Callerton Park Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report The Callerton Consortium (Bellway Homes, Commercial Estates Group, Taylor Wimpey, The Northumberland Estates, O'Neill and Wright) April 2014 21622/03/CH/MHe/JN Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Generator Studios Trafalgar Street Newcastle NE1 2LA nlpplanning.com This document is formatted for double sided printing. © Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd 2014. Trading as Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners. All Rights Reserved. Registered Office: 14 Regent's Wharf All Saints Street London N1 9RL All plans within this document produced by NLP are based upon Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright reserved. Licence number AL50684A Callerton Park : Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 Background ...................................................................................................... 1 Context ............................................................................................................ 2 2.0 Site Delivery 6 3.0 On Site Infrastructure 8 Strategic Road Links ........................................................................................ 8 Primary Schools ............................................................................................... 8 Secondary Schools ........................................................................................ 19 Existing Capacity ........................................................................................... 20 Sustainable Development .............................................................................. 22 Local Shops and Community Centres ............................................................ 23 Health Centres ............................................................................................... 24 Sports and Recreation ................................................................................... 25 Affordable Homes .......................................................................................... 25 Landscaping and Green Infrastructure ........................................................... 26 4.0 Off-Site Transport Improvements 27 Bus Services .................................................................................................. 27 Local Road Improvements ............................................................................. 27 A1 Junction Improvements ............................................................................. 28 Summary ....................................................................................................... 29 5.0 Other City-Wide Strategic Transport Infrastructure 30 6.0 Conclusion 31 Infrastructure at the site ................................................................................. 31 Off-Site Transport Improvements ................................................................... 31 Delivery Mechanisms ..................................................................................... 31 6337407v4 Callerton Park : Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report Appendices Appendix 1 Hall and Partners Cost Estimates Appendix 2 NCC Forecast Demand and Pupil Place Capacity at School Level Appendix 3 Primary Schools – 20 minute walking catchment plans Appendix 4 Walking catchment plans to Knop Law and Milecastle Schools Appendix 5 Secondary Schools plan Appendix 6 Health plan 6337407v4 Callerton Park : Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report 1.0 Introduction 1.1 This Statement is prepared jointly by Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners (NLP) and Hall and Partners on behalf of our client, The Consortium (Bellway Homes, Commercial Estates Group, Taylor Wimpey, The Northumberland Estates, O'Neill and Wright) in respect of Callerton Park (“the site”). 1.2 It should be read alongside the Infrastructure Works and Costs Estimate provided by Hall and Partners, included at Appendix 1. Hall and Partners are construction and management consultants with long experience in providing cost estimates for major new developments. Background 1.3 Newcastle must achieve sustainable development if the region as a whole is to prosper. The planning system represents the key to realising that potential and, in particular, to overcome some of the obstacles which represent a threat to doing so. As a result, the One Core Strategy (CS) must take decisions now to secure a sustainable future for the city, its residents, and the North East as a whole. 1.4 Newcastle has significantly under delivered against its housing requirement every year since 1991 and every other LPA in Tyne and Wear has delivered more homes than Newcastle. This demonstrates that demand exists within the wider housing market for new homes. Furthermore, Newcastle’s housing stock is highly imbalanced in favour of smaller properties and properties in the lower Council Tax Bands. The lack of new housing supply has artificially increased house prices, resulting in a corresponding decrease in affordability. There is a high level of outmigration particularly in the middle age groups. 1.5 Newcastle is the economic driver of the north east region and as such must achieve sustainable growth if the region is to prosper. Market activity in Newcastle is stronger than that in Tyne and Wear, showing there is housing demand in Newcastle. However the rate of housing delivery in Newcastle is lower than that seen in the rest of Tyne and Wear and the rate of gross housing completions is low in Newcastle compared to Tyne and Wear. The rate of housing delivery in Newcastle is also significantly lower than that seen in other core cities in the UK. 1.6 As such, it is clear that the lack of housing delivery in Newcastle has originated from the lack of land available for housing development. 1.7 The Council’s draft CS has acknowledged that there is insufficient land within the existing urban area that is capable of accommodating Newcastle’s full, objectively assessed needs within the plan period. 1.8 The release of Green Belt land is therefore essential to deliver the range and choice of homes to meet demand and it is wholly appropriate for the Council to consider the release of Green Belt sites. 6337407v4 P1 Callerton Park : Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report 1.9 This statement discusses the potential of Callerton Park to provide a critical mass of housing growth to support essential infrastructure growth based on the proposed allocation of the site for around 3,000 dwellings in the CS Submission Draft document (CSSD). 1.10 Further, this Statement is prepared mindful of the draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan (September 2013) (IDP) which is a key evidence base document underpinning the draft CS. The IDP states that: “The term infrastructure covers physical provisions of transport and utilities like water, drainage and gas and also a range of facilities that support the social and economic life of a neighbourhood.” In line with the definition set out in the IDP and insofar as they are applicable to Callerton Park, the term “infrastructure” used in this Statement refers to roads and transport facilities; schools; medical facilities; community facilities; sporting and recreational facilities; landscape and green infrastructure; and affordable housing. Context National Planning Policy Framework (2012) 1.11 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in March 2012. It sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how they are expected to be applied by Local Planning Authorities (LPAs). At the heart of the NPPF is an explicit Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development. The NPPF states that: “The supply of new homes can sometimes be best achieved through planning for larger scale development, such as new settlements or extensions to existing villages and towns that follow the principles of Garden Cities.” (NPPF paragraph 52) (NLP emphasis). 1.12 Furthermore the NPPF provides guidance of the importance of viability of development and states that: “Pursuing sustainable development requires careful attention to viability and costs in plan-making and decision-taking. Plans should be deliverable. Therefore, the sites and the scale of development identified in the plan should not be subject to such a scale of obligations and policy burdens that their ability to be developed viably is threatened. To ensure viability, the costs of any requirements likely to be applied to development… should…provide competitive returns…to enable the development to be deliverable.” (NPPF paragraph 173) (NLP emphasis). Planning Practice Guidance (2014) 1.13 The Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) sets out for the Plan making process that: P2 6337407v4 Callerton Park : Revised Infrastructure and Delivery Report Viability assessment should be considered as a tool that can assist with the development of plans and plan policies. It should not compromise the quality of development but should ensure that the Local Plan vision and policies are realistic and provide high level assurance that plan policies are viable. Evidence should be proportionate to ensure plans are underpinned by a broad understanding of viability.” Paragraph: 005Reference ID: 10-005-20140306 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) 1.14 A preliminary draft CIL Charging Schedule exists however this is not a full assessment as required to meet Regulation 123 of the CIL Regulations Guidance (2010) (Regulation 123). Currently, it is not clear as to when a full assessment to meet Regulation 123 will be published by the