Transcript BDP - Presentation

Birmingham Development Plan
Planning for sustainable growth
January 2014
Purpose
• Statutory land use development framework for Birmingham.
• Timeframe of 15 – 20 years (to 2031)
• Targets for growth
• Key locations for growth
• Statutory process, including a public examination
Background
• Birmingham Core Strategy Consultation Draft published for
public consultation 2010.
• Review of growth levels 2012 in light of:
- Changes to national policy (NPPF/abolition of RSS).
- Higher population and household projections.
- Growing shortage of employment land.
• Planning for Birmingham’s growing population Options
Consultation October 2012.
• Considered Green Belt development options.
Scale of the challenge
• Overall housing requirement around 80,000.
• Housing capacity in urban area just over 45,000.
• Shortfall in employment land provision increasingly acute.
Most likely demand of 407 hectares versus identified
supply of 173 hectares.
2012 Options Consultation
Local residents
• About 1,550 responses, including about 1,400 from Sutton
Coldfield. A petition against Green Belt development with 2626
signatures was also submitted.
• Overwhelming majority against green belt development.
• Many grounds of objection, but environmental issues and
concerns over inadequate infrastructure the most significant.
Others consultees
• Statutory bodies identified no showstoppers to Green Belt
development.
• Adjoining Councils want to see Birmingham accommodate as
much of its own growth as possible.
• Most landowners/developers in favour of green belt
development - but differ over sites.
Birmingham Development Plan
Pre Submission Version
October 2013
The scale of growth
• 51,100 new homes.
• 2 Regional Investment Sites of 20 and 25 hectares.
• Minimum 5 year reservoir of 96 hectares of land for
employment use.
• 270,000 sq.m of additional comparison retail floorspace by
2026.
• 745,000 sq.m of additional office floorspace.
• Predominantly brownfield strategy.
The scale of growth
 Growth Areas
- 8 key locations within the
urban area
- Sustainable Urban Extension
- Peddimore
 Wider City
- Network of Centres
- Housing Regeneration
- Core Employment Areas
Approach for Birmingham’s
un-met housing needs
Duty to co-operate
• Significant housing provision needed in adjoining areas.
• Joint Housing Needs Study commissioned through GBSLEP, due to
be completed by the end of February 2014.
• Outcome to be reflected in Development Plan reviews.
• Difficult and uncertain process.
Additional technical work
In response to local comments a number of detailed studies have
been undertaken. These include:
• Further work on city-wide housing capacity.
• Reassessment of employment land requirements and supply.
• Assessment of potential housing delivery within the green belt. This
suggests that from 3500 up to a maximum of 5000 new homes can
be delivered within the plan period.
• Technical studies on the green belt areas (transport, landscape,
archaeology, biodiversity and infrastructure).
Green Belt assessment
• Developed the analysis further.
• Based on the National Planning Policy Framework.
• Undertaken as a three stage assessment process.
Final conclusions
Green Belt Proposals
• Langley Sustainable Urban Extension- 6,000 new homes
(mixture of types and tenure), a range of community
facilities, green spaces, play areas and allotments.
• Peddimore- 80 hectare, high quality employment site.
Minimise impact through significant buffer areas and
reinstatement of historic hedgerows, enhanced biodiversity
and protection of heritage assets. 40 hectares reserved to
meet the needs of the growing manufacturing sector.
• Significant infrastructure improvements, including new
access off A38, uplift in public transport provision, new
walking and cycling connections and re-opening of Walmley
Railway Station for passenger services supported – but long
term project.
Perry Barr District Centre
• BDP provides policy context for development within
Perry Barr District Centre, which falls within the Aston,
Newtown and Lozells Growth Area. Reiterates policy
within adopted AAP, with the exception of the BCU
campus.
• Policy GA3 highlights potential levels of growth which
could be accommodated within the District Centre over
the plan period (up to 2031):
- Up to 20,000 sqm gross comparison retail.
- Up to 10,000 sqm gross office space.
- A range of other town centre uses, including
residential, leisure, entertainment, community uses and
convenience retail.
Development opportunities in Perry Barr
• Masterplan/ regeneration framework proposed for Perry Barr
District Centre to expand on policy within Aston, Newtown
and Lozells AAP (2012). Document will inform future planning
applications.
• Masterplan will explore potential development options for a
number of strategic development sites, including the BCU
teaching campus site (8 hectares), Perry Barr Stadium (3
hectares) and Gailey Park (1 hectare).
• Work will also explore growth and development opportunities
within the wider Centre, alongside improvements to public
realm and connectivity.
• Discussions with landowners will inform the masterplan.
Birmingham City University
BCU
• BCU announced its 2 campus strategy in 2012 and will
concentrate its learning facilities in Edgbaston and
Eastside. Consultants appointed to prepare a disposal
strategy for teaching campus site in Perry Barr.
• Perry Barr Task Force established to enable discussions
over the future use of the teaching campus site.
Attended by a range of stakeholders, including
councillors, local business representation, BCC officers,
Centro etc.
• Phased withdrawal is taking place, and the entire
teaching campus will be vacated by Sept 2017.
University is currently considering its disposal optionsmay be done in phases or in totality. Disposal strategy
will inform masterplanning work.
Perry Barr Interchange
Centro are looking to develop a fully integrated multi-modal
interchange facility to serve the emerging needs of the area.
Interchange would deliver the following benefits:
• Provides an opportunity to further improve bus
operations, connections and efficiencies.
• Improved customer experience at the railway station.
• Improved public realm and interface with One Stop
Shopping Centre.
• Better links between rail and bus.
• Ensure walking and cycling is given due prioritisation
and consideration.
No funding to deliver the project at present.
Improved connectivity and linkages within the District
Centre will be explored as part of the masterplanning
process.
Provisional timetable for
masterplan
Finalise brief for the work
January 2014
Convene officer working group (including
landowners)
February 2014
Commence work on masterplan internally
February 2014
Complete draft for public consultation (6 weeks)
July/ August 2014
Amend masterplan and adopt (Cabinet Member
approval)
November 2014
BDP Programme
• Cabinet; 21st October 2013.
• City Council; 3rd December 2013.
• Consultation; 6th January/3rd March 2014.
• Submission; Spring 2014.
• Examination; Autumn 2014.
• Adoption; Early 2015.
Responding to the BDP consultation
• Consultation on whether the plan is:
- Sound
- Legally Compliant
- The Duty to Co-operate has been met
• Comments may be submitted on line at
www.birmingham.gov.uk/plan2031
by e-mail
[email protected]
or by post
• Events at Sutton Town Centre and Walmley libraries where
officers will be available to answer any questions.