The
Nor
th W
est o
f Eng
land
Pla
n R
egio
nal S
patia
l Str
ateg
y to
202
1
Sum
mar
y of
Rep
rese
ntat
ions
Sta
tem
ent o
f Rea
sons
for
Fur
ther
Cha
nges
The
Nor
th W
est o
f Eng
land
Pla
n R
egio
nal S
patia
l Str
ateg
y to
202
1
Sum
mar
y of
Rep
rese
ntat
ions
Sta
tem
ent o
f Rea
sons
for
Fur
ther
Cha
nges
Sum
mar
y of
Rep
rese
ntat
ions
Rec
eive
d N
umbe
r, T
ype
and
Ori
gin
of R
epre
sent
atio
ns R
ecei
ved
Bac
kgro
und
The
Sec
reta
ry o
f Sta
te’s
pro
pose
d ch
ange
s w
ere
publ
ishe
d fo
r co
nsul
tatio
n on
20
Mar
ch 2
008,
with
com
men
ts in
vite
d by
23
May
20
08.
Eve
ry o
rgan
isat
ion
and
pers
on in
volv
ed in
ear
lier
stag
es o
f RS
S p
repa
ratio
n w
ere
cons
ulte
d on
the
Pro
pose
d C
hang
es a
nd
asso
ciat
ed d
ocum
ents
, whi
ch w
ere
plac
ed o
n de
posi
t at L
ibra
ries
and
Cou
ncil
offic
es th
roug
hout
the
regi
on a
nd a
lso
mad
e av
aila
ble
on th
e G
ON
W a
nd R
egio
nal A
ssem
bly’
s w
ebsi
tes.
A p
ress
rel
ease
was
als
o is
sued
. In
res
pons
e to
the
cons
ulta
tion
exer
cise
a to
tal o
f 183
6 re
pres
enta
tions
wer
e re
ceiv
ed fr
om 1
49 p
eopl
e an
d or
gani
satio
ns.
Mor
e de
tails
abo
ut th
e or
igin
and
nat
ure
of th
ese
repr
esen
tatio
ns a
re s
et o
ut in
the
two
tabl
es b
elow
. A
ll re
pres
enta
tions
mad
e ar
e av
aila
ble
to v
iew
alo
ng w
ith th
e co
nsul
tatio
n do
cum
ents
on
the
GO
NW
con
sulta
tion
port
al w
ebsi
te.
Typ
e o
f R
esp
on
den
t N
um
ber
of
Res
po
nd
ents
N
um
ber
of
Res
po
nse
s C
ampa
ign
Gro
up
3 6
Gov
ernm
ent A
genc
y 10
51
1 Lo
cal A
utho
rity
35
579
Par
ish
Cou
ncil
7 12
O
ther
Com
pany
/Bus
ines
s 35
20
1 O
ther
Pub
lic S
ecto
r B
ody
9 17
4 P
rivat
e In
divi
dual
26
78
B
usin
ess/
Tra
de A
ssoc
iatio
n 4
28
Vol
unta
ry/C
omm
unity
/Cha
rity
Gro
up
20
247
To
tal
149
1836
Rep
rese
ntat
ions
by
Cha
pter
Pro
po
sed
Ch
ang
es C
hap
ter
Su
pp
ort
O
bje
ct
Co
mm
ent
To
tal
Gen
eral
Co
mm
ent
5 1
0 6
Ou
r V
isio
n
2 5
3 10
1
Rol
e &
Pur
pose
11
0
2 13
2
Our
Reg
ion
41
12
3 56
3
Pol
icy
Con
text
14
4
0 18
4
Spa
tial P
rinci
ples
78
11
0 27
21
5 5
Reg
iona
l Spa
tial F
ram
ewor
k 83
10
0 29
21
2 6
Wor
king
in th
e N
orth
Wes
t 76
93
21
19
0 7
Livi
ng in
the
Nor
th W
est
94
140
4 23
8 8
Tra
nspo
rt in
the
Nor
th W
est
59
145
5 20
9 9
Env
ironm
ent,
Min
eral
s, W
aste
& E
nerg
y 12
0 13
9 25
28
4 10
Man
ches
ter
City
Reg
ion
21
32
4 57
11
Sou
th C
hesh
ire
7 5
0 12
12
Liv
erpo
ol C
ity R
egio
n 49
36
5
90
13 C
entr
al L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion
29
26
9 64
14
Cum
bria
& N
orth
Lan
cash
ire
25
22
7 54
15
Impl
emen
tatio
n, M
onito
ring
and
Rev
iew
12
14
0
26
16 A
sses
smen
t of R
epla
ced
and
Pot
entia
lly S
aved
Str
uctu
re
Pla
n P
olic
ies
3 15
0
18
Ap
pen
dix
RT
2
3 0
5 M
aps
& D
iag
ram
s 6
53
0 59
T
ota
l 73
7 95
5 14
5 18
36
Per
cent
age
of R
epre
sent
atio
ns b
y C
hapt
er
9 E
nviro
nmen
t, M
iner
als,
W
aste
& E
nerg
y15
.5%
8 T
rans
port
in th
e N
orth
Wes
t11
.4%
7 Li
ving
in th
e N
orth
Wes
t13
.0%
6 W
orki
ng in
the
Nor
th W
est
10.3
%
5 R
egio
nal S
patia
l Fra
mew
ork
11.5
%
4 S
patia
l Prin
cipl
es11
.7%
3 P
olic
y C
onte
xt1.
0%
2 O
ur R
egio
n3.
1%
1 R
ole
& P
urpo
se0.
7%
Our
Vis
ion
0.5%
Gen
eral
Com
men
t0.
3%
10 M
anch
este
r C
ity R
egio
n3.
1%
11 S
outh
Che
shire
0.7%
12 L
iver
pool
City
Reg
ion
4.9%
13 C
entr
al L
anca
shire
City
R
egio
n3.
5%
16 A
sses
smen
t of R
epla
ced
and
Pot
entia
lly S
aved
Str
uctu
re P
lan
Pol
icie
s1.
0%
14 C
umbr
ia &
Nor
th L
anca
shire
2.9%
15 Im
plem
enta
tion,
Mon
itorin
g an
d R
evie
w1.
4%
App
endi
x R
T0.
3%
Map
s &
Dia
gram
s3.
2%
5
SU
MM
AR
Y O
F R
EP
RE
SE
NT
AT
ION
S
R
SS
Ch
apte
r / P
olic
y / M
aps
&
Dia
gra
ms
Su
mm
ary
of
Rep
rese
nta
tio
ns
(No
. of
Res
po
nd
ents
/Res
po
nse
s)
Gen
eral
Co
mm
ent
(6
/6)
Ou
r V
isio
n
Most
comm
ents
relat
e to t
he pr
opos
ed de
letion
of th
e wor
ding "
live w
ithin
its m
eans
", eit
her w
antin
g its
reten
tion o
r rep
lacem
ent b
y alte
rnati
ve
word
ing. S
ome s
uppo
rt for
the r
edra
fted V
ision
.
(10/1
0)
1 R
ole
& P
urp
ose
Th
e majo
rity of
resp
onde
nts su
ppor
ted th
e cha
nges
mad
e at th
e Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
stag
e.
(4
/13)
2 O
ur
Reg
ion
Th
e majo
rity of
the c
omme
nts ar
e in f
avou
r of th
e cha
nges
. Con
cern
s exp
ress
ed th
at the
tran
spor
t netw
ork n
eede
d imp
rove
ments
, that
the
diagr
ams s
hould
be ba
sed o
n Sup
er O
utput
level
data,
that
deve
lopme
nt wo
uld be
dire
cted t
o Sou
th Ma
nche
ster a
nd W
est C
hesh
ire, w
hich w
as
not c
onsid
ered
susta
inable
, inste
ad of
area
s whic
h req
uired
urba
n ren
aissa
nce.
Some
conc
ern w
as ra
ised a
bout
the th
ree a
uthor
ities t
hat w
ill be
come
Che
shire
Eas
t in tw
o sep
arate
area
s, tra
nspo
rt lin
ks be
twee
n Dee
side a
nd ec
onom
ically
depr
ived c
ommu
nities
of W
irral
and M
erse
yside
.
(14/5
6)
3 P
olic
y C
on
text
Co
mmen
ts re
ceive
d tha
t indic
ate th
at it w
ould
be he
lpful
to se
e how
AfS
fits i
n with
othe
r Stra
tegies
and t
he R
SS, a
nd th
at the
Nor
th W
est G
reen
Inf
rastr
uctur
e Guid
e, pu
blish
ed by
Nor
th W
est G
reen
Infra
struc
ture T
hink T
ank P
artne
rs, sh
ould
be ad
ded t
o the
list o
f Reg
ional
Stra
tegies
.
(8/18
)
4 S
pat
ial P
rin
cip
les
Gene
ral s
uppo
rt. D
P1-D
P9 pa
rticula
rly. D
P6 su
bject
to mi
nor c
hang
es.
(2
/2)
DP
1 S
patia
l Prin
cipl
es
The r
espo
nses
rece
ived h
ighlig
hted g
ener
al su
ppor
t for t
he po
licy b
ut co
nside
red m
ore d
etail s
hould
be ad
ded r
elatin
g to e
ngag
emen
t, ac
cess
ibility
and r
egen
erati
on th
roug
h cult
ural
identi
ty. C
onsu
ltees
howe
ver r
aised
conc
ern a
t the l
oss o
f bull
et po
ints o
n safe
guar
ding r
ural
comm
unitie
s. Iss
ues o
f acc
ess t
o pub
lic tr
ansp
ort in
rura
l are
as -
if this
appli
ed in
flexib
ly thi
s cou
ld sti
fle de
velop
ment
in ru
ral a
reas
and b
e a
barri
er to
deve
lopme
nt. C
once
rn ab
out th
e cha
nge f
rom
“dev
elopm
ent c
ontro
l” to “
deve
lopme
nt ma
nage
ment
“. Th
e prin
ciples
of th
is po
licy s
hould
be
follo
wed i
n the
RSS
and n
ot de
legate
d to o
ther t
iers a
nd pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies.
(2
2/25)
6
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
DP
2 P
rom
ote
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
uniti
es
A mi
x of r
espo
nses
was
rece
ived f
rom
cons
ultee
s. Su
ppor
t was
rece
ived i
n the
form
of th
e emp
hasis
plac
e on s
ustai
nable
comm
unitie
s, an
d the
lin
ks to
polic
y EM3
and t
he H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al sc
heme
s. Co
nsult
ees h
owev
er ob
jected
to th
e rem
oval
of “m
eans
of tr
avel”
. Fur
ther c
larity
is
requ
ired a
bout
the H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
eas a
nd C
umbr
ia Lo
cal A
uthor
ities i
nclus
ion in
thes
e are
as, if
exclu
ded b
oth F
urne
ss an
d Wes
t Cu
mbria
need
to be
listed
. Con
sulte
es ra
ised i
ssue
s abo
ut ma
nagin
g tra
vel a
nd re
ducin
g nee
d to t
rave
l as t
his do
es no
t alig
n with
the n
ation
al an
d Cum
bria
polic
y. T
he po
licy s
hould
inclu
de a
more
proa
ctive
phra
se on
cons
ervin
g reg
ions h
erita
ge. F
lood r
isk to
exist
ing po
pulat
ion ne
eds t
o be
addr
esse
d in b
ullet
point
5.
(1
6/19)
D
P3
Sus
tain
able
Eco
nom
ic
Dev
elop
men
t
A nu
mber
of co
nsult
ees s
uppo
rt thi
s poli
cy an
d the
prop
osed
chan
ges.
Howe
ver c
onsu
ltees
requ
ested
clar
ificati
on of
the m
eanin
g of
susta
inable
. It w
as hi
ghlig
hted t
hat e
cono
mic g
rowt
h may
not r
educ
e ine
quali
ties a
nd sh
ould
say “
susta
inable
econ
omic
deve
lopme
nt”. C
onsu
ltees
also
su
gges
ted an
amen
dmen
t to G
VA re
feren
ce to
Che
shire
.
(12/1
4)
DP
4 M
ake
the
best
use
of E
xist
ing
Res
ourc
es &
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Cons
ultee
s rais
ed is
sues
relat
ing to
the i
ssue
of ac
cess
to ru
ral a
reas
by pu
blic t
rans
port.
A m
ismatc
h was
iden
tified
betw
een w
ater r
esou
rces
and d
evelo
pmen
t, as h
ousin
g dev
elopm
ent s
hould
be at
a sc
ale w
hich c
an be
supp
orted
by kn
own a
nd pr
edict
ed w
ater r
esou
rces.
Cons
ultee
s hig
hligh
ted co
ncer
n abo
ut the
remo
val o
f reu
se of
build
ings f
rom
the 1st p
riority
. The
infra
struc
ture r
equir
emen
ts we
re co
nside
red t
o be t
oo
restr
ictive
. A m
ismatc
h exis
ts be
twee
n the
polic
y whic
h dra
ws he
avily
on th
e PPG
3 app
roac
h and
PPS
3 app
roac
h. Th
ere a
re is
sues
relat
ing to
the
phra
se “n
orma
lly on
the f
ringe
s”. F
urthe
r con
sider
ation
shou
ld be
give
n to u
rban
exten
sions
and n
ew to
wns.
An em
phas
is sh
ould
be pl
aced
on
non c
oasta
l Eur
opea
n site
s in N
orth
Wale
s and
partn
ersh
ip wo
rking
cros
s bor
der t
o mini
mise
impa
cts.
(2
1/23)
DP
5 M
anag
e T
rave
l Dem
and
A nu
mber
of co
nsult
ees s
uppo
rt the
polic
y it p
rovid
es un
derp
inning
princ
iples
for t
he re
st of
the R
SS. H
owev
er, is
sues
wer
e rais
ed re
lating
to
acce
ss fo
r pub
lic tr
ansp
ort in
rura
l are
as. L
ocal
Servi
ce C
entre
s sho
uld be
inclu
ded i
n the
polic
y. Th
ere i
s a ne
ed to
inclu
de a
cons
idera
tion o
f the
mana
geme
nt of
freigh
t. The
re is
a ne
ed to
inclu
de th
e sus
taina
ble tr
ansp
ort h
ierar
chy a
s rec
omme
nded
in S
A.
(2
2/28)
DP
6 M
arry
Opp
ortu
nity
& N
eed
Cons
ultee
s rais
e iss
ues a
bout
the lin
ks be
twee
n are
as of
oppo
rtunit
y and
need
and t
he ch
allen
ges t
hat th
is wi
ll brin
g. Co
ncer
n wa
s rias
ed ab
out
the po
licy a
s it d
oes n
ot ad
dres
s the
rege
nera
tion a
nd em
ploym
ent is
sues
of th
e are
as of
need
and j
ust u
ses t
hem
as fe
eder
area
s for
area
s of
oppo
rtunit
y, Co
nsult
ees w
ere c
once
rned
that
depe
nding
upon
the s
cale
at wh
ich th
is op
erate
s this
will
lead t
o uns
ustai
nable
deve
lopme
nt an
d co
mmuti
ng. T
his po
licy s
hould
unde
rpin
RDF1
and p
rioriti
se C
ity R
egion
s. Th
e poli
cy sh
ould
be lin
ked t
o poli
cy D
P5. C
once
rn th
at ac
cess
may
be
seen
as m
ore i
mpor
tant th
at su
staina
bility
and t
hat a
cces
s by c
yclin
g and
walk
ing sh
ould
be in
clude
d.
(1
7/21)
DP
7 P
rom
ote
Env
ironm
enta
l Q
ualit
y
Supp
ort fo
r the
polic
y rela
ting t
o gre
en in
frastr
uctur
e and
the t
ranq
uillity
of th
e cou
ntrys
ide, a
nd th
e rec
ognit
ion of
the c
ommi
tmen
t to E
urop
ean
sites
. How
ever
cons
ultee
s hav
e ind
icated
that
in or
der t
o alig
n with
Nati
onal
Biod
iversi
ty tar
gets
there
need
s to b
e a pr
esum
ption
to “m
aintai
n and
en
hanc
e Biod
iversi
ty an
d ass
essm
ents”
of al
l des
ignate
d site
s not
just E
urop
ean s
ites w
here
deve
lopme
nt is
likely
to ha
ve an
impa
ct. T
he po
licy
shou
ld re
flect
the hi
storic
envir
onme
nt in
grea
ter de
tail. C
once
rn ab
out p
hras
e “as
sess
ing tr
affic
grow
th”. C
once
rn th
at it r
epea
ts na
tiona
l guid
ance
an
d iss
ues r
egar
ding H
abita
ts Re
gulat
ion A
sses
smen
t and
air a
nd w
ater q
uality
could
be de
alt w
ith m
ore s
uccin
ctly.
