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CORE STRATEGY – CONFIRMING the HOUSING REQUIREMENT Submitted By: CHIEF EXECUTIVE Principal Author: COLIN HIRST – HEAD of REGENERATION & HOUSING PD060813 DECISION RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORT TO PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Agenda Item No. meeting date: TUESDAY, 6 AUGUST 2013 title: CORE STRATEGY – CONFIRMING THE HOUSING REQUIREMENT submitted by: CHIEF EXECUTIVE principal author: COLIN HIRST – HEAD OF REGENERATION & HOUSING 1 PURPOSE 1.1 To confirm the housing requirement proposed for the Core Strategy. 1.2 Relevance to the Council’s ambitions and priorities: • Council Ambitions – To match the supply of homes in our area with identified housing needs and to progress the Core Strategy. The Core Strategy is a central Strategy of the Local Development Framework. It will help in the delivery of housing, employment and the protection and enhancement of the environment, ultimately presenting the Delivery Strategy for implementing the vision for the Ribble Valley for the next 15-20 years. • Community Objectives – As a tool for delivering Spatial Policy the Core Strategy identifies how a range of issues relating to the objectives of a sustainable economy, thriving market towns and housing provision will be addressed through the planning system. • Corporate Priorities – The Core Strategy is the central document of the LDF. The housing requirement is fundamental to determining planning applications and for the purposes of formulating planning policy. • Other Considerations – The Council has a duty to prepare Spatial Policy under the Local Development Framework system. 2 BACKGROUND 2.1 As Members are aware the provision of housing is a key element of the Council’s land- use planning and its role in determining planning applications. As an issue, it generates without doubt high levels of interest and concern amongst the local community, as demonstrated in recent Core Strategy consultations. Housing provision brings great pressure from landowners and developers; it plays a key economic role, has a role in delivering sustainable mixed communities; regeneration benefits and opportunities to deliver both affordable and a choice of market houses (and location) to meet people’s aspirations. 2.2 Previously, strategic planning for housing requirements had been delivered through a top down approach, formerly through the County Structure plans and more recently by way of regionally set requirements in the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS). District Authorities as consultees in the statutory planning process have had the opportunity to 1 PD060813 contribute to establishing housing requirements. However, the removal of the Regional tier puts the responsibility of establishing housing requirements with district planning authorities and this has been undertaken through the Core Strategy process. 2.3 The housing requirement that has informed the preparation of the Core Strategy was the subject of a study undertaken by Nathanial Litchfield and Partners in 2011; that work was subsequently the subject of public consultation before a figure for developing the Core Strategy was established and incorporated into the Council’s submitted Core Strategy. Members will recall a previous report dealing with this issue was considered in February 2012 (Minute 716 refers) and subsequent reports dealing with the objections to the Core Strategy proposals have been considered by Members at a number of key consultation stages. In relation to the Core Strategy Examination, a number of unresolved objections remain in relation to the issue of housing requirements. 2.4 The Council submitted its Core Strategy for Examination in September 2012. The housing evidence that informed the plan suggested a housing requirement range of between 190-220 dwellings per annum or a requirement over the plan period of between 3800-4400 dwellings. The housing requirement established and taken forward in the submitted Core Strategy was a level of 200 dwellings per annum as a minimum, or 4000 dwellings over the plan period. Houses built or granted permission from 2008 would be taken account of in identifying the additional land necessary. 2.5 Members will be aware of the Inspector’s concerns regarding the date of housing evidence submitted with the Core Strategy. This resulted in the Council undertaking an extensive refresh and update of its evidence base during a period agreed with the Inspector to undertake this work. Evidence on housing issues was key to that refresh and Members considered a report of a special meeting of the Planning and Development Committee held on 25 June 2013 (Minute 143 refers). 2.6 Members resolved at the meeting on 25 June to endorse the consultants (Nathaniel Litchfield & Partners – NPL) advice and to base further work on the Core Strategy housing requirement on the upper figure in the requirement range identified by NLP of 250 dwellings per annum subject to the outcome of additional work to address issues raised by the consultants. 2.7 The Council’s position was provided to the Inspector who acknowledged the progress the Council had made and agreed to re-open the Examination on 1 September 2013 to enable the Council to complete its housing evidence work and to commence consultation. A copy of the Inspector’s letter is attached at Appendix 1 to this report. 2.8 Work has been undertaken to progress the completion of the housing evidence and to enable further consideration to be given to relevant matters to enable the confirmation of the housing requirement target to be put forward to the Inspector. 2.9 This report draws together the outstanding housing evidence in relation to the updated Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA), Viability Assessment and the issues identified by NLP to be addressed to inform the housing target. 2 PD060813 3 NATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT 3.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) provides the basis for land use planning and the framework that the Local Planning Authority has to work within. There are two distinct aspects to the guidance relating to plan making and decision making. The guidance sets out in terms of plan making extensive guidance on what the Local Planning Authority should take into account when formulating plans and policies. The guidance establishes what the authority should plan for in terms of development, including the level of housing, affordable housing provision and the factors to take into account when determining how, where and to what extent growth is to be planned. The framework of the NPPF is applied to guide the formulation of any plan and policies to achieve as a ‘golden thread’ sustainable development. 3.2 It is important to recognise that whilst the Core Strategy will provide a local framework, the Local Planning Authority is also required to determine planning applications in the context of the delivery of sustainable development. Planning applications will be judged against the development plan (in our case the Core Strategy and the subsequent allocations document) and NPPF. The focus of national policy is on growth in the form of sustainable development. Whilst the Council is required to plan for the needs of the area, and put in place policies to manage development, it will always be in a position where further development, over and above what is planned for will need to be considered. As development comes forward and reduces the need to allocate land, there will be circumstances where the planned requirements are met and the Council, as Local Planning Authority, will not be seeking to promote or identify additional development. However, applications that meet the tests of sustainable development may still be approved where they are consistent with policy. 3.3 The basis of addressing housing issues is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) which has at its heart the delivery of sustainable development. In essence the Framework emphasises the three roles that the planning system has to perform in order to achieve sustainable development. 3.4 The three roles, which should not be taken in isolation, are: • An economic role – contributing 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; and by identifying and co-ordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure; • A social role – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural wellbeing; and • An environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy. 3.5 In establishing the housing requirement for the area, it is a fundamental principle that the Council has an up to date evidence base and applies that evidence to make decisions 3 PD060813 and plan for the needs of the area in an appropriate manner. Paragraph 152 of the Framework identifies that local planning authorities should seek opportunities to achieve each of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability and make net gains across all three areas. However, it is also stated in paragraph 152 that ‘significant adverse impacts on any of these dimensions should be avoided and, wherever possible, alternative options which reduce or eliminate such impacts should be pursued. This is an important consideration in relation to the impact of development requirements identified through evidence gathering. Similarly, the Framework in paragraph 157 recognises that plans should be based upon co-operation with neighbouring authorities, public, voluntary and private sector organisations. This co- operation is a factor when considering the impacts of housing policy with neighbouring authorities in relation to their investment and regeneration priorities and these are considerations for the Council in determining the most appropriate housing levels.
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