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Breckland Annual Monitoring Report 2008Breckland Annual Monitoring Report 2008
31 Introduction
42 Profiles
53 Housing, Employment and Regeneration
184 Natural Resources
195 Environment
216 Accessibility
227 Local Development Scheme
258 Performance of Saved Policies
Appendices
33A Residential Completions by Parish
Breckland Annual Monitoring Report 2008
1 Introduction1.1 Monitoring is essential to establish what is happening now and what may happen in the future. The planningsystem in the UK has moved away from a ‘predict and provide’ approach to allocating land, to a system of ‘plan,monitor and manage’ covering issues that are wider than those that are land-use based. Therefore, monitoring iscentral to this approach and this is reinforced by the Government through the Planning and Compulsory PurchaseAct 2004 (the Act). Section 35 of the Act requires all Local Authorities to produce Annual Monitoring Reports(AMRs). The Act requires that Local Authorities' AMRs must be submitted to the Secretary of State by the end ofDecember each year and include information covering the previous financial year.
1.2 This is the forth AMR to be produced by Breckland Council and builds on previous data captured to monitorthe adopted Local Plan and outlines the status of land supply and land take-up as well as the key economic, socialand environmental characteristics of the district during the last financial year. The report has included whereverpossible, additional years of data to assist in developing trends and assessing change since the base date (2001)of the draft East of England Plan. This report has been prepared wherever possible, to meet the expectations of‘Local development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide’ and the recently published revised Core OutputIndicators (Update 2/2008) .
1.3 This AMR takes a slightly different shape to previously published AMRs. The Council's Core Strategy andDevelopment Control Policies is nearing completion and the AMR has been prepared in such a way to reflect thestrategic themes outlined in the document. These are as follows:
Housing, Employment and RegenerationNatural ResourcesEnvironmentAccessibility
1.4 Future AMRs will monitor the performance of the adopted strategy and policies of the Core Strategy andDevelopment Control policies DPD.
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2 Profiles2.1 The following indicator bundle seeks to outline some key changes that have happened to the populationstructure of the district over time. Using these indicators will provide a benchmark from which to establish changesover consecutive monitoring periods.
Population Structure
107,167Population 1991 (Census):
121,418Population 2001 (Census):
128,000Population Estimate 2008 (Norfolk County Council):
+19.4%Population change since 1991:
Housing Profile
2.35Ave Household size 2001:
14.97 KmAve distance travelled to fixed place of work 2001:
54590Housing stock 2005:
55308Housing stock 2006:
0.93 persons per hectare.Population density:
£167,216*Ave House price 2004/05:
£175,000*Ave House price 2005/06:
£189,950*Ave House price 2006/07:
£209,995*Ave House price 2007/08:
2.2 *Figures provided from Breckland Housing Service using standard median of sample.
Environmental Characteristics
4Special Areas of Conservation:
414County Wildlife Sites (CWS):
3National Nature Reserves:
4Local Nature Reserves:
1 - East Wretham.Air Quality Management Area:
50 in 45 ParishesConservation Areas:
1523Listed Buildings:
9Historic Parks and Gardens:
1Special Protection Areas
123Scheduled Ancient Monument
1Ramsar Sites
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3 Housing, Employment and Regeneration
Housing
3.1 The following section outlines the status of housing land supply and completion rates over the period sincethe base date of the draft East of England Plan, 2001. Housing monitoring is undertaken solely by the PlanningPolicy Team and the numbers of completions are established by surveying all sites with planning permission eachyear. Housing completions data is recorded within a database system and analysed to produce more detailedbreakdowns of completions by land types and dwelling types. Dwellings are recorded as being complete when thestructure and internal finish of the building would indicate that the unit could reasonably be occupied. This is toensure a consistency of approach and generate robust data.
Total Completions
3.2 Over the financial year 2007/2008, 625 dwellings were completed in Breckland. The following table breaksthis down by town and year.
Total2007/082006/072005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02461292512532606319Attleborough106216161107162214200157Dereham2143681327455926Swaffham1000961301412771889672Thetford36754777962171068Watton1505249219240260160176201All other Parishes4609625520592841884604543Total
Table 3.1 Housing Completions
3.3 Table 3.1 ‘Housing Completions’shows that Breckland has failed to achieve the annual targets set out forhousing delivery in the East of England Plan to date. A step change in housing delivery will be required over theremainder of the plan period to meet the target of 15,200 completed homes by 2021. Appendix A ‘ResidentialCompletions by Parish’ shows the breakdown of housing completions by parish.
