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Agenda Item No. 14 Title: North Ely Draft Supplementary Planning Document AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 TITLE: NORTH ELY DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT Committee: Development & Transport Committee Date: 14th January 2014 Author: Shirley Blake, Principal Sustainable Development Officer [N190] 1.0 ISSUE 1.1 To consider the responses to the public consultation on the draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document and approve amendments to the document. 2.0 RECOMMENDATION 2.1 Members are recommended to: i) approve the proposed amendments to the Draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document as set out in Appendix 2, and ii) approve the Draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document for use as a material consideration in the assessment of appropriate planning applications. 3.0 BACKGROUND 3.1 The submission draft of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan proposes an allocation for an urban extension of approximately 3,000 houses to the North of Ely. This is a part of its wider long term vision for the future development of the City over the next 20 years. 3.2 The draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been developed by the District Council to provide further supporting detail to help guide the development of the urban extension. It builds on the ideas set out in the North Ely Development Framework 2011, and the developers Joint Strategic Masterplan July 2013, prepared following a series of workshops with the developers, District Council officers and key stakeholders such as the County Council and Environment Agency. 3.3 The aim of the SPD is to provide a clear policy guidance to ensure that a quality development is delivered in North Ely, together with the best possible outcomes for the local community. Agenda Item 14 - page 1 4.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION RESPONSES 4.1 A public consultation on the draft North Ely SPD was held from 28th October to 6th December 2013. This included two public exhibitions staged at the Ely Beet Club on Lynn Road, attended by 134 people, as well as a questionnaire form, returned by 81 people. In addition a further 27 individual written responses were received from local people or statutory organisations. 4.2 Responses to the questionnaire are attached as Appendix 1 to this report. A summary of the written responses is attached as Appendix 2 together with officer responses to the points raised. 4.3 The most common concerns to be raised about the development related to traffic impacts and provision of adequate infrastructure. A range of concerns were expressed about the impact of additional traffic on Lynn Road, Cam Drive and on the A10. There were also several comments about the location of the proposed new roundabout on the A10 which was considered to be too close to the Downham Road roundabout, and these have been referred to Cambridgeshire County Council for further comment. 4.4 The SPD requires a joint strategic transport strategy to be prepared by the developers setting out the extent of the traffic impacts on the area and mitigation measures proposed to offset this. The landowners/developers have been working closely with Cambridgeshire County Council in producing this document, which, it is understood, is nearing completion. This is expected to propose junction improvements on the A10/A142 Witchford and A10 Coveney junctions to increase capacity in these areas, as well as a proposed new roundabout providing access from the development to the A10. Officers have also requested that this strategy cover Lynn Road improvements, as well as public transport and cycleways improvements. Cambridgeshire County Council are also reviewing the proposed roundabout on the A10, and the need and timing of its provision. 4.5 The questionnaire results provide useful information on what people would like to see included in the development. This feedback will be used to help inform the current study which is underway to identify what should be provided in the Country Park extension, and also in the further development of proposals for the community facilities. There was also clear public support for items such as live work and home working (56% considered this important or very important), self build housing (45.3% thought this of interest), and a work hub (62.2%). 4.6 The Church Commissioners, land owners of the area to the east of Lynn Road, have highlighted their concern that the SPD has some very ambitious targets in respect of infrastructure, exemplar development and community facilities(see section 4 of Appendix 2): “Whilst the aspiration to develop sustainable high quality neighbourhood is very much supported, we do have considerable concerns that the weight of infrastructure Agenda Item 14 - page 2 requirements falling upon developers of North Ely set in the draft SPD raise aspirations that will be difficult to meet.” A range of other respondents however, in particular local residents, have flagged up the need for infrastructure to be in place before or alongside the provision of new housing. 4.7 As a result of the consultation a number of minor changes are proposed to the text in the SPD and these are detailed in the final column of Appendix 2. 5.0 EXEMPLAR DEVELOPMENT 5.1 A number of respondents requested greater clarification of the meaning of ‘exemplar development’. One of the questions in the consultation questionnaire asked people to indicate what they understood by exemplar. Responses included excellent quality of architecture and urban design, sensitivity to its context, sustainability in construction and in use. References were also made to good quality houses that people enjoy living in, minimum space requirements per person/room, enough room in houses, flexible space, adequate gardens. (See appendix 1 Question 15). 5.2 Members may wish to consider incorporation of the following definition for exemplar development for North Ely into the ‘vision’ chapter of the SPD: To be ‘exemplar’ means to create a development model which people will want to copy or imitate elsewhere. The District Council defines exemplar development for North Ely as that which incorporates all aspects of best practice: developing a variety of attractive, spacious homes which incorporate the latest green technologies to make sustainable living easy and appealing, safeguarding and enhancing the natural biodiversity of the site and reflecting the current development pattern of central Ely that brings a countryside feel into urban areas through ample provision of green space, sports facilities, and a country park, providing locally based jobs to reduce the need for out commuting, incorporating measures to positively promote walking, cycling and bus use over the use of cars, with good connections by these modes to key local destinations. providing schools, a community centre, local shops, a business hub and other meeting spaces at the heart of the development to help foster the development of a genuine local community. providing a benchmark in high quality development, delivering design excellence in all elements, with distinctive, innovative formats of modern homes with high living space standards, generous levels of amenity space, and family friendly streets and spaces. reflecting the traditional development patterns and features of Ely with its people focussed design, layout and walkability, but with a contemporary interpretation. All development should be of exceptional good quality to make North Ely a destination of choice for prospective residents and businesses. 6.0 NEXT STEPS 6.1 The North Ely Supplementary Planning Document cannot be adopted as statutory planning policy until after the forthcoming Examination in Public and Adoption of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan. The next steps will therefore be as follows: Agenda Item 14 - page 3 a) Incorporation of amendments from the public consultation, as identified in Appendix 2, into the SPD. b) Use of the document as a material consideration in assessment of relevant planning applications. c) Review of the document following the adoption of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan, and d) Formal adoption as statutory planning policy, anticipated in mid 2014. 7.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT 7.1 There are no additional financial implications arising from this report. 7.2 Equality Impact Assessment (INRA) not required at this stage. 8.0 APPENDICES 8.1 Appendix 1 – Questionnaire responses to the Draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document. Appendix 2 – Written responses to the Draft North Ely Supplementary Planning Document. Background Documents Location Contact Officer None The Grange, Shirley Blake, Principal Sustainable Ely Development Officer (01353) 665555 E-mail: @eastcambs.gov.uk Agenda Item 14 - page 4 APPENDIX 1 Draft North Ely SPD – Public Consultation Questionnaire Results and Analysis Consultation Activity A 6 week consultation period ran from 28th October 2013 to 6th December 2013. A public exhibition was held on Wednesday 13th November and Saturday 16th November at Ely Beet Club and 134 people attended over the two days. Presentations about the draft SPD were given to City of Ely Council and the Ely Neighbourhood Panel. Copies of the draft document and questionnaire were available from the District Council Offices and on-line during the consultation period. The exhibition display panels, the draft SPD document and a link to the on-line questionnaire were available on the North Ely Development pages of District Council website. A link to the above was also posted on Shape Your Place. Information about the consultation and a summary of the draft SPD was sent to the database of stakeholders, interested parties and local residents (over 1,200 contacts). The District Council has a consultee register. 33 people on the register were identified as having an interest in the draft North Ely SPD and were sent details of the Consultation. Posters were displayed around Ely and surrounding villages and leaflets promoting the exhibition and the consultation were delivered to all homes adjacent to the North Ely site. Press releases were issued before and during the consultation period.
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