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Employment Land Review Fenland District Council Local Development Framework Employment Land Review September 2006 Further copies of this document can be obtained from: Planning Policy Team Fenland District Council Fenland Hall County Road March PE15 8NQ Telephone: 01354 654321 It can also be viewed on our web site at: www.fenland.gov.uk Documents prepared by Fenland District Council are available in community languages, large print, Moon, Braille, audio cassette and electronic format upon request. September 2006 Contents Land Review Employment Introduction 3 The Local Economy 5 Employment Land Policy Frameowrk 19 Stage 1 - Review of the District's Allocated Sites 23 Stage 2 - Creating a Picture of Future Requirements 29 Stage 3 - Identifying a New Portfolio of Sites 33 Appendices 1 Sustainability criteria and pro-forma sheet for recording 39 2 Policy Framework 43 3 Mapped survey of allocated land and PIBAs in Fenland 51 4 Planning history for vacant allocated employment sites 53 5 Sites with planning permission outside of Business areas 57 6 Job growth statistics for Fenland up to 2021 61 7 Employment land requirement up to 2021 73 8 Mapped proposed employment sites 75 9 Criteria for assessing proposed employment sites 77 Contents Employment Land Review Employment 3 Introduction Employment Land Review Employment BACKGROUND As part of the Local Development Framework process, Fenland District Council is preparing its evidence base to inform the Development Plan Documents. In order to inform the LDF and assist in the process of developing policies and provide for sufficient employment land, the District Council has completed the Employment Land Study in line with Government Guidance for Employment Land Review, ODPM December 2004. The main components of the study comprise: A review of the District’s allocated employment sites Creating a picture of future requirements; and Recommendations to ensure an appropriate portfolio of sites Stage 1 – Review of the District’s allocated sites The first stage comprises the two key elements Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the employment areas and sites. Quantitative assessment The property profile of the District has been assessed through quantitative analysis of existing allocated employment land. The County Council’s annual employment land survey which provides information on planning permissions granted, take-up (including sites leaving employment uses), has been interrogated. Qualitative assessment Detailed qualitative assessments of allocated employment sites and Primary Industrial / Business Areas have been undertaken based on detailed criteria.These criteria consider: Sustainable development The criteria and survey form can be seen in Appendix 1 of the report. Stage 2 – Creating a picture of future requirements In order to create a picture of future requirements the following research has been undertaken: Introduction 4 Labour Market Review – Provides an understanding of the structure and composition Employment Land Review Employment of the local labour market to inform forecasts Labour Market Forecasts – Projects forward the structure of the local labour market to 2021 in order to show how the labour market is expected to change over forthcoming years; Employment Land and Premises Projections – Standard and locally derived square metre per employee information is used to translate premises requirements into an overall employment land requirement; Review of Market Trends and Demand – An overview of market trends by location, sector and scale to assist in the forecasting and to provide an indication of the scale and nature of demand. Stage 3 – Identify a new portfolio of sites In order to identify proposed sites for development the following work has been undertaken: Confirm existing sites to be retained and released from employment purposes and define gaps in the portfolio, relating to demand and need. Identify additional sites to be brought forward, devise qualitative site appraisal Complete and present the employment land review. Following this introduction chapter 2 will analyse the present condition of Fenland’s economy and property market, establishing the baseline for future change and chapter 3 will identify the employment land policy framework. The chapters following these present the findings of stages 1 to 3. 