Liverpool Local Plan 2013 -2033 Consultation Statement January 2018
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Liverpool Local Plan 2013 -2033 Consultation Statement January 2018 liverpool.gov.uk The Liverpool Local Plan (2013 – 2033) Submission Draft Proposed Submission Draft Consultation Statement Regulation 22 (1) (c) of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Compatibility with the Statement of Community Involvement ......................................................... 3 Duty to Cooperate .............................................................................................................................. 5 Previous Consultation on the Liverpool Local Plan ............................................................................... 5 Initial Consultation December 2013 – April 2014 ............................................................................. 5 Notifications, Publicity and Consultation Events .......................................................................... 6 Summary of the consultation responses and how they were dealt with in the 2016 Draft Local Plan ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Call for Sites Submissions ............................................................................................................. 18 Evidence ........................................................................................................................................ 18 The Regulation 18 Part II Consultation on the Informal Draft Liverpool Local Plan 2016 ............. 19 Summary of Statement of Consultation .............................................................................................. 33 Appendix 1 Town & Country Planning (Local Development England)......................................................................... 36 Appendix 2 Form A................................................................................................................................................... 37 Form B.................................................................................................................................................39 Appendix 3 Roll Up Banners.....................................................................................................................................59 Appendix 4 LCVS Website Promotion of the Liverpool Local Plan Consultation......................................................63 Appendix 5 Liverpool Echo Article............................................................................................................................ 64 Appendix 6 Poster 2013............................................................................................................................................ 65 Appendix 7 Poster 2016 A3....................................................................................................................................... 66 Appendix 8 Comments Form.................................................................................................................................... 69 Appendix 9 Regulation 18 Notice of Consultation................................................................................................... 72 Appendix 10 Example Poster for Drop In events....................................................................................................... 73 Appendix 11 Example Poster for Drop In events....................................................................................................... 74 Appendix 12 Appendix 3 of the Cabinet Report of 19th January ............................................................................ 83 Introduction This Consultation Statement describes how Liverpool City Council has undertaken community participation and stakeholder involvement in the production of the Local Plan, setting out how such efforts have shaped the Plan and the main issues raised by consultation / representations. It is produced to respond to and therefore fulfil requirements set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, and specifically Regulation 22(1) part (c). This requires the submission to the Secretary of State of a statement setting out: (i) which bodies and persons the local planning authority invited to make representations under Regulation 18; (ii) how those bodies and persons were invited to make representations under Regulation 18; (iii) a summary of the main issues raised by the representations made pursuant to Regulation 18; (iv) how any representations made pursuant to Regulation 18 have been taken into account ; (v) if representations were made pursuant to Regulation 20, the number of representations made and a summary of the main issues raised in those representations; and (vi) if no representations were made in Regulation 20, that no such representations were made. Compatibility with the Statement of Community Involvement The most important document that has guided the approach to consultation throughout the various consultation stages is the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). The requirement to produce a SCI was introduced in the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, and the City Council adopted its initial SCI in July 2007. It was subsequently updated extensively to take into account new Regulations and policy guidance which was approved in June 2013, and a minor revision was approved by Cabinet in August 2016. The SCI provides details of how Liverpool City Council will communicate with the local community and ultimately how they can get involved in the preparation of planning policy. It identifies the key groups that the City Council seeks to consult with; the underlying intention being to engage with anyone who has an interest in the future of the City, as a place to live, work or visit. The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 prescribe a series of “Specific and General Consultation Bodies” that the Council should consult with during each consultation stage. The list below outlines the specific organisations and other bodies that the City Council consider to have an interest in the preparation of planning documents within Liverpool: Neighbouring local planning authorities Civil Aviation Authority Coal Authority Electricity North West Limited Environment Agency Health Service Providers Historic England (formerly English Heritage) Highways Agency Highways Authority (Liverpool City Council) Homes and Communities Agency Natural England Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd Parish Councils within adjoining districts Primary Care Trust(s) / Clinical Commissioning Group United Utilities (Or updated equivalents of the above) plus other relevant gas, electric and electronic communications network providers. The general consultation bodies are also identified in the Regulations and relate to voluntary organisations representing certain groups within the community. The general consultation bodies are: voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit any part of the City Council's area; and bodies which represent the interests of: o different ethnic or national groups in the local authority's area; o different religious groups in the local authority's area; o disabled people in the local authority's area; and o people carrying out business in the local authority's area. The Council maintains a database which includes the Specific and General Consultation Bodies together with local organisations and individuals that have expressed an interest in being consulted on or kept informed of the development of planning policy. We have more than 2000 consultees on our database including residents, land owners, developers, LCC partners, infrastructure providers, neighbouring local authorities and town/parish councils. This database is live and continuously updated. Registration on the database is available at any time to anyone by following this link http://liverpool-consult.limehouse.co.uk/common/register.jsp The database includes all those listed as specific and general consultation bodies and others including: local and national house builders charitable organisations local education institutions local community groups interested residents interested local businesses local and national land and property agents; and local legal firms. The methods of communication used to notify interested parties are varied to be as inclusive as possible with the SCI making clear that this will be determined taking into account the nature of the document, the geographical area affected, and the stage of the Local Plan preparation process. This could include: • Consultation portal – an online facility for viewing and responding to consultation documents. • Meetings and stakeholder events • Member briefings • Local media and press releases • Questionnaires or response forms • Public exhibitions, displays, road shows Duty to Cooperate The National Planning Policy Framework introduced the requirement for local authorities to work with neighbouring authorities and statutory bodies when preparing Local Plans. This is termed the ‘Duty to Cooperate’. This is to ensure that strategic priorities across local boundaries are addressed and reflected in Local Plans. A separate statement has been produced to address this. Previous Consultation on the Liverpool