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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL & STAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL GROWTH POINT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST APPENDICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF STAFFORD Produced by the Planning & Engineering Service – Stafford Borough Council This page is intended to be blank CONTENTS Appendix Number & Name Page Number 1. Improving Stafford Borough Priorities for 2007-2013 1 A six-year Corporate Plan for the Borough Council 2. Stafford Borough – Sustainable Community Plan 25 2006-2020 3. Shaping the Future of Staffordshire 2005-2020 42 The Sustainable Strategy for the County (Please refer to separate PDF document) 4. Map for Growth Point Expression of Interest 43 Development linked to Infrastructure 5. Extracts from Regional Spatial Strategy – Regional 44 Centres Study: Final Report This page is intended to be blank APPENDIX 1 IMPROVING STAFFORD BOROUGH Priorities for 2007 - 2013 A six-year Corporate Plan for the Borough Council Improving the Quality of Life in Stafford Borough 1 Priority One: Prosperity for All “To promote economic and social regeneration to improve the quality of life for our community” Area of Focus This year we will … We will have met this In the further next … and by 2013 Resources allocated priority if two years we will to meet this priority by March 2008… aim to… for a 3 year period Provide the Agree our Local The LDF Core Consult on the Have an approved relevant planning Development Strategy and other preferred option LDF for the framework for Scheme with development for the Core Borough identifying economic growth Government Office projects have Strategy strategy and plans for the West been progressed Submit Core for economic Midlands in accordance with Strategy to the growth Gather evidence agreed timetable Planning Established Links to Borough LAA and establish links in the Local Inspectorate implementation, priorities with the Development Hold a local monitoring and No 5, 19, 21 Sustainable Scheme inquiry for the LDF review of the (refer to addendum Community Commence Framework pages 23 and 24) Strategy production of Consult on Core other development Strategy issues documents in line and options for the with the LDF LDF Develop Involve LSP/LAA infrastructure Local Delivery proposals to Board in the accommodate development of the growth in the LDF Core Strategy Refocus Development Note:- Control Service to LDF - Local Development Framework focus on major LSP - Local Strategic applications Partnership LAA - Local Area Agreement 2 Ensure our town Assist in the Major Have the new All major centres are redevelopment of development Leisure Centre developments attractive, vibrant the opportunities in operating completed and distinctive Riverside/Tesco Stafford Town according to the Stafford and Stone places site Centre have been business plan Town Centre Assist in the re- progressed Commence competing development of the including:- development effectively with St George’s site - Riverside/Tesco work on major surrounding retail Complete feasibility - Tipping Street town centre sites centres work on North - St George’s Complete the Significant increase Links to Borough LAA Walls Car Park - North Walls Car next phase of the in town centre priorities Assist County Park Waterscape employment Nos 18, 19, 21 Council in Schemes and Scheme proposals for its proposals for 94% of shop Tipping Street site Stone have been premises are Provide additional progressed in occupied car parking in accordance with Stone the Town Centre Prepare a Vision and Stone Development Market Town Strategy for Initiative Westbridge Park succession plan Improve the Implement a maintenance of further phase of public space the Waterscape through enhanced project signage, Vibrancy and decriminalisation public satisfaction Note: with town centres SMTI - Stone Market parking and litter Town Initiative enforcement is enhanced Maintain our 92% of shop programme of premises are cultural events occupied 3 Promote Complete planned The targets within The following Stone fulfils regeneration in projects within the the Market Towns projects will be function as an the rural areas Stone Market Town Initiative have completed attractive, vibrant Initiative been met - shop front and distinctive Provide support for The Biomass improvements market town the County Project becomes - gateway Staffordshire/ Renewals Project an integral part of features Stafford Borough Consult on and the County’s - canal towpath established as establish a Rural renewable project improvements centre of Workspace There is an - environmental excellence for Programme established enhancements renewable energy Links to Borough LAA programme for Staffordshire Facilitate the priorities rural workspace producing green provision of 12 rural Nos 18, 19, 20 provision electricity for workspaces Flagship priority - national grid provided business Facilitate the engagement provision of 5 rural workspaces provided 4 Promote the take Work with Orbit We have assisted Assisted residents Assisted residents up of benefits Care and Repair to residents to identify to identify and to identify and and the maximise the and claim an claim an claim an additional Council’s number of clients additional £30,000 additional £90,000 £180,000 of services that receive quality of Housing and of Housing and Housing and benefit advice Council Tax benefit Council Tax Council Tax benefit Ensure that staff to which they are benefit to which to which they are receive training to entitled they are entitled entitled enable them to BVPIs for benefits Maintain Maintain provide quality are within the performance of performance of the Links to Borough LAA advice which is second quartile the Benefit Benefit Service in priorities accurate and nationally Service in the the first quartile Nos 3, 15 timely in terms of second quartile benefit take up Promote benefit take up Note:- BVPI - Best Value Performance Indicator 5 Provide support Support the work We have Support new Stafford’s overall for new and of enterprise demonstrated businesses so economic position existing agencies and continued success that at least 50% (ie economy size; enterprises in partners in attracting new survive beyond productivity; the Borough Consult with businesses as three years economic change) businesses on evidenced by the Start up rates for as measured by the future support LABGI Grant new business and Local Futures needs An enhanced enterprise are Group has Provide service has been above County improved by 20 assistance from provided to average places nationally relevant services incoming investors Support an Business to existing local and local additional 10 new community businesses businesses businesses a year satisfaction with Assist local including the Council support Links to Borough LAA businesses to speed of and services priorities relocate and determining improved Nos 18, 19, 20,21 expand planning Significant new Flagship priority - Streamline the applications major investors business Section 106 Relevant feedback achieved engagement Agreement has been provided Performance of process on our business local economy Further develop consultation improving relative the Council’s exercise to national average Development We cease to be a Team Planning Standards Authority in respect of Note: BVPI109(a) LABGI - Local Authority Business Growth Initiative 6 Ensure the Make There has been a Make provision Sites developed at supply of new representation on successful for new a rate to justify RSS employment Regional Spatial outcome to employment land requirements for sites in the Strategy preferred representations annually to 2026 new employment Borough option made on the to meet the land Produce and Regional Spatial revised RSS To be a provider of consult on issues Strategy requirements volunteers and paid and options for the A Strategy for Will have met the workforce from the Links to Borough LAA Core Strategy in employment land LAA Flagship Stafford area for priorities relation to provision has been Priority in terms of the 2012 Olympics Nos 19, 20, 21 employment land considered in the Business Produce a issues and options Engagement strategy for new stage of the LDF Link with colleges infrastructure Core Strategy and the University investment in to ensure conjunction with provision for Staffordshire training is realised Note: County Council and targets RSS - Regional Spatial identified and met Strategy The total resource allocation for our priority of Prosperity for all is 7 Priority Two: Cleaner, Greener, Safer Communities “To create an attractive environment in which our community feels safe” Area of Focus This year we will … We will have met In the further next … and by 2013 Resources this priority if two years we will allocated to by March 2008… aim to… meet this priority for a 3 year period Work towards Have evaluated 30% of Ensure a 42.5% of zero landfill and let the new household minimum of household waste waste contract waste is being 40% of is being recycled Work with recycled or household working in selected composted waste is being partnership with Links to Borough contractor to recycled or Staffordshire LAA priorities ensure smooth composted Local Authorities No 24 transition to new Bid for further and have Flagship Priority - working funding as and proposals in The Climate arrangements when available place to achieve Change Action Introduced an zero waste