Local Development Framework
Authorities Monitoring Report 2013/14
Technical Appendix
Chiltern District Council Chiltern District Council
Authorities Monitoring Report 2013/14 — Technical Appendix
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o contextual information ...... 1 . introduction . contextual characteristics . population . ethnic population . households . affordable homes . economic characteristics . environmental characteristics . social characteristics . key local issues o housing ...... 9 o economic development ...... 22 o sustainable development ...... 39 o sustainable communities ...... 74 o biodiversity ...... 75 o shopping ...... 80 o historic heritage ...... 92 o recreation & tourism ...... 100 o performance indicators ...... 108
List of indicators
housing Indicator H16: The Amount of Development on Housing Sites Allocated in Adopted Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 & Subsequent Alterations Indicator H17: Number of Dwellings Built, and Granted and Refused Planning Permission in Established Residential Areas of Special Character (ERASC) & Areas of Little Change (ALC) Indicator H18: New and Converted Dwellings on Previously Developed Land Indicator H19: Type and size of dwellings delivered (gross) Indicator H20: Density of new dwellings completed and permitted (gross) Indicator H21: Number of dwellings lost as a result of demolition, or change of use and/or conversion to another use
economic development Indicator ED9: Number and proportion of vacant employment premises in ‘large’ employment areas and selected sites in the Green Belt Indicator ED10: Floor area of outstanding planning permission in ‘large’ employment areas and selected green belt employment sites
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sustainable development Indicator SA1.1: The number of homes judged to be a Category 1 Hazard under the Health & Safety Rating System Indicator SA1.2: The number of housing completions, new planning permissions granted, commitments (outstanding planning permissions) and allocations Indicator SA1.3: (i) Total housing stock (ii) number of empty dwellings (iii) number of dwellings empty for more than 6 months (iv) dwelling vacancy rate Indicator SA1.4: House price/earnings affordability ratio – all dwellings Indicator SA1.5: Amount of affordable housing delivered by all means Indicator SA1.6: Number of households on the housing register Indicator SA1.7: Number of ‘key worker’ affordable homes provided Indicator SA1.8: Temporary accommodation / rough sleepers Indicator SA2.1: Number of serious acquisitive crimes per 1,000 population Indicator SA2.2: % of residents with a fear of crime Indicator SA2.3: Number of noise complaints received Indicator SA3.1: % and number of properties in each Accessibility Zone identified in the Council’s Accessibility, Parking Standards and Community Infrastructure Study – see indicator H5 Indicator SA4.1: The health of the population of the district Indicator SA5.1: Different modes of travel Indicator SA5.2: % of children travelling to (a) primary school (b) secondary school by different modes of transport Indicator SA5.3: Passive diffusion tube data suggesting an exceedence of the UK Annual Mean Objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Indicator SA5.4: Number of Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) designations Indicator SA5.5: Traffic flows for all vehicle types by million vehicle kilometres Indicator SA6.1: Water leakage rate from mains & customer pipes by litres/property Indicator SA6.2: Amount of water used and available Indicator SA8.1: Proportion of designated area covered by management plans Indicator SA8.2: Percentage and area of district in Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Indicator SA8.3: Percentage and area of land in Chiltern District within Locally Important Landscape Areas & Areas of Attractive Landscape Indicator SA8.4: Area of designated public open space developed Indicator SA9.1: Number of buildings of Grade I & II* at risk of decay Indicator SA9.2: Number of scheduled ancient monuments & historic parks & gardens lost or damaged Indicator SA9.3: % of Conservation Area reviews completed & number of new Conservation Areas designated Indicator SA9.4: % of archaeological sites at risk Indicator SA10.1: Number of grants given for energy saving improvements Indicator SA10.2: % of new buildings achieving either the SAP or BREEM rating for energy efficiency Indicator SA10.3: Amount of gas and electricity consumed Indicator SA10.4: Amount of energy generated from renewable sources & CHP
Indicator SA10.5: Amount of CO2 emissions per year Indicator SA11.1: Number of properties affected by fluvial flood events Indicator SA11.2: Number of properties affected by surface water flooding Indicator SA11.3: Amount of new development in the floodplains of the Chess and Misbourne rivers Indicator SA11.4: New development with sustainable drainage installed (SuDS) Indicator SA12.1: % of household waste recycled and sent to land fill Indicator SA12.2: % of construction & demolition waste going to landfill
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Indicator SA12.3: Amount of hazardous waste Indicator SA12.4: Amount of secondary / recycled aggregates used compared with virgin aggregates Indicator SA13.1: Amount of grade 1 and 2 agricultural land lost to new development Indicator SA13.2: Number of potentially contaminated sites Indicator SA13.3: Number of planning applications with Land Quality Planning condition (contaminated land) and informatives imposed Indicator SA14.1: % of new homes built on previously developed land Indicator SA14.2: Density of new housing built Indicator SA14.3: Number of empty properties Indicator SA15.1: Number of business start-ups and closures Indicator SA15.2: Out commuting levels Indicator SA16.1: Number and proportion of employees in knowledge based sectors Indicator SA16.2: Diversity of economic sectors represented in the area Indicator SA16.3: Image indices derived from consultations with businesses & local property specialists as part of the planning process Indicator SA17.1: % of population with and without qualifications Indicator SA18.1: Proportion and number of people of working age who are unemployed Indicator SA18.2: Number of people of working age out of work for up to and more than a year
biodiversity Indicator BIO I: Achievements of Buckinghamshire Biodiversity Action Plan Indicator BIO 2: Rivers of good or fair chemical & biological water quality Indicator BIO 3: Number of incidents of major & significant water pollution occurring in a particular year in each of the District Indicator BIO 4: Quality & quantity of groundwater Indicator BIO 5: Area of ancient woodland Indicator BIO 6: Area under agreement under Environmentally Sensitive Area & Countryside Stewardship agri-environment schemes
shopping Indicator S1: Total new shopping floor space permitted Indicator S2: Loss of A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses to other uses in principal shopping frontages in main and district shopping centres Indicator S3: Proportion of retail and non-retail ground floor frontages within principal shopping frontages of Chalfont St Peter and Chesham shopping areas, and the whole of Amersham on the Hill shopping area Indicator S4: Number and proportion of vacant ground floor premises in shopping areas of Amersham on the Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter Indicator S5: Number and proportion of vacant upper floors above premises in shopping areas of Chalfont St Peter, Chesham and Amersham on the Hill
historic heritage Indicator HH1: Number of Scheduled Ancient Monuments destroyed or affected by development, and removed from or added to the statutory list, or at risk Indicator HH2: Number of Statutorily Listed Buildings demolished or extended, and removed from or added to the statutory list, or at risk Indicator HH3: Number of applications for development on land or buildings in Conservation Areas permitted and refused Indicator HH4: Number of new Conservation Areas designated or existing Conservation Areas altered Indicator HH5: Number of Conservation Area appraisals completed
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recreation Indicator RE1: Local area estimates of adult participation in sport and active recreation (former National Indicator NI 8) Indicator RE2: National Indicator NI 56 – obesity in primary school age children in year 6 Indicator RE3: NI 199 - young people’s satisfaction with parks and play areas Indicator RE4: Number of existing and new recreation facilities granted permission Indicator RE5: Amount of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard Indicator RE 6: Number of allotments lost
performance indicators CHI_SER NI 154 - Net additional homes provided CHI_SER PPA1 (A) – Net number of affordable housing completions CHI_SER NI 156 - Number of households living in temporary accommodation April 2014 CHI_SER NI 159 - Supply of ready to develop housing sites (at 31/3/2014) CHI_SER 23 - Grant planning permission for at least 145 new dwellings (net) CHI_SER 25 - Percentage of new homes (net) granted planning permission per annum which are affordable JtHS4a (C) – Number of private sector vacant dwellings that are returned into occupation or demolished JtHS5a (C) - Preventing Homelessness - number of cases of homelessness prevented JtHS7a (C) - Number of clients directly accessing the private rented sector through local authority partnership schemes CHI_SER BV 204 - Planning appeals allowed CHI_OPI NI 197 - Improved Local Biodiversity – proportion of Local Sites where positive conservation management has been or is being implemented (Bucks County Council indicator)
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Contextual Information
Introduction 1. This section sets out the key contextual characteristics, issues, challenges and opportunities affecting Chiltern District. Contextual indicators describe the wider social, environmental and economic background against which to consider the effects of policies and inform the interpretation of indicators.
2. Baseline information has been gathered from various sources, including Chiltern District Council, Buckinghamshire County Council, English Heritage, the Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Audit Commission, English Nature, Environment Agency, NOMIS, Department of Energy and Climate Change and HM Customs and Revenue.
Contextual Characteristics 3. Chiltern District is located in the centre of the Chiltern Hills, to the north west of Greater London. The district is rural in character and has an area of 196 square kilometres (75 square miles).
4. Chiltern District adjoins the Hertfordshire Borough of Dacorum and District of Three Rivers to the north and east, and Buckinghamshire Districts of South Bucks to the south, Wycombe to the south and west and Aylesbury Vale to the north west.
5. The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designation covers 72% of the district. In addition London’s Metropolitan Green Belt covers 88% of the district and serves to restrain development opportunities.
6. There are good transport links to London by both road and rail while London Heathrow and London Luton airports are within easy reach via the M40, M25, M4 and M1. London Gatwick airport is just over an hour away.
7. Three main roads cross the District (A404, A413 and A416/A355) providing direct access to the national road network (M25 / M40 / A41T).
8. Direct rail links to central London, particularly commuter services, and westwards to Aylesbury, High Wycombe (and the Midlands via High Wycombe), are provided by Chiltern Railways and London Underground Limited. There are five stations in the District, at Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer, Chesham, Great Missenden and Seer Green & Jordans. Rail stations just outside the District in Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted, are also readily accessible.
Population 9. The population of Chiltern District in 2011 was 92,635 (2011 Census of Population). The 2011 ONS mid-year estimate increased this to 92,700. This represents an increase of 2,797 over the 2001 population.
10. In 2011, 57% of the district’s total population lived in the towns identified in the Core Strategy as the four ‘main settlements’: Chesham (21,483), Amersham & Chesham Bois (17,501), Chalfont St Peter (12,766) and Little Chalfont (6,013). A further 28% live in the larger villages that lie outside
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the Green Belt: Great Missenden, Prestwood & Heath End (10,138); Chalfont St Giles (5,925); Holmer Green (4,039); Seer Green (2,311) and Penn, Hazlemere & Knotty Green (3,153). The remaining 15% of the population live in the villages and hamlets in the Green Belt.
11. The largest towns, Amersham on the Hill and Chesham act as the focus for new housing, commercial, industrial and shopping development, and provide a range of services and facilities for their residents and surrounding villages.
12. Local population projections commissioned by Buckinghamshire Strategic Partnership (BSP) were published in the spring of 2011. The Partnership comprises Bucks County Council, the district councils in Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Police, Bucks Fire & Rescue Service and the local Primary Care Health Trust.
13. Using the 2011 Census of Population results, the ONS 2011 mid- year population estimates and anticipated house building rates in Chiltern, revised local projections were published by the BSP in 2013.
14. For Chiltern the 2013 revised BSP local estimates start from a 2011 base population figure of 92,650. By 2016 this is expected to increase to 94,600. In 2021 it is expected to be 95,400 and then increase more slowly to 95,800 by the year 2026.
15. More details about the latest BSP population projections are available at, http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/knowing-bucks/research/population.page
Ethnic population 16. Chiltern has a small ethnic community population which but has increased in both number and proportion since 2001. The 2011 Census showed that just over 8.5% (7,886 people) came from ethnic communities, with the greatest concentration in Chesham. This is more than double the proportion of 4% in 2001.
Households
17. The national increase in the number of new households being created is expected to continue. Within Chiltern where the population is expected to generally remain static in number or reduce, average household size is expected to continue falling.
18. There are a number of reasons for increased household formation, which are not unique to Chiltern. More young people are setting up home for the first time earlier in life, either as couples or on their own. The increase in the number divorces also means that there are more single people with and without children, requiring housing. In addition, people are generally living longer and often wish to continue living in their own home, or smaller purpose built accommodation. The birth rate is generally falling because of different lifestyle choices although this is not the case amongst in-migrants from outside the European Union.
19. All these factors combined with the increase in elderly population will mean continued demand for new homes, particularly affordable ones and the provision of suitable accommodation for the elderly.
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20. Although the following table and graph was produced by Bucks County Council as part of their 2006 population projections, it illustrates the predicted trend for Chiltern.
Average Number of Persons per Household – 1991 to 2026 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Chiltern 2.62 2.56 2.49 2.44 2.40 2.35 2.30 2.26
21. In April 2013 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published ‘Household projections for England and local authority districts’. The projections are 2011-based and project forward 10 years from a 2011 base year to 2021. They are linked to the ONS 2011-based interim sub-national population projections. They are not an assessment of housing need and do not take account of future policies; instead they are an indication of the likely increase in households given the continuation of recent demographic trends.
22. In Chiltern the rounded household total for 2011 is given as 37,000. This is shown to increase to 39,000 (rounded) by the year 2021. As a comparison it should be noted that at the beginning of March 2014, 38,819 dwellings in Chiltern were liable to Council Tax, although a proportion were vacant. There is also not a direct correlation between the number of households and dwellings.
Affordable homes 23. The lack of new ‘affordable’ and ‘key worker’ homes (social rented and intermediate) continues to be a significant issue in Chiltern District because delivery of ‘affordable’ housing continues to be well below estimated need. The Bucks county-wide Strategic Housing Market Assessment completed in 2008 put this need at around 270 homes a year. The provision of more affordable homes continues to be one the key challenges to the Council.
Economic characteristics 24. The District’s population is highly mobile with 89% of households in 2011 having the use of at least one vehicle. Two out of five households have access to two vehicles. Approximately 50 per cent of residents work outside the district.
25. Figures produced by HM Revenues & Customs from a sample of taxpayers show that in 2011/12, the median (mid-point) household income in Chiltern was £27,200. The mean (average) income per household was £47,400. Chiltern has the highest median and mean household income in Buckinghamshire.
26. When compared to the UK as whole, Chiltern a higher proportion of employment is in financial and business services and a lower proportion in manufacturing. A recent trend has been the replacement of the more traditional long established manufacturing industries, particularly those in Chesham and to a lesser extent in Amersham on the Hill, with new small business premises, i.e., in Asheridge Road and Moor Road, Chesham; White Lion Road, Amersham and Bell Lane, Little Chalfont. This has also happened in Chalfont St Peter on the former Airpel site in Chiltern Hill. However, the redevelopment of other sites has slowed in recent years because of the effects of the economic recession with some cleared of their former buildings.
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27. The number of new businesses starting continues to be significantly above national, regional and county rates. However, as is often the case with high start-up numbers, the number of businesses ceasing to trade is also higher than national and regional rates.
28. There are 13 large employers (with 100 or more employees) in Chiltern District. Some of these are GE Health plc (formerly Amersham International), Buckinghamshire County Council, Amersham Hospital, Chiltern District Council as well as Tesco and Sainsburys supermarkets. The National House Building Council, which had a number of offices in Amersham relocated out of the district in 2011 although its offices next to Amersham Station have been redeveloped and occupied by a local company.
29. Traditionally the labour market in Chiltern District is relatively buoyant, and unemployment has been consistently low in recent years. In December 2013 it was 1.2%, which is 0.5% less than in the previous December. This is below the respective regional and national rates of 1.8% and 2.9%. The number of claimants seeking Jobseeker Allowance in the same month was 666. This compares with 506 in March 2008, 1,079 in June 2009, 1,029 in March 2010, 932 in March 2011 and 905 in December 2012.
30. These figures demonstrate that Chiltern continues to be one of the most affluent areas in England, albeit with pockets of relative deprivation and higher unemployment rates at sub-ward level in the areas of social housing most notably in Chesham.
31. ONS Annual Population Survey data for October 2012 to September 2013 shows the economic activity rates of the population aged between 16 and 74 to be 78.5%, a reduction of of 2.7% over the previous 12 months. Although below the South East average, it is above the national average. This rate represents 44,500 people of whom 43,900 were in employment. Both figures are lower than in the previous 12 month period.
32. Chiltern District has considerable net out-commuting, amounting to more than a quarter of the employed labour force. The main destinations for out-commuters are centres of employment in adjoining districts and inner and outer London.
33. In December 2012, just over 52% of Chiltern residents’ (aged 16-74) are qualified to NVQ4 level or higher. The average for Great Britain England and Wales is just over one third. Conversely the number of people with no qualifications is too small to disclose.
34. The quality of schools in Chiltern District remains high with three selective grammar schools and many private schools attracting many children from outside the district.
35. A good choice of local shopping, community services, cultural and leisure facilities are available in the District’s towns and larger villages. Shops generally cater for top-up convenience shopping and services, and tend to provide a fairly limited, albeit in some locations specialised, range of comparison shopping
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36. A much more extensive range is readily accessible in Greater London and in the nearby large towns of High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Slough, Uxbridge and Aylesbury.
37. A retail needs assessment and town centre study was been carried out in 2012/13 to support the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document that was published in 2014. It updates the earlier retail study in 2007/8 which provided background evidence for the Core Strategy.
38. As a result of its location close to London and the motorway network, demand for housing and business premises continues to be high. The economic downturn saw a reduction in the amount of new house building between 2008 and 2011. However, since then the number delivered has increased significantly. Relatively speaking land and property prices continue to be amongst the highest in the South East. In the context of planning policies which seek to maintain the Green Belt and protect the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, pressure for new development is still significant.
Environmental Characteristics 39. The towns and villages of the district enjoy a countryside setting, all of which forms part of London’s Metropolitan Green Belt, which covers 88% of the district (17,370 hectares). The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) extends over 72% of the District (14,137 hectares).
40. 12% (2,278 hectares) of Chiltern is within urban areas outside the Green Belt. Within the residential parts of urban areas, 20% (452 hectares) are identified in the local plan as having established residential special character. 22% (511 hectares) of urban areas are designated as Public Open Space.
41. Chiltern District enjoys a relatively high level of woodland cover (14% of total land area - 2,730 hectares), which makes a significant contribution to the appearance and quality of the local landscape. There are 476 tree preservation orders covering single trees or whole woods. They cover 913 hectares – 4.6% of the district.
42. Hodgemoor Wood near Chalfont St Giles extends to over 100 hectares and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). There are two other smaller SSSIs at Frogmoor Meadows in the River Chess valley (Chenies) and Froghall Brickworks (Chalfont St Giles). Another SSSI in the Chess valley in Hertfordshire immediately adjoins Chiltern. Captains Wood near Chesham is a designated Local Nature Reserve.
43. The Colne Valley Regional Park centred on the River Colne extends into the south east corner of Chiltern District to the east of Chalfont St Peter. It covers 3% (593 hectares) of the district.
44. There are 19 Conservation Areas and 1,081 Listed Buildings in the district. 13 of the listed buildings are Grade I and 31 Grade II*. There are 18 Scheduled Ancient Monuments covering 25 hectares and six Historic Parks and Gardens with a total area of 806 hectares (4% of the district).
45. Chiltern District currently recycles and composts nearly 50% of its municipal waste and is significantly above 2001 levels.
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46. Two rivers cross the District, the Chess and the Misbourne, draining south eastwards, away from the crest of the Chiltern Hills towards London. They flow into the River Colne at Rickmansworth and Uxbridge respectively, which in turn flows into the River Thames.
47. Monitoring conducted by the Environment Agency currently categorises both rivers as having ‘good’ to ‘very good’ water quality. Until 2012 both suffered from the lack of rainfall in recent years. At the date of publication both rivers were experiencing the highest levels of flow for a generation with the River Misbourne overflowing its banks in many places between Amersham and Chalfont St Peter. The underground strata of chalk, gravel and sand, form major and minor aquifers.
48. Where the chalk is near to the surface, as it is for the vast majority of the district area, the soil above has little effect as a filter for groundwater pollution. This means that the soil leaching potential is high, and groundwater is vulnerable to pollution. The most vulnerable areas are currently identified as Amersham and Chesham, and the River Chess and River Misbourne valleys.
49. The main source of air pollution in Chiltern District is road traffic. A review of air quality in the District concluded that across the district, National Air Quality objectives are likely to be met. The area with the worst air quality is the A416 in Broad Street and Berkhampstead Road, Chesham because of the amount of slow moving traffic passing along it and its valley bottom location.
50. In response to this the Council formally designated the immediate environs of that road as an Air Quality Management Area in 2008 - see Sustainable Development Technical Appendix for more details.
Social Characteristics 51. As a result of the desirable nature of the district and the constraints on housing supply, house prices in Chiltern continue to be amongst the highest in the country. Figures obtained from the Land Registry for 2013/14 show the average sale price of all housing was £415,605 (up 5.64% on the previous year). Prices ranged from an average of £732,833 for detached houses to £213,145 for flats.
52. National wealth indicators continue to confirm that Chiltern District is an affluent area while Government multiple deprivation indices show that Chiltern is one of the least deprived areas in England.
53. These figures mask the fact that there are pockets of deprivation. The figures for child poverty, older persons and housing indicate that pockets of deprivation exist, particularly in the areas of social housing in Chesham, as well as Amersham and Chalfont St Peter.
54. The 2011 Census gave the number of dwellings in Chiltern as 38,287. The CLG Housing Flow Return gave the dwelling stock as 38,770 at 1st April 2013.
55. In 2013/14, a net total of 135 new dwellings were delivered. This is meets the lower range of the Core Strategy annual target rate of 133 (the higher range being 145).
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56. Crime rates continue to be low in comparison to adjacent districts in Buckinghamshire. However, a survey carried out in 2006 indicated that a fear of crime was a significant issue for residents of Chiltern District. There is no more up to date data.
57. Chiltern has an older population than the national average. Indicators of health are good. In Buckinghamshire the number of older people receiving home support is low compared to England, to similar areas, and to the South East region.
58. The 2013 Chiltern Health Profile shows that the health of people in Chiltern is generally better than the England average. Poor health is strongly correlated with poverty and low educational achievement. Deprivation is lower than average, but about 1,500 children live in poverty. Life expectancy for both men and women is higher than the England average.
59. However, life expectancy is 8.8 years lower for men and 6.0 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Chiltern than in the least deprived areas.
60. The wards with the highest concentration of social housing have the greatest health inequalities and deprivation. But some rural areas are also shown as being deprived.
