PLYMOUTH PLAN COLLECT Summary Report – June 2016 This report sets out how people got involved with the Plymouth Plan during Plymouth Plan Collect which ran from 28 September 2015 to 8 January 2016. Approximately 800 comments and local green space designations were received externally which will be used to inform Plymouth Plan Part Two as well as taking into account internal representations and comments from partners. To see how we have considered each comment which was submitted during this consultation period please see APPENDIX I, to see the details of the sites which were submitted for local green space designations please see APPENDIX II. WHAT IS THE PLYMOUTH PLAN? The Plymouth Plan is a single strategic plan for the city, looking ahead to 2031 and beyond and brings together all the city’s long term strategic plans into one place and delivers a full review of the current Local Development Framework Core Strategy. This coordinated approach allows the city to have a single voice on its strategic priorities and helps all key partners pull together in the same direction. The Plymouth Plan is in two parts: • Part One- sets what we want Plymouth to be like in 2031 and how we will get there. • Part Two - will look in more detail at where and how things will happen. In September 2014 Plymouth Plan Part One was approved by the Council as the cities one strategic document for the whole of the city, this was after three separate stages of consultation, details of which can be found on our website: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/pppartone.htm Interactive Plymouth Plan and Plymouth Plan Summary An interactive version of Plymouth Plan Part One was launched to improve ease of access. To view the interactive version of Plymouth Plan Part One please visit: www.theplymouthplan.co.uk and send us any comments/suggestions to make it even better. A Plymouth Plan Summary was also produced for those who wish to know the key goals of the plan but not the detail. This can be found here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/160211_plymouth_plan_on_a_page.pdf PLYMOUTH PLAN COLLECT Plymouth Plan Part Two is all about the land in the city (it is not about the delivery of Part One). Plymouth Plan Part Two will direct the spatial direction the city goes in for the next 20 years. It will state: • Which land we will develop • Which green space we will protect • Where we will direct our resources Plymouth Plan Collect was the first consultation phase of Plymouth Plan Part Two which included consultation on eight Plymouth Plan Toolkits, the final call for sites and a chance for local people to nominate local green spaces for protection under new government legislation. PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL The Plymouth Plan Toolkits included data on: Infrastructure; the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) and the Employment Land Review (ELR) and Green Infrastructure. It also introduced, the three Strategic Growth Areas. To view the toolkits please click below: Central Toolkit North Toolkit North West Toolkit Plympton Toolkit Plymstock Toolkit South Toolkit South West Toolkit West Toolkit We also produced a methodology which explains how the Toolkits were produced: Methodology If you are interested in viewing more data and maps which were not in the toolkits please visit our website: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/ppparttwo.htm These were used to help guide the wider narrative within the toolkits and can be useful to help you understand your area in more depth. As part of this consultation we also asked local people to nominate local green spaces for protection. HOW PEOPLE GOT INVOLVED Plymouth Plan Collect was about asking people to use their local toolkit to have informed discussions about the land in their area as well as putting forward sites for development and protection. We once again teamed up with Plymouth Octopus Project (POP) who respresent the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Plymouth who hosted free training events on the toolkits and helped facilitate meetings and once again offered a £50 reward for local community groups who organised a Plymouth Plan workshop and submitted comments to us. During this consultation period we received: • 598 comments were received on the Toolkits from 205 different people/organisations • 347 local green space nominations were received on 168 different sites by 124 different people/organisations • 640 toolkits were printed and distributed • Planning Officers were at the Pannier Market for 10 weeks on Friday mornings promoting the consultation period and were available for questions • E-newsletters were sent out to 3,776 people with a 36% open rate • Paper newsletters were sent to 1,989 address’ for those who didn’t have e-mail • 24,887 people visited the Plymouth Plan web pages during the consultation period • Each edition of the shopper had a double page spread advertising the toolkits across the city • Posters advertising the consultation were printed and given to the bus companies to put on their vehicles • A copy of each toolkit was made available in all libraries across the city and in the council’s First Stop shop on New George Street • 500 leaflets were printed and distributed at consultation events We once again teamed up with Plymouth Octopus Project (POP), (who represents the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Plymouth) who held various training events on how to use the toolkits and make comments. 2 PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL • POP published a Plymouth Plan webpage from 1 October with resources attached. This webpage and the council’s webpage were included in mail outs • A Plymouth Plan article was featured in each of POP’s monthly newsletters, October, November, December and January. • Workshops were advertised via social media, event bright and via mail chimp to the VCS • 56 participants attended the Plymouth Plan workshops • 6 groups were supported by POP through co-facilitation of the conversation. • 19 groups met and submitted feedback to the council and were rewarded £50 for doing so #SoundLikeAPlan Podcast During this consultation we also launched the Plymouth Plan Podcast #SoundLikeAPlan. This monthly podcast includes in-depth discussions with council officers about development and town planning in Plymouth and is specifically an opportunity to explore the Plymouth Plan in detail. PLYMOUTH PLAN COLLECT COMMENT SUMMARY City-wide comments: 47 comments were made by 30 different people/organisations which relate to the whole of the city and do not necessarily relate to a specific area: Comment Plymouth Plan Theme Plymouth needs to discover who it is and its role City Pride and Vision Need to work closely with neighbouring authorities and clarify the roles City Pride and Vision Economy, Education and Need more jobs and to upskill the population Learning Economy, Living and Need to separate housing and industrial developments Housing University has various interests they would like to i nfluence and will be in Education and Learning contact Studentification is a key issues as well as the need to invest in Mutley Plain Education and Learning, and Central Park Living and Housing Reopen the Airport Getting Around Cycling provision in Plymouth should conform to official recommendations, Getting Around using the best possible standards and not “do minimum” approach Improved signalling will help cyclists Getting Around Proposals don't affect the mainline rail network at present Getting Around The opportunity to influence the spatial distribution of development across the City has largely now passed and has been set largely in the absence of consideration of Transport Issues. There remains uncertainty over the extent of transport network improvements necessary to support the spatial distribution of development proposed. Getting Around There remains uncertainty over the resources and funding of necessary infrastructure (both that included in the document and that which is yet to be identified) which could result in such development schemes becoming unviable. No assessment of whether infrastructure schemes included in the document can accommodate trips generated by the allocated sites. Buses are not fit for purpose , it’s hard to understand the routes and are Getting Around 3 PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL difficult to get around the city with. All bus routes seem to need to go into the City Centre first to change Need to fix the ro ads, most people have no choice but to use cars Getting Around Parking is an issue Getting Around Any changes to the rail network should be considered with Network Rail Getting Around Need to think about transport sustainability and expand the cycle network which should now conform to official recommendations, using the best Getting Around possible standards and not “do minimum” approach Suggests amendments to Policy 4 (Enhancing Plymouth’s strategic Getting Around connectivity) Too many traffic lig hts Getting Around Infrastructure should have a bigger emphasis in the plan Getting Around Stock grazing should be introduced as a way of maintain ing green spaces Greener Plymouth Need to meet the requirements of paragraphs 73 and 74 of the NPPF. While there is a recently adopted Playing Pitch Strategy, there does not appear to be a robust and up to date evidence base for sport and recreation in Plymouth It is Sport England’s policy to challenge the soundness of Local Plan documents which are not justified by; - an up to date playing pitch strategy (carried out in accordance with a methodology approved by Sport England) Greener Plymouth - an up to date built sports facilities strategy (carried out in accordance with a methodology approved by Sport England). By up to date Sport England means undertaken within the last 3 years for a Playing Pitch Strategy (recently completed), and within the last 5 years for a Built Facilities Strategy (currently out of date).