Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement March 2010
Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement March 2010
Contents
Development Plan Scheme Introduction
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Strategic Development Plan
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Purpose of the Development Plan Scheme
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Getting involved
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The Development Plan system in Scotland
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Strategic Environmental Assessment
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Preparing the Strategic Development Plan
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Production timetable for the Strategic Development Plan
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Timeline
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Making representations
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Approval of the Plan
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Accessing documents
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Participation Statement Participation
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Strategic Deveopment Plans in Scotland
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Main Issues Report
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Components of the Participation Strategy
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Area covered by the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan
West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire Inverclyde
Renfrewshire
Glasgow City
North Lanarkshire
East Renfrewshire
South Lanarkshire
Constituent local authorities of the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Authority
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Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Development Plan Scheme March 2010
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Introduction
Strategic Development Plan
The Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority (GCVSDPA) will prepare its first Strategic Development Plan (SDP) to replace the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000 and its four subsequent Alterations which were approved by Scottish Ministers.
The Strategic Development Plan area covers the administrative areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire Councils, excluding the part of West Dunbartonshire that lies within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
The GCVSDPA, which covers the administrative areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire councils, will set out the strategic planning and development strategy for Glasgow and the Clyde Valley for next twenty years and beyond.
The SDP will set out a long-term vision for the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley area. This vision will be a broad statement by the Strategic Development Plan Authority as to how the long-term development of the metropolitan area could and should occur and will include a spatial strategy.
The GCVSDPA comprises two councillors of each of the eight constituent local authorities and are generally the conveners and vice-conveners from the authorities’ planning functions. The GCVSDPA has a responsibility to Scottish Ministers under the terms of the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006 to prepare, monitor and review a strategic plan on behalf of the member councils.
The SDP will be a concise visionary document that will set clear parameters for Local Development Plans, which will be prepared by local planing authorities, and inform decisions about strategic infrastructure investment. The spatial strategy will highlight the headline changes that the plan seeks to achieve and provide a locational strategy for new development for the first 12 years from the date of the SDP approval and a broad indication of the scale and direction of growth up to year 20 and beyond.
There is a long standing tradition in the west of Scotland which recognises that the communities of the conurbation are interdependent and that a shared strategy is required to tackle the major economic, social and environmental challenges that we all face.
In addition, the SDP will take account of the priorities set out in the Scottish Government’s National Planning Framework.
The SDP will be the latest in a long line of strategic planning documents for the west of Scotland and the GCVSDPA hopes you will engage with them in its preparation and development. Under the terms of the Planning (Scotland) etc Act 2006 the GCVSDPA is required to prepare this Development Plan Scheme which sets out the programme for preparing the SDP. A Participation Statement is also included with information on when and how to get involved in the SDP process.
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Purpose of the Development Plan Scheme
Getting involved
The purpose of the Development Plan Scheme is to
The GCVSDPA is keen to engage with as many interested parties as possible, particularly the public, during the preparation of its SDP.
• outline the steps which the GCVSDPA will take in preparing the SDP for Glasgow and the Clyde Valley; • explain the statutory processes involved in preparing the Plan and how you can be involved in terms of accessing documents and making representations. The Development Plan Scheme will be reviewed annually and the next scheduled update will be presented to the GCVSDPA in March 2011. If there are significant changes to report in the interim then there could be an earlier revision of this Development Plan Scheme.
By encouraging consultation at key stages of the Plan’s preparation, the GCVSDPA seeks to ensure that those with an interest in the area eg members of the public, businesses, key organisations and organisations including community groups, have an opportunity to contribute their views before decisions are taken. This applies as much to those who support the plan as to those who wish to make objections. The GCVSDPA will consider innovative ways of consultation and will make extensive use of its website. In this context the GCVSDPA would wish to hear from individuals, groups and organisations or indeed anyone interested in the SDP as to how to effect constructive dialogue with them. If you have any suggestions as to how the GCVSDPA best can liaise with you, please let us know. This liaison could be in the format of email updates, face to face meetings, briefings / presentations by GCVSDPA staff or any other preferred method.
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The Development Plan system in Scotland
Strategic Environmental Assessment
The statutory requirement to prepare development plans is set out in the Planning (Scotland) etc Act 2006. Development plans are the basis for decision making on planning applications. They contain policies and proposals for the future development and use of land in an area. Plans can cover a wide range of issues such as housing, transport, employment, retail, recreation and conserving and protecting the natural environment.
The policies and proposals contained in the SDP will be assessed for their potential impacts on the environment utilising a process known as Strategic Environmental Assessment or SEA. The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 makes SEA a legal requirement on many public plans, programmes and strategies, including the SDP.
