluding conservation areas), and produced the Character Area Appraisals Supplementary Planning Document to help guide residential development proposals in these areas so that their character is maintained. The Borough Council has also produced a strategy for Public Art.

Issue 16: Improve the quality of the places in which we live

The borough will accommodate a lot of new development over the next 20 years. It is important to ensure that this: • provides a high quality environment • makes a positive contribution to the character and identity of settlements and communities in the borough. • is of sustainable design and construction

Some premises within the urban areas are reaching the end of their useful life or are not of very high quality, for example in the town and local centres. Encouraging high quality redevelopment of these will also help to enhance the character of these areas and the borough as a whole.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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7. THEME 7: STRONG COMMUNITIES

Young people

Key facts

7.1 While the proportion of young people in the population is predicted to decline slightly over the next 20 years, the overall number will remain very similar. Young people have particular needs for education, support, leisure and involvement in the community, and can offer substantial enthusiasm, skill and energy in cultural and community activity. Nurturing their talents is a community responsibility, and failing to meet their needs can result in anti-social and criminal behaviour.

Issues we need to address

7.2 Children and young people have particular health problems. The Eastleigh Health & Well Being Partnership (part of the Eastleigh Strategic Partnership) has produced the Eastleigh Health Action Plan 2007-2010 with the following priorities for children and young people: • Tackling obesity by promoting healthy eating and physical activity • Improving psychological health and well being • Improving sexual health • Reducing consumption of alcohol

7.3 Provision of sport and recreation facilities for children and teenagers is seen as a way of helping them to keep active, develop their skills and interests, and in some cases, to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. The Borough Council and its partners have invested heavily in sports facilities, including within schools.

7.4 It is important that young people are involved with the community, and that they have an opportunity to help shape policies that will affect their future. There is some evidence that they are interested in public affairs, but the young and most disadvantaged are about half as likely to vote as the rest of the population. A greater sense of ‘active citizenship’ needs to be encouraged and new technology harnessed to facilitate greater civic participation and political involvement.

Issue 17: More opportunities and activities for young people

Taking care of our young people and ensuring that they have the leisure facilities that they need, as well as opportunities to participate in the life of the community, may reduce their feelings of alienation and help to minimise the anti-social behaviour that this may cause.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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Older People

Key facts

7.5 Population figures indicate that Eastleigh Borough will reflect the national trend towards an increasing proportion of older people in the community. This will bring with it special needs, for leisure and entertainment, services and care (including health facilities), transport and accommodation. Some of these have been identified in other themes (e.g. housing) but there are some more general considerations to address.

Issue 18: More opportunities and activities for older people

Older people have particular needs and requirements, which are likely to evolve with successive generations (e.g. in terms of leisure and cultural interests).

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Family life

7.6 Families remain central to wellbeing and quality of life, but there is a growing incidence of divorce, and family structures are becoming more varied. A need for both parents to work is affecting family relationships.

7.7 Despite increased mobility, community ties are still valued, and people feel strongly about the places where they live, work and play. They are especially interested in things that are close to home: e.g. the safety of their streets, the cleanliness of the environment, the physical accessibility of local services, the quality of local schools, and the local opportunities for young people.

Issue 19: More support for families

Stable and happy families help to create strong and cohesive communities.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

Community and Citizenship

7.8 As net migration to the UK is projected to continue, population diversity is set to increase and raise challenges for local communities.

7.9 Interest in public affairs is steady, but political party membership and voter turnout has declined, with the young and most disadvantaged about half as likely to vote. A greater sense of ‘active citizenship’ needs to be encouraged and new technology harnessed to facilitate greater civic participation and political involvement.

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Issue 20: Help create a sense of community in local neighbourhoods

With more development and changes in working patterns, community identity can become fragmented, and valuable social networks can be lost. There is also a need to welcome and integrate those who occupy the new housing development that will be taking place in the borough.

Please see separate questionnaire for detailed questions related to this issue.

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX 1

FACTS AND FIGURES

Population

Age

Age 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Group 00 - 04 6,612 6,829 6,781 6,920 7,082 05 - 15 17,095 16,353 15,910 16,058 16,398 16 – 29 19,784 21,979 21,553 20,901 20,744 30 - 44 26,379 25,266 24,418 25,233 26,794 45 – 64 31,318 34,028 34,806 35,178 34,639 65 – 74 9,344 10,557 12,475 13,358 13,828 75 – 84 6,521 6,720 7,304 8,410 10,094 85+ 2,382 2,853 3,271 3,687 4,314 Total 119,435 124,585 126,518 129,745 133,888

Households

The following table shows the percentage of the population of Eastleigh Borough that live in each household type.

