Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014
Covering the period 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014
Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014
Contents
Foreword 1
1 Introduction 2
2 Duty to Co-operate 7
3 Monitoring Local Plan Preparation 12
4 Development Management Statistics 16
5 Implementation of Core Strategy Policies 18
6 Waste and Minerals and Joint Waste Core Strategy (JWCS) 113 Monitoring (01/04/13 – 31/03/14)
7 Neighbourhood Planning 119
8 Enterprise Zone, Enterprise Area and Local Development Orders 121
9 Conclusions 122
Glossary 127
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Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014
Foreword
The Bristol Development Monitoring Report is the Local Planning Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR). It supports the Bristol Local Plan and is produced annually. This report covers the period 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 and is produced in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (section 35), as amended by the Localism Act 2011 (section 113). This is the third Bristol Development Monitoring Report to be produced following the publication of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (regulation 34).
The purpose of this report is to:
• Provide a timeline for the production of documents set out in the Local Development Scheme (LDS) • Report on the extent to which policies are being achieved and where they are not the steps being taken to secure policy implementation • Provide annual figures on the provision of new dwellings • Provide details of Neighbourhood Development Orders or Neighbourhood Development Plans • Report on the implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) • Provide details where the council has co‐operated or worked in partnership with other local authorities or bodies
There is a requirement to make this information available publicly at least annually.
For further information please contact:
Strategic City Planning Team Brunel/Floor 2/Brunel Wing Bristol City Council PO Box 3176 BS3 9FS
E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0117 903 6796 Web: www.bristol.gov.uk/blp or www.bristol.gov.uk/statistics
We welcome any comments that would help improve both the information presented and the format of future monitoring reports
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1. Introduction Background 1.1 The Bristol Development Monitoring Report is the Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR). Local planning authorities are required to make their Authority’s Monitoring Report publically available under Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. Bristol City Council is committed to publishing its development monitoring report annually to keep a regular check on the performance of the Bristol Local Plan. The report is an important element in providing the comprehensive, robust and credible evidence base, which is required to support the development of sound policies.
1.2 National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG, paragraph 027) states that local planning authorities must publish information at least annually that shows progress with Local Plan preparation (section 3). The AMR reports on activity relating to the duty to cooperate (section 2) and shows how the implementation of policies in the Local Plan is progressing (section 5). It should also report on any neighbourhood development orders or neighbourhood development plans (section 7).
1.3 This monitoring report covers the period 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014. It contains information on the extent to which the key priorities for the city are being achieved. It is the principal means for monitoring the implementation of the adopted Core Strategy and the adopted Joint Waste Core Strategy. Section 5 reports upon the use of the 23 Core Strategy policies to determine planning applications in 2013/14. The adopted Joint Core Waste Strategy is reported upon in section 6. The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan was adopted in July 2014 and is therefore not reported on in this monitoring report, but will be reported on in the future along with the Bristol Central Area Plan (BCAP) once adopted.
Targets and Indicators 1.4 Local planning authorities can chose which targets and indicators to include in their AMRs. Bristol’s indicators and targets were reviewed and reset through the examination of the Core Strategy. The adopted Core Strategy makes linkages with the council’s cross-cutting priorities and its strategic outcomes as set out in the Bristol City Council Corporate Plan. The Corporate Plan has been refreshed in this reporting period and covers 2014-2017. It sets out and articulates the Mayor’s vision for the city. This monitoring report focuses on the targets and indicators relating to the policies in the adopted Core Strategy. It does not report on the priorities, actions and targets contained within other Council documents.
1.5 Data that local authorities are required to submit to government are set out in the ‘Single Data List’, which took effect in April 2011 and was updated in April 2014 for 2014/15. Many of the National Indicators introduced in 2008, which included Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators are no longer required to be reported, but where still collected, continue to be reported within this monitoring report. Where possible, trends are shown from the Core Strategy baseline of 2006, as this helps identify the need for further action and consequently the need to amend policies. Some targets or indicators have been updated to reflect current monitoring arrangements and these are used to report on the implementation of the adopted Core Strategy policies.
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Bristol Local Plan 1.6 Local planning authorities must prepare a local plan consistent with national policy in accordance with section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
1.7 The Local Plan will influence future growth and change in the provision of housing, employment and facilities required to deliver a spatial vision for Bristol. The Bristol Local Plan was previously referred to as the Local Development Framework. Further details can be found via www.bristol.gov.uk/localplan.
1.8 The council is undertaking a phased transition from the 1997 Adopted Local Plan to the Bristol Local Plan which will help to deliver a wide range of strategies and commitments. The Core Strategy adopted in June 2011 was prepared having regard to the four key objectives of the Bristol Partnership’s Sustainable City Strategy – the 20:20 plan. It has a critical relationship with the Joint Local Transport Plan 3, which sets out specific proposals for the delivery of transport schemes in the city and the adopted Joint Waste Core Strategy, prepared by the four West of England authorities. All other planning policies produced have to be written to fit in with the Core Strategy. 1.9 The majority of policies within the adopted Bristol Local Plan (December 1997) were ‘saved’ in 2007 pending the production of new development plan documents. Adoption of the Core Strategy replaced 59 of the saved Local Plan policies and adoption of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies document in July 2014 replaced a further 77 policies. The remaining 17 saved policies of the Bristol Local Plan (December 1997) will be replaced upon adoption of the Bristol Central Area Plan. The use of the saved policies for the purposes of determining planning applications within the Bristol Central Area Plan area is not reported on within this monitoring report.
Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan 1.10 The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies document provides planning policies for specific sites including allocation of sites for development and protection of areas sensitive to change. It also includes detailed development management policies, where required, to support over-arching policies of the Core Strategy.
Bristol Central Area Plan 1.11 The Bristol Central Area Plan (BCAP) sets out a detailed vision to reinforce the unique character and international reputation of the city centre. Part of the Bristol Local Plan, it will help deliver policies of the Core Strategy.
Bristol’s Local Development Scheme 1.12 The Localism Act 2011 removes the requirement to consult and submit the Local Development Scheme (LDS) to the Secretary of State. Implementation of the LDS is now required to be published direct to the public at least annually and is therefore contained within this monitoring report. The June 2014 LDS covers the period 2012-2016 and revises previous updates that replaced the LDS issued in March 2007. The LDS explains which planning policy documents make up the Bristol Local Plan and includes a timetable showing the stages in the production of the documents. Section 3 of this report contains up to date information on progress in preparing the documents against the LDS.
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Statement of Community Involvement 1.13 Local planning authorities should aim to involve all sections of the community in the development of Local Plans and in planning decisions. The council formally adopted its Statement of Community Involvement on 14th October 2008. The SCI is currently being reviewed to reflect recent changes to planning legislation and the experience of community involvement since adoption. The council would welcome initial comments to inform this review by 23rd January 2015. Initial informal involvement is being carried out with the Neighbourhood Planning Network and the Planning User Group. The comments received will inform a draft revised SCI which will be published for public consultation in spring 2015. Further information is available via: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/planning-and-building-regulations/planning-statement- community-involvement
Infrastructure Delivery Programme 1.14 The Infrastructure Delivery Programme is a core document in the production of the Bristol Local Plan. It outlines the key infrastructure requirements needed to support the scale of growth put forward in the Core Strategy. It also provides an overview on how delivery will be planned and monitored. The Infrastructure Delivery Programme will take account of changes as they come forward, with updates and reviews.
Neighbourhood Planning 1.15 The Localism Act 2011 introduced the right for communities to draw up a Neighbourhood Development Plan and/or Neighbourhood Development Orders, which if successful following a referendum will be part of the Development Plan for Bristol. The following areas have designated Neighbourhood Planning Forums working towards producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan for their area:
Lockleaze Neighbourhood Planning Area Redcliffe Neighbourhood Planning Area Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Area Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Area Knowle West Neighbourhood Planning Area
Any community in the city can get involved in helping to plan their future development. For further information refer to the Neighbourhood Planning webpage or contact the Bristol Neighbourhood Planning Network.
Enterprise Zone, Enterprise Area and Local Development Orders 1.16 Designated in 2011, Bristol Temple Quarter is the West of England’s Enterprise Zone. It consists of 70 hectares of land around Temple Meads railway station at the eastern edge of Bristol City Centre. New development in the zone could accommodate up to 17,000 additional jobs over a 25 year period and there is a particular emphasis on attracting the creative and digital industries sector. Businesses locating to the area benefit from business rates discounts, improvements in key infrastructure such as super-fast broadband access and enhanced planning arrangements. A spatial framework has been prepared to guide prospective developers and investors. This non-statutory guidance sets out key urban design policies and principles, reflecting the city’s ambitions for the Zone. Further information on Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is available
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via http://www.bristoltemplequarter.com/. To help generate early activity within the zone the council has adopted two Local Development Orders which can be downloaded from the council’s website www.bristol.gov.uk/ezplanning.
1.17 The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area is a strategically important employment location that complements the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. An industrial location of internationally significant scale, extending for 5 miles along the Severn Estuary and covering some 1,800ha, the area is located between Bristol and the River Severn, immediately adjacent to the M5 and M49 motorways. It consists of two main areas of economic activity – Avonmouth in the south and Severnside in the north.
West of England 1.18 The West of England covers the four unitary authorities of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire working with a range of social, economic and environmental partners. The unitary authorities share a clear long term vision for the area and are working towards the future well-being of the area.
1.19 The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) established in October 2011 is a partnership between the local authorities and businesses. It plays a key role in promoting local economic development and provides a means to quicken the economic recovery. The West of England LEP is a major contributor to the delivery of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone and Enterprise Areas. 1.20 The current West of England vision as set out in the Strategic Economic Plan (2014) sets out how the region will develop its £25bn billion economy over the next six years, stimulating sustainable economic growth and creating 25,500 jobs. The Strategic Economic Plan was submitted to government on March 31st 2014, alongside plans from England’s other 38 LEPs, for a share of the annual £2 billion Local Growth Fund. 1.21 Under the City Deals programme, Bristol city region gained a range of new powers after agreeing a deal with the Government which devolves new responsibilities and gives the city the flexibility it needs to attract private investment, close skills gaps and attract new jobs.
Planning strategically across local boundaries 1.22 The Localism Act 2011 established a duty to co-operate which relates to sustainable development or use of land that would have a significant impact on at least two planning areas. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the strategic issues where co- operation might be appropriate and provides guidance on planning strategically across strategic boundaries. The duty applies to a number of public bodies in addition to councils who are required to co-operate on issues of common concern to develop sound plans.
1.23 Working together the West of England authorities produce a Duty to Co-operate schedule. The schedule is a tool to ensure that strategic planning issues affecting more than one area are identified; the processes for taking these issues forward is defined and any outcomes delivered. This provides a framework to ensure effective co-operation throughout the plan-making process. The schedule ensures that strategic issues are concisely and consistently recorded and it is regularly monitored and updated.
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1.24 The West of England Strategic Framework, prepared jointly by the four West of England unitary authorities, pulls together the Core Strategy visions and priorities into a single vision. The framework includes work on identifying infrastructure requirements to inform the Local Enterprise Partnership's work on the Revolving Infrastructure Programme and Growth Incentive element of the City Deal. 1.25 In March 2014, the West of England authorities formally agreed to work together to produce a Joint Strategic Planning Strategy (JSPS) to cover the period 2016 to 2036. The four unitary authorities are committed to working with partner organisations and adjacent authorities as appropriate, to jointly prepare a new strategic planning framework for the West of England. The JSPS will respond to and reflect the current West of England vision as set out in the Strategic Economic Plan. It will identify the overall quantum of housing and jobs within the West of England and their distribution across the sub-region, the overall spatial strategy, strategic priorities, and strategic infrastructure necessary to deliver the spatial strategy. Each unitary authority will be responsible for delivery through their respective individual local plan reviews.
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2. Duty to Co-operate
2.1 Section 110 of the Localism Act sets out the duty to co-operate and requires authorities to “engage constructively, actively and on an on-going basis”. It seeks to ensure that local planning authorities lead strategic planning through their Local Plans, addressing social, environmental and economic issues that can only be addressed effectively by working with other local planning authorities beyond their own administrative boundaries. Local planning authorities must give details of what action they have taken under the duty to co-operate to their communities in their Authority’s Monitoring Reports.
2.2 The West of England authorities have been working in partnership for many years to reflect the challenges faced on planning, housing, transport, environment, waste and other strategic issues. All have demonstrated that their respective adopted Core Strategies conform to the policy guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The 4 West of England Authorities have brought their Core Strategy and visions and priorities together and published the West of England Strategic Framework which was endorsed by the Planning Housing and Community Board (PHCB) on 21st November 2012. The purpose of this is to identify the infrastructure requirements to inform the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s work on the Revolving Infrastructure Programme and Growth Incentive element of the City Deal which was signed on the 18th September 2012, thereby confirming the continued commitment of the 4 Unitary Authorities of the West of England to joint working.
2.3 During 2013/14 the authorities have undertaken the following work to articulate their shared issues and priorities and to demonstrate their continued commitment to joint working:
Duty to Co-operate Schedule 2.4 The duty to co-operate schedule was consulted on between March and May 2013. The outcome of the consultation was reported to the Planning, Housing & Communities Board (PHCB) on 1st July 2013. The DtC schedule is a live document and is updated as relevant cross boundary work is undertaken.
2.5 The schedule highlights those issues that the West of England authorities have cooperated on, or that they will cooperate on with neighbouring authorities and other statutory bodies (as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework). As a living document it records how the authorities have achieved compliance with the duty to co- operate as part of fulfilling their strategic planning responsibilities in preparing and keeping under review their local plan delivery programmes.
2.6 The purpose of the schedule is: • to identify the strategic planning issues affecting more than one unitary authority area in the West of England; • to define the processes for taking these issues forward; and • to document outcomes delivered.
2.7 The duty to co-operate schedule provides a framework to ensure effective co-operation throughout the plan making process. The schedule ensures that strategic issues are concisely and consistently recorded, regularly monitored and updated and reported upon. This will ensure that evidence base preparation is considered jointly to inform future Local
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Plan reviews. The following public bodies (or their subsequent successors) are the prescribed bodies in the Localism Act, relevant to the West of England:
• Environment Agency • English Heritage • Natural England • Civil Aviation Authority • Homes and Communities Agency • Clinical commissioning groups & NHS Commissioning Board • Office of the Rail Regulator • Highways Agency • Highway Authorities • Marine Management Organisation
The Localism Act also requires local planning authorities to have regard to Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Nature Partnerships.
2.8 The duty to co-operate schedule should be read alongside the Strategic Framework, the Joint Planning Strategy as it emerges and in the context with ongoing relationships with key agencies.
Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2.9 The National Planning Policy Framework requires local authorities to prepare a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) which is an objective assessment of local housing needs. These assessments should consider housing market areas and therefore need to be prepared jointly between neighbouring authorities where housing market areas include more than one district.
2.10 The Strategic Housing Market Assessment will be an important part of the evidence base to inform the monitoring of core strategy policies, and to inform policy makers of how much housing is required, the type of housing that is required and where it should be developed to best meet the needs of our local communities now and in the future.
2.11 The West of England authorities with support from the West of England Office commenced work on undertaking a new SHMA to cover the period 2016-2036 in March 2013. The SHMA will assess the evidence in order to establish the objectively assessed need for housing of the wider Bristol housing market area. The outcome from the SHMA will inform local plan reviews. Further details about the new SHMA are available on the West of England Office website. Good progress has been made in taking forward the new SHMA as follows:
i. The authorities prepared a pre-production brief that sets out the proposed approach, including an indicative timetable to undertaking the SHMA review. The brief was consulted on between 28th March and 31st May 2013.
ii. The outcome of the consultation was reported to the Planning, Housing and Communities Board on 1st July 2013. Members endorsed the responses to the consultation and the next steps for undertaking a SHMA review to inform future local plans.
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iii. Following the consultation on the SHMA pre-production brief, the Project sought technical advice as well as views from the Housing Market Reference group to inform the production of the final SHMA project brief which was put out to tender during March/April 2014.
iv. On completion of the procurement process, the Project Board appointed Opinion Research Services (ORS) consultancy support in May 2014 to undertake the technical evidence base preparation for the West of England SHMA.
v. The West of England authorities with support from the West of England Office are currently working with ORS to prepare the SMHA to cover the period 2016-2036. The final study is expected to be published after June 2015.
vi. On the 18th December 2014, the Planning, Housing and Communities Board gave a steer for the SHMA to progress on the basis of a wider Bristol Housing Market Area (HMA), comprising of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
vii. On the basis of this steer, the three West of England authorities with support from the West of England Office are currently working with ORS to prepare the SMHA to cover the period 2016-2036. The final study is expected to be published after June 2015.
Joint Planning Strategy Memorandum of Understanding 2.12 In March 2014 the Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the other three West of England unitary authorities. This commits the authorities to work together to take forward the results of the SHMA.
2.13 This MOU committed the four unitary authorities, working with partner organisations and adjacent authorities as appropriate, to prepare a new Joint Strategic Planning Strategy (JSPS) This will be a strategic planning framework for the West of England and will inform local plan reviews. The JSPS will provide the means by which spatial distribution of housing from the wider Bristol Housing Market Area will be brought forward across the West of England, thereby delivering the principles set out in the March 2014 MOU and demonstrating that the Duty to Co-operate has been met.
2.14 The Joint Strategic Planning Strategy will be a formal development plan document prepared in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). Preparation of the JSPS is a substantial task and will have significant implications for the future planning of the sub-region. The West of England Unitary Authorities are committed to joint working, sharing resources and expertise to prepare a formal development plan document to an agreed timetable. This will provide the means by which the outputs of the new Strategic Housing Market Assessment will be considered and articulated within a formal strategic planning document. The distribution of development will then be allocated and delivered through the policy framework agreed by the JSPS, involving, where appropriate, cross boundary agreement with each West of England local authority responsible for delivery through their respective individual local plan reviews
2.15 The JSPS will be limited to the following key spatial issues:
• The overall housing requirement from the wider Bristol Housing Market Area to be accommodated across the West of England.
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• The broad strategic distribution of housing and employment land/floorspace, including strategic locations and key sites which are critical to the delivery of the housing strategy and the resultant requirement for each district. • Identification of strategic infrastructure proposals, including transport, required to deliver the scale of development envisaged.
2.16 A pre-commencement document will set out the proposed scope, content, methodology and programme for the preparation of the JSPS and will be consulted on for 6 weeks commencing in December 2014.
West of England Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) 2.17 The four unitary UA’s have also been working together in relation to their approach to Gypsy/Traveller and Travelling Showpeople provision across the West of England. It is essential that the West of England has a coherent and robust strategy for both assessing the level of demonstrable need and setting the policy framework to achieve pitch delivery, in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy/Travellers and Travelling Showpeople, that is consistent with the principles of the DtC.
2.18 In December 2013 the 4 West of England Unitary Authorities commissioned Opinion Research Services to review the completed Gypsy Traveller Accommodation Assessments (GTAAs) for Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The purpose of this work is to assess the degree to which these studies present a robust position to establish a level of demonstrable need across the West of England. This work is currently being finalised and is expected to be published in early 2015.
Housing Sites Acceleration Project 2.19 The Sites Acceleration Project was commissioned by the WoE LEP Infrastructure and Place Group in 2013. Its objective was to assess whether a series of sites with planning consent but which had ‘stalled’ could be brought forward for development, and whether there were any interventions that could be made by either the UAs or the LEP to accelerate progress. It was also to establish any good practice that could be applied to other sites outside the project.
2.20 The study was carried out by Alder King with input from ATLAS, and looked at 17 sites representing a total of 978 homes (with potential for a further 250). Of the 17 sites assessed, some form of planning, pre-planning or disposal activity took place on all but one during the period of the project, and all 17 sites had the potential for positive activity within the following six months. The overarching conclusion of the study was that the WoE is not atypical and that there are no systemic issues existing here that are acting as a brake on development. Economic and market indicators at the time of the project showed that the recovery of the sub-region was ahead of most areas outside Greater London.
Joint Planning Data Group (JaPDoG) 2.21 The West of England authorities already have well-established joint working arrangements across a number of areas including monitoring through the Joint Planning Data Group. The authorities take a joint approach to research and intelligence across the West of England.
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The Joint Planning Data Group meets regularly to ensure consistency, best practice, share expertise and reduce duplication of effort across the sub-region.
2.22 In order to ensure further consistency of approach, a methodology paper is being drafted, coordinated by colleagues in the West of England Office. This consistency in monitoring will support the review of Local Plans and assist in the provision of an evidence base to support other work including bids as well as informing strategic studies such as the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and the Joint Strategic Planning Strategy.
2.23 Further information on the all of the duty to co-operate work is available via the West of England webpage.
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3. Monitoring Local Plan Preparation
3.1 The Bristol Local Plan1 comprises of a set of documents containing a range of policies to guide future development decisions. It will evolve over time as documents are added, reviewed and replaced. The Local Plan currently consists of:
• Core Strategy (adopted June 2011) • 1997 Adopted Local Plan Saved Policies • Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (adopted July 2014) • Joint Waste Core Strategy (adopted March 2011)
3.2 The Core Strategy was adopted by the Council on 21st June 2011 and is the overall approach for planning development in Bristol. It guides development and growth and sets out the key elements of the planning framework for Bristol up till 2026.
3.3 The Local Development Scheme (June 2014) (LDS) explains which planning policy documents make up the Bristol Local Plan and is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). The LDS identifies which Local Plans will be produced, in which order and when. It also provides information regarding the subject matter and the geographical areas covered by the documents.
3.4 The Local Development Scheme covers the period 2012 to 2016 and replaces the LDS issued in March 2007. The Council resolved that this replacement scheme came into effect on 23rd June 2014. The current key dates are shown below:
Document Stage Date Site Allocations and Development Adoption July 2014 Management Policies
Bristol Central Area Plan Publication July 2014 Examination hearings Autumn 2014
3.5 The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan was adopted on 22nd July 2014. The Bristol Central Area Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 4th July 2014 for independent examination. The hearing sessions of the Examination took place between 21st and 24th October 2014.
3.6 This monitoring report addresses the period 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014. Figure 3.1 below reports on the council’s progress on production of the Bristol Local Plan against the LDS June 2014 milestones.
1 Previously called the Local Development Framework
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Figure 3.1 - Progress of Local Plan Preparation
LDS Milestone June 2014 Progress
Site Allocations & Development Management Policies Local Plan
Inspector’s report April 2014 Received April 2014
Presented to full Council on 22nd July Adoption July 2014 2014 for adoption
Bristol Central Area Action Plan
Submission to Secretary of Submitted on 4th July 2014 for July 2014 State independent examination
Hearings sessions took place between Examination hearings Autumn 2014 st th 21 and 24 October 2014
Inspector’s report Spring 2015 -
Adoption Summer 2015 -
Gypsies & Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Sites
Preparation From late 2013 underway
Publication Spring 2015 -
Submission Summer 2015 -
Examination hearings Autumn 2015 -
Inspector’s Report Spring 2016 -
Adoption Summer 2016 -
Site Allocations and Development Management Development Policies Local Plan 3.7 The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan, together with the Core Strategy will establish the policy context for deciding planning applications and guide development across the city to 2026. This Local Plan will help deliver policies in the Core Strategy through its allocation of specific sites for development, as well as giving protection to those sites, which are sensitive to development.
3.8 The council formally submitted the document to the Secretary of State for examination on 12th July 2013 and the Examination by an independent inspector took place between 19th and 28th November 2013.
3.9 As a result of the representations received on the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (Publication Version, March 2013) and the examination hearings, the council prepared modifications in January 2014, which it considered necessary to make the plan sound. A consultation period provided the opportunity for representations to be made between 6th January and 24th February 2014. All representations received were
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considered by the Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies.
3.10 The Inspector’s report, dated 2nd April 2014, concluded that the plan provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the city providing a number of modifications are made. On 22nd July 2014, the Council resolved to adopt the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, as modified by the Planning Inspector.
Bristol Central Area Plan 3.11 The Bristol Central Area Plan (BCAP) sets out a detailed vision to reinforce the unique character and international reputation of the city centre. Work included looking at the character of the central area and the delivery of new homes and commercial, creative and leisure space. Consistent with the Core Strategy, the BCAP also seeks to maintain and improve the role of the harbour and waterways, conserve the city centre’s architectural heritage, improve transport services and revitalise areas in need of change.
3.12 The Preferred Options version of the document was consulted upon between 9th September and 18th October 2013. A report including detailed summaries of the 327 comments received and a summary of the issues raised during the consultation were published on the Bristol Central Area Plan web site in November 2013. Responses to the consultation were taken into consideration and informed the Publication Version of the Central Area Plan upon which representations were invited between 28th February and 17th April 2014. All representations received were considered by the Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Bristol Central Area Plan. The Publication Version was submitted to the Secretary of State on 4th July 2014 for independent examination and the hearing sessions took place from 21st to 23rd October 2014.
City Centre Retail Study 3.13 In September 2013, the council commissioned DTZ to carry out a retail study to inform the preparation of the emerging Bristol Central Area Plan. The intention to carry out a study was referred to in the adopted Bristol Core Strategy. The aim of the study was to provide a sound basis for planning policies in the Central Area Plan and to help ensure the future vitality and viability of the city centre. The City Centre Retail Study was published in June 2013 and shows encouraging prospects for the centre’s retail growth.
3.14 The study included a number of conclusions and recommended actions (refer to section 11) and the council’s response to those recommendations is set out in Appendix 1 of the Bristol City Centre Retail Study Explanatory Note, July 2014.
3.15 Following a representation received from South Gloucestershire Council in April 2014, the council requested DTZ to provide some further information and explanation regarding the study and the implications of the policies in the Bristol Central Area Plan on neighbouring areas. DTZ’s commentary dated June 2014 is included at Appendix 2 of the Bristol City Centre Retail Study Explanatory Note, July 2014. DTZ concluded that the retail policies in the BCAP would not be likely to result in a significant impact on any other planning areas.
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Gypsies & Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Sites 3.16 This document will be based on the evidence set out in the South Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol Council Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment dated January 2014.
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4. Development Management Statistics
Major Minor Other Total 2013/14 Planning Applications Registered 110 1,151 1,875 3,136 % Planning Permission Granted 89% 81% 86% 85% Non Determined (Withdrawn) 12 92 102 206 Appeals made 5 49 48 102 % Appeals dismissed 0% 79% 72% 75%
4.1 There were 3,136 planning applications registered in 2013/14, 131 more than in 2012/13 – refer to Figure 4.1 below. Following the initial decline in numbers experienced in 2008/09, the total number registered has remained fairly static. 2013/14 was the first year that the total number registered was slightly higher than in the previous 4 years. This reporting period however saw a slight decrease in the number of ‘major’ applications registered – refer to Figure 4.1, which differs from 2012/13 which saw a slight increase. However, there has been an increase in both ‘minor’ and ‘other’ applications registered compared to 2012/13. Figure 4.1 below shows comparative changes since 2006.
Figure 4.1: Planning applications registered 2006-2014
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500 1,959
3,000 1,964
2,500 1,668 1,686 1,813 1,875
2,000 1,775 1,867 1,500 2,328
1,000 1,916 1,505 1,282 1,191 500 1,161 1,151 1,023
0 273 208 170 138 107 105 115 110 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14
Major Minor Other
4.2 The percentage of planning applications granted in 2013/14 once again remains fairly static (85%) continuing to reflect fewer negotiations with applicants once an application is submitted and the continued emphasis on pre-application engagement.
