Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies Option for Consultation (15 th February until 12 th April 2010) Karen Shaw Nottingham City Council

Core Strategy Sets out statutory planning policies to 2026 (replace existing Local Plan) Conurbation wide process (Housing Market Area) to ensure consistency Seeks to Balance land allocations between: Housing Open space Employment Sits under: Regional Spatial Strategy (Govt) ‘Sustainable Community Strategy‘ (City Wide)

What you told us last summer There was a need to plan effectively for the predicted rise in the number of households, especially in the City because of continuing success of the employment strategy – further work underway in relation to employment land across the conurbation to update previous study. There was a need to consider the relationship between housing and employment and to ensure the timely delivery of community infrastructure - work about to commence on infrastructure delivery and viability to supplement earlier work on infrastructure capacity. All new buildings need to be built to very high environmental standards – Policy 1 on Climate Change requires faster progress towards meeting national targets on sustainable construction and energy sourcing. There was concern about the option involving increased housing at Arnold as this could potentially increase levels of congestion along radial routes into the city- improvements in public transport will be key to ensuring that new strategic sites can be delivered sustainably. There was a call for an improved orbital bus service and policies to help protect and enhance Sherwood District Centre – Policy 6 on the Role of Town and Local Centres sets out a ‘retail hierarchy’ to protect city, town district and local centres.

1.Climate Change 2.The Spatial Strategy 3.Sustainable Urban Extensions 4.Employment/Economic Development 5.Nottingham City Centre 6.Town and Local Centres 7.Regeneration 8.Housing Size, Mix and choice 9.Gypsies, travellers and travelling Show people 10.Design, Historic Environment and Enhancing Local Identity 11.Local Services and Healthy Lifestyles 12.Culture, Tourism and Sport 13.Managing Travel Demand 14.Transport Infrastructure Priorities 15.Green Infrastructure, Parks and Open Spaces 16.Biodiversity 17.Landscape Character 18.Infrastructure 19.Developer Contributions 19 Core Strategy Policy Areas

Policy 2: The Spatial Strategy 52,000 new homes across Greater Nottingham ( ): 16,450 homes required in total in Nottingham City up to 2026 Up to 3,000 homes in the Waterside Regeneration Zone 600 homes on Boots site 500 homes on Stanton Tip, Hempshill Vale Additional 13,600 office jobs in the City. Significant provision in: The City Centre, along with the Southside and Eastside Regeneration Zones The Eastcroft area of the Waterside Regeneration Zone The Boots site

1.Climate Change 2.The Spatial Strategy 3.Sustainable Urban Extensions 4.Employment/Economic Development 5.Nottingham City Centre 6.Town and Local Centres 7.Regeneration 8.Housing Size, Mix and choice 9.Gypsies, travellers and travelling Show people 10.Design, Historic Environment and Enhancing Local Identity 11.Local Services and Healthy Lifestyles 12.Culture, Tourism and Sport 13.Managing Travel Demand 14.Transport Infrastructure Priorities 15.Green Infrastructure, Parks and Open Spaces 16.Biodiversity 17.Landscape Character 18.Infrastructure 19.Developer Contributions 19 Core Strategy Policy Areas

Next Steps Core Strategy Consultation Preferred Option consultation – runs from 15 th February until 12 th April 2010 Submission Draft consultation– scheduled for November 2010 Examination Winter 2010/2011 Plan adopted Spring 2011

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