61. In Chiltern GCSE attainment for all children in local education authority schools is significantly better than the average for England.
62. Across a range of 32 health and life style indicators, Chiltern is worse than the national average on only 4 (infants deaths, excess winter deaths, increased drinking and incidence of malignant melanoma). For more details go to http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2300/Quality-of-Life-- Health-Indicators .
63. About 12.9% of Year 6 children are classified as obese, lower than the average for England. Levels of hospital stays among those under 18, breast feeding teenage pregnancy, GCSE attainment, alcohol-specific initiation and smoking in pregnancy are better than the England average.
64. Away from the main urban areas the public transport service in Chiltern is limited, a corollary of the District’s rural nature and the very high level of car ownership.
Key Local Issues 65. Local population projections predict that over the next 15 years that the number of people living in the District will increase in the next 10 years then level off over the next 5 years.
66. However, in line with national predictions, a significant increase in the number of elderly people, particularly the over 85's is predicted.
67. Social changes and the environmental constraints of the area continue to contribute towards the pressures evident within the local housing market in terms of the affordability of homes for first time buyers.
68. Many sectors of the community within Chiltern District continue to face the prospect of being excluded from the local housing market.
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69. ‘Key workers’ (nurses, teachers etc.) are important to sustaining the existing quality of life in Chiltern District. New housing provision for ‘key workers’ has been limited.
70. The Council’s Affordable Housing Action Plan continues to address in detail the issues relating to the provision of affordable homes for the residents’ of Chiltern.
71. To assist understanding of the challenge of providing more affordable homes in Chiltern, the Council commissioned an Affordable Housing Development Economics Study. It provided evidence for the affordable housing polices included in the Core Strategy. These require the provision of affordable housing as part of new housing schemes or a financial contribution towards provision of it elsewhere in the Chiltern.
72. It is clear that a central concern for the District continues to be the need to balance intense development pressures and the need to provide more affordable homes without compromising the special environmental and historic character of the area.
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Housing
CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS
Population by broad age group 2001 and 2013 Age Change 2001 2013 Group (+/-) 22,200 23,444 +1,244 Up to 19 (25%) (25.14%) (+5.6%) 52,100 50,359 -1,741 20 to 64 (58%) (54%) (-3.3%) 65 and 15,000 19,447 +4,447 over (17%) (20.85%) (+29.6%) +3,950 Total 89,300 93,250 (+4.4%) Source: 2001 Census of Population (rounded to nearest 100) & Registrar General’s 2013 Mid-year population estimate for Chiltern
Average Number of Persons per Household 1991 1996 2001 2006 2007 2009 2010 2012 2013 Chiltern 2.62 2.56 2.49 2.44 2.38 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.39 Source: 2013 estimate derived from Registrar General’s 2013 Mid-Year Population Estimate and Chiltern District Council 2013/14 Housing Flow Return of existing housing stock to DCLG
Households: By type of accommodation / Dwellings: unshared and shared - Number & Percentage - 2011 South Households living in type of Chiltern England East accommodation No. % % % Detached house or bungalow 16,719 43.6 28.0 22.3 Semi-detached house or bungalow 9,456 24.7 27.6 30.7 Terraced house or bungalow 6,315 16.5 22.4 24.5 Flats or maisonettes – purpose built 4,419 11.5 16.1 16.7 Flats or maisonettes – part of converted or shared house (incl bed 643 1.7 4.0 4.3 sits) Flats or maisonettes – in a 465 1.2 1.1 1.1 commercial building Caravan or other mobile or 289 0.8 0.7 0.4 temporary structure Sub-total 36,946 96.4 - - Household space with no residents 1,360 3.6 4.0 4.3 All household spaces 38,306 100 - -
Dwellings Unshared dwelling 38,275 - - - Shared dwelling – two household 8 - - - spaces Shared dwelling – three or more 4 - - - household spaces All Dwellings 38,287 - - - Source: 2011 Census of Population - Table KS401EW
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Housing Tenure South England Chiltern Housing Tenure East & Wales No. % % % Owner occupied: owns outright 15,191 41.1 32.5 30.8 Owner occupied: owns with a 13,227 35.8 35.1 32.7 mortgage/loan Rented: from Housing Association / 4,573 12.3 15.9 17.6 Registered Social Landlord Rented : from private landlord / letting agency / other / shared 3,955 10.0 16.5 18.9 ownership Total 36,946 - - - Source: 2011 Census of Population - Table KS402EW
Housing Sale Price, Sales Volume, Earnings & Affordability Ratios
Source: Land Registry Commercial Services - Crown Copyright Reserved. Data is subject to Crown Copyright Protection. Notes: (11) HM Revenue & Customs Table 3.14 - income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority 2011/12: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/income-by-year.htm#1 . The HMRC ‘mean’ and ‘median’ household income data and calculated ‘affordability ratio’s for 2011/12 and 2012/13 use 2010/11 HMRC data – 2011/12 data not available at date of publication. Previous years used 2007/08 and earlier data.
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Number of Dwellings on Valuation List: September 2013
Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Total
Chiltern 690 1,990 5,440 6,680 6,600 6,600 8,890 1,850 38,730
% 1.8% 5.1% 14.0% 17.2% 17.0% 17.0% 23.0% 4.8% 100%
Source: Valuation Office Agency of HMRC - Based on property values at 1 April 1991 - http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/statisticalReleases/130919_CTValuationListSummary.html
No. of % of Housing Composition – March 2011 Households Households One person – non-pensioner 4,976 11.4 One person – aged 65 and over 4,203 13.5 One family only: All aged 65 and over 4,295 11.6 One family only: Married or same-sex civil 5,204 14.1 partnership couple: No children One family only: Married or same-sex civil 8,446 22.9 partnership couple: Dependent children One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children non- 2,399 6.5 dependent One family only: Cohabiting couple: No 1,413 3.8 children One family only: Cohabiting couple: 1,163 3.1 Dependent children One family only: Cohabiting couple: All 160 0.4 children non-dependent One family only: Lone parent: Dependent 1,621 4.4 children One family only: Lone parent: All children 1,073 2.9 non-dependent Other household types: With dependent 640 1.7 children Other household types: All full-time students 5 0.0 Other household types: All aged 65 and over 94 0.3 Other household types: Other 1,254 3.4 Total 36,946 100 Average household size 2.49 persons - Source: 2011 Census of Population - Table KS105EW
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Chiltern District 2014 Housing Land Supply Trajectory
1. See Indicator H7 and associated commentary in the Housing section of the main Monitoring Report. The 2014 Trajectory was adopted in August 2014 and is available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2949/Housing-Land-Supply-Trajectory
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
Background 2. In accordance with the requirements of the former Planning Policy Statement 3 – Housing (PPS3), in order to inform housing land supply trajectories, the Core Strategy and subsequent Delivery and Site Allocation Development Plan Documents, during 2007/8 the Council appointed external consultants, Roger Tym & Partners (RTP), to carry out a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment in Chiltern (SHLAA).
3. The primary role of the SHLAA was to identify sites in Chiltern District which might have potential for new housing; to assess the likely yield of new housing bearing in mind potential constraints and the likely time periods in which the sites could reasonably be expected to come forward for development. It also assessed whether there is evidence to support the inclusion of an allowance for ‘windfall’ sites in any part of the Council’s future housing trajectories.
4. The SHLAA had regard to guidance in, ‘Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments July 2007’ and is part of the work that fulfils the requirements of the Housing Green Paper, “Homes for the Future”. As such it provides important background evidence for the Council’s emerging Local Development Framework on future housing land supply and delivery, in particular by showing how the housing allocations for Chiltern District, set out in the Adopted South East Plan May 2009, can be met.
5. The Final 2008 SHLAA report was published and adopted by the Council in March 2008 and is available on the Council web site at, Core Strategy Evidence - Housing.
6. It is important to note that the SHLAA does not constitute a Delivery or Site Allocation Development Plan Document. It is the role of the Council to allocate formally land for new housing as part of its Local Development Framework, e.g., in the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document
7. In September 2010 the SHLAA was updated by the ‘SHLAA Supplementary Report - Housing Potential’ to support the LDF Core Strategy that was submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2011. The 2010 SHLAA update is available at, Core Strategy Evidence - Housing.
8. A further update report was produced in March 2011. This was produced in response to issues relating to the original 2008 SHLAA and the 2010 update raised by the Planning Inspector conducting the examination into the Core Strategy for Chiltern District. The 2011 update report and its appendices are available on the Council web site at, Core Strategy Evidence - Housing.
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9. In accordance with the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework1 and as background evidence to the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document, the 2011 SHLAA was updated in March 2013 by the SHLAA Update Report 2013 Version 1.1 dated 18/3/2013.
Current Status
10. However, copies of the original SHLAA and subsequent updates for the Core Strategy have been withdrawn and removed from the Council web site. The Council is in the process of updating the Housing Land Availability Assessment and will publish this information in relation to the emerging Local Plan.
Core Strategy Allocated Housing Sites
11. See Indicator H3 in the Housing section of main Monitoring Report.
Local Plan Identified Housing Sites
12. Before the structure / local plan system was replaced by the Local Development Framework, future sites for housing were identified in local plans. In Chiltern, Policy H2 of the Chiltern District Adopted Local Plan 1997, and Subsequent Alterations identifies sites suitable for housing. Policy H2 is ‘saved’ beyond September 2007.
13. In practice most of the sites have been developed and today only a few remain undeveloped. Even so the limited amount of housing that could be delivered on them is included in the ‘DDPD – Housing Proposal and SHLAA sites’ category in the 2014 Trajectory.
Indicator H16: The Amount of Development on Housing Sites Allocated in Adopted Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 & Subsequent Alterations
14. Table H14 shows housing development that has taken place or had outstanding planning permission on the ‘saved’ Local Plan Policy H2 identified housing sites at 31st March 2014 (updated beyond that date where applicable).
Table H14: Status of Development on Local Plan Identified Housing Sites at 31st March 2013 Density Predicted Status at 31st Location Hectares (dwellings Capacity March 2012 / hectares) Bevan Hill, Chesham 0.29 28 8 9 (Built) Beechcroft Road, Chesham 4.56 39 176 152 (Built) Lexham Gardens, 0.54 29 16 16 (Built) Amersham Orchard End Avenue, 0.17 76 13 13 (Built) Amersham Oakfield Corner, 0.75 45 34 38 (Built) Amersham Amersham Hospital 2.49 48 120 129 (Built) 10-12 Chesham Road, 0.41 29 12 8 (Built)
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Density Predicted Status at 31st Location Hectares (dwellings Capacity March 2012 / hectares) Amersham Forelands Way, Chesham 0.11 54 6 6 (Built) Great Hivings, Chesham 0.59 41 24 24 (Built) Church Street, Great 0.27 41 11 11 (Built) Missenden r/o 91-131 High Street, 1.04 36 37 55 (Built) Prestwood Nightingales Cottage, 1.07 14 15 14 (Built) Little Chalfont Denham Walk, Chalfont St 0.24 21 5 4 (Built) Peter Milton Lawns, Chesham 0.42 24 10 11 (Built) Bois Browns Road, Holmer 0.75 20 15 10 (Built) Green Quarrendon Road, 1.20 33 39 37 (Built) Amersham Macdonald Close, Long Park 0.40 14 6 8 (Built) Chesham Bois 10 (Built) CH/1997/0715/FA 0.87 CH/2012/0399/FA Quill Hall Lane / Eagle (0.32 CH/2013/0375/FA Close, Amersham on the 15 13 remaining) Extant planning Hill permission for 2 dwellings off Eagle Close 4 (Built) 0.42 Rear of 99-83 Wycombe expired planning (0.09 21 9 Road, Prestwood permission for 2 remaining) dwellings expired planning Rear of 18-32 Bell Lane, 0.35 43 15 permission for 17 Little Chalfont dwellings CH/2013/1288/FA - 14 dwellings – appeal dismissed Off Lindo Close between May 2014 Bellingdon Road and 0.64 30 19 Update: Lowndes Avenue, CH/2014/0980/FA Chesham 14 dwellings permitted on part August 2014 Pond Park Road, Chesham 0.13 62 8 Not Started Rear of 6-22 The Glebe, 0.53 15 8 Not Started Prestwood
15. Of the 23 sites originally allocated in the Adopted Local Plan, 17 have been fully developed and 2 partially. 2 of the extant planning permission for 4 dwellings dating from the original 1997 application for Eagle Close Amersham were built during 2013/14. Permission was granted on appeal for 17 homes on a rear gardens site east of Bell Lane, Little Chalfont but was never implemented and has lapsed. Permission for 2 dwellings in Prestwood has also lapsed.
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16. Only two of the housing sites originally identified in 1997 have no planning application history.
17. The Pond Park Road, Chesham site is owned by Paradigm Housing Association but because of its size will not be carried forward as an allocated site. In line with the strategic housing policy in the Council’s Core Strategy, no housing sites are proposed in Prestwood. The Glebe, Prestwood site is therefore not carried forward as an allocated site.
18. Land north of Lindo Close between Bellingdon Road and Lowndes Avenue, Chesham is partly owned by the District Council. At the time of publication of this Report, a planning application for 12 dwellings including 4 affordable homes had been agreed in principle by the Council subject to a Section 106 legal agreement. An application for 14 dwellings has been refused permission and was the subject of an appeal at the end of March 2014. Update: the planning appeal was dismissed but a further application for 14 dwellings was granted planning permission by the Council in August 2014.
Protection of the attractive environmental qualities of existing residential areas
Indicator H17: Number of Dwellings Built, and Granted and Refused Planning Permission in Established Residential Areas of Special Character (ERASC) & Areas of Little Change (ALC)
19. The Council is firmly committed to retaining existing established housing environments for their attractive character and to maintaining choice in housing. Housing areas with good-size gardens with mature trees and shrubs and street scenes with trees and hedges are highly valued, and many local people wish to have this type of environment conserved.
20. Whilst recognising that provision must be made for further housing development in accordance with Government policy in Planning Policy Statement 3 - Housing, the Council is firmly of the view that the scale and location of new housing development must be more strongly controlled than in the past if the special and attractive sylvan character of many of its established residential areas is to be retained.
21. This commitment resulted in the identification of such areas in Policy H4 of the Adopted Chiltern Local Plan 1997. These are known as Established Residential Areas of Special Character (ERASC). They exist in all the main towns and villages in Chiltern and cover an area of 452 hectares. They represent 2% of the total area of the District and 20% of the area of towns and villages lying outside the green belt.
22. When ‘saving’ Local Plan Policy H4 beyond September 2007, the Secretary of State included the proviso that it should be subject to an early review under the Local Development Framework process. An independent townscape character assessment review took place in September 2010 and was finalised in February 2011, the results of which fed into the Core Strategy adopted in November 2011 in relation to Policy CS21 – Areas of Little Change.
23. In September 2013, in addition to the earlier reports that covered the built-up parts of the district, townscape character assessments of 8
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settlements proposed to be excluded from the Green Belt in the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document was carried out on behalf of the Council. This Plan was formally submitted during 2014 with adoption planned for December that year.
24. All the character assessment reports are available on the Council web site at, Townscape Character Assessment .
Making the best use of land
Indicator H18: New and Converted Dwellings on Previously Developed Land
25. Before being replaced by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in March 2012, paragraph 41 of Planning Policy Statement 3 – Housing (PPS3) stated that the national annual target is that at least 60% of new housing should be provided on previously developed land (PDL), also known as brownfield land. The June 2010 revision of PPS3 deleted ‘private residential gardens’ from the category of PDL. The NPPF continues to exclude this type of land from the definition of PDL2
26. This change in definition means that as much of the new housing delivered in Chiltern is on residential garden land, the proportion of new housing delivered on PDL has decreased. Paragraph 111 of the NPPF encourages the effective use of land by re-using land that has been previously developed, provided that it is not of high environmental value. Local planning authorities may consider the case for setting a locally appropriate target for the use of brownfield land. Chiltern District has not yet set such a local target.
Table H15: New dwellings built on previously developed land - 2013/14
Total built
Total gross completions 217
Total gross completions on previously developed 186 land Total gross completions on land not defined as 31 previously developed
% built on previously developed land 85.7% Source: Chiltern District published planning application completions statistics 2013/14, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2241/Housing-Planning-Permission-and-Completion- Statistics
27. Table H15 shows that in 2013/14, 186 of the 217 new dwellings (gross) delivered in Chiltern were on PDL. This equates to 85.7% and compares with 91% in 2009/10, 55% in 2010/11 and 26% in 2011/12 and 82% in 2012/13
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Type and size of dwellings delivered
Indicator H19: Type and Size of Dwellings Delivered (gross)
28. In respect of the type of new dwellings delivered during 2013/14, of the gross total of 217, 60 were flats (27.6%), 40 terraced (18.4%), 30 semi- detached (13.4%) and 87 (40.6%) detached. Further details are available from the Council publication, the link to which is the notes of Table 15 above.
29. It has not been possible to provide data about the size of new dwellings by number of bedrooms delivered during 2013/14.
Size of Housing Site Permitted
30. 233 new dwellings (gross) (178 net) were permitted on 92 sites. Of these 7 sites were ‘large’ in size (5 or more dwellings gross) and comprised 7.6% of all new sites that received permission. However, they contributed 96 (gross) of all dwellings permitted in the year and contributed 41% (gross) of all dwellings permitted.
31. The remainder were on 85 ‘small’ sites (up to and including 4 dwellings). While they comprised 92% of sites, they contributed 137 (gross) of new dwellings permitted.
32. Of the 233 new dwellings (gross), 48 were as ‘prior approval permitted development change of use from office to residential’ (PD). This equates to 20.6% of all dwellings ‘permitted’.
Density of new housing
Indicator H20: Density of new dwellings completed and permitted (gross)
33. In Chiltern the average density of new housing permitted and delivered, continues to depend to a great extent on the balance between the number of ‘large’ and ‘small’ sites.
Density of Dwellings Permitted
34. The average density of the 2336 new dwellings ‘permitted’ in 2013/14 was 15 dwellings/hectare (dph). This is a significant increase over the density of 11.4 dph in the previous year and may be due to the number of PD schemes ‘permitted’.
35. Of the 92 sites that received permission for new housing, 34 (37% of all sites) had a density of 30 or more dph. 14 were PD schemes. They have the potential to deliver 103 dwellings (gross).
36. Within individual settlements, the highest average density was again in Chesham (49.2 dph). No other settlements had an average density exceeding 20 dph. See Table H16 below for more details.
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Table H16: Housing Permitted - Gross Density (dwellings/hectare) – 2007/8 to 2013/14
Settlement 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08
AMERSHAM 15.9 20.3 18.7 25.4 21.0 19.7 24.1
ASHLEY GREEN 0.0 7.3 4.3 6.5 4.9 4.8 5.9
CHALFONT ST GILES 3.7 5.9 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.7 2.7
CHALFONT ST PETER 16.9 21.2 21.5 21.1 13.3 12.3 10.1
CHARTRIDGE 5.8 5.8 6.5 9.3 9.4 10.0 6.7
CHENIES 0.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.6 4.3 3.4
CHESHAM 49.2 47.5 47.3 47.2 44.6 41.0 39.4
CHESHAM BOIS 0.0 13.1 14.9 4.3 5.0 5.5 8.7
CHOLESBURY 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0
COLESHILL 4.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
GREAT MISSENDEN 2.0 4.4 9.7 7.1 7.6 10.5 9.5
HOLMER GREEN 0.0 29.9 23.3 25.2 23.7 25.2 22.7
LATIMER 0.0 0.0 3.3 2.6 3.2 10.5 10.5
LITTLE CHALFONT 19.3 14.1 26.5 28.5 24.3 19.0 3.9
LITTLE MISSENDEN 0.0 2.6 1.9 8.3 8.3 6.5 7.4
PENN & KNOTTY 6.9 6.2 5.7 10.5 14.0 8.4 11.1 GREEN
PRESTWOOD 15.9 16.7 10.1 11.3 9.8 11.0 16.6
SEER GREEN 4.1 2.7 2.5 3.8 2.8 3.5 3.7
THE LEE 0.0 6.7 33.6 4.3 3.3 3.1 3.3
WINCHMORE HILL 0.0 12.5 0.0 18.9 18.9 0.0 0.0
CHILTERN DISTRICT 15.0 13.7 16.2 19.0 14.4 12.2 8.5
Source: Chiltern District Council published Housing Permissions statistics 2007/8 to 2013/14 Note: 0.0 density value = no dwellings permitted
Density of Dwellings Delivered (built)
37. The average density of the 217 dwellings delivered in Chiltern was 20.7 dph; a very small reduction on that of the previous year. But again nearly double that of the average in 2010/11. However, as in previous years and as shown in Table 17, there continues to be significant differences between settlements.
38. As one would expect the highest average densities were in the four main Core Strategy settlements of Amersham, Chalfont St Peter, Chesham and Little Chalfont. All saw new housing take place at above the district wide average density. See Table H17 for more details.
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Table H17: Housing Completions - Gross Density (dwellings/hectare) – 2007/8 to 2013/14
Settlement 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08
AMERSHAM 21.5 23.3 34.4 24.9 12.9 35.8 34.9
ASHLEY GREEN 7.3 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4
CHALFONT ST GILES 17.9 3.7 7.1 9.7 5.2 10.1 4.8
CHALFONT ST PETER 30.8 22.5 13.0 28.9 2.9 11.9 27.6
CHARTRIDGE 9.1 33.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 10.6
CHENIES 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 1.3 0.0 0.0
CHESHAM 44.7 24.2 63.0 25.8 32.4 22.7 28.1
CHESHAM BOIS 7.7 17.0 0.0 11.1 12.5 8.5 10.3
CHOLESBURY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
COLESHILL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GREAT MISSENDEN 10.6 10.5 5.1 10.6 20.0 6.1 7.4
HOLMER GREEN 17.4 21.2 28.4 17.3 20.0 14.3 6.7
LATIMER 17.4 6.1 0.0 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0
LITTLE CHALFONT 28.4 31.7 15.6 2.3 14.3 5.6 10.5
LITTLE MISSENDEN 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.4 10.9 2.5
PENN & KNOTTY 12.8 5.7 9.6 7.7 5.8 10.1 4.1 GREEN
PRESTWOOD 15.2 2.7 2.4 18.1 16.0 17.4 18.2
SEER GREEN 6.9 2.9 3.8 0.0 3.7 21.2 0.0
THE LEE 0.0 2.7 2.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 8.7
WINCHMORE HILL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
CHILTERN DISTRICT 20.7 21.1 22.3 12.2 7.1 12.4 12.7
Source: Chiltern District Council published Housing Permission statistics 2007/8 to 2013/14
Density of Dwellings with Extant Planning Permission (outstanding)
39. At 31st March 2014, Table 18 below shows that the average density of the 921 dwellings with outstanding permission was 16.2 dph.