Completions on Previously Developed Land
3.4 The East of England Plan sets out a regional target of 60% of new development to be completed on PreviouslyDeveloped Land (PDL). Over the financial year 2007/2008, 543 of the 625 dwellings completed were on PDL, thisequates to 87%. So far over the plan period 52% of new homes have been completed on PDL. It is unlikely thata rural District such as Breckland with limited amounts of PDL will achieve the Regional target, however, as thefigures above demonstrate, performance to date has been good.
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Housing Mix
3.5 Monitoring the size and tenure of the mix of the new housing developed in the District is an important toolin assessing whether an appropriate mix of housing is being provided in the district to meet local needs. Thefollowing table illustrates the breakdown of completions by dwelling size and tenure for the financial year.
BedroomsTenure7654321000834463Affordable12138722012784Private
Table 3.2 Mix of Dwellings
3.6 Table 3.2 ‘Mix of Dwellings’ shows that the greatest proportion of dwellings completed are 2 and 3 bedroomprivate housing units. Table 3.3 ‘Completions 2001-2008 by Bedroom Size’ shows the total dwelling completionsover the whole plan period. The table clearly shows the greatest proportion of homes built are 3 and 4 bedroomhouses.
Number of Dwellings Built 2001-2008Bedrooms2371958218123143741555563728
Table 3.3 Completions 2001-2008 by Bedroom Size
3.7 Over the financial year 2007/2008, 91 affordable homes were built. This equates to 15% of the totalcompletions for the financial year. Since the beginning of the plan period 6.5% of total completions have beenaffordable. This figure is far below the Regional target of 35% and the recommended target of 45% in the HousingSub-Region's Strategic Housing Market Assessment. However, this can be explained due to lack of local andadopted regional policy requiring adequate levels of affordable housing on new schemes. In May 2008 the Eastof England Plan was adopted. The plan requires 35% of new housing development to be of affordable tenure.Therefore affordable housing completions should increase in future years. Currently there are over 300 uncompletedaffordable homes with planning permission in the District.
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Density
3.8 Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) puts the efficient use of land as an important consideration in planningfor housing. PPS3 sets a national indicative minimum of 30 dwellings per hectare (dph). The following table showsthe average densities of housing developments completed in the financial year 2007/2008. The table shows thata larger proportion of housing developments in the District achieve the national indicative minimum density.
Percentage of Dwellings CompletedDensity
42%Less than 30 dph
28%30 to 50 dph
30%More than 50 dph
Table 3.4 Density
Outstanding Allocations and Planning Permissions
TotalLand TypeAllocation Reference
GreenfieldPDL
25025Attleborough H.1.
17170Watton H.1.
421725Total
Table 3.5 Remaining Allocations in Local Plan
3.9 Table 3.5 ‘ Remaining Allocations in Local Plan’ identifies the housing allocations in the Breckland AdoptedLocal Plan (1999) that did not have the benefit of planning permission as of 31/03/2008. The table shows thereis a limited amount of land allocated for housing that does not have planning permission. This reflects the currentposition of the Local Plan in its lifespan and is an indication that the majority of new residential development willcome forward on windfall sites until the adoption of Development Plan Documents in the LDF.
3.10 Table 3.6 ‘Outstanding Permissions’ shows the number of dwellings with planning permission as of the1st April 2008. This includes dwellings under construction and dwellings with outline planning permission.
Number PermittedParish name82Attleborough313Dereham87Swaffham355Thetford82Watton12Harling6Narborough32Shipdham17Swanton Morley1186All other Parishes
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Number PermittedParish name2172Total
Table 3.6 Outstanding Permissions
Housing Trajectory
3.11 Housing trajectories support the ‘plan, monitor and manage’ approach to housing delivery. This trajectoryreflects a 25 year period from the base date of the Regional Spatial Strategy timescale (2001-2026). The trajectoryseeks to establish current and projected housing completions and establishes that the projected rate at whichfuture completions will have to come forward at to meet the requirements outlined in the East of England Plan.
3.12 The trajectory has used data from past completions, outstanding planning permissions, data from theBreckland Strategic Housing Land Availability Study (SHLAA), and data from the Council's statement of 5 yearhousing land availability. The LDF allocation completion projections have been estimated with regard to infrastructuredelivery timescales and data from the SHLAA. Large site completions have been estimated from data providedin the Council's Five Year Supply of Housing Assessment. For small sites an average of 331 units a year has beenassumed based on previous completion rates. A 3% lapse rate has been applied to small site projected completions.
