A Local Plan for Sefton EMPLOYMENT Proposed Modifications ENVIRONMENT HOMES June 2016 INFRASTRUCTURE Accepted Changes Version WELLBEING www.sefton.gov.uk/localplan Index and Plan Structure How to make comments on the Local Plan Publication Accepted Local Plan Changes Index and Plan Structure Page Version Number Page Foreword Number Chapter 1 Introduction and Duty to cooperate 1 1 Chapter 2 Profile of Sefton 5 6 Chapter 3 Key issues and challenges, vision and objectives 16 18 Chapter 4 Priorities, policy principles and spatial strategy 21 23 Chapter 5 Sustainable Development 30 33 o SD1 Presumption in favour of sustainable development 30 33 o SD2 Principles of sustainable development 31 34 Chapter 6 Meeting Sefton’s needs 32 36 o MN1 Housing and employment requirement 33 37 o MN2 Housing, employment and mixed use allocations 35 39 o MN3 Strategic Mixed Use Allocation – Land east of Maghull 40 44 o MN4 Land north of Formby Industrial Estate 43 48 o MN6 Land North of Brackenway, Formby 44 49 o MN6A Land at Moss Lane, Churchtown 45 50 o MN7 Sefton’s Green Belt N/A 52 o MN8 Safeguarded Land 47 54 Chapter 7 Economic development and regeneration 50 56 o ED1 The Port and Maritime Zone 51 57 o ED2 Development in town, district and local centres, local shopping parades and 54 60 outside defined centres o ED3 Existing Employment Areas 57 64 o ED4 Mixed Use Areas 58 64 o ED5 Tourism 59 65 o ED6 Regeneration Areas 60 67 o ED7 Southport Central area 63 70 o ED8 Southport Seafront 64 72 o ED8A Marine Park N/A 73 o ED8B Aintree Racecourse N/A 74 o ED9 Crosby Centre 66 75 Chapter 8 Housing and communities 68 77 o HC1 Affordable and special needs housing 69 78 o HC2 Housing type, mix and choice 72 81 o HC3 Residential development and development in Primarily Residential Areas 74 83 o HC4 House extensions and alterations and conversions to Houses in Multiple 75 85 Occupation and Flats o HC5 Planning for Gypsies and Travellers 77 86 o HC6 Assets of community value 78 88 o HC7 Education and care institutions in the urban area 79 89 Chapter 9 Infrastructure 81 91 o IN1 Infrastructure and developer contributions 81 91 o IN2 Transport 83 93 o IN3 Managing Waste 85 96 Chapter 10 Design and environmental quality 87 98 o EQ1 Planning for a Healthy Sefton 87 98 o EQ2 Design 88 99 o EQ3 Accessibility 90 101 o EQ4 Pollution and hazards 91 102 o EQ5 Air quality 93 104 o EQ6 Land affected by contamination 93 105 o EQ7 Energy efficient and low carbon design 94 106 o EQ8 Managing flood risk and surface water 96 109 o EQ9 Provision of public open space, strategic paths and trees in development 98 112 o EQ10 Food and drink 101 115 o EQ11 Advertisements 102 116 Chapter 11 Natural and heritage assets 103 118 o NH1 Natural assets 103 118 o NH2 Protection and enhancement of nature sites, priority habitats and species 105 120 o NH3 Development in the Nature Improvement Area 109 126 o NH4 The Sefton coast and development 110 127 o NH5 Protection of open space and Countryside Recreation Areas 113 130 o NH6 Urban Golf Courses 114 132 o NH7 Rural Landscape Character 115 133 o NH8 Minerals 116 134 o NH9A Heritage assets N/A 140 o NH9 Demolition or substantial harm to designated Heritage Assets 120 142 o NH10 Works affecting Listed buildings 121 143 o NH11 Development affecting Conservation Areas 123 144 o NH12 Development affecting Registered Parks and Gardens 124 146 o NH13 Development affecting Scheduled Monuments and non-designated 125 147 archaeology o NH14 Development affecting non-designated Heritage Assets 126 148 Chapter 12 Implementation and monitoring 127 149 o PIM1 Planning enforcement 127 149 Glossary 129 151 Appendices 1 Site specific requirements 139 162 2 Nature sites and related information 142 167 3 Monitoring Framework 145 170 4 List of SPDs 147 187 5 Superseded Unitary Development Plan policies N/A 188 List of Figures 2.1 Sefton in its sub-regional context 5 6 2.2 Key commuter flows into and out of Sefton 8 9 2.3 Areas in Sefton classed as within the 20% most and 20% least deprived in England 9 10 2.4 Sefton’s projected population aged 65+ [2012-36] 12 14 2.5 Map of Sefton showing north, central and south areas 13 15 4.1 The extent of Green Belt in Sefton and adjacent areas 24 26 4.2 No. of homes completed in the last 30 years [1984-2014] by area 27 29 4.3 Total amount of development proposed in each area 2012-2030 28 30 4.4 Key diagram N/A 31 6.1 Broad location of Business Park within Land East of Maghull N/A 47 7.1 Port permitted development rights 53 60 8.1 Affordable Housing Need in Sefton 70 79 8.2 Traveller accommodation need in Sefton 77 87 11.1 Nature conservation sites in Sefton 107 123 11.2 Sefton’s Coastal Change Management Area 111 129 11.2A Development Types that do not require a Minerals Assessment N/A 136 11.3 Heritage assets in Sefton 119 139 SEFTON LOCAL PLAN PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Local Plan will help us to shape Sefton over the next 15 years – our towns and villages, coast and countryside, homes, jobs, services and leisure opportunities. It provides a positive approach to planning for Sefton which combines the desire to be aspirational with a challenging national economic context. 