We recognise that council services are increasingly funded by council tax and business rates, which is why value for money plays such an important role in our decision-making. Do you agree with our proposed policy approach? Updated technical guidance will be prepared by the Council to accompany the policy and explain how we expect applicants to demonstrate that their development proposals comply with the policy requirements. In recognition of the high sustainability standards required to achieve a Certified Passivhaus scheme, it is considered an alternative, and preferred, route to policy compliance. We have local and national targets for reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy generation that must be met. The Phase 2 consultation ran from 7 February 2022 to 4 April 2022. One of the proposals includes reducing the number of policies at the Local Plan level and creating new national planning policies to cover key topics. Equally, many of our priorities and commitments dont stop at our boundaries. Our Scrutiny Commission will also have a key role in monitoring delivery of the Council Plan as well as carrying out their policy development role as the Plan develops and is implemented. The Local Plan 2020 will shape our district for the next 15 years. Planning out space for private vehicle parking to create better places. Topic-based policies might also cover detailed issues, like transport management, or how standards in relation to carbon reduction in new developments are required, or specific design principles in relation to extensions. SavingsBy 2024, we will have made over 102m in annual savings. This policy must work in combination with other aspects of the plan and also changes likely to happen outside of planning. In 2019 the average earnings for a full-time worker living in South Gloucestershire was 31,609, higher than the national average (30,661). Geographical Coverage : Whole of South Gloucestershire. Hydrocarbon Extraction (inc. Fracking), 59. We will look after every penny as if it were our own, prioritising spending on the most vulnerable in our society and the services which are most important to you. Acceptable development proposal(s) must demonstrate that; a) High quality and well-considered green and blue infrastructure has been included to an appropriate level, and appropriately designed to contribute towards the vision and strategic objectives of the locality. Steps should be taken to mitigate the visual impact of any such installations. Although the 1992 planning permission for Lagoon 3 required restoration to its former or an improved condition following cessation of its use, the biodiversity value of this feature is declining as the water area reduces due to scrubbing over. The charity makes a positive contribution to the lives of hundreds of older people in South Gloucestershire every week. 7. 65. Current Parking Standards in South Gloucestershire can be found in the Policies, Sites and Places Plan PSP16 Parking Standards with elements in the Core Strategy policy CS8 and further detail in the Residential Parking Supplementary Planning Document. Meeting the needs of our Gypsy/ Traveller & TravellingShowpeoplecommunities, 8. Mineral Extraction, Working and Restoration, 11. Proposals will be considered more favourably where they achieve 2 or more of the following criteria: a. The strategies for dealing with the different levels of waste vary according to their radioactivity characteristics, with higher activity wastes such as nuclear fuel having already been removed off site, intermediate level wastes being treated and packaged at Oldbury prior to being moved to Berkeley for long term storage until such time as a national geological disposal facility is available. This is necessary to ensure that heating systems are decarbonised and move away from fossil fuel systems (i.e. Where trees are provided within areas of public realm, suitable below ground provision must be made to ensure their longevity; b) Net gains for biodiversity, tree cover and landscape diversity have been achieved. The development plan sets out the policies and proposals for the development and use of land in South Gloucestershire. The Councils will continue their longstanding history of joint working and cooperate with each other and with other key bodies on strategic, cross boundary matters as they prepare their Local Plans.The evidence base prepared so far to inform the Spatial Development Strategy will be published on the WECA website and will be reviewed and used as appropriate to inform the Councils Local Plans. Monitoring and review arrangements for both the construction and operational phases of the NNB. The Climate Emergency declaration has given fresh impetus to tackling climate change in South Gloucestershire, and the local plan provides a crucial opportunity to make significant progress. Although the current climate would suggest that this may be a reversing trend it is also clear that for many, the private car will remain the primary option of travel in the short to medium term at least. Given the nature and scale of many NSIPs, it is likely that the full range of topics under the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations will need to be considered. A character and context appraisal should be provided within the design and access statement to support a planning application, and to show how the local context has been considered and taken into account in the