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North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 London: TSO September 2008 Published by TSO (The Stationery Offi ce) and available from: Online www.tsoshop.co.uk Mail, Telephone, Fax & E-mail TSO PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN Telephone orders/General enquiries: 0870 600 5522 Fax orders: 0870 600 5533 E-mail: [email protected] Textphone 0870 240 3701 TSO Shops 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD 028 9023 8451 Fax 028 9023 5401 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ 0870 606 5566 Fax 0870 606 5588 TSO @ Blackwall and other Accredited Agents Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU Telephone 020 7944 4400 Web site www.communities.gov.uk © Crown Copyright 2008 Copyright in the typographical arrangements rests with the Crown. 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ISBN 978 0 11 754000 2 Printed in Great Britain on material containing 75% post-consumer waste and 25% ECF pulp N5920414 C10 09/08 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 Contents Introduction Our Vision for the North West by 2021… 4 Chapters 1 The Role and Purpose of RSS 5 2 Our Region 7 3 Policy Context 18 4 Spatial Principles 21 5 Regional Spatial Framework 32 6 Working in the North West – Achieving a Sustainable Economy 41 7 Living in the North West – Ensuring a Strong, Healthy and Just Society 56 8 Transport in the North West – Connecting People and Places 70 9 Environment, Minerals, Waste and Energy 89 10 Manchester City Region 123 11 Liverpool City Region 133 12 Central Lancashire City Region 143 13 Cumbria and North Lancashire 150 14 Implementation, Monitoring and Review 158 15 Replaced and Saved Structure Plan Policies 162 Appendices Appendix RT 167 Glossary 183 Index of Policies Policy DP 1 Spatial Principles 22 Policy DP 2 Promote Sustainable Communities 23 Policy DP 3 Promote Sustainable Economic Development 24 Policy DP 4 Make the Best Use of Existing Resources and Infrastructure 25 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 Contents Policy DP 5 Manage Travel Demand; Reduce the Need to Travel, and Increase Accessibility 26 Policy DP 6 Marry Opportunity and Need 26 Policy DP 7 Promote Environmental Quality 27 Policy DP 8 Mainstreaming Rural Issues 29 Policy DP 9 Reduce Emissions and Adapt to Climate Change 30 Policy RDF 1 Spatial Priorities 32 Policy RDF 2 Rural Areas 34 Policy RDF 3 The Coast 37 Policy RDF 4 Green Belts 39 Policy W 1 Strengthening the Regional Economy 42 Policy W 2 Locations for Regionally Significant Economic Development 44 Policy W 3 Supply of Employment Land 46 Policy W 4 Release of Allocated Employment Land 49 Policy W 5 Retail Development 51 Policy W 6 Tourism and the Visitor Economy 53 Policy W 7 Principles for Tourism Development 54 Policy L 1 Health, Sport, Recreation, Cultural and Education Services Provision 57 Policy L 2 Understanding Housing Markets 58 Policy L 3 Existing Housing Stock and Housing Renewal 60 Policy L 4 Regional Housing Provision 62 Policy L 5 Affordable Housing 68 Policy RT 1 Integrated Transport Networks 70 Policy RT 2 Managing Travel Demand 72 Policy RT 3 Public Transport Framework 75 Policy RT 4 Management of the Highway Network 77 Policy RT 5 Airports 79 Policy RT 6 Ports and Waterways 81 Policy RT 7 Freight Transport 83 Policy RT 8 Inter-Modal Freight Terminals 85 Policy RT 9 Walking and Cycling 86 Policy RT 10 Priorities for Transport Management and Investment 87 Policy EM 1 Integrated Enhancement and Protection of the Region’s Environmental Assets 91 Policy EM 2 Remediating Contaminated Land 93 Policy EM 3 Green Infrastructure 94 Policy EM 4 Regional Parks 96 Policy EM 5 Integrated Water Management 99 Policy EM 6 Managing the North West’s Coastline 100 Policy EM 7 Minerals Extraction 102 Policy EM 8 Land-won Aggregates 103 Policy EM 9 Secondary and Recycled Aggregates 103 Policy EM 10 A Regional Approach to Waste Management 104 Policy EM 11 Waste Management Principles 105 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 Contents Policy EM 12 Locational Principles 106 Policy EM 13 Provision of Nationally, Regionally and Sub-Regionally Significant Waste Management Facilities 107 Policy EM 14 Radioactive Waste 112 Policy EM 15 A Framework For Sustainable Energy In The North West 113 Policy EM 16 Energy Conservation & Efficiency 114 Policy EM 17 Renewable Energy 116 Policy EM 18 Decentralised Energy Supply 118 Policy MCR 1 Manchester