EXECUTIVE BURNLEY TOWN HALL Tuesday 9th February 2010 at 7.00 p.m. Members are reminded that if they have detailed questions on individual reports, they are advised to contact the report authors in advance of the meeting. Members of the public may ask a question, make a statement, or present a petition relating to any agenda item or any matter falling within the remit of the committee. Notice in writing of the subject matter must be given to the Head of Chief Executive’s Office by 5.00pm on the day before the meeting. Forms can be obtained for this purpose from the reception desk at Burnley Town Hall or the Contact Centre, Parker Lane, Burnley. Forms are also available on the Council’s website www.burnley.gov.uk/meetings. AGENDA 1. Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. 2. Minutes To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 12 th January 2010 (available at www.burnley.gov.uk) 3. Additional Items of Business To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. 4. Declaration of Interest Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest, including: i) Personal interests - Code of Conduct ii) Prejudicial interests - Code of Conduct iii) Local Government Finance Act 1992 Section 106 - arrears of Council Tax/Community Charge (declarations on issues concerning the budget setting process, Council Tax collections or having financial implications). The Executive DATE – 09-02-10 Page 1 of 4 Personal Interests Members are reminded that if they have a personal interest, they must declare it if they wish to speak and a) they should complete the appropriate form (available from the Democracy Manager); b) they may speak and vote on matters falling under i) Where a member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter i.e. member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest, the Member should adhere to the following: Prejudicial Interests a) they should complete the appropriate form (available from the Democracy Manager); b) they may speak on matters falling under ii), but must then leave prior to commencement of the matter being considered at that meeting, unless the Member has obtained a dispensation from the authority’s Standard’s Committee Local Government Finance Act 1992 Section 106 Members may speak but not vote on matters falling under iii) above 5. Exclusion of the Public To determine during which items, if any, the public are to be excluded from the meeting. 6. Public Question Time To consider questions, statements or petitions from Members of the Public . PUBLIC ITEMS 7. Weavers’ Triangle Public Realm Strategy - Consultation Draft To seek approval of the Consultation Draft Weavers’ Triangle Public Realm Strategy as the basis for public comment (report enclosed – draft strategy document available online) 8. Burnley Town Centre Public Realm Strategy – Consultation Draft To seek approval of the Consultation Draft Burnley Town Centre Public Realm Strategy as a basis for public comment ( report enclosed – draft strategy document available online) The Executive DATE – 09-02-10 Page 2 of 4 9. Education and Enterprise Zone Public Realm Scheme To seek approval for the release of the £1,094,000 budget in the Capital Programme 2010-11 and to seek authority to tender the proposed works (report enclosed ) 10. Strategic Risk Register To seek approval for the Councils Strategic Risk Register (report enclosed ) 11. Treasury Management Monitoring 2009/10 To consider the treasury management dealings undertaken by the Council during the period 1 st April 2009 to 31 st December 2009 (report enclosed ) 12. Exclusion of the Public To consider the exclusion of the Public from the meeting before discussion takes place on the following items of business on the grounds that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if the public were present there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of Part VA of the Local Government Act 1972. PRIVATE ITEMS 13. Asset Management – Lancashire County Council To agree terms for the acquisition and relocation of the Waste Transfer & Recycling Centre (report enclosed) 14. Strategic Acquisitions To consider a report updating the position regarding Strategic Acquisitions (report enclosed) 15 . Politically Restricted Posts To seek approval for the amended list of Politically Restricted Posts (report enclosed) 16. Family Intervention Projects 2010/11 To seek approval for a waiver of Standing orders (SOC16 to 22); in order that delivery of Family Intervention Projects are maintained until the end of the financial year 2011 (report enclosed) 17 . Market Hall Rental Support To seek approval for further levels of rental support for Market tenants (report enclosed) The Executive DATE – 09-02-10 Page 3 of 4 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE Councillors Councillor Gordon Birtwistle Councillor Margaret Lishman Councillor Charlie Briggs Councillor Martin Smith Councillor Charles Bullas Councillor Jeff Sumner Councillor Roger Frost PUBLISHED Monday 1st February 2010 The Executive DATE – 09-02-10 Page 4 of 4 Weavers’ Triangle Public Realm Strategy Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Draft Burnley Borough Council January 2010 1 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Policy Context 4. Historic Context 5. Urban Analysis 6. Public Realm Framework 7. Delivery Implementation Appendices Appendix 1: Recommendations for Strategic Locations Appendix 2: Local Plan Policies 2 1. INTRODUCTION The Purpose of the Guide 1.1 This Public Realm Strategy establishes the key principles for the design of the public realm in the Weavers’ Triangle. It has been derived from a detailed examination of the Weavers’ Triangle, its history and the potential in its latent character and wealth of assets. 1.2 This strategy develops a strategic vision for design and delivery of a distinctive public realm and is relevant to all aspects of the built environment, including the design of buildings, spaces, landscapes and roads, and has implications for planning and development at every scale. 1.3 The overriding purpose of the strategy is to ensure a sensitive, coherent, high quality design future for a robust public realm that stimulates the economic, social and cultural potentials of the Weavers’ Triangle. 1.4 A robust public realm will bind the historic urban fabric and set a scene in which its unique heritage can be celebrated, and forward investment can be viably programmed, integral to a wider framework of structured development and regeneration. 1.5 This draft document has been produced for consultation purposes and it is intended that it will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). It is intended that the Weavers’ Triangle Public Realm Strategy will form part of a suite of SPD documents for the Weavers’ Triangle and Canalside Conservation Area that will be adopted in due course. The area covered by this Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is shown on a plan below: 3 The Importance of Good Design in Public Realm 1.6 The government recognises that good design should be the aim of everyone involved in the development process and should be encouraged everywhere. The approach taken in this document builds on government guidance and supports the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) advice that good urban design is not an abstract ideal but a matter of creating the right conditions to make places work. This document sets out important design principles based on good practice and explains key requirements of the council that will be taken into account when developing areas new public realm and when redeveloping existing public realm. 1.7 This guidance follows government advice and supports regional and local planning policies that seek to encourage new development that is sympathetic to the character and appeal of its locality, and which provides a good quality environment for those who visit, live and work in the area. The Use of the Strategy 1.8 This draft policy document contains illustrations demonstrating urban design principles and highlighting quality solutions. This design guidance develops the broad prescriptions as outlined in the public realm map. Appendix 1. 1.9 The design baseline aims to provide clear design guidance to those implementing the public realm, whether public funded environmental improvements or delivered as part of development gain. It sets out the design principles for the key categories as shown graphically in the public realm maps. 1.10 The proposals are not overly prescriptive. A degree of interpretation is anticipated, and the design team for each scheme should consult all other appropriate design guidance and will retain responsibility for all aspects, including highway alignment, traffic issues and structural design. 1.11 The whole of the public realm implementation plan is based on the premise that this investment is good value, because of the extent to which it stimulates forward investment in the Weavers’ Triangle. It should also be noted that materials have been specified with due regard for the conservation status of much of the policy area. Any compromise on the quality of materials within the conservation boundary would undermine the objectives of the strategy and the heritage status of the Weavers’ Triangle. Context 1.12 The Weavers’ Triangle forms the central section of the Canalside Conservation Area. A detailed review of the Weavers’ Triangle’s heritage, the historical development of the Conservation Area, and an assessment of individual heritage assets is set out in the Canalside Conservation Area Appraisal. It is not, therefore, discussed in detail in this document. However, a brief summary is set out in Section 4 .