Text
could
be a
dded
relat
ing
to cu
lture
and a
voidi
ng ur
banis
ation
of hi
gh va
lue ru
ral a
reas
. Tex
t sho
uld be
adde
d rela
ting t
o the
comb
inatio
n of e
ffects
and m
ore e
mpha
sis
shou
ld be
plac
ed on
non c
oasta
l Wels
h site
s and
cros
s bou
ndar
y wor
king.
The p
olicy
shou
ld re
fer to
inlan
d and
coas
tal w
aters
and t
he ne
ed fo
r
7
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
impr
ovem
ent o
f coa
stal w
aters.
(26/4
0)
DP
8 M
ains
trea
m R
ural
Issu
es
Cons
ultee
s lar
gely
supp
ort th
e poli
cy ho
weve
r the
y ind
icate
that it
shou
ld co
nside
r the
mea
ning a
nd ne
cess
ity fo
r the
wor
d main
strea
m. In
ad
dition
the p
olicy
shou
ld pr
ovide
guida
nce f
or ar
eas o
utside
Loca
l Ser
vice C
entre
s and
Key
Ser
vice C
entre
s.
(1
0/12)
D
P9
Red
uce
Em
issi
ons
& A
dapt
to
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
The m
ajority
of co
nsult
ees o
bject
to the
polic
y and
are c
once
rned
abou
t the l
oss o
f targ
ets w
hich m
any t
hink s
hould
be re
instat
ed or
incre
ased
in
line w
ith IP
CC ta
rgets
. Wor
ding s
hould
be ad
ded t
o the
polic
y rela
ting t
o pea
t bog
s as c
arbo
n stor
es. A
dditio
nal w
ordin
g sho
uld be
adde
d abo
ut fra
gmen
tation
and h
abita
t cre
ation
to ad
dres
s the
need
for s
pecie
s mov
emen
t as a
resu
lt of C
limate
chan
ge. C
once
rns h
ave b
een r
aised
abou
t the
requ
ireme
nt re
lating
the N
orth
Wes
t integ
rated
Too
l kit t
o be t
he de
velop
ment
of loc
al too
lkits,
requ
ireme
nts fo
r Sus
taina
bility
App
raisa
l and
iss
ues a
bout
the ch
eckli
st ap
proa
ches
not b
eing a
pplic
able
to all
type
s of d
evelo
pmen
t. Sus
taina
ble U
rban
Dra
inage
syste
ms ar
e not
appr
opria
te as
part
of mi
tigati
on bu
t wou
ld be
bette
r inclu
ded a
s par
t of th
e ada
ptatio
n alon
g with
wate
r effic
iency
and b
uildin
g des
ign is
sues
.
(30/3
1)
5 R
egio
nal
Sp
atia
l Fra
mew
ork
(2
/2)
RD
F 1
Spa
tial P
riorit
ies
A mi
x of r
espo
nses
wer
e rec
eived
from
cons
ultee
s, inc
luding
some
sign
ifican
t obje
ction
s rela
ting t
o the
Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
wor
ding.
Some
co
nsult
ees,
includ
ing th
ose L
ocal
Autho
rities
high
lighte
d in t
he po
licy a
nd al
so fr
om pr
ivate
deve
loper
s sup
porte
d the
focu
s on r
egion
al ce
ntres
an
d the
elev
ation
of C
heste
r. So
me co
nsult
ees a
lso in
dicate
d tha
t the p
olicy
was
bette
r alig
ned w
ith th
e Reg
ional
Econ
omic
Stra
tegy.
Cons
ultee
s we
re ho
weve
r con
cern
ed as
to ho
w the
polic
y wor
ks an
d the
appr
oach
take
n. Fu
rther
infor
matio
n was
requ
ested
as to
how
chan
ges h
ave b
een
evide
nced
and t
ested
. The
prop
osed
chan
ges g
o aga
inst P
anel
Reco
mmen
datio
ns, p
artic
ularly
on C
heste
r and
tier 4
with
out a
ny ev
idenc
e for
re
ason
ing. T
here
is no
clea
r poli
cy on
City
Reg
ion ar
eas o
utside
listed
centr
es an
d som
e City
Reg
ion lo
catio
ns se
emed
to ha
ve be
en do
wngr
aded
be
low hi
ghlig
hted n
on-C
ity R
egion
centr
es. T
here
is a
need
to ad
dres
s iss
ues o
f dep
rived
subu
rban
area
s. It i
s unc
lear w
hat th
e sta
tus of
the
highli
ghted
town
s mea
n as t
his cr
eates
a tie
r 3a a
nd 3b
. Con
sulte
es w
ere c
once
rned
abou
t loss
of a
spec
ific K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tre po
licy.
Birke
nhea
d has
been
alloc
ated i
n the
wro
ng tie
r. Co
nsult
ees w
ere c
once
rned
that
the po
licy w
ould
step u
p gro
wth i
n rem
ote lo
catio
ns, r
esult
ing in
un
susta
inable
deve
lopme
nt. T
he po
licy h
as a
lack o
f diffe
renti
ation
betw
een r
egen
erati
on an
d gro
wth.
(53/8
2)
RD
F 2
Rur
al A
reas
, KS
Cs,
LS
Cs
A mi
x of r
espo
nses
from
cons
ultee
s rec
eived
. Som
e sup
port
for de
letion
of ta
ble 7.
1 and
KSC
being
defin
ed lo
cally
, but
there
was
also
conc
ern
abou
t dela
ys in
defin
ition,
incon
sisten
cy of
crite
ria to
be us
ed an
d the
lack
of de
tail o
f crite
ria. C
once
rns w
ere a
lso ra
ised a
bout
the la
ck of
crite
ria
for K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres i
n urb
an an
d sub
urba
n are
as. T
here
was
some
conc
ern t
hat R
SS m
ay no
t clea
rly id
entify
a se
ttleme
nt hie
rarch
y. Re
gard
ing th
e Ope
n Cou
ntrys
ide so
me co
ncer
ns w
ere r
aised
from
the p
rivate
secto
r tha
t the p
olicy
is m
ore r
estric
tive t
han n
ation
al po
licy a
nd th
at it a
pplie
s exc
eptio
nal te
sts to
deve
lopme
nt wh
ich ha
s bee
n acc
eptab
le.
The p
olicy
need
s a cl
ear d
efinit
ion of
wha
t “ru
ral a
reas
” are
and t
here
are c
once
rns t
hat m
any a
reas
wou
ld no
t be c
over
ed. A
lso co
ncer
ns ab
out
confl
icts w
ith po
licy D
P8. C
onsu
ltees
cons
idere
d tha
t inno
vatio
n and
flexib
le ap
proa
ches
shou
ld be
appli
cable
acro
ss al
l the c
ountr
yside
, not
just
spec
ific ar
eas o
f it. C
once
rn th
at las
t sec
tion o
f the p
olicy
shou
ld re
late t
o all o
pen c
ountr
yside
not ju
st sp
arse
area
s. Ne
ed fu
rther
clar
ificati
on of
8
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
terms
such
as “m
axim
ise” in
relat
ion to
econ
omy,
“rura
l env
ironm
ental
inhe
ritanc
e” an
d “op
en co
untry
side”
. Role
of M
arke
t town
s nee
ds to
be
includ
ed. N
eed t
o reta
in po
int ab
out e
mpow
erme
nt of
local
comm
unitie
s. Ne
ed cl
arific
ation
of th
e app
roac
h for
small
er se
ttleme
nts ou
tside
Key
Se
rvice
Cen
tres a
nd Lo
cal S
ervic
e Cen
tres a
s con
sider
ed th
at ov
er co
ncen
tratio
n in t
hese
area
s not
susta
inable
for t
hese
area
s.
(4
8/67)
R
DF
3 T
he C
oast
Co
nsult
ees i
ndica
ted th
at the
re w
as in
cons
isten
t con
sider
ation
of th
e Hab
itats
Regu
lation
s Ass
essm
ent in
this
polic
y and
issu
es w
ith th
e ter
mino
logy a
nd re
feren
cing o
f SPA
s and
SAC
s and
cand
idate
and p
otenti
al sit
es. C
onsu
ltees
cons
idere
d the
wor
ding “
all bu
t exc
eptio
nal “t
o be
too lo
ose a
nd op
en to
subje
ctive
inter
preta
tion.
Conc
erns
wer
e rais
ed ab
out th
e dele
tion o
f var
ious e
lemen
ts of
text a
nd fo
otnote
s suc
h as
refer
ence
s to c
limate
chan
ge, IC
ZM, C
oasta
l For
um, a
nd th
e foo
tnotes
on w
ildfow
l and
imag
e of c
oasta
l reso
rts. A
dditio
nal te
xt wa
s pro
pose
d for
IC
ZM.
(1
0/27)
R
DF
4 G
reen
Bel
ts
Cons
ultati
on re
spon
ses r
elatin
g to G
reen
Belt
s ind
icated
that
the w
ordin
g use
d is t
oo lo
ose r
e “ma
intain
ing ge
nera
l exte
nt” of
the g
reen
belt a
nd
clarifi
catio
n is r
equir
ed, o
r a ch
ange
need
ed re
lating
to “e
xcep
tiona
l sub
stanti
al str
ategic
chan
ge”.
Cons
ultee
s obje
ct to
the re
feren
ce to
New
ton le
W
illows
and s
hould
be va
guer
i.e. in
the g
ener
al vic
inity
of to
align
with
polic
y DP7
. The
re is
a ne
ed fo
r rev
iews/s
tudies
to be
set o
ut mo
re cl
early
an
d this
need
s to b
e set
withi
n a co
ntext
of wh
at is
an ap
prop
riate
urba
n for
m. S
tudies
shou
ld on
ly be
done
whe
n clea
r evid
ence
for t
heir n
eed
and p
resu
mptio
n aga
inst th
is sh
ould
includ
e a ne
ed fo
r stud
ies. A
spec
ific re
ques
t for m
ore d
etaile
d guid
ance
on gr
een b
elt re
view
in re
quire
d in
relat
ion to
the n
eed f
or re
view
in E.
Lanc
s to a
ccom
moda
te em
ploym
ent u
se po
st 20
11. C
onsu
ltatio
n res
pons
es in
dicate
d tha
t ther
e wer
e both
ob
jectio
ns to
and s
uppo
rt for
the r
emov
al of
Ches
ter si
te fro
m po
licy.
(27/3
4)
6 W
ork
ing
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t
(5
/9)
W1
Str
engt
heni
ng th
e R
egio
nal
Eco
nom
y Re
feren
ces t
o Car
lisle,
the F
urne
ss P
enins
ula in
Bar
row,
Wor
kingto
n and
Whit
ehav
en an
d Cre
we ar
e lar
gely
supp
orted
. A nu
mber
of co
nsult
ees
rema
rked t
hat C
heste
r and
Wes
t Che
shire
are w
ithin
the Li
verp
ool C
ity R
egion
and,
as a
resu
lt, sh
ould
not b
e the
subje
ct of
a sep
arate
bulle
t po
int in
the p
olicy
. The
mor
e pro
mine
nt po
sition
give
n to C
heste
r was
supp
orted
by so
me re
spon
dents
but o
bjecte
d to b
y othe
rs. C
once
rns w
ere
raise
d tha
t the r
efere
nce t
o Blac
kpoo
l and
Eas
t Lan
cash
ire ha
d bee
n omi
tted f
rom
the po
licy,
which
is co
ntrar
y to w
hat is
state
d in S
ched
ule 1
(R5.2
) of th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
docu
ment.
The
re is
also
conc
ern t
hat th
e poli
cy do
es no
t pro
vide s
uppo
rt for
the S
ME se
ctor a
nd th
at the
role
of Ma
nche
ster A
irpor
t as a
key i
ntern
ation
al ga
teway
and e
cono
mic d
river
of th
e Nor
th of
Engla
nd ha
d not
been
adeq
uatel
y rec
ognis
ed. T
hrou
ghou
t RS
S, in
sert
“susta
inable
” befo
re “e
cono
mic d
evelo
pmen
t”.
(32/3
6)
W2
Loca
tions
for
Reg
iona
lly
Sig
nific
ant E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t Th
e ide
ntific
ation
of C
rewe
, Car
lisle,
Whit
ehav
en an
d Wor
kingto
n as l
ocati
ons f
or re
giona
lly si
gnific
ant e
cono
mic d
evelo
pmen
t was
supp
orted
by
cons
ultee
s. Ho
weve
r, the
crite
ria w
ere c
onsid
ered
to be
too b
road
, insu
fficien
tly ro
bust
and c
apab
le of
being
appli
ed to
o wide
ly, w
hich c
ould
lead
to sit
es be
ing id
entifi
ed in
an un
coor
dinate
d man
ner.
It is s
ugge
sted t
hat g
uidan
ce sh
ould
be pr
ovide
d on t
he ov
erall
numb
er of
sites
that
may b
e ide
ntifie
d. Th
e fail
ure t
o set
out h
ow re
sour
ces s
hould
be di
recte
d pro
portio
nally
could
resu
lt in a
grea
ter pr
opor
tion o
f res
ource
s bein
g dire
cted t
o the
indiv
iduall
y nam
ed to
wns a
s to t
he to
tality
of th
e thr
ee ci
ty re
gions
. A nu
mber
of re
spon
dents
cons
idere
d tha
t the c
riteria
shou
ld re
cogn
ise th
at the
re m
ay be
a ne
ed to
loca
te re
giona
lly si
gnific
ant d
evelo
pmen
ts in
out o
f town
loca
tions
. Con
cern
was
also
expr
esse
d tha
t prio
ritisin
g site
s tha
t on
ly re
flect
a nee
d for
rege
nera
tion w
ill co
mpro
mise
the a
bility
of th
e reg
ion to
be gl
oball
y com
petiti
ve. A
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s obje
ct to
the
delet
ion of
the r
efere
nce t
o Prio
rity R
egen
erati
on A
reas
for B
arro
w-in-
Furn
ess a
nd W
est C
umbr
ia.
9
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
(30/3
7)
W3
Sup
ply
of E
mpl
oym
ent L
and
Ther
e is s
uppo
rt for
the i
ncor
pora
tion o
f the c
ross
-refer
ence
to th
e spa
tial p
rincip
le po
licies
DP1
-9 an
d refe
renc
e to e
nviro
nmen
tal su
staina
bility
. Ho
weve
r, sig
nifica
nt co
ncer
n has
been
expr
esse
d abo
ut the
decis
ion no
t to pr
ovide
emplo
ymen
t land
requ
ireme
nts di
sagg
rega
ted be
twee
n LPA
ar
eas,
which
could
lead
to a
serio
us ov
er or
unde
r sup
ply in
some
area
s. Co
nsult
ees a
lso hi
ghlig
hted t
hat th
e ide
ntific
ation
of an
over
-pro
vision
of
emplo
ymen
t land
in C
umbr
ia fai
ls to
reco
gnise
that
much
of th
e exis
ting s
upply
is of
the w
rong
type
and i
n the
wro
ng lo
catio
n. In
addit
ion,
conc
erns
wer
e rais
ed ab
out th
e acc
urac
y of th
e figu
res a
nd th
e meth
odolo
gy us
ed to
deriv
e the
m. It
was a
lso in
dicate
d tha
t the
requ
ireme
nt to
upda
te em
ploym
ent la
nd po
rtfoli
os ev
ery t
hree
year
s is m
ore s
tringe
nt tha
n the
Gov
ernm
ent’s
own g
uidan
ce.