Table 4.1 Percentage of planning permissions granted, 2006-2014
Major Minor Other Total 2006/07 81% 78% 85% 82% 2007/08 68% 76% 86% 80% 2008/09 70% 73% 84% 79% 2009/10 91% 78% 87% 84% 2010/11 83% 77% 86% 82% 2011/12 89% 75% 87% 82% 2012/13 91% 77% 87% 84% 2013/14 89% 81% 86% 85%
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The number of planning applications non-determined (withdrawn) in this reporting period was just over 200 - refer to Figure 4.2 below, but as a percentage of the total number of planning applications registered the figure remains at just over 6%.
Figure 4.2 - Non-determination (withdrawn), 2006-14
4.3 The total number of appeals made (102 in total) in 2013/14 increased slightly after remaining at its lowest level (98 in total), since 2006/07 during the last two reporting periods. The percentage of total appeals allowed overall decreased by 15% in 2013/14, which differs from the 12% increase experienced in the previous reporting period – refer to Table 4.2. Of the 5 ‘major’ appeals made in 2013/14, Decourcy House, Upper York Street (13/02427/F) was withdrawn and the former Dairy Crest Depot, Parry’s Lane (13/02002/X) was allowed. The other three major applications lodged, 13/02357/F; 13/02699/F and 13/02361/F, were not decided within this reporting period.
Figure 4.3 Appeals made 2006-14
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5. Implementation of Core Strategy Policies
5.1 The Bristol Development Monitoring Report reports on the targets and indicators in the adopted Core Strategy, which sets out the overall approach to planning in Bristol. The Core Strategy is the primary document in the Bristol Local Plan, previously referred to as the Bristol Development Framework. Its spatial vision is based on the characteristics of the city and it responds to the key issues which have been identified from the evidence base and community involvement in preparing the document. It also reflects the council’s aspirations for Bristol.
5.2 Policies and targets have been set where these would assist in delivering the spatial vision and objectives of the Core Strategy. Various indicators have been identified to monitor the implementation of the policies adopted in June 2011 and these are reported on in this section.
5.3 For the purposes of monitoring the adopted Core Strategy policies within this reporting period, indicators and targets are reported on where the data is collected and available. Some targets and indicators relate to the former Local Area Agreement2, or former National Indicators (NIs), which were required to be reported to government, but are no longer contained within the Single Data List3.
5.4 The 2008 Annual Monitoring Report set a baseline for the set of Local Development Core Output Indicators, which was defined and published by the Department of Communities and Local Government in July 2008. This guidance has been withdrawn and the Core Output Indicators have been removed from the ‘Single Data List’. This monitoring report provides updates on the former Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators for 2013/14, where resources allow and data is available.
5.5 Throughout this section reference is made to various monitoring areas – Avonmouth; South Bristol; City Centre; Inner East; Northern Arc and rest of Bristol as shown on the following map. The areas are graphically shown in the Core Strategy key diagram.
5.6 Further details, including risks and contingencies on the various infrastructure proposals and major projects referred to within this section are contained within the Infrastructure Delivery Programme.
2 The Local Area Agreement (LAA) between the local area (Bristol City Council), the local strategic partnership (Bristol Partnership) and central government (Government Office for the South West) expired in April 2011. 3 Single Data List contains all the datasets that local government must submit to central government.
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Monitoring Areas Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014 Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning
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Core Strategy Key Diagram Source: Bristol Core Strategy – Adopted June 2011
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Core Strategy Key Diagram Key: Source: Bristol Core Strategy – Adopted June 2011
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Policy BCS1 South Bristol
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 44 97 110 Major applications 10 22 20 % major applications granted 80% 95% 95% Minor applications 31 63 78 % minor applications granted 65% 62% 71% Others 3 12 12 % other applications granted 67% 92% 75%
This policy addresses objectives 2, 3, 5 and 8 and responds to issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The targets and indicators section of Policy BCS8 addresses the economic aspects of this policy and the targets and indicators section of Policy BCS10 addresses the transport aspects of this policy. Housing type, tenure and size are addressed under policies BCS17 and BCS18.
Targets Indicators Secure the delivery of major projects Progress on major projects delivery
Secure reductions in deprivation Review changes in the Indices of Deprivation and identify trends
South Bristol combines a concentration of social needs with opportunities for development and renewal. The Core Strategy gives priority to the regeneration of South Bristol, to include additional mixed-use development with supporting infrastructure. This regeneration has already commenced and some of the key elements are outlined below:
The Knowle West regeneration plans Knowle West in South Bristol has been identified as a key priority regeneration area for the city. Significant investment proposals have been designed to promote growth in the area by delivering a range of improvements including new housing, improved parks and play spaces, enhanced employment opportunities and better transport, retail and community facilities.
In October 2012, Cabinet approved the Knowle West Regeneration Framework and its spatial plans and site proposals. Further information is available on the council’s website. The Knowle West Neighbourhood Development Forum is also working towards the production of a Neighbourhood Plan in the area, which will look to build on the regeneration objectives set out in the framework through land-use policies. Further details are available in the Neighbourhood Planning section of this report, or via the council’s Neighbourhood Planning web-page.
The four most significant sites included in the regeneration plans for Knowle West are proposals at Filwood Park, Marksbury Road College, Kingswear, Torpoint and Haldon Close and Filwood Broadway:
Filwood Park: The Homes & Communities Agency submitted an outline planning application on Filwood Park which was granted in October 2012. This mixed use application included the creation of a new park, up to 150 residential units and 8000 m2 of new employment floorspace. In February 2013 a reserved matters application was granted for the green business park element of this site which includes 5,601 m2 of employment floorspace. The green business park is currently under construction and set to open in February 2015. Further information is available via the Filwood Business Park web-site.
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Marksbury Road College: In June 2013 outline permission was granted for a mixed use development; including up to 2,900 m2 education floorspace, up to 85 residential units, up to 900 m2 of employment floorspace, up to 1100 m2 of health care use and up to 150 m2 retail. In January 2014, a full application was granted for a 2-form entry primary school, which is currently under construction. Pupils of the new school have been temporarily based at a nearby Oasis Academy and are set to move into the new building in January 2015.
Kingswear/Torpoint/Haldon Close: A hybrid application was granted in November 2013 (subject to S106). This included full permission for the demolition of 5 residential buildings at Torpoint Road and 71 new build residential units. Also outline permission for approximately 40 residential units at the Kingswear site and approximately 20 residential units on land adjacent to Haldon Close.
Filwood Broadway: Consultation undertaken in 2010 showed local people chose Filwood Broadway as their preferred main shopping centre. The council’s City Design Group has produced a Filwood Broadway Framework which includes plans for better shopping and community facilities, new homes on underused sites and the introduction of further shops and a supermarket.
Health care The South Bristol Community Hospital (www.sbristolch.nhs.uk) at Hengrove Park opened on 30th March 2012. It provides people in South Bristol with a range of hospital services closer to their homes. These include diagnostic tests and investigations, operating theatres providing day surgery, sub-acute beds for rehabilitation following acute illness or surgery. It also houses Bristol's first urgent care centre for minor illnesses and injuries. South Bristol Community Hospital has taken a number of the services provided by the old Bristol General Hospital, which closed on 4th April 2012.
Other developments completed since the start of the plan period in 2006 include a new mental health hospital at Callington Road, a primary care centre at Whitchurch district centre and Bamfield Lodge care home in Whitchurch. There were no further completions in 2013/14.
In June 2013, outline planning permission (12/05581/P) was given for the redevelopment and relocation of the St John’s Lane practice to the former City of Bristol College site on Marksbury Road.
Education and skills Educational projects completed in South Bristol during 2013/14 include a 828 m2 extension, together with the development of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) at West Town Lane Academy in Brislington. Prior to this a number of completions have taken place during the plan period; including major school improvement / redevelopment projects at South Bristol Schools Academy, the Oasis Academy, St Brendon’s Sixth Form College, Ashton Park School, Florence Brown School, St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School, Brislington Enterprise College, Merchants Academy and the Bridge Learning Campus.
In terms of extant permissions, a new junior school is currently under construction on the former Wicklea Youth Centre in Brislington. This school will be connected to St Anne’s Primary school, which will be retained as an infant’s only school building. Also, as mentioned above, a new primary school designed for 480 pupils is currently under construction at the Marksbury Road College site.
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Sports, leisure and community facilities In 2013/14 few sports, leisure and community facilities were completed in South Bristol. However, over the plan period, Hengrove Park leisure centre was completed in 2011/12 providing a massive boost to the quality of sports facilities in South Bristol. Hengrove Plaza also completed in 2012 and links Hengrove leisure centre and South Bristol Community Hospital with Hengrove open space and play-park. The plaza includes a café terrace for the leisure centre, space for events, public artworks and a dramatic landform planted with semi- mature trees.
In February 2014 a new permission was granted in South Bristol to redevelop the existing Ashton Gate football stadium increasing the capacity from around 21,000 to 27,000. The redevelopment proposals also include community facilities, conferencing and hospitality facilities, a public house, club museum and shop.
Housing in South Bristol Policy BCS1 aims to deliver new housing at locations across South Bristol, with particular concentrations at Knowle West, Hengrove Park and the Hartcliffe campus. This policy does not include any housing targets, however development will include the provision of around 8,000 new dwellings, including a mix of type, size and tenure between 2006 and 2026 - see Table 5.1.
Table 5.1- Housing provision, completions and commitments at 31 March 2014 in South Bristol Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Area Net additional dwellings Completions 2006 to Planning permissions 2006 - 2026 2014 at 31 March 2014 (incl. s106) South Bristol 8,000 3,636 2,013
Of the 3,636 dwellings completed in South Bristol between 2006 and 2014, 70.5% of the net total (2,564 dwellings) was developed on major housing sites (10 or more dwellings) - see Table 5.21 in Policy BCS5.
5 major developments of 100 or more dwellings had completions between 2006 and 2014, on previously developed land. One greenfield development of 62 units including 49 affordable dwellings, was completed in 2012 at land at The Groves, Hartcliffe. Major completions on brownfield sites include a development at Birchwood Road / Latimer Close, where 20 private flats were completed in 2014.
In South Bristol 2,901 flats, 723 houses and 12 pitches for Travelling Showpeople at Locks Yard4 in Hartcliffe were completed between 2006 and 2014. 471 flats (16%) and 283 houses (39%) were affordable - see Table 5.35 in Policy BCS18. 89 private flats were completed in 2013/14 compared to 440 in 2011/12 and 276 in 2010/11. More information on housing tenure, type and bedroom size can be found under Policies 17 and 18.
4 Locks Yard has historically been used for Travelling Showpeople and in November 2008 planning permission was granted to create a permanent site.
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The majority (98%) of flats completed between 2006/07 and 2012/14 in South Bristol were 1 or 2 bed. The number of private 1 bed flat completions increased from 22 in 2012/13 to 39 in 2013/14. There was an increase in the number of private 4 bed + houses built in South Bristol from 10 in 2012/13 to 20 in 2013/14 - see Table 5.2 and Figures 5.1 and 5.2.
Table 5.2 - Gross housing completions (excl. dwelling conversions) in South Bristol by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Completions in Flats/Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows Total South Bristol Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 1,007 39.2 22 2.6 1,029 30.2 2 Bed 932 36.3 128 15.3 1,060 31.2 3 Bed 28 1.1 243 29.1 271 8.0 4 Bed + 0 0.0 63 7.5 63 1.9 Missing 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 Affordable 1 Bed 211 8.2 7 0.8 218 6.4 2 Bed 363 14.1 197 23.6 560 16.5 3 Bed 21 0.8 144 17.2 165 4.9 4 Bed + 0 0.0 31 387.5 31 2.5 Missing 4 0.2 0 0.0 4 0.1 Total 2,567 100.0 835 100.0 3,402 100.0
Figure 5.1 - Gross private housing completions in South Bristol, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 1,200 1,007 932 1,000 800 600 Dwellings 400 243 128 200 22 28 0 63 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Private
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Figure 5.2 - Gross affordable housing completions in South Bristol, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 400 363 350 300 250 211 197 200 144 150 Dwellings 100 31 50 7 21 0 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
There were 1,942 dwellings with planning permission in South Bristol at 31st March 2014. This figure comprises 217 under construction with the remaining 1,725 not started. A further 71 dwellings were approved subject to signing a S106 agreement - see Table 5.22 in Policy BCS5.
Average densities of over 50 dwellings per hectare (dph) have been achieved on major housing sites in South Bristol since 2006 – see Table 5.39 in Policy BCS20.
Deprivation The mapping of deprivation illustrates the contrasting socio-economic conditions that can be found within Bristol (see Deprivation in Bristol 2010, Map 1) and relative to the rest of England. The latest Indices of Deprivation available are the Indices of Deprivation 2010 (mainly based on 2008 data); updated indices are due to be published summer 2015. In addition to the Indices of Deprivation, more recent data is available on the number of working age people claiming benefits. The graph below shows change in the number of benefit claimants by Policy Area since February 2006.
Number of Working Age Benefit Claimants by Policy Area Source: Department for Work and Pensions ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis] Inner East Northern Arc South
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6,000 Working age benefit claimants 4,000
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Deprivation in South Bristol South Bristol experiences some of the highest levels of deprivation in Bristol and indeed in the country as a whole. The areas of Knowle West and Hartcliffe in particular experience very high levels of deprivation. Looking at income deprivation, of the 26 areas in Bristol falling in the most deprived 10% nationally for income deprivation, 11 of these are in South Bristol. Looking at employment deprivation, of the 27 areas in Bristol falling in the most deprived 10% nationally for employment deprivation, 13 of these are in South Bristol.
Between February 2006 and February 2014, the number of working age people claiming benefits in South Bristol increased by 1,295 people. This is a 9.1% increase (Bristol average 7.2%). In February 2014, all wards in South Bristol had more than a thousand working age benefit claimants with the exception of Bedminster and Brislington West (see Table 5.3). Filwood ward has the second highest number of working age benefit claimants in Bristol.
Table 5.3 - Number of Working Age Benefit Claimants by ward in South Bristol Source: Department for Work and Pensions ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis]
Ward Feb 2006 Feb 2014 change % change Filwood 2,170 2,175 5 0.2 Hartcliffe 1,550 1,725 175 11.3 Whitchurch Park 1,500 1,705 205 13.7 Bishopsworth 1,240 1,355 115 9.3 Windmill Hill 1,305 1,240 -65 -5.0 Hengrove 960 1,200 240 25.0 Southville 1,100 1,120 20 1.8 Knowle 1,040 1,060 20 1.9 Brislington East 900 1,050 150 16.7 Stockwood 820 1,025 205 25.0 Bedminster 845 975 130 15.4 Brislington West 780 875 95 12.2 South Bristol 14,210 15,505 1,295 9.1 Bristol 39,215 42,025 2,810 7.2
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Table 5.4 - Health Statistics in South Bristol Wards Sources: BCC Quality of Life in Bristol Survey 2013, BCC, Public Health Bristol Intelligence Unit and JSNA.
Ward Health Life Mortality Over- 5 Exercise Cycle to Walk to is expectancy rate weight portions 5 times work work good/ at birth under and of fruit & per week % 2013 % 2013 fairly Years 75yrs old obesity in veg % 2013 (QoL) (QoL) good 2008-2012 2008-12 reception % 2013 (QoL) % average average year (QoL) 2013 children (QoL) % 2010- M F 2013 Bishopsworth 79 78.0 84.4 373.1 15.3 46 31 2 6 Hartcliffe 75 74.9 81.7 495.7 30.4 47 31 3 8 Whitchurch 76 76.3 83.7 453.1 27.8 55 27 1 10 Park Filwood 71 75.7 82.5 515.5 29.4 42 32 4 7 Knowle 86 78.3 84.7 385.9 21.1 57 35 6 14 Windmill Hill 93 78.2 81.4 456.9 18.8 56 42 11 22 Bedminster 82 77.2 82.3 425.6 18.5 55 37 13 17 Southville 88 74.4 78.7 570.0 18.5 52 34 12 30 Brislington 79 79.3 83.3 372.0 20.8 50 32 9 11 East Brislington 87 79.8 85.3 315.2 22.6 46 37 9 11 West Hengrove 81 78.6 82.6 385.4 20.8 54 29 4 7 Stockwood 79 77.0 81.7 422.9 21.6 51 27 5 4 Bristol 84 77.6 82.4 408.1 22.8 53 34 9 15
Overall trends over an eight year period (2006-2014) for indicators taken from the Quality of Life survey are similar to overall trends when compared to the previous year, except for health being good /fairly good which has declined for Bristol (86 in 2012). Using a traffic light system to show trends for a comparison with the 2006 baseline, the indicator health is good/fairly is red in Hengrove ward. Also, the amount of exercise being undertaken at least 5 times a week for Bristol is red. The percentage cycling to work from Brislington East and Hengrove wards has improved since the 2006 baseline.
Please note Public Health has revised all their small area indicators so the data is not directly comparable to that published in previous years. There has been a move to averages of 3-5 years rather than single year data to provide more robust measures. Detailed ward health statistics and reports can be found via the council’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) web-page.
Ward level data is also available in the Neighbourhood Partnership Statistical Profiles.
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Policy BCS2 City Centre
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 76 114 155 Major applications 14 26 32 % major applications granted 93% 85% 91% Minor applications 37 49 75 % minor applications granted 70% 84% 88% Others 25 39 48 % other applications granted 96% 87% 83%
This policy addresses objectives 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 and responds to issues 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 10. The targets and indicators section of Policy BCS8 addresses the economic aspects this policy and the targets and indicators section of Policy BCS5 addresses the housing aspects of this policy. Policy BCS10 sets out the transport improvements proposed to improve accessibility to and from the city centre.
Targets Indicators Secure the delivery of major Progress on major projects delivery projects Maintain health of primary shopping areas of the Report on centre health checks carried out city centre
As its cultural and economic heart, the city centre plays a critical role in Bristol’s prosperity and identity. Existing supplementary planning documents continue to be used to guide development proposals in the city centre to ensure this role can continue to be enhanced:
• SPD1 ‘Tall Buildings’ (January 2005) • SPD3 ‘Future of Redcliffe’ (July 2006) • SPD8 ‘Nelson Street – Regeneration Framework’ (March 2006) • SPD10 ‘Planning a Sustainable Future for St. Paul’s’ (December 2006) • SPD11 ‘University of Bristol Strategic Masterplan’ (July 2006)
Bristol Central Area Plan (BCAP) The BCAP explores how Bristol City Centre will develop over the years to 2026 and provides the framework for delivering new development and growth. The document forms part of the Bristol Local Plan and will help deliver policies of the Core Strategy as it contains policies that will help determine planning applications in central Bristol. The BCAP sets out a detailed vision to reinforce the unique character and international reputation of the city centre; it also seeks to maintain and improve the role of the harbour and waterways, conserve the central area’s architectural heritage, improve transport services and revitalise areas in need of change.
Consultation on the first draft version of the plan was undertaken in April 2012. The Central Area Action Plan Options Consultation looked at what various sites in the city centre could be used for and set out draft policies that could be used to decide planning applications. In addition, the City Centre Public Realm and Movement Framework was also consulted on,
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Responses to the BCAP Options consultation helped shape the Preferred Options document, which was consulted on between 9th September and 18th October 2013. The 327 responses received helped shape a revised document which was taken to full council on 17th December 2013. Representations on the Publication Version of the Central Area Plan were then invited between 28th February and 17th April 2014, which provided the opportunity for comments known as ‘representations’ to be made before the Bristol Central Area Plan Publication Version was submitted to the Secretary of State on 4th July 2014 for independent examination. Hearings were undertaken for 3 days commencing 21st October 2014 and consultation on the proposed modifications will be undertaken between 25th November 2014 and 6th January 2015.
Major projects delivery The city centre is a location for large scale developments of citywide and regional importance. Set out below are details on projects which are currently being delivered.
Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) The funding for the £80 million redevelopment of the redevelopment of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) (www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/about-us/major-projects) was approved in April 2011 and it is due to be completed in shortly. The redevelopment consists of a new 8-storey ward block built on the site of the former nurses home, Terrell Street behind the BRI, refurbishment of the Queen's building, the conversion of wards in the King Edward building. The 1753 Old Building, which still houses Nightingale inpatient wards, will be vacated.
The erection of new 8-storey ward block (18,848 sq m) to rear of Queen’s Building and associated works on the site Of Former Nurses Home Terrell Street was given planning permission on 11th January 2011 (10/01505/F), a new main entrance to the Queen’s Building was approved in June 2010 (10/01545/F) and permission for an air ambulance landing facility on the roof of Queen’s Building was renewed in March 2011 (11/00132/R). Planning permission for a new welcome centre gained planning permission in June 2012 (12/00235/F). The development is expected to achieve BREEAM for Healthcare 'very good'.
The redevelopment will allow a reconfiguration of services and wards and will provide: • An integrated assessment unit, bringing together all the clinical staff to assess and treat adult patients who need to be admitted to hospital; • An urgent ambulatory care centre, adjacent to the emergency department, where the patients who do not need to be admitted to hospital can be treated, and sent back home or into community services; • A purpose built short stay unit for patients who are likely to be discharged within 60 hours; • A state-of-the-art intensive care unit and a helipad; • A surgical floor with wards that are located directly next door to theatres and the intensive care unit; and • A medical floor where key medical wards are adjacent to each other to allow integrated care by all clinical staff. • A Welcome Centre with new reception and support facilities
The new helideck is situated on top of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Queen’s Building became fully operational on 7th May 2014, It will speed up emergency transfer times for critically ill and
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The new ward block behind the Bristol Royal Infirmary was ‘topped off’ in January 2013. The first patients were transferred to the new wards (Level 7 and Level 8) in August 2014. Further wards are due to be operational in autumn 2014, with all work on the BRI ward block completed by spring 2015.
In July 2013, Nieto Sobejano, the Madrid-based architectural firm, was announced as the winner of the competition to redesign the front of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI). Planning permission (13/05840/F) for the design named ‘Veil’ was granted on 29th July 2014 and a contractor has been appointed to install the new frontage.
Extension to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children At the end of February 2011, the University Hospital Bristol Trust board agreed the £32 million business case to centralise specialist children's services at the Children's Hospital.
The transfer of paediatric burns, neurosciences, plastic surgery, orthopaedics and emergency services (A&E) from Frenchay took place in May 2014.
The centralisation of specialist paediatrics (CSP) project completes the final phase of the transfer of all children's services in Bristol to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This forms part of the overall Bristol Health Services Plan and meets a number of recommendations for the delivery of childrens’ services.
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children has been extended and modified to provide additional operating theatres, diagnostic facilities, intensive care beds as well as inpatient beds and outpatient facilities.
The extension to the Children's Hospital that links to the new ward block for the BRI was given planning permission in April 2011 (11/00133/F) and construction started in summer 2011. In November 2011, the extension to the Children's Hospital was ‘topped off’ and in December 2012 a new hospital ward, uniquely designed for 11 to 16 year olds with a variety of complex health issues including cancer, was opened.
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre The £16 million expansion of the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) was given financial approval in May 2012 and gained planning permission in July 2012 (12/00203/F).
The redevelopment which was completed in 2014 has delivered three major initiatives including:
• A combined adult bone marrow transplant and haematology day unit and apheresis unit; • A cancer centre for teenagers and young adults (15- 24 years old); • Replacement of two new underground linear accelerator radiotherapy bunkers.
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Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary The £60 million Bristol Heart Institute opened in May 2009 and brought together cardiology and cardiac surgery services. It has 117 beds; four operating theatres and four laboratories.
University of Bristol Planning permission was granted in 2009 for the redevelopment of land fronting St. Michaels Hill and Tyndall Avenue, to provide academic/educational facilities (Use Class D1). Part of this project, the new bio-science faculty was completed in October 2014. This development which includes state-of-the-art research laboratories will help Bristol maintain its place among the top UK Universities for research in the Life Sciences.
Other completions within the plan period include a change of use from a retail unit to use as part of the University computer centre completed in 2011/12 and a four storey extension to the physics department building completed in 2008/09.
Housing in the City Centre Table 5.5 - Housing provision, completions and commitments in the City Centre at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Area Net additional Completions 2006 to Planning permissions at dwellings 2006 - 2026 2014 31 March 2014 (incl. s106) Bristol City 7,400 4,308 4,353 Centre
4,308 dwellings were completed in Bristol City Centre between 2006 and 2014. Of these completions 2,863 dwellings or 66.5% of the net total were developed on major housing sites (10 or more dwellings) – see Table 5.21 in Policy BCS5.
5 major sites with capacity of 200 or more dwellings had completions between 2006 and 2014 – see Table 5.6. All these developments took place on previously developed land. Completions in 2014 include 149 units at Canons Marsh, Anchor Road.
Table 5.6 - Housing completions on sites of 200 or more dwellings in the City Centre Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Ref. No. Address Whole 2006 to Land use Density scheme 2014 Finzels Reach - Former Courage Brewery, 877 Counterslip ,Redcliff 398 195 Brownfield 535.8 Land At Canons Marsh Anchor Road Bristol 226C Harbourside Bristol 272 272 Brownfield 262.1 IQ - Bus Station Marlborough Street City Centre 2352 Bristol BS1 3NU 254 254 Brownfield 1,756.3 King Square Studios – King Square House, 26- 5091 27 King Square, BS2 8EE 243 243 Brownfield 913.8 Land At Quakers Friars, Bounded By Broadmead, Penn Street, Broad Weir & 875 Part 1 Merchant Street. Quakers Friars City Centre 227 227 Brownfield 487.6
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4,259 flats and 49 houses were completed between 2006 and 2014 in the city centre. 18% of all houses and 10% of all flats completed were affordable. No affordable dwellings have been completed since 2011/12 – see Table 5.35 in Policy BCS18.
In the City Centre, between 2006/07 and 2013/14, the majority of new homes built were private 1 bed flats. In 2013/14 the total number of 1 bed flat completions was 322 compared to just 58 in 2012/13 which saw a 78% reduction compared to 2011/12. Two affordable 4 bed + properties were completed between 2006/07 to 2013/14 – see Table 5.7 and Figures 5.3 and 5.4.
Table 5.7 - Gross housing completions (excl. dwelling conversions) in the City Centre by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Completions in the Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows Total City Centre Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 2,186 51.4 2 3.3 2,188 50.7 2 Bed 1,256 29.5 8 13.3 1,264 29.3 3 Bed 112 2.6 18 30.0 130 3.0 4 Bed + 170 4.0 23 38.3 193 4.5 Missing 71 1.7 0 0.0 71 1.6 Affordable 1 Bed 210 4.9 0 0.0 210 4.9 2 Bed 243 5.7 0 0.0 243 5.6 3 Bed 8 0.2 7 11.7 15 0.3 4 Bed + 0 0.0 2 3.3 2 0.0 Missing 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 4,256 100.0 60 100.0 4,316 100.0
Figure 5.3 - Gross private housing completions in the City Centre, 2006/07 -2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
2,500 2,186 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows
2,000 1,500 1,256 1,000 Dwellings
500 170 2 8 112 18 23 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Private
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Figure 5.4 - Gross affordable housing completions in the City Centre, 2006/07 -2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
300 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 243 250 210 200 150
Dwellings 100 50 0 0 8 7 0 2 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
There were 4,092 dwellings with planning permission in the city centre at 31 March 2014. This figure comprises 3,092 not started with the remaining 1,000 under construction. A further 261 dwellings were approved subject to signing a s106 agreement - see Table 5.22 in Policy BCS5.
