North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Planning Evidence Base Report Education, Children and Young People Waste Disposal Extra Care Housing Libraries April 2016 Devon County Council County Hall Topsham Road Exeter Devon EX2 4QD PREPARED BY Name: Christina Davey Position: Senior Planning Officer Date: April 2016 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: May 2016 Contents LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 5 1.1. Strategic planning in North Devon and Torridge ............................................. 5 1.2. Purpose of this report ..................................................................................... 5 1.3. Structure of this report .................................................................................... 5 2. THE NORTH DEVON AND TORRIDGE LOCAL PLAN 2011 - 2031 ............. 7 2.1. Distribution of development ............................................................................ 7 3. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................ 8 3.1. Review of demographic structure and projections ........................................... 8 4. EDUCATION, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ...................................... 10 4.1. Devon County Council’s approach to education, children and young people provision ....................................................................................................... 10 4.2. Existing education provision in North Devon and Torridge ............................ 12 4.3. Youth services in North Devon and Torridge ................................................. 25 4.4. Children’s centres ......................................................................................... 25 4.5. Demographic change for school-aged persons in North Devon and Torridge 26 4.6. Supporting Existing & Future Development in North Devon and Torridge ..... 27 4.7. Funding arrangements .................................................................................. 35 5. WASTE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 36 5.1. Devon County Council’s approach to waste management ............................ 36 5.2. Current waste management provision in North Devon and Torridge ............. 37 5.3. Waste management requirements to mitigate proposed development in North Devon and Torridge ...................................................................................... 38 5.4. Funding arrangements .................................................................................. 39 6. EXTRA CARE HOUSING ............................................................................. 40 6.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 40 6.2. Current and future Extra Care Housing Conditions in North Devon and Torridge ........................................................................................................ 41 6.3. Strategy for delivery ...................................................................................... 42 6.4 Funding and delivery .................................................................................... 43 7 LIBRARY SERVICES ................................................................................... 44 7.1 Devon County Council’s approach to library services ................................... 44 7.2 Current library conditions in North Devon and Torridge ................................ 44 7.3 Future library service requirements in North Devon and Torridge ................. 45 8 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................... 47 North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Evidence Base Report List of Tables Table 1 Scale and Distribution of planned development in North Devon and Torridge 2011-2031 Table 2 Projected Population Structure for Devon County Council area - broad age range comparison of 2013 with 2031 Table 3 Projected Population Structure for North Devon and Torridge District areas - broad age range comparison of 2013 with 2031 Table 4 Existing and predicted primary school capacity in North Devon and Torridge Table 5 Existing and predicted secondary school capacity in North Devon and Torridge Table 6 Existing special school capacity in North Devon and Torridge Table 7 Demographic projections for school age residents in Northern Devon Table 8 Extra Care Housing Need in North Devon and Torridge Table 9 Existing library conditions Figure 1 Distribution of schools in North Devon and Torridge Figure 2 Projected growth of 0-19 year olds in Northern Devon Figure 3 Existing provision and distribution of recycling centres in North Devon and Torridge Figure 4 Extra Care & Close Care Housing requirements in North Devon and Torridge North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Evidence Base Report 1. Introduction 1.1. Strategic planning in North Devon and Torridge 1.1.1. In order to achieve sustainable development it is necessary to ensure that appropriate infrastructure and services are provided alongside the delivery of housing and employment development. This ensures that development impacts are mitigated, and communities are appropriately supported by the services necessary to have a high quality of life. 1.1.2. In this context, infrastructure planning forms a vital component of Local Plan development. 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 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 which are the responsibility of other organisations) has been compiled into a comprehensive infrastructure plan by North Devon and Torridge District Councils. 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 North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Delivery 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 have been prepared. 1.3. Structure of this report 1.3.1. The report includes a summary of the North Devon and Torridge Local Plan and the demographic change anticipated in North Devon and Torridge to 2031. It is then divided into topic based sections for the infrastructure for which Devon County Council has responsibility, including: Education, Children and Young People Waste Management Extra Care Housing Libraries 1.3.2. 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. North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Evidence Base Report 1.3.3. Infrastructure planning is a continuously evolving process and whilst this document represents a snapshot of the current infrastructure and service delivery standards for North Devon and Torridge, 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 the elements of this report as required. North Devon and Torridge Infrastructure Evidence Base Report 2. The North Devon and Torridge Local Plan 2011 - 2031 2.1. Distribution of development 2.1.1. North Devon District Council and Torridge District Council have jointly produced a Local Plan which will cover the period to 2031. The Local Plan not only sets out the scale and distribution of future development across the area but also provides the planning policy framework to inform the determination of future planning applications within northern Devon. 2.1.2. The spatial strategy set out within the Local Plan includes the delivery of 17,246 new homes and 85 hectares of employment land in the period from 2011 to 2031. Of the 17,246 homes, 941 were already built in the period 2011-2013, with a further 2,873 committed1, meaning the remainder to be provided through allocations and non-strategic sites totals 13,432. Housing and employment growth will be focused at the sub-regional centre of Barnstaple and the strategic centre of Bideford. 2.1.3. In addition to Barnstaple and Bideford there are a number of main towns such as Great Torrington, Holsworthy, Northam (including Appledore and Westward Ho!), Braunton and Wrafton, Ilfracombe and South Molton which will support appropriate