Broadly, this new approach aims to optimise development sites, by making more efficient use of land in sustainable urban locations, as required by paras 122 and 123 of the NPPF. Town and parish councils. All land use, development, demolition and waste planning proposals should be set within the context of an agreed strategic masterplan. We have also suggested nine priorities to address these issues. Clearly defined socio economic, environmental health and biophysical key performance indicators (KPIs) should be set out against which monitoring will be undertaken and reported. Good public transport provision relates to a close / walkable distance to bus stops and or railway stations; frequency of services; locations that are served by the routes including key destinations and facilities not found locally, and journey times to those destinations and facilities. Given the uncertainties that arise due to the scale complexity and duration of a NNB, a Community Impact Mitigation Fund will be necessary to address to address unforeseen changes in context and impacts that may arise over the lengthy construction and operational phases. This policy is also supported by the emerging Urban Lifestyles approach, which aims to make efficient use of land in urban areas, by optimising development. The council is currently working on a new Local Plan. To support engagement throughout the planning and implementation stages for a proposed NNB, the Council will: In advance of substantive pre-application engagement with the project promoter, prepare a Pre-Engagement Position Statement setting out the Councils initial views on evidence needed, constraints and opportunities in relation to the proposed development, as well as potential mitigation approaches, legacy opportunities and community benefits. In establishing a character or identity of a development, the surrounding context is important to consider and reference. Renewable heat refers to the generation of heat from renewable sources including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, former mine workings and biomass. This may be subject to change based on any changes to the National Planning System. We see education as the primary driver for tackling inequality and with our partners we will provide an inclusive education offer in which leaders and staff have high aspirations for all children. Do you agree with our proposed policy approach? The regulation and permitting of radioactive waste is the responsibility of the Office For Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency. The charity makes a positive contribution to the lives of hundreds of older people in South Gloucestershire every week. Saved Policy CS4 Renewable or Low Carbon District Heat Networks will be addressed too. You can read more in the Action Plans 7 11 document. Small Businesses Highly entrepreneurial in the year to December 2019, 1,568 new small businesses started up in the district. Core Strategy Policy CS1 (High Quality Design) &Policies Sites and Places Plan policy PSP1 (Local Distinctiveness). This will help applicants understand how the policy requirements fit together and what information is necessary to demonstrate how the policies will be satisfied. With advances in technology, this is becoming more achievable for most people. Go back to the Local Plan 2020 Phase 1 Issues and Approaches document landing page. 3) MovementSafe, convenient, sustainable and direct movement between areas of the district is an integral part of well-designed places. For example, given the need to raise awareness of business opportunities to ensure that local companies can meet the requirements of the nuclear industry; as well as the need to ensure the availability of suitably qualified workforce both for construction and operation, early engagement in the pre-application phase will be required in respect of eduction, training, skills and supply chain strategies. d) Any parking provided is well-designed, conveniently sited, safe, overlooked, well-landscaped and sensitively integrated into the public realm or built form, so that it does not dominate the street scene. 4. Select any property or area of the District and find out about planning policies and planning restrictions that affect it. However, there are also wider social, environmental and economic benefits from tackling climate change, for example, in terms of addressing the ecological crisis and public health concerns. Do you think there are any other issues? It may be necessary for context and character appraisals to look further afield than the immediate locality or most numerous buildings in an area to identify and respond to distinctive building types and other features of quality, such as boundary treatments, plot size and shape, and landscape treatments, to inform new development. Housing developments must be tenure blind/inclusive, with the same attention to detail and use of high-quality materials and boundary treatments used in affordable housing provision as market housing. 20. The Joint Waste Core Strategy guides decisions about where waste management facilities should be located within the West of England. The Local Plan is made up of a number of documents which you can view in ouradopted planssection. Evidence will be expected to demonstrate how alternatives have informed the development of proposals including for any on site options, as well as the siting and design of and mitigation for additional construction areas and associated development and infrastructure; and, Expect evidence to be provided to demonstrate that brownfield land and/or redundant facilities have been used where possible; and, How alternatives have informed the development of proposals including for any on site options, as well as the siting and design of and mitigation for additional construction areas and associated development and infrastructure; and, Seek to ensure that consideration is given to the full range of the proposed projects environmental, transport and socio economic impacts: positive and negative, tangible and intangible, and the level and duration of those impacts over time; and, Demonstration as to how these assessments have informed the development and delivery of the hierarchy of impact avoidance, mitigation and compensation proposals; and. Men from the least deprived areas live five years longer and women live over six years longer than those living in the most deprived areas. The objective will be to identify measures, projects and services to mitigate impact while enhancing the long-term well-being and sustainability of the communities and environments affected. The document includes a set of planning policies for the parts of the area outside Exmoor National Park. This will be updated as part of the Development Plan and particularly provide further guidance on the following: Further guidance on the Accessibility Assessment and Zoning approach Further guidance on technical standards for parking provision, Core Strategy Policy CS36 Proposals for Major Infrastructure Projects. priorities set out in the Council Plan (adopted 2020); declaration of a Climate Emergency on 17 July 2019; the Covid-19 pandemic and the impacts this has had on communities, the health services and the economy; updates to the National Planning Policy Framework in 2019 with more expected to come forward in the next few years; there have been, and will continue to be, updates to National Planning Policy Guidance which supports the NPPF; and. New and updated Call for Sites information and submissions are being accepted whilst the Phase 2 consultation is open. Every day our staff and councillors speak with residents, businesses and other partners and these conversations helped shape our initial thinking and priorities. Providing land for Economic Development, 9. Our Scrutiny Commission will also have a key role in monitoring delivery of the Council Plan as well as carrying out their policy development role as the Plan develops and is implemented. In order to address this, South Gloucestershire Council will encourage developers to enter into Planning Performance Agreements (PPA) and/or Service Level Agreements (SLA), appropriate to