Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · PDF fileadditional 536 and 917 hectares of land during the period 2005-2021. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA)

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

2 Annual Monitoring Report 2009/10

Local Development Framework

Annual Monitoring Report 2009 – 2010 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Strategic Planning Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6DL Tel: 0161 342 3346 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tameside.gov.uk/planning



Contents

1 Introduction 6 2 Employment and the Local Economy & Skills 10

Recent Activity and Take-up 10 Land Supply 11 Character of The Local Economy 13 Employment and The Local Economy Output Indicators 16 Employment and The Local Economy Significant Effects Indicators 18 Employment and The Local Economy Contextual Indicators 19

3 Housing and Population 22 Housing Trajectory 22 Population 24 Deprivation 25 Social and Affordable Housing 25 Housing and Population Output Indicators 27 Housing and Population Significant Effects Indicators 30 Housing and Population Contextual Indicators 32

4 Transport 34 Transport 34

Parking Standards and Public Transport Journey Times 35 Transport Significant Effects Indicators 36 Transport Contextual Indicators 36

5 Local Services and Retail 38 Local Services and Retail Output Indicators 40 Local Services and Retail Significant Effect Indicators 41



6 Conservation and the Environment 43 Conservation and The Environment Output Indicators 43 Conservation and The Environment Significant Effect Indicators 46 Conservation and The Environment Contextual Indicators 47

7 Minerals and Waste 48 Minerals and Waste Output Indicators 48 Minerals and Waste Significant Effects Indicators 50 Minerals and Waste Contextual Indicators 50

8 Local Development Scheme Monitoring 51 Development Plan Documents 51 The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 52 Site Allocations Development Plan Document 52 The Proposals Map Development Plan Document 53 Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document 53 Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document 53 Supplementary Planning Documents 54 Statement of Community Involvement 55 Saved Policies 55 Unitary Development Plan 55 Regional Planning Context 56 Resources 56 Review of the Local Development Framework 57 Local Development Documents Milestone Details. 57



8 Appendices 60

Sustainability Appraisal Objectives 60

List of Indicators 61 Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators 61

Tameside Unitary Development Plan output Indicators 62 Significant Effects Indicators 62 Contextual Indicators 64

Housing Trajectory Figures 66 Saved Policies 67 Abbreviations 71



1 Introduction The Tameside Annual Monitoring Report sets out progress on a number of topics that effect the Borough. These range from the number of houses built, the amount of employment land developed to the state of our natural and built environment and the progress made with Tameside’s Local Development Framework. This, the sixth Tameside Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) has been prepared to comply with Section 35 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and Regulation 48 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004. The period addressed by the report is the 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010. Where data demonstrates change that has occurred over the year, such as amount of floorspace developed, the figures relate to that period unless otherwise indicated. Where data relates to a snapshot during the year, such as amount of employment land available, the figures relate to the situation at 31st March 2010 unless otherwise indicated. The Annual Monitoring Report provides a snapshot of the situation at the end of March 2010. The 2008/09 AMR suggested that this years data would provide a much clearer picture of the recession as there has been a significant lag, as evidenced previously, by the housing and employment land completions. As such this AMR provides a more accurate reflection of the true impact of the current economic situation. A number of significant changes to the indicators measured as part of the RSS have occurred, from the adoption in September 2008 of the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 (RSS). Under policy L4, the level of house building Tameside increases to an annual completion level of at least 750 per annum with 80% of this on previously developed land. The Council intend to adopt an interim housing statement in the light of the proposed revocation of the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy. Although this is yet to be adopted it is the intention of the Council to maintain the annual 750 dwellings per annum target set out in the RSS. It should also be noted that nationally both targets for percentages of dwellings build on previously developed land and housing density targets have been scrapped. There were similar impacts on the provision of employment land. Policy W3 of the RSS required Greater Manchester to supply between an additional 536 and 917 hectares of land during the period 2005-2021. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) commissioned the Greater Manchester Employment Land Position Statement by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners in 2009. This sets out in its conclusions that Tameside may need to provide somewhere between 94 and 130 hectares of employment land over the period 2007 to 2026. However, in Tameside the exact level of provision has yet to be finally determined and given the current emerging localism policy context the Council will establish its own employment land target.



Figure 1.1 Borough of Tameside and indicative rural and urban areas



The report provides data on a number of indicators:

Core output indicators are standard indicators defined nationally by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and include the housing trajectory.

Local output indicators complement the core output indicators to monitor the implementation of local policies and documents. These

have been derived from the indicators set out in the Tameside Unitary Development Plan (UDP) adopted November 2004.

Significant effects indicators provide additional data to enable a robust assessment of policy implementation with the core and local output indicators. They are linked to the Sustainability Appraisal objectives and enable comparisons to be made with the predicted and actual effects observed during the implementation of policies.

Contextual indicators present background information on the environment in which policies are operating.

A framework of significant effects indicators is set out in our Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Scoping Report (Entec 2010). Efforts have been made to collect data on as many of these indicators as possible, and to establish a baseline from which to monitor change in subsequent AMRs. The SA Scoping Report is available on the Council’s web site at www.tameside.gov.uk/planning/sa_report.pdf. This AMR also contains the detailed progress made on the documents contained in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS). It lists all of the titles of the documents and outlines the full production timetable for comparison, to comply with The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 parts 8(b)(i) and (ii) or (c)(ii). It shows progress during the monitoring year and up to December 2010 with information regarding:

Whether document preparation has commenced; The stage that the document has reached in preparation; If the document’s preparation is behind the timetable; The reasons for any delay; and An indication of the steps to be taken for the continued preparation or not of the document.

The report also shows which documents have been adopted with dates, except for the UDP, which for sake of completeness, was adopted on 17th November 2004. On the 18th September 2007, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 directed that for the purposes of all of the policies contained in the


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adopted Tameside UDP, paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 does not apply. This means that all saved policies in the adopted UDP continue to be implemented until new policies replace them. At present, the Council is using all saved policy as appropriate in the consideration of proposals. This report will be made available on our web site www.tameside.gov.uk/strategicplanning early in 2011.


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2 Employment, the Local Economy and Skills Recent Activity and Take-Up For the purposes of this Annual Monitoring Report, employment uses are classed according to Policy E3 of the adopted Tameside UDP as business (B1), general industrial (B2), storage and distribution (B8) plus sui generis commercial uses which have similar characteristics to industry or storage. During the 2009/10 year, a number of employment generating development schemes were completed, taking-up 0.95 ha of land for employment purposes and creating 6577 m2 of new employment floorspace. Significant completions include:

New office development for Findel Education, Ashton Road, Hyde; and Office development for Premier Waste, Hyde.

The proportion of employment floorspace completed on previously-developed land was 90.3%. The only development on greenfield land was the completion of the Findel Education offices, Ashton Road, Hyde (which took up approximately 0.093 ha). Since the end of the monitoring period employment development activity has continued. There was around 4,078 sq m of employment generating floorspace under construction on 31st March 2010 on sites which totalled 1.38 ha of the overall supply. During the monitoring year, permission was granted for employment schemes totalling over 6,610 m2 of floorspace on around 1.88 ha of land, and further permissions have been granted following the monitoring period. This is a significant decline since the previous monitoring year and is a potent indicator of the impact the recession has caused on the development of employment floorspace. Noteworthy outstanding permissions include many schemes from the previous list:

St. Petersfield Office Buildings K1 and K2, Stamford Street West, Ashton-under-Lyne; Office and light industrial development, Fairfield Clough South, Kings Road, Audenshaw; Three storey office block, Turner Street Industrial Estate, Denton; Large warehouse extension, Turner Bianca site, Globe Lane, Dukinfield; Proposed industrial/warehousing units, Park Road, Dukinfield Mixed-use development, Goldgem site, Katherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne; Office development adjacent to new Findel's office, Ashton Road, Hyde; 53 modular industrial units at Raglan Street, Hyde; and Rear extension to storage warehouse, Acorn Works, Mossley.



In addition the outline permissions for large scale employment development at Plot 3000 on Ashton Moss and for various developments at St. Petersfield in Ashton still remain valid. The loss of employment floorspace due to demolitions has been the most salient feature of the monitoring year. Floorspace totalling over 130,000 m2 was either demolished or lost through change of use. Major demolitions include:

Wharf Mill, Dukinfield Road, Hyde Automasters, Manchester Road, Hyde Involvement Packaging Premises, Park Road, Dukinfield Hyde Spinning Mill, Ashton Road, Hyde Alma Works, Furnace Street, Hyde Premier Foods, Williamson Lane, Droylsden

Over the next few years some of these sites will come under pressure for release to non-employment uses, primarily residential development. In some cases this may be acceptable but the Council aims to protect its future employment land supply through UDP Policy E3 and the additional Employment Land Supplementary Planning Document.

Land Supply The total supply of land available for development for employment purposes in Tameside on the 31st March 2010 was 70.41 ha. This is a small reduction on last year's supply (71.22 ha). This supply figure consists of both vacant and redevelopment sites with planning permission and sites previously allocated. Sites are removed from the supply when development is completed or where evidence comes forward to confirm that the site is unsuitable as part of the supply – such as the continued long term operational use of site. The reduction in available land supply can be explained by the removal of sites following an assessment of the employment land availability schedule. In particular the 4.86 ha site identified at ABC Wax, Hyde has been removed as the site is no longer listed on the MIDAS website and is not available on the open market. The inclusion of a site in the available supply does not indicate any intentions of the owner(s) to offer the site for development so some of the supply will consist of sites not on the open market and sites intended for development by owners or occupiers for their own use. In fact, of the total supply, 27.7 ha was classed as 'immediately available'. The sites in the immediately available supply are listed on the MIDAS website and for sale on the open market. This is a decrease from the 31.34 ha recorded in 2008/09. This can mainly be explained by the removal of the large ABC Wax site.



A breakdown of the different types of employment land in the available supply is shown in the table below.