All One Pensioner Married Cohabiting Lone Parent Other Households Person Households couple couple family Households House- households households holds Eastleigh 47,001 25.51% 9.53% 43.62% 8.65% 7.84% 4.85% Hampshire 502,706 25.7% 10.41% 42.7% 8.24% 7.6% 5.35% [Source: Hampshire County Council]

Ethnicity

The borough’s ethnic minority population is relatively small at 2.6%. The largest minority ethnic group is Asian / Asian British, which includes people with Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi & other Asian origins. This group is slightly larger in relative size than for Hants as a whole, while other ethnic groups are similar in size to the county average

The white ethnic group encompasses a range of backgrounds, including many European nationalities that are not counted separately. Since the EU’s enlargement, many Polish people have moved to the borough, although precise numbers are not known

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Housing

By 2014 there are expected to be 55,047 dwellings in the borough (Source: Hampshire Small Area Population Forecasts). Of the existing housing stock, 80% are owner occupied, which is one of the highest proportions for Hampshire where the average is 77%, and significantly higher than the national average (69%). Eastleigh has one of the lowest proportions of private rented and council rented property in Hampshire. Of the rented properties, about half are owned by housing associations.

The draft South East Plan proposes major housing growth across the whole region, including within South Hampshire. Eastleigh Borough is currently expected to accommodate a further 7083 dwellings between 2006 and 2026, and a Strategic Development Area of some 6000 dwellings at North/North East Hedge End, extending into Winchester District.

Some of the 7083 are already committed through existing allocations and permissions, but more sites will need to be found. The South East Plan proposes that these should be phased as follows:

− 2006-2011: 3000 new homes (most of these are already allocated) − 2012 – 2016: 2300 new homes − 2016-2021: 891 new homes − 2021-2026: 892 new homes

Development of the Strategic Development Area north/north-east of Hedge End is expected to take place between 2016-2026.

House prices in the borough have been high, averaging £239,821, compared to £265,099 in Hampshire and £183,266 in England and Wales (Land registry data Jan to March 2008). In common with the rest of the region, and indeed nationally, there are issues of affordability. The ratio of average property price to median earnings is 8.7 for Eastleigh, which compares to 9.5 for Hampshire, 9.5 for the SE Region, and 8.8 for the country as a whole.

In terms of homelessness, for the 2007/2008 period, 0.5% per 1000 population were accepted as homeless. This is very low when compared against the national average of 3.5%, and the South East average of 2.0% (Eastleigh Borough Homelessness Strategy 2008 – 2013, 2008).

In 2004 the borough’s need for affordable housing was estimated to be 672 new houses per year – this could not be met, and there is currently an annual target of 150 new dwellings (Eastleigh Borough Housing Needs Update, 2004). The SE Plan also says that on average across South East England 30-40% of homes on new development sites should be affordable. An Affordable Housing Economic Viability Study is under way to establish the proportion of affordable housing that can realistically be sought on new residential development sites in the borough.

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A Housing Market Assessment (HMA) was completed in October 2006 by DTZ. This Assessment identifies the future housing needs in Eastleigh Borough and in south Hampshire as a whole. Among its conclusions (pg 56 of Part II) are the following:-

• There remains excessive levels of housing need within south Hampshire and Eastleigh Borough

• The number of households will continue to increase in the future as people live longer, divorce and separation rates remain high, people delay starting families and young people set up home earlier; some immigration is also expected as part of the growth of South Hampshire.

• A particular characteristic of the household increase in Eastleigh Borough is the anticipated significant increase in single person households and the growth in couple households.

