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Rochdale Core Strategy Background Paper, January 2013 Rochdale Core Strategy Background Paper Key evidence and supporting information January 2013 1 Introduction 5 contents What is the purpose of this background paper? 5 What is the Local Development Framework? 5 Previous work on the Core Strategy 7 The structure of the Background Paper 8 2 Policy and guidance 11 National 11 Regional and sub-regional 11 Local 16 3 Spatial portrait 27 A history of the borough 27 Location and setting 29 Demographic portrait 34 Economy 34 Housing 37 Communities and health 39 Quality of place 41 Accessibility and transport 42 Environment and natural resources 43 Green Infrastructure 44 Townships 45 4 Our Spatial Vision for the borough 49 5 Strategic Objectives 51 6 Delivering sustainable development 53 7 Spatial Strategy 55 How we arrived at our proposed Spatial Strategy 55 8 Delivering a more prosperous economy (SO1) 57 E1 - Establishing thriving town, district and local centres 57 E2 - Increasing jobs and prosperity; E3 - Focusing on economic growth corridors and areas; E4 - Managing the release of land to meet future employment needs 72 E5 - Encouraging the visitor economy; E6 - Supporting and diversifying the rural economy 88 9 Creating successful and healthy communities (SO2) 91 C1-C5 - Housing policies 91 ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 C6-C8 - Community policies 113 10 Improving design, image and quality of place (SO3) 131 P1 - Improving image; P2 - Protecting and enhancing character, landscape and heritage; P3 - Improving design of new development 131 contents 11 Promoting a greener environment (SO4) 135 G1 - Tackling and adapting to climate change; G2 - Energy and new development; G3 - Renewable and low carbon energy developments 135 G4 - Managing Green Belt; G5 - Managing protected open land 140 G6 - Enhancing green infrastructure 145 G7 - Increasing the value of biodiversity and geodiversity 149 G8 - Managing water resources and flood risk 152 G9 - Reducing the impact of pollution 155 G10 - Managing mineral resources 159 G11 - Managing waste 162 12 Improving accessibility and delivering sustainable transport (SO5) 165 T1 - Delivering sustainable transport; T2 - Improving accessibility 165 13 Managing delivery and monitoring progress 181 DM1 - General development requirements; DM2 - Delivering planning contributions and infrastructure 181 Appendices 1 Housing trajectory from the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 185 2 Glossary 187 Maps Map 1 City region context 30 Map 2 Setting the scene 31 Map 3 Constraints 32 Map 4 Topography 33 Map 5 Major employment locations 36 Map 6 Major housing areas 38 Map 7 IMD 2007 - Overall ranking 40 Map 8 Town centres and retailing 62 Map 9 Seven big ideas to transform Rochdale Town Centre 66 Map 10 IMD 2007 - Income deprivation 77 Map 11 IMD 2007 - Employment deprivation 78 Map 12 IMD 2007 - Health deprivation and disability 116 ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 Map 13 IMD 2007 - Crime deprivation 119 contents Map 14 IMD 2007 - Education, skills and training deprivation 126 Map 15 Green Belt and Protected open land 141 Map 16 Green Infrastructure resources 147 Map 17 Flood zones 153 Map 18 Areas of significant pollution 158 Map 19 Key transport infrastructure 176 Figures Figure 1 Documents that make up the Local Plan 6 Figure 2 Our timetable for preparing the Core Strategy 8 Figure 3 Relationship between Rochdale's key strategies and objectives 51 Figure 4 Difference between Pennine fringe and Manchester fringe 55 Figure 5 Working age population claiming JSA (%) 73 Figure 6 Average weekly pay (£) 73 Figure 7 Employment status of working population (%) 74 Figure 8 Employment rate of working population (%) 74 Figure 9 Working population by employment sector (%) 76 Figure 10 Crime rate per 1000 population 120 Figure 11 Life expectancy at birth by gender 121 Figure 12 Level of sports participation 129 Figure 13 Housing trajectory from the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 185 ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 contents ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 5 One 1 Introduction This background paper is one of a series of documents which supports Rochdale's Core Strategy. The introduction Background Paper provides more detail on the justification and purpose of the policy approaches contained in Core Strategy. The paper will explain further how the policies have been developed and serve as a useful summary of the vast and complex evidence base that supports the Core Strategy. There are also, significant national, sub regional and local matters which have influenced how the policies in the Core Strategy have been formulated. This background paper is a 'living' document. It is a snapshot in time of the latest available