Type Amount Available B1 4.61 B2 12.79 B8 0.49 General Industriali 52.53 Total 70.41

Table 2.1 Available Employment Land By Type An analysis of the sites in the supply reveals that just over a third of the total supply has the potential to be genuinely available in a reasonable time frame, is of a serviceable quality and free from excessive constraints. Although much development has been completed at the Ashton Moss Strategic Employment Development Site, the 13 ha Plot 3000 remains available. This greenfield site is suitable for a variety of industrial uses and is the prime employment site as identified in the Regional Economic Strategy under Transformational Action 80ii. 2009 – 2010 has been a difficult year for employment development in Tameside. The only significant scheme has come about through the development of a new headquarters buildings for Findels in Hyde. This was facilitated by the demolition of the existing premises and the granting of planning permission for residential redevelopment on the cleared site. However, this single completion accounts for nearly 94% of all industrial development in the Borough over the reporting period. On 31st March 2010, approximately 1.38 ha of the previous years supply was under construction and in the 2009/10 year, permission was granted for schemes on 2.34 ha of land in that supply. The measured employment land supply has reduced steadily since 1995/96, when it stood at 190 hectares, to the level it is at today, 70.41 hectares. This indicates growing interest in Tameside's development sites, borne out by the number of sites where construction has been completed since the mid 1990s. Based on the historic trend it would be logical to predict that take-up rates would increase but in the current economic climate this would now seem to be very uncertain given the performance over the 2009-2010 period. However, it is an indicator that under normal economic circumstances Tameside is still considered an attractive location for developers. With the continued impact of the economic downturn there is the possibility that the life of the current supply will be prolonged. The employment land supply could even increase over the period because of rationalisation and closures within local industries. Additionally the impact of

i The General category includes all development within the B use classes where the sites have not been individually identified as being of one specific B use. ii This RES Action aims to deliver the designated Strategic Regional Sites as regional investment sites, knowledge nuclei or inter-modal freight terminals.



business rates on vacant premises has become widespread with the clearance of many sites across the Borough. However, the other side of this is that the poor economic climate and low return on new employment development has led to increased pressure for non-employment development on these sites. This is specifically a problem when significant abnormal costs have been identified, such as remediation work necessitated by serious contamination issues. Working on the assumption that the current downturn will not last beyond two or three years, it is considered that this level of supply is not adequate in terms or quality and availability. This position is backed up by the findings of the Nathaniel Lichfield study which concluded that Tameside would require an employment land supply of between 94 and 130 hectares for the period 2007 - 2026. Consequently it will become a critical issue for the evidence base of the core strategy to investigate and to determine the amount of employment land supply that will ensure the long-term development of Tameside's economy. The Employment Land SPD gives guidance on the development of employment land and promotes the recycling of existing employment sites for new employment generating development. For more information please see the Tameside Council website: http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning/ldf/spd/employland.

Character of the Local Economy The local economy in Tameside remains in a state of change, with the manufacturing industry in Tameside still contracting as part of a national trend and the proportion of manufacturing jobs in the Borough decreasing every year since 1999. However, the borough still retains a significant proportion of its employment in manufacturing (18.5%) which is greater than any other borough in Greater Manchester where the average is only 9.9%. This means that there remains a heavy reliance on industries that are likely to decline further in the coming years. Many of the older large manufacturing firms have ceased operations in Tameside in recent years and the economy is now characterised by small and medium-sized businesses. Data from the ABI (2008) suggests that 83.9% of businesses in the Borough employ 10 people or less. This data is now unavailable due to a change from the ABI to the Business Register and Employment Survey from 2008 onwards. When compared to the regional (0.76) and national average (0.79) the jobs density (ratio of total jobs to working-age population) in the Borough is low (0.55). This is a significant factor which means that people have to commute to find work. This level is below the regional average (0.76) and the ratio has steadily fallen since a peak of 0.62 in 2004. Tameside only has around 6.3% (72,606) of all employment (excluding the self-employed) in Greater Manchester, despite having 8.3% of the working age population. The rate of unemployment in Tameside based on the monthly claimant count showed an increase throughout the year. There were 6,463 claimants (4.6%) in April 2009 rising to 6,923 in March 2010 (4.9%). At the end of the reporting period the claimant count for Tameside was


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above the North West average (4.4%) and the average for the UK (4.0% at March 2010). See 'Figure 2.1 ‘Unemployment rate (resident based Job Seekers Allowance claimant count) 2009/10' below.

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Figure 2.1 Unemployment rate (resident based Job Seekers Allowance claimant count) 2009/10

Tameside still has a significantly lower than average number of people employed in occupations in the socio-economic classification (SOC) 2000 major groups 1-3, with a higher than average number of people employed in SOC 2000 major groups 4-5 and 8-9 (see table 2.2 below). The proportion of people in Tameside employed in major group 1-3 has, however, increased by over 5% for 09/10 when compared to 08/09.



This is near to the highest level (36%) seen since AMR reporting started in 2004/05. The proportion employed in major group 4-5 has significantly decreased between 08/09 and 09/10. The proportion employed in major groups 6-7 and 8-9 have both increased. VAT registration data is no longer recorded as an indicator as a means of determining the health of the economy. The Office of National Statistics now publishes a set of data for business demography as a means of giving a more detailed picture of business health and entrepreneurship. This data is now displayed as Sustainability Appraisal Significant Effects Indicator SE 20.1 in table 2.4. Business demographics have been calculated retrospectively back to 2004/5. During the period 2004/5 to 2009/10 the total business count in Tameside has increased by 305, from 5,860 to 6,165. However, during this period the figure peaked in 2007/8 at 6,280. It should also be noted that in the reporting year 2009/10 that the differential between births and deaths was negative, i.e. more deaths than births.

Tameside (2004/5)

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Tameside (2006/7)

Tameside (2007/8)

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Tameside (2009/10)

North West (2009/10)

Great Britain (2009/10)

Soc 2000 major group 1-3 36.0 33.5 31.9 35.1 33.4 35.3 41.1 44.1

1 Managers and senior officials 13.1 11.6 10.6 12.8 11.8 13.0 14.6 15.7

2 Professional occupations 8.3 8.2 7.9 9.7 8.5 8.1 12.6 13.7

3 Associate professional & technical 14.5 13.7 13.4 12.6 13.1 14.2 13.9 14.7

Soc 2000 major group 4-5 26.3 30.5 27.7 27.1 28.2 20.8 21.5 21.6

4 Administrative & secretarial 14.0 16.8 15.3 12.6 14.7 11.4 11.1 11.2

5 Skilled trades occupations 12.3 13.6 12.4 14.5 13.5 9.4 10.4 10.4

Soc 2000 major group 6-7 17.0 17.7 18.3 16.1 17.3 19.7 17.8 16.1

6 Personal service occupations 7.1 6.9 7.8 8.4 9.0 9.9 9.2 8.7

7 Sales & customer service occupations 9.8 10.8 10.5 7.7 8.3 9.8 8.6 7.4

Soc 2000 major group 8-9 20.7 18.3 22.1 21.4 20.9 23.6 19.2 17.7

8 Process plant & machine operatives 10.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 10.2 10.6 7.5 6.6

9 Elementary occupations 10.1 8.7 12.3 11.8 10.7 13.0 11.7 11.1 Table 2.2 Employment by occupation. Percentages based on all persons in employment. Source: Annual Population Survey Average gross weekly pay for full-time workers resident in the borough in 2010 was £424.70. This is lower than the average for the North West region (£471.20) and Great Britain (£501.80). This was a decrease of 2% on the 2009 average of £433.50.



Employment and the Local Economy Output Indicators Reference Indicator 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Notes

B1: Nil 4,241 m2 5,770 m2 733 m2 10,786 m2 6552 m2

B2: 1,495 m2 1,286 m2 14,324 m2 4,879 m2 4,894 m2 Nil

B8: 33,693 m2 6,871 m2 3,574 m2 460 m2 1,349 m2 25 m2

General Employment:

Nil Nil Nil 16,131 m2 11,710 m2 Nil

Core BD1(i)

Total gross employment Floorspace completed (by type)

Total: 35,560 m2 12,398 m2 23,668 m2 22,663 m2 28,739 m2 6577 m2

Very low level of completions indicates the full impact of the recession.

B1: N/A N/A N/A -4,067 m2 8,961 m2 6428.3 m2

B2: N/A N/A N/A -1 m2 4,024 m2 -129,903 m2

B8: N/A N/A N/A 460 m2 1,177 m2 25 m2

General Employment:

N/A N/A N/A 16,131 m2 2,921 m2 Nil

Core BD1(ii)

Total net employment floorspace (by type)

Total: N/A N/A N/A 10,798 m2 17,083 m2 -123,450m2

Major loss of B2 floorspace due to the demolition of a number of large former mill buildings (both spinning and weaving).

B1: Nil 3,509 m2 5,770 m2 733 m2 1,537 m2 5320 m2

B2: 1,867 m2 1,286 m2 3,902 m2 4,119 m2 2,940.8 m2 Nil

B8: 7,188 m2 2,100 m2 209 m2 460 m2 1,349 m2 25 m2

General Employment:

Nil Nil Nil 5,457 m2 11,710 m2 Nil

Core BD2 Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land (by type)

Total: 9,055 m2 6,895 m2 9,881 m2 11,434 m2 17,536.8m2 5345 m2

Figures for 04/05, 05/06 and 06/07 relate to former Core Indicator 1c. Figures for 07/08 have been updated.

B1: 16.18 ha 8.99 ha 5.67 ha 7.81 ha 6.54 ha 4.61 ha

B2: 6.14 ha 13.80 ha 9.09 ha 8.60 ha 3.60 ha 12.79 ha

B8: 2.97 ha 1.62 ha 1.70 ha 0.49 ha 0.49 ha 0.49 ha

General Employment:

67.03 ha 58.47 ha 59.08 ha 57.29 ha 60.60 ha 52.53 ha

Core BD3 UDP2

Employment land available (by type)

Total: 92.32 ha 82.88 ha 75.54 ha 74.19 ha 71.22 ha 70.41 ha

Fairly stable level of employment land – balanced by removal of some sites and the additional of a number of new permissions.



B1: Nil 1.14 ha 0.38 ha 0.13 ha 3.37 ha 0.95 ha

B2: 0.47 ha 0.32 ha 4.23 ha 1.29 ha 1.08 ha 0 ha

B8: 10.02 ha 2.57 ha 1.04 ha 0.14 ha 0.98 ha 0.004 ha

General Employment:

Nil Nil Nil 4.09 ha 2.08 ha 0 ha

UDP1 Area of land developed for employment purposes

Total: 10.49 ha 4.03 ha 5.65 ha 5.65 ha 7.51 ha 0.951 ha

UDP3 Area of land previously used for employment which was developed for other uses

4.13 ha 9.83 ha 2.62 ha 3.64 ha 0.1 ha 1.01 ha Relates to land previously used for employment (i.e. Working sites not necessarily in the supply of land available). Sites are deemed to have been lost to employment - generating uses once alternative development has commenced.

Table 2.3 Employment and the Local Economy Output Indicators 2004/05 – 2009/10



Employment and the Local Economy Significant Effects Indicators These significant effects indicators measure progress against sustainability appraisal objectives. For details of these objectives please see Appendix A 'Sustainability Appraisal Objectives'. Ref SA

Obj Indicator Source 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Target/

Rationale Notes

SE 5.1

5 The number of rural buildings brought back into business use

Tameside MBC Data is currently unavailable for this indicator. Replaces previous indicator 5.1

Male £424.20 £421.00 £428.50 £480.70 £466.80 £457.10 Female £322.10 £332.20 £358.80 £386.00 £357.80 £376.10

SE 19.1

19 Average weekly income for residents within the Borough

Nomis - Annual Business Inquiry Total £382.50 £382.40 £395.50 £437.50 £433.50 £376.10

Replaces previous indicator 21.1

Births 700 810 770 790 690 580

Deaths 735 610 590 650 615 780

SE 20.1

20 Birth, deaths and count of active businesses during the year

Nomis

Count 5,860 5,915 6,075 6,280 6,220 6,165

Indicator amended due to change in data collected.

