6.1.1 The Local Plan is primarily a tool for assessing planning and related applications, but it is also key corporate document which will have a wider reference in guiding the relevant activities and priorities of the Council, including its town centre management, heritage management, estates and economic development activities. It complements and is in turn complemented by a number of other strategies.
6.1.2 It also relevant to a number of other public sector bodies and agencies who use the Plan to help plan their own service provision and who it is hoped, having been consulted on and involved in the Plan’s preparation through the duty to cooperate, will support the it through their activities.
6.1.3 The Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) which has been produced alongside the Local Plan reviews and evaluates the social, environmental and economic infrastructure that will be required to support the development and growth set out in the Plan. The IDP is a living document that identifies the infrastructure required to support the proposals and development sites in the Plan, the likely delivery partners e.g. developers, the borough and county councils, government agencies, and the likely funding sources. It is a living document in the sense that infrastructure requirements will change over time as new or improved infrastructure is provided or facilities are lost and technological advances or social and national policy changes require new forms of infrastructure or alternative methods of provision.
6.1.4 The infrastructure requirements to support the specific allocations in the Plan are identified within the individual site allocation policies. Where there are current known requirements for off- site infrastructure, these are identified in the IDP. Further infrastructure may be required over time or as the detail of schemes is developed; and for windfall development proposals, the infrastructure requirements and any contributions required will need to be assessed as schemes are drawn up. Infrastructure can be provided directly by infrastructure providers or developers; or planning contributions can be used to deliver or contribute to on or off-site new or improved infrastructure through Section 106 contributions and/or the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) should the Council introduce it.
6.1.5 The Council believes there to be no major infrastructure barriers to the delivery of the Plan as a whole or the individual sites and policies set out.
6.1.6 The Council commissioned a plan-wide viability assessment to assess the viability of the individual and cumulative policy requirements of the emerging Plan to ensure that the Plan as a whole could be delivered. Not all of these then emerging requirements were ultimately included in the adopted Plan.
6.1.7 The Council has committed to producing a separate Gypsy and Traveller Sites Allocations DPD to address the specific need for pitches for Gypsy and Traveller use.
6.2.1 It is important to monitor Plan performance to see that policies are performing as intended towards delivering the Vision and Objectives set out.
6.2.2 A monitoring framework has been established to assess the performance of the policies in the Plan and to trigger any need for intervention or a Plan update. Some monitoring indictors are a statutory or national policy requirement e.g. monitoring housing delivery. The monitoring framework as set out in Table 8 will be used in the Council’s Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR) following the Plan’s adoption.
Table 8: Monitoring Framework
| Policy Number | Policy Name | Associated Targets | Phasing | Relevant objectives | Proposed Indicators & frequency | Data Source | Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision & Objectives | None Specified | To 2032 | All | Population estimates and age structure | ONS Census & mid- year estimates | Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) | |
| Rateable values (non-domestic) (updated every 5 years ) | VOA.gov.uk | ||||||
| GVA per head (Burnley) | ONS Regional Accounts | ||||||
| Visitor numbers and estimated income | STEAM/Visit Lancashire/Global Tourism Solutions | ||||||
| Average (Mean) house prices | Land Registry & CLG Live Table 581 | ||||||
| Average Earnings: Gross annual pay – all and full time workers | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings ONS via Nomis | ||||||
| Economic activity and unemployment rate | Annual Population Survey ONS via Nomis | ||||||
| Out of work benefits claimants | NOMIS (ONS) | ||||||
| Qualifications of working age residents | Annual Population Survey ONS via Nomis | ||||||
| Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 | ONS | ||||||
| Crime – notifiable offences by category recorded by the Police (District Level) | Home Office | ||||||
| Crime rate Burnley and Lancashire | Home Office/ONS | ||||||
| Indices of Multiple Deprivation | DCLG | ||||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17 | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership | ||||
| Strategy | |||||||
| SP1 | Achieving Sustainable Development | None Specified | To 2032 | All | No. and % of planning applications approved per annum | BBC | AMR |
| No. and % of planning applications refused per annum | BBC | ||||||
| % of planning appeals dismissed per annum | BBC | ||||||
| Number of formal pre-application enquiries responded to | BBC | ||||||
| Mid Year Population Estimate | ONS | ||||||
| Earnings by residence– Full time workers Gross weekly pay | Annual Survey of Hours an Earnings ONS via Nomis | ||||||
| GVA Per Head | ONS Regional Accounts | ||||||
| Method of Travel To Work (Census) | ONS | ||||||