40. Chesham continues to have one of the highest average density where 241 dwellings (gross) were at a density of 44.8 dph. See Table H18 for more details.
41. In addition to the details in Tables H16, H17 and H18, further details about the number, location and density of dwellings permitted and completed during 2013/14, and with outstanding permission at 31/3/2014 are available on the link to the Council web site or from the Planning Policy team:
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http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2241/Housing-Planning-Permission-and-Completion- Statistics and http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2247/Housing-Sites-with-Outstanding-Planning- Permission
Table H18: Housing with Outstanding Planning Permission - Gross Density (dwellings/hectare) – at 31st March between 2008 and 2014
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Provision of ‘affordable’ dwellings
42. See Indicator H9 in the Housing section of the main Monitoring Report.
Indicator H21: Number of dwellings lost as a result of demolition, or change of use and/or conversion to another use
43. Due to the constraints placed on the availability of land for new housing in the District by policies relating to protecting the Green Belt and the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from most new development, the existing stock of dwellings has a very significant role to play in meeting local housing needs.
44. ‘Saved’ Local Plan Policy H9 seeks to prevent a reduction in the number of existing dwellings and amount of land in residential use suitable for housing in order to help reduce the pressure for new housing in the District.
45. During 2013/14, in order to allow the 233 new dwellings permitted (gross) to be provided, 55 existing dwellings would have to be demolished or displaced, resulting in a potential net increase of 178 dwellings. Only one permission involved the net loss of a dwelling. It related to the expansion of a Use Class A2 building society use in the village centre of Little Chalfont and the change of use was considered to add to the vitality of the centre.
46. During 2013/14, 82 existing dwellings were either demolished or displaced to allow 217 new dwellings to be delivered (gross). This resulted in a net increase of 135 dwellings. Four developments were completed that involved a net loss of a dwelling, although in the case of two the loss arose because of the improvement of existing Use Class C2 residential accommodation for older people.
47. At 31st March 2014, a gross total of 921 dwellings had extant planning permission. However, 109 existing dwellings would have to be either demolished or displaced to allow this number to be delivered. This means the net increase in the number of dwellings provided would be reduced to 812.
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CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS
1. See out below are employment and labour supply data from the 2001 Census of Population and the results of the ONS Annual Population Survey published by NOMIS in November 2012
2001 Census of Population data
Employment Sites by Parish Total Floor space, site area and number of sites Type of Floor space Site Area No. of Parish site (square metres) (hectares) Areas Large sites 68422 13.82 9 Amersham Small Sites 29095 4.07 75 Green Belt 3455 8.4 2 Ashley Green Green Belt 1391 0.6 3 Chalfont St Small Sites 1868 0.36 8 Giles Green Belt 17940 59.11 6 Large Sites 12433 2.22 2 Chalfont St Small Sites 5824 1.28 22 Peter Green Belt 9430 14.65 2 Large Sites 109280 22.52 17 Chesham Small Sites 35141 11.46 105 Green Belt 7645 2.02 3 Cholesbury Green Belt 3400 8.1 4 Great Large Sites 1608 0.53 1 Missenden Small Sites 8269 1.94 23 Latimer Green Belt 3515 14.56 3 Large Sites 54986 16.15 4 Little Chalfont Small Sites 3903 0.6 7 Large Sites 2024 0.4 1 Little Small Sites 1091 0.55 3 Missenden Green Belt 729 0.78 3 Large Sites 2103 0.5 2 Penn Small Sites 1815 0.46 4 Green Belt 11266 3.92 3 Small Sites 795 0.14 2 Seer Green Green Belt 2471 1.59 1 The Lee Green Belt 116 0.09 1 TOTALS 381,449 184.12 303 ‘Large’ sites – ‘saved’ Local Plan policies E2 & E3. ‘Small’ and ‘Green Belt’ sites – former ‘saved’ Local Plan Policy E4. Base date: land use survey 2000 except E4 sites which are 1992 Total Employed Chiltern Residents: 44,785
Live and work in Chiltern District: 19,4111
Total People Working in Chiltern: 31,755
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Principal destinations of out-commuters:
Rest of London 4,486 Wycombe 3,446 City of London / Westminister 3,119 South Bucks 2,030 Westminster 1,955 Hillingdon 1,805 Aylesbury Vale 1,084 Dacorum 1,040 Three Rivers 791 Slough 738 Watford 505 Windsor & Maidenhead 462
Milton Keynes 207
Source: Census 2011, Origin-Destination Statistics
Method of Travel to Work 2011 and 2001 2011 2001 Method of travel Number % % All usual residents aged 16 to 74 65,043 - - Not in employment 20,258 - -
Work mainly at or from home 4,613 10.3 13.0 Underground 2,836 6.3 10.6 Train 3,440 7.7 Bus, minibus or coach 612 1.4 1.2 Taxi 186 0.4 0.3 Motor cycle, scooter or moped 285 0.6 0.8 Driving a car or van 27,237 60.8 61.4 Passenger in a car or van 1,655 3.7 4.2 Bicycle 406 0.9 1.1 On foot 3,227 7.2 7.0 Other methods 308 0.7 0.4 Total 44,805 100
Source: 2011 and 2011 (Table QS701EW) Censuses of Population
Social Class 2011 Chiltern Bucks South East England Persons % % % %
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All People Aged 16 65,043 - - - - to 74 in Households 1. / 1.1 & 1.2 Higher managerial / 23,910 36.8 30.6 25.2 20.8 administrative / professional 2. Higher managerial / 18,438 28.3 25.9 23.4 20.9 administrative / professional 3. Intermediate 8,473 13.0 13.4 13.6 12.8 occupations 4. Small employers and own account 7,675 11.8 11.2 10.2 9.4 workers 5. Lower supervisory and technical 2,897 4.5 5.6 6.5 6.9 occupations 6. Semi-routine 5,978 9.2 10.7 12.7 14.0 occupations 7. Routine 3,586 5.5 7.3 8.9 11.0 occupations 8. Never worked and long-term 1,856 2.9 3.5 3.7 5.6 unemployed L15 Full-time 4,185 6.4 7.2 8.3 9.0 students
Source: 2011 Census of Population - Table KS611EW
Annual Population Survey / NOMIS 2012 data
2. Data from the Annual Population Survey is published by the ONS / NOMIS on a monthly basis. Below are population and labour supply data from the January 2015 profile for Chiltern.
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Copyright Under the terms of the Open Government Licence (OGL) and UK Government Licensing Framework (launched 30 September 2010), anyone wishing to use or re-use ONS material, whether commercially or privately, may do so freely without a specific application for a licence, subject to the conditions of the OGL and the Framework. These new arrangements replace the previous Click-Use and Value Added Licences. For further information, go to the links above, phone 020 8876 3444 or email [email protected] Users should include a source accreditation to ONS: Source: Office for National Statistics
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Unemployment – by Ward
Claimant count with rates Chiltern District: Wards March 2015 By 2003 CAS ward Total 11UCGH : Amersham Common 14 11UCGK : Amersham Town 17 11UCGJ : Amersham-on-the-Hill 27 11UCGL : Asheridge Vale and Lowndes 37 11UCGM : Ashley Green, Latimer and Chenies 9 11UCGN : Austenwood # 11UCGP : Ballinger, South Heath and Chartridge 6 11UCGQ : Central 6 11UCGR : Chalfont Common 5 11UCGS : Chalfont St Giles 13 11UCGT : Chesham Bois and Weedon Hill 10 11UCGU : Cholesbury, The Lee and Bellingdon 5 11UCGW : Gold Hill 11 11UCGX : Great Missenden 3 11UCGY : Hilltop and Townsend 20 11UCGZ : Holmer Green 15 11UCHA : Little Chalfont 23 11UCHB : Little Missenden 8 11UCHC : Newtown 12 11UCHD : Penn and Coleshill 9 11UCHE : Prestwood and Heath End 24 11UCHF : Ridgeway 30 11UCHH : Seer Green 11 11UCHG : St Mary's and Waterside 39 11UCHJ : Vale 22 Totals 377
# These figures are suppressed as value is 1 or 2. ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Bucks Business First / NOMIS April 2015]
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3. The data in the following tables was produced by the ONS. It is based on a snapshot of the Inter Departmental Business Register (IDBR) taken on 12 March 2013. The Register contains a combination of VAT and PAYE Income tax data from HM Revenues and Customs. This means that the total number of businesses in the tables below is not always the same.
TABLE A1.1 NUMBER OF LOCAL UNITS in VAT and/or PAYE BASED ENTERPRISES in 2013 by STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (UK SIC 2007) – BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP - CHILTERN DISTRICT
Broad Industry Group Number % of Number Number of Units Units of Units of Units 2013 2013 2012 2011 Agriculture, forestry & fishing 130 2.2 115 115 Production 220 3.8 215 210 Construction 620 10.7 620 610 Motor trades 130 2.2 130 135 Wholesale 245 4.2 255 265 Retail 485 8.4 485 475 Transport & storage (inc. postal) 100 1.7 115 115 Accommodation & food services 210 3.6 210 215 Information & communication 630 10.9 625 575 Finance & insurance 145 2.5 140 135 Property 205 3.5 200 190 Professional, scientific & technical 1,415 24.4 1,420 1,375 Business administration and support 405 7.0 430 425 services Public administration and defence 20 0.3 20 20 Education 135 2.3 135 140 Health 230 4.0 225 225 Arts, entertainment, recreation and 480 8.3 490 485 other services TOTAL 5,805 100 5,830 5,710
4. This an overall increase of 95 units since 2011 [+1.7%], but a decrease of 25 from 2012. The largest increases over the 2 years were in the ‘information & communication’ [+ 55 units / +9.6%] and ‘professional, scientific & technical’ [+ 40 units / +2.9%] sectors. The ‘Transport & Storage’ sector has shown a decrease of 15 people (-13%) in the two year period.
5. Other than ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ which saw an increase of 15 units [+11.5%] and ‘Transport & Storage’ and ‘Business administration and support services’ which each had decreases of 15 [15%] and 25 [6.2%] respectively from 2012 there has either been no change or only a marginal change (under 5%) in other sectors.
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TABLE A1.2 NUMBER OF LOCAL UNITS in VAT and/or PAYE BASED ENTERPRISES in 2013 - EMPLOYMENT SIZE BAND - CHILTERN DISTRICT
Employment Number % of Number Number of Number of Number of Unit size – of Units Units of Units Units Units Units 2011 2008 2003 by number 2013 2013 2012 of employees 0 – 4 4,620 79.6 4,645 4,650 4540 4360 5 – 9 615 10.6 635 600 565 460 10 – 19 320 5.5 295 305 320 205 20 – 49 170 2.9 170 160 180 110 50 – 99 45 0.8 45 50 50 30 100 – 249 30 0.5 35 30 35 15 250 – 499 5 0.1 5 5 5 500 – 999 0 - 0 0 0 15 1000+ 0 - 0 0 0 TOTAL 5,805 100 5,830 5,710 5,695 5,195
6. The most significant change since 2012/13 was the increase in number of units employing between 10 to 19 people, although there was an overall decrease in number of units (-25 / -0.43%).
TABLE B1.3 NUMBER OF VAT and/or PAYE BASED ENTERPRISES in 2013 by TURNOVER BAND SIZE - CHILTERN DISTRICT
Turnover size Number of % of Units Number of Units Number (£ thousands) Units 2013 2012 of Units 2013 2011 0 – 49 1,095 20.4 1,140 1,115 50 - 99 1,300 24.3 1,290 1,295 100 – 249 1,655 30.9 1,660 1,575 250 – 499 590 11.0 590 555 500 – 999 345 6.4 325 325 1,000 – 4,999 295 5.5 295 315 5,000 + 80 1.5 80 75 TOTAL 5,360 100 5,380 5,255
TABLE B1.4 UNITED KINGDOM - NUMBER OF VAT and/or PAYE BASED ENTERPRISES in 2013 by AGE OF BUSINESS - CHILTERN DISTRICT
Age of Number of % of Number of Number of Business Units units Units Units 2012 2013 2012 2011 Less than 2 815 15.2 825 740 years 2 – 3 years 705 13.2 655 690 4 – 9 years 1,455 27.1 1,530 1,465 10 or more years 2,385 44.5 2,370 2,360 TOTAL 5,360 100 5,380 5,255
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7. Table C.1 shows the number of businesses that were created and ceased during 2013 and the national ranking. Tables C.2 and C.3 shows Chiltern as having the highest rate of first year business survival in Buckinghamshire with, on average, 77% surviving in their first year since 2007. This is above the South East and national rate. These show also that nationally and locally business survival rate has steadily improved over 5 years.
Table C.1: Business births and deaths in 2013
Annual Change Business Births Business Deaths (%) Net
No. Rank* No. Rank* Births Deaths
United Kingdom 346,485 - 237,660 - 108,825 28.5 -6.0 Great Britain 341,630 - 232,540 - 109,090 28.6 -6.1 England and 320,090 - 217,630 - 102,460 28.9 -5.8 Wales England 308,770 - 209,465 - 99,305 28.7 -5.7 South East Region 50,895 - 36,665 - 14,230 23.4 -6.0 Buckinghamshire 3,570 - 2,650 - 920 24.2 -6.9 County Aylesbury 1,075 59 825 49 250 26.5 -9.3 Chiltern 750 100 515 107 235 32.7 -8.0 South Bucks 605 129 485 117 120 11.0 3.2 Wycombe 1,140 57 825 49 315 24.6 -8.8
Source: Business Demography, ONS, 2013
* Rank calculated against other Local Authorities in England
Table C.2: Firm survival to 2011 by year of formation
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 % Rank* % Rank % Rank % Rank % Rank Great Britain 91.2 - 86.7 - 73.9 - 58.2 - 52 - South East 91.1 - 87.9 4 75.7 3 61.4 2 55.1 2 Buckinghamshire 91.1 - 88.5 13 75.1 24 63.1 6 52 3 County Aylesbury Vale 92.9 72 90.6 40 77.4 95 63 96 58.8 33 Chiltern 92.0 146 89.1 109 78 68 68.9 7 57.8 47 South Bucks 90.8 215 85.5 320 65.5 375 58.1 249 58.2 38 Wycombe 89.1 257 88.2 182 77.3 101 62.7 105 56.4 85
Source: 2011 statistics taken from Business Demography, ONS, 2013
* Rank calculated against other Local Authorities in England
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Table C.3: Firm survival progression since 2007
1 year difference 5 year difference Average (2010 to 2011) (2007 to 2011) (2007 to 2011)
Great Britain 4.5 39.2 72.4 South East 3.2 36 74.24 Buckinghamshire County 3 39.1 74.0 Aylesbury Vale 2.3 34.1 76.5 Chiltern 2.9 34 77 South Bucks 5.3 32.6 71.6 Wycombe 0.9 32.7 74.7
8. Chart 1 compares new business formation rates over time between the Buckinghamshire districts. Chart 2 shows the number of business births and deaths each year in Chiltern since 2009.
Chart 1: Performance in new firm formation (Business Birth) rate since 2009
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Chart 2: Chiltern – Business Births and Deaths Annually since 2009
Buckinghamshire Employment Land Review 2006
9. During 2006/7 the Council, in partnership with the Bucks Economic Partnership, Buckinghamshire County Council, South Bucks District Council and Wycombe District Council, published the 2006 Buckinghamshire Employment Land Review (BELR), (Core Strategy Document CDN020).
10. The BELR built on previous work undertaken by Roger Tym & Partners in 2002, and provides an independent review of the current and likely future economic situation in Buckinghamshire. In Chiltern it also built on the work undertaken in the Large Employment Sites Study, by providing a strategic overview of all employment sites within the District and surrounding area.
11. The BELR provided background evidence to the Core Strategy for Chiltern District adopted in November 2011. It is available on the Council’s web site, 2006 BELR.
Emerging Delivery Development Plan Document
12. During the 2013/14 the Delivery Development Plan Document (Delivery DPD) was being prepared and was formally submitted by the Council for Examination in August 2014.
13. Update: Following the opeing and closing of the Examination in Public, the Delivery DPD was withdrawn by the Council on the 6th January 2015. As a result all associated documents and evidence and background documents were removed from publication, under Regulation 27 of the Town and Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
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Indicator ED9: Number and proportion of vacant employment premises in ‘large’ employment areas and selected employment sites in the Green Belt
Employment Area Vacancy Survey
14. As background to the Core Strategy that was emerging at that time, in November 2009 a survey of the largest employment areas in Chiltern and selected employment sites in the Green Belt identified in the BELR was carried out to ascertain the number and proportion of vacant premises.
15. The employment areas were those allocated by ‘saved’ Local Plan policies E2 and E3. These areas are located in the built-up areas of Chesham, Amersham, Little Chalfont and Chalfont St Peter as well as Prestwood, Holmer Green and Penn. They have a minimum area threshold of 0.25 hectares.
16. Updates of the original survey were carried out in September 2010 and October / November 2011. Headline results of the surveys were reported in the Annual Monitoring Reports covering those years. Details of these surveys are published on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2771/Employment-Site-Vacancy-Information.
17. However, as with previous years it has not been possible to undertake an update survey. It means that an updated ‘TABLE E2 – Survey of vacant units in ‘saved’ E2 & E3 local plan policy employment areas & selected Buckinghamshire Employment Land Review Green Belt sites’ is not included in this monitoring report.
Indicator ED10: Floor area of outstanding planning permission for Use Class B uses in ‘large’ employment areas and selected employment sites in the Green Belt
18. At 31st March 2014, a net total of 33,769 squares metres of new Use Class B (B1, B2 and B8) floor space had extant (outstanding) planning permission on land within ‘saved’ local plan policy E2 and E3 areas. This is a reduction of around 300 square metres from the 31/3/2013 net total.
19. The gross floor space total, which unlike the net figure does not take account of floor space lost to allow development to take place, was 37,943 square metres.
20. More details of this and other economic development are available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2298/Summary-of-Planning- Application-and-Completion-Statistics-relating-to-Economic-Development.
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Sustainable Development
Developing and Living Sustainably 1. It is universally acknowledged that measures need to be taken to protect our natural environment and resources, local communities and economic prosperity to avoid jeopardising the quality of life experienced by future generations. The Council recognises that small changes made at the local level will contribute towards the Government’s overall targets to create a more sustainable society. Five guiding principles underpin the Council’s approach to tackling the issue of sustainability in Chiltern District. Taken from the Government’s UK Sustainable Development Strategy, the first two principles represent goals for achievement through the remaining three actions.
Living within environmental limits; Ensuring a strong and healthy and just society; Promoting good governance; Achieving a sustainable economy; and Using sound science responsibly.
2. Chiltern District Council considers itself to be an environmentally sustainable organisation and one that is fully committed to mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change. It recognises the importance of leading by example and acting as a community leader. Further details are available on the sustainability pages of the Council website at: www.chiltern.gov.uk/sustainability
3. The Council’s Core Strategy addresses the issue of developing and living sustainably. The Final Sustainability Appraisal Report for the Core Strategy for Chiltern District was published in October 2010. Appendix 6 of the Appraisal Report contains the baseline data & indicators that are used in the Annual Monitoring Report to monitor the sustainability of policies in the Core Strategy. Further details are given below. In finding the Core Strategy ‘sound’, the Planning Inspector confirmed that a sustainability appraisal had been undertaken and was acceptable.
4. Both documents are available on the Council web site at, Core Strategy and Final Sustainability Appraisal Report October 2010 . The sustainability principles in the Core Strategy are continued in the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document (DDPD). The Sustainability Appraisal for that document is available at: www.chiltern.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3480&p=0.
5. The policies within the Core Strategy, notably Policy CS4 Ensuring That Development Is Sustainable were developed with the issues of sustainability in mind. Whilst acknowledging that Chiltern District is, in relative terms, a highly prosperous district boasting picturesque landscapes, there are still some important challenges to be faced if the District is to satisfy the five objectives. The task of ensuring long-term sustainability in plan making is aided by the requirement in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, for local authorities to conduct a Sustainability Appraisal of all Development Plan Documents within the Local Development Framework.
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-Sustainability Objectives and Indicators 6. The sustainability indicators in the Final Sustainability Appraisal Report of the Core Strategy1 are those formulated and agreed previously by a joint working party of officers from Buckinghamshire County Council and constituent Local Authorities in the county. In drafting the objectives the working party had regard to national, regional, county and local plans, programmes and strategies along with SEA guidance, the South East England Regional Assembly Integrated Regional Framework, strategic Council documents and the ‘Sustainable Community Strategy for the Chiltern District 2009-2026’.
7. A total of 18 sustainability objectives were identified. Within the objectives are 57 sustainability indicators that will allow over time the monitoring of progress towards meeting the objectives. The objectives and indicators comprise Appendix 6: Baseline Data & Indicators in the Final Sustainability Appraisal Report for the Core Strategy (October 2010).
Sustainability Objectives
Sustainability Objective 1: To provide existing and future residents with the opportunity to live in a decent home
Indicator SA1.1: The number of homes judged to be a Category 1 Hazard under the Health & Safety Rating System
8. The Health & Safety Rating System has replaced the Decent Home Standard as a measure of homes judged to be unfit in the private sector housing stock in Chiltern and that managed by the Paradigm Housing Group stock (the largest Registered Social Landlord in Chiltern).
Total number of homes judged to be a Category 1 Hazard under the 3,286 Health & Safety Rating System at 1/4/2014 *
Source: Chiltern District Council Housing Enabling data * Health & Safety Rating System - Chiltern District
9. The figure remains at 3,286 as it is taken from the last House Condition Survey undertaken in 2007/08, which has not been updated.
