Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan (Submission Version)
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Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan (Submission Version) Consultation Analysis Report Prepared by LUC May 2018 Project Title: Consultation Analysis Report on the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan (Submission Version) Client: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Version Date Version Details Prepared by Checked by Approved by 1.0 16/05/2018 1st Draft Report Sarah Temple Philip Smith 2.0 23/05/2018 Final Report Sarah Temple Philip Smith Philip Smith Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan (Submission Version) Consultation Analysis Report Prepared by LUC May 2018 Planning & EIA LUC LONDON Offices also in: Land Use Consultants Ltd Design 43 Chalton Street Bristol Registered in England Registered number: 2549296 Landscape Planning London Edinburgh Registered Office: Landscape Management NW1 1JD Glasgow 43 Chalton Street Ecology T +44 (0)20 7383 5784 Lancaster London NW1 1JD GIS & Visualisation [email protected] Manchester FS 566056 EMS 566057 LUC uses 100% recycled paper Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Overview of the Local Plan Submission Version consultation 5 Statement of Community Involvement 5 Publication of the Submission Version consultation 6 Level of response 6 3 Summary of the representations 8 Appendix 1 Summary of individual comments and responses Appendix 2 List of statutory consultees and other stakeholder organisations Appendix 3 Consultation material Tables Table 2.1: SCI requirements and how they have been met 5 Table 3.1: Summary of responses to the consultation 9 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is in the final stages of developing a new Local Plan which will guide development in the area and inform the determination of planning applications up to 2031. 1.2 Since 2015, the Local Plan has been subject to four rounds of public consultation: Site Options consultation: 7th July – 14th September 2015. Preferred Options Sites and Boundaries consultation: 28th April – 13th June 2016. The Local Plan Preferred Options consultation: 31st July – 22nd September 2017. The Local Plan Submission Version consultation: 27th February – 11th April 2018. 1.3 This Consultation Analysis Report focuses on the Local Plan Submission Version consultation. The Submission Version contains specific policy recommendations for the area. Consultation at this stage focuses on whether the Plan meets the four ‘tests of soundness’ and whether it is compliant with relevant legislation. 1.4 The report provides: An overview of the Local Plan Submission Version consultation process (Chapter 2). A summary of the representations received on the soundness and legal compliance of the Plan (Chapter 3). 1.5 Appendix 1 provides a summary of each comment received on the Plan. 1.6 Appendix 2 is a list of statutory consultees and other stakeholder organisations consulted. 1.7 Appendix 3 contains the consultation material used for the Submission Version consultation. Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 3 May 2018 2 Overview of the Local Plan Submission Version consultation Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 4 May 2018 2 Overview of the Local Plan Submission Version consultation Statement of Community Involvement 2.1 The Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was adopted in April 2016. It outlines who should be consulted at each stage of Local Plan production and the methods that will be used to ensure effective involvement. 2.2 For the Regulation 19 (Submission Version) stage, Figure 4.1 on page 36 of the SCI lists the consultation requirements. The table below shows these requirements and explains how they have been met as part of the Submission Version consultation. Table 2.1: SCI requirements and how they have been met Type of SCI Requirements How they have been met Consultee Statutory Summary document, All of the statutory bodies are on the Council’s Local Bodies publication on online Plan Consultation Database so they were directly portal, direct notification, notified about publication of the Local Plan and response form, website. associated documents. The other requirements listed were all undertaken as part of the consultation. Parish / Summary document, All of the Parish and Town Councils are on the Town publication on online Council’s Local Plan Consultation Database so they Councils portal, media releases, were directly notified about publication of the paper based, direct Submission Version document. The other notification, response requirements listed were all undertaken as part of form. the consultation. Paper copies of the consultation material were available at all libraries and Council offices in the District. Progress on the Local Plan is a standing item at the Parish Assembly meeting (to which all Parish and Town Councils in the District are invited) and officers attend to give updates and answer queries. General Summary document, If they had previously commented or registered an Public publication on online interest (and so they were on the Local Plan portal, media releases, database) they were sent an additional paper based, direct communication to notify them of the publication. A notification, response summary document was produced in order to help form, social media, people understand the proposals. The other website. requirements listed were all undertaken as part of the consultation. Press releases, the Council’s website and social media were also used to raise awareness of the consultation. Local Summary document, If they had previously commented or registered an Businesses publication on online interest (and so they were on the Local Plan portal, Moorlands database) they were sent an additional Together Partnership, communication to notify them of the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 5 May 2018 Type of SCI Requirements How they have been met Consultee media releases, paper publication. The Council attended a scheduled based, direct notification, meeting of the Moorlands Together Partnership to response form, social highlight the plan and invite representations. The media, website. other requirements listed were all undertaken as part of the consultation. Hard to Same as general public Refer to ‘General Public’ section above. In addition Reach plus and availability of to this, large print versions of the full consultation Groups documents in alternative document and the summary consultation document formats. to be made available on request. Developer / Summary document, The Council’s Local Plan consultation database Landowner / publication on online includes a number of developers, landowners and Agent portal, media releases, agents who are active in the area so many were paper based, direct informed through this mechanism. All the other notification, response methods listed were also used to raise awareness of form, social media, the consultation. Meetings (where appropriate) have website been ongoing throughout the process. Publication of the Submission Version consultation Invitation to comment on the Submission Version Local Plan 2.3 The consultation process ran for six weeks (27th February to 11th April 2018). The Council invited 12,894 contacts on the consultation database to submit representations (8,997 letters and 3,897 emails). Consultation methods 2.4 Individuals and organisations were invited to comment on the Local Plan via the following methods: Online comments via the consultation portal Paper forms Letter Email General Data Protection Regulation 2.5 In order to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679), each respondent was contacted by the Council to ask whether they were happy for SMDC to store and use their personal data. Level of response 2.6 A total of 559 representations were received to the consultation. Of these, 8 were received late after the consultation period deadline. The level of response to the Submission Version Local Plan is summarised below: A total of 65 comments were received via the online consultation portal. A total of 404 comments were received via paper forms and letters. A total of 90 comments were received via email. Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 6 May 2018 3 Summary of the representations Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 7 May 2018 3 Summary of the representations 3.1 This chapter provides a summary of the responses to the Submission Version consultation. This is set out in Table 3.1, which also indicates respondents’ views on whether the Plan is legally compliant, sound and complies with the Duty to Co-operate. 3.2 Appendix 1 summarises individual comments and the Council’s response to them. To protect personal information, each individual/organisation that commented on the consultation document was given a unique ‘Consultee ID’ via the Council’s consultation database. Comments made via email, letter and paper forms were recorded manually on the online consultation database. Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Submission Version 8 May 2018 Table 3.1: Summary of responses to the consultation Consultation point Legally Compliant Sound Complies with the Summary of responses Duty to Co- operate Yes No Not Indicated Yes No Not Indicated Yes No Not Indicated 1 Introduction and Background1 2 5 4 1 6 4 1 3 7 Residents’ views have not been considered by SMDC. It would have been better had SMDC asked residents where they would like the housing to go at the start of the process. There is a lack of constraint on future developments in towns and villages. The references made throughout the Plan to the Core Strategy are confusing because the Core Strategy will be superseded by the Local Plan. Concern over the proximity of housing on the Mount to the wind turbine. An objection to development of Site EN128. National Grid and Derbyshire County Council stated that they had no comments to make regarding the Submission Version Plan. Paragraph 1.1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 The plan period should be extended by at least 4 years (i.e. to 2035) to ensure that it plans for a full 15 year horizon on adoption. Given that the end date of the Plan is March 2031, it would only plan for 12 years or less from adoption.