South Ayrshire

Local Planning Forum

2nd September 2009

Councillor Margaret TonerPortfolio Carrier for Economic Development, Tourism and Leisure

Welcome!

Community engagement is central to the new

planning system and Local Development Plan

(LDP)

The Forum is a new way of giving the

community input into plan-making process

Why you are here...Christina Cox – Planning Manager

The Forum will be used to discuss and provide feedback to the Council on:

1. Issues and options arising at different stages in the 5-year LDP process....e.g. preferred development sites, policies

2. The service provided by the Planning Service

To allow you to gain a closer insight into the Planning Service and the LDP process

To assist the Council in assessing options and to allow the community to have a genuine input into the LDP process

Role and Purpose of Forum

3-4 Meetings a year: Venue will change to reflect different areas

Information/briefing on the discussion issues will be sent before each meeting

Each meeting will start with a short introduction to the issues to be discussed, plus any important news

Focus of meeting is the discussion group sessions: Break into groups of 10-15

A facilitator will work with each group

Groups will generate ideas, preferred options, priorities and general feedback

A brief round-up session on the issues raised by groups

Format of the Meeting

Discussion should be on the listed issues and

options brought forward for that meeting

Specific issues, planning applications, etc are

not for discussion

Ground Rules

What is a Development Plan?

A policy document published by the Planning

Authority.

Written text and a map which guides the future

use and development of land. It is prepared in

consultation with the public and interested groups

and organisations.

The preparation of a Development Plan is a legal

requirement for all Local Planning Authorities.

Development Plans

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING –

KEY PRINCIPLES & CHANGES Neale McIlvanney – Senior Local Plans Officer

Old Development Plans

• Comprise of Structure & Local Plans, which are prepared independently of each other.

• Strategic policy contained within Structure Plan; Local Plan contains detailed and area based policies.

• No limitation on timescale for preparation and completion.

New Development Plans

• Comprise of Strategic Development Plan (in city regions only) & Local Development Plan.

• South Ayrshire will be covered by a single development plan: “South Ayrshire‟s Local Development Plan”.

• Prepared/Reviewed 5-yearly.

VERSUS

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING –

KEY PRINCIPLES & CHANGES Neale McIlvanney – Senior Local Plans Officer

The multiple stages involved in the preparation of a Local

Development Plan are shown here:

SOUTH AYRSHIRE‟S LDP SO FAR…

Published in June 2009, South Ayrshire‟s Development Plan Scheme

has been widely circulated to relevant stakeholders. This sets out the

Council‟s process for LDP preparation…

We are currently

working towards

delivering ‘Stage 2’…

MAIN ISSUES REPORT

Main Issues Report

(FEB 2010)

A Monitoring Statement will accompany the MIR,

providing an evidence base on the performance of

current planning policies.

•What the aspirations of the planning

authority are.Visions

• Map based presentation of where development should and should not be located.

Land-Use Map

• Options for developing key policies, including changes in policy from existing development plans.

Policy Options

To develop a land-use map, we will: -

Map development limitations as “Constraints”

i.e. flooding, landscape impact, access to schools/shops etc...

Identify and map good locations for development as

“Attributes”

i.e. what sites are well connected to good roads? free from

drainage problems? where do the public want to locate

development? Etc…

Advertise for potential development sites

Align proposed sites to “Constraints & Attributes” Map

DEVELOPING A LAND-USE MAP

STRATEGY

HOW DOES THE

FORUM

INFLUENCE

THIS?

CONSULTATION

Two sessions: (25 minutes each)

1. Constraints on development sites

1. Your ideas on post it notes with reasons for each on the back of the post-it

2. Through discussion group ideas into key headings

3. Through group discussion/ votes, prioritise these headings

4. Discuss- what are the reasons behind these priorities

BREAK –Tea & Coffee

2. Preferred sites for development- „attributes‟

1. Each group will have a different theme:

Discussion Groups

Housing sites - Group 1

Retail - Group 2

Town Centres - Group 3

Business Development - Group 4

Rural Development

(including rural Housing) - Group 5

Discussion Groups

Two sessions: 1. Constraints on development sites

1. Your key constraints (up to 5) on post-it notes- with reasons for each on the back of the post-it

2. Through discussion group ideas into key headings

3. Through group discussion/ votes, prioritise these headings

4. Discuss- what are the reasons behind these priorities

BREAK –Tea & Coffee

2. Preferred sites for development- „attributes‟1. Each group will have a different theme:

2. As above, put ideas onto post it notes with reasons on the back

3. Through discussion group ideas into key headings

4. Through group discussion/ votes, prioritise these headings

5. Add the key ideas onto the map

Discussion Groups

Don‟t be shy – this is your chance to

contribute your views

You are part of a group- please respect other‟s

views and work as a team

Please stick to the Ground Rules!

Discussion Groups

Housing sites - Group 1

Retail - Group 2

Town Centres - Group 3

Business Development - Group 4

Rural Development

(including rural Housing) - Group 5

Discussion Groups

Flood Risk

Transportation

Natural Heritage

Tourism

Landscape

Settlement Patterns

Distance and Access to Facilities

Congestion and Over Development

Infrastructure

Impact on the Environment

Development Viability

“Unable to prioritise due to each development being different”

Constraints Summary

Office

Retail

Protect the built heritage

Hotels and residential

Transport

Arts Culture and Community

Town Centre

Brownfield

Town Centres

Infrastructure

Villages in the north of the area

New settlements

Small developments in rural areas

Sustainable Locations

Housing

Town Centres

Superstores

Neighbourhood shops

Rural shops

Retail

Coastal Development

Hamlets

Public Transport

Housing at villages

Rural

Tourism

Airports

Ports

Business Development

THANK YOU

A BIG