Knowsley Replacement Unitary Development Plan - Knowsley Council

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INTRODUCING THE PLAN INTRODUCING THE PLAN 8 1.6 Land Requirements and Supply”) in the housing chapter sets the overall amount of housing development that needs to be accommodated in Knowsley. - Part 2 policies are more detailed. Some Part 2 policies determine the precise location of new development (for example policy H2 in the housing chapter lists specific sites for new housing). Other Part 2 policies provide guidance on how proposed developments in different parts of the Borough or for specific types of development will be determined (for example, policy H5 in the housing chapter provides guidance on new development affecting existing residential areas). To help you understand which policies in section B will relate to any specific development proposal or planning application, there is a standard heading “Policy Links” at the end of the explanation for each policy. This identifies any other policies in the Plan which are most likely to be relevant. 1.7 A further chapter (Chapter 15) describes how we will monitor progress and the arrangements for future review of the Plan. THE PROPOSALS MAP 1.8 The Proposals Map covers Knowsley in two sections (north and south) and identifies: • Areas which are to be protected from most forms of development e.g. Green Belt; • Areas which are allocated for development e.g. new sites for housing or industry; • Areas which are designated for existing uses e.g. existing Primarily Residential or Primarily Industrial areas; and • Action Areas within which the Council proposes that comprehensive development or redevelopment should take place (on which more detail is given below). 1.9 The “land use” designations and allocations on the Proposals Map link to specific policies in Section B of the Plan, which explain how proposals for development will be considered in that area. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAN POLICIES It is important to stress that in making decisions on any individual planning application the Council must consider the consistency of the proposals with the Plan as a whole. Proposals that may comply with one policy may not necessarily comply with others. In assessing such cases, the Council will need to weigh up the factors involved, to ensure that a balanced decision is made in accordance with the overall interests of the community. HOW WILL THE UDP BE IMPLEMENTED? 1.10 The UDP will be implemented: • Through the assessment of planning and related applications for development; and • By guiding and influencing the development activities and use of regeneration funding by the Council and its partners. 1.11 A major emphasis will be placed on working in partnership with others - see list of key partners in Appendix 1. IMPLICATIONS OF NEW GOVERNMENT PLANNING LEGISLATION 1.12 KNOWSLEY REPLACEMENT UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Adopted June 2006 The government has recently (in September 2004) introduced new statutory provisions in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. As a result of this new legislation, the policies of the UDP will (once adopted) be "saved" for up to three years, and possibly (subject to the approval of Government Office for the North West) longer if they are still considered to be up to date. During this three year period the Council will prepare a range of new Local Development Documents, including a new Core Strategy, Statement of Community Involvement and a number of Supplementary Planning Documents. These will progressively supplement and in some cases replace the policies of the UDP. The timetable for the production of new Local Development Documents, and the scope of each document is set down in the Council's Local Development Scheme, dated March 2005. The Local Development Scheme will be reviewed annually and any alterations published in a revision to the Scheme. 1.13 Together with the Regional Spatial Strategy for the North West (see chapter 2 "Key Issues and Influences") the UDP will form the statutory Development Plan for Knowsley. ACTION AREAS AND DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS 1.14 There is likely to be considerable change in some parts of Knowsley over the next few years as the Council continues its drive to regenerate the Borough. The Plan identifies some of the areas of greatest likely change as “Action Areas”. The Council has also prepared Development Briefs, which explain in greater detail the proposed development of individual sites, or groups of sites (these can occur either within the Action Areas or elsewhere - see list in Appendix 2). Where necessary, the Council will prepare further Development Briefs to help to implement the policies of this Plan. 1.15 The Council and its partners have already carried out extensive public consultation concerning the options for development in two of the Action Areas (at North Huyton and South Prescot). Further consultation will be carried out by the Council and its partners with regard to the regeneration of specific parts of the Borough, and also the content of individual Development Briefs. COMPULSORY PURCHASE POWERS 1.16 The Council is very keen to work in partnership with landowners to implement the proposals set out in this Plan. From time to time, however, it may be necessary to make use of compulsory purchase powers to bring land forward for development. These powers are set out in the planning legislation and enable the Council to acquire land compulsorily where this is necessary to secure the carrying out of development, redevelopment or improvement of land, in the interests of promoting the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS 1.17 This Plan sets down policies governing how the Council will assess planning applications for various forms of development. However, the Council takes the view that it would be helpful to provide additional guidance with further technical detail explaining how some of the policies will be implemented. This advice will be provided in Supplementary Planning Documents (or SPDs). 1.18 The Council has already produced advice notes to cover some types of development (e.g. extensions to houses). It is intended to produce SPDs covering these and other forms of development. The SPDs will themselves be made subject to consultation with local people and others to ensure that interested parties can put their views forward to be considered, before the relevant SPD is finally published. For information on the various Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) the Council proposes to produce, please refer to the Local Development Scheme (LDS), approved March 2005. KNOWSLEY REPLACEMENT UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Adopted June 2006 9
INTRODUCING THE PLAN KEY ISSUES AND INFLUENCES HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE? 1.19 A glossary is included in Appendix 3 which describes some of the more technical terms used in the Plan. Please feel free to contact the following for further details: Forward Planning Team Department of Regeneration and Development Knowsley Borough Council PO Box 26 Municipal Buildings Archway Road Huyton Knowsley Merseyside L36 9FB Web site address: http://planning.knowsley.gov.uk E-mail: udpplanning@knowsley.gov.uk Telephone: 0151 443 2302 INTRODUCING KNOWSLEY 2.1 Knowsley comprises a belt of small towns, suburbs and countryside, lying to the east of Liverpool. The total population of the Borough is approximately 150,000 and the largest urban areas are Kirkby, Huyton, Prescot, Whiston and Halewood. Approximately 55% of the Borough is countryside. Each of Knowsley’s communities has its own quite different historical background and particular characteristics. 2.2 The communities within Knowsley are, probably more so than almost any other metropolitan area, a creation of the 20th century. With the exception of Prescot and a few other smaller older settlements, the majority of the existing development in the area now known as Knowsley took place between the 1920s and the mid 1970s. Much of this expansion was as a result of Liverpool over-spill development. The expansion of the Borough’s population, however, ceased in the early 1970s. CHAPTER 2 Key Issues and Influences KEY ISSUES POPULATION, THE ECONOMY AND HOUSING MARKET 2.3 The recession of the 1970s and early 1980s hit Knowsley very hard. Over 20,000 jobs were lost from within Knowsley Industrial Park alone and thousands of local people faced unemployment. At the same time, Knowsley’s relatively poor choice of housing to buy, at a time of unprecedented growth in the demand for owner-occupation, combined with the economic crisis to create one of the country’s highest rates of population out-movement. Between 1971 and 1991, Knowsley’s population declined to 156,850 - a decrease of nearly 40,000. Table 2.1: Population Figures for the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley 1981 1991 2001 Knowsley Population: (Number) 172,991 152,091 150,459 Source: National Census statistics 10 KNOWSLEY REPLACEMENT UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Adopted June 2006 KNOWSLEY REPLACEMENT UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Adopted June 2006 11
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