Plan for Fylde - Plan for the Future

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Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Employment Land Availability

2.0 Relevant Policy 2.1 National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) 2.2 Fylde Councils Development Plan 2.3 Authorities Monitoring Report (AMR) 2.4 Fylde’s Employment and Premises Study 2012 2.5 Warton Enterprise Zone

3.0 Current Employment Take Up and Land Availability 3.1 Fylde’s Employment Allocations Portfolio 3.2 Employment Land Take up between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016 3.3 Employment Land take up on allocated sites since 2001 3.4 Employment Land availability through Planning Permissions Granted 3.5 Land Lost to other uses through take up/commitments

4.0 Conclusions

5.0 Sites with available Land

6.0 Appendices

Appendix 1: Site Plans for allocated and existing industrial sites where land is available

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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Employment Land Availability

1.1.1 Borough Local Plan as altered October 2005 states “The Council’s proposals for development and are in highly accessible locations. The following types of sites have been excluded from the land Supply calculations:-

i) Infill sites within older industrial areas which may experience problems of access, internal road layout, and car parking and which were designated for business and industrial purposes in 1991.

ii) Small sites below 0.2 hectares. These will continue to come forward usually involving extensions to existing businesses.

iii) Development within existing business and industrial curtilages where no new land is involved. Whilst in most cases the amounts of development will be small, redevelopment within the sites at BAE systems and British Nuclear Fuels Westinghouse could be more substantial.”

1.1.2 This Business and Industrial Land Schedule provides:

 An overview of the policies effecting employment land allocation and take-up in Fylde along with a brief overview of other documents produced by Fylde Council which have regard to employment issues.  Details of all known employment land take up from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016.  Retrospective adjustment to site areas that have become known during the previous year.  In determining the status of ‘land lost’ the Council will usually only apply this to land given consent for housing developments as land in this use is unlikely to return to employment use.

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2.0 Relevant Policy 2.1 National Planning Policy Framework (The Framework)

2.1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) 2012 sets out the Government’s planning policies and how these are to be applied.

2.1.2 The framework states that the planning system should contribute to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation.

2.1.3 A Core planning principle of the framework is to proactively drive and support sustainable economic development to deliver the businesses and industrial units that the country needs. Every effort should be made objectively to identify and then meet the development needs of an area, and respond positively to wider opportunities for growth.

2.1.4 Local Planning Authorities should ensure that their evidence base is based on adequate, up-to-date and relevant information with regards to the economic, social and environmental characteristics and prospects of the area.

2.1.5 Local Planning authorities should assess the existing and future supply of land available for economic development and its sufficiency and suitability to meet the identified needs.

2.2 Fylde Council’s Development Plan

2.2.1 The Development Plan for Fylde currently comprises the following documents:

 Saved policies of Fylde Borough Local Plan, adopted May 2003. i.e.: All were saved except Policy TR9 : Car Parking within New Developments;  Saved policies of Alterations Review to the Fylde Borough Local Plan, adopted October 2005. i.e.: All were saved except Policy HL1: The Quantitative Housing Issue / Affordable Housing;  Saved Policy 29 of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan 2001-2016: Sites for Gypsy and Traveler Families, adopted March 2005;  Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document, adopted February 2009; and  Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, adopted September 2013.

2.2.2 The Fylde Borough Local Plan as altered was adopted on 10th October 2005. The employment an industry policies were prepared in accordance with the Lancashire Structure Plan 1991-2006 and allocations were made accordingly to meet the Structure Plan requirement of 70 hectares.

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Emerging Local Plan

2.2.3 Fylde’s forthcoming Local Plan (formerly referred to as the “Core Strategy”) will set out a vision for growth and development of the entire borough to 2032, including where new homes, employment and shops will be located as well as which areas will be regenerated and conserved. Fylde’s Publication Version Local Plan was consulted on in August 2016 and is proposed to be adopted in 2017.

2.3 Authorities Monitoring Report (AMR)

2.3.1 The Authorities Monitoring Report (AMR) (formerly referred to as the Annual Monitoring Report) is a statutory document, which monitors both the production and implementation of policy. Fylde’s AMR includes a chapter on Business Development and Town Centre’s, in which the employment land situation in Fylde is considered.

2.4 Fylde Employment Land and Premises Study 2012 2.4.1 The Employment land and Premises Study was commissioned to provide robust evidence to underpin and inform the Council’s Local Plan. It analyses employment land demand, supply and need to 2030. AECOM and BE Group were the consultants appointed to compile the report. It was carried out during 2012.

