Watford's Monitoring Report 2013 Planning for a Better Watford 0886 - 12/11 Watford Borough Council Monitoring Report 2013 Contents Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 9 2. Duty to Co-operate ............................................................................................ 11 3. Local Development Scheme.............................................................................. 12 3.1. Local Plan Part 1 - Core Strategy............................................................... 12 3.2. Local Plan Part 2 - Site Allocations and Development Management ......... 13 3.3. Adopted Policies Map................................................................................. 14 3.4. Evidence Base ........................................................................................... 14 3.5. Risks .......................................................................................................... 14 4. Contextual Characteristics of Watford ............................................................... 15 4.1 Demographic Structure and migration........................................................ 15 4.2. Projected population growth....................................................................... 19 4.3. Projected Household Growth, household size and composition................. 20 4.4. Crime.......................................................................................................... 22 4.5. Deprivation ................................................................................................. 24 4.6. Health......................................................................................................... 26 4.7. Street Cleaning and Recycling ................................................................... 28 5. Housing ............................................................................................................. 29 5.1. H1: Plan Period and Housing Targets........................................................ 29 5.2. H2: Housing Trajectory............................................................................... 29 5.3. H3: Five Year Housing Land Supply Assessment...................................... 33 5.4. H4: Total Net Housing Completions by Allocation or Windfall Type ........... 34 5.5. H5: New and converted dwellings – on previously developed land (‘PDL’) 35 5.6. H6: Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller) ....................................... 35 5.7. H7: Gross affordable housing completions and housing mix...................... 36 5.8. H8: Percentage of affordable homes on qualifying sites ............................ 37 5.9. H9: Affordable Housing Commitments ....................................................... 39 5.10. H10: Gross Housing Completions 2006/07 to 2012/13 by size .................. 39 5.11. H11: Gross Housing Completions 2006/07 to 2012/13 by size and type.... 40 5.12. H12: Housing density ................................................................................. 41 5.13. H13: Average house prices in Watford....................................................... 42 5.14. H14: House purchase affordability ............................................................. 42 6. Business Development and Employment.......................................................... 44 6.1. BD1: Total amount of additional employment floorspace in Watford and employment areas ................................................................................................ 44 6.2. BD2: Total amount of employment floorspace on PDL............................... 47 6.3. BD3: Employment land available by type ................................................... 47 6.4. BD4: Total amount of floorspace for ‘town centre uses’ ............................. 48 6.5. BD5: Losses of employment floorspace (completed sites only) ................. 50 6.6. BD6: Total jobs recorded in Watford .......................................................... 50 6.7. BD7: Job Density........................................................................................ 51 6.8. BD8: Number of Employee Jobs in Watford............................................... 51 6.9. BD9: Percentage of Employee Jobs by Industry Groups – Watford 2011.. 52 6.10. BD10: Earnings by residence - Gross weekly pay – all full time workers ... 53 6.11. BD11: Earnings by workplace – Gross weekly pay – all full time workers.. 53 6.12. BD12: Count of active enterprises in Watford ............................................ 54 6.13. BD13: Comparison of percentage of business starts and closures ............ 54 6.14. BD14: Total Claimant Count 2008-13 and change 2012-13....................... 54 1 Watford Borough Council Monitoring Report 2013 6.15. BD15: GCSE results, percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A* - C................. 56 6.16. BD16: Qualifications of working age population ......................................... 57 7. Sustainable Development.................................................................................. 59 7.1. S1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on flooding and water quality grounds................................. 59 7.2. S2: Average household water use (litres per head per day)....................... 59 7.3. S3: Renewable Energy............................................................................... 60 7.4. S4: Per capita Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions ....................................... 63 7.5. S5: Air Quality and Air Quality Management Areas.................................... 63 8. Green Infrastructure, Sport and Recreation....................................................... 65 8.1. G1: Change in areas of biodiversity importance......................................... 65 8.2. G2: Change in priority habitats and species............................................... 66 8.3. G3: Amount and % of total open space managed to Green Flag Award standard................................................................................................................ 67 8.4. G4: Change in total open space managed by WBC................................... 68 8.5. G5: Maintain the general extent of the Green Belt ..................................... 69 9. Urban Design and Built Heritage ....................................................................... 70 9.1. Design Guides............................................................................................ 70 9.2. U1: Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments................................. 70 9.3. U2: Conservation Character Area Appraisals - completions ...................... 74 9.4. U3: Conservation Area Management Plan ................................................. 74 9.5. U4: Buildings on buildings at risk register................................................... 75 9.6. U5: Listed buildings – any demolitions ....................................................... 76 10. Transport and Projects ...................................................................................... 77 10.1. T1: Amount and % of completed non-residential development within UCOs A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the WDP 2000......... 77 10.2. T2: Accessibility - Percentage of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP, hospital, primary and secondary school, employment and a major health centre................................................................. 78 10.3. T3: % Change in Total Vehicle Kilometreage on HCC roads in Watford.... 79 10.4. T4: Travel to Work Mode Shares................................................................ 80 10.5. T5: Watford’s cycle route usage – annual number of trips and % change.. 81 10.6. T6: Annual output for cycle routes in Watford ............................................ 82 10.7. T7: Development progress on major schemes........................................... 84 11. Infrastructure Delivery and Planning Obligations............................................... 87 11.1. Schools ...................................................................................................... 87 11.2. Additional cemetery capacity...................................................................... 90 11.3. Community Infrastructure Levy .................................................................. 90 11.4. IN1: Infrastructure provided - Section 106 funded schemes 2012/13......... 91 11.5. IN2: Section 106 monies received 2012/13................................................ 92 12. Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms ......................................................................... 93 13. Appendix 2. 2010 Index of Multiple Deprivation ............................................... 97 14. Appendix 3. Watford Context Map.................................................................. 100 15. Appendix 4. Schedule of WDP 2000 Policies post Core Strategy adoption.... 101 16. Appendix 5. WDP 2000 Allocated Sites without Planning Permission – Status @ 31/3/13 ................................................................................................................... 102 17. Appendix 6. Housing Sites listed in WDP 2000 – Status @ 31/3/13 ............... 104 18. Appendix 7. Summary of 5 Year Assessment of Housing Supply @ 31/3/13.