London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 Barnet’s Local Plan Draft Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 Barnet’s Local Plan Page 0 London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 Contents 1 Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18......................................................................... 2 2 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 2 3 Monitoring the Local Development Scheme ................................................................ 4 4 Monitoring the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) .................................................... 5 5 Monitoring the Duty to Cooperate ................................................................................ 9 6 Monitoring Neighbourhood Plans ............................................................................... 10 7 Barnet’s Place Shaping Strategy ............................................................................... 11 8 Barnet’s Housing Trajectory and 5 Year Supply ........................................................ 12 9 Policy CS2 Brent Cross Cricklewood ......................................................................... 16 10 Distribution of Growth ................................................................................................ 20 11 Housing Quality and Choice in Barnet ....................................................................... 23 12 Are we building the right homes for the next generation? .......................................... 27 13 Protecting and enhancing Barnet’s character ............................................................ 30 14 Promoting Barnet’s Town Centres ............................................................................. 32 15 Protecting Barnet’s Town Centres ............................................................................. 34 16 Open Spaces............................................................................................................. 35 17 Promoting a strong and prosperous Barnet - Employment space .............................. 36 18 Travel and Parking .................................................................................................... 38 19 Community Facilities and Health ............................................................................... 41 20 Improving Health and Wellbeing in Barnet ................................................................. 42 21 Environment .............................................................................................................. 43 Appendix A – Clarification of Town Centre Frontages (DM Policies) ..................................... 48 Appendix B – Mill Hill East Area Action Plan ......................................................................... 49 Appendix C – Colindale Area Action Plan ............................................................................. 52 Appendix D – Barnet Housing Trajectory Detail .................................................................... 59 Barnet’s Local Plan Page 1 London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 1 Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 The Authorities Monitoring Report (AMR) monitors planning policies set out in Barnet’s Local Plan. This AMR focuses mainly on the period from April 2017 to March 2018. The production of an AMR is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. AMRs have been produced in Barnet since 2004. The AMR examines policies from the Local Plan Core Strategy and Development Management Policies documents as well as the Mill Hill and Colindale Area Action Plans (AAPs). The AMR also sets out progress on the production of strategic planning documents such as Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) and Development Plan Documents (DPDs). The production of these documents has been signposted through the Local Development Scheme (LDS) (the programme for the Local Plan). The Council is currently reviewing the Local Plan and expects to adopt a new Local Plan by 2021. The AMR forms part of the extensive evidence base required to support the approach of the new Local Plan. The AMR is also required under the Localism Act 2011 to set out details of receipts generated by the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) as well as progress on neighbourhood planning together with updates on the Duty to Cooperate. As well as the AMR the Council also publishes the Annual Regeneration Report. The Regeneration Report provides an update on how places are being transformed through partnership developments on priority housing estates in Barnet. It also highlights how the Council are investing in skills, training and employment opportunities and attracting investment to secure sustainable communities and services. 2 Summary Barnet has the largest population of any borough in London and this is expected to increase. With a growing population, the Borough is becoming more diverse, getting younger and more metropolitan in its makeup. A key role of the Local Plan is managing growth, ensuring that the qualities that make Barnet an attractive place to live, such as access to green space and good schools, are not lost. By monitoring and managing change the Council will be able to continue to maintain sustainable, effective growth throughout the Borough. This AMR for 2017/18 is being used to analyse the performance of planning policies from Barnet’s Local Plan. This AMR covers the period from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018. The AMR is essential in identifying policies that are performing well, as well as those which require a review or a different response. The AMR therefore plays a key role in underpinning our emerging Local Plan. Barnet’s Local Plan Page 2 London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 2.2 Policy Highlights Supplementary Planning Documents for Green Infrastructure and North Finchley Town Centre were adopted in 2017/18. Over £11.2 million of Barnet CIL was collected in 2017/18 and 370 Liability Notices were issued. The three main allocations for CIL was for a community centre, sports and physical activities, youth zone and early education and childcare. 2.3 Performance at a Glance Barnet had 2,360 housing completions over the 2017/18 financial year. This represents the highest level of completions since Barnet published the first AMR (2004/05). 11,745 new homes added to housing stock between 2011/12 and 2017/18. Most of them are flats A total of 341 affordable homes were completed in 2017/18. 90% Flats Barnet’s Town Centres provided 409 10% Houses additional new homes in 2017/18. Over half of new homes delivered in town centres were in Finchley Church End and Whetstone. In Colindale, 765 new homes were completed. One in three new homes completed in Barnet were delivered within Colindale. Mill Hill East is creating a new high quality suburb in the heart of Barnet. It is expected to deliver 2,240 new homes, with 250 completed in 2017/18. Barnet lost around 20,850m2 of office space in 2017/18. Barnet’s Local Plan Page 3 London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 3 Monitoring the Local Development Scheme Barnet’s most recent Local Development Scheme (LDS) was published in June 2018. For the purpose of the 2017/18 AMR, the previous LDS, published in September 2016, will be used. The LDS sets out the intentions of the Council for the Local Plan, in particular the Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) it intends to produce and the timetable for their production and review. Progress on strategic planning documents since April 2017 includes the following: 3.2 Development Plan Documents The Council commenced evidence gathering on the Local Plan in March 2017. 3.3 Supplementary Planning Documents 3.3.1 The Council approved two documents for public consultation and adoption in 2017/18: • SPD on North Finchley adopted in February 2018 • SPD on Green Infrastructure adopted in October 2017 Table 1 shows Barnet’s progress on DPDs and indicates how the Council will move forward with other documents. Table 1: Local Development Scheme Progress (DPDs) Activity LDS Milestones Progress Comments Evidence Gathering – Summer 2016 – Underway Local Plan timetable Spring 2017 revised to respond to Preparation of Local Plan – Summer 2017 Underway increased housing Publication – Spring 2018 Not started requirement Local Plan Submission – Autumn 2018 Not started Examination in Public – Spring 2019 Not started Local Plan Adoption – Autumn 2019 Not started Publication in 2021 Preferred Stage Consultation April 2013 Completed July-Sept 2015 North London Publication Consultation Spring 2017 Completed Mar-Apr 2019 Waste Plan Submission – Winter 2017/18 Completed Summer 2019 (NLWP) Examination – Spring 2018 Not started Autumn 2019 Adoption – Autumn 2018 Not started Summer 2020 Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule (PDCS) Community ‐ Spring 2018. Draft Charging Schedule (DCS) – Autumn Infrastructure Revised to align with 2018 Not started Levy and related Local Plan timetable documents CIL Examination – Spring 2019 CIL Adoption – Autumn 2019 Barnet’s Local Plan Page 4 London Borough of Barnet Authorities Monitoring Report 2017/18 Table 2 shows progress on production of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). These documents help to implement Local Plan policies. Table 2: Local Development Scheme Progress (SPDs) Activity LDS Milestones Progress Comments Pre-production - Spring 2016 – Winter 2017 Production