City Region Priorities 124 Policy MCR 2 Regional Centre and Inner Areas of Manchester City Region 128 Policy MCR 3 Southern Part of the Manchester City Region 129 Policy MCR 4 South Cheshire 130 Policy MCR 5 Northern Part of the Manchester City Region 131 Policy MCR 6 Strategic Framework for Warrington 132 Policy LCR 1 Liverpool City Region Priorities 134 Policy LCR 2 The Regional Centre and Inner Areas of Liverpool City Region 138 Policy LCR 3 Outer part of the Liverpool City Region 139 Policy LCR 4 The remaining rural parts of Liverpool City Region 140 Policy LCR 5 West Cheshire – North East Wales 141 Policy CLCR 1 Central Lancashire City Region Priorities 144 Policy CLCR 2 Focus for Development and Investment in Central Lancashire City Region 147 Policy CLCR 3 Green City 149 Policy CNL 1 Overall Spatial Policy for Cumbria 151 Policy CNL 2 Sub-area Development Priorities for Cumbria 152 Policy CNL 3 Spatial Policy for the Lake District 156 Policy CNL 4 Spatial Policy for North Lancashire 156 Policy IM 1 Implementation 158 The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 Our Vision for the North West by 2021… Our Vision for the North West by 2021… By 2021 we will see a region that has acted to deliver sustainable development, leading to a higher quality of life for all, and reduced social, economic and environmental disparities. Development will be seen in a global context, and the region will contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. By 2021 we aim to see Manchester and Liverpool firmly established as world class cities thanks to their international connections, highly developed service and knowledge sectors and flourishing culture, sport and leisure industries. The growth and development of the Central Lancashire City Region as a focus for economic growth will continue, building on the existing individual strengths of the urban centres around commerce, higher education, advanced manufacturing and resort tourism. The economy of Cumbria will be improved. The region’s towns and cities will offer strong and distinctive centres for their hinterlands, with attractive, high quality living environments that meet the needs of their inhabitants. Our rural communities will enjoy increased prosperity and quality of life, whilst respecting the character of their surroundings and natural environment. The Implementation Framework that accompanies this Regional Spatial Strategy establishes a set of indicators and targets to monitor performance against this vision, the objectives set out at the start of subsequent chapters, and the overarching spatial framework. Together these comprise the high level outcomes that this strategy seeks to achieve. The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 5 The Role and Purpose of RSS 1 1 The Role and Purpose of RSS 1.1 The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for North West England provides a framework for development and investment in the region over the next fifteen to twenty years. It establishes a broad vision for the region and its sub-regions, priorities for growth and regeneration, and policies to achieve sustainable development across a wide range of topics – from jobs, housing and transport to climate change, waste and energy. 1.2 RSS complements but does not repeat national policy as expressed, for example, in Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) circulars and White Papers. It brings an understanding of the North West region to target the delivery of such policy and address specific challenges and opportunities. The spatial dimension is very valuable in this respect, providing focus for developing, integrating and articulating policy in a way that acknowledges functional linkages and disparities. 1.3 The RSS is required by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and matters of process and content are prescribed in PPS11 (1). It incorporates regional transport policies (RTS) which have both informed, and been informed by, the Spatial Principles, Regional and Sub-regional Spatial Frameworks and Policies of RSS. The regional transport policies aim to achieve the same shared vision of sustainable development and include the region’s priorities for transport investment and management. 1.4 This RSS replaces all of the saved structure plan policies of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan (2005) which were extended under transitional provisions of schedule 8 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.