each project. Open Spaces within Urban Areas and Settlements, 27. a) minimise end user energy requirements over and above those required by Building Regulations (at the time of full planning or reserved matters approval) through energy efficiency measures by at least 10%, or, achieve any higher standard that is required under national planning policy; and thenb) reduce carbon dioxide emissions by maximising the use of renewable energy generation sources on site and achieve an overall on-site reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from regulated energy use of at least 50%, unless the development includes flats where a 35% reduction is acceptable (for that part of the site only). We want to make sure that where our new Local Plan can tackle the issues and address priorities for the area, we have effective policies in order to do so. Neighbourhood planning in your community Neighbourhood planning has an important role to play as. Electric Vehicle charging in local plan policy. The zones proposed therefore focus on parts of the district outlined as Urban Lifestyle areas. What are strategic and non-strategic policies? secure reliable energy generation capacity; ord. Acceptable development proposal(s) must demonstrate that; a) The siting, form, scale, height, massing, detailing, colour and materials of the development respect, and are informed by, the positive locally-distinctive qualities of both the site and its surrounding context; and. This should be calculated using the latest Building Regulations Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of dwellings (SAP) methodology, which covers regulated energy use, and also includes guidance on estimating unregulated energy use. Development proposals for NSIPs are primarily assessed, examined and determined by National Policy Statements EN-1 and EN-6. At the next consultation stage, we will set out if certain topic areas are likely to be addressed at a national rather than local level, and consider whether local level detail is still required. The neighbourhoods that are within walkable distance of key facilities and services; are adjacent to key public transport hubs including UWE, Cribbs Causeway, Yate shopping centre or within ideal walking distance of rail stations with good services to key destinations, will be considered for reduced minimum car parking provision as the choice of travel options favours non-car travel. These should consider not only the individual effects of the proposals, but also any cumulative effects. However, in the medium and longer term if more sustainable travel choices become more widely available and used, there will be an opportunity to repurpose the spaces allocated for parking, towards more beneficial uses. It is also important that any residual cooling demand is addressed sustainably, in order to avoid overheating risks and avoid the need for air conditioning. Pre-application engagement on these complex projects can require significant levels of officer input over many months or years for more complex projects. It should be noted that the decommissioning of Oldbury will also potentially result in other hazardous wastes such as asbestos which will require disposal at a hazardous landfill site. 66. This is also supported by existing information on vehicles ownership and use in South Gloucestershire gathered through the 2011 census, however it is recognised that this was gathered nine years ago and a new census is due in 2021. Impact assessment should also be an iterative process, conducted alongside the development of project proposals so that impact assessment informs both project planning and design. Any such fund would be used to off-set the burden on the locality, and would identify potential legacy uses, including transport, social, economic, environmental and community infrastructure which would benefit the community in the long term. Go to South Gloucestershire Council. The most common technologies are solar PV and also solar thermal. Acceptable development proposal(s) must demonstrate that; a) High quality and well-considered green and blue infrastructure has been included to an appropriate level, and appropriately designed to contribute towards the vision and strategic objectives of the locality. Proposals for development where the primary function utilises, promotes or perpetuates reliance on fossil fuels, are considered to be in conflict with the policy and will not be acceptable. This is particularly true of those policies which set out, or are linked to, the strategy for growth/change of homes, jobs, shops and transport. Mitigation primarily means minimising greenhouse gas emissions from the development. Locations which are highly accessible and provided with public transport options, and close to employment, shops and services, are being investigated as part of this process. For example, we are considering identifying safeguarding areas where proposals for other types of development would not be permitted if they would unacceptably sterilise the renewable or low carbon energy development for which they are safeguarded. Stoke Gifford man ordered to pay over 1,500 following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire. These would be focussed around designated town centres and transport hubs. It is only in the development of flats where evidence has shown that it may be more difficult to meet a higher on-site target, so in these cases a 35% on-site target is set instead. However there are also other NNB technologies being developed including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and nuclear fusion through the Governments Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). This will be secured through use of planning conditions. We will enable a low carbon, climate and ecologically resilient district through our policies, programmes, and decision-making. These priorities will inform the councils policies and decision-making. For all developments, (except residential developments and those where there is no on-site car parking provision proposed) provision should be made for motorcycles and powered two wheelers equal to 3% of the number of car parking spaces required. Whilst we have seen strong performance from children and young people at some levels, overall, we recognise a distinct attainment challenge. Our priority is excellence in education and skills, ensuring equal opportunities for all. They also indicate how we are looking to review, and eventually replace our existing range of planning policies. e) In appropriate areas and sites, Urban Lifestyles principles will be applied, to make the best use of land by optimising densities and providing a mix of uses, leading to the creation of compact, efficient, and healthy urban areas. Proposals should be developed through early and effective engagement including with affected local communities and the Council. This will need to include a new strategy and policies to guide and manage growth and change in. Following the decision of the WECA Mayor to stop all work on the West of England Combined Authority Spatial Development Strategy, the Local Plans for Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire will now provide the strategic planning framework for the West of England Combined Authority area.The issue of housing need will now be addressed through individual Local Plans for each of the Local Councils. The NDA expectation is that land will be remediated and de-designated by 2103. It is essential that adaptation measures are considered at the outset of the decision making process, including the location and initial concept of the development, and also that current and anticipated impacts are taken into account. To give an idea of the type of detail which might come forward, we have set out the existing planning policies that currently address the headline topic and priority issue. The tables link each policy to one of our emerging plan priorities, for example, exceptional spaces and places. These policies will be informed and refined from the feedback obtained from this Phase 1 consultation; particularly if we have the issues and priorities for the plan correctly identified.