Contents
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Executive Summary---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Context -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
The Local Development Framework-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Annual Monitoring Report April 2008 – March 2009-------------------------------------------------------- 8
Annex 1 – Monitoring Indicator Framework------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
Annex 2 – Glossary------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40
Annex 3 – Figures used in housing trajectory--------------------------------------------------------------- 41
Annex 4 – Methodology applied in estimating 5 year deliverable housing land supply-------------- 42
Executive Summary
This Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) covers the period 1st April 2008 – 31st March 2009 (the ‘reporting’ year). It monitors:-
- Implementation of the Thanet Local Development Scheme and
- The extent to which saved policies from the Local Plan are being achieved.
1). IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the documents to be prepared and included in the Local Development Framework and the timescale for their preparation. The LDS brought into effect on 1st April 2007 applies for most of the 2008/09 reporting year. However, in recognition of an increase in the managerial responsibilities of the Strategic Planning Manager, the significant resource implications of evidence gathering, changes to the national planning regulations and prioritising work on the Cliftonville Development Plan Document, a revised LDS featuring a new timescale was brought into effect in February 2009.
Progress in preparing the development plan documents and supplementary planning documents is summarised below.
Public consultation on preferred options and proposals for the Cliftonville DPD was achieved in line with the 2007 LDS milestone. However, for the reasons above, the 2007 LDS milestones to consult on preferred options and proposals for the Core Strategy, Housing DPD and Developer Contribution SPD experienced slippage.
Although beyond the reporting year (2008/09) it can also be noted that the consultation on preferred options and proposals milestone for the Core Strategy was achieved, with the documents being in the public domain in line with the 2009 LDS target of September 2009.
2). IMPLEMENTATION OF SAVED POLICIES
This report assesses progress in implementation of policies in the Thanet Local Plan against a framework of indicators and targets. Certain of these indicators will need to be monitored over several years to establish trends and impact. The monitoring information for this AMR suggests that the Local Plan’s policies are generally on track to help deliver development that is sustainable. However, economic development and growth has not yet accelerated towards the levels aspired to in policy. Some key messages are summarised below.
Economic Development
Take up (development) of allocated employment land, although higher than last year continues to be well below Local Plan targets.
During the reporting year, 3.41 hectares of employment land was lost to alternative use, of this 1.16 hectares was for residential purposes. No actual losses occurred on any safeguarded employment site.
Supply of Land for New Homes
The district has an adequate supply of house building land compared to the requirements set out in the South East Plan published in May 2009. Identified, deliverable housing land is more than sufficient to provide a 5-year supply. A major allocated greenfield site at Westwood forms a strategic component of the allocated land supply. The committed land supply is front-end loaded, and actual completion of new homes exceeds the planned rate so far, with completions in the AMR reporting year (726 new homes) being notably above the South East Plan annual average rate (375 new homes).
Sustainable Housing Development
Housing development in the district continues to make very efficient use of previously developed land. 98% of new homes delivered were on previously developed land. This significantly exceeds the 70% target in the 2006 Local Plan. 97% of new housing was located within 30 minutes public transport of a range of services.
Thanet Local Plan Policies to deliver elements of affordable housing are beginning to ‘bite’ as the policy has gained weight and been applied as new sites come forward, however, delivery is below targets, not least because allocated strategic sites have not yet come forward. During the reporting year 2 sites were eligible for negotiating an element of affordable housing and affordable housing was negotiated on 50% of these sites, which is below the 2007/08 figure of 86%.
Once again the target to bring 10 properties back into use in areas designated as in need of special attention was exceeded. During the reporting year, 92 empty properties were brought back into use and of these 55 were in areas in need of special attention.
Town Centres
Areas defined in the Thanet Local Plan provide a basis for monitoring retail/commercial vacancy rates in Thanet’s Town centres. Since last year vacancy rates in Margate and Ramsgate Town centres have risen, while that for Broadstairs has reduced. Once again, all units at Westwood Cross are being utilised. This underlines the important policy objective of consolidating Ramsgate and Margate Town centres to reflect specific niche roles.
Open Space, Countryside and Farmland
Losses are monitored through development granted as a departure to relevant development plan policy. Losses of open countryside amounted to about 8.4 hectares. This loss relates to one application granted at London Manston Airport for a car park and associated works, as allocated in the 2006 Local Plan.
There were two departures to the policy seeking to prevent loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, one application (mentioned above) relates to construction of a car park and associated works at London Manston Airport. The second departure relates to a granted application for 30.4 hectares mixed use urban extension at Westwood on land to the North of Haine Road and West of Nash Road. Both were allocated in the 2006 Local Plan and amount to a total loss of 38.8 hectares.
No losses of public open space or Green Wedges were permitted in the current reporting year.
1. Introduction
1.1 This Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) covers the monitoring year 1st April 2008 – 31st March 2009 to meet the requirements of the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. This period is referred to as the ‘reporting year’. This AMR reviews:
· the implementation of the Local Development Scheme (main report); and
· The extent to which policies set out in Local Development Documents are being achieved (Annex 1 of this report).
1.2 During the reporting year the development plan for Thanet comprised the adopted Thanet Local Plan (June) 2006, the Minerals Local Plan, the Kent Waste Local Plan, the Kent and Medway Structure Plan (adopted in July 2006) and the Regional Spatial Strategy (Regional Planning Guidance for the South East 2001).
1.3 The policies and many of the targets referred to in this report are from the Thanet Local Plan adopted in June 2006 (unless otherwise stated). In June 2009 a number of policies in the 2006 adopted Local Plan expired. For convenience and simplicity, references to expired policies have been removed from this AMR.
1.4 The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the timetable for preparing the various Local Development Documents that will make up the Local Development Framework. The current LDS came into effect on 2nd February 2009.
1.5 A glossary is provided at Annex 2 to this report.
2. Context
Thanet District Context
2.1 Thanet is an attractive coastal district situated at the eastern end of Kent in close proximity
to the continent. The district consists of a rural area to the west and south west with a large urban area, including the historic seaside towns of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, around the northern, eastern and southern coastline. The recently established town centre of Westwood is situated in a central position in the district. Thanet has a population of about 129,200 people (2007 Mid Year Estimate: source Population Estimates Unit, O.N.S. © Crown Copyright).
2.2 The district benefits from a marina in Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour and a port, Ramsgate
New Port, which provides both passenger and freight services to Europe. The district also has a developing airport, Kent International Airport, which is identified in the Structure Plan and in Regional Planning Guidance as an airport of regional significance.
2.3 Despite its location in the South East of England and its attractive environment, the district has suffered from long-term economic and social problems. Unemployment has for many years been well above the Kent average and significant social deprivation exists in parts of the district.
Kent and Medway Structure Plan and Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework
2.4 The Kent and Medway Structure Plan was adopted in July 2006. It expired in July 2009 shortly after the South East Plan (see below) came into effect.
2.5 Kent County Council is responsible for the Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework. The existing Kent Waste Plan was adopted in 1998. The Minerals Plan comprises a number of plans adopted between 1986 and 1998. The County Council has commenced work on the review of these plans.
