Local Development Framework (LDF) Three Rivers Local Development Framework

Renato Messere 1. LDF: What it is and where we are 2. The Core Strategy: past and present 3. Regional Context Head of Development 4. Possible future changes to Planning Plans System

‘Development Plan’ for the area

East of England Plan 2001-21
Waste & Minerals Local Plans/ Planning Framework
Three Rivers Local Plan 1996-2011
Three Rivers LDF*

DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENTSDevelopment Plan Documents

Project Plan Required Optional

What influences the LDF? Government Requirements National Policy Regional Policy
Sustainable Development & Climate Change (ZC) Local
Work in Partnership to Development deliver (spatial planning) Framework
Focus on Housing- 3 million new homes by 2020 (identify 5/10/15 year supply) Community Strategies
Much more affordable Priorities housing

1 East of England Plan 2021- (May 2008)

Minimum Dwelling Job Growth Provision Beds and Luton 59,000 (48k at Bedford 50,000 & Luton/Dunstable) Cambs and 98,300 95,000 Peterborough Essex, Thurrock and 127,000 131,000 Southend Hertfordshire 83,200 68,000

Norfolk 78,700 55,000

Suffolk 61,700 53,000

East of England 508,000 (499,000 post 452,000 legal challenge)

RSS Herts Housing targets to 2021 Core Strategy District East of England Plan 12.5.08 Broxbourne 5,600 Dacorum 12,000 ( now using 7,200 post legal challenge )
Main LDF document East Herts 12,000
Long term vision and strategy to 2021+ Hertsmere 5,000 North Herts 6,200
Deal with ‘Growth’ in housing + jobs St Albans 7,200
Assess future development/ plan apps Stevenage 16,000
Replace Three Rivers Local Plan 1996- Three Rivers 4,000 (5,000 to 2026) 2011 Watford 5,200 Welwyn Hatfield 10,000 ( now using 5,800 post legal challenge ) Total 83,200 ( 74,200 post legal challenge ) Annual Average 4,160 ( 3,710 post legal challenge )

Core Strategy Stages (subject to review)

Consultation in 2006, 2007, Evidence gathering, 2009 x2 Identify issues consultation

Consultation 2006 and Issues and options National and Regional Policies 2007

Preferred Options Consultation 2009 x2 Evidence Base Studies

Submit to SoS Spring 2010

Community Strategy Public Examination Autumn 2010

Sustainability Assessments Adoption Early 2011

2 Core Strategy Preferred Options Further Preferred Options

Preferred Options Spring 2009
Take on board comments made
Vision (GO)
Spatial Strategy –where
Review Housing supply and sites development should go
Subject of current consultation
Core Policies
No change to rest of Core Strategy
Good feedback

Consultation Events How to get involved 16 November Abbots Langley Library, High Street, Abbots Langley 9.30am— 1.30pm 16 November Watford Rural Local Area Forum, Parish Council 7.30pm—
Consultation 9 November Offices, Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey 9.30pm 2009- 15 January 2010 20 November Croxley Green Library, Barton Way, Croxley Green 10am—2pm
Summary/Q included in 23 November Abbots Langley Local Area Forum, Bedmond Village 7.30pm— Three Rivers Times Hall, Bedmond 9.30pm 23 November Croxley Green Local Area Forum, Harvey Road 7:30pm—
Full documents available School, Harvey Road, Croxley Green 9.30pm at: Council Offices and 26 November Rickmansworth Library, High Street, Rickmansworth 10am—2pm libraries and website 30 November Mill End Community Centre, Church Lane, Mill End 10am—2pm www.threerivers.gov.uk 1 December Chorleywood Library, Lower Road, Chorleywood 10am—2pm
Programme of events 3 December South Oxhey Library, Bridlington Road, South Oxhey 10am—2pm 4 December Bedmond Village Hall, High Street, Bedmond 2pm—4pm 8 December Abbots Langley Library, High Street, Abbots Langley 2pm—6pm 10 December Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt 10am—2pm 10 December Croxley Green Library, Barton Way, Croxley Green 10am—2pm

14 December The Centre, Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey 10am-2pm

Dealing with Housing Growth in Three Rivers Where should housing go?

o 5,000 dwellings between 2001 and 2026 o Govt says use ‘SHLAA’ to help identify all potential sites (to 2031) o 1,926 have been built as at March 2009 o Joint consultant study with Watford/Dacorum o Most of the remainder (1,674) within the o Input from landowners/developers existing urban area o ‘Suitability’- policy/physical constraints o ‘Achievability’- market viability o But around 1,500 dwellings on the edges o ‘Availability’- land ownership, developer of existing settlements on green field interest and/or Green Belt land