The average density achieved in the city centre has varied, with the highest average density of 334.7 dwellings per hectare (dph) achieved in 2013 – see Table 5.39 in Policy BCS20.
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Policy BCS3 Northern Arc and Inner East Bristol – Regeneration Areas
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 30 30 36 Major applications 7 11 9 % major applications granted 86% 100% 100% Minor applications 22 15 22 % minor applications granted 91% 73% 73% Others 1 4 5 % other applications granted 100% 100% 60%
This policy addresses objectives 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 and responds to issues 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 9. The targets and indicators section of Policy BCS8 addresses the economic aspects of this policy and the targets and indicators section of Policy BCS10 addresses the transport aspects of this policy.
Targets Indicators Secure the delivery of major Progress on major projects delivery projects Secure reductions in deprivation Review changes in Indices of Deprivation and identify trends
Policy BCS3 is concerned with the regeneration of the area to the east of the city centre, which lies within the wards of Lawrence Hill, Ashley and Easton and the area forming a broad arc along the northern part of the city from Lockleaze to Lawrence Weston. Several major projects are being delivered within these regeneration areas.
Southmead Hospital Outline planning permission (05/04740/P) for the redevelopment of Southmead Hospital (http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/newhospital) was given in April 2006, subject to a Section 106 planning agreement that was signed in September 2007. In October 2009 approval was given for the new £430 million 784 bed acute North Bristol hospital and community hospital services including: urgent care centre; diagnostic imaging; and inpatient rehabilitation. It has a total floorspace of 170,000 sq metres, employing 6,500 (FTE) staff and has 2,700 car parks spaces (75% for staff and 25% for visitors). The Women and Children's Hospital and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Hospital are retained on the site.
The development is expected to achieve BREEAM for Healthcare 'excellent'. Construction started in August 2010 and the external building work was completed in August 2012. The Brunel building which fully opened on 28th May 2014 is home to most of the specialist teams formerly based at Frenchay Hospital and in the old Southmead buildings. These include regional centres such as Neurosurgery, Renal (Kidney), Orthopaedics, Plastics and Adult Burns plus, the Emergency Department (A&E), which has moved from Frenchay. Following demolition of the old hospital buildings, the whole project is expected to be completed in autumn 2015.
Planning permission (13/01090/F) was given in May 2013 for the redevelopment of the historic Beaufort House on the Southmead Hospital site. Construction started in August 2013 and includes the new Bristol Breast Care Centre which since summer 2014 provides screening, diagnosis and after-care support for cancer patients. Alongside is the new Macmillan Wellbeing Centre which officially opened on 26th September 2014; it provides
35 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 emotional, practical and financial support for people affected by any type of cancer, their families, friends and carers.
Eastville Community Health Care Centre Following a review of the original proposals (06/00917/P and 08/00384/M), the local GP practices based at the current Eastville Health Centre have developed proposals to acquire part of the existing site in order to develop a replacement health centre with an ancillary pharmacy. This gained planning permission (13/00222/F) in April 2013 and remaining internal NHS approvals were approved in September 2014.
Creative Learning Centre The Junction 3 development in Inner East, Easton is a £10 million partnership initiative between the city council, Knightstone Housing Association and the Big Lottery Community Libraries Programme, which exemplifies partnership working. The development has received several awards including, ‘What House? Award 2013’ and a Bristol Civic Trust award 2014. It was a bronze award winner for ‘best mixed use development’ and also ‘residential development of the year’ at the south west insider property awards 2013. The site features offices for SPAN, a national charity supporting single parents, seven commercial units, 59 affordable residential units, learning and training rooms that available to book (including an ICT suite) and new public open space. The homes have been built to sustainable homes level 3 standard and a have achieved a silver award for Building for Life, whilst other elements of the project achieve a BREEAM ‘very good’ rating. The Junction 3 library which opened on 19th March 2013 is proving to be very successful with over 100,000 visits during its first year.
Lockleaze A Community Vision for Lockleaze published in 2010 sets out community aspirations for the local area. The Gainsborough Square Regeneration Project (at the centre of Lockleaze) has used this vision to guide future development and investment around the square, including improving streets and public spaces to ensure the square is a successful local centre. The planned public realm regeneration works at Gainsborough Square are underway and are due to be completed by December 2014. Work includes creating new paths across and around the square, levelling the football pitch, creating new kerbs and parking areas; resurfacing the roads and putting in new bus stops and shelters. A major development site adjacent to the park was completed in the autumn 2014 including 28 affordable homes and a community facility known as ‘the Hub’. Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Development Forum is also producing a Neighbourhood Plan for the wider Lockleaze area, looking to build on the aspirations set out in the vision document and developing local land-use policies to guide future development. Further information is available within the Neighbourhood Planning section of this report or via the councils Neighbourhood Planning web page.
Housing in Northern Arc and Inner East Bristol Policy BCS3 does not include any housing targets. However, Policy BCS3 states development will include the provision of around 2,000 new homes in Inner East and around 3,000 new homes in Northern Arc – see Table 5.8. In the Inner East the emphasis will be on ensuring a mix of new housing to meet local needs. In the Northern Arc the emphasis will be on a) encouraging higher density and mixed forms of development in the most accessible locations and b) making more efficient use of underused land. The on-going programme to replace structurally deficient pre-cast reinforced concrete (PRC) houses will secure additional high quality housing in Henbury, Kingsweston and Lockleaze wards. As well as repairing and
36 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 rebuilding a number of properties, there are still plans to redevelop parts of the above PRC areas, with an aim of increasing housing density and quality of dwellings. In addition to this, 12 council properties were completed in Lawrence Weston in September 2011, developed through funding from the HCA, on three former council-owned garage sites in Crokeswood Walk, Barrowmead Drive and Saltmarsh Drive. The 2, 3 and 4 bed houses were built to level 4 Code for Sustainable Homes and given a Building for Life gold accreditation.
Table 5.8 - Housing provision, completions and commitments in Inner East and Northern Arc at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Area Net additional dwellings Completions Planning permissions 2006 - 2026 2006 to 2014 at 31 March 2014 (incl. s106) Inner East 2,000 1,423 316 Northern Arc 3,000 2,147 353
49 dwellings were completed in 2013/14, totalling 1,423 dwellings in Inner East between 2006 and 2014. Of these completions 879 dwellings, 62% of the net total were developed on major housing sites (10 or more dwellings). 2,147 dwellings have been completed in the Northern Arc since 2006, with 216 completed in 2013/14 – see Table 5.21 in Policy BCS5.
Inner East Bristol Between 2006 and 2014, 4 major sites were completed on previously developed land with capacity of over 50 dwellings – see Table 5.9. In 2014, 9 flats were completed at 51 Barton Road, St Phillips (a former warehouse).
Table 5.9 - Housing completions on sites of over 50 dwellings in Inner East Bristol Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Ref. Address Whole 2006 to 2014 Land use Density No. scheme 1090 156 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RL 129 129 Brownfield 275.7 City View Apartments - Atchley Tools Ltd, 901 Chancery Street, St Philips, BS5 0BG 60 60 Brownfield 285.7 Junction 3 - Land bounded by Millpond Street, Lower Ashley Road, Easton 1227 Roundabout & the M32 Slip Rd 59 59 Mixed 79.9 1000 Wain Brook, Lincoln St, BS5 0BD 55 55 Brownfield 96.5
In the Inner East, 1,209 flats and 214 houses were completed between 2006 and 2014 (see Table 5.35 in Policy BCS18). 37 flats and 12 houses were completed in 2013/14. Since 2006, 59% of all houses completed were affordable contributing to a mix of new housing to meet local need.
In the Inner East regeneration area, between 2006/07 and 2012/14, the majority of residential units completed were private 1 and 2 bedrooms flats. In 2013/14, Inner East saw an increase in private 1 and 2 bed flat completions, from 10 to 26. However, in 2013/14, there was a
37 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 significant drop in the number of affordable completions from 59 in 2012/13 to just 6 including 4 three bed houses - see Table 5.10 and Figures 5.5 and 5.6.
Table 5.10 - Gross housing completions (excl. dwelling conversions) in Inner East by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Completions in Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows Total Inner East Bristol Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 327 33.0 6 2.7 333 27.5 2 Bed 347 35.1 40 18.3 387 32.0 3 Bed 49 4.9 42 19.2 91 7.5 4 Bed + 14 1.4 4 1.8 18 1.5 Missing 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Affordable 1 Bed 102 10.3 1 0.5 103 8.5 2 Bed 132 13.3 42 19.2 174 14.4 3 Bed 19 1.9 54 24.7 73 6.0 4 Bed + 0 0.0 30 13.7 30 2.5 Missing 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 990 100.0 219 100.0 1,209 100.0
Figure 5.5 - Gross private housing completions in Inner East, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
400 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 327 347
350 300 250 200
Dwellings 150 100 40 49 42 50 6 14 4 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Private
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Figure 5.6 - Gross affordable housing completions in Inner East, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
132 140 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows
120 102 100 80 54 60 42
Dwellings 30 40 19 20 1 0 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
There were 316 dwellings with planning permission in Inner East at 31 March 2014. This figure comprises 97 under construction with the remaining 219 not started – see Table 5.22 in Policy BCS5.
An average density of 214.0 dph was achieved in 2014 – see Table 5.39 in Policy BCS20.
Northern Arc In 2013/14, 2 major sites with capacity for 50 or more dwellings had completions. A total of 6 major sites of 150 dwellings or more had completions between 2006 and 2014 – see Table 5.11. All but one development took place on previously developed land.
Table 5.11 - Housing completions on sites of over 150 dwellings in Northern Arc Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Ref. No. Address Whole 2006 to Land use Density scheme 2014 574-582 Horfield Estate, Filton Ave, Horfield 485 485 Brownfield 54.3 Butterfields - Land At Dorian Rd, 1197 Dorian Rd BS7 0XN 300 300 Brownfield 59.0 Aurora Spring - Hewlett Packard (Land adjacent to Romney House) 1020A Romney Ave, BS7 9ST (6B) 242 195 Greenfield 38.8 574- 582APart 3 Horfield Estate, Filton Ave, Horfield 225 60 Brownfield 49.6 Pavilions - Pen Park School, Pen 861 Park Rd, Southmead, BS10 6BP 175 175 Brownfield 47.4 Hazel Grove - Henbury School, 968 Marissal Rd, Henbury, BS10 7NJ 151 151 Brownfield 53.4
1,216 flats and 931 houses were completed between 2006 and 2014 in the Northern Arc. 27% of all houses were affordable therefore contributing to a mix of new housing to meet local needs – see Table 5.35 in Policy BCS18. In 2013/14, 42 affordable flats were built compared
39 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 to just 5 in 2012/13. During 2014, 4 deficient pre-cast reinforced concrete (PRC) houses were demolished.
In the Northern Arc, between 2006/07 and 2013/14, 660 private and 306 affordable, 1 and 2 bed flats were completed. The total number of 1 and 2 bed flat completions increased from 73 in 2012/13 to 110 in 2013/14. In 2014, 17 affordable 3 bed houses were completed, compared to 0 in 2013 - see Table 5.12 and Figures 5.7 and 5.8.
Table 5.12 - Gross housing completions (excl. dwelling conversions) in Northern Arc by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Houses/ Completions in Flats/ Maisonettes Bungalows Total Northern Arc Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 175 17.8 13 1.0 188 8.2 2 Bed 485 49.4 192 14.7 677 29.6 3 Bed 9 0.9 349 26.7 358 15.6 4 Bed + 1 0.1 133 10.2 134 5.9 Missing 0 0.0 5 0.4 5 0.2 Affordable 1 Bed 108 11.0 6 0.5 114 5.0 2 Bed 198 20.2 304 23.3 502 21.9 3 Bed 5 0.5 252 19.3 257 11.2 4 Bed + 0 0.0 44 3.4 44 1.9 Missing 0 0.0 9 0.7 9 0.4 Total 981 100.0 1,307 100.0 2,288 100.0
Figure 5.7 - Gross private housing completions in Northern Arc, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
600 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 485
500 400 349 300 192
Dwellings 175 200 133 100 13 9 1 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Private
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Figure 5.8 - Gross affordable housing completions in Northern Arc, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 350 304 300 252 250 198 200 150 108
Dwellings 100 44 50 6 5 0 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
At March 2014, there were 353 dwellings with planning permission in the Northern Arc. This comprises of 123 under construction and 230 not started – see Table 5.22 in Policy BCS5.
Since 2006, an average density of 54.9 dph has been achieved in the Northern Arc – see Table 5.39 in Policy BCS20.
Deprivation in the Northern Arc The Northern Arc area of Bristol is mainly made up of edge of city social housing. The highest levels of deprivation are found in Central Southmead, Crow Lane in Henbury ward, Lawrence Weston and Lockleaze where deprivation levels are amongst the highest in the country (see Deprivation in Bristol 2010, Map 1).
Looking at income deprivation, in Southmead, Lockleaze, Kingsweston and Henbury wards more than a fifth of all people living there experience income deprivation, whilst in Horfield and Avonmouth wards income deprivation levels are lower. Looking at employment deprivation, levels of employment deprivation show a similar pattern by ward as income deprivation with the highest proportion of working age people employment deprived being in Southmead and the lowest in Horfield.
Between February 2006 and February 2014, the number of working age people claiming benefits in South Bristol increased by 480 people. This is a 6.1% increase which is lower than the Bristol average of 7.2%. In February 2014, all wards in the Northern Arc had more than a thousand working age benefit claimants (see Table 5.13).
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Table 5.13 - Number of Working Age Benefit Claimants by ward in the Northern Arc Source: Department for Work and Pensions ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis]
Ward Feb 2006 Feb 2014 change % change Southmead 1,535 1,590 55 3.6 Lockleaze 1,380 1,485 105 7.6 Avonmouth 1,385 1,445 60 4.3 Kingsweston 1,405 1,400 -5 -0.4 Henbury 1,230 1,335 105 8.5 Horfield 990 1,150 160 16.2 Northern Arc 7,925 8,405 480 6.1 Bristol 39,215 42,025 2,810 7.2
The changes in the number of working age benefit claimants by policy area between February 2006 and 2014 are shown in the graph in the deprivation section, under Policy BCS1.
Deprivation in Inner East Bristol The Inner East area includes some of the most deprived areas in Bristol and the country as a whole (see Deprivation in Bristol 2010, Map 1). Lawrence Hill ward in particular experiences very high levels of deprivation, with the whole ward (except Redcliffe) falling into the most deprived 10% of areas in England. St Pauls, St Agnes and St Marks Road also all fall within the most deprived 10% of areas in England for income deprivation.
In Lawrence Hill ward more than a third of people living there experience income deprivation, whilst in Ashley and Easton wards just over a fifth of people experience income deprivation. Looking at employment deprivation a fifth of people of working age, experience employment deprivation in the Lawrence Hill ward with lower levels in Ashley and Easton wards.
Table 5.14 - Number of Working Age Benefit Claimants by ward in Inner East Source: Department for Work and Pensions ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis]
Ward Feb 2006 Feb 2014 change % change Lawrence Hill 3,475 3,695 220 6.3 Ashley 2,230 2,025 -205 -9.2 Easton 1,540 1,725 185 12.0 Inner East 7,245 7,445 200 2.8 Bristol 39,215 42,025 2,810 7.2
Between February 2006 and February 2014, the number of working age people claiming benefits in Inner East increased by 200 people. This is a 2.8% increase which is lower than the Bristol average of 7.2%. The relatively small increase in the number of claimants however, is from a very high number of claimants in February 2006. In February 2014, Lawrence Hill ward had the highest number of working age benefit claimants in Bristol with 3,695 claimants in total, Ashley ward was ranked third highest in Bristol with 2,025 claimants and Easton ward fourth highest in Bristol with 1,725 claimants (see Table 5.14).
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Table 5.15 Health Statistics by ward for Northern Arc and Inner East Sources: BCC, Quality of Life in Bristol Survey 2013, BCC, Public Health Bristol Intelligence Unit and JSNA.
Ward Health Life Mortality Over- 5 Exercise Cycle Walk is expectancy rate under weight portions 5 times to to good/ at birth 75yrs old and of fruit per work work fairly Years 2008-12 obesity in & veg week % 2013 % 2013 good 2008-12 average reception % 2013 % 2013 (QoL) (QoL) % average year (QoL) (QoL) 2013 children (QoL) % 2010- Northern Arc M F 2013 Avonmouth 79 75.5 81.9 487.5 28.5 50 24 7 7 Kingsweston 75 77.5 82.7 424.2 28.3 60 38 5 7 Henbury 81 78.3 81.8 410.9 30.4 43 31 5 5 Southmead 79 74.9 77.9 529.7 31.2 43 32 3 12 Horfield 82 77.1 83.8 406.3 21.3 42 33 8 14 Lockleaze 86 76.1 80.6 520.9 24.9 49 33 5 7 Inner East wards Ashley 89 76.0 85.1 424.9 16.0 53 43 20 38 Easton 80 75.8 81.7 497.9 20.6 46 33 19 22 Lawrence 69 75.5 82.8 586.4 25.8 43 29 3 28 Hill Bristol 84 77.6 82.4 408.1 22.8 53 34 9 15
Overall trends over an eight year period (2006-2014) for indicators taken from the Quality of Life survey are similar to overall trends when compared to the previous year, except for health being good /fairly good which has declined for Bristol (86 in 2012). Using a traffic light system to show trends for a comparison with the 2006 baseline, the indicator health is good/fairly is red in Kingsweston ward. The amount of exercise being undertaken at least 5 times a week for Bristol is also red.
Please note Public Health has revised all their small area indicators so the data is not directly comparable to that published in previous years. There has been a move to averages of 3-5 years rather than single year data to provide more robust measures. Detailed ward health statistics and reports can be found via the council’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) web-page.
Ward level data is also available in the Neighbourhood Partnership Statistical Profiles.
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Policy BCS4 Avonmouth and Bristol Port
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 11 26 14 Major applications 7 14 4 % major applications granted 100% 100% 75% Minor applications 3 8 8 % minor applications granted 100% 88% 100% Others 1 4 2 % other applications granted 100% 100% 100%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 3, 7 and 10 and responds to issues 5, 11 and 12. The targets and indicators section of Policy BCS9 addresses the environmental assets of this policy.
Targets Indicators On-going industrial and warehousing Total amount of employment floorspace (m2) and land redevelopment and renewal in (ha) in pipeline in Avonmouth existing employment areas Total amount of additional employment floorspace (m2) and land (ha) completed in Avonmouth
The area of Avonmouth and Bristol Port is of strategic importance for employment, industry, storage and distribution, port-related activities and the growing environmental technologies sector including waste management and renewable energy.
Policy BCS4 aims to support Avonmouth’s economic importance by making it a ‘priority area for industrial and warehousing development and renewal’. It also aims to protect environmental assets and acknowledge development constraints in the area. To keep this balance the policy supports, in principle, development within the designated Principal Industrial and Warehousing Areas for use classes B1b, B1c, B2, B8 and sui generis uses of a similar nature. It does not, however, promote new allocations for employment development on greenfield land.
Delivery of new development A map illustrating new development and planning permissions in Avonmouth is provided at the end of this section. The following table provides statistics for completions in Avonmouth since April 2006, the pipeline at 31 March 2014 and total provision (completions plus pipeline).
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Table 5.16 - New development in Avonmouth (gross floorspace by use class) 2006 – 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014 Use Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision m2 % m2 % m2 % B1a (ancillary) 15,917 4% 0 0% 15,917 3% B1b 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% B1c 0 0% 10,285 9% 10,285 2% B2 17,185 4% 0 0% 17,185 3% B8 280,586 73% 42,094 35% 322,680 64% Mixed B 18,937 5% 16,688 14% 35,625 7% Sui generis 53,162 14% 51,550 43% 104,712 21% Total 385,787 120,617 506,404
Figure 5.9 - Completed development in Avonmouth (use classes B1a, B1b, B1c, B2, B8 and Sui Generis industrial) 2006 – 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Industry and warehousing Over the first 8 years of the plan period 385,787 m2 of new industry and warehousing floorspace was completed in Avonmouth resulting in a net gain (completions minus losses) of 278,070 m2. 73% of all completions were for use class B8 (storage and distribution). These completions include a number of large format distribution warehouses at Cabot Park, Merebank, Access 18 and in 2013/14 the completion of a 45,000 m2 chilled distribution unit at the former Rhodia chemical works.
Following a peak in development activity at the start of the plan period the recession had a major impact on subsequent delivery. In 2013/14 industry and warehousing completions in Avonmouth were back to 2007/08 and 2008/09 levels; however pipeline stock has decreased significantly from nearly 200,000 in 2012/13 to 120,617 m2 in 2013/14.
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Renewable and low carbon energy installations In recent years there has been a notable shift in development proposals towards a broader range of industrial activities including sui generis uses such as waste management and energy generation. In 2013/14 a new materials recycling facility was completed as part of SITA’s larger application for a Resource Recovery Centre at Plot M2, Kings Weston Lane. This facility has resulted in a gain of around 11,000 m2 industrial sui generis floorspace and has a processing capacity of up to 80,000 tonnes of waste per annum. The wider application, yet to be built, includes a batch oxidation gasification facility (with the potential capacity to generate 12.5 MW of renewable electricity).
Two new wind turbine projects were also completed in Avonmouth in 2013/14. Bristol City Council completed a flagship development of two wind turbines on a site off Severn Road in November 2013. This development demonstrates Bristol’s active promotion of sustainable energy and is a meaningful contribution to the council’s targets for installed capacity. Wessex Water also completed four turbines at the Bristol Sewage Treatment Works.
Other completions over the plan period include New Earth Solutions Low Carbon Energy Facility in Avonmouth built in 2012/13 in connection with the adjoining Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) Facility (completed 2010/11). This energy plant utilises those materials created by the MBT facility, diverting them from landfill to generate renewable and low carbon energy. Also in 2012/13, Genco (a sister company to Wessex Water) completed a 962 m2 food waste anaerobic digestion plant at the Wessex Water waste treatment plant in Avonmouth, the first of its kind in Bristol.
In terms of extant permissions a controversial application for a biofuel renewable energy plant at the former Sevalco chemical factory on Severn Road was granted on appeal in 2011/12. The application was originally refused by the council due to wider sustainability concerns, particularly in relation to the source of fuel. Due to a material start this application remains live but there is currently no ongoing development on this site.
Bristol Port Company also has an extant permission to construct three wind turbines within Avonmouth Docks where three turbines are already in operation.
Renewal of established industrial and warehousing areas During the first two years of the plan period just 27% of completions in Avonmouth were on previously developed land. This is because the 1997 Local Plan promoted development of some greenfield land to support regeneration of the wider industrial area. Development of greenfield land occurred in the north-east sector of Avonmouth, where new storage and distribution facilities have been created at Honda, Cabot Park, the IO Centre and parts of Merebank. The policy setting out this approach was not saved beyond September 2007 and adopted Core Strategy Policy BCS4 focuses on renewal of the existing industrial area. Planning consents on greenfield land are gradually being developed out and between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2014, 93% of completions were on previously developed land. At 31st March 2014, 91% of consents were on previously developed land.
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Table 5.17 - Delivery of industrial and warehousing land, 2006 - 2014 Gross area and net gain of development land completed and in the pipeline Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2006 - 2014 Gross hectares 107 50 157 Net hectares 52 15 67
Strategic management of development, infrastructure and flood risk Policy BCS4 states that new development should respect the area’s environmental assets, take account of its physical constraints (such as flood risk and highways capacity) and contribute to strategic and local infrastructure necessary to service development and mitigate any adverse impacts. In order to address these issues in an integrated manner, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and the South West Regional Development Agency jointly commissioned a study to identify the optimum/appropriate balance between addressing constraints versus the economic benefits and employment potential of the Avonmouth and Severnside area. For further information please see the study report Avonmouth Severnside – Outline Development Strategy (April 2012)
Deep sea container terminal The Bristol Port Company has plans to expand the port through construction of a deep sea container terminal which the council supports in principle. The Department for Transport gave consent for the development on 25 March 2010, but there are currently no details as to the likely timetable of this project. It is designed to service not only today’s largest container vessels, but also future generations of ultra large container ships when they enter service.
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Avonmouth Context Map
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Housing in the Other Areas of Bristol Policies set out the approach for specific broad areas of the city including South Bristol, the Northern Arc and Inner East and Bristol City Centre. Whilst the remaining areas, to the north and west of the city centre and the outer eastern areas, have no target set, in terms of housing delivery and are not a focus for major housing developments, it is expected that over the Core Strategy period, these areas will see the delivery of about 6,000 new homes – see Table 5.18.
Table 5.18 - Housing provision, completions and commitments at 31 March 2014 in the rest of Bristol Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 Area Net additional dwellings Completions Planning permissions 2006 - 2026 2006 to 2014 at 31 March 2014 (incl.s106) Rest of Bristol 6,000 3,379 1,670
Of the 3,379 dwellings completed in the rest of Bristol between 2006 and 2014, 1,788 dwellings (53%) of the net total were developed on major housing sites (10 or more dwellings), however a significant number of net completions were also delivered through dwelling conversions (23%) - see Table 5.21 in Policy BCS5.
4 major sites of 100 or more dwellings had completions between 2006 and 2014. All developments took place on previously developed land. Major completions in 2014 include 22 dwellings at 89 Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood.
Between 2006 and 2014, 2,674 flats and 705 houses were completed in the rest of Bristol. 206 flats (8%) and 105 houses (15%) were affordable. 5 affordable homes were built in 2013/14 compared to 38 in 2012/13 – see Table 5.35 in Policy BCS18. More information on housing tenure, type and bedroom size can be found under Policies 17 and 18.
In the rest of Bristol, the majority of flats (92%) completed within this period were 1 or 2 bed. The number of affordable 3 bed houses completed decreased from 8 in 2012/13 to 5 in 2013/14 - see Table 5.19 and Figures 5.10 and 5.11.
Table 5.19 - Gross housing completions (excl. dwelling conversions) in the rest of Bristol by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Completions in Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows Total the Rest of Bristol Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 736 37.2 49 6.0 785 28.0 2 Bed 874 44.1 152 18.6 1,026 36.6 3 Bed 127 6.4 275 33.6 402 14.4 4 Bed + 32 1.6 156 19.0 188 6.7 Missing 5 0.3 3 0.4 8 0.3 Affordable 1 Bed 49 2.5 1 0.1 50 1.8 2 Bed 158 8.0 73 8.9 231 8.3 3 Bed 0 0.0 98 12.0 98 3.5 4 Bed + 0 0.0 12 1.5 12 0.4 Missing 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 1,981 100.0 819 100.0 2,800 100.0
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There were 1,620 dwellings with planning permission in the rest of Bristol at 31 March 2014. This figure comprises 602 under construction with the remaining 1,018 not started. A further 50 dwellings have planning permission subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement – see Table 5.22 in Policy BCS5.