3.13 The trajectory can be seen in Figure 3.1 ‘Housing Trajectory’. The data behind the trajectory can be seenin Table 3.7 ‘Trajectory Data’.
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Figu
re3.1Hou
sing
Trajectory
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2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
543
352
384
347
261
276
215
PDL
Actua
lCom
pletions
82168
208
493
623
329
328
Greenfield
059
6690
267
249
268
152
232
PDL
LargeSites
Perm
itted
(Projections
)20
2063
600
00
065
Greenfield
40268
264
257
PDL
SmallS
ites
Perm
itted
(Projections
)63
6777
Greenfield
7680
153
030
7030
00
0PDL
Allo
catio
ns(Projections
)700
697
757
792
752
353
00
00
Greenfield
796
856
1039
942
1049
712
629
483
631
625
520
592
840
884
605
543
Total
Table3.7Trajectory
Data
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
PDL
Actua
lCom
pletions
Greenfield
00
0PDL
LargeSitesPe
rmitted
(Projections
)15
2020
Greenfield
PDL
SmallS
itesPe
rmitted
(Projections
)Greenfield
00
00
00
3650
50PDL
Allo
catio
ns(Projections
)780
780
780
780
780
910
850
864
750
Greenfield
780
780
780
780
780
910
901
934
820
Total
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Five Year Supply of Housing Land
3.14 In April 2008, shortly after the completions for 2007/2008 had been counted, Breckland conducted a studyinto its five year supply of deliverable housing land, in line with the requirements of PPS3. The study concludedthat Breckland has a 2.8 year supply of deliverable housing land supply and is 1786 dwellings short of the fiveyear target.
The Travelling Community
3.15 The following tables outline the current position regarding the status of the travelling community withinBreckland during the last financial year. The data illustrates the capacity (capacity expressed in units with 1 unit= 1 caravan) of travellers with a variety of differing planning status. This over time, this will enable an accuraterecording of any gain or loss in the number of units present in Breckland. The data provided is as of January 2008
Publicly Funded sites with Planning Permission
CapacityRefurbishedOpenedGrid referenceManaged byName
4620061994587191/309701
Norfolk CountyCouncil
The Splashes, CastleAcre Road,Swaffham
62004Brunel Way, Thetford
52Total
Table 3.8 Publicly funded sites with Planning Permission
Private Sites with Planning Permission
Capacity (units)Grid ReferenceLocation (Parish)1604295Attleborough3595313Gressenhall2586313Little Dunham4604311Mattishall2592321Stanfield1581307Swaffham2580308Swaffham15Total
Table 3.1 Private sites with Planning Permission
Unauthorised sites without Planning Permission both tolerated and non-tolerated
3.16 The following table illustrated the number of unauthorised encampments on sites which are in the ownershipof gypsies and travellers.
Units not toleratedUnits toleratedGrid ReferenceLocation (Parish)01594,322Brisley02598310Shipdham03Total
Table 3.2 Unauthorised sites
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3.17 Although the number of unauthorised encampments across the district is relatively low, it is hoped that theplanning status of these encampments will change over the coming financial year in order to bring these into linewith current planning policy.
Core Output Indicators for Housing
Result for 2007/2008DescriptionCore OutputIndicator
2001 to 2021: 15,200 dwellings (East of EnglandPlan (RSS))
Identifies the planned housing targets for theDistrict
H1
See Table 3.1 ‘Housing Completions’(Figures are gross, however, losses areminimum over plan period)
Net additional dwellings (in previous years)H2(a)
See Table 3.1 ‘Housing Completions’(Figures are gross, however, losses areminimum over plan period)
Net additional dwellings (in reporting year)H2(b)
See Figure 3.1 ‘Housing Trajectory’ and Table3.7 ‘Trajectory Data’
Net additional dwellings (in future years)H2(c)
See Figure 3.1 ‘Housing Trajectory’Managed delivery targetH2(d)
87%New and converted dwellings - on previouslydeveloped land
H3
8 in TransitNet additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)H4
91Gross affordable housing completionsH5
Not monitoredBuilding for Life AssessmentsH6
Table 3.3
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Employment Development
3.18 Employment land development is monitored by the Planning Policy Team. The team conducts site visitsand examines past records on an annual basis to assess the status of employment land supply. The status ofdefined employment sites is assessed to establish the amount of land completed and permitted each year. Thisallows for analysis of take-up and provides an accurate picture of the current status of employment allocations inthe adopted Local Plan.