Indicator SA1.2: The number of housing completions, new planning permissions granted, commitments (outstanding planning permissions) and allocations
Total number of new dwellings BUILT during 2013/14 (net) 135 (2012/13 figure in brackets) (309)
Total number of new dwellings PERMITTED during 2013/14 (net) 178 (2012/13 figure in brackets) (100)
Total number of dwellings with OUTSTANDING PLANNING 812 PERMISSION (not started or under construction) at 31/3/2014 (net) (504) (31/3/2013 figure in brackets)
1 Appendix 6: Baseline Data & Indicators in the Final Sustainability Appraisal Report October 2010
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Dwelling potential on ALLOCATED STRATEGIC HOUSING SITES AND MAJOR DEVELOPED SITES IN THE GREEN BELT – 308 * in Adopted Core Strategy November 2011
* to avoid double counting this excludes the dwelling potential of the Holy Cross Convent / The Grange site in Chalfont St Peter which has outline planning permission for 198 dwellings2.
Source: Published Chiltern District Council Planning data 2013/14 – Housing Planning Permission and Completion Statistics (2013/14): www.chiltern.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5061&p=0 and Housing Land Supply Trajectory 2006 – 2019 (August 2014): www.chiltern.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5429&p=0
Indicator SA1.3: (i) Total housing stock (ii) number of empty dwellings (iii) number of dwellings empty for more than 6 months (iv) dwelling vacancy rate
31/3/14 31/3/13 31/3/12 31/3/11 31/3/10 31/3/09 31/3/08 31/3/07 31/3/06
Total dwelling stock 38,820 38,649 38,505 38,328 38,214 38,139 38,040 37,862 37,587
Total number of 1,388 1,051 971 721 878 952 981 986 1,183 empty dwellings*
Total number of dwellings that had 445 624 471 395 476 504 502 540 608 been empty for more than 6 months*
Dwelling vacancy 3.57% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9% 2.3% 2.5% 2.57% 2.6% 3.15% rate**
Source: * The annual LAHS statistical return (formerly the HSSA return) no longer requires an annual figure of the total number empty property figures or those empty for more than 6 months. Therefore the 2012/13 and 2013/14 figures have been provided by the Revenues division of Chiltern District Council. At 31st March 2014 empty properties were classified as uninhabited dwellings (either exempt from council tax or categorised under a discount class) and second homes.
Indicator SA1.4: House price/earnings affordability ratio – all dwellings
10. The table below sets out average house sale prices by type between 2004 and 2014. Data is supplied by the Land Registry. Household income data is taken from HMRC personal income tables and dates from 2011/12.
11. This data allows calculation of an ‘affordability ratio’ for all dwelling types. This gives an indication of the significant differences between income and house prices and the demand it causes for affordable housing in Chiltern.
2 The outline planning permission was subject to a legal challenge to the High Court at 31st March 2014
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Source: Land Registry Commercial Services - Crown Copyright Reserved. Data is subject to Crown Copyright Protection. (1) 1,606 sales – 2013/14; (2) 1,208 sales – 2012/13; (3) 1,307 sales – 2011/12; (4) 1,305 sales – 2010/11; (5) 1,589 sales – 2009/10; (6) 843 sales – 2008/09; (7) 1,765 sales – 2007/08; (8) 1,763 sales – 2006/07; (9) 1,677 sales – 2005/06; (10) 1,685 sales in 2004/05.
Notes: (11) HM Revenue & Customs Table 3.14 - income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority 2011/12: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/income-by-year.htm#1 . The HMRC ‘mean’ and ‘median’ household income data and calculated ‘affordability ratio’s for 2012/13 and 2013/14 use 2011/12 HMRC data – 2012/13 and 2013/14 data not available at date of publication. Previous years used 2007/08 and earlier data.
During the year the average sale price of all house types increased by just over £22,000 (5.64%). This means the overall average sale price is 8.57% higher than the pre-recession level of around £380,000. The average sale price of detached and terraced dwellings increased during the year by over £24,000 (3.41%) and just under £28,000 (9.66%) respectively. The largest average increase at just over £42,000 (11.94%) was semi-detached dwellings. Interestingly the average price of flats decreased by just under £6,000 (2.7%) and could be an indication of an increase in the number coming onto the market. Household income data became available from HMRC continues to relate to 2011/12. The affordability ratio is calculated using the ‘mean’ income. When applied to generally higher average sale prices, it shows a further increase in the overall affordability ratio (making these units less affordable) from 8.3 to 8.77 (£415,605 / £47,400). In relation to terraced dwellings the affordability ratio increased but decreased for flats.
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This means that the cheapest type of dwelling in Chiltern (flats) are on average more than 4.5 times the ‘mean’ household income, thereby continuing the difficulties for people wanting to get onto the housing market ‘ladder’. In practice this often means two wages earners in a household. This is one of the reasons for the significant increase in people renting, rather than buying property. If ‘median’ earnings (e.g. 1 wage earner in a household) are used the affordability ratio nearly doubles. Despite signs of recovery in the economy and the introduction of the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme, for many Chiltern residents’ the ability to buy into the housing market continues to be limited.
Indicator SA1.5: Amount of affordable housing delivered by all means
Cumulative Total 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2006 to 2014 Total number of ‘affordable’ dwellings 305 13 102 29 46 39 11 27 38 delivered annually (gross) Source: Chiltern District Performance Indicator CHI_SER 24 – 2006/7 to 2012/14
12. The figure of 13 affordable homes delivered in 2013/14 includes 7 existing private properties that were acquired by Paradigm and subsequently let as affordable housing.
Indicator SA1.6: Number of households on the housing register
Total number of households on housing No. register at: 31/3/2014 1,075
31/3/2013 1,101
31/3/2012 1,203
31/3/2011 1,981
31/3/2010 1,857
31/3/2009 1,023
31/3/2008 1,130
31/3/2007 1,207
31/3/2006 1,125
31/3/2005 967 Source: Chiltern District Council Housing Enabling data
13. There are over 5,000 Registered Provider (RP) properties in Chiltern District that are allocated via Bucks Home Choice, a choice based lettings scheme
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introduced in May 2009. Its introduction resulted in a significant increase in the number of households on the Housing Register. This is due to a combination of factors, including increased demand, the introduction of on- line registration and the inclusion of existing social housing tenants who are looking for a transfer (who would have been registered on a separate transfer list prior to 2009). This accounts for the significant increase between 31/3/09 (1,023) and 31/3/10 (1,857).
14. During 2011/12 the Council undertook a review of all of the applications registered with Bucks Home Choice and removed those of applications that were no longer actively seeking re-housing. This accounts for the significant decrease between 31/3/11 (1,981) and 31/3/12 (1,203).
15. The figure provided for 31/3/2014 (1,075) is an estimate as the Bucks Home Choice scheme was implementing a revised allocation policy during this period. The revised policy was formally introduced in May 2014. It has introduced a stricter qualification criteria for the scheme and this has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of applicants
Indicator SA1.7: Number of ‘key worker’ affordable homes provided
16. As the Government no longer defines ‘key workers’ or ‘key worker schemes, Indicator SA1.7: number of key worker affordable homes provided has been deleted.
Indicator SA1.8: Temporary accommodation / rough sleepers
2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07
Total number of persons in temporary 24 22 18 18 20 26 33 37 accommodation at 31st March 2014 Total number of rough sleepers at 12 (3) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 November (2014) Source: Chiltern District Council Housing Enabling data - CHI_SER NI 156
17. At the end of March 2014 there were only 2 more people in temporary accommodation than the previous March, still less pre-recession levels. Although national trends are showing an increased demand for homelessness assistance across the country, the Council’s homelessness prevention work keeps the number of households in temporary accommodation at around target levels.
18. The Council co-ordinates an annual estimate of the number of persons sleeping rough in Chiltern District. The most recent estimate was on 12th November 2014 and identified 3 potential rough sleepers, one less than the estimate of the previous year November 2013.
Sustainability Objective 2: The creation of safer places to live & work and to reduce anti-social behaviour
Indicator SA2.1: Reduction in the number of burglaries from dwellings and violent offences against people
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19. The Council has two performance indicators relating to crime. They relate to the reduction in burglaries from dwellings (SER BFD) and violent offences against people (SER V10). They replace National Indicator NI 16 – serious acquisitive crimes per 1,000 population used in previous Reports.
Domestic Number of most burglaries per serious violent 1,000 households crimes per 1,000 NI 16a (C) population - NI 15 (C)
2013/14 6.87 4.56*
2012/13 11.88 2.79*
2011/12 14.1 0.17
2010/11 15.68 0.19
2009/10 18.66 0.19
Source: Chiltern District Performance Indicators Note: * - Change in police recording more types of violent crime now included in this performance figure.
20. The number of domestic burglaries has reduced significantly since 2010. The number of violent crimes against people has increased. A change of police recording more types of violent crime has resulted in the number appearing to increase significantly in the same period. Despite this, Chiltern continues to be a safe place to live and work, with crime figures generally below the national average. The Council and Bucks Strategic Partnership want it to stay this way and continue to drive out crime. The Council’s Community Safety team continues to be proactive in partnership with the police in addressing crime and the fear of crime.
Indicator SA2.2: % of residents with a fear of crime
21. Up to date information is no longer collected for this indicator. Therefore the information below continues to be that published in 2005/6 as part of the Audit Commission’s Community Safety ‘Quality of Life’ indicators.
Chiltern National Mean Indicator 2005/06 2005/06 % % (1) % of people with a high level of worry about 9.22% 11.37% burglary (2) % of people with a high level of worry about car 10.28% 12.6% crime (3) % of people with a high level of worry about violent 13.78% 14.81% crime Source: Audit Commission Area Profile 2009 ‘Quality of Life’ Indicators: Community Safety: Thames Valley Police Authority area
(1) - Chiltern is in 2nd national quartile and improving (2) – Chiltern is in 2nd national quartile Indicator and improving (3) - Chiltern is in 3rd national quartile Indicator and improving
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Indicator SA2.3: Number of noise complaints received
2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 Total number of noise 311 300 403 357 355 377 362 419 complaints received Noise complaints about dogs 45 47 64 65 76 89 60 58 (included in total number) Source: Chiltern District Council Environmental Health data.
The total number of noise complaints increased slightly over that of the previous year, which was the lowest number for 7 years. The number of complaints about noise from dogs reduced slightly from the lowest for many years in the previous year.
Indicator SA2.4: Number of Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO) issued and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts entered into (ABC)
22. The responsibility for tackling antisocial behaviour depends on what the problem is. The Council mainly deals with statutory nuisance (e.g. noise), as defined by Acts of Parliament, and envirocrime (e.g. graffiti).
23. Antisocial behaviour is considered to be "Behaviour by an individual or group that results or is likely to result in:-
another party feeling personally threatened, a public nuisance, or a detrimental impact upon the environment, or a detrimental effect upon the quality of life of an individual or the community as a whole."
24. The Council deals with problems concerning nuisance and envirocrime but it may be referred to another agency such as the Thames Valley Police or a social landlord such as Paradigm Housing.
25. Data for this indicator is no longer collected by the Council.
Sustainability Objective 3: To improve accessibility to essential services & facilities to provide opportunities to obtain good access to high quality health, education, recreation & other community facilities & services
Indicator SA3.1: % and number of properties in each Accessibility Zone identified in the Council’s Accessibility, Parking Standards and Community Infrastructure Study
26. This indicator has been replaced by Housing Indicator H5 which relates to Core Strategy Policy CS4 – Ensuring that Development is Sustainable. This is reported on in the housing chapter of the main Monitoring Report.
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Sustainability Objective 4: Improve & maintain health & well-being of the population & reduce inequalities in health
Indicator SA4.1: The health of the population of the district
27. The Audit Commission Local Area ‘Quality of Life’ indicators are no longer updated. The latest summary of these indicators as at 2009 continue to be published by the Council on its web site at, www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2300/Quality-of-Life--Health-Indicators .
28. A ‘Health Profile – Chiltern 2013’ was published in September 2013 by the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) in conjunction with the Department of Health and NHS. It provides an indication of the health of people in Chiltern. It is designed to help local government and health services understand their community’s needs, so that they can work to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities. This document forms part of the evidence base for the emerging Delivery DPD, (document reference SD 10.2). It is available on the Council web site at, www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2300/Quality-of-Life--Health-Indicators
29. The 2013 health profile concludes that:
The health of people in Chiltern is generally better than the England average. Deprivation is lower than average, however 1,500 children live in poverty. Life expectancy for both men and women is higher than the England average. Life expectancy is 8.8 years lower for men and 6 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Chiltern than in the least deprived areas. Over the last 10 years, all cause mortality rates have fallen. The early death rate from heart disease and stroke have fallen and is better than the England average. In Year 6, 15.3% of children are classified as obese, better than average for England. Levels of teenage pregnancy, GCSE attainment, alcohol-specific hospital stays among those under 18, breast feeding and smoking during pregnancy are better than the England average. Estimated levels of adult ‘healthy eating’, smoking, physical activity and obesity are better than the England average. Rates of sexually transmitted disease, smoking related deaths and hospital stays for alcohol related harm are better than the England average.
Sustainability Objective 5: To encourage the use of sustainable methods of transport to reduce negative effects on the environment.
Indicator SA5.1: Different modes of travel
30. No detailed figures for this indicator are available for Chiltern District. The Buckinghamshire County Council’s, Local Transport Plan 3, 2011- 2016 (LTP3) came into force in April 2011. For more information about the LTP3 go to the Buckinghamshire County Council web site at, www.transportforbucks.net/Strategy/LTP3.aspx .
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Indicator SA5.2: % of children travelling to (a) primary school (b) secondary school by different modes of transport
31. No detailed figures for this indicator are available for Chiltern District. See Indicator SA5.1 above.
Indicator SA5.3: Passive diffusion tube data suggesting an exceedence of the UK Annual Mean Objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
32. Air quality in Chiltern is generally good. The main sources of air pollution are motor vehicles and, to a lesser extent, industry. The reliance on motor vehicles for transportation of goods and people has vastly increased the amount of exhaust gasses released into the atmosphere. Improved emission standards have had some effect in limiting the increase of air pollution; however, they have not managed to reverse it. This is particularly important as vehicular emissions are at ground level and have a more immediate impact on the local population.
33. Increasing demands for goods and energy have also had a detrimental effect on the quality of the air.
34. During 2013, Chiltern District had 28 air quality monitoring locations for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) using a diffusion tube. A new location was added during 2014. Of the 28, a total of 27 monitor air quality at roadside locations. One in Hervines Park, Amersham gives a background control level. The CLAIRE web site provides further details on monitoring and modelling of air pollution, http://bucksairquality.co.uk/
35. The 2013 data presented in the 2012/13 Monitoring Report did not cover the whole year. It has now been updated to reflect the full year’s results.
36. The Councils Air Quality Progress Report can be found at http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/airreview. This contains updated information on air quality action plan measures and initiatives undertaken by the Council and in partnership.
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Site Location 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ID 33.39 1 St Mary's Way Chesham 37.66 35.16 40.10 27.42 35.07
27.57 2 Rickmansworth Road Amersham 29.01 28.73 28.62 24.7 29.28
27.85 3 High Street Chalfont St Peter 31.05 29.40 30.56 20.88 27.39
33.3 4 The Pheasant Chalfont St Giles 40.73 34.45 34.93 27.63 32.99
42.11 5 Gore Hill Old Amersham 41.83 43.05 46.47 35.42 40.53
43.5 6 Police Station, Broad Street Chesham 44.68 42.25 43.72 38.26 42.71
flats above opticians Broad Street 41.63 7 46.71 44.97 46.75 34.37 43.56 Chesham Jolly SportsmanPublic House, 43.6 8 44.81 46.84 53.14 37.18 43.14 Berkhampstead Road Chesham opposite 170 Berkhampstead Road 39.42 9 45.18 42.51 44.84 35.38 40.82 Chesham 32.76 10 305 Berkhampstead Road Chesham 34.23 33.97 36.66 25.57 31.92
37.16 11 336 Berkhampstead Road Chesham 42.14 38.01 40.52 31.13 37.60
opposite 5 Nashleigh Hill (near Petrol 30.04 12 34.55 31.36 30.94 25.7 30.94 Station) Chesham opposite St Columba Church, 27.52 13 34.60 33.62 34.68 24.56 30.09 Berkhampstead Rd Chesham Chesham Road Ashley Green (by Speed 20.64 14 22.38 21.94 23.61 17.79 22.88 Camera) Chesham Road, by Bus stop/Church, 21.44 15 21.89 22.56 25.23 18.06 21.77 Ashley Green 21.69 16 Stony Lane Little Chalfont 22.24 21.68 23.36 16.63 24.73
28.1 17 Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont 33.33 33.90 33.61 26.94 33.07
14.82 18 Hervines Park, Amersham on the Hill 14.75 15.67 16.73 11.14 13.59
16.5 19 Broombarn Lane, Great Missenden 18.78 17.21 18.18 14.9 17.15
Chequers Public House, Wycombe Road, 21.7 20 22.96 22.83 25.31 20.12 20.44 Prestwood Old Amersham (near speed calming 24.11 21 29.43 27.60 30.47 21.97 27.88 measures) Amersham Hospital, Whielden Street 26.14 22 32.59 30.21 32.25 24.39 30.40 (next to fly over) 40.07 23 Bottom of Stanley Hill, Amersham 43.73 42.11 43.72 34.85 39.75
opposite no. 76 Station Road, 34.39 24 31.71 33.73 36.38 26.88 34.47 Amersham, Opposite Jolly Sportsman P.H., 29.16 25 32.35 30.12 33.04 22.94 29.21 Berkhampstead Road, Chesham 20.86 26 60 High Street, Great Missenden 33.49 26.57 30.26 18.08 19.19
Old public conveniences 320 27 n/a n/a 32.37 23.07 28.51 N/a Berkhampstead Road, Chesham Due 28 NEW – St Marys Way Chesham n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2014 (Units are in ugm3 – bias corrected) Source: Chiltern District Council, Strategic Environment, Health & Housing Division. Note: 2013 data (January to December).
2013 saw elevated readings across some of the Council network of diffusion tubes whiles others fell.
Although the background air pollution level measured in Hervines Park, Amersham on the Hill (Site ID 18) showed a reduction in levels between 2008 and 2011, it continues to slowly increase.
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Indicator SA5.4: Number of Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) designations
37. The results of the Council’s ‘review & assessment’ process and monitoring indicated that an Air Quality Management Area is still required along Berkhampstead Road and Broad Street (A416) in Chesham, although expansion is not currently required.
38. The Council retains its single Air Quality Management Designation as at 4th December 2013. The area covered by the designation is shown on the map below. It shows the targeted area where actions have been targeted in order to improve air quality. Actions such as enhanced parking enforcement, awareness days, provision of travel information and tree planting have taken place.
39. Details of the designation are available on the Council’s CLAIRE web site: www.bucksairquality.co.uk/
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Indicator SA5.5: Traffic flows for all vehicle types by million vehicle kilometres
40. Data published by the Department of Transport is only available for Buckinghamshire. Despite this the graph below provides an indication of trends in Chiltern between 1993 and 2011.
Estimated traffic volume for all motor vehicles: Buckinghamshire: 1993 to 2011
Estimated traffic volume for all motor vehicles by local authority: Buckinghamshire: 1993 - 2011 (kilometres) 6,500
6,000
5,500
5,000
4,500
4,000
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source: DfT National Road Traffic Survey June 2011 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications /roads/traffic/
41. Estimated flows for all vehicles types for the whole of Buckinghamshire has been declining since 2007, possibly as a result of the recession and higher fuel prices. This decline continued during 2011. But the 2011 figure of 6,002 million vehicle kilometres (mvk’s) is still more than double the national average.
42. This is a reflection of the high rate of car ownership in the County, particularly in Chiltern, which stood at 89.1% of households in 2011 and represents a 1% increase over the 2001 figure. Overall the 2011 Census recorded just over 60,000 cars or vans in Chiltern. This is 4,000 more than in 2001.
Sustainability Objective 6: To provide for sustainable levels of water use supply & sewerage and waste water management
Indicator SA6.1: Water leakage rate from mains & customer pipes by litres/property
43. The South East is the most densely populated part of Great Britain with the lowest levels of rainfall. New housing proposed in the South East Plan will therefore place greater pressure on water supplies. On average more water is used in the South East than anywhere else in the UK.
44. The Environment Agency is seeking to meet these pressures by ensuring, (i) that new dwellings are more water efficient in their design, (ii) better use is made of existing water supplies reducing water leakage in existing water supply systems and building new infrastructure to move water across the South East and water company boundaries to make better use of the water available, and, (iii) developing new sources of water - this includes the construction of desalination plants and reservoirs as well as effluent re-use.
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45. Targets are therefore set each year by the Environment Agency for water companies in England and Wales to reduce leakage. Veolia Central Water Group (VWG) (formerly Three Valleys Water) covers Chiltern District.
2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 Veolia Water 150 145 140 140 145 143.2 Central Source: OFWAT Service and Delivery Report – performance of the water companies in England and Wales 2009/10 - Supporting information - Water delivered component data - 2009-10 actuals table [page 47]
Indicator SA6.2: Amount of water used and available
46. Water is essential for natural life and for human use. We use it in our homes and gardens, in commerce and industry and in agriculture. It falls to the Environment Agency to secure the proper use of water resources in England and Wales.
47. Chiltern lies in the South East region which is one of the driest areas of the United Kingdom. It receives an average of 690mm rainfall per year compared with an annual national average of 897mm. The domestic and industrial water needs of its population along with environmental needs can put substantial pressure on this precious resource.
48. In some parts of the region public water supplies are at critical levels with demand close to exceeding supply. Even in the absence of more development in the South East, per capita water consumption in the region is increasing, and shows no signs of levelling off. Climate change is expected to lead to drier, warmer summers, increasing water demand.
49. Core Strategy Policy CS4: Ensuring That Development is Sustainable and accompanying Table 1: Sustainability Principles for Chiltern District address the issue of water usage in Chiltern.
50. Paragraph (h) of Table 1 encourages the, “use of water efficiency measures during construction projects and as part of new development to reduce consumption and ensure no detrimental impact on water quality”.
51. Water is abstracted under licences, granted on the basis of the reasonable needs of the public, industry and agriculture and availability of supplies. Nationally the amount abstracted has been generally rising since the mid- 1990s. In 2003, 80 per cent of water abstracted was for the public water supply and electricity supply industry.
Domestic water consumption 52. Household per capita consumption (PCC) is the amount of water used by each individual at home.
