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Title: Housing, Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople


1
Welcome
  • Housing, Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling
    Showpeople

2
  • It is important to remember that this is only a
    Partial Review of selected elements of the RSS
    not a Full Review.
  • It is not proposed to undertake a fundamental
    review of RSS.
  • We will not be reconsidering the overall strategy
    and vision that RSS seeks to achieve these are
    agreed and will remain the backbone of RSS.
  • The overall strategy and those elements of the
    RSS not included in the Partial Review are not
    subject to revision and will continue to be in
    place as a statutory part of the development plan
    system.

3
Topics covered by the Review
  • 3 key priorities
  • Housing (inc revision of district housing
    numbers, housing market areas, affordability)
  • Renewable energy
  • Waste

4
Topics covered by the Review
  • Other issues
  • Gypsies Travellers pitch provision by District
  • Travelling Showpeople pitch provision by District
  • Review of Regional Car Parking standards

5
Timetable
These Stages Managed by Assembly Launch of RSS November 2007
These Stages Managed by Assembly Preparation of Project Plan October 2007 April 2008 (consultation Feb \ March 2008)
These Stages Managed by Assembly Technical / Research studies Spring 2007 - April 2008
These Stages Managed by Assembly Development of Options April May 2008 (targeted consultation June 2008)
These Stages Managed by Assembly Preparation of Draft RSS Policies (including targeted engagement on interim Draft Polices) July 2008 March 2009 (October November 2008)
These Stages Managed by Assembly Approval submission of Draft RSS to GONW March - April 2009
These Stages Managed by GONW Formal Public Consultation on Draft RSS May July 2009
These Stages Managed by GONW Examination in Public process Estimated August 2009 January 2010
These Stages Managed by GONW Panel Report Published Estimated April 2010
These Stages Managed by GONW Governments Proposed Changes to RSS Estimated April - August 2010
These Stages Managed by GONW Final RSS issued by Government Estimated December 2010
6
SEA / SA Process
  • Combined approach covering
  • Sustainability Appraisal
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment
  • Habitat Regulation Assessment
  • Health Impact Assessment
  • Equality Impact Assessment
  • Rural Proofing
  • Integrated into one process covering 5 stages
  • Stage A The production of an SA Scoping Report
  • Stage B Developing and refining options
  • Stage C Preparation of the SA \ SEA Report
  • Stage D Consultation on the Revision and SA \
    SEA Report, led by GONW
  • Stage E monitoring and responding to adverse
    effects

7
Engagement
  • High level political engagement via NWRA
    Executive Board and its successor organisation
    from July 2008
  • Building upon best practice from previous reviews
    of RSS (also RES)
  • Primarily web based though facility for those
    who cannot access IT to be involved via hard
    copy, dedicated freephone number etc
  • Supplemented by workshops during June 2008 for
    options stage
  • Working with CAG Consultants to deliver this
  • Specialist techniques being developed to work
    with Gypsy Traveller and Travelling Showpeople
    communities
  • Use of other techniques to raise awareness

8
Beyond RSS - Towards a Single Regional Strategy
  • Current Government Consultation on Sub-National
    Economic Development and Regeneration (SNR)
  • Proposal to develop a Single Regional Strategy to
    replace RSS and RES with a Single Regional
    Strategy (subject to primary legislation)
  • Assembly already working with NWDA colleagues on
    initial work to develop a Single Regional
    Strategy
  • Work on Partial Review will form an input into
    Single Regional Strategy and not be abortive
  • Proposed to give the Regional Development
    Agencies (RDAs) the responsibility for developing
    the Single Regional Strategy, working closely
    with local authorities and other partners. The
    statutory functions of Regional Assemblies with
    respect to the RSS would be transferred to the
    RDAs (subject to primary legislation)
  • Assembly already working with closely with NWDA
    colleagues on Partial Review of RSS
  • Until these proposals are implemented the RSS
    responsibilities will stay with the Assembly (and
    its post July 2008 successor body), which will
    continue with bringing forward the Partial Review
    of RSS.

9
Any Questions?
10
Homes for the Future
11
Issues to be addressed - One
  • Existing policy issues which need to be refined
  • Overall housing provision
  • Affordable housing provision
  • Target for the re-use of previously-developed
    land
  • Housing trajectory
  • Lifetime Homes
  • Code for Sustainable Homes

12
Issues to be addressed - Two
  • Additional policy issues which need to be
    reflected through the Partial Review
  • Planning on the basis of Housing Market Areas
  • Managing the release of land within and across
    Housing Market Areas
  • Rural housing provision (affordable and market
    housing)
  • Broad locations Growth Points and Eco-towns

13
Issues to be addressed - Three
  • Other Links
  • Links with other policy areas being reviewed in
    the Partial Review
  • Links with other policy areas not covered in the
    Partial Review.
  • Links to cross cutting themes
  • Links to other regional strategies
  • Cross-boundary issues

14
Issues to be addressed - Four
  • Social, Environmental and Infrastructure
    Implications
  • Social Implications
  • Infrastructure implications
  • Environmental Impacts

15
Evidence Base - One
  • Regional Strategic Housing Market Assessment
    (SHMA) for the North West.
  • Provides a picture of each of the 27 housing
    market areas identified in the region.
  • Looks at a number of scenarios exploring the
    level of housing growth which may be needed
    across the region over the period 2007 to 2032,
    driven both by demographic and by economic
    factors.
  • The range of figures produced by the Regional
    Strategic Housing Market Assessment work is from
    around 24,659 to 30,329 average annual dwellings
    per annum.

