Find out more . . . Find out more . . . May 2010

This is a short guide to accompany the Core Strategy The exhibition and members of the team will also be present at document. If you are interested in giving your views to public meetings of the Safer & Stronger community groups: the council you may wish to see the full document. It is Tuesday 1 June – Community Centre at 1.30pm available in libraries and council one stop shops and on and Community Centre at 6.30pm the internet at Thursday 10 June – Downend Baptist Church at 6.30pm Core Strategy www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyconsultation Tuesday 15 June – Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne at 6.30pm We are also holding a series of exhibitions for the public Planning for Future Development Wednesday 16 June – Community Centre at 6.30pm where you can get some more information and talk to a in South member of the team: Tuesday 22 June – Royal British Legion, Staple Hill at 6.30pm Thursday 3 June Wednesday 23 June – St Saviours Church Hall, The Mall, 3pm – 7.30pm at 6.30pm (upper level in front of the food area) Thursday 24 June – School at 6.30pm Tuesday 8 June Wednesday 30 June – Hall at 6.30pm village hall 3pm – 7.30pm Wednesday 14 July – Elberton village hall at 6.30pm Thursday 10 June shopping Centre (Outside Boswells) 11am – 3.30pm Thursday 15 July – Town Hall at 6.30pm Have your say on the draft Tuesday 15 June Tuesday 20 July – Jubilee Centre, at 6.30pm Kings Chase shopping centre, Kingswood 10am – 1pm Tuesday 27 July – BAWA, at 6.30pm Core Strategy Thursday 17 June Thursday 29 July – village hall at 6.30pm St. Mary’s shopping centre, Thornbury 11am – 3.30pm www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyconsultation Wednesday 23 June If you would like to make comments on the Core Strategy, please Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke 11am – 3.30pm use the response form* or visit the council’s consultation web page at: www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyconsultation Tuesday 29 June where the document can be viewed and comments made online. Old Grammar School, 3pm – 7.30pm The deadline for comments is Friday 6 August 2010 Friday 2 July Any questions or requests for help can either be sent by email North Common village hall 11am – 3.30pm to [email protected] or posted to Spatial Planning Team, Council, PO Box 2081, South Tuesday 6 July Gloucestershire, BS35 9BP. You can also ring 01454 863469. Sainsbury’s, 3pm – 7.30pm (*Response forms are available at the exhibitions and public meetings, on our Thursday 8 July website and on request from the Spatial Planning Team.) Turnberrie’s, Thornbury 3pm – 7.30pm Tuesday 13 July This information can be made available in other Pucklechurch village hall 11am – 3.30pm languages, in large print, Braille or on audio tape. Please phone 01454 868004 if you need any of Please see our website www.southglos.gov.uk/ these or any other help to access council services.

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Have your say on the draft Core Strategy May 2010

What is the Core Strategy? Key Policies The Core Strategy is the main planning document for In addition to the strategy for development, the Core guiding and managing new development and change Strategy contains a number of policies for managing in South Gloucestershire up to 2026. development:

What is its purpose? • Achieving high quality design • Providing and maintaining green infrastructure The main purpose of the Core Strategy is to identify (including open spaces, recreational areas, parks, where new housing and jobs will go, as well as protecting allotments, nature conservation sites, landscape what is valued about the area. The Strategy will also and heritage features, woodlands, trees, cycleways, identify what services, facilities and infrastructure (such bridleways and public rights of way) as green spaces, roads, public transport, schools, shops and health centres) are needed and when and how they Key Proposals • Supporting renewable and low carbon energy will be achieved. generation 21,500 new homes are planned between 2006 and 2026. Around 2,600 have already been built and a further 12,200 • Providing services, infrastructure and community How has it been prepared? have planning permission or are already allocated for facilities with new housing housing in the council’s existing local plan: Preparing a Core Strategy takes several years • Delivering major transport schemes and reflects the views of local people, groups and • At /Cribbs Causeway land is allocated • Improving accessibility by public transport, walking and organisations, as well as those of the council. We for 2,200 dwellings /14ha of employment land at cycling consulted on Issues and Options in 2008 where we Charlton Hayes (Northfield) in Patchway and a new asked questions about how to manage the pressure for • Protecting landscapes, natural environment and built neighbourhood of up to 1,750 homes, local services and new development. Having considered what people told heritage and reducing flood risk facilities at Cribbs Causeway and south of Filton Airfield us, we have now drawn up a draft Core Strategy and • Supply and safeguarding of minerals formal consultation is taking place on its contents. • Land at /west of the M32 is allocated for 2,600 dwellings at three key sites - Wallscourt Farm, • Supply and safeguarding of economic sites This is your opportunity to give us your views on the Harry Stoke and land east of Coldharbour Lane. Subject policies and proposals. Details of how to comment are • Managing town centre development to the delivery of a new congestion-relieving transport set out on the back of this leaflet. link serving , a new neighbourhood of up to • Guidance on housing densities, housing types and 2,000 homes is also planned in this area after 2016 sizes, sub-division of properties and building on gardens • A major mixed-use development is allocated at Emersons Green East, comprising a science park, 19ha • Providing affordable housing, rural housing exception of employment land and 2,750 dwellings sites and extra care housing • At North Yate, subject to a new sewer connection being • Providing accommodation and safeguarding sites for provided to deal with existing and potential future flooding Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople problems, a new neighbourhood of 3,000 homes • 500 homes are proposed at Thornbury, north of Castle School Planning for Future Development in South Gloucestershire - Have your say on the draft Core Strategy May 2010

Thornbury   Opportunity for up to 500 new homes north of Castle School to   What’s proposed . . .   help strengthen and develop the town centre, local schools and    community facilities and activities.           North Fringe of         Bristol        (including the communities of Filton,    Patchway, Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, N      Harry Stoke and )        New housing at Patchway, Filton and     Harry Stoke. New infrastructure and     services, including Rapid Transit, link    

road and new amenities at Cribbs,   Patchway & Abbey Wood. New   neighbourhoods at Cribbs/Patchway  (1,750 dwellings) and Harry Stoke    (2,000 dwellings). 

                    Yate and Chipping    Sodbury        Develop the service  centre role of both towns

 Severnside  through improvements      to employment, the town Develop for warehousing and         centres, public transport and other employment uses by    amenities. Subject to a new  working with landowners and     sewer connection, a new     statutory agencies to address         neighbourhood at North Yate flood risk, biodiversity,        of 3,000 new dwellings, 2,400   transport and archaeological        to be completed by 2026. issues.                                                      Rural Areas    Protect and enhance the        Green Belt and rural character             and distinctiveness, while supporting employment   and services for local  East Fringe of Bristol       communities. Support  

(including the communities of Downend, Emersons Green,   parishes to bring forward new        , Staple Hill, , Kingswood, Warmley, Cadbury     housing where appropriate to   Heath, Common, Longwell Green and )   meet local needs.       Enhance town centres and green spaces and safeguard  employment sites. Develop a Science Park and new neighbourhood at Emersons Green East.