HDF Hull Development Framework Core Strategy Volume 2: HDF report on engagement Hull Core Strategy issues-options October 2008 1 Report on engagement on the Hull Core Strategy 7. Views have also been sought from a series of ‘road show’ issues/options stage events which included a mobile exhibition involving a short DVD presentation at 4 venues across the city at East Park, 1. Purpose Queen Victoria Square, Pearson Park and North Point generally targeted to cover north, central, west and east Hull, 2. Purpose of this report is to inform others about the progress including over weekends. A number of local ‘drop in’ events made and feedback from the community, in developing a new also took place including a mini-exhibition and ‘looped’ DVD at broad plan for the city. It carries forward a report on all the Customer Services Centres across the city, which engagement (completed in June 2008) which is separately introduced the main issues, objectives and options. available and content of which has been taken into account in drafting the issues/options report and wider implications taken 9. At these recent events over 2,500 leaflets (with into account in the next draft ‘preferred approach’ stage. questionnaires) were distributed to individual members of the public which prompted discussion and debate along with 3. Key significant issues raised over a six week consultation written feedback. period undertaken in August/September are outlined below, along with the Council response to these as outlined in italics. 10. Over 1,000 Core Strategy issues/options documents were These, along with other detailed matters raised, are being also circulated to key stakeholders asking for their views and considered as part of the next draft ‘preferred approach’ plan preferences from the options raised. making stage. 11. With the help of Yorkshire Planning Aid, we also engaged 4. Approach with a number of specific community groups, including: 5. Community engagement on the Core Strategy • young people; issues/options document has been a good mix of general • older people; engagement and more targeted group work. • ethnic minorities; and • disabled people. 6. The document was presented at the HDF Forum on the 10 July including group workshop sessions on core objectives 12. We also engaged with key stakeholders including holding and options. Appendix 2 summarises the results of workshops separate meetings with: on the proposed objectives and options which also asked stakeholders to determine preferences. • Kingswood Development Company • Hull University Response to the Hull Core Strategy issues and options report, June 2008 October 2008 2 • Gateway – consultants delivering the Area Action Plans period. Appendix 1 to this report details each of the comments • Centre for Architecture and the Built Environment made by organisation or individual. The numbers outlined in • Building Schools for the Future brackets to this section refers to individual comments made in • Hull Forward Appendix 1. • East Riding of Yorkshire Council • Environment Agency B. Local Area response – records, in summary form, those • Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber comments made following local ‘road show’ events and further discussions at Customer Service Centres. Appendix 2 details • Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber the results of this work. • Hull NHS C. Stakeholder meetings – records, in brief, the main 13. This report should also be read alongside other comments and points for discussion, arising from views made consultations previously carried out prior to the development in written form. Appendix 3 details the discussions of the issues/options stage dated June 2008. This is in undertaken. Appendix 4 also details the feedback from events addition to Area Development Framework consultation carried facilitated by Yorkshire Planning Aid. Appendix 5 details out by Gateway in 2004 and wide ranging consultation carried feedback from key stakeholders in relation to the out by the Council on the Community Strategy in 2006. A full Sustainability Appraisal. report on more current involvement is available from Planning Services. 16. Broad summary of results 14. This engagement has been carried out in accord with the 17. We have met with over 2,500 people within the city and Council’s Statement of Community Involvement. Early stages received over 450 individual responses from around 45 of the plan making process have involved continuous organisations or individuals. Most of the feedback we received engagement including regular stakeholder meetings and was positive, largely in support of the ‘stepped approach’ presentations/workshop sessions with key community although there were concerns about the nature of options put representatives, in developing the evidence base and through forward and the overall scale of change proposed. Further Hull Development Framework Forum events. consideration of these matters is required especially in relation to the current local impact of the economic slow down. 15. The report is split into three sections covering the following: 18. The broad essence of comments received from the Core Strategy issues/options report (published in June 2008) are A. Community response – records, in summary form, the numbered below along with the City Council’s response in content of formal written responses during the consultation italics. These include: Response to the Hull Core Strategy issues and options report, June 2008 October 2008 3 A. Community response – (numbers in brackets references future directions for change across the city for competing land representations made in Appendix 1) needs. These outline a number of potential future’s for the city, although it is appreciated that forecasting is not an exact General comments on Scenarios and development needs science. It has been concluded that the Council, working with sections (pages 26-32) and other general comments its delivery partners, should set a realistic future trajectory rather than an aspirational one. We need to provide evidence Comment 1 - Stepped approach as a way forward is broadly which demonstrates what we are proposing, can be delivered, supported. (36, 44, 68, 69, 73, 94, 96, 87, 130, 143, 178, 180, having regard to potential resources and investment over the 229, 252, 308, 309, 313, 315, 384, 385, 400 – 404, 412 and plan period. A ‘stepped’ approach is suggested over the long 450) term so we can more readily and efficiently manage change in a planned way rather than causing blight or not unduly raising A1.1 Support is welcomed although there needs to be a expectations. clearly defined view about a future long term development trajectory for the city and how this can be realised. This has A2.2 RSS is predicated on achieving a high growth agenda. and continues to be considered through preparation of Policies are also couched in terms of being indicative in evidence base information including a Strategic Housing Land setting broad directions of change but these can also be Availability Assessment, Employment Land Review, Retail reviewed through more local and possibly more accurate (and Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal, developed in more up to date) evidence base gathering. RSS is likely to be conjunction with key specialist stakeholders. the subject of early review for Spring 2009, so what we have completed provides us with useful information to inform that Comment 2 - Realistic options in terms of approach to be review, especially concerning housing numbers. outlined in the Core Strategy including robust local evidence base versus application of RSS requirements – which one is A2.3 Delivery of housing numbers in the city will be more realistic, deliverable and appropriate trajectory in terms considered as part of a SHLAA which will involve engaging of housing, employment and retail numbers for Hull? RSS net home providers, land owners and the neighbouring Authority. housing figures also need to be applied in the Core Strategy. This will help determine where, when and who will deliver (34, 36, 40, 45, 48, 52, 69, 71, 73, 78, 81, 92 - 94, 97, 103, housing across the city and outside it, but within the Hull 113, 118, 128, 130, 141, 143, 158, 178, 180, 186, 199, 229, Travel to Work area. It will also flag sites that have housing 230, 235, 276, 273, 308, 313, 315, 352, 357, 361, 381, 382, development potential but require intervention to realise this. 384, 385, 400 – 404, 412, 450, 453 and 460) A2.4 The Retail Assessment, prepared in 2003 and reviewed A2.1 The Council has progressed considerable evidence base in 2006, provides a guide to the retail strategy for the city and studies to underpin its planning documents in setting out advises on broad spending capacity. This is applied to the Response to the Hull Core Strategy issues and options report, June 2008 October 2008 4 different centres across the city. Out of centre development is that Kingswood, as an existing urban extension, is completed ruled out as most new shopping should be directed to these as a priority. These will also have to be agreed between the centres, although spending capacity will be kept under review. Authorities and taken into account as part of the RSS review. A2.5 The Employment Land Review provides details A3.2 The emerging Core Strategy will consider the wider concerning future land requirements along with a degree of influence of the City on the Travel to Work Area in terms of flexibility in accommodating market needs. the wider sub-regional role. This will include reference to the A2.6 Net housing requirements will be confirmed in the next wider Regional City as set out in RSS which acknowledges draft version of the emerging Core Strategy. Net requirement that links between Hull and parts of East Riding should be refers to those people needing a house derived from an integrally planned. assessment of future population change. Account is then taken of vacancy rates and houses to be demolished which Comment 4 - Some objectives are too generic (e.g.