Annual Monitoring Report 2008
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Annual Monitoring Report 2008 Planning for a Better Watford 0338 - 11/08 Annual Monitoring Report 2008 Contents 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 4 2. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 8 3. Local Development Scheme.............................................................................. 12 3.1. Statement of Community Involvement........................................................ 14 3.2. Core Strategy DPD..................................................................................... 15 3.3. Site Allocations DPD .................................................................................. 16 3.4. Development Control Policies DPD............................................................ 16 3.5. Residential Design Guide SPD .................................................................. 17 3.6. Section 106 Contributions SPD.................................................................. 17 3.7. Charter Place Planning Brief SPD.............................................................. 18 3.8. Proposals Map ........................................................................................... 18 3.9. Evidence Base ........................................................................................... 18 3.10. Risks .......................................................................................................... 18 4. Contextual Characteristics of Watford ............................................................... 19 4.1. Demographic Structure .............................................................................. 19 4.2. Comparison of projected population growth to 2031 .................................. 21 4.3. Projected Household Growth 2004-2029 ................................................... 21 4.4. Ethnicity...................................................................................................... 23 4.5. Crime.......................................................................................................... 23 4.6. Deprivation ................................................................................................. 25 4.7. Economy .................................................................................................... 26 4.8. Labour Demand and Supply ...................................................................... 27 4.9. Built Environment ....................................................................................... 29 4.10. Education, Skills and Training.................................................................... 29 5. Local Output Indicators...................................................................................... 32 5.1. Transport.................................................................................................... 32 5.2. Environment ............................................................................................... 40 5.3. Housing ...................................................................................................... 41 6. Core Output Indicators ...................................................................................... 47 6.1. Business Development............................................................................... 47 6.2. Housing ...................................................................................................... 54 6.3. Environmental Quality ................................................................................ 64 7. Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms ......................................................................... 74 8. Appendix 2. List of Studies which act as the LDF Evidence Base.................... 79 9. Appendix 3. 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation ............................................... 82 10. Appendix 4. Comparison of New Core Output Indicators with Original Core Output Indicators ...................................................................................................... 84 11. Appendix 5a. Local Development Scheme Timetable and Milestones – the original LDS approved by Government Office February 2006 .................................. 87 12. Appendix 5b. Local Development Scheme Timetable and Milestones – the revised LDS approved by Government Office July 2007 .......................................... 88 13. Appendix 6. Watford Context Map.................................................................... 89 14. Appendix 7. List of WDP 2000 Saved Policies agreed by Secretary of State’s Direction dated 14 September 2007 ......................................................................... 90 15. Appendix 8. Summary Butterfly Conservation Transect Data (Total Butterflies and Total Species) By District 2000 – 2006............................................................. 95 16. Appendix 9. Summary of Housing Commitments @ 31/3/08 and Projected Annual Completions ................................................................................................. 96 1 Annual Monitoring Report 2008 17. Appendix 10. Outstanding Allocated Sites without Planning Permission @ 31/3/08 ..................................................................................................................... 97 18. Appendix 11. Housing Sites listed in Watford District Plan 2000 – Status @ 31/3/08 ..................................................................................................................... 98 19. Appendix 12. Summary of 5 Year Assessment of Housing Supply .................100 Tables Table 1: List of local development documents referred to in 2006 and 2007 LDS.... 14 Table 2: Statement of Community Involvement milestones...................................... 14 Table 3: Core Strategy DPD milestones................................................................... 15 Table 4: Site Allocations DPD milestones ................................................................ 16 Table 5: Development Control Policies DPD milestones .......................................... 16 Table 6: Residential Design Guide SPD milestones................................................. 17 Table 7: Section 106 Contributions SPD milestones ................................................ 17 Table 8: Charter Place Planning Brief SPD milestones ............................................ 18 Table 9: Age and Sex of Population by numbers...................................................... 20 Table 10: ONS projected population figures............................................................. 21 Table 11: DCLG revised 2004 based household projections and comparison of % increase from 2004-2029 with original 2004 based projections................................ 22 Table 12: DCLG revised 2004 based Household Projections by Household Type... 22 Table 13: Ethnic Composition of Resident Population in percentages ..................... 23 Table 14: Crime in Watford 2005-08......................................................................... 24 Table 15: Reported Number of Crimes 1/4/07 to 31/3/08 per 1000 population by Watford ward ............................................................................................................ 24 Table 16: Median earnings in pounds for employees living in area .......................... 27 Table 17: VAT Registrations/Deregistrations by Industry ......................................... 27 Table 18: Number of and % change in VAT registered businesses for Watford....... 27 Table 19: Jobs density representing the ratio of total jobs to working-age population (includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59)............................................. 28 Table 20: Claimant Count Comparison 2004-2008................................................... 28 Table 21: Total Claimant Count and Change 2006-2008 ......................................... 28 Table 22: Qualifications of working age population (males 16-64 & females 16-59) 30 Table 23: Percentage of completed non-residential development within UCOs A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the WDP 2000 .................... 32 Table 24: Percentage of new residential development (net completions) within 30 minutes public transport time of services/key activities ............................................ 33 Table 25: Car Ownership - % of households and total cars per household .............. 34 Table 26: Method of travel to work - Watford............................................................ 34 Table 27: % Change in Total Vehicle Kilometreage on HCC roads in Watford......... 35 Table 28: Walking to work levels in Watford – proportion of all journey to work trips 37 Table 29: Watford’s cycle route usage – no. of trips per year and annual % change 37 Table 30: Annual output for cycle routes in Watford ................................................. 38 Table 31: Amount (hectares) of eligible open spaces managed............................... 41 Table 32: Average house prices in Watford 3rd quarter 2004-2007........................... 42 Table 33: Average house prices & volume of sales –............................................... 43 Table 34: Households and tenure............................................................................. 44 Table 35: Watford Gross Housing Completions 2002-08 by type and no. of bedrooms ................................................................................................................................