NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AUTHORITIES’ MONITORING REPORT 1st April 2016 - 31st March 2017

May 2018

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Contents

Executive Summary

1. Introduction 2. Local Development Scheme 3. Overall Spatial Strategy 4. Economy and Town Centres 5. Housing 6. Assessment of Housing Land Supply, 2018-23 7. Environment 8. Infrastructure

Appendices

A. Local Authority Housing Trajectories assessing past and projected performance relative to the Joint Core Strategy, 2011-31 B. Calculation of the five year housing land requirement relative to the JCS, 2018-23 C. Local Authority Housing Site Schedules D. Average House Prices – 1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017

List of Tables

1. Distribution of Housing Development, 2011-31, by settlement category 2. Housing Completions by Local Authority, 2015/17-2016/17 3. The number and % of new developments built on Brownfield land by LPA 16/17 4. Number of sites which have been deallocated/had planning permission not renewed due to developer inertia 16/17 5. % of completed residual development within 0.4km of a bus stop 6. % of completed residual development within 1km of a health centre 7. % of completed residual development within 2km of a sports centre 8. % of completed residual development within 0.6km of a primary school 9. % of completed residual development within 1.5km of a secondary school 10. Total amount of additional employment floorspace by type 11. Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land – by type 12. Employment Land Available by Type 13. B-class employment areas lost to other (non-B) uses 16/17 14. The number and scale of retail developments approved outside of the defined town centre areas 15. Number of office developments allocated/consented/completed at growth towns 16/17 16. Number of rural employment sites allocated/consented/completed within the rural areas 16/17 17. Number and scale of new logistics operations by location 16/17 18. Number of training schemes secured through new development and S106 agreements

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19. Reporting on farm diversification and conversion of redundant buildings for employment and tourism related development 16/17 20. Net job provision by LPA 2016/17 21. Number of net additional jobs provided by LPA on annualised basis 22. Plan period and housing targets 23. Net additional dwellings for (a) previous years and (b) the reporting year 24. Net additional dwellings – in future years 25. New additional pitches (Gypsy and traveller) 2016/17 26. Gross affordable housing completions 2016/17 27. Gross affordable housing completions by settlement 2016/17 28. The number and type of affordable and market homes permitted and/or built through application of Policy 13 in the rural area, by settlement and LPA 16/17 29. Reporting on the provision of designated, sheltered and extra care accommodation for older households 16/17 30. Number of people listed on custom/self build registers 31. North Northamptonshire Housing Requirements 32. % of river lengths assessed as having ‘good’ biological/chemical quality as defined by the Water Directive Framework 33. Residential development permitted in Flood Zones 2 and 3 34. Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds 35. Number of planning permissions granted contrary to EA advice by LPA 16/17 36. Permitted and Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Schemes 2016/17 (MW) 37. Consented (permitted and installed) Solar PV applications 38. Consented (permitted and installed) Wind Energy applications 39. % of SSSIs in favourable or recovering condition 40. % of residential development completed within 1km of accessible natural green space 41. Net change in areas of biodiversity importance 42. Attainment of BREEAM very good or higher on non-residential developments 1,000m2+ floorspace 16/17 43. Number of developments assessed by accredited design review 16/17 44. Grade I, II* and II Listed Buildings October 2017 45. Grade I, II* and II Buildings at Risk October 2017 46. Reporting on size and type of development in the area of tranquillity 47. The number of trees planted in the Rockingham Forest Area (RFFL) 48. List of Nature Reserves & Parks in the North Northants 49. Number of developments approved and completed with SuDS 50. JCS Table 8 (2017 updates) 51. Average house prices April 2016 – March 2017 52. Change in average house price 2015/16 to 2016/17 53. Total number of houses sold by LPA 54. Change in number of houses sold by LPA

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List of Charts and Figures

 Figure 1 – North Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme  Chart 1 – Comparison of the JCS distribution of housing development to actual rates recorded  Chart 2 – Distribution of net housing development 2011-17, by Local Authority Area

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Executive Summary

This is the ninth joint Authorities’ Monitoring Report (AMR) prepared by the North Northamptonshire Joint Planning and Delivery Unit on behalf of the constituent local planning authorities of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough. It covers the monitoring year 2016/17 and reports progress on the implementation of the area’s Local Development Scheme and attainment of policies within the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (adopted in July 2016).

Section 1 of this document provides an introduction to the AMR – why it is required, what it needs cover and how this is being implemented locally. Section 2 provides an update on the development of the Local Development Scheme for North Northamptonshire.

Sections 3-8 provide an update on JCS implementation through a range of indicators covering key policy areas including the spatial distribution of development, the economy, housing (including an assessment of the five year supply of housing land), the environment and infrastructure. Now that the JCS has been adopted, all of the indicators measured have been drawn from the monitoring framework within it, therefore superseding the framework from the Sustainability Appraisal of the preceding Core Spatial Strategy (CSS) which was used in all previous AMRs. It must be noted however that some of the indicators within the new JCS framework are consistent with existing indicators used in previous AMRs and where this is so data is comparable, outside of these much of the indicators are entirely new to this AMR.

Through the indicators within, the AMR needs to outline local performance/changes with commentary as to why these have been noted. Since the first joint AMR (covering 2008/09), the effect of the recession has been identified as a key factor in respect of local performance against a range of indicators – most notably the effects on housing and economic indicators. However, almost 10 years on and as the economy slowly recovers, the effects of the recession may be beginning to reverse as housing development begins to pick up again.

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Monitoring Indicator Relevant JCS Policy Indicator Performance Indicator Source Policy Target

% of residential JCS 29 67% 2015/16 54%  development at Growth Towns

2016/17 52% % of residential JCS 29 23% 2015/16 28%  development at Market Towns

2016/17 30% % of residential JCS 29 4% 2015/16 9%  development at Villages

2016/17 9% % of residential JCS 29 6% 2015/16 9%  development in Rural Areas

2016/17 9% The number and % JCS 6 No specific 2015/16 40%  of developments target set built on Brownfield Land by LPA

2016/17 31% Total amount of JCS 22 No specific 2015/16 n/a  additional target set employment floorspace provided annually 2016/17 27,401.5m2 (net) Total amount of JCS 22 No specific 2015/16 n/a  additional target set employment floorspace provided on PDL 2016/17 67.8%

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The quantum and JCS 13 No specific 2015/16 n/a  scale of retail target developments approved outside of the defined town centre areas 2016/17 33,869m2 Number and scale JCS 24 No specific 2015/16 n/a  of new logistics target operations by scale 2016/17 47,773m2 No. of net JCS 23 31,100 net 2015 130,400  additional jobs increase in provided by LPA on jobs 2011-31 2016 139,100 (8,700 an annualised basis increase) Net additional JCS 29 2011-2031 2011-2017 Plan 2011-17 net  dwellings in Plan requirement: dwellings previous years requirement 10,500 net completed (2011-17) 35,000 dwellings (actual): 9,232 (40,000) Net additional JCS 29 2016/17: 2016/17 JCS 2016/17 net  dwellings for the annual dwellings reporting year (JCS Annual requirement: completed (2016/17) Requirement) 1,750 net (actual): 2,108 additional dwellings Net additional JCS 29 2017-31: 2017-2031: 2017-2031:  dwellings in future 24,500 net 33,361 net years (2017/31) (JCS Table 4) dwellings dwellings Provision of JCS 31 In 2015/16 6 pitches  gypsies, travellers accordance and travelling show with GTAA people plots, residential and transit pitches relative to Table 7 targets 2016/17 3 pitches

The number/% of JCS 30 30% 2015/16 n/a  Affordable Homes affordable in provided as per the Growth and provisions of Policy Market 30 Towns 2016/17 Urban: 27% (Urban), 40% affordable in Rural: 16% rural areas Deliverable JCS 28 5 Year supply 2015/16: 5.82 2016/17: 5.01  Housing Supply of deliverable years

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(Corby) housing land (+20% buffer)

Deliverable JCS 28 5 Year supply 2015/16: 5.40 2016/17: 6.20  Housing Supply of deliverable years (East Northants) housing land (+5% buffer)

Deliverable JCS 28 5 Year supply 2015/16: 6.58 2016/17: 6.78  Housing Supply of deliverable years (Kettering) housing land (+5% buffer)

Deliverable JCS 28 5 Year supply 2015/16: 7.04 2016/17: 6.67  Housing Supply of deliverable years (W’boro) housing land (+20% buffer)

Permitted and JCS 26 No specific 2015/16 108.35MW  completed target set renewable energy installations by type and area 2016/17 25.35MW

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1. Introduction

1.1 This Authorities’ Monitoring Report (AMR), formerly known as the Annual Monitoring Report, has been produced by the North Northamptonshire Joint Planning and Delivery Unit (NNJPDU) on behalf of our partner local authorities. This reports on local activity and changes recorded between 1st April 2016 and 31st March 2017 regarding the implementation of the Local Plans of the NNJPDU and its four partner authorities. This is the ninth AMR produced for the area and it broadly follows the structure established in previous reports to ensure a consistency of approach and enable meaningful cross-referencing and comparative analysis to be undertaken. As outlined in the 2015/16 AMR, a number of legislative and regulatory amendments have been made to the Planning system which impacts directly on the monitoring reporting process, albeit the duty to monitor still remains. The key changes are outlined over the remainder of this section with details provided as to how North Northamptonshire is adhering to these.

Regulatory and Legislative Context

1.2 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (“the Act”) establishes the need for local planning authorities to undertake Monitoring to provide a ‘feedback loop’ within the policy- making process in order to establish what is happening now and what may happen in the future relative to existing plan policies and targets. Section 13 of the Act requires local planning authorities to keep under review matters which may be expected to affect the development of their area or the planning of its development. Such matters include land use, population, economic, social and environmental characteristics. Section 351 of the Act requires local planning authorities to make an annual report which provides information on the implementation of the local development scheme and the extent to which policies set within local development documents are being achieved. Additional legislation also exists which supplements the Act and provides further detail on the production of this annual report – namely Regulation 17 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (SEA) Regulations 2004 and Part 8 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2012.

1.3 The 2010/11 AMR outlined a number of legislative and regulatory amendments which were being introduced within the planning system as part of the agenda of the coalition Government. Since this AMR was published, the majority of these procedural changes have come into force. There have, however, been additional changes introduced in the intervening period that change the statutory framework under which monitoring reports are prepared.

1.4 In March 2012 the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published. This framework outlines planning policies that are applicable to England and represents a major consolidation of

1 As amended by the Localism Act 2011 – Part 6: Planning, Section 113: Local Development – Monitoring Reports

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planning guidance2. The Government made these changes to reduce administrative burdens, speed up planning decisions and provide the sustainable development and growth needed to support the social, economic and environmental needs of the country.

1.5 As a result of its relative brevity, the NPPF inevitably contains less direct provisions in terms of Monitoring although it still stresses the importance of reviewing performance to help identify changing circumstances which could trigger a partial/full review of Local Plans.

1.6 The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 came into force from April 6th 2012 and changed the name of the Annual Monitoring Report to Authorities’ Monitoring Reports. Furthermore, these regulations specify a minimum content against which authority monitoring reports must provide updates against. These can be summarised as below:

 Report progress on the timetable and stage of preparation each of the documents specified in the local development scheme has reached, including reasons where timetables are not being met;  Identify any policy specified in a Local Plan which is not being implemented and state why this is not being implemented;  Report on the relevant number of net additional dwellings (including affordable dwellings) provided in both the reporting year and since the relevant Local Plan Policy was adopted;  Details of any neighbourhood development order or neighbourhood development plan; and;  Information on the implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) (where CIL is being collected).

1.7 As highlighted in the 2011/12 AMR, the Government removed local plan monitoring guidance (which had informed the preparation of AMRs) and advised it was now a matter for local authorities to decide what information to include in their monitoring reports (as long as these were prepared in accordance with UK and EU legislation6).

1.8 To aid with this transition, the Planning Advisory Service issued ‘Monitoring that matters: towards a better AMR’ in April 2011. This document emphasises that local authorities are responsible for their own performance management and are accountable to the public in demonstrating how the activities of planning services are helping deliver real outcomes in their area (e.g. houses built, jobs created etc). This guidance proposes the use of indicator bundles that ‘tell a story’. For example, a range of housing indicators may be ‘bundled’ together to provide a more rounded picture of changes in a locality than the good news that each individual indicator is on track. It also advocates the efficient use of data and data-sharing between organisations. The principles espoused through this document have been considered accordingly and, alongside the new legislative requirements, are reflected within the remainder of this AMR.

2 This was reduced from over 1,000 pages to a document of around 50 pages.

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1.9 On a cumulative basis, these changes highlight the need for local authorities to continue monitoring progress on the implementation of Local Plans and the role the planning service plays in facilitating change locally.

1.10 As of January 2018 amendments to the Neighbourhood Planning Act brought into effect provisions under sections 8(1) and 8(3) that requires local planning authorities to identify the strategic priorities for the development and use of land in their area.

Joint Core Strategy (JCS)

1.11 Through AMR production, and the feedback loop this provides, it was possible to gauge the extent to which CSS policies were or were not working. This, along with other factors helped facilitate the production of a replacement Part 1 Local Plan for the area, the Joint Core Strategy (JCS). Following an independent examination in November 2015; the JCS was formally adopted in July 2016. This AMR will be the first that solely uses targets set out in the JCS rather than the CSS (the 2015/16 unpublished AMR reported on both where appropriate). As a result of this an entirely new set of indicators are now established as part of the overarching Monitoring Framework for North Northamptonshire, these can be observed in the Table 9 of the JCS.

1.12 With the introduction of the JCS and the new Monitoring Framework this ultimately means that new data sets will be acquired that differ to those gathered in previous AMRs. This therefore also means that comparisons with the 15/16 data will be more difficult to make within this document, as it has been the trend to compare AMRs with its preceding version. Only around 20 indicators out of the 70 overall within the new JCS Framework have been transferred from the CSS, therefore not all of the analysis at this stage will be comparative; however this will be more extensive in subsequent AMRs.

1.13 Further to this it was agreed amongst monitoring officers that not all the indicators listed within the JCS Framework will need to be reported on annually and it will be more suitable to report on certain indicators less frequently, i.e. two yearly. This gives certain development, which can be slow to come forward, a chance to make significant progress that will be worth reporting on, this is mainly applicable to some indicators within the infrastructure and green infrastructure bracket.

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2. Local Development Scheme

Figure 1: North Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme

Local Development Scheme at November 2017 Stakeholder and Community Involvement Examination hearing Consultation on proposed submission plan Receipt of Inspectors Report Date for submission to Secretary of State Proposed date for adoption 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Plan Name J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Corby Borough Local Development Scheme Corby Borough Part 2 Local Plan East Northamptonshire District Local Development Scheme East Northants District Part 2 Local Plan Kettering Borough Local Development Scheme Kettering Borough Part 2 Local Plan

Borough of Wellingborough Local Development Scheme Plan for the Borough of Wellingborough

Current Situation

North Northamptonshire

2.1 The North Northamptonshire Joint Planning & Delivery Unit (JPDU) has now formally adopted the Joint Core Strategy (JCS). The plan went through public examination by the Planning Inspectorate, during Public hearings held at East Northamptonshire Council between the 17th and 27th November 2015. Subsequent to this, a consultation on the Main and Minor Modifications to the submitted plan took place between 3rd and 17th March 2016. The Inspectors report was received in the early part of summer 2016 and adoption of the JCS followed in July. The JCS replaced the 2008 Core Spatial Strategy (CSS) in its entirety.

2.2 As outlined in previous AMRs, the JCS had been in production for a number of years, with a ten week consultation held on an Emerging Draft Plan between August and November 2012 to gather initial feedback on draft policies and sites. Progress on the plan was interrupted due to the call-in inquiry of the Rushden Lakes scheme and the subsequent agreement of the Joint Planning Committee to delay finalisation of the plan until the Secretary of State’s decision was issued. In the interim, in order to progress those areas of the Plan considered unaffected by this development, work continued and a non-statutory consultation was held on key areas, including housing and employment sites, between August and October 2013.

2.3 In June 2014 the Secretary of State approved the Rushden Lakes Scheme and the JPU and partners had the all clear to finalise the JCS as a result. This culminated in a 6 week consultation on the Pre-Submission draft plan between January and March 2015 and a further 6 week

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Focused Changes consultation that took place across June/July 2015. This was followed by a two week Public Examination of the plan in November 2015. There was then a 6 week consultation on the Main and Minor modifications to the submitted plan which took place in February 2016 and as mentioned above following the Inspectors final the adoption of the JCS was completed in July 2016.

Corby

2.4 The Council is progressing with the preparation of the Part 2 Local Plan for Corby. Regulation 18 consultation took place between 7th November and 20th December 2016. The Council continues to build its evidence base and is aiming for a draft Plan to go out for consultation in early 2018.

East Northamptonshire

2.5 East Northamptonshire Part 2 Local Plans currently consists of two documents. The first of these – the Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan (RNOTP) – was adopted on July 18th 2011 and the other is the East Northamptonshire District Local Plan (DLP) adopted November 1996 - both of these are to be superseded by a District Wide Local Plan, Part 2 which is currently in production. Some progress has been made with the Part 2 Plan; a Regulation 18 consultation took place in early 2017 and since then further evidence gathering is being worked on with regards to aspects such as employment land and open spaces. The LDS for East Northants is currently under review as there has been some slippage in timescales (i.e. the planned consultation for the proposed submission plan for late 2017 has not come to fruition); therefore despite what is shown in Figure 2 being the East Northants position as of 2016/17, this will be updated in the near future.

Kettering

2.6 The Kettering Town Centre Area Action Plan was adopted on 6th July 2011 following examination by an independent Inspector. The period of the Plan is 2011 – 2021. It is proposed that this Plan will be reviewed when the Local Plan Part 2 is adopted.

2.7 The Borough Council is working on the production of its Part 2 Local Plan. There has been some slippage in progress of the Plan since last reported on; therefore consultation did not happen in November/December 2017 as previously expected. The LDS has been updated to reflect the updated programme and Kettering now expects to consult on their draft Plan in late 2018. Certain background evidence work continues i.e. housing allocations, employment land and open spaces.

Wellingborough

2.8 At the time of writing, The Plan for the Borough Council of Wellingborough (PBW) Publication Plan has gone through a six week consultation and is proposed to be submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2018 with examination follow. These final stages of the production of the Plan are slightly off from what the LDS states above.

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Local Development Scheme

2.9 A graphical summary of these updates is available above in Figure 1. However it must be noted that this is the position of the LPAs at the time of data collection at the end of 2017 and may not be reflective of the council’s position at the time of this report’s publication. For the most up to date information, please refer to the respective council’s directly.