1.2 The Local Plan sets out: • How development will be provided for to meet the needs of Sefton’s communities • The policy framework for making decisions on planning applications • The strategic policy framework for Neighbourhood Plans, and • Priorities for investment in employment, housing and infrastructure, including site allocations. 1.3 The Local Plan has a start date of 2012 as this is the date of the latest population projections which must be taken into account in preparing the Plan. KEY INFLUENCES ON THE LOCAL PLAN 1.4 The key elements which have influenced the shape of the Local Plan are: • The National Planning Policy Framework (‘the Framework’), especially its emphasis on: - The need to boost significantly the supply of housing - Facilitating sustainable development. The Framework notes that “Sustainable development is about positive growth – making economic, environmental and social progress” (Ministerial Foreword), and has at its heart “a presumption in favour of sustainable development, which should be seen as a golden thread running through both plan-making and decision-taking” (paragraph 14). • Sefton’s role within the sub-region: - With the abolition of the Regional Spatial Strategy in May 2013, the main regional/ sub- regional influences on the Plan are Sefton’s role within the Liverpool City Region. - the ‘Combined Authority’ has added a formal dimension to working in partnership and provides a strategic framework to bid for government funding for City Region-wide priorities. - The Local Enterprise Partnership identifies ‘transformational actions’ which reflect the key economic aspirations for the City Region. - ‘Nature Connected’ (the Local Nature Partnership) is a partnership focusing on a City Region- wide approach to environmental matters. Sefton’s role in these initiatives is covered later in this chapter: ‘Duty to Co-operate’. • Evidence: - The Local Plan takes account of a range of evidence and studies that have been undertaken either by Sefton or in partnership with the Liverpool City Region authorities. Many of these documents can be viewed online at www.sefton.gov.uk/planningstudies. - The Local Plan is supported by a Sustainability Appraisal Report (including a Strategic Environmental Assessment) The Report includes a detailed assessment of options considered and how each policy has been assessed against a range of social, economic and environmental criteria. The Local Plan also incorporates the findings of the Habitats Regulations Assessment which is required under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 as amended. • What we have been told at previous stages in preparing the Plan: - There has been extensive consultation with a wide range of partners, organisations and the wider community - The comments received have helped to shape the content of the Plan although these must be considered in the context of what the Government requires local authorities to do through the Framework. 1 SEFTON LOCAL PLAN PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION PREPARING A LOCAL PLAN FOR SEFTON 1.5 The draft Plan has been prepared over a number of years. The key stages are as follows: • Issues stage - 2009: o consultation on a range of issues facing Sefton o the possible need to use Green Belt land to meet housing needs was not considered at that stage, as this was before the regional layer of Government was abolished – at that time it was expected the Green Belt would be reviewed at a sub-regional level before a Plan was prepared for Sefton • Options stage - 2011: o three options consulted on – ‘urban containment’ / ‘meeting identified needs’ / ‘optimistic household growth’ • Preferred Option stage – 2013: based on the strategy of meeting identified needs • Publication Draft Plan – 2015: this is closely based on meeting identified needs, adjusted to take account of the latest (2012-based) population projections. • Submission stage – 2015: this is closely based on meeting identified needs, taking account of the 2012-based population projections. o Submission of the draft Plan and related documents to the Planning Inspectorate for examination on behalf of the Secretary of State. o The draft Plan was submitted in August 2015.