The Development Plan system in Scotland as applicable to the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley area comprises three types of statutory document: 1 The National Planning Framework for Scotland is produced by the Scottish Government and sets out, in broad terms, Scottish Ministers’ strategy for Scotland’s spatial development and the priorities for that development. The latest version, NPF 2, was published by the Scottish Government in June 2009 www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/278232/0083591.pdf 2 The Strategic Development Plan is prepared by the GCVSDPA and sets out a long-term (20 years or more) view of development strategy considering its general scale and broadly where it should be located. This Plan is approved by Scottish Ministers
The purpose of SEA is to provide a high level of protection for the environment by ensuring that environmental issues are considered by decision makers alongside economic and social issues. This is achieved by systematically assessing the potential significant environmental effects of the plan, and recording the results in an Environmental Report. The process will involve regular liaison with Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Historic Scotland. The SEA will be prepared in conjunction with the SDP and will be co-ordinated with the Plan’s preparation and process. Engagement with the consulting authorities, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Historic Scotland, during all the development stages of the SEA will be encouraged by the GCVSDPA.
3 Local Development Plans are prepared by local authorities and set out more detailed policies and proposals to guide development. These plans, which are approved by the local planning authority, must accord with the approved Strategic Development Plan. In addition, Supplementary Planning Guidance on a specific planning topic may be prepared and form part of the Strategic Development Plan, but only where it has been specifically trailed as required by a Strategic or Local Development Plan.
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Preparing the Strategic Development Plan
Production timetable for the Strategic Development Plan
The main stages in preparing and implementing the Strategic Development Plan will be
The broad timetable for the production of the Strategic Development Plan is set out as follows:
1 Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement
March 2010 Revised Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement published
2 Technical work programme
Ongoing technical work to inform Main Issues Report
3 Main Issues Report
September 2010 Main Issues Report
4 Proposed Plan, including SEA and Action Programme 5 Submission of SDP to Scottish Ministers 6 Examination to consider any outstanding objections 7 Ministerial Decision
Strategic Development Plan Process
March 2011 Publication of Proposed Plan, including SEA October 2011 Submission of finalised Strategic Development Plan, including SEA and Action Programme, to Scottish Ministers 2012 Examination and final Ministerial Decision
Engagement with key agencies, other neighbouring authorities and ongoing background technical work Publication of Main Issues Report, Monitoring Statement and Environmental Report Formal Consultation by GCVSDPA Preparation of Proposed Plan and updated Environmental Report, if required Formal Consultation by GCVSDPA Analysis of formal representations by GCVSDPA Publication of Proposed Plan, including Environmental Report, if required. Formal Consultation by GCVSDPA Analysis of formal representations by GCVSDPA Submission of Strategic Development Plan to Scottish Ministers Formal objections submitted to Scottish Ministers Examination of Proposed Plan and responses
Scottish Ministers approve Strategic Development Plan
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Timeline
Stage Strategic Development Plan 1
Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement
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Technical Work
Key Components
Estimated Timetable
Strategic Development Plan Authority publishes the Development Plan Scheme and the Participation Statement
March 2010
• Visioning and Strategic Futures
Ongoing to inform Main Issues Report
• Demographics and Migration • Housing Needs and Demand Assessment, including Housing Land Audits • Economic Forecasts • Industry and Business Land Supply • Urban Capacity Study • Vacant and Derelict Land Supply • Retail, including surveys • Climate Change • Energy • Waste • Environmental Resources • Transport, including accessibility analysis • Flooding, including River Basin Management Planning 3
Initial publicity, consultation and publication on Main Issues Report
• Preparation and publication of Main Issues Report, including SEA
September 2010 Main Issues Report
• Wide consultation with the public, businesses, key organisations and organisations (including community organisations) • Assessment of responses
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Proposed Strategic Development Plan
• Publication of Proposed Pan, including SEA
March 2011
• Formal notification and advertisement and associated publicity • Public Consultation • Assessment of responses • Discussions and negotiations on representations and objections
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Finalised Strategic Development Plan
Modifications to Proposed Plan by the GCVSDPA and submission to Scottish Ministers (including Action Programme and SEA)
October 2011
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Examination
Examination of issues relating to outstanding representations
To be determined by Scottish Ministers
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Scottish Ministers decision on SDP
To be determined by Scottish Ministers
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Making representations
Approval of the Plan
The GCVSDPA encourages everyone to make representations, both in support of the Plan and in raising objections to it and will attempt to facilitate this principally through email and its website - www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk - as well as in letter form.
Upon completion of the Examination the Scottish Ministers will issue their draft decision letter on the Plan. This letter can either
Representations will be sought in respect of both the SDP and the SEA. All formal representations and objections are required to be placed on a public register and cannot be kept confidential. The responsibility for the content of a SDP rests with the GCVSDPA which must make its decisions in light of Government advice and legislation as well as all the views and information it receives. Where there are unresolved representations Scottish Ministers will appoint a person to undertake an Examination. The Examination is chaired by a Reporter from the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals who prepares a report to Scottish Ministers containing recommendations on those matters to which they wish to be further informed with regard to the outstanding objections. The Examination takes the format of a structured discussion, led by the Reporter, based on statements and supporting material submitted by participants in advance of the Examination. The emphasis is on the basis of cross-questioning via the Reporter, rather than cross-examination.
