Local Plan Options Parish Coffee Time Friday 31 July 2015

Stephen Pointer Strategic Planning Manager Tess Nelson Principal Planning Officer Strategic Planning Team

Purpose of the Session Outline the context for our Plan Outline the consultation arrangements Briefly outline the Options Outline the next steps

Context

What is a Local Plan? At the heart of the planning system Show what is intended to happen in Harborough to 2031, where and when this will occur and how it will be delivered Show, for at least the first 5 years, what infrastructure is required, who is going to fund and provide it Local Plan will need reviewing approx every 5 years

New Local Plan…. Will update the Core Strategy to 2031 Will be based on up-to-date evidence Will comply with national policy Will show we have co-operated with others Will partner Neighbourhood Plans

Local Planning process – work completed to date Scoping Consultation (2013) Gathering Evidence Identifying reasonable alternative Options Consulting on the Options (Sept 2015)

Housing and employment needs Assessed future development needs (Strategic Housing Market Assessment, Employment Land Assessment) We need to Plan to meet them We need to ensure range of sites to help maintain housing land supply

Any Questions?

Consultation

27 th July: Council - Options consultation paper approved Parish Coffee Time – today! Neighbourhood Plan Group meetings (all groups invited!) – August / September Formal 4 weeks notice to Parish Councils - mid August Timetable leading up to 6 week Options Consultation

Online Consultation (please dig out your password for the Consultation portal!) Portal looks a bit different – but works the same way! week period for making representations 18 September – 30 October 2015 – may need a special meeting “Surgeries” to be held across District Options Consultation

Any Questions?

Brief Outline of the Options

Consider Reasonable Alternatives This is the stage we are at Options for distribution of housing and employment development For some issues there are no options

Harborough’s Objectively assessed housing need is 9,500 new dwellings (475dpa) – we must meet this need! 5,813 of the 9,500 requirement has already been built or committed to Residual requirement is 3,687 dwellings (at ) Housing

Housing and employment figures for settlements over period to 2031 Assessment process until early next year. Options are built around

Set A: Variations on the current Core Strategy distribution Set B: Focus on 1 Strategic Development Area Set C: Focus on 2 Strategic Development Areas 3 Options within each set, giving 9 Options in total Development Options

Employment Most important employment areas - protected Reallocation of existing allocations New allocations Additional land if SDA approach chosen

Any Questions?

Next Steps

How we consider the best option or combination of options….. Public Feedback Strategic Transport Appraisal Land Availability Sustainability Appraisal Infrastructure Planning Impact on Settlements Green Infrastructure

Taking all these into account….. To determine what is the best option or combination of options for the District

Timetable to adoption Consulting on the Options (Sep/Oct 2015) Analysing the best approach (Nov/Feb 2016) Writing the new Local Plan for Harborough (Mar/April 2016) Consulting on the draft Plan (June 2016) Examination (Nov 2016) * Adoption (March 2017) * Dependent on Planning Inspectorate

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Local Plan Options Parish Briefing Friday 31 July 2015