TAYplan Strategic Development Plan Action Programme January 2018 Key actions to deliver the strategy for the Dundee and Perth City Regions.... This Action Programme has been prepared in partnership with these Stakeholders, all of whom are committed to supporting the delivery of the TAYplan Strategic Development Plan. 3 Page Number Introduction 4 Strategic Direction 5 Transformational Projects 6 - 29 Geographically Specific Actions 30- 57 Non- Geographically Specific Actions 58 - 77 Appendix 1 78 Abbreviations and Acronyms 79 Acknowledgements 79 @ tayplan www.tayplan-sdpa.gov.uk [email protected] 01382 307180 4 What is the Proposed Action Programme? The TAYplan Strategic Development Plan covers Dundee City, Angus, Perth and Kinross and North Fife and excludes the Loch Lomond and Trossachs and the Cairngorms National Parks. Section 21 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 requires the Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA) to prepare an Action Programme to accompany the Strategic Development Plan which sets out the aspirations behind the programme. This Action Programme will help set out the strategic actions and partnership required to shape the Strategic Development Plan and is crucial to the long term achievement of the spatial strategy. To ensure the efficient and timely delivery of the Strategic Development Plan it is important to identify the infrastructure that is required as early as possible to give confidence to the providers and funders of the required infrastructure and services to commence early planning and timely implementation. This Programme has been developed in consultation with TAYplan’s Key Stakeholders, The Scottish Government and other persons specified (Lead Partners). Other delivery bodies are also listed. Funding commitment will be dependent on future Government spending reviews and public and private sector finance for the national and regional infrastructure priorities identified in the Strategic Transport Projects Review and Regional Transport Strategies. There is an ongoing requirement to keep Action Programmes under review and up to date. Authorities are required to re-publish the Action TAYplan Strategic Development Planning Authority Area Programme within 2 years after the last publishing (or re-publishing) of it. For TAYplan, the Action Programme will be a live document and will be updated annually. Through Local Development Plans, and other relevant plans and strategies, more detail will be provided on the actions required Brechin Pitlochry to deliver the strategy. Montrose Kirriemuir Forfar Aberfeldy Alyth Many actions are from existing proposals contained within the National Blairgowrie/Rattray Arbroath Renewables Infrastructure Plan (NRIP), Strategic Transport Projects Dunkeld/Birnam Coupar Angus Review (STPR) and the Regional Transport Strategies (RTS’s). Dundee Core Area Carnoustie Perth Core Area As the Action Programme is delivered, the region must adapt to a Crieff reduction in public resources, aligning what is available against agreed Leuchars/ Guardbridge priorities, bringing forward new and innovative means of maximising Newburgh Auchterarder St Andrews resources. While the strategic objectives in this Action Programme are Cupar defined over a long period of time, the scale and nature of delivering Kinross/Milnathort Anstruther these objectives will be conditioned by the immediate economic circumstances. How we respond to these circumstances will be critical for the success of this Action Programme and consequently the Strategic © Crown copyright and database right 2017. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 0100053960 Development Plan. 5 KEY LOCATION AND PLACE • Policy 1: Location Priorities • Policy 2: Shaping Places SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE TAYplan • Policy 3: Investment • Policy 4: Homes • Policy 5: Town Centres • Policy 6: Developer Contributions LOW CARBON TAYplan • Policy 7: Energy, Waste and Resources NATURAL AND RESILIENT TAYplan • Policy 8: Green Networks • Policy 9: Managing TAYplan’s Assets CONNECTED TAYplan • Policy 10: Connecting People, Places and Markets The colours in this diagram relate to the policies in the Proposed Strategic Development Plan 2016-2036. 6 Transformational Projects 3 A9 1 2 A9 Dualling Perth to Inverness A90 A90 at Dundee Improvements and A92 Route Options 8 6 7 A9/A85 Junction Improvements Perth Core Area A90 9 A9/ A94 Cross Tay Link Road Dundee Core Area Perth City Centre Transport 4 Improvements Core Areas Other Principal Settlements A85 Strategic Development Areas A9 Keir to Luncarty Improvements 5 Existing road 11 Existing rail 10 Proposed road upgrade A9 or route management A92 Route Management Proposed rail enhancement Options TAYplan Strategic A90 Green Networks A92 © Crown copyright and database right 2017. 