North Tyneside Council Authority Monitoring Report 2015/16 February 2017 North Tyneside Authority Monitoring Report 2015/16 February 2017 Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6 Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 6 National Legislation and Planning Regulations ................................................................................... 6 Progress with the North Tyneside Development Plan ........................................................................ 7 Local Plan Implementation and Monitoring Framework .................................................................... 7 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ...................................................................................... 8 Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) ...................................................................................................... 8 North East of England Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy) ...................................................................... 8 The Duty to Co-operate ...................................................................................................................... 9 Duty to Cooperate in the North East .............................................................................................. 9 North East Combined Authority .................................................................................................... 10 North East Local Enterprise Partnership ....................................................................................... 11 The ‘Northern Powerhouse’ ......................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2 – Local Development Scheme Progress ............................................................................... 12 Statement of Community Involvement ............................................................................................ 12 Local Plan and Policies Map .............................................................................................................. 13 Adopted Policies Map ................................................................................................................... 14 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule ............................................................. 14 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) ...................................................................................... 14 Planning Obligations SPD .............................................................................................................. 15 Local Register of Buildings and Parks SPD .................................................................................... 15 Design Quality SPD ........................................................................................................................ 16 Transport and Highways SPD ........................................................................................................ 16 Weetslade Development Brief SPD............................................................................................... 17 Fish Quay Neighbourhood Plan SPD ............................................................................................. 17 Chapter 3 – Existing Policies ................................................................................................................. 18 Chapter 4 – Spatial Strategy .................................................................................................................. 20 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Evidence Base and Background Studies Update – 2015/16 ............................................................. 21 Monitoring Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 21 S1 and S2 – Population and Demographics .................................................................................. 21 2 | P a g e North Tyneside Authority Monitoring Report 2015/16 February 2017 S3 to S10 – Quality of Life ............................................................................................................. 24 S11 to S13 – Planning Decisions .................................................................................................... 29 S14 to S17 – Green Belt, Safeguarded Land and Local Green Space ............................................ 32 S18 and S19 – Neighbourhood Planning ....................................................................................... 34 Chapter 5 – Economy ............................................................................................................................ 36 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 36 Evidence Base and Background Studies Update – 2015/16 ............................................................. 36 Monitoring Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 36 E1 –Businesses .............................................................................................................................. 37 E2 – Total Jobs ............................................................................................................................... 39 E3 – Type of Jobs ........................................................................................................................... 40 E4 – Job Density ............................................................................................................................ 42 E5 –Earnings and Income .............................................................................................................. 43 E6 – Economic Activity and Employment ..................................................................................... 46 E7 – Unemployment ..................................................................................................................... 49 E8 – Job Seekers Allowance .......................................................................................................... 51 E9 – Qualifications ........................................................................................................................ 54 E10 – Training and Apprenticeships and Placements ................................................................... 56 E11 to E16 – Development of Employment Land ......................................................................... 56 E15 – Employment Land within the Sub-Areas ............................................................................. 59 E16 – Applications for Employment Development ....................................................................... 61 E17 – Employment Land Flows ..................................................................................................... 62 E18 – Available Employment Land ................................................................................................ 64 E19 – Tourism................................................................................................................................ 65 Chapter 6 – Retail and Town Centres ................................................................................................... 67 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 67 Evidence Base and Background Studies Update – 2015/16 ............................................................. 67 Monitoring Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 68 R1 and R2 – New Retail Development .......................................................................................... 68 R3 – Planning Applications for Retail Development ..................................................................... 69 R4 – Retail Vacancy Rates ............................................................................................................. 70 R5 – Hot Food Take-aways ............................................................................................................ 73 Chapter 7 – Housing .............................................................................................................................. 75 3 | P a g e North Tyneside Authority Monitoring Report 2015/16 February 2017 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 75 Evidence Base and Background Studies Update – 2015/16 ............................................................. 75 Monitoring Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 76 H1 to H5 – Strategic Housing Requirement and Delivery to Date ................................................ 76 H6 – Outstanding Housing Commitments ...................................................................................