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Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan Supporting Technical Document Part of the Evidence Base for Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan Contents Part 1: Area Profile Section Page 1 General Information Location 1 Ownership of Key 2 Sites 3 2 Planning Context National 4 Regional 5 Local 6 3 Environmental Character Geology 7 Landscape 8 Hydrology 9 Biodiversity 10 Heritage 11 Background Noise Levels 12 4 Socio-Economic Profile Population 13 Areas of Deprivation 14 Health 15 Educational attainment 16 5 Accessibility Car and Rail Transport 17 Access by Bus 18 Walking access 19 6 Forest Park Economy Main Land Uses 20 Overview of the Forest Park Economy 21 Key Sectors 22 7 Current Infrastructure Overview of Current Infrastructure 23 Part 2: Key Issues Section Page 1 Developing the Forest Park Economy 1 2 Meeting the strategic needs of the 2 Borough and Sub-region 3 Meeting the needs of the local 3 Community 4 Safeguarding the Environment 4 5 Developing the Infrastructure 5 6 Implementation 6 Contents Part 1: Area Profile Section 1 General Information 1.1 Location: Bold Forest Park is located on the southern edge of the town’s core. Straddling the M62 Motorway between Junctions 7 and 8, the Forest Park covers an area of 6.9 square miles (1,808 hectares) of mainly agricultural land with a number of large community woodland sites inset into it. Figure 1 Location © Crown copyright and database rights 2012. Ordnance Survey Licence Number LA100018360. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form. 1 1.2 Parishes and Wards: Whilst the majority of the Forest Park is in the Bold Ward, the boundary also includes relatively small areas of Rainhill and Parr Wards. Surrounding the Forest Park are a number of Wards such as Thatto Heath, Sutton and Parr with the Town Centre Ward in Close proximity. On the eastern side the park abuts the Parishes of Burtonwood and Westbrook, Great Sankey and Penketh in Warrington Borough. In the south Cuerdley Parish, Cronton Parish and the un-parished areas of Halton Borough sit on the Forest Boundary. Rainhilll Parish sits to the west side. Figure 2: Parish and wards in and around Bold Forest Park © Crown copyright and database rights 2012. Ordnance Survey Licence Number LA100018360. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form Part 1: Area Profile 2 1.3 Landownership of within the Forest Park Landownership is a key issue affecting the deliverability of the Forest Park. Most of the key recreation sites within the Forest Park are in the public sector with the Forestry Commission being the largest landowner, having invested in 152 hectares of land at Sutton Manor, Wheatacre, Maypole Farms and Brickfields. St.Helens Council owns Colliers Moss Common (South), Clockface Country Park and King George V Playing Fields, a total of 85.5 hectares and also leases Miners Way to Bold Parish Council. The 18.4ha Lord St.Helens landfill site, part of the Brickfields complex, is owned by Cory Environmental, but being developed as open space accessible to the public. Mersey Valley Golf and Country Club is an important recreational resource which also private sector run which welcomes visitors. The northern section of Colliers Moss Common is in the portfolio of the Duchy of Lancaster, as owner of last resort, following the original owner, Groundwork St.Helens going into liquidation. Whilst the site remains accessible to the public, no investment into managing the site will occur whilst it remains in Duchy ownership. Figure 3: Ownership of Key Sites © Crown copyright and database rights 2012. Ordnance Survey Licence Number LA100018360. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form. 3 Section 2 Planning Context 2.1 National 2.1.1 At the heart of the National Planning Policy Framework is a presumption in favour of sustainable development, which should be seen as a golden thread running through both plan making and decision taking. This means that the planning system must play a positive role in supporting a strong competitive economy, healthy and vibrant communities and protecting and enhancing the natural and historic environment including the move towards a low carbon economy. The NPPF seeks to promote a strong rural economy through the sustainable growth and expansion of all types of business and enterprise in rural areas (Paragraph 28). 2.1.2 The NPPF supports “sustainable rural tourism and leisure developments that benefit businesses in rural areas, communities and visitors, and which respect the character of the countryside”. This includes the expansion of tourist and visitor facilities in appropriate locations and the development and diversification of farm and other rural land based businesses. (Paragraph 28) 2.1.3 The NPPF recognises that protection and enhancement of the natural environment is an essential part of sustainable development and seeks to safeguard and enhance landscape and important habitats and species, through the development of ecological networks, designed to reduce fragmentation (Paragraph 109). 