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Neighbourhood Plans and Neighbourhood/Local Development Orders

2.10 Section 116 (and Schedule 9) of the Localism Act details the basis for Neighbourhood Planning to give communities a direct say in the future development of their neighbourhood, parish or town. To this end, a number of Parish and Town Councils are now preparing Neighbourhood Development Plans for their respective parish areas updates on these are provided below pursuant to Regulation 34(4) of the Local Development Regulations 2012. Updates that have taken place as of the 16/17 monitoring year are detailed below:

Corby

 Weldon – The Parish Council submitted an application for the designation of the whole of the Weldon Parish as a Neighbourhood Area for the purposes of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. CBC carried out a consultation on the application from 13th January - 24th February 2017, the application was then approved on 27th February 2017.  Gretton – The Parish Council applied to the Borough Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area covering the whole of the Parish area of Gretton. This application was consulted on for six weeks from 16th September - 28th October 2016. This application was approved on 4th November 2016.  Stanion – Stanion Parish Council applied to the Borough Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area covering the whole of the parish area of Stanion. This application was consulted on for six weeks from 10th June - 22nd July 2016. The application was approved on 5th August 2016.

East Northamptonshire

 Brigstock – Designated as Neighbourhood Area back in 2014, the Parish Council recently consulted on its 1st Draft Regulation 14 from 1st August - 22nd September 2017.  Chelveston cum Caldecott – The Parish Council submitted its Neighbourhood Plan to ENC on 16th March 2016 which was then published for consultation and subsequently the examiner’s report was received on 16th November 2016. A successful referendum was held on 4th May 2017 with a majority ‘Yes’ vote in favour of adoption. The Plan was then ‘Made’ by the Council on 17th July 2017 and should now be used when determining planning applications.  Duddington with Fineshade – Neighbourhood Area application received on 9th June 2016 and then approved on 23rd August 2016.  Glapthorn – Neighbourhood Area approved in June 2016 and now 1st Draft Regulation 14 consultation has recently taken place from 21st August – 13th October 2017.  King’s Cliffe – Neighbourhood Area approved back in 2015, and recently put out consultation for 1st Draft Regulation 14 from 14th July – 15th September.  Raunds – The Raunds Neighbourhood Plan was submitted for examination on 11th November 2016 and the submission version went for consultation under Regulation 16 from 2nd December

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2016 – 30th January 2017. The examiner’s report was then published on 25th September 2017 and a successful referendum was held on 16th November 2017 with a majority ‘Yes’ vote. The Plan was then made on 27th November 2017 by ENC and should now be used when determining planning applications.  Ringstead – Neighbourhood Area application received 24th November 2017 and approved by ENC with effect from 4th December 2017. Ringstead Parish Council is now working on their Neighbourhood Plan.  Rushden – 1st Consultation of draft Rushden Neighbourhood Plan took place from 17th March – 2nd May 2017 and then submitted to ENC for examination on 26th October 2017. Current status is the submission version is out for consultation under Regulation 16 and this ends on 18th December 2017.  Stanwick – Neighbourhood Development Plan submitted to ENC on 26th August 2016 for examination and Regulation 16 consultation for submission version took place. Examiner’s report was published on 13th April 2017 and a successful referendum took place on 29th June 2017 with majority ‘Yes’ vote in favour of adopting the Plan. The Neighbourhood Plan was ‘Made’ by the full Council on 17th July 2017 and should now be used when determining planning applications.  Warmington – Neighbourhood Area application received on 6th June 2017 and was designated on 8th August 2017.

Kettering

 Broughton – The Broughton Neighbourhood Plan and Broughton Neighbourhood Development Order were submitted to the Council on 29 September 2017. A 6 week consultation recently took place from Wednesday 18 October 2017 to Wednesday 29 November 2017.

Wellingborough

 Irchester – The consultation for the Neighbourhood Plan took place from 16th September – 28th October 2016; responses are being collated and reviewed for a submission plan ahead of examination.  Wollaston – The Neighbourhood Plan was made at full council on 31st October 2016 following recommendation from the Development Committee.  Ecton - Consultation on an Emerging Draft Plan took place between 3rd October 2016 and 30th November 2016, this consultation has now concluded and responses are being collated. As part of this consultation a consultation event was held in Ecton Village Hall on the 15th October 2016. The parish Council are continuing to prepare a revised plan.

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Local Development Orders (LDOs)

2.11 JCS Policy 23 states that the use of LDOs and other innovative mechanisms to facilitate delivery of employment sites will be supported. However no Local Development Orders have come forward within the 16/17 monitoring year.

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3. Overall Spatial Strategy (Adopted Joint Core Strategy) 3.1 Adhering to NPPF guidance the following section has been produced relative to the provisions of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (JCS) which was adopted in July 2016. This represents a change of approach to previous AMRs where analysis has been undertaken relative to the strategic framework of the 2008 Core Spatial Strategy (CSS).

3.2 Through the JCS the strategic objective is for North Northamptonshire to deliver a minimum of 35,000 net additional dwellings between 2011-2031, with the quantum and distribution of this new housing aligned to the role identified for the respective settlements. Table 1 and Chart 1 overleaf provide further detail on this, including how much new housing has been delivered since 2011.

3.3 This section also outlines other spatial changes such as those developments that have been built on brownfield land and those developments that have been deallocated or planning permission has been removed due to ‘developer inertia’. Finally data obtained using GIS methods is presented to show the relation of housing developments and their proximity to nearby services and amenities, this acts as a way of monitoring Policy 7 of the JCS which states that development should support and enhance community services and facilities.

3.4 A summary of the findings are presented at the end of this section.

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Table 1: Distribution of Housing Development, 2011-31, by settlement category District/Borough Settlement/Area Indicative Recorded Recorded Total JCS Residual Housing Housing Housing Requirement Requirement completions completions 2017-31 (net) 2011-16 (net) 2016-17 (net) 2011-31 (net) 2011- 17 (net) CORBY Growth Town Corby 8,290 1,501 263 1,764 6,526

New Village Little Stanion 790 479 86 565 225

Rural Area Corby Rural 120 85 0 85 35 Corby Totals 9,200 2,065 349 2,414 6,786 KETTERING Growth Town Kettering 6,190 694 391 1085 5,105 Market Towns Burton Latimer 1,180 793 111 904 276

Desborough 1,360 239 98 337 1,023 Rothwell 1,190 201 43 244 946 Rural Areas Kettering Rural 480 106 63 169 311 Kettering Totals 10,400 2,033 706 2,739 7,661 WELLINGBOROUGH Growth Town Wellingborough 5,750 974 168 1142 4,608

Villages Earls Barton 250 107 26 133 117 Finedon 150 41 39 80 70 Irchester 150 6 3 9 141 Wollaston 160 36 3 39 121 Rural Area Wellingborough Rural 540 93 8 101 439

Wellingborough Totals 7,000 1,257 247 1,504 5,496 EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Growth Town Rushden 3,285 650 201 851 2,434

Market Towns Higham Ferrers 560 142 143 285 275

Irthlingborough 1,350 251 28 279 1,071

Raunds 1,060 127 135 262 798 Thrapston 680 53 110 163 517 Oundle 645 192 116 308 337 Rural Areas East Northants Rural 820 354 73 427 393 East Northants Totals 8,400 1,769 806 2,575 5,825 NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Growth Towns 23,515 3,819 1,023 4,842 18,673 Market Towns 8,025 1,998 784 2,782 5,243 Villages 1,500 669 157 826 674 Rural Areas 1,960 638 144 782 1,178 North Northants Totals 35,000 7,124 2108 9,232 25,768

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Chart 1: Comparison of the JCS distribution of housing development to actual rates recorded 80%

70% 67%

60% 52% 50%

40% JCS 2011-31 30% Actual 2011-17 30% 23% 20% 9% 9% 10% 4% 6% 0% Growth Towns Market Towns Villages Rural Areas

Chart 2: Distribution of net housing development 2011-17, by Local Authority Area

16% 30% Kettering East Northants

26% Corby Wellingborough 28%

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Table 2: Housing Completions by Local Authority, 2015/16-2016/17 (Policy 29) Local Authority Net Completions Net Completions Annual % change Average Annual 2015/16 2016/17 on the preceding Housing year Completions 2011- 2016 Corby 368 349 -5% 407 East Northants 565 806 +30% 354 Kettering 547 706 +23% 413 Wellingborough 380 247 -54% 251 North Northants 1,860 2,106 +23% 1,425

Table 3: the number and % of new developments built on Brownfield land by LPA 16/17 (Policy 6)

Housing (units)

Corby No. Of new developments 349

% on Brownfield 11%

East Northamptonshire No. Of new developments 806

% on Brownfield 24%

Kettering No. Of new developments 706

% on Brownfield 28%

Wellingborough No. Of new developments 247

% on Brownfield 89%

North Northamptonshire No. Of new developments 2,108

% on Brownfield 31%

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Table 4: Number of sites which have been deallocated/had planning permission not renewed due to developer inertia 16/17 (Policy 29)

Total number deallocated

Corby 0

0 East Northamptonshire

Kettering 0

Wellingborough 22

North Northamptonshire 22

Table 5: % of completed development within 0.4km of a bus stop Local Authority % Corby 92.86 East Northants 89.77 Kettering 96.59 Wellingborough 86.67 North Northants 90.89

Table 6: % of completed development within 1km of a health centre Local Authority % Corby 42.86 East Northants 58.75 Kettering 69.32 Wellingborough 80 North Northants 62.44

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Table 7: % of completed development within 2km of a sports centre Local Authority % Corby 50 East Northants 34.32 Kettering 53.41 Wellingborough 42.22 North Northants 39.33

Table 8: % of completed development within 0.6km of a primary school Local Authority % Corby 71.43 East Northants 59.08 Kettering 76.14 Wellingborough 84.44 North Northants 65.33

Table 9: % of completed development within 1.5km of a secondary school Local Authority % Corby 85.71 East Northants 35.64 Kettering 62.5 Wellingborough 48.89 North Northants 43.78

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Overall Spatial Strategy Summary

3.5 As mentioned, the monitoring of housing completions remains the same for this year as it has done in previous AMRs, therefore comparisons with previous years can still be made. From Table’s 1 and 2 it can be seen that one of the headlines for this year regards the overall housing completion figure for North Northamptonshire; the area saw 2,106 completions in 16/17 which is an increase on 15/16 of 23% where the figure was 1,860. This is a significant rise and was largely down to substantial increases in completions within East Northants and Kettering, which were up 30% and 23% on last year’s figures respectively, with East Northants achieving the highest overall figure in the area with 806 completions. Despite this, Corby saw a decrease in completions of 5%, however this is relatively minimal in comparison to the decrease seen in Wellingborough, which fell from 380 completions to 247 equating to a 54% decrease.

3.6 In terms of the rural/urban split there is little change compared to what is shown in the unpublished 15/16 AMR. There is a slight increase in the Market Town share of the split (28% up to 30%) and as a consequence a slight decrease in the Growth Town share (54% down to 52%); this links to the above on housing completions per LPA, in that this change is as a direct result of lower completion rates in the more urban authorities of Corby and Wellingborough and increases seen in Market Towns found exclusively within Kettering and East Northants. The split for Villages and Rural Areas remains the same as last year.

3.7 As guided by Policy 6, the amount of housing built on Brownfield Land is recorded as part of the AMR. In 2016/17 31% of all new housing built in North Northamptonshire was developed on Brownfield land this is a decrease of 9% on the previous year. Wellingborough lead the way by some margin, with 89% of their housing being developed on PDL (+20% on previous year). Kettering (28%), East Northants (24%) and Corby (11%) have significantly lower percentages, with Corby and East Northants scoring much lower than they did in 2015/16. Data on employment land developed on PDL is available in Chapter 4 - Economy.

3.8 Wellingborough was the only authority to record sites that had been de-allocated or had planning permission not renewed on certain sites, with 22 overall. Caution has to be issued over the reliability of this dataset also at this stage with it being the first time it has been recorded for the AMR, clarity on the position of this data will likely be given within next year’s report. It is unclear at present whether this is a low or high number for the area as this data has not been collated before, the JCS does not set a specific target but pushes for as lower numbers as possible.

3.9 The accessibility to services and facilities from new residential developments is something that will continue to be monitored within the AMR as has been done in previous years, as guided by the JCS and analysed through GIS methods. In summary compared to 15/16 data, there has been minor improvement in terms of development access to bus stops, GPs, sports centres and primary schools in North Northamptonshire, secondary schools were the only facility where access declined overall since last year. Most improved in terms of access to bus stops was Corby

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with a 7% increase, for GPs Kettering was most improved, with again nearly a 7% increase, for Sports Centres East Northants saw the most significant increase with 5% and finally with primary schools it was East Northants again who saw the biggest improvement with an 18% increase. Secondary school access overall regressed primarily because East Northants and Wellingborough saw decreases of 19% and 15% respectively over the past year.

3.10 In conclusion, as mentioned in paragraph 3.2 the addition of the 16/17 figures now means that overall 86% of all housing completions occurred within the ‘urban core’, with market towns now taking up a much more significant share than envisaged in the JCS for the overall Plan period and Growth Towns slipping slightly since last year. As mentioned there is negligible change for the rural areas over the past year and therefore the overall share of these areas remains at 14%. Clearly when looking at the likes of Chart 1, there is an imbalance in terms of where growth is taking place compared to what is expected in the JCS. Obviously with it only very recently being adopted it is too early to say that the targets set out in the JCS in regard to housing distribution are unlikely to be met, however this has been a trend reported on in the last few AMRs. Again slow delivery rates in the SUEs will have been a factor as to why the Growth Towns have fared poorly again within this dataset. However where this has been an issue Market Towns have picked up the slack very effectively, hence it’s greater overall share than to what is predicted, Market Towns are increasingly becoming areas to fall back on where delivery is not viable in the Growth Towns. Unfortunately not all LPAs have this option, hence why Wellingborough and Corby do not perform as well in the overall housing delivery figures set out in Tables 1 and 2 and Kettering and East Northants are able to achieve what they have in the 16/17 year. As observed in previous years it is clear that the majority of developments are being provided on Greenfield Land, with the dataset shown in Table 3 evidencing that 31% of all housing development is being brought forward on PDL, while 45% of employment land is being developed on PDL (Table 11, Chapter 4), the latter of which is an improvement on 15/16. As mentioned the JCS does not set specific targets on developments on PDL, however it is prioritised over that which is on Greenfield Land.

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4. Economy

4.1 The review of the CSS and formation of the now adopted JCS resulted in a shift to a more positive and flexible approach to economic development with minimum job targets set to deliver at least one job for each additional worker as well as additional growth in the southern area to tackle high levels of out-commuting and a historic jobs/worker imbalance in the Four Towns area. New policies were also brought forward on rural diversification and logistics.

4.2 The JCS aims to make North Northamptonshire more economically self reliant by achieving a sustainable balance between local jobs and workers and a more prosperous and diverse economy. It seeks to accomplish this through planning for enough jobs to match the forecast growth in labour (the target set for job numbers by 2031 is 31,000). In addition it also aims to ensure the right amount and type of employment land is available in locations that balance the demands of the market with the capacity of infrastructure and the need to protect and where possible enhance the environment.

4.3 Within this section data is presented to show the location and quantity of employment land delivered and the amount of employment land available, as well as related details such as site specific examples of strategic employment sites such as the Rockingham Motor Racing Circuit Enterprise Area. Information is also given on the provision of logistics floorspace and training schemes delivered within the monitoring year and further to this, as per previous AMRs, figures on job numbers within North Northamptonshire and the changes seen on the preceding year.

4.4 A summary of the key findings are presented at the end of the section.

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Table 10: Total amount of additional employment floorspace by type (m2)

BD1 B1a B1b B1c Unclassified B1/ B2 B8 Mixed Total B1 B2 B

Corby Gross 0 0 0 0 0 4,688 0 0 4,688

Net 0 0 0 0 0 4,688 0 0 4,688

East Gross 419 0 0 1,081.5 0 639 14,153 0 16,292.5 Northamptonshire Net 419 0 0 1,081.5 0 333 13,898 0 15,731.5

Kettering Gross 422 0 1,869 0 0 348 0 4,125 6,764

Net 322 0 1,869 0 0 348 0 4,125 6,664

Wellingborough Gross 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,209 0 6,209

Net -109 0 -151 0 0 -75 596 0 261

North Gross 841 0 1,869 1,081.5 0 5,675 20,362 4,125 33,953.5 Northamptonshire Net 632 0 1,718 1,081.5 0 5,294 14,494 4,125 27,344.5

4.5 Table 10 above looks at the growth in employment floorspace across at local authority and North Northamptonshire scale broken down by B-use Class. For ease of understanding, Gross floorspace is defined as new floorspace completions plus any gains made through change of use and conversions. Net additional floorspace is calculated as new floorspace completions minus demolitions plus any gains or losses through change of use and conversions.

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Table 11: Total Amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land (m2) – by type

BD2 B1a B1b B1c Unclassified B1/2 B2 B8 Mixed Total B1 B

Corby Gross 0 0 0 0 0 4,688 0 0 4,688

% Gross 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% on PDL

East Gross 419 - - 518.5 - 639 1,532 - 3,108.5 Northamptonshire % Gross 100% - - 48% - 100% 10% - 19.5% on PDL

Kettering Gross 422 0 1,869 0 0 348 0 4,125 6,764

% Gross 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% on PDL

Wellingborough Gross 0 0 0 0 0 0 807 0 807

% Gross 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 0% 13% on PDL

North Gross 841 0 1,869 518.5 0 5,675 2,339 4,125 15,367.5 Northamptonshire % Gross 100% 0% 100% 48% 0% 100% 30% 100% 45% on PDL

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Table 12: Employment Land Available-by Type (ha)

BD3 B1a B1b B1c Unclassified B1/B2 B2 B8 Mixed B Total B1

Corby hectares 0 0 0 17.75 0 38.33 168.58 337.21 561.87

East hectares 0.04 - - 0.11 - 0.17 1.42 - 1.736 Northamptonshire

Kettering hectares 10.63 0.07 0 3.91 0 1.88 0 193.89 210.58

Wellingborough hectares 1.52 0.87 1.01 11.98 0 0.18 7.67 49.7 72.81

North hectares 12.19 0.94 1.01 33.75 0 40.56 177.67 580.8 847 Northamptonshire

Table 13: B-class employment areas lost to other (non-B) uses 16/17

Lost to A Class (m²) Lost to C Class (m²) Lost to D Class (m²) Total (m²)

Corby 800m² 0m² 3,500m² 4,300m²

5,200m² 8,210m² 2,480m² 15,890m² East Northamptonshire

Kettering 0m² 0m² 100m² 100m²

Wellingborough 151m² 930m² 86m² 1,167m²

North Northamptonshire 6,151m² 9,140m² 6,166m² 21,457m²

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Table 14: The number and scale of retail developments approved outside of the defined town centre areas

Number approved Total approved area (m²)

Corby 1 2,300m²

5 28,242m² East Northamptonshire

Kettering 0 0 m²

Wellingborough 7 3,327m²

North Northamptonshire 13 33,869m²

Table 15: Number of office developments allocated/consented/completed at growth towns 16/17

Local Authority Allocated Consented Completed

Corby 0 0 1 East Northants (Rushden) 2 0 0 Kettering 0 3 1 Wellingborough 0 1 0 North Northants 2 4 2

Table 16: Number of rural employment sites allocated/consented/completed within the rural areas 16/17

Local Authority Allocated Consented Completed

Corby 0 0 1 East Northants 0 5 7 Kettering 0 1 0 Wellingborough 0 16 8 North Northants 0 22 16

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Table 17: Number and scale (m2 floorspace) of new logistics operations by location 16/17

2 LPA Location(s) Scale (m )

Oundle 255m²

Thrapston 9,073m² East Northamptonshire Islip 4,020m²

Ringstead 805m²

Site A, Prologis Park, 33,580m² Wellingborough Sywell Road, Wellingborough

North Northamptonshire 47,773m²

4.6 The JCS also seeks to report on renewable energy technologies secured through new logistics operations; however the LPAs have reported that this has not been easy data to acquire and therefore no figures are available for this at present. This indicator will be reviewed ahead of next year’s AMR to determine its status within the monitoring framework.