• New households will need equal proportions of small dwellings (2 bedrooms or fewer) and larger dwellings (3 bedrooms or more)

• Eastleigh Borough currently has a balanced mix of small and large private dwellings compared with other authorities

• Approximately 70% of the social rented stock is small 1 and 2 bedroomed dwellings

There are other special housing needs to be met in the borough:

• An aging population is likely to mean that there will be a need for more sheltered accommodation and care homes, and adaptations to existing dwellings so that older people can stay in their own homes for longer. It is possible to build new homes that can be adapted more readily to the needs of elderly people and those with disabilities – these are known as ‘lifetime homes’;

• The Government and the South East Plan require all district and borough councils to allocate land for gypsies, travellers and travelling showpeople. An assessment of gypsy and traveller needs in Hampshire suggests that there is a need for 2 pitches for gypsies and travellers in the borough [Table 7-9, p.123, Gypsy and Traveller Study, DCA 2006]. In March 2008, a Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment was published to assess accommodation needs within Hampshire and the which has suggested a need to provide 19 units of accommodation within Eastleigh Borough by 2011.

The local priorities identified in the Council’s Housing Strategy 2006-2011 include:-

• Providing new homes within sustainable communities

• Improving the quality and thermal efficiency of existing housing [Note: sustainable Construction is addressed under Theme 1 (Going Green)

• Prevent homelessness and enable improved housing options

• Ensure housing services are provided in a fair and equitable way

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• Help to improve the health and wellbeing of local people

SE Plan Housing requirements:

2006-2011 2011-2016 2016-2021 2021-2026 SDA North/North East of Hedge End 0 0 2,600** 3,400** Rest of Eastleigh 3,000* 2,300 891 892 Borough

* These are largely already allocated in the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan (2006).

** Not all of these will be in Eastleigh Borough because part of the SDA will be in the administrative area of Winchester City Council.

Economy

The borough has a dynamic economy, with more new registrations and de-registrations of businesses than nationally. There are 4,260 VAT registered businesses in the borough and 5,400 identified by the Annual Business Inquiry. The Borough Council actively encourages the establishment and growth of small firms by providing training, support, advice and premises. These include the Southern Entrepreneurs project, sponsoring the ‘Enterprise First’ service and running the Eastleigh Business Advice Centre at Wessex House which also offers accommodation for small businesses.

The borough is generally reasonably prosperous with approximately 59,000 jobs in 2006. Over the last eight years the number of jobs in Eastleigh has grown faster than in the national economy. and transport sectors have seen the fastest growth, and employment in Eastleigh is now dominated by the retail sector and business/financial services, which between them which account for over half of all jobs in the borough. Manufacturing and construction also account for a greater proportion of jobs than the regional average, although there has been a sharp decline in traditional manufacturing jobs over the past few years with the closure of the railway works at Campbell Road and the former Pirelli (now Prysmian) factory at Leigh Road amongst others. However, there remain important manufacturing companies in the borough, including the Prysmian cable enterprise at Chickenhall Lane

Employment Sector Eastleigh Hampshire South East Total number of jobs 59,000 539,700 3,668,700 26,320,600 by sector Agriculture and fishing 0.2% 0.5% 1.1% 0.9%

Energy and water 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%

Manufacturing 11.5% 10.8% 8.8% 10.9%

Construction 7.0% 5.3% 4.5% 4.8%

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Retail, hotels and 33.6% 25.1% 24.6% 23.5% restaurants Transport and 7.4% 5.3% 6.0% 5.9% communications Financial and business 17.4% 24.3% 24.1% 21.2% services Public admin, 19.0% 23.3% 25.4% 26.9% education & health Other services 4.0% 5.0% 5.2% 5.3% Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2006, NOMIS

Eastleigh has a high proportion of high technology manufacturing, with 20% of manufacturing employment in high-tech sectors, compared to only 8.5% in GB and 14% in the South East. However, the borough falls behind in knowledge intensive services with only 18% of total service employment in knowledge intensive sectors, significantly behind the national, regional and county average. [Note: high tech manufacturing includes manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, computers, telecommunications equipment and aerospace. Knowledge intensive services are computing, telecommunications, financial services, research and other business services.] The borough still has a legacy of its industrial past in the form of older, substandard industrial buildings, in particular those associated with railway activities.

Unemployment

Unemployment is low in the borough. In 2008 the claimant count for Job Seeker Allowance stood at 1.2% with the national average being 2.2%. The Annual Population Survey 2004/5 shows 81.1% of working age residents in the borough are in employment, compared with the national average of 74.5%. However there are pockets of relative deprivation within the borough where the picture is quite different, with higher rates of unemployment.