5 The Local Economy Employment Land Review Employment In this chapter a brief analysis of Fenland’s economy, covering demographics, economic structure and business base, is provided. It focuses on the key characteristics of the local economy as context for the analysis of the demand for and supply of employment land within the District. It provides key background information on the wider Cambridgeshire and East of England economies. DEMOGRAPHICS The Office of National Statistics (ONS) mid year estimate 2004 showed that the population of Fenland was 86,700, making it the second smallest of the Cambridgeshire Districts. Table 1 Breakdown of population in Cambridgeshire ONS RESIDENT POPULATION ESTIMATES MID-2004 BY SEX Thousands PERSONS MALES FEMALES Cambridge 118.5 60.4 58.0 East Cambridgeshire 76.9 37.9 39.0 Fenland 86.7 42.2 44.5 Huntingdonshire 161.7 80.4 81.2 South Cambridgeshire 135.0 66.8 68.2 Cambridgeshire 578.8 287.8 291.0 Source: Office of National Statistics, 2004 The Cambridgeshire County Council Research Group in 2003 have projected the population forecasts for 2021, indicating that the population is set to increase by 16 500 creating a total population of 103 200 by 2021. The Local Economy 6 Table 2 Projected population figures for Fenland Employment Land Review Employment YEAR POPULATION 2006 89,300 2011 94,100 2016 98,500 2021 103,200 Source: CCC, 2003 According to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Structure Plan, Fenland’s housing allocation is 8100 between 1999 and 2016, however in the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy dated December 2004 Fenland’s housing allocation is 10 100 between 2001 to 2021. However, this figure has increased in the Regional Spatial Strategy Panel Report recommendation to 11 000 dwellings. The main centre of population is Wisbech with 20 460 residents. In addition there are 3 other market towns, March with 20 080 residents, Whittlesey with 15 740 residents and Chatteris with 9480 residents. 7 Table 3 Parish populations of Fenland, mid 2005. Parishes 2005 Land Review Employment Benwick 920 Chatteris 9,480 Christchurch 730 Doddington 2,140 Elm * 3,680 Gorefield * 1,100 Leverington * 3,150 Manea 1,810 March * 20,080 Newton 630 Parson Drove 1,260 Tydd St Giles 1,130 Whittlesey 15,740 Wimblington 2,010 Wisbech 20,460 Wisbech St. Mary 3,140 Fenland District 87,500 Source: CCC, 2005 The breakdown of the age structure reveals that Fenland’s resident population as at mid 2005 showed a lower population of younger people, between the ages of 16 – 24. The Local Economy 8 Table 4 Population age group estimates, mid 2005 Employment Land Review Employment Age-groups Cambridge East Cambs Fenland Hunts DC South Cambs City Cambs 0-4 5,500 4,700 4,600 9,200 8,000 32,000 5-10 5,900 5,500 6,600 12,700 10,400 41,100 11-15 4,900 4,700 5,600 11,000 8,600 34,800 16-19 7,500 3,600 3,800 7,600 6,700 29,200 20-24 17,700 3,700 4,800 8,200 6,900 41,300 25-39 28,300 15,000 16,500 32,500 27,000 119,300 40-64 27,400 25,900 28,500 56,200 47,900 185,900 65-74 6,500 6,400 9,200 12,300 10,900 45,300 75+ 7,300 6,000 7,900 10,000 10,100 41,300 Total 111,000 75,500 87,500 159,700 136,500 570,200 Source: CCC PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUTING PATTERNS Table 5 below shows that, according to the information from the census profile of the labour market 2001, a large percentage of the employed residents live and work in Fenland, 63.1%, 13.7% live in Fenland and work in Peterborough. A total of 89.1% of employed residents live and work within the county and 10.9% work outside of the county. 9 Table 5 The workplace of employed residents living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by district, percentages RESIDENT IN (%) Land Review Employment WORKING IN Cambridge East Fenland Hunts Peterboro South County City Cambs Cambs Cambridge 71.8 16.8 2.4 5.2 0.8 30.0 19.5 East Cambs 1.1 50.7 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.3 6.2 Fenland 0.1 0.8 63.1 1.1 2.0 0.2 7.7 Hunts 1.3 1.9 5.7 64.8 3.4 2.9 17.6 Peterboro 0.5 0.8 13.7 7.4 82.0 0.6 20.7 South Cambs 16.0 11.2 2.1 6.2 0.5 49.5 15.0 In County 90.9 82.0 89.1 85.2 89.0 84.5 86.7 Beds 0.4 0.2 0.3 4.3 0.4 1.5 1.5 Essex 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.2 2.3 0.9 Herts 1.1 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.4 4.7 1.7 Norfolk 0.3 1.3 4.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 Suffolk 1.1 11.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 London 3.1 1.8 1.2 3.4 2.2 3.3 2.7 E.Midlands 0.4 0.4 2.6 2.0 5.9 0.4 2.1 South East 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 Rest of UK 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 Out of county 9.1 18 10.9 14.8 11.0 15.5 13.3 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: Census 2001 Origin-Destination Table W107 According to the information from the 2001 census, 37 754 of the 16 - 74 population are employed residents, equating to 74.9% of the population.
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