Table 18: Number of training schemes secured through new development and S106 agreements

Local Authority Number of schemes

Corby 0 East Northants 0 Kettering 0 Wellingborough 1 North Northants 1

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Table 19: Reporting on farm diversification and conversion of redundant buildings for employment and tourism related development 16/17

LPA Location Converted to employment Application Reference or tourism?

Wellingborough Chester Farm, Higham Yes – 3288m² of WP/16/00158/FUL Road, Irchester agricultural buildings converted to a mix of A3, B1a, B8 and D2.

Table 20: Net job provision by LPA 2016/17 Local Authority Employees Full time Part time Employment Employment Numbers Employment Corby 33,100 23,900 9,200 33,600

East Northants 26,500 18,000 8,500 27,500

Kettering 43,400 28,500 14,900 44,300 Wellingborough 36,100 25,700 10,500 36,800

North Northants 139,100 96,100 43,100 142,200

Change from +8,700 +4,900 +4,000 +8,300 2015/16 AMR Source: ONS BRES 2016

Table 21: Number of net additional jobs provided by LPA on annualised basis Local Corby East Kettering Wellingborough North Northants Authority Northamptonshire 2015 29,700 26,200 41,800 32,700 130,400 2016 33,100 26,500 43,400 36,100 139,100 Change 2015-16 +3,400 +300 +1,600 +3,400 +8,700 Average Annual +3,400 +300 +1,600 +3,400 +8,700 Performance 2015- 2016 JCS Job Growth 9,700 7,200 8,100 6,100 31,100 Target (2011-31) Source: ONS BRES 2016

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New net comparison floorspace provided in Kettering and Corby town centres

4.7 Both Corby and Kettering Borough Councils report that no new floorspace has been allocated in their respective town centres. However in Corby floorspace has been allocated outside of the town centre.

Works in Wellingborough and Rushden town centres

4.8 As part of the s106 contributions provided by the Rushden Lakes development Wellingborough will receive a considerable amount of revenue to be spent on town centre improvements. This should enable long term town centre improvement projects to come forward at a faster rate.

4.9 East Northamptonshire Council has purchased a key site in the centre of Rushden. The town centre site, occupied by the retailers Wilko and Iceland, is part of the new Enterprising East Northants initiative, which is seeking to drive economic growth across the district.

Progress on the provision of an additional 4,500m2 convenience goods floorspace in the Southern Area by 2031

4.10 The creation of additional convenience goods floorspace is directed towards the two new large sustainable extensions to Wellingborough. Both Stanton Cross and Wellingborough North (Glenvale Park) offer potential opportunities for retail development. Stanton Cross has planning permission to potentially create 2,250m² of retail floorspace and Wellingborough North may offer 1,220m². In addition, a new residential development (reference WP/14/00793/FUL) at Park Farm Way, Wellingborough also brings forward a proposed retail development of 502m². Wellingborough will continue to monitor these sites as further relevant planning applications are made in relation to these sites.

4.11 The provision of convenience goods across the monitoring year has been positive with 2,410m2 permitted in the monitoring year in East Northamptonshire. Of this 95m2 has been delivered at a petrol filling station in Rushden. The remainder is made up of two supermarkets at Irthlingborough, an Aldi that is currently discharging conditions, and a Co-op situated in the town centre.

Progress on the development of the Rockingham Motor Racing Circuit Enterprise Area (REA)

4.12 A joint bid to designate an enterprise zone at the REA was submitted to government by Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership in September 2015, albeit this was unsuccessful. Despite this setback the site is still considered as being the main area of opportunity to bring substantial employment land forward in Corby Borough. The partners mentioned above are continuing to promote the economic potential of the area and will encourage the preparation of a comprehensive masterplan for the Enterprise Area; Policy 27 of the JCS provides a positive framework to help achieve this.

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Economy Summary

4.13 Most of the monitoring indicators set out in the new JCS monitoring framework remain similar to what has been reported on in previous AMRs; however there are some new additions to the dataset also. Due to some gaps in the data collated for the 15/16 AMR, comparisons will not always be made with data on the delivery of employment land.

4.14 One of the standard, core items to report on regards the total amount of additional employment floorspace delivered in North Northamptonshire. According to the 16/17 data 33,953.5m2 gross employment space was delivered in the area within this time period, however accounting for losses a total of 27,344.5m2 net floorspace was in fact delivered. The most employment floorspace was delivered in East Northants, both gross and net, where accounting for losses a total of 15,731.5m2 was brought forward, this was helped largely by B8 development taking place at Islip and Thrapston. Despite delivering 6,209m2 gross floorspace in 16/17, due to losses Wellingborough delivered the least overall floorspace within only a 261m2 net gain. As is usually typical, the type of employment land to deliver the most floorspace was B8, with a net gain of 14,494m2, this is expected as logistics and storage developments often require the most space.

4.15 Linked to this dataset, and also something already referred to in Chapter 3: Overall Spatial Strategy, is the amount of employment floorspace delivered on PDL. 15,367.5m2 of employment land was delivered on PDL in North Northamptonshire in 16/17 which accounts for 45% of the total employment land delivered. The best performing authorities in terms of percentages were Corby and Kettering who saw all of their additional employment land delivered on Brownfield sites, this compares to Wellingborough which only saw 13% of its overall employment land delivered on PDL. Not only did B8 deliver the most overall employment land, it also delivered the most developed on PDL with 7,741m2, 38% of the overall figure.

4.16 According to data acquired, North Northamptonshire has 847ha employment land available, with the majority of this being B8 land (178ha). Corby has by far the most land available with 562ha and at the other end of the scale is East Northants with just 1.7ha available.

4.17 The following summaries are on indicators that are new to the JCS monitoring framework and so being reported on for the first time.

4.18 For the first time, data is being collated on the amount of B-class employment areas lost to other (non-B) uses. Data gathered shows that 21,457m2 was lost in this manner in North Northamptonshire during this monitoring period, with most being lost in East Northants (15,890m2) to C Class land (8,210m2). This dramatically compares to what has been recorded at Kettering where they only record 100m2 being lost to D Class. Again, similar to other new indicators and their related datasets, these figures can only be treated as a baseline at present until comparative data becomes available next year. The JCS through Policy 22 aims to safeguard employment areas for employment uses; therefore the less B-class land lost the better.

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4.19 Similarly another new indicator to report on is the number and scale of retail developments approved outside the defined town centre areas. In North Northamptonshire 13 developments, equating to 33,869m2 worth of land were approved in this way; a large chunk of this being within East Northants (28,242m2), primarily due to the delivery of Rushden Lakes. In comparison Kettering had 0m2 delivered outside of the defined town centre area. The JCS sets no target on this, but aims to keep retail and town centre uses to within the town centre boundaries consistent with the provisions of national planning policy.

4.20 A total of 8 office developments have been allocated, consented or completed at growth towns within the 16/17 monitoring period. Three of these have been consented in Kettering, with one completed there also and the other being completed in Corby. The remaining consented site is in Wellingborough and East Northants has two allocated in Rushden. The JCS monitoring framework has this indicator down as contextual and therefore no specific target is set on what should be achieved; this will be monitored again in the 17/18 AMR.

4.21 In a similar format, a total of 38 rural employment sites have been consented or completed in North Northamptonshire for the 16/17 year (zero allocated). Of the 22 consented sites, 16 of these are in Wellingborough, 5 in East Northants and one in Kettering and of the 16 completed, 8 were in Wellingborough, 7 in East Northants and one in Corby. Again the JCS monitoring framework has this indicator down as contextual and therefore no specific target is set on what should be achieved; this will be monitored again in the 17/18 AMR.

4.22 47,773m2 of new logistics floorspace was delivered in North Northamptonshire for the 16/17 year; the majority of this was delivered at Prologis Park, in Wellingborough with 33,580m2. In Thrapston 9,073m2 was delivered and in Islip, the new Primark distribution centre accounted for 4,020m2. There were no new logistics operations reported by either Corby or Kettering.

4.23 Wellingborough was the only authority to report a training scheme secured through a new development and S106 agreement. The development in question is the Wellingborough East SUE – Stanton Cross (WP/15/00605/VAR). JCS Policy 22 aims to enhance workforce skills through training schemes secured through new development; at this stage it is uncertain whether this one incidence is a low number in the grand scheme of things, this baseline will be compared to in the 17/18 AMR.

4.24 Similarly Wellingborough was the only LPA to report on farm diversification and conversion of redundant buildings for employment and tourism related development in 16/17. This incidence was at Chester Farm in Irchester where 3,288m2 of agricultural buildings were converted to a mix of A3, B1a, B8 and B2. It is unclear at this stage whether this is the full picture for North Northamptonshire or not as it understood some of LPAs found it difficult to obtain data or it may be that other incidences are minimal. This is likely to be one of a handful of indicators to be reviewed for next year’s AMR to ensure complete understanding across LPAs so that accurate data is effectively captured.

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4.25 Figures obtained from the ONS show that for the 16/17 monitoring year there are 139,100 employees in North Northamptonshire, this is an increase of 8,700 on the 15/16 figure of 130,400. When considering that the JCS sets a target of a 31,100 job increase from 2011-2031, this must be viewed as a significant increase in just a year that indicates if a similar rate continues over the coming years this target can be comfortably met. However given that the JCS was only adopted in 2016, conclusions cannot be so quickly drawn together, it will be imperative to see what the growth will be for next year’s report to gauge whether it is likely that this trend will continue. The authorities with the largest job increases were Corby and Wellingborough both seeing 3,400 more jobs this monitoring year compared to 15/16. East Northants only recorded an increase of 300 jobs, which seems off given the delivery of Rushden Lakes and large scales logistics sites at Islip and Thrapston. An explanation for this appears to be that the monitoring periods for ONS and the North Northants LPAs are slightly dissimilar (ONS 2016 calendar year and LPAs 16/17 financial year); this may become clear in next year’s AMR if increases are observed at East Northants.

4.26 Overall, whilst one of the primary functions of this AMR is to create a data baseline to monitor against in future AMRs; in regard to the local economy performance suggests that the region has performed soundly in the 16/17 year. Clearly the standout figures are those relating to job growth within North Northamptonshire that show a significant increase within just two monitoring years and as mentioned if growth continues in a similar vain for the next few years, the JCS job growth target will be hit before 2031. Other positives to note from this chapter regard employment floorspace delivery and that of which is delivered on PDL, as well as progress on the delivery of logistics floorspace. Areas where performance improvement is sought include; more incidences of secured training schemes through new developments, reduced number and size of retail developments outside defined town centre areas and progress on the development of the REA. While it will be important to take stock of next year’s AMR data to compare figures and see where targets are struggling to be met, of course it is also important to note that not of all these indicators are likely to see immediate progress within the next AMR, for example the REA may take some time for development to come forward.

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5. Housing

5.1 This section of the AMR outlines the levels of house building recorded relative to targets set within the Joint Core Strategy which includes an assessment of the housing land supply position of the area. Despite the revised housing requirements set out in the JCS, this AMR will continue to use the same output indicators to highlight any trends which have been identified locally. Alongside these outputs, this section also includes housing trajectories to outline overall levels of delivery anticipated over the plan period as well as outlining the provision of both affordable units and sites for Gypsies and travellers relative to need.

5.2 New additional data sets to this section include the reporting on the provision of older person’s housing as well as the delivery of self and custom build housing within the Plan area.

5.3 A summary of these findings is presented at the end of this section.

Table 22: Plan Period and Housing Targets Local Authority Start of Plan Period End of Plan period Housing Requirements (from Submission JCS) 2011-2031 Corby 01/04/2011 31/03/2031 9,200 (14,200*)

East Northants 8,400

Kettering 10,400 Wellingborough 7,000

North Northants 35,000 (40,000*) *Strategic opportunity figure

Table 23: Net additional dwellings for (a) previous years and (b) the reporting year LPA 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/16 2016/17 Totals JCS Annual JCS Totals % 12 13 14 15 2011- Requirement 2011-17 attainment H2(a) H2(a) H2(a) H2(b) 17 to date Corby 482 483 342 390 368 349 2,414 460 2.760 87% East Northants 184 248 313 459 565 806 2,575 420 2,520 102% Kettering 313 351 540 282 547 706 2,739 520 3,120 88% Wellingborough 122 116 255 384 380 247 1,504 350 2,100 72% North 1,101 1,198 1,450 1,515 1,860 2,108 9,232 1,750 10,500 88% Northants Cumulative 1,101 2,299 3,749 5,264 7,124 9,232 Total

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Table 24: Net additional dwellings – in future years

LPA 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029/ 2030/ Totals

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Corby 503 569 532 622 806 605 665 705 705 705 705 635 635 635 9,027

East Northants 461 428 430 493 675 709 571 515 431 384 386 351 331 311 6,476

Kettering 579 633 908 954 865 803 787 851 905 701 621 456 356 356 9,775

Wellingborough 337 541 775 881 850 732 728 698 643 398 298 298 298 298 7,775

North 1,880 2,171 2,645 2,950 3,196 2,849 2,751 2,769 2,684 2,188 2,010 1,740 1,620 1,600 33,053 Northants Cumulative 1,880 4,051 6,696 9,646 12,842 15,691 18,442 21,211 23,895 26,083 28,093 29,833 31,453 33,053 Total

Tables 23 and 24 together inform on what could be delivered within the Plan period in North Northamptonshire, further summary on this can be found in para 5.9.

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Table 25: New additional pitches (Gypsy and traveller) 2016/17

Permanent Transit Total

Corby 0 0 0

East Northamptonshire 0 0 0

Kettering 3 0 3

Wellingborough 0 0 0

North Northamptonshire 3 0 3

Table 26: Gross affordable housing completions, 2016/17

Social Intermediate Affordable Government Total Gross Total Gross Housing % of Gross Housing Rent Housing Rent Funded Buyer affordable Completions Completions Schemes* homes affordable

Corby 19 6 21 N/A 46 349 13%

East 13 124 108 192 245 806 30% Northamptonshire

Kettering 15 83 102 N/A 200 706 28%

Wellingborough 30 0 10 0 40 247 16%

North 77 213 241 192 531 2,108 25% Northamptonshire

*This does not contribute to the affordable figure

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Table 27: Gross affordable housing completions by settlement, 2016/17

District/Borough Settlement/Area Recorded Total % JCS Attained? Housing Affordable affordable Requirement completions 2016-17 Growth Town Corby 263 46 17% 30% No

New Village Little Stanion 86 0 0% 40% No

Rural Area Corby Rural 0 0 0% 40% No Corby Totals 349 46 13% Growth Town Kettering 391 114 29% 30% No

Market Towns Burton Latimer 111 23 21% 30% No

Desborough 98 29 30% 30% Yes Rothwell 43 12 28% 30% No

Rural Areas Kettering Rural 63 22 35% 40% No

Kettering Totals 706 200 28% Growth Town Wellingborough 168 40 24% 30% No

Villages Earls Barton 26 0 0% 40% No Finedon 39 0 0% 40% No Irchester 3 0 0% 40% No Wollaston 3 0 0% 40% No Rural Area Wellingborough Rural 8 0 0% 40% No

Wellingborough Totals 247 40 16% Growth Town Rushden 201 45 22% 30% No

Market Towns Higham Ferrers 143 50 35% 30% Yes

Irthlingborough 28 0 0% 30% No

Raunds 135 58 43% 30% Yes Thrapston 110 47 43% 30% Yes Oundle 116 35 30% 40% No Rural Areas East Northants Rural 73 10 14% 40% No

East Northants Totals 806 245 30% Growth Towns 1,023 245 24% Market Towns (excluding Oundle) 668 219 33% Villages and Rural Areas (including Oundle) 417 67 16% North Northamptonshire 2,108 531 25%

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Table 28: The number and type of affordable and market homes permitted and/or built through application of Policy 13 in the rural area, by settlement and LPA 16/17

LPA Settlement Number approved Type of home (e.g. social rent etc)

Earls Barton 39 27 Market Houses Wellingborough 12 Rent Plus houses

Wellingborough Earls Barton 3 3 Market Houses

Wellingborough Finedon 1 1 Market House

Isham 9 4 Market Houses 3 Affordable Rent Wellingborough 2 Intermediate/Housing association

Titchmarsh 11 6 Affordable East Northants 5 Market

East Northants Yarwell 9 9 Affordable

North Northants 72

5.4 The JCS also seeks to report on the number of dwellings permitted and/or built in the open countryside for rural workers to support the vitality and viability of the rural economy; however LPAs have reported that this has been a difficult indicator to measure and therefore no data has been recorded on this matter. This will be reviewed in preparation for next year’s AMR to determine the status of the indicator within the monitoring framework.

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Table 29: Reporting on the provision of designated, sheltered and extra care accommodation for older households: New additional 16/17

Local Authority Designated Sheltered Extra Care Total

Corby 0 1 0 1 East Northants 0 0 0 0 Kettering 0 0 0 0 Wellingborough 0 0 0 0 North Northants 16/17 0 1 0 1 Total

The provision for individual and community custom build developments

5.5 The Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 places a duty on local councils in England to keep and have regard to a register of people who are interested in self-build or custom build projects in their area. The below table shows the number of people listed on each LPA’s register in North Northamptonshire as of July 2017.

Table 30: Number of people listed on custom/self build registers Local Authority No. On register (July 2017) East Northants 22 Wellingborough 22 Kettering 15 Corby 26 North Northants 85

5.6 As of 2017 the JPDU and the four LPA’s are working on creating a standardised pro forma that captures the North Northamptonshire provision in a consistent way. The JPDU will assist in promoting this to encourage further uptake on self and custom build interest. In future AMRs the number of custom and self builds being physically developed will also be reported, particularly with the SUEs starting to come forward, but at present this data is unavailable. In the meantime the AMR will continue to monitor the number of people on custom/self build registers.

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Housing Summary

5.7 The JCS housing targets for 2011-2031 are set out in Table 22, despite these targets for North Northamptonshire now being different to what was previously shown in the CSS, housing figures have of course always been recorded regardless, so it will be easy to make comparisons on this year’s data with previous years. A breakdown of housing delivery by location and settlement hierarchy can be found in Chapter 3 – Overall Spatial Strategy.

5.8 In terms of comparisons of housing figures with previous years, the rate of delivery continues to rise at a consistent rate with some strong performances by particular LPAs in the 16/17 monitoring year. The statistics show that 2,108 dwellings were delivered this year compared to 1,860 last year and this brings the total amount from 2011-17 to 9,232. As a percentage this means that 88% of the JCS housing requirements have been attained in North Northamptonshire from 2011-17, this is helped largely by East Northants who, with the help of this year’s figures, managed to surpass their housing target for this time period, meaning they have attained 102% of their housing requirements. After this Kettering managed to come in second with 88%, Corby a close third with 87% and then Wellingborough with 72%.