design of the development. We hope to consult you on a fuller range of policies in 2021. Regulated energy includes space heating, ventilation, hot water supply and lighting. Priority 1 Creating the best start in life for our children and young peoplePriority 2 Identifying and supporting those most in need and helping people to help themselvesPriority 3 Promoting sustainable inclusive communities, infrastructure, and growthPriority 4 Realising the full potential of our people and delivering value for money. Emissions are produced at all phases of the development process, including embodied carbon in the materials used, the construction process, and the operational phase. This will also support the objectives of Urban Lifestyles and the NPPF, making efficient use of land and freeing up space that would otherwise be used for car parking provision to allow much needed open spaces where higher densities will make land in short supply. For projects that will result in significant effects locally, appropriate governance arrangements will need to be put in place to monitor the progress of the project, involving relevant stakeholders, and data and findings published and reviewed at intervals appropriate to each KPI. If so, there will be a charge of 290 plus VAT. Proposals that include an element of community ownership, or are from the community energy sector, are encouraged. The location, site planning, layout and design parameters for construction operations and all NNB related buildings, infrastructure, and mitigation measures avoids, minimises, mitigates or compensates for community, economic, and environmental impacts on the local and wider area, both in the short and longer term. Proposals that support the transition to a smart energy system may include battery storage facilities. Further information on the NSIP process, including relevant legislation, guidance advice and roles of the various parties may be found on the Planning Inspectorates website. At the same time, we must invest in and exploit opportunities to shift the balance towards prevention and help people to help themselves. Area Specific: Planning for the East Fringe of Bristol Urban Area. Up to the point of consent, the local authority role on NSIPs is largely discretionary and is as a consultee to the planning and examination process. A set of short videos explaining the preparation of, and how you can get involved in shaping our new Local Plan 2020 for South Gloucestershire. This Council Plan maintains our focus on being an efficient and innovative organisation, working closely with our communities and partners to shape and improve the outcomes and prospects for South Gloucestershire, our residents and businesses. We also understand that above all, people want to see everyday services like waste collection and library services delivered efficiently. These documents contain a wide range of adopted planning policies, and will be used to determine planning applications until they are replaced. The following policy therefore addresses only the planning aspects of radioactive waste proposals. Yet we also have attractive, safe communities with access to the city and open countryside. Bysigning up to our consultations, you can keep up with progress on the Local Plan, consultations and key updates from us. Priority 4 Realising the full potential of our people and delivering value for money. These provide a framework to inform early engagement between the Council and a promoter of NNB at Oldbury. You can also register for updates by emailingpolicy.consultation@southglos.gov.uk. The Local Plan was adopted at Full Council on 22 July 2015. Overall health in South Gloucestershire is good and improving, and life expectancy is higher than the national average. Area Specific: Planning for Yate and Chipping Sodbury, 68. 26. Appropriate monitoring arrangements and adequately resourced Management and Delivery Plans for both the Construction and Operational phases of NSIPs will be required to ensure that socio-economic, transport and environmental objectives are met during both construction and operation. We have also suggested nine priorities to address these issues. And fulfilling the functions of enforcement authority. In justifying new development in accordance with the NPPF requirements, this approach will not be acceptable. The local authority is also responsible for discharging Requirements (akin to planning conditions) following the grant of a Development Consent Order. It also requires, where any residual carbon emissions remain, contributions towards carbon offsetting projects in the local area. Age UK South Gloucestershire is an independent local charity with its own locally elected board of trustees and is part of the Age UK network. However, it can occur by a legal agreement that guarantees to pay a percentage of the income generated by selling heat or electricity to the grid, into a Community Trust Fund, or other suitable mechanism, controlled by the local community for spending on other local infrastructure and energy efficiency initiatives. It guides the future use and management of land in South Gloucestershire. In line with this guidance, site operators are required to produce a Waste Management Plan, a Site Wide Environmental Safety Case, and strategies to keep the risk of radiation exposure to people as low as reasonably achievable, taking into account economic and social factors. There are several areas within the District