statistics, references, evidence and background information for the Core Strategy, which is the lead document of the Local Plan. The background paper is updated regularly and therefore it should be noted that any references included in this document are subject to change and will be updated where necessary up to submission. Within the Background Paper reference is made to the 'Core Strategy', irrespective of the stage the Core Strategy is currently at. This is to avoid having to change all the references each time the Background Paper is updated. Exceptions to this is where there is a need to differentiate between previous versions in providing background context and evidence. This will particularly be the case where reference is made to the previously submitted version of the Core Strategy which was withdrawn in May 2012. What is the purpose of this background paper? The purpose of this Background Paper is to provide the evidence and justification to support the policy approach in the Core Strategy. It: 1. Provides contextual information on the Core Strategy, its relationship with the Local Plan and other documents, and 2. Identifies key elements of the evidence base which have been used to develop the Core Strategy, in particular: information, studies and research about the borough, its economy, its population and its environment; information, studies and research about national, regional and local trends and forecasts; and national and local policies and strategies that will influence the content of the Core Strategy. What is the Local Development Framework? The Core Strategy is the principal document in the Local Development Framework (LDF). It is one of the documents, when adopted, which will constitute the Local Plan for Rochdale. The Core Strategy sets the context for other development plan documents (DPDs) including the Site Allocation DPD. As the principal document, the Core Strategy sets out the long term vision, objectives and spatial development strategy for Rochdale, and describes the means by which the strategy will be delivered. The diagram below shows the relationship between the Core Strategy, the other documents which form the Local Plan and the supporting documents. ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 6 Figure 1 Documents that make up the Local Plan introduction One The documents that will make up the borough's Local Plan are: a 'Site Allocations' Development Plan Document that will identify development sites and boundaries for specific policies on an ordnance survey map and provide more detailed policy guidance where appropriate; A Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Plan that is currently in preparation; A Greater Manchester Joint Waste Plan that has now been adopted; Area or neighbourhood plans; and Other Development Plan Documents. These documents will eventually replace all the planning policies and site allocations in the current development plan for the borough, the Unitary Development Plan (UDP) 2006. A significant number of UDP policies are replaced by the Core Strategy but others will be 'saved' until they are superseded by future documents. To support Local Plan documents, Supplementary Planning Documents will also be prepared. These will provide topic and/or area-based guidance on how policies should be implemented. There are already a number of these but some will need to be changed to ensure they are up-to-date and align with new Local Plan policies. The Statement of Community Involvement, the Local Development Scheme and the Annual Monitoring Report are other documents which will also help to support and inform the Local Plan. Other related documents Key supporting documents include: The Statement of Consultation which sets out how the Council has consulted and engaged with interested parties throughout the preparation of the Core Strategy and how the responses have been taken account of in developing this version for consultation; A Sustainability Appraisal report which identifies the positive and negative social, economic and environmental impacts of the spatial strategy and the key policy approaches; An Infrastructure Delivery Plan which identifies the existing and proposed infrastructure necessary to support the growth and development set out in the Core Strategy; ROCHDALE CORE STRATEGY BACKGROUND PAPER - JANUARY 2013 7 One A Habitats Assessment which identifies potential impacts on biodiversity; and An Equalities Impact Assessment. In preparing all Local Plan Documents, we must ensure that they meet the government's 'tests of soundness' introduction which require that documents: are positively prepared to meet objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements; are prepared in accordance with proper procedures; have policies that are consistent with national policy i.e.
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