Rushcliffe Local Plan Monitoring Report 2018/19 As at 01 April 2019 Contents 1 1 Introduction 2 Key Characteristics of the Borough 2 3 Local Plan Updates 7 Local Development Scheme and Milestones 9 Neighbourhood Plans 12 4 Duty to Co-operate 15 5 Key Monitoring Updates 20 Housing Data (including 5 year land supply) 20 Economic Indicators 31 Environmental Indicators 41 Core Strategy Indicators Summary 45 6 LDF Sustainability Appraisal Monitoring Indicators 53 Appendix 1 – Housing Land Availability As at 01 April 2019 1 Introduction This Local Plan Monitoring Report is based upon the monitoring period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. The monitoring report contains information on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the extent to which policies in development plan documents are being successfully implemented. The National Planning Practice Guidance states that local planning authorities should publish annually a monitoring report that shows progress with Local Plan preparation, reports any activity relating to the duty to cooperate and shows how the implementation of policies in the Local Plan is progressing. The Rushcliffe Local Plan was adopted in 1996. While the plan covered the period up to 2001, six policies were saved, reducing to five with the adoption of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy in December 2014. The 1996 Local Plan will be fully replaced once Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies, has been adopted. The Part 2 plan was submitted for examination on 9 August 2018 with examination hearings being held between 27 November and 13 December 2018. The purpose of the Local Plan Monitoring Report is to monitor progress against the targets established in the Local Plan and to assess how effective these policies have been by monitoring appropriate data. This Local Plan Monitoring Report monitors against the ‘saved’ policies of the 1996 Rushcliffe Local Plan and the Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. The Core Strategy was adopted during this monitoring year; however, the start date for the plan was 2011. This monitoring report therefore includes monitoring data backdated to the start of the plan period (2011/2012). Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (Part 8) sets out what information the reports must contain. The following report has been produced in accordance with these Regulations. The Monitoring Report has been structured into four sections as follows: Key Characteristics of the Borough Local Plan Updates Duty to Co-operate Key Monitoring Indicators 1 2 Key Characteristics of the Borough Population Demographic Structure The population of the borough at the time of the 2011 Census was 111,129. This was a 5.25 per cent increase from 2001. It is estimated that the population at 2018 is 117,700. The represents approximately a 6 per cent population increase over the monitoring period. The East Midlands region’s population increased by the same proportion over the same period with the national population increasing by 5 per cent. The balance between male and female residents is 49 per cent male and 51 per cent female. The 2011 census results show that the Borough has an ageing population, with residents over 60 representing just over 25 per cent of the population (compared with 22% nationally). There are more than 5,800 residents over the age of 80, representing over 5 per cent of the population, the same as the national average. The percentage of the population aged over 65 increased by 19 per cent between 2001 and 2011. Figure 2.1 - Population Breakdown by Age Group 2 Ethnicity Over 90% of the Rushcliffe population gave their ethnic group as ‘White’ in the 2011 Census. The largest non-white ethnic group in the borough is ‘Asian/Asian British’ at 4.1 per cent, followed by ‘Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group’ (1.8%), and ‘Black or Black British’ (0.6%). Deprivation According to the IMD (Indices of Multiple Deprivation) 2019 rankings, Rushcliffe Borough is one of the least deprived in England, being ranked at fourth least deprived in the country based on the overall IMD score (out of 317 local authorities). There are pockets of relative deprivation in the borough with areas in Cotgrave and Keyworth amongst the 40% most deprived in England. Figure 2.2 – Indices of Multiple Deprivation (2019) 3 Economy Unemployment At the start of the Core Strategy monitoring period, unemployment was 5.2 per cent (March 2012). It has since decreased to 3.4 per cent for the year ending March 2019. Economic activity rates compare favourably to the East Midlands and national averages. As at October 2018, 84.1 per cent of residents aged 16-64 were economically active in Rushcliffe, compared to 79.4 per cent for the East Midlands and 78.9 per cent for Great Britain. Out of the 172 wards in Nottinghamshire, only one Rushcliffe ward (Neville and Langar) feature amongst the top