The South East Plan
2.6 The South East Plan was published in May 2009, and will have a fundamental impact on development and investment decisions for Thanet. It establishes the quantity of new homes that are to be built in the District over the period 2006-2026 and where priorities are for jobs and infrastructure. It sets the framework within which our own emerging strategies and policies must sit.
3. The Local Development Framework
3.1 Following submission to the Secretary of State, Thanet’s first Local Development Scheme (LDS) was published in January 2005. This set out which documents are to be included in the Local Development Framework and their production timetable. The LDS was subsequently revised in February 2006 to reflect necessary changes highlighted in the 2004/05 Annual Monitoring Report. These changes affected only the timescale and not the documents included. Further revisions, were brought into effect on 1st April 2007 and 2nd February 2009.
4. Annual Monitoring Report:
April 2008 – March 2009
4.1 The LDS current for most of the reporting year covered by this AMR is that brought into effect on 1st April 2007. This section reports on progress in preparing the various DPD’s and SPD’s (listed below) against the timescale in the LDS. (A revision to the 2007 LDS was brought into effect late in the reporting year (on 2nd February 2009), and where appropriate, supplementary comment is made in relation to this 2009 LDS revision).
· Statement of Community Involvement
· Core Strategy DPD
· Cliftonville DPD
· Housing DPD
· Developer Contributions SPD
· Kent Design Guide SPD
Statement of Community Involvement
4.2 This document sets out the standards and approach in involving stakeholders and the community in the production of all Local Development Documents. It was the first Thanet DPD to be submitted to the Secretary of State for public examination. It was subsequently adopted in February 2007 (a period preceding that covered in this report).
Core Strategy DPD
4.3 This will comprise of a district wide vision, measurable targets (linked to ongoing monitoring arrangements) and district wide strategic policies. It will provide a coherent spatial strategy for a 10 to 15 year period from the date of its adoption. The Core Strategy will identify areas (rather than specific sites) where major change should take place to address development, transport and infrastructure needs. These areas will be set out in a key diagram. Its preparation will be in conformity with the Regional Spatial Strategy (the South East Plan) and will have regard to the Sustainable Community Strategy and Thanet Council’s Corporate Plan.
Timetable specified in LDS and timetable of actual delivery
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Stage
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Date in 2007 LDS |
Date in 2009 LDS |
Actual delivery date |
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Early stakeholder & Community Involvement |
Jan – April 2005 |
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Jan – March 2005 |
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Consultation date – Issues & Options
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July 2005 (Break for Local Plan adoption process)
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July 2005 |
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Public Consultation – Preferred Options & Proposals
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June 2008 |
September 2009 |
_ |
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Date for Submission to SOS
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February 2009 |
May 2010 |
_ |
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Examination
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August 2009 |
September 2010 |
_ |
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Estimated date for adoption
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March 2010 |
February 2011 |
_ |
Comment
4.4 The 2007 LDS milestone to consult on preferred options and proposals was not achieved, and this will impact upon the later stages of the preparation process. Slippage was due to a number of factors including resources available to assemble the supporting evidence base. The Core Strategy is now being progressed under the amended regulations, which came into effect in June 2008. As such while there will be public engagement in considering preferred options, there is no statutory requirement for a specific public consultation stage on preferred options & proposals. The 2009 LDS revision signifies that such public participation will commence in September 2009. Although outside the reporting period it is significant to note that the consultation document was approved in that month and in the public domain, thus meeting that milestone.
Cliftonville DPD
4.5 This DPD relates to an area in western Cliftonville suffering substantial deprivation and
declared a Neighbourhood Renewal Area. The DPD is intended to provide specific policies to address factors fuelling the deprivation cycle affecting the area. In addition to complementing the objectives of the Neighbourhood Renewal Area, the DPD would be in accordance with the Core Strategy and ‘saved’ Local Plan. The proposals map would be amended as necessary to illustrate geographically the policies.
Timetable specified in LDS and timetable of actual delivery
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Stage
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Date in 2007 LDS |
Date in 2009 LDS |
Actual delivery date |
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Early Stakeholder & Community Involvement
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February 2007 |
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September – November 2006 |
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Consultation date – Issues & Options
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September 2007 |
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August – October 2007 |
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Public Consultation – Preferred Options & Proposals
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March 2008 |
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April/May 2008 |
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Publication & Pre-Submission for Representations
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May/June 2009 |
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Date for Submission to SOS
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November 2008 |
June 2009 |
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Examination
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May 2009 |
October 2009 |
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Estimated date for adoption
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December 2009 |
April 2010 |
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Comment
4.6 The issues to be addressed in the Cliftonville DPD have been subject to a significant amount of public consultation both as part of the declaration of the Renewal Area and specifically in relation to the LDF process. In line with the LDS timetable, consultation on issues and options was achieved within timescale, and the Council’s Cabinet agreed publication of the Preferred Options Report on 20 March 2008, with the consultation period closing in May. The nature of response to the Preferred Options consultation involved the need to obtain further baseline information. This caused minor slippage in the next programmed stages. The 2009 LDS revision programmed publication and pre-submission representations for May and June 2009 and submission for June 2009.
Housing DPD
4.7 A Housing DPD was included in the 2007 LDS. This would, in accordance with the Core Strategy, set out policies and strategies to enable continuous delivery of housing for at least 15 years beyond the date of adoption. It would identify specific sites, and where necessary, broad locations for such additional homes. The document would have regard to evidence of availability and deliverability of sites for such purpose together with information on the local housing market and the need and demand for particular types and affordability of housing. The proposals map would be amended to illustrate geographically the new policies.
Timetable specified in LDS and timetable of actual delivery
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Stage
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Date in 2007 LDS |
Date in 2009 LDS |
Actual delivery date |
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Early Stakeholder & Community Involvement
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Jan – April 2005 |
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Jan – April 2005 |
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Consultation date – Issues & Options
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July 2005 (Break for Local Plan adoption process) |
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July 2005 |
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Public Consultation – Preferred Options & Proposals
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June 2008 |
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Publication and Pre-Submission Representations
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June/July 2010 |
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Date for Submission to SOS
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September 2009 |
October 2010 |
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Further Consultation on Specific Sites
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December 2009 |
N/A |
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Examination
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March 2010 |
March 2011 |
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Estimated date for adoption
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October 2010 |
September 2011 |
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Comment
4.8 The milestone to consult on preferred options and proposals was not achieved for similar reasons to those stated above for the Core Strategy. However, the statutory requirement for such consultation was removed as a result of changes to the planning regulations which came into effect in June 2008.
4.9 Following discussions with Government Office the Council decided to widen the scope of this DPD (for example to include employment land), and it was subsequently carried forward in the 2009 LDS as a Site Allocations Document to be progressed under the amended regulations. As such there are no specific milestones in the reporting year (2008/09).
