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Eden District Employment Land Study December 2009 3 RB/070547 16527397/1 Date Signed Reviewed by Final 4 December Richard Brown Version 2009 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY Eden District Employment Land Study 1. Introduction 1 Purpose and Scope of the Study 1 Stages and Outputs of the Study 2 2. Overview of Key Tasks and Approach 3 Task 1: Sub Division of the Study Area 3 Task 2: Planning Policy and Socio-Economic Review 4 Task 3: Quantitative Assessment of Employment Land and Premises 4 Quantitative Assessment of Existing Floorspace and Premises 5 Quantitative Assessment of Potential Future Land and Floorspace 6 Task 4: Qualitative Assessment of Employment Land and Premises 6 Task 5: Forecasts of Employment Land Requirements 8 Task 6: Employer Survey 11 Task 7: Review of Market Trends and Demand 12 Historic Trends 12 Employment Land and Premises Supply Information 13 Outputs from the Employer Survey 13 Other Sources of Information 13 Task 8: Conclusions and Recommendations 13 3. Planning Policy Context 15 National Planning Policy 15 Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development (2005) 15 Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing 15 Planning Policy Guidance 4: Industrial, Commercial, Development and Small Firms (1992) 16 Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Prosperous Economies (Consultation Paper), 2009 16 Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (2005) 18 Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (2004) 18 Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport (2001) 19 Employment Land Reviews Guidance Note (December 2004) 19 Regional and Sub–Regional Planning Policy 21 North West Regional Spatial Strategy (September 2008) 21 Cumbria Sub-Regional Strategy – Sustainable Cumbria 2008-202825 The Cumbria and Lake District Joint Structure Plan (April 2006) 25 Local Planning Policy 26 Eden District Local Plan (1996) 26 16527397/1DECEMBER 2009 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY Core Strategy Submission Document (June 2009) 27 4. Socio-Economic Analysis 30 Sub-Regional and Local Economic Strategies 30 Cumbria Economic Strategy 2009-2019 30 Developing the Economy of Eden – A Ten Year Plan 2006-2016 32 Demographic and Economic Conditions 34 Demographic Conditions 34 Employment 35 5. Employment Land and Premises – Quantitative Assessment of Supply 38 Introduction 38 Existing Stock of Employment Premises 38 Total Existing Employment Floorspace 38 Vacant Premises 40 Employment Land Supply 43 Employment Allocations and Commitments 45 Employment Allocations 46 Employment Commitments 47 Employment Completions 50 6. Employment Land and Premises – Qualitative Assessment of Supply 52 Approach 52 Site Scoring and Ranking 53 Employment Allocations, Main Commitments and Other Large Sites 54 Penrith Sites 56 7. Assessment of the Proposed Eden Business Park Extension 100 Introduction 100 The Council’s Approach to Selecting the Proposed Eden Business Park Extension 101 Eden Business Park Extension – Qualitative Site Assessment 102 The Existing Eden Business Park (Phase I) 102 The Proposed Eden Business Park Extension (Phase II) 103 8. Review of Market Trends and Demand 108 Introduction 108 Penrith 108 General Market Overview 108 Industrial and Warehouse Property 109 Offices 111 16527397/1DECEMBER 2009 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY Appleby 113 General Market Overview 113 Commercial Property 114 Alston 115 General Market Overview 115 Commercial Property 115 Kirkby Stephen including Tebay 116 General Market Overview 116 Commercial Property 116 Further sites 117 Kirkby Thore 118 Brough 118 9. Forecasting Employment Land Requirements 119 Introduction 119 Primary Forecast - Labour Demand Approach 119 Secondary Forecast – Labour Supply Approach 123 Employment Land Requirement 127 Alternative Scenarios 131 10. Findings from the Business Survey 134 Introduction 134 Sample Characteristics 134 Current Business Activity 135 Future Intentions 143 11. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations149 Overview of Policy Context 149 National and Regional Level 149 Sub-Regional and Local Level 150 Overview of Socio-Economic Context 152 Quantitative Overview of Supply 154 Eden District (Study Area Total) 155 Alston and North Pennines Sub Area 157 Appleby Area (including Shap) 158 Kirkby Stephen Area (including Tebay) 160 Penrith 162 Qualitative Overview of Employment Land Supply 164 Alston and North Pennines Sub Area 164 Appleby Area (including Shap) 165 Kirkby Stephen Area (including Brough and Tebay) 166 Penrith 168 16527397/1DECEMBER 2009 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY Employment Land Requirements 170 Forecasting Outputs 170 Projecting Forward Past Completion Rates 172 The Role of Vacant Employment Premises in Meeting Future Demand 173 Overview of Market Demand and