Birmingham Development Plan Planning for sustainable growth

1. Birmingham Development PlanPlanning for sustainable growth January 2014

2. Purpose • Statutory land use development framework for Birmingham. • Timeframe of 15 – 20 years (to 2031) • Targets for growth • Key locations for growth • Statutory process, including a public examination

3. Background • Birmingham Core Strategy Consultation Draft published for public consultation 2010. • Review of growth levels 2012 in light of: - Changes to national policy (NPPF/abolition of RSS). - Higher population and household projections. - Growing shortage of employment land. • Planning for Birmingham’s growing population Options Consultation October 2012. • Considered Green Belt development options.

4. Scale of the challenge • Overall housing requirement around 80,000. • Housing capacity in urban area just over 45,000. • Shortfall in employment land provision increasingly acute. Most likely demand of 407 hectares versus identified supply of 173 hectares.

5. 2012 Options Consultation

6. Local residents • About 1,550 responses, including about 1,400 from Sutton Coldfield. A petition against Green Belt development with 2626 signatures was also submitted. • Overwhelming majority against green belt development. • Many grounds of objection, but environmental issues and concerns over inadequate infrastructure the most significant.

7. Others consultees • Statutory bodies identified no showstoppers to Green Belt development. • Adjoining Councils want to see Birmingham accommodate as much of its own growth as possible. • Most landowners/developers in favour of green belt development - but differ over sites.

8. Birmingham Development Plan Pre Submission VersionOctober 2013

9. The scale of growth • 51,100 new homes. • 2 Regional Investment Sites of 20 and 25 hectares. • Minimum 5 year reservoir of 96 hectares of land for employment use. • 270,000 sq.m of additional comparison retail floorspace by 2026. • 745,000 sq.m of additional office floorspace. • Predominantly brownfield strategy.

10. The scale of growth • Growth Areas • 8 key locations within the urban area • Sustainable Urban Extension • Peddimore • Wider City • Network of Centres • Housing Regeneration • Core Employment Areas

11. Approach for Birmingham’sun-met housing needs

12. Duty to co-operate • Significant housing provision needed in adjoining areas. • Joint Housing Needs Study commissioned through GBSLEP, due to be completed by the end of February 2014. • Outcome to be reflected in Development Plan reviews. • Difficult and uncertain process.

13. Additional technical work In response to local comments a number of detailed studies have been undertaken. These include: • Further work on city-wide housing capacity. • Reassessment of employment land requirements and supply. • Assessment of potential housing delivery within the green belt. This suggests that from 3500 up to a maximum of 5000 new homes can be delivered within the plan period. • Technical studies on the green belt areas (transport, landscape, archaeology, biodiversity and infrastructure).

14. Green Belt assessment • Developed the analysis further. • Based on the National Planning Policy Framework. • Undertaken as a three stage assessment process.

15. Final conclusions

16. Green Belt Proposals • Langley Sustainable Urban Extension- 6,000 new homes (mixture of types and tenure), a range of community facilities, green spaces, play areas and allotments. • Peddimore- 80 hectare, high quality employment site. Minimise impact through significant buffer areas and reinstatement of historic hedgerows, enhanced biodiversity and protection of heritage assets. 40 hectares reserved to meet the needs of the growing manufacturing sector. • Significant infrastructure improvements, including new access off A38, uplift in public transport provision, new walking and cycling connections and re-opening of Walmley Railway Station for passenger services supported – but long term project.

17. Perry Barr District Centre • BDP provides policy context for development within Perry Barr District Centre, which falls within the Aston, Newtown and Lozells Growth Area. Reiterates policy within adopted AAP, with the exception of the BCU campus. • Policy GA3 highlights potential levels of growth which could be accommodated within the District Centre over the plan period (up to 2031): - Up to 20,000 sqm gross comparison retail. - Up to 10,000 sqm gross office space. - A range of other town centre uses, including residential, leisure, entertainment, community uses and convenience retail.

18. Development opportunities in Perry Barr • Masterplan/ regeneration framework proposed for Perry Barr District Centre to expand on policy within Aston, Newtown and Lozells AAP (2012). Document will inform future planning applications. • Masterplan will explore potential development options for a number of strategic development sites, including the BCU teaching campus site (8 hectares), Perry Barr Stadium (3 hectares) and Gailey Park (1 hectare). • Work will also explore growth and development opportunities within the wider Centre, alongside improvements to public realm and connectivity. • Discussions with landowners will inform the masterplan.

20. Birmingham City University BCU • BCU announced its 2 campus strategy in 2012 and will concentrate its learning facilities in Edgbaston and Eastside. Consultants appointed to prepare a disposal strategy for teaching campus site in Perry Barr. • Perry Barr Task Force established to enable discussions over the future use of the teaching campus site. Attended by a range of stakeholders, including councillors, local business representation, BCC officers, Centro etc. • Phased withdrawal is taking place, and the entire teaching campus will be vacated by Sept 2017. University is currently considering its disposal options- may be done in phases or in totality. Disposal strategy will inform masterplanning work.

21. Perry Barr Interchange Centro are looking to develop a fully integrated multi-modal interchange facility to serve the emerging needs of the area.

22. Interchange would deliver the following benefits: • Provides an opportunity to further improve bus operations, connections and efficiencies. • Improved customer experience at the railway station. • Improved public realm and interface with One Stop Shopping Centre. • Better links between rail and bus. • Ensure walking and cycling is given due prioritisation and consideration. No funding to deliver the project at present. Improved connectivity and linkages within the District Centre will be explored as part of the masterplanning process.

23. Provisional timetable for masterplan

24. BDP Programme • Cabinet; 21st October 2013. • City Council; 3rd December 2013. • Consultation; 6th January/3rd March 2014. • Submission; Spring 2014. • Examination; Autumn 2014. • Adoption; Early 2015.

25. Responding to the BDP consultation • Consultation on whether the plan is: - Sound - Legally Compliant - The Duty to Co-operate has been met • Comments may be submitted on line at www.birmingham.gov.uk/plan2031 by e-mail planningstrategy@birmingham.gov.uk or by post • Events at Sutton Town Centre and Walmley libraries where officers will be available to answer any questions.