(32/3
7)
W4
Rel
ease
of A
lloca
ted
Em
ploy
men
t Lan
d Th
e com
ments
rece
ived o
n the
prop
osed
chan
ges w
ere g
ener
ally s
uppo
rtive o
f Poli
cy W
4. In
partic
ular,
the em
phas
is on
prov
iding
alter
nativ
e re
place
ment
sites
whe
n emp
loyme
nt lan
d is r
eleas
ed fo
r othe
r use
s was
welc
omed
as w
as th
e rec
ognit
ion th
at ho
using
could
repr
esen
t a su
itable
alt
erna
tive u
se. H
owev
er co
nsult
ees r
eque
sted t
hat th
e poli
cy in
corp
orate
refer
ence
s to t
he G
reen
Infra
struc
ture G
uide a
nd to
para
22 of
the d
raft
PPS4
. A nu
mber
of m
inor t
extua
l ame
ndme
nts w
ere a
lso su
gges
ted.
(8
/9)
W5
Ret
ail D
evel
opm
ent
Many
aspe
cts of
the p
olicy
wer
e sup
porte
d, in
partic
ular t
he de
cision
to ke
ep B
lackp
ool a
t the s
ame l
evel
in the
retai
l hier
arch
y as P
resto
n, the
pr
omoti
on of
retai
l inve
stmen
t whe
re it
assis
ts in
the re
gene
ratio
n and
econ
omic
grow
th of
town a
nd ci
ty ce
ntres
, the p
resu
mptio
n aga
inst n
ew ou
t of
centr
e com
paris
on re
tailin
g fac
ilities
and t
he in
clusio
n of W
orkin
gton a
nd W
hiteh
aven
in th
e list
of ce
ntres
whe
re co
mpar
ison r
etailin
g fac
ilities
sh
ould
be en
hanc
ed an
d enc
oura
ged.
Howe
ver a
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s obje
cted t
o the
omiss
ion of
partic
ular c
entre
s fro
m the
list, i
nclud
ing K
irby,
Skelm
ersd
ale an
d Pen
rith. C
onsu
ltees
also
indic
ated t
hat it
shou
ld be
mad
e clea
r tha
t reta
il dev
elopm
ent w
hich u
nder
mine
s the
vital
ity an
d via
bility
of re
giona
l sho
pping
centr
es w
ill no
t be p
ermi
tted.
The p
olicy
was
cons
idere
d to b
e inc
onsis
tent w
ith po
licy C
LCR2
of th
e Plan
. Due
to th
e su
bstitu
tion o
f the t
erm
‘prim
ary r
etail c
entre
’ for ‘r
egion
al ce
ntre’
it was
cons
idere
d tha
t this
may n
ot be
appr
opria
te to
incor
pora
te the
refer
ence
to
Salfo
rd. S
ever
al co
nsult
ees i
ndica
ted th
at the
term
“Reg
ional
shop
ping c
entre
” sho
uld be
used
rathe
r tha
n “pr
imar
y reta
il cen
tre”,
whils
t othe
rs re
ques
ted th
at the
polic
y sho
uld re
cogn
ise th
at wh
ere n
ew ev
idenc
e eme
rges
, it m
ay be
nece
ssar
y to r
eview
the l
ist ce
ntres
iden
tified
for r
etail
deve
lopme
nt (2
4/26)
W
6 T
ouris
m a
nd th
e V
isito
r E
cono
my
The r
efere
nces
to K
enda
l, Live
rpoo
l as t
he E
urop
ean C
apita
l of C
ultur
e and
inter
natio
nal s
ites o
f natu
re co
nser
vatio
n imp
ortan
ce ar
e sup
porte
d. Ho
weve
r, it i
s rec
omme
nded
that
the fin
al bu
llet p
oint s
hould
be sp
lit int
o two
bulle
ts be
caus
e of th
e diffe
rent
natur
e and
scale
of to
urism
activ
ity
and f
acilit
ies th
at ma
y be e
xpec
ted in
Reg
ional
Parks
and W
old H
erita
ge S
ites.
Cons
ultee
s also
high
lighte
d the
requ
ireme
nt for
a mo
re ex
tensiv
e int
erna
tiona
l netw
ork f
rom
Manc
heste
r Airp
ort.
(18/1
8)
W7
Prin
cipl
es fo
r T
ouris
m
Dev
elop
men
t Th
e poli
cy is
wide
ly su
ppor
ted an
d the
inco
rpor
ation
of th
e tex
t to ad
dres
s iss
ues r
aised
in th
e HRA
was
welc
omed
. How
ever
, othe
r res
pond
ents
had s
ome c
once
rns w
ith th
e app
roac
h tak
en in
the H
RA. C
onsu
ltees
requ
ested
that
cross
-refer
ence
s to D
P1-9
and R
DF po
licies
wer
e mad
e.
(1
0/10)
W
8 R
egio
nal C
asin
os
All re
spon
dents
objec
ted to
Poli
cy W
8 in i
ts cu
rrent
form.
Con
sulte
es su
gges
ted th
at the
polic
y and
supp
ortin
g tex
t sho
uld be
delet
ed co
mplet
ely
due t
o the
gove
rnme
nt an
noun
ceme
nt no
t to pu
rsue r
egion
al ca
sinos
. Othe
r res
pond
ents
requ
ested
that
polic
y is u
pdate
d in l
ine w
ith in
depe
nden
t re
sear
ch to
repla
ce B
lackp
ool w
ith M
anch
ester
as th
e prio
rity lo
catio
n for
a re
giona
l cas
ino.
(4
/8)
7 L
ivin
g in
th
e N
ort
h W
est
(5/5)
10
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
L1 H
ealth
, Spo
rt, R
ecre
atio
n,
Cul
tura
l and
Edu
catio
n S
ervi
ces
Pro
visi
on
The r
epre
senta
tions
rece
ived r
aised
no m
ajor is
sues
, and
wer
e gen
erall
y sup
portiv
e of th
e poli
cy. D
espit
e this
, som
e con
sulte
es in
dicate
d tha
t the
polic
y sho
uld id
entify
Sus
taina
ble C
ommu
nity S
trateg
ies an
d Loc
al Ar
ea A
gree
ments
; mak
e spe
cific
menti
on to
youn
g peo
ple, a
nd pl
ace a
grea
ter
emph
asis
on ac
hievin
g sus
taina
ble ne
ighbo
urho
ods t
hat in
corp
orate
a mi
x of u
ses.
(1
1/13)
L2
Und
erst
andi
ng H
ousi
ng
Mar
kets
A
high p
ropo
rtion o
f con
sulte
es ag
ree w
ith th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
espe
cially
the r
efere
nce m
ade t
o LA’
s car
rying
out S
HMA
as re
quire
d by P
PS3.
Howe
ver,
it was
cons
idere
d tha
t a gr
eater
emph
asis
shou
ld be
plac
ed on
carry
ing ou
t loca
l sur
vey w
ork t
o und
ersta
nd th
e loc
al co
ntext,
espe
cially
in
rura
l are
as. In
addit
ion, fu
rther
clar
ificati
on w
as re
ques
ted on
the r
easo
n for
, and
the d
esire
d outc
ome o
f, exe
rting i
nflue
nce o
n hou
sing s
upply
inc
luding
all ty
pes,
sizes
, tenu
res a
nd va
lues.
(10/1
1)
L3 E
xist
ing
Hou
sing
Sto
ck a
nd
Hou
sing
Ren
ewal
Th
e con
sulta
tion r
espo
nses
rece
ived w
ere r
elativ
ely m
ixed,
altho
ugh a
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s sup
porte
d the
amen
dmen
ts ma
de at
the P
ropo
sed
Chan
ges s
tage.
Howe
ver,
the co
nsult
ation
resp
onse
s rec
eived
indic
ated t
hat th
e poli
cy sh
ould
prior
itise i
denti
fied a
reas
of ho
using
rene
wal a
nd
prov
ide gr
eater
clar
ity re
lating
to th
e HMR
/Path
finde
rs ar
eas.
The r
espo
nses
also
indic
ated t
hat c
onsid
erati
on sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o inc
lude a
prior
ev
aluati
on of
the e
nviro
nmen
tal, e
cono
mic,
socia
l and
cultu
ral im
pacts
of an
y pro
pose
d clea
ranc
e and
after
uses
, inclu
ding t
he w
ay it
will a
ffect
the su
rroun
ding a
reas
and t
he lo
cal c
ommu
nity.
The p
olicy
shou
ld pla
ce gr
eater
emph
asis
on im
prov
ing su
staina
bility
and r
esou
rce ef
ficien
cy of
the
hous
ing st
ock t
o refl
ect is
sues
asso
ciated
with
wate
r sho
rtage
s, an
d tha
t new
hous
ing de
velop
ment
shou
ld inc
orpo
rate
susta
inable
drain
age
syste
ms an
d wate
r con
serva
tion a
nd ef
ficien
cy m
easu
res t
o mee
t or e
xcee
d lev
el 3 f
or th
e cod
e for
susta
inable
home
s for
potab
le wa
ter an
d re
trofitt
ing. It
was
furth
er hi
ghlig
hted t
hat p
resu
mptio
n sho
uld be
again
st bu
ilding
new
hous
ing de
velop
ment
in flo
odpla
ins.
(17/2
0)
L4 R
egio
nal H
ousi
ng P
rovi
sion
A
signif
icant
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s sup
porte
d the
remo
val o
f the t
erm
‘max
imum
’, alth
ough
grea
ter cl
arific
ation
was
requ
ested
to re
flect
the
requ
ireme
nt to
cons
ider p
olicie
s DP1
-9. In
addit
ion co
nsult
ees s
uppo
rted t
he fa
ct tha
t new
deve
lopme
nts m
ust b
e ser
ved b
y ade
quate
wate
r su
pply
and s
ewer
age m
anag
emen
t facil
ities;
and t
hat th
e sup
portin
g tex
t clar
ifies t
hat n
ew de
velop
ment
shou
ld no
t hav
e an a
dver
se cu
mulat
ive
impa
ct on
the e
xistin
g stoc
k and
hous
ing m
arke
t.
In ter
ms of
area
s of d
isagr
eeme
nt, th
ere w
ere r
eque
sts fo
r clar
ificati
on on
how
the ho
using
targ
et wi
ll be m
anag
ed on
an an
nual
and p
lan pe
riod
basis
, and
the i
mpac
t that
remo
ving m
axim
ums w
ill ha
ve on
area
s of h
ousin
g reg
ener
ation
. The
re w
as so
me di
sagr
eeme
nt re
lating
to br
ownfi
eld
land t
arge
ts as
set o
ut in
the do
cume
nt an
d how
thes
e figu
res w
ill be
appli
ed ei
ther a
nnua
lly or
over
the e
ntire
plan
perio
d. Se
vera
l con
sulte
es
cons
idere
d tha
t bro
wnfie
ld lan
d tar
gets
shou
ld be
assig
ned t
o ind
ividu
al loc
al au
thority
area
s.
Stro
ng op
posit
ion w
as re
ceive
d in r
elatio
n to t
he ad
dition
of te
xt re
lating
to th
e Wirr
al as
a re
sult o
f the H
abita
ts Re
gulat
ion A
sses
smen
t and
the
perce
ived i
mpac
t that
his w
ill ha
ve on
hous
ing de
liver
y. Fu
rther
clar
ificati
on w
as re
ques
ted to
prov
ide th
e sco
pe fo
r dis-
aggr
egati
on of
the h
ousin
g re
quire
ment
withi
n the
new
East
and W
est C
hesh
ire un
itary
autho
rities
.
(7
9/152
) L5
Res
iden
tial D
ensi
ty P
olic
y Th
e majo
rity of
cons
ultee
s disa
gree
d with
the i
nclus
ion of
this
polic
y, alt
houg
h som
e sup
port
was e
viden
t. The
main
area
s of d
isagr
eeme
nt re
lated
to
the fa
ct tha
t the p
olicy
shou
ld re
flect
local
char
acter
istics
and s
hould
not p
lace a
blan
ket c
over
age a
cross
the r
egion
. The
figur
e of 3
0dph
was
dis
puted
by a
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s due
to th
e imp
act th
at thi
s may
have
on re
gene
ratio
n are
as, a
nd th
e req
uirem
ent fo
r high
er de
nsitie
s in u
rban
ar
eas.
(21/2
3)
11
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
L6 A
fford
able
Hou
sing
A
rang
e of r
espo
nses
wer
e rec
eived
to th
is po
licy.
Cons
ultee
s sup
porte
d for
the u
se of
Stra
tegic
Hous
ing M
arke
t Ass
essm
ents
as a
tool to
infor
m the
LDF
evide
nce b
ase.
Cons
ultee
s also
indic
ated t
hat a
fford
able
hous
ing sh
ould
be ad
dres
sed i
ndivi
duall
y in L
DF’s
rathe
r tha
n in t
he R
SS so
tha
t LA’
s can
take
acco
unt o
f reg
ener
ation
and h
ousin
g ren
ewal
prog
ramm
es.
(1
3/14)
8
Tra
nsp
ort
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t –
Co
nn
ecti
ng
Peo
ple
an
d P
lace
s
(12/1
5)
RT
1 In
tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt
Net
wor
ks
Gene
rally
cons
ultee
s sup
port
the po
licy a
s wor
ded.
(6/6)
R
T2
Man
agin
g T
rave
l Dem
and
Cons
ultee
s ind
icated
that
the re
feren
ce to
the i
mpor
tance
of pu
blic t
rans
port
impr
ovem
ents
as a
pre-
requ
isite
for ro
ad us
er ch
argin
g sho
uld be
re
taine
d. Th
e use
of pu
blic t
rans
port
to dis
cour
age c
ar us
e sho
uld be
stre
ngthe
ned.
Non-
susta
inable
trav
el de
mand
shou
ld be
“des
igned
-out”
of
new
deve
lopme
nts. O
bject
to the
prop
osed
remo
val o
f text
relat
ing to
the d
efinin
g of p
re-co
nditio
ns fo
r the
intro
ducti
on of
road
user
char
ging.
Good
acce
ss to
publi
c tra
nspo
rt ma
y not
be po
ssibl
e at s
ome m
ulti-m
odal
freigh
t inter
chan
ge lo
catio
ns. C
onsid
erati
on sh
ould
be ta
ken i
nto
acco
unt o
f the d
raft P
lannin
g Poli
cy S
tatem
ent 4
: Plan
ning f
or S
ustai
nable
Eco
nomi
c Dev
elopm
ent in
the c
ontex
t of m
axim
um pa
rking
stan
dard
s. Di
sagr
ee w
ith re
strict
ive pa
rking
stan
dard
s for
rura
l are
as. D
isagr
ee th
at sta
ndar
ds ar
e the
same
for r
ural
and u
rban
area
s. Fu
rther
clar
ity re
quire
d as
to w
here
'urb
an st
anda
rds'
will a
pply.
The
polic
y sho
uld m
ake r
efere
nce t
o Stre
ss M
aps.
(2
5/39)
R
T3
Pub
lic T
rans
port
Fra
mew
ork
The m
ajority
of re
spon
ses r
eceiv
ed fr
om co
nsult
ees o
bject
to the
polic
y alth
ough
ther
e was
supp
ort fo
r the
facil
itatio
n of a
dditio
nal c
ar pa
rking
at
railw
ay st
ation
s and
; the p
ropo
sal to
allow
Loca
l Auth
oritie
s to i
ntrod
uce m
easu
res t
o enh
ance
the a
cces
sibilit
y of r
egion
al tow
ns an
d citie
s suc
h as
Car
lisle.
Con
sulte
es st
ated t
hat th
e poli
cy sh
ould
be ap
plica
ble to
all K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres i
n Cum
bria.
