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Settlement boundaries
Hello, I have been approached by someone at a local authority to ask about any practice out there for reviewing settlement boundaries.
Has anyone come up with a methodology that has either been through an examination, or has worked with the public in consultations? What about policy as well? Are you using settlement hierarchy plus generic DM policies, or something else? Presumably the SA played a big part. Any and all responses most welcome. Thanks. Adam
Adam,
We are working on a Site Allocations Plan and the intial thoughts are based on the following approach:
Allocations made in the Plan will need to be made in accordance with the development strategy set out in the adopted Council’s Core Strategy. Policy CS1 sets out the settlement hierarchy which states that development will be located on and in those settlements. This may also mean adjoining, (as explained in CS 2) which may involve changing the settlement boundary.
The public consultation on this should start in the summer of 2014. If you need more information let me know.
Andrea King, Addaswyd 10 Years yn ôl.
Settlement boundaries
Enthusiast Postiadau: 76 Dyddiad Ymuno: 19/08/2013 Bostiadau diweddarAdam
We're currently undertaking a full comprehensive Strategic Land Review to inform our LDF review and forthcoming new Local Plan. Our approach and methodology for this (see http://www.southtyneside.info/article/16719/Strategic-Land-Review) was developed and agreed with neighbouring Sunderland City Council, and drew upon similar work done elsewhere in the North East by Newcastle-Gateshead and Durham for their emerging Core Strategies/Local Plans. Given the tight defines of existing urban areas, all have necessarily incorporated Green Belt reviews as part of considering any revisions to settlement boundaries that may be needed to help meet projected future housing and economic growth needs. At the present time, none of these plans, and thus the land reviews to support them, have yet gone through examination.
Our initial early-stage thinking around potential settlement boundary changes is likely to involve whatever changes may be needed to meet our preferred most realistic objectively-assessed and deliverable growth scenario, but if necessary safeguarding additional land to help meet any alternative higher growth scenario(s) which would only be brought forward in the longer term if regular monitoring shows that higher levels of growth do in fact materialise.