Developer Contribution SPD
4.10 The 2006 LDS included an Affordable Housing DPD intended to provide further guidance to developers with regard to the Council’s basis for negotiation for affordable housing provision in new residential developments. This SPD was to be prepared by officers in the Development Control Team. Council restructure plus vacant posts and sickness issues meant that this work could not be carried forward. The Council subsequently decided that this specific SPD should be deleted from the LDS but its content incorporated into a new SPD on Developer Contributions This change was subsequently reflected in the 2007 LDS. In the interim an affordable housing practice guidance note on procedures for providing elements of affordable housing was adopted by the Council in December 2007.
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Stage
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Date in 2007 LDS |
Date in 2009 LDS |
Actual delivery date |
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Early Stakeholder & Community Involvement
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January/February 2008 |
April 2009 |
Commenced December 2007 |
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Public Consultation – Preferred Options & Proposals
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November 2008 |
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Publication & Public Participation |
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June/July 2009
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Estimated date for adoption
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March 2009 |
October 2009 |
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Comment
4.11 Consultation with key stakeholders commenced in December 2007, ahead of the LDS timetable; work being shared between officers of the Major Developments Team and Strategic Planning Team. Priority development projects have placed an increasing burden on the Major Developments Team, and momentum on stakeholder consultation has been lost, with the result that insufficient responses have been captured in order to prepare preferred options and proposals for consultation. In these circumstances the public consultation for this stage was not reached in November 2008 as programmed. The 2009 LDS programmes public participation in June and July 2009.
Kent Design Guide
4.12 This supplementary Planning Document, prepared by the County Council, is endorsed by the District Council and was adopted by it prior to the reporting year.
Conclusions
4.13 Competing management priorities, the need to obtain supporting evidence and adapting to new planning regulations have been key factors in not meeting milestones in the 2007 LDS. (Indeed discussion with colleagues of neighbouring authorities has revealed significant slippage has occurred and is expected in their plan-making programmes). This triggered the introduction in 2009 of a revised LDS featuring amended milestones.
ANNEX 1 Monitoring Indicator Framework
Core Indicators
In July 2008 Communities and Local Government (CLG) updated the Core Output Indicators to be included in the Annual Monitoring Report. As far as possible these changes have been reflected in this Annual Monitoring Report. However, due to the way some planning application information is currently collected it has not been possible to reflect all of the detailed changes. Monitoring officers and planning application team members from all Local Authorities in Kent have been invited by Kent County Council to meet and discuss how this can be resolved.
Policy references in this framework are to the Thanet Local Plan adopted in June 2006 (except where otherwise stated).
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Indicator 1 – Economic activity rates Gross Value Added (GVA per head) in Thanet District
Relevant Policies: An objective of the Local Plan Strategy (no specific policy).
Target: Increase by 2.5% by 2009 and match Kent average by 2011.
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Monitoring and Comments
The latest GVA data available is for 2006. The chart below shows that the GVA per Capita has risen at a similar rate to the GVA for Kent. Since 2001 Thanet’s GVA increased from £9,396 per capita to £12,042 (28% increase). However, the Thanet figures are still significantly lower than the Kent average.
Target part met, part not met.
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Notes: The graph above incorporates ONS revisions.
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Indicator 2 – Proportion of allocated employment land taken up
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies EC1 & EC4.
Target: 75% take-up during plan period (2011).
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Monitoring and Comments
Monitoring is carried out annually in conjunction with Kent County Council. Table 1 below shows the land allocations at 2006 and Table 2 shows the land take-up from 1997 to 2009.
The land allocated is 115.19 hectares, with 44.5 hectares having been developed 1998 – 2009, giving a percentage of 39% land take-up. In the year 2008/09 a total of 12.6 hectares of the allocated employment land was developed. To meet the target of 75% take-up (86.4 hectares by 2011) the amount of development would have to rise to an average of 21 hectares per annum.
Target unlikely to be met on basis of recent delivery rates.
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Table 1 – Employment land allocation from 2006 survey (Hectares)
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Manston Park |
Phase 1 - 44 Phase 2 – 22.88 |
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Eurokent Business Park |
39.91 |
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Thanet Reach |
6.60 |
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Hedgend |
1.80 |
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Table 2 – Area (hectares) of completions occurring on allocated employment land
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Manston Park
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Eurokent Busines s Park
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Thanet Reach |
Hedgend |
Total |
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2008/09 |
7.50 |
5.10 |
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12.60 |
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2007/08 |
0.92 |
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0.92 |
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2006/07 |
5.26 |
3.50 (leisure) |
0.76 |
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9.52 |
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2006 |
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0.76 |
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0.76 |
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2005 |
1.43 |
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1.43 |
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2004 |
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0.23 |
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0.23 |
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2003 |
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4.46 |
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4.46 |
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2002 |
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1.78 |
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1.78 |
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2001 |
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0.46 |
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0.46 |
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2000 |
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2.50 |
1.75 |
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4.25 |
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1999 |
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0 |
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1998 |
8.09 |
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8.09 |
Indicator 3 – Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type on all sites in District
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies EC1 & EC4.
Target: 19,750 m² per annum A2-B8 floorspace on allocated sites. This is based on annual target to deliver 75% of allocated land (263,330 m² x 75% = 197497.5 m² / 10 (years) = 19,750 m²).
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Monitoring and Comments
Table 3 below shows total floorspace (m²) completed by year on all sites. The 2008/09 figure for total floorspace developed for employment (excluding A2 use) was 21,869 m². Completion on allocated sites amounted to 16,160 m².
Target not met.
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Table 3 – Floorspace developed for employment by type (all sites in District)
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A2/B1 m² |
B2 m² |
B8 m² |
A2/B1-B8 m² |
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Net completed 2008-2009
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16731 |
523 |
4765 |
22019 |
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Net completed 2007-2008
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4269 |
150 |
3875 |
8294 |
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Net completed 2006-2007
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3860 |
1889 |
13031 |
18780 |
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Net completed 2005-2006
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3523 |
9797 |
4585 |
17905 |
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Table 3a – The amount and type of completed employment floorspace (gross and net) 2008/09
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B1a |
B1b |
B1c |
B2 |
B8 |
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Gross*
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8507 |
370 |
7704 |
523 |
4765 |
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Net
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6049 |
370 |
6588 |
-1671 |
1817 |
* Due to the way we collect our information we have not been able to calculate variation between gross external and gross internal floorspace.
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Indicator 4 – Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type, in any defined employment or regeneration areas
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies EC1 & EC4.
Target: Target set in Indicator 3.
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Monitoring and Comments
There are no separately defined employment or regeneration areas in Thanet. Therefore please refer to Indicator 3 for district wide comment.
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Indicator 5 – Amount (and %) of floorspace by employment type, which is on previously developed land
Relevant Policies: None.
Target: 25% on previously developed land.
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Monitoring and Comments
Table 4 below shows employment floorspace completions in the current reporting year that were on previously developed land (PDL). The total floorspace of development completed within the reporting year is 21869 m², of which 5559 m² was on previously developed land (25.4%). The equivalent percentage last year was 36%, in 2006/07 was 27% and in 2005/06 this figure was 36.7%.
