"Statement of Community Involvement" at a Number of Stages in the Plan Making Process
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Community groups challenged the councils "Statement of Community Involvement" at a number of stages in the plan making process. I do not dispute that plan making regulations have been observed by the council. Factually however the current SCI was developed in 2007 and is out of date for the reason I illustrate below. You will note from the attached that the adopted plan policy GP9 , which is SCI specific was deleted following the direction of the Secretary of State in 2009; Yet the council continue to refer to the 2007 SCI in evidence based documents , most recently the CSSR. Since the 2007 SCI was written material changes have occurred which require a SCI urgent review. The Localism Act, Neighbourhood Planning Regulations and duty to co-operate are just three of the statutory requirements which warrant a review of the SCI. There must be a protocol which confirms how the public should engage with the Council, its elected members, and Developers at every stage of the planning process. Many people, certainly in my community, are confused by the legalistic terminology the council use on which they are asked to express a view. Complaints of "gobbledygook" language rather than "plain English" are frequently made. Leeds City Council - Consolidated list of saved and deleted Unitary Development Policies – February 2018 SCHEDULE OF THE LEEDS UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (UDP) ‘SAVED’ AND ‘DELETED’ POLICIES A consolidated schedule of ‘saved’ and ‘deleted’ UDP policies is set out in the table below. Only saved UDP policies continue to form part of the development plan for Leeds. Those policies which have been deleted no longer form part of the development plan UDP policies were originally ‘saved’ or ‘deleted’ under the Secretary of State’s Directions of 2007 and 2009. Subsequently, further policies have been deleted or superseded by new policies from the following adopted development plan or supplementary planning documents: • Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan (NRWLP) (January 2013; revised September 2015) • Leeds Core Strategy (November 2014) & Leeds Parking SPD (January 2016) • Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan (AVLAAP) (November 2017) The table does not include Made Neighbourhood Plans. The table indicates the stage at which a policy was deleted. The Table below is under review and will be updated and published following adoption of the Site Allocations Plan (SAP). KEY: Blue – Saved policies at November 2017. Red – Deleted policy or part of policy Chapter No and Name: 03 – UDP STRATEGY: Volume 1 SG1 LAND USE COORDINATION OF Superseded by Core Strategy ASPIRATIONS objectives & spatial (SP) policies SG2 MAINTAIN CITY DISTINCTIVENESS Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SG3 MEET LAND NEEDS Superseded by Core Strategy Objectives & Spatial (SP) Policies SG4 PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE Superseded by Core Strategy DEVELOPMENT Objectives & Spatial (SP) Policies SA1 ENVIRONMENT Superseded by Core Strategy Objectives & Spatial (SP) Policies SA2 TRANSPORT Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA3 HOUSING Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies 1 Leeds City Council - Consolidated list of saved and deleted Unitary Development Policies – February 2018 SA4 LOCAL ECONOMY Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA5 SHOPPING Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA6 LEISURE & TOURISM Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA7 URBAN REGENERATION Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA8 ACCESS FOR ALL Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SA9 ASPIRATIONS FOR THE CITY CENTRE Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP1 GREENSPACE PROTECTION Superseded by Core Strategy PRINCIPLES objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP2 PROTECTION OF COUNTRYSIDE Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP3 DEVELOPMENT LOCATION Superseded by Core Strategy STRATEGY objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP4 TRANSPORT PRIORITIES Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP6 DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT Superseded by Core Strategy LAND objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP7 CITY AND TOWN CENTRE Superseded by Core Strategy MAINTENANCE objectives & spatial (SP) policies SP8 CITY CENTRE POLICY Superseded by Core Strategy objectives & spatial (SP) policies Chapter No and Name: 04 – GENERAL POLICIES: Volume 1 GP1 LAND USE AND THE PROPOSALS GP2 UNALLOCATEDMAP LAND Deleted following Secretary of State’s Direction in September 2007 GP3 EXISTING LAND USE Deleted following Secretary of State’s PROPOSALS Direction in September 2007 GP5 REQUIREMENT OF DEVELOPMENT GP6 UNIMPLPROPOSEALSMENTED LOCAL PLAN PROPOSALS GP7 PLANNING OBLIGATIONS Superseded by Core Strategy Policy ID2 GP8 ENFORCEMENT OF PLANNING Deleted following Secretary of State’s CONTROL