| Planning contributions received and spent | BBC | S106 Monitoring & AMR | |||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17 | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership | ||||
| SP2 | Housing Requirement 2012-2032 | 3,880 dwellings provided or brought back into use 2012-2032 | To 2032 | 2, 3, 10 | Net additional dwellings: • per annum • over the plan period • by location/settlement category • On allocated sites • On windfall sites |
BBC Council Tax Register |
AMR |
| Maintain a 5 year supply of land for housing | Annual Update | No. of dwellings in supply and target: trajectory (of sites and categories of supply): | BBC | AMR & Housing Land Supply Assessment | |||
| 228 empty homes brought back into use | To 2032 | No. of empty homes brought back into use: • per annum • over the plan period |
BBC Council Tax Records | AMR | |||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA, BBC Empty Homes Programme | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership, HCA, Registered Providers, Private Sector | ||||
| SP3 | Employment Land Requirement 2012-2032 | Provide 66 hectares between 2012 and 2032 |
To 2032 | 3, 4, 9, 10 | Ha. employment land allocated on adoption and approved thereafter • per annum • on allocated sites • on windfall sites |
BBC | AMR/ Employment Land Monitoring (ELM) |
| To 2032 | Amount and % of B1, B2 and non B1/B2 floor space (gross internal) Hectares of allocated employment land lost to C3 housing (by grant of permission and by exercise of PD rights ) |
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| Associated Plans/Strategies | ELDS | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership | ||||
| SP4 | Development Strategy | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | % of residential development completions on previously developed and greenfield land per annum | BBC | AMR |
| Amount of new residential development within 1200m of key local services | BBC | AMR | |||||
| Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of key borough services | BBC | AMR | |||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17 | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership | ||||
| SP5 | Development Quality and Sustainability | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 |
Number of Secured by Design awards /endorsements |
BBC, Secured by Design (Association of Chief Police Officers) | AMR |
| No. of schemes achieving Building for Life 12 ‘Diamond’ status | CABE | AMR | |||||
| All commercial development to satisfy BREEAM ‘very good’ | No and % of relevant schemes meeting criteria | BBC | AMR | ||||
| No of toilets built to Changing Places Standard | BBC, Retail and Leisure operators | AMR | |||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | ELDS, Water Framework Directive, Lancashire Sustainable Energy Study, Lancashire Climate Change Strategy | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership, United Utilities | ||||
| SP6 | Green Infrastructure | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 | Review of Council’s Green Spaces Strategy | BBC, Natural England | |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Burnley GI Strategy, Burnley Green Spaces Strategy | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Lancashire LEP, Burnley Action Partnership | ||||
| SP7 | Protecting the Green Belt | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5, 6 | Ha. of greenbelt lost to inappropriate development per annum | BBC | AMR |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | None | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC | ||||
| Housing | |||||||
| HS1 | Housing Allocations | 1,798 net additional dwellings completed | To 2032 | 2, 3, 9 10 | Net additional dwellings: • per annum • over the plan period • per site |
Local Authorities | AMR HLA |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA, SHLAA | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, HCA, LEP, | ||||
| HS2 | Affordable Housing Provision | Sites delivering over 10 units to provide affordable housing, guided by a tenure mix of 80% affordable rent / | To 2032 | 2 | Affordability Ratios: • Mean Income: Mean House Price • Median Income: Median House Price • Lower Quartile Income: Lower Quartile House Price |
BBC, RP, HCA, Land Registry |
AMR |
| social rent, and 20% intermediate tenure. | Number of affordable homes completed (gross and net) or acquired by type: • per annum over the plan period |
BBC, RP, HCA | AMR | ||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA, SHLAA | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, HCA, LEP | ||||
| HS3 | Housing Density and Mix | New developments to achieve a minimum density of 25dph, as well as a mix of housing types and sizes. | To 2032 | 2, 3 | Net additional dwellings approved and completed by type and no. of bedrooms: • per annum • over the plan period |
BBC | AMR |
| Net housing density of competed dwellings (sites of 5 and over): • Less than 25 dph • 25-30 dph • 30-40 dph • 40-74 dph • Over 75 dph |
BBC | AMR | |||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA, SHLAA | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, HCA, LEP | ||||
| HS4 | Housing Developments | 20% of dwellings designed to be adaptable in schemes of over 10 dwellings. New housing to contribute towards public open space provision. |
To 2032 | 2, 3, 6 | Number of Extra Care C3 dwelling houses approved and completed per annum Number of Accessible Homes (PART M(2) of the Building Regulations) completed per annum Number and proportion of dwelling types approved and completed by type: houses, flats, single storey bungalows |
BBC, Registered Providers, NHBC | AMR |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA, SHLAA, Extra Care and Specialist Housing Strategy for Lancashire | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, HCA, LCC, LEP | ||||
