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Devon County Council Evidence Base Report for the Mid Devon Local Plan Review Education, Children and Young People Libraries Extra Care Housing Waste Disposal February 2015 Devon County Council County Hall Topsham Road Exeter Devon EX2 4QD [email protected] PREPARED BY Name: Stuart Langer Position: Senior Planning Officer Date: February 2015 SPECIALIST INPUT FROM Children’s Services: Simon Niles (Strategic Education Manager) Libraries: Andrew Davey (Compliance and Standards Officer) Extra Care Housing: Alison Golby (Strategic Commissioning Manager (Housing)) Waste: Annette Dentith (Principal Waste Management Officer (Policy)) and Andy Hill (Principal Planning Officer – Minerals and Waste) AGREED BY Name: Joe Keech Position: Chief Planner Date: February 2015 2 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Infrastructure Planning in Mid Devon ....................................................................... 4 1.2 Purpose of this report ............................................................................................... 4 1.3 Structure of this report.............................................................................................. 4 2. THE MID DEVON LOCAL PLAN 2013 - 2033 ......................................................... 5 2.1 Distribution of development ...................................................................................... 5 3. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 6 3.1 Review of demographic structure and projections .................................................... 6 4. EDUCATION, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ................................................. 8 4.1 Devon County Council’s Approach to Education, Children and Young People Provision ................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Existing education provision in Mid Devon ............................................................. 10 4.3 Youth Services in Mid Devon ................................................................................. 18 4.4 Children’s Centres ................................................................................................. 19 4.5 Demographic change for school-aged persons in Mid Devon................................. 20 4.6 Supporting Existing & Future Development in Mid Devon ...................................... 20 4.7 Funding Arrangements........................................................................................... 32 5. WASTE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 33 5.1 Devon County Council’s Approach to Waste Management .................................... 33 5.2 Current Waste Provision in Mid Devon ................................................................... 34 5.3 Waste Management Requirements to Mitigate against Proposed Development in Mid Devon ............................................................................................................. 34 5.4 Funding Arrangements........................................................................................... 35 6. EXTRA CARE HOUSING ...................................................................................... 36 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 36 6.2 Extra Care Housing ................................................................................................ 36 6.3 Current Extra Care Housing Conditions in Mid Devon ............................................ 37 6.4 Funding and delivery .............................................................................................. 38 7. LIBRARY SERVICES ............................................................................................ 40 7.1 Devon County Council’s Approach to Library Services........................................... 40 7.2 Current Library Conditions in Mid Devon ................................................................ 40 7.3 Future Library Service Requirements in Mid Devon ............................................... 42 8. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 43 List of figures Figure 1 Distribution of schools in Mid Devon ............................................................ 11 Figure 2 Extra Care & Close Care Housing requirements in Mid Devon ..................... 38 Figure 3 Permanent and mobile library provision in Mid Devon .................................. 41 3 Devon County Council Mid Devon Infrastructure Planning - Evidence Base Report 1. Introduction 1.1 Strategic Planning in Mid Devon 1.1.1 A fundamental part of Local Plan preparation is to plan strategically for the future. This is a fundamental reason for the planning system - to provide environmental protection and enhancement, economic growth and ensure that appropriate social services and facilities are provided. 1.1.2 A key part of ensuring that appropriate social facilities are provided is identifying the infrastructure required to enable development to come forward in a way which mitigates its impacts and helps to create sustainable communities. Once the infrastructure is identified, it is necessary to consider the timeframe in which it is required, delivery partners, estimated costs and potential funding sources. 1.1.3 The county council has a duty as the Local Authority responsible for transport, education, children and young people services, libraries, social services and management of waste disposal to ensure that appropriate infrastructure provision is incorporated into the local planning process. Through partnership working, information on the afore-mentioned topics (in addition to others) has been compiled into a comprehensive infrastructure plan by Mid Devon District Council. 1.2 Purpose of this report 1.2.1 This report provides the evidence to support the inclusion of Devon County Council’s (DCC’s) infrastructure requirements within the Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan. This includes information reflecting the service areas for which Devon County Council has Local Authority responsibility. It should be noted that this report excludes transportation, for which other reports will be prepared. 1.3 Structure of this report 1.3.1 The report includes a summary of the Mid Devon Local Plan and the demographic change anticipated in Mid Devon to 2033. It is then divided into topic based sections for the infrastructure for which Devon County Council has responsibility, including: 1. Education, Children and Young People 2. Waste Management 3. Extra Care Housing 4. Libraries Each section follows a similar format: The policy context for service delivery Background information, including current service provision How the service will be affected by the development levels proposed through the Local Plan Additional infrastructure requirements as a result of development proposed through the Local Plan. 1.3.2 Infrastructure planning is a continuously evolving process and whilst this document represents a snapshot of the current infrastructure and service delivery standards for Mid Devon, it is important to note that details may change in the light of new information or changes to policy / legislation in the future. In recognition of this, Devon County Council will monitor and update elements of this report as required. 4 Devon County Council Mid Devon Infrastructure Planning - Evidence Base Report 2. The Mid Devon Local Plan 2013 - 2033 2.1 Distribution of development 2.1.1 Mid Devon District Council is in the final stages of preparing a Local Plan which sets out the scale and distribution of future development across the area, and also provides the planning policy framework to inform the determination of future planning applications within the district. 2.1.2 The spatial strategy set out within the Local Plan includes the delivery of 7,200 new homes and 174,666 m2 of commercial gross floorspace in the period from 2013 to 2033. The housing will be focussed at Tiverton and Cullompton as the two largest settlements in the district, with Cullompton taking the greater amount of housing. The majority of commercial development is also allocated at Cullompton. 2.1.3 The majority of the growth will be accommodated at strategic urban extensions. The three most significant of these are at East of Cullompton, North West Cullompton and the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension. Remaining housing allocations are also made at Crediton, and in the smaller settlements throughout the district, these are identified as ‘Rural areas’ in the tables below. 2.1.4 Table 1 below indicates the scale and distribution of proposed growth across the district according to the most recent figures available (Mid Devon Cabinet Committee Report 11 December 2014 and subsequent discussions with Officers at Mid Devon District Council). Completions and Number of houses Remaining Location commitments 1 April required requirement 2013 – 31 March 2014 Tiverton 2,160 615 1,643 Cullompton 3,600 286 3,533 Crediton 720 274 633 Rural areas 720 514 330 GRAND 7,200 1,689 6,139 TOTAL Table 1: Scale and Distribution of Residential Development in Mid Devon 2013- 2033 Complete and Allocated committed Settlement (square metres of (square metres of floorspace area) floorspace area) Tiverton

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