March 2016 Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 Schedule of Modifications to Proposed Submission Document Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 Schedule of Modifications to Proposed Submission Document March 2016 This document supersedes CDR1.2A The schedule below is intended to record and highlight editorial corrections, amendments, factual updates and clarifications to the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 as it appeared when submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. The page and paragraph references relate to those in the Proposed Submission version of Local Plan No.4, as some alterations to the Submission version of the Plan have caused page numbers to alter. To accompany this schedule of changes, there is an additional document (Schedule of changes to the adopted Proposals Map, March 2014), which identifies where changes have been made to the Policies Map, Key Diagram and Indicative Vision Maps. Strikethrough – deleted text Underline – new or amended text Policy/ Existing wording Proposed wording/ correction Reason for change Date of Change paragraph/ table/ map Whole - Inclusion of paragraph numbering and cross Clarification and ease March 2014/ document referencing throughout Local Plan document of reference March 2016 Contents - Page numbering altered to reflect changes Clarification and ease March 2014 page throughout Local Plan document of reference Contents Appendix 1: Glossary and Appendix 17: Glossary and Abbreviations Typo March 2014 page Abbreviations P.2 and P.3, -Submission to Planning Submission to Planning Inspectorate – Time table slipped due March 2016 Preparation Inspectorate – November/December 2013 March 2014 to additional work Process and November/December 2013 being undertaken. Diagram Pre Examination Meeting – February March 2014 Explained fully in next amendments Pre Examination Meeting – document February 2014 Commencement of the Examination Period – change below Timetabl April June 2014 e will be irrelevant on Commencement of the adoption of the Plan Examination Period – April 2014 Receipt of Binding Report – July September 2014 Receipt of Binding Report – July Adoption – September November 2014Deletion of 2014 pages 2 and 3 (text and diagram) Adoption – September 2014 P.4 Local Creating safe and attractive Creating safe and attractive places to live and Changed in response March 2014 Challenges places to live and work: work: to Community Safety Redditch suffers from a poor Some areas of Redditch suffers from a poor Rep perception of crime and anti-social perception of crime and anti-social behaviour. The behaviour. The implementation of implementation of improved design or designing out improved design or designing out crime can help reverse this perception. crime can help reverse this perception. Schedule of modifications - corrections and changes to the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 – March 2016 1 Strikethrough – deleted text Underline – new or amended text Policy/ Existing wording Proposed wording/ correction Reason for change Date of Change paragraph/ table/ map P.5 para 4 In addition, Redditch has worked In addition, Redditch has worked with other Local In the interests of March 2014 with other Local Authorities, which Authorities, which although are not directly adjacent consistency with South although are not directly adjacent to Redditch may have strategic matters that have Worcestershire to Redditch may have strategic implications for the preparation of the Local Plan. In Development Plan - Inspectors main matters that have implications for particular, Redditch Borough Council and Birmingham modification the preparation of the Local Plan. City Council have jointly acknowledged there is suggestions In particular, Redditch Borough strategic planning matter with regard to Birmingham Council and Birmingham City being unable to accommodate all of its own housing To provide clarity with Council have jointly acknowledged needs. As required by the Duty to Co-operate, due regards to the there is strategic planning matter consideration will be given, including through a review terminology, with regard to Birmingham being of the BORLP4 to the housing needs of another Local specifically the wording unable to accommodate all of its Planning Authority in circumstances when it has been which required more own housing needs. This issue clearly established through collaborative working that certainty as to how the Council would resolve will need to be dealt with during those needs must be met through provision in the potential strategic the preparation stage of the next Redditch. This issue will need to be dealt with during matter arising. Redditch Local Plan (i.e. the next the preparation stage of the next Redditch Local Plan plan period), or when a review of (i.e. the next plan period), or when a review of the the development plan may be development plan may be needed to consider these needed to consider these cross cross boundary matters. This will be dependent on boundary matters. This will be the outcome of recently commissioned work to dependent on the outcome of understand the issues, and further work on recently commissioned work to allocations for Birmingham’s growth. With regard to understand the issues, and further Birmingham City Council, Tthe mechanism work on allocation for for resolving this potential strategic matter Birmingham’s growth. The of with Birmingham’s unmet housing needs this mechanism for dealing with this willould be through the Greater Birmingham and would be through the Greater Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Birmingham and Solihull Local Redditch’s subsequent review of the BORLP4. Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Schedule of modifications - corrections and changes to the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 – March 2016 2 Strikethrough – deleted text Underline – new or amended text Policy/ Existing wording Proposed wording/ correction Reason for change Date of Change paragraph/ table/ map p. 5 para.5 The policies and strategies of the The policies and strategies of the Local Authority Typing error March 2014 Local Authority members of the members of the two LEP’s have been checked for two LEP’s have been checked for consistency with Redditch Borough Council’s aims consistency with Redditch which ensures that this aspect of the Duty to Cooperate has been fulfilled LEP. Borough Council’s aims which ensures that this aspect of the Duty to Cooperate has been fulfilled LEP. P.6, Policy 1 Relocated to end of March 2014 chapter (new P.23), adjacent key diagram and rest of policies P.7, All Local Plans must be All Local Plans must be accompanied by a Text not needed as this March 2014 ‘Sustainabilit accompanied by a Sustainability Sustainability Appraisal, which incorporates a is the Submission y Appraisal’ Appraisal, which incorporates a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Draft track-changed version Strategic Environmental Sustainability Appraisals were produced alongside to be adopted Assessment (SEA). Draft every stage of the Plan and also with this Local Plan. Sustainability Appraisals were produced alongside every stage of the Plan and also with this Local Plan. P.7, Consultation on the Proposed Consultation on the Proposed Submission Borough of Deleted as text related March 2014 ‘Consultation Submission Borough of Redditch Redditch Local Plan No.4 commences on 30th to previous ’ Local Plan No.4 commences on September 2013 until 11th November 2013, lasting a consultation period 30th September 2013 until 11th total of six weeks. November 2013, lasting a total of six weeks. Details of the consultation can be found on Redditch Borough Council's website Details of the consultation can be at www.redditchbc.gov.uk/localplan. Your response found on Redditch Borough forms should be received no later than 5pm on Monday 11th November 2013. Council's website Schedule of modifications - corrections and changes to the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 – March 2016 3 Strikethrough – deleted text Underline – new or amended text Policy/ Existing wording Proposed wording/ correction Reason for change Date of Change paragraph/ table/ map at www.redditchbc.gov.uk/localpla n. Your response forms should be received no later than 5pm on Monday 11th November 2013. P.10, para.3 Redditch Borough has similar Redditch Borough has similar crime levels in Changed in response March 2014 crime levels in comparison to the comparison to the national average of England and to Community Safety national average of England and Wales., but the number of offences per 1000 Rep and to present Wales, but the number of offences population is increasing in Redditch. It has increased more accurate and up to date crime figures per 1000 population is increasing from 20.3 offences per 1000 population in Redditch, in Redditch. It has increased from compared to the England and Wales average of 24.9 20.3 offences per 1000 population in 2006 to 44 offences per 1000 population in in Redditch, compared to the Redditch, compared to the England and Wales England and Wales average of average of 45 in 2009/10. 95% of people feel safe 24.9 in 2006 to 44 offences per walking around Redditch Town Centre and the street 1000 population in Redditch, where they live during the day; at night, this falls to compared to the England and 61% for the Town Centre and 73% for the home Wales average of 45 in 2009/10. street (CHYM Redditch). Recorded crime rates for 95% of people feel safe walking Redditch have fallen substantially since 2005/06 (92.2 around Redditch Town Centre and offences per 1000 population in 2005/06 to 57.7 the street where they live during offences per 1000 population in 2012/13), although the day; at night, this falls to 61% they remain above the average for Worcestershire. for the Town Centre and 73% for Perceptions of anti-social behaviour in Redditch have the home street (CHYM also remained consistently above the average for Redditch). Worcestershire and the latest data for 2013 shows that nearly twice as many Redditch residents feel unsafe when out after dark in their local area when compared with residents in the rest of the County.