Target met.
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Table 4 – Completed floorspace on previously developed land
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Address
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B1 m² |
B2 m² |
B8 m² |
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Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate |
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1016 |
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Charles River (UK) Ltd, Manston, Ramsgate |
370 |
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Pysons Road Industrial Estate, Broadstairs |
61 |
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1418 |
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61-61a Northdown Road, Margate |
110 |
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27-29 High Street, Margate |
105 |
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146 Northdown Road, Margate |
75 |
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Whitehall Industrial Estate, Ramsgate |
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421 |
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37a Newington Road, Ramsgate |
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102 |
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Mildmay Court, Bellevue Road, Ramsgate |
450 |
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Quex Park, Birchington |
140 |
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12 Cliff Street, Ramsgate |
381 |
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424 Margate Road, Ramsgate |
910 |
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Total |
2,602 523 2,434 |
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Grand total |
5,559 |
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Table derived from annual Employment Land Survey carried out in conjunction with Kent County Council.
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Indicator 6 – Employment land available by type
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EC1.
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
Table 5 below shows employment land available by type. The figures are from the Annual Employment Land Survey carried out in conjunction with Kent County Council. The 2006 Structure Plan indicates that provision of some 304,000 m² is a sufficient land supply guideline for Thanet. The total net land supply for Thanet (including A2 use) is 303,978 m² which equates to approximately 102.72 hectares.
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Table 5 – Total Land Supply (net)
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B1a |
B1b |
B1c |
B1 Mixed |
B2 |
B8 |
B1-8 Mixed |
A2 |
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Total Land Supply (m²)
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7,043 |
0 |
-1,337 |
60,559 |
34,175 |
36,895 |
165,990 |
653 |
303,978 |
Note: These figures have been calculated using the information provided by Kent County Council. There have been a number of revisions to the information provided and as a result the calculations above are based on the latest revision available at the time of writing this report. Due to the way the Employment Land Survey results are produced it has not been possible to calculate area in Hectare by use class for this AMR.
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Indicator 7 – Losses (hectares and %) of employment land in (i) defined employment/regeneration areas and (ii) local authority area
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EC12 (protects certain identified sites).
Target: 100% retention on safeguarded employment sites.
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Monitoring and Comments
During the current reporting year a total of 3.41 hectares of employment land was lost to alternative use. There are no sites defined as employment or regeneration areas within the District. However, the 2006 Local Plan safeguards certain sites for employment use. While there were some changes in the types of employment use on such sites, there was no overall net loss.
In 2007/08 none of the employment land lost (1.01 hectares) was on a safeguarded employment site.
Target Met.
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Indicator 8 – Amount of employment land lost to residential development
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EC12 (protects certain identified sites).
Target: No safeguarded employment land lost to residential development.
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Monitoring and Comments
Of the 3.41 hectares of employment land lost to alternative use, 1.16 hectares was for residential purposes. None of this was at a safeguarded employment site.
Target met.
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Housing
Requirement to provide a 5-Year Supply of Deliverable Land for Housing
Government’s planning policy statement on housing (PPS3) advises that local planning authorities will need to demonstrate the extent to which plans already fulfil the requirement to identify and maintain a rolling five-year supply of deliverable land for housing. Housing land assessments are carried out annually to monitor sufficiency of the available supply.
PPS3 requires that sites contributing to the 5 year supply should be specifically identified and deliverable (i.e. be available, suitable and achievable).
To inform longer term housing provisions including a rolling 5 year supply, a Strategic Housing Land assessment is being carried out, and its conclusions are expected to be available shortly. In the interim, a desk-based overview assessing the availability, suitability and achievability of identified sites has been undertaken. The methodology and results are set out at Annex 4. It is important to note that this desk-based review considers only identified sites with an outstanding capacity of 5 or more units. Furthermore it places no reliance on sites not already allocated or having received planning permission.
The desk based review estimates deliverable supply over the period 2010-2015 to be 3,285 net additional dwellings.
The Regional Spatial Strategy ‘the South East Plan’ was adopted in 2009. It sets total provision for Thanet District at 7,500 net additional homes (375 per annum) over the period 2006-2026. The remaining requirement over the period 2010-2015 (calculation as per Annex 4) is 834 net additional homes.
In conclusion, the supply of deliverable housing over the period 2010-2015 exceeds the requirement for that period by 293%.
Housing Trajectory
Indicators 9-13 are informed through the following housing trajectory and reported in the conclusions below.
Actual and predicted dwelling delivery is informed by an annual housing land study (Housing Information Audit) which takes account of existing planning commitments (allocations and permissions). The annual strategic housing allocation (requirement) is set in the South East Plan (prior to 2006 the requirement was set in the Structure Plan).
Figure 1
Annual Performance alongside Structure Plan (to 2006) and alongside the South East Plan (to 2026)
The annual performance chart above features for each year in the period to 2026 the annualised strategic allocation requirement alongside the number of dwellings actually, and projected to be, delivered. The line (‘manage’) plots the future annual quantity of new housing that would need to be delivered from any year in order to meet the total requirement remaining to 2026 (taking into account cumulative completions up to the previous year). The actual figures are shown in the table in Annex 3.
Management
In the year 2008/2009 the Annual Housing Land Study shows that 726 net additional dwelling units were completed in Thanet. This exceeds the South East Plan requirement of 375. Over the last 5 years, annual completions have averaged 558 units. Completions in the 2007/2008 year were 606.
The levels of actual and projected dwelling completions over the full period are such that it would not be necessary to aim to deliver more homes in any year above the set annual rate. Indeed projected dwelling completions in the next few years beyond this AMR period substantially exceed housing requirements. This, in turn is manifested in a reduction in the quantity of homes needing to be delivered year on year to meet the total requirement to 2026 (the ‘manage’ line). On the basis of this trajectory the total requirement to 2026 would be satisfied 8 years ahead of that date, and by 2026 projected delivery would exceed requirements by 714 dwelling units.
Projected dwelling completions vary significantly year on year, and in reality a smoother pattern is likely to emerge. However, the charts above and below serve to illustrate that in terms of estimated availability, the majority of the supply is front end loaded.
Figure 2
When the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) for Thanet is completed it will be possible to apply a more accurate prediction of annual housing completions. Until this SHLAA work is completed it will not be possible to indicate the land area in hectares associated with future housing delivery.
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Indicator 9 – Net additional dwellings over previous years
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Monitoring and Comments
3,906 net additional dwellings were completed over the period 2001/02 to 2008/09. Over that period cumulative completions have consistently exceeded the cumulative requirements of the Structure Plan and, from 2006, of the South East Plan.
Notional target met and exceeded.
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Indicator 10 – Net additional dwellings for the reporting year
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Monitoring and Comments
726 new dwellings net were delivered during the current reporting year. This exceeds the South East Plan rate of 375 by 94%.
Notional target met and exceeded.
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Indicator 11 – Projected net additional dwellings up to the end of the South East Plan period
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Monitoring and Comments
In the current monitoring year (2009/10) 1164 dwellings are predicted available for delivery. Over the remaining period to 2026 a further 5067 dwellings are predicted available.