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Ordnance Survey Licence number 0100053960 7 % Delivered Project/Proposal - Description and Lead Partner/ Phasing of Actions - Evidence of Progress Status/ The Action Strategic Fit Person Responsible Key Deliverables (plans and strategies to be delivered through)/ Priority and Timing and other delivery bodies Implement TAYplan Green TAYplan SDPA (SDP), Fife • Local Development • Extent of green networks and Network strategy focused Council (LDP), Dundee Plans. will identify the specific enhancement opportunities on: green networks in City Council (LDP), Angus specific extent of existing have been identified for North Fife Strategic Development Council (LDP), Perth & green networks (at an settlements for incorporation into Work through Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership - 20% delivered Areas (SDAs), green Kinross Council (LDP) - appropriate scale) and the Local Development Plan. networks in Dundee and (Planning and Environment opportunities for their • Tay Landscape Partnership and Perth core areas, key Services, Ranger, Countryside/ enhancement (including Living Lomonds Landscape Work through Tay Landscape Partnership - 20% delivered active travel networks in Access/ Ranger Services), new green links) in relation Partnership have made progress Carse of Gowrie and North Tay Landscape Partnership, to site allocations in and on individual projects within the Fife Coast Living Lomonds Landscape adjacent to the Dundee TAYplan area. Partnership, Tactran, and Perth Core Areas. • The Fife Coast and Countryside WORK IN PROGRESS/ MONITOR SEStran, SNH, Forestry High Priority • Planning Authorities will Trust (in partnership with Fife Commission Scotland, audit and evaluate green Council, the Scottish Pilgrim Scottish Enterprise, SEPA, spaces to understand Routes Forum, the Fife Tourism SUSTRANS where there are issues Partnership and Forth Pilgrim) in meeting the TAYplan secured a Heritage Lottery Fund Timing + Strategic Development grant of over £400k in Dec 2015 1st 12 years 2nd 8 years Plan Policy 8. towards delivery of a Fife-wide • Local Development Pilgrim trail. The future aspiration Plans should prepare is to see the route included in Development Frameworks, Scotland’s wider network of Briefs or Masterplans heritage ‘Great Trails’. Work to with green networks as a improve the existing network of key component, unless paths and construct new sections is completed or not required. now underway and is expected to be complete by 2018. STRATEGIC ACTIVE TRAVEL • Proposed extension to the National LINKS: Cycle Network (NCN) route 76 • Carse of Gowrie - Improve - Study undertaken identifying access networks around routes around Anstruther. This is national cycle network 77. also included as a green network • Improve active travel priority for relevant proposals in the links between Perth and Adopted FIFE LDP. Newburgh. 8 % Delivered Project/Proposal - Description and Lead Partner/ Phasing of Actions - Evidence of Progress Status/ The Action Strategic Fit Person Responsible Key Deliverables (plans and strategies to be delivered through)/ Priority and Timing and other delivery bodies (as above) (as above) • Improve access networks • A Strategic Development around national cycle Framework for West/North network 777 and links to West Perth was approved at Fife Coastal Path. committee January 2017 as non-statutory Supplementary CORE AREA PRIORITIES: Guidance and is informing • Better active travel links preparation of LDP2. between West/ North • A Notice of Intention was issued West Perth and city by the Scottish Ministers on centre. 31st October 2016 to allow the Map TAY GREEN NETWORK STRATEGY • Better active travel links appeal for Planning Permission 8 between Dundee Western in Principle (Planning Appeal Core AreaGateway, the James reference: PPA-340-2104) Priorities Strategic Hutton Instittue and the subject to the conclusion of a Development Areas 3 15 city and surrounding legal agreement for Almond (as above) 2 - 11 Better active travelcountryside. Valley mixed use development links between West/ 2 • Dundee Wider Waterfront site H73. This development North West Perth and city centrelinks. proposes new and enhanced Strategic Active Travel Links • Dundee Waterfront - paths and cycle routes to provide 16 Monifieth links. active travel links to Perth and 12 • Areas of deprivation. Almondbank, including the Better active travel Carse of Gowrie - links between enhancement of routes along Improve access Dundee• WesternLocal Authorities will also the River Almond and the Lade. networks around Gateway, the James national cycle network Hutton Instittuelook and at wider connections The Decision notice was then 19 77 18 the city and 8 6 surrounding to other routes e.g. The issued September