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12. MONITORING AND REVIEW
   
12.1 In order to ensure that the policies and proposals in the Local Plan are meeting the identified objectives and targets of the Local Plan, there will be continual monitoring of development during the plan period. In addition there will be a need to check other indicators of change and progress, such as population, as the plan is partly based on predictions of future trends which contain an element of uncertainty. Regular monitoring will also need to be undertaken to assess whether policies and proposals are being properly implemented and whether they are adequately reflecting current needs and demands and planning guidance.
12.2 The process of monitoring involves the collection of data from various sources which is then used to assess and make judgements about the success and effectiveness of the Plan. Much of this data will have been collected on a regular basis already, whilst other data will require monitoring systems to be set up. In some cases the Borough Council may need to initiate surveys or studies to examine in more detail particular matters which affect development.
12.3 Table 10 identifies the means by which the targets and objectives of the Local Plan will be monitored through specific indicators. It also identifies the sources of information to be used and the policies which will directly affect the achievement of the objectives and targets. The indicators are quantifiable measures of change related to the objective which help to explain how things are changing over time. They need not necessarily be ones influenced by planning decisions. Those marked (N) are national headline indicators which the Government is proposing to use as measures of sustainability. On-going work on updating the National Land Use Database (NLUD) will also be used as a measure of available land to monitor progress on the Local Plan against targets.
12.4 It is proposed to publish the results of the monitoring in regular monitoring reports which will be considered by the Council and made available to the public. The results of the monitoring reports will be used to highlight issues which may require amendments or a further review of the Plan to ensure that it remains up-to-date, or the issue of supplementary planning guidance to deal with changes of policy or unforeseen development needs.
   
Table 10 MEASURES TO MONITOR THE LOCAL PLAN
OBJECTIVE TARGETS Indicators SOURCES Applicable Policies
1. To support the regional policies for the North West and The Potteries to assist in the prosperity of the region and the regeneration of the conurbations
  • Regional employment sites established at Sandbach and Middlewich
  • inward migration into the Borough not to exceed 1991 levels by 2011
  • no net loss of Green Belt land to new built development other than in exceptional circumstances
  • new employment land completions
  • level of migration into the Borough
  • extent of new built development allowed on Green Belt land

Employment Land Availability Database (CBC)

Migration Statistics (ONS, CCC)

Planning Applications Database(CBC)

PS1-2

PS7

PS12

E1

H1

DP1
2. To support the strategic policies of the approved County Structure Plan and fulfil its land use requirements
  • net addition of 3,800 new dwellings completed within the Borough between 1996 and 2011
  • 180 hectares of land made available for business, general industrial, storage and distribution development between 1996 and 2011
  • number of new dwellings completed
  • amount of employment land made available

Housing Land Availability Database (CBC)

Employment Land Availability Database (CBC)

E1-E12

H1-H6

DP1-DP4
3. To minimise the loss of countryside to new development and maximise the use of urban land, particularly brownfield sites
  • minimum 50% of new dwellings completed on previously developed land between 2001 and 2011
  • minimum 75% of all new built development completed on existing urban land and minimum of 40% on previously developed land between 2001 and 2011
  • extent of all new development built on previously developed land
  • number of redundant buildings granted permission for reuse
  • extent of new homes built on previously developed land (N)
  • extent of available brownfield land and redundant buildings (NLUD)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

Housing Land Availability Database (CBC)

Urban Potential Study Database (CBC)

PS1-2

PS7-8

NR8

BH15-16

E3-E12

H4-H6

DP1-DP4
4. To minimise the need to travel, to reduce reliance on the car and facilitate greater choice of other alternatives such as public transport, cycling and walking, and to make efficient use of the existing transport network
  • minimum 75% of all new housing development to be within 1/2 mile of public transport node and 1 mile of existing or proposed local convenience shop and primary school between 2001 and 2011
  • accessibility of new housing areas to public transport services, local shops and schools
  • car ownership levels and mode of travel to work
  • amount of road traffic (N)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

Census of Population (ONS)

DETR

GR9-GR18,

H4-H6

DP1-DP12
5. To create a sustainable balance between housing, employment, services and facilities within the towns
  • rate of growth in number of jobs to at least equal rate of growth in workforce between 2001 and 2011 within each sub-division
  • local workforce and job numbers
  • employment land and dwelling completions and supply
  • levels of out-commuting
  • POS provision
  • shopping floorspace provision

Census of Population (ONS)

Census of Employment (ONS)

Employment and Housing Land Availability Databases (CBC)

Census of Population (ONS)

Recreation Land Database (CBC)

Retail Database (CBC)