Refe
renc
e sho
uld be
mad
e to p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt me
asur
es w
hich e
nhan
ce co
nnec
tivity
with
in Ci
ty Re
gions
. The
final
para
grap
h of R
T3 re
lating
to R
T10 a
s this
no lo
nger
inclu
des p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt pr
ioritie
s. Th
e poli
cy sh
ould
supp
ort th
e nee
d for
mor
e inv
estm
ent in
publi
c tra
nspo
rt inf
rastr
uctur
e mak
ing re
feren
ce to
Netw
ork R
ail’s
Route
Utili
satio
n Stra
tegy p
roce
ss. R
efere
nces
to w
alking
and c
yclin
g sho
uld be
delet
ed. P
olicy
shou
ld inc
lude r
efere
nce t
o int
rodu
cing m
easu
res
to en
hanc
e acc
essib
ility b
y pub
lic tr
ansp
ort, c
yclin
g and
walk
ing an
d sho
uld be
exten
ded t
o inc
lude r
efere
nce t
o the
servi
ce ce
ntres
iden
tified
in
the La
ke D
istric
t Nati
onal
Park
local
deve
lopme
nt fra
mewo
rk
(1
6/18)
R
T4
Man
agem
ent o
f the
Hig
hway
N
etw
ork
A mi
x of c
omme
nts w
ere r
eceiv
ed, h
owev
er, c
onsu
ltees
supp
orted
the r
efere
nce t
o max
imisi
ng th
e use
of se
cond
ary a
nd re
cycle
d agg
rega
tes
and m
ainten
ance
sche
mes.
Cons
ultee
s ind
icated
that
refer
ence
shou
ld be
mad
e to m
itigati
ng an
y imp
acts
upon
the h
istor
ic de
velop
ment,
lan
dsca
pe an
d tow
nsca
pe. T
he po
licy s
hould
high
light
the ec
onom
ic be
nefits
that
resu
lt fro
m ro
ad tr
ansp
ort. T
he po
licy s
hould
prov
ide gu
idanc
e on
how
partn
ersh
ip ap
proa
ch w
ill wo
rk be
twee
n LA'
s and
HA
to be
tter m
anag
e the
netw
ork a
t loca
l and
sub-
regio
nal le
vels.
(11/1
5)
RT
5 A
irpor
ts
A sig
nifica
nt nu
mber
of co
nsult
ees o
bjecte
d to t
his po
licy;
howe
ver c
onsu
ltees
supp
ort th
e inc
lusion
of th
e tex
t that
enha
nces
acce
ss by
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, an
d the
inclu
sion o
f the t
ext a
s a co
nseq
uenc
e of th
e Hab
itats
Regu
lation
s Ass
essm
ent. D
espit
e this
, con
sulte
es co
nside
red t
hat
refer
ence
shou
ld be
mad
e to w
alking
and c
yclin
g acc
ess f
or bo
th pa
ssen
gers
and e
mploy
ees.
Refer
ence
shou
ld be
mad
e to p
olicie
s DP1
-9.
12
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
Furth
er co
nside
ratio
n sho
uld be
give
n to t
he im
pact
on at
mosp
heric
pollu
tion i
nclud
ing gr
eenh
ouse
gase
s. Ai
rpor
ts sh
ould
not b
ecom
e nod
es fo
r ma
jor ec
onom
ic gr
owth.
The
majo
r issu
e rais
ed ho
weve
r rela
ted th
e fac
t that
the gr
owth
of Ai
rpor
ts go
es ag
ainst
the pr
incipl
es of
the P
lan an
d the
Su
staina
bility
App
raisa
l. (2
1/25)
R
T6
Por
ts a
nd W
ater
way
s A
mixtu
re of
resp
onse
s wer
e rec
eived
for t
his po
licy,
with
some
cons
ultee
s sup
portin
g the
chan
ges m
ade a
t the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es st
age
includ
ing th
e ame
ndme
nts in
line w
ith th
e Hab
itats
Regu
lation
s Ass
essm
ent. D
espit
e this
, con
sulte
es su
gges
ted a
numb
er of
poss
ible
amen
dmen
ts, m
any o
f whic
h wer
e mino
r tex
tual a
mend
ments
. Con
sulte
es in
dicate
d tha
t the p
olicy
shou
ld co
ntain
more
expli
cit su
ppor
t for n
ew
surfa
ce ac
cess
infra
struc
ture.
The i
mpor
tance
of pa
rtner
ship
worki
ng be
twee
n Loc
al Au
thoriti
es an
d ope
rator
s sho
uld be
high
lighte
d. Cl
arific
ation
re
quire
d as t
o the
impa
ct on
area
s of n
ature
cons
erva
tion o
bjecti
ves.
Cons
ultee
s also
indic
ated t
hat th
ere s
hould
be co
nside
ratio
n of th
e use
of
land a
djoini
ng po
rts fo
r alte
rnati
ve us
es.
(1
6/23)
R
T7
Fre
ight
Tra
nspo
rt
The o
verw
helm
ing m
ajority
of co
mmen
ts re
ceive
d on P
olicy
RT7
objec
ted to
partic
ular a
spec
ts of
the P
olicy
. A fr
eque
ntly r
ecur
ring c
omme
nt re
lated
to th
e abs
ence
of an
y con
sider
ation
of ra
il; co
nsult
ees o
ffere
d var
ious s
ugge
sted t
ext c
hang
es to
reso
lve th
is. S
ome c
once
rns w
ere r
aised
ab
out th
e par
agra
ph on
the d
evelo
pmen
t of a
ir fre
ight a
nd th
e per
ceive
d inc
onsis
tencie
s with
the o
bjecti
ves o
f the C
limate
Cha
nge B
ill an
d the
co
mmitm
ent to
redu
ce em
ission
s “as
an ur
gent
prior
ity” in
DP9
. Poli
cy sh
ould
clarify
that
the de
velop
ment
of air
freig
ht fac
ilities
shou
ld, be
loca
ted
withi
n the
exist
ing ai
rpor
t bou
ndar
y or o
ff-sit
e in p
refer
ence
to ex
pand
ing th
e airp
ort b
eyon
d its
exist
ing bo
unda
ry.
(9/10
) R
T8
Inte
r-M
odal
Fre
ight
Ter
min
als
A mi
xture
of re
spon
ses w
as re
ceive
d as a
resu
lt of th
is po
licy.
Cons
ultee
s rais
ed is
sues
relat
ing to
the I
denti
ficati
on of
New
ton-L
e-W
illows
in a
Gree
n Belt
loca
tion.
Rail a
cces
s and
asso
ciated
facil
ities s
hould
be m
ade a
vaila
ble be
fore t
he si
te is
occu
pied.
The w
ordin
g add
ed as
a re
sult o
f the
Hab
itats
Regu
lation
s Ass
essm
ent to
polic
ies R
T5 an
d RT6
shou
ld be
adde
d to t
his po
licy f
or co
nsist
ency
. Con
sider
ation
shou
ld be
give
n to
Trav
el Pl
ans.
A nu
mber
of m
inor t
extua
l cha
nges
are r
ecom
mend
ed.
(19/2
4)
RT
9 W
alki
ng a
nd C
yclin
g No
majo
r poli
cy is
sues
, how
ever
a nu
mber
of te
xtual
chan
ges a
re su
gges
ted
(5
/6)
RT
10 P
riorit
ies
for
Tra
nspo
rt
Man
agem
ent a
nd In
vest
men
t Th
e majo
rity of
resp
onde
nts di
sagr
ee w
ith th
e pro
pose
d poli
cy, a
lthou
gh th
ere w
as so
me su
ppor
t. Con
sulte
es re
quire
furth
er de
tails
on w
hen a
nd
how
often
the i
mplem
entat
ion pl
an w
ill be
prod
uced
and h
ow th
e sch
emes
conta
ined w
ithin
it will
be se
lected
. Con
sulte
es co
nside
red t
hat th
e im
pleme
ntatio
n plan
shou
ld ha
ve be
en pr
oduc
ed al
ongs
ide th
e Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
docu
ment.
A nu
mber
of te
xtual
chan
ges a
re al
so su
gges
ted.
(18/2
8)
9 E
nvi
ron
men
t, M
iner
als,
Was
te
& E
ner
gy
(8
/14)
EM
1 In
tegr
ated
Enh
ance
men
t and
P
rote
ctio
n of
the
Reg
ion’
s E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sset
s
The o
verw
helm
ing m
ajority
of re
spon
dents
supp
ort th
e poli
cy bu
t hav
e con
cern
s abo
ut pa
rticula
r asp
ects.
A nu
mber
of re
spon
dents
objec
ted to
the
inclu
sion o
f the w
ords
‘see
k’ an
d ‘wh
ere a
ppro
priat
e’ in
the fif
th pa
ragr
aph.
A sig
nifica
nt pr
opor
tion o
f con
sulte
es re
ques
ted th
at the
‘no n
et los
s’ pr
incipl
e be r
e-ins
erted
. A nu
mber
of re
spon
dents
sugg
ested
that
the fin
al bu
llet o
f EM1
(A) s
hould
be m
oved
to E
M3 an
d con
cern
s wer
e ra
ised t
hat th
e add
ition o
f the e
xpre
ssion
‘see
k to d
elive
r’ in t
he pl
ace o
f ‘sec
ure a
’ in E
M1 (B
) sign
ifican
tly w
eake
ns th
e poli
cy. R
efere
nce t
o the
Me
rsey E
stuar
y sho
uld be
remo
ved f
rom
EM1(
B) or
, alte
rnati
vely,
othe
r are
as, s
uch a
s the
Lune
Estu
ary a
nd th
e Wes
t Pen
nine M
oors
shou
ld be
inc
luded
. A nu
mber
of co
nsult
ees b
eliev
ed th
at EM
1(C)
is si
te-sp
ecific
, rath
er th
an sp
atial,
and n
eeds
to be
re-w
ritten
. Con
sulte
es re
ques
ted th
at
13
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
refer
ence
to ‘v
etera
n tre
es’ in
EM1
(D) b
e re-
inser
ted. T
he po
licy i
s con
sider
ed to
be ve
ry lon
g and
may
be be
tter e
xpre
ssed
in si
milar
term
s to
polic
y DP1
. Con
cern
was
raise
d tha
t no c
onsid
erati
on ha
s bee
n give
n to e
nviro
nmen
tal re
sour
ces,
asse
ts an
d sen
sitivi
ties o
utside
of th
e Plan
Ar
ea, a
nd so
me re
spon
dents
felt t
hat th
e pen
ultim
ate bu
llet in
EM1
(A) w
ould
be m
ore a
ppro
priat
e in E
M1 (C
). (2
9/32)
E
M2
Rem
edia
ting
Con
tam
inat
ed
Land
No ch
ange
to P
olicy
EM
3 G
reen
Infr
astr
uctu
re
The p
olicy
was
wide
ly su
ppor
ted. C
onsu
ltees
indic
ated t
hat th
e refe
renc
e to t
he ne
ed fo
r a st
rateg
ic ne
twor
k of G
reen
Infra
struc
ture a
nd th
e im
porta
nce o
f Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e for
biod
iversi
ty an
d ada
ptatio
n to c
limate
chan
ge w
as pa
rticula
rly w
elcom
e. Ho
weve
r, co
nsult
ees i
ndica
ted th
at the
defin
ition o
f Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e sho
uld be
cons
isten
t with
the o
ne us
ed in
the N
orth
Wes
t Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e guid
e. It
was a
lso hi
ghlig
hted
that th
e role
of th
e hist
oric
envir
onme
nt in
plann
ing fo
r Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e sho
uld be
reco
gnise
d and
that
there
shou
ld be
a str
onge
r foc
us on
en
surin
g goo
d acc
essib
ility t
o gre
en sp
ace a
nd on
the r
etenti
on, e
nhan
ceme
nt, ad
aptat
ion an
d inte
grati
on of
exist
ing G
reen
Infra
struc
ture.
(17/2
1)
EM
4 R
egio
nal P
arks
Th
e poli
cy is
wide
ly su
ppor
ted; th
e inc
lusion
of th
e HRA
text
and e
mpha
sis on
the i
mpor
tance
of bi
odive
rsity
in pa
rticula
r was
supp
orted
. Ho
weve
r, so
me co
nside
red t
hat th
e imp
ortan
ce of
the h
istor
ic en
viron
ment
and h
istor
ic lan
dsca
pes h
as no
t bee
n refe
rred t
o, wh
ilst o
thers
argu
ed
that la
ndsc
ape a
nd w
oodla
nd as
sets
have
been
over
looke
d. Co
nsult
ees h
ave i
ndica
ted th
at it m
ust b
e dem
onstr
ated t
hat th
e poli
cy w
ould
not
have
an ad
verse
impa
ct on
Natu
ra 20
00 si
tes. In
addit
ion, it
was
cons
idere
d unc
lear a
s to w
hy th
e ‘re
creati
onal
chall
enge
’ has
been
sing
led ou
t for
cons
idera
tion a
nd ac
tion.
(12/1
3)
EM
5 In
tegr
ated
Wat
er
Man
agem
ent
Major
ity of
resp
onde
nts su
ppor
ted th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
, how
ever
cons
ultee
s sug
geste
d tha
t clar
ificati
on sh
ould
be pr
ovide
d on w
hat is
mea
nt by
wate
r con
serva
tion a
nd ef
ficien
cy by
inse
rting r
efere
nce t
o cod
e for
susta
inable
home
s stan
dard
s. Co
ncer
ns w
ere e
xpre
ssed
that
the po
licy
may s
tifle t
he G
over
nmen
t’s ho
using
grow
th ag
enda
and f
urthe
r clar
ificati
on is
requ
ested
as to
why
the 2
008 W
ater A
vaila
bility
in E
nglan
d and
W
ales’s
map
indic
ate th
at ar
eas o
f nor
th ea
st an
d eas
tern W
ales h
ave ‘
no w
ater a
vaila
ble’. A
nothe
r res
pond
ents
indica
ted th
at th
e stat
emen
t re
lating
to th
e pro
pose
d pha
sing o
f dev
elopm
ent ‘s
o tha
t infra
struc
ture c
an be
prov
ided’
shou
ld be
reco
nside
red a
nd/or
furth
er st
reng
thene
d. (9
/13)
EM
6 M
anag
ing
the
Nor
th W
est’s
C
oast
line
All c
omme
nts w
ere s
uppo
rtive o
f the P
olicy
; the r
efere
nce t
o site
s of in
terna
tiona
l natu
re co
nser
vatio
n imp
ortan
ce an
d the
supp
ort fo
r Sho
relin
e Ma
nage
ment
Plan
s is p
artic
ularly
welc
omed
. The
chan
ges m
ade i
n line
with
the H
RA ar
e also
supp
orted
.
(6/6)
E
M7
Min
eral
s E
xtra
ctio
n Co
nsult
ees s
tated
that
the po
licy d
oes n
ot pr
ovide
the c
ertai
nty re
quire
d to a
sses
s und
er w
hat c
ircum
stanc
es m
inera
l extr
actio
n will
be pe
rmitte
d. It w
as su
gges
ted to
inclu
de co
al wi
thin t
he lis
t of r
eser
ves o
f nati
onal
signif
icanc
e. Co
nsult
ees a
lso ex
pres
sed d
isapp
ointm
ent th
at re
cogn
ition o
f the
deliv
ery o
f Biod
iversi
ty Ac
tion P
lans i
n res
torati
on ha
d bee
n inc
orpo
rated
. Fur
ther c
larific
ation
was
requ
ested
on th
e stat
emen
t reg
ardin
g the
po
tentia
l sup
ply of
mar
ine dr
edge
d agg
rega
tes.
(5/5)
E
M8
Lan
d-w
on A
ggre
gate
s Co
nsult
ees h
ave i
ndica
ted th
at the
polic
y doe
s not
prov
ide th
e cer
tainty
requ
ired t
o ass
ess u
nder
wha
t circ
umsta
nces
mine
ral e
xtrac
tion w
ill be
pe
rmitte
d. In
addit
ion, s
pecif
ic re
feren
ce sh
ould
be m
ade t
o the
need
to m
inimi
se di
stanc
e tha
t agg
rega
tes an
d was
te ar
e car
ried.
(3
/3)
EM
9 S
econ
dary
and
Rec
ycle
d A
ggre
gate
s No
chan
ge.
14
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
EM
10 A
Reg
iona
l App
roac
h to
W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Ther
e was
a re
lative
ly mi
xed r
espo
nse t
o this
polic
y, ho
weve
r the
majo
rity of
resp
onde
nts ex
pres
sed c
once
rns w
ith/re
comm
ende
d cha
nges
to
EM10
. Con
sulte
es co
nside
red t
hat th
e poli
cy is
wor
ded t
oo in
flexib
ly to
take i
nto ac
coun
t of th
e pote
ntiall
y high
er ta
rgets
in th
e for
thcom
ing
Regio
nal W
aste
Stra
tegy.
