Redcar & Cleveland South Tees Area Supplementary Planning Document Statement of Consultation May 2018 this is Redcar & Cleveland Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 2. Background .................................................................................................................... 1 3. Initial Consultation – October 2017 ................................................................................ 1 4. Consultation on the SPD – March 2018 ......................................................................... 2 5. Summary of Consultation – March 2018 ........................................................................ 3 Appendix A -Schedule of Responses - South Tees Area SPD Consultation Appendix B - Schedule of Comments made to Joint Consultation on the Master Plan and SPD 1. Introduction 1.1. This Statement of Consultation has been prepared in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Regulation 12 of the Town & County Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, which requires that the Local Planning Authority prepare a statement setting out the persons consulted when preparing a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), a summary of the main issues raised by those persons and how those issues have been addressed in the SPD. 1.2. This statement, therefore, sets out details of the consultation that has taken place and how this has informed the South Tees Area SPD. 2. Background 2.1. The South Tees Area SPD has been prepared by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, as the Local Planning Authority for the South Tees Area. The SPD supports the economic and physical regeneration of the South Tees Area, setting out the vision and core objectives for the area and providing greater detail on how adopted planning policies will be interpreted. 2.2. The SPD is supported by the South Tees Regeneration Master Plan, which was prepared by the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) and is a background study to the SPD. The STDC was established by the Tees Valley Mayor in August 2017 to promote the economic growth and commercial development of Tees Valley through the regeneration of the South Tees Area. 3. Initial Consultation – October 2017 3.1. On 18 October 2017, the STDC published its Draft South Tees Regeneration Master Plan for a period of public consultation that closed on the 8 December 2017. The Draft Masterplan was accompanied by the first draft of the South Tees Area SPD (then known as the South Tees Master Plan SPD) which was also subject to an informal consultation. 3.2. The Council has developed a comprehensive consultation database which includes residents, resident associations, elected representatives, community and voluntary groups, developers and businesses, infrastructure providers, government agencies and other prescribed bodies (as detailed in Regulation 6 Local Plan Consultation Statement April 2017 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012). The current 1 consultee database contains over 2,700 contacts and all contacts on the database were notified, either via post or email, of the start and end of this consultation, the nature of the consultation and how comments on the consultation documents could be submitted. 3.3. In addition a number of notices and adverts were placed in the local press and on the websites of the STDC and the Council. A series of stakeholder events were also held with the following public exhibitions occurring during the consultation period: • Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart – 18.10.2017 – 10am to 6pm; • Redcar & Cleveland Civic & Learning Centre, Normanby Road, South Bank – 20.10.2017 – 11am to 6pm; • Guisborough Library, 90 Westgate, Guisborough – 01.11.2017 – 11am to 6pm; • Central Library, Centre Square, Middlesbrough – 08.11.2017 – 10am to 6pm; • National Museum of the Royal Navy, Jackson Dock, Hartlepool – 15.11.2017 – 10am to 6pm; • Dolphin Centre, Horse Market, Darlington – 22.11.2017 – 10am to 6pm; • Stockton Central Library, Church Road, Stockton – 29.11.2017 – 10am to 6pm. 3.4. A total of 54 representations were received to the joint consultation. While many of these were received in relation to the STDC Master Plan only, all comments with relevance to the SPD were taken into account in the preparation of the South Tees Area SPD Consultation Draft March 2018 and, where necessary, changes were made to the document. A summary of all of the representations received during the initial consultation on the SPD and Master Plan and the Council’s response to them is provided within Appendix B. 4. Consultation on the SPD – March 2018 4.1. A second round of public consultation was undertaken on the SPD, and the associated documents, for a period of 4 weeks between 26 March and 22 April 2018. This was carried out in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning Regulations 2012 and the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement. Particularly: • Notification of the consultation was be sent to all persons registered on the Council’s consultation database; 2 • The SPD, and accompanying Strategic Environmental Report and Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report, was published on the Council’s website; • A public notice was placed in the Evening Gazette newspaper; • Hard copies of the consultation documents were made available at the Council’s main offices and libraries across the borough. 4.2. Consultees were invited to submit comments online via the Council website (http://redcarcleveland-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal), although comments submitted in writing via post or email were also accepted. 5. Summary of Consultation – March 2018 5.1. The Council received 13 responses to the second round of consultation. These were received from 1 individual and 12 organisations. 5.2. Following the closure of the consultation period, all of the submitted responses were considered by the Council and, where appropriate, the SPD was revised in response. The consultation responses received and the Council’s response to them are detailed within Appendix A. 3 Appendix A - Schedule of Responses for South Tees Area SPD Consultation Organisation Name Mr Philip Chisholm Reference COM_01 Page/Paragraph/ Principle STDC5 Comment: I feel a new communications route under the Tees would energise far more tourism Council Response: Comments noted. However, the SPD is prepared to and commerce than any of the schemes put forward. The tunnel at the mouth of the provide guidance for the development of the area and Tyne for pedestrians and bikes which is about to be reopened after refurbishment does not, itself, propose specific schemes. The used to support 20,000 journeys a day. https://www.facebook.com/River-Tees- comments have been forwarded to the South Tees Cycle-Tunnel-1418879898360375/ Development Corporation for consideration alongside the Master Plan for the site. Organisation Canal and River Trust Name Simon Tucker Reference COM_62 Page/Paragraph/ Principle All Comment: Having reviewed the document, the Canal & River Trust do not have any comment Council Response: Noted. to make on the SPD. Organisation Coal Authority Name Mr Christopher Telford Reference COM_51 Page/Paragraph/ Principle All Comment: Thank you for consulting The Coal Authority on the above. Having reviewed your Council Response: Noted. document, I confirm that we have no specific comments to make on it. Should you have any future enquiries please contact a member of Planning and Local Authority Liaison at The Coal Authority using the contact details above. Organisation Coast and Country Housing Name Mr Tom Hainey Page 1 of 26 Reference COM_50 Page/Paragraph/ Principle All Comment: On behalf of Coast & Country Housing, thank you for the opportunity to comment Council Response: Comments noted and support welcomed. on this draft of the South Tees Area SPD. Having reviewed the documents provided I am happy to confirm that we have no additional comments to make and offer our support of the document. As a key provider of affordable housing across the Tees Valley we support all efforts to grow our economy and support the communities and households that we serve. We also support all efforts to ensure that our local infrastructure is capable of effectively linking those who live in the homes we provide with the local job opportunities that will help them sustain and improve their quality of life and life opportunities. Finally, as a responsible business and substantial landlord, property developer and land owner, we support all efforts to ensure that our local and global environment and habitats are protected for the benefit of future generations. In adopting a balanced approach to the regeneration of our economy and protection of our environment the Supplementary Planning Document has our support. Organisation Environment Agency Name Louise Tait Reference COM_27 Page/Paragraph/ Principle STDC7 Comment: We support the aim set out in Development Principle STDC7: Environmental Council Response: Support welcomed Protection and Enhancement to deliver a strategy for the regeneration area which promotes the provision of green infrastructure including a series of connected open, private and public spaces, using open space as connectors not barriers to development. Page 2 of 26 Reference COM_28 Page/Paragraph/ Principle STDC9 Comment: We welcome the general approach to remediation of land as detailed in Council Response: Comments noted