3.19 Specifically, data is collected as to the gross site area developed on employment areas in order to establishthe amount of land remaining for development. In addition, the precise floor area of the employment land developedis recorded in order to illustrate the concentration of the use.
Amount of Employment Land Developed
3.20 The following table shows the breakdown of additional employment floorspace by use class completed inthe financial year 2007/2008. Table 3.9 ‘ Employment Land Developed’ shows the completed floorspace on PDL.
TotalB1/B2/B8 split unknownB8B2B1
4028324000788Floorspace (sqm)
1.410.94000.47Site Area (ha)
Table 3.9 Employment Land Developed
TotalB1/B2/B8 split unknownB8B2B1
2346 (58%)1558 (48%)00788 (100%)Floorspace (sqm)
Table 3.10 Additional Floorspace on Previously Developed Land
3.21 The East of England Plan identifies Thetford as a Key Centre for Development and Change. 281sqm ofB1 floorspace was completed in Thetford in 2007/2008 all of which was on PDL.
Employment Land Supply
3.22 The following table shows the amount of employment land available for development in the District.
TotalB1/B2/B8 splitunknown
B8B2B1
59.1944.649.231.36Extant Planning Permissions(Ha)
89.1889.18000Extant Allocations (Ha)
148.37133.7849.231.36Total
Table 3.11 Employment Land Availability
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3.23 Of the 148.37ha of employment land available, there is 38.61ha of available employment land in Thetford.As can be seen by the above table there is still a large amount of undeveloped employment land. The majority ofthis land is in Snetterton.
Town Centre and Retail Development
3.24 Retail and town centre development is monitored by the Planning Policy Team utilising individual sitesurveys. Information regarding floorspace is gathered from planning application information and from nationalnon-domestic rates data. Floorspace is monitored using the trading area of the site. The trading area is calculatedbased on the assumption that the retailing area is approximately 60% of the gross floor area.
A1 Retail Development
3.25 The following table shows the distribution of A1 retail units across the locations described in Table 2 ofAnnex A of Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres.
Net Retail Floorspace as of 31/03/2008 (sqm)Location
44760.80Town Centre
3452.45Edge of Centre
13662.55Out of Centre
15101.39Out of Town
76977.19Total
Table 3.12 A1 Floorspace
Town Centre Mix
3.26 The following tables show the mix of uses within the 5 town centres of the District.
AttleboroughFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
6515.06A193.43A1 & A32248.43A2798.43A3293.58A4239.03A5206.98C1127.00D1 & A3135.42D2165.47NA557.33Sui Generis
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DerehamFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
32008.31A13181.58A2980.40A3909.61A4274.64A5820.61B1802.26B2762.43B8303.71B8 & A1797.91C1431.42D1243.78D21239.58NA7426.80Sui Generis
SwaffhamFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
7802.32A11863.48A2654.49A3734.17A4201.26A5436.72C1482.96D1612.34NA1447.09Sui Generis
ThetfordFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
24956.64A12656.25A21042.02A3347.45A4352.15A51154.67C1471.88D11052.38NA
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ThetfordFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
584.71Sui Generis
WattonFloorspace (sqm)Use Class
5710.34A174.77A1 & A3927.86A1 & B21379.56A2352.52A3403.09A4241.09A5517.87B13424.95B2141.40C1309.78D1753.94NA940.89Sui Generis
Total Town Centre Use Development
3.27 Table 3.13 ‘ Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses’ shows changes in floorspace of town centreuses in the five market towns over the financial year 07/08. Newly vacant units, changes of use and demolitionscount towards losses. Table 3.14 ‘ Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses in Town Centres’ shows thechange in the town centres of the market towns and Table 3.15 ‘Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses inThetford’ shows change in Thetford.
TotalD2A5A4A3A2A1
776.48000188.88496.5991.01Gains
1692.57019.1285.04001588.41Losses
916.090-19.12-85.04188.88496.59-1497.41Net
Table 3.13 Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses
TotalD2A5A4A3A2A1
685.47000188.88496.590Gains
1692.55019.1285.02001588.41Losses
-1007.080-19.12-85.02188.88496.59-1588.41Net
Table 3.14 Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses in Town Centres
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TotalD2A5A4A3A2A1
35.00000035.000Gains
601.740085.0000516.74Losses
-566.7400-85.00035.00-516.74Net
Table 3.15 Changes in Floorspace of Town Centre Uses in Thetford
Number of Vacant Units
3.28 The following table shows the number of vacant retail units and associated floorspace. The table showsa higher level of vacancy in 2008. Despite the rise vacancy rates across the District remain small at 3%.