As part of the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation, the employment rank indicates the level of employment deprivation, and lists the following super output areas as being the most economically deprived in Eastleigh Borough:

Rank Super Output Area Area

1 Velmore Eastleigh 2 Pilands Wood Bursledon 3 Employment Zone – North (Northern Eastleigh part of Eastleigh town centre and northern part of SHSEZ) 4 West Bishopstoke – Central (Stoke Park Bishopstoke Estate) 5 Fleming Park (includes parts of Velmore Eastleigh & Aviary Estates) 6 Netley Abbey – Central Netley Abbey 7 Boyatts Wood – North Eastleigh 8 Eastleigh South – South (area south of Eastleigh U:\Regeneration & Planning Policy\PP&D\S3 - Plans and policy documents folders\S3LDF5- LDF - Core Strategy\reports\ Appendix 1 to P00053 (2).doc 32

Eastleigh town centre) 9 Wildern – East Hedge End 10 West Bishopstoke – West Bishopstoke

Local skills and employment opportunities

Out of the working age population of 16-74 year olds, 8% are failing to meet NVQ level or equivalent, 40.9% have intermediary-level skills (NVQ level 2- 3) and 26.8% have high-level skills (NVQ level 4-5).

There are more professionals living in Eastleigh than the national average, reflected in residents’ earnings. However, rates of pay within the borough are lower, indicating the relatively lower skill base of local employment opportunities. There is considerable out- commuting from the borough to Southampton, Winchester and beyond; there is also substantial in-commuting to the borough, mainly from Southampton.

Schools and colleges

The borough is served by 35 primary schools, 7 secondary schools and colleges and one education centre (The Bridge). A new primary school is being built to serve the development at Dowd’s Farm, along with a replacement school at Kings Copse Primary School. There are no County Council maintained nursery schools.

There is one special school at Chandlers Ford for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. In addition, a number of schools in the borough make provision for pupils with special needs; there are special units at Cherbourg Primary (emotional and behavioural difficulties), Crestwood Community (Specific learning difficulties), Hiltingbury Infants (language impairments) and Shakespeare Junior (learning difficulties).

Health

The health of the population of Eastleigh is generally better than the national average but the main public health issues are still very relevant here. Both men and women can expect to live longer than in England as a whole; life expectancy at birth in the borough in 2003 was 77.8 years for men and 81.5 for women, which is similar to estimates for the SE region (77.4 and 81.6) and slightly higher than those for England and Wales (76.2 and 80.7). Rates of death from circulatory disease (heart disease and stroke) show a significant continual fall over the three year period 2003-2005. For men, there are variations in life expectancy between different income groups.

Circulatory diseases and cancer are major causes of premature mortality and, therefore, lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet and exercise are very important. Indicators from regional lifestyles profiles (2006) on healthy eating and obesity, are all synthetic estimates. This means that rather than being measured locally they are simply modelled from national survey data using the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the local population. Therefore, they will not reflect any particular local interventions and they cannot be used for monitoring change over time.

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• Fewer than 1 in 4 adults are estimated to eat healthily

• 1 in 8 adults take the recommended amount of physical activity

• Over 1 in 5 is estimated to be obese

• A low proportion of people rated their health as “not good” in the SEPHO 2006 data. Although the percentage of people with recorded diabetes is low, this still equates to over 3,600 people as recorded with diabetes.

• Statistics (Alcohol Profiles for England 2007) show that Eastleigh has problems with the following: - Alcohol related sexual offences - Males and mortality from chronic liver disease - Alcohol related violence - Alcohol related crime - Binge drinking - Female alcohol specific hospital admissions

Some data is available at smaller than borough level:

• Smoking accounts for an estimated 170 deaths a year with higher rates of smoking in Eastleigh South at 30% and Central at 33% and Netley Abbey at 27% and Bursledon and Old Netley at 28%. The NHS Quit4life Service is very active in Eastleigh at present and the borough has a smoking action plan.

• Local Health Comparisons SW Hampshire (2006) show four wards in the North of Eastleigh Borough have significantly higher admission rates for Coronary Heart Disease; these are Bishopstoke West, Bishopstoke East, Fair Oak & Horton Health, and West End North. Any elderly care homes or high population of older people in these areas may account for this.

• ONS annual mortality rates for all ages for all causes standardised for age (2001-2005) show five wards as having significantly higher rates than the average for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. These are Bursledon and Old Netley, Eastleigh South, Hedge End Wildern, Netley Abbey and West End North.