Figure 5.10 - Gross private housing completions in the rest of Bristol, 2006/07- 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
1,000 874 Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows 900 800 736 700 600 500
Dwellings 400 275 300 152 127 156 200 49 100 32 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Private
Figure 5.11 - Gross affordable housing completions in the rest of Bristol, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes 180 158 Houses/ Bungalows 160 140 120 98 100 73 80 Dwellings 60 49 40 12 20 1 0 0 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
Average densities of more than 50 dph have been achieved annually since 2006 in the rest of Bristol - see Table 5.38 in Policy BCS20.
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Policy BCS5 Housing Provision
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 176 268 326 Major applications 18 40 35 % major applications granted 72% 90% 97% Minor applications 145 206 271 % minor applications granted 60% 64% 68% Others 13 22 20 % other applications granted 77% 91% 85%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2 and 4 and responds to issues 1, 5 and 11. The targets and indicators section of Policy BCS8 addresses the economic aspects of this policy and the targets and indicators section of BCS10 addresses the transport aspects of this policy.
Targets Indicators Provision of a minimum of 26,400 net Net additional homes provided additional homes between 2006 and 2026 (former NI 154) Maintain a 5 year supply of deliverable Supply of ready to develop housing sites housing sites throughout the plan period (former NI 159)
This policy addresses the level of new homes to be developed in Bristol between 2006 and 2026. The potential supply of housing land in Bristol has been examined with reference to five main sources of evidence:
• The Residential Development Survey; • An assessment of the five year deliverable housing supply; • The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment. • Information on delivery from small sites; and • Assessments of potential capacity for development of land within the Green Belt.
The Core Strategy establishes a minimum target of 26,400 net additional homes to be delivered in Bristol between 2006 and 2026. Development of new homes will primarily be on previously developed sites across the city, but will include the use of some open space which does not need to be retained as part of the city’s green infrastructure provision.
Housing supply and provision The provision of new homes delivered and the supply of deliverable housing, since the start of the plan period is set out below:
Net additional homes provided (former NI154 / COI H2)
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
2,052 2,428 2,574 2,189 1,739 1,746 878 1,287
% new and converted 96.63% 99.79% 98.05% 95.56% 90.43% 84.61% 84.61% 86.27% dwellings on PDL Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
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In 2013/14, 1,287 net dwellings were completed in Bristol which is 409 more completions than in the previous year. The effect of the recent economic conditions, decline in the housing market and available finance for purchase and development has reflected on Bristol’s housing completions since the peak in 2008/09. This reporting period saw an increase in the percentage (86.27%) of all new dwellings being built on previously developed land.
Table 5.20 below shows the broad spatial distribution of 26,400 homes to be delivered in the city between 2006 and 2026. The target figure of 26,400 will be used in calculations of five year supply of land for housing. The Core Strategy monitoring areas are shown at the beginning of section 5.
Table 5.20 - Housing Provision Source: BCC, Core Strategy Policy BCS5, p.55
Area Net additional dwellings 2006 - 2026 South Bristol 8,000 City Centre 7,400 Inner East 2,000 Northern Arc 3,000 Rest of Bristol 6,000
14,893 net dwellings were completed in the first 8 years of plan period between 2006 and 2014, which is 56.4% of the total requirement of 26,400 dwellings. A further 11,507 dwellings or 959 units per annum is required in the remainder of the plan period to meet the minimum target. 1,287 net dwellings were completed in 2013/14 compared to 878 in 2012/13. The net completions resulting from dwelling conversions has dropped significantly since the peak in 2007/08 of 472, to just 63 net completions in 2013/14. – see Table 5.21 and Figure 5.12.
Table 5.21 - Net housing completions 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 City Inner East Northern Rest of South Total Centre Arc Bristol Bristol a) ''Large" sites 2,863 879 1,973 1,788 2,564 10,067 b) ''Small" sites 297 304 314 975 837 2,727 c) "Other" housing 1,156 26 1 37 13 1,233 d) Conversions of existing dwelling leading to a gain (net) 76 290 259 797 514 1,936 Total gains 4,392 1,499 2,547 3,597 3,928 15,963 (a+b+c+d) e) Conversions of existing dwelling -32 -9 0 -33 -11 -85 leading to a loss (net) f) Losses through -22 -6 -8 -39 -12 -87 changes of use g) Demolitions -30 -61 -392 -146 -269 -898 Total losses (e+f+g) -84 -76 -400 -218 -292 -1,070 Net total 4,308 1,423 2,147 3,379 3,636 14,893 (a+b+c+d+e+f+g)
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Figure 5.12 - Housing completions 2006 - 2014 and sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 5,000 4,500 Completions 4,000 Planning permissions
3,500 4,308
3,000 4,353
2,500 3,520 2,000 3,379 Dwellings 1,500
1,000 2,147 353 362 1,670 1,651 316 116
500 1,423 0 South Bristol Knowle West City Centre Inner East Northern Arc Rest of Bristol
Area
There were 8,323 dwellings with planning permission at 31st March 2014 – see Table 5.22. This figure comprises of 2,039 under construction and 6,284 not started. A further 382 dwellings have planning permission subject to signing a Section 106 agreement. There are 4,353 dwellings with planning permission in the city centre – see Figure 5.12. Everyone engaged in the housing market has felt the impact of the recent credit crunch and as a result new house building in the private sector has stalled on some sites across the city. Work has stopped on Redfield Post Office, Chalks Road and housing starts have been postponed on a number of sites, including the former Post Office Sorting Depot, Cattle Market Road. As a result since 2011/12, Bristol has seen a reduction in the exceptionally high number of annual completions that were being achieved in the city. A few sites may not be developed due to lack of funds and/or planning permission has been granted for an alternative use. Further details can be found in the Five Year Deliverable Housing Supply report.
Table 5.22 - Housing sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Area With planning With planning Planning Total estimated permission, permission, not permission dwelling capacity under started subject to signing (net) construction of Section 106 agreement City Centre 1,000 3,092 261 4,353 Inner East 97 219 0 316 Northern Arc 123 230 0 353 Rest of 602 1,018 50 1,670 Bristol South Bristol 217 1,725 71 2,013 Total 2,039 6,284 382 8,705
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Five year housing supply Local Planning Authorities are required to assess and demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable sites for housing development in accordance with NPPF5. In July 2014, a survey asked applicants and agents of sites with planning permission for major housing developments (10 or more dwellings) when their sites were likely to be developed. As a result of this survey, Bristol’s provision for the five year period between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2019 is 7,100 dwellings.
The supply of ready to develop housing sites for the five year period 2014 to 2019 is 148.08%.
NI 159 is calculated by using the formula x / y * 100, where: x = is the amount of housing that can be built on deliverable sites for the 5 year period (net additional housing) y = the planned housing provision required for the 5 year period
The planned housing provision for the period 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2019 is 4,795 net additional dwellings or 959 dwellings per annum. This is based on Bristol’s minimum housing target of 26,400 dwellings for the period 2006 to 2026, minus completions of 14,893 between 2006 and 2014. The supply of deliverable housing for the same period will provide 7,100 net additional dwellings. The degree to which a supply of ready to develop housing sites is being maintained for 2013/14 (former NI 159) is:
7,100 / 4,795 * 100 = 148.08%
Supply of ready to develop housing sites (former NI 159) 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 169% 130% 160% 135% 120% 128% 129% 148% Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning
This is an increase of 19.48% over last year’s figure of 128.60%. The supply of ready to develop housing sites reached its peak in 2006/07 and has declined in the last six years. The level of dwellings on ready to develop sites is dependent on market conditions and currently there are sufficient sites to provide five years supply of housing against Bristol’s housing requirements, including an additional 5%, as required by National Planning Policy Framework (para 47).
A trajectory showing the projected pattern of delivery of new homes up to 2019 is shown in Figure 5.13 and Table 5.23. Delivery of homes will be in part from land with existing planning permission. To date 14,893 dwellings have been completed to contribute to delivery from 2006 to 2026 and a further 8,705 dwellings have planning permission.
5 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) underpins the delivery of the Government’s strategic housing policy objectives.
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Figure 5.13 - Bristol housing trajectory 2006 - 2019 (based on sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014) Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
3000 Net Dwelling Completions 2500 Net Projected Completions
2000 2574 Annual Average 2428 2189
1500 2052 1746 1000 Completions 1273 500 878 1300 1739 1287 1407 1506 1614 0 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19
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Figure 5.14 - Bristol cumulative housing provision 2006 to 2019 (based on sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014) Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
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Table 5.23 - Bristol housing trajectory (based on sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014) Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19
Rep Cur 1 2 3 4 5 Net additional dwellings - in previous years 2,052 2,428 2,574 2,189 1,739 1,746 878 1,287 Net additional dwellings - for the reporting year a) Net additional dwellings - in future years 1,614 1,506 1,407 1,300 1,273 b) Hectares 30.6 9.2 6.1 4.7 19.7 c) Target (annualised plan) 959 959 959 959 959 Managed delivery 899 839 776 710 630 target
Empty Homes Bristol City Council continues to increase the number of privately owned empty homes brought back into residential use, which is helping to meet the city’s growing housing demand. The number of empty properties brought back into use in this reporting period exceeded the council’s target of 680 for 2013/14. This has been delivered through a combination of reasons including the work of the team, as well as changes which were introduced with Council Tax by increasing the charges for leaving homes empty. From 1st April 2013 there's a charge of 150% on properties that have been empty for two years or more. At any one time there are around 1,300 homes in Bristol that have been empty for more than six months. The majority of these (around 900-1,000) will return to use within 18 months or so and the Empty Property Unit mail these owners every few months with newsletters, fact sheets and personalised letters giving information and advice on bringing their property back into use as quickly as possible. This information includes advice on using letting agents, information on the Council’s low cost loans available to empty home owners, leasing schemes etc. At the same time the Homelessness Section’s Empty Homes Officer encourages these owners to participate in one of the Council’s initiatives to provide accommodation for people in housing need. The aim of this work is to reduce the average period of vacancy with advice and assistance. A smaller number of properties (300-400) remain empty for longer periods, often falling into disrepair and causing local nuisance. The Empty Property Unit targets the owners of these longer-term empty homes, making personal contact with each one to identify the reason for continuing vacancy and reminding them of the advice and assistance that is available to them. The Unit take legal action against owners to remedy any nuisance that their property is causing and go on to take formal action to either take over management of the property with Empty Dwelling Management Orders, or in the most difficult to deal with cases to take compulsory purchase action. At any one time the Empty Property Unit is pursuing around five of these longest-term empties through the Compulsory Purchase Order process.
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Number of empty homes brought back into use 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 312 390 443 508 677 744 Source: BCC, Empty Property Unit
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Policy BCS6 Green Belt
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 2 3 7 Major applications 0 1 2 % major applications granted 0% 0% 100% Minor applications 1 2 4 % minor applications granted 100% 100% 75% Others 1 0 1 % other applications granted 0% 0% 100%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 5 and 7 and responds to issue 11.
Indicator Changes to the extent of the Green Belt designation
The council’s vision is “to protect, where in our control, the Green Belt that surrounds the city to keep open countryside within reach of all who live here” (p.16. adopted Core Strategy, June 2011). Detailed Green Belt boundaries are established and identified on the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan, Proposals Map, adopted July 2014.
The council’s minimum target of 26,400 new homes between 2006 and 2026 is deliverable with reasonable certainty and will not require the use of Green Belt land. However, if monitoring shows that planned provision of housing within the plan period will not be delivered at the expected levels, or if land is required to accommodate higher levels of housing provision, the use of some Green Belt land is currently considered as a credible long term contingency.
Beyond Bristol City Council’s boundaries, proposals for urban extensions in the Green Belt may emerge through the development plans of neighbouring local authorities. If appropriate proposals do come forward, the council will continue to work with the adjoining authorities to consider the impact on existing areas, to assess infrastructure requirements and to ensure integrated and well-planned communities are created to the benefit of existing and future residents.
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Policy BCS7 Centres and Retailing
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 148 224 211 Major applications 16 37 27 % major applications granted 95% 81% 85% Minor applications 78 85 103 % minor applications granted 63% 71% 80% Others 54 102 81 % other applications granted 83% 88% 88%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 and responds to issues 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8. It is supported by Policy BCS20 which directs higher intensities of development to accessible centres.
Targets Indicators Maintain or improve the Centre health checks to be carried out at 2010, 2016 and health of the city’s identified 2020 centres Total amount of additional space for town centre uses (former Core Output Indicator BD4)
Policy BCS7 aims to support a network of accessible centres in Bristol as key focuses for development and as the principal locations for shopping, community facilities, local entertainment, art and cultural facilities. The policy includes a target to maintain or improve the health of the city’s identified centres. The Core Strategy establishes a hierarchy of centres including the city centre, town, district, and local centres. The hierarchy is illustrated on the Key Diagram at the start of Section 5.
Assessment of retail requirements As part of the evidence base for the Core Strategy, Bristol City Council commissioned consultants to carry out a citywide retail study6 in 2006. The study found that there was likely to be capacity for further retail provision after 2012, with projections of a future comparison retail capacity of 310,000 m2 by 2026. In the first few years of the plan period a major expansion of Broadmead shopping area was completed in the city centre, including the new Cabot Circus shopping precinct. A major retail development was also completed at Symes district centre in South Bristol. The effects of these major new developments need to be assessed before any additional provision is planned. Consequently the Core Strategy does not include any floorspace targets for retail development.
In 2009/10 a retail and centres study7 was commissioned to partially update the citywide retail study by assessing the retail requirements in South Bristol up to 2026 and options for meeting these requirements. The recommended retail strategy for South Bristol included a new centre to serve the area of Knowle West. Core Strategy Policy BCS1 identifies the opportunity to either create a new centre or enhance an existing centre in Knowle West.
Due to changes in Bristol’s retail landscape since the 2006 study, the council commissioned consultants in July 2012, to undertake a study of the requirements for retail and leisure
6 Bristol Citywide Retail Study, DTZ for Bristol City Council, June-October 2007 7 South Bristol Retail and Centres Study, GVA Grimley for Bristol City Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council and North Somerset Council, May 2010
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Delivery of floorspace for town centre uses Monitoring of town centre uses reflects Policy BCS7 of Bristol’s Core Strategy, which states that retail development, offices, leisure and entertainment uses, arts, culture and tourism will be primarily located within or, where appropriate, adjoining the city’s identified centres. Policy BCS7 goes on to state that centres will be ‘focuses’ for the development of community facilities, higher density forms of residential development, and smaller scale office development. Community facilities other than A1, A2 and D2 are covered by Policy BCS12 - Community Infrastructure, while the density of residential development is covered by Policy BCS20 - Effective and Efficient Use of Land. Offices are included within the monitoring of main town centre uses unless they are located in Avonmouth and Bristol Port area which is covered by Policy BCS4. A3-A5 food and drink uses are not included in figures, unless they are part of a retail development where the precise mix or quantum of uses has not been specified.
Monitoring includes new floorspace located in i) the city centre, ii) town, district and local centres, and iii) out-of-centre. Figures for the city centre include all town centre uses within the city centre. Figures for town, district and local centres include uses A1, A2 and Mixed A ‘within or adjoining’8 centre boundaries, and uses B1a and D2 ‘focused on’9 centres. This is in accordance with the policy wording of BCS7.
It should be noted that monitoring only includes developments of at least 500 m2 or 0.1 hectares. This means that small developments are not included in the analysis which affects the accuracy of findings for town, district and local centres where developments are generally smaller due to constraints on available land.
Table 5.24 - Development in town, district and local centres, 2006 - 2014 Gross floorspace in square metres and as a percentage of completions and pipeline located in each broad spatial area. Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Area Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2006 - 2014 2014 m2 % m2 % m2 % Bristol City Centre 289,051 76% 231,157 70% 520,208 73% Town, district and local centres 32,097 8% 16,031 5% 48,128 7% Out-of-centre 61,140 16% 82,206 25% 143,346 20% Total 382,288 100% 329,394 100% 711,682 100%
8 Monitoring of floorspace ‘within or adjoining’ a centre includes any development located entirely or partly within a centre, or intersecting a centre boundary. 9 In order to capture development ‘focused on’ centres a 300 metre buffer has been used as an approximate edge-of-centre for town centre uses B1a and D2.
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Completed development During the first 8 years of the plan period, more than 382,000 m2 gross floorspace was completed for town centre uses. 76% of new floorspace was located in the city centre including the new office and research development completed at Brunel’s Old Station and several large Grade A office schemes at Redcliffe, Harbourside and Temple Quay. The Cabot Circus shopping precinct also made a major contribution, providing around 70,000 m2 A1 retail floorspace and 9,500 m2 D2 floorspace including a Showcase Cinema.
Town, district and local centres attracted just 8% of new floorspace whilst the remaining 16% of completions were located in out-of-centre locations. In 2013/14, Simply Health completed their new regional offices on the northern end of Whiteladies town centre accounting for 18% of total floorspace completed in centres since 2006/07. On top of this, completions at Symes Avenue district centre in 2007/08 accounted for just over 30% of total centres completions over the plan period.
In terms of out-of-centre completions in 2013/14 a new 9,717 m2 office headquarters for Imperial Tobacco in Bedminster, South Bristol was completed in May 2013. However most of the out-of-centre development over the plan period relates to retail uses including retail warehouses at Imperial Park, the Eastgate Centre and Brislington Retail Park, and supermarkets at Callington Road and West Town Lane in South Bristol.
Development in the pipeline Core Strategy Policy BCS7 directs new development for main town centre uses towards the identified network of centres. The pipeline at 2014 still reflects this approach with 75% of proposed floorspace being located in centres. The majority of this is located in the city centre with only around 5% locating to town, district and local centres.
25% of the new floorspace proposed is located in ‘out-of-centre’ locations. This is slightly less proportionately than the 28% recorded at 31st March 2013. In February 2014 permission was granted for the redevelopment of Ashton Gate stadium which is referred to under Policy BCS12 of this report. This permission includes a gross gain of around 2,800 m2 in Mixed A/ B1 uses. The stadium itself will include a 13,500 m2 net gain in D2 floorspace. Planning permission is also extant for a mixed-use development to include retail and business floorspace at the Paintworks site in South Bristol.
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Policy BCS8 Delivering a Thriving Economy
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 80 180 153 Major applications 16 45 36 % major applications granted 94% 93% 94% Minor applications 42 75 73 % minor applications granted 76% 83% 89% Others 22 60 44 % other applications granted 91% 87% 95%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 and responds to issues 5, 6, 7 and 12.
Targets Indicators Provide new employment land and premises: Total annual amount of net additional 1) Up to 236,000 m2 net additional office floorspace: B1a office floorspace (calculated as a) Around 150,000m2 in the city centre new floorspace completions, minus b) Around 60,000m2 in South Bristol demolitions, plus any gains or losses c) Around 26,000m2 in town, district and local through change of use) centres in the rest of Bristol (indicator for Targets a-c) 2) Up to 10 hectares of additional industrial and warehousing land Ensure early availability of next generation broadband access
The supply of employment premises in Bristol is a key factor in ensuring Bristol’s continuing economic growth and competitiveness. Policy BCS8 aims to strengthen the economic performance of the city by providing a sufficient and flexible supply of employment land, addressing barriers to employment and promoting the city as a place to invest. The policy includes targets for offices and industry/warehousing which are set out above. It also safeguards the city’s Principal Industrial and Warehousing Areas.
Office floorspace requirements An Employment Land Study was undertaken as part of the evidence base for the Core Strategy. The study included an assessment of the future office floorspace needs of the city based on projected growth in office based employment. Over the 20 year plan period, a potential jobs growth of 24,900 was identified using a 3.2% economic growth scenario. This results in a total potential floorspace requirement of around 524,000 m2. The Core Strategy translated this requirement into targets for broad spatial areas, taking account of planning consents at 31st March 2006 and additional city centre sites identified by Alder King property consultants. Table 5.25 sets out the requirement for each broad area. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 m2 for monitoring purposes.
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Table 5.25 - Calculation of Core Strategy office floorspace requirement (net additional m2) Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning
Area Planning Additional sites Core Strategy Total potential consents 2006 2006 target 2006-26 requirement 2006-26 Bristol City Centre 170,000 100,000 150,000 420,000 South Bristol 40,000 n/a 60,000 100,000 Centres (rest of Bristol) n/a n/a 26,000 26,000 North Bristol excl. centres -22,000 n/a n/a -22,000 Total 188,000 100,000 236,000 524,000
Please note the Core Strategy contains no office target for north Bristol, but the calculation takes account of a potential net loss of 22,000 m2. This relates primarily to a planning consent for redevelopment at the Airbus UK site, Filton, which falls mainly within the South Gloucestershire administrative area.
Policy BCS4 covers industrial and warehousing development in Avonmouth and Bristol Port. New office development in Avonmouth is likely to be associated with industrial and warehousing development and is not therefore included in the calculation of office requirement for Policy BCS8.
Provision of office development The table below provides statistics for net additional office floorspace completed since April 2006, the pipeline at 31st March 2014, total provision (completions plus pipeline) and the outstanding potential requirement.
Table 5.26 - Delivery against Core Strategy office targets, 2006 - 2014 Net additional B1a floorspace in square metres and as a percentage of the total potential requirement for each area Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Area Policies Total potential Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2014 requirement 2006 - 2014 2 2 m2 m2 m m % Bristol City Centre BCS8, BCS2 420,000 68,867 73,386 142,253 34 South Bristol BCS8, BCS1 100,000 9,209 12,431 21,640 22 Centres (rest of Bristol) BCS8 26,000 -3,121 -5,760 -8,881 n/a North Bristol excl. centres -22,000 1,913 -27,720 -25,807 n/a Total BCS8 524,000 76,868 52,337 129,205 25
1) Bristol office target Policy BCS8 seeks to provide 236,000 m2 net additional office floorspace in the plan period 2006 - 2026. This is based on the total potential requirement of 524,000 m2 minus 288,000 m2 of provision which was identified in 2006.
During the first 8 years of the plan period, around 223,000 m2 new office floorspace was completed in Bristol with 79% located in the city centre. There was also a considerable amount of demolition to make way for redevelopment projects and office conversions to residential or student accommodation. Consequently, around 77,000 m2 net additional office
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The recession has had a major impact on development and the amount of office floorspace under construction. In 2013/14 just over 30,000 m2 B1a floorspace was under construction. When office development was at its peak of activity in 2007/08 around 178,000 m2 was under construction (see Figure 5.15).
Despite dropping in 2013/14, the gross B1a pipeline supply remains relatively healthy at around 228,000 m2. However the net supply has reduced significantly in 2013/14 from 176,925 m2 to just 52,337 m2. Total provision (completions plus pipeline) at March 2014 accounted only 25% of the total potential requirement. The reduction in net supply is partly due to a recent pattern of applications for central office conversions to student flats, and also this year the introduction of additional permitted change of use rights. Since 30th May 2013 premises in use as B1a office, can change to C3 residential, without the need for planning permission (subject to prior approval covering flooding, highways, transport issues and contamination). In Bristol up until 1st April 2014 permitted change of use applications accounted for a potential loss of around 56,000 m2 B1a floorspace.
Work on several large speculative office developments are however currently under construction including nearly 10,000 m2 at 2 Glass Wharf, Temple Quay and a redevelopment project at 66 Queen Square which will see a gross B1a gain of just over 7,000 m2. a) City centre office target The city centre is the primary focus for new office development and policies BCS2 and BCS8 aim to provide around 150,000 m2 net additional office floorspace. This is in addition to 270,000 m2 of provision identified in 2006. Office completions since March 2006 account for 15% of the total potential requirement.
Total provision at 31st March 2014 accounted for 34% of the total potential requirement; this is down significantly from 56% the previous year. Despite this there is still a relatively healthy supply of city centre sites for office development. Over 200,000 m2 gross B1a floorspace had planning permission at 31st March 2014. 94% of the B1a floorspace under construction was located in the city centre.
Figure 5.15 - Gross office floorspace under construction 2007- 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
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The Bristol Central Area Plan contains detailed planning policies to guide development in the city centre. Following adoption of the BCAP, this report will begin to monitor the implementation of the adopted BCAP policies. An Enterprise Zone has also been designated to stimulate development in the Temple Quarter area. b) South Bristol office target To support the regeneration of South Bristol, policies BCS1 and BCS8 aim to provide around 60,000 m2 net additional office floorspace in focusing on centres and major regeneration areas. This is in addition to 40,000 m2 in the pipeline at the start of the plan period.
Since March 2006 there has been a net gain of around 9,200 m2 offices in South Bristol and at March 2014, completions and the pipeline accounted for a modest 22% of the total potential requirement. 2013/14 completions include Imperial Tobacco’s headquarters office on their former factory site on Winterstoke Road. It is considered that the development will have significant employment and regeneration benefits although the site is not located in a centre, or a major regeneration area and the scheme has resulted in a loss of some industrial land.
There is currently planning permission for just over 19,000 m2 gross B1a floorspace in South Bristol including schemes at Filwood Park (refer to green business park, under Policy BCS1), Paintworks and Imperial Park. New plans for South Bristol will take into account the need to provide additional office space in the area. Delivery options have been considered within the Site Allocations and Development Management Local Plan adopted in July 2014. Plans are also developing for major regeneration areas including Hengrove Park and Filwood Broadway local centre in Knowle West.
c) Centres office target Policy BCS8 includes a target of 26,000 m2 net additional office floorspace focused on town, district and local centres in the rest of Bristol. Policy BCS7 supports this by promoting smaller scale office developments in centres to provide local employment opportunities.
Since March 2006, completed development has resulted in a net loss of around -3,121 office floorspace in centres in the rest of Bristol. Pipeline supply has also fallen from just over 4,300 m2 in 2012/13 and now accounts for a net loss of -5,760 m2.
This reduction is generally due to permissions resulting in a loss of office floorspace such as 3-8 Redcliffe Parade West, which has permission for a change of use from B1 to residential (resulting in a loss of over 3,023 m2 B1a floorspace) and the conversion of Queen Victoria House from office to residential (loss of 2,175 m2).
The largest scheme in the pipeline is a proposed scheme granted in 2012/13 at Filwood Park, Hengrove Way. This mixed-use proposal has reserved matters on part of the site for 5,601 m2 employment space to be used as a Green Business Park which is currently under construction and due to open in spring 2015. The site falls within an edge-of-centre zone for Filwood Broadway local centre.
Industrial and warehousing development The tables below provide statistics for new industrial and warehousing floorspace and net change in floorspace since April 2006, the pipeline at 31st March 2014, and total provision (completions plus pipeline).
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Table 5.27 - New industrial and warehousing floorspace, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Area Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2006 - 2014 m2 m2 m2 Avonmouth and Bristol Port 369,870 120,617 490,487 Bristol City Centre 1,666 3,237 4,903 North Bristol 27,137 56,723 83,860 South Bristol 30,979 14,363 45,342 Total 429,652 194,940 624,592
Table 5.28 - Net change in industrial and warehousing floorspace 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC Bristol Business Development Survey 2014
Area Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2006 - 2014 m2 m2 m2 Avonmouth and Bristol Port 262,753 109,090 371,843 Bristol City Centre -64,040 -27,433 -91,473 North Bristol -29,502 -28,538 -58,040 South Bristol -74,815 -5,735 -80,550 Total 94,396 47,384 141,780
Over the first 8 years of the plan period 369,870 m2 of new industrial and warehousing floorspace was completed in Avonmouth, whilst a modest 59,782 m2 was completed elsewhere in the city. In areas other than Avonmouth, losses have exceeded gains, leading to an overall net loss of 168,357 m2. This is mainly due to redevelopment of secondary or redundant building stock as traditional industries cease to operate and other activities relocate to suburban locations such as Avonmouth.