5.9 Using the authorities’ Housing Site Schedules, Table 24 is populated with figures accounting for net additional dwellings in future years. According to data, from 2017-31 it is predicted that 33,361 dwellings will be delivered in North Northamptonshire, most of these predicted to be in Kettering with 9,775 and least in East Northants with 6,476, which figures given the differing housing targets for each authority. If these predictions are added to what has already been delivered in North Northamptonshire (as seen in Table 23) then the region could expect to see 42,593 dwellings delivered within the Plan period thus exceeding the overall housing requirement of 35,000 and this is not even taking into account the strategic opportunity target, which takes the requirement up to 40,000. Clearly it is too early to say whether this delivery will actually happen, as this set of data can change significantly on an annual basis and of course is highly dependable on the delivery of the larger sites such as the SUEs.

5.10 Table 25 shows that only Kettering delivered new additional pitches for gypsies and travellers, this came in the form of three permanent plots. Comparatively in the 15/16 AMR six new pitches were delivered (all in Wellingborough), therefore the region has seen a decrease over this one year period.

5.11 Of all the homes delivered within North Northamptonshire in 2016/17, 25% of them were classed as affordable (531 out of 2,108). East Northants was the best performing authority scoring 30% and Corby the lowest performer with 13%. In comparison to the 15/16 data, the overall percentage has fallen by 4% where 554 homes out of 1,929 were affordable. All the authorities have performed worse than they did last year, bar Kettering which saw a percentage increase by 9%. The most common form of affordable housing came in the form of ‘affordable rent’ culminating to 241 out of 531 affordable dwellings. To compare this with the new targets set out in the JCS monitoring framework, details on where affordable housing was delivered is

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shown in Table 26. For the Growth Towns, the JCS asks for 30% of dwellings delivered to be affordable; this was not achieved by any of the LPAs, however Kettering came very close with 29%. Market towns (excluding Oundle) have the same target and these in general fared much better with meeting or exceeding the 30% goal, with only Rothwell (28%), Burton Latimer (21%) and Irthlingborough (0%) falling below. Rural areas (including Oundle) have an affordable housing target of 40%, this was not achieved by any of the LPAs, Kettering came close with 35% and East Northants achieved 24%, whilst both Corby and Wellingborough scored 0%. This is obviously an area where improvements will be sought, to at least get to a level playing field with the Growth and Market Towns. It must be noted that the JCS actually specifies that affordable housing is only measured against developments of 15 dwellings or more, however the data captured in Table 27 represents all development so some leverage can be allowed for these figures and their relation to the targets.

5.12 New to this monitoring year, Table 28 sets out the number and type of affordable and market homes permitted and/or built through application of Policy 13 (rural exceptions) of the JCS in the rural areas. Only Wellingborough and East Northants reported figures for this indicator, which is understandable given the more rural nature of these authorities compared to Corby and Kettering. Wellingborough reported that 52 applications were approved in 16/17 using this policy, most of which consisted of 39 homes in Earls Barton (27 market and 12 rent plus). East Northants reported 20 incidences, 11 in Titchmarsh (6 affordable and 5 market) and 9 affordable homes in Yarwell. The JCS sets no target for this indicator, only for purposes of identifying where development of this sort is occurring.

5.13 Only one sheltered care facility was identified in this year’s AMR, this was in Corby. No Designated or Extra Care accommodation was delivered. Clarity will need to be sought on the way this is monitored as compared to the JCS targets set out in the SHMA there appears to be a significant shortfall. It may be that this indicator needs to be reviewed and checked ahead of next year’s report to ensure the correct data is being collected.

5.14 Overall due to a positive year in terms of housing delivery it can be viewed that North Northamptonshire has had a productive 2016/17 in regards to working towards housing targets set out in the JCS. Clearly the highlights of this chapter’s data are the figures on past housing completions and future delivery rates predicted. As mentioned if trends continue then it is predicted using data from the housing site schedules that the overall housing target for North Northamptonshire of 35,000 dwellings will be achieved by 2031. However as has always been the case when monitoring these early years of the Plan period, caution must be given not to give too much weight to these predictions due to the fluidity of delivery rates and their likelihood to fluctuate on an annual basis especially given the unpredictability of the delivery of the SUEs. In terms of where improvements are sought, affordable housing is not far off the aims set out in the JCS, but it will be important to see what the position is in the next AMR to determine whether progress is being made on this area of housing, which is of heavy interest not just locally, but on a national scale also.

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6. Assessment of Housing Land Supply

Purpose of Report

6.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local planning authorities to illustrate the expected rate of housing delivery through a housing trajectory for the plan period and set out how they will maintain delivery of a five-year supply of housing land to meet their housing target.

6.2 All local authorities are required to identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years’ worth of housing requirements. The NPPF states that where planning authorities cannot demonstrate a five-year supply, the relevant policies for the supply of housing should not be considered up-to-date and the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’ should apply. This means granting consent unless the adverse impacts of doing so would ‘significantly and demonstrably’ outweigh the benefits. The ability to identify a five year supply of deliverable housing is therefore significant in dealing with planning applications for housing.

6.3 Local planning authorities should also identify a supply of specific developable sites or broad locations for growth for years 6 -10 and where possible, for years 11-15.

6.4 Relative to these requirements, this report outlines the deliverable and developable housing land supply for each of the constituent local planning authorities in relation to the housing requirements of the Joint Core Strategy.

Process going forward

6.5 Before assessing the housing land requirements of the area, it is important to note that the manner in which housing land supply is published is to change going forward. This will be the last housing land supply paper collated and published by the JPU. Instead the task of reporting on housing land supply shall revert back to the respective local planning authority. The rationale behind this decision is to enable the respective Council to report this information in a more expedient manner and to also increase accountability and the local justifications behind decisions made in the assessment process (examples being the sources of housing supply included, the assessment period and choice of buffer). These land supply assessments will be published on each Council’s website alongside the respective site schedules as and when available and in doing so each Council will field any queries in relation to their decision-making. When the remaining monitoring data is available to produce the North Northamptonshire

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Authorities’ Monitoring Report at a later date, the JPU will pull these assessments together in the document for composite reference.

Housing Target

6.6 The North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (JCS) was adopted in July 2016. This document outlines the level of housing to be planned for over the period 2011-31 and sets this out by local authority area. In accordance with JCS Policy 28, this is as outlined in Table 1 overleaf:

Table 31

North Northamptonshire Housing Requirements (after JCS Policy 28 / Table 4)

SHARE OF OBJECTIVELY ASSESSED NEEDS IN THE ANNUAL AVERAGE HOUSING REQUIREMENT HOUSING MARKET AREA DWELLINGS 2011-31 (2011-31)

Corby Borough Requirement 460 9,200

Strategic Opportunity3 (710) (14,200)

East Northamptonshire District 420 8,400

Kettering Borough 520 10,400

Borough of Wellingborough 350 7,000

North Northamptonshire 1,750 (2,000) 35,000 (40,000)

Identifying the Supply of Deliverable and Developable Sites

6.7 Existing planning consents do not represent the only source of housing land supply when identifying deliverable or developable sites. As referred to above, the local authority is required to identify five years’ worth of deliverable sites and 6 -15 years’ worth of developable sites.

6.8 The NPPF defines what is meant by deliverable:

3 As Table 1 outlines, Corby Borough is the only local authority where two housing targets exist over the plan period. The target described as a ‘Strategic Opportunity’ is based on Corby’s ambition to deliver a level of housing which is in addition to its 9,200 dwelling plan target and which will contribute towards meeting local objective to double the Borough’s population and support the ongoing regeneration of the town. However, attainment of this is dependent on the strength of the local housing market to support this. On this basis, and as outlined in the JCS, it is, therefore, not the requirement against which five year land supply position is assessed.

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To be considered deliverable, sites should be available now, offer a suitable location for development now, and be achievable with a realistic prospect that housing will be delivered on the site within five years and in particular that development of the site is viable. Sites with planning permission should be considered deliverable until permission expires, unless there is clear evidence that schemes will not be implemented within five years, for example they will not be viable, there is no longer a demand for the type of units or sites have long term phasing plans.

6.9 The National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) (Paragraph: 031 Reference ID: 3-031-20140306) further advises that:

“Planning permission or allocation in a development plan is not a prerequisite for a site being deliverable in terms of the five-year supply. Local planning authorities will need to provide robust, up to date evidence to support the deliverability of sites, ensuring that their judgements on deliverability are clearly and transparently set out. If there are no significant constraints (e.g. infrastructure) to overcome such as infrastructure sites not allocated within a development plan or without planning permission can be considered capable of being delivered within a five-year timeframe.”

6.10 The NPPF also defines what is meant by developable:

“Developable sites or broad locations are areas that are in a suitable location for housing development and have a reasonable prospect that the site or broad location is available and could be viably developed at the point envisaged.”

6.11 In the context of the above, and for the purposes of the current document, the following sources of housing land supply have been examined to identify sites which are deliverable or developable:

 Existing commitments (sites currently under construction and sites with valid planning consent);  Sites with a resolution to grant consent subject to S106 agreements;  Site where pre-application discussions are well advanced;  Sites without planning permission where clear evidence is available that the scheme would come forward within the assessment period;  Sites in adopted Development Plans (saved Local Plan policies, Town Centre Area Action Plan, Joint Core Strategy, and made Neighbourhood Plans);  Sites in emerging Development Part 2 Plans (as being prepared by the respective Boroughs and Districts) as well as emerging Neighbourhood Plans);  Additional capacity identified within the Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs);  Sites identified in the North Northamptonshire Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA);

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 Sites identified in the North Northamptonshire pilot Brownfield Land Register;  Housing for older people, including residential institutions in Use Class C2;  Student accommodation, whether it consists of communal halls of residence or self- contained dwellings, and whether or not it is on campus;  Housing delivered through permitted development rights or prior notification such as flats above shops or office conversions; and  Windfall sites (see below).

Windfall Allowance

6.12 The NPPF defines windfall sites as those which have not specifically been identified as available in the Local Plan process. They normally comprise previously developed sites that become unexpectedly available. Local planning authorities can make a windfall allowance in the five year supply if they have compelling evidence that such sites have consistently become available and will continue to provide a reliable source of supply. Any allowance must be realistic and should not include residential garden land.

6.13 As part reviews of housing land supply have demonstrated, windfall development has contributed to the provision of new housing across the area and on this basis each local authority has made provision for the continuing contribution of this in their respective assessments. However, mindful to avoid double counting of smaller sites with an extant planning permission this element of supply is only included from year 3 onwards in the 5 year assessment period (2018-23)4.

Five Year Supply of Deliverable Sites

Appropriate Buffer

6.14 When identifying a five year supply, the NPPF requires the addition of a 5% buffer to the housing requirement to add choice and competition in the market. This rises to a 20% buffer where there is a record of persistent under delivery, relative to housing requirements. The NPPF does not define specifically what is meant by ‘persistent under delivery’ although it is possible to gauge this following a review of housing delivery relative to JCS requirements. The respective buffer to be applied is based on advice from each Council following an internal assessment of their housing delivery to date. As a consequence different buffers are used, with 5% in East Northamptonshire and Kettering and 20% in Corby and Wellingborough. Further details as to the rationale behind these selections can be derived from the individual Councils as required.

Treatment of past under-provision

4 Albeit this is from year four onwards when assessing the period 2017-22 (see Appendix 2).

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6.15 There are two basic methods of dealing with past shortfall. It can be met over the five year period (the “Sedgefield” approach) or over the remaining plan period up to 2031 (the “Liverpool” approach). The NPPF does not explicitly state which method is preferable when addressing shortfall although Planning Practice Guidance states that ‘Local Planning authorities should aim to deal with undersupply within the first 5 years of the plan period where possible’ (Paragraph 35 Ref ID 3-036-20140306). This suggests that the Sedgefield method is to be preferred. On this basis, North Northamptonshire authorities are in agreement that the Sedgefield approach is most appropriate going forward (unless future guidance suggests otherwise). Calculations below are therefore based on this method.

Five Year Period

6.16 To be consistent with previous AMRs (and the adopted JCS) the five year supply assessment period is taken to cover 2018-19 to 2022/23. The NPPF does not specify which 5 year period should be calculated. Para 47 simply refers to ‘five years’ worth’ of housing. This approach of not including the current year, but projecting the first full 5 years has been used for all past joint AMRs for North Northamptonshire (since 2008/09). This approach was based on advice issued by the Department of Communities and Local Government in both 2008 and 2009. Both these documents have been withdrawn and have not been replaced by any more up-to-date advice. As a result, there is no clear guidance as to the appropriate assessment period and this is clear from a review of AMRs produced by other local authorities. However, for comparison purposes calculations using the 5 year period including the current year (2017/18 – 2021/22) are included in Appendix 2 for completeness.

6.17 Following this review, the housing land supply position of each local authority is outlined over the remainder of this paper relative to a rebased requirement which takes account of performance to date (see Appendix 1 for details of how this has been calculated).

Corby Borough Council: Assessment of Housing Land Supply, 2018-23

Deliverable Sites

6.18 Table 2 below details the composition of deliverable housing sites identified in Corby Borough over the five year assessment period. As can be seen, the Borough has an identified housing supply of 3,134 dwellings over the assessment period5.

5 These figures have been derived from the corresponding site schedule which the Council has collated and are used as the basis for determining the housing land supply in the Borough at Table 3.

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Table 2 Corby Borough: Composition of identified housing supply, 2018-23 Component Yield 2018-23 Permissions/Resolution to grant/Under Construction 1,813 West Corby (JCS Allocation) 400 Specific unallocated sites 897 Windfall (x dpa x 3 years) 24 Total identified supply 2018-23 3,134

Five Year Supply Assessment

6.19 Table 3 below outlines the assessment of Corby Borough’s housing land supply 2018-23. As detailed in Appendix 1, the Borough is anticipating a shortfall of 303 dwellings between 01.04. 2011 and 31.03.2018 and consistent with the Sedgefield approach this has been factored into the housing requirement calculation. On the basis of this revised housing requirement, Corby Borough has 5.02 years housing land supply.

Table 3

Five Year Requirements for Corby Borough for the 5 year period 2018- 2023 measured against the JCS

A JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 (460 x 5) 2,300

B JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 inclusive of shortfall 2011-18 2,603 (+303)

C JCS Housing Requirement + shortfall + 20% buffer 3,124

D Identified Housing Supply 2018-23 3,134

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 2018-23 (D/C x 5) 5.02

JCS Monitoring Trigger

6.20 Through Table 9 (Performance Indicators and Targets for Monitoring), the JCS sets the North Northamptonshire authorities an additional monitoring test to gauge their respective land supply position after a 25% buffer is applied. This is a local buffer which is in excess of national requirements but has been included to provide local authorities with as an early warning tool that a housing land supply shortfall may be imminent and corrective / preventative action should be taken to offset (for example through working with developers/landowners to develop suitable and viable schemes). The outputs of this assessment for Corby Borough are outlined

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below:

Table 4

Five Year Supply of Deliverable Housing Land with JCS 25% monitoring buffer

A Five Year Requirement 2,603

B Plus 25% Monitoring Buffer 3,254

C Supply of Deliverable Sites 3,134

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 2018-23 4.82 (C/B x 5)

6.21 As Table 4 shows, inclusive of a 25% buffer, Corby Borough Council is unable to demonstrate in excess of five years housing land supply for the assessment period 2018-23 relative to the JCS monitoring trigger (4.82 years). Therefore, it may be worthwhile the Council considering the need for appropriate measures in lieu of a potential future shortfall.

East Northamptonshire: Assessment of Housing Land Supply, 2018-23

Deliverable Sites

6.22 Table 5 details the composition of deliverable housing sites identified in East Northamptonshire over the five year assessment period. As can be seen, the Council has an identified housing supply of 2,735 dwellings over the assessment period6.

Table 5 East Northamptonshire: Composition of identified housing supply, 2018-23 Component Yield 2018-23 Permissions/Resolution to grant/Under Construction 1,095 Rushden East (JCS Allocation) 250 Specific unallocated BF sites 220 Emergent DPD allocations 729 Windfall (41 dpa x 3 years) 123 Adopted RNOT allocations 318 Total identified supply 2018-23 2,735

6 These figures have been derived from the corresponding site schedule which the Council has collated and are used as the basis for determining the housing land supply in the District at Table 6.

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Five Year Supply Assessment

6.23 Table 6 outlines the assessment of East Northamptonshire's housing land supply 2018-23. As detailed in Appendix 1, the Council is anticipating an oversupply of 96 dwellings between 01.04.2011 and 31.03.2018 (relative to JCS requirements). However, unlike when an undersupply is projected, these 96 dwellings are not accounted for when considering the next five year assessment period. Therefore, East Northamptonshire’s base five year housing requirement is 2,100 dwellings as per the provisions of the JCS (i.e. 420 x 5 years = 2,100). This increases to 2,205 dwellings when a 5% buffer is included consistent with the NPPF. Pursuant to this, East Northamptonshire has 6.20 years housing land supply.

Table 6 Five Year Requirements for East Northamptonshire for the 5 year period 2018-23 measured against the JCS A JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 (420 x 5) 2,100 B JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 inclusive of shortfall 2,100 2011-18 (+0) C JCS Housing Requirement + shortfall + 5% buffer 2,205 D Identified Housing Supply 2018-23 2,735 E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 2018-23 (D/C x 5) 6.20

JCS Monitoring Trigger

6.24 Through Table 9 (Performance Indicators and Targets for Monitoring), the JCS sets the North Northamptonshire authorities an additional monitoring test to gauge their respective land supply position after a 25% buffer is applied. This is a local buffer which is in excess of national requirements but has been included to provide local authorities with an early warning that a housing land supply shortfall may be imminent and corrective / preventative action should be taken to offset (for example through working with developers/landowners to develop suitable and viable schemes). The outputs of this assessment for East Northamptonshire are outlined below:

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Table 7

Five Year Supply of Deliverable Housing Land with JCS 25% monitoring buffer

A Five Year Requirement 2,100

B Plus 25% Monitoring Buffer 2,625

C Supply of Deliverable Sites 2,735

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 5.21 2018-23 (C/B x 5)

6.25 As Table 7 shows, inclusive of a 25% buffer, East Northamptonshire Council is still able to demonstrate in excess of five years housing land supply for the assessment period 2018-23 (5.21 years). Notwithstanding this, however, the Council should continue to monitor supply inclusive of the 25% buffer for future monitoring periods and consider the need for appropriate measures should these become necessary.

Kettering Borough: Assessment of Housing Land Supply, 2018-23

Deliverable Sites

6.26 Table 8 details the composition of deliverable housing sites identified in Kettering Borough over the five year assessment period. As can be seen, the Borough has an identified housing supply of 4,163 dwellings between 2018-237.

Table 8 Kettering Borough: Composition of identified housing supply, 2018-23 Component Yield 2018-23 Permissions/Resolution to grant/Under Construction 2,644 TCAAP Allocations 228 Rothwell North (JCS Allocation) 425 Emergent DPD allocations 638 Windfall (76 dpa x 3 years) 228 Total identified supply 2018-23 4,163

Five Year Supply Assessment

7 These figures have been derived from the corresponding site schedule which the Council has collated and are used as the basis for determining the housing land supply in the Borough at Table 9.