• approve the Plan, in whole or in part and with or without modifications
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• reject the Plan. There follows a six week period of consultation undertaken by the Scottish Government to which all representations should be submitted. Once the Scottish Ministers have further considered any representations received during the consultation period, they issue their final decision letter and can again either approve the Plan in whole or in part, and with or without modifications to it; or reject it. Under the terms of the Planning (Scotland) etc Act 2006, any person aggrieved by the Scottish Ministers’ decision can apply to the Court of Session within six weeks from the date of publication of the first notice of the approval of the SDP whereby the Court may quash the decision if satisfied that it is not within the powers of the Act or that the applicants’ interests have been substantially prejudiced by a failure to comply with any requirement of the Act.
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Accessing documents
The GCVSDPA will make copies of the most up-to-date documents relating to the production of the SDP available principally through its website at www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk Documents will also be made available at each of the local authority headquarters and planning offices and at public libraries within the eight local authority areas. The main point of contact for correspondence should be: Dr Grahame Buchan Strategic Development Plan Manager Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority Lower Ground Floor 125 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 2SA For further information please contact the above address or call 0141 229 7730 or visit the GCVSDPA website at www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk
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Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Participation Statement March 2010
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Participation
The GCVSDPA is strongly committed to encouraging interest and wide stakeholder and public involvement in the preparation of the first SDP. In line with the Scottish Government’s Planning Advice Note 81 on Community Engagement, the GCVSDPA will seek to ensure that • arrangements for participation are as inclusive, open and transparent as possible; • information is provide early and in a format that allows full consideration;
As the various stages of SDP preparation are completed, the GCVSDPA will have a greater understanding of how and with whom its consultation will take place and will evolve its consultation processes and Participation Statement accordingly. The GCVSDPA is aware it can be difficult to engage various sections of society and organisations in strategic planning but will nevertheless aim to be as inclusive as possible. The SDP team will be available to meet with any interested party, particularly community councils and community groups at anytime throughout the process.
• communication is provided through a range of format and locations, particularly utilising electronic means especially the GCVSDPA website at www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk
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• representations are considered and reported to the GCVSDPA. The participation exercise will seek to involve a wide range of parties including: • public sector groups (including key government departments and agencies); • private sector groups (including business, retail and housing interests); • established community groups (including community councils); • voluntary and environmental organisations; and • Community Planning Partnerships.
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Strategic Development Plans in Scotland:The Way Forward
Components of the Participation Strategy
In July 2009, the four Scottish Strategic Development Planning Authorities, with Scottish Government assistance, jointly published a leaflet aimed at raising awareness of the new planning system in Scotland and in particular the role of Strategic Development Plans.
The GCVSDPA will seek to utilise a variety of approaches to engagement. These are set out on pages 12 and 13. The key components of engagement will be reviewed and evolved and new techniques adopted during the lead up to the publication and consultation on the Main Issues Report.
Copies of the leaflet can be downloaded from www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk/downloads/ StrategicDevelopmentPlansInScotland.pdf
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Components of the Participation Strategy Method
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GCVSDPA website A dedicated SDP webpage will provide immediate access to SDP related publications All interested parties Continuous throughout the SDP process
Email registration Interested parties can register their details to receive email updates, including the quarterly newsletter, on the development of the SDP at www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk All interested parties Continuous throughout the SDP process
Telephone and email enquiry point A telephone number - 0141 229 7730 - and email enquiry point - www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk - will be provided to enable interested parties to contact the GCVSDPA team to submit feedback and make enquires. The GCVSDPA team comprises officers who have specialised knowledge of strategic matters such as housing, retail, transport, industry and business, vacant and derelict land and the environment All interested parties Continuous throughout the SDP process
Quarterly newsletter Production of quarterly newsletter outlining matters of interest with regard to development of the SDP All interested parties Continuous throughout the SDP process
Local authority seminars A dedicated seminar organised by the GCVSDPA team in conjunction with the related local authority for each of the eight local authority areas within the GCVSDPA area aimed at outlining the terms of the Main Issues Report Local Community Councils, Local Community Planning Partnership, local interest groups and local individuals Following publication of Main Issues Report
Establishment of the GCVSDPA Futures Group Establishment of GCVSDPA Futures Group aimed at developing a common vision of the future incorporating emerging spatial issues Key public sector agencies, including Forestry Commission Scotland, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish National Heritage, Scottish Water, SEPA, SPT, Transport Scotland, University of Glasgow, Visit Scotland Continuous up to the production of the Main Issues Report
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Meetings with public sector Programmed series of meetings with public sector organisations Government directorates, regional bodies, National Park Authority Throughout 2010
Meetings with private sector Programmed series of meetings with private sector development interests Representatives from the housing, retail and business sectors Throughout 2010
Meetings with environmental sector Programmed series of meetings with environmental interest groups Representatives from the environmental sector Throughout 2010
Retail Focus Group Specialist grouping of retail interests Local authorities, retail companies, planning consultants Throughout 2010
SEA Working Group Working group comprising GCVSDPA and SEA consultation authorities established to consider matters related to the SEA for both the SDP Main Issues Report and Proposed Plan Scottish Natural Heritage, Historic Scotland, SEPA, SEA Gateway Continuous throughout the SDP process
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Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority Lower Ground Floor, 125 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2SA tel 0141 229 7730 fax 0141 221 4518 email info@gcvsdpa.gov.uk web www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk