Rotherham Local Development Framework

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Rotherham Local Development Framework

• Allocations DPD
• Frontloading Event
• 23 November 2007

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Welcome Event Programme

• Aims of Event
• Allocations Survey Methodology
• Workshops survey form/ questions
• Report back / QAs

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Aims of Event

• Recap on LDF progress to date
• Introduction to Site Allocations Document
• Seek early engagement in preparation
• Explain Methodology seek comment
• Outline Future Plans / Next Steps

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LDF Background

• Purpose of LDF
• Replaces UDP
• LDFRSS Development Plan
• Sustainable spatial development to 2026
• Delivery vehicle for CS Vision
• Form
• Portfolio of Documents
• Process SCI, LDS, AMR
• Planning Core Strategy supporting Allocations
  Policies Docs. Joint Strategic Waste Document
• Transition saved UDP Policies
• Consultation
• Frontloading 2 formal stages prior to
  examination

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Site Allocations Development Plan Document
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Allocations Document Context

• Priority Topics (from Core Strategy)
• Housing, economy (industry/business, retail,
  waste) transport
• Informing growth amount/ distribution for
  submission LDF Core Strategy
• RSS Growth Point implications of more housing
• PPS3 demonstrating deliverable housing supply
• Joint Rotherham/ Sheffield Strategic Housing Land
  Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
• Evidence Base employment land retail
  requirements

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Methodology - General

• Stakeholder transparency / SHLAA compatibility
• Survey of Babtie Study settlements/
  neighbourhoods by Spatial Planning Zones (SPZs).
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Methodology General (cont).

• Sites search settlement and periphery
• Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of Sites SA
  Objectives reflected in survey form checklists
• Database record of rejects and reservoir of
  potential capacity
• Settlement Strategies option permutations/
  capacities
• Refinement of methodology at each Stage of
  Document

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MethodologyTask Sequence

• Settlement Appraisal
• Site Analysis
• SPZ ? Borough-wide Allocation Options

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1. Settlement Appraisal

• Babtie hierarchy status
• Local issues, potential and constraints
• Review of site sources
• Surveys for additional sites

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2. Site Survey
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3. SPZ ? Borough-wide Options

• SPZ and Settlement Strategy containment/
  expansion options
• Borough wide allocations options
• amalgamation of settlement options/ capacity
  ranges by SPZ
• Iteration of SPZ capacities against RSS/ growth
  point requirements

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Progress / Next Steps

• Settlement Familiarisation / preliminary site
  identification (complete for Rotherham Urban SPZ)
• Rotherham Urban SPZ Settlement Strategy Options
  Capacity Range (Target completion by Jan 08)
• Target Completion for remainder of Borough (May
  08)
• Allocations Options Consultation synchronised
  with possible additional pre-submission Core
  Strategy consultation (April/ May 08)
• Core Strategy submission informed by Allocations
  options consultation (late summer 08)
• Allocations Preferred Options in support of Core
  Strategy (late 08)

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Workshop Questions

• Any comments on general approach?
• Any comments on proposed survey criteria?
• Any important missing constraints?
• Any suggestions for types of strategy Options?
• Any comments on work required before Preferred
  Options? (evidence/consultation)
• Interest in further frontloading event on draft
  Options?

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Thanks for your attendance and contributions

• Further Information .
• Web www.rotherham.gov.uk/forwardplanning
• E-mail forward.planning_at_rotherham.gov.uk