where there are parking problems where demand exceeds the parking supply with resultant difficulties for travel, including waste collection and emergency services examples include the area around Kingswood High Street; Kings Drive and surrounding cul-de-sacs in Stoke Gifford; Hoopers Walk, Longwell Green; Edgeware Road, Staple Hill; St Barnabus Close, Warmley; Elmleigh Close, Mangotsfield; Lower Station Road, Staple Hill, and Whitsun Leaze within the relatively new development at Charlton Hayes, Patchway. Higher residential densities will form a key part of this approach, balanced by lower parking requirements and a focus on the quality of the public realm. The fund will be administered by the Council and will be collected via Section 106 agreements. This will require new approaches from those set out in PSP38 (Development within existing residential curtilages, including extensions and new dwellings). These targets are necessary to help slow down the warming of the Earth and reduce the severity of the impacts of climate change. They outline the number and types of homes, jobs, services and facilities, as well as infrastructure that will be expected to be developed in South Gloucestershire. This is because in non-residential development proposals it is difficult to assess the unregulated energy use as the end-user can vary widely and is not necessarily known. Along with other relevant policies in the plan, this policy will be a material consideration in engaging with the site licensee, NDA and the NNB promoter, other potential developers and providing pre-application advice, assessing and determining individual planning applications, as well as responding to other notifications and consultations related to the decommissioning of Oldbury power station. Creating sustainable rural villages and settlements, Local Plan 2020 Phase 1 Issues and Approaches. These would be focussed around designated town centres and transport hubs. While acknowledging that a proposed NNB power station at Oldbury has the potential to bring benefits to businesses, employment and the community, and make a significant contribution in terms of low carbon energy, there a number of fundamental concerns about potential negative effects. Satisfying the detailed requirements set out in policies, such as Energy Management in New Development and Creating well-designed places, will also help demonstrate compliance with the overarching climate change policy. Changes to the way the planning system operates (including national planning policy) is likely to have a strong influence on the range and content of planning policies we include in our Local Plan 2020. For example, a non-strategic policy may be a detailed policy for a specific area like Kingwood, where the Urban Lifestyles approach is being considered, or growth in a rural village or market town. Clearly defined and measurable Key Performance Indicators will be needed to assess progress and delivery over time. Resistive electric heating (unless part of certified Passivhaus) is excluded. The majority of policies cannot be effectively drafted until further consultation, evidence and studies have been carried out. Earlier Core Strategy documents and representations can be downloaded from our website. The following tables set out the types of policies we currently hope to include in our new Local Plan. Early discussions have also contributed to the development of a new planning policy relating to decommissioning. Given the importance of decommissioning, it is recognised that priority should be given to uses that facilitate the decommissioning of the existing station. However, at this stage we think it is important to set out the range of policies we think are needed in our new Local Plan. Our approaches to strategic growth policies will be informed by the emerging sub-regional Spatial Development Strategy and supporting evidence base. These targets will most likely be exceeded in practice, and the Council expects on-site measures to be maximised as far as possible. Future stages of the Local Plan 2020 will put forward a more comprehensive set of draft policies. In planning this new housing, we must recognise the need to protect our natural habitats and biodiversity. The Plan is ambitious; we aspire to be recognised locally and nationally for what we achieve as a council and with our many partners. 06/02/2023. This current policy applies a district wide standard for bicycle and car parking spaces for residential properties. For clarity, the baseline against which residential development will be required to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100% is total residual energy use, which includes regulated (and unregulated Policy option 2) energy use. Population 63% of the population live in the urban area, 17% in market towns and 20% in villages and rural areas. We have a valued heritage and green spaces and businesses that command high ambition and a presence on the global stage. We have started exploring how we might approach new strategies and policies for growth (set out in section 5: Building a Strategy) but we are very much at the beginning of this process. However, if very detailed approaches are required, or different approaches are required above and beyond what we have provided, we may need to progress some policies with additional supporting documents. a) minimise end user energy requirements over and above those required by Building Regulations (at the time of full planning or reserved matters approval) through energy efficiency measures by at least 10%, or, achieve any higher standard that is required under national planning policy; and thenb) reduce carbon dioxide emissions by maximising the use of renewable energy generation sources on site and achieve an overall on-site reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from regulated energy use of at least 50%, unless the development includes flats where a 35% reduction is acceptable (for that part of the site only). South Gloucestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. 23. The local authority is also the enforcement authority post consent. July to October 2020: Call for Sites invited, November 2020 to March 2021: Public consultation Phase 1 on issues and approaches, new approaches for urban and rural communities, and a draft planning policy to inform preparation of our new Local Plan 2020, February 2022 to April 2022: Public consultation Phase 2 including: Urban Lifestyles potential site allocations and employment areas in Urban Areas and within Market Towns potential approaches to rural growth Strategic Green Infrastructure Renewable Energy Areas draft planning policies for growth, protection, site proposals and place discussions. It should set out the overall parameters for the future evolution of the site, including: a) The existing, interim and end states for the site,:b) An outline phasing and timetable for worksc) The location and scale of existing and proposed structures, buildings, voids, boundary treatments and any proposals for their retention or modification,d) Demolition proposals both above and below ground;e) Proposals for new or changed earthworks, hardstanding or changes to land use and /or external appearance, including restoration where buildings are removed;f) Any locations, proposals and protection measures for onsite waste treatment, management and/or disposal of all types;g) The design approaches for new and altered buildings, structures and open areas,h) Strategic landscape and biodiversity proposals, including the management and or restoration of the mosaic of semi-natural and Priority Habitats for the benefit of protected Species across the Magnox estate, including the reinstatement of Lagoon 3 as open water for birds species associated with the estuary. THE SOUTH GLOS COUNCIL LOCAL PLAN See http://www.westerleighparishcouncil.org.uk/planning-and-the-parish-council/ RESPONSES TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS Jan 2022 - All Planning Applications will continue to be listed here. Although these changes are not reflected in this current draft, the council will continue to review the impact of the Order on the proposed schedules and will reflect updates where necessary in later drafts of this policy. 3) MovementSafe, convenient, sustainable and direct movement between areas of the district is an integral part of well-designed places. Policy Option 1: Net zero carbon (100% reduction in carbon emissions) from regulated energy use;or Policy Option 2: Net zero carbon (100% reduction in carbon emissions) from regulated and unregulated energy use. It can also bring wider environmental and economic benefits, and improve the security of our energy supply. Specific on-site requirements for Residential Development. Good quality and positive existing trees and vegetation should be retained and protected; c) Where appropriate, well-located, attractive, and safe open spaces and play areas, which enhance social interaction and which offer opportunities for formal and informal play and rest, should be provided; d) Where appropriate, site-specific public art features are provided, in order to add visual and cultural interest, and to create a connection to the sites history, existing landscape or built qualities; e) Boundary treatments and any interfaces between public and private areas are robust and built to be long-lasting, define the public realm, clearly establish the difference between public and private spaces, and avoids small areas of incidental open spaces; and. Good public transport provision relates to a close / walkable distance to bus stops and or railway stations; frequency of services; locations that are served by the routes including key destinations and facilities not found locally, and journey times to those destinations and facilities. For example, given the need to raise awareness of business opportunities to ensure that local companies can meet the requirements of the nuclear industry; as well as the need to ensure the availability of suitably qualified workforce both for construction and operation, early engagement in the pre-application phase will be required in respect of eduction, training, skills and supply chain strategies. It is also accepted that due to the long timeframes, changing contexts and complexities of some NSIPs, aspects of impact prediction may be uncertain. The zones have been created based on the Urban Lifestyles approach with a focus on designated town centres and key transport hubs. About the council. The existing nuclear power station at Oldbury ceased generation in 2012, and is now being decommissioned. 