Number of UnitsFloorspace (sqm)Year583832.212008433325.502007
Table 3.16 Vacant Units
Core Output Indicators for Business Development and Town Centres
Result for 2007/2008DescriptionCore OutputIndicator
See Table 3.9 ‘ Employment Land Developed’Show the total amount of additionalemployment floorspace
BD1
See Table 3.10 ‘Additional Floorspace onPreviously Developed Land’
Show the total amount of additionalemployment floorspace on PDL
BD2
See Table 3.11 ‘ Employment Land Availability’Show the total amount of employment landavailable
BD3
See Table 3.13 ‘ Changes in Floorspace of TownCentre Uses’ (note this data is collected by streetsurvey and not from planning permission data)
Show the total amount of completedfloorspace
BD4
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4 Natural Resources4.1 This section monitors the effects of development on natural resources in the District.
Development on Greenfield land
4.2 Over the financial year 2007/2008 there has been approximately 7 hectares of development on greenfieldland (employment land and housing land). The housing contribution of this figure is only from sites that have beenfully completed. Clearly a number of homes have been completed on sites that are not entirely complete andthese will be picked up in future years.
Flood Risk and Water Quality
4.3 The Council has published a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for the District. Overall, very small areas ofthe District are at risk from flooding. However, there are localised areas at risk from surface run off and rivers.The Environment Agency are the statutory regulators for water quality and flood risk issues.
Number of Planning Permission Granted Contrary to Environment Agency Advice
4.4 In the financial year 2007/2008 there were no planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agencyadvice on water quality issues or flood risk.
Number of Homes in Flood Zones 2,3a and 3b
4.5 The total number of homes (council tax paying) in flood risk areas is shown in the following table.
Number of HomesFlood Zone
37Flood Zone 3b
169Flood Zone 3a
648Flood Zone 2
Table 4.1
Core Output Indicators
Result for2007/2008
DescriptionCore Output Indicator
0Only includes unresolvedobjections
E1: Number of planning permissions granted contraryto Environment Agency advice on flooding and waterquality grounds
Table 4.1 Core Output Indicators
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5 Environment5.1 This section monitors the state of the natural environment and renewable energy development.
Biodiversity
5.2 Breckland has 13% of all of the Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the East of England. It alsocontains a large number of Special Areas of conservation and Special Protection Areas. The range and quality ofthese sites are crucial to the operation of natural processess and the overall quality of life in Breckland. Thefollowing table highlights the condition of SSSIs in the District.
2008
50% of SSSI in a favourable condition
4% of SSSI in a unfavourable condition recovering
15% of SSSI in a unfavourable condition declining
31% of SSSI in a unfavourable condition no change
Table 5.1 SSSI Condition
Renewable Energy
5.3 In the financial year 2007/2008 no new commercial scale renewable energy was installed in the District.The following table identifies the current installed capacity of renewable energy in the District.
CapacityDate InstalledDeveloperLocationType
38.5 MW1999FibrowattMundford Road, ThetfordBiomass (Animal Litter)
1.5MW1999EcotricitySwaffham 1, EcoTech CentreWind Energy (1 Turbine)
1.8MW2003EcotricitySwaffham 2, EcoTech CentreWind Energy (1 Turbine)
16MW2006Enertrag UKNorth Pickenham andSwaffham
Wind Energy (8 Turbines)
57.8MWTotal
Table 5.2 Installed Renewable Energy
Core Output Indicators
Result for 2007/2008DescriptionCore Output Indicator
Table 5.1 ‘ SSSI Condition’ shows thecondition of SSSIs at present. Future
To show losses or additions tobiodiversity habitat
E2: Change in Biodiversityimportance
AMRs will be able to monitor the chnagein condition
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Result for 2007/2008DescriptionCore Output Indicator
See Table 5.2 ‘ Installed RenewableEnergy’
To show the amount of renewableenergy generation by installedcapacity and type
E3:Renewable EnergyGeneration
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6 Accessibility6.1 At present there are no indicators being monitored that relate to this higher strategic theme. As monitoringsystems improve, future AMRs will include indicators that report on the performance of policies that relate toaccessibility.
