Black Country Core Strategy
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Black Country Core Strategy Adopted February 2011 BLACK COUNTRY CORE STRATEGY Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Walsall Council Wolverhampton City Council This is a Development Plan Document under Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004. The four authorities resolved to adopt the document on 3 rd February 2011 Please note that this document may be subject to minor changes for correction and presentation when printed. It is anticipated that the printed version will be available in April 2011 This and other Local Development Framework documents are or will be made available on request in large copy print, audio cassette, Braille or languages other than English. If you require the document in one of these formats please contact: Planning Policy Team, Directorate of the Urban Environment, 3 St James's Road, Dudley, DY1 1HZ or tel 01384 816967 or email [email protected] Planning Policy and Area Plans Team, Regeneration & Environment Directorate, Civic Centre, St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1RP or tel 01902 555636 or email [email protected] Planning Policy Team, Regeneration Directorate, Walsall Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1DG or tel 01922 652450 or email [email protected] Sandwell MBC, Spatial Planning Division, Development House, Lombard Street, West Bromwich B70 8RU or tel 0121 569 4245 or email [email protected] Arabic Bengali 2 Chinese Gujarati Punjabi Urdu 3 FOREWORD The Black Country Core Strategy: Our Distinctive Approach The Black Country forms a distinctive sub-region in terms of its economic history, settlement form and topography which has led to the 4 local authorities having a shared set of social, economic and environmental issues to respond to, often on a cross-boundary basis. This has led us to work together on the Black Country Vision and Study establishing a clear and shared set of ambitions and direction of travel with an agreed economic and spatial strategy. There is a common will amongst the authorities and an agreed political consensus, to meet the challenges and make the changes that will transform the Black Country. Our Core Strategy is bold, reflecting our shared goals of creating a growing, competitive and sustainable urban area which is a quality place in which to live and work for our existing population (1.1 million) and our future residents. Our Core Strategy is unique, not only that it will cover the largest population in England, but also in its ambitions. The scale of the Black Country challenge requires long term commitment and mutual support, a sharing of skills and resources, and consideration of dedicated leadership and teams. We ourselves identified a huge transformational challenge through the Black Country Study and this is now taken forward in this Core Strategy. We believe that the Black Country is up to the challenge. There is no alternative if the demands and aspirations of this and future generations are to be met. Councillor Les Jones Cabinet Member for Regeneration Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Ian Jones Cabinet Member for Jobs and Economy Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Adrian Andrew Portfolio Holder for Regeneration Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Peter Bilson Cabinet Lead for Regeneration and Enterprise Wolverhampton City Council 4 CONTENTS 1. Introduction a. What is the Role of the Core Strategy? 8 b. The Black Country Today – A Spatial Portrait 9 c. What Are Our Guiding Principles? 13 i. Links with other strategies: (a)The West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 13 (b) Adjacent Authorities 14 (c) Sustainable Community Strategies 15 ii. Alternative approaches 16 2. The Black Country in 2026 a. The Vision 18 b. Sustainability Principles 18 c. The Spatial Objectives 18 d. The Spatial Strategy 19 CSP1 The Growth Network 21 CSP2 Development Outside the Growth Network 34 CSP3 Environmental Infrastructure 35 CSP4 Place Making 37 CSP5 Transport Strategy 38 e. Delivering Our Vision DEL1 Infrastructure Provision 44 DEL2 Managing the Balance Between Employment Land and Housing 45 3. Creating Sustainable Communities HOU1 Delivering Sustainable Housing Growth 48 HOU2 Housing Density, Type and Accessibility 51 HOU3 Delivering Affordable Housing 53 HOU4 Accommodation for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 55 HOU5 Education and Health Care Facilities 57 4. The Economy, Employment and Centres EMP1 Providing for Economic Growth 60 EMP2 Actual and Potential Strategic High Quality Employment Areas 62 EMP3 Local Quality Employment Areas 64 EMP4 Maintaining a Supply of Readily Available Land 67 EMP5 Improving Access to the Labour Market 68 EMP6 Cultural Facilities and the Visitor Economy 