A nu
mber
of re
spon
dents
cons
idere
d tha
t the r
equir
emen
t for a
uthor
ities t
o only
seek
to ac
hieve
the t
arge
ts 'w
here
pr
actic
able'
shou
ld be
stre
ngthe
ned a
s the
se ar
e set
by E
urop
ean l
egisl
ation
and t
rans
pose
d into
UK
law. T
he ob
jectiv
es an
d tar
gets
of the
pu
blish
ed R
egion
al W
aste
Stra
tegy s
hould
be ex
pres
sed.
(12/1
4)
EM
11 W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Prin
cipl
es
This
polic
y rec
eived
a mi
xed r
espo
nse w
ith a
numb
er of
resp
onde
nts ra
ising
conc
erns
. Con
sulte
es in
dicate
d tha
t the s
eque
nce o
f initia
tives
co
ntaine
d with
in the
polic
y doe
s not
acco
rd w
ith th
e was
te hie
rarch
y of 'w
aste
minim
isatio
n' an
d 're
-use
' and
thes
e sho
uld be
sepa
rate
bulle
t po
ints.
Some
cons
ultee
s con
sider
ed th
at the
sequ
ence
of in
itiativ
es is
heav
ily sl
anted
towa
rds d
ealin
g with
mun
icipa
l was
te as
parts
of th
e se
quen
tial a
ppro
ach c
anno
t in al
l pra
ctica
lities
be ap
plied
to ot
her w
aste
strea
ms. C
&I w
aste
shou
ld no
t be c
ombin
ed w
ith C
D&E
waste
.
(10/1
4)
EM
12 L
ocat
iona
l Prin
cipl
es
The m
ajority
of th
e con
sulte
es di
sagr
eed w
ith as
pects
of th
e poli
cy. M
any r
espo
nden
ts fee
l that
the po
licy,
as w
orde
d, co
uld le
ad to
was
te tra
vellin
g sub
stanti
al dis
tance
s for
proc
essin
g, an
d the
n hun
dred
s of m
iles b
ack t
o be f
inally
disp
osed
of. T
he de
velop
ment
of “re
giona
lly-
signif
icant”
ther
mal tr
eatm
ent p
lants
would
lock
the r
egion
into
a cen
tralis
ed sy
stem
which
wou
ld ten
d to w
ork a
gains
t was
te mi
nimisa
tion.
Seve
ral
cons
ultee
s stat
ed th
at the
refer
ence
to ‘c
ommu
nities
to ta
ke m
ore r
espo
nsibi
lity fo
r the
ir own
was
te…’ o
ffers
little
by w
ay of
stra
tegic
direc
tion f
or
sub-
regio
nal p
lannin
g. In
addit
ion to
this
cons
ultee
s ind
icated
that
‘regio
nal a
nd su
b-re
giona
l self
-suffic
iency
’ sho
uld be
re-in
stated
into
the po
licy.
(11/1
2)
EM
13 P
rovi
sion
of N
atio
nally
, R
egio
nally
and
Sub
-Reg
iona
lly
Sig
nific
ant W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Fac
ilitie
s
The m
ajority
of re
spon
dents
raise
d con
cern
s with
aspe
cts of
Poli
cy E
M13 a
nd th
e acc
ompa
nying
table
s. Ob
jectio
ns w
ere m
ade t
o the
intro
ducti
on
of ne
w wa
ste m
anag
emen
t figu
res a
t this
stage
. The
polic
y sho
uld be
reca
st as
a cle
ar se
quen
tial te
st. S
ever
al re
spon
dents
raise
d con
cern
s ab
out th
e acc
urac
y of th
e figu
res i
n Tab
le 9.3
, 9.4
and 9
.5. A
numb
er of
mino
r tex
tual c
hang
es to
the P
olicy
wer
e also
sugg
ested
.
(13/3
2)
EM
14 R
adio
activ
e W
aste
No
chan
ge. E
diting
/typin
g erro
r poin
ted ou
t.
(1/1)
E
M15
A F
ram
ewor
k F
or
Sus
tain
able
Ene
rgy
In T
he N
orth
W
est
A hig
h pro
portio
n of c
onsu
ltees
agre
e with
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es, e
spec
ially
the fo
cus o
n red
ucing
ener
gy co
nsum
ption
. How
ever
, con
sulte
es
indica
ted th
at the
re is
a ne
ed to
mak
e clea
r how
CCA
P re
lates
to th
e Sus
taina
ble E
nerg
y Stra
tegy.
Conc
ern w
as al
so ex
pres
sed t
hat th
e re
feren
ce to
the e
cono
mic f
easib
ility p
rovid
es an
easy
‘get
out’ f
or de
velop
ers.
(6/7)
E
M16
Ene
rgy
Con
serv
atio
n &
E
ffici
ency
A
signif
icant
numb
er of
resp
onde
nts su
ppor
t the P
olicy
, with
the r
efere
nce t
o ach
ieving
partic
ular B
REEA
M/CS
H sta
ndar
ds pa
rticula
rly w
elcom
ed.
Howe
ver,
seve
ral re
spon
dents
cons
ider t
hat th
ere i
s a ne
ed to
upda
te the
refer
ence
to th
e CSH
to re
flect
that it
is on
ly ma
ndato
ry for
new
home
s to
be as
sess
ed ag
ainst
the co
de. C
once
rn w
as ra
ised t
hat th
e poli
cy, a
s wor
ded,
could
lead
to su
b-re
gions
and d
istric
ts se
tting t
heir o
wn ta
rgets
re
gard
ing th
ese i
ssue
s. Ot
her r
espo
nses
conc
erne
d the
need
for t
arge
ts to
be re
move
d or m
ade m
ore f
lexibl
e, the
need
for t
arge
ts for
CO2
(and
po
ssibl
y othe
r gre
enho
use g
as) r
educ
tions
to be
inclu
ded a
nd fo
r add
itiona
l con
sider
ation
to be
give
n to t
he po
tentia
l effe
cts of
rene
wable
ener
gy
proje
cts on
Eur
opea
n natu
re si
tes.
15
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
(1
9/24)
E
M17
Ren
ewab
le E
nerg
y Th
e poli
cy is
supp
orted
by a
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s how
ever
; mos
t res
pond
ents
raise
d con
cern
s with
aspe
cts of
the p
olicy
. A nu
mber
of
resp
onde
nts qu
eried
the w
eight
that s
hould
be af
forde
d to t
he cr
iteria
to be
take
n into
acco
unt w
hen c
onsid
ering
the d
evelo
pmen
t of r
enew
able
ener
gy. T
he po
licy i
ncor
rectl
y refe
rs to
a tar
get o
f 20%
of re
newa
ble el
ectric
ity by
2020
rathe
r tha
n 20%
ener
gy. T
he po
licy a
lso fa
ils to
reco
gnise
tha
t ther
e are
high
quali
ty sit
es, w
ithou
t the b
enefi
t of a
statu
tory d
esign
ation
. The
rene
wable
ener
gy sc
heme
s can
have
a se
rious
impa
ct on
his
toric
envir
onme
nts. A
dditio
nal c
onsid
erati
on sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o imp
act o
f ren
ewab
le en
ergy
sche
mes o
n Eur
opea
n pro
tected
sites
. The
duty
to pr
oduc
e ‘su
b-re
giona
l stud
ies of
rene
wable
ener
gy re
sour
ces’
could
caus
e con
fusion
with
the r
equir
emen
ts of
the su
pplem
ent to
PPS
1.
(30/3
5)
EM
18 D
ecen
tral
ised
Ene
rgy
Sup
ply
A mi
x of r
espo
nses
was
rece
ived t
o this
polic
y. Th
e majo
rity of
comm
ents
conc
erne
d the
decis
ion no
t to in
clude
spec
ific ta
rgets
for in
corp
orati
ng
on-si
te re
newa
ble en
ergy
gene
ratio
n in n
ew de
velop
ments
abov
e a ce
rtain
thres
hold.
The
decis
ion to
remo
ve th
ese t
arge
ts wa
s wide
ly ob
jected
to
altho
ugh a
numb
er of
resp
onde
nts di
d sup
port
this a
mend
ment
– sev
eral
of wh
ich co
mmen
ted th
at by
not s
etting
a re
giona
l leve
l targ
ets fo
r on
site g
ener
ation
the P
olicy
is m
ore c
onsis
tent w
ith th
e sup
pleme
nt to
PPS1
. Con
sulte
es in
dicate
d tha
t the p
olicy
shou
ld ma
ke cl
ear t
hat r
enew
able
ener
gy sc
heme
s can
affec
t Eur
opea
n Site
s, an
d tha
t the t
arge
ts for
offsh
ore w
ind in
table
s 9.6
– 9.9
need
to be
revis
ed. C
onsu
ltees
also
dis
agre
ed w
ith th
e emp
hasis
with
whic
h the
targ
ets in
table
s 9.6
– 9.9
place
on of
fshor
e wind
deve
lopme
nt at
the ex
pens
e of o
n-sh
ore g
ener
ation
(30/3
9)
10 M
anch
este
r C
ity
Reg
ion
M
CR
1 M
anch
este
r C
ity R
egio
n P
riorit
ies
MC
R 2
Reg
iona
l Cen
tre
and
Inne
r A
reas
of M
anch
este
r C
ity R
egio
n M
CR
3 S
outh
ern
Par
t of t
he
Man
ches
ter
City
Reg
ion
MC
R 4
Nor
ther
n pa
rt o
f the
M
anch
este
r C
ity R
egio
n M
CR
5 S
trat
egic
Fra
mew
ork
for
War
ringt
on
A nu
mber
of re
spon
dents
wer
e con
cern
ed th
at the
chap
ter re
fers t
o Man
ches
ter as
a foc
us gr
owth
whils
t the L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egion
chap
ter re
fers
to re
gene
ratio
n in r
elatio
n to L
iverp
ool. C
once
rns w
ere a
lso ra
ised t
hat th
e cha
pter f
ails t
o rec
ognis
e/und
erpla
ys th
e imp
ortan
ce of
Man
ches
ter
Airp
ort a
s an e
cono
mic d
river
and i
ntern
ation
al ga
teway
for t
he N
orth
of En
gland
. MC
R1 w
ould
bene
fit fro
m a r
efere
nce t
o enc
oura
ging i
mpro
veme
nts in
socia
l and
envir
onme
ntal in
frastr
uctur
e. Se
vera
l resp
onde
nts al
so no
ted
that th
ere w
ere i
ncon
sisten
cies b
etwee
n the
desc
riptio
n of h
ousin
g in M
CR3 a
nd pa
ragr
aph 7
.18. O
ther c
onsu
ltees
expr
esse
d con
cern
s tha
t MC
R3 co
uld be
seen
as a
reviv
al of
the M
56 gr
owth
corri
dor w
hich w
ould
be co
unter
to th
e nee
d for
rege
nera
tion o
f con
urba
tion c
ores
. The
re
were
also
a nu
mber
of re
ques
ts to
prov
ide gr
eater
cons
isten
cy in
the u
se of
cros
s-refe
renc
es to
DP1
-9 an
d W2-
3. Co
ncer
ns w
ere r
aised
abou
t the
three
loca
l auth
oritie
s tha
t will
comp
rise E
ast C
hesh
ire be
ing sp
lit be
twee
n two
sub-
regio
ns. D
elete
the re
feren
ce to
the ‘
Arc o
f Opp
ortun
ity’ in
MC
R2.
(2
4/57)
Po
licies
hav
e bee
n gr
oupe
d to
geth
er fo
r sum
mar
y
11 S
ou
th C
hes
hir
e C
H 1
Ove
rall
Spa
tial P
olic
y fo
r S
outh
Che
shire
A ra
nge o
f res
pons
es w
ere r
eceiv
ed on
the S
outh
Ches
hire s
ub-re
gion c
hapte
r. Su
ppor
t was
expr
esse
d for
the e
mpha
sis pl
aced
upon
harn
essin
g Cr
ewe’s
poten
tial fo
r sus
taina
ble ec
onom
ic gr
owth.
How
ever
, con
cern
s wer
e rais
ed ab
out r
etaini
ng a
sepa
rate
chap
ter on
Sou
th Ch
eshir
e due
to
this r
esult
ing in
the t
hree
Eas
t Che
shire
Loca
l Auth
oritie
s bein
g spli
t betw
een s
ub-re
gions
. In ad
dition
, ther
e wer
e a nu
mber
of st
anda
rd co
mmen
ts ab
out th
e nee
d to e
nsur
e con
sisten
cy w
ith th
e tra
nspo
rt po
licies
and t
hat a
ll sch
emes
are i
n line
with
RT1
0. (4
/12)
16
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
Po
licies
hav
e bee
n gr
oupe
d to
geth
er fo
r sum
mar
y 12
Liv
erp
oo
l Cit
y R
egio
n
LCR
1 L
iver
pool
City
Reg
ion
Prio
ritie
s LC
R 2
The
Reg
iona
l Cen
tre
and
Inne
r A
reas
of L
iver
pool
City
R
egio
n LC
R 3
Out
er p
art o
f the
Liv
erpo
ol
City
Reg
ion
LCR
4 T
he r
emai
ning
par
t of t
he
Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion
LCR
5 W
est C
hesh
ire –
Nor
th E
ast
Wal
es a
nd V
ale
Roy
al
A mi
xture
of re
spon
ses w
as re
ceive
d on t
his ch
apter
. Poli
cy LC
R1 w
as w
idely
supp
orted
altho
ugh a
numb
er of
mino
r ame
ndme
nts w
ere
requ
ested
and i
t was
a re
cogn
ised t
hat th
ere a
re in
cons
isten
cies i
n rela
tion t
o use
of th
e ter
ms ‘R
egion
al Ce
ntre’
and ‘
City
Centr
e’. It
was a
lso
reco
mmen
ded t
hat L
CR1 s
hould
inco
rpor
ate a
refer
ence
to th
e Mer
sey G
atewa
y and
it wa
s also
ques
tione
d whe
ther t
he po
licy s
hould
refer
to
integ
rated
flood
man
agem
ent.
Ther
e wer
e a nu
mber
of ob
jectio
ns to
the r
emov
al of
Elles
mere
Por
t from
the a
rea d
efine
d as t
he ou
ter pa
rt of
the Li
verp
ool C
ity R
egion
. Th
ere w
as si
gnific
ant s
uppo
rt for
LCR4
, par
ticula
rly w
elcom
ed w
as th
e main
tenan
ce of
a po
licy o
f res
traint
in W
est W
irral.
The
re w
as al
so a
requ
est fo
r the
polic
y to r
efer t
o the
need
to m
aintai
n and
enha
nce t
he ro
le of
subu
rban
town
centr
es. T
he re
feren
ce to
harn
essin
g the
poten
tial o
f Ch
ester
for s
ustai
nable
econ
omic
grow
th in
LCR5
rece
ived a
very
mixe
d res
pons
e with
cons
ultee
s spli
t rela
tively
even
ly be
twee
n tho
se
supp
ortin
g and
thos
e obje
cting
to th
is bu
llet. O
bjecti
ons w
ere a
lso ra
ised t
o the
abse
nce o
f a sp
ecific
refer
ence
to th
e nee
d to s
uppo
rt the
re
gene
ratio
n opp
ortun
ities o
f Nor
thwich
and W
insfor
d. (2
8/90)
Po
licies
hav
e bee
n gr
oupe
d to
geth
er fo
r sum
mar
y
13 C
entr
al L
anca
shir
e C
ity
Reg
ion
C
LCR
1 C
entr
al L
anca
shire
City
R
egio
n P
riorit
ies
CLC
R 2
Foc
us fo
r D
evel
opm
ent
and
Inve
stm
ent i
n C
entr
al
Lanc
ashi
re C
ity R
egio
n C
LCR
3 G
reen
City
The i
ntrod
uctio
n of th
e spa
tial e
lemen
t to C
LCR1
was
cons
idere
d to b
e con
fusing
and c
once
rn w
as ex
pres
sed t
hat, b
y foc
ussin
g dev
elopm
ent o
n the
four
main
settle
ments
, the p
olicy
wou
ld fai
l to ad
dres
s the
rege
nera
tion n
eeds
of w
ider a
reas
of de
priva
tion.
