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Joint Core Strategy Public consultation Reg25
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- IMPORTANT NOTE about this document
- 1.Executive Summary
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Developing the Joint Core Strategy
- 4. Spatial Portrait
- 5. Spatial vision (Q1)
- 6. Spatial Strategy (Q2)
- 7.Policies for Places (Q3 - Q20)
- * (Q3) Policy 1 Settlement Hierarchy
- * Policy 2 Strategy for growth in the Norwich Policy Area
- * Policy 3 Norwich City Centre (Q6)
- * Policy 4 the remainder of the Norwich urban area, including fringe parishes
- * Policy 5 Locations for major change and development in the Norwich Policy Area (Q9) (Q10 - 13 Technical consultees only)
- * Policy 6 Main Towns (Q14)
- * Policy 7 Key Service Centres (Q15)
- * Policy 8 Services Villages (Q16)
- * Policy 9 Other Villages (Q17)
- * Policy 10 The Countryside (Q18)
- * Policy 11 The Broads (Q19)
- * Policy 12 The hierarchy of centres (Q20)
- 8. Area-wide policies (policies about topics) (Q21 -Q26)
- 9. Implementation and monitoring (Q27)
- (Q28) Any further comments about the document or the Sustainability Appraisal ?
- Appendix 0 - THE FAVOURED OPTION of locations for major change & development in the NPA
- Appendix 1- Option 1 locations for major change & development in the NPA
- Appendix 2 - Option 2 locations for major change & development in the NPA
- Appendix 3 - Option 3 locations for major change & development in the NPA
- Appendix 4 - Definition of Norwich Policy Area
- Appendix 5 - City Centre Key Diagram
3 Developing the Joint Core Strategy
3.1 Through the work of the Local Strategic Partnerships the aspirations and needs of local people have already been identified in Sustainable Community Strategies, which create a long-term, sustainable vision for the area and set the agenda for priorities in the local area agreement1.
3.2 The Joint Core Strategy will be the key component in delivering the spatial elements of the Sustainable Community Strategies. The integration of the Community Strategies and the Local Development Framework is an important part of the new planning system and they should share the same vision and, where possible, the same priorities and objectives.
3.3 The Joint Core Strategy forms part of the Local Development Framework. A Local Development Framework is a 'folder' of local development documents that outlines how planning will be managed in your area. It guides future development and use of land in Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk up to 2026. These documents will eventually replace old-style Local Plans and will be used to assess all planning applications. The Local Development Framework will also allocate sites for new developments.
3.4 The Joint Core Strategy has to meet the requirements of the Government's East of England Plan (EEP). This is the Regional Spatial Strategy which sets out the planning matters that need to be dealt with in more detail at a local level. It also specifies the number of new homes and jobs that must be provided in the area up to 2026. The strategy considers these growth targets up to 2026 to help the Norwich area prepare for this unprecedented high level of growth and change. It identifies the supporting infrastructure needed to support growth and shows how this infrastructure will be funded.
3.5 The East of England Plan is already being reviewed and is due to be completed by 2011. It will take account of updated household forecasts and look ahead to 2031. It will result in upward pressure on housing targets but at this stage cannot be assessed with certainty.
3.6 European and national legislation also requires local planning authorities to undertake a "sustainability appraisal" of the Joint Core Strategy, and an "appropriate assessment" in those cases where there is a risk of an impact on sites of international conservation importance.
3.7 As well as complying with national and regional policy it is important that local development frameworks are prepared on the basis of sound evidence. This Joint Core Strategy has been prepared using an extensive evidence base.
3.8 You can keep up-to-date with progress on the Joint Core Strategy and other growth and development issues by reading our newsletter or on the GNDP's website www.gndp.org.uk.