53. Chiltern District lies in the area covered by the Veolia Water Group. Between 2001 and 2009 the proportion of domestic properties with a water meter increased from 13% to 36%.
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54. Details of water consumption for metered and un-metered households, for Chiltern which lies in the Veolia Central Water Group area are published by OFWAT. On average metered households use less water than un-metered ones. Nationally in 2010 the average was 128 litres per person per day (l/head/d) for metered consumption and 155 l/head/d.
55. In the Veolia Central area the average in 2009/10 for metered consumption was 147 l/head/d. This was an increase of 5 litres over 2008/9. Average unmetered usage was 179 l/head/d, an increase of 4 litres from 2008/9. Therefore not only is consumption in Chiltern around 15% above the 3 national average, it increased during 2009/10 .
Sustainability Objective 7: To maintain & enhance biodiversity
See Biodiversity Technical Appendix to this Report
Sustainability Objective 8: To preserve & enhance the landscape character of Buckinghamshire & in particular, those areas of designated importance
Indicator SA8.1: Proportion of designated area covered by management plans
56. Over 70% of the District is within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which is a designated area of national importance.
57. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 introduced a statutory duty on local authorities and Conservation Boards to produce a management plan for an AONB. The plan contains policies and actions to conserve the natural beauty of the AONB and to help everyone enjoy it.
3 (Source: OFWAT Service and delivery – performance of the water companies in England and Wales 2009/10 - Supporting information - Company estimates of household consumption table (l/head/d) page 58)
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58. The Chilterns AONB Management Plan 2008 – 2013: A Framework for Action was produced by the Chilterns Conservation Board following a review of the 2002 – 2007 Plan and wide public consultation. It contains a comprehensive summary of the key issues facing the AONB and the management actions needed to conserve this special place.
59. The delivery of the Management Plan actions is not the responsibility of the Conservation Board alone. The involvement of a wide range of organisations is essential in achieving the Plan’s aims over the next five years and the key organisations are identified in the accompanying Delivery Plan.
60. The Chilterns Management Plan 2008 - 2013 covers a wide range of issues including nature conservation, land and water management, recreation and access, planning and development, the rural economy and transport. Details of the Chilterns AONB Management Plan 2008 – 2013 as well as other information about the AONB are available at, www.chilternsaonb.org/conservation-board/management-plan.html
61. In 2014 the Chilterns Conservation Board published a new Plan covering the period 2014 to 2019. Details of the new Plan are available from the above link.
100% of the designated Chilterns AONB is covered by this Management Plan.
Indicator SA8.2: Percentage and area of district in Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
62. At the end of 2013/14, 13,981 hectares (72%) of Chiltern District was within the Chilterns AONB. The extent is identified on the Adopted Chiltern District Policies Map at www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning-interactive .
There was no change to the extent of the AONB during the year.
Indicator SA8.3: Percentage and area of land in Chiltern District within Locally Important Landscape Areas & Areas of Attractive Landscape
63. Four hectares of Chiltern District adjoining the southern tip of the district boundary were designated as an Area of Attractive Landscape (part of Bulstrode Park, Gerrards Cross) by Buckinghamshire County Council and the relevant Structure Plan policy ‘saved’ by the Secretary of State under the Local Development Framework process. Following adoption of the Core Strategy this policy was deleted.
64. In September 2007 the Secretary of State for the Environment agreed with the Council that the nine Locally Important Landscape Areas in Chiltern (parts of Ashley Green, Little Chalfont, between Seer Green and Chalfont St Peter, Pednor Valley Chesham, fringes of Chesham Bois and Amersham on the Hill) originally designated under Adopted Local Plan Policy LSQ3 should ‘not be saved’ under the Local Development Framework process. The areas have been deleted from the Adopted Chiltern District Proposals Map.
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Indicator SA8.4: Area of designated public open space developed
Development took place on one area designated as public open space in 2013/14. This consisted of a 27m2 rear extension to the Village Hall in Ashley Green. No public open space was developed for housing.
Sustainability Objective 9: To conserve & where appropriate enhance the historic environment
Indicator SA9.1: Number of buildings of Grade I & II* at risk of decay
See Indicator HH2 in the Historic Heritage Technical Appendix
Indicator SA9.2: Number of scheduled ancient monuments & historic parks & gardens lost or damaged
See Indicator HH1 in the Historic Heritage Technical Appendix
Indicator SA9.3: % of Conservation Area reviews completed & number of new Conservation Areas designated
See Indicator HH5 in the Historic Heritage Technical Appendix
Indicator SA9.4: % of archaeological sites at risk
See Indicator HH6 in the Historic Heritage Technical Appendix
Sustainability Objective 10: To reduce contributions to climate change through, (a) sustainable building practices and (b) maximising the potential for renewable energy & energy conservation
Indicator SA10.1: Number of grants given for energy saving improvements
65. The Warm Front Scheme and the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme which provided grants and discounts for new boilers and insulation measures both ended in the 2012/13 financial year. These were replaced with the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation schemes. In April 2013, the Council joined a consortium of local authorities who formed a Community Interest Company to operate as a local Green Deal Provider. As the company became operational in summer 2014 there are no installations to report for 2013/14. The Council is not advised of other installations through the Green Deal and ECO.
66. The following table shows the number of energy saving grants and loans taken up during 2013/14 and since 2007/08.
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Number of Energy Saving Grants
Type of Grant 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 Fuel Supplier NA 28 182 268 169 210 183 Discounts Warm Front Grants NA 18 49 105 101 107 95
Local Authority 12 6 7 21 11 6 10 Grants and loans Source: Chiltern District Council Strategic Environment, Health & Housing Division
The total number of grants and discounts taken up in 2013/14 declined significantly due to the closure of two schemes.
Although increasing in number during the year, local authority grants and loans continue to be small in number because of limited funding available to the Council.
Indicator SA10.2: % of new buildings achieving either the SAP or BREEM rating for energy efficiency
67. As a result of the requirements of Approved Document L: Conservation of Fuel and Power of the Building Regulations, every new house and commercial building that was approved by either Chiltern District Council or an Approved Inspector that was built during 2013/14 either met or exceeded the SAP or BREEM energy efficiency ratings. Changes to Approved Document L came into effect in July 2014.
Code for Sustainable Homes 68. The Code was launched in 2006 and was introduced as a voluntary standard in England in 2007. It complements the system of Energy Performance Certificates for new homes introduced in 2008 under the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. In October 2010 the Building Regulations introduced Code Level 3 with compliance with the code becoming mandatory for new build dwellings in both the public and private sector. Level 4 Code thermal standards are set be part of the Building Regulations by 2013 and indicates the gradual improvement of thermal standards by this mechanism.
Indicator SA10.3: Amount of gas and electricity consumed
69. In previous Monitoring Reports, data was provided online by the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) and the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). These have been replaced by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). Below are data about domestic and commercial consumption of gas and electricity in Chiltern in recent years. At present local authority data is not available for the period 2013-14.
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Average Gas Average Gas consumption per consumption per non- Year Year domestic consumer (per domestic consumer (per meter) (kWh) meter) (kWh)
2005 24,914 2005 234,701
2006 24,058 2006 216,604
2007 23,673 2007 220,373
2008 23,014 2008 243,537
2009 21,277 2009 239,408
2010 21,050 2010 251,476
2011 19,865 2011 232,836
2012 19,900 2012 247,266
% change % change -20% +5% 2005 to 2012 2005 to 2012
Average Electricity consumption per Average Electricity Year consumption per non- domestic consumer (per Year meter) (kWh) domestic consumer (per meter) (kWh) 2005 5,667 2005 52,603 2006 5,577 2006 52,924 2007 5,533 2007 52,734 2008 5,242 2008 51,708 2009 5,205 2009 49,218 2010 5,255 2010 50,770 2011 5,175 2011 46,900 2012 5,122 2012 42,689 % change -10% % change 2005 to 2012 -19% 2005 to 2012 Source: GOV.UK web site - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sub-national-electricity-and- gas-consumption-statistics-analysis-tool-2005-to-2009 - local authority analysis tool
The average amount of gas consumed by domestic customers continues to decline with consumption dropping by 20% between 2005 and 2012. However, consumption by non-domestic customers increased significantly during the year and increased by 5% between 2005 and 2012.
The use of electricity by domestic customers continues to reduce year on year with a 10% reduction since 2005. Usage by non- domestic reduced significantly during the year with a 19% reduction since 2005.
Indicator SA10.4: Amount of energy generated from renewable sources & CHP
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834 photo voltaic (PV) installations have taken place in the Chiltern District as a result of the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2014. (Source Ofgem)
2 micro CHP installations have been registered with Ofgem between 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2014.
Data on solar thermal and other technologies is currently not readily available.
Source: SEE-Stats database (operated by TV Energy for the South East Sustainable Energy Partnership) and Chiltern District Council Health & Housing Division data
70. There is still a significant way to go before the Government target is achieved. Given that many PV installations can be built as “permitted development” the Council would not necessarily receive notification of this type of development. As a result the Council is currently unable to quantify the actual number and therefore overall capacity of renewable energy installations in the District.
Indicator SA10.5: Amount of CO2 emissions per year
71. Core Strategy Policy CS4 - Ensuring Development is Sustainable, seeks to reduce CO2 emissions arising from new development in Chiltern. Data for carbon dioxide emissions from local authority areas for 2012 are now available. This data is published by Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) and has been drawn from new National Statistics published, (previously national indicator NI 186) to exclude emissions sources over which local authorities have no influence (e.g. motorways and some EU ETS installations).
Emissions within the scope of influence of Local Authorities for 2005-12
Per capita - Per capita Industry LA Region - Per capita - Road Per capita - Year and Name Domestic Transport (t) Total (t) Commercial (t) (t)
Chiltern 2005 1.9 3.1 1.6 6.6 2006 1.9 3.1 1.6 6.6 2007 1.8 3.0 1.6 6.4 2008 1.7 2.9 1.5 6.1 2009 1.4 2.7 1.5 5.6 2010 1.5 2.9 1.4 5.9 2011 1.4 2.5 1.4 5.3 2012 1.4 2.8 1.4 5.6
Source: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-emissions-estimates Note: All data including previous years has been updated to reflect the latest DECC spreadsheet.
72. The 2012 figures show an overall increase over the 2011 figures, from 2005 to 2012 the pattern is one of a general reduction in per capita emissions. The industrial, commercial sectors have seen the greatest reduction while there has been little reduction in either domestic or transport emissions.
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Sustainability Objective 11: To minimise the risk of flooding in relation to both new & existing development
73. Core Strategy Policy CS4 – Ensuring that Development is Sustainable and related Table 1 – Sustainability Principles for Chiltern District set out how the Council expects all new development to have regard to sustainable principles. Paragraphs (j) and (h) of CS4 relate to the risk of flooding.
74. As background evidence to the Core Strategy, the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) was carried out jointly with South Bucks District and completed in January 2008. It is available on the Council website at www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2805/Flooding.
75. The SFRA was required by Government guidance in Planning Policy Statement 25 - Development and Flood Risk (2006) (PPS 25), which is continued in the National Planning Policy Framework 4. The 2013 Update SFRA includes a series of maps that define areas of flooding in Chiltern according to various levels of risk and the source of flooding.
76. The SFRA document is especially relevant to the Core Strategy because it provides the information on the sequential approach to finding new land for development required by PPS 25 and the associated sequential test. The Environment Agency were closely involved in the preparation of the SFRA and stated that it meets the requirements of PPS25 and is deemed to be a sound piece of evidence fit for use in the Local Development Framework.
77. Areas at risk from flooding are identified in the Area of Critical Drainage (ACD) in the 2013 SFRA. Critical Drainage Areas (CDA) are still relelvant and are referred to in Core Strategy Policy CS4 and paragraphs 8.8 and 8.9 of the Core Strategy.
78. ACD and CDA are shown on the following maps.
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This Map is Reproduced from Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. 100023578. 2015
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79. Information on flooding is the subject of continuing review, for example the Environment Agency flood map is reviewed on a quarterly basis and additional information on other sources of flooding have emerged as a result of the work following the Floods and Water Management Act. This established Lead Local Flood Authorities in England with local flood risk management responsibility. Arising from this in June 2012 the Environment Agency asked the Council to review its original Level 1 SFRA. The updated SFRA forms part of the background evidence to the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document (document ref SD 6.1 and SFRA maps ref SD 6.2).
Indicator SA11.1: Number of properties affected by fluvial flood events
80. It is important to recognise that the incidents listed below are events in which properties have been affected not only by flooding from local watercourses, but also from issues regarding rising groundwater, surcharging of the underground sewer system, blockage of culverts and gullies, and/or surface water runoff. As such many of the properties affected by flooding are situated outside of the delineated high probability flood zones.
81. Indeed, it is recognised that water levels within the River Misbourne and the River Chess are traditionally low during dry weather conditions, due largely to the chalk geology of their bedrock. However, their catchments respond relatively quickly to rainfall and the porous geology introduces a potential risk of groundwater flooding (as evidenced by the incidents reported below).
The published SFRA confirms that the Environment Agency reports that no river (fluvial) flooding from the River Chess have occurred and not from the River Misbourne since 2001 (Chalfont St Peter).
A number of localised flood events have taken place and these include Old Amersham, Chesham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and other villages. Details of events and responses are captured by the lead local flood authority.
Indicator SA11.2: Number of properties affected by surface water flooding
82. Because of their valley bottom locations, potentially the worst affected areas are The Vale / Broad Street / Berkhampstead Road / High Street & Pednormead End, Chesham; Church Street, Amersham Old Town; Church Street, Great Missenden and Gravel Hill / Lower Road / High Street, Chalfont St Peter.
83. Chiltern District Council is working in partnership with key stakeholders such as Bucks County Council, The Environment Agency, Thames Water, Veolia Water and developed a Chesham Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP). Options identified in the plan are now being implemented. For further details visit:http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/environment/flooding/strategic-flood- management/documents/
84. The Lead Local Flood Authority publishes Section 19 reports on flood events that meet the investigation criteria. These can be found below for Chiltern District:
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Chalfont St Giles http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/2983689/Chalfont-St-Giles.pdf Chalfont St Peter Jan-March 2014 http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/2842878/chalfont-st-peter-flooding-report.pdf Old Amersham Jan-Feb 2014 http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/2616182/141017-Old-Amersham-S19- report_FINAL2.pdf
Indicator SA11.3: Amount of new development in the floodplains of the Chess and Misbourne rivers
85. Local Planning Authorities have to consult the Environment Agency on most development proposals at risk from flooding. Planning Policy Statement 25 - Development and Flood Risk (PPS25) and its associated Practice Guide, set out Government policy and advice on the subject. This has been replaced by the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework. 5
86. The Environment Agency will object to developments that could be at risk of flooding themselves, or are likely to increase flood risk elsewhere. They also object where a more detailed assessment of flood risk needs to be carried out. However, initial objections can be overcome and may, therefore, be withdrawn if appropriate information is provided or developers change their schemes to address the concerns.
One major application submitted during 2013/14 was objected to by the Environment Agency (EA) on the grounds of flood risk, water quality and protection of the integrity of natural water/watercourse and buffer zone, conservation and ecological enhancement impact on wildlife. Where permission was granted the EA insisted that it was subject to measures to protect existing water courses and control the disposal of surface water. Also see Indicator E1 in the Environmental Quality section of the Main Report.
Indicator SA11.4: New development with sustainable drainage installed (SuDS)
87. Sustainable drainage is a new environmentally friendly way of dealing with surface water runoff which avoids the problems associated with conventional drainage practice. Conventional drainage exacerbates flooding, causes pollution and is generally more expensive to install and to maintain than Sustainable Drainage schemes. Sometimes referred to as Source Control and as Sustainable Urban Drainage (hence the acronym SuDS), it is a design approach which is equally applicable to rural and urban sites.
88. The Environment Agency advocates the use of SuDS because they do not contribute to flooding, they encourage wildlife and provide visually attractive, and educational, amenities in the form of wetland habitat which is increasingly under threat in the UK.
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89. PPS 25 - Development and Flood Risk emphasises the role of SuDS and introduces a general presumption that they will be used. Building Regulations on drainage and waste disposal for England have also been modified to introduce a surface water drainage hierarchy, with infiltration on site as the preferred disposal option, followed by discharge to watercourse and then connection to a sewer.
90. Paragraph (j) of Table 1 associated with Core Strategy Policy CS4 refers to the provision of SuDs in the Critical Drainage Areas.
91. However, at the present time it is not feasible to collect data on a regular basis for this indicator (see Indicator 11.3 above).
Sustainability Objective 12: Minimise waste & then re-use or recover it through recycling, composting or energy recovery
Indicator SA12.1: % of household waste recycled and sent to land fill
92. Planning Policy Statement 10 - Planning for Sustainable Waste Management (PPS10) requires that at least 25% of household waste by 2005 is recycled or composted. The proportion increases to 30% by 2010 and 33% by 2015.
93. The Core Strategy refers to the Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework (MWLDF) being prepared by Buckinghamshire County Council 6. The County Council are currently in the process of producing a replacement Minerals and Waste Local Plan to sit alongside the adopted Minerals and Waste Core Strategy, when adopted these documents will form the MWLDF. The MWLDF sets out spatial strategies and detailed land-use policies and proposals for the extraction of minerals and management of waste in the County.
94. In operational terms the four District Councils and the County Council work together in Partnership, and have an adopted Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy. In Buckinghamshire the collection of municipal waste is the responsibility of the district local authority. At a local level residents in Chiltern are recycling most of their waste and an individual’s carbon footprint is an accepted personal responsibility.
95. The table below shows the usage of waste in 2012/13 and since 2006/7.
Usage of Waste in Chiltern District: 2006/7 – 2013/14 Indicator 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/9 2007/8
(a) recycled (CHI_SER BV82a(i) 33.21% 28.08% 28.69% 30.6% 29.26% 30.71% 32.49% & (ii)) (tonnes) (10,554) (8,911) (9,275) (9,938) (9,356) (10,332) (10,964)
(b) composted (CHI_SER 20.04% 17.36% 18.74% 16.97% 17.1% 16.88% 15.68% BV82b(i) & (ii)) (tonnes) (6,368) (5,910) (6,132) (5,634) (5,647) (5,705) (5,353) (c) used to recover heat, power and other energy n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a sources
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Indicator 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/9 2007/8 n/a (d) land filled n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(e) not recycled n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (f) kilograms of household waste collected per head # 341.8kg 342.4kg 358.4kg 364.2kg 360.6kg 371.5kg 382kg (% change from previous year) (CHI_SER BV84a & b) (-0.4) (-4.46) (-2.08) (+0.99) (-2.95) (-2.18) (-2.11) (% difference)
(g) People satisfied with n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a household waste recycling
(h) People satisfied with n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a household waste collection
(i) Residual household waste per household (CHI_SER NI 383kg 442.5kg 447kg 457kg 459kg 461kg - 191)
(j) % of household waste sent for reuse, recycling & 53.3% 46.1% 47.18% 47.04% 46.29% 47.52% - composting (CHI_SER NI 192)
(k) % of municipal waste 66.61% 67.52% 66.51% 66.76% 64.09% - - land filled (CHI_SER NI 193)
(l) Cost of waste collection n/a n/a £78.50 £70.61 £72.91 £69.58 £62.06 per household (SER BV86)
Sources: Chiltern District Local Performance Indicators 2013/14
Indicator SA12.2: % of construction & demolition waste going to landfill
No data for Chiltern is available for this indicator from the Environment Agency. Chiltern District and Bucks County Councils do not run any active landfills so have no records of what how much 'construction and demolition' or 'hazardous waste' they receive. As the majority of construction and demolition waste would be disposed of by the company actually doing the construction, details are not recorded.
Indicator SA12.3: Amount of hazardous waste
No detailed data for Chiltern District is available for this indicator from the Environment Agency.
96. The County Council Waste section state that there is no hazardous waste landfill in Chiltern but there is some arising. Some of it is either fly-tipped or taken to the County Council run Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC), e.g. asbestos. Some of the hazardous waste received at HWRCs is recycled and does not go to landfill, e.g. gas cylinders, tyres, fridge / freezers, engine oil, batteries. Again figures are only available for household waste. HWRCs do not accept hazardous from trade except for fridges which are recycled.
Chiltern has yet to receive a hazardous substance consent application.
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Indicator SA12.4: Amount of secondary / recycled aggregates used compared with virgin aggregates
No data for Chiltern was available for this indicator from either the Environment Agency or Bucks County Council.
Sustainability Objective 13: To conserve soil resources & quality
Indicator SA13.1: Amount of grade 1 and 2 agricultural land lost to new development
97. Only a small proportion of agricultural land in the district is classified as Grade 2 (the Misbourne valley north of Great Missenden extending into the town and Orchard Leigh north east of Chesham). All the remaining agricultural land in Chiltern is Grade 3. All agricultural land in the district is within the Green Belt where there is a strong presumption against new development.
98. Local Plan Policy GB26 which sought to protect the ‘best’ agricultural land from development was ‘not saved’ beyond the end of September 2007. The national guidance in the deleted Planning Policy Statement 7 - Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (PPS7) is continued in the National Planning Policy Framework7. This encourages local planning authorities to use areas of poorer quality land in preference to that of higher quality8.
99. Core Strategy Policy CS4 (q) seeks to ensure the “efficient and sustainable use of soils including taking account of the presence of the best and most versatile agricultural land when siting new development.”
No development was permitted on undeveloped Grade 2 agricultural land during 2013/14.
Indicator SA13.2: Number of potentially contaminated sites
100. The Council has identified areas of potentially contaminated land and is gathering data on historical land uses. This data continues to show there are 1,200 potential sites in the District that require consideration under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act and/or the Planning Regime.
Indicator SA13.3: Number of planning applications with Land Quality Planning condition (contaminated land) and informatives imposed
101. The results of evaluating all planning applications against Council information on potentially contaminated sites that resulted in the imposition of Chiltern’s Land Quality Condition are shown in the table below.
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Number of planning applications that recommended inclusion of Land Quality Planning (Contaminated Land) Condition or Informative – 2006/7 to 2013/14
Number of Conditions and Year Informatives 2013/14 23 / 166 [189]
2012/13 29 / 163 [192]
2012/13 29 / 163 [192]
2011/12 32 /172 [204]
2010/11 29 /172 [201]
2009/10 25 /176 [201]
2008/09 35 /149 [185]
2007/08 39 / 101 [140]
2006/07 33 / 70 [103] Source: Chiltern District Council Strategic Environment Health & Housing Division
Both the number of conditions and informatives imposed remain generally constant against the previous years.