Male 75.8% 76.3% 76.4% 75.2% 75.9% 76.0% Female 82.7% 82.8% 83.3% 81.6% 81.7% 80.8%

SE 21.1

21 Economic activity rates as a percentage of working age population

Nomis – Annual Population Survey Total 68.9% 69.9% 69.6% 69.0% 70.2% 71.2%

Definition has now changed to an age range of 16-64

SE 22.2

22 Percentage of occupations by different category

Nomis – Annual Population Survey

Data collected for Contextual Indicator Econ 7 – See Table 2.5 below.

New indicator

Table 2.4 Employment and the Local Economy Significant Effects Indicators



Employment and the Local Economy Contextual Indicators Reference Indicator Source 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Notes

Males 68,200 68,300 68,600 68,800 69,100 69,300 Females 69,300 69,500 69,800 70,000 70,400 70,700

Econ 1 Working age resident population (16-64)

ONS Midyear Population Estimates (population on 30th June)

Total 137,500 137,800 138,400 138,800 139,500 139,900

65.0% of the total population was of working age at June 2009

Males 56,600 56,900 57,700 56,600 56,900 56,400 Females 46,800 48,700 49,100 49,000 50,300 50,400

Econ 2 Economically active population (16-64)

ONS Annual Population Survey Total 103,400 105,600 106,800 105,600 107,100 106,800

76.0% of the working age population is economically active. Comparisons: NW 74.4%; GB 76.5%

Econ 3 Percentage unemployment gap between the average top three highest and bottom three lowest wards in the borough

LPI EDU 1 3.33% 3.50% 4.00% 3.30% N/A N/A Decrease to below 2004/05 level. Data not recorded beyond 07/08.

Econ 4 Household income level

CACI £26,300 £28,032 £29,123 £31,166 £32,394 £32,324 Mean household income.

Econ 6 Median average gross weekly pay for full time workers

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – Resident Analysis

£355.20 £382.50 £382.40 £395.50 £433.50 £424.70 Comparisons: NW £471.20; GB £501.80. Tameside is still lagging behind regional average.

Managers & Senior Officials

13.1% 11.6% 10.6% 12.8% 11.8% 13.0%

Professional Occupations

8.3% 8.2% 7.9% 9.7% 8.5% 8.1%

Econ 7 Employment by Occupation

Annual Population Survey (April – March)

Assoc Prof & 14.5% 13.7% 13.4% 12.6% 13.1% 14.2%



Technical Admin & Secretarial

14.0% 16.8% 15.3% 12.6% 14.7% 11.4%

Skilled Trades Occupations

12.3% 13.6% 12.4% 14.5% 13.5% 9.4%

Personal Services Occupations

7.1% 6.9% 7.8% 8.4% 9.0% 9.9%

Sales & Customer Services Occupations

9.8% 10.8% 10.5% 7.7% 8.3% 9.8%

Plant & Machine Ops

10.5% 9.6% 9.7% 9.7% 10.2% 10.6%

Elementary Occupations

10.1% 8.7% 12.3% 11.8% 10.7% 13.0%

Econ 8 Jobs density (ratio of total jobs to working age population)

ONS - NOMIS

0.59 (2003)

0.62 (2004)

0.62 (2005)

0.59 (2006)

0.60 (2007)

0.55 (2008)

Comparisons: NW 0.76; GB 0.79

Econ 9 Average house price

Land Registry – House Price Index (March 2010)

£102,360 £110,003 £115,304 £120,472 £102,671 £98,149 Revised - based on sales for March of the reporting year.

Econ 10 Proportion of all employment in manufacturing

Annual Business Inquiry

22.9% 20.8% 22.4% 20.8% 19.3% 18.5%

Econ 11 Percentage of all businesses that employ 10 people or less

Annual Business Inquiry

81.8% 82.9% 82.8% 83.3% 83.9% No data available

Post ABI 2006 data is not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in survey methodology.

Econ 12 Losses of employment land in local authority area

TMBC 3.94 ha 1.11 ha 3.88 ha 7.28 ha 0.1 ha 1.01 ha Relates to losses of employment land from the last year's supply



Econ 13 Amount of employment land lost to residential development

TMBC 1.37 ha 1.11 ha 1.53 ha 7.28 ha 0.1 ha 0.80 ha Relates to losses of employment land from the last year's supply

Table 2.5 Employment and the Local Economy Contextual Indicators



3 Housing and Population Housing Trajectory The graph below, Figure 3.1, indicates Tameside’s expected housing performance. It shows past housing completion rates, then projected completions for 15 years from 2010. It is intended to show how the ‘plan, monitor and manage’ approach to housing delivery will work in Tameside. The graph below, supported by Appendix C ‘Housing Trajectory Figures’ estimates the provision of housing by adding together the allocated housing sites, sites with planning permission, and the remainder of sites under construction. Then an estimate of the number of sites likely to come forward as from Tameside’s draft Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) is added. Finally, the identified supply is divided into the years that the supply with yield completed housing. For each year, as the trajectory progresses, the accumulating over, or under provision is divided by the number of years left in the timescale. This is the time left in the trajectory to deal with accumulating over or under-provision. The predicted level of provision by 2021 meets the RSS target although a slight decline in provision is expected in the residual period to 2026. During recent years there has been a relatively high level of dwelling losses due to demolitions, causing a significant gap between the actual rates of house building and net annual completions. During 2009/10, there have been 94 gross dwelling losses. During 2010/11 there are likely to be 70 dwelling losses. Beyond that there appears to be little prospect of widespread clearance and so a reduced estimate of 70 dwelling losses per year has been used for the housing trajectory figures.

This housing trajectory updates those published in previous AMR’s, and will continue to be updated annually. As required, the current trajectory shows:

Net Additional dwellings for the five year period 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2010; Housing delivery for the reporting year 2009-2010; and The level of additional housing expected to come forward over the 15 year period up to 2025, starting with the current monitoring year.

Gross completion figures are shown and an allowance made for clearance and other losses. See Appendix C ‘Housing Trajectory Figures’ for a comprehensive data table.



Figure 3.1 Tameside Housing Trajectory based on the RSS target of 750 net additional dwellings per annum

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200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

2003

-200

420

04-2

005

2005

-200

620

06-2

007

2007

-200

820

08-2

009

2009

-201

020

10-2

011

2011

-201

220

12-2

013

2013

-201

420

14-2

015

2015

-201

620

16-2

017

2017

-201

820

18-2

019

2019

-202

020

20-2

021

2021

-202

220

22-2

023

2023

-202

420

24-2

025

2025

-202

6

Net additonal dwellings 2003-2010

Net annual housing expected to come forward (from April 2010 onwards)

Target for annual average rate of housing provision (net of clearance)

"Managed Delivery Target" - Residual annual requirement to achieve the overall RSS target by 2021 taking account of previous actual /projected net completions



Population The Tameside Metropolitan Borough is just over 103 km² in size and has a resident population of 215,400 giving an average population density of 2,091 persons per km². Given that the borough has distinct urban and rural areas, there is a wide variation in population density. The proportion of residents from different ethnic minorities varies greatly within the borough. In Ashton St Peters ward, the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population accounted for 24% of people in 2001 (Census), whilst in the Longdendale ward, this figure was only 1.5%. There is a large Bangladeshi community in Hyde, and sizeable Indian and Pakistani communities in Ashton.

Tameside % North West % England & Wales %White 94.57 94.44 91.31 British 92.70 92.17 87.49 Irish 0.91 1.15 1.23 Other White 0.96 1.11 2.59 Mixed 0.79 0.93 1.27 White & Black Caribbean 0.31 0.33 0.46 White & Black African 0.11 0.15 0.15 White & Asian 0.24 0.26 0.36 Other Mixed 0.13 0.20 0.30 Asian or Asian British 3.97 3.42 4.37 Indian 1.45 1.07 1.99 Pakistani 1.22 1.74 1.37 Bangladeshi 1.17 0.39 0.54 Other Asian 0.14 0.22 0.46 Black or Black British 0.27 0.62 2.19 Caribbean 0.16 0.30 1.08 African 0.08 0.24 0.92 Other Black 0.03 0.08 0.18 Chinese or Other Ethnic Group 0.40 0.60 0.86 Chinese 0.30 0.40 0.44 Other Ethnic Group 0.11 0.20 0.42

Table 3.1 Ethnic Composition. Data Source: Census 2001



Tameside % North West % England & Wales %

Christian 75.54 78.01 71.75 Buddhist 0.13 0.18 0.28 Hindu 1.36 0.40 1.06 Jewish 0.04 0.42 0.50 Muslim 2.52 3.04 2.99 Sikh 0.03 0.10 0.63 Other 0.17 0.16 0.29 No Religion 12.10 10.48 14.81 Not Stated 8.11 7.23 7.71

Table 3.2 Religion. Data Source: Census 2001 Deprivation According to the 2007 index of multiple deprivation (IMD), Figure 3.2, Tameside is the 56th most deprived local authority area (out of 354). This is an improvement from the 2004 IMD where Tameside was ranked as the 49th most deprived local authority area. There are great differences in levels of deprivation throughout the borough. Although there are a number of Super Output Areas (SOAs) that appear in the least deprived categories, there are also many that are within the 10% most deprived in the country.

Social and Affordable Housing

At present, social and affordable housing in Tameside can be expected to be delivered by Registered Social Landlords (RSL’s) and not the private sector. UDP policy H4 allows the Council to seek an element of subsidised or low cost market housing to be provided in conjunction with development proposals. Although this policy is not presently implemented by the Council, the situation is being kept under review. A number of housing studies commissioned by the Council as part of the Local Development Framework evidence base may provide justification for the Council to commence implementation of this policy.



Figure 3.2 Tameside index of multiple deprivation based on 2007 data all scoring criteria.



Housing and Population Output Indicators Ref Indicator 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes

Start of Plan period 1/4/2003 1/4/2003 1/4/2003 End of plan period 31/3/2021 31/3/2021 31/3/2021 Total housing required

13,500 13,500 13,500

Core H1 Plan Period and housing target

Source of plan target

North West of England Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021



Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8.