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7 Local Development Scheme
Progress of the Statement of Community Involvement
7.1 The Council adopted it's first Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) on the 31st March 2006. Thisdocument has been the subject of significant consultation and examination. The adoption of this document metthe milestone as set out in the Council's adopted Local Development Scheme. The Council plans to review theSCI in 2009/2010
Progress of the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development PlanDocument
7.2 The Council has made significant progress in the preparation of this document over the last year. At thebeginning of the financial year 2007/2008, Breckland completed a consultation on the 'Issues and Options' of theCore Strategy and Development Control Policies document. The results of this consultation fed into the 'PreferredOptions' of the the document which was consulted on over the months of January, February and March 2008.Breckland is now preparing the submission version of the document which is likely to be published in January2009.
Progress of the Site Specific Policies and Proposals Development Plan Document
7.3 In March 2008 Breckland issued an 'official call for sites' to be considered in the preparation of the DPD.Over the summer months, Breckland undertook a 12 week consultation on the sites promoted to the Council.
Progress of the Thetford Area Action Plan
7.4 Over the months of June, July and August, Breckland undertook a consultation on the 'Issues and Options'of the Thetford Area Action Plan. The Council is currently preparing a 'Preferred Options' consultation which islikely to be published early in 2009.
Risks to Adherence of Local Development Scheme Timescale
7.5 Producing a Local Development Framework within a set timetable is not without risk. A number of riskshave been identified since the first LDS was adopted in 2005. As far as is practicable, these risks will need to befactored into a revised timetable. However, it is recognised that there are risks that, should they come to fruition,are insurmountable including further significant changes to the planning system at either the national / regionallevel.
Implications for LDF ProgrammeIdentified RiskAs with most rural planning authorities, the planning policy team at Breckland Councilis small. Staff turnover, the national lack of qualified planners, and increasing need forstaff to specialize all pose medium risks to the timetable if one or more members of
Staff Resources
the team were to leave the authority during the next 3 years. Staff retention andreplacement will be priorities and this aspect will be managed to ensure that the timetablefor the LDF is not put at risk.There is an increasing reliance on Information Technology – use of the internet, receivingLDF submissions electronically, GiS etc. This demands increasingly specialisedknowledge, increased capabilities of internal systems (i.e. web server capacity) and
Information Technology
secure and reliable systems that will not breakdown or corrupt. This risk isacknowledged and increased resources are being directed towards I.T. hardware andtraining to ensure that LDF production remains on target. The acquisition of LimehouseSoftware has addressed some of these risks.
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Implications for LDF ProgrammeIdentified RiskThe LDF system came into force in September 2004 and lessons about its practicalapplication are regularly emerging from national examples. From the initial tranche ofsubmitted LDFs that have been assessed for their soundness it is clear that Government
Practical Implementation ofthe new System
guidance can be interpreted in several ways and that much of the detail of how thenew system will actually work is yet to be fully set out in guidance and understood bypractitioners. Following some high profile failings of documents prepared under thenew LDF system it is anticipated that further guidance will need to be produced togetherwith revised interpretations and analysis from officials. A clear example is the newemphasis on producing detailed and specific strategies, when initial advice was toprepare visionary and non-specific strategies that would not require regular updating.To minimise the risk in this area, there will be close monitoring of DCLG advice andregular liaison with the Government Office. The new Planning Policy Statement 12and new regulations published in 2008 which attempt to streamline the preparation ofplans may mean the targets in the LDS are easier to achieve. However, at the time ofwriting the system is in transition and it will take time to see if the new provisions speedup plan preparation delivery.
Table 7.1 Risks to adherence to LDS
Recommended Amendments to the LDS
7.6 A revised Local Development Scheme was submitted to the Secretary of State in November 2008. Thechanges to the scheme from the last LDS are summarised below
ReasoningProposed Milestonein Submitted LDS
Existing MilestoneDocument
To enable further evidence arounddeliverability and impact upon European
Submission toGovernment -February/March 2009
Submission toGovernment -September 2007
Core StrategyandDevelopmentControl Policies habitats to be collated. Changes to
regulations mean that submission will takeplace at least 6 weeks after publication
Changes to the plan making regulationsmean there is no longer a requirement to
Further Consultation -March/April 2009 and
Consultation onPreferred options -November 2008
Site SpecificPolicies andProposals undertake a preferred options consultation.October/November
2009 Consultation on additional site promoted tothe Counil in the first Issues and OptionsConsultation will be consulted on in early2009, further consultation on sites will takeplace once the examination on the CoreStrategy is complete.