half for highest unemployment rates1. Labour Supply Figure 2.3 Employment by occupation (October 2018) 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 Managers, directors and 2 Professional 3 Associate professional 4 Administrative & senior officials occupations & technical secretarial Rushcliffe (%) East Midlands (%) Great Britain (%) Education https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployme nt/datasets/modelledunemploymentforlocalandunitaryauthoritiesm01 4 80.2 per cent of pupils in the borough gained English and Mathematics grades of 9 - 4 (A* - C equivalent) for the 2016/17 year. This was significantly higher than the Nottinghamshire average of 65.9%.2 2 Nottinghamshire Insight Rushcliffe District Profile 2018 http://www.nottinghamshireinsight.org.uk/libraries/profile-library/district-profile-rushcliffe/ https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/1735092/employmentbulletinfebruary2019.pdf 5 Housing Figure 2.4 - Census 2011 Households by tenure Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) Social rented: Other Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency Private rented: Other Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan Owned: Owned outright Living rent free 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% England Nottinghamshire Rushcliffe 6 3 Local Plan Updates The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out what Development Plan Documents (DPDs) the Council intends to prepare as part of the Local Plan and the programme for their operation. Work has commenced on the Local Plan Part 2 LAPP (Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document) which will set out the non-strategic development allocations and a number of detailed policies for managing new development, following on from the strategic framework set out in the Local Plan Part 1 (Core Strategy). When adopted, both documents will constitute the statutory development plan for the whole of the borough and will replace all former Local Plans. The LAPP will run to 2028 to align with the plan period of the Core Strategy. This section reports the progress of the Local Plan and other Development Plan Documents (DPDs). Development Plan The development plan for the Borough consists of the five saved policies of the 1996 Local Plan, together with the Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. Table 3.1 - Five Saved Policies from the 1996 Local Plan Policy Status Reason The policy and its associated designation on the adopted policies map define the full and detailed extent of the Green Belt within Rushcliffe. The policy is retained because the ENV15 SAVED detailed boundaries for the whole of the Green Green Belt Belt are not defined in the Local Plan Part 1 (Core Strategy). The policy will not be fully replaced until after the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies document is finalised. The policy is retained as it allocates land for new housing and the development of one site H1 is still to be completed. This policy will not be Housing SAVED fully replaced until after the Local Plan Part 2: Allocations Land and Planning Policies document is finalised. 7 Policy Status Reason The policy is retained as it allocates land for new employment and the development of E1 some sites is still to be completed. Employment SAVED The policy will not be fully replaced until after Land Provision the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies document is finalised. E4 It is superseded by the strategic allocation of Tollerton SUPERSEDED the East of Gamston/North of Tollerton (Policy Airfield 3 and Policy 25 of the Core Strategy). The policy is retained as it covers the redevelopment of specific sites. The policy is still relevant and applicable but the matters it E7 covers are not strategic in nature and, Redevelopment SAVED therefore, are not addressed by the Local Plan of Employment Part 1 (Core Strategy). Sites The policy will not be replaced until after the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies document is finalised. This policy is retained as it defines an area where new employment development is permitted at Langer Airfield. The policy is still relevant and applicable but the matters it E8 SAVED covers are not strategic in nature and, Langar Airfield therefore, are not addressed by the Local Plan Part 1 (Core Strategy). The policy will not be replaced until after the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies document is finalised. 8 Local Development Scheme and Milestones The 2018 LDS was published in August 2018, part way through this monitoring period. The dates referred to in this section are based on those dates included in the 2018 LDS. The previous Local Plan Monitoring Report (2017/18) was assessed against the 2016 LDS. Section 113 of the Localism Act (Local Development Monitoring) removed the requirement on local authorities to submit the LDS to the Secretary of State.