Proposed Local Development Plan 2 2020
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Proposed 2020 Local Development Plan 2 1 Proposed Local Development Plan - 2020 Foreword Welcome to the Proposed Local Development Plan 2 for East Dunbartonshire. The publication of this document is part of a process to produce an adopted Local Development Plan 2 for East Dunbartonshire and follows the production of and consultation on the Main Issues Report at the end of 2019. The range of responses received during this consultation has been instrumental in producing this Proposed Plan. The Proposed Local Development Plan 2 represents the view of the Council and sets out a long-term plan for development across East Dunbartonshire. It sets out a land use strategy for East Dunbartonshire in order to deliver the Community Planning Partnership’s Local Outcomes Improvement Plan. The planning policies in this document are intended to improve the quality of East Dunbartonshire as a place to live, work and visit. This Plan reflects the Council’s desire to create high quality places for residents to live, facilitate sustainable economic growth and the development of our town centres, maximise our tourism and business potential, as well as protect and enhance the quality of our local historic, natural and water environment. It also ensures that essential infrastructure for energy, broadband, minerals and waste is provided. The publication of this Proposed Local Development Plan 2 provides an opportunity for communities and stakeholders to comment on its content during the representation period. We strongly encourage you to consider this document and provide your views as Local Development Plan 2 will form the basis for assessing planning applications in the future. Councillor Andrew Polson, Joint Leader - East Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Vaughan Moody, Joint Leader - East Dunbartonshire Council 2 Contents Introduction Policy 1. The East Dunbartonshire Development Strategy 8 Policy 21. Mineral Resources 193 Policy 22. Digital Communications 195 Community Policies Policy 23. Airport and Hazardous Installations Safeguarding 197 Policy 24. Developer Contributions 200 Policy 2. Bearsden 13 Policy 3. Bishopbriggs 32 Appendices Policy 4. Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and Waterside 55 Policy 5. Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Haughhead and 1. Glossary 206 Clachan of Campsie 82 2. Schedule of Land 213 Policy 6. Milngavie 101 3. Developer Contributions 215 Policy 7. Torrance and Baldernock 119 Policy 8. Twechar 134 Subject Policies Policy 9. Climate Change, Sustainability and Energy Infrastructure 153 Policy 10. Design and Placemaking 160 Policy 11. Transport 162 Policy 12. Housing 165 Policy 13. Community Facilities and Open Space 169 Policy 14. Network of Centres and Retailing 172 Policy 15. Business and Employment 175 Policy 16. Tourism 177 Policy 17. Natural Environment 181 Policy 18. Water Environment and Flood Risk 185 Policy 19. Historic Environment 187 Policy 20. Managing Waste 190 Proposed Local Development Plan - 2020 3 Proposed Local Development Plan - 2020 Introduction The Local Development Plan Process Community and Subject Policies contained within LDP2 may result in refusal. Local Development Plan 2 for East Dunbartonshire (hereafter known as LDP2) This Proposed Plan is a material consideration ahead of its adoption. will be the end result of a statutory process which the Council commenced in 2018 in order to replace the current Local Development Plan, which was adopted in 2017. During 2018 and 2019 the Council carried out early engagement with communities and stakeholders, alongside extensive evidence gathering, ahead of publishing a Main Issues Report (MIR) in autumn 2019. During the consultation on the MIR we received a large volume of responses which together have helped to shape this document. This Proposed Plan, or Proposed LDP2, is now being published for the final consultation period in the LDP2 process. The representations received on the Proposed Plan will be considered by Reporters on behalf of Scottish Ministers. Submission of the Proposed Plan and representations to Scottish Ministers for Examination will occur as soon as practical, dependant on the number of representations received, with final adoption expected in 2022. Details of this process and associated documents can be found on the Council’s website, including in the Development Plan Scheme. Proposed 2020 Purpose of Local Development Plan (LDP2) Local Development Plan LDP2 will replace the East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan (2017). This Proposed LDP2 sets out what LDP2 will contain and focuses on communities with a series of Community Policies for each area of East Dunbartonshire. It also includes a number of Subject Policies and introduces a new