The Study comprises five main elements:

 An assessment of the Borough’s economy that informs the amount, location and type of employment land and premises required to facilitate its development and growth  A review of the current portfolio of employment land and premises  Identification and appraisal of additional potential employment land which could be used to meet the Borough’s future land needs  An assessment of the potential impact of major public and private sector development proposals, notably the Enterprise Zone at Warton  Recommendations on the future allocation of employment land and premises to maintain the Borough’s economic growth.

2.4.2 The Fylde Employment Land and Premises Study 2012 is available to view via this link: http://www.fylde.gov.uk/council/planning-policy--local-plan-/local- development-framework/evidence-base/employment-land-assessment- economic-development/

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2.5 Warton Enterprise Zone

2.5.1 In Autumn 2011 the site, along with the Salmesbury Aerodrome site, was awarded Enterprise Zone Status. It is known as the Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprise Zone and incorporates land at both Aerodrome sites.

2.5.2 The Aerodrome at Warton has been split into three Enterprise Zone areas; North Enterprise Zone – 39.7ha South East Enterprise Zone – 21.3ha South West Enterprise Zone – 13.5ha

2.5.3 The airfield which measures 157.5ha lies outside the Enterprise Zone.

2.5.4 The development of the Warton Enterprise Zone is managed and co-ordinated through the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership in association with BAE Systems as the landowner. These bodies are part of the Enterprise Zone Governing Committee.

2.5.5 In 2014 the Council adopted the Lancashire Advance Engineering & Manufacturing Enterprise Zone Phase 1 Site Consultation Masterplan (Warton EZ Masterplan). The document which was published by BAE Systems provides a framework for the delivery of the long-term strategic objectives of the Enterprise Zone within the area known as Phase 1 of the Warton site. This Masterplan provides the broad strategic context for current and future Local Development Orders LDOs).

2.5.6 The Council adopted an LDO for the Enterprise Zone at Warton (LDO Warton No 1 2015). The 2015 LDO is, in effect, an extension of the previous Order with amendments to reflect the 2014 Masterplan, to increase the period of operation for a further nine years and to take account of updated legislation.

2.5.7 Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone was approved by Government in November 2015 and became operational from 1st April 2016. The Enterprise Zone has a twenty year lifespan and covers an area of some 141ha much of which encompasses a large portion of the operational airfield, significant parts of which sit within designated greenbelt.

2.5.8 The development of the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone is led by the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Economic Development Company (EDC) with Blackpool Council acting as the accountable body with co-ordinated activity through the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership. Work on a masterplan will commence in 2017.

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3.0 Current Employment Take Up and Land Availability.

3.1 Fylde’s Employment Allocations Portfolio

3.1.1 Fylde Council currently has a portfolio of 4 EMP1 Business and Industrial Allocations and 23 EMP2 Existing Business and Industrial areas allocated for the use of employment development, some of which have available land for take up, shown in Table 1 and 2 below. Allocating land for employment identifies sites where employment creating developments would be acceptable or encouraged. The categories of land use applicable are those defined as B1 (business), B2 (general industry) and B8 (storage and distribution) in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order, 1987 (as amended). A portfolio list of all sites including take up and land availability can be seen in table 5.

Table 1: Allocated Sites with Available Land Site Name Ref Locality Hectares Available Whitehills Park, Phase 2 EMP1/2 Westby 3.05 Naze Lane Industrial Estate EMP1 Freckleton 1.80 Queensway Industrial Estate EMP1 St Annes 3.80 Blackpool and Fylde Industrial Estate EMP1 Westby 2.40 Table 2: Existing Sites with Available Land Whitehills Park Phase 1 Site 4/5 See Appendix 1 EMP2 Westby 0.97 Ex Stanways site owned by Kensington Developments, Preston Road EMP2 Lytham 0.69 Land to rear of Preston Road Industrial Estate EMP2 Lytham 0.49 off Graving Dock Road Land Dock Road Industrial Estate EMP2 Lytham 0.90 ITSA, Brunel Way EMP2 Westby 4.90 Naze Lane Industrial Estate EMP2 Freckleton 0.60

3.1.2 It is important that a range of sites of varying size, location and quality are available in order to provide choice and to meet a range of needs and uses for different types of employer. The quality of a site relates to factors such as ease of access, its environmental surroundings, existing buildings and services at or near the site and the economic implications of development there.

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3.2 Employment Land Take Up between 1 April 2015 and 31st March 2016

3.2.1 In order to monitor take up rate (completions), information was compiled by viewing planning permissions approved both during and prior to the study period. Fylde has monitored employment land take up since 1985.

3.2.2 During 2015-2016, there had been development on one of the four allocated sites in the Fylde Local Plan (As Altered October 2005). This was at Whitehills Park Phase II with a total of 0.07 hectares developed.

