1 APPENDIX A AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT LOCAL PLAN AND PLANNING POLICY IMPLEMENTATION APRIL 1st 2019 to MARCH 31st 2020 KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 2 1. Introduction 2. Contextual indicators 3. Local Plan Progress A. Economic Growth B. Housing C. City Centre and District, Local shops and Neighbourhood Centres D. Education, Health and community facilities E. Design and Heritage F. Transport G. Water Management H. Open space and Natural Environment I. Environmental Quality J. Infrastructure and Delivery 4. Cooperation with neighbouring authorities and other prescribed bodies 5. Conclusion Appendix A: Contextual indicators Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 3 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework requires the Council to set out strategic priorities for the area through its Local Plan. This monitoring report considers progress in delivering the strategic priorities and specific policies contained within the Hull Local Plan 2016-2032 (formally adopted November, 2017). 1.2 It is a requirement on all Council’s to publish, at least annually, progress on the Local Plan and details of co-operation with neighbouring authorities and prescribed bodies in developing those plans, together with some specific details of housing supply and demand and details of community infrastructure delivery. Those details are reported through this document. 1.3 Section 2 of this report provides a very brief overview of key overall population, economic and social considerations and other contextual indicators evident for the period covered by the report. A more detailed summary of such matters is included at Appendix A of the report. 1.4 Section 3 focusses on performance in relation to policies in the Local Plan and Section 4 highlights how the Council is cooperating with neighbouring authorities and other organisations in relation to plan making and other planning activity. Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 4 2. CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS 2.1 This section is intended to summarise some of the key factors underpinning the overall economic, environmental and social health of the city. Further detail on the various issues referred to below is included in Appendix A. It is against this context that the Local Plan is intended to promote growth and investment to deliver improved outcomes. 2.2 The population of the city is predicted to continue to rise over the plan period. This trend is a continuation of that experienced in recent years and is as a result in part of a positive planning policy approach between the city and neighbouring East Riding of Yorkshire to reduce population loss from the city and to support regeneration. 2.3 Gross Value Added (GVA) in Hull is estimated at £23,708 which is marginally above the regional average but some way below the equivalent national figure. Manufacturing remains one of the key sectors in the city and is above equivalent job levels at both regional and national level. Out of a total of 125,000 jobs in Hull, just under 17% (21,000) are in manufacturing. 2.4 Disposable income in the city in 2019-20 was below the regional and national average (albeit the local figure is above where it was the previous year). There are 168,200 working age residents in Hull of whom 135,200 are economically active. This is slightly above the national average. 71% are in employment and just under 4% are unemployed. The level of unemployment for people aged 16-24 is higher at 7.3%. 35,500 people are economically inactive which is slightly below the national average. 2.5 Of the 317 local authority areas in England, Hull ranks as the 4th most deprived local authority area. In particular, it ranks 4th worst in relation to income, 6th worst for employment and 2nd worst for education, skills and training. 30.7% of all children in the city live in ‘relatively low income families’ as compared to 18.4% nationally. 2.6 There are currently a total of 14,650 ‘businesses or enterprises’ in Hull. These vary enormously in terms of function and role and in relation to numbers of people employed. The majority of businesses in Hull are in retail (13.2%). Manufacturing businesses account for 8.4% but employ proportionally more people. Three quarters of businesses in Hull are small employing less than 10 people. 2.7 Hull is a compact city with over 90% of residents living within 15 minutes of an employment area. The average time taken to reach the nearest primary school for residents is just over 8 minutes and just under 7 minutes to the nearest food store. In relation to travelling to work, driving (by car or van) at just under 30% is the most popular although this is well below the equivalent regional and national rates. 4.7% of people commute by bike as compared to 1.9% nationally. Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 5 3. LOCAL PLAN PROGRESS 3.1 The Local Plan was adopted in November 2017 and will be subject to a review in due course. This document focuses on progress made in delivering positive outcomes in relation to each of the policies in the Local Plan. Monitoring is based on the intended outcomes, indicators and targets established in Table 14.2 of the Local Plan. 3.2 In order to support the policies in the Local Plan and expand on them as required, a number of Supplementary Planning Documents have been adopted over this period (as outlined below). Supplementary Planning Documents SPD SPD Title Status Number SPD1 House Extension Design Adopted January 2019 SPD2 Heritage and Archaeology Adopted January 2019 SPD3 Environmental Constraints Adopted May 2019 SPD4 SUDS/Living with Water Adopted December 2019 SPD5 City Centre Parking Strategy Adopted October 2019. SPD6 East Carr Consultation carried out. Consultation statement being prepared. SPD7 Residential Design Guide Adopted January 2020 SPD8 Advertisement Design Adopted January 2019 SPD9 Vitality and viability of centres Adopted January 2019 SPD10 Trees (Protection and Use in Adopted January 2019 Development) SPD11 Protecting Open Space Adopted January 2019 SPD12 Ecology and Biodiversity Adopted February 2019 SPD13 City Centre Design Guidance Adopted October 2019 SPD14 Healthy places, Healthy People Consultation carried out. Consultation statement being prepared. SPD15 Affordable Housing Adopted September 2019 SPD16 Whitefriargate / Silver Street Shop Front Adopted June 2020 Design Guide 3.3 During the monitoring period, the Hull and East Riding Joint Minerals Plan (JMP) went through public examination and was formally adopted on 21 November 2019. This replaces the previous plan that was adopted in January 2004. The JMP sets out minerals planning policies for the combined area and is the starting point for determining minerals and other relevant planning applications. 3.4 No progress has been made over the monitoring period regarding the review of the Hull and East Riding Waste Plan other than updates to the evidence base. 3.5 The remainder of this chapter focuses on an assessment of performance in relation to key policies in the Local Plan. Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 6 3A. Economic Growth Policy 1 Economic Growth 1. A growing and competitive city economy will be supported through the identification and maintenance of a wide portfolio of sites that can accommodate demand for development of ‘B’ class uses within defined market areas of the city. Designated employment areas within the city will be the focus for a range of manufacturing, research and development, warehouse and distribution uses. Port of Hull 2. Within the Port Area, as designated on the Policies Map, development proposals for port related uses will be supported to facilitate the continued operation and future growth of the Port of Hull. The major development needs associated with Green Port Hull will also be supported within the Port Area …. Future use within designated employment areas 4. Within designated employment areas and on allocated employment sites, development of uses outside classes B1, B2 and B8 will not be allowed unless … Extension of existing properties Hull City Council Authority Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 7 6. Extension, remodelling and redevelopment of properties to allow expansion of existing B1, B2 or B8 businesses, or to accommodate new firms within designated employment areas will be supported, subject to detailed planning considerations Employment Land Review (development and land supply – October 2020) 3.6 An Employment Land Review (ELR) prepared by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) was published by the Council in June 2014 and this established future land requirements for the Local Plan, as well as identifying an appropriate portfolio of sites to meet needs. 3.7 Since that time updates have been published through specific reports and also through the annual Authority Monitoring Report. A comprehensive report was published as evidence to support the Local Plan examination – ‘ECON004 Employment Land Review – Update Report March 2017’. These updates present a full picture of development activity and allow Local Plan policies to be monitored. The following paper provides update of development activity and supply as of October 2020. Surveys have been undertaken later in the year due to pandemic restrictions. 3.8 The graph below illustrates development trends over the past 15 years on sites either allocated in the Local Plan or identified as new opportunities through the grant of planning permission. Notable this year has been