Welcome and Introduction to GNTP Forum Councillor Jane Urquhart Portfolio Holder for Transport and Area Working Nottingham City Council

Objectives of the Day

• Alignment of the Planning Core Strategy and Local Transport Plan • Programme and timescales for Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire LTPs • Obtain feedback on priorities

Agenda

Presentations (10.35 City Council) – 11.15) – Alignment of Core Strategy and LTP3s (Grant Butterworth, Nottingham – Process to the development of key priorities for new Plans (Kevin Sharman, Nottinghamshire County Council) – Key challenges and proposals (Chris Carter, Nottingham City Council) – Focus on key measures (Jim Seymour, Derbyshire County Council) Workshops (11.15 – 12.00) – Your opportunity to tell us what you think Feedback (12.00 – 12.15) Questions to the Councils/GNTP (12.15 – 12.30) Close (12.30)

Planning for Growth: Aligning the Greater Nottingham Core Strategy and Local Transport Plans

Grant Butterworth Nottingham City Council April 2010

Why alignment of planning and transport is important?

• Horizon scanning, forward looking activity : positive placemaking • Successful planning process draws people into articulating, shaping and thinking about how to deliver visions • And identifies key areas, resources and activities to drive transformation

Context : Government’s Expectations for Planning, Housing and Transport (Low Carbon Transition Plan) 18% carbon reduction by 2020 And then 80% carbon reduction by 2050…….

52,000 new homes across Gtr Nottingham by 2026

National Targets (transport)

• Low Carbon Transition Plan: - 14% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 - 10% transport energy by renewables by 2020 • Decarbonise transport by 2050

GNP excludes Geography Lesson: Why Plan at Housing Market Area level?

Housing Market Area is

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best logical fit…

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fits with Local Transport Plan work is Govt’s unit of choice

Core Strategy

• Development plan to 2026 (replace existing Local Plan) • Conurbation wide process (Housing Market Area) • Seeks to Balance land allocations between: • • • Housing Open space Employment Sits under : • Regional Spatial Strategy (Govt) • ‘Sustainable Community Strategy’ (City Wide)

Strategic fit

Sustainable Community Strategies DELIVERING A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM REGIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY REGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY Council Plans City/Counties Economic Assessment and strategy Climate Change agenda: National Low Carbon Transition Plan Local Transport Plan 3 PCT Strategic Plans HCA Single Conversation GREATER NOTTINGHAM ALIGNED CORE STRATEGIES Development management policies: Site Allocation DPD Other related Strategies Regeneration strategies incl: Strategic Regeneration Frameworks Area Action Plans

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Links with Core Strategy Policy Areas 1.

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Climate Change The Spatial Strategy Sustainable Urban Extensions Employment/Economic Development 5.

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Nottingham City Centre Town and Local Centres Regeneration

Housing Size, Mix and choice 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

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The Spatial Strategy

Retention of Green belt, but inner boundaries recast 52,000 new homes across Greater Nottingham (2009 2026) : - c. 25,000 in existing built up area c.10,000 in Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUE’s), including East of Gamston, south of Clifton and one or more in Broxtowe - c. 4,000 in or around Hucknall (inc. SUEs at Rolls Royce, Top Wighay and north of Papplewick Lane - c. 4,500 in or around Ilkeston including SUE at Stanton Ironworks - remainder in or around other towns and villages throughout Greater Nottingham

Regeneration

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Managing Travel Demand

New hierarchy

(in order of preference) : 1) Area wide travel demand management to reduce travel by the private car 2) Improvements to public transport services, walking and cycling facilities 3) Optimisation of existing network to prioritise public transport cycling and walking 4) Enhanced highway capacity to deal with residual demand 16