3.3 Employment Land Take Up on allocated sites since 2001

3.3.1 Table 3 below shows take up on allocated (EMP1), existing industrial (EMP2) and unallocated sites (EMP3) since 2001 until 2016. As can be seen, there has been fluctuations in the level of take-up over time, with annual figures ranging from 0 hectares in 2011/12 to 2.7 hectares in 2005/06 (EMP1 & EMP2). This equates to an average annual take up of 0.98 hectares per annum on allocated and existing industrial sites.

Table 3: Gross (Ha) Employment Land Take Up

Year EMP1 Allocated EMP2 Existing EMP3 Industrial Areas Unallocated Land 2001/02 0 1.5 0 2002/03 0 0.2 0.7 2003/04 0 0.2 0.6 2004/05 0 0.5 0 2005/06 0 2.7 0 2006/07 0.9 0 0 2007/08 0 0.9 3.03 2008/09 2.1 0.46 0 2009/10 0.2 1.68 0 2010/11 0.31 0.48 0 2011/12 0 0 0.043 2012/13 0.4 0 0.011 2013/14 0.4 0.71 0.71 2014/15 0.175 0.09 0.5 2015/16 0.07 0.70 1.33

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3.4 Employment Land Availability through planning permissions granted

3.4.1 As of 31st March 2016 a total of 5.94 hectares of additional employment land received Planning Permission or is under construction on unallocated sites (EMP3), see below.

Table 4: Additional Employment land available on unallocated sites.

Location Hectares With Planning Permission Ream Hill Farm, Mythop Road, Weeton 1.80 Coppice Farm Land, West Moss Lane, Westby (Site 1) 0.27 Coppice Farm Land, West Moss Lane, Westby (Site 2) 1.04 Land to rear of Moss Farm, Cropper Road, Westby 0.614 Townsends Garage, 184 Lytham Road, Warton 0.87 Under Construction Mill Farm Ventures, Fleetwood Road, Medlar with Wesham 1.10 1 Whinfield Terrace, Blackpool Road, Kirkham 0.25

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3.5 Land and existing units Lost to other uses 3.5.1 As at 31st March 2016 the table below shows all applications granted for other uses on land allocated for industrial purposes B1, B2 & B8.

Table 5: Land and existing units lost to other uses Location Developed Under With Total Hectares Construction Planning ha Permission Hectares Hectares Car Showrooms, Whitehills 3.96 1.08 5.04 Guardian Ballam Road, 0.6 0.60 Lytham Cookson Bakery, Preston 5.2 5.20 Road, Lytham Health and fitness Racquet 1.72 1.72 Club, Whitehills Park Lytham Quays, Dock Road, 2.26 2.26 Lytham Former Holt Jackson, Preston 0.49 0.49 Road, Lytham – Retail Units 1, 2 & 3 Lytham Trade 0.4 0.40 Park, Preston Road, Lytham C/U to D2 Unit 4 & 5 Lytham Trade Park, 0.4 0.40 Preston Road, Lytham Electronic Data Systems, 7.28 7.28 Heyhouses, St. Annes Mixed use Housing/Retail 6 & 7 Barrow Close, Westby 0.05 0.05 with Plumptons Land at site 4/5 Brooklands 0.11 0.11 Way, Whitehills – Proposed Bistro GEC Marconi, Lytham Road, 7.82 7.82 Warton (Part of BAE Employment Site) Site 3 Land at Dugdales 1.69 1.69 Close, Whitehills

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Unit 11/12 Lindum Park Ind 0.02 0.02 Estate, Lytham Lindum Park Industrial Estate, 0.19 0.19 Boundary Road, Lytham Site 4/5 West of Brooklands 1.73 1.73 Way, Whitehills Unit 2 Scafell Road, Lytham 0.04 0.04 St Annes Land adjacent to progress 0.02 0.02 House, Orders Lane, Kirkham Lytham Timber, Progress Business Park, C/U to land for 0.18 0.18 storage of skips. Unit 11/11a Progress Business Park, Kirkham C/U 0.04 0.04 of B2 to A3/D2

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Table 6: Employment Allocated Land and Take up Rates (hectares) in Fylde, April 2008 to March 2016