The plan will now also incorporate strategicgrowth for Attleborough and will be renamed
Consultation-2009/2010
Consultation onpreferred options -
Snetterton HeathArea Action Plan
'Attleborough and Snetterton Heath AreaSeptember/October2009 Action Plan'. Timetable for production will
not change.
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ReasoningProposed Milestonein Submitted LDS
Existing MilestoneDocument
To allow for the findings of AppropriateAssessment on the Core Strategy andDevelopment Control Policies DPD
Consultation onPreferred Options -January/February2008
Consultation onPreferred Options -November/December2008
Thetford AreaAction Plan
Table 7.2 LDS Amendments
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8 Performance of Saved Policies8.1 As of the 27th September 2007 the 'saved' policies contained within the Breckland Council Adopted LocalPlan (1999) expired. On the 14th September 2007 Breckland Council received a Direction from the Secretary ofState under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) to save someselected policies in the Local Plan until the relevant DPD is adopted. The following table shows the saved policiesand includes some indicators to monitor their performance.
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Result
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Indicator
Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
Table5.1
‘SSSI
Condition’
%ofSSSI
in favourable
condition
Qualityof
designated
sites
Yes,to
someextent
CoreStrategy
and
Development
ControlPolicies
DPD
Toensure
protectionof
locallydesignated
sites
Yes
Protectionof
Habitat
ENV6
Datanot
available
No
CoreStrategy
and
Toensure
developm
ent
Yes
Housing
inthe
Towns
HOU2
Development
takesplacein
ControlPolicies
DPD
sustainable
locations
andat
appropriate
densities
Datanot
available
No
CoreStrategy
and
Toensure
developm
ent
Yesin
principle,
Development
ofsm
allscale
HOU4
Development
takesplacein
butina
residential
ControlPolicies
DPD
sustainable
locations
andat
slightly
different
form
developm
entin
villages
appropriate
densities
Datanot
available
No
CoreStrategy
and
Toensure
developm
ent
Yesin
principle,
Restrictsnew
housing
HOU6
Development
takesplacein
butina
developm
ent
ControlPolicies
DPD
sustainable
locations
andat
slightly
different
form
outside
settlem
ent
boundaries
appropriate
densities
62%of
allocation
remaining
%of
allocation
remaining
Land
allocated
atSnetterton
Heath
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yes
Allocationof
Land
atSnetterton
ECO2
ControlPolicies
important
DPDandSite
objective,
Specific
Policies
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Result
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Indicator
Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
andProposals
DPD
particularly
along
theA11
corridor
20%ofthe
land
inthe
%of
allocations
remaining
Land
allocated
atFrans
Green,N
orth
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
Land
for'Bad
Neighbour'
ECO3
allocations
Pickenham
,ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
Employment
Uses
is remaining
Roudham
and
DPDandSite
review
edShipdham
Airfield
Specific
Policies
andProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
Datanot
available
No
CoreStrategy
and
Toallowsome
flexibilityfor
Yes
Development
ofEmployment
ECO5
Development
employment
uses
outside
ControlPolicies
DPD
developm
entin
thecountryside,
Settlement
Boundaries
wherethereare
sustainability
advantages
for
locatinginthe
countryside
Datanot
available
No
CoreStrategy
and
Essentialfor
maintaining
aYes
Traffic
Generation
TRA5
Development
efficientandsafe
transportnetwork
ControlPolicies
DPD
0.672
hectares
Amountof
open
space
Residential
developm
ents
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Principalw
illbe
retained
but
Yes
Provision
ofOpenSpace
REC2
provided
over25
Development
standardsand
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Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
contributions
level
willchange
on25
dwellings
dwellings
toprovideopen
ControlPolicies
DPD
ormore
(Ha)
spaceto
NPFA
standard
16%ofthe
land
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
Allocationhas
been
commenced
No
Allocationof
siteH2
(Attleborough)
(002)2
allocated
forhousing
underthis
policyis
remaining
63%ofthe
land
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Todeliver
significant
housingrequired
bytheRSS
Yes
Allocationof
siteH6
(Attleborough)
(002)6
allocated
forhousing
ControlPolicies
underthis
DPDandSite
policyis
remaining
Specific
Policies
andProposals
DPD
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
siteE2
(Attleborough)
(002)8
Allocated
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
inthis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
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Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
siteE3
(Attleborough)
(002)9
Allocated
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
inthis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
0%ofland
Allocated
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
OpenSpace
has
been
provided
No
Allocationof
sitesOS1,
OS2,OS3,
(002)11
inthis
OS5
policyis
remaining
(Attleborough)
forhousing
developm
ent
allocations
H1,
H2,H3,H4,
H5,H6
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
ProvisionofOpen
Space
isan
important
Yes
Seekto
providesite
OS6
(Attleborough)
(002)12
Allocated
inthis
ControlPolicies
objective.
