GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY
annual report 2009
2009 IN REVIEW
Building on strong foundations The eight planning authorities of the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority are committed to maintaining their capacity to undertake collaborative strategic planning and thereby to harness resources for urban and rural regeneration within a sustainable development strategy. This Report sets out the work that has been undertaken by the Joint Committee for the year 2009 / 2010. Much has been achieved since the Joint Committee, in its predecessor role as the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee, was formally established in 1996.
This collaborative working approach adopted in the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley area has seen many of the key development engines of the first Joint Structure Plan (2000) development strategy become established, including the Clyde Gateway, Clyde Waterfront and Ravenscraig Metropolitan Flagship Initiatives and the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network. This strategy will provide a sound foundation upon which the first Strategic Development Plan for Glasgow and the Clyde Valley can be built. The scale of work that has been undertaken has only been made possible by the willing support that the Joint Committee has received.
STRUCTURE PLAN
LEGISLATION
Approval for Fourth Alteration
New planning system for Scotland
Scottish Ministers approved the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000, Fourth Alteration 2008, with a minor non-material modification on 22 March 2009.
2009 saw the planning system in Scotland undergo a significant process of modernisation aimed at making it more transparent and efficient with development plans becoming more concise, action orientated, clear and visionary. The new system sees Structure Plans being replaced by Strategic Development Plans in the four Scottish City Regions and Local Plans being replaced by Local Development Plans. The model of joint working, adopted by the Joint Committee in 1996, to deliver the then Structure Plan has been adopted by the Scottish Government and in varying forms by the other three Scottish City regions to deliver their Strategic Development Plans.
The Fourth Alteration was prepared to bring the approved Structure Plan 2000 in line with Scottish Planning Policy 8: Town Centres and Retailing, in particular the change of terminology from Shopping and Leisure Centres to Commercial Centres. This applies to locations distinct from town centres.
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In June 2009 the Scottish Government published the National Planning Framework 2. NPF 2 will be an important contextual element for the SDP and sets out the Scottish Government’s strategic
The Joint Committee, in its updated role as the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority, therefore continues to be grateful for the continued support it has received, especially from the private and voluntary sectors. Also assisting are the key public sector partners comprising - the Scottish Government Built Environment Department, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Visit Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Scottish Water and the University of Glasgow.
development direction to 2030 in support of sustainable economic growth. NPF 2 supports this aim by identifying fourteen national developments. Six of these have significant implications for the GCVSDPA area - the Central Scotland Green Network; high-speed rail links to London; West of Scotland strategic rail enhancements; strategic airport enhancements; Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Scheme and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A key component of the new planning system is early engagement and in this context 2009 saw the publication of the first Development Plan Schemes and Participation Statements which set out the Joint Committee’s programme for preparing, reviewing and consulting on its Strategic Development Plan. As part of this process of engagement, a number of topic-based Issues Reports were published by the Joint Committee during 2009; namely, industry and business and urban capacity. This follows the publication of earlier Issues Reports on retail and waste management in 2008. In addition, a Housing Choice Survey was undertaken which will inform the issue of housing market areas and private sector mobile demand across the SDP area.
GCVSDPA Joint Committee
Convener Graham Scott South Lanarkshire
Vice Convener Harry Curran North Lanarkshire
John Dempsey East Dunbartonshire
Billy Hendry East Dunbartonshire
Barbara Grant East Renfrewshire
Eddie Phillips East Renfrewshire
George Redmond Glasgow City
George Ryan Glasgow City
Robert Moran Inverclyde
David Wilson Inverclyde
James Coyle North Lanarkshire
Iain Nicolson Renfrewshire
Jackie Green Renfrewshire
Chris Thompson South Lanarkshire
Jim Finn West Dunbartonshire
Gail Casey West Dunbartonshire
FUTURE WORK OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE The immediate priorities for future work will be driven by the September publication of the first Strategic Development Plan Main Issues Report. Primarily, the impacts of the economic recession on delivery of the Agenda for Sustained Growth; the increasing emphasis on promoting sustainable economic growth and development, whole whilst incorporating climate change issues. In addition, river basin and flood risk management planning, health issues and waste management will also shape the work of the Joint Committee.
FUTURES WORK
ECONOMIC THINKING
HOUSING NEED AND DEMAND ASSESSMENT
Developing an agreed Future
Challenging times ahead
Establishing the Housing Market Partnership
In 2009 the Joint Committee introduced a major innovation into its work programme - systematic Futures analysis - as part of supporting the new planning system in Scotland,
In late 2009 the Joint Committee commissioned the regional division of Oxford Economics, the UK Government’s own economic forecasting consultants, to consider the strategic and economic implications of the recession in Scotland.
One of the most important technical components required by the new planning system in support of the Strategic Development Plan is the Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA).
This key piece of work has developed a clear economic approach into the long-term, and will provide the basis for more detailed economic forecasting to be commissioned in early 2010.
In support of this process a Housing Market Partnership has been established and a Project Manager appointed. The Joint Committee recognises the considerable work and support involved in this complex process involving representatives from the housing and planning departments of the eight local authorities, along with GCVSDPA officials.
This approach, supported by extensive horizon scanning, aims to raise awareness of emerging issues and the associated potential for change, including risk assessment, and to consider the implications for the Joint Committee’s spatial strategy. This work has been supported by a strategic Futures Group comprising key public sector organisations working alongside the eight Glasgow and the Clyde Valley local authorities. The work of the Futures Group will form an important component in delivering the Main Issues Report for the Strategic Development Plan.
Work is ongoing with key partners and commentators to take forward this work.
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The HNDA provides the evidence base for defining housing supply targets in Local Housing Strategies and allocating land for housing in Development Plans. The HNDA is undertaken at functional housing market area level and considers the operation of the housing system as a whole and covers all tenures.