| HS5 | House Extensions and Alterations | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 2 | % of householder planning appeals dismissed per annum | BBC | |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | None | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC | ||||
| HS6 | Agricultural Workers’ Dwellings | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 2, 3, 5 | Number of dwellings approved per annum | BBC | |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | SHMA | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC | ||||
| HS7 | Gypsy and Traveller Site Criteria | maintain a 5 year supply of pitches | To 2032 | Total number of pitches available New pitches and plots approved and provided per annum |
BBC, DCLG Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Count | AMR | |
| HS8 | Gypsy and Traveller Site Occupancy Condition | To 2032 | 2, 5 | ||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD, SHMA, GTAA, GTAA Addendum | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC | ||||
| Economy & Employment | |||||||
| EMP1 | Employment Allocations | 32.83 hectares of employment land developed | To 2032 | 3, 4, 9, 10 | Amount of B1 B2 B8 floor space (sq.m gross internal) completed: • per annum • over the plan period • per site |
BBC, VOA | AMR ELM |
| EMP2 | Protected Employment Sites | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 3, 9 10 | Permissions granted for non B1(b and c), B2 or B8 on the protected sites. | BBC | AMR |
| EMP3 | Supporting Employment Development | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 3 | Amount of B1 B2 B8 floor space (sq.m gross internal) completed: • per annum • over the plan period |
BBC, VOA | AMR ELM |
| EMP4 | Office Development | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 3, 5 | Permissions granted for offices outside Burnley or Padiham town centres | BBC | AMR |
| EMP5 | Rural Business & Diversification | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 3, 5 | Amount of B1 B2 B8 floor space (sq.m gross internal) completed outside Development Boundaries: • per annum • over the plan period |
BBC | AMR |
| Visitor numbers and estimated income | STEAM/Visit Lancashire/Global Tourism Solutions | AMR | |||||
| EMP6 | Conversion of Rural Buildings | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2 3, 5, 8 | No meaningful indicator identified | ||
| EMP7 | Equestrian Development | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 3, 5, 6 | No meaningful indicator identified | ||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17 | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, Visit Lancashire, LEP | ||||
| Town Centres, Retail & Leisure | |||||||
| TC1 | Retail Hierarchy | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 4, 11 | |||
| TC2 | Development within Burnley & Padiham Town Centres | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 3 4, 6, 11 | Major A1/A2/B1 office use floorspace (net) completed (town centre, edge of centre, out of town ) | BBC | AMR |
| TC3 | Burnley Town Centre - Primary and Secondary Frontages | 50% of Secondary Frontages to remain in A1 retail use (at ground floor level) In Primary Shopping Frontages, no change of use from A1(retail) or the extension of non-A1 uses into adjoining premises at ground floor level. |
To 2032 | 1, 4 | No and % of vacancies of commercial properties within the Primary and Secondary frontages No. of A1 premises lost to other uses in Primary Frontages No and % A1 retail units in Secondary Frontages Major D2 and Sui Generis Leisure use projects completed within and beyond town centre boundaries - floorspace (gross) where appropriate Periodic footfall monitoring of Primary and Secondary Frontages |
BBC | AMR |
| TC4 | Development Opportunities in Burnley Town Centre | Approval and completion of mixed use scheme at Curzon Street and Thompson Centre | 1, 3, 4 | Retail/B1a office use floorspace (net) completed within and beyond town centre boundaries and at identified site | BBC | AMR | |
| TC5 | Uses within the Weavers’ Triangle | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 | |||
| TC6 | District Centres | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 4 | Biennial survey of District Centres and uses | BBC | AMR |
| TC7 | Hot Food Takeaways | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 4 | Planning permissions for hot food takeaways outside of secondary frontages in Burnley town centre, Padiham town centre or defined district centres. | ||
| TC8 | Shop Front & Advertisement Design | Shopfront and Advertisement Design SPD produced | To 2032 | 1, 4, 7, 8 | Shopfront and Advertisement Design SPD produced | BBC | AMR |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17, Burnley Town Centre Strategy 2016, Padiham THI bid, SPDs | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, Chambers of Trade, Town Centre Partnership, HLF | ||||
| Historic Environment | |||||||
| HE1 | Identifying and Protecting Burnley’s Historic Environment | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5, 7, 8 | Per annum: • Number of Conservation Areas • Number of Conservation Areas with character appraisals • Number of buildings on the Heritage at Risk Register • Number of Article 4 Directions |
BBC, Historic England | AMR |
| HE2 | Designated Heritage Assets: Listed Buildings; Conservations Areas; and Registered Parks and Gardens | No specific target identified | BBC | 1, 5, 7, 8 | • Number of Listed Buildings (Entries) • Number of Listed Buildings demolished • % of LBC appeals dismissed per annum |
BBC | AMR |
| HE3 | Non-Designated Heritage Assets | No specific target identified | 1, 5, 8 | • Number of buildings on the local list (Entries) • Number of buildings on the local list demolished |