The Health Deprivation Index Data for the borough identifies areas with relatively high rates of people whose quality of life is impaired by poor health or disability, or who die prematurely. The 10 areas of the borough with the highest levels of deprivation for health and disability are (in order of the highest first): Velmore; Employment Zone North; Pilands Wood; West Bishopstoke Central; Eastleigh South; Netley Abbey; Wildern Central; Employment Zone South; Wildern East; Fleming Park.

7,000 people are dependent on means-tested benefits and over 2,000 children live in low income households (a statistic often used as a proxy indicator of poorer health). Life

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Reflecting national trends, the most common causes of death are circulatory diseases and cancer - mortality for cancer is not declining as fast as it is nationally. The percentage of residents who smoke (20%) is slightly less than the national (25%) or regional (21%) averages. The borough ranks 304 out of 408 (where 1 is the worst) for levels of serious illness, poor diet and consumption patterns; and 306 out of 408 (again where 1 is worst) for severely unhealthy lifestyles likely to leas to serious illness. It ranks at 85 out of 408 for possible future health concerns (where 1 is the authority with most such concerns), and 135 out of 408 for the percentage of the population with generally good health (where I is the highest percentage).

The teenage conception rate in 2002 for Eastleigh (25.5 conceptions per 1000 girls aged 15- 17) is lower that for the SE region (35.1) and significantly lower than that for England (42.9) but there has been a slight rise.

Sport and Recreation

The borough contains a total of 1132 hectares of open space provision, including recreation grounds and school grounds used for community sports (222 hectares), country parks (442 hectares), local open spaces (48 hectares), wildlife sites and public woodland (358 hectares), cemeteries (15 hectares), allotments (24 hectares), play areas (2 hectares), and greenways for walking, cycling (22 hectares). The borough’s main outdoor recreation facilities include: Fleming Park, the country parks at Upper Hamble (managed by HCC), and Royal Victoria (managed by HCC), the Lakeside recreation area, and the River Hamble’s marinas and sailing facilities. One of the most significant sporting venues in the borough is the Rose Bowl cricketing arena. There are 4 golf courses, three of which are privately operated. The main indoor recreation facilities are at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre; there are also a number of private clubs and community/youth centres.

The borough’s residents are highly satisfied with the overall sports provision and adult participation in physical activity is above the national average. Use of the borough’s flagship site at Fleming Park Leisure Centre is significant with 1.2 million visitors registered in 2007/08. Utilisation of public sports facilities remains very high at peak times.

The Council has recently completed a £17 million investment with its partners in sports facilities. This has led to new accessible facilities and significant improvements in existing provision. Provision at schools has increased as part of this investment programme.

Provision of sport and recreation facilities for children and teenagers is seen as a way of helping them to be active, develop their skills and interests, and in some cases, to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. The borough is ranked as 131 out of 140 local authorities in terms of the percentage of education spending that goes on youth services, and ‘activities for teens’ was identified by local residents as the third highest priority for improvement in the

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The borough is home to one of the South’s primary dance venues at The Point in Eastleigh. This also provides a wide variety of other cultural and community activities. The borough is also served by the Thornden Concert Hall and the nationally recognised jazz venue of The Concorde Club. A multi-screen cinema is under construction at Eastleigh’s Swan Centre, which will help to enhance evening leisure opportunities. The presence of these facilities suggests some potential to develop related media and creative enterprises (see also Theme 4, Earning).

There is a lack of cultural facilities in the south of the borough, and a theatre is proposed for Hedge End.

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APPENDIX 2

Relevant plans and strategies – Summary of Key Documents

National requirements:

- ‘Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities’

The Government has produced guidance on the production of Sustainable Community Strategies, and its recent document “Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities’ sets out more statutory requirements and guidance, for example on Local Area Agreements (see below).

- Planning legislation and advice

For planning and the Core Strategy, the statutory requirements are set out in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and related regulations. Guidance on the preparation of Local Development Frameworks and national planning policies are set out in Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) , Planning Policy Guidance notes (PPGs), circulars and guidance notes.

Regional requirements:

Eastleigh Borough lies in the South East Region, and forms part of the South Hampshire sub- region. Under the new planning system, the former County Structure Plans are replaced by regional plans – for Eastleigh, this is the South East Plan (see below). The Regional Plan (known also as the Regional Spatial Strategy) provides guidance on the quantity and broad location of new development, and the approach to be taken to planning matters.

