15.1 The Local Plan First Review sets outs the Council's proposals for the period up to 2011 and establishes a framework of policies within which development can occur. In order to assess the extent to which the policies and proposals are achieving local plan objectives (see 2.11), there is a need for continuous monitoring of progress. Effective monitoring will highlight what conflicts have occurred and will identify those policies to be re-considered at the next review of the plan. The process must, therefore, examine the implementation of policies and proposals and assess their impact, within the context of national, regional and county planning guidance and changes in the national and local economy.
15.2 Regular reviews will be carried out of the following broad areas:
(i) changes to national legislation, planning policy guidance, Government Circulars, regional and county planning guidance;
(ii) planning applications and appeals - in particular, reviewing the number of times each local plan policy has been used to consider planning applications and highlighting the policies which have been tested through the planning appeal procedure, focusing on those which have been unsuccessful;
(iii) socio-economic criteria (Table 3);
(iv) environmental criteria (Table 4);
(v) the intentions and requirements of major landowners, government departments and other agencies and developers.
Measures |
Source |
Target |
1. Economic growth |
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Amount of employment development |
ECC Land Availability Survey |
Development of 100 ha employment land excluding offices between 1995 and 2011. |
Retention of employment land |
ECC planning and implementation records |
Retention in employment use of 95% of land on existing trading estates. |
Unemployment |
ONS Claimant Count |
No more than 75% of the rate for England and Wales. |
Economic activity rate |
ONS Annual Labour Force Survey |
Remain above the rate for England and Wales. |
Employees with A-level or above qualifications. |
To rise above the rate for England and Wales. |
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Employees in knowledge based industries. |
ONS Annual Business Inquiry |
To rise above the rate for England and Wales. |
No of Super Output Areas in the City which are amongst the 10% of SOAs in England which have the highest level of multiple deprivation. |
ODPM Indices of deprivation. |
None. |
Number of VAT registrations per 10,000 working age population. |
ONS Annual Business Inquiry |
Attain the national average. |
% Change in number of businesses/employee jobs located in the City over last three years. |
Remain above national average. |
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Vacant shops |
ECC Annual Survey |
No more than 5% of shops in the City Centre outside areas with planning permission for redevelopment to be vacant. |
| City Centre shopping yields on investment | ODPM Valuation Office Property Market Report | 0.5% above average for Bristol, Broadmead, Bath and Plymouth. |
| Rental values for retail, offices and industry. | Rental values to remain within 20%+ or – of average levels for Bristol, Bath and Plymouth. | |
2. Access to Housing |
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Amount of additional housing |
ECC Land Availability Survey |
Not less than 6,000 additional dwellings between 1995 and 2011. |
Provision of affordable housing, social and special needs housing |
ECC Housing and Planning Records |
At least 25% of total new dwellings provided on sites capable of yielding 15 or more dwellings or on sites of 0.5 ha or more are affordable. |
| Density of housing | ECC Land Availability Survey | 90% of all new housing at a density of between 30 and 50 dwellings per ha. |
| Housing on previously developed land | 70% of all new housing on previously developed land. | |
ONS: Office of National Statistics; ECC: Exeter City Council; ODP: Office of the Deputy Prime Minster. |
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Measures |
Source |
Target |
1. Transport |
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Routes and frequency of bus and rail routes |
DCC Devon Local Transport Plan, Annual Progress Report |
Within the urban limit everyone to live within 400m of ½ hourly public transport. |
Amount of walking |
To raise % of people walking to work and of children walking to school. |
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No. of public City Centre car parking spaces |
ECC Car Parks |
To remain static at about 4300 spaces. |
2. Maintenance of tree cover |
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Retention of important trees through new TPOs |
ECC Design and Development & Grounds Maintenance |
Trees covered by TPOs retained or replaced where preservation is not possible. |
3. Biodiversity |
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Maintenance of bio-diversity |
ECC Countryside Service, EA, English Nature, RSPB |
To increase bio-diversity and seek to influence landowners to increase bio-diversity on their land. |
Status and distribution of wild birds and other species |
RSPB, English Nature |
To increase number of birds (both species and population) breeding in the City and surrounding countryside. Increase number of farmland birds especially. |
Number and total area of existing and new Local Nature Reserves, SNCIs and SLINCs: and % of population that live close enough to have easy access |
ECC Countryside Service |
To increase number of LNRs, SNCIs and SLINCs and to ensure more people have access to nature reserves. |
4. Air Quality |
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Air quality levels |
ECC Environmental Health |
Air quality to maintain or improve from 1996 level. |
5. Water |
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Development affecting floodplain |
ECC GIS records |
No development should take place on floodplains without proper remedial measures. |
Habitat monitoring – area, number and diversity of species |
ECC Countryside Service, RSPB, English Nature, EA |
Ensure water based habitats are protected from development. |
6. Land and Soil |
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Re-use of buildings/conversions |
ECC Land Availability Survey |
To increase the proportion of housing provided through conversions. |
Contamination mitigation/incidents |
ECC GIS records, Environmental Health & Planning |
No development takes place on contaminated land except where necessary remedial works have been completed. |
| 7. Minerals |
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| Conservation of mineral resource |
DCC Waste Local Plan, ECC GIS records and Planning |
Ensure mineral resources are safeguarded from any surface development which could prejudice their exploitation. |
| Energy consumption/conservation |
ECC Environmental Health |
Reduce household energy consumption in the City by 30% of 1996 levels by 2006. |
| 8. Townscape |
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| Development affecting listed buildings. Increase/decrease listed buildings |
ECC Planning, English Heritage |
No loss of listed buildings or harmful alteration. |
| Grants for repair and restoration rewarded |
ECC Planning |
Ensure financial support is available where needed. |
9. Cultural Heritage |
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| Tourist visits/attractions visits/ museum use | ECC Leisure, ECC Tourism | To increase tourist/visitor use of cultural heritage assets. |
| Archaeological remains | ECC Planning, English Heritage | To ensure protection for archaeological remains. |
| 10. Open Space | ||
| Loss of playing fields | ECC Open Space Audit, ECC Leisure. | No loss of playing field unless it is appropriately compensated for in another area. |
| Provision of amenity space in new developments | ECC Open Space Audit, Planning & Leisure. | All new family housing to be within 1000m of good quality childrens play facilities suitable for all age groups. |
| 11. Urban Liveability | ||
| Quality of design | ECC Planning, CABE, English Heritage | To maintain a high quality of design for new developments in the City. |
| ECC: Exeter City Council; CABE: Commission for Architecture
and the Built Environment; DCC: Devon County Council; EA: Environment Agency |
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