69 CEN1 The Importance of the Black Country Centres for the Regeneration 73 Strategy CEN2 Hierarchy of Centres 74 CEN3 Growth in the Strategic Centres 78 CEN4 Regeneration of Town Centres 81 CEN5 District and Local Centres 84 CEN6 Meeting Local Needs for Shopping and Services 85 CEN7 Controlling Out-of-Centre Development 87 CEN8 Car Parking in Centres 89 5. Transportation and Accessibility TRAN1 Priorities for the Development of the Transport Network 92 TRAN2 Managing Transport Impacts of New Development 95 TRAN3 The Efficient Movement of Freight 96 TRAN4 Creating Coherent Networks for Cycling and for Walking 98 5 TRAN5 Influencing the Demand for Travel and Travel Choices 99 6. Environmental Infrastructure ENV1 Nature Conservation 104 ENV2 Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness 106 ENV3 Design Quality 108 ENV4 Canals 110 ENV5 Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage Systems and Urban Heat Island 111 ENV6 Open Space, Sport and Recreation 113 ENV7 Renewable Energy 116 ENV8 Air Quality 117 7. Waste WM1 Sustainable Waste and Resource Management 120 WM2 Protecting and Enhancing Existing Waste Management Capacity 125 WM3 Strategic Waste Management Proposals 128 WM4 Locational Considerations for New Waste Management Facilities 133 WM5 Resource Management and New Development 139 8. Minerals MIN1 Managing and Safeguarding Mineral Resources 144 MIN2 Production of Aggregate Minerals 148 MIN3 Maintaining Supplies of Brick Clay 154 MIN4 Exploitation of Other Mineral Resources 158 MIN5 New Proposals for Mineral Development 162 9. Monitoring Framework 168 Key Diagrams Strategic Key Diagram 33 Housing Key Diagram 59 Economy Key Diagram 72 Centres Key Diagram 91 Transport Key Diagram 102 Cycle Network Diagram 103 Environment Key Diagram 119 Waste Key Diagram 143 Minerals Key Diagram 167 Tables Table 1 Indicative Distribution of Development between the Growth Network and the 22 Rest of the Black Country Table 2 A Summary of Proposals for the Strategic Centres 23 Table 3 A Summary of Proposals for the Regeneration Corridors 27 Table 4 Phasing of Employment Land and Housing 47 Table 5 Black Country Housing Land Supply 2006-26 48 Table 6 Indicative Housing Land Supply by Phase (2009-26) 48 Table 7 Housing Land Supply by Local Authority (2006-26) 49 Table 8 Accessibility Standards 52 Table 9 Indicative Black Country Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Show People 56 Accommodation Targets: 2008-2018 Table 10 Proposed Employment Land Stock to 2026 60 Table 11 Strategic High Quality Employment Land Targets to 2026 62 Table 12 Local Quality Employment Land Targets to 2026 65 Table 13 The Hierarchy of Centres in the Black Country 75 Table 14 Additional Comparison Shopping Provision 78 6 Table 15 Landfill Diversion Targets 120 Table 16 Indicative New Waste Capacity Requirements 121 Table 17 Proposed Locations for New Strategic Waste Management Infrastructure 128 Table 18 Indicative Residual Waste Management Capacity Requirements for the 130 Black Country Authorities Table 19 West Midlands County Sand and Gravel Land Bank – Current and Future 151 Requirements 2008-2026 Table 20 Summary of Existing Sand and Gravel Reserves and Potential Sand 152 and Gravel Supplies in the Black Country Table 21 Supplies of Etruria Marl to Black Country Brickworks Current Supply 157 Situation and Potential Supply (September 2009) Page numbering may change in final printed version Appendix 1 Alignment with Sustainable Community Strategies Appendix 2 Detailed Proposals for Regeneration Corridors and Strategic Centres Appendix 3 Detailed Employment and Housing Figures Appendix 4 Black Country Housing Trajectory (2006-26) Appendix 5 The Transport Assessment and Travel Plan Process Appendix 6 Waste Data Tables Appendix 7 Mineral Commodity Maps and Mineral Sites Appendix 8 Superseded UDP Policies and Proposals Appendix 9 Glossary 7 1. INTRODUCTION a. What is the Role of the Core Strategy? 1.1 The Black Country Core Strategy (which is referred to as the Core Strategy throughout the document) is visionary and transformational. It sets out how the Black Country should look in 2026 and establishes clear directions for change in order to achieve this transformation. 1.2 The Government encourages local authorities to explore and exploit opportunities for joint working on Core Strategies. Partnership working has been embraced by the Black Country local authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton as a logical response to the intertwined nature of the sub-region’s challenges and opportunities. Joint working, through the Black Country Consortium, was key to delivery of the Black Country Study and the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) Phase 1 Revision, which dealt specifically with the Black Country. 1.3 Due to the strategic location of the Black