3 Where should housing go? Housing Spring 2009: o ‘Long list’ sites assessed by Councillor Working Group Large Strategic sites o Used detailed criteria to help prioritise: (5) o Use of brown field o Impact on green belt o Impact on designated sites Smaller Housing Sites o Site availability (35) o Access to public transport, services and local facilities

Housing Housing Supply Summary November 2009: Preferred Options Housing Sites: No Change (31) Remove (3) Revised Housing Sites: (6)

New Housing Sites: (13)

Large Housing Sites Fairways Farm/ Penfold Golf Course, Garston

Leavesden Aerodrome (400) Current Agricultur
Kings Langley Employment Area (180) Use al land and golf
Little Furze School (100) course

Fairways Farm/ Penfold Golf Course, Capacity 300 Garston (300)
Killingdown Farm, Croxley Green (160)
South Oxhey Town Centre (200) Timescale 2021- 2026

4 Killingdown Farm, Croxley Green South Oxhey Town Centre

Current Agricultur Current Mixed Use al land Use Town and Centre buildings Uses

Capacity 160 Capacity 200

Timescale 2021- 2026 Timescale 2021- 2026

Key Core Strategy policies Key Core Strategy policies

Reduce carbon emissions/increase renewable energy in development
Re-use and recycling of waste-
Range of housing across tenures building materials and facilities and types including affordable
Maintain vitality of centres housing (45%)
Developers to contribute more to
Promote high quality buildings and infrastructure and services spaces (transport, schooling, open space,
Conserve and recycle water children’s play, health, policing)

East of England Plan Review 2031 East of England Review

Out to public consultation until end
Scenario 1- RSS roll forward of November
Scenario 2- Regional new
4 growth scenarios options covering settlements (outside Herts) period 2011-2031
Scenario 3- Regional economic
Review of policies forecasts (ambitious RES targets-
(on-going ‘repair’ to existing Plan) 2.3% pa in GVA 2008-2031)
Scenario 4- Household projections + migration

5 Furtherfield Depot, Furtherfield

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4

Base 2008 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- Stock 2031 2031 2031 2031 2031 2031 2031 2031

2008HSSA Annual Total Annual Total Annual Total Annual Total Target Change Target Change Target Change Target Change

Broxbourne 38,391 256 5,120 256 5,120 327 6,548 300 6,000

Dacorum 59,673 304 6,080 304 6,080 615 12,307 500 10,000

East 57,117 660 13,200 660 13,200 765 15,290 550 11,000 Hertfordshi re

Hertsmere 40,530 260 5,200 260 5,200 353 7,069 450 9,000

North 53,759 930 18,600 930 18,600 930 18,600 800 16,000 Hertfordshi re

St Albans 56,749 350 7,000 350 7,000 824 16,481 550 11,000

Stevenage 34,668 320 6,400 320 6,400 320 6,400 250 5,000

Three 35,925 200 4,000 200 4,000 325 6,510 450 9,000 Rivers

Watford 35,443 254 5,080 254 5,080 254 5,080 250 5,000

WelwynHat 45,021 239 4,780 239 4,780 631 12,627 650 13,000 field

Hertfords 457,276 3,773 75,460 3,773 75,460 5,344 106,912 4,750 95,000 hire Total

Furtherfield Depot, Furtherfield South East Plan

Published by the Government May 2009 (legal challenge). Major Growth:
Aylesbury/MK
Basingtoke
Reading
Oxford
Swindon
Ashford

South East Plan Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley

6 London Plan London Plan

Consultation on draft replacement plan (Oct. 2009 and Jan. 2010)
Ten year housing target 2011-2031: 333,800 (up from 305,000: 2007- 2017)
Manage waste within its boundaries (85% original target, none now)

Airport Expansion Plans

P.I. into 2 nd runway at Stansted due once BAA appeal against Competition Commission ruling resolved
Government support for a third runway at Heathrow in January 2009
If 3 rd runway at Heathrow cannot meet environmental limits, may be a 2nd runway at Gatwick after 2019

Future Changes Future Changes

Next Labour Government:
Next Tory Government may:
Regional assemblies to be abolished and
Shift to local democracy (localism) replaced by RDA + Council Leaders
Return regional planning and Board (from April 2010) housing powers to councils
RSS + RES will come together- new (bottom-up) integrated strategy for EoE
Scrap RSSs and replace RDAs with
Continued commitment to more housing local enterprise partnerships and sustainability (zero carbon)
Return of County Structure Plans?

7 Future Changes

Scrap regional house building targets
Scrap targets for site density and affordable housing
Councils to keep CT revenues from new homes over next 6 years (not Whitehall)
Create local housing trusts
Redirect s. 106 to local communities
Scrap Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)–powers back to PINS

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