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3.8 The burglary rate in the East Midlands has
declined substantially over the period 2004/05 to
2005/06. There has been a 14% decrease in the
burglary rate in the East Midlands compared to a 5%
decrease in England. The decrease in each of the East
Midlands police force area is Derbyshire 15%;
Leicestershire 12%; Lincolnshire 2%;
Northamptonshire 12% and Nottinghamshire 19%. A
number of factors have led to this decrease, not least
the increased targeting of this type of crime by the
police. Target hardening and other preventative
actions by householders will also have contributed to
this decline. The design of housing is likely to be a
longer term influence on burglary rates and will only
have a partial impact on the short term changes
identified above.
3.9 Currently no measure is available for
improvements in open space; this is likely to require
some assessment of quality as opposed to quantity
of space available.
Policy Commentary
3.10 The trend in densities shows that this aspect of
Policy 4 is being successfully implemented. This is
especially encouraging as the definition used means
that there is some time lag since planning
permissions were granted. The percentage of
housing completed at over 30 dwellings per hectare
is increasing in all areas but the Three Cities, where it
was already at over 90%. The lowest percentage of
housing developed at over 30 dwellings per hectare
were in the most rural counties of Derbyshire,
Lincolnshire and Rutland.
3.11 The number of plans with policies for energy
efficient construction reflect how recently they were
drafted. Most recent plans do have them, and this
trend is likely to be further encouraged by
Government policy guidance issued for consultation
in December 2006.
3.12 In the consultation draft Regional Plan the
equivalent Policy 3 has been significantly expanded
to cover sustainability issues. As a result, the draft
Implementation Framework includes more specific
indicators on energy efficient construction, and the
indicators on crime rates and improvement in open
space have been deleted. The crime rate data is
purely contextual, and improvements in open space
was not a sufficiently specific or measurable
indicator.
Policy 17: Regional Housing Provision
Housing provision for each structure plan area for
the period 2001-2021 should be made at the
following annual average rates:
Derby and Derbyshire: 2550
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: 3150
Lincolnshire: 2750
Northamptonshire (consistent with
Milton Keynes & South Midlands
(MKSM) Strategy): 4975
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: 2450
Peak District National Park (nominal): 50
Targets:
Housing provision for the period 2001-2021 should
be made at the average rate of 10,950 dwellings per
annum in the East Midlands Region.This figure
excludes Northamptonshire which is covered by
MKSM sub-regional strategy and monitoring. For the
East Midlands as a whole, including
Northamptonshire, the figure is 15,925. Strategic plan
area housing provision is also set.
Indicators:
• Housing completions
• Vacant dwellings by tenure
• Housing provision and supply
Results:
Housing Completions
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