Although dropping significantly in 2013/14, current planning permissions continue to provide for a reasonable net gain of industrial and warehousing floorspace in Avonmouth, however extant permissions also include for a significant net loss in other areas of the city.
The Core Strategy does not set a target for new industrial and warehousing floorspace, or for net change over the plan period. Instead it aims to provide new land to accommodate these types of uses in South Bristol.
2) Target for industrial and warehousing land In order to meet existing and future demand and provide flexibility and choice to the industrial market, the Employment Land Study recommended that 24.5 hectares of new industrial and warehousing land be provided in areas of the city other than Avonmouth. However, the built- up nature of Bristol and factors such as Green Belt, flood risk and open space means that the ability to allocate new industrial and warehousing land within the city is extremely limited. It is considered that up to 10 hectares may be deliverable in association with major regeneration in South Bristol and Core Strategy policies BCS1 and BCS8 propose to provide this. Options for the delivery of new industrial and warehousing land have been proposed within the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan.
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Retaining industrial and warehousing land The Core Strategy promotes the retention and renewal of designated Principal Industrial and Warehousing Areas where those areas continue to be fit for purpose. These areas are expected to contribute to the delivery of new industrial and warehousing floorspace through intensification and recycling of the existing stock. The revised Principal Industrial and Warehousing Areas have been identified in the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan. These areas were adopted in July 2014 and therefore it will be necessary to monitor their contribution to delivery as well as any losses that occur in the future.
Next generation broadband access Bristol is one of 10 Super Connected Cities i.e. cities funded via the £100m Urban Broadband Fund to deliver showcase projects for ultra-fast broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Gigabit Bristol programme has secured £11.3m from Government to deliver high speed high grade broadband connections and infrastructure. Implementation of high speed broadband is centered round a large, centrally-located area comprising Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, Harbourside and the University. This 400-hectare area includes 5,000 businesses, 5,000 university students, 5,000 social housing tenants and 7 million people passing through every year. The aim is to ensure that that gigabit connectivity is readily available to businesses and that ultrafast broadband is available to consumers, with wireless connectivity widely available across all of the city’s public spaces.
The programme is intended to boost economic growth and competitiveness through the provision of ‘superfast’ broadband connections to business and a voucher scheme is being used to help businesses meet the cost of installation. Bristol’s programme which is on track to spend its allocation by the end of March 2015 includes supporting a technology demonstrator in the Engine Shed which will help stimulate demand for ultrafast broadband as well as aiming to improve wireless connectivity to 80% of the city by 2015.
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Policy BCS9 Green Infrastructure, Nature Conservation and Open Space
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 101 229 281 Major applications 22 56 49 % major applications granted 91% 93% 86% Minor applications 67 143 199 % minor applications granted 81% 67% 78% Others 12 30 33 % other applications granted 100% 83% 82%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 and responds to issues 5, 8, 10 11 and 12.
Targets Indicators Enhance the quality of publicly Amount and percentage of eligible open spaces accessible open spaces in the city managed to Green Flag Award standard (former COI 4c) Retain areas of biodiversity Changes in areas of biodiversity importance (former importance COI E2) Improve management of local Improved local biodiversity – active management of biodiversity sites local sites (former NI 197) Increase tree cover % of tree cover Number of let allotments in the city
This policy aims to protect, provide, enhance and expand the green infrastructure assets which contribute to the quality of life within and around Bristol. The Site Allocations and Development Management DPD will include supporting policies setting out the detailed approach to green infrastructure assets.
Parks and Green Spaces Bristol has 1570.07 ha of parks and green spaces (only including Ashton Court / Stoke Park / Frenchay Park Road, within the local authority boundary). Heritage and bigger parks include:
• Ashton Court Estate - Long Ashton • Blaise Castle Estate - Lawrence Weston • Kings Weston Estate - Kingsweston • Oldbury Court Estate - Fishponds • Stoke Park Estate - Stapleton • Hengrove Park – Hengrove • Queen Square - Central Bristol • The Downs - Durdham Down
Further information on parks and open spaces is available via www.bristol.gov.uk/parks. Green Flag Awards recognise and reward the best parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag status for each site. Awards were not applied for in 2014 however 11 parks in the city have previously held this status. The list below shows the parks and the first year they were awarded Green Flag status:
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• Clifton and Durdham Downs (2007) • Troopers Hill Local Nature reserve (2007) • Blaise Castle Estate (2008) • Queen Square (2008) • Ashton Court Estate (within Bristol) (2009) • St Pauls Park (2009) • Netham Park (2010) • St Andrews Park (2011) • Greville Smyth (2012) • Redcatch Park (2012) • Canford Park (2012)
Amount and percentage of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard (former Core Output Indicator 4c) Amount 0 Percentage 0% Source: BCC, Neighbourhoods, Parks and Estates
Improving the quality of our local parks and open spaces is a key service priority for the Council. The Citizens’ Panel 2013 told us that good quality parks and open spaces were very important to residents’ quality of life in Bristol. The Quality of Life survey10 published in April 2014 showed that in 2013, 85% respondents were satisfied with Bristol parks and open spaces. This high level of satisfaction has not changed for the past four years. Satisfaction with the quality of parks and green spaces has also remained high at 84% with an improving trend since 2005, when only 68% of residents were satisfied. Geographically, higher satisfaction with the quality of parks and green spaces was recorded in the more affluent leafy central suburbs, but there was very little variation across the city. Improving trends in satisfaction were measured in all of wards with at least 72% of residents satisfied. The gap between the deprived areas (76%) and the rest of the city (86%) has narrowed, indicating a more rapid improvement in deprived areas.
Bristol parks and green space strategy The parks and green space strategy (PGSS) sets out an ambitious plan over the next 20 years for ensuring that people have access to good quality parks and green spaces of different types, close to where they live. It contains service management policies and a set of standards for quality, distance and quantity, covering different types of green space in the city.
In July 2012, Cabinet agreed an allocation of £3.5m from Capital Stimulus funding, to invest in priority green space areas, during 2012-2015. All ward councillors were given the opportunity to put forward priority schemes for their areas. Following an assessment process, part of which criteria was based on the recommendations of the cross party working group, Cabinet approved 47 parks improvement projects, across all Neighbourhood Partnerships, funded either fully or in part.
10 QoL survey is a random sample of approx. 24,000 questionnaires, resulting in views from approximately 5,000 residents.
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In December 2013, 17 of the 47 projects have been completed, 8 projects were under construction on site, and 17 projects were in the design and consultation stage, with 25 projects anticipated to be completed by 31st March 2014. At the beginning of October 2014, 28 of the 47 projects have been completed, 6 projects were under construction and 12 projects were still in the design and consultation stage. It is anticipated that by 31st March 2015, 43 projects will be completed with the remainder completed by March 2016. This programme of capital works has been pivotal in enabling Neighbourhood Partnerships to achieve some of the key priorities, identified within their Parks Investment Plans.
Trees TreeBristol aims to increase the canopy cover across the city to 30%. The target is to plant 36,000 trees by 2017. Over 500 trees were planted in 2013/14 and once again Neighbourhood Partnerships were engaged in suggesting where to plant and sponsor trees in their areas which resulted in almost 190 street trees, replacement and new being planted. The TreeBristol end of year report for 2013/2014 will include details including fundraising and a breakdown of trees planted by location and species.
As part of Bristol’s European Green Capital 2015, a 3 year project 'TreePips' was launched in 2013/14 to enable communities and partners to work with the council to get the trees planted in school grounds, green spaces, streets and front gardens. This project provides the opportunity for every primary school-aged child to be involved with planting a tree in Bristol by November 2016. In its first year almost 500 children from 9 schools were engaged in planting approximately 270 trees during community planting days, which were supported by volunteers from individuals and community groups to businesses.
Indicators Number of visitors to parks for This indicator was deleted in 2011/12 and is no longer every 1,000 population reported. 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Visits to parks per 1,000 67,636 69,819 69,134 66,865 73,567 population Source: BCC, Quality of Life annual survey (refer to footnote above) Percentage of tree cover This indicator is unable to be reported. Number of let allotments in the At August 2014 city 3,976 full plots of which 95% are let Source: BCC, Neighbourhoods, Traded Services
Allotments The Allotment Strategy 2009-2019 aims to increase the uptake of allotments to a level of 95%, as well as improving the standard of service provision on all sites as set out in the Strategy by 2019. The strategy works towards the vision of a sustainable Bristol through maximising the participation of its citizens in allotment gardening by the improvement of allotment sites and their management, and through the promotion of the benefits and enjoyment of allotments and food growing.
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At August 2014, 3,763 allotment plots (250 sq m) are let. There has been a slight increase in the total number of plots due to the acquisition of some allotments at St Johns Crescent in Bedminster and Marshfield Road in Hillfields.
The increase in lettings can be attributed to a marketing drive via events, more efficient letting of plots and working closely with Site Representatives to let unlet plots.
Biodiversity The Bristol Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) provides the framework for habitat and species conservation in Bristol. It also recognises the benefits of wildlife to people and helps to identify ways to better promote and engage people in biodiversity conservation in the city. The BAP is used to guide decisions on protection, enhancement and provision of additional green infrastructure relating to biological and geological conservation. Where relevant the Avon Biodiversity Action Plan and Strategic Nature Areas identified at the regional level, will also guide these decisions.
Improved local biodiversity – active management of local sites (former NI 197) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 (baseline) 32% 39% 53% 58% 74% 76% Source: BCC, Neighbourhoods, Environmental Improvements
Land for ecological mitigation will be provided in exchange for part of Highridge Common SNCI which will be lost as a result of the South Bristol Link which was granted planning permission (13/03108/F) on 02/12/13. The South Bristol Link is part of a wider integrated rapid transit scheme that will connect the south and north of the city, being a combined road and rapid transit bus route between the A370 Long Ashton bypass and Hengrove Park.
Four new Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are proposed to be designated: Lamplighters Marsh (Shirehampton); Avon New Cut (Southville); Northern Slopes (Knowle, Knowle West and Bedmister); and Narrow Ways Junction (St Werburghs).
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Policy BCS10 Transport and Access Improvements
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 333 631 647 Major applications 19 61 61 % major applications granted 95% 92% 89% Minor applications 239 387 450 % minor applications granted 62% 65% 71% Others 75 183 136 % other applications granted 73% 80% 75%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 and responds to issues 2, 7, 10, 12 and 13.
Target Indicators Average vehicle speeds during the weekday morning peak (07:00-10:00) on local A roads (DfT Indicator CGN0201) Increase bus passenger numbers per Number of passenger journeys on buses (CD177) annum Increase level of cycling across Bristol Number of cycling trips (Joint Local Transport Plan in accordance with the JLTP target indicator LTP3)
Policy BCS10 aims to provide a framework that can enable delivery of the transport infrastructure required for Bristol to grow in a sustainable manner. It should be noted that the targets and indicators have been revised to reflect the Joint Local Transport Plan 3 policy aims and transport strategies and proposals affecting Bristol.
Joint Local Transport Plan The Joint Local Transport Plan 3 recognises the need for robust demand management to underpin the wider transport strategy. It is expected that parking controls, both in the form of price and restricting access will be used in central Bristol, focussing on encouraging single occupant car based commuter trips to use more sustainable modes of transport such as public transport and park & ride, car sharing and walking and cycling. It also outlines plans to roll out 20 mph zones to cover all of the Bristol City Council administrative area aimed at slowing speeds on appropriate roads to improve safety and create improved environments for walking and cycling.
Indicators and Targets The Government has replaced the National Indicators introduced in 2008 and the previously mandatory Local Transport Indicators with a ‘Single Data List’ of local government data requirements as from April 2011. It is open for local authorities to supplement these with local indicators so that we are accountable locally. The Joint Local Transport Plan’s cycling indicator (LTP3) was re-based in 2012 to make the target more stretching, in recognition of the strong growth in cycling observed. The West of England’s new Joint Local Transport Plan Targets are set out below (figures shown are for Bristol only):
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Indicator Target Performance Performance Performance 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Road Safety 30% reduction in KSIs 158 147 106 (Killed or Seriously (Target 151) (Target 147) (Target 142) Injured casualties) by 2020, compared to the 2005-09 average. CO2 16% reduction by 2020 431.0 427.0 2013/14 (Target 395.0) (Target 376.0) figures not yet published by the Department of Energy & Climate Change Cycling 76% increase by 2016 29% 43% Not yet available Bus 11% by 2015/16 4% 4% 4% Passengers Rail 41% increase by 2019 19% 27% 41%
Four ‘supporting indicators’ without defined targets are also monitored using a traffic light system (green for improving, amber no change, red for slipping performance). These indicators are:
Indicator Performance Performance Performance 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Maintenance • Principal Roads • Non-Principal Roads Congestion Air Quality (Bristol) Bus Punctuality • Starting on time • On time at intermediate stops • Waiting time for frequent services
Joint Local Transport Plan Indicator LTP3 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
Number of cycling trips 100 108 114 129 143 Not yet available Source: BCC, Transport Planning
Local Sustainable Transport Fund The Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) was launched in September 2010. The fund allows local transport authorities outside London to build on their plans for sustainable travel measures that support economic growth and reduce carbon.
The West of England councils were awarded nearly £30m by the Department for Transport to fund two separate but integrated projects where employers, schools, colleges and universities encouraged people to try different ways of travelling. Taking into account match funding from partners, this project totals around £40m of sustainable travel initiatives.
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The WEST projects (West of England Sustainable Travel) are an interconnected set of 10 projects designed to stimulate growth and tackle carbon under three themes:
• stimulating growth in priority areas: tackling congestion to get business and our economy moving • connected and thriving centres: completing end to end journeys with rural and urban travel options to help people travel sustainably • transitions to low carbon lifestyles: training skills and securing long term benefits, encouraging people to change travel behaviour is more likely to be effective if it is done at times of other change in people’s lives; such as moving to secondary school, starting a job or going to college, arriving at university, or moving house.
In December 2013 the Government announced that further revenue funding was available across the country for LSTF projects in 2015/16, with a particular focus on cycling. A joint West of England wide bid was submitted on 31 March 2014 for £4m as part of a wider £9.5m project. This bid was successful with funding awarded in July 2014.
Public Transport:
Greater Bristol Bus Network The Greater Bristol Bus Network was completed in 2012. This major scheme resulted in significant investment in ten bus corridors across the West of England to deliver substantial improvements to the quality of the bus service. The key outcomes of the project have been to improve and upgrade the bus network infrastructure and enhance the passenger experience with better buses and improved information and reliability; reducing congestion and carbon emissions.
Better Bus Area Launched in December 2011 by the Department for Transport, the Better Bus Area Fund provides grants of up to £5m to local authorities working in partnership with local bus operators. The aim of the fund is to increase bus patronage in busy urban areas, create growth and cut carbon. In partnership with local bus operators, the West of England councils successfully secured almost £5m from the fund in March 2012. This has enabled the work of the Greater Bristol Bus Network to be built upon and widened with further enhancements such as junction improvements, shelters, Real Time Information, WiFi, driver training and marketing.
In October 2013 the government announced a further £1.3m for the West of England’s ‘Better Bus Area 2’. The next phase will focus on eight corridors in the Bristol and Bath urban areas and a link to Thornbury. The project will deliver a package of targeted measures which have been identified in conjunction with bus operators as being those which can provide improved bus journey times and reliability. The measures include new and extended bus lanes, bus gates, enforcement measures, improved signage and bus stop upgrades.
Park & Ride The A4 Portway Park & Ride site was expanded to 570 spaces in summer 2008 and there are no current plans to expand further as additional spaces are not currently required. Land is available for further expansion if required in the future and this will be reviewed when the need arises. No work is currently being undertaken to implement the aspiration to expand the A4 Brislington Park & Ride, however a site has been identified. There is a longer-term
74 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 aspiration to expand A370 Long Ashton Park & Ride, but no site has been identified and no work has been undertaken, as expansion is not yet required. The Ashton Vale to City Centre Rapid Transit scheme will serve Long Ashton Park & Ride, which may increase demand and therefore bring forward the need for expansion. This will be reviewed when the need arises.
Major Transport Schemes The Joint Local Transport Plan sets out a substantial programme of major schemes, including three ‘MetroBus’ rapid transit projects serving Bristol. In December 2011 all of these major schemes were allocated funding subject to final Department for Transport approval.
The MetroBus network comprises of three interlinked bus routes, providing an express service, separate from the general traffic in places, with faster and more reliable journey times. MetroBus is one part of a comprehensive integrated transport strategy for the South West that aims to reduce car dependency and congestion with:
• Passenger transport improvements (including additional bus links) • Measures to improve walking and cycling • Traffic and parking management • Improvements to rail via MetroWest (see below)
The three Metrobus routes are:
Ashton Vale to City Centre A fast, frequent and reliable public transport service, running on a largely segregated route linking Long Ashton Park & Ride with the city centre. The Transport and Works Order for the scheme was granted by the Secretary of State for Transport in November 2013. In March 2014 the City Council approved the planning application for a revised section of route, avoiding the harbour area. Construction is due to start in early 2015.
North Fringe to Hengrove Package A major transport scheme for a package of measures to improve the transport links between North and South Bristol. A major element of the scheme is a rapid transit route connecting key employment hubs in the north fringe with key residential areas in the north and south of the city.
Planning permission for the scheme has now been granted by Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils, including a revised route along Bedminster Bridge, and Redcliffe Hill, avoiding the harbour area.
South Bristol Link The South Bristol Link will link the A370 near Long Ashton Park & Ride to the A4174 Hartcliffe roundabout via a single carriageway road with rapid transit bus lanes and other bus priority measures and pedestrian and cycle facilities.
Planning permission for the scheme has now been granted by Bristol City and North Somerset Councils.
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Rail improvements and MetroWest Work is being undertaken with the Department for Transport and Network Rail to secure local rail improvements. The Joint Local Transport Plan contains a vision for the West of England Rail Network which includes the aspiration for the ‘Greater Bristol Metro’ delivering half hourly cross Bristol services, and other aspirations such as capacity increases, potential new stations and electrification. This project has been rebranded as ‘MetroWest’ as work is progressed to develop it.
In September 2012 the West of England Partnership signed a ‘City Deal’ with government devolving new responsibilities to the sub region. The MetroWest project was recognised as part of the City Deal with future years funding allocated to the project, subject to the detailed development of the project. Preliminary business case development work has been undertaken during 2013/14.
With the commitment that the Great Western Main Line including Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway will be electrified by 2016, West of England councils are working with Network Rail to ensure electrification works consider future local rail aspirations. The West of England Partnership has been in discussion with the Department for Transport regarding aspirations for the new Great Western rail franchise. First Great Western’s franchise has been extended to March 2019.
Work has been progressing to develop the business case for the Portway Park & Ride rail platform project, with Network Rail currently undertaking feasibility and options development.
Walking and Cycling Bristol is committed to a vision of a safe and attractive on and off-road environment for cycling, building on the vibrant cycling culture that is developing throughout the area.
Improvements to cycle and pedestrian routes, facilities and information is included as part of improvements to the public transport network and other corridor improvements.
In 2008 Greater Bristol was chosen as England’s first Cycling City and received £11m from the government to transform cycling. Resulting cycling improvements include new dedicated on-road cycle lanes, new traffic free routes, 3,400 new cycle parking spaces, as well as cycling training and other marketing activities. Momentum is continuing through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
In April 2013 the West of England councils made a bid to government for funding from the Cycle City Ambition Grant. The bid was successful enabling further cycling infrastructure enhancements to be delivered, along key routes focussed around the city centre ‘new cut’ waterside route, including improved river crossings.
A Draft Bristol Cycle Strategy was developed during 2013/14, setting out the council’s strategic aims, priority areas for investment and approaches to key challenges and targets for cycling in Bristol. The strategy aims to encourage more cycling and attract investment opportunities with a three year action plan. Consultation was undertaken in July 2014.
In November 2011 Bristol’s Walking Strategy was published setting out principles and actions for improving the walking environment in Bristol. Principles set out in the strategy continue to influence wider policy areas to maximise enhancements to the walking environment.
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Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone Infrastructure Improvements Bristol Temple Quarter is the West of England’s Enterprise Zone, with an aspiration to create 17,000 new jobs over a 25 year period. In order to speed up development within the zone, a package of infrastructure improvements is being progressed to unlock key development sites. Key walking and cycling routes including an upgrade to the River Avon path and an extension to the Whitchurch Rail path are currently being developed.
Future Major Schemes:
Callington Road Link / Bath Road Improvements Initial scheme design has been undertaken to relieve congestion on the Bath Road and improve access to South Bristol. However, no work is currently being undertaken, as no funds are currently available to progress the scheme.
Emerson’s Green to Temple Meads Rapid Transit This rapid transit route would build on the Ashton Vale to City Centre rapid transit route. No work is currently being undertaken.
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Policy BCS11 Infrastructure and Developer Contributions
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 53 78 98 Major applications 33 54 41 % major applications granted 85% 89% 90% Minor applications 16 23 50 % minor applications granted 63% 74% 70% Others 4 1 7 % other applications granted 50% 100% 86%
This policy addresses objective 2 and responds to issue 2.
Indicators Monthly reporting of development contributions Delivery of major projects
This policy contributes either directly or indirectly to meeting all the objectives of the Core Strategy. Section 106 receipts for 2013/14 totalled £3,363,318.81 and included contributions ranging from £510,700.39 towards affordable housing in Lockleaze, to £2,295.00 towards the provision of replacement tree planting in Southville.
Total Section 106 spend in 2013/14 was £2,790,198.90. Section 106 funding was applied to 71 projects during the year, examples of which include the following:
• £625,894.19 applied to the provision of 28 Affordable Housing Units at Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze; • £137,080.29 applied to the provision of a new primary school on the site of the former Redland Police Station on Lower Redland Road, Redland • £102,895.52 applied to the provision of a new children’s play area on Stoke Lodge Playing Fields, Stoke Bishop • £72,000.00 applied to the provision of Community Transport Services serving South Bristol Hospital at Hengrove • £15,872.53 applied to the provision of a Zebra Crossing on Glenfrome Road, Eastville; and • £1,100.00 applied to the provision of new litter and dog waste bins at Kingsweston House
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts for 2013/14 totalled £510,797.88. Bristol City Council is not parished but the council has agreed to devolve 15% of local CIL income to the relevant Neighbourhood Partnerships. This resulted in £76,619.69 being devolved between 13 of the 14 Neighbourhood Partnerships as no CIL income was devolved to Hengrove and Stockwood in 2013/14.
There was no CIL expenditure in 2013/14. However there is a commitment to apply up to £5,000,000 of CIL to the Ashton Vale to Temple Meads Bus Rapid Transit scheme, the North Fringe to Hengrove Bus Rapid Transit scheme and the South Bristol Link scheme (known as
78 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 the Metrobus schemes). Programmed to commence in 2014/15, it is anticipated that CIL will be applied to these schemes once implementation takes place.
Monthly updated information relating to the receipt and spend of developer contributions is available on the Council’s S106 monies web page, and CIL monies web page.
The figures quoted for the reporting period do not necessarily relate to the effectiveness of the policy. The level of receipt relates to the level of development occurring, and the level of expenditure relates to the effectiveness of the relevant council departments and the Neighbourhood Committees in delivering schemes.
The Council’s CIL Charges took effect on 1 January 2013, as did a new Planning Obligations SPD, meaning that the tariff based approach set out in the previous Planning Obligations SPD (SPD4) ceased to exist on 31 December 2012.
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Policy BCS12 Community Infrastructure
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 80 118 112 Major applications 13 27 25 % major applications granted 77% 89% 92% Minor applications 48 62 69 % minor applications granted 83% 89% 86% Others 19 29 18 % other applications granted 84% 90% 78%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 and responds to issues 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
Indicators Percentage of all households who are within 30 minutes travel time (by public transport) of health care facilities Amount of new residential development (%) within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP; Hospital; Primary School; Secondary School; Areas of employment; A major retail centre(s). Total visits to museums and art galleries Visitor figure for libraries
Policy BCS12 aims to ensure that all development contributes to the provision of good quality, accessible community infrastructure and existing community facilities and services are retained.
Access to services for new residential development Due to the built up nature of Bristol, new residential development can be built within 30 minutes public transport time of most key community services. However, some new development may not be within 30 minutes public transport time of a hospital as these facilities are larger and more dispersed. These indicators are no longer reported.
Provision of community infrastructure Community infrastructure can encompass a wide variety of services and facilities. For the purpose of monitoring provision of new floorspace, most community facilities are likely to fall within use classes C2 ‘residential institutions’ (including hospitals, care homes and residential schools), D1 ‘non-residential institutions’ (including schools, health centres, day nurseries, museums, libraries, education centres and places of worship), and D2 ‘assembly and leisure’ (including cinemas, concert halls, gyms, sports and recreation). Table 5.29 below provides statistics for the amount of new floorspace completed since April 2006, the pipeline at 31st March 2014, and total provision (completions plus pipeline).
Table 5.29 - New floorspace provision by use class, 2006 - 2014 Gross floorspace (square metres) completed and in the pipeline, by use class Source: BCC, Bristol Business Development Survey 2014 Use Completions Pipeline 2014 Total provision 2006-14 m2 m2 m2 C2: Residential Institutions 222,028 39,107 261,135 D1: Non-Residential Institutions 234,707 71,816 306,523 D2: Assembly and Leisure 40,661 60,656 101,317 Total 497,396 171,579 668,975
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Residential Institutions In the first 8 years of the plan period, around 222,000 m2 of new floorspace was completed for use class C2. This figure includes the completion of the main phase of the Southmead Hospital redevelopment in the Northern Arc. This site alone included a net increase in over 75,000 m2 C2 floorspace. Other completions over the plan period include a 5,046 m2 replacement care home at Saffron Gardens in Easton (Inner East) completed in 2012/13; a new mental health hospital at Callington Road in South Bristol; several major developments at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and a new 101 bed residential care home (Concorde Lodge) in the Northern Arc.
Bristol Royal Infirmary (central Bristol) Several major developments have been completed in recent years including a new paediatric ward for the Children’s Hospital, the new Bristol Heart Institute and a two-storey extension at St Michael’s Hospital. Planning permission was granted in 2011 for a new 8-storey ward block in the main BRI complex and for an extension to the Children’s Hospital to house services now transferred from Frenchay Hospital and in 2012 for an extension to the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and a new welcome centre.
Southmead Hospital (north Bristol) The new ‘super hospital’ at Southmead fully opened on 28th May 2014. It accommodates all the 'acute' facilities previously split between the Southmead and Frenchay hospital sites, as well as community hospital facilities. The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, the Headway Service and the Head Injury Therapy Unit are retained on the Frenchay site in South Gloucestershire.
Gloucester Road Health Centre (north Bristol) The conversion of the existing Bristol North Baths on Gloucester Road into a Health Centre, pharmacy and hydrotherapy suite was given planning permission (07/05635/F) in March 2008. Currently under construction the development will also provide a new library, new public toilets and ten flats on the adjacent site. The existing Cheltenham Road library site will be redeveloped to provide 36 flats.
