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Watford's Monitoring Report 2015 Watford’s Monitoring Report 2015 Planning for a Better Watford Watford Borough Council Monitoring Report 2015 Contents Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 11 2. Duty to Co-operate ............................................................................................ 13 3. Local Development Scheme.............................................................................. 14 3.1. Local Development Scheme ...................................................................... 14 3.2. Local Plan Part 2........................................................................................ 14 3.3. Policies Map............................................................................................... 15 3.4. Evidence Base ........................................................................................... 16 3.5. Risks .......................................................................................................... 16 4. Contextual Characteristics of Watford ............................................................... 17 4.1. Demographic Structure and migration........................................................ 18 4.2. Projected population growth....................................................................... 21 4.3. Projected Household Growth, household size and composition................. 23 4.4. Crime.......................................................................................................... 26 4.5. Deprivation ................................................................................................. 28 4.6. Health......................................................................................................... 31 4.7. Street Cleaning and Recycling ................................................................... 33 5. Housing ............................................................................................................. 34 5.1. H1: Plan Period and Housing Targets........................................................ 34 5.2. H2: Housing Trajectory............................................................................... 34 5.3. H3: Five Year Housing Land Supply Assessment...................................... 39 5.4. H4: Total Net Housing Completions by Allocation or Windfall Type ........... 40 5.5. H5: New and converted dwellings – on previously developed land (‘PDL’) 41 5.6. H6: Net additional pitches (Traveller provision).......................................... 42 5.7. H7: Affordable housing completions and housing mix................................ 42 5.8. H8: Percentage of affordable homes on qualifying sites ............................ 43 5.9. H9: Affordable Housing Commitments ....................................................... 44 5.10. H10: Gross Housing Completions 2006/07 to 2014/15 by size .................. 45 5.11. H11: Gross Housing Completions 2006/07 to 2014/15 by size and type.... 45 5.12. H12: Housing density ................................................................................. 47 5.13. H13: Average house prices in Watford....................................................... 47 5.14. H14: House purchase affordability ............................................................. 49 6. Business Development and Employment.......................................................... 51 6.1. BD1: Amount of employment floorspace completed in Watford and employment areas ................................................................................................ 52 6.2. BD2: Total amount of employment floorspace on PDL............................... 54 6.3. BD3: Employment land available by type ................................................... 54 6.4. BD4: Total amount of floorspace for ‘town centre uses’ ............................. 55 6.5. BD5: Losses of employment floorspace (completed sites only) ................. 57 6.6. BD6: Total jobs recorded in Watford .......................................................... 57 6.7. BD7: Job Density........................................................................................ 58 6.8. BD8: Number of Employee Jobs in Watford............................................... 59 6.9. BD9: Percentage of Employee Jobs by Industry Groups – Watford 2014.. 59 6.10. BD10: Earnings by residence - Gross weekly pay – all full time workers ... 60 6.11. BD11: Earnings by workplace – Gross weekly pay – all full time workers.. 61 6.12. BD12: Count of active enterprises in Watford ............................................ 62 6.13. BD13: Comparison of percentage of business starts and closures ............ 62 6.14. BD14: Claimant Count Comparison 2008-15 ............................................. 63 1 Watford Borough Council Monitoring Report 2015 6.15. BD15: GCSE results, percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A* - C................. 65 6.16. BD16: Qualifications of working age population ......................................... 66 7. Sustainable Development.................................................................................. 68 7.1. S1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on flooding and water quality grounds................................. 68 7.2. S2: Average household water use (litres per head per day)....................... 68 7.3. S3: Renewable Energy............................................................................... 69 7.4. S4: Per capita Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions ....................................... 72 7.5. S5: Air Quality Management Areas and Air Quality monitoring .................. 73 8. Green Infrastructure, Sport and Recreation....................................................... 76 8.1. G1: Change in areas of biodiversity importance......................................... 76 8.2. G2: Change in priority habitats and species............................................... 77 8.3. G3: Amount of open space managed to Green Flag Award standard........ 78 8.4. G4: Change in total open space managed by WBC................................... 79 8.5. G5: Maintain the general extent of the Green Belt ..................................... 80 9. Urban Design and Built Heritage ....................................................................... 82 9.1. Design Guides............................................................................................ 82 9.2. U1: Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments................................. 82 9.3. U2: Conservation Character Area Appraisals............................................. 85 9.4. U3: Conservation Area Management Plan ................................................. 85 9.5. U4: Buildings on listed buildings at risk register ......................................... 86 9.6. U5: Listed buildings – any demolitions ....................................................... 87 10. Transport and Projects ...................................................................................... 88 10.1. T1: Amount and % of completed non-residential development within UCOs A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the WDP 2000......... 88 10.2. T2: Accessibility - Percentage of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of key services and 400 metres of a bus stop where a frequent bus service operates i.e. where there are 5 or more journeys each way per day Mon-Sat ................................................................................................... 89 10.3. T3: % Change in Total Vehicle Kilometreage on HCC roads in Watford.... 90 10.4. T4: Travel to Work Mode Shares................................................................ 91 10.5. T5: Watford’s cycle route usage – average number of cyclists per day...... 94 10.6. T6: Annual output for cycle routes in Watford ............................................ 95 10.7. T7: Development progress on major schemes........................................... 96 11. Infrastructure Delivery and Planning Obligations............................................... 99 11.1. Schools ...................................................................................................... 99 11.2. Additional cemetery capacity.................................................................... 101 11.3. Community Infrastructure Levy and S106 planning obligations................ 102 11.4. IN1: Infrastructure provided - Section 106 funded schemes 2014/15....... 102 11.5. IN2: Section 106 monies received 2014/15.............................................. 103 12. Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms ....................................................................... 104 13. Appendix 2. 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation ............................................. 108 14. Appendix 3. Watford Context Map.................................................................. 110 15. Appendix 4. Schedule of WDP 2000 Policies post Core Strategy adoption.... 111 16. Appendix 5. Outstanding allocated sites without planning permission @ 31/3/15 112 17. Appendix 6. Housing Sites listed in WDP 2000 – Status @ 31/3/15 ............... 114 18. Appendix 7. Summary of 5 Year Assessment of Housing Supply @ 31/3/15. 116 19. Appendix 8. Business Development Data 2006-15. ....................................... 123 2 Watford Borough Council Monitoring
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