99-00 227 227 227 00-01 172 172 172 01-02 268 268 268 02-03 105 105 105 03-04 515 515 515 04-05 383 383 383 05-06 684 684 684 06-07 563 563 563 07-08 - 789 789

Core H2(a) Net additional dwellings - in previous years

08-09 - 652 652

Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8. See Appendix C for the comprehensive tables.

Core H2(b) Net additional dwellings - for the reporting year

09-10 - - 253 Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8.

10-11 700 750 400 11-12 800 900 600 12-13 885 1150 780 13-14 930 1250 880 14-15 930 1150 930 15-16 880 880 950 16-17 880 880 1040 17-18 880 880 1125 18-19 830 830 1100

Core H2(c)(i)

Net additional dwellings - in future years

19-20 830 830 1000




20-21 780 780 860 21-22 780 780 780 22-23 730 730 750 09-10 12.7 - - 10-11 15.4 15.0 - 11-12 17.4 20.0 17.40 12-13 19.1 25.0 19.10 13-14 20.0 25.0 20.00 14-15 - 23.0 20.00

Core H2 (c) (ii)

Estimated gross area (ha) of gross completions

15-16? - - 20.00


Core H2(c)(iii)

Target for annual average rate of housing provision (net of clearance)

2003-2023 750 750 750 Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8.

07-08 790 789 813 08-09 700 652 826 09-10 565 565 878 10-11 700 700 926 11-12 800 800 962 12-13 885 885 985 13-14 930 930 1000 14-15 930 930 1012 15-16 880 880 1024 16-17 880 880 1020 17-18 880 880 985 18-19 830 830 928 19-20 830 830 856 20-21 780 780 - 21-22 780 780 -

Core H2(d) Managed delivery target

22-23 730 730 -

Net additional dwellings expected to come forward over the remaining plan period (2007 onwards). Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8.

Core H3 UDP 6

Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land

79.2% 84.9% 80.9% 75.3% 77.26% 73% Former Core Indicator 2b

Core H4 Net additional pitches - Gypsy and Traveller

- - - Nil 2 5 Indicator not recorded prior to 2007/8.

Core H5 Affordable housing None 44 48 54 102 56 Former Core



UDP 7 completions Indicator 2d Core H6 Housing Quality -

Building for Life Assessments

- - - Data unavailable

Data unavailable

Data unavailable


UDP 4 Total number of new dwellings completed

574

940 675 1164 921 347 Figures are a gross total

UDP 5 Number of dwellings completed on windfall sites

126 348 399 929 736 Data not currently available

Includes completions on any sites not identified for housing in the adopted UDP 2004.

UDP 8 Number of dwellings cleared, including tenure and occupancy

94

UDP 9 Remaining supply of land for housing development (ha)

152.5 ha 140.2 ha 141.6 ha 138.1 ha 126.8 ha 127.43 ha Cumulative of land available for housing contained within the 5 year supply.

Table 3.3 Housing and Population Output Indicators



Housing and Population Significant Effect Indicators These significant effects indicators measure progress against sustainability appraisal objectives. For details of these objectives please see Appendix A ‘Sustainability Appraisal Objectives’. Ref SA

Obj Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target/

Rationale

Notes

SE 1.1

1 Increase in affordable housing

Planning Department

2 dwellings brought back to use

44 social/ affordable dwellings completed





Affordable housing policy not currently being implemented

SE 1.3

1 Number of BREEAM accredited buildings

BRE 1 Bespoke 'Good' certified development

None 1 EcoHomes 'Very Good', 1 Office rating of 'Good'

4 Ecohomes rated 'Good' and 1 bespoke 'Very Good' certified development

1 EcoHomes rated 'Pass' and 1 Office rating of 'Very Good'. 8 dwellings certified by the Code for Sustainable Homes

Data not available

BREEAM assessment now only applicable to commercial developments.

SE 1.5

1 Percentage of homes unfit for use

DCLG Housing Strategy Statistical Index

4.62% (01/04/05)

4.92% (01/04/06)

- 4.76% (01/04/08)

7% (01/04/09)

7% Reduce

M - 74.1 years

74.6 years 74.9 years 75.67 years

75.67 years

SE 2.1

2 Life expectancy at birth

Neighbour-hood statistics F - 79.4

years 79.5 years 79.8 years 79.58

years 79.58 years

Community Strategy seeks to

Tameside life expectancy remains lower than the NW



reduce death rates for the under 75s

average.

SE 3.1

3 % of people who think that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together

Residents' Opinion Survey

58% - - 65% (Dec 07 - Feb 08)

- - Increase No new data. Next Residents Opinion Survey takes place winter 2010/11. Results available in March 2011.

SE 4.1

4 Net change in population

Midyear Population Estimates

- +400 +300 +/-0 +1,200 +1000 Reduce out-migration

Figures adjusted from previous AMR

SE 6.2

6 % of population living in SOAs ranked by IMD in the 33% most deprived due to all factors

Index of Multiple Deprivation

59.74% (IMD 2004)

59.74% (IMD 2004)

53.40% (IMD 2007)

53.40% (IMD 2007)

53.40% (IMD 2007)

53.40% (IMD 2007)

Reduce Population data from 2001 Census; deprivation data from IMD 2004/ 2007

New Charter

70.5 71.5 70.3 70.3 No data

Peak Valley

-

- 59.7 73 No data

Ashton Pioneer

-

- 86 - No data

SE 1.6

1 Energy efficiency SAP rating for social housing

Housing Corporation Regulatory and Statistical Returns Survey Irwell

Valley -

- - 64 No data

No data No data No data No data

Increase

Table 3.4 Housing and Population Significant Effects Indicators.



Housing and Population Contextual Indicators Ref Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes

Males 103,900 103,900 103,900 103,900 104,600 105,100 Females 109,500 109,200 109,300 109,300 109,800 110,200

Pop 1 Total resident population

Midyear Population Estimates Total 213,400 213,000 213,200 213,200 214,400 215,400

Increase. Figures adjusted from previous AMR

Pop 2 Average population density

Midyear Population Estimates

2,072 2,075 2,078 2,078 2,092 2,089

Pop 3 Number of households

DCLG Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix

95,693 (03/06/04)

95,945 (30/06/05)

96,912 (30//06/06)

97,053 (30/06/07)

98,600 Awaiting data

Pop 4 Dwelling stock DCLG Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix

92,684 (01/04/04)

95,945 (01/04/05)

- 97,210 (01/04/07)

97,885 (01/04/08)

97,729 (01/04/09

Figures adjusted from previous AMR

Pop 7 Average Household size

Census 2001 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

Pop 9 Number of unfit homes in social housing

DCLG Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix

None

None None None None None

Pop 10 Proportion of social housing not meeting the Decent Homes Standard

Community Strategy Update 2005

21.60% 23.40% 10.86% 8.14% No data available

3.2% Decrease

Pop 12 Percentage of dwellings empty

DCLG Housing Strategy Statistical Index

4.44%(01/04/05)

4.62% (01/04/06)

5.14% (01/04/07)

3.97% (01/04/09)

4.40% (01/04/09)

2.04%

Pop 13 Local authority DCLG 49 (IMD 2004) 49 (IMD 56 (IMD 56 (IMD 56 (IMD 56 (IMD 1 = most



area multiple deprivation rank

2004) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) deprived; 354 = least deprived. Deprivation data from IMD 2004/ 2007

Table 3.5 Housing and Population Contextual Indicators



4 Transport

Transport Three major initiative schemes: Metrolink to Droylsden and Ashton-under-Lyne; the Ashton Northern Bypass Stage 2; and the Greater Manchester Retaining Wall Major Maintenance scheme, a major initiative between Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport MBC’s to renew a number of major structures across the local area, are currently under construction. Following the March 2009 withdrawal by the Highways Agency from the adjourned Mottram-Tintwistle Bypass Public Inquiry, Tameside proposed the development of an integrated transport strategy for Longdendale. This area suffers from severe congestion problems caused by traffic travelling between the M67, Glossop and Sheffield. An integrated transport strategy would include a broad package of measures, such as improved public transport provision, walking and cycling, though the strategy is likely to rely on the construction of a local bypass to relieve the congestion before the other measures could flourish and reach their full potential. No firm cost estimates for the delivering LITS are available, as Tameside MBC has yet to progress the scheme to the detailed development stage. However, as part of the original funding approved by AGMA, the scheme had a £100m budget. £90m of this stemmed from the DfT’s Regional Funding Allocation and £10m from the Greater Manchester Transport Fund.

Distance Percentage of People Works from home 7.73% Less than 2km 20.92% 2km or more but less than 5 km 24.41% 5km or more but less than 10km 22.17% 10km or more but less than 20km 15.77% 20km or more but less than 30km 1.91% 30km or more but less than 40km 0.78% 40km or more but less than 60km 1.10% 60km or more 1.58% No fixed place of work 3.46% Working outside the UK 0.13% Working at offshore installation 0.04% Table 4.1 Distance travelled to work (resident population). Source: Census 2001



Method Percentage of People Works from home 4.89% Underground, metro, light rail or tram 0.07% Train 1.42% Bus, minibus or coach 7.76% Taxi or minicab 0.42% Driving car or van 35.56% Passenger in car or van 4.68% Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.61% Bicycle 0.99% On foot 6.62% Other 0.18% Not currently working 36.81% Table 4.2 Method of travel to work (resident population). Source: Census 2001

Parking Standards and Public Transport Journey Times Monitoring of the amount of residential development, in table 4.4, within 30 minutes public transport time of a variety of facilities and services has this year been conducted in accordance with the monitoring guidelines using the Northwest Traveline Journey Planner http://www.traveline-northwest.co.uk to calculate journey times using public transport.


http://www.traveline-northwest.co.uk/


Transport Significant Effects Indicators These significant effects indicators measure progress against sustainability appraisal objectives. For details of these objectives please see Appendix A 'Sustainability Appraisal Objectives'. Ref SA

Obj Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target /

Rationale Notes

SE17.1 17 Amount of new residential development within 30 mins public transport time to GPs, Hospital, Primary School, Secondary School, Area of Employment and Major Retail Centre.

AMR

See contextual indicator reference Tran 6 below

New SA indicator.

SE23.1 23 Travel to work by different modes

ONS See Table 4.2 Replaces SE27.1

SE23.3 23 Car ownership - % of households owning one or more car/van

ONS Data currently unavailable New SA indicator.