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6.27 Table 9 below outlines the assessment of Kettering’s housing land supply 2018-23. As detailed in Appendix 1, the Borough is anticipating a shortfall of 322 dwellings between 01.04.2011 and 31.03.2018 (relative to JCS requirements) and consistent with the Sedgefield approach this has been factored into the housing requirement calculation. On the basis of this revised housing requirement, Kettering Borough has 6.78 years housing land supply.

Table 9

Five Year Requirements for Kettering Borough for the 5 year period 2018-23 measured against the JCS

A JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 (520 x 5) 2,600

B JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 inclusive of shortfall 2011-18 2,922 (+322)

C JCS Housing Requirement + shortfall + 5% buffer 3,068

D Identified Housing Supply 2018-23 4,163

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 2018-23 (D/C x 5) 6.78

JCS Monitoring Trigger

6.28 Through Table 9 (Performance Indicators and Targets for Monitoring), the JCS sets the North Northamptonshire authorities an additional monitoring test to gauge their respective land supply position after a 25% buffer is applied. This is a local buffer which is in excess of national requirements but has been included to provide local authorities with an early warning that a housing land supply shortfall may be imminent and corrective / preventative action should be taken to offset (for example through working with developers/landowners to develop suitable and viable schemes). The outputs of this assessment for Kettering Borough are outlined below:

Table 10

Five Year Supply of Deliverable Housing Land with JCS 25% monitoring buffer

A Five Year Requirement 2,922

B Plus 25% Monitoring Buffer 3,653

C Supply of Deliverable Sites 4,163

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 5.70 2018-23 (C/B x 5)

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6.29 As Table 10 shows, inclusive of a 25% buffer, Kettering Borough Council is still able to demonstrate in excess of five years housing land supply for the assessment period 2018-23 (5.70 years). Notwithstanding this, however, the Council should continue to monitor supply inclusive of the 25% buffer for future monitoring periods and consider the need for appropriate measures should these become necessary.

Borough of Wellingborough: Assessment of Housing Land Supply, 2018-23

Deliverable Sites

6.30 Table 11 below details the composition of deliverable housing sites identified in the Borough of Wellingborough over the five year assessment period (2018-23). As can be seen, Wellingborough has an identified housing supply of 3,779 dwellings between 2018-238.

Table 11 Borough of Wellingborough: Composition of identified housing supply, 2018-23 Component Yield 2018-23 Sites with planning permission 2,5599 Sites allocated in adopted plans 655 Sites in emerging plans 434 Lapse rate -13 Windfall allowance (48 dpa x 3 years) 144 Total identified supply 2018-23 3,779

Five Year Supply Assessment

6.31 Table 12 outlines the assessment of Wellingborough‘s housing land supply 2018-23. As detailed in Appendix 1, the Borough is anticipating a shortfall of 609 dwellings between 01.04.2011 and 31.03.2018 (relative to JCS requirements) and consistent with the Sedgefield approach this has been factored into the housing requirement calculation. On the basis of this revised housing requirement, the Borough has 6.67 years housing land supply.

8 These figures have been derived from the corresponding site schedule which the Council has collated and are used as the basis for determining the housing land supply in the Borough at Table 12. 9 This figure includes an anticipated contribution of 980 dwellings at Stanton Cross (Wellingborough East) and 900 dwellings at the Upper Redhill (Wellingborough North) sustainable urban extensions over the assessment period 2018-23 (1,880 dwellings total).

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Table 12

Five Year Requirements for the Borough of Wellingborough for the 5 year period 2018-23 measured against the JCS

A JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 (350 x 5) 1,750

B JCS Housing Requirement 2018-23 inclusive of shortfall 2011-18 2,359 (+609)

C JCS Housing Requirement + shortfall + 20% buffer 2,831

D Identified Housing Supply 2018-23 3,779

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 2018-23 (D/C x 5) 6.67

JCS Monitoring Trigger

6.32 Through Table 9 (Performance Indicators and Targets for Monitoring), the JCS sets the North Northamptonshire authorities an additional monitoring test to gauge their respective land supply position after a 25% buffer is applied. This is a local buffer which is in excess of national requirements but has been included to provide local authorities with an early warning that a housing land supply shortfall may be imminent and corrective / preventative action should be taken to offset (for example through working with developers/landowners to develop suitable and viable schemes). The outputs of this for the Borough of Wellingborough are outlined below:

Table 13

Five Year Supply of Deliverable Housing Land with JCS 25% monitoring buffer

A Five Year Requirement 2,359

B Plus 25% Monitoring Buffer 2,949

C Supply of Deliverable Sites 3,779

E No. of Years Deliverable Housing Land Supply 6.41 2018-23 (C/B x 5)

6.33 As Table 13 shows, inclusive of a 25% buffer, Wellingborough Council is still able to demonstrate in excess of five years housing land supply for the assessment period 2018-23. Notwithstanding

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7. Environment

7.1 The JCS pushes for stronger recognition of the importance of the natural environment and the opportunities it provides with new special policy areas for the Nene and Ise Valleys and the Rockingham Forest to supplement the existing approach to Green Infrastructure, in particular recognising its role in enhancing connectivity between settlements (Policies 19 – 21).

7.2 This section of the AMR presents the key data sets that relate to the natural environment and heritage. It provides information on water quality, the delivery of renewable energy sites, development in flood zones as well as data on listed buildings and more. Design related information is also set out here, with data given on how many housing sites were assessed by accredited design review and how many were assessed according to the Building for Life (BfL) criteria and the resulting scores.

7.3 Finally GIS data was collated to show the provision of amenities and green spaces in relation to housing developments in North Northamptonshire this is to act as a way of monitoring Policy 7 of the JCS which states that development should support and enhance community services and facilities.

7.4 Unlike previous sections which have shown primarily numerical data set out in the form of tables, this section also includes a large amount of qualitative data relating to indicators that require more of a narrative or commentary on what provisions have been delivered within the last monitoring year. This is mainly on the subject of the delivery Green Infrastructure and Greenways which have no realistic, standardised way of being measured numerically.

7.5 A summary of the key findings is provided at the end of the chapter.

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Table 32: % of river lengths assessed as having ‘good’ biological/chemical quality as defined by the Water Directive Framework

Quality Type Water Course Quality

Biological

Loddington Arm (Ise) High

Nene – Confluence Ise to Islip Good

Nene – Islip to tidal Good

Wittering Brook Good

Physical/Chemical

Harrowden Brook Good

Slade Brook Good

Billing Brook Good

Knuston Brook Good

Lyveden Brook Good

Chelveston Brook Good

Alledge Brook Good

Sywell Brook High

Glapthorn Brook Good

Willow Brook (Nene) Good

Fineshade Brook High

Source: Environment Agency

 Four river water bodies had ‘good’ or better biological classification, amounting to 23% of the total river length.  Eleven water bodies had ‘good’ or better physical/chemical classification, amounting to 20% of the total river length.  None of the water bodies are in both lists, meaning that none of them achieved ‘good’ ecological classification.

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 It must be noted that due to obvious reasons water bodies and local authority boundaries do not precisely match in terms of geography and therefore this has to be taken into consideration when considering the data above.  There are a few other water bodies that overlap into the North Northamptonshire area that could be considered within the above data. However these only have small catchments within the boundary and were not considered large enough to incorporate, these include; the Castle Ashby Arm (Grendon Brook, the Pitsford Arm of the Brampton Branch, the Ouse (Newport Pagnall to Roxton), Kym (and Till) and Pertenhall Brook.

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Table 33: Residential development permitted in Flood Zones 2 and 3 (m²)

Local Authority FLOOD ZONE 2 FLOOD ZONE 3 TOTAL

Corby - - -

East Northamptonshire 0 40,000 40,000

Kettering 65 74 139

Wellingborough 3,735.5 32,500 35,235.5

North Northamptonshire 3,801 72,574 75,375

Table 34: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds

Local Authority FLOODING QUALITY TOTAL

Corby 0 0 0

East Northamptonshire 0 0 0

Kettering 0 0 0

Wellingborough 0 0 0

North Northamptonshire 0 0 0

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Table 35: Number of Planning permissions granted contrary to EA advice by LPA 16/17.

Planning Ref. Location EA Objection on Decision Response Date Flooding or water quality

Corby

16/00252/DPA Land off Stanion Flooding EA withdrew 03/08/16 Lane, Corby objection

16/00281/DPA Priors Hall Flooding EA withdrew 25/08/16 objection

East Northants

16/00375/FUL 9 North Street, Flooding EA withdrew 06/05/16 Raunds objection

16/01385/FUL Priors Hall, Kirby Flooding EA withdrew 22/08/16 Lane, Deene objection

16/01662/FUL Rushden Lakes, Flooding EA withdrew 29/09/16 Rushden objection

16/02051/FUL Riverside Park, Flooding Refused 09/01/17 Higham Ferrers

17/00156/FUL 35 Polopit, Flooding EA withdrew 24/02/17 Titchmarsh objection

Wellingborough

WP/16/00328/FUL Proposed Bridge Flooding Granted (EA later 20/06/16 South of Mill Road, removed their Wellingborough objection).

WP/17/00004/PNA Pastures Farm, 600 Flooding Refused 20/01/17 Station Road, Grendon.

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Table 36: Permitted and Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Schemes 2016/17 (MW)

E3 Biomass

Co-firing Municipal Wind Solar of Hydro Sewage (and Total Development onshore photovoltaic Landfill biomass Animal Plant sludge industrial) Status gas with biomass biomass digestion solid waste fossil combustion fuels

Permitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 installed capacity in MW

Completed 8.55 14.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.35 installed capacity in MW

Total 8.55 14.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.35

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Table 37: Consented (permitted and installed) Solar PV applications

LPA Technology Application Location Installed Capacity Reference (MW)

Wellingborough Solar WP/16/00766/AMD Land Off (opposite 10 240) Sywell Road, Mears Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Wellingborough Solar WP/14/00218/FUL Northfield Lodge, 0.25 62 Orlingbury Road, Isham

Wellingborough Solar WP/15/00200/FUL Land Opposite 7 4.59 To 11 Claudius Way, Higham Road, Irchester

Wellingborough Solar WP/15/00082/LBC Meeting House, 0.007 Quaker House, 29 St Johns Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 4LG

Total 14.8

Table 38: Consented (permitted and installed) Wind Energy applications

LPA Technology Application Location Installed Capacity Reference (MW)

Kettering Wind KET/2014/0861 Burton Wold Wind 8.55 Farm

Total 8.55

There were no permitted or installed biomass applications reported within this monitoring year.

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Progress on the development of the Kettering Energy Park

7.6 The Kettering Energy Park is a dedicated area for decentralised energy production located over 1100 acres of land to the East of Burton Latimer. At present, there are 22 wind turbines operational on the site. 10 of these turbines have been on the Energy Park since 2005 (KE/03/0559). An additional 9 turbines were permitted in November 2011 (KET/2012/0556) and were operational in 2014 with a further 3 (KET/2014/0861) in operation by March 2017.

7.7 In addition to this 7 applications for solar photovoltaic farms have been permitted for the Energy Park, these are shown below:

 KET/2015/0421  KET/2015/0422  KET/2015/0423  KET/2015/0438  KET/2015/0440  KET/2015/0445  KET/2016/0446

7.8 To date none of these schemes are yet to be completed. When complete, each of these schemes are likely to provide 5MW of energy and therefore 35MW in total when all of these become operational.

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Table 39: % of SSSIs in favourable or recovering condition

Local Authority % of SSSIs in favourable or recovering condition Corby 33.33% East Northamptonshire 97.44% Kettering 93.33% Wellingborough 100% North Northamptonshire 94.57%

Table 40: % of residential development completed within 1km of accessible natural green space

Local Authority LNR Woodland Country Park Pocket Parks Nature Reserves Corby 21.43% 42.86% 0% 21.43% 0 East Northamptonshire 3.3% 13.53% 9.57% 29.7% 0 Kettering 3.41% 3.41% 0% 56.82% 0 Wellingborough 0% 0% 8.89% 55.56% 0 North Northamptonshire 3.56% 11.11% 7.33% 37.33% 0

Table 41: Net change in areas of biodiversity importance (ha)

Local Authority Loss Addition Total Net

Corby 28.59 9.44 -19.14 East Northamptonshire 12.35 23.88 11.53 Kettering 0 0 0 Wellingborough 0 0 0 North Northamptonshire 40.93 33.32 -7.61

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Table 42: Attainment of BREEAM very good or higher on non-residential developments 1,000m2+ floorspace 16/17

Total number assessed Total number achieving ‘Very good’ or higher

Corby 1 1

East Northamptonshire 7 7

Kettering 3 2

Wellingborough 0 0

North Northamptonshire 11 10

Table 43: Number of developments assessed by accredited design review 16/17

Total number assessed

Corby 2

2 East Northamptonshire

Kettering 1

Wellingborough 1

North Northamptonshire 6

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Table 44: Grade I, II* and II Listed Buildings October 2017 LPA Grade I Grade II* Grade II Total Listed % of North Listed Listed Listed Buildings Northamptonshire’s Total Buildings Buildings Buildings Listed Buildings Stock

Corby 8 10 198 216 8.0% East Northamptonshire 56 71 1,299 1426 52.6%

Kettering 23 36 481 540 19.9% Wellingborough 11 35 483 529 19.5%

North Northamptonshire 98 152 2461 2711 100%

Source: Historic England

Table 45: Grade I, II* and II Buildings at Risk October 2017 LPA Grade I Grade II* Grade II Total Listed % of North Listed Listed Listed Buildings Northamptonshire’s Total Buildings Buildings Buildings Listed Buildings Stock

Corby 0 1 0 1 0.04% East Northamptonshire 7 1 0 8 0.3%

Kettering 1 0 0 1 0.04% Wellingborough 0 2 0 2 0.04%

North 8 4 0 12 0.4% Northamptonshire

Source: Historic England

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Local Lists

7.9 Local Lists provide a positive way for the councils to identify non-designated heritage assets against consistent criteria. As part of the monitoring framework, the JCS has set a target for the LPAs to produce Local Lists three years post adoption of the JCS (i.e. by July 2019). As of the 16/17 AMR no progress has been reported by Kettering, Wellingborough or East Northants although they are aware of the JCS deadline and likely some will be producing Local Lists to form part of their Part 2 Local Plans. Corby have confirmed that this is the case for them and in the meantime there are a number of buildings identified within the following documents that are unlisted yet make a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, these are listed below:

 Corby Old Village Conservation Area Appraisal, 2007

 Cottingham and Middleton Conservation Area and Management Plan, 2016

 East Carlton Park Conservation Area Appraisal, 2008

 Lloyds Conservation Area Appraisal, 2008

 Rockingham Conservation Area Appraisal, 2009

 Stanion Conservation Area Appraisal, 2007

 Weldon Conservation Area Appraisal, 2009

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Area of Tranquillity

Table 46: Reporting on size and type of development in the area of tranquillity:

Local Authority Type of Development Size of development (m2) ENC Single story tourism lodge 2,830 Development of 9 affordable dwellings 4,270 Change of use to holiday let 1,200 New dwelling 470 Removal of 17 metre high 100 telecommunication tower and replacement with 20m tower Demolish yard buildings and erection 3 1,290 bed chalet New storage building 20,900

2 storey out buildings extension and 19,100 conversion Erection of double garage and workshop 7,620

New dwelling 5,040

Storage for hay 440

Total 63,260

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Tree Planting

Table 47: The number of trees planted in the Rockingham Forest Area (RFFL) Site Woodland Area Created (ha) Boughton Estate 1 2 Boughton Estate 2 & 3 6.6 Boughton Estate 4 6 Boughton Estate 5 10.5 F R Berridge (Churchfield Farm, Oundle) 2.76 Total 27.86

7.10 The table above only takes into account projects headed by the Rockingham Forests for Life Project (RFFL). Other tree planting schemes commissioned by other bodies or private land owners are not taken into account here. It is known for example that a total of 100,000 trees will be planted as part of the Tresham Garden Village project and significant progress has already been made with this (the number of hectares this equates to is not obtainable at present).

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Green Infrastructure

7.11 The green infrastructure framework, including blue infrastructure comprising of rivers and lakes, provides a range of ecosystem services and is vital in maintaining the rural/urban character of North Northamptonshire. The focus is on the strategic corridors of the Rivers Nene and Ise, and the Rockingham Forest area and includes the open countryside around urban areas, which is important to maintain distinct and separate settlements. In some instances there is limited connectivity to access the natural greenspace from the main towns and opportunities need to be taken to link urban parks and woodland into the wider countryside.

7.12 The network also provides opportunities to enhance tourism in North Northamptonshire, while ensuring that its most sensitive assets are protected. The special policy areas of the Nene and Ise Valleys and Rockingham Forest will be important in stimulating sustainable economic growth through tourism and rural diversification.

7.13 Within these there are organisations that spearhead projects and initiatives that help drive an increase in tourism, recreation and accessibility, which in turn increase the overall delivery of Green Infrastructure within North Northamptonshire.

7.14 This AMR seeks to report on certain indicators that measure the progress on the enhancement of Green Infrastructure and associated products such as tourism and accessibility, the relevant indicators are as follows:

 Reporting on progress on the identification and implementation of projects in the Nene Valley NIA  Provision of a net gain in Green Infrastructure across each of North Northamptonshire’s LPA areas  Successful implementation of Green Infrastructure projects and investment at the local level  Reporting progress on the enhancement of existing visitor attractions and facilities in the Nene and Ise Valleys  Reporting on enhanced and/or new tourism and recreational opportunities in the Rockingham Forest  Reporting on the enhancement of green links which enable greater accessibility to the Rockingham Forest via foot, horseback or bicycle

7.15 For ease of reporting, these indicators have been grouped together with commentary undertaken in a combined way to show the various workings, projects and schemes that are taking place across North Northamptonshire that, where appropriate, also contribute to the net gain in green infrastructure.

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Nene Valley and Rockingham Forest 16/17 (Source: Nenescape10)

The Nene Valley Festival

7.16 The Nene Valley Festival takes place each September and aims to promote the Nene Valley as a destination to local, national and international audiences. Managed by the Destination Nene Valley partnership, led by East Northamptonshire Council, the festival introduces visitors and residents to different perspectives of the Nene Valley through co-ordinated events which show the area as being a positive place to visit or live in.

7.17 The Festival celebrates areas of unique heritage assets and natural environment to reinforce a sense of place and local identity, this, in turn, will attract visitors to the area boosting the local economy.

Enabling access from waterway to land

7.18 The Environment Agency, in partnership with Nenescape, commissioned a Waterspace Study, which will be used to prioritise access improvements to and from the River Nene. Identifying the needs of river users, and potential river users, the Environment Agency’s Anglian Waterways team will work with other organisations to support the community on and around the river by providing access to other transport links, increasing the use of leisure activities and improving interpretation for users.

Settlers of the Nene Valley

7.19 The Settlers of the Nene Valley project, led by the Rockingham Forest Trust, project explores and celebrates the 4,000+ years of settlement in the central Nene Valley, and focuses on making its rich history real for local people. In imaginative ways which involve and inspire, the project will create a better understanding of how successive settlers changed the valley, what can still be seen of this today, and what can be learned from them. Activities, events and practical learning experiences for communities and primary schools will focus on three key aspects of the Nene Valley’s heritage: the journeys settlers made, where and how they lived, and what we can learn today from past settlers.

