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Public Services (Health, Education and Community Facilities) Local Development Plan - Position Paper Public Services (Health, Education and Community Facilities) CONTENTS Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6 Regional Policy Context ........................................................................................... 7 Regional Development Strategy (RDS) 2035........................................................... 7 Programme for Government .................................................................................... 8 Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) ........................................................... 8 Relevant Operational Planning Policy ................................................................... 11 Planning Policy Statement 21: Sustainable Development in the Countryside........ 11 Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland ......................................................... 11 Supplementary Planning Guidance ....................................................................... 11 Extant Area Plans .................................................................................................... 11 North Down and Ards Area Plan 1984-1995 (NDAAP), Belfast Urban Area Plan, draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 (dBMAP) and Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 (BMAP) ................................................................................................. 11 Ards and Down Area Plan 2015 ............................................................................. 13 Other Council Plans and Strategies ...................................................................... 13 The Big Plan for Ards and North Down 2017-2032 (The Community Plan) ........... 13 Ards and North Down Borough Council Corporate Plan 2015-19 .......................... 14 Demographics of Ards and North Down Borough Council Area ........................ 15 Education Provision in Ards and North Down Borough Council Area ............... 18 Providing Pathways - Strategic Area Plan for School Provision. ............................ 18 Existing Public Service Provision within Ards and North Down Area ................ 20 Libraries ................................................................................................................. 20 Community Centres ............................................................................................... 20 Community Services .............................................................................................. 20 Youth Facilities ...................................................................................................... 22 Health Profile in Ards and North Down .................................................................. 22 Existing Health Provision in Ards and North Down Borough Council Area ............ 26 Ambulance Service ................................................................................................ 28 Residential and Care Home Facilities .................................................................... 30 Leisure facilities in Ards and North Down Borough Area ....................................... 30 Emergency Service Provision in Ards and North Down Borough Council Area. .............................................................................................................................. 31 Fire and Rescue Stations....................................................................................... 31 Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).............................................................. 33 Key Findings ............................................................................................................ 34 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 35 3 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 36 Map 3: Housing designation NS 20 at Cronstown, Newtownards. ......................... 36 Enrolments and unfilled places in schools in the Ards and North Down Borough Council Area .......................................................................................................... 37 Community Centres ............................................................................................... 41 Private Care Home facilities within Ards and North Down Borough Council Area. 41 GP Practices located in Ards and North Down Borough Council 2017 .................. 43 Maritime and Coastguard Agency .......................................................................... 44 RNLI Stations ......................................................................................................... 44 4 Executive Summary This Position Paper aims to provide an overview of the baseline evidence in relation to Public Services in Ards and North Down Borough Council area with a view to informing members as to the key issues within the Borough. In this context ‘Public Services’ refers to Education, Health and Community facilities and services. It is important to stress that in compiling the position paper the best information available has been used and will be revised as necessary in light of the release of any relevant new data. This paper and subsequently the views of members generated from the upcoming engagement event will provide a foundation for direction of the Preferred Options Paper (POP). The POP is the earliest stage of plan preparation and will form the basis for consulting with the public and stakeholders on a range of options for dealing with key issues in the Borough. Any future decision making will need to be made within the context of a Sustainability Appraisal under the provision of Planning (Northern Ireland) Act 2011. This paper is therefore intended to generate member’s ideas on how planning can best meet future requirements for public services within Ards and North Down Council area. 5 Introduction 1.1 The aim of this paper is to provide baseline evidence which will help to inform members and enable meaningful participation in the Local Development Plan (LDP) workshop on Public Services. 1.2 The provision of health and education facilities is beyond the role of Planning, however in areas where a need has been identified land can be protected by the LDP. 1.3 Many conditions such as obesity, chronic heart disease, stress and mental health are intricately linked to the environments in which people live, work and spend leisure time. These are not limited to the physical environment but also include the social and economic environment. 1.4 “Planning in the broadest sense – from development management and infrastructure to the location of health and community services – can play a central role in creating environments that enhance people’s health and wellbeing. In the twenty-first century, we need to develop a new urban agenda focused on healthy placemaking for all”1. 1.5 This Paper provides baseline information relating to Education, Health and Community facilities and services within Ards and North Down Borough Council Area. This includes schools, hospitals, GP practices, care Homes, community centres and emergency services. 1.6 Key findings, as a result of the evidence collated, are outlined as main areas of consideration in the ongoing preparation of the Borough’s new LDP. The paper concludes with a brief overview of the envisaged next steps in the process, with in relation to this topic area, particularly with regard to the Preferred Options Paper and Plan Strategy stages. 1 Planning Horizons: Promoting Healthy Cities – RTPI 2014 6 Regional Policy Context Regional Development Strategy (RDS) 2035 2.1 The RDS 20352 provides an overarching strategic framework to facilitate and guide development in the public and private sectors. 2.2 Sustainable development is at the heart of the RDS, sustainable development is defined by development which ‘aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,3. One of the aims is to promote development which improves health and well-being of communities. 2.3 The RDS identifies Newtownards as a main hub to be developed as a major location providing employment services, and a range of cultural and leisure amenities. Decisions on the future location of new public sector development for a variety of functions, including health and education, will take into account its strategic role. 2.4 Bangor is described as an important retail and commercial centre. The potential development of Bangor centres on its modern marina and creating opportunities around the promenade area. 2.5 Para 3.94 of the RDS states that we must strive to keep our rural areas sustainable and ensure that people who live there either through choice or birth have access to services and are offered opportunities in terms of accessing education, jobs, healthcare and leisure. 2 Regional Development Strategy 2035 3 Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future. 7 Programme for Government 2.6 The RDS aims to support the Programme for Government (PfG). The Draft framework 2016-2021 is currently out for consultation and sets out the ambition the Executive has for our society. It includes indicators, measures and outcomes. The purpose of the Programme for Government is outlined
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