Table 4.3 Transport Significant Effects Indicators

Transport Contextual Indicators Ref Indicator Source 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Notes Tran 1

Percentage of people travelling to work by public transport

Census 2001

15% Data from 2001

Tran 2

Percentage of public transport users owning a car or van

Census 2001

67% Data from 2001

Tran 3

Percentage of people travelling less than 10km to work

Census 2001

76% Data from 2001

Tran 4

Number of people killed and seriously injured on the road

BVPI 99a

77 (2004)

70 (2005)

67 (2006)

78 (2007)

54 (2008)

49 (2009)

Steady decline

Tran 5

Amount of Completed non-

Class A (Floorspace)

TMBC 100% 100% 1.46% 0% 0% 100% Formerly Core Indicator 3a




Class A (no. of developments)

TMBC 100% 100% 75.0% 0% 0% 100%

Class B (Floorspace)

TMBC 93.6% 74.1% 92.2% 52.1% 0% 0%

Class B (no. of developments)

TMBC 50.0% 70.0% 83.3% 25.0% 0% 0%

Class D (Floorspace)

TMBC 33.1% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Class D (no. of developments)

TMBC 50.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total (floorspace)

TMBC 92.2% 75.3% 46.8% 49.3% 0% 19.9%

residential development within Use Classes A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the Local Development Framework

Total (no. of developments)

TMBC 55.6% 72.7% 80% 20% 0% 50%

GP:

TMBC 100% 99.9% 98.7% 99.9% 100% 91.4%

Hospital:

TMBC 100% 64.5% 68.0% 58.1% 60.4% 46.0%

Primary School:

TMBC 100% 100% 98.7% 99.8% 100% 100%

Secondary School

TMBC 100% 99.9% 98.7% 99.8% 100% 99.4%

Area of Employment

TMBC 100% 99.8% 98.7% 99.8% 100% 99.4%

Tran 6

Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of various facilities and services

Major retail centre

TMBC 100% 99.8% 98.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.4%

Formerly Core Indicator 3b. Public transport times were calculated using NW Traveline Journey Planner: http://www.traveline-northwest.co.uk. 2004/5 figures included cycling in the definition of public transport. Later figures exclude cycling.

Table 4.4 Transport contextual indicators




5 Local Services and Retail Consultants White Young Green recently completed, summer 2010, an updated retail study for the Borough focusing on the existing centres defined within the Unitary Development Plan. It identifies that generally across the Borough there is notable capacity for addition comparison and convenience goods floorspace although there is a requirement that an enhanced and improved retail provision is focused in particular locations, primarily within Ashton. The study highlights retail need detailed in the table below, which the Council will address through the planning process with appropriate policies contained within its forthcoming Local Development Framework. The monitoring period began with a relatively high number of vacant properties in town centres across the Borough, however during 2009/10 vacancies in all but Droylsden have reduced. This may be as a result of disruptive associated works with the extension to the metro-link tram network passing through the centre on its route from Manchester to Ashton. While this general trend of reduced vacancies across centres is welcomed, it is important to note that this has been through the proliferation of pound style discount retailers, particularly in Ashton. Although they are a good short term solution to vacant units there is a need to strike a balance between this and the long term ambitions of the Council in progressing future retail options, aspirations and providing vibrant centres with retail choice. Retail development over the monitoring period has been relatively stagnant with the installation of an out of centre mezzanine at the Snipe Retail Park of 1,653sqm being the only moderate scale development coming forward. Encouragingly though, large scale retail schemes where planning permissions were due to expire have sought renewal over the monitoring period. In addition to this, outside of the monitoring period the Council have received and approved an application for a food store led regeneration scheme at Hattersley including a new community hub. The proposed food store comprises of approximately 94,000sqf utilising the identified need in the updated retail study for Hattersley, minimising spending leakage to Hyde.



Table 5.1 Capacity for Additional Retail Floorspace within Tameside (2009-2027) over and above outstanding commitments at the time of the study,

taken from White Young Green Retail Study, Summer 2010.

Surplus Expenditure (£m)

Potential Floorspace Requirements (sq m net)

2009 2014 2019 2024 2027 2009 2014 2019 2024 2027 Convenience Goods Borough 47.04 71.38 97.84 126.29 144.38 2,830-9,315 5,815-14,135 7,890-19,180 10,085-24,510 11,460-27,855 Ashton-under-Lyne 36.18 46.60 58.48 71.24 79.34 2,875-7,235 3,795-9,225 4,715-11,465 5,690-13,825 6,295-15,305 Hyde 7.00 12.76 18.94 25.59 29.82 575-1,400 1,040-2,525 1,525-3,715 2,045-4,965 2,365-5,755 Denton - - - - - - - - - - Stalybridge 13.37 16.20 19.23 22.49 24.55 1,100-2,675 1,320-3,205 1,550-3,770 1,795-4,365 1,950-4,735 Droylsden 1.66 2.78 4.46 6.28 7.43 135-330 225-550 360-875 500-1,220 590-1,435 Comparison Goods Borough - - 20.63 167.83 289.38 - - 3,645-6,075 27,520-45,865 45,375-75,625 Ashton-under-Lyne - - 25.03 120.30 193.05 - - 4,420-7,370 19,725-32,875 30,270-50,450 Hyde - 2.88 14.44 37.77 55.52 - 550-915 2,550-4,250 6,195-10,320 8,705-14,510 Denton - - - 19.70 42.38 - - - 3,230-5,385 6,645-11,075 Stalybridge - - - 0.49 4.07 - - - 80-135 640-1,065 Droylsden - - - - - - - - - -

Notes: WYG (2010) Floorspace requirement based on an average sales density of between £5,000 - £12,155 per sq m for convenience goods and allowing for increased productivity of +0.2% per annum Floorspace requirement based on an average sales density of between £3,000 - £5,000 per sq m for comparison goods and allowing for increased productivity of +1.0% per annum between 2009 and 2014 and +1.5% per annum post 2014 at 2007 prices

The full White Young Green Retail Study, including appendices, can be downloaded at http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning/ldf/retailstudy2010


http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning/ldf/retailstudy2010


Local Services and Retail Output Indicators Ref Indicator 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes

Retail 7621 0 27180 0 3744 183 Office 0 0 0 0 0 0

Core BD4 (i) UDP 11

Amount of completed retail office and leisure development respectively in town centres

Leisure 0 0 0 0 0 792

Although 6552 sqm of B1 office space was completed, this has been counted as employment development in core indicator BD1(i) and cannot be double counted in this section

Retail gross

7621 600 27180 1154 3940 1957

Retail net 5866 450 25532 1065 2824 1935 Office 0 0 0 0 0 0

Core BD4 (ii)

Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development across the Council

Leisure 1796 0 0 0 0 792

Office floorspace counted as employment development in core indicator BD1(i) cannot be double counted in this section

Ashton 464 (67) 14.4%

623 (116) 18.6%

646 (86) 13.3%

Denton 172 (17) 9.9%

210 (30) 14.3%

224 (26) 11.6%

Droylsden 150 (15) 10.0%

144 (26) 18.1%

156 (29) 18.6%

Hattersley Hyde 283

(59) 10.0%

373 (64) 17.2%

398 (53) 13.1%

Mossley 70 (8) 11.4%

65 (6) 9.2%

UDP 10

Number of commercial premises surveyed in each town centre and vacancy ratio.

Stalybridge 205 (42) 20.5%

227 (64) 28.2%

285 (34) 11.9%

Ashton (2005) and Hyde (2004) data are from surveys carried out by Experian Goad in the 2005 retail study. Data for other centres from TMBC town centre surveys, summer 2003. 2008/09 and 2009/10 data is from internal on-street survey work.

Table 5.2 Local Services and Retail Output Indicators



Local Services and Retail Significant Effects Indicators These significant effects indicators measure progress against sustainability appraisal objectives. For details of these objectives, please see Appendix A ‘Sustainability Appraisal Objectives’. Ref SA

Obj Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target Notes

SE 7.2

7 Recorded Crime per 1,000 population

British Crime Survey

75.4 crimes per 1,000 residents (ratified data of 24484 crimes)

77.5 crimes per 1,000 residents (25855)




89.2 Crimes Per 1,000 residents(19229)

Reduce For 2007/8 this is the number of British Comparator crimes per 1,000 residents. The figure for 2006/7 is the rate of comparator crimes in the British Crime Survey and is not comparable to the previous figure. Using the current methodology the figure was 75.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2004/5 and 85.4 crimes per 1,000 in 2003/4.

Daytime, very safe

n/a 41% 41% 40% 46.6% 49.0%

Daytime, fairly safe

n/a 54% 54% 57% 49.5% 47.8%

Daytime, fairly unsafe

n/a 5% 4% 3% 2.8% 2.6%

Daytime, very unsafe

n/a 1% 1% 1% 1.0% 0.7%

SE 7.3

7 Proportion of Adults who feel safe in their neighbourhood during the day and night

Citizens Panel Survey

After n/a 8% 5% 6% 9.1% 9.4%

Increase feeling of safety

2006/7 Citizen Panel Survey Spring 2006/7. 2007/8 Citizen Panel Survey from Summer 2008.



dark, very safe After dark, fairly safe

n/a 36% 41% 51% 54.3% 55.4%

After dark, fairly unsafe

n/a 54% 37% 30% 25.8% 27.5%

After dark, very unsafe

n/a 18% 16% 12% 10.8% 7.8%

SE 8.1

8 Percentage of residents who think that the council listens to residents views.

Residents Opinion Survey

n/a 51% n/a 34% n/a n/a Increase inclusion.

Data not currently available for 2008/9 or 2009/10 as the Residents Opinion Survey is Currently work in progress and will be available 2010/11

Table 5.3 Local Services and Retail Significant Effects Indicators



6 Conservation and the Environment In Tameside, there are 313 Listings covering 424 individual buildings. Of these Listings, there are 2 Grade I Listings, 18 Grade II* Listings and 294 Grade II Listings. Listed buildings are well distributed throughout the Borough. The exact location of which can be seen on the Councils interactive map at www.tameside.gov.uk

Conservation and the Environment Output Indicators Ref Indicator 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes Core E1 Number of planning permissions granted

contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality

None None None None None 2

Net change in number

n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Net change in area

n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Total number

n/a n/a n/a 1 1 0

SACs/SPAs

Total area n/a n/a n/a 105.98 ha 105.98ha 105.98ha

Net change in number

n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Net change in area

n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Total number

n/a n/a n/a 3 3 3

SSSIs

Total area n/a n/a n/a 122.1 ha 122.1 ha 122.1ha

Improvement in condition to favourable or recovering for over 99% of the area recovered.

Core E2 UDP 14

Change in areas of biodiversity importance (sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance)

SBIs Net change in number

0 +1 0 0 0 +1

Creation of Dunkirk Wood and extension of


http://www.tameside.gov.uk/


Net change in area

+4.8 ha +7.3 ha +216.6 ha +169.4 ha +20.03 ha +5.75 ha

Total number

54 55 55 55 55 56

Total area 996.4 ha 1003.7 ha 1220.3 ha 1389.7 ha 1409.73 ha 1415.48 ha

Westwood Clough and Longlands Hall

Core E3 Renewable energy capacity installed by type

None known

None known

2 solar 1 wind

None known

None known

2 domestic solar pv installation.