7.20 Whether re-creating dwellings and daily life, or exploring the changing cultural beliefs and lasting effects on the landscape, the project will provide immersive heritage experiences: Roman cookery demonstrations, building a multi-era barn and learning timeless skills such as blacksmithing are just some of the activities which will be on offer.

7.21 The project is being undertaken by Rockingham Forest Trust, an environmental charity which has been connecting people and places for over 20 years. Their vision is: 'to bring wide-ranging

10 Heritage Lottery funded collaborative project bringing together partners from along the River Nene between Northampton and Peterborough to celebrate, protect and conserve the natural and built heritage of the landscape. The River Nene Regional Park is leading the project in partnership with a wide range of organisations.

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community benefits through creating and conserving special green spaces, and exploring local heritage, in ways which educate, involve and inspire'. The Trust is based at Stanwick Lakes, where many of the activities will take place.

Resilient River

7.22 Led by River Nene Regional Park11, Resilient River is a project which aims to select around 5 sites along the Nene Valley for improvement. Specifically focussing away from the main navigation channel to improve backwaters and meanders will provide safe and supportive habitats for fish and eel populations to breed. In turn this will support a greater range of wildlife along the river and opportunities for the public to see how rivers can be cared for.

Building Bridges

7.23 Building Bridges has been piloted in other regions of the United Kingdom, aiming to encourage the integration of different communities through angling. The purpose is to share and celebrate the history of fishing in the Nene Valley; to help anglers to understand fishing practices and laws and to improve communication between Anglers so they can share experiences.

Out to Water Into History

7.24 This project aims to provide a safe and attractive green route enabling access to and from Rushden to the River Nene and the Rushden Lakes complex. As a result of the new complex, a bridge has been built across the A45; the existing stretch of Greenway will be extended to meet the bridge and within Rushden town to extend access up to the properties originally built for boot and shoe workers.

7.25 Signposting, interpretation boards, a mural and a locally derived “welcome” installation will be features included in the project. Artcodes technology will invite people to explore further along the route. A “Friends of Greenway” group will be created to ensure this asset is maintained; students from Moulton College will be given the opportunity to input into the landscaping of the project using heritage materials; links will be forged with Crown Park businesses to sponsor events and activities along the Greenway in the future; tree and eco surveys will be undertaken and a foraging/cookery project will be delivered.

Community Grants

7.26 Through a community grant, encouragement will be given to people to engage with their local area and its heritage.

7.27 This project is primarily a small grant programme, which will provide two community grant streams:

11 The River Nene Regional Park is an independent Community Interest Company creating a green infrastructure network of environmental projects extending from Daventry to Peterborough linking the towns of Northampton, Towcester, Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby.

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7.28 ‘Stories of the Nene’ grant – a small grant up to £3k for volunteer led projects which help preserve, restore and repair heritage (natural and built) within the Nene Valley, projects that improve learning opportunities and access to local heritage and better understanding of the historic and present natural landscape.

7.29 Flagship project grant - a further grant up to the value of £40k will be awarded to a community project that can demonstrate outcomes from each of the three themes – Listen to the Past, Explore the Now and Secure the Future.

Farming for the Future

7.30 Farming for the Future intends to offer grants and support to encourage the restoration and creation of meadows and wetlands alongside the river. These areas will provide a haven for wildflowers and wildlife and will help to provide a buffer between river and land by soaking up water from the river and absorbing pollutants from farmland.

7.31 Grazing animals will be kept away from the riverbank which will also help to improve water quality whilst the trees and hedges will provide habitats for fish and insects in the river.

7.32 River Nene Regional Park will be working with the Wildlife Trust and local farmers to deliver this and the Nenescape team will help create some exciting ways to find out about the history of haymaking and the memories of farming traditions along the Nene.

List of Nature Reserves & Parks in North Northants

7.33 The table below outlines the nature reserves and parks within North Northamptonshire, these are of course major contributors to green infrastructure and green links within the area and maintaining the integrity of these will be important for the further enhancement of green infrastructure. Some of these are referenced within the Green Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2014).

Table 48 List of Nature Reserves & Parks in North Description Northants Twywell Hills and Dales There are a number of different waymarked trails within the site. Free car parking, picnic meadow, wheelchair access to picnic area and viewpoint, permanent orienteering course and countryside walks to local villages Wilson’s Pits Nature Reserve (Higham Ferrers) Wilson’s Pits are three disused gravel pits with areas of scrub, grassland and the newly created ‘scrape’ areas. The older pit has developed into a sheltered area surrounded by maturing willows and reedbeds that are very important for invertebrates. Titchmarsh Nature Reserve The 73 hectares of lakes, woodland, river bank,

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grass and scrub are a result of gravel extraction and an ideal venue for bird watching. A walk round the reserve will take about 2 hours. In winter there are large numbers of wildfowl including goosander, wigeon and gadwall. Barnwell Country Park Barnwell has much to offer the visitor which includes nature trails, waterside walks, bird hides, visitor centre, ice cream parlour and picnic and barbecue areas. The large woodland play area is a favourite with children of all ages while the fishing lakes attract anglers from all over the country. Ditchford Lakes and Meadows Nature Reserve Part of the upper Nene valley floodplain, this complex of gravel pits, grassland and scrub is important for breeding and wintering birds. In spring and summer the meadows have a rich collection of wet meadow plants. Fermyn Woods Country Park Fermyn Woods Country Park is a gateway to the ancient Rockingham Forest. Facilities include The Skylark cafe and visitor centre, fishing lake and children’s play area. Higham Ferrers Pits Higham Ferrers Pits is a narrow strip of grassland fringed with areas of maturing willow, reedbed and open water. Irchester Country Park A former ironstone quarry that has a children's play area as well as a network of long and short trails through 83 hectares of mixed woodland. The park is home to the Quarryman's Rest Cafe, Jungle Parc UK and the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows A wonderful stretch of rare grazing marsh and flooded gravel pits, now a hugely valuable wetland for birds and other wildlife. The site is home to wintering golden plover, wigeon and gadwall. In summer a huge variety of birds come here to breed, including many declining species such as grasshopper warblers and cuckoos. Old Sulehay Nature Reserve (Yarwell) Old Sulehay is a picturesque mosaic of limestone quarries, grassland, woodland and wetland providing a home for many different invertebrates, such as green tiger beetle. Many of the wild flowers are rare in Northamptonshire and attract a wide range of butterflies. Stanwick Lakes Stanwick Lakes has an abundance of species within its 750 acres, and is particularly known for wintering waterfowl. It has one of the largest reedbeds in Northamptonshire which is home to a variety of birds and invertebrates. Wildflower

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meadows support a wealth of butterflies and bees whilst Kingfishers are regularly spotted along the river banks. Summer Leys Nature Reserve (Wollaston) This wetland is made up of flooded gravel pits, flood meadows, species-rich neutral grassland and mature hedges. Oystercatcher, ringed plover and redshank stay to breed, whilst whimbrel, turnstone and common sandpiper pass through during migration. Discover a wide variety of ducks, including teal, wigeon, shoveler, pochard and golden plover. Sywell Country Park Sywell Country Park offers meadowland and lakeside walks, with a small arboretum of exotic trees and Edwardian buildings still surviving from its past role as a water supply reservoir with a water works heritage trail.

7.34 Examples of improvements to green links and facilities at some of the reserves and parks identified above and in the Green Infrastructure Delivery Plan are set out below.

7.35 Barnwell Country Park has seen improvements over the last year to increase its overall size and accessibility. In 2016/17 work has been done to resurface the North Lake path to make it suitable for all weather conditions bringing the total percentage of hard surface pathways at the Park to 80%. Over the last two years there has also been development by NCC of a café in the Park. A grant was also obtained from the Augean Community Fund to provide an artificial Kingfisher nesting bank, nest box and wildlife cameras as well as the Hobbit Garden toddler play area; opportunities for a soft play area in the near future are also being explored.

7.36 The Desborough Greenspace has seen a new outdoor gym delivered in 2016 which is now available to use on the trail.

7.37 The North Northamptonshire Greenway is probably the primary contributor to enhancing green infrastructure and improving green links. It aims to make safer and more attractive walking and cycling routes through the Nene Valley. The Greenway is being completed in phases and as of this AMR, phases 1-3 have been completed. Phase one involved constructing a walking and cycling route linking the towns of Higham Ferrers and Rushden. A new cycle route has been created along the old railway line from the High Street, Rushden to Crown Way. It makes use of the existing cycle-way from the High Street to Washbrook Road and provides a new tarmac cycle-way to Rushden Community College across Spencer Park. Phase two included an extension to the route through the centre of Higham Ferrers. The work involved a number of changes along the High Street from Queensway to the junction with Wharf Road and along Saffron Lane. Phase three saw the upgrade of the existing walking route from Higham Ferrers to Irthlingborough across Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows Nature Reserve.

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7.38 The vision for the Nene Valley centres on the Nene Wetlands reserve - seven wildlife sites restored, improved and connected into one square mile of nature reserve. These sites include the existing Wildlife Trust nature reserves (Ditchford, Wilson’s Pit, Higham Ferrers Pits and Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows) linked together with the developer-owned Rushden Lakes complex of three sites leased to the Wildlife Trust (Skew Bridge Lake, Delta Pit and Higham Ferrers Lake).

7.39 The new visitor centre at the Nene Wetlands (the first for the Wildlife Trust BCN) is at the new Rushden Lakes retail development that connects wildlife enthusiasts and shoppers with the area’s unique natural and industrial heritage.

Moorings and marinas

7.40 The Environment Agency report that 141 moorings have been provided on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire within the 16/17 monitoring year. These are all located at the newly developed White Mills Marina at Earls Barton which opened in 2016.

7.41 The JCS seeks an overall net gain in the delivery of moorings and marinas in Northamptonshire; clearly given that this is the first time the AMR has reported on this particular indicator, the above figure provides a baseline which future progress can be measured.

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Environment Summary

7.42 The Environment chapter of this year’s AMR comprises a relatively even mix of new and pre- existing indicators from past AMRs. As mentioned in the introduction to this chapter some of the indicators within this section only seek contextual information that is best presented as descript qualitative data, therefore summaries of this particular data may not be presented within this summary as to avoid repetition of what has already been commented on.

7.43 One of the new environmental aspects the JCS seeks to monitor is water quality of river lengths within North Northamptonshire. With the assistance of the Environment Agency it was found that 23% of the Nene and Ise Valley river basin is of good or better biological quality and 20% of the river system is of good physical/chemical quality. However no water body monitored fell into both of these categories therefore there is no instance of a water body having good ecological status (see Table 32 for further details on specific water courses and their scores). Clearly without also acquiring historical data (which is not prescribed by the JCS) comparisons on whether this is a good or bad score for the region will not be available until next year’s report. The JCS does not set a specific target on this, however the Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires all Member States to achieve ‘good ecological statuses between 2015 and 2027, so based on this there is clearly some way to go before this is achieved.

7.44 Another new indicator in this section regards residential development permitted within flood zones 2 and 3. As observed from Table 33 a total of 75,375m2 of housing was developed in these flood zones with a substantial amount within flood zone 3 (72,574m2), most of which came in East Northants with 40,000m2 and Wellingborough with 35,235.5m2. Kettering saw minimal development within these flood zones with 139m2, and Corby recorded no development at all. This is likely to be part attributed to the way the landscape and river network falls across the North Northamptonshire authorities in that the River Nene runs only through Wellingborough and East Northants, with the much smaller Ise and other minor tributaries, mostly running through Kettering and Corby. Again the JCS does not set a target for North Northamptonshire, only to establish how the LPA’s are responding to issue of local flooding. This will be monitored again in 2017/18.

7.45 The number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds is something that has been monitored in past AMRs. In 2016/17 there were zero incidences of approval against Environment Agency (EA) advice, this is the same as what was recorded in 15/16. The JCS states that no applications should be granted contrary to EA advice so this clearly remains a positive story for North Northamptonshire. Table 35 lists details of any planning applications that initially had EA objections, but were later withdrawn due to measures being taken to mitigate flooding issues, as well as two applications that were just outright refused.

7.46 Another indicator that remains from previous AMRs regards permitted and installed capacity of renewable energy schemes. In North Northamptonshire a total of 23.35MW of capacity was

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delivered, consisting of 14.8MW of solar energy schemes and 8.55MW of onshore wind schemes. This is a significant decrease on what was recorded in 2015/16 where 108.35MW was delivered. In terms of where this capacity was delivered, most of it was in Wellingborough which was all solar technology, with 10W delivered at land off Sywell Road in Mears Ashby. The 8.55MW of wind technology was delivered in Kettering at Burton Wold Wind Farm. No biomass schemes were delivered this year. Despite this, as described on page 66, Kettering Energy Park (part of which is Burton Wold Wind Farm) has 7 permitted applications for solar photovoltaic farms, which when completed will total in 35MW of energy capacity. The JCS has no specific ceiling on what should be achieved for this indicator, only that Policy intends to follow national guidance and move towards a low and zero carbon future with a policy established to facilitate an increased supply of energy from renewable and low carbon sources.

7.47 From GIS analysis undertaken, the percentage of SSSI’s in favourable or recovering condition remains completely unchanged from last year’s figures at 94.57%. Wellingborough remains the best scoring LPA with 100% while Corby falls behind 33.33%. While these figures remain the same, it must now be noted how they score against the target set out in the JCS, which states that the percentage of SSSI’s in favourable or recovering condition, must be an improvement on the 2013 AMR baseline. This baseline is 88.76% and therefore the target has been surpassed, meaning another positive year for SSSI’s in North Northamptonshire, albeit it is important that the respective LPAs, notably Corby, play their part.

7.48 Further GIS analysis shows the percentage of development completed within 1km of accessible natural green space. Table 40 shows that in North Northamptonshire 3.56% of new developments were developed within 1km of an LNR and 11.11% within 1km of woodland. 7.33% of new development was completed within 1km of a country park and 37.33% of new development was completed within 1km of a pocket park – 0% was developed within 1km of a nature reserve. As stated by the JCS this indicator will be monitored in the same way as previous AMRs, therefore comparing this with 15/16 data it can be seen that there has been a decrease in regard to the overall picture for North Northamptonshire as noted by the increased level of ‘red’ in Table 40, however when looking in further detail, the decreases are only minor and could quite easily recover come next year’s report. The only significant improvement was seen at Corby with 21.43% of development being brought forward within 1km of a pocket park. This indicator will be closely monitored in 17/18 as the JCS seeks a net gain overall.

7.49 The final dataset acquired through GIS relates to the net changes in areas of biodiversity importance, JCS Policy 4 seeks a net gain with regard to this. Compared to the 2015/16 data there has been a slight improvement, however there is still an overall net loss within North Northamptonshire, it was -13.34ha and now -7.61ha. The improvements were seen in Corby, there was negligible change in East Northants and nothing to record in Kettering and Wellingborough.

7.50 There are four indicators within the new monitoring framework that relate to design as a result of Policies 8 (North Northamptonshire Place Shaping Principles) and 9 (Sustainable Buildings).

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Three of these four are new to JCS monitoring framework, but one remains the same – Building for Life.

7.51 Policy 9 seeks, as a minimum non-residential development of 1000m2+ floorspace should meet BREEAM ‘very good’ standards. For the 16/17 monitoring year, 10 out of 11 developments assessed met these standards; clearly until next year’s data is collated it won’t be clear if this is a typically good score for the area, however on face value 82% of those assessed meeting the JCS target denotes a positive start for North Northamptonshire.

7.52 OPUN provided details in regards to the number of developments assessed by accredited design review this monitoring year; the result was that 6 developments in total were assessed in North Northamptonshire (two in Corby and East Northants and one in Kettering and Wellingborough); examples include Corby West, Rushden East, Kettering General Hospital and Ringstead Eco House. There is no specific target set in the JCS in regard to this indicator in terms of numbers, however it wants to steer focus to sensitive schemes in particular. OPUN are involved on the larger schemes and SUEs, as well as isolated homes in the open countryside, but nothing in between at present. OPUN report that this is an area where they want to introduce local panel input i.e. schemes of 25-400 homes. Progress of this can be monitored in future AMRs.

7.53 BfL12 assessments have been completed for the 16/17 monitoring year. These however also cover sites that were finished in the 15/16 monitoring due to these not being assessed before. This means there is extensive data that is still being collated and analysed, it is therefore proposed that a summary of the BfL findings will be produced as a completely separate document to this AMR and this will be published later this year.

7.54 Listed buildings are reported on in a similar way as previous AMRs; the main focus being how many of North Northamptonshire’s listed buildings are ‘at risk’. The JCS seeks a general decrease overall as set out in as a baseline position in the 2013 AMR. The total amount of listed buildings in North Northamptonshire is now 2711 rising from 2706 recorded in the 15/16 report, in comparison to last year’s report the percentage of these that are ‘at risk’ however remains the same at just 0.44%. As expected, East Northamptonshire remains the authority with the most buildings at risk; however this is where a decrease has been observed, with both of its Grade II ‘at risk’ buildings of 2016 no longer being registered as such in 2017. With the removal of the two Grade II listed buildings in East Northamptonshire this now means there are no buildings ‘at risk’ at all in this category across the Plan area. One Grade II* building remains ‘at risk’ in East Northamptonshire which is Ashton Mill in Ashton, as well as two in Wellingborough; Chester House in Irchester and the Church of St Peter and Paul in Sywell and finally in Corby, the Church of St Leonard, Rockingham.

7.55 East Northamptonshire reported that 63,260m2 of development came forward in the area of tranquillity. This is a new indicator to be monitored from the JCS framework and aims to preserve the tranquillity of this area by minimising light and noise pollution as well as the visual and traffic impacts of development as set out in Policy 3 Landscape Character. The largest

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development within this designated area was a new storage building of 20,900m2 followed by a 19,100m2 2 storey out building extension and conversion. Development within this area will be monitored in future reports to show the scale of development within it and aim to ensure that this is somewhat limited.

7.56 Table 47 lists tree planting projects in the Rockingham Forest area of North Northamptonshire, as reported by the River Nene Regional Park. This reflects the latest position as of the 16/17 monitoring year; however the first of these projects (Boughton 1) commenced as far back as 2012, so this dataset does act as a baseline position also. Other smaller tree planting exercises consisting of less than 15 trees have taken place along river banks in between these major projects, but because of their negligible size they are not recorded. The overall amount planted as a baseline is 27.86ha, most of the tree planting projects occurred on the Boughton Estate, with the largest being 10.5ha. This overall figure is much lower than the JCS target of 40ha to be delivered, however as mentioned previously in this report, the 27.86ha recorded is only reflective of tree planting undertaken as part of the Rockingham Forests for Life project and not other schemes by private land owners. As already mentioned, as part of the Tresham Garden Village project it is planned that 100,000 trees will be planted within the Rockingham Forest area. Significant planting has already taken place (although the exact hectares are not yet obtainable) and it’s quite possible that this could mean the JCS target has already been reached. Clarity on this will be sought within next year’s report.