policy on climate change and sustainability. This Proposed LDP2 should be read as a whole and avoids duplication between policies. It sets the framework for the development of East Dunbartonshire and establishes a presumption in favour of development that contributes to sustainable development as defined in Scottish Planning Policy (2014). LDP2 therefore aims to provide certainty for the public and private 1 sectors in terms of guiding investment decisions and informing the allocation of resources. LDP2 will help to guide development and regeneration strategies by clearly illustrating where and how development should and should not take place. Key themes running through the entire Plan are: the need to ensure high quality design and placemaking; climate change adaptation and mitigation; and delivery on climate change legislation and obligations. Future planning applications will be determined in accordance with the policies contained within LDP2, as required by Section 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended. Failure to comply with the 4 Structure of Proposed Local Development Plan 2 The East Dunbartonshire Policy 1 is a statement of the Council’s policies and proposals in relation to the development and use of land, and directs development for the Development five year lifetime of the Plan. It includes the Plan’s objectives, the key changes that are proposed within the plan and gives an overall indication Strategy. of the scale and direction of future growth. East Dunbartonshire is made up of local communities, each with their own needs and priorities, and these have been grouped into seven Community ‘community areas’ to reflect local geographies and community views. The Community Policy for each area provides a detailed development Policies strategy and development priorities accompanied by maps. It identifies local site specific designations, features and land use proposals or projects, which include: • Land use assets, which contribute to the area’s sense of place, including community, health care facilities and open space, and the natural and historic environment. • Safeguarded areas and opportunities in town centres, village centres and local centres, business and employment sites and tourism assets. • Housing development proposals, including site specific key requirements. • Brownfield sites in urban areas. • Transport network to be linked to and enhanced. This section sets out a series of Subject Policies to be complied with, in assessing planning applications. It includes the following types of Subject policies: Policies • Overall policies applicable to any planning application: 9 - Climate Change and Sustainability, 10 - Design and Placemaking, and 11 – Transport. • Specific policies which relate to a certain land use or type of proposal: 12 - Housing, 13 - Community Facilities and Open Space, 14 – Network of Centres and Retailing, 15 - Business and Employment, 16 - Tourism, 20 - Managing Waste, 21 - Mineral Resources, and 22 - Digital Communication. • General safeguarding and protection policies which apply when a proposal has a particular site specific consideration or opportunity: 17 – Natural Environment, 18 - Water Environment and Flood Risk, 19 – Historic Environment, and 23- Airport and Hazardous Installations Safeguarding. • Policy 24 - Developer Contributions, where applicable. Appendix 1 The proposed LDP2 glossary, which explains terms and acronyms used in this Plan. Appendices Appendix 2 A Schedule of Land owned by the Council and affected by any of the policies or development locations in this Plan. Appendix 3 Additional information which accompanies Policy 24. Developer Contributions. Proposals This Proposed LDP2 is accompanied by a Proposals Map setting out detailed land use designations for every part of East Dunbartonshire. Map The Proposals Map is an online map, with paper copies provided in libraries and Community Hubs. Proposed Local Development Plan - 2020 5 Proposed Local Development Plan - 2020 Supporting Documents This Proposed LDP2 is accompanied by a series of supporting documents: Proposed Plan Action Programme. Provides details of how LDP2’s policies Proposed 2020 Proposed 2020 Proposed 2020 and proposals will be delivered. It outlines who is responsible for delivery, the Local Development Plan 2 Local Development Plan 2 Local Development Plan 2 financial requirements and potential timescale. The Action Programme will be Draft Proposed Monitoring Statement Environmental Report Delivery Programme monitored and updated every two years. Monitoring Statement. This provides evidence which justifies the content of LDP2. It was published to accompany the Main Issues Report and has been updated to support the Proposed LDP2 as necessary. September 2020 September 2020 September 2020 Environmental Report. Assesses the likely environmental effects of the