Capacity given planning permission, rather than installed.

Area at start of period

1053 1052.3 1049.47 1049.47 1049.47 1049.47

Lost 0.66 ha 2.87 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha Gain 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha 0.00 ha

UDP 12 Net change in protected green space

Net change

-0.66 ha -2.87 ha +/-0.00 ha +/-0.00 ha +/-0.00 ha +/-0.00 ha

Listed buildings at start of year

312 listings covering 423 buildings






Change during year +/- 0 +/- 0 +/- 0 +/- 0 +1 +1 Listed buildings at end of year







Buildings at risk at start of year

72 71 71 71 See notes See notes

Change during year -1 0 0 -3 See notes See notes

UDP 13 Net change in buildings protected for heritage value and number of buildings at risk

Buildings at risk at end of year

71 71 71 68 See notes See notes

A comprehensive review of the buildings at risk register is proposed and will inform the buildings at risk data.

Trees +217 +125 +53 +122 n/a n/a UDP 15 Net change in protected trees and woodland Woodland +0.76 ha +13.2 ha +15.53 ha +5.9 ha n/a n/a

At the time of writing the Council does not employ a TPO



officer. Net change

-5.53 ha -4.46 ha -4.8 ha -4.9 ha -2.7 ha See notes UDP 16 Net change in area of derelict land

Year end total

88.4 ha 83.9 ha 79.1 ha 79.7 ha 77.0 ha See notes

The 2009/10 review of NLUD is currently being undertaken by consultants on behalf of the Council and will be available mid 2011.

Table 6.1 Conservation and The Environment Output Indicators



Conservation and the Environment Significant Effects Indicators These significant effects indicators measure progress against sustainability appraisal objectives. For Details of these objectives please see Appendix A ‘Sustainability Appraisal Objectives’. Ref SA

Obj Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target Notes

SE 4.4

4 Proportion of land that has significant or heavy deposits of litter and/or detritus

Quality of Life in TamesideNI195

n/a 23% 8% 9% 17% 16% Reduce

All n/a n/a 50.97% 50.0% n/a 7.45% Increase Huddersfield Narrow Canal

n/a n/a 100% 100% Not available

0% Increase

Hollinswood Branch Canal

n/a n/a 0% 0% Not available

0% Increase

SE 12.2

12 Percentage of SSSI in favourable condition http://www.english-nature.org.uk /special/sssi/search.cfm

MAGIC

Dark Peak n/a n/a 52.91% n/a Not available

22.34% Increase

2004/5 to 2007/8 figure not directly comparable to 2009/10. 2009/10 refers to SSSI units only within Tameside rather than the whole SSSI.

SE 15.1

15 Estimated water consumption (average household consumption)

United Utilities

150 litres per person per day




Data request declined

Reduce United Utilities supply area.

SE 10.4

10 Percentage of land area covered by Conservation Areas

1.54% 1.54% 1.54% 1.54% 1.54% 1.54% Increase

SE 10.5

10 Number and percentage of conservation areas with published management proposals.

9, (0%)

9, (0%)

9, (0%) 9, (0%)

9, (0%) 9, (0%) Increase Management proposals likely to be 100% complete 2010/11

Table 6.2 Conservation and the Environment Significant Effects Indicators


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Conservation and the Environment Contextual Indicators Ref Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes Env1 Percentage of

residents satisfied with local parks and open spaces

2004/5 ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Unit 2005-2007 Citizens Panel Survey

67% (2003) 67% (Spring 2006)

82% (Spring 2007)

74% (Winter 2008)

81% (Winter 2009)

Data not collected for 2009/10

2005/6 and 2006/7 data is not directly comparable to 2004/5

Env7 Number of Air Quality Management areas declared

Air Quality Management Plan

6 AQMAs around the M60 Ashton, A57/M67, A635, A57 Mottram and B6169 Audenshaw

Following a review there is 1 AQMA covering 1158.2 ha (11.2% of the borough)

1 AQMA covering 1158.2 ha (11.2% of the borough)




No change in the AQMA area

Env9 Number of conservation areas and combined area in ha.

Tameside UDP Adopted 2004

9 (158.6 ha in total)






Likely to be small increase/decrease in 2010/11 figure as conservation area management appraisals suggest boundary changes.

Total Open Space 1,488 ha 1,485 ha 1,485 ha 1,485 ha 1,485 ha 1,485 ha Open Space with award (ha)

120 ha 120 ha 123.9 ha 144.33 ha 169.05 ha 179.51 Env10 Amount of

eligible open spaces managed to green flag award standard

% of open space with award

8.06% 8.08% 8.34% 9.72% 11.38% 12.09%

Formerly recorded as Core Indicator 4C.

Table 6.3 Conservation and The Environment Contextual Indicators.



7 Minerals and Waste There are two waste disposal authorities in Greater Manchester; they are Wigan MBC which manages waste produced within Wigan and Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority which manages the waste of the other 9 authorities in Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Municipal Waste Management Strategy, adopted in 2004 and updated in 2007 covers 9 of the 10 districts and sets out the framework for managing waste to 2030. To assist in delivering the strategy, the GM Waste Delivery Authority have signed a 25 year contract for waste and recycling with Viridor Laing. The contract includes a construction programme of waste recycling facilities over the next 5 years, of which the household recycling centre at Bayley Street, Stalybridge has been constructed and operational and outside of the monitoring period Ash Road, Droylsden is due to re-open following construction.

Minerals and Waste Output Indicators Ref Indicator 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Notes Core M1 Production of

primary land won aggregates

Combined figure for Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Halton and Warrington

1.9 million tonnes (2003)

1.6 million tonnes

1.94 million tonnes

1.4 million tonnes

1.14 million tonnes

No new data available

The data is only available at the scale listed. The Council does not have the ability to monitor this and the Greater Manchester Geological Unit cannot provide the data at borough level for confidentiality reasons



Core M2 Production of secondary / recycled aggregates

Recycled aggregates combined figure for the Northwest region.

4.68 million tonnes (2003)

No data available

0.31 million tonnes

0.14 million tonnes



This data is only available at the regional scale

Core W1 Capacity of new waste management facilities by type

Data unavailable

Nil Nil Data unavailable

Data unavailable

See notes

Please not that in the last 12 months the two Household waste recycling centres in Tameside have both been upgraded.

Total waste 103,232 102,226 103,870 104,915 96,212.61 73,634.79 Recycled 10,395 14,751 15,388 16,674 16,674 17,716.26 Composted 4,870 5,733 6,170 7,106.93 Incinerated 170 170 179 188.63 89.00 …

Core W2 Amount of municipal waste arising and managed by management type, and the percentage each management type represents of the waste managed.

landfill 98,667 87,305 83,433 82,318.50 73,489.37 66,032.26

Table 7.1 Minerals and Waste Output Indicators



Minerals and Waste Significant Effects Indicators Ref SA Obj Indicator 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target /

Rationale Notes

SE 18.1 18 Amount o f municipal waste arising and managed by management type (recycled, composted, incinerated, landfill).

Data not available

Data not available

Data not available

615.6 kg 567.9 kg 494.92 kg reduce Data only available for total residual household waste.

SE 18.2 18 Proportion of household waste which is recycled and composted

12.5% 20.8% 24.3% 27.1% 28.8% 33.71% increase

Table 7.2 Minerals and Waste Significant Effects Indicators

Minerals and Waste Contextual Indicators Ref Indicator Source 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 Target /

Rationale Notes

Blue Bin (paper)

82,000 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Green Bin (Glass and plastic)

55,000 57% 57%

58,000 95% 100%

Min 5 Number of properties covered by the blue / green / brown bin collection service

TMBC

Brown bin (garden and food waste)

27,000 100% with gardens

100% 100% 100% 100%

Increase All properties that can be and it is appropriate to cover are now covered by the Council recycling schemes.

Table 7.3 Minerals and Waste Contextual Indictors



8 Local Development Scheme Monitoring Local Development Scheme Monitoring This section looks at Local Development Framework progress for the period December 2009 to December 2010. The Local Development Scheme approved by Government Office in January 2010, which included revisions, is still currently in place. However a replacement LDS will come forward in 2011 as there will be significant changes to the LDF project plan. The following section covers the main issues and changes required in the revised Local Development Scheme.

Development Plan Documents Despite many staffing changes during 2009/10 progress has been made on developing a comprehensive evidence base for the Local Development Framework and particularly the Core Strategy. The focus on this part of the process has caused delay and has necessitated rescheduling but the evidence base is now largely complete and will be sound and comprehensive. The following is an account of the work that has been undertaken so far:

The updated Sustainability Appraisal has been produced by environmental consultants Entec with the assistance of Paul Butler Associates is now available. It has been out to consultation to the statutory consultees. The consultation was completed in 2009 and the document was published in January 2010. This milestone triggered the commencement of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document.

The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment will be completed by late 2010 when we will take the document to the Executive Member for Transport and Development for Approval.

The Affordable Housing Economic Viability Assessment has been finalised. There are two pieces of work being prepared in tandem on employment land, the first is a Market Assessment from CB Richard Ellis and

the second is an Employment Land Review being carried out internally. The first is complete and published and the second is underway but has undergone necessary revisions and will be finalised in 2011.

At the time of writing it has been confirmed that the Joint Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 2 with Stockport from Scott Wilson is due to be passed to us in draft before Christmas 2010. This will need to be finalised before publication.

The Recreation Needs and Demand Study being prepared by Knight, Kavannah and Page will be delivered in three phases during the first half of 2010. The first draft will be the open space element and the second phase will be the sports facilities. The final element is a conclusions and standards paper. Combined they will enable us to progress issues and spatial analysis.



The Retail Study first draft was received in February 2010 and considered by officers. A second draft is due in June 2010 and following on from this a final version will be taken to the Executive Member for approval.

The GM Transportation Modelling was completed in December 2009. The Infrastructure Planning Study will take place alongside the development of the Core Strategy and working on the Community

Infrastructure Levy. Conservation Area Appraisals are also in the programme. Work is well underway in preparing them for consultation in 2010/2011.

The Council now intends to produce the following Development Plan Documents within the timeframe of a revised Local Development Scheme which will follow the Annual Monitoring Report in 2011. This new project plan will reflect the new milestones contained in The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) Regulations 2004 and their 2008 and 2009 amendments that now accompany the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. These are reflected in Planning Policy Statement No.12 and the Plan Making Manual provided by the Planning Advisory Service.

The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document There should be few obstacles to the production of this document now a comprehensive evidence base is largely assembled. Milestones for the production of this document have been missed which has necessitated the drafting of a replacement Local Development Scheme. It is expected that the Core Strategy will now be adopted in early 2013. The document will contain the key spatial policies and proposals of the Local Development Framework for Tameside. It will comprise of a spatial vision and strategic objectives for the Borough, a locally distinctive place shaping strategy, a project plan for achieving the strategy and a monitoring framework. Underlying development management policies will also be developed. The timescales are outlined in the project plan at Table 8.2.