Ther
e wer
e also
a nu
mber
of
requ
ests
to inc
orpo
rate
cross
-refer
ence
s to D
P1-9
, RDF
1 and
W2-
3 and
issu
es ra
ised a
bout
the ro
le of
the K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres,
partic
ularly
in
East
Lanc
ashir
e, tha
t wer
e not
listed
as on
e of th
e fou
r main
settle
ments
. A
numb
er of
cons
ultee
s rais
ed co
ncer
ns ab
out th
e con
sisten
cy be
twee
n Poli
cies C
LCR2
and W
5, pa
rticula
rly w
ith re
gard
s to t
he de
scrip
tion o
f Pr
eston
in re
lation
to re
tail d
evelo
pmen
t. Clar
ificati
on w
as al
so re
ques
ted on
the e
xact
defin
ition o
f the B
lackp
ool u
rban
area
. The
Gre
en C
ity
Polic
y was
wide
ly su
ppor
ted. H
owev
er, a
numb
er of
mino
r tex
tual a
mend
ments
wer
e req
ueste
d, su
ch as
the i
ncor
pora
tion o
f link
ages
to E
M3, a
nd
also a
need
to in
corp
orate
guida
nce o
n the
revie
w of
the G
reen
Belt
. (2
4/64)
Po
licies
hav
e bee
n gr
oupe
d to
geth
er fo
r sum
mar
y 14
Cu
mb
ria
& N
ort
h L
anca
shir
e C
NL
1 O
vera
ll S
patia
l Pol
icy
for
Cum
bria
C
NL
2 S
ub-a
rea
Dev
elop
men
t P
riorit
ies
for
Cum
bria
C
NL
3 S
patia
l Pol
icy
for
the
Lake
Ther
e was
wide
spre
ad su
ppor
t for t
he re
feren
ce to
focu
ssing
deve
lopme
nt wi
thin B
arro
w in
Furn
ess,
Whit
ehav
en, W
orkin
gton a
nd C
arlis
le.
Howe
ver,
conc
erns
wer
e rais
ed ab
out th
e dele
tion o
f refe
renc
es to
Clea
tor M
oor a
nd M
aryp
ort fr
om P
olicy
CNL
1. Th
ere w
as al
so co
ncer
n tha
t the
re is
insu
fficien
t sup
port
for K
enda
l’s ro
le in
supp
ortin
g the
rege
nera
tion o
f the C
umbr
ian ec
onom
y and
objec
tions
to th
e exc
lusion
of W
igton
fro
m CN
L2.
Cons
ultee
s ind
icated
that
there
wer
e inc
onsis
tencie
s with
in the
chap
ter in
relat
ion to
the u
se of
the R
egen
erati
on P
riority
Are
a nom
encla
ture.
Disa
ppoin
tmen
t was
also
expr
esse
d abo
ut the
lack
refer
ence
s to t
he E
nerg
y Coa
st Ma
sterp
lan an
d the
re w
ere c
once
rns a
bout
publi
c tra
nspo
rt ac
cess
to ru
ral a
reas
. Con
cern
was
also
expr
esse
d abo
ut the
refer
ence
to ha
ving “
due r
egar
d“ to
histo
ric fa
bric
in Ca
rlisle
and L
anca
ster (
Polic
y CN
L2 an
d CNL
4 res
pecti
vely)
, whic
h was
cons
idere
d to b
e wea
k and
have
little
clar
ity of
mea
ning.
17
RS
S C
hap
ter
/ Po
licy
/ Map
s &
D
iag
ram
s S
um
mar
y o
f R
epre
sen
tati
on
s (N
o. o
f R
esp
on
den
ts/R
esp
on
ses)
Dis
tric
t C
NL
4 S
patia
l Pol
icy
for
Nor
th
Lanc
ashi
re
(1
6/54)
Po
licies
hav
e bee
n gr
oupe
d to
geth
er fo
r sum
mar
y
15 Im
ple
men
tati
on
, Mo
nit
ori
ng
an
d R
evie
w
IM 1
Impl
emen
tatio
n
Main
issue
s rela
te to
a con
cern
abou
t sco
pe of
the r
eview
i.e. s
hould
inclu
de K
SC. C
once
rn ab
out ti
mesc
ale of
the r
eview
. See
n as t
oo sh
ort to
en
able
prop
er co
mmen
t. Pro
pose
d add
itions
to te
xt on
targ
ets an
d ind
icator
s and
links
to R
ES m
onito
ring.
Prop
osed
chan
ge fr
om N
WRA
to R
PB
(1
2/26)
16
Ass
essm
ent
of
Rep
lace
d a
nd
P
ote
nti
ally
Sav
ed S
tru
ctu
re P
lan
P
olic
ies
A nu
mber
of re
spon
ses h
ave b
een r
eceiv
ed fr
om co
nsult
ees,
altho
ugh m
ost o
f thes
e hav
e rais
ed is
sues
with
the p
ropo
sed t
ables
outlin
ing th
e po
licies
to be
save
d upo
n ado
ption
of th
e RSS
. Con
sulte
es di
sagr
ee w
ith sa
ving J
oint L
anca
shire
Stru
cture
Plan
polic
y on G
ypsie
s and
Tra
velle
rs as
this
is no
t in co
nform
ity w
ith th
e pub
lish g
uidan
ce co
ntaine
d with
in the
circu
lar. T
he C
umbr
ia St
ructu
re P
lan pr
ovide
s a de
gree
of lo
cal
distin
ctive
ness
not r
eplic
ated i
n the
RSS
. A nu
mber
of de
tailed
comm
ents
are p
rovid
ed re
gard
ing w
hich p
olicie
s sho
uld be
save
d.
(1
7/18)
A
pp
end
ix R
T
The m
ajority
of co
nsult
ees t
hat c
omme
nted o
n the
appe
ndice
s obje
cted t
o the
appr
oach
take
n. Re
feren
ce sh
ould
be m
ade t
o the
bus s
ervic
e be
twee
n Wes
t Cum
bria
– Car
lisle
– New
castl
e City
Reg
ion. B
lackp
ool w
ould
be m
ore s
uitab
le as
a Re
giona
l Gate
ways
as op
pose
d to a
Reg
ional
gatew
ay.
(5/5)
M
aps
A nu
mber
of co
mmen
ts we
re m
ade t
o the
map
s sec
tion (
Diag
rams
2.2-
2.10,
the K
ey di
agra
m, C
ity R
egion
map
s for
Ma
nche
ster/L
iverp
ool/C
entra
l Lan
cs/C
umbr
ia). T
he co
mmen
ts re
ceive
d foc
used
on in
cons
isten
cies a
nd/or
carto
grap
hic in
accu
racie
s.
(39/5
9)
18
SC
HE
DU
LE 2
- FI
NA
L C
HA
NG
ES
TO
TH
E R
SS
T
his
sche
dule
list
s th
e fu
rthe
r ch
ange
s to
Pro
pose
d C
hang
es to
RS
S w
hich
wer
e th
e su
bjec
t of p
ublic
con
sulta
tion
Mar
ch to
May
200
8
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
1 T
he
Ro
le a
nd
Pu
rpo
se o
f R
SS
1.4
This
RSS
repla
ces
all o
f the
sav
ed s
tructu
re p
lan p
olicie
s of
the J
oint L
anca
shire
Stru
cture
Plan
(200
5)
which
wer
e ex
tende
d un
der t
rans
itiona
l pro
vision
s of s
ched
ule 8
of t
he P
lannin
g an
d Co
mpuls
ory P
urch
ase
Act 2
004.
This
RSS
also
repla
ces t
he p
olicie
s of t
he C
hesh
ire S
tructu
re P
lan (2
005)
and
the
Cumb
ria a
nd
Lake
Dist
rict J
oint S
tructu
re P
lan (2
006)
with
the e
xcep
tion o
f thos
e outl
ined a
s exte
nded
for a
furth
er pe
riod
until
repla
ced b
y futu
re R
SS re
view
as se
t out
in Ch
apter
15.
To cl
arify
the l
egal
posit
ion in
relat
ion to
ex
tensio
n of S
tructu
re P
lan po
licies
1.
8 1.
9 A
sepa
rate
Imple
menta
tion F
rame
work
is be
ing pr
epar
ed by
the R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y Nor
th W
est
Regio
nal A
ssem
bly (N
WRA
) to p
rovid
e mor
e deta
il on m
ethod
s for
the d
elive
ry of
RSS,
the a
genc
ies th
at wi
ll car
ry it o
ut, ta
rgets
to be
met
and a
rrang
emen
ts for
mon
itorin
g pro
gres
s. As
a se
para
te do
cume
nt thi
s wi
ll ena
ble it
to be
mor
e rea
dily u
pdate
d and
to pr
ovide
a ro
lling p
rogr
amme
of ac
tions
. The
Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody N
WRA
will
prep
are a
n Ann
ual M
onito
ring R
epor
t to re
port
prog
ress
on im
pleme
ntatio
n and
an
y iss
ues a
rising
.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
2 O
ur
Reg
ion
2.16
Th
e hig
hly u
rban
ised
natur
e of
large
par
ts of
the N
orth
Wes
t has
crea
ted a
sign
ifican
t ‘eco
logica
l footp
rint’1 .
From
an
envir
onme
ntal p
oint o
f view
, it is
impo
rtant
not o
nly to
dev
elop
the N
orth
Wes
t as a
bett
er p
lace
to liv
e, bu
t also
to m
ake
a mo
re s
ubsta
ntial
contr
ibutio
n to
natio
nal a
nd g
lobal
envir
onme
ntal t
arge
ts an
d ini
tiativ
es. P
artic
ularly
criti
cal is
the
need
to a
dapt
to an
d, as
far a
s po
ssibl
e, re
duce
, the
effe
cts o
f clim
ate
chan
ge; i
nclud
ing b
y pla
nning
for t
he e
fficien
t use
of e
nerg
y an
d by
dev
elopin
g re
newa
ble s
ource
s. W
e mu
st als
o de
al wi
th de
relic
tion;
impr
ove
air a
nd w
ater q
uality
; man
age
the fa
bric
of tow
ns a
nd c
ities
and
sens
itive
coas
tal a
nd ru
ral la
ndsc
apes
; pro
tect w
ildlife
; incre
ase
tree
cove
r; an
d fin
d mo
re su
staina
ble w
ays
of de
aling
with
was
te (se
e map
s 2.10
-2.11
) .
To pr
ovide
clea
r cro
ss-re
feren
ce to
map
s ad
ded a
t Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
stag
e to r
eflec
t pa
nel re
comm
enda
tion
4 S
pat
ial P
rin
cip
les
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
DP
1: S
pat
ial P
rin
cip
les
DP
1
Polic
y DP1
: Sp
atial
Prin
ciples
Th
e foll
owing
princ
iples
unde
rpin
RSS
(inco
rpor
ating
RTS
) Ot
her
regio
nal,
sub-
regio
nal a
nd lo
cal p
lans
and
strate
gies
and
all in
dividu
al pr
opos
als, s
chem
es a
nd
inves
tmen
t dec
ision
s sho
uld ad
here
to th
ese p
rinci p
les. A
ll may
be ap
plica
ble to
deve
lopme
nt ma
nage
ment
in pa
rticula
r circ
umsta
nces
:
1 A
syste
m of
meas
uring
how
much
land
and w
ater a
huma
n pop
ulatio
n nee
ds to
prod
uce t
he re
sour
ces i
t con
sume
s and
abso
rb th
e res
ulting
was
te.
19
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• pr
omote
susta
inable
comm
unitie
s;
• pr
omote
susta
inable
econ
omic
deve
lopme
nt;
• ma
ke th
e bes
t use
of ex
isting
reso
urce
s and
infra
struc
ture;
• ma
nage
trav
el de
mand
, red
uce t
he ne
ed to
trav
el, an
d inc
reas
e acc
essib
ility;
• ma
rry op
portu
nity a
nd ne
ed;
• pr
omote
envir
onme
ntal q
uality
;
• ma
instre
aming
rura
l issu
es;
• re
duce
emiss
ions a
nd ad
apt to
clim
ate ch
ange
.
The
8 Po
licies
DP2
-9 a
mplify
thes
e pr
incipl
es a
nd s
hould
be
taken
toge
ther
as th
e sp
atial
princ
iples
un
derly
ing th
e Stra
tegy.
They
are n
ot in
orde
r of p
riority
. Th
e wh
ole o
f the
RSS
shou
ld be
read
toge
ther a
nd th
ese
princ
iples
shou
ld be
app
lied
along
side
the o
ther
polic
ies w
hich f
ollow
.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
of ex
pres
sion
DP
2: P
rom
ote
Su
stai
nab
le C
om
mu
nit
ies
DP
2
Polic
y DP2
: Pr
omot
e Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ities
Bu
ilding
susta
inable
comm
unitie
s – p
laces
whe
re p
eople
wan
t to
live
and
work
- is a
regio
nal p
riority
in b
oth
urba
n an
d ru
ral a
reas
. Sus
taina
ble C
ommu
nities
sho
uld m
eet t
he d
iverse
nee
ds o
f exis
ting
and
futur
e re
siden
ts, p
romo
te co
mmun
ity c
ohes
ion a
nd e
quali
ty an
d div
ersit
y, be
sen
sitive
to th
e en
viron
ment,
and
co
ntribu
te to
a high
quali
ty of
life, p
artic
ularly
by:
• fos
tering
sus
taina
ble re
lation
ships
betw
een
home
s, wo
rkplac
es a
nd o
ther c
once
ntrati
ons
of re
gular
ly us
ed se
rvice
s and
facil
ities;
• tak
ing in
to ac
coun
t the
eco
nomi
c, en
viron
menta
l, so
ci al a
nd c
ultur
al im
plica
tions
of d
evelo
pmen
t and
sp
atial
inves
tmen
t dec
ision
s on c
ommu
nities
;
• im
prov
ing th
e buil
t and
natur
al en
viron
ment,
and c
onse
rving
the r
egion
’s he
ritage
;
• im
prov
ing t
he h
ealth
and
edu
catio
nal
attain
ment
of the
reg
ion’s
popu
lation
, re
ducin
g pr
esen
t ine
quali
ties;
• pr
omoti
ng co
mmun
ity sa
fety a
nd se
curity
inclu
ding f
lood r
isk (s
ee m
ap 2.
11);
To en
sure
that
the po
licy r
eflec
ts the
mos
t re
cent
guida
nce a
nd th
e Pitt
Revie
w ‘Le
arnin
g Le
sson
s fro
m the
2007
Floo
ds’ a
nd in
re
spon
se to
the r
epre
senta
tion o
n the
2 Sec
uring
the f
uture
deliv
ering
UK
susta
inable
deve
lopme
nt str
ategy
, UK
Govt,
2005
.
20
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• en
cour
aging
lead
ersh
ip, jo
int w
orkin
g pra
ctice
s, co
mmun
ity co
nsult
ation
and e
ngag
emen
t;
• re
viving
loca
l eco
nomi
es, e
spec
ially
in the
Hou
sing
Marke
t Ren
ewal
Area
s and
othe
r are
as in
nee
d of
rege
nera
tion a
nd ho
using
restr
uctur
ing su
ch as
Wes
t Cum
bria
Blac
kpoo
l, Flee
twoo
d and
Mor
ecam
be;
• int
egra
ting
and
phas
ing th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f pub
lic s
ervic
es (i
nclud
ing li
felon
g lea
rning
) and
facil
ities
to me
et the
cur
rent
and
futur
e ne
eds
of the
who
le co
mmun
ity,
ensu
ring
that
those
ser
vices
are
co
nven
iently
loca
ted, c
lose t
o the
peop
le the
y ser
ve, a
nd ge
nuine
ly ac
cess
ible b
y pub
lic tr
ansp
ort;
• pr
omoti
ng p
hysic
al ex
ercis
e thr
ough
opp
ortun
ities
for s
port
and
forma
l / in
forma
l rec
reati
on, w
alking
an
d cyc
ling.