Cossham Hospital (east Bristol) Planning permission was granted in 2009 to refurbish and redevelop Cossham Hospital, which re-opened its doors to patients on Monday 28th January 2013. The £19 million scheme which started in May 2010 has kept many original features from the building which first opened in 1907.
Key new departments include the area’s first stand-alone, midwife-led birth centre and a brand- new renal dialysis unit - which opened to patients in January 2013. The hospital also has enhanced x-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scanning facilities.
South Bristol Community Hospital (south Bristol) Planning permission was granted in 2008 for a new South Bristol Community Hospital. The hospital is part of the major regeneration scheme at Hengrove Park and aims to make a significant and lasting contribution to improving the health of people in South Bristol. The new £45 million community hospital opened on 30th March 2012, and provides people in South Bristol with diagnostic tests and therapy services closer to their homes.
Strategic health care provision In 2002, all the primary care trusts and hospital trusts in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, worked together to carry out a major review of how services should be
81 Bristol Development Monitoring Report 2014 arranged for the long term. Following consultation the Bristol Health Service Plan (http://www.avon.nhs.uk/bhsp) was developed based around a new model of healthcare. It covers both new health facilities and changes in the services provided, with a capital investment programme of over £600 million encompassing a range of acute and community development schemes.
In terms of physical developments, the main elements of the plan are improvements in primary care (e.g. new health centres at Whitchurch, Fishponds and Shirehampton and dental surgeries in Avonmouth, Lockleaze and St George); substantial increase in services in the community at community hospitals and health care centres (e.g. South Bristol, Cossham and Eastville); and a new kind of acute/emergency hospital (e.g. Bristol Royal Infirmary and Southmead).
Substantial progress has been made in implementing the plan; developing new facilities and the redesign of clinical services that will be the foundations for the successful delivery of health services in Bristol for the next decade and beyond. The emphasis is on improving quality and efficiency of hospital services and wherever possible enabling services to be delivered locally.
Non-residential institutions In recent years over 234,700 m2 of floorspace has been completed for D1 non-residential institutions, much of this was associated with secondary school developments including four academies built through the ‘Building Schools for the Future’ programme. Over the plan period a number of other major rebuilding or refurbishment projects have been completed including the South Bristol Skills Academy at Hengrove Park and the Oasis Academy in Hengrove, which both opened in the 2010/11 academic year.
In 2013/14 several school refurbishments were completed including work at Ashley Down Primary School (2,307 m2 D1 gain), a new teaching block at Air Balloon Primary (1,671 m2 net gain), extensions at Glenfrome Primary (657 m2) and a new sixth form block at St Bedes school (525 m2). Other significant D1 completions during the plan period include the Dolphin School a co-ed primary set within the existing Colston Girls School, the conversion of Redland Police Station to a primary school used by St Johns Primary, Brunel Fields Primary School, Bishopston, and Barton Hill Primary School in Inner East Bristol.
5 primary care centres across the city have also been completed during the plan period; 2 children’s centres in South Bristol and a community centre at the new Symes district centre in South Bristol.
In terms of extant permissions, a number of major school refurbishments/rebuilds were under construction at 31st March 2014. These include redevelopment at May Park Primary on Coombe Road (3,888 m2); extensions at Two Mile Hill Primary (2,914 m2); a new primary school at Marksbury Road College site (2,900 m2) and a new Junior school at the Former Wicklea Youth Centre (1,975 m2).
The rate of growth of primary age children in Bristol is amongst the fastest in the country and there has been a 30% rise in the number of pupils entering the reception year in the last 5 years. Pupil numbers continue to increase and this requires the Council to provide additional early years, primary school and special school places to the period to 2017. The Council has been successful in accessing additional funding to provide additional school places and in the short to medium term, this means that the Council can progress with a number of schemes.
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The School Organisation Strategy 2012-2016 focussed mainly on the provision of additional primary school places and the growth in primary pupil numbers. The Strategy has been updated and the School Organisation Strategy 2013-2017 looks in greater detail at the range of new and emerging issues to help ensure better forward planning. It identifies actions that will need to be undertaken over the next five years to ensure that families have access to high quality education provision within the city. The actions will be reviewed annually and specific schemes agreed in the context of available funding and changing demographic trends. Although there will be considerable capital implications over the longer term, very significant progress has been made. Since the Strategy was first produced in 2011, £175m funding has been secured to create approximately 10,000 additional primary places across all year groups.
A number of schools have converted to Academy status and the percentage of Academies in Bristol significantly exceeds the national average. This trend may continue over the period of the Strategy. Between 2008 and 2013 the overall number of pupils across the 11 to 16 age groups, within Bristol secondary schools has risen by just over 2,000. In September 2009, the addition of two academies from the independent sector and a Free School in 2011, have contributed to this.
Cathedral Primary School, a new free school, opened in September 2013. It was one of the most over-subscribed free schools in the country, receiving 201 applications for the 30 places available for September 2014. Currently in a temporary location the school will move into the storage floors of Bristol Central library and will be able to accommodate two forms per year, helping to alleviate Bristol’s shortage of primary school places.
Assembly and Leisure Over 40,000 m2 of floorspace has been completed for D2 assembly and leisure since 2006/07. Major completions during the plan period include a leisure centre at Hengrove Park, (10,000 m2) which opened February 2012 and 9,495 m2 D2 floorspace at Cabot Circus (including Cinema De Lux) complete in 2008/09. Smaller scale conversions include a new 808 m2 martial arts dojo and training centre completed in 2013/14 at a former industrial unit in St Phillips. A Taekwondo Centre completed in St Pauls (554 m2) and the central Fire Station Youth Centre, a mixed-use development holding 1,820 m2 arts, performance, sport and leisure facilities, which were both completed in 2012/13. Other completions in the plan period include ‘The Lanes’ a ten-pin bowling venue on Nelson Street in 2008/09, the Colston Hall Foyer building in 2009/10; an education centre at Arnos Vale cemetery in 2009/10 and an education centre at the SS Great Britain in 2010/11. Two large health and fitness studios were also completed in the city centre in 2010/11.
New or improved community sports facilities completed in previous monitoring years include Netham Recreation Ground and Whitehall Playing Fields in Inner East; Filwood Park in South Bristol; the Greenway Centre in the Northern Arc, Portway Rugby Development Centre (Kingsweston) and Kellaway Avenue Playing Fields (Bishopston).
In terms of extant permissions, Bristol City Football Club (BCFC) has planning permission to redevelop their existing stadium at Ashton Gate. The scheme includes various community and hospitality facilities and will increase the stadium’s capacity from 21,500 to 27,000. The redevelopment of Gloucestershire Cricket club began in early 2013. Although parts of the site were recorded as under construction at 1st April 2014, this mixed-use development has
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Extant permissions including significant losses of leisure floorspace include the application to convert Bristol Ice rink into student accommodation which is under construction and the demolition of Bishopsworth swimming pool.
Libraries, museums and galleries
Indicators Visitors figures for 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 libraries 1,865,989 1,860,207 1,829,026 1,721,569 2,047,735
Visits to museums and 1,032,956 1,127,058 1,263,515 galleries
Sources: BCC, Libraries, Museums and Galleries
Bristol libraries experienced an 18.9% increase in visitor numbers in this reporting period. Junction 3, the new state of the art library and learning centre in the Easton area of the city opened at the end March 2013 and has proved very successful with over 100,000 visits during its first year. J3 library is part of a larger development incorporating housing and work units (refer to Policy BCS3). In the 2nd quarter of the reporting year several libraries displayed sculptures of Gromit as part of the ‘Gromit Unleashed’ public art exhibition which led to a substantial increase in footfall. Bishopston library on the former Bristol North Baths is part of a larger scheme which is currently under construction. This new library will replace Cheltenham Road library which is to be redeveloped for 36 flats. On 5th December 2013, the council’s Cabinet agreed to the proposal for Cathedral Primary School to lease the two lower floors of the original ‘Holden’ building of the Central Library from the Council. The Cathedral Primary School which is a free school opened in temporary premises in September 2013. Many of the books currently housed in the lower floors of the Central library will be moved to modern accessible shelving in the council’s B Bond warehouse in the Cumberland Basin. The reference card catalogue of the Bristol’s reference library will be improved and the service extended to enable online searches to be undertaken.
Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives A total of 1,263,515 visits took place in 2013/14, which was an increase of 12% on 2012/13 and the highest number of visits to date to M Shed, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, The Georgian House Museum, The Red Lodge Museum, Blaise Castle House Museum, Bristol Record Office and Kings Weston Roman Villa (Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives).
M Shed and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery took part in the ‘Gromit Unleashed’ campaign, which ran over the summer of 2013 and accounts for the rise in visit numbers for 2013/14. Key exhibitions in 2013/14 included National Portrait Gallery Portrait Prize, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013, Pharaoh: King of Egypt and Roman Empire: Power & People. There were 131,508 visits to exhibitions during 2013/14.Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives had 46,290 educational visits in 2013/14, an increase of 2% on 2012/13. There were also 998,888 website visits during 2013/14.
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Policy BCS13 Climate Change
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 504 643 598 Major applications 57 95 80 % major applications granted 86% 89% 90% Minor applications 422 497 489 % minor applications granted 68% 68% 72% Others 25 51 29 % other applications granted 68% 82% 79%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10 and responds to issues 7, 10, 11 and 12.
Targets Indicators To reduce CO2 emissions in Per capita reduction in CO2 emissions in Local Authority accordance with targets set area. (formerly NI 186) now titled “Carbon Dioxide out in the 20/20 plan and the Emissions within the Scope of Influence of Local Authorities” Climate Change and Energy CO2 reduction from Local Authority operations. Formerly Security Framework National Indicator 185, now using local performance indicator – Total carbon emissions for Bristol City Council (Environmental Statement methodology) Planning to adapt to climate change. Formerly using National Indicator 188, now using qualitative performance statement through the Climate Change and Energy Security Framework
In 2009 the council committed to reduce Bristol’s carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by 40% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 from a 2005 baseline. These targets were also adopted for the council’s direct emissions. The Climate Change and Energy Security Framework adopted in 2010 and updated in 2012, sets out how the council will work with partners to meet these targets. Policy BCS13 sets out a requirement for development in Bristol to take into account the impact of climate change. The targets and indicators reported have been updated to reflect current monitoring arrangements.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions within the Scope of Influence of Local Authorities Bristol’s CO2 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 emissions (baseline) Total CO2 emissions 2406 2379 2303 2244 2063 2133 1963 2125 (kilotonnes) % Reduction in total 0 -1 -4 -7 -14 -11 -18 -12 emissions Per capita CO2 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.4 4.9 5 4.6 4.9 emissions (tonnes) % reduction in per 0 -2 -6 -9 -17 -15 -23 -17 capita emissions Source: DECC (2014)* note due to methodology change all figures have been amended
In 2012, emissions increased compared with the previous year. DECC state that the main reasons for this increase were a colder winter than the previous year, and an increased use of coal for electricity generation.
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Table 5.30 - Total carbon emissions for Bristol City Council Source: BCC, Sustainable City
Year Target Actual % Change 2005/6 57504 57,504 0.0 2006/7 55779 55,736 -3.1 2007/8 54105 51,585 -10.3 2008/9 52482 57,491 0.0 2009/10 50908 59,966 4.3 2010/11 49381 58,014 0.9 2011/12 47899 47,051 -18.2 2012/13 46366 48,161 -16.2 2013/14 44832 40,099 -30.3
The figures in Table 5.30 do not include Academy schools as the council has very little influence over their operations. The council has adopted a 3% year on year reduction target for its own emissions. The performance has been very variable but this has been primarily because the organisation is getting better at recording its energy and fuel use. The spikes in 2008/9 and 2009/10 were the result of a drive to improve data collection, resulting in greatly increased confidence in the data but also picking previously unrecorded energy use. Performance in 2013/14 shows a significant improvement, primarily due to i) a programme to replace all of the city’s streetlights with more efficient lamps, ii) a milder winter requiring less gas for heating and iii) the opening of two large council-owned wind turbines at Avonmouth.
Within the council there are CO2 reduction programmes in place within buildings, street lighting, vehicle fleet and business travel that will reduce CO2 emissions. These programmes include; continuation of installation of biomass boilers, reduction in the number of council offices, energy efficiency measures in council and school buildings, fleet fuel efficiency measures and photovoltaic panel installations on school roofs.
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Policy BCS14 Sustainable Energy
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 489 636 591 Major applications 57 90 78 % major applications granted 86% 89% 91% Minor applications 411 499 488 % minor applications granted 69% 68% 72% Others 21 47 25 % other applications granted 57% 85% 80%
This policy addresses 1, 7 and 10 and responds to issues 11 and 12.
Indicators Renewable energy generation installed capacity by type (former COI E3) No. of residential properties in major development supplied by district heating Non-residential floorspace in major developments supplied by district heating No. of residential properties in major development supplied by renewable CHP or renewable community heating No. of residential floorspace in major development supplied by renewable CHP or renewable community heating
Policy BCS14 sets out a requirement for development to minimise its energy requirements and incorporate renewable and low-carbon energy supplies to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
Installed renewable energy Within this monitoring period (01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014) the number of renewable energy instillations has again risen from 2,201 to 2,886. Installed renewable electricity capacity has increased in each renewable energy type except Sewage Gas CHP.
In 2013/14, anaerobic digestion capacity in Bristol increased by 4.25 MW from 1.5MW to 5.750MW. This increase is actually as a result of a previously completed scheme by GENeco & Wessex Water Enterprises at Wessex Waters waste treatment plant, whereby phase 2 of the scheme increased the facilities capacity. Energy from Waste (EfW) increased by 6.885 MW from 6.225MW to 13.110MW. This rise is based on an extension to New Earth Solutions Advanced Conversion Technology plant at Avonmouth, which now has a capacity of just over 13 MW.
On-shore wind capacity increased by 5 MW in 2013/14, due to the two new 2.5 MW wind turbines commissioned by Bristol City Council in Avonmouth (as discussed below and under Policy BCS4). Solar Photovoltaic capacity continues to rise this year increasing to 10.105 MW, a 3.012 MW increase on the previous year from a further 506 small-scale projects.
Installed renewable heat At March 2014, renewable heat projects installed in Bristol had a combined renewable heat capacity of 19.936 MW (increasing from 19.001 MW in 2012/13). This increase was as a result of an increase in both heat pump capacity and solar thermal.
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Part of the overall thermal capacity can be attributed to the Governments Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI). RHI overseen by the Department of Energy and Climatic Change was set up to accelerate the deployment of renewable heating technologies. This project involves the government offering grants to support proposals for projects installing biomass boilers, solar thermal systems, ground source heat pumps, air to water source heat pumps and water to water source heat pumps. Phase 1 of the project was set up for non-domestic instillations in the industrial, business and public sectors. Phase 2, the domestic element of RHI was also introduced in spring 2014.
Planning permissions Several large and small scale applications relating to the creation of renewable energy remain in the current pipeline. The more significant applications are generally situated in Avonmouth and have been discussed under Policy BCS4. These include a further wind turbine project discussed below, and a Bio-fuel renewable energy plant located at the northern section of the Former Sevalco site in Avonmouth. Waste management company Viridor also has an extant permission to build an Energy-from-Waste facility, with the potential to generate a substantial 30 MW of heat energy or sufficient to serve around 42,000 households.
Wind turbines In addition to the three wind turbines operated by Ecotricity at the Bristol Port Company in Avonmouth Docks, two further turbines were installed on the former Shell oil tank site, Severn Road Avonmouth, commissioned in November 2013. The Bristol City Council project will become the council’s largest single supplier of renewable energy predicted to generate over 14,000 Megawatt hours (MWh) of power per year – the equivalent to the average annual electricity use of over 2,500 UK households. Tridos also purchased land to commission 4 turbines at Wessex Waters sewage treatment plant in Avonmouth. This 8.2MW scheme was operational in the summer 2014 and therefore the wind capacity will be included in next year’s data. Bristol Port Company also has an extant permission for 3 turbines on land at Avonmouth Docks, each with a 3MW capacity.
Renewable energy generation (former COI E3) 2012/13 2013/14 Number of known grid connected renewable energy and heat 2322 2886 projects installed in Bristol Installed renewable electricity (MW) MW MW Total: 26.573 45.720 Anaerobic Digestion 1.5 5.750 Waste: 6.225 13.110 Sewage gas CHP: 5.750 5.750 Solar photovoltaics: 7.093 10.105 Wind: onshore: 6.005 11.005 Installed renewable heat (MW) MW MW Total: 19.001 19.936 Anaerobic Digestion: 4.250 4.250 Waste: 0 0 Biomass: 7.002 7.642 Heat pumps: 0.338 0.433 Sewage gas: 7.000 7.000 Solar thermal: 0.411 0.610
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Policy BCS15 Sustainable Design and Construction
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 502 651 605 Major applications 56 95 83 % major applications granted 86% 89% 90% Minor applications 426 499 494 % minor applications granted 68% 69% 72% Others 20 57 28 % other applications granted 70% 84% 89%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 and responds to issues 10, 11, 12 and 14.
Indicators Percentage of schemes including 10 or more homes granted planning permission that achieve levels 4,5,6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes Percentage of schemes including at least 1,000m2 non-residential floorspace granted planning permission that achieve BREEAM “Very Good”, “Excellent”, and “Outstanding” Percentage of super-major schemes granted planning permission that achieve BREEAM for Communities “Very Good”, “Excellent”, and “Outstanding” Percentage of new homes and workplaces with high speed broadband access and enabled for Next Generation broadband access
Policy BCS15 aims to ensure that new developments are designed and constructed to minimise their environmental impact and to contribute to meeting targets for reductions in carbon dioxide. The Climate Change and Sustainability Practice Note September 2011 offers advice on the implementation of policies BCS13-16, prior to the preparation of a supplementary planning document (SPD) on Climate Change and Sustainability.
The assessment of any development against this policy has not been able to be reported due to a lack of resources. These indicators will only be reported in future monitoring reports if a comprehensive monitoring system for sustainable development and construction is resourced.
Bristol City Council is committed to having a digitally connected city, with Next Generation broadband provided as the standard. Ensuring access for high speed broadband and Next Generation is an important part of a building’s long term sustainability. It reduces the need for potentially costly retro-fitting and helps to ensure that residents and businesses can minimise their need to travel and are not digitally excluded due to lack of access to latest technologies. Further information on how buildings can include high speed broadband access and enable Next Generation is available from the council’s sustainable city team. The Connecting Bristol web site contains useful background information.
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Policy BCS16 Flood Risk and Water Management
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 340 569 474 Major applications 40 79 69 % major applications granted 90% 89% 88% Minor applications 280 428 370 % minor applications granted 66% 67% 72% Others 20 62 35 % other applications granted 70% 87% 83%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 5 and 10 and responds to issue 12. BCS16 avoids conflicting with other objectives, notably objectives 2 and 3.
Indicators Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds (former Core Output Indicator E1) Percentage of schemes including 10 or more homes granted planning permission within Flood Zone 3
Policy BCS16 sets out the city’s approach to minimising the risk and impact of flooding in the context of new development.
The Environment Agency’s report providing information on all EA objections to planning applications between 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014 showed that there were 9 initial objections to applications in Bristol.
Of these initial objections 1 application was withdrawn prior to a decision. The remaining 8 applications had the original objection’s withdrawn as the necessary information was provided, or the applicant agreed to pre-commencement conditions to mitigate flood risk.
Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Source: Environment Agency Percentage of schemes including 10 or more homes granted planning permission within Flood Zone 3 This indicator is unable to be reported
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Policy BCS17 Affordable Housing Provision
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 11 29 21 Major applications 5 24 15 % major applications granted 80% 96% 100% Minor applications 6 5 6 % minor applications granted 33% 60% 100% Others 0 0 0 % other applications granted 0% 0% 0%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2 and 4 and responds to issue 1.
Targets Indicators Provision of 6,650 affordable Gross affordable housing completions (Including new homes upto 2026 build, acquisitions and conversions) citywide and per zone per annum broken down as follows: a) Social rented homes provided b) Intermediate homes provided c) S106 without public subsidy d) S106 with public subsidy e) All other public subsidy f) Affordable homes total (incorporates former COI H5
Average percentage of affordable housing secured through application of policy by zone per annum
Policy BCS17 sets out when affordable housing provision will be required and indicates the proportions that will be sought across Bristol. It sets a target for the provision of 6,650 affordable homes (gross) up to 2026. Policy BCS17 refers to affordable housing percentage requirements by Strategic Housing Market Assessment Zones for major housing sites of 15 dwellings or more. 40% of affordable homes are sought in the North West, Inner West and Inner East Bristol zones and 30% in all other locations. An indicative citywide tenure split of 77% social rented and 23% intermediate affordable housing is sought.
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Strategic Housing Market Assessment Zones Source: BCC, Core Strategy Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014
Gross affordable completions The following table shows gross affordable housing completions, including acquisitions for the period 2007-2014.
Gross affordable housing completions (former NI 155 / COI H5) 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 a) Social rented homes 305 419 320 334 267 134 98 b) Intermediate homes 129 141 219 68 98 33 4 c)* S106 without - - - Not known Not known Not known Not known public subsidy d)* S106 with public - - - Not known Not known Not known Not known subsidy e)* All other public - - - Not known Not known Not known Not known subsidy 443 583 553 402 365 290 102
f)Total affordable (Type homes (Type (Type (Type unknown unknown unknown for unknown for for 120 for 9 units) 21 units) 18 units) units) *New core strategy indicator base date 2010/11 Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning
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3,096 gross affordable units were completed between 2006 and 2014 which is 46.5% of the target. 2,090 (67.5%) completions were social rented and 784 (25.3%) were intermediate units – see Table 5.31. Details of affordable homes built with or without s106 public subsidy or all other public subsidy are not available. A further 3,554 (281 per year) affordable dwellings is required in the remaining plan period to meet the target provision of 6,650 affordable homes.
Table 5.31 - Gross affordable housing completions, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
SHMA zone Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Total East Inner East Inner North North South West West
2006/07 No. 18 2 26 115 0 61 222 Social Rented % 40.9 11.8 42.6 95.0 0.0 53.0 62.0 No. 20 4 35 0 0 29 88 Intermediate % 45.5 23.5 57.4 0.0 0.0 25.2 24.6 Dwelling not known 6 11 0 6 0 25 48 Total affordable dwellings 44 17 61 121 0 115 358 2007/08 No. 0 66 57 148 0 34 305 Social Rented % 0.0 68.8 83.8 90.8 0.0 31.2 68.8 No. 7 29 11 9 0 73 129 Intermediate % 100 30.2 16.2 5.5 0.0 67.0 29.1 Dwelling not known 0 1 0 6 0 2 9 Total affordable dwellings 7 96 68 163 0 109 443 2008/09 No. 67 68 26 116 7 135 419 Social Rented % 77.9 61.8 40.6 99.1 100.0 67.8 71.9 No. 19 42 21 0 0 59 141 Intermediate % 22.1 38.2 44.7 0.0 0.0 30.4 25.2 Dwelling not known 0 0 17 1 0 5 23 Total affordable dwellings 86 110 64 117 7 199 583 2009/10 No. 0 69 49 87 4 111 320 Social Rented % 0.0 33.3 72.1 82.9 100.0 71.6 57.9 No. 14 138 19 4 0 44 219 Intermediate % 100.0 66.7 27.9 3.8 0.0 28.4 39.6 Dwelling not known 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 Total affordable dwellings 14 207 68 105 4 155 553 2010/11 No. 36 14 65 83 0 136 334 Social Rented % 92.3 100.0 94.2 75.5 0.0 80.0 83.1 Intermediate No. 3 0 4 27 0 34 68 % 7.7 0.0 5.8 24.5 0.0 20.0 16.9 Dwelling not known 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 continued
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SHMA zone Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Total East Inner East Inner North North South West West 2010/11 continued Total affordable dwellings 39 14 69 110 0 170 402 2011/12 No. 47 112 3 64 0 37 263 Social Rented % 94.0 86.2 75.0 97.0 0.0 32.2 72.1 Intermediate No. 3 18 1 2 0 78 102 % 6.0 13.8 25.0 3.0 0.0 67.8 27.9 Dwelling not known 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total affordable dwellings 50 130 4 66 0 115 365 2012/13 No. 0 31 19 25 12 42 129 Social Rented % 0.0 52.5 79.2 54.3 100.0 29.2 44.5 No. 0 28 5 0 0 0 33 Intermediate % 0.0 47.5 20.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.4 Dwelling not known 5 0 0 21 0 102 128 Total affordable dwellings 5 59 24 46 12 144 290 2013/14 No. 5 6 0 76 0 11 98 Social Rented % 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 73.3 96.1 No. 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Intermediate % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 3.9 Dwelling not known 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total affordable 5 6 0 76 0 15 102 dwellings 2006 - 2014 No. 173 368 245 714 23 567 2,090 Social Rented % 69.2 57.6 68.4 88.8 0.0 55.5 67.5 No. 66 259 96 42 0 321 784 Intermediate % 26.4 40.5 26.8 5.2 0.0 31.4 25.3 Dwelling not known 11 12 17 48 0 134 222 Total affordable 250 639 358 804 23 1,022 3,096 dwellings
Please note: 222 units have missing social / intermediate details.
In 2013/14, 40.0% affordable dwellings were secured through section 106 agreements in Bristol Inner West at South at The Memorial Stadium Bristol Rovers Football Club, Filton - see Table 5.32. The implementation of this redevelopment is dependent on Bristol City Football Club relocating to Ashton Vale. In 2013/14 Bristol Inner West and Bristol South both met its required percentage with 40.0% and 30.3% respectively. Details of social rented and intermediate data are not available.
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Table 5.32 - Percentage of affordable housing secured on housing sites of 15 or more dwellings since 2007 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
% SHMA zone sought 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Bristol East 30% 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 18.5 3.8 Bristol Inner East 40% 19.7 19.2 14.3 22.6 20.0 14.2 11.5 Bristol Inner West 40% 18.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 40.0 Bristol North 30% 27.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.5 0.0 Bristol North West 40% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bristol South 30% 25.4 23.2 0.0 31.0 0.0 26.5 30.3 Total 20.2 22.5 14.3 24.1 17.5 23.4 22.3
Table 5.33 - Type of affordable housing secured on housing sites of 15 or more dwellings since 2007 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
SHMA zone Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Total East Inner East Inner North North South West West
2007/08 No. 16 17 29 1 0 55 118 Social Rented % 88.9 58.6 93.5 16.7 0.0 67.1 71.1 No. 2 12 2 5 0 27 48 Intermediate % 11.1 41.4 6.5 83.3 0.0 32.9 28.9 Total affordable 18 29 31 6 0 82 166 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 118 0 0 0 118 2008/09 No. 0 10 0 0 0 48 58 Social Rented % 0.0 71.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.0 65.2 No. 0 4 0 0 0 27 31 Intermediate % 0.0 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 34.8 Total affordable 0 14 0 0 0 75 89 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009/10 No. 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 Social Rented % 0.0 64.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.7 No. 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 Intermediate % 0.0 35.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.3 Total affordable 0 17 0 0 0 0 17 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010/11 0 40 0 0 0 14 54 Social Rented No. % 0.0 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 77.8 68.4 No. 0 21 0 0 0 4 25 Intermediate % 0.0 34.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.2 31.6 continued
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SHMA zone Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Bristol Total East Inner East Inner North North South West West
Total affordable 0 61 0 0 0 18 79 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011/12 0 6 3 0 0 0 9 Social Rented No. % 0.0 66.7 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.9 No. 0 3 5 0 0 0 8 Intermediate % 0.0 33.3 62.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.1 Total affordable 0 9 8 0 0 0 17 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012/13 17 16 0 18 0 50 101 Social Rented No. % 85.0 88.9 0.0 100.0 0.0 80.6 85.6 No. 3 2 0 0 0 12 17 Intermediate % 15.0 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.4 14.4 Total affordable 20 18 0 18 0 62 118 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 0 16 0 69 85 2013/14 2 3 19 0 0 23 47 Social Rented No. % 66.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 85.5 No. 1 0 7 0 0 0 8 Intermediate % 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5 Total affordable 3 3 26 0 0 23 55 Units with missing tenure (excluded from total) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In 2013/14, 85.5% social rented and 14.5% intermediate homes were secured which is respectively 8.5% higher and 8.5% lower than the indicative citywide split being sought – see Table 5.33.
