8 Distribution Areas -In addition to Avonmouth and Bristol Port (Draft Policy E5’ Avonmouth Industrial area and Bristol Port’), there are a number of core areas of industrial land which continue to provide for the needs of industrial and distribution firms and similar uses. The majority of these are located in South Bristol with a further concentration in east Bristol. These areas have been identified as Industry and Distribution Area. -Most of these areas are of strategic scale and cater for the requirement of all sizes of business. In order to maintain opportunities for small and medium sized industrial and distribution businesses, a number of small industrial estates with smaller scale units have also been identified. -Industrial and Distribution Areas as shown in Appendix A in the Bristol Local Plan review and listed the area are reserved for the continued use, development of or redevelopment for industrial and distribution premise (Use classes B1b, B1C, B2 and B8 and sui generis users of a similar nature).
The design concept will be based on the site analysis and data collection including the planning policy requirement. According to the planning policy’s hierarchy, the local planning policy needs to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework. There are a few major planning polices stated at the “National Planning Policy Framework” to be addressed; PPS91: Planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe place which: 1.1.4.1 Promote social interaction, including opportunities for meetings between people who might not otherwise come into contact with each other-for example through mixed-use developments, strong neighborhood centers, street layouts that allows for easy pedestrian and cycle connections within and between neighborhoods and active street Frontage; 1.1.4.2 Are safe and accessible, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion-for example through the use of clear and legible pedestrian routes, and high-quality public space, which encourage the active and continual use of public areas; and 1.1.4.3 Enable and support healthy lifestyles, especially where this would address identified local health and well-being needs-for example through the provision of safe and accessible green infrastructure, green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments and layouts that encourage walking and cycling. PPS96: Access to a network of high quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity is important for the health and well-being of communities. Planning policies should be based on robust and up-to-date assessments of the need for open space, sport and recreation facilities (including quantitative or qualities deficits or surplus) and opportunities provision is needed, which plans should then seek to accommodate.
PPS97: Exiting open space, sports and recreational buildings and land, including playing fields, should not be built on unless: a.) An assessment has been undertaken which has clearly shown the open space, buildings or land to be surplus to requirements; or b.) The loss resulting from the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality in a suitable location; or c.) The development is for alternative sports and recreational provision, the benefits of which clearly outweigh the loss of the current or former use.