4) Nature and public spacesBelow ground provision for trees within public realm, such as root protection and growth systems, is often needed to ensure the proper growth and longevity of the tree. Our response to the current challenges presented by Covid-19, with so many children and young people having been away from learning in a school environment for an extended period, will be to empower them with the knowledge and skills required to take advantage of the range of choices and opportunities available. Overarching climate change, design, green infrastructure and environment approaches; Housing, employment, retail, leisure and other commercial development; Waste, minerals and national projects like Power Stations. Applications for Development Consent Orders (DCOs) for NSIPs are made to the Planning Inspectorate (PINs), who examine and test the proposals against criteria on national need, benefits and impacts as set out in relevant policy. 5. Clauses 2 and 3 of the policy set out specific on-site requirements. This is available for 290 plus VAT (as of April 2022) and is subject to us considering it is appropriate. Council offices. However, the Council considers that, in order to minimise impact of nuclear new build NNB on the locality it will be important where possible and practical to re-use the existing power station facilities and/or brownfield land and materials. If you require assistance in accessing or using the interactive map, contact the Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice Team on 01454 866015 or emailPlanningPolicy@southglos.gov.uk. These should include governance arrangements, plans and mechanisms to cover the full range of impacts, to assess compliance with KPIs, the adequacy of mitigation, compensation or community benefits and to ensure that any necessary adjustments to mitigation can be agreed and made as necessary. To answer these questions visit our online consultation page at www.southglos.gov.uk/localplan2020-feedback to complete or download our questionnaire. Ensuring we aim for high quality and progressive approaches is crucial if we are to positively address our declared Climate Emergency, build upon the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, and address inequalities across our communities. Communities are becoming more aware of the need for renewable energy development proposals in light of climate change and the move towards a low carbon economy. A strong commitment to equality of opportunity, value for money and transitioning to a low carbon future will flow through everything we do and will form the basis of an overarching plan developed with our key local partners. They also indicate how we are looking to review, and eventually replace our existing range of planning policies. Legibility, or the understanding of a place, can be created by sequences of natural or built landmark features, and by ensuring that views through a site terminate at landmarks, such as a mature tree or interesting new faade. Set out whether a carbon offsetting contribution is required to mitigate any remaining carbon emissions. As a council we have sometimes shied-away from highlighting the impacts of our work and what we have achieved, and at the heart of this plan is a new means of demonstrating how we are making a difference for you, delivering real value for money services. determination of discharge of requirements and/or planning conditions, and the Councils role as enforcement authority. d) An appropriate level of space and facilities are provided and designed into the development for the sorting and storage of recyclable waste materials, the composting of household waste, and the collection of these and other waste materials; and. The SPD may be adopted in advance of formal pre-application consultation by the project promoter, to: help inform the scheme development; provide a basis for the Councils assessment of the project proposals and associated delivery plans; and provide the Planning Inspectorate and Secretary of State with guidance which may be material to decision making. 16. Action must be taken in all sectors of society and at all levels locally, nationally and globally to mitigate, and adapt to, the impacts of climate change. We also recognise that there are smaller cohorts of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic children and children from the gypsy and traveller community facing an even larger gap in attainment. 30. Therefore, specific minimum targets for energy efficiency and on-site measures are set out in Clauses 2 and 3. As a council We Care. Life expectancy varies considerably across South Gloucestershire. A planning designation of Parking zones, for certain urban parts of the authority, to indicate where reduced parking provision may be appropriate, would be progressed as part of this approach. Strategic policies are those necessary to address the overarching priorities for the area, including policies that address cross-boundary issues. Many of our school-leavers and graduates choose to stay here and the area is also convenient for commuting to surrounding cities and further afield. Call for Sites outside of consultation periods. In terms informing of the LPAs role, other emerging Local Plan 2020 policies sets out an overarching framework for the decommissioning and restoration of the Oldbury site against which pre-application advice and planning consents will be considered, and will also help inform the Councils response to any consultations on consents, licenses or permits from other organisations. Low levels of unemployment in March 2020, 2.6% of the economically active population (16 and over) were unemployed, below the sub-regional (West of England) and national (England) averages (both 3.9%).