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Policy BCS18 Housing Type
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2 and 4 and responds to issue 1.
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 392 456 449 Major applications 34 59 47 % major applications granted 79% 88% 87% Minor applications 339 365 379 % minor applications granted 63% 61% 68% Others 19 32 23 % other applications granted 79% 81% 78%
Indicators Number and percentage of new market dwellings completed by number of bedrooms and unit type to include: a) Flats/maisonettes/apartments (1 to 4+ bedrooms) b) Houses and bungalows (1 to 4+ bedrooms) Number and percentage of new affordable dwellings completed by number of bedrooms and unit type to include: a) Flats/maisonettes/apartments (1 to 4+ bedrooms) b) Houses and bungalows (1 to 4+ bedrooms)
Policy BCS18 aims to ensure that new residential development provides for a range of housing types to help support the creation of mixed, balanced and inclusive communities.
Net housing completions 12,259 flats and 2,622 houses were completed between 2006 and 2014. 13.1% of all flats and 29.5% of all houses were affordable. In 2013/14, 1,005 private flats were completed which is 560 more completions than in 2013/14, however, more affordable houses (175) were completed in 2012/13 than in 2013/14 (42) – see Table 5.34. Housing completions are contributing towards mixed, balanced and inclusive communities across the city. Between 2006 and 2014, a total of 12,502 private dwellings and 2,379 affordable dwellings were completed. The majority of these completions (3,873 units) took place in the city centre – see Table 5.35 and Figures 5.16 and 5.17. Within the same period, the highest number of affordable dwellings (754 units), comprising of 471 flats and 283 houses have been built in South Bristol – see Table 5.35.
Table 5.34 - Net housing completions in Bristol by tenure and dwelling type, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Bristol Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows TOTAL Number % Number % Number % Private 10,654 86.9 1,848 70.5 12,502 84.0 Affordable 1,605 13.1 774 29.5 2,379 16.0 Total 12,259 100 2,622 100.0 14,881 100.0
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Table 5.35 - Net housing completions in Bristol by tenure and dwelling type, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Private Affordable Total Area Flats Houses Other Total Flats Houses Total Flats Houses Other Total City Centre 3,833 40 0 3,873 426 9 435 4,259 49 0 4,308 Inner East 1,009 88 0 1,097 200 126 326 1,209 214 0 1,423 Northern Arc 914 680 0 1,594 302 251 553 1,216 931 0 2,147 Rest of Bristol 2,468 600 0 3,068 206 105 311 2,674 705 0 3,379 South Bristol 2,430 440 12 2,882 471 283 754 2,901 723 12 3,636 Total 10,654 1,848 12 12,514 1,605 774 2,379 12,259 2,622 12 14,893 % 71.5 12.4 0.1 84.0 10.8 5.2 16.0 82.3 17.6 0.1 100.0
Figure 5.16 - Private flats and houses completions, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes 4,500 Houses/ Bungalows 4,000 3,833 3,500
3,000 2,468 2,430 2,500 2,000 Dwellings 1,500 1,009 914 1,000 680 600 440 500 40 88 0 City Centre Inner East Northern Arc Rest of Bristol South Bristol
Private
Figure 5.17 - Affordable flats and houses completions, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes
500 Houses/ Bungalows 471
450 426 400
350 302 300 283 251
250 206 200
Dwellings 200 126
150 105 100
50 9 0 City Centre Inner East Northern Arc Rest of Bristol South Bristol
Affordable
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Gross completions bedroom data Between 2006/07 and 2013/14, 10,099 one and two bed flats were completed comprising 8,325 private and 1,774 affordable units. A further 81 flats and 17 houses were completed for which the bed size is unknown. In 2012/13, 66 affordable 2 bed houses were completed which is 44 more than in the 2013/14. In 2013/14, 855 private 1 and 2 bed flats were completed which is 482 more than in 2012/13 – see Table 5.36 and Figures 5.18 and 5.19. 1,980, 3 and 4 bed + houses have been completed since 2006/07 – see Figure 5.19.
Table 5.36 - Gross housing completions in Bristol (excl. dwelling conversions) by tenure and bedrooms, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes Houses/ Bungalows Total Number % Number % Number % Private 1 Bed 4,431 41.1 92 2.8 4,523 32.3 2 Bed 3,894 36.1 520 16.0 4,414 31.5 3 Bed 325 3.0 927 28.6 1,252 8.9 4 Bed + 217 2.0 379 11.7 596 4.3 Missing 77 0.7 8 0.2 85 0.6 Total 8,944 83.0 1,926 59.4 10,870 77.6 Affordable 1 Bed 680 6.3 15 0 695 119 2 Bed 1,094 10.2 616 19.0 1,710 12.2 3 Bed 53 0.5 555 17.1 608 4.3 4 Bed + 0 0.0 119 3.7 119 0.8 Missing 4 0.0 9 0.3 13 0.1 Total 1,831 17.0 1,314 40.6 3,145 22.4 Total 1 Bed 5,111 47.4 107 3.3 5,218 37.2 2 Bed 4,988 46.3 1,136 35.1 6,124 43.7 3 Bed 378 3.5 1,482 45.7 1,860 13.3 4 Bed + 217 2.0 498 15.4 715 5.1 Missing 81 0.8 17 0.5 98 0.7 Total 10,775 100.0 3,240 100.0 14,015 100.0
Figure 5.18 - Gross private housing completions, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes 5,000 4,431 Houses/ Bungalows 4,500 3,894 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500
Dwellings 2,000 1,500 927 520 1,000 325 217 379 500 92 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
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Figure 5.19 - Gross affordable housing completions, 2006/07 - 2013/14 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats/ Maisonettes 1,200 1,094 Houses/ Bungalows
1,000 680 800 616 555 600
Dwellings 400 200 119 15 53 0 0 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed +
Affordable
There were 8,705 units with planning permission at 31 March 2014 which comprises of 7,755 private and 950 affordable units. There were 2,387 units with unspecified flats / houses details. The city centre has the highest number of permissions with 4,353 units which includes 2,694 private flats and 123 affordable flats - see Table 5.37 and Figures 5.20 and 5.21.
Table 5.37 - Housing sites with planning permission at 31 March 2014 (net) by dwelling type and tenure (incl. s106) Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Area Private Affordable Total Flats Houses Unspec Total Flats Houses Unspec Total Flats Houses Unspec Total City Centre 2,694 37 1,246 3,977 123 5 248 376 2,817 42 1,494 4,353 Inner East 219 62 0 281 29 6 0 35 248 68 0 316 Northern Arc 125 183 0 308 32 13 0 45 157 196 0 353 Rest of Bristol 921 534 75 1,530 51 79 10 140 972 613 85 1,670 South Bristol 768 281 610 1,659 27 129 198 354 795 410 808 2,013 Total 4,727 1,097 1,931 7,755 262 232 456 950 4,989 1,329 2,387 8,705
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Figure 5.20: Net private housing with planning permission at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats 3,000 Houses 2,694 Unspecified 2,500
2,000
1,500 1,246 Dwellings 921
1,000 768 610 534
500 281 219 183 125 75 62 37 0 0 0 0 City Centre Inner East Northern Arc Rest of Bristol South Bristol
Private
Figure 5.21: Net affordable housing with planning permission at 31 March 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
Flats 300 Houses
248 Unspecified 250 198 200 129
150 123 Dwellings
100 79 51 32 29 50 27 13 10 6 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 City Centre Inner East Northern Arc Rest of Bristol South Bristol
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Policy BCS19 Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Show People
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 1 1 0 Major applications 0 1 0 % major applications granted 0% 100% 0% Minor applications 0 0 0 % minor applications granted 0% 0% 0% Others 1 0 0 % other applications granted 100% 0% 0%
Targets Indicators To deliver GTAA pitch Net additional pitches (Gypsies and Travellers): requirements for Gypsies and a) Permanent Travellers and Travelling b) Transit Showpeople by 2011 c) Showpeople d) Total (former Core Output Indicator H4)
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2 and 4 and responds to issue 1. Policy BCS19 aims is to set out the council’s approach to meeting the established unmet need for accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.
No additional pitches have been delivered between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. The bid submitted to the Homes and Communities Agency for the 2011/12 Gypsy Traveller Site Grant to fund an additional 12 residential Gypsy and Traveller pitches was successful and £600,000 was allocated in January 2012 for the delivery of the 12 additional pitches by 2015. However, no suitable sites could be identified within the specified timescale and the funds were returned to the Homes and Communities Agency.
Net additional pitches (Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Show People) 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Permanent: 0 11*12 0 0 12*12 0 0 Transit: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Showpeople: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Survey
In January 2014 a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) was published jointly with South Gloucestershire Council. This provides evidence about the accommodation needs for the period 2013-2028. The GTAA replaces the previous (2007) version and identifies a need in Bristol City Council’s area for 24 residential Gypsy and Traveller pitches; 3 additional plots for Travelling Showpeople within Bristol, and no additional transit provision.
11 Planning permission was granted for the creation of a permanent site for Travelling Showpeople at Locks Yard, west of Hartcliffe Way on 12 November 2008. The site was designated in the adopted Local Plan 1997. The planning permission reorganises the existing site layout, but does not result in a net gain in pitch provision as the site has historically been used for Travelling Showpeople.
12 Renewal of the 2008 planning permission was granted on 04 October 2011 (11/02537/R) but does result in any net gain in pitch provision. Refer to footnote above.
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Policy BCS20 Effective and Efficient Use of Land
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 239 327 337 Major applications 33 59 46 % major applications granted 85% 95% 85% Minor applications 196 244 273 % minor applications granted 62% 56% 68% Others 10 24 18 % other applications granted 90% 83% 94%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and responds to issue 1, 7 and 10.
Indicators Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land per annum (former Core Output Indicator H3) Percentage of new dwellings completed per annum at: i) Less than 30 dwellings per hectare ii) Between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare iii) Between 50 and 60 dwellings per hectare iv) Between 60 and 100 dwellings per hectare v) Above 100 dwellings per hectare Citywide density mapping showing average density of new dwellings completed every 5 years by Lower Layer Super Output Area
Policy BCS20 aims to ensure that all development maximises opportunities to re-use previously developed land and also uses land in the most efficient way possible.
Development within Bristol The majority of residential development within the city between 2006 and 2014 has been on previously developed land. In 2013/14, a lower percentage (86.27%), or 1,169 gross new and converted dwellings were built on previously developed land, when compared to completions between 2006 and 2012 – refer to Policy BCS5 and see Figure 5.22. Since 09/06/10, private residential gardens are no longer treated as brownfield and are excluded from the definition of PDL in Annex 2 of the NPPF. This change has resulted in a lower number of housing completions on PDL since 2010/11.
106 dwellings were completed on 2 major greenfield sites with a capacity for 20 or more dwellings, including 94 dwellings at former Hewlett Packard site at Romney Avenue, Lockleaze.
Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land (former Core Output Indicator H3) 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 96.63% 99.79% 98.05% 95.56% 90.43 90.67% 84.61% 86.27% Source, BCC, Bristol Residential Survey 2014
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Figure 5.22 - Delivery of completions by former use of land Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 3.37 0.21 1.95 4.44 9.57 9.33 15.39 13.73 100
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60 % % 99.79 98.05 96.63 95.56 90.67 40 90.43 86.27 84.61
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Previously developed land Greenfield
Policy BCS20 states for residential development a minimum indicative net density of 50 dwellings per hectare will be sought. Net densities below 50 dwellings per hectare should only occur where it is essential to safeguard the special interest and character of the area. 14% of all dwellings completed on major housing sites in 2014 were at less than 50 dwellings per hectare, which is a decrease on last year’s figure of 2%. Between 2006 and 2014, 91% of all dwellings completed were at more than 50 dwellings per hectare – see Figure 5.23. In the same period 23% of all major dwellings were at less than 50 dwellings per hectare in Northern Arc and the average density was 95.7 dph – see Table 5.38 and 5.39.
Percentage of new dwellings completed per annum (former COI H2) 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Less than 30 2% 1% 3% 1% 0% 2% 3% 0% dph 30 - 50 dph 14% 7% 4% 2% 8% 3% 13% 14% More than 50 84% 92% 93% 97% 92% 95% 84% 86% dph Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning
Figure 5.23 - Dwellings per hectare - net density of major housing completions, 2006 - 2014 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014
<30 30-50 2% 7%
> 50 91%
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Table 5.38 – Densities achieved on major housing sites since 2006 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 2006- 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 % % % % % % % % % South Bristol <30 4.2 2.5 13.3 11.3 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 4.0 30-50 2.7 0.0 7.1 0.0 13.0 0.0 11.1 36.5 5.1 50-60 0.0 2.1 0.0 14.3 17.3 11.4 0.0 0.0 5.9 60-100 16.0 15.2 41.0 47.0 2.5 65.8 42.8 23.5 32.2 >100 77.2 80.2 38.6 27.4 67.3 22.9 40.9 40.0 52.8 City Centre <30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30-50 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50-60 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60-100 0.0 0.0 3.4 2.3 10.5 6.8 0.0 0.0 3.2 >100 100.0 100.0 96.6 97.7 89.5 93.2 100.0 100.0 96.8 Inner East <30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30-50 1.5 14.9 19.5 8.1 0.0 16.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 50-60 0.0 9.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 60-100 2.2 50.7 16.5 0.0 0.0 20.5 98.3 0.0 19.7 >100 96.3 25.4 63.9 86.3 100.0 63.0 1.7 100.0 68.1 Northern Arc <30 1.7 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 30-50 31.7 42.0 2.3 10.7 16.8 16.9 30.9 58.0 25.3 50-60 44.3 33.0 79.3 55.6 50.7 57.4 53.6 22.8 50.2 60-100 14.3 19.9 0.0 7.7 32.5 7.2 10.9 0.0 12.7 >100 8.1 4.7 15.8 26.1 0.0 18.5 4.5 19.1 11.2 Rest of Bristol <30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.6 7.7 0.0 2.5 30-50 22.1 0.0 3.6 0.0 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 50-60 10.4 18.0 51.5 15.2 6.6 0.0 25.9 23.3 21.5 60-100 19.9 13.9 18.0 57.0 54.3 56.3 24.5 0.0 27.5 >100 47.6 68.1 26.8 27.8 32.5 19.0 42.0 76.7 42.2 Citywide <30 1.6 0.8 2.8 1.1 0.0 2.2 3.0 0.0 1.5 30-50 13.7 8.1 3.9 2.5 7.8 3.5 12.5 13.6 7.4 50-60 12.7 10.1 23.3 11.1 16.1 11.1 21.3 6.2 13.9 60-100 13.0 14.3 14.0 12.0 19.1 33.0 28.4 2.2 16.8 >100 59.1 66.7 55.9 73.4 57.0 50.2 34.8 78.0 60.4
Table 5.39 – Densities achieved on major housing sites since 2006 Source: BCC, Bristol Residential Development Survey 2014 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2006-2014 City Centre 274.9 292.2 250.3 311.7 257.1 327.6 334.7 284.3 324.5 Inner East 97.4 71.0 116.0 179.5 239.6 117.5 87.8 214.0 114.9 Northern Arc 52.2 52.3 52.9 57.3 56.0 50.9 49.5 49.3 54.9 Other 67.6 73.2 65.1 73.0 64.2 61.2 59.9 60.7 76.1 South Bristol 180.9 152.5 59.3 132.1 106.2 95.5 62.3 62.0 92.2 Citywide 78.3 88.8 80.1 110.7 83.3 97.7 69.9 77.4 102.6
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Policy BCS21 Quality Urban Design
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 1,270 1,720 1,873 Major applications 56 97 82 % major applications granted 86% 91% 89% Minor applications 711 791 884 % minor applications granted 73% 75% 79% Others 503 832 907 % other applications granted 84% 86% 85%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 and responds to issues 7, 10, 11 and 15.
Indicators Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments
Policy BCS21 aims to ensure that all new development in Bristol achieves high standards of urban design. Policy BCS21 is used in determining planning applications, notably in applying the Building for Life standards and as a means of assessing new developments against strategic design principles. It does not provide detailed development management criteria for specific aspects of the built environment. This is provided by the Site Allocations and Development Management DPD. For example, the requirement in Policy BCS21 for development to “contribute positively to an area’s character and identity, creating or reinforcing local distinctiveness” will be reflected by the proposed development management policy on Local Character and Distinctiveness.
Building for Life Building for Life is an industry owned and government endorsed guide for developers and local authorities for new homes and neighbourhood design. BfL12 was re-launched in September 2012 by its partners - The Home Builders Federation, Design Council - Cabe and Design for Homes. It reflects the partners’ vision of what new housing developments should be, that is, attractive, functional and a sustainable place. It also sets out a methodology to help structure discussions between local communities, the local planning authority, the developer of a proposed scheme and other stakeholders. BfL12’s third iteration is based on the NPPF, the Localism Act and the government’s commitment to build more homes, better homes and involve local communities in planning.
BfL20 has been discontinued. BfL12 is based on a traffic light system using red, amber and green. It recommends that new developments aims to secure as many ‘greens’ as possible, minimise the number of ambers and avoid ‘reds’. As the new system is no longer based on an absolute scoring system, the thresholds as defined in the adopted Core Strategy cannot be applied as intended within the BfL 20 methodology.
Development management policies including design are outlined in the Site Allocation and Development Management policies document, which was adopted in July 2014. The document provides detail on how Policy BCS21 could be delivered and therefore the BfL20 system for measuring quality is not being used, as compliance to Policy BCS21 will be secured through developments meeting the adopted policies within Core Strategy policy BCS21 and relevant Development Management policies.
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Policy BCS22 Conservation and the Historic Environment
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 714 1,023 1,004 Major applications 28 53 50 % major applications granted 86% 89% 86% Minor applications 322 361 413 % minor applications granted 74% 77% 83% Others 364 609 541 % other applications granted 80% 87% 85%
This policy addresses objectives 5, 6 and 7 and responds to issue 10 and 11.
Targets Indicators Reduction in heritage assets at risk on Heritage assets at risk on national register national register Reduction in listed buildings on the Number of listed buildings on the “Listed Buildings “Listed Buildings at Risk in Bristol” at Risk in Bristol” register register Additional conservation area character Number of conservation area character appraisals appraisals and management plans and management plans completed completed
Policy BCS22 aims to ensure all new development safeguards or enhances the historic environment.
Changes to the conservation and historic environment 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of listed buildings 4,259 4,260 4,256 4,261 4,261 Number of listed buildings EH 10 10 11 10 8 in Bristol on the ‘at risk’ BCC 75 60 59 64 47 register Number of listed buildings in 3 0 5 0 1 Bristol demolished or changed in grade Source: BCC, City Design
English Heritage, Grade I and II* ‘at risk’ register 2013/14 Brunel Swing Bridge, Cumberland Basin Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill 28 Portland Square, St Paul's Lower Lodge to Ashton Court Carriage Works, 104 Stokes Croft Stair Turret, Inns Court Vicarage 31 & 32 Portland Square The Lodge, Napier Miles Road Source: BBC, City Design
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For up to date information and changes relating to conservation and the historic environment reference should be made to the Know Your Place website www.bristol.gov.uk/knowyourplace.
The City Design Group has published the first City Council smartphone app. Funded by English Heritage, the app called Heritage Eye enables the public to make on site mobile recording of data relating to buildings at risk. Members of the public can undertake their own Listed Building survey and assess whether the structure is suffering from neglect or abuse. Completed surveys are submitted via know your place13 for validation by council Conservation Officers. Heritage Eye will contribute to the maintenance of Bristol's buildings at risk register and help officers manage the heritage of the city. The app is free and is available for Android smartphones. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.go.
13 Know Your Place is a website that allows you to explore your neighbourhood through historic maps, images and linked information. It gives wider access to Bristol’s historic maps and allows you to learn and share information about historic Bristol. www.bristol.gov.uk/knowyourplace
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Policy BCS23 Pollution
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Number of times policy used to determine applications 287 516 488 Major applications 38 75 69 % major applications granted 92% 91% 90% Minor applications 206 308 313 % minor applications granted 69% 65% 78% Others 43 133 106 % other applications granted 77% 85% 86%
This policy addresses objectives 1, 5 and 7 and responds to issues 11 and 13.
Targets Indicators To improve air quality in Results of air quality monitoring as reported in the Joint accordance with the Air Quality Local Transport Plan progress report Action Plan targets Change in extent of Air Quality Management Area(s)
Policy BCS23 sets out a requirement for new development to take into account its potential impact on pollution and the impact of existing sources of pollution.
Air quality A chapter on air quality will be incorporated into a wider Place Strategy as part of Bristol as Green Capital in 2015.
The indicators used for reporting air quality have been selected to reflect the pollutants of most concern (nitrogen dioxide and PM10) and to use the metrics that are also employed to describe the local authority's performance in managing air quality in the Local Air Quality Management regime. The monitoring sites selected are from Bristol City Council’s network of analysers and from the Defra AURN site in St. Pauls. An Air Quality Management Area
(AQMA) is declared for both PM10 and NO2.
The Defra site is subject to third party; audited QA \ QC routines and data are fully ratified. The Bristol City Council sites are ratified in-house. The monitoring sites cover both background and roadside locations, broadly representing the range of concentrations in the city. The metrics use the calendar year, as is the convention in statutory reporting on air quality. The figures are compiled for statutory reports that are normally submitted in April of every year. The NO2 data for Old Market is unavailable for 2012 and the site has now closed.
The trends in nitrogen dioxide concentrations from 1998 - 2013 are shown below in Figure 5.24. It is apparent that the trend is stable from 1998 to 2013 at the majority of sites. These trends reflect monitoring at the roadside across the city using diffusion tubes. Figure 5.25 gives a summary plot of nitrogen dioxide concentrations at all the continuous monitoring sites.
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-3 Air quality: annual mean nitrogen dioxide ugm Site ID Name Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 452 AURN St. Pauls background 30.6 27.2 31.5 28.2 213 Old Market roadside 62.8 58.5 N/A N/A 206 Rupert Street roadside 94.3 86.2 89.3 85.1 375 Newfoundland Way roadside 54.3 53.8 52.7 55.2
Air quality: exceedences of PM10 daily mean objective 452 AURN St. Pauls background 4 13 8 2 213 Old Market roadside 2 8 3 N/A Source: BCC, Sustainable City
Figure 5.24 - Trends in annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentration measured at automatic monitoring sites Source: BCC, Sustainable City
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Figure 5.25 - Nitrogen dioxide at continuous analyser sites in Bristol Source: BCC, Sustainable City
It is now understood that increased penetration of diesel vehicles in the fleet and the under– performance of vehicles in relation to their type approval under the EURO test cycles have led to concentrations of NO2 and PM10 in the UK remaining broadly stable for the last ten years or so. There is some evidence that NO2 concentrations are slowly rising despite local efforts to tackle emissions through the Joint Local Transport Plan.
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Water quality The following water quality indicators are reported:
• % extent of measured waterways achieving good ecological status or better • % extent of measured waterways achieving fair or fairly good ecological status
The indicators reflect general water quality which can deteriorate significantly after rainfall and may be inferior in some places where there are problems with drainage or historical landfill. Measurements are taken monthly and the findings are reported using the past three years' data. This process generally takes place at the beginning of the calendar year.
The table below shows local water framework directive classifications derived using council data at sample sites within Bristol. They are a measure of general ecological water quality along the length of the river.
River Locally derived Water Locally derived Water Framework Directive Framework Directive Ecological Classification Ecological Classification 2013 2014 Based on data 2010-2012 Based on data 2011-2013 River Trym & Hazel Brook Moderate Poor Colliter's Brook Good Poor River Malago & Pigeonhouse Moderate Moderate Stream Brislington Brook Poor Moderate River Frome Moderate Good River Avon No data Moderate Floating Harbour Moderate Moderate
% of rivers in Good ecological 14% 14% status % of rivers in Moderate 57% 57% ecological status % of rivers without data 14% 29%
Source: BCC, The Sustainable City and Climate Change Service
Classification tools by special licence ref: Z18002 from the Environment Agency
Changes to the assessment methodology this year means the results are now heavily dependent on one year of invertebrate sampling, rather than being determined by 3 years of physical/chemical monitoring data. The invertebrate sampling gives the potential for greater variation from year to year and hence the changes in the River Trym & Hazel Brook and Colliter’s Brook. The results for the Floating Harbour and River Avon are solely based on 3 years (2011-2013) physical/chemical monitoring data rather than this data combined with one year invertebrate sampling data.
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6. Waste and Minerals and Joint Waste Core Strategy (JWCS) Monitoring 6.1 In accordance with the waste hierarchy, the Joint Waste Core Strategy, adopted 25th March 2011 focuses on waste prevention, re-use, recycling and recovery of value from waste, with the ultimate aim to divert waste away from landfill. The following indicators show that amount of waste going to landfill continues to decrease and recycling continues to increase.
Capacity of new waste management facilities by type (former Core Output Indicator W1) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Capacity of new waste 3,000 0 0 200,000 90,000 80,000 management facilities tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes by type pa pa pa
Source: BCC, Strategic City Planning Amount of municipal waste arising in tonnes, and managed by management type by waste (former Core Output Indicator W2) Landfill 112,532 103,905 103,539 65,933 41,600 52,915 Incineration with EfW 2.01 728 4.45 23,265 35,543 38,477 Incineration without EfW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recycled / composted 66,054 69,892 72,861 78,366 83,208 77,412 Reused 238 1,492 269 194 199 234 Total waste arisings 178,826 176,017 176,673 167,758 160,550 169,039 Source: BCC, Waste Disposal Authority
Performance Indicators 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Residual household 581.46kg 555.55kg 541.43kg 341.98kg 205.94kg 260.67kg waste per household KPI 109 (former NI 191) Percentage of 35.52% 37.35% 38.48% 43.80% 49.82% 44.09% household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting KPI 110 (former NI 192) Percentage of municipal 62.93% 59.03% 58.60% 39.30% 25.91% 31.29% waste landfilled KPI 111 (former NI 193) Source: BCC, Waste Disposal Authority
Domestic Waste 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Total domestic waste 165,768 163,015 163,861 154,699 148,960 158,130 (tonnes) % Domestic waste 20.46% 22.67% 22.51% 24.22% 30.07% 26.88% recycled % Domestic waste 15.02% 14.53% 15.80% 19.46% 19.62% 15.38% composted Source: BCC, Waste Disposal Authority
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Waste Collection and Disposal 6.2 Recycling/composting rates have seen an improvement from 17.64% of waste being recycled, reused and composted to 42.27% in the 8 years to March 2014. The council hope to continue to improve year on year and have several initiatives with the Green Capital year that will contribute to better performance.