The
guidi
ng p
rincip
les o
f the
UK
Susta
inable
Dev
elopm
ent S
trateg
y 20
052 o
r its
succ
esso
rs an
d the
bas
ic ele
ments
of
susta
inable
com
munit
ies a
s se
t ou
t in
‘Sus
taina
ble C
ommu
nities
: Pe
ople,
Plac
es a
nd
Pros
perity
(A F
ive Y
ear P
lan) s
hould
be fo
llowe
d.
Prop
osed
Cha
nges
by T
he E
nviro
nmen
t Ag
ency
. To
prov
ide fa
ctual
clarifi
catio
n tha
t HMR
As
includ
e Wes
t Cum
bria
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
and t
o be c
onsis
tent
with
polic
y L2 i
n rela
tion t
o are
as of
hous
ing
restr
uctur
ing.
DP
3: P
rom
ote
Su
stai
nab
le E
con
om
ic D
evel
op
men
t
4.3
Build
ing a
stro
ng, s
table
and
susta
inable
eco
nomy
is a
key f
actor
in im
prov
ing q
uality
of li
fe an
d on
e of
the
UK G
uiding
Prin
ciples
for S
ustai
nable
Dev
elopm
ent.
After
yea
rs of
deep
-roote
d ind
ustria
l dec
line,
the N
W
econ
omy h
as p
erfor
med
well i
n re
cent
year
s, bu
t the
re is
still
much
to d
o. Ov
erall
GVA
per
hea
d in
the N
W
is 12
% lo
wer t
han
the E
nglan
d av
erag
e, bu
t the
re a
re c
onsid
erab
le va
riatio
ns a
cross
the
regio
n, wi
th Ch
eshir
e ha
ving
the h
ighes
t GVA
per
hea
d an
d Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
exp
erien
cing
the h
ighes
t gro
wth
rates
and
Cum
bria
the lo
west.
We
need
to s
treng
then
regio
nal e
cono
mic
perfo
rman
ce, t
o co
ntinu
e the
tra
nsfor
matio
n of
the e
cono
my in
a s
ustai
nable
way
, ena
bling
the
sub-
regio
ns to
ach
ieve
their
poten
tial in
lig
ht of
a clea
r und
ersta
nding
of th
eir di
stinc
tive r
oles a
nd vi
sions
for t
he fu
ture a
s set
out in
the s
ub re
giona
l po
licies
in ch
apter
s 10-
143 o
f this
docu
ment.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o be f
actua
lly
corre
ct ba
sed o
n Nati
onal
Stati
stics
‘GVA
in
North
Wes
t’ figu
res D
ec. 2
007 a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions b
y Che
shire
Cou
nty C
ounc
il. Ch
ange
due t
o the
inclu
sion o
f Sou
th Ch
eshir
e in
Manc
heste
r City
Reg
ion fo
llowi
ng lo
cal
gove
rnme
nt re
orga
nisati
on an
d re
pres
entat
ions f
rom
East
Ches
hire L
ocal
Autho
rities
.
4.4
Ther
e ar
e als
o oth
er d
ispar
ities
– no
t jus
t in
econ
omic
grow
th –
betw
een
the N
W a
nd th
e re
st of
the U
K;
betw
een
the N
W su
b-re
gions
; and
with
in the
m. T
he m
aps a
t Diag
rams
2.2-
2.9
illustr
ate ju
st so
me o
f the
m.
In ad
dition
to s
patia
l disp
aritie
s, the
re c
an a
lso b
e co
ncen
tratio
ns o
f disa
dvan
tage
withi
n sp
ecific
gro
ups
such
as
older
peo
ple, B
lack
and
Mino
rity a
nd E
thnic
grou
ps a
nd p
eople
with
disa
bilitie
s. Pl
ans
and
strate
gies
shou
ld se
ek to
bett
er u
nder
stand
thes
e dis
pariti
es a
nd c
once
ntrati
ons
of dis
adva
ntage
, dev
ise
polic
ies a
nd fo
cus
inves
tmen
t to
addr
ess
them.
The
new
spa
tial a
ppro
ach
in pla
nning
will
facilit
ate th
is,
integ
ratin
g dif
feren
t poli
cy th
emes
and
deli
very
mech
anism
s (h
orizo
ntal)
and
betw
een
differ
ent g
eogr
aphic
lev
els (v
ertic
al) in
know
ledge
of t
he n
eeds
and
prio
rities
of s
pecif
ic pla
ces.
At th
e loc
al lev
el the
se p
rioriti
es
will b
e ar
ticula
ted in
Sus
taina
ble C
ommu
nity S
trateg
ies a
nd re
flecte
d in
Loca
l Are
a Ag
reem
ents
(LAA
s) an
d Mu
lti Ar
ea A
gree
ments
(MAA
s).
To al
ign w
ith S
ustai
nable
Com
munit
ies A
ct.
DP
4 M
ake
the
Bes
t U
se o
f E
xist
ing
Res
ou
rces
an
d In
fras
tru
ctu
re
DP
4
Polic
y DP4
: Mak
e the
Bes
t Use
of E
xistin
g Re
sour
ces a
nd In
frast
ruct
ure
Prior
ity s
hould
be
given
to d
evelo
pmen
ts in
locati
ons
cons
isten
t with
the
regio
nal a
nd s
ub-re
giona
l spa
tial
frame
works
as
set o
ut in
Chap
ter 5
(nota
bly p
olicy
RDF
1) a
nd s
ub re
giona
l poli
cies
in Ch
apter
s 10
-143
Chan
ge du
e to t
he in
clusio
n of S
outh
Ches
hire
21
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
which
: •
build
upon
exist
ing co
ncen
tratio
ns of
activ
ities a
nd ex
isting
infra
struc
ture;
• do
not
requ
ire m
ajor i
nves
tmen
t in n
ew in
frastr
uctur
e, inc
luding
tran
spor
t, wa
ter su
pply
and
sewe
rage
. W
here
this
is
unav
oidab
le de
velop
ment
shou
ld be
app
ropr
iately
pha
sed
to co
incide
with
new
inf
rastr
uctur
e pro
vision
.
Deve
lopme
nt sh
ould
acco
rd w
ith th
e foll
owing
sequ
entia
l app
roac
h: •
first,
using
exis
ting
build
ings
(inclu
ding
conv
ersio
n) w
ithin
settle
ments
, and
pre
vious
ly de
velop
ed la
nd
withi
n sett
lemen
ts;
• se
cond
, usin
g oth
er s
uitab
le inf
ill op
portu
nities
with
in se
ttleme
nts, w
here
com
patib
le wi
th oth
er R
SS
polic
ies;
• thi
rd, t
he d
evelo
pmen
t of o
ther
land
wher
e thi
s is
well-l
ocate
d in
relat
ion to
hou
sing,
jobs,
other
se
rvice
s and
infra
struc
ture
and
which
comp
lies w
ith th
e oth
er p
rincip
les in
DP1
-9. T
his w
ill no
rmall
y be
on th
e frin
ges o
f sett
lemen
ts.
Natur
al an
d ma
n-ma
de re
sour
ces
shou
ld be
man
aged
pr u
dentl
y an
d eff
icien
tly. S
ustai
nable
con
struc
tion
and e
fficien
cy in
reso
urce
use (
includ
ing re
use a
nd re
cycli
ng of
mate
rials)
shou
ld be
prom
oted.
in Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
follo
wing
loca
l go
vern
ment
reor
ganis
ation
and
repr
esen
tation
s fro
m Ea
st Ch
eshir
e Loc
al Au
thoriti
es.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith R
DF1 w
ordin
g and
to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
DP
5: M
anag
e T
rave
l Dem
and
; R
edu
ce t
he
Ne e
d t
o T
rave
l an
d In
crea
se A
cces
sib
ility
4.6
This
princ
iple i
s clea
rly re
flecte
d in t
he tr
ansp
ort o
bjec ti
ves a
nd po
licies
of R
SS. B
ut its
impa
ct is
much
wide
r tha
n thi
s. It
has
helpe
d sh
ape
the b
road
spa
tial p
rioriti
es in
the
RSS,
whic
h ha
ve in
turn
influ
ence
d the
dis
tributi
on o
f hou
sing
in tab
le 7.1
. It h
as in
fluen
ced
the lo
catio
nal c
riteria
for r
egion
ally s
ignific
ant e
cono
mic
deve
lopme
nt, w
ith a
cces
sibilit
y by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort h
ighlig
hted
as a
key
con
sider
ation
in p
olicy
W2.
It un
derp
ins re
tail p
olicy
and
the
emph
asis
on d
evelo
pmen
t in to
wn ce
ntres
and
KSC
s. Th
ese
cons
idera
tions
ar
e eq
ually
app
licab
le at
local
and
sub-
regio
nal le
vels
when
pre
parin
g pla
ns a
nd s
trateg
ies s
uch
as L
DFs
and
LTPs
, or d
ecidi
ng o
n ind
ividu
al sc
heme
s and
pro
posa
ls. R
DF2
sets
out t
he p
olicy
for d
evelo
pmen
ts in
more
remo
te ru
ral lo
catio
ns w
here
inno
vativ
e solu
tions
will
be ne
eded
to ad
dres
s the
need
to m
anag
e tra
vel
dema
nd an
d red
uce t
he ne
ed to
trav
el.
To pr
ovide
clar
ificati
on an
d to i
ndica
te ch
ange
in
RDF2
in re
lation
to ru
ral a
reas
. To p
rovid
e im
prov
ed cr
oss-r
efere
ncing
. D
P6:
Mar
ry O
pp
ort
un
ity
and
Nee
d
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
DP
7: P
rom
ote
En
viro
nm
enta
l Qu
alit
y
22
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
DP
7
Polic
y DP7
: Pr
omot
e Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity
Envir
onme
ntal q
uality
(inc
luding
air,
coas
tal a
nd in
land
water
s), s
hould
be
prote
cted
and
enha
nced
, es
pecia
lly by
: •
unde
rstan
ding a
nd re
spec
ting t
he ch
arac
ter an
d dist
inctiv
enes
s of p
laces
and l
ands
cape
s;
• the
prote
ction
and e
nhan
ceme
nt of
the hi
storic
envir
onme
nt;
• pr
omoti
ng g
ood
quali
ty de
sign
in ne
w de
velop
ment
and
ensu
ring
that d
evelo
pmen
t res
pects
its se
tting
taking
into
acco
unt r
eleva
nt de
sign r
equir
emen
ts, th
e NW
Des
ign G
uide a
nd ot
her b
est p
racti
ce;
• re
claim
ing d
ereli
ct lan
d an
d re
media
ting
conta
mina
ted la
nd fo
r end
-use
s to
impr
ove
the im
age
of the
re
gion a
nd us
e lan
d res
ource
s effic
iently
;
• ma
ximisi
ng op
portu
nities
for t
he re
gene
ratio
n of d
ereli
ct or
dilap
idated
area
s;
• as
sess
ing th
e po
tentia
l impa
cts o
f man
aging
traff
ic gr
owth
and
mitig
ating
the
impa
cts o
f roa
d tra
ffic o
n air
quali
ty, no
ise an
d hea
lth;
• pr
omoti
ng po
licies
relat
ing to
gree
n infr
astru
cture
and t
he gr
eenin
g of to
wns a
nd ci
ties;
• ma
intain
ing an
d enh
ancin
g the
tran
quilli
ty of
open
coun
trysid
e and
rura
l are
as;
• ma
intain
ing a
nd e
nhan
cing
the q
uanti
ty an
d qu
ality
of bio
diver
sity
and
habit
at; e
nsur
ing th
at pla
ns,
strate
gies
and
prop
osals
whic
h alo
ne o
r in
comb
inatio
n co
uld h
ave
a sig
nifica
nt eff
ect o
n the
integ
rity
and
cons
erva
tion
objec
tives
of s
ites
of int
erna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e for
natu
re c
onse
rvatio
n ar
e su
bject
to as
sess
ment,
this
includ
es a
sses
smen
t and
ame
liora
tion
of the
pote
ntial
impa
cts o
f dev
elopm
ent (
and
asso
ciated
traff
ic) on
air q
uality
, wate
r qua
lity an
d wate
r leve
ls.
• en
surin
g tha
t plan
s, str
ategie
s an
d pr
opos
als w
hich
alone
or i
n co
mbina
tion
could
hav
e a
signif
icant
effec
t on
the
integ
rity a
nd c
onse
rvatio
n ob
jectiv
es o
f sit
es o
f int
erna
tiona
l imp
ortan
ce f
or n
ature
co
nser
vatio
n ar
e su
bject
to as
sess
ment,
this
includ
es a
sses
smen
t and
ame
liora
tion
of the
pote
ntial
impa
cts of
deve
lopme
nt (a
nd as
socia
ted tr
affic)
on ai
r qua
lity, w
ater q
uality
and w
ater le
vels.
To re
flect
reco
mmen
datio
ns in
the
Susta
inabil
ity A
ppra
isal o
f Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
an
d HRA
and t
o refl
ect c
omme
nts m
ade
durin
g con
sulta
tion b
y The
Env
ironm
ent
Agen
cy.
To be
cons
isten
t with
EM1
whic
h inc
ludes
Hi
storic
Env
ironm
ent a
nd to
refle
ct co
mmen
ts by
Cou
ncil f
or B
ritish
Arch
aeolo
gy an
d Eng
lish
Herita
ge.
To al
ign m
ore c
losely
with
PPS
9 and
regio
nal
comm
itmen
ts to
imple
ment
Natio
nal
Biod
iversi
ty Ac
tion P
lan ta
rgets
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing co
nsult
ation
on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
Natu
ral E
nglan
d, En
viron
ment
Agen
cy an
d For
estry
Co
mmiss
ion.
Final
bulle
t spli
t to pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and
enha
nced
unde
rstan
ding o
f poli
cy.
4.
11
The
North
Wes
t has
sign
ifican
t are
as w
hich
are
inter
natio
nally
impo
rtant
for n
ature
con
serva
tion
(see
Diag
ram
map
2.11
2.10)
this
includ
es s
ignific
ant a
reas
of t
he c
oastl
ine o
f the
regio
n. De
velop
ment
and
polic
ies w
hich
seek
to d
elive
r RSS
at a
loca
l lev
el co
uld h
ave
the p
otenti
al to
have
sign
ifican
t adv
erse
aff
ects
effec
ts on
site
s of
inter
natio
nal d
esign
ation
s im
porta
nce
for n
ature
con
serva
tion
such
as
Rams
ars
(des
ignate
d by
the
UK G
over
nmen
t und
er th
e Ra
msar
Con
venti
on to
pro
tect a
nd c
onse
rve w
etlan
d ar
eas
that a
re o
f inter
natio
nal im
porta
nce,
partic
ularly
as w
aterfo
wl h
abita
ts) a
nd ‘N
atura
200
0’ sit
es (a
netw
ork o
f int
erna
tiona
lly s
ignific
ant w
ildlife
site
s wi
thin
the E
U, c
ompr
ising
Spe
cial A
reas
of C
onse
rvatio
n , Ra
msar
sit
es (S
ACs)
and
Spec
ial P
rotec
tion
Area
s (S
PAs)
includ
ing p
ropo
sed
and
cand
idate
area
s sit
es p
SACs
an
d cS
PAs).
Con
sider
ation
of
effec
ts of
deve
lopme
nt on
site
s of
inter
natio
nal i
mpor
tance
for
natu
re
cons
erva
tion
will a
lso in
clude
, whe
re re
levan
t, the
pote
ntial
effec
ts on
sites
outs
ide th
e re
gions
e.g.
effe
cts
of de
velop
ment
in the
regio
n on
coa
stal a
nd in
land
water
s in
Wale
s. Lo
wer t
ier p
lans,
strate
gies
and
Incor
rect
map n
umbe
r use
d in e
rror.