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Evidence Base - Two
  • The lower end of the range is close to the status
    quo position which continues the rate of at least
    23,111 dwellings per annum
  • As a region we are required to test the advice
    provided to the Government by the National
    Housing and Planning Advice Unit.
  • The higher end of the range set out in the
    Regional Strategic Housing Market Assessment work
    (30,329 dwellings per annum (average)) falls
    within the range that we anticipate will be
    covered by the NHPAUs advice (28,000 32,000)

17
What has been decided?
  • The target for the region will continue to be at
    least 70 on previously-developed land. set out
    how we will achieve a good mix of housing
  • Set out the regions housing density policies
    including any target.
  • Identify broad strategic locations for new
    housing developments and criteria test the advice
    provided to the Government by the National
    Housing and Planning Advice Unit
  • We assume that all new housing provision will be
    built to Code for Sustainable Homes standards
  • Set out by Housing Market Areas and Local
    Planning Authority areas in the North West
  • Give the overall level of housing provision for
    the period 2007 to 2032.
  • Give an affordable housing target for the region
    and each Housing Market Area
  • Set a target for the proportion of housing
    development that will be on previously-developed
    land (PDL).

18
Option A1.1
  • Continue the level of overall provision set out
    in the Proposed Changes to Submitted Draft RSS
    at least 23,111 dwellings per annum (577,775 new
    dwellings over the plan period (2007 2032))
  • Continue the existing spatial distribution
  • Sub-region Spatial distribution Annual average
    dwelling requirement Overall provision 2007
    2032 (net of clearance replacement) North West At
    least 23,111At least

19
Option A1.2
  • Continue the level of overall provision set out
    in the Proposed Changes to Submitted Draft RSS
    at least 23,111 dwellings per annum (577,775 new
    dwellings over the plan period (2007-2032))
  • Revised spatial distribution to increase the
    level of provision in rural areas

20
Option A2.1
  • The lower end of the range to be proposed by the
    National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU)
    in the region of 28,000 dwellings per annum
    (700,000 new dwellings over the plan period (2007
    2032))
  • Continue the existing spatial distribution

21
Option A2.2
  • The lower end of the range to be proposed by the
    National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU)
    in the region of 28,000 dwellings per annum
    (700,000 new dwellings over the plan period (2007
    2032))
  • Revised spatial distribution to increase the
    level of provision in rural areas

22
Option A3.1
  • The higher end of the range to be proposed by the
    National Housing and Planning Advice Unit - in
    the region of 32,000 dwellings per annum (800,000
    new dwellings over the plan period (2007
    2032))
  • Continue the existing spatial distribution

23
Option A3.2
  • The higher end of the range to be proposed by the
    National Housing and Planning Advice Unit - in
    the region of 32,000 dwellings per annum (800,000
    new dwellings over the plan period (2007
    2032))
  • Revised spatial distribution to increase the
    level of provision in rural areas

24
Rural Housing Provision
  • Option C1 Give no indication of the level of
    housing provision in rural areas
  • Option C2 Give a figure for the level of
    provision to be made in settlements of less than
    10,000 population as part of the overall housing
    provision figure
  • Option C3 Give a figure for the level of
    provision to be made in settlements of less than
    3,000 population and between 3,000 10,000
    population as part of the overall housing
    provision figure.

25
Affordable Housing Provision
  • Option D1 an absolute target (expressed as
    number of dwellings)
  • Option D2 a proportional target (percentage of
    the overall housing provision for the region and
    each Housing Market Area)?

26
Broad Locations
  • Broad locations of any shortlisted growth points
    (which may include any or all of the following
    bids - Greater Manchester Liverpool / Wirral St
    Helens / Halton / Warrington Central
    Lancashire, Blackpool West Cheshire Carlisle)
    or future growth point or eco-town proposals.
  • Housing Market Renewal Initiative Pathfinder
    Areas
  • West Cumbria and Furness
  • Lancashire Coastal Towns of Blackpool / Fleetwood
    and Morecambe
  • Other urban areas in the Manchester and Liverpool
    City Regions in need of housing regeneration /
    market restructuring

27
Any Questions?
28
Issues to be considered
  • Integral part of the wider housing agenda
  • What is the difference between a site and a
    pitch? (or a yard)
  • Results of a series of Gypsy and Traveller
    Accommodation Assessments (GTAAs)
  • Transit sites

29
Somewhere to live
  • How legal sites offer a better physical
    environment for Gypsies Travellers (eg water,
    power etc) and access to services such as
    schools, doctors etc
  • Benefits of closer integration with settled
    community, reducing isolation and marginalisation
    for Gypsies Travellers
  • Benefits of access to services such as schools,
    doctors resulting in improvement of health, life
    expectancy for Gypsies Travellers
  • Reduction in illegal camping improves the quality
    of life of every community
  • Resource and costs savings for local authorities/
    police in enforcing and cleaning up illegal
    encampments.

30
What has been decided
  1. The RSS will specify pitch numbers required (but
    not their location) for each local planning
    authority (LPA), in light of the GTAAs conducted
    and a strategic view of need, supply and demand
    across the region is taken.
  2. In order to adapt to current working and living
    patterns of Gypsies Travellers, the RSS policy
    will seek to promote the establishment of a mix
    of permanent and transit provision.

31
Option One
  • Use the results from the studies to distribute
    new provision based on the existing identified
    need where it arises basis.

32
Option Two
  • Use the results from the studies to distribute
    new provision based on the existing identified
    need where it arises basis and then modify the
    figures (upwards or downwards as appropriate) to
    ensure a minimum level of pitch provision in
    every district.

33
Option Three
  • Working with sub-regional partnerships and the
    Gypsy Traveller Community / the Showmens Guild
    agree a more balanced share of meeting need
    across districts, reflecting a wider range of
    factors other than solely the need where it
    arises basis.

34
Any Questions?
35
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