Local Development Plan 2 October Main Issues Report 2019 Report of Consultation Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Background and Purpose .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Engagement Awareness Raising .................................................................................................................................... 11 Engagement Methods ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Key Findings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Community - Bearsden ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Community – Bishopbriggs .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Community – Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and Waterside ...................................................................................................... 41 Community – Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie ........................................................................................................... 52 Community – Milngavie .................................................................................................................................................... 57 Community – Torrance and Baldernock ...................................................................................................................... 65 Community - Twechar ....................................................................................................................................................... 68 East Dunbartonshire Overall ............................................................................................................................................ 71 Quality and Siting of Development ................................................................................................................................ 74 Principle Policies ................................................................................................................................................................. 76 LDP Policy 1 – Sustainable Economic Growth ............................................................................................................. 78 LDP Policy 2 – Design and Placemaking ...................................................................................................................... 80 LDP Policy 3 – Supporting Regeneration and Protecting the Greenbelt .............................................................. 81 LDP Policy 4 – Sustainable Transport .............................................................................................................................. 82 LDP Policy 5 – Green Networks and the Green Infrastructure ................................................................................. 84 LDP Policy 6 – Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Communities .......................................................................... 85 LDP Policy 7 – Community Facilities and Open Space ............................................................................................. 89 LDP Policy 8 – Protecting and Enhancing Landscape Character and Nature Conservation ......................... 91 LDP Policy 9 – Enhancing and Protecting the Water Environment ......................................................................... 93 LDP Policy 10 – Valuing the Historic Environment ....................................................................................................... 95 LDP Policy 11 – Network of Centres ................................................................................................................................ 99 LDP Policy 12 – Retail and Commercial Development ........................................................................................... 100 LDP Policy 13 – Creating a Supportive Business and Employment Environment ............................................. 101 LDP Policy 14 – Tourism .................................................................................................................................................... 103 LDP Policy 15 – Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Technology ...................................................................... 105 LDP Policy 16 – Managing Waste .................................................................................................................................. 106 LDP Policy 17 – Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................................... 107 LDP Policy 18 – Digital Communications .................................................................................................................... 108 LDP Policy 19 – Safeguarding Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 109 LDP Policy 20 – Developer Contributions .................................................................................................................... 110 Overall Comments on the current LDP (2017) ........................................................................................................... 111 Comments on the Early Engagement ......................................................................................................................... 112 Appendix 1 – Workshop Summaries 2 1. Executive Summary Introduction In January and February 2019, East Dunbartonshire Council took the first step in preparing a new Local Development Plan for the area – LDP2. This will succeed the current Local Development Plan, which requires to be replaced by February 2022. A 10-week public consultation and engagement exercise was carried out across the area. The main objectives of this process were to: Support and encourage members of the public and other stakeholders to participate in the LDP process Identify information on key planning needs and demands, changes and new issues arising since the last LDP Identify views on emerging planning issues in the local area Identify potential site suggestions for development, particularly from communities, landowners and developers The outcomes of this consultation will be used to inform the content of a ‘Main Issues Report’, which will set out various planning policy options for future development across East Dunbartonshire. Engagement Awareness Raising The Council aimed to gather views from as many people and groups as possible in order to help shape the forthcoming Local Development Plan for East Dunbartonshire. The Council raised awareness of this consultation through the following means: An extensive social media programme which had a combined social media reach of over 250,000 people A press release describing the consultation and details of how to get involved Distributing details of the consultation in the Local Development Plan newsletter which is sent to over 600 individuals and organisations Direct mailing to community councils, local groups and organisations Producing a leaflet which was widely distributed across East Dunbartonshire Creating a dedicated consultation webpage which included all relevant information on how to participate Contacting key agencies and stakeholders to raise awareness and encourage participation in the consultation An information session for elected members 3 Engagement Methods A number of methods were used to gather views throughout this consultation. A summary of the main methods, including estimates of the number of people who engaged in each, are detailed in the table below. Method Description Approximate number of people who engaged Community Officers invited all 13 Council session community councils to an information sessions Community Four interactive 231 Workshops workshops facilitated by Council officers, to gain feedback on each community area Community drop- Seven drop-in sessions 245 in sessions were held across the authority area Questionnaire Online and paper 325 questionnaire seeking views on the consultation Place Standard Place Standard tool was 51 available via dedicated webpage Call for Sites Call for sites form 67 published on dedicated webpage Email responses Responses from 443 individuals and organisations were accepted by email Schools Event A Planning and Transport 30 conference was held with young people from schools across the authority Total 1,405 4 Engagement Findings Key Priorities for East Dunbartonshire We asked participants to identify their top five priorities for Local Development Plan 2. The most common priorities that emerged across East Dunbartonshire were: protecting the natural environment; sustainable transport; carbon reduction; improved infrastructure access to community facilities; and improving town centres. These priorities also emerged through the various workshops, with protection of the natural environment and improved transport links in particular being very common priorities. Similarly,