GR24

E3-E12

H4-H6

S2-S9

RC2

DP1-DP5
6, To protect and enhance areas and features of nature conservation and landscape value and to increase public enjoyment of them
  • no net loss or damage to designated sites and features of nature conservation value or, areas and features of landscape value as identified in the Borough Council’s Landscape Character Assessment, through development
  • no net loss of surface water through development
  • number and extent of designated nature conservation and landscape sites and features
  • extent of natural habitats
  • number of approved landscape schemes
  • number of trees felled and replaced authorised through TPOs
  • extent of hedgerows removed under Hedgerow Regulations
  • extent of hedgerows planted through CBC grant schemes

Nature Conservation and Landscape Site Designations (CBC)

Nature Conservation Audit (CBC)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

TPO Applications (CBC)

Hedgerow Regulation Applications (CBC)

Landscape and Nature Conservation Grant Schemes Implemented (CBC)

PS9

GR4-GR5

NR1-NR5
7. To preserve and en-hance the quality of the built environment and the heritage of the Borough and to promote local distinctiveness
  • no loss of buildings listed (statutory and local) as being of architectural or historic interest through development
  • no loss of Scheduled Ancient Monuments through development
  • to undertake Conservation Area Appraisals and Building at Risk surveys across the Borough by 2011
  • number and nature of Listed Building and Conservation Area Consents
  • number of historic buildings at risk
  • developments affecting County Archaeological Sites or Scheduled Ancient Monuments
  • number of Conservation Area Appraisals

Listed Building and Conservation Area Consents (CBC)

Survey of Buildings at Risk (CBC)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

 BH1-BH10
8. To ensure the provision of sufficient land and premises for employment purposes of a range and in locations which meets the needs of the local workforce, diversifies the local economy and helps reduce the need to travel
  • to increase number of jobs within the Borough to 75% of the workforce by 2011
  • level of unemployment within the Borough not to exceed national rate
  • levels of out commuting
  • employment land completions and supply
  • number of employees working in the Borough
  • number of firms
  • unemployment rates
  • proportion of residents of working age who are in work (N)

Census of Population (ONS)

Employment Land Availability Database (CBC)

Census of Employment (CBC)

Census of Population (ONS)

Employment Statistics (Dept. of Employment)

Employment Statistics (Dept. of Employment)

DP1

E1-E12
9. To ensure the provision of an adequate number and range of housing units which meets the needs of local communities and the environmental capacity of the settlement
  • overall provision of 328 affordable housing units between 2001 and 2011
  • minimum 25% of all new housing stock built between 2001 and 2011 to be low-cost units
  • an annualised provision of around 200 dwellings in the Borough as a whole with the distribution between each sub division not materially exceeding the following percentages of the overall provision in a 5 year period: Congleton 30%, Sandbach 25%, Alsager 15%, Middlewich 25%, Rural Areas 15%
  • number and type of new dwelling completions and supply
  • number of affordable and low-cost housing units
  • homes judged unfit to live in (N)
  • number of empty properties

Housing Land Availability Database (CBC)

Housing Land Availability Database (CBC)

Stock Condition Survey (CBC)

Council Tax Register (CBC)

DP2

H1-H14
10 To safeguard and strengthen the vitality and viability of the town centres as focal points for shopping, commercial, leisure and cultural activities and to support local shopping provision
  • net increase of 25% in shopping floorspace in town centres between 2001 and 2011
  • no net loss of convenience floorspace in the rural areas
  • shopping floorspace provision including balance of uses
  • range of key local facilities
  • rental levels
  • permissions for retail development outside town centres

Retail Database (CBC)

Local Area Profiles (CBC)

Congleton Borough Retail Study (CBC)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

DP4

S1-S8
11. To protect and support the provision of appropriate and adequate facilities and leisure opportunities to meet the needs of individual communities
  • no net loss in overall amount of open space within each sub-division by 2011 through development
  • no net loss in amount of outdoor playing space provision within each sub-division by 2011 through development
  • amount and nature of open space
  • range of recreational and leisure facilities

Recreation Land Database (CBC)

Local Area Profiles (CBC)

GR23

RC1-RC15
12. To protect and improve the quality of air, water and land resources in the Borough and to minimise the consumption of non-renewable resources
  • net loss of undeveloped land outside settlements between 2001 and 2011 to be no greater than 0.75% of total land coverage
  • no significant loss of grades 1, 2 and 3a agricultural land to new irreversible development
  • 50% of recorded derelict land within urban areas as at 2001 to be brought back into beneficial use by 2011
  • extent of new development on undeveloped land
  • extent of new development completed on grades 1 and 2 agricultural land
  • amount of recorded derelict or contaminated land
  • days of air pollution (N)
  • river water quality (N)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

Planning Applications Database (CBC)

Derelict Land Database (CBC)

Air Quality Plan (CBC)

Environment Agency

GR21, GR24

NR6-NR9

E5-E6

H6

S9

DP1-DP6
   
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