Site Allocations Development Plan Document This Development Plan Document will closely follow the Core Strategy with the intention of identifying sites for certain types of development. This Development Plan Document will establish the principles of proposed uses on the allocated sites and is programmed to follow on 12 months after the production stages of the core strategy which means the Development Plan Document could have passed through all production stages and adoption could be achieved November 2014.



The Proposals Map Development Plan Document When the Council adopts its first Development Plan Document it will update the adopted Proposals Map (Tameside Unitary Development Plan, November 2004) to cover amendments and additions arising from adopted Development Plan Documents. The Proposals Map covers the whole borough and is a geographical representation of all policy designations and proposals. This is updated and re-adopted at the same time as each new Development Plan Document is adopted.

Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document Progress is being made with the Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document (JWDPD). At the time of writing this Development Plan Document is about to be submitted to the Secretary of State. The Joint Waste Development Plan Document will become Greater Manchester’s jointly preferred approach to waste management to reduce landfill. The JWDPD therefore aims to identify sites to enable the development of infrastructure to achieve this as well as allow for a strategy to enable the disposal of the residue of the reprocessed waste. It is intended to finish the production of the JWDPD by January 2012. Current policy for waste management in Greater Manchester is in each one of GM’s Metropolitan Borough Unitary Development Plans (UDPs) which the JWDPD will replace. In order to provide planning policy coverage during the plan preparation period, relevant policies in the Unitary Development Plan have been saved until replaced.

Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document The Joint Minerals Development Plan Document (JMDPD) will become Greater Manchester’s jointly preferred approach to minerals planning. The JMDPD aims to identify mineral resources to enable the development of a framework to secure the winning of the minerals required to meet the regional performance expected of us and to meet the needs of strategic planning in Greater Manchester. It is intended to finish the production of the JMDPD by October 2012. As with the Waste Plan, current policy for minerals planning in Greater Manchester is in each one of Greater Manchester’s Metropolitan Borough Unitary Development Plans which the JMDPD will replace.



In order to provide planning policy coverage during the plan preparation period, relevant policies in the Unitary Development Plan have been saved until replaced.

Supplementary Planning Documents These documents provide detailed advice on specific issues or individual sites to clarify development plan policies. They have not introduced new policy; rather they clarify how policy will be applied or offer advice on best practice. However, because they are duly made, where relevant, they must be taken into account in the determination of planning applications. They are subject to participation and are formally adopted documents (Reg 19 of the 2004 Regulations) but they are not subject to examination in public because they do not introduce substantive policy. The following Supplementary Planning Documents have been duly made and adopted. These are:

Sustainable Design & Construction Guide – adopted October 2005 Brookbottom Development Brief, Mossley – adopted July 2005 A Guide to Developer Contributions – adopted November 2006 Trees, Landscaping and Development – adopted March 2007 Employment Land Supplementary Planning Document – adopted January 2009 Ashton Town Centre Strategy Supplementary Planning Document – adopted January 2010 Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document – adopted March 2010

See the Strategic Planning website at www.tameside.gov.uk/strategicplanning The following Supplementary Planning Documents are proposed. These are:

Stalybridge Town Centre Strategy – see timetable Hyde Town Centre Strategy – see timetable Conservation Areas Policy Statement – see timetable




Statement of Community Involvement This sets out how the Council will engage stakeholders and the community in the preparation of planning documents. It will be revised during 2011 in light of amendments to the Planning Regulations but for the moment the current adopted document is still operative. The Statement of Community Involvement was adopted in July 2006 but is now under review. It sets out how consultation on the production of new planning policies and planning applications will be undertaken. See www.tameside.gov.uk/strategicplanning.

Saved Policies The following policies, plans and guidance material were produced under the former development plans system enabled by the 1991 Planning Act. These have been saved for the moment until such time as they are in part or wholly replaced by the new suite of documents under the 2004 Act. Our web site contains the details of the direction which was issued by the secretary of state on 18th September 2007 which enabled this. See www.tameside.gov.uk/udp/direction. The Council has saved certain policies until the adoption of the core strategy and these are outlined in the Local Development Scheme. Some site specific policies will remain until the adoption of the Site Allocation DPD where appropriate to do so. Appendix D details each saved policy and indentifies how the Council intends to replace them.

Unitary Development Plan The Tameside Replacement Unitary Development Plan (UDP) was adopted by the Council in November 2004 and was up to date and in conformity with the Regional Spatial Strategy (Regional Planning Guidance for the North West) at that time. This will be replaced but remains saved for the moment. See http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning and follow “local development framework” Unitary Development Plan Part 1 Policies and generic development control policies in Part 2 will be replaced by the Core Strategy in May 2013 which, in turn, will be in conformity with sub regional and national policy. Where applicable, the site specific Part II policies, in whole or in part, will be replaced by the Site Allocation Development Plan Document which is due to be adopted in 2014. In particular, housing and employment sites will necessitate site allocations and site specific policies to guide development. The potential for adjustments to this Local Development Scheme guide policy making will be considered in the Annual Monitoring Report.



http://www.tameside.gov.uk/udp/direction

http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning


Regional Planning Context The second Regional Spatial Strategy for North West England was published by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in 2008. It was prepared by the North West Regional Assembly, as the Regional Planning Body, and was subject to consultation between March and June 2006. The report of the Panel who conducted the Examination in Public between October 2006 and February 2007 preceded a final Regional Spatial Strategy which was adopted in September 2008. This document replaced all previous versions of the strategy. This document was added to by a partial review which dealt with Gypsies and Travellers pitch provision and regional car parking standards. This was due to be examined in public in March 2010 with adoption thereafter. A new Single Regional Strategy for the Northwest (RS2010) was also under preparation. It aimed to bring together spatial, economic, social and environmental strategies and develop a new long term vision for the region. The goal was to produce a strategy which guides action and investment by Business, Government and the Voluntary and Community Sectors. The future of The North West of England Plan is uncertain, along with other regional spatial strategies, due to their proposed revocation under the Localism Bill. At the time of writing this report, the RSS for the North West is still a legal part of Tameside’s Development Plan and therefore a material consideration. However, the Coalition Government has made clear its intention to abolish regional planning through a series of letters sent to Local Authority Chief Planning Officers. The Coalition Government consider its intention to abolish regional planning to be a material consideration.

Resources The production of Local Development Documents is the task of the Council’s Strategic Planning Unit. There are currently seven people overall geared towards producing Local Development Documents with four staff devoted to the production of the core documents of the Local Development Framework, managing the evidence base and monitoring effects. This position was severely compromised during 2009/10 due to staff leaving and delays to evidence base documents. In 2010 efforts were concentrated on starting and completing evidence gathering projects. These have taken more time and effort than anticipated and have stretched the resources available but considerable progress has been made. At the time of writing the four key officers involved in writing the Core Strategy document have been relocated to the Economic Development Unit. It is felt that the resources available within this setting will help with the production process.



Review of the Local Development Framework The Local Development Framework will need to be continually reviewed and revised. The Annual Monitoring Report will be the primary mechanism for identifying the need for revised or additional local development documents, although ad-hoc monitoring may also indicate the need for changes. Revisions will have to be programmed in the Local Development Scheme and agreed by the Secretary of State before it can be re-published.

Local Development Documents Milestone Details

Table 8.1 Tameside LDF – Local Development Scheme Monitoring, Statement of Community Involvement



Table 8.2 Tameside LDF – Local Development Scheme Monitoring, Development Plan Documents



Table 8.3 Tameside LDF – Local Development Scheme Monitoring, Supplementary Planning Documents



Appendices A Sustainability Appraisal Objectives Objective Number Description 1 To improve access to good quality, affordable and resource efficient housing 2 To enable people to enjoy long life, free from disease and limiting illness 3 To develop strong and positive relationships between people from different backgrounds and communities 4 To deliver urban renaissance 5 To regenerate rural areas 6 To improve access to and use of basic goods, services and amenities 7 To reduce crime, disorder and the fear of crime 8 To enable groups and communities to contribute to decision making 9 To provide education which is accessible to all and valued by all and produces achievements above the norm 10 To protect places and enhance, landscapes and buildings of historic, cultural and archaeological value 11 To protext and improve local environmental quality 12 To protect and enhance biodiversity 13 To protect and improve the quality of controlled waters 14 To protect and improve land quality 15 To ensure the prudent use of natural resources and the sustainable management of existing resources 16 To address the need to limit and adapt to climate change 17 To reduce the need to travel 18 To ensure the sustainable management of waste, minimise its production, and increase re-se, recycling and recovery rates. 19 To establish a prosperous Borough that offers attractive opportunities to individuals, businesses and communities 20 To exploit the growth potential of business sectors 21 To secure economic inclusion 22 To develop and maintain a healthy labour market 23 To develop strategic transport, communication and economic infrastructure



B List of Indicators

Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators Ref Indicator Core BD1(i) Total amount of gross additional employment floorspace by type Core BD1(ii) Total amount of net additional employment floorspace by type Core BD2 Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land by type Core BD3 Employment land available, by type Core BD4(i) Total amount of floorspace for town centre uses within town centres Core BD4(ii) Total amount of floorspace for town centre uses within the local authority area Core H1 Plan period housing targets Core H2(a) Net additional dwellings – in previous year Core H2(b) Net additional dwellings – for the reporting year Core H2(c)(i) Net additional dwellings – in future years Core H2(c)(ii) Estimated gross area (ha) of gross completions Core H2(c)(iii) Target for annual average rate of housing provision (net of clearance) Core H2(d) Managed delivery target Core H3 New and converted dwellings on previously developed land Core H4 Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller) Core H5 Gross affordable housing completions Core H6 Housing quality – Building for Life assessments Core E1 Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds Core E2 Change in areas of biodiversity importance Core E3 Renewable energy generation Core M1 Production of primary land won aggregates by mineral planning authority Core M2 Production of secondary and recycled aggregates by mineral planning authority Core W1 Capacity of new waste management facilities by waste planning authority Core W2 Amount of municipal waste arising, and managed by management type by waste planning authority



Tameside Unitary Development Plan Output Indicators Ref Indicator UDP 1 Area of land developed for employment purposes, and floorspace provided UDP 2 Remaining supply of land for employment development UDP 3 Area of land previously used for employment which was developed for other uses UDP 4 Total number of new dwellings completed UDP 5 Number of dwellings completed on windfall sites UDP 6 Number and proportion of dwellings completed on brownfield sites and through conversions UDP 7 Number of social or affordable dwellings completed UDP 8 Number of dwellings cleared, including tenure and occupancy UDP 9 Remaining supply of land for housing development UDP 10 Number of commercial premises in each town centre and vacancy ratio UDP 11 New retail and leisure floorspace completed in-centre, edge-of-centre and out-of-centre UDP 12 Net change in protected green space UDP 13 Net change in buildings protected for heritage value and in number of buildings at risk UDP 14 Net change in sites protected for nature conservation value UDP 15 Net change in protected trees and woodland UDP 16 Net change in area of derelict land

