National Planning Framework 4 Call for Ideas RESPONDENT INFORMATION FORM Please Note this form must be completed and returned with your response. Please send responses to [email protected]. Further information about the National Planning Framework is available at www.transformingplanning.scot To find out how we handle your personal data, please see our privacy policy: https://beta.gov.scot/privacy/ Are you responding as an individual or an organisation? Individual Organisation Full name or organisation’s name North Lanarkshire Council Phone number Address Planning & Regeneration, Fleming House, 2 Tryst Road, Cumbernauld Postcode G67 1JW Email [email protected] Information for organisations: The Scottish Government would like your The option 'Publish response only (without permission to publish your response. Please name)’ is available for individual respondents indicate your publishing preference: only. If this option is selected, the organisation name will still be published. 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Please use a separate table for each project or development. Please fill in a Respondent Information Form and return it with this form to [email protected]. Name of proposed national Ravenscraig development Brief description of proposed Ravenscraig is a 466Ha brownfield development national development site located within North Lanarkshire. It was created as a result of the closure of two major steelworks in the 1980s and 1990s.Its regeneration is being taken forward by Ravenscraig Limited, a public/private partnership between Scottish Enterprise, Tata Steel and Wilson Bowden Developments on the basis of a masterplan for a mixed use development. It remains one of the largest regeneration opportunities in Western Europe. Once complete the redevelopment of Ravenscraig will have removed 463Ha of vacant and derelict land from the register, delivered up to 4,500 high quality new homes, employment opportunities, community facilities and a range of education establishments, retail and leisure facilities to the new community and to the surrounding communities which are amongst the most deprived in Scotland. Location of proposed national development (information in a GIS format is welcome if available) What part or parts of the A revised masterplan formed the basis of an development requires planning updated planning application in 2018 (ref: permission or other consent? 18/00463/PPP), which North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) is minded to grant, subject to conclusion of a section 75 agreement. Excluding the areas developed to date the revised masterplan covers 376Ha. A number of planning permissions will still be required for each of the development parcels and for the off-site road improvements which are being progressed by the council as part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal programme. When would the development The phasing strategy within the revised be complete or operational? masterplan currently envisages completion by 2045. Is the development already Ravenscraig is identified as a ‘National formally recognised – for Development’ in National Planning Framework 3 example identified in a (NPF3) and is a priority site in both Clydeplan development plan, has and the North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012 and planning permission, in receipt the Modified Proposed North Lanarkshire Local of funding etc. Development Plan which has been approved for submission for Examination by NLC. This status has been critical in enabling Ravenscraig Limited, in partnership with NLC, to secure investment for the project to date. Outline planning permission (ref: S/01/00758/OUT) was granted in May 2005 for the masterplan and, as noted above, NLC is minded to grant the updated planning application based on the revised masterplan. The current National Development status has already assisted in NLC securing Vacant and Derelict Land Funds towards the redevelopment of elements of the site and initial Strategic Business Case approval for GCR City Deal funding, augmented and underwritten by NLC, has been secured for the off-site roadworks required for the development to progress. However, further public sector funding is needed for ground remediation if the development is to be viable and achieve the potential benefits that it can provide for the wider community in the Motherwell/Wishaw area. Contribution of proposed national development to the national development criteria (maximum 500 words): The Development Proposal The development will involve regenerating 463Ha of vacant and derelict land, delivering up to 4,500 new homes, 38 ha of employment opportunities, Community, education, retail and leisure facilities an extensive network of greenspaces all linked by a range of multi-modal transport investments In conjunction with The Plan for North Lanarkshire’s cohesive approach to local regeneration this development delivers against Scotland’s National Performance Outcomes and meets all of the assessment criteria set out by the Scottish Government in relation to National Developments: Climate Change The redevelopment of a brownfield urban sites is a priority in terms of climate change. The masterplan seeks to deliver a truly sustainable, mixed use community ensuring that all areas are accessible by active travel links and public transport, reflecting the integrated hierarchy of networks needed to encourage modal shift. An energy centre that will contribute to a reduction in emissions, with green networks and sustainable urban drainage also at the heart of this regeneration plan. Ravenscraig is in a unique position to become an exemplar of how new communities can make a positive contribution to the Scottish Government’s net zero ambitions. People North Lanarkshire has had recent success in terms of economic growth, inward investment, population growth, and rising employment. However considerable challenges remain, including high levels of deprivation, child poverty and in-work poverty, and clear areas of inequity and inequality across communities. The location of Ravenscraig presents potential for consolidated public and private sector investment to ensure a more integrated and sustainable approach to addressing the range of different and complex economic, social, and health issues that exist at a local level. The redevelopment of this site will remove a large area of derelict land, addressing the adverse impacts that this has on the wellbeing of the local population. Creating a vibrant mixed use centre with well-connected attractive neighbourhoods, offering choices in housing and employment, will foster distinctive communities with a strong sense of place and help reverse the decline of nearby town centres, in order to revitalise struggling areas and grow the local economy for all. Inclusive Growth This project will deliver a range of homes, in terms of size, tenure and affordability accommodating a population of some 12,000, with around 3,000 new jobs arising from the major employment sites and the new town centre. The masterplan creates links between the development site and the surrounding communities to maximise the ability of existing and new communities to benefit from this increased range opportunities afforded by the redevelopment which are needed to tackle the social barriers to wider economic growth by unlocking the potential of some of our most deprived areas. Place Securing long-term successful change requires a wide range of different, complex economic, social, and health issues to be addressed at a local level. Maintaining National Development status would allow a re-emphasised and collective strategic approach to the issue of the Ravenscraig and would present the opportunity to attract funding needed to make a development of this scale and ambition work. Keep In Touch For more information and other resources http://www.transformingplanning.scot https://blogs.gov.scot/planning‐architecture/ @ScotGovPlanning [email protected] North Lanarkshire Council NPF4 Early Engagement Response Introductory comments on altered perspectives Since the opening of the consultation, circumstances affecting and affected by the Planning system have changed both in terms of service delivery of Development Management and the context for Development Planning and the policies, guidance, advice and regulations we will have to develop and deploy to support societal recovery from the disruption caused by the COVID‐19 crisis, while balancing economic recovery and climate change drivers. Clearly the future shape of the economy, economic and development activity and changes in patterns of the full range of inequalities, land use,