Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit 9 th November 2015 Parish Training Planning Policy

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Agenda »Neighbourhood Planning »Placemaking Plan »Housing & Planning Bill »Local Development Scheme »West of England Joint Spatial Plan »CIL

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Neighbourhood Planning »Pecuniary Interests – Maria Lucas »Update on Neighbourhood Plans (Julie O’Rourke) »Support from B&NES

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Neighbourhood Planning – Pecuniary Interests »Who has to declare an interest? »The duration of an interest »Dispensation requirements »Participation in CVNP / Placemaking Plans. »ALCA/NALC advice

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Update on Neighbourhood Plans

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Neighbourhood Plans »Approach to Placemaking Plan and progress on Neighbourhood Plans recognised nationally

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Neighbourhood Plans »B&NES support parishes preparing Neighbourhood Plan »Form of support set out in My Neighbourhood: Neighbourhood Planning Protocol »Further detail & support via dedicated staff – Julie O’Rourke & Cleo Newcombe-Jones

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Support from B&NES »General guidance (i.e. Neighbourhood Planning Protocol document) »Provide basic process checklists to make sure regulations are met (e.g. PAS checklist, SA advice etc) »Dissemination of information through briefings and workshops »Disseminating info on local case studies as these emerge »Information on funding and skills for Neighbourhood Planning »Electronic maps (pdf format), with print outs charged for at usual rates »Information on planning designations and planning policies »Guidance on designing community consultation activities »Support for community planning events (facilitation, feedback, presentations) »Provide guidance on who to consult and when »Advice on funding »Reviewing draft policy wording and providing feedback »SEA/HRA requirements lie with the LPA »Formal requirements to consult at submission stage »Requirement to take part in the examination process and provide info etc »Arranging Examinations »Referendum – we will cover arrangements and costs »We also have a responsibility to “make” the plan »1:1 meetings, attendance at key Steering Group meetings (a few of the consultation events/working groups comments on draft policy wording etc. advice on evidence, etc. If you would like to learn more please contact either: Julie O’Rourke: or Cleo Newcombe-Jones:

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Placemaking Plan: »Update – scope/programme »Housing Land Supply »Weight

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Placemaking Plan: scope Place Strategies (incl. site allocations): Bath Keynsham Somer Valley Rural Areas District-wide Policies & designations (incl. LGS) Core Strategy Delivery Strategy

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Preparation Programme Options Consultation – Nov 2014 Draft Plan – December 2015 Submit for Exam – March 2016 Adopted – Winter 2016 Inspector’s Report – Autumn 2016 Examination – June 2016

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Key Elements: Parishes »Collaborative working with Parish Councils »Character assessment »Identification & assessment of potential development sites »Opportunities to review HDB »Identify/nominate green space for designation as Local Green Space

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Key Elements: Draft Plan »Core Strategy text/policies integrated – moving towards one Local Plan »Policy RA1 – revisited »Parish sections for villages with site allocations and/or LGS »Development Management Policies e.g. design, landscape setting, sustainable transport etc

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Next Steps: Draft Plan Consultation »Formal consultation – 15 th December 2015 to 3 rd February 2016 »Parish Councils can help publicise »Parish Councils to comment directly on the document »Comments go to Inspector – considered at Examination

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Decision Making »UK: Plan led system »NPPF – presumption in favour of sustainable development, para 14: If Plan policies out-of-date/absent development should be granted permission unless adverse impact significantly & demonstrably outweighs benefit »If no 5 year housing land supply, policies relating to housing are out-of-date

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Housing Land Supply »B&NES currently has 5 year land supply plus 20% buffer – regularly review

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Planning Policies: Weight »Core Strategy policies, incl. for housing, up to date and full weight »Placemaking Plan policies, including housing allocations, currently limited weight »Applications to deliver scale of housing development identified in Core Strategy should be approved unless adverse impacts »Prematurity cannot be sole reason for refusal

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Placemaking Plan: Status/Weight NPPF: weight dependent on preparation stage and extent of unresolved objections Draft Plan Submission Examination Inspector’s Report Adopted Weight increases Limited weight Substantial weight Full weight – statutory plan

