Item 3 South East Plan and recent policy statements…

1. Item 3 South East Plan and recent policy statements…

2. What is the development plan? • Previously… The Surrey Structure Plan, the Epsom and Ewell Local Plan 2000, and the Minerals and Waste Local Plan. • Butin the future… The Regional Spatial Strategy (South East Plan) prepared by SEERA, the Local Development Framework (prepared by this Council), and the Minerals and Waste Development Framework (Prepared by SCC)

3. Regional Spatial Strategy (South East Plan) • Draft submitted to SoS in 2006 • Public examination 2006/07 in front of panel of inspectors • Panel submitted report to SoS in August 2007 • SoS will publish amendments to South East Plan for consultation in Spring 2008 • Adoption of SE Plan later this year LDF documents prepared by EEBC must conform to adopted South East Plan

4. Local Development Framework Portfolio of documents rather than a single plan “Development Plan Documents” • Core Strategy  • Site Allocations and Development Control Policies (2008/09) • Epsom Town Centre Action Plan (2009/10) “Supplementary Planning Documents” • Developer Contributions – Affordable Housing and Infrastructure (2007/08) • Design Guidance (2008) • Housing Delivery (2008/09)

5. Supplement to PPS1: Planning & Climate Change Sets out how planning should: • Contribute to reducing emissions & stabilising climate change, and • Take into account the unavoidable consequences Renewable & Low Carbon Energy Generation Authorities should: • Provide a framework that promotes and encourages renewable and low carbon energy generation • Consider identifying suitable areas for renewable / low carbon energy sources & supporting infrastructure • Expect a proportion of the energy supply of new development to secured from decentralised & renewable or low carbon energy sources • This should be set out in a % target which has a clear rationale & is properly tested

6. Supplement to PPS1: Planning & Climate Change (cont’d) Local Requirements for Sustainable Buildings Authorities should: • Assist in achieving the national timetable for reducing carbon emissions from domestic & non domestic buildings (zero carbon by 2016) • For example, housing proposals to be delivered at a specific level of the Code for Sustainable Homes Testing Local Requirements • Policies should be set out in a DPD, not an SPD • Ensure what is proposed is evidence based & viable – will not conflict with the expected supply and pace of housing development as shown in the housing trajectory

7. Draft PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development • Sets out how planning should: • Plan positively and proactively encourage economic development • Develop flexible policies which are able to respond to economic change • Using evidence to plan positively • Where possible, land use reviews such as housing and employment, should be undertaken at the same time • Recognising the needs of businesses • LPAs should plan for, and facilitate a supply of land for a broad range of business needs and the expected employment needs of the community.

8. Draft PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development (cont’d) Development Control – a positive approach • Adopt an evidence based approach to proposals which do not have the specific support of plan policies • Consider proposals favourably unless there is a good reason to believe that the economic / social / environmental costs of a development are likely to outweigh the benefits

9. Item 5 Local Development Scheme update(potential delay to next timetabled stage - months) Development Plan Documents • Core Strategy  • Site Allocations and Development Control Policies (6) • Epsom Town Centre Action Plan (4) Supplementary Planning Documents • Developer Contributions – Affordable Housing and Infrastructure (3) • Design Guidance (8) • Housing Delivery (6)

10. Item 8 Environmental Character Survey – Suggested role of working group • To act as the stakeholder consultative and advisory body • To provide advice to the officer steering group overseeing the Borough environmental character assessment, and to consultants as required • To provide feedback on the initial findings of the consultant’s study

11. Item 8 (cont) Membership • Nominated members of EEBC and three external stakeholder representatives Likely Meetings • Probably three meetings between March and June 2008 (which will be held at the Town Hall, Epsom) and possibly a half day accompanied bus trip around the Borough.

12. Item 9: London Borough of Sutton LDF Consultation

13. Core Strategy – Preferred Options Sets out the broad spatial vision for future development • Housing – want to exceed the Mayor’s housing target of 3,450 homes by 2016 / 17 - Focus development in Sutton Town Centre (40% of housing), Hackbridge and other district centres - Higher densities in town centre • Affordable Housing - 50% of new housing to be affordable • Green Belt - no amendment to boundaries • Retail - Want to consolidate Sutton’s position in the retail hierarchy, through expansion (around 16,000 sq.m) & enhancement of environmental quality • Transport - Plans to extend the Croydon tramlink to Sutton town centre

14. Site Development Policies & Sutton Town Centre – Issues & Options • Affordable housing – either a threshold of 15 units or applying a lower threshold? • Sites for development – Council suggesting a range of sites for a variety of uses including: school sites, car parks, playing fields - Other sites suggested by stakeholders include: Thames Water land (for industry), Royal Marsden Hospital (for health) • Sutton Town Centre - re-address the balance between vehicular traffic & pedestrians - focus on improving public spaces - identify 18 potential development areas

15. Housing land availability – Dec 2007