- South East Plan

In April 2001, the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA) became the regional planning body for the South East Region. SEERA is responsible for preparing the South East Plan, which sets out broad strategic policies for the region and its sub-regions for the next 20 years. The South East Plan has been through a public examination, and the Government has recently issued proposed changes to it.

For Eastleigh Borough, the South East Plan proposes

• Housing development of around 7000 new dwellings between 2006 and 2026

• additional employment development , including the South Hampshire Strategic Employment Zone (SHSEZ) in Eastleigh Borough (land north of Southampton airport) as a key site for accommodating a proportion of this floorspace and delivering economic growth for this sub-region.

• a Strategic Development Area (SDA) of 6000 dwellings, with employment, shops and other facilities to the north/north-east of Hedge End.

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The South East Plan also addresses itself to infrastructure improvements including transport infrastructure, and identifies a variety of schemes in South Hampshire including improvements to the M27 and the need to provide access to the North/North East Hedge End SDA It includes a sub-regional transport strategy involving reduction of the need to travel, management of strategic and local transport networks and investment in new transport schemes. You can see the South East Plan on the SEERA web site at: http://www.southeast- ra.gov.uk/southeastplan/

- South East England Economic Strategy

The Regional Economic Strategy (RES) for the South East establishes targets for the Region to achieve an annual increase in GVA (Gross Value Added – a measure of economic performance) per capita of at least 3%; to increase productivity per worker by an average of 2% annually; and to reduce the rate of increase in the region’s ecological footprint. You can see the Regional Economic Strategy at: http://www.seeda.co.uk/res/docs/res_2006-2016.pdf

County plans and strategies:

- Hampshire Minerals and Waste Strategy

Hampshire County Council, , and the New Forest National Park Authority are the minerals planning authorities for Hampshire. Hampshire County Council is leading the production of a new Minerals & Waste Framework. The Minerals and Waste Core Strategy was adopted in 2007; work is now in progress on the Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents. The draft Minerals Plan proposes a mineral extraction site in Eastleigh Borough at Hamble Airfield. It also proposes to keep the two aggregates processing sites within the South Hampshire Employment Zone. You can see documents relating to the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Framework at: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/planning/mineralsandwaste.htm

- Local Transport Plan

Hampshire County Council’s Local Transport Plan (LTP) covers the period from 2006 to 2011 and sets out the County Council’s transport strategy. It explains how the strategy has been designed to achieve wider policy objectives, such as improving quality of life, protecting the environment and securing economic prosperity. You can see the Local Transport Plan at: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/transport/local-transport-plan.htm

- Other county/ cross boundary strategies

Hampshire County Council, in consultation with district and borough authorities, has produced a number of strategies relating to biodiversity, landscape, water, soil and cultural activity.

The Solent European Marine Sites Management Plan and the Solent Coastal Management Plan affect coastal sites in the borough. In addition, the borough coastline lies within the area of the Western Solent Shoreline Management Plan, which addresses coast protection and flood defence.

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Other authorities’ plans

Other bodies and authorities preparing plans and strategies for this area include the Environment Agency (Catchment Area Management Plan, Catchment Flood Management Plan, Review of Consents for abstraction and discharge), and Southern Water (Water Resources Management Plan).

Local strategies and plans

- Eastleigh Community Plan

The existing 2004 Eastleigh Community Plan was prepared by the Eastleigh Strategic Partnership led by Eastleigh Borough Council. The core members of the ESP are:

• Eastleigh Borough Council

• Eastleigh Community Services

• Eastleigh & Test Valley South Primary Care Trust

• Hampshire County Council

• Hampshire Constabulary

• Government Office of South East (GOSE)

Members also include a wide variety of other organisations and voluntary bodies with responsibilities and interests within the borough who participate in the work of the ESP depending on the topics under consideration.

The members of the Eastleigh Strategic Partnership (ESP) all have their own plans, programmes and strategies. The Community Plan (now to be known as the Sustainable Community Strategy) draws these together, and ensures that Partners’ activities are co- ordinated and directed to achieving similar ends.

After a lot of public consultation and debate the ESP chose eight themes for inclusion in the 2004 Community Plan:

1. Community Safety

2. Employment

3. Environment

4. Health and wellbeing

5. Housing

6. Leisure

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7. Lifelong learning

8. Transport

These are included within this review of the Community Plan, along with other themes and issues that arise from the new national and regional planning and economic strategies.

- Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review 2001-2011

This is the current local plan for the borough. It will be replaced by a new Eastleigh Borough Local Development Framework. This will comprise a number of documents, the most important of which will be the Core Strategy. The Core Strategy will set out how development is to proceed in the borough over the next 20 years. It will take as its starting point the South East Plan, but must also address the community needs that are identified through the Community Plan, in particular those that involve development and use of land.

- Other Eastleigh Borough Council strategies

Eastleigh Borough Council has a particularly wide range of strategies which contribute to the work of the ESP, and assist to achieve its three strategic priorities which are:

• A Clean and Green Borough: Making a difference to our environment

• A Prosperous Place: Where everyone is able to share in prosperity

• A Healthy Community: Active and lively with a spirit of togetherness

The Council’s strategies that contribute to achieving these priorities are as follows:

EASTLEIGH BOROUGH COUNCIL STRATEGIES AND PLANS

Title Reference Air quality Action Plan http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/AQActionPl an171006.pdf Arts Strategy http://www.eastleigharts.co.uk/pdf/Arteryweb. pdf Biodiversity Action Plan http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1520 Cemetery Management Plan for Eastleigh http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/CemeteryM anagePlan.pdf Children & Young People Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/pdf/Strategy%20f or%20Children%20and%20Young%20People %200508%20final.pdf Climate Change Strategy and Climate http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-2625 Change Action Plan Community Safety Partnership Plan ??? Crime & Disorder Reduction (Community http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1339 Safety) Strategy and Action Plans Cycling Strategy for Eastleigh http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/CycStrategy 091007.pdf U:\Regeneration & Planning Policy\PP&D\S3 - Plans and policy documents folders\S3LDF5- LDF - Core Strategy\reports\ Appendix 1 to P00053 (2).doc 40

Disability Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/DisabiltyStr ategy150207.pdf Eastleigh Economic Profile 2008/9 ??? e-Democracy and e-Participation Action Plan ??? Empty Property Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/STRATMAY .pdf Equality & Diversity Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/EqualityDive rsitydocfinal6.pdf Fair Oak Village Centre Brief http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/PPDFairOa kBrief151105.pdf Green Infrastructure Strategy (PUSH) http://www.push.gov.uk/what_we_do/projects/ growth/green.aspx Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1481 Assessment Home Energy Conservation and Fuel Poverty http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/pdf/HECA%20Str (HECA) Strategy ategy.pdf Housing and Homelessness Strategies http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1756 Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/EBCWasteS trategy.pdf Landscape Area Appraisal (draft) Older People's Strategy (Live Long & Better http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/docs/Year%202 in Eastleigh) and Action Plan %20action%20plan%20revised%20Live%20L ong%20and%20Better%20final.doc Older Persons Accommodation Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/OP-AS1.pdf Parking Strategy for Eastleigh (draft) Parks and Green Spaces Strategy (draft) Play Strategy and Action Plan http://www.ncb.org.uk/cpis/play%20strategies /south%20east%20england/eastleighborough council_play_strategy_and_actionplan2007_d raft.pdf Prolific & Priority Offenders Scheme - ??? Strategy & TOR Prosperity Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/ProsperitySt rat20052010.pdf Public Art Strategy (out to consultation) Public Transport Strategy for Eastleigh ??? Racial Equality Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1701 Western Shoreline Management Plan http://www.solentforum.hants.org.uk/othercoa st/western_solent_smp.htm Smoke Free Eastleigh http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/pdf/Smoke%20Fr ee%20Eastleigh%20Strategy.pdf Social Inclusion Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/Social%20In clusion%20Strategy%2005-07.pdf Sport & Recreation Strategy http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/Sports%20S trategy.pdf Strategic Housing Market Assessment http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/HsSthHants HMAaug07.pdf Town Centre Strategy ??? U:\Regeneration & Planning Policy\PP&D\S3 - Plans and policy documents folders\S3LDF5- LDF - Core Strategy\reports\ Appendix 1 to P00053 (2).doc 41

Transport Plan for the Borough of Eastleigh http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/PDF/Transport% 20BETS.pdf Travelling Showpeople Accommodation http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1481 Assessment

These are encompassed within this review of the Community Strategy, along with new themes and issues that arise from new national and regional community, planning and economic strategies.

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