Sheffield Local Plan (formerly Sheffield Development Framework)

City Policies and Sites Document and Proposals Map

Simon Vincent, Forward and Area Planning

Purpose of Presentation

• City Policies & Sites and Proposals Map - representations period

• What’s new since last version (2010)?• Weight attached to document in decisions• How to comment• Next steps

Core Strategy• Adopted 2009• Spatial plan – where

and how• Overall vision –

Transformation and Sustainability

• Objectives• Spatial strategy• Key diagram• Overall housing and

employment land requirements to 2026 (until reviewed)

City Policies and Sites

• Flows from Core Strategy • Policies to provide criteria

to guide development management

• Land uses in policy areas– Preferred– Acceptable– Unacceptable

• Site Allocations– Conditions– Justification– How delivered

Proposals MapShows: • policy areas delivering spatial

strategy e.g.:– Priority Office Areas– Industrial Areas– Housing Areas– Central Shopping Area– District Centres– Flexible Use Areas– Open Space Areas– Green Belt etc.

• Other designations• Site allocations to safeguard

sites to help deliver strategic requirements:– Housing– Employment

The Process so Far

• Emerging Options: consultation 2006• Preferred Options: consultation 2007• Interlude: Core Strategy Examination 2008• Draft Document and Proposals Map: consultation

2010• The search for more housing land: consultation 2012• Pre-submission draft: representations 2013

– to check soundness

What’s new? – Greater Flexibility

Policy Areas• Priority Office Areas - reduction of minimum %

preference for offices• Business Areas - no preference for particular

uses, e.g. offices (and up to 40% housing)• More extensive flexible areas

Allocated Sites• Required use % reduced• Flexible site allocations

What’s new? – CIL

• Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Policy identifies broad priorities:

- types of infrastructure

- criteria for prioritising

• Specific priorities

- transport

- schools

- green infrastructure

- measures critical to economic & spatial strategy

What’s new? - Housing

• Additional housing sites- incl. more greenfield sites to widen choice

• Some standards less aspirational e.g.:

– 25% wheelchair accessible housing (no increase)– cycle parking capacity in dwellings subject to negotiation in

Travel Plans

• On-site open space only on sites of 4ha or more

What’s new? - City Centre Shopping

• Broader Central Shopping Area (incl. The Moor)• Edge-of-centre locations for bulky goods sales,

mainly Moorfoot• Relaxation of restrictions on the proportion of non-

retail uses on ground-floor frontages outside the Primary Shopping Area

What weight does document have?

• NPPF – emerging documents may be given weight• Weight depends on:

- stage reached- extent of unresolved objections- consistency with NPPF

Next Steps

• Submission – Oct 2013• Public Examination – Jan/ Feb 2014• Inspectors report – June 2014• Adoption – Oct 2014

The future!• Local Plan review

- including Green Belt Review

How to comment

• Representations period 10 June to 2 Aug (5pm)

• On-line consultation portal:

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/localplanconsult

• E-mail: local.plan@sheffield.gov.uk

Questions?