Direction in September 2007 2 Leeds City Council - Consolidated list of saved and deleted Unitary Development Policies – February 2018 GP9 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Deleted following Secretary of State’s Direction in July 2009 GP10 ETHNIC ORIGIN APPLICATIONS Deleted following Secretary of State’s Direction in July 2009 GP11 SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN Superseded by Core Strategy policies PRINCIPLES EN2 & P10 GP12 SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT Superseded by Development Management Validation Requirements. Chapter No and Name: 05 – ENVIRONMENT: Volume 1 N1 PROTECTION OF URBAN Saved GREENSPACE n.b. policy no longer applies within the AVLAAP boundary; superseded by AVLAAP Policy AVL14 N1A PROTECTION OF ALLOTMENTS Saved n.b. policy no longer applies within the AVLAAP boundary; superseded by AVLAAP Policy AVL14 N2 GREENSPACE AND RESIDENTIAL Superseded by Core Strategy Policy G3 DEVELOPMENTS N3 GREENSPACE IN PRIORITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS N4 GREENSPACE HIERARCHY Superseded by Core Strategy Policy G4 N5 IMPROVING ACQUISITION OF GREENSPACE N6 PROTECTION OF PLAYING PITCHES Saved n.b. policy no longer applies within the AVLAAP boundary; superseded by AVLAAP Policy AVL14 N7A NEW PLAYING PITCH PROVISION N7B PLAY PITCH DEFICIENCY N8 URBAN GREEN CORRIDORS Saved n.b. policy no longer applies within AVLAAP boundary, superseded by AVLAAP Policy AVL13 and Map 5 N9 URBAN GREEN CORRIDORS AND N10 PUBLICDEVELO RIGHTSPMENT OF WAY AND Deleted by Core Strategy - covered by DEVELOPMENT separate legislation. N11 OPEN LAND IN BUILT UP AREAS N12 PRIORITIES FOR URBAN DESIGN Superseded by Core Strategy Policy P10 N13 DESIGN AND NEW BUILDINGS Superseded by Core Strategy Policy P10 3 Leeds City Council - Consolidated list of saved and deleted Unitary Development Policies – February 2018 N14 LISTED BUILDING AND N15 LISTEDPRESER BVUILDINGSATION AND CHANGE OF N16 LISTEDUSE BUILDINGS AND EXTENSIONS N17 LISTED BUILDINGS CHARACTER AND N18A COAPPNESEARRVANCEATION AREAS AND N18B CODEMOLITNSERVIONATION AREAS AND N19 CODEMOLITNSERVIONATION AREAS NEW N20 COBUILDINSENRVGSATION AREAS AND RETENTION OF FEATURES N22 CONSERVATION AREAS AND Deleted by Core Strategy - covered by ASSESSMENTS separate legislation N23 DEVELOPMENT AND INCIDENTAL OPEN N24 DEVESPACELO PMENT PROPOSALS NEXT TO GREEN BELT / N25 DEVECORRIDOLOPRMENTS AND SITE N26 DEVELOPMENTBOUNDARIES AND Deleted by Core Strategy - superseded LANDSCAPE by Development Management SCHEMES Validation Requirements N27 VACANT SITES AND LANDSCAPING SCHEMES N28 HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS N29 SITES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL N30 ENVIRONMENTALIMPORTANCE IMPROVEMENT Deleted following Secretary of State’s INITIATIVES PRIORITIES Direction in September 2007 N31 RECLAMATION OF DERELICT LAND Deleted by Core Strategy - covered by separate legislation N32 GREEN BELT AND THE PROPOSALS N33 DEVEMAP LOPMENT IN THE GREEN BELT N34 SITES FOR LONG TERM N35 DEVEDEVELOPMENTLOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL N36 CHLANADNGE OF USE OF RURAL N37 SPECBUILDINGSIAL LAND SCAPE AREAS N37A DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE N38A DEVELOPMENT AND Superseded by Core Strategy Policy FLOOD RISK EN5 ((but saved until CS Adoption) & Natural Resources & Waste Local Plan (NRWLP) Policies Water 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7. N38B PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND Superseded by Core Strategy Policy FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS EN5 & NRWLP Policy Water 6. N39A SUSTAINABLE Superseded by NRWLP Policy Water 7. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS N39B WATERCOURSES AND NEW DEVELOPMENT 4 Leeds City Council - Consolidated list of saved and deleted Unitary Development Policies – February 2018 N40 URBAN FRINGE PRIORITY AREA Deleted following Secretary of State’s Direction in September 2007 N41 FOREST OF LEEDS WOODLAND Deleted following Secretary of State’s STRATEGY Direction in September 2007 N41A FOREST OF LEEDS AND PRIORITY Deleted following Secretary of State’s AREAS Direction in September 2007 N41B FOREST OF LEEDS AND PLANNING Superseded by Core Strategy Policies OBLIGATIONS ID1 & ID2 N42 VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE Deleted following Secretary of State’s Direction in September 2007 N43 INFORMAL OUTDOOR RECREATION N44 COUNTRYSIDE AND LEISURE Deleted by Core Strategy - superseded DEVELOPMENT by NPPF N45 MINERAL WORKINGS Superseded by NRWLP Policy Minerals 10. N46 SAND AND GRAVEL RESERVES Superseded by NRWLP Policy Minerals 4. N46A SAND AND GRAVEL IN THE WHARFE Superseded by NRWLP Policy Minerals VALLEY 5. N46B SAND AND GRAVEL IN MIDGLEY Superseded by NRWLP Policy Minerals FARM 4. N47 WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES Superseded by NRWLP Policy Waste 4 & 5. N48A LANDFILL OPERATIONS IN SOUTH Superseded by NRWLP Policy Waste LEEDS 10 & 11. N48B LANDFILL SITES AND POLICY Superseded by NRWLP Policy Waste APPROACH 10 & 11. N49 NATURE CONSERVATION