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| HE4 | Scheduled Monuments and Archaeological Assets | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5, 8 | • Number of buildings/sites on the Heritage at Risk Register | BBC, Historic England | |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans, SPDs, Padiham THI bid, Sustainable Community Strategy | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, Historic England, HLF | ||||
| Natural Environment | |||||||
| NE1 | Biodiversity and Ecological Networks | No specific target identified There is Public Service Agreement (PSA) target nationally for 95% of SSSIs to be in favourable or recovering condition |
To 2032 | 1, 3, 5, 7 | • Quality of SSSIs & Condition of SSSI units • Area of SSSIs in adverse condition as a result of development • Number of planning approvals with conditions to ensure works to manage/enhance the condition of SSSI/SAC/SPA/Ramsar features of interest • Number of Biological Heritage Sites • Number of Biological Heritage Sites in Positive Management • BAP habitat - created/ managed via planning obligations |
Natural England Lancashire County Council, BBC | AMR |
| NE2 | Protected Open Space | All identified sites to be protected | To 2032 | 2, 5, 7, | Number of hectares of protected open space lost to development | BBC | |
| NE3 | Landscape Character | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 5, 8 | No. of planning appeals allowed/ dismissed on landscape character grounds | BBC | AMR |
| NE4 | Trees, Hedgerows and Woodlands | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5 | Number of protected trees felled and replacement trees planted | BBC | |
| NE5 | Environmental Protection | No AQMA | To 2032 | 1, 7 | Household waste collected per person % of household waste recycled % of household waste composted |
BBC | AMR |
| No of AQMAs | BBC | AMR | |||||
| No of complaints received on odour and noise pollution | BBC | AMR | |||||
| Ecological Status of Burnley’s Rivers | Environment Agency | AMR | |||||
| Greenhouse emissions per capita by Local Authority (CO2) | DECC | AMR | |||||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Lancashire BAP, Burnley GI Strategy, Sustainable Community Strategy, Green Spaces Strategy | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, Natural England, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency | ||||
| Climate Change | |||||||
| CC1 | Renewable and Low Carbon Energy (not including Wind Energy) | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 3, 5 | % of electricity consumption met by renewable energy in the Borough Installed renewable energy capacity through the planning system |
DECC BBC |
AMR |
| CC2 | Suitable Areas for Wind Energy Development | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5 | No of turbines approved outside of and within identified suitable areas | BBC British Wind Energy Association |
AMR |
| CC3 | Wind Energy Development | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 5 | Installed wind energy capacity | BBC British Wind Energy Association |
AMR |
| CC4 | Development and Flood Risk | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1 | Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds | Environment Agency | AMR |
| CC5 | Surface Water Management and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) | All new major developments to incorporate SUDs | To 2032 | 1, 5, 6 | % of new major housing developments approved incorporating SUDS | BBC | AMR |
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, SFRA | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, EA | ||||
| Infrastructure & Connectivity | |||||||
| IC1 | Sustainable Travel | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 6, 7, 9 | Amount of new residential development within 1200m of key local services | BBC | AMR |
| Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of key borough services | BBC | AMR | |||||
| Road Casualties: overall Road Casualties: people killed or seriously injured Road Casualties: children killed or seriously injured |
DfT Road Casualties and National Road Traffic Survey |
AMR | |||||
| Motor vehicle traffic flow estimates (million vehicle km) Car flow traffic estimates (million vehicle km) |
National Road Traffic Survey | AMR | |||||
| IC2 | Managing Transport and Travel Impacts | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 6, 7, 9 | Number of Full Travel Plans approved as part of the planning application process. | BBC | AMR |
| IC3 | Car Parking Standards | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 | No. of planning appeals allowed/dismissed on parking grounds | BBC | AMR |
| IC4 | Infrastructure and Planning Contributions | No specific target identified | To 2032 | All | Amount of S106 contributions requested via planning application Amount of S106 spent by type |
BBC | AMR |
| IC5 | Protection and Provision of Social and Community Infrastructure | No specific target identified | To 2032 | 6, 7,11 | New major community infrastructure projects delivered Review of the Playing Pitch Strategy (3 yearly) Number of playing pitches lost and or replaced |
BBC BBC, Sport England Rossendale, Pendle Borough Councils |
AMR |
| IC6 | Telecommunications | No specific target identified | No specific target identified | 9 | Network Providers | ||
| IC7 | Taxis and Taxi Booking Offices | 4 , 9 | Number of new taxi booking offices approved outside of areas specified in Clause 1) of Policy IC7 | BBC | AMR | ||
| Associated Plans/Strategies | Sustainable Community Strategy, Lancashire LEP Business Plan Nov 2012, Burnley Economic Strategy 2007-17 , East Lancashire Highways and Transport Masterplan, Burnley Car Parking Strategy | Lead Organisation(s) | BBC, LCC, DfT | ||||
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