Significant Effects Indicators

Ref SA Objective Indicator SE 1.1 1 Increase in affordable housing SE 1.2 1 Housing quality – building for life assessment SE 1.3 1 Number of BREEAM buildings SE 1.4 1 % of Empty Dwellings SE 1.5 1 Percentage of homes unfit for use SE 1.6 1 Energy efficiency SAP rating for social housing SE 1.7 1 Net additional pitches – Gypsy and Travellers SE 2.1 2 Life expectancy at birth SE 2.2 2 % of population living in SOA’s ranked by IMD most deprived due to health factors SE 3.1 3 % of residents who think their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together. SE 3.2 3 % of residents satisfied with their area as a place to live SE 4.1 4 Population levels SE 4.2 4 % of population living in SOAs ranked by IMD in the 33% most deprived due to all factors



SE 4.3 4 Satisfaction with the Borough as a place to live SE 4.4 4 Proportion of land that has significant or heavy deposits of litter and/or detritus SE 5.1 5 The number of rural buildings brought back into business use SE 6.1 6 Distance travelled to work – resident population SE 6.2 6 % of population living in SOAs ranked by IMS in the 33% most deprived due to access SE 7.1 7 % change in recorded levels of crime for the seven key offences identified in the British Crime Survey SE 7.2 7 Recorded Crime per 1,000 population SE 7.3 7 Proportion of adults who feel safe in their neighbourhood during the day and night SE 8.1 8 Percentage of residents who think that the council listens to residents views SE 9.1 9 % of pupils obtaining 5 or more GCSE’s at grades A*-C SE 9.2 9 Qualifications of working age population SE 9.3 9 Number of Tameside residents entering higher education SE 9.4 9 School leavers in education, employment or training SE 10.1 10 Number of listed buildings and number of listed buildings at risk SE 10.2 10 Number of scheduled ancient monuments, individual records on the sites and monuments register and registered

historic parks and gardens SE 10.3 10 Significant archaeological sites recorded and lost due to development SE 10.4 10 % of land area covered by conservation areas SE 10.5 10 Number and % of conservation areas with published management proposals SE 10.6 10 Number of visits to and useage of museums per 1000 population SE 11.1 11 % of residents satisfied with the cleanliness of the area SE 12.1 12 Change in areas of biodiversity importance (sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance) SE 12.2 12 Percentage of SSSI in favourable condition SE 12.3 12 Number of planning applications which incorporate features of biodiversity gain. SE 13.1 13 Number of developments with sustainable urban drainage system SE 14.1 14 % of employment development on previously developed land SE 14.2 14 % of housing development on previously developed land SE 14.3 14 Extent of brownfield and potentially contaminated land within the Borough SE 15.1 15 Estimated water consumption (average household water consumption (l/head/day) SE 16.1 16 Number of planning applications granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence

grounds or water quality SE 16.2 16 Renewable energy capacity installed by type SE 17.1 17 Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time to GP’s, Hospital, Primary School,

Secondary School, Area of Employment and Major Retail Centre SE 18.1 18 Amount of municipal waste arising and managed by management type (recycled, composted, incinerated, landfill) SE 18.2 18 Proportion of household waste which is recycled and composted SE 19.1 19 Average weekly income for residents within the borough



SE 20.1 20 Births, deaths and count of active businesses during the year SE 21.1 21 Economic activity rates as a percentage of working age population SE 22.2 22 % of occupations by different category SE 23.1 23 Travel to work by different modes ( e.g. bus, train, car) SE 23.2 23 Distance to work or sporting facilities and methods of travel used SE 23.3 23 Car ownership - % of households owning on or more car/van

Contextual Indicators Ref Indicator Econ 1 Working age resident population Econ 2 Economically active population Econ 3 Percentage unemployment gap between the average top three highest and bottom three lowest wards in the borough Econ 4 Household income level Econ 6 Gross weekly pay for full time workers Econ 7 Employment by occupation Econ 8 Jobs density (ratio of total jobs to working age population) Econ 9 Average house price Econ 10 Proportion of all employment in manufacturing Econ 11 Percentage of all business that employ 10 people or less Econ 12 Losses of employment land in local authority area Econ 13 Amount of employment land lost to residential development Pop 1 Total resident population Pop 2 Population density Pop 3 Number of households Pop 4 Dwelling stock Pop 7 Average household size Pop 9 Number of unfit homes in social housing Pop 10 Proportion of social housing not meeting the decent homes standard Pop 12 Percentage of dwellings empty Pop 13 Indices of multiple deprivation Tran 1 Percentage of people travelling to work by public transport Tran 2 Percentage of public transport users owning a car or van Tran 3 Percentage of people travelling less than 10km to work Tran 4 Number of people killed and seriously injured on the road Tran 5 Amount of completed non-residential development within use classes A, B, and D complying with car parking standards set out in the



Local Development Framework Tran 6 Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes of public transport time to various facilities and services Env 1 Satisfaction with the borough as a place to live Env 7 Number of air quality management areas declared Env 9 Number of conservation areas and combined area in hectares Env 10 Amount of eligible open spaces managed to green flag award standards Min 5 Number of properties covered by the blue / green / brown bin services



C Housing Trajectory Figures



D Saved Policies PART ONE POLICIES: Policy will be superseded by policy contained in the following

Development Plan Documents. 1.1 Capturing Quality Jobs for Tameside People Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.2 Maintaining an Integrated Transportation Strategy Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.3 Creating a Cleaner and Greener Environment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.4 Providing More Choice and Quality of Homes Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.5 Following the Principles of Sustainable Development Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.6 Securing Urban Regeneration Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.7 Supporting the role of town centres Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.8 Retaining and Improving Opportunities for Sport, Recreation and Leisure Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.9 Maintaining Local Access to Employment and Services Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.10 Protecting and Enhancing the Natural Environment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.11 Conserving Built Heritage and Retaining Local Identity Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.12 Ensuring and Accessible, Safe and Healthy Environment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD 1.13 Meeting Obligations on Minerals, Waste and Energy Core Strategy & Development Management DPD PART TWO POLICIES: E1 Regional Investment Site / Strategic Regional Site Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD E2 Development Opportunity Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD E3 Established Employment Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD E5 Local Employment Opportunities and Mixed Uses Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD E6 Detailed Design of Employment Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD E7 Local Access to New Employment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H1 Housing Land Provision Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H2 Unallocated Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H4 Type, Size and Affordability of Dwellings Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H5 Open Space Provision Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H6 Education and Community Facilities Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H7 Mixed Use and Density Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H8 Gypsies, Travellers and Showmen Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H9 Backland and Garden Development Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD H10 Detailed Design of Housing Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S1 Town Centre Improvement Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S2 New Retail Developments in Town Centres Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S3 New Retail Developments outside Town Centres Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD



S4 Retail Dominance and Shopping Frontages Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S5 Changes of Use in Local Shopping Centres Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S6 New Local Shopping Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S7 Food and Drink Establishments and Amusement Centres Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S8 Built Recreation, Leisure and Tourism Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S9 Detailed Design of Retail and Leisure Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD S10 Existing Out-of-Centre Retail Parks and Stores Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL1 Protection of the Green Belt Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL2 Existing Buildings in the Green Belt Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL3 Major Developed Sites in the Green Belt Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL4 Protected Green Space Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL6 Outdoor Sport, Recreation and Play Space Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL7 Potential of Water Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL8 Informal Recreation and Countryside Access Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL9 Derelict Land Reclamation Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL10 Landscape Quality and Character Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL11 Support for Agriculture Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL12 Development Associated with Agriculture Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL13 Accommodation for Agricultural Workers Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL14 Allotments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL15 Openness and Appearance of River Valleys Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD OL16 Peak District National Park Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T1 Highway Improvement and Traffic Management Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T2 Trunk Road Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T3 Major Highway Scheme Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T4 Rail Infrastructure Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T5 Metrolink Extension Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T6 Facilities for Buses Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T7 Cycling Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T8 Walking Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T9 Freight Movement Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T10 Parking Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T11 Travel Plans Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T12 Special Needs Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T13 Transport Investment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD T14 Transport Assessments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C1 Townscape and Urban Form Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD



C2 Conservation Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C3 Demolition of Unlisted Buildings in Conservation Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C4 Control of Development in or adjoining Conservation Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C5 Alternative Uses, Alterations and Additions for Listed Buildings Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C6 Setting of Listed Buildings Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C7 Enabling Development for Conservation of Heritage Assets Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C8 Demolition of Listed Buildings Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C9 Historic Parks and Gardens Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C10 Development Affecting Archaeological Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C11 Shop Fronts Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD C12 Art in the Environment Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N1a International Nature Conservation Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N1b National Nature Conservation Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N2 Locally Designated Nature Conservation Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N3 Nature Conservation Factors Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N4 Trees and Woodland Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N5 Trees Within Development Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N6 Protection and Enhancement of Waterside Areas Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD N7 Protected Species Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW1 Protection of Mineral Resources Joint Minerals Development Plan Document MW2 Supply of Aggregate Minerals Joint Minerals Development Plan Document MW3 Reclamation of Derelict Land Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW5 Movement of Minerals and Waste Joint Minerals Development Plan Document MW6 Waste Management Facilities Joint Waste Development Plan Document MW7 Recycling, Collection and Ancillary Waste Management Joint Waste Development Plan Document MW8 Energy from Waste Joint Waste Development Plan Document MW9 Control of Minerals and Waste Developments Joint Waste Development Plan Document MW10 Development on or near Landfill Sites Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW11 Contaminated Land Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW12 Control of Pollution Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW13 Hazardous Installations Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW14 Air Quality Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD MW15 Protection of Water Resources Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD U1 Utilities Infrastructure Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD U2 Telecommunications Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD U3 Water Services for Developments Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD U4 Flood Prevention Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD



U5 Energy Efficiency Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD U6 Renewable Energy Core Strategy & Development Management DPD & Site Allocations DPD



E Abbreviations ABI Annual Business Inquiry AQMA Air Quality Management Area AMR Annual Monitoring Report DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DPH Dwellings per Hectare GVA Gross Value Added IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation LDF Local Development Framework LDS Local Development Scheme NLUD National Land Use Database NUTS Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics NWRA North West Regional Assembly ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister QBC Quality Bus Corridor RSL Registered Social Landlord RSS Regional Spatial Strategy SA Sustainability Appraisal SAC Special Area of Conservation SBI Site of Biological Importance SHLAA Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment SOA Super Output Area SPA Special Protected Area SSSI Site of Special Scientific Inertest TIF Transport Innovation Fund TPO Tree Preservation Order UDP Unitary Development Plan


