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Planning and Environmental Appeals Division REPORT TO GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED GLASGOW CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXAMINATION Reporters: Timothy P W Brian BA (Hons) DipURP MRTPI Sinead Lynch BSc (Hons) MRTPI Martin Seddon BSc MPhil DipTP MRTPI Date of Report: 17 June 2016 CONTENTS Page No Examination of Conformity with Participation Statement 1 Issue 1 Introduction, Glossary and General/Miscellaneous 3 2 City Profile and Context 17 3 Strategic Approach and Key Aims 22 4 The Placemaking Principle 28 5 Air Quality 41 6 Allotments and Growing Spaces 49 7 Sustainable Spatial Strategy 61 8 The Re-use of Vacant and Derelict Land 70 9 Local and Strategic Development Frameworks 73 10 Economic Development 80 11 Network of Centres 98 12 Resource Management 131 13 Green Belt and Green Network 143 14 Natural Environment 164 15 Water Environment 176 16 Historic Environment 186 17 Meeting Housing Needs 196 18 Housing Proposal H002 Abercrombie Street/Green Street (S Calton) 263 19 Housing Proposal H003 West Graham Street/Scott Street (West) 265 20 Housing Proposal H004 Bunhouse Road/Kelvin Walkway 268 21 Housing Proposal H005 Water Row 271 22 Housing Proposal H009 Ronaldsay Street/Liddesdale Square 274 23 Housing Proposal H011 Standburn Road/Wallacewell Road 277 24 Housing Proposal H015 Govan Graving Docks, Govan Road 281 25 Housing Proposal H016 Dungeonhill Road/Netherhouse Road 284 26 Housing Proposal H023 Sanda Street/Kelbourne Street/Clouston Street 287 28 Housing Proposal H031 South of Easterhill Street 302 29 Housing Proposal H044 Custom House Quay Gardens 309 30 Housing Proposal H049 Bellrock Street/Lamlash Crescent 311 31 Housing Proposals H051 and H052 Gartnavel Hospital, Shelley Road 314 32 Housing Proposal H055 Lochgilp Street (Maryhill Locks) 316 33 Housing Proposal H057 Anderston Quay/Cheapside Street 318 34 Housing Proposal H063 121-157 Lancefield Street 320 35 Housing Proposal H072 36a St Vincent Crescent 322 36 Housing Proposal H123 Shawbridge TRA, Bengal Pitches Site 324 37 Housing Proposal H079 Ellesmere Street, Westercommon PS 326 38 Housing Proposal H084 Drumlochy Road/Gartloch Road 329 39 Housing Proposal H085 Bellrock Crescent, St Modan’s PS 331 40 Housing Proposal H020 Skerryvore Road/St Gregory’s SS 333 41 Housing Proposal H103 adj to 515 Shettleston Road 335 42 Housing Proposal H112 Corselet Road, Darnley 337 43 Housing Proposal H113 Summerston 343 44 Housing Proposal H114 Cathkin Road, Carmunnock 363 45 Housing Proposal H117 North and East of Garthamlock 377 46 Housing Proposal H118 Maryhill TRA 381 47 Housing Proposal H125 East Govan/Ibrox TRA 383 48 Sustainable Transport 385 49 Rail 410 50 Transport Proposal T002 Fastlink 447 51 Transport Proposal T007 North Clydeside Development Route 455 52 Transport Proposal T006 Blackhill Road Upgrade 465 53 Delivering Development 468 54 Relationship Between CDP Policy and Supplementary Guidance 480 55 Policy and Proposal Map 494 56 Diagrams 499 57 Background Papers 501 PROPOSED GLASGOW CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXAMINATION OF CONFORMITY WITH PARTICIPATION STATEMENT In carrying out an examination under Section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the appointed reporters are required firstly to examine: “the extent to which the planning authority’s actings with regard to consultation and the involvement of the public at large as respects the proposed plan have conformed with (or have been beyond the requirements of) the participation statement of the authority which was current when the proposed plan was published under section 18(1)(a).” Paragraph 110 of Planning Circular 6/2013: Development Planning envisages that, in carrying out the examination of conformity with the participation statement, the appointed person will only refer to published documents – e.g. the participation statement, the authority’s statement of conformity, and representations about the authority’s consultation and public involvement activities. Glasgow City Council prepared a statement of conformity to meet Section 18(4)(a)(i) of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2006, which requires planning authorities to submit a report on the extent to which the authority has consulted and involved the wider public and how the authority has conformed with its current participation statement. The participation statement relating to the Glasgow City Development Plan, which was contained within the Annual Update: March 2014 to the council’s Development Plan Scheme, set out when consultation was to take place, who was to be consulted, and how this consultation would happen in the preparation of the proposed City Development Plan. As well as fulfilling statutory consultation obligations, the council aimed to increase the range and number