7.57 The overall picture for the environment in North Northamptonshire is relatively mixed. Clearly as mentioned, with the introduction of many new indicators to this section, there are datasets presented that only really act as a baseline to monitor against next year and beyond. Positives to note regard indicators such as the number of planning permissions granted contrary to EA advice, the condition of SSSIs and the contribution to the enhancement of Green Infrastructure, through tourism, greenways and various other projects. Standout areas where improvement is sought for future reports include development completed within 1km of accessible natural green space and water quality data. Unlike the other chapters, not all of the data within this section is as easily influenced by the JPDU and the other North Northamptonshire LPAs and therefore strategy and control of certain data types cannot be directly affected.

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8. Infrastructure

8.1 The delivery of infrastructure is a key focus of the JCS; Policy 10 states that “development must be supported by the timely delivery of infrastructure, services and facilities necessary to meet the needs arising from the development to support the development of North Northamptonshire.”

8.2 Delivery of infrastructure and services is dependent on successful partnership between various public and private sector agencies and the appropriate funding that can be generated from these partnerships. The JPDU continues to seek sources of funding alongside the North Northamptonshire LPAs to help deliver the infrastructure needed to unlock growth in this area.

8.3 The JCS has been supported by an Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) which is periodically updated to capture the latest position on what infrastructure is required in North Northamptonshire. This was most recently updated in 2017. The IDP provides detail on the location, cost and funding source of infrastructure projects across the Plan area thus giving an overall picture of what is being sought over the coming years. The IDP has been a useful source of information for this chapter as a means of measuring against some of the indicators set out in the JCS monitoring framework that monitor the progress of certain infrastructure, such as provisions at SUEs and other major sites as well information on the progress of development to major road networks.

8.4 The type of information presented in this chapter is very much similar to that of previous AMRs, albeit a couple of new additions with the introduction of the new JCS monitoring framework. However as mentioned its main focus is to provide updates on major infrastructure (including an updated Table 8 of the JCS), the SUEs and other major sites.

8.5 A short summary will be provided at the end of this chapter.

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Table 49: No. of developments approved and completed* with SuDS (including Green Roofs and Rainwater Harvesting)

No. of MAJOR No. of MAJOR No. of MAJOR % Applications Applications Applications Applications Monitoring Year APPROVED RECEIVED APPROVED OBJECTED

16/17 238 167 71 62.31%

*the number completed is not obtainable at present, the above table shows the number approved by NCC

8.6 The JCS does not specify targets for the amount of development it expects to be completed with SuDS. From the data provided above, the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), Northamptonshire County Council, advises that a total 167 major applications with SuDS were approved in 16/17 which accounted for 62% of all the applications received. Unfortunately, at present data is unobtainable in regard to how many of these applications were completed, this could possibly be addressed in preparation for next year’s AMR.

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Table 50: JCS Table 8 (2017 updates) Infrastructure required Reason Delivery Chowns Mill roundabout There is significant congestion For completion by 2021/22. improvements, A45/A6 at this strategic junction for Funding announced, Dec Higham Ferrers/Rushden local traffic as well as those 2014, in the Road Investment travelling further between the Strategy: Investment Plan for M1 and the A14. segregated lanes, signalisation Improvements will be required and additional carriageways to ensure flow of traffic along at a cost of around £21m. this strategic route. Highways England. The SUE to the East of Rushden will require improvements to this junction to deliver development. Isham bypass. Directly related to Through the Wellingborough Wellingborough development, Northamptonshire Growth specifically Wellingborough Deal there is the provisional North SUE and employment allocation of £25m, the opportunities. remaining to £13.5m will Preventing traffic congestion come from partners. along this key route between For completion by 2018-2021. Wellingborough and Kettering Northamptonshire County and impacts on the village of Council, SEMLEP and Borough Isham. Council of Wellingborough. A14 junction 10a, Kettering This is directly related to For completion by 2022/23. development at Hanwood Park Subject to other contributions (Kettering East) and the the Road Investment Strategy: business and energy park to Investment Plan is committed the east of Kettering. (around £25m) to provide a new grade separated junction (10a) and closure of the east facing slip road at junction 10 to facilitate access to Kettering East. A separate forward funding loan of £14.5m from the Governments Local Infrastructure Fund (HCA) that will also secure access points, sewerage works and other site preparation for Kettering East. Highways England, Northamptonshire County Council, SEMLEP, NEP, Developers and Kettering Borough Council.

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Corby Northern Orbital Road This road will help to open up The overall cost of the project Phase 2 (final) employment opportunities is estimated to be £30m and a around Rockingham Motor portion of the funding will Speedway, and also improve come from S106 agreements. traffic flows in this area of The remainder of the funding Corby, to support the will look to be secured from development of Priors Hall. the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF). Northamptonshire County Council, SEMLEP, Corby Borough Council. Tresham College, This will enable new sector Through the Wellingborough based skills to be developed Northamptonshire Growth around high technology Deal this project was application and engineering. awarded £11.4m, with a The college at Wellingborough further £4.9m identified is no longer at the cutting edge through partners. Some of of further education in this funding has been spent Wellingborough. The scheme on the partial demolition of will be a partial demolition. the site. However the development of a new science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) Centre in Wellingborough will no longer go ahead and this funding will go towards other projects. Tresham has now merged with the Bedford College Group, who intend to research the needs of Wellingborough to deliver a comprehensive curriculum either on the existing site or elsewhere in the Wellingborough area. Tresham College, SEMLEP, Borough Council of Wellingborough A45 Stanwick to Thrapston To provide a continuous The Road Investment dualling express way between the A14 Strategy: Investment Plan is and M1. supporting the dualling scheme to be developed in the next Road Period (2020/1 – 2025/6. The expected cost to range from £100m - £250m. For completion 2027/28. Highways England

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A43 (Phase 3) Northampton To improve connectivity and Phases 1 and 2, currently in to Kettering Dualling accommodate growth in traffic progress, will complete between North and West dualling from Northampton to Northamptonshire, the A43 Holcot/Sywell roundabout. needs to be dualled between Phase 3 will be defined once Northampton and the A14. the impacts of Phase 1 in While it may not be possible to freeing up current congestion complete the dualling within are known, and may not be a the plan period, substantial continuation of Phase 2. progress will be necessary if For completion in period slow journey speeds are not to 2019-2026. become an impediment to the Northamptonshire County economy. Council, Borough Council of Wellingborough, Kettering Borough Council. At least one further phase of the dualling is likely to be completed within the plan period.

8.7 Above is Table 8 of the JCS which outlines the infrastructure provision for North Northamptonshire as presented in the North Northamptonshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). The intention is to update this table on an annual basis to show how each project is progressing against intended time frames. This table was last updated in September 2017 in line with the IDP review that took place within the same month. It is acknowledged that this review took place beyond the 16/17 monitoring period, however given the scale at which infrastructure delivery has been reviewed within this document it would be a missed opportunity to not report on the key changes in this report. Equally by the time this report is published it is possible that further changes apply to some of the projects listed in the table, these will be picked up on within the 17/18 report.

8.8 Table 8 was also reported on in previous AMRs and therefore comparisons can be made for where there have been changes since the 15/16 report. The key changes to note are:

 Increase in cost to the delivery of Chowns Mill Roundabout from £21m to £25m.  Change in completion time of Isham bypass now expected between 2018 and 2021.  Change in funding source for the Corby Northern Orbital Road Phase 2.  Change in plan with regards to development at Tresham College – partial demolition of the site took place; however STEM Centre no longer going ahead and since merger with Bedford College, research is to take place on how best to deliver a more comprehensive curriculum at the existing site or elsewhere in Wellingborough.

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Progress in relation to delivery of highways and transport infrastructure

Bus service, routes and interchanges

8.9 Department of Transport figures show that the annual number of bus passenger journeys taken in Northamptonshire has been relatively steady over the last decade; however since 2011 a general decrease is noted. Despite this, in 2016/17 a slight increase was seen on the previous year for a second year in a row going from around 18.5 million to 19 million journeys. It is difficult to infer what these statistics may show, as bus service provisions will have naturally increased where newly developed sites have come to fruition such as at Priors Hall, Corby, however other general services have been cut down or withdrawn altogether; examples of this being: Bozeat - Wellingborough, Corby – Market Harborough (and serving villages), Brambleside – Kettering and Mears Ashby – Northampton.

8.10 In terms of commuting, the Department for Transport’s National Travel Survey (2016) points out that over the last decade general car mileage has seen a steady decrease; however the average mileage for commuting has remained relatively stable and concludes that 64% of all commuting was done by car/van, this is significantly higher than the North Northamptonshire average of 48% (ONS Census, 2011). The NCC State of the Nation (2016) document predicts an increased traffic volume of 11.6% by 2020.

8.11 With all of the above taken into account it can be deduced that at present the JCS’ target of seeing a 5% reduction in single occupancy car journeys to work from existing built up areas of the Growth and Market towns and a reduction of 20% from new developments to adjoining wards will be difficult to reach by relying solely on bus service provision. Therefore the notion of achieving a modal shift in North Northamptonshire is at risk of losing ground; as of 2017 Northamptonshire County Council has put out a consultation on its Bus Strategy to determine the best methods of alleviating issues surrounding cuts to bus subsidies.

8.12 In terms of bus interchanges/stations, the 16/17 monitoring year has not seen significant development to any of the interchanges in the four Growth Towns of North Northamptonshire (Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough). It must be noted however that in the Wellingborough and North Northamptonshire Infrastructure Delivery Plans, improvements are designated for a high quality bus loop and interchange in Wellingborough town centre. This and other potential improvements will be monitored in future AMRs.

Green Streets

8.13 For information on green streets, please refer to Chapter 7: Environment and the Green Infrastructure section, specifically the North Northamptonshire Greenway, which is the only, indentified ‘green streets’ network at present.

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8.14 For information on highway improvements on key routes in North Northamptonshire, please refer to Table 8. Other highway projects planned can be found within the North Northamptonshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Rail Network

8.15 This monitoring year has not seen any major improvements to either Kettering or Wellingborough train station; however investment in strategic rail connections serving North Northamptonshire continues. Preparatory work has started on the electrification of the Midland Main Line between Bedford and Corby following close working with Network Rail which has helped secure funding. Over the coming years, the Midland Main Line Programme includes:

 Electrification between Bedford and Corby, allowing electric trains to run between London and North Northamptonshire.  Additional track between Bedford and Kettering and between Kettering and Corby, which allows an additional train path per hour to run each hour between North Northamptonshire and London and capacity for 3 freight services between Bedford and Kettering.  Provision of means to call 240m trains at Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby.  Provision of a stabling facility for electric trains at Kettering.  Improvements to line speed along the Midland Main Line to enable faster journeys.

8.16 These programmes can be monitored annually to determine the progress on improvements to the rail network in North Northamptonshire.

Northants Arc Transit Network (NAT)

8.17 Since coming to fruition in 2011, progress is yet to be made on the NAT in terms of the delivery of physical infrastructure. The concept of this project seeks to increase connections between the four Growth Towns of North Northamptonshire and Northampton and Daventry. Numerous studies and investigations coordinated by the County Council have found that a new rapid- transit alternative is needed to help meet the forecast increase in demand for travel and the impact this will have on the transport network. The JCS notes that this is a long term objective and it is likely that the network would be implemented in phases within and beyond the Plan period. Preliminary work on this project continues; the County Council has already commissioned work on an initial business case for the NAT, which includes looking at potential routes and phasing as well as a funding strategy and how the network could operate. The business case work will start to inform which technology, or mix of technologies, would work best in Northamptonshire. Although physical delivery of infrastructure is seemingly some way off, the AMR will continue to monitor the progress of this project.

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Number of HGV parking sites within 5km of the strategic road network (A14, A45, A43) or major freight attractors

8.18 Highways England reports that on the Strategic Road Network of North Northamptonshire there are zero HGV parking sites, neither are there any sites consented to be developed in the near future; thus all but confirming that the proposed site at Junction 3 of the A14 at Rothwell has not been brought forward.

8.19 The JCS sets a target of up to 3 additional lorry parks to be provided in Northamptonshire in locations which accord with Policy 18. This of course does not specify North Northamptonshire and therefore there is no onus on the area to exclusively deliver these sites. However with preferences outlined as being on the A14, A45 and A43, with at least one being delivered on both the A45 and A43 routes, it is expected that at least one could be delivered within North Northamptonshire as a good percentage of these routes pass through the area.

8.20 At the time of writing this report, the North Northamptonshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan update 2017 also gives no indication of any HGV parking development on the non-strategic road network; therefore there are no proposed sites even within the vicinity of the cited trunk roads above.

8.21 It must be noted that the Department for Transport are currently undertaking a review of policy on HGV parking.

Progress of the development of the SUEs/Garden Communities

Hanwood Park (Kettering East)

8.22 Outline planning permission was granted for the East Kettering SUE in April 2010. The site covers an area of 328 hectares to the east of Kettering and Barton Seagrave and comprises of 5,500 homes, schools, district and local centres, a health centre, community buildings, shops and space for new businesses.

8.23 It will have a large amount of open space, access to public transport and play/sports facilities. 14.1 hectares of employment land will be delivered as part of the development. The developers and Council are continuing to work together with Government Agencies to secure funding for key infrastructure including the new A14 Junction 10a, works to Junction 10 and the new Weekley-Warkton Avenue, north west of the site. The Governments Local Infrastructure Fund is supporting Hanwood Park through a loan of £14.5m to enable access points and early sewerage infrastructure to be in place.

8.24 Funding has already been offered from DCLG (Department of Communities and Local Government), SEMLEP (South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership) and the Homes and Communities Agency LIF (Local Infrastructure Fund) which totals in the region of £18.5m (including £1.17m in capacity funding) which will assist in building capacity and bringing forward key highway works, access points, drainage and the first primary school (£5m).

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8.25 A reserved matters application for the erection of 325 houses has been approved, and two further reserved matters applications (one for 320 dwellings and one for 167 dwellings) are shortly to be considered for determination. Work commenced on site in 2014 and three new access points have been approved together with approval being given for the strategic drainage system, the latter commencing in Spring 2015. The first of four primary schools has been constructed and housing construction has commenced as of 2016. The delivery of a number of other facilities including the mixed use facility, employment, secondary school and formal open spaces as well as the remaining primary schools are dependent on future reserved matters applications.

8.26 The revised Section 106 agreement requires the financial contributions to be paid on a “roof charge” approach with a total sum being contributed of £73.4m to help deliver key infrastructure. This includes £20m towards the regeneration of the town centre.

Priors Hall, Corby

8.27 A development of 5,100 new homes, the whole Priors Hall scheme is subdivided into 3 Zones although Zone 3 lies in East Northamptonshire District.

8.28 The two Zones within Corby Borough have Outline Planning Permission for residential and associated development. This permission has been recently updated via a revised Development Framework Plan (DFP) for the site. Zone 3 has a separate Outline Planning Permission granted by East Northamptonshire Council. The infrastructure for Zone 1 and 2 has planning permission.

8.29 In Zone 1, a doctor’s surgery and community facility have been permitted as the first two buildings in the Local Centre, as well as various temporary buildings plus a Primary School. Apart from the temporary marketing suite, these facilities have not yet been constructed. The Primary School site has now been relocated as a result of the new Development Framework Plan and opened its doors in September 2016.

8.30 The Corby Business Academy is also located within Zone 1 of the site and was the first building to be constructed at Priors Hall. The Corby Enterprise Centre (for new businesses) is on land just to the South of this in the same Zone.

8.31 In terms of housing, detailed planning permission has been given for a 750 dwelling scheme on land south east of the Academy. Parts of this scheme are now under construction with 630 dwellings now complete as of March 2017. There is also permission for retail and commercial units. Current activity at Priors Hall is supported by a Get Britain Building infrastructure loan from the Homes and Community Agency to support delivery of approximately 330 homes.

8.32 In addition, approval was granted for 276 dwellings on land north of the Academy and work commenced in 2014/15.

8.33 Planning approval and funding from the Growing Places Fund for the Corby Northern Orbital will allow more direct access to all development in the northern area of Corby.

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Weldon Park, Corby

8.34 Weldon Park, a mixed-use development including 1,000 new homes, together with Priors Hall comprises the North East Corby SUE. Weldon Park has been granted outline planning permission in principle subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement. The development will provide a 1½ form entry primary school, new community facility and the Weldon relief road amongst other on site requirements. Deferred developer contributions have been agreed in principle for this site to improve development delivery. Developers are currently working with the Council to agree design codes for Weldon Park.

8.35 Housing construction has recently started and as of the 2016/17 monitoring year, 39 dwellings have been completed

Stanton Cross, Wellingborough (Wellingborough East)

8.36 The site was identified as the initial Sustainable Urban Extension for Wellingborough in the 2008 CSS. An outline consent for the site was granted in 2008. The scheme has consent for 3,650 dwellings, B1, B2 and B8 development, country park, a neighbourhood centre, two local centres and all associated infrastructure. Reserved Matters applications have been approved for the highways access and a new railway station, station platforms and car parks.

8.37 In order to ensure that the first phase of infrastructure can be delivered, the council has undertaken and completed a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for this element.

8.38 Bovis are currently developing a construction programme, in conjunction with Network Rail, to take account of the electrification work now being undertaken on the Midland Main Line. The first phase of the delivery programme will see the construction of a bridge, located north of the present station building, opening up Station Island. This work has now commenced as of 2016/17.

Glenvale Park (Wellingborough North)

8.39 The site was identified as the second SUE for Wellingborough in the 2008 CSS. Outline consent for the site, was granted in 2010 with a time extension approved in 2013. A section 73 application was granted (subject to the signing of a S106 agreement) in September 2016. The proposal includes 3,000 dwellings, retail and commercial facilities, primary schools, a neighbourhood centre, open spaces and associated infrastructure.

8.40 There are several issues that need to be overcome to allow the full delivery of this site. The consent restricts development to 1,500 dwellings until completion of the Isham – Wellingborough improvement, which is an extension of the proposed A509 bypass of Isham village, a corridor for this has been reserved in the site layout. In addition the Design Codes for the site were approved in 2012 and may need refreshing and a reserved matters application has been submitted for the infrastructure. The Borough Council is a land owner for part of the consented area and has agreed to sell 40 acres of land in phase 1.

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8.41 The two SUEs that currently don’t have consent are detailed below and refer to the development principles for each site included in the JCS.

West Corby

8.42 This was identified in the 2008 CSS as a general location for a mixed use SUE. This site is now allocated in the JCS for development of around 4,500 dwellings and at least 2,500 jobs. It will deliver a high quality development which is permeable, well-connected and integrates with the town of Corby and also has a high quality of landscape to assimilate into the surrounding countryside. The SUE will include key infrastructure items including highway improvements, a secondary school and four primary schools, provision of green infrastructure throughout the site, public transport provision and other community facilities to meet the needs of the development. It is anticipated that the site will deliver 2,800 dwellings by 2031, in addition there is scope for additional land to the north of the initial site boundary up to the A427 that may come forward post 2031. An outline planning application was submitted in April 2017.

Rushden East

8.43 In order to provide for significant expansion at Rushden in accordance with its status as a Growth Town in the JCS, a broad location for a SUE to the east of the A6, has been identified. The land is considered to be the most sustainable option for the future development of Rushden and provides a major opportunity for a high quality, cohesive and distinctive sustainable urban extension. Whilst the A6 bypass forms a significant barrier between the proposed urban extension and Rushden, innovative solutions will be examined in order to create a development which is permeable and well-connected to Rushden and the facilities offered by the existing urban area.