Notional target met and exceeded.
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Indicator 12 – The annual net additional dwelling requirement
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Monitoring and Comments
As illustrated in Figure 1 and columns A + B of the table at Annex 3.
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Indicator 13 – Annual average number of net additional dwellings needed to meet overall housing requirements, having regard to previous years’ performance
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Monitoring and Comments
As shown in Figure 1 and in column H of the table in Annex 3.
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Indicator 14 - % of new and converted dwellings completed on previously developed land
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy H1.
Target: The adopted Local Plan target is that 70% of new dwellings should be provided on previously developed land.
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Monitoring and Comments
The percentage of new and converted dwellings completed on previously developed land in the reporting year was 98%. This significantly exceeds the 70% target in the 2006 Local Plan, which reflects the greenfield element in the Plan’s allocated land supply. The actual percentages may be expected to continue to exceed the target as ‘windfall sites’ continue to come forward. However the percentage is expected to reduce in later years when development commences on allocated greenfield sites. Percentages achieved for previous years are shown in the chart below.
Target met and exceeded.
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Indicator 15 – Percentage of new dwellings completed at: Less than 30 dwellings per hectare/between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare/above 50 dwellings per hectare
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Monitoring and Comments
As documented in last year’s Annual Monitoring Report, this indicator has been removed from the Core Output indicators established by Communities and Local Government. In terms of density, Indicator 16 is more directly related to Local Plan targets.
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Indicator 16 – Net densities achieved on completed housing sites over 10 units
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy H1.
Target: Minimum average density of 80 dwellings per hectare net in any 1 year.
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Monitoring and Comments
The average density of sites with capacity of 10 or more new homes that experienced one or more completions in the reporting year was 148 dwellings per hectare net. This is higher than the density in 2007/08 (131 dwellings net) but less than the density in 2006/07 (184 dwellings net).
The target rate set in the adopted Local Plan is a minimum of 35 dwellings per hectare. However, reflecting the density achieved in earlier years the AMR target was increased in 2006/07 AMR to 80 dwellings per hectare net.
Future performance may be affected when the large allocated greenfield housing site at Westwood comes on stream, and because the Local Plan aims to deliver an element of executive homes alongside the substantial number of smaller dwellings, which include flats and apartments.
Target met.
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Indicator 17 - % of new housing sites over 15 units net or 0.5 hectares where provision is made for an element of affordable housing
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy H14.
Target: 100% of all such sites.
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Monitoring and Comments
Of the two eligible housing sites affordable housing was negotiated on one site. Therefore, affordable housing was negotiated on 50% of eligible sites during the current reporting year. In 2007/08 this figure was 86% and in 2006/07 it was 29%.
Target not met.
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Indicator 18 – The number of Affordable Housing Completions
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies H14 & H15.
Target: Deliver 200 new affordable homes through planning agreements within 4 years (2007-11). Target derived from TDC Corporate Plan. Local Area Agreement target to deliver 70 affordable homes in the current reporting year (2008/09).
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Monitoring and Comments
Affordable dwelling completions have been as follows:
The number of affordable units delivered has generally increased over the last 5 years. In terms of total housing delivery, the Local Area Agreement target has been achieved. However during the current reporting year none of these were secured through planning agreements.
Of the 90 affordable homes completed in 2008/09, 81 (90%) were social rented and 9 (10%) intermediate homes.
Target part met, part not met. |
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Indicator 18a – Number of Jobseeker claimants in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) as a proportion of residents of working age
Relevant Policies: Residential Accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (Council Policy adopted December 2006).
Target: Reduce proportion annually for wards (Margate Central and Cliftonville West wards which the Renewal Area straddles) towards and to meet the district average by 2016.
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Monitoring and Comments
The following chart shows Job Seeker Allowance (JSA) claimant rates since April 2006. The rates for the two wards have not reduced in line with the district and national rates.
The data indicates that the percentage of Job Seeker claimants in Margate Central Ward and Cliftonville West Ward have increased during the current reporting year, however it is important to note that a similar trend can be observed for Thanet District and Great Britain, to a smaller degree.
Target not met.
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Notes
Source ONS claimant count (via NOMIS official labour market statistics) Crown copyright.
Please note that the figures contained in the graph above differ to those documented in last year’s Annual Monitoring Report. As they have been revised by NOMIS.
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Indicator 18b – Percentage of people reporting limiting long term illness in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA)
Relevant Policies: Residential Accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (Council Policy adopted December 2006).
Target: Reduce in both wards straddling Cliftonville West Renewal Area to 25% by 2013.
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Monitoring and Comments
The 2001 Census baseline figures show the rate for each ward at 27% compared with the District average of 23%. Next baseline information estimates to be available in 2013 (from 2011 Census).
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Indicator 18c – Proportion of population moving into and out of wards straddled by Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA)
Relevant Policies: Residential Accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (Council Policy adopted December 2006).
Target: Level for component wards to equal District average by 2013.
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Monitoring and Comments
The 2001 Census baseline shows the movement rate for component wards, Cliftonville West and Margate Central was 16% & 15% in and 13% & 14% out, respectively. The District average was 4% in and 3% out. Next baseline information estimated to be available in 2013 (from 2011 Census).
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Indicator 18d - % of single bed and/or non-self contained accommodation as a total of all flatted accommodation proposed in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) and in other monitoring areas
Relevant Policies: Residential Accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA). (Council Policy adopted December 2006).
Target: 0% of applications containing single bed/non-self contained accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) within 6 months of adoption of policy, and nil increase in selected monitoring areas.
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Monitoring and Comments
This indicator counts only applications for flats and non-self contained accommodation. The time series data in the table below indicates a notable drop in the percentage of applications containing one bedroom accommodation after 2005 in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA). The relevant policy was formally adopted in 2006 but it is evident that even in its draft form it discouraged such applications. Since adoption, the percentage has dropped even further. While the target of 0% of applications in the Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) has not been met, the level of reduction since 2005 has been steadily maintained.
During the current reporting year there were only two applications submitted which involved flatted accommodation in the buffer area around the Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA), neither of these included an element of one bedroom or non-self contained accommodation. In addition to this, there were no applications submitted that included one bedroom accommodation in Westgate. The percentage of one bedroom or non-self contained accommodation applications submitted for Ramsgate has reduced in the reporting year. This element of the target has been met.
Elsewhere the target has not been met. In Birchington 100% of applications involved an element of one bedroom/non-self contained accommodation. However there were only 3 applications in total. The percentage of one bedroom applications submitted for Broadstairs has increased in the current reporting year (64%) compared to the last reporting year (27%). These one bedroom/non-self contained accommodation applications predominantly involve new build schemes.