Trends 174 Overview of Main Conclusions from the Business Survey 175 Conclusions and Recommendations 177 A: The Overall Level and Distribution of Required Future Employment Land Supply 178 B: The Proposed Eden Business Park Extension 180 C: Other Employment Land Provision 182 D: Addressing Obstacles to the Development of Employment Sites184 E: Maintaining a Portfolio of Sites 185 F: Local Planning Policy Recommendations 192 Appendices Appendix 1: Study Area Plan Appendix 2: Note of Stakeholder Workshop Appendix 3: Schedule of Vacant Premises Appendix 4: Employment Land Supply Information Appendix 5: Qualitative Site Assessment Criteria Appendix 6: Completed Qualitative Site Assessments Appendix 7: Business Survey Questionnaire 16527397/1DECEMBER 2009 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY 1. Introduction 1.1 Drivers Jonas LLP was appointed by Eden District Council (the Council) in October 2009 to prepare an employment land study for the District. The Council requires a comprehensive study and report on employment land requirements for the District (excluding that area included within the National Park) covering the period up to 2021. Purpose and Scope of the Study 1.2 The overall purpose of the Study is to examine the current and future demand for employment land and premises and to undertake an assessment of the capacity of current supply / allocations to meet projected demand and forecast requirements. The Council’s Brief also highlights that the Study should follow the recommendations set out in the CLG guidance for undertaking employment land reviews. 1.3 In undertaking the Study, the Council has identified a number of specific tasks to be completed, which can be summarised as follows: n An assessment of market demand for B1, B2 and B8 uses, also having regard to the policy commitment identified in the Council’s emerging Core Strategy to expand the existing Eden Business Park (Gilwilly Industrial Estate) at Penrith; n Ensure that the roles of neighbouring Districts, including Carlisle and South Lakeland, are considered as an integral part of the study; n Provide a qualitative assessment of the District’s stock of employment sites and allocations, examining their contribution to the employment portfolio by applying a wide range of considerations concerning their ability to satisfy the needs of existing, incoming and modern business, constraints on usage and, ability to meet planning and economic objectives; n The contribution vacant premises could play in meeting future demand; DECEMBER 2009 1 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY n The constraining influence of current supply side factors to the creation of higher wage jobs / higher GVA employment opportunities and, the potential role of the private sector and the proposed expansion of Eden Business Park to promote such development; and n Make recommendations on the need, or otherwise for additional employment allocations, the de-allocation of existing sites, and where future employment growth should be directed taking into account market factors and principles of sustainability. 1.4 The Study Brief also identifies a number of other matters which should be covered, such as assessing the economic importance of the M6 corridor, the needs of the rural economy and, the implications of the recession and future recovery. Stages and Outputs of the Study 1.5 The Study has been carried out in accordance with the following three-stage process for employment land reviews as detailed in the ODPM’s ‘Employment Land Reviews Guidance Note’ dated December 2004 (the Guidance Note). n Stage 1: Taking stock of the existing employment land situation; n Stage 2: Creating a picture of future employment requirements; and n Stage 3: Identifying a new portfolio of sites. 1.6 Further details on the approach to the study is set out in the following section of the report. DECEMBER 2009 2 EDEN DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY 2. Overview of Key Tasks and Approach Task 1: Sub Division of the Study Area 2.1 As a starting point, the overall study area has been divided into different sub-areas as shown in Table 2.1, which broadly reflects the sub-division used by the Council in its recording of available vacant premises. This table also shows a ‘best fit’ of study sub areas using Office of National Statistics (‘ONS’) middle layer super output area boundaries. A plan illustrating the broad extent of the study sub areas is included at Appendix 1. Table 2.1: Overview of Study Sub Areas Eden District ONS Middle Layer Sub Area Super Output Area Alston and North Pennines 001 Appleby Area (including Shap) 006 Kirkby Stephen Area (including 007 Tebay) Penrith 002, 003, 004 Note: ONS Layer Super Output Area 005 for Eden District has been excluded. This approximates to that part of the District within the National Park which is outside of
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