Sustainability Objective 14: To improve the efficiency of land use through the re-use of existing buildings & previously developed land
Indicator SA14.1: % of new homes built on previously developed land
102. Before it was replaced by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in March 2012, paragraph 41 of Planning Policy Statement 3 – Housing (PPS3) stated that the national annual target is that at least 60% of new housing should be provided on previously developed land (PDL), also known as brownfield land. The June 2010 revision of PPS3 deleted ‘private residential gardens’ from the category of PDL. The NPPF continues to exclude this type of land from the definition of PDL9.
103. As much of the new housing delivered in Chiltern is on residential garden land, this change means that the proportion of new housing delivered on PDL will decrease. Paragraph 111 of the NPPF encourages the effective use of land by re-using land that has been previously developed, provided that it is not of high environmental value. Local planning authorities may consider the case for setting a locally appropriate target for the use of brownfield land. Chiltern District has not set such a local target.
104. The table below gives details for 2013/14.
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New dwellings built on previously developed land * - 2013/14 Total built Total gross completions 217 Total gross completions on previously developed 186 land Total gross completions on land not defined as 31 previously developed
% built on previously developed land 86% Source: DCLG Housing Flow Reconciliation return 2013/14 - Chiltern District and published planning application completions statistics www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2241/Housing-Planning-Permission-and-Completion-Statistics * Annex 2: Glossary – National Planning Policy Framework
Indicator SA14.2: Density of new housing built
105. During the 2013/14 the average density of new housing delivered in Chiltern was 20.7 dwellings/hectare (dph); a slight reduction over the previous year (21.1).
Indicator SA14.3: Number of empty properties
106. See Indicator SA1.3 above
Sustainability Objective 15: To achieve a broad balance between housing, population & employment whilst encouraging economic growth and competitiveness
Indicator SA15.1: Number of business start-ups and closures
107. Many factors influence the pattern of business start-ups. Among the most important are economic growth (encouraging new ventures and creating demand for business and personal services), the level of industrial restructuring and contracting out, and the stock of people with management or small business experience.
108. For more details see Indicator ED6 and Table ED5 in the Main Monitoring Report. The tables below have been published by the ONS and provide data for Chiltern.
Indicator SA15.2: Out commuting levels
109. See Contextual Indicator, Chiltern Travel-to-work-Patterns 2001 in Employment Technical Appendix to this Report. Travel to work data from the 2011 Census of Population is not available at the time of publication of this Report.
Sustainability Objective 16: To encourage a diverse economy which is focused on higher value added, lower impact activities
Indicator SA16.1: Number and proportion of employees in knowledge based sectors
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110. The Buckinghamshire Employment Land Review 2006 (BELR), produced jointly by the County Council and the districts of Buckinghamshire, as well as updated 2011 Census data releases provide the data sources for the following employment-related indicators. The most up to date figures are taken from the 2011 Census (ONS/NOMIS).
111. Some of the activities in Professional services, especially research & development and computer industry activities, are regarded as high value added knowledge-based businesses. Traditionally the larger manufacturing and distribution firms in these types of activities tend to be located on large office parks, however advancements in communication technology (such as the availability for high speed communication technology to support e- businesses) means that footloose, high tech businesses can now operate from smaller premises.
112. The table below shows the proportion of knowledge based occupations taken from the 2011 Census.
Proportion of residents in ‘knowledge-based’ occupations at district, county, regional and national level
South Chiltern Bucks UK East
Proportion of knowledge 12% 12% 10% 8% based occupations
Source: Office for National Statistics / NOMIS (December 2014). * Occupations derived from: C26-30 (High Tech Manufacturing), J (Information and Communication) and M (Professional, scientific and technical activities)
113. The table shows Chiltern and Buckinghamshire have a higher proportion of ‘knowledge-based’ employment, than regional and national rates.
Indicator SA16.2: Diversity of economic sectors represented in the area
114. The most up to date figures for employment sectors are taken from the 2011 Census (ONS/NOMIS). The headline results of the 2011 Census, (Workday population - WD605EW) are set out in the table below. At 5,174 people the standard industrial classification (SIC) with the highest number and proportion of workers was Wholesale and retail (motor vehicles), making up 9.28% of the workforce. It is followed by Education (4,671), Health (4,491) and Professional, Scientific and Technical (3,889). In the BRES (2007) the highest number of people worked in Scientific and Technical.
115. For comparison purposes percentage figures have been provided for Bucks County, the South East Region and England. This shows that employment in Chiltern’s Educational, Health, Information and Communication and Professional services are above the county, regional and national rates.
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2011 Census Statistical Release - Industry (Workday population) (WD605EW)
Standard Industrial Chiltern District % for Comparison Classification Number South England % Bucks % (SIC) 2011 employed East % % A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 214 0.38 0.56 0.47 0.52 B Mining and quarrying 25 0.04 0.03 0.09 0.09 C Manufacturing 2,707 4.86 5.86 5.05 5.71 D Electricity, gas, steam and air 49 0.09 0.13 0.41 0.36 conditioning supply E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 181 0.32 0.62 0.49 0.45 activities F Construction 2,686 4.82 5.42 5.47 4.96 G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor 5,174 9.28 11.36 10.80 10.31 cycles H Transport and storage 960 1.72 2.54 3.26 3.23 I Accommodation and food service 1,571 2.82 3.37 3.52 3.60 activities J Information and communication 2,399 4.30 4.19 3.66 2.63 K Financial and insurance activities 1,096 1.97 1.90 2.46 2.84 L Real estate activities 588 1.06 1.01 0.92 0.95 M Professional, scientific and 3,889 6.98 5.70 4.67 4.33 technical activities N Administrative and support 1,818 3.26 3.40 3.45 3.18 service activities O Public administration and defence; compulsory social 758 1.36 3.27 3.79 3.81 security P Education 4,671 8.38 7.06 6.96 6.41 Q Human health and social work 4,491 8.06 7.35 7.99 8.04 activities R,S Arts, entertainment and 2,071 3.72 3.46 3.29 3.10 recreation; other service activities T Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods - and services - producing 122 0.22 0.14 0.11 0.08 activities of households for own use U Activities of extraterritorial * * 0.02 0.01 0.05 organisations and bodies Total 55,734 100 100 100 100 Source: Office for National Statistics / NOMIS (December 2014). * excluded to ensure confidentiality.
Indicator SA16.3: Image indices derived from consultations with businesses & local property specialists as part of the planning process
116. No data for Chiltern is available for this indicator for 2013/14. Data is still difficult to obtain and is not available from either Buckinghamshire Business First or Buckinghamshire County Council.
Sustainability Objective 17: To develop & maintain a skilled workforce to support long-term competitiveness of the District
Indicator SA17.1: % of population with and without qualifications
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117. The 2011 Census data release (Highest level of qualification by country of birth by age - DC5203EW) shows that Chiltern and the whole of Buckinghamshire have a highly qualified workforce. The proportion of people in Buckinghamshire with no qualifications is 5% lower than the level across England and Wales whereas in Chiltern is 6.6% lower.
118. At the upper end of the scale, a higher proportion of people in Buckinghamshire are qualified to qualification Level 4 (degree level or higher) than the comparator areas. Nearly 44% people in Chiltern have the highest level of qualification; Buckinghamshire also has a proportionally larger share of its residents to have attained the top level of education when compared to England and Wales.
Qualifications: percentage of resident population aged 16 to 64 Chiltern % for Comparison England and Level of Qualifications Bucks Count % Wales (%) (%) No Qualification 4,690 8.4 10 15 Level 1 6,671 12 14 15 Level 2 8,962 16 17 17 Apprenticeship 1,562 3 3 3 Level 3 7,097 13 14 14 Level 4 24,640 44 37 30
Other qualifications 2,089 4 5 5
Source: NOMIS / Census 2011. Highest level of qualification by country of birth by age (DC5203EW) (February 2014) No qualifications: No formal qualifications held Level 1: 1-4 GCSEs or equivalent, NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ, Basic/Essential Skills Level 2: 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C, intermediate GNVQ, NVQ 2 Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship Level 3: 2 or more A levels, 4 AS Levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ 3 Level 4: Degree and Higher Degree level qualifications or equivalent, NVQ 4-5 Other qualifications: Vocational/Work-related Qualifications includes foreign qualifications and some professional qualifications
Chiltern has the most highly qualified workforce in the county (44% at Level 4 or above), and is one of the reasons why professional, scientific & technical jobs are one of the most numerous in the district.
Sustainability Objective 18: To ensure high & stable levels of employment so everyone can benefit from the economic growth of the region
Indicator SA18.1: Proportion and number of people of working age who are unemployed
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Office for National Statistics Unemployment rates: January 2013 (change on year indicated in brackets)
Claimants seeking Rate Jobseeker Allowance (JSA01) 905 Chiltern - All 1.7% (-3) 2.1% 566 Chiltern - Males (-34) 1.2% 339 Chiltern - Females (+31) 621 South Bucks 1.5% (+12) 1,947 Aylesbury Vale 1.7% (-54) 2,535 Wycombe 2.3% (+36) 6,008 Buckinghamshire 1.9% (-9) South East (excl 131,877 2.4% London) (-8,146) 1,523,222 United Kingdom 3.7% (-45,627) Source: NOMIS (ONS) Official labour market statistics
The overall Chiltern unemployment rate continues to be less than half the national and regional rate. Rates of unemployment have dropped slightly in the past year.
Notified Job Centre Plus vacancies 2010 to 2012
Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Notified Notified to to Notified to Vacancies Vacancies Claimant Claimant Vacancies Claimant November April ratio ratio July 2011 ratio July 2012 2010 November April 2011 2012 2010 Chiltern 291 283 123 3.2 3.3 3.6
South Bucks 420 380 236 1.5 1.6 3.0
Aylesbury Vale 983 916 505 2.1 2.3 3.8
Wycombe 1,219 876 712 2.1 2.9 5.5
Buckinghamshire 2,913 2,455 1,576 2.1 3.3 3.6 South East (excl 50,509 44,638 28,871 2.7 3.1 4..0 London) Great Britain 389,889 370,714 202,103 3.9 3.9 5.1
After more than doubling between April 2010 and July 2011, the number of notified vacancies increased only slightly up to November 2012. The vacancy to claimant ratio remained the same and is the highest in the county.
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119. The following table shows the number of claimants in each ward in Chiltern between March 2007 and November 2012. The rate is also given for the most up to date figures. The figures are produced by Buckinghamshire Business First (BBF) and are based on the geographical area of the ‘new’ wards for Chiltern District as at 2009. BBF is voice of business to local and central government. With financial support from Buckinghamshire County Council and other investing members, BBF helps deliver economic development for the betterment of the whole of Buckinghamshire (http://www.bbf.uk.com).
Unemployment claimants by ward – Chiltern District: March 2008 to March 2015
District Wards March 2015 November March March March March (as at 2009) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Number Rate (%) Amersham 14 0.9 25 26 33 23 11 Common Amersham-on-the- 27 0.9 79 71 73 68 16 Hill Amersham Town 17 0.6 37 47 42 43 12 Asheridge Vale and 37 1.2 75 80 93 99 47 Lowndes Ashley Green, Latimer and 9 0.7 15 16 16 18 # Chenies Austenwood # # 4 5 7 14 4 Ballinger, South Heath and 6 0.5 18 9 13 17 8 Chartridge Central 6 0.2 19 38 37 41 14 Chalfont Common 5 0.2 15 20 30 19 5 Chalfont St Giles 13 0.3 30 47 50 48 15 Chesham Bois and 10 0.3 23 23 35 36 18 Weedon Hill Cholesbury, The 5 0.4 13 10 12 14 5 Lee and Bellingdon Gold Hill 11 0.9 19 25 31 39 14 Great Missenden 3 0.2 12 12 19 14 5 Hilltop and 20 0.7 65 50 66 65 27 Townsend Holmer Green 15 0.6 33 32 29 42 15 Little Chalfont 23 0.8 58 52 66 62 31 Little Missenden 8 0.6 14 12 20 18 5 Newtown 12 0.7 42 44 44 43 36 Penn and Coleshill 9 0.3 22 27 37 34 6 Prestwood and 24 0.6 52 51 68 76 21 Heath End Ridgeway 30 1.9 79 73 59 65 33 St Mary's and 39 1.2 30 92 72 97 64 Waterside Seer Green 11 0.8 20 11 22 15 5 Vale 22 1.6 60 59 55 43 29 Total 377 0.7 926 932 1,029 1,053 448 Source: Rates for wards in England and Wales from 2011 onwards are calculated using the mid-2010 resident population aged 16-64. ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Bucks Business First /NOMIS April 2015]. # = figure and proportion too small to allow disclosure.
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Between March 2012 and March 2015 there has been a significant reduction in the number of claimants and the claimant rate, which now averages 0.7%.
Despite the very low district-wide rate, there are still higher local proportions, most notably those wards in Chesham with the highest concentrations of social housing. But even these are significantly lower than in 2012. The following table shows those wards were the rate was above 1% in March 2015. The 2012 figures are shown in brackets.
Unemployment : number of claimants per ward – highest rates - Chiltern District: March 2015
District Wards (as at 2003) Number Rate (%)
Ridgeway 30 (79) 1.9 (5.1) Vale 22 (60) 1.6 (4.5) St Mary’s & Waterside 39 (97) 1.2 (3.4) Asheridge Vale and Lowndes 37 (75) 1.2 (2.6)
4 wards have an unemployment rate above 1%; all are in Chesham.
Indicator SA18.2: Number of people of working age out of work for up to and more than a year
Long term unemployment claimants January 2008 to January 2013
Source: Buckinghamshire Business First / NOMIS
There was a significant reduction in the number of males claiming unemployment benefit for up to year. The number of females remained constant.
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Chiltern and South Bucks Joint Strategic Partnership
1. The Chiltern Community Partnership was in existence for some years and was made up of representatives from the private, public, voluntary and community sectors. In April 2013, as part of the Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils' programme to develop shared services, the Chiltern Community Partnership agreed to merge with the South Bucks Partnership to form the joint Chiltern and South Bucks Strategic Partnership.
2. This Partnership has an important role in encouraging community leadership, working together to deliver new initiatives and effective and efficient delivery of local services. It provides a strong collective voice for the many organisations involved in delivering services for the people of Chiltern and South Bucks. By working together, we make the best use of time, effort and money.
3. The Council does not pretend that the plan is perfect and accepts it is not tackling every issue that has been raised.
4. For more details there is a dedicated page on the Council web site which can be reached from the following link: http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/chilternpartnership
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Biodiversity
1. All around us, in our woodlands and hedgerows, our fields and rivers, even in our gardens, countless varieties of birds, plants, insects and other animals live out their lives. This is biodiversity – the richness and endless variety of life on earth.
2. Councils have a duty to have regard to the purpose of conserving biodiversity in all their functions. Planning policies should maintain, enhance, restore or add to biodiversity and geological features. They should protect existing features. They should promote new green infrastructure in new development.
3. In Chiltern District, there are several levels of designation designed to protect biodiversity. There are nationally designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest, a Local Nature Reserve, Local Wildlife Sites, Biological Notification Sites, Local Geological Sites and many Ancient Woodlands. There are two chalk rivers; the Misbourne and the River Chess. Chalk Streams are a priority in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and are globally rare. These and the other chalk rivers within the Chilterns AONB are a characteristic feature of the landscape and provide an important habitat for some of the country’s most threatened species. Chalk rivers in Chiltern District are fed by ground water which is stored in a chalk aquifer.
Indicator BIO 1: Achievements of Buckinghamshire Biodiversity Action Plan
4. The Buckinghamshire Biodiversity Action Plan is about just that - taking action for biodiversity in Buckinghamshire. It identifies important habitats and species for which a wide range of local and national organisations, as well as individuals, will take practical steps to conserve. It sets measurable targets and identifies the organisations and individuals responsible for meeting them, to attempt to map out a brighter future for biodiversity in Buckinghamshire. The Action Plan has 8 generic objectives and 37 actions for the period covered by the Plan.
5. Further details are available on the Buckinghamshire Partnerships web site at, http://www.buckinghamshirepartnership.gov.uk/partnership/bmkbp/biodiversity_acti on_plan.page
Changes in areas of biodiversity importance 6. CLG guidance points out that those areas of biodiversity importance should be recognised in the local authority’s Development Plan for their intrinsic environmental value. This should take the form of an analysis of sites of international, national, regional and local significance.
7. Policies CS24 and CS32 of the Core Strategy relate to protecting and improving biodiversity and green infrastructure assets.
8. The Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Environmental Records Centre (BMERC) have again provided an update report for the Council that shows losses or additions to biodiversity habitat in the district. This, and previous reports are available on the Council web site at, www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2301/Biodiversity-in-Chiltern-District
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9. Details of latest BMERC report and a web link are set out in the ‘Environmental Quality’ chapter of the main Monitoring Report (paragraphs 12 to 25 and Table LS1 refer).
Indicator BIO 2: Rivers of good or fair chemical & biological water quality
River Quality 10. The information in this section is the same as originally published in the 2011/12 Monitoring Report.
11. The Environment Agency monitors river water quality using the General Quality Assessment scheme (GQA). This method assesses the chemical, biological and nutrient quality levels within the water body. Recently, a more comprehensive method of assessment has been introduced under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Under this directive the EA looks at rivers, lakes, estuaries and coasts, and the chemical and quantitative status of groundwater using around 30 different measurements grouped as either ‘ecological’ or ‘chemical’. Further information can be found on the Environment Agency website at, http://www.environment- agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/37811.aspx
12. Analysis was undertaken in 2008 by the Environment Agency on number of sections of river all over the country. The upper sections of the Misbourne and Chess Rivers have their source in Chiltern District and flow into the River Colne and ultimately the River Thames. They received the following quality ratings based on their chemistry and biology - A to F (very good to bad) and nitrates and phosphates - 1 to 6 (very low levels to very high levels)
River Misbourne (Gerrards Cross from Sewage Treatment Works to Denham) Chemistry Biology Nitrates Phosphates C A 6 6
13. The River Misbourne receives a moderate rating in terms of chemistry and experiences very high levels of nitrates and phosphates. However this does not seem to have had a negative effect on the biodiversity of this stretch of river with a very good rating for biology which suggests high levels of nutrients may be occurring naturally.
River Chess (Chenies Relief to Loudwater) Chemistry Biology Nitrates Phosphates A A 4 5
14. The sampled stretch of the River Chess demonstrates a very good rating in terms of chemistry and biology, although the levels of nitrates and phosphates are relatively high. Again this may suggest that the occurrence of nitrates and phosphates in this river is a natural phenomenon.
15. According to the draft Thames Basin Management Plan there are a number of activities that affect the quality of water courses in the Thames region:
Flood defences – for example with artificial river embankments
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Housing growth - leading to pressures on water quality and water resources Sewage systems – leaks and overflows Industrial waste - containing organic matter Open space management - using fertilisers and pesticides River maintenance and dredging - releasing pollutants from contaminated sediment Surface run-off - from roads, driveways, car parks and contaminated land.
According to the WFD, the water quality of both the Misbourne and Chess rivers continue to be are “at risk” because of their, “low altitude, small catchment areas and calcareous (chalk) geology”.
Indicator BIO 3: Number of incidents of major & significant water pollution occurring in a particular year in each of the District
There were no reported significant water pollution incidents in Chiltern in 2013/14.
Indicator BIO 4: Quality & quantity of groundwater
16. The information in this section is the same as originally published in the 2011/12 Monitoring Report.
17. Groundwater is an important natural resource. It acts as a reservoir from which good quality water can be abstracted for drinking and for use in industry and agriculture. It is also valuable in maintaining wetlands and river flows, acting as a buffer through dry periods.
18. Groundwater moves slowly through the ground and so the impact of human activities may last for a relatively long time. It may be difficult to clean up, even once the source of pollution has been removed, so we need to focus on preventing pollution in the first place. Groundwater provides base flow for surface water systems and so its quality may affect the quality of those surface waters.
19. In other words, the effects of human activity on groundwater quality may impact on the quality of associated aquatic ecosystems and directly dependent terrestrial ecosystems. Groundwater is much more widely present than surface water, so it is even more difficult to prevent pollution, and to monitor and restore water quality.
As with the quality of river water in Chiltern, the Environment Agency considers that according to the Water Framework Directive, groundwater associated with the chalk aquifer found in the Chiltern Hills and which includes the whole of the District, is “at risk”.
The Environment Agency web site confirms that the Agency did not object to any planning applications on the grounds of adverse effect on ground water quality.
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Indicator BIO 5: Area of ancient woodland
20. The information in this section is the same as originally published in the 2011/12 Monitoring Report.
21. Ancient woodlands in Britain are those which have been continuously wooded for a minimum of three to four hundred years, (although not necessarily with the same type of tree cover). They are frequently very diverse and will often also contain rare or unusual species. They may also have historical and archaeological significance, because of the low level of physical disturbance.
22. English Nature describes ancient woodland as,
“……woodland growing on a wide range of soil conditions, from very acidic to base-rich, and includes most semi-natural woodland in southern and eastern England, and in parts of lowland Wales and Scotland. Most woods of this type were traditionally coppiced, particularly those on moderately acid to base-rich soils. Quercus robur is generally the commoner oak (although Quercus petraea may be abundant locally), and may occur with virtually all combinations of other locally native tree species, such as field maple, elm, lime, ash and hornbeam. Most sites are relatively small and have well-defined boundaries”.
23. A multi-agency project in the Chiltern Hills updated and extended below 2 hectares the inventory of ancient woodlands. This reported in 2012 that 1,953 hectares of woodland in Chiltern had been identified as “ancient”. Details of the study are available on the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Board web site, http://www.chilternsaonb.org/about-chilterns/woodlands/ancient-woodland.html.
24. The study identifies 350 separate woodland parcels, which together, comprise 10% of the total area of the district. Details of each parcel are given in the study document.
25. On the English Nature, ‘Nature on Map’ web site, (http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/), the MAGIC geographic database gives the location of each ancient wood in Chiltern on an Ordnance Survey base map. and will increase the area of such woodlands.