of stakeholders in the plan preparation process, and increase general awareness of the Plan. A number of new and innovative techniques were introduced at the Main Issues Report consultation stage (freepost postcards, twitter feeds and youtube uploads) to encourage anyone who lives, works and visits Glasgow to get involved and influence what happens in the City. At the Proposed Plan stage the council carried out the following: provided development plan training, through Planning Aid for Scotland, for interest groups such as community councils and local housing associations to explain how and when people could become involved; distributed copies of final documents either in hard copy format or via e-mail/ weblinks; published statutory notices in local newspapers to publicise the Plan and to explain where people could access information, how they could comment, and where they could get more assistance if required; produced regular summary information (Development Plan Scheme and Development Plan Bulletin); used existing electronic networking (e-mails, other organisations’ electronic bulletins) to publicise the Plan; kept elected members fully informed, including workshops, briefings, etc.; sent letters/e-mails to consultees and stakeholders, as appropriate – particularly just before key stages in the process to alert them to upcoming events and immediately after key events to advise of any outcomes/key findings; 1 PROPOSED GLASGOW CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN made the Plan and any associated documents or reports widely available in the City’s libraries, at the council offices and on the council website; made full use of, and further developed, the Local Development Plan part of the council’s website, in line with the Scottish Government’s e-planning agenda; the council’s twitter feed was used to reach a wider audience in publicising the proposed plan; STV Glasgow featured the Local Development Plan on 1 May 2014. Although budgetary pressures meant that the council was unable to produce posters at the Proposed Stage, as it had done at the earlier Main Issues Report stage, we are satisfied that the extensive advertisement of the Proposed Plan described above gave the Plan broad public exposure. In conclusion, having reviewed the Development Plan Scheme and the supporting documentation submitted by the council, we are satisfied that Glasgow City Council conducted a wide ranging consultation exercise on the Plan as envisaged by Scottish Ministers, and in doing so fulfilled the terms of the participation statement. We therefore proceed to examine the proposed local development plan. Timothy Brian Reporter 23 July 2015 2 PROPOSED GLASGOW CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Issue 01 Introduction, Glossary and General/Miscellaneous Development plan Introduction (Pages 5-9), Glossary (Pages 64- Reporter: reference: 68) and General/Miscellaneous Timothy Brian Body or person(s) submitting a representation raising the issue (including reference number): Bill Carson (00144) East Dunbartonshire Council (00411) Hillhead Community Council (00479) George Capital LLP (00636) The Glasgow Tree Lovers' Society (00655) Scottish Property Federation (00818) The Introduction section sets the scene by: describing the regional and national policy context that the Plan operates within setting out the Plan's purpose, explaining its scope, structure and content and describing how it should be used Provision of the explaining the relationship of supporting documents development plan to which the issue providing information about the local development plan relates: process, including details of how, when and where people can get involved. The Glossary provides a plain word definition of the most commonly used planning words, terminologies and references. The Glossary is a quick reference guide and not a source for statutory definitions. Planning authority’s summary of the representation(s): Community Engagement Objecting Bill Carson 00144/4/001 - There needs to be better community engagement and more use made of Community Planning Partnerships and Community Councils. This could involve, for example, 'planning' training for community councils or work placement or shadowing schemes with the Council's Development and Regeneration Services. 00479/10/002 Hillhead Community Council - The consultation process has changed from previous Development Plans and there has been a lack of education provided to ensure the population are properly prepared to comment. 00479/10/006 Hillhead Community Council - The process for individuals to comment on the Development Plan was not user friendly and did not allow for comments to be shared, saved, sent, printed or copied. 00479/10/008 Hillhead Community Council - Timescales to comment on the Plan were insufficient. The Community Council waited weeks to receive a printed