Public Document Pack DEVELOPMENT PLAN PANEL Meeting to be held in Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR on Wednesday, 26th September, 2012 at 2.00 pm MEMBERSHIP Councillors M Coulson C Campbell B Anderson T Leadley P Gruen C Fox R Harington J Lewis K Mitchell N Taggart (Chair) N Walshaw Agenda compiled by: Head of Forward Planning and Guy Close Implementation: Governance Services David Feeney Civic Hall Tel: 0113 24 74539 Tel: 0113 24 74356 Produced on Recycled Paper A G E N D A Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 1 APPEALS AGAINST REFU SAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 25 of the Access to Information Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded) (*In accordance with Procedure Rule 25, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting) 2 EXEMPT INFORMATION - POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report. 2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information. 3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:- RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows: No exempt items have been identified on this agenda. Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 3 LATE ITEMS To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration. (The special circumstance shall be specified in the minutes). 4 DECLARATION OF DISCL OSABLE PECUNIARY AND OTHER INTERESTS To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-18 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 19-20 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. 5 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENC E To receive any apologies for absence. 6 LDF CORE STRATEGY – PUBLICATION 1 - 42 DRAFT, ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES: THE HOUSING REQUIREMENT (SP6) AND DISTRIBUTION (SP7) To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to the housing requirement (Policy SP6) and housing distribution (Policy SP7). 7 LDF CORE STRATEGY – PUBLICATION 43 - DRAFT, ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION 82 RESPONSES: HOUSING POLICIES H1 (PHASING), H2 (DEVELOPMENT ON NON- ALLOCATED SITES), H3 (DENSITY), H4 (MIX) AND H8 (INDEPENDENT LIVING) To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to Policies H1, H2, H3, H4 and H8 of the housing chapter. Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 8 LDF CORE STRATEGY – PUBLICATION 83 - DRAFT, ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION 106 RESPONSES: SPATIAL POLICY 10: GREEN BELT To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to Spatial Policy 10: Green Belt. 9 LDF CORE STRATEGY – PUBLICATION 107 - DRAFT, ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION 122 RESPONSES: POLICY SP12 ‘MANAGING THE GROWTH OF LEEDS BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’. To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to SP12 ‘Managing the growth of Leeds Bradford International Airport’. 10 LDF CORE STRATEGY CO NSULTATION 123 - RESPONSES IN RELATION TO 146 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS (INCLUDING SOUNDNESS, NPPF COMPLIANCE, GENERAL ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY, CONSULTATION, HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT, SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL, EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT) To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to a number of Miscellaneous topics (including Soundness, NPPF compliance, General Environment & Economy, Consultation, Habitat Regulations Assessment, Sustainability Appraisal, Equality Impact Assessment and Health Impact Assessment.) 11 LDF CORE STRATEGY – PUBLICATION 147 - DRAFT, ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION 176 RESPONSES: SPATIAL POLICY 1: LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT To receive and consider a report from the Director of City Development reviewing the consultation responses in relation to Spatial Policy 1: Location of Development. Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 12 DATES AND TIMES OF N EXT MEETINGS • Tuesday, 2 nd October 2012 at 1.30pm • Tuesday, 23 rd October 2012 at.1.30pm. This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 6 Report author: Robin Coghlan 78131 Report of the Director of City Development Report to: Development Plan Panel Date: 26 th September 2012 Subject: LDF Core Strategy – Publication Draft, Analysis of Consultation Responses: The Housing Requirement (SP6) and Distribution (SP7) Are specific electoral Wards affected? Yes No If relevant, name(s) of Ward(s): Are there implications for equality and diversity and cohesion and Yes No integration? Is the decision eligible for Call-In? Yes No Does the report contain confidential or exempt information? Yes No If relevant, Access to Information Procedure Rule number: Appendix number: Summary of main issues 1. The Core Strategy Publication Draft was subject to 6 weeks public consultation during February – April 2012. Section 3 of this report summarises the issues raised and the Tables in Appendices 1a (Policy SP6) and 2a (Policy SP7) suggest how the City Council should respond. Appendix 1b illustrates how the text of Policy SP6 would need to be altered in response to comments on the housing requirement. There are no suggested changes to Policy SP7. 2. It is not considered that there are any issues significant enough to justify major changes. Recommendations Development Plan Panel is requested to: i). Endorse the analysis of the issues raised and any suggested Core Strategy text changes (as detailed in Appendices 1a, 1b and 2a to the report) for presentation to Executive Board for approval. Page 1 1.0 Purpose of this Report 1.1 Within the context of the Core Strategy Initial Report of Consultation (6 th June), the purpose of this report is to review consultation responses in relation to the housing requirement (Policy SP6) and housing distribution (Policy SP7). The appendices attached, summarise the representors, key issues raised, the City Council’s view and proposed action. 2.0 Background Information 2.1 Following Consideration by the Development Plan Panel and Executive Board, a 6 week period of public consultation has been undertaken, commencing on 28 th February to 12 th April 2012. Consistent with the LDF regulations, this is a targeted stage of consultation, with emphasis upon requesting responses in relation to the “soundness” of the plan. Within this context, the consultation material comprised of a range of documents, which were subsequently made available on line or as paper copies, including: • Core Strategy Publication Draft (Main Document) • Sustainability Appraisal (& Non Technical Summary) • Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening • Equality Impact Assessment Screening • Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan • Draft Core Strategy Monitoring Framework • Health Topic Paper • Report of Consultation on Preferred Approach (October – December 2009) Links were also incorporated to the consultation web pages to the evidence based material, which has been prepared to help inform the emerging document (including the Employment Land Review, Leeds City Centre, Town and Local Centres Study, Housing Growth in Leeds, Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, Strategic Housing Market Assessment and the Leeds open space, sport and recreation assessment. 3.0 Main Issues 3.1 Strategic Policy SP6 sets out the housing requirement for Leeds including how much land needs to be identified and what criteria are to be used to help identify the land. The housing requirement used to be set by the Regional Spatial Strategy, but it is now incumbent upon Local Authorities to set, based on robust evidence. The following issues were raised: i) the scale and justification of the windfall allowance ii) accounting for under-provision of housing before the start of the plan period iii) planning for an extra “buffer” to the 5 year supply of +5% or +20% iv) weaknesses in the underlying evidence v) the role of the 20,000 dwellings with outstanding planning permission vi) allowance for non-implementation of permissions vii) justification for a lower requirement figure during 2012 to 2017 viii) cross-boundary needs Page 2 ix) the merits of the housing land identification criteria 3.2 In support of the overall vision and strategy of the Plan, Policy SP7 provides a steer on the quantity of housing to be planned for at different tiers of the settlement hierarchy and in different geographical areas of Leeds. The main points raised include: i) flaws in the geographical boundaries of the Housing Market Characteristic Areas ii) lack of evidence to inform the choices of distribution iii) sufficiency of housing apportioned to Smaller Settlements and Other Rural areas iv) the methodology for distribution v) the role of the city centre vi) whether “Strategic Sites” should be identified in the Core Strategy vii) location specific comments 4.0 Corporate Considerations As noted above, the Core Strategy forms part of the Local Development Framework and once adopted will form part of the Development Plan for Leeds. 4.1 Consultation and Engagement 4.1.1 As outlined in this report, the Core Strategy Publication draft has been subject to a further 6 week period of consultation. This has been undertaken in accordance with the LDF Regulations and the City Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).