East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

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Data Analysis 4.46 There continues to be an increase, comparing 2004 and 2005 data, in the amount of floor space committed to warehousing in the East Midlands, particularly in Northamptonshire.There are declines in floor space committed to retail, offices and factories although in the case of offices this is a small decline.The direction of change, with a few exceptions, is the same across the East Midlands. 4.47 Table 4.13 indicates that there has also been an increase in the total of employment land committed in 2005/06 - approximately 3,086 ha., compared to approximately 2,834 ha. in 2004/05. 4.48 Whilst the number of local authorities able to supply information on floor space, land losses, retail commitments and leisure developments showed an increase on the previous year, this section of the regional monitoring form was not completed by many others. The information provided is presented in the tables above and due to its incompleteness needs to be viewed with care but it represents some progress in establishing more detailed monitoring of land use.The information provided by local authorities on leisure development, which listed a set of developments, has not been produced in this report but is available on the database that supports the evidence in this report available on www.emra.gov.uk . 4.49 The rentals paid in all types of non residential property have increased or in a limited number of cases remained static. This may in part be due to inflation but also reflects the continuing demand for non residential property in the East Midlands, reflecting a stable, yet positive, private sector view of the region. Policy Commentary 4.50 Ensuring the adequacy of available employment land supply, including the monitoring of take-up and the review of land allocations, is central to the success of the economic policies of the RSS and a number of studies including the Quality of Employment Land Supply Study (QUELS) published in July 2002 has already been undertaken in relation to this issue. More recently, Roger Tym & Partners undertook the ‘East Midlands Land Provision Study’ of employment land provision comparing forecast future requirements and current supply in order to propose indicative land requirements to inform the emerging RSS.Their final report was published in December 2006 and highlights the complexities associated with undertaking such an exercise and recommends that local employment land reviews should be undertaken, perhaps by local authorities working jointly across Housing Market Areas, in order to develop the overall conclusions of their study. 4.51 The recently completed Strategic Distribution Study by MDS Modal and Roger Tym & Partners confirmed the importance of the sector to the economy of East Midlands, accounting for an estimated 9% of both employment and output - a higher share than in any other region.The study recommended that a transparent framework is required to balance market needs against policy objectives in order to realise the sector’s potential for the foreseeable future. 4.52 The conclusions reached in the previous AMR in relation to this policy remain valid. Pressure for the development of B8 uses, particularly along the M1 corridor, is significant and will continue because the locational advantages are such that they are preferred locations for distribution companies. 4.53 In order to meet the Regional Economic Strategy’s objectives for economic development it will be necessary for the regional offer of employment sites to be improved. A portfolio of quality sites will be required across the region with an emphasis on quality sites which will help develop key sector priorities. 4.54 Northamptonshire is currently in the process of developing new spatial strategies in line with the Milton Keynes & South Midlands growth agenda and review of the Regional Spatial Strategy.This requires the generation of 147,000 new jobs by 2031.To achieve this various research has been undertaken such as the Northamptonshire Commercial Property and Employment Land Assessment, North Northamptonshire Retail Study and Northampton Town Centre Study.These will be developed through emerging core spatial strategies which will in turn lead to an increase in the growth of retail and East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy Annual Monitoring Report 2005/06 57
East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy Annual Monitoring Report 2005/06 employment land. Current market demand shows that there may be a shortage of immediately available commercial space in the short term, with a longer term need to replace non-competitive sites with high quality fit for market locations. 4.55 Derby’s employment land supply is currently healthy and is meeting its requirement to provide an adequate supply of different types to meet different market needs. The amount of land developed for employment uses in 2005/06 is around the average take-up rate exhibited in the City in recent years.The amount of land under construction points to a potential increase in the 2006/07 period, which is encouraging and demonstrates the success of the policy. 4.56 In Nottinghamshire over the last 3 years, the proportion of PDL development has remained reasonably consistent after subtracting the Manton Colliery site take-up (2004/05) which heavily skews the figures, whereas the amount of greenfield development has steadily declined. Notable greenfield development is now complete on the Sherwood Business Park in Ashfield (close to the M1) and the Millennium Business Park north west of Mansfield.There are a number of significant outstanding PDL and greenfield sites available, most notably in Ashfield (where the majority of such sites are near to the M1), Mansfield, Newark & Sherwood and Rushcliffe. 4.57 Significant Nottinghamshire sites include Nottingham Business Park currently being developed Policy 23: Regional Priorities for Town Centres and Retail Development as a sub regional business park and expansion land at the Boots site. Major redevelopment in the Regeneration Zone at the Waterside is also planned. 4.58 The employment land area completed in Lincolnshire in 2005/06 was over twice that of the previous year.This is encouraging but should be treated with caution as these are the only two years for which complete data is available. Despite the range of data sources, it is not yet possible to say whether the target ‘to meet local needs’ is being met in Lincolnshire. 4.59 In Leicestershire there have been slight floorspace decreases across all uses.This is similar to the result for England and the East Midlands as a whole, except for warehouse floorspace (which increased slightly in the East Midlands).Table 4.14 shows a total of 15.8 ha of employment land lost, from just the 4 out of 7 districts in Leicestershire able to return data.This shows that allocations are being reviewed, and the recent sub regional employment land study will take this process further.There is less land committed in Leicestershire than elsewhere, but allocations are affected by the end date of 2006 for local plans in the County, and the early stage in LDF preparation. Most development in Leicestershire is either in use class B8 or ‘mixed’ - i.e. not tied to any specific B use class at the time of monitoring.This also demonstrates a responsive position to market needs. Local authorities, emda and Sub-Regional Strategic Partnerships should work together on a sub-area basis to promote the vitality and viability of existing town centres, including those in Market Towns Target: To meet local needs Indicators: • Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development by local authority area • % of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres • Outstanding planning permissions and allocations for retail, office and leisure development Results: 4.60 See policies 2 and 22 for employment land and floorspace figures 4.61 Data from www.iggi.gov.uk on Town Centres for 2002. 58
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contents Executive Summary 9 Sectio
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Page 11 and 12: SECTION 1 introduction East Midland
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Page 17 and 18: Key Points Take up of Landscape Cha
Page 19 and 20: SECTION 8 Sub-Areas Key Points Key
Page 21 and 22: Further research and joint working
Page 23 and 24: 2.8 One action from the 2004/05 AMR
Page 25 and 26: Policy No. Policy Title 19 Regional
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Page 33 and 34: Table 3.9 - Affordable Housing Comp
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Section 7 - Transport: • Local Au
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