Site Name Adopted Local Greenfield/ Use Class Take up Take up Take up Take up Take up Take up Take up Take up Available Plan Brownfield 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 for take up EMP1 Allocated Sites in the Fylde Borough Local Plan As Altered 2005 Blackpool Fylde Industrial Estate EMP1 Greenfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 Whitehills Park (Phase 2) EMP1 Greenfield B1,B2,B8 2.1 0.14 0.31 0 0.4 0.4 0.175 0.07 3.05 Naze Lane, Freckleton EMP1 Greenfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 Queensway, St Annes EMP1 Greenfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.80 EMP2 Existing Industrial Sites Whitehills Park (Phase1) EMP2 Greenfield B1,B2,B8 0.82 0.8 0 0 0 0 0.09 0 0.97 Queensway, St Annes EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackpool Scafell Road, Snowdon Road/Everest EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road, St. Annes Dock Road, Preston Road Lytham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.90 Boundary Road, Lytham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0.94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.69 Preston Road Industrial Estate, off EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.49 Graving Dock Road, Lytham Naze Lane, Freckleton EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0.60 Kirkham Trading Park EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0.88 0 0 0.70 0 0 0 Progress Mill, Order Lane, Kirkham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquis /Richard Street, Kirkham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitworth Street, Wesham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BNFL Site, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 0 British Aerospace, Warton EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackpool & Fylde Industrial Estate EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Former Stocks and Bonds Office, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyhouses Lane, St Annes Axa/Aegon Offices, Ballam Road, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lytham Land Registry, Lytham EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Fairfield Research Station, Greenhalgh EMP2 Brownfield/ B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 greenfield Former RAF Camp, Hillock Lane, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warton Land Registry, Warton EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brook Mill, Station Road, EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clifton Marsh Depot, Clifton EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ITSA Brunel Way, Westby EMP2 Brownfield B1,B2,B8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.90

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4.0 Conclusions

4.1.1 Fylde has 11.05 hectares of land available on allocated sites (EMP1) and 8.55 hectares of land available on existing Industrial sites (EMP2) for employment purposes. The average annual take up on allocated and existing industrial sites since 2001 is 0.98 hectares.

4.1.2 Since 2008/09 the majority of take up of land for business and employment has been at Whitehills Park.

Land Supply Table 7: Summary on Allocated/Designated Sites – EMP1 & EMP2 – 31st March 2016 Hectares Allocated/Existing Industrial Sites with Land Available 19.6 Land with Planning Permission 1.45 Sites Under construction 0.96 Total 22.01 st st Take Up between 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 (EMP1) 0.07 st st Take Up between 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 (EMP2) within existing sites 0.70

5.0 Sites with Available Land

5.1.1 It must be noted that employment land is not owned by Fylde Council and any further information required should be established through the appropriate land owners. Some boundaries may have changed. The plans should be used for illustrative purposes only.

5.1.2 Allocating land for employment identifies sites where employment creating developments would be acceptable or encouraged. The categories of land use applicable are those defined as B1 (business), B2 (general industry), and B8 (storage and distribution) in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order, 1987 (as amended).

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5.1.3 The sites identified in Appendix 1 are allocated and existing industrial sites with land still available as listed in the table below:

Table 8: Allocated and Existing Industrial Sites with Available Land

Site Name Ref Locality Hectares Available Allocated Sites with Available Land EMP1 Plan 1 - Whitehills Park, Phase 2 EMP1/2 Westby 3.05 Plan 2 - Naze Lane Industrial Estate - EMP1 Freckleton 1.80 Plan 3 - Queensway Industrial Estate EMP1 St Annes 3.80 Plan 4 - Blackpool and Fylde Industrial Estate EMP1 Westby 2.40 Existing Sites with Available Land EMP2 Plan 1 - Whitehills Park Phase 1 (various sites) See Appendix 1 EMP2 Westby 0.97 Plan 5 - Ex Stanways site owned by Kensington Developments, Preston Road EMP2 Lytham 0.69 Plan 6 - Land to rear of Preston Road Industrial Estate off EMP2 Lytham 0.49 Graving Dock Road Plan 7 - Land Dock Road Industrial Estate EMP2 Lytham 0.90 Plan 8 - ITSA, Brunel Way EMP2 Westby 4.90 Plan 2 - Naze Lane Industrial Estate EMP2 Freckleton 0.60

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Appendices

Appendix 1: Site Plans for Allocated and Existing Industrial sites where land is available.

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APPENDIX 1

Plans showing land available on allocated sites

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PLAN 1

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2014 - 2015 – Whitehills – Updated Plan to follow

PLAN 2

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015 – 2016 Residual Land – Naze Lane Industrial Estate, Freckleton

PLAN 3

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015-2016 – Residual Land – Queensway Industrial Estate, Lytham St Annes

PLAN 4

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015 – 2016 – Residual Land – Blackpool and Fylde Industrial Estate, Westby

PLAN 5

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015 – 2016 – Residual Land – Ex Stanways Site, Preston Road, Lytham

PLAN 6

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015-2016 – Residual Land – Land to rear of Preston Road Industrial Estate, off Graving Dock Road, Lytham

PLAN 7

Business and Industrial Land Schedule – 2015 -2016 - Land at Dock Road Industrial Estate, Lytham

PLAN 8

Business and Industrial Land Schedule 2015 – 2016- ITSA, Brunel Way, Blackpool