2.1.4 The NPPF lays great weight on the importance of the Green Belt and its essential characteristics of permanence and openness.(Paragraph 79) New building within Green Belt is deemed inappropriate development except for: • Buildings for agriculture and forestry, • Provision of appropriate facilities for outdoor sport, outdoor recreation and for cemeteries, as long as it preserves the openness of the Green Belt and does not conflict with the purposes of including land within it. • Limited infilling or the partial or complete redevelopment of previously developed sites (brownfield land), whether redundant or in continuing use (excluding temporary buildings), which would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt. (Paragraph 89) Part 1: Area Profile 4 2.1.5 The NPPF states that “local planning authorities should plan positively to enhance the beneficial use of the Green Belt, such as looking for opportunities to provide access, to provide opportunities for outdoor sport and recreation; to retain and enhance landscapes, visual amenity and biodiversity; or to improve damaged land”. (Paragraph 81) 2.1.6 The NPPF also identifies Community Forests as offering valuable opportunities for improving the environmental around towns and states, “an approved Community Forest plan may be a material consideration in deciding planning applications. (Paragraph 92) Bold Forest Park is set within the Mersey Forest, one of three Community Forests within the North West. The Government’s Rural Statement 2012 reflects the its vision of successful rural businesses and thriving rural communities in a “ living, working countryside”, based around three priorities: • Economic growth • Rural Engagement • Quality of Life 2.2 Regional 2.2.1 Sub-regionally, the Local Enterprise Partnership for Liverpool City Region recognises the visitor economy as a key growth sector in its Economic Strategy. The Visitor Economy Strategy identifies The Dream as a key gateway to the City Region and recognises that public art works are a strong draw for visitors. Visitor numbers for Dream in 2012 were 95,289. Developing the Forest Park around Dream will help to increase the attraction and make an even stronger contribution to the City Region economy. A second priority is the Low Carbon Economy within which opportunities for rural diversification and job creation may lie. Bold Forest Park could be a flagship for development of the wood fuel and timber industry, which can help to shape and manage the Forest. 2.2.2 St.Helens Council is one of seven Local Authority partners forming the Mersey Forest partnership. The Mersey Forest Delivery Plan 2009-16 identifies the development of Forest Parks as a way of delivering its organisational goals of: • Working in Partnership • Transforming Landscapes • Delivering sustainable economic benefits • Engaging with people 2.2.3. The Mersey Forest Plan cites Bold Forest Park as a Case Study of partnership working and in Policy 11. The Economy and Tourism: the plan states ” We will ensure that new planting and woodland management makes a significant contribution to strengthening the economy through: creating attractive settings for housing and business; enhancing transport corridors and gateways; enhancing tourist settings and creating new visitor attractions such as the Forest Parks; facilitating landscape enhancement as part of economic development initiatives”. The NPPF states “An approved Community Forest plan may be a material consideration in preparing development plans” 5 2.2.4 Nature at Work –the Liverpool City Region and Warrington Green Infrastructure Plan (2012) produced by The Mersey Forest indicates the important role the development of Bold Forest Park can play in improving the social, economic and environmental well being of St.Helens and the City region. 2.2.5 The Natural Economy Health Consortium, part of the North West Investment Forum is a social enterprise, which offers health commissioners a range of evidence-based natural environment focussed products to help tackle a range of wellbeing businesses. 2.2.6 Envisaged to run from 2008- 2016 but cancelled by the current government, Growth Point was a strategic initiative pursued by the previous government to achieve the delivery of 240,000 homes per year by 2016. Bold Forest Park was seen as part of the essential green infrastructure required to meet needs of the communities of the proposed new housing in the Mid-Mersey Growth Point, which covered the Boroughs of Halton, Warrington and St.Helens. Whilst the Growth Point project has been cancelled, a large proportion of the housing is still programmed to be built and the importance of the Forest Park, for accessible and sustainable Green Infrastructure, remains. 2.2.7 The Atlantic Gateway project is a major regional regeneration project which places great importance on the need for environmental improvement and development to be progressed positively together to maximise investment opportunities, create jobs and improve local environments.
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