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2012
2014
Indicator BIO 6: Area under agreement under Environmentally Sensitive Area & Countryside Stewardship agri-environment schemes
26. The information in this section is the same as originally published in the 2011/12 Monitoring Report.
27. The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) schemes operated by the Department for Farming & Rural Affairs (Defra) aim to maintain and often to enhance the conservation, landscape and historical value of the key environmental features of an area, and, where possible, improve public access to these areas.
28. Using Defra data there are no Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Chiltern.
29. With the introduction of ESAs, no new Countryside Stewardship Schemes (CSS) have been designated. There are no Countryside Stewardship Schemes in Chiltern.
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Shopping
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
o Main shopping centres: Chesham, Amersham on the Hill, Chalfont St Peter o Position of Main shopping centres in County Shopping Hierarchy: 2nd tier District Centres (Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003) o District shopping centres: Amersham Old Town, Great Missenden, Little Chalfont, Chalfont St Giles, Prestwood, Holmer Green o Total gross retail floor area in main shopping centres: 67,417 square metres o Total gross retail floor area in district shopping centres: 32,619 square metres o Number of retail units in main shopping centres: 392 o Car parking spaces in main shopping centres: 986 o Car parking spaces in district shopping centres and Tesco (Amersham Old Town): 1,002
Number of Number of Gross floor public off- public off-street District Shopping Number of area 1997 street parking parking spaces Centres units – square spaces in on edge of metres shopping centre shopping centre 464 Chesham 159 31,607 (includes 260 at 426 Sainsbury) 255 (1) Amersham on the (includes 20 at 143 24,002 840 Hill rear of M&S Simply Food) 237 Chalfont St Peter 90 11,808 (includes 72 at - Budgens) Total 392 67,417 986 1,258
Local Shopping Number of Number of Gross floor Centres public off- public off- street Number of area 1997 street parking parking spaces units – square spaces in on edge of metres shopping centre shopping centre Amersham Old Not known 7,239 171 - Town Tesco (Amersham 1 7,676 540 - Old Town) Great Missenden 90 Not known 6,490 (includes 15 at - Co-op) Little Chalfont Not known 4,753 50 - Chalfont St Giles Not known 3,627 94 -
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Number of Number of Gross floor public off- public off- street District Shopping Number of area 1997 street parking parking spaces Centres units – square spaces in on edge of metres shopping centre shopping centre Prestwood Not known 1,872 47 - Holmer Green Not known 962 10 - Total Not known 32,619 1,002
Sources : Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003; Chiltern District Council off-street parking data and planning application data
Convenience Retail Expenditure Per Capita (2000 prices) Growth Growth Growth Expenditure 2001 2002 2007 2011 2016 2001- 2001- 2001- per capita 2007 2011 2016 Chiltern £1,577 £1,601 £1,731 £1,842 £1,992 10% 17% 26% Source : Annex A – Table 2A - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003
Comparison Retail Expenditure Per Capita (2000 prices) Growth Growth Growth Expenditure 2001 2002 2007 2011 2016 2001- 2001- 2001- per capita 2007 2011 2016 Chiltern £2,202 £2,273 £2,663 £3,023 £3,542 21% 37% 61% Source : Annex A – Table 3A - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003
Total Convenience Business Expenditure (£million) Growth Growth Growth Expenditure 2001 2002 2007 2011 2016 2001- 2001- 2001- per capita 2007 2011 2016 Chiltern £140.7 £142.6 £153.3 £162.0 £173.9 8.8% 15.1% 23.6% Source : Annex A – Table 4A - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003
Total Comparison Business Expenditure (£million) Growth Growth Growth Expenditure 2001 2002 2007 2011 2016 2001- 2001- 2001- per capita 2007 2011 2016 Chiltern £196.5 £202.5 £235.6 £265.9 £309.3 19.9% 35.3% 57.4% Source : Annex A – Table 5A - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003
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Large Food Stores (over 300 square metres net) Floorspace Number of Date Town Operator Location (sq.m. parking opened net) spaces Tesco Out of Centre 3,385 1990 540 M&S Simply Town Centre 520 1982 25 Food Amersham Iceland Town Centre 420 1980 6 Waitrose Town Centre 970 Dec 0 2010 Town Centre Sainsbury 2,601 1999 249 Chesham Edge of Town Waitrose 1,520 1989 357 Centre Chalfont St Peter Budgens Town Centre 859 1981 72
Great Missenden Co-op Town Centre 470 nk 15 Source : Annex B – Table 1C - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003
Retail Warehouses Town Operator Location Easts Builders Edge of Town Amersham Merchants Centre Out of Town Amersham Jewson Centre Motor Parts Out of Town Chesham Direct Centre Out of Town Chesham Howdens Centre Chesham Colour Out of Town Chesham Supplies Centre Edge of Town Chesham Topps Tiles Centre Edge of Town Chesham Wickes D-I-Y Centre Great Missenden Jewson Out of Town Original source : Annex B – Table 2C - Buckinghamshire County Council – Structure Plan Review – Retail Policy, January 2003 & CDC planning permission records
Background
CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL & SOUTH BUCKS DISTRICT COUNCIL - JOINT RETAIL/TOWN CENTRE STUDY 1. In 2007 Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council commissioned a joint town centre, retail and leisure study. This included an assessment of the main district centres, namely Amersham on the Hill, Beaconsfield, Chalfont St Peter, Chesham (and Gerrards Cross). The study assessed the future need for additional retail, commercial leisure facilities and other town centre uses. Set out below in paragraphs 16.4 to 16.19 are the main findings of the study. This report was prepared before the current economic downturn.
2. The retail element of 2007 Study was being updated during the autumn of 2009. Its findings were reported in the 2009/10 Annual Monitoring Report and are repeated again in this Report.
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3. The key findings of the household survey in relation to Chiltern were that large food stores are the primary destinations for main food shopping and the preferred destination for these shopping trips tends to be stores relatively close to the respondents’ homes. Residents do not tend to travel significant distances for main food shopping (more than 10 minutes drive time). Tesco at Amersham Old Town is the most popular destinations for main food shopping.
4. Over 70% of respondents indicated that they undertook small scale shopping or top-up shopping trips in addition to their main food shopping trips. The location for top-up shopping trips varied between local shops and large supermarkets.
5. The survey results indicate that the study area includes parts of the primary shopping areas of four major centres located just outside the study area boundary, i.e. Slough, High Wycombe, Uxbridge and Watford. Within Chiltern the main non-food shopping destinations are Amersham and Chesham. Residents within the study area have an extensive choice of shopping destinations, and not all of each household’s non-food expenditure will be spent at one destination.
6. A high proportion of respondents travel by car for both food and non-food shopping, and a relatively low proportion use the bus or walk. This reflects the rural nature of parts of the study area and high levels of affluence and car ownership. Many residents would shop more often at their nearest district centre if improvements were made, in particular to car parking provision and the choice of shops. However, improvements within these centres are unlikely to significantly extend each district centre’s primary catchment area.
7. Overall the survey results indicate that Chiltern is not self-contained in terms of comparison non-food shopping facilities. Major centres surrounding the District attract a significant proportion of shopping trips. The District is more self-contained in terms of food and grocery shopping, with a relatively high level of expenditure retention based on our experience.
8. An assessment of available expenditure and existing shopping patterns suggest that convenience goods sales floor space within Chiltern is collectively trading about 19% above the expected levels, £22.40 million above average, and the largest food stores (Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose) appear to be over-trading.
9. In qualitative terms, the District has a good selection of large food stores, supported by a range of smaller supermarkets and convenience stores. If the Tesco store in Gerrards Cross (South Bucks District) is implemented then there are no obvious areas of deficiency in main and bulk food shopping provision in either District.
Comparison Retailing (Non-Food Durable Goods) 10. An assessment of available expenditure and existing shopping patterns suggest that a significant amount of comparison goods expenditure in the study area is spent at shopping centres outside the District, and residents’ have a significant choice of shopping destinations e.g. High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead, Slough, Uxbridge and Watford are the main comparison shopping destinations in the sub-region.
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11. Overall comparison retail sales floor space within the District appears to be trading healthily, which is consistent with a relatively low shop vacancy rate within most of the main centres.
12. In qualitative terms all residents in the District have an excellent choice of comparison shopping destinations. The large shopping centres in towns surrounding the District have an excellent provision of national chain stores. In terms of national comparison multiples, town centres within Chiltern are unlikely to compete with these much larger centres. However, the shopping centres in Chiltern have a local distinctiveness, e.g. Old Amersham has a range of high quality independent specialists. High Street comparison shops within Chiltern are generally characterised by a limited number of multiple retailers selling lower order comparison goods e.g. card shops, chemists, children’s clothes and small household goods, and independent specialists selling a wide range of goods including clothing, furniture, antiques etc.
13. The gap analysis of the main District centres indicates there is scope to improve comparison shopping in all the centres. However, the availability of premises is restricted in all centres, and the development of new shop premises will be required to improve comparison shopping provision in these centres. New development should reflect the local distinctiveness and current role of the centre, in order to ensure the centre continues to complement rather than attempting to compete with larger centres.
14. Based on our analysis the priorities for the main centres is as follows:
Amersham on the Hill and Chesham – a mix of unit sizes to attract both chain stores and small independent shops and services; Chalfont St Peter and Amersham Old Town - predominantly small to medium sized units (200 sq gross or below) suitable for small independent shops and services.
15. There are currently 7 retail warehouses in the District, located in Amersham on the Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter. Of these 3 are builders merchants. The provision of retail warehouse stores is therefore poor, due no doubt to planning policies and the good provision that exists in neighbouring larger towns. The latter may restrict the viability of larger retail warehouse units within Chiltern.
The Hierarchy and Role of Centres
16. The boundaries of town and district shopping centres are identified on the Adopted Local Plan Proposals Map along with primary shopping frontages. Associated with these areas are policies that seek to maintain the vitality and viability of the centres. These identified areas are considered to fall within the definition of a town centre in the National Planning Policy Framework1. They comprise Amersham on the Hill, Chesham, Chalfont St Peter (main centres) and Amersham Old Town, Chalfont St Giles, Little Chalfont, Great Missenden, Prestwood and Holmer Green (district centres).
17. In the main shopping centres of Amersham-on-the-Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter, Core Strategy Policy CS18 promotes the development
1 Paragraph 23 National Planning Policy Framework
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of new retail, leisure, entertainment, arts, cultural facilities and tourist attractions providing they:
enhance or maintain the range and quality of local facilities, add to the vitality and viability of the area, are in keeping with the scale and character of the surrounding buildings and the locality, contribute to the maintenance of a safe environment, retain any existing ground floor retail floor space and retail frontage and do not involve any net loss of residential accommodation.
18. Residential use of upper floors of buildings will be supported and encouraged. Under Core Strategy Policy CS16, changes of use of an employment use to residential use will be acceptable on the upper floors of properties in the three shopping centres.
19. Taking into account the guidance in the NPPF, the emerging Delivery Development Plan Document has looked at the boundaries of the main town and district centre boundaries as well as potential development opportunities within them. It has also looked at identifying primary and secondary shopping frontages within the centres.
Amersham on the Hill 20. Amersham on the Hill is considered to be a healthy, vital and viable District centre. It continues to have a low vacancy rate despite the economic downturn and provides a fairly typical mix of retail and services for a centre of its size. In terms of local distinctiveness, Amersham on the Hill’s environmental quality and shopping experience offer nothing particularly unique although the addition of M&S Simply Food and recent opening of a Waitrose store have improved choice for shoppers albeit at the expense of other well known stores. Environmental improvements and landscaping at the north end of the centre (north east end of Sycamore Road and Woodside Road) have helped improve its appearance. The weekly street market in Amersham on the Hill is under new management and now has a wider of variety of stalls. There is a small market in the Market Hall in Amersham Old Town.
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Chalfont St Peter 21. Chalfont St Peter is also considered to be a healthy, vital and viable District centre. It is a small centre with a more limited range and choice of shops and services than other District centres in Chiltern. However, the centre’s village ambience and provision of many small independent and specialist traders’ differentiate it from other centres, and this is the centre’s key strength. The strategy for the centre recognises this and seeks to maintain and enhance the character of the centre. The introduction of more chain stores could change the character of the centre. The attraction of more independent traders to increase the range and choice of shops and services should be encouraged through small scale development.
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Chesham 22. Chesham is the largest centre in Chiltern District and provides a good range of shops and services for a town with a population of just over
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20,000. Being in a conservation area, the centre is attractive with a well maintained streetscape, period buildings and yards as well as an extensive pedestrian dominated area. There features add to Chesham’s local distinctiveness and enhance its appeal, along with the quality of the shopping environment and many independent specialist shops. Overall, and despite the economic downturn, Chesham is considered to be a viable centre. Like Amersham on the Hill there is a street market twice a week and a monthly farmers’ market that are under new management.
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Indicator S1: Total new shopping floor space permitted
Table S1: Total new shopping floor space permitted during 2013/14 in town and district shopping centres - gross square metres (sqm)
Number of permissions granted for new retail 2 development (Use Class A1) Floor space permitted for A1 retail 350 development (net in brackets)
23. Proposals for new shopping development in the shopping centres continue to be very small in scale.
Indicator S2: Loss of A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses to other uses in principal shopping frontages in main and district shopping centres
24. In Chalfont St Giles, Chesham and Great Missenden, three permissions involved the loss of 248 square metres of A1 retail floor space to be replaced by residential and café uses. Further details about new permissions (and completions) in town and district centres are available here on the Council web site.
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Table S2: Loss of A1 and gains of A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses in principal shopping frontages (1) in main and district shopping centres: 2013/14 (gross square metres – sqm)
Number of permissions granted for change of use involving 3 net loss of A1 retail floor space Amount of A1 retail floor space lost (sqm) -248
Number of permissions granted for change of use involving 1 gain of A2 financial & professional services floor space Amount of A2 financial & professional services floor space +68 gained (sqm)
Number of permissions granted for change of use involving 1 loss of Use Classes A3/A4/A5 catering floor space Amount of Use Classes A3/A4/A5 catering floor space lost -130 (sqm) (1) includes the whole of Amersham on the Hill shopping area which has no principal shopping frontage policy identified in the adopted Local Plan
Indicator S3: Proportion of retail and non-retail ground floor frontages within the shopping areas of Amersham on the Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter
Indicator S4: Number and proportion of vacant ground floor premises in shopping areas of Amersham on the Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter
25. These indicators give information about the relative proportions of retail and non-retail in the 3 main shopping centres in Chiltern and the number of vacant premises. Over time, this information has helped to give an indication of the ‘health and vitality’ of these centres.
26. Towards the end of 2012, a Retail and Town Centre Study Update and Impact Assessment was carried out by Peter Brett & Associates in connection with the Council’s emerging Delivery Development Plan Document. It includes a survey of the number and use of retail and non- retail uses as well as the number of vacancies. The results set out below in Table S3 relate to the whole shopping area rather than just the principal shopping frontage as in previous Annual Monitoring Report’s.
27. In December 2013 an in-house survey of the primary and secondary frontages of the 3 shopping areas was undertaken to record (i) the number of occupied and vacant retail and non-retail uses and (ii) vacant offices on upper floors. The results are shown in Table S4 below.
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Table S3: Use of ground floor units in main shopping areas – Peter Brett survey - December 2012
Whole Shopping Area – use of ground floor units (1) Non- retail Retail Shopping Centre (includes Vacant (Use Class Total Use units (1) A1) Classes A2-A5) no. % no. % no. % no. Amersham on the 99 66 40 26 12 8 151 Hill Chesham 102 66 38 25 14 9 154
Chalfont St Peter 57 70 20 24 5 6 82
Total 258 65 108 27 31 8 397 Source: Experian GOAD 2012 & Peter Brett & Associates Retail and Town Centre Study update and Impact Assessment – Chiltern District - 2013 (1) Where vacant last known use recorded
Table S4: Use of ground floor units in primary and secondary frontages of main shopping areas – Chiltern District Council survey - December 2013
Whole Shopping Area – use of ground floor units Non- retail Retail Shopping Centre (includes Vacant (Use Class Total Use units (1) A1) Classes A2-A5) no. % no. % no. % no.
Amersham on the 86 67 33 26 9 7 128 Hill (2)
Chesham - Primary 69 24 13 Secondary 13 10 2
Total 82 63 34 26 15 11 131
Chalfont St Peter - Primary 44 10 4 Secondary 12 13 5
Total 56 64 23 26 9 10 88
Total 224 66 90 27 24 7 338 (1) Where vacant last known use recorded (2) includes the whole of Amersham on the Hill shopping area which has no principal shopping frontage policy identified in the adopted Local Plan
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In Amersham on the Hill, at 67% the proportion of retail units was just below the UK average of 68%. At 26% the proportion of non-retail uses was above the UK average of 19% while at 7% the proportion of vacant units was just above half the UK average of 12%.
In Chesham at 63% the proportion of retail units was less than Amersham on the Hill while at 11% the proportion of vacant units was higher than Amersham but still below the UK average.
There was a similar situation in the smaller shopping centre of Chalfont St Peter, with the proportion of retail and vacant units below the UK average, and the proportion of non-retail units above the UK average.
This means the relative proportions in individual centres are repeated when the figures are aggregated.
Before the Council commissioned the Peter Brett survey and report referred to above, in 2011 the Local Data Company produced a report on vacancy rates in town centres nationally during the first half of that year2. This showed that across the country the number of vacant shops had trebled since 2007 to an average vacancy rate in town centres of 14.5%. Town centres in the North and Midlands dominate those with the highest number of empty shops. The report showed there were 25 town centres where one in four shops is empty.
In the ‘small’ town centre category, in which the 3 main shopping areas in Chiltern fall, the vacancy rates in the 10 ‘worst’ varied from 25.1% to 36.4%.
Therefore the proportion of vacant shops of between 7% and 11% in Chiltern’s main town centres compares favourably with the ‘small’ town centres included in that report.
Indicator S5: Number of vacant upper floors above premises in shopping areas of Chalfont St Peter, Chesham and Amersham on the Hill
Table S5: Number of vacant upper floors in Main shopping areas – December 2013
Number of Shopping Centre vacant units Amersham on the Hill (1) 11
Chesham 1
Chalfont St Peter 3
Total 15 Source: the number of vacant upper floors is based on the number of visible ‘for sale’ and ‘to let’ boards – week commencing 20th December 2013 (1) includes the ground and first floor of the Chiltern Commerce Centre, Woodside Road.
2 A Review of GB Shop Vacancy in 1st Half of 2011 – Local Data Company 8th September 2011
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28. The difficulties of obtaining data for this indicator meant that as with the original survey in 2006, the survey continues to be a ‘crude’ count of the number of visible ‘for sale’ and ‘to let’ boards displayed on upper floors of premises in the main shopping areas.
29. When compared with the March 2013 survey figure presented in the 2011/12 Monitoring Report, the total number reduced from 26 to 15 with the most significant reductions in Amersham and Chesham. This may be as a result of the continuing conversion of vacant offices to residential either with planning permission or as ‘permitted development’ since May 2013.
30. It could be seen as a positive indication of the success of planning policies that allow change of use to residential use. Such changes of use are encouraged by Core Strategy Policies CS16 and CS18.
31. Based on this ‘crude’ evidence, the number of vacant commercial upper floor units in the main shopping centres does not appear to be a significant problem in any of the main shopping centres and have been less affected by the economic recession and changes to shopping habits.
32. It is clear that none of the shopping centres in Chiltern District can expect to compete with other much larger shopping centres that lie just outside the district and further afield in respect of comparison retailing (non-food durable goods). Recent extensions to the shopping centres in Hemel Hempstead and High Wycombe have increased the ‘draw’ these centres have to residents of Chiltern.
33. Furthermore, in the next few years, the significant extension planned to the Aylesbury shopping centre is likely to increase the attractiveness of that centre to Chilterns’ residents.
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Historic Heritage
CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS
Scheduled Ancient Monuments
Number and location of Scheduled Ancient Monuments: 18
o Grim's Ditch - Longcroft/Leylands Farm – Cholesbury o Grim's Ditch – west of St. Leonards o Cholesbury Danish Camp o Earthwork enclosures in Brays Wood, Chartridge o Barn & moated site at Grove Farm (2 areas), Whelpley Hill o Whelpley Hill camp o Grim's Ditch - Woodlands Park, Great Missenden o Moated site at Redding Wick, Wood Lane, South Heath o Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, Chesham o The Castle, moated site, Great Missenden o Castle Tower, motte & bailey, Brays Lane, Hyde Heath o Remains of St. Mary Magdalen's Church, Chenies Bottom o Medieval undercroft, Chenies Manor o Hawridge Court o Little Pednor Farm, Chesham o Frith Hill, Great Missenden o Moated site north west of Chalfont Lodge, Denham Lane, Chalfont St. Peter
Listed Buildings
Number of Buildings Listed as being of Special Architectural and/or Historic Interest : 1,083
o Number of Grade 1 listed buildings : 13 o Number of Grade 2* listed buildings :31 o Number of Grade 2 listed buildings : 1,039
Conservation Areas
Number, area and location of Conservation Areas: 19 and 569 hectares (1,406 acres).
o Cholesbury & Hawridge o The Lee o Chesham (town centre and old town) o Great Missenden o Chesham Bois o Chenies and Latimer o Little Missenden o Weller Estate, Amersham on the Hill (2 areas) o Shardeloes, Amersham Old Town o Elm Close, Amersham on the Hill o Amersham Old Town o Penn Street o Coleshill
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o Chalfont St Giles (village centre) o Gold Hill Common, Chalfont St. Peter o North Park & Kingsway, Chalfont St. Peter o Firs Estate, Chalfont St. Peter o Jordans o Penn & Tylers Green (part in Wycombe District)
Historic Parks and Gardens
Number, area and location of Historic Parks and Gardens: 6 and 648 hectares (1,601 acres).
o Latimer House, Latimer o Shardeloes, Amersham Old Town o Chenies Place (Woodside), Chenies o Milton’s Cottage, Chalfont St Giles o Bulstrode Park, Gerrards Cross (part – remainder in South Bucks DC area) o Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden
Sites of Archaeological Interest
Number and area of locally important sites of Archaeological Interest: 84 and 494 hectares (1,220 acres).
Scheduled Ancient Monuments 1. Chiltern District has a rich and diverse historic heritage which encompasses archaeological sites, scheduled Ancient Monuments, Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Conservation Areas and Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. For more information about these designations go to the new Historic England website at http://www.historicengland.org.uk/. Information is also available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning/heritage
2. Core Strategy Policies CS20 and CS21 along with ‘saved’ policies in the Local Plan seek to protect this historic heritage. The following indicators monitor this.