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Housing & Planning Bill Includes; »Legal duty to provide new affordable Starter Homes »all councils to have Local Plans in place by 2017 to provide homes »‘Pay to Stay’ in social housing »automatic permission in principle on brownfield »planning reforms to support small builders –a duty on councils to help allocate land so that 20,000 custom and self-built homes a year can be built by 2020 »Ensuring the sale of high value council assets that can be used to support people into home ownership

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Local Development Scheme »Existing Development Plan »Proposed Changes »New Local Development Scheme

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit NPPF »Planning law requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise NPPF Para 14 »Local Plans should meet objectively assessed needs, with sufficient flexibility to adapt to rapid change, unless: »any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole; or »specific policies in NPPF that indicate development should be restricted

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Existing Development Plan »Bath & North East Somerset Core Strategy 2014 »Saved policies from the B&NES Local Plan 2007 »Joint Waste Core Strategy 2011 »Neighbourhood Plans 2015 & Policies Map

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Local Development Scheme Review Development Plan Documents: »Placemaking Plan »Joint Spatial Plan »Core Strategy Review »Traveller Sites Plan »Joint Waste Core Strategy Review and Neighbourhood Plans & Polices Map

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Local Development Scheme Review »Supplementary Planning Documents: »Planning Obligations SPD review linked to the review of CIL » A review of the Bath HMO » Building Heights » A Design Guide for new development in Bath » Locally Important Listed Buildings. » Review of the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Guidance for Listed Buildings & Historic Buildings

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Local Development Scheme Review Other: »CIL review »Monitoring Reports »Infrastructure Delivery Plan »Neighbourhood Planning Protocol

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit »B&NES Local Plan Part 1: The Core Strategy (Partial Review 2016/17 »B&NES Local Plan Part 2: The Placemaking Plan »The West of England Joint Spatial Plan »West of England Joint Waste Core Strategy »Neighbourhood Plans »& Policies Map Future Development Plan

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Joint Spatial Plan: Scope Vision and spatial objectives Spatial strategy Housing requirement Employment Infrastructure

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit JSP: Technical HMA

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit JSP: Actual HMA

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Objectively assessed need Planned and forecast homes Additional homes required to 2036 All housing 85,000 56,000 29,000 Of which is Affordable housing 30,00012,00017,000 JSP: How much housing is needed?

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit JSP: Housing Supply Around 17,000Greenfield areas 85,000+ Around 12,000 Urban Intensification 56,000 Planned and predicted

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit JSP: Types of locations Urban intensification Urban extension Town expansion New settlement Other settlements/locations Dispersed growth

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit JSP: Spatial Scenarios 1.Protection of Green Belt. 2. Expansion of Bristol urban area. 3. Transport focus. 4. Dispersed. 5. New settlement

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

2. Expansion of Bristol urban area

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

JSP Timetable

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Engagement period 9 th Nov 2015 to 29 th January 2016 High profile conference Events with parishes, and local community groups; Press briefing and a local media activities; Mailout to 28,000 organisations and individuals; Exhibitions; Engagement activities targeted towards harder to reach groups including young people. Information available on line, Available at libraries & other customer contact points. JSP: Engagement Strategy

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Community Infrastructure Levy »Largely replaces s.106 contributions. From April 2015 in B&NES. Backed by law with tough penalties for non-payers. »Calculated using a tariff per m 2 of net GIA. Paid by “liable party”. Exemptions and payment by instalments allowed. »Paid to B&NES first, then proportion (15% capped at £100 per CT property if there is no NDP in place, 25% uncapped if NDP is in place) paid by B&NES to PCs every 6 months. »PCs must spend their CIL (within 5 years) to support development in their area (i.e. infrastructure or anything else that addresses demands placed by development). »PCs to report by 31 Dec on how much received and how spent (on their website or on B&NES website).

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Community Infrastructure Levy »Planning applications granted permission prior 5 th April 2015 not CIL liable »For those applications granted permission post 5 th April 2015 CIL is charged when Reserved Matters permission granted – as this is the point at which floorspace of scheme is known »25% local proportion paid from when Neighbourhood Plan is ‘made’