Section 4 – Implementation and Monitoring

Implementation and Monitoring

7.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (2012) re-affirms the Government's commitment to a plan-led system and the role of the planning system, in partnership with the community and developers, in the delivery of sustainable development.

7.2 This section outlines how the Development Management Plan policies will be implemented and monitored. Implementation, monitoring and review are key requirements in the planning system as the preparation of a plan is not a 'one off' activity. It is part of a process that involves keeping a check on how successful the plan is in delivering what it sets out to do, and making adjustments to that plan if monitoring reveals that changes are needed.

7.3 One of the tests of soundness of a Development Plan Document (DPD) is whether there are clear mechanisms for implementation and monitoring. The Council is therefore committed to the effective monitoring of the policies within this document, in particular to establish when interventions might be necessary to ensure timely delivery of what is proposed.

7.4 The purposes of monitoring are:

to assess the extent to which policies in the Development Management Plan are being implemented;
to identify policies that may need to be amended or replaced;
to establish whether policies have had unintended consequences;
to establish whether assumptions and objectives behind policies are still relevant; and
to establish whether targets are being achieved

7.5 The outcome of our targets, indicators and policy performance monitoring will be shown in the Local Plan Monitoring Report. The monitoring of the allocated sites shall be carried out through quarterly site visits and regular monitoring of planning applications. This will be reported in the Local Plan Monitoring Report which will be published on our website at: http://www.hastings.gov.uk/environment_planning/planning/localplan/monitoring/.

7.6 The tables on the following pages show our Implementation and Monitoring Framework for this document.

	Planning Strategy Strategic Objective	Development Management Plan Policies	Target	Indicator	Reporting Source
1	Objective 1 – Achieve and sustain a thriving economy Objective 1 – Achieve and sustain a thriving economy continued	DM2 – Telecommunications Technology	Continue to improve telecommunications technology in the Borough and ensure appropriate location of equipment	Telecommunications technology growth in Hastings	Local Plan Monitoring Report
2		SA1 – Hastings Town Centre Shopping Area	Ensure A1 uses make up at least 95% of the total floorspace of Priory Meadow and 55% of the remaining shopping area in Hastings Town Centre	Net number of non-A1 uses granted planning permission and/or implemented in Hastings Town Centre	Annual shopping area survey and Local Plan Monitoring Report
3		SA2 – Other Shopping Areas	Ensure A1 uses make up at least 60% of primary shopping area in St Leonards and at least 40% in the secondary shopping area	Net number of non-A1 uses granted planning permission and/or implemented in Central St Leonards, Old Town, Ore Village, Silverhill, Bohemia, West St Leonards (Bexhill Road), Battle Road, Mount Pleasant, Mount Road and Marine Court where this involves a change away from or to A1 use
4			Ensure A1 uses make up at least 55% of shopping area in Old Town, Ore Village and Silverhill and 50% in Bohemia
5			Ensure A1 uses make up at least 60% of shopping area in West St Leonards (Bexhill Road), Mount Pleasant, Mount Road and Marine Court and 50% in Battle Road
6		SA3 – Shops and Services outside the Shopping Areas	Retain where appropriate services outside the defined shopping areas	Change of use away from A, B and D use classes
7		CQ1 – Cultural Quarters	To enhance the cultural offering within the four Cultural Quarters and promote a diversity of cultural attractions	Amount of new cultural related development within the four Cultural Quarters	Local Plan Monitoring Report
8		CQ1 – Cultural Quarters		Amount of development resulting in the loss of a cultural asset within the four Cultural Quarters	Local Plan Monitoring Report
9	Objective 2 - Ensure everyone has the opportunity to live in a decent home, which they can afford, in a community in which they want to live	DM3 – General Amenity	Ensure new developments meet minimum internal floorspace standards	Residential completions by internal floor area	Local Plan Monitoring Report
10		DM3 – General Amenity	Ensure new residential developments include adequate garden space, with gardens of at least 10m in length	Dwellings completed including garden space by garden size
11		HC2 – Residential Institutions and Student Halls of Residence	To provide suitable accommodation for the elderly, infirm and people who are physically and/or sensory impaired	Provision of residential institutions
12			To provide suitable accommodation for student numbers	Provision of student Halls of Residence/ bedrooms
13	Objective 3 – Safeguard and improve the town's environment Objective 3 – Safeguard and improve the town's environment continued	DM5 – Ground Conditions	Ensure issues around land instability and contamination are satisfactorily addressed before development commences	Number of planning conditions discharged that relate to land instability or land contamination	Local Plan Monitoring Report
14		DM6 – Pollution and Hazards	Ensure issues around light and airborne pollution, noise and odour are satisfactorily addressed before development commences	Number of planning conditions discharged in relation to light and air borne pollution, noise and odour
15		DM7 – Water Resource Availability	Ensure no adverse effects on ground and surface water resources	Number of planning conditions discharged relating to ground and surface water
16		HN1 – Development affecting the Significance and Setting of Designated Heritage Assets (including Conservation Areas)	Proposals sustain and enhance the significance of designated heritage assets (including Conservation Areas)	Policy will be monitored through annual sample survey of new build developments
17		HN7 – Green Infrastructure in New Developments	Developments make provision for improvement of the green network, retain and create green infrastructure, include appropriate planting and ecology protection and management measures	Policy will be monitored through annual sample survey of new build developments
18		HN8 – Biodiversity and Green Space	Minimise the loss of biodiversity and green space within the Borough	Change in areas of green space as identified on the Policies Map affected by development (by type)
19		HN10 – Amenity Green Spaces	Minimise the loss of private open space, allotments and local green spaces within the Borough	Change in these areas as identified on the Policies Map affected by development (by type)
20	Objective 4 – Addressing the impacts of climate Change	No Development Management Plan Targets or Indicators as this is a strategic issue – please see the Planning Strategy Monitoring Framework
21	Objective 5 – Supporting sustainable communities Objective 5 – Supporting sustainable communities continued	HC3 – Community Facilities	Resist the loss of active community facilities	Net completions of community facilities	Local Plan Monitoring Report
22		HN7 – Green Infrastructure in New Developments	Developments make provision for improvement of the green network, retain and create green infrastructure, include appropriate planting and ecology protection and management measures	Policy will be monitored through annual sample survey of new build developments
23		DM4 – General Access	To implement the strategic network of cycle routes	Developments contribute/safeguard land for cycle routes as required by site policies
24		DM4 – General Access	All new buildings of 3 or more storeys (excluding single dwelling houses) to provide a lift	Number of built schemes of 3 or more storeys in height incorporating lifts
25	Objective 6 – Provision of an efficient and effective transport system	DM4 – General Access	To ensure access on, off and through the site is adequately met	Parts a-f of Policy will be monitored through annual sample survey of new build developments	Local Plan Monitoring Report
26	Objective 7 – Making the best use of the seafront and promoting tourism	CC1 – Caravan, Camping and Chalet sites	Seek to increase Caravan / Camping / Chalet sites within the Borough	Net additional completions of Caravan / Camping / Chalet sites	Local Plan Monitoring Report

Table 15: Implementation and Monitoring Framework

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