Thisis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
particularly
importantas
andProposals
DPD
Attleborough
has
adeficitprovision
comparedto
NPFA
standards
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Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
siteE1
(Dereham
)
(025)1
Allocated
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
inthis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
Racing
Circuitarea
No
CoreStrategy
and
Provision
ofland
forspecific
Yes
Development
relatedto
(087)1
notdefined
Development
employmentuses
motorracing
(Snetterton)
inLocal
Plan
ControlPolicies
DPDandSite
inthislocation
hasbeen
Specific
Policies
establishedas
anandProposals
DPD
important
objectiveandwill
becontinuedin
theLD
F
23%of
land
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
sitesE1&E2
(Thetford)
(099)1
Allocated
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
inthis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
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Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
Subjective
policy
No
CoreStrategy
and
Protectionof
locally
important
Yes
Protectionof
theAmenity
(099)4
Development
landscapeisa
keyobjective
valueofthe
RiversThet
ControlPolicies
DPD
andLittleOuse
(Thetford)
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Allocationof
siteE4
(Watton)
(104)3
Allocated
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
inthis
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
Site
hasplanning
permission
fora
No
Identificationof
redevelopm
ent
(104)5
mixed
use
opportunity
RO2(W
atton)
schemeinvolving
mostly
housing
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
ProvisionofOpen
Space
isan
important
Yes
Identificationof
redevelopm
ent
opportunity
RO3(W
atton)
(104)6
Allocated
inthis
ControlPolicies
objective,
policyis
remaining
DPDandSite
Specific
Policies
particularly
inthe
markettow
nsandProposals
DPD
wherelarge
deficienciesexist
againstthe
NPFA
standards
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Target
Reaso
nfor
not
Mon
itorin
g
Ableto
beMon
itored?
Prop
osed
Rep
lacemen
tReaso
ning
Willthe
Principle
ofthe
Policybe
Rep
laced
Summaryof
Policy/Areaof
Cov
erag
e
Policy
100%
ofland
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
ProvisionofOpen
Space
isan
important
Yes
Allocationof
siteOS1
(Watton)
(104)13
Allocated
ControlPolicies
objective,
inthis
DPDandSite
particularly
inthe
policyis
remaining
Specific
Policies
markettow
nsandProposals
DPD
wherelarge
deficienciesexist
againstthe
NPFA
standards
66%of
land
%of
Allocation
remaining
Yes
CoreStrategy
and
Development
Provision
ofland
foremployment
uses
isan
Yesin
Principle
actual
Identifyland
for
industrial
developm
ent
(Weeting)
(107)1
Allocated
inthis
ControlPolicies
important
objective
allocations
tobe
policyis
remaining
DPDanSite
Specific
Policies
review
edandProposals
DPD
atSite
Specific
Policies
and
Proposals
DPD
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Appendix A Residential Completions by ParishNumber of Homes Completed in 2007/2008Parish Name5Ashill29Attleborough6Banham11Bawdeswell1Beachamwell4Beeston5Beetley2Besthorpe68Carbrooke1Caston1Cockley Cley7Colkirk1Croxton161Dereham1Elsing1Foulden2Foxley1Fransham5Garvestone1Gressenhall4Griston3Gt Dunham1Gt Ellingham1Hardingham2Harling2Hilborough3Hockering1Hoe3Holme Hale1Horningtoft2Kenninghall2Longham2Lt Dunham15Mattishall5Mileham2Mundford2Necton3New Buckenham7Nth Elmham1Nth Lopham5Old Buckenham5Oxborough2Quidenham2Saham Toney1Scoulton2Shipdham
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Number of Homes Completed in 2007/2008Parish Name4Shropham1Snetterton1South Lopham1Sparham6Sporle3Stanfield1Stow Bedon36Swaffham3Swanton Morley96Thetford2Thompson54Watton1Weasenham St. Peter11Weeting2Wendling1Whinburgh1Whissonsett4Wretham5Yaxham
Table A.1 Completed Homes
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