Bristol Local Plan Review consultation March 2019 Summary of consultation responses Published September 2019 Bristol Local Plan Review consultation March 2019 Summary of consultation responses Introduction to this summary Overview Public Consultation on the Local Plan Review took place between 18 March 2019 and the 24 May 2019. As part of the requirements within Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, the consultation sought open comments on the content of the Local Plan and what it ought to contain. Representations received will be taken into account by Bristol City Council and will be used to inform the next draft of the Local Plan (Publication Draft Regulation 19). Consultation Responses A total of 922 responses were received to the content of the Local Plan Review. Appendix D lists all the respondents in alphabetical order and each respondent is given a reference number. The tables below summarise the comments made by each respondent, against each draft policy – listing the respondent reference number in the right-hand column; one respondent may have made multiple comments. The number of comments raised against each policy or each part of a policy, and whether these support or object to the policy wording has been indicated. Structure of the Document The document has been prepared to mirror the structure of the Local Plan Review. The main document covers the policies within the Draft Policies and Development Allocation Consultation (March 2019), with appendices covering other documents subject to consultation as follows: • Appendix A: Bristol Local Plan Review Draft Site Allocations; • Appendix B: Bristol Local Plan Review New Protection for Open Space; and, • Appendix C: Retained Local Plan Policies. • Appendix D: Respondent List (alphabetical and number order) 2 Bristol Local Plan Review consultation March 2019 Summary of consultation responses Contents Introduction to this summary ......................................................................................................... 1 Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6 2. Section 4: Development Strategy ..................................................................................... 10 3. DS1: Bristol City Centre ..................................................................................................... 14 4. Section 4.1.14: Old Market Neighbourhood Development Plan ...................................... 17 5. Section 4.1.14: Agent of Change principle ........................................................................ 17 6. DS2: Bristol Temple Quarter ............................................................................................. 18 7. DS3: St Philip’s Marsh ....................................................................................................... 22 8. DS4: Western Harbour ...................................................................................................... 28 9. DS5: Frome Gateway ......................................................................................................... 38 10. Section 4.2: East Bristol ..................................................................................................... 41 11. DS6: Lawrence Hill ............................................................................................................. 42 12. DS7: Central Fishponds ..................................................................................................... 44 13. Section 4.3: South Bristol .................................................................................................. 46 14. DS8 Central Bedminster .................................................................................................... 48 15. DS9: Brislington ................................................................................................................. 53 16. Section 4.3.10 – 15: Hengrove and Knowle West ............................................................. 56 17. DS10: Changes to the Green Belt in South Bristol ............................................................ 59 18. DS11: Development allocations – southwest Bristol ........................................................ 63 19. DS12: New Neighbourhood at Bath Road ......................................................................... 69 20. Section 4.4: North Bristol .................................................................................................. 71 21. DS13: Lockleaze ................................................................................................................. 73 22. DS14: Central Southmead ................................................................................................. 76 23. Section 4.4.11 – 13: Lawrence Weston ............................................................................. 77 24. IDC1: Development contributions and CIL ........................................................................ 77 25. Section 6: Urban Living ..................................................................................................... 80 26. UL1: Effective and efficient use of land ............................................................................ 81 27. UL2: Residential densities ................................................................................................. 84 28. Section 7: Housing ............................................................................................................. 87 29. H1: Delivery of new homes ............................................................................................... 88 30. H2: Preventing the loss of residential accommodation .................................................... 90 3 Bristol Local Plan Review consultation March 2019 Summary of consultation responses 31. H3: Making the best use of site allocations ...................................................................... 91 32. H4: Housing type and mix ................................................................................................. 92 33. H5: Self-build and community-led housing ....................................................................... 94 34. H6: Homes in multiple occupation and other shared housing ......................................... 99 35. H7 Managing the development of purpose-built student accommodation ................... 103 36. H8: Older people’s and other specialist needs housing .................................................. 115 37. H9: Accessible homes...................................................................................................... 116 38. H10: Planning for traveller sites ...................................................................................... 118 39. Section 8: Economy ......................................................................................................... 119 40. E1: Inclusive economic development ............................................................................. 120 41. E2: Employment land strategy ........................................................................................ 122 42. E3: Location of office development ................................................................................ 125 43. E4: Industry and Distribution Areas ................................................................................ 126 44. E5: Avonmouth Industrial Area and Bristol Port ............................................................. 128 45. E6: Protecting living conditions in Avonmouth village ................................................... 129 46. E7: New workspace within mixed use development ...................................................... 130 47. E8: Digital connectivity and inclusion ............................................................................. 132 48. Section 9: Shopping Services and the Evening Economy: Retained policies .................. 133 49. Section 10: Green Infrastructure .................................................................................... 134 50. GI1: Local Green Space ................................................................................................... 139 51. GI2 Reserved Open Space ............................................................................................... 141 52. GI3 Incidental Open Spaces ............................................................................................ 144 53. GI4 Stapleton Allotment and Holdings – Food Growing Local Green Space .................. 146 54. Food systems and Pollinating Insects ............................................................................. 147 55. Section 11: Transport ...................................................................................................... 148 56. T1: Development and transport principles ..................................................................... 149 57. T2: Transport schemes .................................................................................................... 151 58. T3: Car and cycle parking provision for residential development .................................. 154 59. T4 Cycle parking provision for B1 office development ..................................................