6.3 Bristol is determined to become one of the greenest and cleanest major cities in the UK and has been awarded the prestigious Green Capital of Europe Award for 2015. The council adopted a long term strategy in the October 2009 to help redesign services to meet and exceed challenging government targets. Part of this strategy was to develop residual waste treatment options for the remaining household waste that is not currently being recycled / composted. As a result, a MBT (Mechanical-Biological-Treatment) plant was commissioned and has been operational since April 2011. This facility, operated by New Earth Solutions has a total capacity of 250,000 tonnes per annum, treating around 54,000 tonnes per year of residual/black bag waste from Bristol.
6.4 Bristol City Council’s energy recovery rate has increased from 22% to 23% since 2012/13.
6.5 The remainder of BCC’s residual waste is being disposed of by a separate contract, won by SITA. The residual waste under this contract is currently landfilled, although the council is investigating more sustainable options.
6.6 The above should ensure that BCC will meet the following targets it has set itself: i) Reducing residual waste per household to 220 kg/household/ year by the end of 2014/15. ii) Reuse, recycle and compost at least 50% of household waste by the end of 2014/15. iii) Reduce the amount of municipal waste sent to landfill to 25% by the end of 2014/15.
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Table 6 - Joint Waste Core Strategy (JWCS) Monitoring 01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014
Recycling/Composting Unitary Authority BANES* Bristol City N. Somerset S. Glos West of England Indicative requirement at 2026 as set 858,000* out in the JWCS (tonnes) Capacity of applications approved 0 24,000 500 0 24,500 2013/14 (tonnes)
Capacity lost during 2013/14 0 0 0 0 0 (tonnes)
Capacity operational at 31/03/2014 112,300 614,704 248,960 197,220 1,173,184 (tonnes)
Capacity permitted but not 0 117,999 0 2,500^ 120,499 operational at 31/03/2014 (tonnes) ^revised figure *municipal,commercial & industrial waste Recovery Zone & indicative capacity/ requirement at 2026, as set out in A~390,000 B~100,000 C~150,000 D~60,000 E~100,000 West of England the Spatial Strategy (Policy 5 of the tpa tpa tpa tpa tpa = 800,000 tpa JWCS) Capacity of applications approved 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013/14 (tonnes) Capacity lost during 2013/14 0 0 0 0 0 0 (tonnes) Capacity operational at 31/03/2014 200,000 0 0 143,750 20,000 363,750 (tonnes) Capacity permitted but not 932,000^ 0 0 0 0 932,000 operational at 31/03/2014 (tonnes)
Electricity and/or heat output from 13 0 0 0 1.1 14.1 operational recovery facility (MW) ^ revised figure Hazardous/Non-hazardous Landfill
Unitary Authority BANES Bristol City N. Somerset S. Glos West of England
Indicative annual requirement at 31/3/2014 as set out in the JWCS* 654,000 (tonnes) Shortwood Site Name N/A N/A N/A Landfill Site Capacity of applications approved 0 0 0 0 0 2013/14 (tonnes) Landfill capacity which became 0 0 0 0 unavailable during 2013/14 (tonnes) 2,000,000/ Landfill operational at 31/03/2014 0 0 0 200,000 pa 2,000,000 / 200,000 pa (tonnes) 2007-2019 Landfill permitted but not started at 0 0 0 0 31/03/2013 (tonnes) *calculated from Table 6.4
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Inert Landfill Unitary N. S. Glos West of BANES* BCC Authority Somerset England Indicative annual requirement at 31/3/2014 578,000 as set out in the JWCS* (tonnes)
Felton Landfill House, Site Name N/A N/A Dodington Shortwood Lydes Vale Landfill Site Westerleigh
Berwick Farm Barnhill Quarry Lulsgate Quarry, Beech Hill Farm,
Capacity of applications approved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013/14 (tonnes) Landfill capacity which became 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 unavailable during 2013/14 (tonnes) Landfill 250,000 / operational 202,000 / 20,000 73,000 / 10,000 / 18 190,000 / 1 at 0 0 50,000 pa assumed to 36,500 pa 0 725,000 months year 31/03/2014 2009-2015 be for 12 for 2 years (tonnes) years Landfill permitted but not 0 45,000 / 2 0 0 0 0 45,000 started at 0 years 31/03/2014 (tonnes) *calculated from Table 6.5 NB As a result of reviewing site data for the AMR 'current capacity figures' shown in the JWCS tables are not directly comparable with the AMR tables
6.7 Over the past year progress has continued on the Joint Waste Core Strategy's aim for the West of England to manage its own waste arisings and divert waste away from landfill, with two new permissions for recycling and an increase in operational capacity. However, some of this capacity was permitted in previous years but was omitted in error.
6.8 Recycling/composting The past year has seen an increase in operational capacity, principally due to the completion of a recycling centre in Bristol, The additional operational capacity in North Somerset is due to the inclusion of facilities that were omitted in error in previous AMRs - the aggregates recycling operation at Durnford Quarry and 8 small metal recycling firms. The new permitted capacity is for a proposed household waste recycling centre in Bristol and for a small waste transfer station in Weston-super-Mare. In South Gloucestershire due to an error in last years AMR, there is a reduction of 52,500tonnes of capacity permitted but not operational. NB The Joint Waste Core Strategy (JWCS) sets out an indicative requirement for recycling and composting of municipal, commercial and industrial waste. However, the capacity tonnages of operational and permitted sites in the monitoring table may include construction, demolition and excavation waste, as many recycling facilities,
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particularly transfer stations, recycle this waste as well.
6.9 Recovery Compared to last year’s figures, the only changes have been in Zone E, where the figure for operational capacity has increased due to the inclusion of the facility for the recovery of gas at Agas at Portbury, who clean old refridgerant gas, (this was erroneously omitted last year). Also a figure for electricity generation at the Anaerobic Digestion plant in Weston- super-Mare, which processes food waste etc., has been added. This facility produces 1.1MW of electricity. (Again this was erroneously omitted last year).
6.10 Landfill There has been no change in permissions for landfill capacity for hazardous/non- hazardous waste since last year. Therefore, in the short term, the West of England will continue to rely on the exportation of any waste which cannot be re-used/recycled or recovered to landfill sites elsewhere. This will predominantly be to adjoining counties until provision comes forward within the West of England.
6.11 There has been a net decrease of 70,000 tonnes in operational inert landfill capacity in South Gloucestershire, with the completion of Woodlands Golf Course and the coming into operation of Lydes Vale House, Dodington. The indicative requirement in the Joint Waste Core Strategy for inert landfill capacity is only a general guide to the capacity that may be required. Since a substantial amount of inert waste is re-used/recycled there may not be a significant requirement for inert landfilling capacity.
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7. Neighbourhood Planning 7.1 Neighbourhood planning is about making sure a community gets the development it needs for the future through the building of homes, job opportunities and leisure and community facilities, including schools, health services and shops. 7.2 Any community in the city can get involved in helping to plan their future development, through contacting the Neighbourhood Planning Network or their local Neighbourhood Partnership. The Localism Act 2011 introduced the opportunity for relevant community groups to ask for formal designation of their area as a Neighbourhood Planning Area. If formally designated as the Neighbourhood Planning Forum for that area they can begin to draw up a Neighbourhood Development Plan. The Plan will need to be consistent with National Planning Policy Framework and in general conformity with the council’s strategic planning policies. The Neighbourhood Development Plan will be subject to an independent examination and referendum, before it can be made part of the development plan for Bristol. 7.3 Bristol currently has 5 designated Neighbourhood Planning Areas and Neighbourhood Planning Forums, which are working towards the production of a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for their area.
Phase 1 7.4 Lockleaze Neighbourhood Planning Area (Designated 30/07/2012) overseen by Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Development Forum (Designated 30/07/2012).
Redcliffe Neighbourhood Planning Area (Re-designated 02/12/2013) overseen by Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Forum (Designated 30/07/2012).
Phase 2 7.5 Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Area (Designated 31/01/2013) overseen by Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Forum (Designated 01/05/2013).
Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Area (Designated 31/01/2013) overseen by Old Market Neighbourhood Planning Forum (Designated 01/05/2013).
Knowle West Area Neighbourhood Planning Area (Designated 27/03/2013) overseen by Knowle West Area Neighbourhood Development Forum (Designated 01/07/2013).
Phase 3 7.6 From 4th October to 1st November 2013, groups in Bristol were formally invited to put forward their area for designation as a Neighbourhood Planning Area. No applications were received.
7.7 Organisations interested in putting forward a Neighbourhood Planning Area application, should contact the Strategic City Planning team for further information.
Current Progress: Lockleaze NDP 7.8 Lockleaze Voice has produced a ‘Lockleaze Vision’ document showing what local people want for the future of their area. The Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Development
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Forum is currently working through how these aspirations can be delivered through a Neighbourhood Plan. The Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Development Forum proposes to consult on their first draft Neighbourhood Development Plan in January 2015. Visit the Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Development Forum website for further information.
Redcliffe NDP 7.9 The Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Forum (building on work undertaken by Redcliffe Futures, St Mary Redcliffe Church and others) is working on plans to redesign and remake Redcliffe Way, to create a new neighbourhood heart for Redcliffe and a gateway to the city. The Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Forum proposes to consult on their first draft Neighbourhood Development Plan in January 2015. Visit the Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Forum website for further information.
Lawrence Weston NDP 7.10 Ambition Lawrence Weston have produced a community plan considering the views of people who live and work in Lawrence Weston and how they would like to see the area progress over the next 10 years. The Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Forum is now working towards how they can deliver these aspirations through a Neighbourhood Development Plan. The Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Forum proposes to consult on their first draft Neighbourhood Development Plan in the new year 2015. Visit the Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Forum website for further information.
Old Market NDP 7.11 Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Forum, have worked with the community to produce a draft Neighbourhood Development Plan. They carried out a community consultation on this plan for six weeks from 7th October to 18th November 2013. Comments received have been used by the Forum to revise the draft plan which is anticipated to be submitted to the council in the new year 2015. Visit the Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Forum website for further information.
Knowle West Area NDP 7.12 Knowle West Area Neighbourhood Development Forum is currently working towards producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan. This plan will build on how the 13 objectives identified in the ‘Knowle West Vision’ document can be taken forward through planning and development. Visit the Knowle West Area Neighbourhood Development Forum website for further information.
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8. Enterprise Zone and Local Development Orders
Enterprise Zone 8.1 Since its launch by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in April 2012, over 1,000 jobs have come forward in the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The Zone will deliver 17,000 new jobs in 400 businesses over 25 years, with 4,000 jobs coming forward in the first five. It will drive the regeneration of Bristol Temple Meads Station and surrounding area, and support growth in the creative, digital, environmental and financial and business services sectors.
8.2 Development continues apace in the Zone. The Engine Shed, providing just under 3,000 sq m of B1a accommodation, opened in December 2013. A joint project between Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol, it is the shop window for economic growth in the West of England. It is home to the SETSquared university business incubator, the best of its kind in Europe, and Invest Bristol and Bath, the city region’s inward investment agency.
8.3 Meanwhile, Salmon Harvester Properties are bringing forward 2 Glass Wharf, a £35m 10,000 sq m headquarters office development next to the Floating Harbour. The building is due for completion in December 2014. Bristol City Council, Network Rail and the Homes and Communities Agency are bringing forward plans for the refurbishment and redevelopment of Temple Meads Station and publicly owned sites nearby.
Local Development Orders 8.4 To help generate early activity within Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, the council has adopted two Local Development Orders. A Local Development Order (LDO) grants permission for the type of development specified in the LDO and removes the need for a planning application to be made by the developer. Both LDOs can be downloaded from the council’s website at www.bristol.gov.uk/ezplanning.
Local Development Order for temporary uses on Plot 3 Temple Quay 8.5 This LDO, with accompanying design guidance, was adopted on 29th March 2012. It provides an opportunity for additional business, retail, community, cultural and leisure uses to occupy Plot 3 for a period of up to five years from adoption. Certain buildings and access are also covered by the LDO, but these require ‘prior approval’ from the local planning authority of details of layout and design.
Local Development Order for temporary urban agriculture on the former Diesel Depot, Bath Road 8.6 The second LDO allows urban agriculture on the former Diesel Depot until December 2014. In recent years a major publicly-funded remediation project has been carried out to pave the way for future development. The site which has been vacant since the late 1990s is earmarked for Bristol’s new arena which is due to open towards the end of 2017. In autumn 2012 the Homes and Communities Agency leased the land to a social enterprise called the Severn Project. Since then, the Severn Project has been operating the site as an environmentally responsible urban agriculture project. Based on organic farming methods and using recycled equipment, the project provides employment and training opportunities for people in drug and alcohol recovery, whilst growing salads for the local restaurant market. The Severn Project hopes to operate the site year-round using an air source heat pump to warm the tunnels in winter.
8.7 For further information on Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, please visit http://www.bristoltemplequarter.com/
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9. Conclusions and Main Findings
9.1 The Bristol Development Monitoring Report provides an essential set of data in relation to the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the city. The information provides the evidence required to monitor the performance of the spatial policies and to support the on-going preparation of a sound Bristol Local Plan.
Local Plan Progress 9.2 The council is currently working to a Local Development Scheme (LDS) timetable, dated June 2014, for the preparation of the Bristol Local Plan. Section 3 reports on progress against the documents that were in preparation during this reporting period. The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan was adopted on 22nd July 2014. The Bristol Central Area Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 4th July 2014 for independent examination and the hearing sessions took place from 21st to 23rd October 2014. The council is seeking representations on the possible main modifications for a six-week period from 25th November 2014 to 6th January 2015. The Gypsies & Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Sites will be based on the evidence set out in the South Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Accomodation Assessment, dated January 2014.
Use of Core Strategy Policies 9.3 The performance and use of the Core Strategy policies as adopted in June 2011 is reported on for the reporting period 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 in Section 5. Many of the Core Strategy policies have specific targets and indicators which have been chosen to enable progress throughout the plan period to be seen. Where possible the baseline for reporting has been set at 2006/07, which allows the effectiveness of the policies to be reported.
9.4 All of the 23 policies in the adopted Core Strategy were used to determine planning applications in 2013/14, except for Policy BCS19 – gypsies and travellers and travelling showpeople (refer to Section 5).
9.5 The Core Strategy policies were quoted almost 8,600 times in planning reports resulting in 85% of applications being granted. The total number of planning applications registered in 2013/14 was slightly higher than in 2012/13 with the total number being just over 3,100 (refer to section 4). This change reflects the current economic climate.
9.6 Unlike 2012/13, when all 23 Core Strategy Policies were quoted more times than in the previous year, only 10 policies were quoted more times in 2013/14 compared to 2012/13. Policy BCS21 – quality urban design was the most quoted policy (1,873 times) for the third year (1,720 in 2012/13) followed once again by Policy BCS22 – conservation and the historic environment quoted 1,004 times (1,033 times in 2012/13). The least quoted policies were once again BCS19 – gypsies and travellers and travelling show people, which was not quoted in this reporting period (once in 2012/13) and BCS6 – green belt, which was quoted 7 times (3 in 2012/13).
9.7 The adopted Core Strategy policies continue to be applied appropriately and are being effective in supporting the delivery of the spatial vision and objectives
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of the Core Strategy. This monitoring report therefore does not recommend that any of the 23 adopted policies are amended or reviewed.
Housing 9.8 In 2013/14, 1,287 net additional homes were delivered, which is 409 more completions than in 2012/13. In the first 8 years of the plan period 2006-2014, 56% of the total minimum requirement of 26,400 between 2006 and 2026 has been delivered.
9.9 Between 2006 and 2014, 7.6% of total gross completions were student cluster flats. Recently, the number of student cluster flats has increased significantly with student cluster flat completions accounting for 24% of total gross completions in 2013/14. At 31st March 2014, there were 718 (gross) student cluster flats under construction accounting for 35% of Bristol’s total residential accommodation under construction.
9.10 Since 2006, 82% of all dwellings completions have been flats. The majority of dwelling completions between 2006 and 2014 took place in the city centre, with the majority of new homes being private 1 bed flats. No affordable dwellings have been completed in the city centre since 2011/12. The highest number of affordable dwellings has been delivered in South Bristol.
9.11 In 2013/14, net completions resulting from dwelling conversions increased slightly to 63 from 54 in 2012/13. This remains significantly less than the peak of 472 in 2007/08. The number of empty homes brought back into use continues to rise with 744 privately owned empty homes brought back into residential use in 2013/14.
9.12 At the end of the reporting period, 31st March 2014, there were 8,323 dwellings with planning permission, comprising of 2,039 under construction and 6,284 not started. A further 382 dwellings have permission subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement. Of the total 8,705 dwellings with permission, 7,755 are private and 950 affordable units.
9.13 A further 959 units per annum is required in the remainder of the plan period to meet the minimum target of 26,400 dwellings. Bristol continues to demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites. The planned housing provision for the period 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2019 is 4,795 net additional dwellings. The five year supply of ready to develop housing sites is 148% as there is provision of 7,100 deliverable dwellings.
Offices 9.14 During the first 8 years of the plan period, around 223,000 m2 of new office floorspace has been completed, with 79% located in the city centre. The considerable amount of demolitions has made way for redevelopment projects and office conversions to residential or student accommodation, resulting in around 77,000 m2 net additional office floorspace being delivered, which equates to 15% of the total potential requirement identified by the Core Strategy (Policy BCS8).
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9.15 The amount of office floorspace under construction continues to drop with just over 30,000 m2 under construction in 2013/14. Despite dropping in 2013/14, the gross B1a pipeline supply remains relatively healthy at around 228,000 m2. However the net supply has reduced significantly in 2013/14 which is partly due to a recent pattern of applications for central office conversions to student flats and also the introduction of additional permitted change of use rights since 30th May 2013, which has accounted for a potential loss of around 56,000 m2 B1a floorspace to 1st April 2014.
9.16 A large speculative office development at 2 Glass Wharf, Temple Quay is currently under construction. The state-of-the-art Grade A specification office accommodation is being designed to a BREEAM Excellent standard.
Centres and retailing 9.17 Implementation of Policy BCS7 continues to reflect new town centre uses being directed towards identified centres, with 75% of proposed floorspace in the pipeline being located in centres. 25% of the new floorspace proposed is located in ‘out-of-centre’ locations. This is slightly less proportionately than the 28% recorded at 31st March 2013.
9.18 Simply Health completed its new regional offices on the northern end of Whiteladies town centre in 2013/14. In terms of ‘out-of-centre’, Imperial Tobacco completed its new office headquarters in Bedminster.
Avonmouth 9.19 Over the first 8 years of the plan period 385,787 m2 of new industrial and warehousing floorspace was completed in Avonmouth resulting in a net gain (completions minus losses) of 278,070 m2. 73% of all completions were for use class B8 (storage and distribution).
9.20 In 2013/14, industry and warehousing completions in Avonmouth were back to 2007/08 and 2008/09 levels. However pipeline stock has decreased significantly from nearly 200,000 m2 in 2012/13 to 120,617 m2 in 2013/14. Major completions in 2013/14 include a 45,000 m2 chilled distribution unit at the former Rhodia chemical works; a new materials recycling facility at Plot M2, Kings Weston Lane and 6 new wind turbines, demonstrating Bristol’s active promotion of sustainable energy.
9.21 Between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2014, 93% of completions in Avonmouth were on previously developed land, compared to just 27% between 2006 and 2008. This reflects the implementation of Core Strategy Policy BCS4, which focuses on the renewal of existing industrial areas. At 31st March 2014, 91% of planning consents were on previously developed land.
Renewable and low energy installations 9.22 Two new wind turbine projects were completed in Avonmouth in 2013/14. Bristol City Council completed two wind turbines off Severn Road, demonstrating Bristol’s active promotion of sustainable energy. Wessex Water also completed four turbines at the Bristol Sewage Treatment Works.
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9.23 2013/14 showed a significant improvement in the reduction of carbon emissions, primarily due to a programme to replace all of the city’s streetlights with more efficient lamps; a milder winter requiring less gas for heating and the opening of the two council-owned wind turbines. Due to the two new 2.5 MW wind turbines commissioned by Bristol City Council in Avonmouth, on-shore wind capacity increased has by 5 MW in 2013/14.
9.24 The number of renewable energy installations has again risen from 2,201 to 2,886. Installed renewable electricity capacity has increased in each renewable energy type except Sewage Gas CHP. Solar photovoltaic capacity continues to rise this year increasing to 10.105 MW, a 3.012 MW increase on the previous year from a further 506 small-scale projects.
Community Facilities 9.25 Progress continues to be made in implementing the strategic health care provision plan. Redevelopment of the Bristol Royal Infirmary is nearing completion. Its new welcome centre opened to the public in December 2013 and provides the BRI hospital with improved facilities for patients, visitors and staff. The new ‘super hospital’ at Southmead opened in May 2014 and is now home to most of the specialist teams formerly based at Frenchay Hospital and in the old Southmead buildings. The centralisation of specialist paediatrics (CSP) project completes the transfer of all children's services in Bristol to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Waste 9.26 In the 8 years to March 2014 recycling/composting rates have seen an improvement from 18% of waste being recycled, reused and composted to 42%. A recycling facility with a processing capacity of up to 80,000 tonnes of waste per annum was completed in 2013/14, as part of SITA’s larger application for a Resource Recovery Centre at Plot M2, Kings Weston Lane.
Neighbourhood Planning 9.27 Bristol has five designated Neighbourhood Planning Areas and Neighbourhood Planning Forums. These are all working towards producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan for their respective areas.
Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone 9.28 Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is playing a vital role in driving forward the economy, creating hundreds of jobs and attracting innovative businesses to the city. Since its launch in April 2012, over 1,000 jobs have come forward. The Engine Shed, providing just under 3,000 m2 of B1a accommodation, opened in December 2013. The proposed Bristol Arena on the former diesel depot site will be a catalyst for further development in the Zone.
Duty to Co-operate 9.29 The West of England authorities continue to work in partnership to reflect the challenges faced on planning, housing, transport, environment, waste and other strategic issues. The duty to co-operate schedule highlights those issues that the West of England authorities have co-operated on. It provides a framework to ensure effective co-operation throughout the plan making process.
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9.30 In March 2014, the West of England local authorities formally agreed to work together to prepare a Joint Strategic Planning Strategy (JSPS). This formal local plan will provide the means by which the outputs of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2016-2036 will be considered, alongside other evidence and technical studies. The JSPS will provide the overall strategic vision and framework with each West of England local authority responsible for delivery through their respective individual local plan reviews.
Community Infrastructure Levy 9.31 The council’s Community Infrastructure Levy charges took effect on 1st January 2013, as did a new Planning Obligations SPD. Bristol’s first CIL receipt was received in April 2013 with a total of £510,797.88 received during the reporting year. There was no CIL expenditure in 2013/14, however there is a commitment to apply up to £5,000,000 of CIL to the Metrobus schemes.
Looking forward 9.32 The requirement to prepare and publish monitoring reports for the public remains. In parallel with the emerging Bristol Local Plan and the Joint Strategic Planning Strategy, the local planning authority will continue to develop and revise its monitoring framework and indicator set to ensure the adopted policies are effectively monitored and reported upon.
9.33 In 2015, Bristol will become the UK’s first European Green Capital and the city will experience a wide-reaching programme of activities and events that will showcase Bristol’s achievements and ambition.
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Glossary
Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR): Local Planning Authorities are required to make a report about Local Plan preparation, duty to cooperate activity and implementation of their and Local Plan policies. The information is required to be made available publically under Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
Bristol Local Plan: a set of planning documents, which contains a range of policies to guide future development decisions. The Bristol Local Plan was previously referred to as the Bristol Development Framework (BDF).
Census: provides information on housing and population that government needs to develop policies, and to plan and run public services such as health and education. The data is widely used by academics, businesses, voluntary organisations and the public.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): A levy allowing local authorities to raise funds from owners or developers of land undertaking new building projects in their area.
Corporate Plan: a living document that contributes to the wider objectives of the council. It focuses on the things that matter most, the people most in need of the council’s support and the vision for Bristol. The corporate plan 2014-17 articulates the council’s contribution to the vision articulated by the Mayor in November 2013.
Core Strategy: Adopted in June 2011, it guides development and growth and sets out the key elements of the planning framework for Bristol up till 2026 and beyond. All other planning policies produced have to be written to fit in with the Core Strategy which is the primary document of the Bristol Local Plan (BLP).
Housing trajectory: means the showing of past and future housing performance by identifying the predicted provision of housing over a period of time.
Indicators: measure the direct effect of a policy and used to assess whether policy targets are being achieved in reality using available information. . National Indicator (NI): a set of indicators introduced by Government in April 2008 to underpin the performance of local authorities and their partners. The NI set was reduced from April 2010 and was further reduced to a ‘Single Data List’, in April 2011. . Core Output Indicators: were set by the Department of Communities and Local Government and were required to be reported upon in former Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs). These indicators have been removed from the Single Data List. . Contextual Indicators: measure wider social, economic and environmental background. . Local Indicators: chosen by Bristol City Council to provide greater policy coverage and reflect local circumstances. . Single Data List: a list of all the datasets that local government must submit to central government, updated in April 2014 for 2014/15.
Local Development Scheme (LDS): sets out the programme for preparing Local Development Documents. The Localism Act 2011 removes the requirement for all authorities to submit a scheme to the Secretary of State for approval.
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Localism Act 2011: is an Act of Parliament that changes the powers of local government in England. It aims to make the planning system clearer, more democratic and more effective. It devolves more decision making power to councils and neighbourhoods and local communities.
Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA): Super Output Areas (SOAs) are a national geography for collecting, aggregating and reporting statistics. Lower Level SOAs are made up from groups of Census Output Areas and LSOA boundaries nest within ward boundaries. Each LSOA has an average population of 1,500 residents, with 6 or 7 LSOAs per ward.
Local Plan: The plan for the future development of the local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community.
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): A key part of the government’s reforms to make the planning system less complex and more accessible. The framework acts as guidance for local planning authorities and decision-takers, both in drawing up plans and making decisions about planning applications.
Neighbourhood Plans: A plan prepared by a Neighbourhood Forum for a particular neighbourhood area (made under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).
Sustainable City Strategy: the 20:20 plan developed by the Bristol Partnership, i.e. the Local Strategic Partnership for the city approved in November 2009. The vision is to create a place that people are proud of and want to live in.
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs): produced to provide greater detail on policies within the Local Plan and support decisions on planning applications.
Targets: thresholds which identify the scale of change to be derived from policies over a specific time period (e.g. number of affordable homes to be built by a set date).
Ward: a section of the city that has been established for electoral purposes. In Bristol there are currently 35. Each ward has two electoral representatives, known as Councillors, who represent the interests of residents of the ward.
West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP): Working together, business and councils are supporting economic growth and attracting new jobs and investment to Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding countryside.
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