Annex 12 City of York Local Plan Preferred Sites Consultation
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CITY OF YORK LOCAL PLAN Preferred Sites Consultation Statement September 2017 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) C o n t e n t s 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Consultation Documents ............................................................................................................ 2 3.0 Who was invited to make representations ................................................................................ 3 4.0 How people were invited to make representations .................................................................. 4 5.0 Main issues raised ...................................................................................................................... 8 Potential Strategic Housing/Employment Allocations ............................................................... 9 Potential General Housing/Employment Allocations .............................................................. 59 Deleted Strategic Housing/Employment Allocations ............................................................... 80 Deleted General Housing/Employment Allocations ................................................................ 84 Former Safeguarded Land ........................................................................................................ 94 Alternative site submissions .................................................................................................... 99 6.0 Comments on the Plan’s wider themes ................................................................................. 182 7.0 Conclusion and next steps ..................................................................................................... 208 A n n e x e s Annex A Copy of ‘Preferred Sites’ consultation comments form Annex B: Copy of letters/email to consultees Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 1 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Following approval at Executive on 30th June 2016, the Preferred Sites Consultation 2016 took place for a period of eight weeks from Monday 18th July 2016 to Monday 12th September 2016; the statutory 6 week period was extended to take account of the consultation taking place during the summer school holiday period. At this stage of plan preparation there is no regulatory framework with which to adhere, however the proposed consultation strategy is in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (2007). 1.2 The purpose of this report is to summarise this Preferred Sites consultation; it outlines the consultation documents that were produced, sets out who was consulted, outlines the methods and techniques used during the consultation and summarises the main issues raised in the responses received. At the Plan’s examination stage we will need to demonstrate that we have considered ‘reasonable alternatives’; this process of iterative consultation will be critical in evidencing the Plan’s development. 1.3 Copies of all responses received can be found on our website. A formal regulation 22(1)(c) statement will be prepared at such time as the local plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination. This statement relates only to responses received through the formal consultation period. 1 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 2.0 Consultation Documents 2.1 A number of documents were produced as part of the consultation to inform people of the process, how they could respond, and ways in which they could contact the Planning and Environmental Management team. 2.2 The following main consultation documents were produced: Local Plan – Preferred Sites (2016) including zone based maps and individual site plans; Strategic Housing Market Assessment & Addendum (2016) Employment Land Review (2016) Windfall Analysis Technical Paper (2016) Sustainability Appraisal Local Development Scheme (2016) 2.3 A comments form was available (see Annex A) and a series of large scale maps illustrating the further sites on an area by area basis were also prepared to help people interpret how the further sites relate to their communities. All relevant supporting documents and evidence base documents associated with the local plan were already published and available on the council’s website, with a direct link provided from the main further sites consultation webpage. 2 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 3.0 Who was invited to make representations 3.1 To support the production of York’s Local Development Framework (now Local Plan), the Council have compiled a database to include statutory/specific consultation bodies and stakeholders, alongside individuals and groups who have registered an interest in the York development plan process, or have expressed an interest in being kept informed of the Plan’s progression towards adoption. 3.2 All Members received a briefing note setting out the proposed consultation strategy, and a copy of the main documents was placed in the Member’s group rooms at West Offices. Consultation with neighbouring authorities, as part of the duty to cooperate, consisted of a series of 1-1 meetings and utilised existing structures through Local Government North Yorkshire and York and the Leeds City Region. Internal consultation was also undertaken with relevant officers. 3.2 Specific Consultees include Natural England, Historic England, the Environment Agency and Highways England, neighbouring authorities and parish councils. This group of consultees were sent an email/letter informing them of the opportunity to comment and details of the web page and where to find more information. Meetings with these groups were also arranged during the consultation period. 3.3 All other consultees on our database (around 10,000), which includes anyone who commented on any previous stages of the local plan or has otherwise registered an interest in planning in York, were sent an email/letter informing them of the opportunity to comment and details of the web page and where to find more information. A copy of the letter sent to consultees can be found at Annex B. In addition, the Council sought to further publicise the Preferred Sites consultation and give details on how and when comments could be made. This is discussed in Section 4 below. 3 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 4.0 How people were invited to make representations 4.1 The Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation was undertaken in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (2007).The consultation strategy was produced alongside colleagues in the Council’s Communications Team and Neighbourhood Management Team. The consultation included: a press release to advertise consultation and how to respond was issued 15th July, along with key media interviews including Radio York, Minster FM and York Press; all documents and response forms were made available online at www.york.gov.uk/localplan and on the main City of York website consultation finder; hard copies of all the consultation documents, exhibition boards and response forms were placed in West Offices Reception; it was also possible for those who required hard copies to ring or email the forward planning team and request a copy of the documents; hard copies of all the consultation documents and response forms were placed in Council libraries for the duration of the consultation; city wide distribution via Our Local Link of an ‘Our City Special’ with area based maps and free post response form delivered to every household; email or letter to all contacts registered on Local Plan database, including members of the public, statutory consultees, specific bodies including parish councils and planning agents, developers and landowners; staffed drop-in sessions/public exhibitions at venues across the City (see below); exhibition boards and consultation documents including response forms available at ward committee meetings; meetings with statutory consultees1 and neighbouring authorities; presentation and question and answer session with York branch of the Yorkshire Local Council Association (attended by Parish Councils), York Property Forum/Chamber of Commerce and the Environment Forum; and targeted social media campaign via Facebook and Twitter running for the duration of the consultation. 4.2 There were several ways in which people and organisations could comment on the Preferred Sites consultation. These were by: filling in the comments form (available on the Council’s website, on the back page of the city wide leaflet and at the libraries/west offices/exhibitions); writing to the Local Plan team, via a freepost address; emailing the Local Plan team; or using the Council’s online ‘Current Consultations’ tool (Survey Monkey) and completing an online response form with questions, via the Council’s website. 1 Statutory consultees are Historic England (HE), Environment Agency (EA), Natural England (NE) and Highways England (HEng). 4 Local Plan Preferred Sites consultation statement (2017) 4.3 A series of targeted meetings and exhibitions were arranged to publicise the consultation and engage with interested parties. Six exhibitions were planned at locations across the city, to coincide with the Zones set out in the PSC document. The exhibitions were staffed by officers and provided the opportunity for members of the public to find out about the consultation.