There was only one application submitted in the villages during the current reporting year and this did not contain any one bedroom flats or non-self contained accommodation. |
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Table 6
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% of residential applications which include an element of 1 bed or non-self contained accommodation (by calendar year)
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 (Jan-July only) |
2008 (Jan-Aug only) |
2009 (Jan – Aug only) |
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a) Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) |
44 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
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b) Buffer area round CWRA |
33 |
44 |
67 |
63 |
0 |
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Margate and Cliftonville (excluding a), including b)) |
46 |
53 |
48 |
63 |
64 |
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Westgate |
56 |
33 |
40 |
29 |
0 |
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Birchington |
38 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
100 |
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Broadstairs |
8 |
27 |
36 |
27 |
64 |
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Ramsgate |
56 |
69 |
40 |
63 |
61 |
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Villages |
100 (1 site) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
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Indicator 18e - % of single bed and/or non-self contained accommodation as a total of all flatted accommodation permitted in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) and in other monitoring areas
Relevant Policies: Residential Accommodation in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA). (Council Policy adopted December 2006).
Target: 0% of permissions containing single bed/non-self contained accommodation within Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) following introduction of policy, and nil increase in other monitoring areas.
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Monitoring and Comments
This indicator counts only permissions granted for flats and non-self contained accommodation.
During the current reporting year no single bedroom flat applications have been granted permission in Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA), the buffer area round Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) or in Westgate. This element of the target has been met. There have been percentage increases of permitted single bedroom flat or non-self contained accommodation in the current reporting year in Margate and Cliftonville, Birchington, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. This part of the target has not been met.
As noted in Indicator 18d (above) a closer look at total application numbers and types of accommodation provides a clearer picture. There were only three applications submitted during the current reporting year in Birchington which included an element of flatted accommodation and a third of development permitted involved one bedroom flats or non-self contained accommodation. In terms of Broadstairs, the majority of one bedroom or non-self contained accommodation permitted has involved new build schemes.
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Table 7
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1 bed flats or non-self contained accommodation permitted as % of all residential units permitted (by calendar year)
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 (Jan -July only) |
2008 (Jan - Aug only) |
2009 (Jan-Aug only) |
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a) Cliftonville West Renewal Area (CWRA) |
27 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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b) Buffer Area round CWRA |
36 |
24 |
67 |
24 |
0 |
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Margate & Cliftonville (excluding a), including b)) |
35 |
27 |
71 |
26 |
57 |
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Westgate |
37 |
40 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
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Birchington |
31 |
100 |
14 |
0 |
33 |
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Broadstairs |
11 |
19 |
27 |
14 |
39 |
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Ramsgate |
23 |
56 |
23 |
28 |
43 |
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Villages |
38 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
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Indicator 19 – Gypsies/travellers encamping on roadsides or open land
Relevant Policies: No specific policy but indication that any proposals for accommodation for gypsies in Thanet would be determined on their merits.
Target: Nil.
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Monitoring and Comments
Only occasional camping by gypsies has been recorded in Thanet. This is probably attributable to lack of employment opportunities and because it is not, geographically, a stopping-off location.
Thanet participates in the voluntary bi-annual count of gypsies and traveller caravans for January and July each year. The District has no authorised gypsy and traveller caravan sites. This survey shows that over the period January 2004 to January 2009 no gypsy or traveller caravans were counted in the District. The count includes authorised and unauthorised sites.
Target met.
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Indicator 20 – No. of vacant shops within core commercial area of each town centre
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies TC1 & TC7.
Target: Not more than 5% vacancy in any single year period.
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Monitoring and Comments
The diagram below shows the percentage of units that were vacant in the core commercial areas of each of the towns as defined in Local Plan Policy TC7. All ‘shop’ units (including units in other commercial uses such as estate agents etc) were counted. The diagram below shows the greatest level of vacancy remains in Margate Town Centre, with levels of vacancy increasing in the last year at Margate and Ramsgate. The level has decreased in Broadstairs. Once again, all units at Westwood Cross were being utilised.
Target for town centres except Westwood not met. Target for Westwood met.
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Indicator 21 – Leakage of expenditure from Thanet on non-bulky goods
Relevant Policies: Target originated from Local Plan 2006.
Target: Reduce to 25% by 2011 (monitoring will not be annually).
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Monitoring and Comments
The 2005/06 AMR noted that the total leakage of non-bulky expenditure outside the District in 2000 expressed as a percentage was 46.6%.
Since the 2000 Retail Expenditure Survey the Westwood Town Centre shopping complex has opened (June 2005) providing 25,721 m² of non-bulky retail floor space. The Council in partnership with Kent County Council and a number of other Kent Districts commissioned a Kent Household Retail Expenditure Survey in Summer 2007. Drawing on this data Thanet’s Retail Assessment Survey was published in December 2007. The results from this show that total leakage of expenditure outside the District has fallen to 31.6%. This is a 15% reduction since the 2000 survey. This indicates a positive direction of travel.
However, it is significant that 11% of leakage is now via the internet. In 2000 this was negligible. Given that this sector is continuing to grow with more and more High Street shops also making their goods available online it is unlikely that the target will be met even though the direction of travel is positive.
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Indicator 22 – Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EC1.
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
Completed development in 2008/09 amounted to:
Retail = 1,989 square metres Office = 8,507 square metres Leisure = nil.
The majority of the office development took place at allocated business parks, namely Manston Business Park and Eurokent Business Park. Due to the way we collect our information we have not been able to calculate variation between gross and net floorspace.
Last year’s (2007/08) figures were: Retail = 4,043 square metres, Office = 1,733 square metres, Leisure = nil.
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Indicator 23 – Amount (including %) of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EC1.
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
During the current reporting year, 414 square metres of retail development took place within the town centre of Westwood. No retail, office or leisure development took place within the other town centres.
In 2007/08, 743 square metres of retail development took place within the town centre of Westwood. No retail or office development took place within the other town centres.
Due to the way we collect our planning application information it is not possible to distinguish between gross and net floorspace.
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Indicator 24 – Amount (including %) of completed non-residential development within Use Class Orders (UCO’s) A, B & D complying with car-parking standards set out in the Local Development Framework
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies TR16 & TR18.
Target: 100% established as target, on basis of previous performance.
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Monitoring and Comments
Development Control reports 100% compliance in respect of such developments permitted within the current reporting year.
Target met.
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Indicator 25 – Amount (and %) of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP, a hospital, a primary school, a secondary school, areas of employment and major retail centres
Relevant Policies:
Target: 85% of new residential development.
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Monitoring and Comments
Of the 767 gross dwellings completed in 2008/09, 97% were in locations within the 30-minute contour. Comparison with previous years is shown in the chart below.
Part of the large allocated housing site at Westwood falls outside the current accessibility contour and may impact on future performance. In all these circumstances, an 85% target (established in 2006/07 AMR) is, subject to review, considered an achievable target for the AMR over the next 5 years.
Target met and exceeded. |
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Indicator 26 – Number of applications approved which would result in net loss of existing level of off-street public car parking provision in coastal town centres
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy TR17.
Target: Retention of 100% of existing off street car parking provision in town centres, excluding Westwood.