8.44 Initial modelling work has shown that development will increase traffic flows and congestion on the A6 and A45, particularly at the Chowns Mill junction. Work to improve the Chowns Mill junction is being prioritised to ensure that this barrier to development at Rushden East is addressed alongside the master-planning work.

Tresham Garden Village

8.45 The idea of creating a Garden Village at Deenethorpe Airfield was tested through the preparation of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy. Policy 14 of the Joint Core Strategy (JCS) identifies the opportunity to create an exemplary Garden Village and sets out demanding standards for its design and operation.

8.46 The proposal for an exemplary new Garden Village is being promoted by the Deene Estate, which has owned the land for over 500 years. The new village, including up to 1,500 homes, community facilities, shops, business premises and generous green spaces, would occupy part of the 600 acre airfield site located between the villages of Deenethorpe and Benefield to the east of Corby.

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8.47 Currently the promoters are working on a masterplan which will give a broad overview of what will go where (the location of specific land uses such as housing, employment, schools, green space etc.) as well as basic details on access and movement across the site, links to existing key infrastructure and how the site will connect with the wider area. The timetable is for a draft masterplan to be completed by January 2018. There will then be a programme of consultation and community engagement in January/February to inform and update the general public, stakeholders, local groups and interested parties about the work being carried out on Tresham Garden Village.

8.48 Subject to consultation feedback on the masterplan, a planning application could be submitted in early 2018. The subsequent determination process will take a number of months and it is unlikely that the application would be determined until autumn 2018 at the earliest.

Other Strategic Sites

Land at Cockerell Road, Corby

8.49 As of 2017 this site does not have a live proposal, but is ready to be developed, the site has been identified as being suitable for B1, B2 and B8 uses. The JCS expects that the site should deliver employment and training opportunities, a high quality landscaped business park and associated infrastructure, including a net gain in green infrastructure and biodiversity.

Land at Nene Valley Farm, Rushden

8.50 In January 2016, developer Ashfield Land purchased Nene Valley Farm which has been acquired to develop a mixed-use scheme that will include office, industrial, retail and leisure facilities; which is to be consistent with Policy 35 of the JCS which allocates this site.

8.51 Ashfield Land are promoting this site as Rushden Gateway and which they say could create 500- 600 jobs, and as well as the employment space, proposals have emerged since that set out the provision for retail units, a supermarket, cafe and restaurant space, a 60 bed care home and a new area of high quality public open space.

8.52 As of early 2017 Ashfield Land are preparing a plan to submit to East Northants Council.

Land at Kettering North

8.53 Land at Kettering North as shown in Policy 36 of the JCS is allocated primarily for employment uses. The site will provide for a minimum of 40ha of B1, B2 and small scale B8 development together with approximately 2ha of leisure related uses. In 2017 an application was submitted for the site, but was later withdrawn. A new proposal is yet to come forward.

Land at Kettering South

8.54 Policy 37 of the JCS allocates two parcels of land at Kettering South for employment uses, known as Parcel A and Parcel B. The smaller of the parcels (A), located west of the A509, should

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provide small employment units primarily for B1 and B2 uses, whilst the larger Parcel B, situated to the east of the A509 should focus on the delivery of B8 development and ancillary B1 and B2 uses.

8.55 In August 2016 an application was put forward by DB Symmetry Ltd for development on Parcel B of the site, but this was later withdrawn. However as of 2017 a new application has been put forward by Symmetry and is awaiting a decision.

Rothwell North SUE

8.56 The site of the proposed SUE at Rothwell North is located on agricultural land approximately 33.7ha to the north of Rothwell and will aim to provide around 500 dwellings and 3 hectares of B1 and B2 employment land comprising of a local centre, shops and community facilities.

8.57 An application was first put forward in 2007 by Persimmon Homes for the development of this site and since then work has been ongoing to bring development forward. As of 16/17 work is yet to commence, however progress has been made in bringing forward a Design Code, a strategy for delivery and heads of terms for the S106 and it is hoped house building can commence in 2018.

Provision of superfast broadband infrastructure

8.58 The County Council are leading on rolling out superfast broadband across the county, with the aim that all premises should have access by the end of 2017. Plans secured by the County Council to date, when combined with existing and planned commercial coverage, are expected to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98% of all premises by the end of 2018, this of course can be reported on within the next AMR.

8.59 In terms of what’s been delivered in the 16/17 year, Superfast Northamptonshire has set out 3 stages to the overall delivery project. Since the completion of Stage 1 in December 2015, the focus of this year has been Stage 2 and 3 which focuses on bringing forward solutions for the final c.10% of premises in the county which are not due to be served commercially and have not been served through Stage 1 of the project. Stage 2 will provide access to superfast broadband to an additional 20,465 premises with public investment. This will be delivered as part of a larger fibre footprint reaching 23,900 premises, Stage 2 deployment will run from early 2016 to the end of December 2017. As of 2017 agreements have been made with how to approach Stage 3 which involves focusing on the most rural areas of the county, further news on the progress of this will reported on within the next AMR.

Infrastructure Summary

8.60 Overall it can perhaps be viewed as a measured year in regard to the delivery of infrastructure in North Northamptonshire. When gauging progress of major infrastructure proposed for the area against Table 8 of the JCS, there is still some considerable work to be done for construction to commence on certain projects, such as the Isham bypass. However significant background work

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is underway with others, such as Chowns Mill Roundabout which now has plans drawn up and after public consultation, construction work is proposed to start in 2019. What happens in the next 2-3 years will be most pivotal as this is when many of the major projects outlined in Table 8 are expected to start, therefore if there is further slippage with these come 2020, the situation will be more concerning than it is at present.

8.61 In regard to the SUEs it has already been pointed out that delivery of housing has been slower than expected, however significant infrastructural work has taken place to hopefully drive future delivery. The best example of this is seen at Stanton Cross where work has commenced on the road network as well as utility services, Hanwood Park has had similar supporting work recently completed and this has allowed the completion of the first set of dwellings, Priors Hall continues to be the most productive of the SUEs in regard to housing delivery and it is hoped more can be unlocked with the delivery of the Corby Northern Orbital Road. There are couple of the SUEs that are proving more difficult to bring forward, i.e. work is still ongoing with the Rushden East master plan and Glenvale Park is working on overcoming issues such as viability, which means that even supporting infrastructure work cannot be progressed until this background work is completed.

8.62 It is similarly a mixed situation for the smaller sites allocated within the JCS, positives to note are that applications have come forward for Kettering South and Rothwell North, the latter of which is hoping for building work to commence in 2018, there is also an application being prepared for Nene Valley Farm in Rushden, however the likes of Cockerell Road and Kettering North are yet to attract real interest as of present.

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Appendices

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Appendix A: Local Authority Housing Trajectories assessing past and projected performance relative to the Joint Core Strategy, 2011-31

Corby Borough Housing Trajectory 2011-31 (at 31/03/2017) 1,000 806 665 705 705 705 705 622 605 635 635 635 569 532 482 483 503 500 390 342 368 349

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Corby Borough Council- No. dwellings above or below cumulative

2,500 allocation 2,241 2,066

2,000 1,891 1,716

1,471

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981 1,000 736

531 Number of of DwellingsNumber 500 386

22 45 40 -73 0 -143 -122 -235 -194 -346 -303

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East Northamptonshire District Housing Trajectory 2011-31 (at 31/03/2017) 1,000

806 800 709 675

600 565 571 515 493 459 461 428 430 431 384 386 400 351 331 313 311 248

Dwellings 184 200

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East Northamptonshire District - No. dwellings above or below cumulative allocation 1,200

988 977 952 1,000 918 882 849 760 800 731 651

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Kettering Borough Housing Trajectory 2011-31 (at 31/03/2017) 1500

908 954 905 1000 865 851 803 787 706 701 633 621 540 547 579 456 500 351 356 356 313 282

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Past Completions (NET) -2000 Projected Completions Year JCS Annual MANAGE - Annual requirement taking account of past/projected completions

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Kettering Borough - No. dwellings above or below cumulative allocation 3,000

2,506 2,405 2,442 2,500 2,224 2,278 2,114

2,000 1,839

1,508 1,500 1,241

958 1,000 613

Number of of DwellingsNumber 500 179

0 -207 -209 -376 -356 -381 -322 -594 -567 -500

-1,000

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Borough of Wellingborough Housing Trajectory 2011-31 (at 31/03/2017) 1,500

1,000 881 850 775 732 728 698 643 541 398 500 384 380 337 255 247 298 298 298 298 122 116

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-1,500

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Past Completions (NET) -2,500 Projected Completions Year JCS Annual MANAGE - Annual requirement taking account of past/projected completions

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Borough of Wellingborough - No. dwellings above or below cumulative

3,000 allocation

2,487 2,439 2,435 2,383 2,500 2,331 2,279 2,146

2,000 1,798

1,420 1,500

1,038 1,000

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500 Number of of DwellingsNumber

7 0 -228 -418 -462 -523 -493 -557 -596 -500 -609

-1,000

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Appendix B: Calculation of the five year housing land requirement relative to the JCS, 2018-23

Corby Borough: Housing Requirement Calculations 2017-22

A4.1 Table A4.1 below outlines that over the period 2011-17 2,414 dwellings were built in Corby Borough. Compared to the requirements of JCS Table 5 over the same period (460 x 6 years = 2,760 dwellings), this represents a shortfall of 346 dwellings.

Table A4.1 Corby Borough Council – Housing delivery relative to JCS Policy 28, 2011-17 Recorded completion 2011/12 482 Recorded completion 2012/13 483 Recorded completion 2013/14 342 Recorded completion 2014/15 390 Recorded completion 2015/16 368 Recorded completion 2016/17 349 Total Completions 2011-17 2,414 JCS Requirement 2011-17 (460 x 6) 2,300 Difference 2011-16 -346

Updated Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of past performance

A4.2 Consistent with the Sedgefield approach, and ensure any shortfall in supply is made up within the 5 year assessment period, the 346 dwelling shortfall identified at 31.03.2017 must be incorporated into the Borough’s five year housing requirement for the period 2017-22. This is undertaken on the basis of Table A4.2 below.

Table A4.2 Corby Borough Council – Rebased Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (no buffer) (a) Year (b) JCS Annual Housing (c) Projected shortfall (d) Revised (Five Year) Requirement 2011-17 housing requirement, 2017-22 2017/18 460 346 2,646 2018/19 460 2019/20 460 2020/21 460 2021/22 460 Totals 2,300 346 2,646

Final Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of NPPF buffer

A4.3 Pursuant to national policy, the five year requirement needs make provision for an additional buffer consistent with national guidance, and in this case a 20% buffer has been added to the Borough’s revised housing requirement as calculated at Table A4.2. This has the effect of

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increasing the Council’s housing requirement to 3,175 dwellings for the period 2017-22 (see Table A4.3). This is the figure against which Corby’s housing land supply is considered for the period 2017-22 (see Appendix 2).

Table A4.3 Corby Borough Council – Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (with buffer) Revised housing requirement +20% 3,175

East Northamptonshire District: Housing Requirement Calculations 2017-22

A4.4 Table A4.4 below outlines that over the period 2011-17 2,575 dwellings were built in East Northamptonshire. Compared to the requirements of JCS Table 5 over the same period (420 x 6 years = 2,520 dwellings), this represents an oversupply of 55 dwellings.

Table A4.4 East Northamptonshire – Housing delivery relative to JCS Policy 28, 2011-16 Recorded completion 2011/12 184 Recorded completion 2012/13 248 Recorded completion 2013/14 313 Recorded completion 2014/15 459 Recorded completion 2015/16 565 Recorded completion 2016/17 806 Total Completions 2011-17 2,575 JCS Requirement 2011-17 (420 x 6) 2,520 Difference 2011-17 +55

Updated Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of past performance

A4.5 Following the Sedgefield approach to determining the five year housing land requirement, any shortfall in provision relative to plan targets is accounted for in the next assessment period with a view to quickly addressing. In contrast, when an oversupply is projected, best practice follows that instead of removing this from the subsequent land requirement, no adjustment is made and this simply follows the requirement stated in the Local Plan. For East Northamptonshire Council, this is the 420 annual requirement stated in the JCS (multiplied by 5 years) or 2,100 dwellings in total. On the basis of this, the Council’s five year housing requirement for the period is outlined at Table A4.5 below.

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Table A4.5 East Northamptonshire – Rebased Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (no buffer) (a) Year (b) JCS Annual Housing (c) Projected shortfall (d) Revised (Five Year) Requirement 2017-22 housing requirement, 2017-22 2017/18 420 0 2,100 2018/19 420 2019/20 420 2020/21 420 2021/22 420 Totals 2,100 0 2,100

Final Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of NPPF buffer

A4.6 Pursuant to national policy, the five year requirement needs make provision for an additional buffer consistent with national guidance, and in this case a 5% buffer has been added to the East Northamptonshire’s revised housing requirement as calculated at Table A4.5. This has the effect of increasing the Council’s housing requirement to 2,147 dwellings for the period 2017-22 (see Table A4.6). This is the figure against which East Northamptonshire’s housing land supply is considered for the period 2017-22 (see Appendix 2).

Table A4.6 East Northamptonshire – Five Year Housing requirement, 2016-21 (with buffer) Revised housing requirement +5% 2,147

Kettering Borough: Housing Requirement Calculations 2017-22

A4.7 Table A4.7 below outlines that over the period 2011-17 2,739 dwellings were been built in Kettering Borough. Compared to the requirements of JCS Table 5 over the same period (520 x 6 years = 3,120 dwellings), this represents a shortfall of 381 dwellings.

Table A4.7 Kettering Borough – Housing delivery relative to JCS Policy 28, 2011-17 Recorded completion 2011/12 313 Recorded completion 2012/13 351 Recorded completion 2013/14 540 Recorded completion 2014/15 282 Recorded completion 2015/16 547 Recorded completion 2016/17 706 Total Completions 2011-17 2,739 JCS Requirement 2011-17 (520 x 5) 3,120 Difference 2011-17 -381

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Updated Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of past performance

A4.8 Consistent with the Sedgefield approach, and ensure any shortfall in supply is made up within the 5 year assessment period, the 381 dwelling shortfall identified at 31.03.2017 must be incorporated to the Borough’s five year housing requirement for the period 2017-22. This is undertaken on the basis of Table A4.8 below.

Table A4.8 Kettering Borough – Rebased Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (no buffer) (a) Year (b) JCS Annual Housing (c) Projected shortfall (d) Revised (Five Year) Requirement 2017-22 housing requirement, 2017-22 2017/18 520 381 2,981 2018/19 520 2019/20 520 2020/21 520 2021/22 520 Totals 2,600 381 2,981

Final Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of NPPF buffer

A4.9 Pursuant to national policy, the five year requirement needs make provision for an additional buffer consistent with national guidance, and in this case a 5% buffer has been added to the Borough’s revised housing requirement as calculated at Table A4.8. This has the effect of increasing the Council’s housing requirement to 3,130 dwellings for the period 2017-22 (see Table A4.3). This is the figure against which Kettering’s housing land supply is considered for the period 2017-22 (see Appendix 2).

Table A4.9 Kettering Borough – Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (with buffer) Revised housing requirement +5% 3,130

Borough of Wellingborough: Housing Requirement Calculations 2017-22

A4.10 Table A4.10 below outlines that over the period 2011-17 1,504 dwellings were built in the Borough of Wellingborough. Compared to the requirements of JCS Table 5 over the same period (350 x 6 years = 2,100 dwellings), this represents a shortfall of 596 dwellings.

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Table A4.10 Borough of Wellingborough – Housing delivery relative to JCS Policy 28, 2011-17 Recorded completion 2011/12 122 Recorded completion 2012/13 116 Recorded completion 2013/14 255 Recorded completion 2014/15 384 Recorded completion 2015/16 380 Recorded completion 2016/17 247 Total Completions 2011-17 1,504 JCS Requirement 2011-17 (350 x 6) 1,750 Difference 2011-17 -596

Updated Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of past performance

A4.11 Consistent with the Sedgefield approach, and ensure any shortfall in supply is made up within the 5 year assessment period, the 596 dwelling shortfall identified at 31.03.2017 must be incorporated to the Borough’s five year housing requirement for the period 2017-22. This is undertaken on the basis of Table A4.11 below.

Table A4.11 Borough of Wellingborough – Rebased Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (no buffer) (a) Year (b) JCS Annual Housing (c) Projected shortfall (d) Revised (Five Year) Requirement 2017-22 housing requirement, 2017-22 2017/18 350 596 2,346 2018/19 350 2019/20 350 2020/21 350 2021/22 350 Totals 1,750 596 2,346

Final Housing Requirement 2017-22 inclusive of NPPF buffer

A4.12 Pursuant to national policy, the five year requirement needs make provision for an additional buffer consistent with national guidance, and in this case a 20% buffer has been added to the Borough’s revised housing requirement as calculated at Table A4.11. This has the effect of increasing the Council’s housing requirement to 2,815 dwellings for the period 2017-22 (see Table A4.12). This is the figure against which Wellingborough’s housing land supply is considered for the period 2017-22 (see Appendix 2).

Table A4.12 Borough of Wellingborough – Five Year Housing requirement, 2017-22 (with buffer) Revised housing requirement +20% 2,815

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Appendix C: Local Authority Housing Site Schedules

Corby Housing Site Schedule East Northamptonshire Housing Site Schedule Kettering Housing Site Schedule Wellingborough Housing Site Schedule

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Appendix D: Average House Prices – 1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017

Chart xx: Average house prices by property type and LA April 2016 - March 2017 £350,000 £300,000 £250,000 £200,000 Corby £150,000 East Northamptonshire £100,000 Kettering £50,000 Wellingborough £0 North Northamptonshire

Table 51: Average House sales prices April 2016-March 2017

Detached Semi- Terraced Flats Total Detached Average Corby £256,688 £153,302 £126,824 £87,110 £158,518 East Northamptonshire £306,426 £186,232 £155,943 £109,387 £207,327 Kettering £275,221 £169,512 £139,172 £97,489 £176,891 Wellingborough £296,404 £178,905 £148,879 £98,807 £189,119 North £283,685 £171,988 £142,705 £98,198 £182,964 Northamptonshire

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Table 52: Change in average house price 2015/16 to 2016/17

Detached Semi- Terraced Flats Total Detached Average

Corby 8.9% 9.7% 6% -12% 7% East Northamptonshire 4.7% 5.4% 1.7% 11.3% 15.0% Kettering 0.5% 3.9% 3.3% 1.2% 5.9% Wellingborough -1.9% 6.3% 6.7% -1.6% 6.5% North 2.7% 6.2% 4.3% -0.2% 8.7% Northamptonshire

Table 53: Total No of houses sold by LPA Table 54: Change in No of houses sold by LPA

LPA Total House LPA Total Sales Corby 1,301 Corby -10% East Northamptonshire 1,925 East Northamptonshire -11% Kettering 2,163 Kettering -15% Wellingborough 1,229 Wellingborough -19% North Northamptonshire 6,618 North Northamptonshire -14%

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