Indicator HH1: Number of Scheduled Ancient Monuments destroyed or affected by development, and removed from or added to the statutory list, or at risk
Scheduled Ancient Monuments Affected during Number of sites 2013/14 Sites completely destroyed None
Sites removed from statutory list None
Sites added to statutory list None
Sites at risk None
Number of developments permitted on land within a 2 Scheduled Ancient Monument
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Scheduled Ancient Monuments Affected during Number of sites 2013/14 Number of developments on sites within a Scheduled Ancient Monument for which a prior assessment of the 0 archaeological resources was required following the grant of planning permission
3. An application proposing 4 dwellings on the J & L Travel Ltd coach site at Taylors Lane Lanes End on the north west edge of the district was withdrawn [CH/2013/0880/OA]. A further similar application [CH/2014/0572/OA] was refused in 2014. In respect of the withdrawn application, the County Archaeological Service said,
“We have concluded that the application site includes or has the potential to include heritage assets of archaeological interest but insufficient information has been submitted in support of the application to properly asses that interest. The interest relates to the location of the proposed development on the projected line of Grim's Ditch, a nationally important Later Prehistoric linear earthwork. The earthwork stretches across the central Chilterns in discontinuous segments from Walter's Ash to Berkhamsted and is believed to be of Iron Age date, although dating evidence is sparse. Large parts of the earthwork are designated as Scheduled Monuments and a scheduled section of Grim's Ditch runs up to the eastern boundary of the development site.
With reference to paragraphs 128 and 129 of the NPPF, we recommend that the applicant is required to provide a Desk Based Assessment and Evaluation prior to the determination of this application.”
Planning permission was granted for extensions to existing houses in Lanes end and Cholesbury close to Scheduled Ancient Monuments. However, ss the work did not affect the integrity of the monuments there was not a requirement to submit a programme of archaeological work.
4. Looking forward and although not yet formally approved, the proposed route of the HS2 high speed rail line through Chiltern District, could affect the Grim’s Ditch Ancient Monument mentioned above at the point where it goes through the grounds of the Woodlands Park Residential Care Home north of Great Missenden.
No Scheduled Ancient Monuments were damaged during 2013/14.
Buildings of Special Architectural and/or Historic Interest 5. Chiltern has a rich architectural and historic heritage with over 1,000 buildings and features included in the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest compiled by the Secretary of State for National Heritage. These buildings are known as "listed buildings". The principles followed in selecting buildings for listing and classifying them to show their relative importance are set out in go to the new Historic England website at, http://www.historicengland.org.uk/ Information is also available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning/heritage .
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6. As shown above in the Contextual Indicators, at the end of 2013/14 there were 13 ‘Grade I’ buildings, 31 ‘Grade II*’ and 1,039 ‘Grade II’ listed buildings in the district. About half of these are located within Conservation Areas while around two thirds are in residential use.
Indicator HH2: Number of Statutorily Listed Buildings demolished or extended, and removed from or added to the statutory list, or at risk
Demolitions, Alterations and Additions to Listed Buildings during 2013/14 Buildings completely destroyed 0 Buildings removed from statutory list 0 Buildings added to statutory list 1 Buildings at risk 0 Buildings re-graded (higher grade) 0 Number of Listed Building Consent applications to extend or alter granted 44 Number of Listed Building Consent applications to extend or alter refused 12 (4 were later dismissed at appeal) Number of Listed Building Consent applications to demolish granted 1 Number of Listed Building Consent applications to demolish refused 1 Source – Chiltern District Council planning application records 2013/14
7. The change to statutory list during the year was:
Added – Chesham Bois War Memorial - Grade II [Source: English Heritage]
8. Development proposals now have regard to the guidance in Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Development proposals that were permitted are where the Councils Historic Buildings Officer considered they would not adversely affect the historic and architectural interest of the listed building.
That part of the objective in respect of Listed Buildings was generally met during 2013/14
Conservation Areas 9. The Council, as local planning authority, is required to consider from time to time which parts of its area are "areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance", and to designate such areas as "Conservation Areas".
At the end of 2013/14 there were 19 conservation areas in Chiltern (see Contextual Indicators for their location). The extent of the Amersham Old Town conservation area is shown in orange on the aerial photograph below. Further details about the conservation areas including individual designation documents are available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning/heritage .
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Indicator HH3: Number of applications for development on land or buildings in Conservation Areas permitted and refused
‘Saved’ Local Applications for Development in Conservation Areas Plan policies during 2013/14 CA1, CA2 & CA3 Number of Applications Permitted (includes applications for planning permission, advertisement consent, listed building, 133 conservation area consent and telecommunication notifications) Number of Applications Refused (includes applications for planning permission, advertisement consent, listed building, 27 conservation area consent and telecommunication notifications) Source: Chiltern District Council planning application records 2013/14
10. To ensure that the special historic environment found within the district’s Conservation Areas is protected the Council has a formal arrangement with Wycombe District Council to use their conservation officers, as consultants, for advice on specific planning applications in conservation areas. Development proposals continue to have regard to the guidance in Section 12 of the NPPF.
New or alterations to existing Conservation Areas 11. The Council is required to periodically carry out a review and designate new or alter the extent of existing Conservation Areas.
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Indicator HH4: Number of new Conservation Areas designated or existing Conservation Areas altered
12. Given the number of existing Conservation Areas, there is considered to be little scope for identifying further entirely new areas in the District. At the National Society for Epilepsy Centre in Chalfont St. Peter, the Council decided not to designate as a conservation area the original buildings and landscaped grounds that date from the turn of the 20th century.
During 2013/14 the Council did not create any new or alter existing Conservation Areas – see Indicator HH5 below.
Environmental appraisals or enhancement schemes within existing Conservation Areas 13. The Council has a duty to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation or enhancement of its Conservation Areas. Close co-operation between the Council and local interest groups, residents, Chambers of Commerce and other public bodies, is essential. The Council will encourage voluntary schemes and consider implementing its own schemes where resources permit. In connection with voluntary schemes, for example, by Town or Parish Councils or local amenity groups, the Council will offer help where needed with specialist advice and will give consideration to a supporting financial contribution.
Indicator HH5: Number of Conservation Area appraisals completed
14. During 2005/06 the Council employed a consultant to undertake a rolling programme of appraisals of the designated conservation areas in Chiltern. Those areas designated during the late 1960s by Buckinghamshire County Council were done first. The table below sets out progress made.
Conservation Area Appraisals – Progress update
Conservation Area Progress as at 31st March 2014 Appraisal completed Penn & Tylers Green Public Consultation (part in Wycombe completed District)
Cholesbury & Draft prepared Hawridge Held in abeyance Draft prepared Little Missenden Held in abeyance Chesham Held in abeyance Chalfont St Giles Held in abeyance Amersham Old Town Not started All other areas Not started
15. Although work started on 5 environmental appraisals, for resource reasons and other work priorities relating to preparation of the Council’s Core Strategy and emerging Delivery Development Plan Document, none were completed during 2012/13 and no new ones were commenced.
16. During 2013/14 work recommenced on the environmental appraisals, with the first outcomes expected to be published during 2014/15. Priority was to be given to those where work had already started. A review of the whole District was
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also to be carried out to assess whether new conservation areas could be designated.
17. Update: In January 2015, work ceased on the environmental appraisals and has been re-tendered. Progress will be reported in the 2014/15 AMR.
Areas of archaeological importance 18. Many nationally-important monuments merit preservation but are not scheduled. Other monuments are of local archaeological significance and are worthy of protection. The Buckinghamshire County Museum has identified a number of unscheduled archaeological sites as being of importance. It has a Sites and Monuments Record that includes details of all known archaeological sites and finds.
19. Archaeological remains are a finite and non-renewable resource. In many cases they are highly fragile and vulnerable to damage and destruction. Archaeological remains and monuments should not be needlessly altered or destroyed. They can contain irreplaceable information about our past and the potential for an increase in future knowledge. They are valuable both for their own sake and for their role in education, leisure and tourism.
20. More information on archaeology in Chiltern and Buckinghamshire is available on the Bucks County Council web site at, http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/archaeology/archaeology_and_development.page?
21. Development proposals now have regard to the guidance in Section 12 of the NPPF. Around 150 applications were determined during 2013/14 that proposed development that had the potential to affect important archaeological sites. In practice most relate to extensions to existing dwellings or other non-invasive development considered to have little or no impact on archaeological interests.
That part of the objective in respect of Sites of Archaeological Importance was met during 2013/14
Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest 22. The English Heritage 'Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England', established in 1983, currently identifies over 1,600 sites assessed to be of national importance. Six are within Chiltern whose locations are listed in the Contextual Indicators. Details of Registered Parks and Gardens can be found on https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list .
23. It is important to conserve or enhance them because they are deliberately created ornamental environments. They have significant historic interest and are an essential part of both the local and national heritage and environment.
24. Section 12 of the NPPF contains guidance on the conservation and enhancement of heritage assets such as historic parks, gardens and their settings. In this respect Local Plan Policy LSQ4 was ‘not saved’ by the Secretary of State beyond the end of September 2007. Since then development proposals have been assessed initially against the former Planning Policy Guidance 15 and now the NPPF.
25. English Heritage and The Garden History Society are concerned with the protection of historic parks and gardens. They also encourage local planning authorities to take opportunities for to enhance historic parks and gardens. They
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are consulted on proposals for new development. Below is an aerial photograph showing in purple the extent of the parkland associated with the historic Missenden Abbey south of Great Missenden.
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Recreation & Tourism
CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS
Number and location of recreational facilities in Chiltern
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Ground
SETTLEMENT
ed Children's Play Area Play Children's ed p et et Pitch
Leisure Centre Leisure Centre Tennis Indoor Pool Swimming Facility Leisure Commercial Pavilion Sports Pitch Football Crick Rugby Pitch Soccer Pitch Mini Court Tennis Outdoor Court Netball Outdoor Green Bowling Outdoor Pitch Hockey Weather All Grass Synthetic Pitch Area Use Games Multi Equip Shelter Youth Facility Skateboard Recreation & Parks Amersham Old 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 Town Amersham on 1 1 1 2 3 2 5 2 1 5 1 1 3 1 1 3 the Hill Ashley Green 1 1 Ashridge Ballinger 1 1 1 1 Beamond End Bellingdon 1 1 1 1 Botley / Ley 1 1 Hill Chalfont St 4 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 Giles Chalfont St 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 2 4 2 1 3 Peter 3 Chartridge 1 1 1 1 1 Chenies 1 1 1 Chesham Bois 2 1 1 1 1 Chesham 1 2 5 3 2 3 7 1 3 12 2 1 7 0 Cholesbury 1 1 Coleshill 1 1 2 1 Forty Green 1 Great 2 2 4 1 1 Missenden 4 Heath End Holmer Green 1 7 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 Hyde Heath 1 1 1 1 Jordans 1 1 1 1 Kingsash Knotty Green 1 1 1 1 Latimer 1 1 1 2 Lee Common 1 1 Lee Gate Little Chalfont 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
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RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Ground
SETTLEMENT
ed Children's Play Area Play Children's ed p et et Pitch
Leisure Centre Leisure Centre Tennis Indoor Pool Swimming Facility Leisure Commercial Pavilion Sports Pitch Football Crick Rugby Pitch Soccer Pitch Mini Court Tennis Outdoor Court Netball Outdoor Green Bowling Outdoor Pitch Hockey Weather All Grass Synthetic Pitch Area Use Games Multi Equip Shelter Youth Facility Skateboard Recreation & Parks 0 Little Kingshill 1 1 1 2 Little 1 1 2 Missenden Penn (with 3 3 1 3 1 Tylers Green) Penn Street 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Prestwood 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 Seer Green 1 1 1 1 1 South Heath / 1 Potter Row St Leonards 1 1 1 Swan Bottom The Lee 1 1 Whelpley Hill Winchmore Hill 1 1 1 1 Chiltern 6 7 4 0 4 2 43 33 7 15 5 4 2 4 5 43 5 4 31 District 0 7 Source : Chiltern District Council Planning Policy Guidance 17 (PPG17) – Planning for Open Space, Sport & Recreation study
Other facilities o Number of allotments in Chiltern District: 36 o Golf courses: Chartridge, Ley Hill, Chalfont St Giles (2), Gerrards Cross, Great Missenden (Chiltern Hospital) (Little Chalfont closed during 2010/11) o Theatre: Chesham o Public and community libraries: Chesham, Amersham on the Hill, Little Chalfont (1), Great Missenden, Chalfont St Giles (1), Chalfont St Peter (1), Holmer Green is served by Hazlemere library o Museums: Amersham Old Town, Chesham, Great Missenden, Chalfont St Giles (Chiltern Open Air) o Details of tourist facilities can be found at, www.chiltern.gov.uk/tourism
(1) community library
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1. Recreation is a very broad term which can encompass many activities. Recreational facilities and activities which are of particular relevance to Chiltern District are sports, public open space, common land, allotments, equestrian facilities, public picnic sites and golf courses.
2. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) provides guidance on recreation and tourism by seeking to protect existing and provide new opportunities.
3. The Council generally supports the provision of sport and recreational facilities where it is consistent with the Core Strategy and ‘saved’ policies in the Local Plan. Core Strategy Policy CS28 seeks to keep and improve existing leisure and recreational facilities and to work with its partners to find ways of providing new facilities.
4. The Council has published an update
Assessment of Recreational & Community Facility Provision 5. In 2004 Chiltern District Council commissioned consultants to undertake an audit and needs assessment of open space and recreation within Chiltern. This was in accordance with Government guidance contained in paragraph 1 of PPG 17.
6. The final report, Chiltern District Council Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities Audit and Needs Assessment Study, which included an assessment of community facilities provision, was published in June 2005.
7. The Council published a Chiltern Open Space & Recreation Strategy in November 2006. It was updated to 2014 and has been updated again to cover the period 2015 to 2018. It is available on the Council web site at, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=757&p=0
8. The purpose of the Strategy is to bring together key community organisations, developing a co-ordinated approach to effectively manage recreational facilities and open space provision and consider options to address any shortfalls.
9. The effective provision, protection and management of Chiltern’s open space and recreational facilities have a direct link with the general well- being and quality of life of Chiltern residents. In the context of this strategy, open spaces and recreational facilities include community/ village halls, leisure centres, swimming pools, synthetic turf pitches, amenity open space (20 hectares and below), parks, playing pitches, informal youth facilities, children’s play grounds and allotments. The Strategy will inform the Council’s emerging Delivery Development Plan Document by providing an effective evidence base.
10. The Strategy will also inform the emerging district-wide Local Plan as well as neighbourhood plans, particularly those in Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles, which are both well advanced in their preparation.
11. Although now 10 years old an Audit Commission Area Profile “Quality of Life Indicators” carried out in 2005 still gives a viewpoint of the availability of recreation facilities and the satisfaction levels of residents’ in Chiltern.
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Chosen National Quartile Indicator Period Value Trend Mean Value Area (1=best) % of the population that are within 20 minutes travel time (urban - walking; rural - driving) of a range 2005 Chiltern 12.8% 20.86% of 3 different sports facility types, at least one of which has achieved a quality mark. % of residents satisfied with local authority sports 2006/07 Chiltern 64% 57.9% and leisure facilities % of residents who think that for their local area, over the past three 2003/04 Chiltern 90.23% 88.43% years, that sport leisure facilities have got better or stayed the same. % of residents satisfied with local 2006/07 Chiltern 83% 72.9% authority parks and open spaces % of residents who think that for their local area, over the past three 2003/04 Chiltern 93.49% 86.8% years, that parks and open spaces are better or stayed the same.
Indicator RE1: Local area estimates for adult participation in sport and active recreation (Active People Survey)
12. Core Strategy Policy CS28 seeks to retain and improve leisure and recreational facilities. One of the indicators is local area estimates for adult participation in sport and active recreation (formerly National Indicator NI 8) that is now measured by Sport England’s Active People Survey (Indicator RE1). Another indicator relates to obesity in primary school children (Indicator RE2).
13. Indicator RE1 shows the percentage of the adult population (age 16 years and over) in a local area who participate in sport and active recreation, at moderate intensity, for at least 30 minutes on at least 12 days out of the last 4 weeks (equivalent to 30 minutes on 3 or more days a week). Data is given for frequency, gender, age band and limiting illness and disability.
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14. In December 2011, the latest results for the local area estimates were published for the period 2008 to 2010. They form the baseline for assessing the future success of Policy CS28.
15. During 2011/12, Sport England ran the sixth annual survey of participation in sport, Active People Survey 6 (APS6). It started in mid-October 2011 and ran continuously for 12 months until mid-October 2012. More information is available on the Sport England web site, http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey/active_people_surve y_6.aspx
16. The Sport England table and map below presents the results of the APS6. It gives details of the level of participation in moderate intensity sport of Chiltern’s residents between 2005/6 and 2011/12. It shows a general increase in participation during this period, and that in 2011/12 Chiltern residents are in the highest quartile for participation in England.
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Indicator RE2: Number of existing and new recreation facilities granted planning permission
17. As well as numerous permissions for development relating to the keeping of horses, below are details of planning permissions granted during 2013/13 for other types of recreation:
Extension to pavilion at Amersham Cricket Club Indoor air rifle range Chalfont Heights Scout Camp Chalfont St Peter
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Indicator RE3: Amount of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard
18. The Green Flag Award scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces across England and Wales and is managed by The Civic Trust.
19. The award is a marker of good quality in the management and maintenance of recreational green spaces and is seen as a way of encouraging others to achieve the same high environmental standards by creating a benchmark of excellence. It can be awarded to any freely accessible public park or green space in either local authority, public or private ownership providing there are no undue restrictions or charge made for entry.
20. The District Council does not at the moment participate in the Green Flag Award scheme because it is not responsible for the management of any significant areas of parks, gardens or recreational areas. This responsibility generally falls to town and parish councils. The exception to this is common land and Great Missenden cemetery.
21. However, Chiltern District supported Chesham Town Council’s successful bid for the award for Lowndes Park in the town. Green Flag status was first granted to the park by the Civic Trust in 2008 and was renewed for the 5th time in 2014.
Indicator RE4: Number of allotments lost
Development affecting allotments 2013/14
Number of allotments lost None
New allotment provision None
Indicator RE5 Number of new or extensions to hotels, guest houses and pubic houses permitted
Development affecting hotels, guest houses and public houses during 2013/14
22. In addition to a number of permissions for external smoking areas and new signage, a new restaurant was permitted (and buil)t on the site of a motor showroom/workshop between Chesham and Ashley Green.
23. Permission also exists to convert an outbuilding into bedrooms at The Chequers Public House in Amersham Old Town. Permission has been granted to erect a new house in the pub garden of The Jolly Sportsman P.H. in Chesham.
24. Across the district the closure of public houses continues. In Chestnut Lane Amersham on the Hill, planning permission was granted for the redevelopment with housing of the Red Lion P.H.. In Vale Road Chesham, permission was granted at appeal for the redevelopment of the Nash Arms P.H. with housing while in Prestwood the Travellers Rest P.H. was
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redeveloped for housing. Also in Chesham, the Wild Rover P.H. in Amersham has ceased trading and appears to be in use for car sales.
25. Permission has been granted to redevelop The Prince of Wales P.H in Little Kingshill for housing.
26. In the rural parts of Chiltern, The Bull at Bellingdon has planning permission for an extension but has closed. It has temporary permission for use as children’s nursery. Both The Pheasant Inn at Ballinger and more recently The White Lion P.H. in Buckland Common/St Leonards have closed.
27. The outline permission to build a new 75-bed hotel near Chesham Underground railway station originally granted in 2008 was renewed in 2011 but lapsed in July 2014.
28. The permission to convert Old Jordans Guest House to a private house has been implemented.
Indicator RE6: Number of new golf courses or extensions to existing golf courses permitted
29. There are 7 golf courses within the district with at least 5 more just beyond the boundary of Chiltern. No new courses or extension to existing were permitted. The planning permission for a new golf course at Green Street on the edge of Chorleywood is being implemented.
30. The permission granted on appeal to change the use of the clubhouse at the now closed Little Chalfont Golf Club into a private dwelling is being implemented.
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Performance Indicators
1. The Council has a suite of local indicators against which to measure its spatial planning and housing performance. Performance reported against selected performance and activity indicators during 2013/14 is set out below. Other indicators relating to crime, waste collection and recycling are reported on in the Sustainable Development Technical Appendix.
Selected Planning and Housing Performance & Activity Indicators: 1/4/13 to 31/3/14
National Indicator Actual Target CHI_SER NI 154- Net additional homes provided 1 (net) 135 133 to 145
CHI_SER PPA1 (A) - Net number of affordable housing completions 137 n/a Jt HS8a (C) - Number of households living in temporary accommodation April 2014 25 22 CHI_SER NI 159 - Supply of ready to develop 100% or more 168% 2 (of 5- housing sites at 31/3/2014 (of 5-year year supply) supply) CHI_SER 23 - Grant planning permission for at least 178 145 145 new dwellings per annum (net) dwellings3 CHI_SER 25 - Percentage of new homes (net) granted planning permission per annum which are 24% 33% affordable Jt HS4a (C) – Number of private sector dwellings Not available vacant for more than 6 months and returned to for 2013/14 occupation following local authority intervention Jt HS5a (C)- Preventing Homelessness - number of 74 cases 110 cases cases of homelessness prevented Jt HS7a (C) - Number of clients directly accessing the Not available private rented sector through local authority for 2013/14 partnership schemes
CHI_SER BV 204 - Planning appeals allowed 29.9% less than 35%
OPI NI 197 - Improved Local Biodiversity – proportion of Local Sites where positive conservation 35% - management has been or is being implemented (reported by Bucks County Council)
1 Policy CS2 Chiltern District Core Strategy November 2011
2 The dwelling requirement from April 2014 to March 2019 (5 year period) is taken from Policy CS2 of the adopted Core Strategy. It relates to the top end of the dwelling range in that policy. Further details are in the 2014 Housing Land Supply Trajectory available on the Council web site, http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/article/2949/Housing-Land-Supply- Trajectory
3 Includes dwellings created as ‘permitted development’ change of use from offices to residential
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