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Monitoring and Comments
There are 13 town centre car parks safeguarded under Policy TR17. These provide a total of 1,951 car parking spaces. During the current reporting year no planning applications were granted permission that would result in net loss of off street public car parking provision. In 2007/08 permission was granted for use of a car park and public amenity space in Ramsgate to accommodate a weekly market on Friday and Saturday. In 2006/07 three applications were approved which would result in the loss of parking space within these car parks. During the current reporting year, following consent in 2006, a car park in Harold Road, Cliftonville has been re-developed and as a result no longer exists.
Target met.
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Indicator 27 – Empty properties brought back into use
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy H10.
Target: 10 empty properties brought back into use per annum in areas designated as in need of special attention.
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Monitoring and Comments
During the current reporting period, 92 empty properties were brought back into use. Of these, 55 were in areas in need of special attention as indicated below: King Street, Ramsgate 7 High Street, Ramsgate 1 Margate Old Town & Harbour 4 Cliftonville West 43
Target exceeded.
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Indicator 28 – Number of Listed Building/Conservation Area applications lost on appeal
Relevant Policies:
Target: Win 90% of appeals.
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Monitoring and Comments
In the 2008/09 year, five Listed Building/Conservation Area appeals were determined. Four of these appeals were dismissed and one Listed Building appeal was allowed with conditions. Therefore 80% of these appeals were won.
Target not met.
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Indicator 29 – Hectares of Public Open Space & playing fields irreversibly lost
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policies SR10 & SR12.
Target: Nil.
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Monitoring and Comments
Losses are monitored through development granted as a departure to relevant development plan policy. No losses of public open space were permitted in the current reporting year.
Target met.
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Indicator 30 – Amount (& %) of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard.
Relevant Policies:
Target: Intention to achieve 2 green flag awards cited in 2008 Service Plan.
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Monitoring and Comments
The Council is not signed up to the scheme, however it is anticipated that it will be pursuing at least one Green Flag Award.
Applications for Green Flag status at Dane Park and 2 other sites in previous years have been unsuccessful.
Target not yet met. |
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Indicator 31 – Number of hectares of open countryside lost to irreversible development
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy CC1.
Target: Maximum loss of 1 hectare (see below).
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Monitoring and Comments
Losses are monitored through development granted as a departure to relevant development plan policy.
During the current reporting year, there was one departure to the policy seeking to prevent loss of open countryside. The loss of 8.4 hectares relates to one application granted at London Manston Airport for a car park and associated works, as allocated in the 2006 Local Plan.
Policy seeks to prevent loss of open countryside unless there is an overriding need. This makes it difficult to establish a target, as it is impossible to anticipate the number of development proposals that may arise and be considered as of overriding importance. In these circumstances and experience over the last 2 years a target of 1 hectare was established in the 2006/07 AMR but this is subject to review in light of further experience.
Target not met but see comment above. |
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Indicator 32 – Number of departures to policy safeguarding Green Wedges
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy CC5.
Target: Nil.
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Monitoring and Comments
Losses are monitored through development granted as a departure to relevant development plan policy. No losses of Green Wedges were permitted in the current reporting year.
Target met |
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Indicator 33 – Number of hectares of best and most versatile agricultural land lost to irreversible development during plan period
Relevant Policies:
Target: Maximum loss of 0.5 hectare.
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Monitoring and Comments
Potential losses are identified through applications advertised as departures to relevant policy and subsequently granted. During the current reporting year there were two departures, and the total number of hectares lost was 38.8. One application for construction of a car park and associated works at London Manston Airport accounted for 8.4 hectares, as allocated in the 2006 Local Plan. The second departure relates to a granted application for 30.4 hectares mixed use urban extension on Land to the North of Haine Road and West of Nash Road, as allocated in the 2006 Local Plan.
Policy seeks to prevent loss of best and most versatile agricultural land unless it can be demonstrated that the development is essential and there are no preferable sites. This makes it difficult to establish a target, as it is impossible to anticipate the number of development proposals that may meet such exceptional criteria. In these circumstances and experience over the last 2 years a target of 0.5 hectares will be applied but held subject to review in light of further experience.
Target not met but see comment above. |
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Indicator 36 – Change in areas of biodiversity importance
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy NC3.
Target: No net loss of areas and populations of biodiversity importance.
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Monitoring and Comments
In the current reporting year there has been no change in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value including sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance.
Selected information from the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve Annual Reports provide a useful cross section of biodiversity. The population of Turnstone was found to be 16% higher than recorded in the 2007 survey. There has been a 161% increase in Sanderling and the numbers of Snow Bunting have dropped from 32 in 2007 to 6 in 2008. There was an absence of Long-eared Owl last year but this species was present (winter) in 2008.
Last year’s AMR reported an increase in Pacific Oysters within the European Marine Sites. A Warden from the Thanet Coast Project continues to map their distribution and once this information is available it will be used as a baseline for future years monitoring.
Target met in relation to areas of biodiversity.
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Indicator 37 – Level of compliance with Policy on derelict/contaminated land
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Monitoring and Comments
This indicator has been removed from the Core Output Indicators established by Communities and Local Government. As a direct result, monitoring of this indicator has been discontinued. |
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Indicator 38 – Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality
Relevant Policies: Local Plan Policy EP13.
Target: Nil.
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Monitoring and Comments
In 2008/09 the Environment Agency issued advice against two planning applications on flood risk grounds and both applications were subsequently refused.
Target met.
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Indicator 39 – Renewable energy generation by installed capacity and type
Relevant Policies:
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
During the current reporting year, no renewable energy developments or installations were permitted or installed.
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Indicator 40 – Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)
Relevant Policies:
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
No net additional Gypsy or Traveller pitches were proposed during the current reporting year.
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Indicator 41 – Housing quality – building for life assessments
Relevant Policies:
Target: To be established.
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Monitoring and Comments
This is the first year that the level of quality in new housing development has been monitored, following its introduction as a Core Output Indicator.
A total of eight eligible housing sites were assessed and rated against the Building for Life criteria and the results were as follows:
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Rating
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Number of Schemes |
Percentage of Total Sites |
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Very Good |
0 |
0% |
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Good |
0 |
0% |
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Average |
2 |
25% |
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Poor |
6 |
75% |
ANNEX 2 Glossary
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) – Document to demonstrate how planning policies are implemented and monitoring progress of documents included in the LDS.
Development Plan Document (DPD) – These are documents that the local planning authority must prepare and which have to be subject to community involvement, consultation and independent examination. These include general policies applicable to the whole district, allocations of land, site/area specific policies and the proposals map.
Local Development Document (LDD) – A Local Development Document is the term given to the documents that form the Local Development Framework.
Local Development Framework (LDF) – The LDF is like a ‘folder’ containing all the documents that form Thanet Council’s part of the statutory development plan.
Local Development Scheme (LDS) – This sets out the programme for preparing the documents, which will form the Local Development Framework. The first LDS was agreed by the Secretary of State and came into force on 1st March 2005. Further revisions, also agreed by the Secretary of State came into effect on 1st February 2006, 1st April 2007 and on 2nd February 2009.
Current Reporting Year – For this AMR, the year from 1st April 2008 – 31st March 2009.
Current Monitoring Year – For this AMR, the year from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010.
Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) – This is a spatial plan for the whole of the south east region called ‘The South East Plan’, adopted in 2009.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) – The statement setting out how and when public participation will be carried out and how this will apply to different documents.
Strategic Environmental Appraisal (SEA) – Assessment of the environmental impacts of the policies and proposals contained within the Local Development Framework.
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) – SPD’s are intended to elaborate upon a policy or proposal in the DPD’s but do not have their full statutory status.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) – Assessment of the social, economic and environmental impacts of the policies and proposals contained within the Local Development Framework.
ANNEX 3 Figures used in housing trajectory
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Table of Figures used in calculating housing trajectory |
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B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Year |
Annualised |
Cumulative |
Actual |
Projected |
Actual/ |
Cumulative |
Monitor |
Manage |
Remaining |
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Strategic |
Strategic |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Predicted |
Actual/ |
Cumulative |
(note 3) |
Years |
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Requirement |
Requirement |
Delivery |
Delivery |
Dwelling |
Predicted |
Surplus/ |
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(note 1) |
(note 1) |
(Note 2) |
(Note 2) |
Delivery |
Dwelling |
Shortfall |
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(Note 2) |
Delivery |
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(Note 2) |
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2001/02 |
340 |
340 |
367 |
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367 |
367 |
27 |
333 |
5 |
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2002/03 |
340 |
680 |
334 |
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334 |
701 |
21 |
333 |
4 |
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2003/04 |
340 |
1,020 |
416 |
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416 |
1117 |
97 |
292 |
3 |
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2004/05 |
340 |
1,360 |
441 |
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441 |
1558 |
198 |
142 |
2 |
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2005/06 |
340 |
1,700 |
365 |
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365 |
1923 |
223 |
-11 |
1 |
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2006/07 |
375 |
375 |
651 |
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651 |
651 |
276 |
360 |
20 |
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2007/08 |
375 |
750 |
606 |
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606 |
1,257 |
507 |
347 |
19 |
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2008/09 |
375 |
1,125 |
726 |
|
726 |
1,983 |
858 |
325 |
18 |
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2009/10 |
375 |
1,500 |
|
1164 |
1164 |
3,147 |
1647 |
272 |
17 |
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2010/11 |
375 |
1,875 |
|
591 |
591 |
3,738 |
1863 |
251 |
16 |
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2011/2012 |
375 |
2,250 |
|
1685 |
1685 |
5,423 |
3173 |
148 |
15 |
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2012/2013 |
375 |
2,625 |
|
871 |
871 |
6,294 |
3669 |
93 |
14 |
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2013/2014 |
375 |
3,000 |
|
725 |
725 |
7,019 |
4019 |
40 |
13 |
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2014/2015 |
375 |
3,375 |
|
137 |
137 |
7,156 |
3781 |
31 |
12 |
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2015/2016 |
375 |
3,750 |
|
120 |
120 |
7,276 |
3526 |
22 |
11 |
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2016/2017 |
375 |
4,125 |
|
148 |
148 |
7,424 |
3299 |
8 |
10 |
|
2017/2018 |
375 |
4,500 |
|
150 |
150 |
7,574 |
3074 |
-9 |
9 |
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2018/2019 |
375 |
4,875 |
|
140 |
140 |
7,714 |
2839 |
-31 |
8 |
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2019/2020 |
375 |
5,250 |
|
100 |
100 |
7,814 |
2564 |
-52 |
7 |
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2020/2021 |
375 |
5,625 |
|
100 |
100 |
7,914 |
2289 |
-83 |
6 |
|
2021/2022 |
375 |
6,000 |
|
100 |
100 |
8,014 |
2014 |
-129 |
5 |
|
2022/2023 |
375 |
6,375 |
|
100 |
100 |
8,114 |
1739 |
-205 |
4 |
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2023/2024 |
375 |
6,750 |
|
100 |
100 |
8,214 |
1464 |
-357 |
3 |
|
2024/2025 |
375 |
7,125 |
|
0 |
0 |
8,214 |
1089 |
-714 |
2 |
|
2025/2026 |
375 |
7,500 |
|
0 |
0 |
8,214 |
714 |
|
1 |
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Notes
1. Requirement 2001/2 - 2005/6 from Kent and Medway Structure Plan 2006 Requirement 2006/7 - 2025/26 from South East Plan 2009
2. From 2009 Housing Information Audit
3. "Manage" = Indicative annual dwelling completions needed to meet overall requirement for remaining Plan period taking account of dwelling completions to date.
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ANNEX 4 Methodology applied in estimating 5 year deliverable housing land supply
Specific tests (outlined below) for assessing a 5 year supply were introduced in government’s planning policy statement on housing (‘PPS3’). The essential requirements being that sites contributing to the 5 year supply should be specifically identified and deliverable i.e.
- Available – Be available now
- Suitable – Offers a suitable location for development now and would contribute to creation of sustainable mixed communities
- Achievable – Reasonable prospect housing will be delivered within 5 years.
A letter to Chief Planning Officers from Communities and Local Government on the process for checking 5 year land supply within the context of Housing and Planning Delivery Grant clarifies that for the purposes of the AMR the 5 year period must be a forward look; in this case 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2015.
Calculating the Housing Land Requirement
Housing land requirements are now set by the South East Plan. The remaining requirement over the period 2010-2015 is 834 dwellings net, as calculated below:
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South East Plan requirement for Thanet 2006 – 2026 (average of 375 new dwellings per annum).
Requirement 2006 – 2015 = 9 years x 375 = 3375 dwellings
Dwellings completed 2006 – 2009 = 1983
Estimated completions 2009 – 2010 = 558
3375 – 1983 – 558 = remaining requirement
= 834 new dwellings
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Procedure for estimating supply:
The key steps in the procedure were as follows
- Physical problems/limitations (e.g. existing uses, buildings on site).
- Any doubts regarding intention to develop/sell in short term (e.g. where the consent was old).
- Economic viability/market capacity constraints (e.g. whether the area is already saturated by flats etc).
These factors did not automatically rule out sites but acted as a checklist.
Following consideration of such factors sites were ‘zero’d’ where material doubt existed on deliverability.
A full Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment is in progress and the available preliminary findings were applied in assessing individual sites and attributing a score of 1-4 for suitability, availability and achievability.
Where this was not feasible the phasing assumed in the Housing Information Audit was generally applied, except where available information suggested this would be inappropriate. A number of sites were regarded as sufficiently well advanced in construction as to be delivered in the 2008/09 year and thus excluded from the 2010-2015 year period.
The resultant capacity was then simply totalled to provide an estimate of deliverable 5 year supply.
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The estimated 5 year supply of deliverable housing sites amounts to 3,285 net dwellings. It is important to note that this supply consists of large sites (with 5 or more units net capacity) and makes no allowance for windfall permissions, which, historically, have represented a very significant proportion of the supply actually delivered in the district.