Addit
ion is
text
which
prev
iously
appe
ared
in
RDF3
supp
ortin
g tex
t. Inc
luded
here
to av
oid
undu
e rep
etitio
n. To
prov
ide gr
eater
clar
ity an
d to e
nsur
e tha
t the
effec
ts of
deve
lopme
nt sh
ould
be
23
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
prop
osals
may
need
to be
asse
ssed
unde
r the
Hab
itats
Regu
lation
Ass
essm
ent p
roce
ss fo
r like
ly sig
nifica
nt eff
ects
alone
or i
n co
mbina
tion.
Whe
re it
is in
dicate
d tha
t plan
s an
d pr
opos
als a
re lik
ely to
hav
e ne
gativ
e im
pacts
whic
h ca
nnot
be a
voide
d, alt
erna
tives
will
need
to b
e so
ught
or im
pera
tive
reas
ons
of ov
errid
ing
publi
c int
eres
t esta
blish
ed a
nd c
ompe
nsato
ry me
asur
es w
ill be
nec
essa
ry. T
his is
an
oner
ous
route
and
ac
cord
ingly
whils
t this
is a
pos
sible
appr
oach
, dev
elopm
ent li
kely
to ha
ve a
n ad
verse
effe
ct on
the
integ
rity
and
cons
erva
tion
objec
tives
of s
ites o
f inter
natio
nal im
porta
nce
for n
ature
cons
erva
tion
(‘ Natu
ra 2
000’
sites
) an
d Ra
msar
site
s is
unlik
ely to
mee
t the
requ
ireme
nts o
f Hab
itats
Dire
ctive
and
wou
ld be
unli
kely
to be
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e de
velop
ment
plan.
Many
‘Natu
ra 2
000’
and
Rams
ar s
ites
are
highly
sen
sitive
to
exist
ing l
evels
of
air p
olluti
on a
nd w
ater
pollu
tion,
not
withs
tandin
g the
pote
ntial
impa
cts o
f fut
ure
deve
lopme
nt. Lo
cal a
uthor
ities w
ill ne
ed to
ensu
re ap
prop
riate
monit
oring
regim
es ar
e in p
lace a
nd co
nside
r am
elior
ation
mea
sure
s wh
ere
appr
opria
te to
ensu
re th
at de
velop
ment
does
not
have
adv
erse
effe
cts.
Many
of t
he ‘N
atura
200
0’ an
d Ra
msar
site
s ex
tend
well b
eyon
d ind
ividu
al loc
al au
thority
bou
ndar
ies a
nd
Loca
l Auth
oritie
s an
d pa
rtner
ship
orga
nisati
ons
will n
eed
to wo
rk tog
ether
to p
repa
re p
lans
and
strate
gies
which
mini
mise
, avo
id an
d man
age p
otenti
al ne
gativ
e imp
acts
on va
luable
sites
.
cons
idere
d for
all s
ites i
nclud
ing th
ose o
utside
the
regio
n. Su
ch ef
fects
were
iden
tified
as pa
rt of
the co
nside
ratio
n of E
urop
ean s
ites o
f na
ture c
onse
rvatio
n imp
ortan
ce in
Wale
s as
part
of the
HRA
of th
e Sub
mitte
d Dra
ft RSS
. Al
so to
refle
ct the
repr
esen
tation
s of
Coun
trysid
e Cou
ncil f
or W
ales.
To re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e by
Envir
onme
nt Ag
ency
durin
g con
sulta
tion o
n Pr
opos
ed C
hang
es.
DP
8: M
ain
stre
am R
ura
l Iss
ues
D
P8
DP
8: M
ainst
ream
ing
Rura
l Issu
es
The
rura
l are
as o
f the
Nor
th W
est s
hould
be
cons
idere
d in
a wa
y wh
ich is
integ
rated
with
othe
r dec
ision
ma
king,
and n
ot se
en as
a se
para
te top
ic.
The
prob
lems
of ru
ral c
ommu
nities
(suc
h as
hou
sing
a ffor
dabil
ity, e
cono
mic
diver
sifica
tion,
and
acce
ss to
job
s and
servi
ces),
esp
ecial
ly in
Cumb
ria, h
ave
partic
ular c
ause
s and
requ
ire p
artic
ular s
olutio
ns –
diffe
rent
in sp
arse
ly po
pulat
ed a
reas
fro
m tho
se c
loser
to
large
sett
lemen
ts.
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
ackn
owled
ge th
is an
d re
spon
d to
spati
al va
riatio
ns in
rura
l nee
d an
d op
portu
nities
. The
pos
itive
inter
actio
n be
twee
n rur
al an
d urb
an ar
eas s
hould
be pr
omote
d whe
n app
ropr
iate.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
.
DP
9: R
edu
ce E
mis
sio
ns
and
Ad
apt
to C
limat
e C
han
ge
DP
9
Polic
y DP9
: Re
duce
Em
issio
ns an
d Ad
apt t
o Cl
imat
e Cha
nge
As an
urge
nt re
giona
l prio
rity, p
lans,
strate
gies,
prop
osals
, sch
emes
and i
nves
tmen
t dec
ision
s sho
uld:
• co
ntribu
te to
redu
ction
s in
the R
egion
’s to
the re
giona
l poli
cy to
redu
ce ca
rbon
diox
ide e
miss
ions f
rom
all so
urce
s, inc
luding
ene
rgy g
ener
ation
and
supp
ly, b
uildin
gs a
nd tr
ansp
ort in
line
with
natio
nal ta
rgets
to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to 60
% b
elow
1990
leve
ls by
205
0; in
partic
ular,
for re
siden
tial a
nd c
omme
rcial
deve
lopme
nt, b
y de
velop
ing t
rajec
tories
or
other
yar
dstic
ks f
or i
denti
fying
tre
nds
in ca
rbon
pe
rform
ance
;
• tak
e int
o ac
coun
t futu
re c
hang
es to
nati
onal
targe
ts for
car
bon
dioxid
e an
d oth
er g
reen
hous
e ga
s em
ission
s;
Amen
dmen
t to S
ecre
tary o
f Stat
e’s P
ropo
sed
Chan
ges t
o pro
vide a
clea
r con
text fo
r the
po
licy a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
This
addit
ional
word
ing on
targ
ets
refle
cts th
e rec
omme
ndati
on of
the E
IP P
anel
3 Nor
th W
est S
ustai
nabil
ity C
heck
list fo
r Dev
elopm
ents,
NW
RA, 2
007.
24
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• ide
ntify,
ass
ess
and
apply
mea
sure
s to
ensu
re e
ffecti
ve a
dapta
tion
to lik
ely e
nviro
nmen
tal, s
ocial
and
ec
onom
ic im
pacts
of cl
imate
chan
ge.
Meas
ures
to re
duce
emiss
ions m
ight in
clude
as ex
ample
s: •
incre
asing
urba
n den
sity;
• en
cour
aging
bett
er b
uilt h
omes
and
ene
rgy
effici
ency
, eco
-frien
dly a
nd a
dapta
ble b
uildin
gs, w
ith g
ood
therm
al ins
ulatio
n, su
staina
ble ur
ban d
raina
ge, g
reen
roofs
and m
icrog
ener
ation
;
• re
ducin
g tra
ffic gr
owth,
prom
oting
walk
ing, c
yclin
g and
publi
c tra
nspo
rt;
• fac
ilitati
ng ef
fectiv
e was
te ma
nage
ment;
• inc
reas
ing re
newa
ble en
ergy
capa
city;
• foc
using
sub
stanti
al ne
w de
velop
ment
on lo
catio
ns w
here
ene
rgy
can
be g
ained
from
dec
entra
lised
su
pply
syste
ms;
• the
impr
oved
man
agem
ent a
nd re
wettin
g of th
e reg
ions b
lanke
t and
raise
d bog
reso
urce
.
Adap
tation
mea
sure
s migh
t inclu
de, fo
r exa
mple:
•
minim
ising
thre
ats fr
om, a
nd th
e im
pact
of, in
creas
ed co
astal
ero
sion,
incre
ased
stor
mine
ss a
nd flo
od
risk,
habit
at dis
turba
nce,
fragm
entat
ion an
d inc
reas
ed pr
essu
re on
wate
r sup
ply an
d dra
inage
syste
ms;
• pr
otecti
on of
the m
ost v
ersa
tile ag
ricult
ural
land;
• Su
staina
ble U
rban
Dra
inage
.
Polic
y mak
ers s
hould
use
the
North
Wes
t Inte
grate
d Ap
prais
al To
olkit a
s a b
asis
to as
sess
and
stre
ngthe
n the
clim
ate c
hang
e mi
tigati
on a
nd a
dapta
tion
eleme
nts o
f the
ir pla
ns a
nd s
trateg
ies. E
xcep
tiona
lly, o
ther
comp
arab
le an
d rob
ust m
ethod
ologie
s migh
t be u
sed.
Ap
plica
nts a
nd lo
cal p
lannin
g au
thoriti
es s
hould
ens
ure
that a
ll dev
elopm
ents
meet
at lea
st the
mini
mum
stand
ards
set o
ut in
the N
orth
Wes
t Sus
taina
bility
Che
cklis
t for
Dev
elopm
ents3 ,
and
shou
ld ap
ply ‘g
ood’
or
‘best
prac
tice’
stand
ards
whe
reve
r pra
ctica
ble.
Move
d to a
dapta
tion m
easu
res t
o refl
ect b
etter
ac
tual ro
le of
SUDs
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
of th
e Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y.
To re
flect
large
numb
er of
repr
esen
tation
s fro
m a w
ide va
riety
of co
nsult
ees.
Whil
st the
role
of pe
atlan
ds as
CO 2
sink
s is
comp
lex, e
viden
ce in
dicate
s tha
t in ge
nera
l re
wettin
g of p
eatla
nd re
duce
s CO 2
emiss
ions
(Pea
tland
s and
Clim
ate C
hang
e Inte
rnati
onal
Peat
Socie
ty 20
08)
To re
flect
the im
plica
tion o
f Clim
ate C
hang
e as
set o
ut in
the S
tern R
epor
t and
the
repr
esen
tation
s on t
he P
ropo
sed C
hang
es
from
Fore
stry C
ommi
ssion
and W
oodla
nd
Trus
t. Mi
nor a
mend
ment
which
clar
ifies t
hat N
WIA
T sh
ould
alway
s for
m the
basis
of as
sess
ment
even
whe
n exc
eptio
nally
othe
r meth
odolo
gies
are u
sed.
Also
aims
to fu
ture-
proo
f poli
cy
when
NW
IAT
metho
dolog
y may
be re
vised
.
5 R
egio
nal
Sp
atia
l Fra
mew
ork
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
RD
F1:
Sp
atia
l Pri
ori
ties
25
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
RD
F1
Spat
ial P
riorit
ies
In ma
king
prov
ision
for d
evelo
pmen
t, pla
ns a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
acco
rd w
ith th
e fol
lowing
prio
rities
, tak
ing
into a
ccou
nt sp
ecific
cons
idera
tions
set o
ut in
the S
ub R
egion
al Ch
apter
s 10-
1413
:
• the
first
prio
rity fo
r gr
owth
and
deve
lopme
nt sh
ould
be th
e Re
giona
l Cen
tres
of Ma
nche
ster
and
Liver
pool;
• the
sec
ond
prior
ity s
hould
be
the in
ner a
reas
sur
roun
ding
these
regio
nal c
entre
s. Em
phas
is sh
ould
be
place
d on a
reas
in ne
ed of
rege
nera
tion a
nd H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
eas i
n par
ticula
r;
• the
third
prior
ity fo
r gro
wth s
hould
be th
e foll
owing
town
s/citie
s in t
he 3
city r
egion
s,: A
ltrinc
ham,
Ash
ton-
unde
r-Lyn
e, Ba
rrow -
in-Fu
rnes
s, Bi
rkenh
ead,
Blac
kbur
n, Bl
ackp
ool,
Bolto
n, Bu
rnley
, Bu
ry, C
arlis
le,
Ches
ter,
Crew
e, El
lesme
re P
ort,
Lanc
aster
, Ma
ccles
field,
Nor
thwich
, Ol
dham
, Pr
eston
, Ro
chda
le,
Runc
orn,
St
Helen
, Sk
elmer
sdale
, So
uthpo
rt,
Stoc
kpor
t, W
arrin
gton,
Widn
es,
Wiga
n, W
orkin
gton/W
hiteh
aven
. Dev
elopm
ent i
n lar
ger
subu
rban
cen
tres
withi
n the
city
reg
ions
would
be
comp
atible
with
this
polic
y pr
ovide
d the
dev
elopm
ent i
s of
an a
ppro
priat
e sc
ale a
nd a
t poin
ts wh
ere
trans
port
netw
orks
conn
ect a
nd w
here
publi
c acc
essib
ility i
s goo
d;
As fa
r as
poss
ible
grow
th sh
ould
be fo
cuse
d in
their
centr
es a
nd in
ner a
reas
but
deve
lopme
nt els
ewhe
re
may b
e acc
eptab
le if i
t sati
sfies
othe
r poli
cies,
notab
ly DP
1 to 9
.
The
towns
and
citie
s hig
hligh
ted in
bold
itali
cs o
ffer p
artic
ular o
ppor
tunitie
s for
gro
wth
which
sho
uld b
e ha
rnes
sed i
n sus
taina
ble w
ays.
• the
four
th pr
iority
shou
ld be
the t
owns
and c
ities o
utside
the C
ity R
egion
s of C
arlis
le an
d Lan
caste
r, wi
th inv
estm
ent e
ncou
rage
d in B
arro
w- in
-Fur
ness
and W
orkin
gton a
nd W
hiteh
aven
to ad
dres
s re
gene
ratio
n and
wor
kess
ness
in F
urne
ss P
enins
ula an
d Wes
t Cum
bria.
Th
e ne
ed to
tack
le the
pro
blems
of B
arro
w an
d W
est C
umbr
ia is
such
that
inves
tmen
t sho
uld a
lso b
e en
cour
aged
in th
e ce
ntres
of B
arro
w-in-
Furn
ess,
Wor
kingto
n an
d W
hiteh
aven
to p
rovid
e em
ploym
ent
oppo
rtunit
ies. R
estru
cturin
g of
the e
cono
my a
nd h
ousin
g ma
rkets
also
mean
that
Blac
kpoo
l and
Eas
t La
ncas
hire a
re pr
ioritie
s for
inve
stmen
t and
rege
nera
tion a
ctivit
y.
In the
third
and
four
th pr
ioritie
s dev
elopm
ent s
hould
be
focus
ed in
and
aro
und
the ce
ntres
of t
he to
wns a
nd
cities
. Dev
elopm
ent e
lsewh
ere
may
be a
ccep
table
if it
satis
fies
other
poli
cies,
notab
ly DP
1 to
9. Em
phas
is sh
ould
be pl
aced
on ad
dres
sing r
egen
erati
on an
d hou
sing m
arke
t ren
ewal
and r
estru
cturin
g.
Chan
ge du
e to t
he in
clusio
n of S
outh
Ches
hire
in Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
follo
wing
loca
l go
vern
ment
reor
ganis
ation
and
repr
esen
tation
s fro
m Ea
st Ch
eshir
e Loc
al Au
thoriti
es.
Follo
wing
the c
onsid
erati
on of
repr
esen
tation
s on
Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
cons
ultati
on, w
hich
were
critic
al of
the cl
arity
, und
erpin
ning
evide
nce-
base
and s
patia
l prio
rities
of th
e pr
opos
ed ch
ange
s ver
sion o
f RDF
1, thi
s has
no
w be
en am
ende
d. Th
e poli
cy no
w re
flects
the
prior
ities o
f the P
anel
Repo
rt Re
comm
enda
tion w
hich h
ad re
sulte
d fro
m ex
tensiv
e exa
mina
tion a
nd co
nside
ratio
n of
evide
nce,
repr
esen
tation
s and
state
ments
. Th
e tow
ns an
d citie
s inc
luded
in bu
llets
3 and
4 o
f the p
olicy
are t
hose
origi
nally
inclu
ded a
s re
giona
l town
s and
citie
s in T
able
7.1 of
the
subm
itted D
raft R
SS.
Move
d to t
he en
d of th
e poli
cy
High
lighte
d tow
ns an
d citie
s app
roac
h doe
s no
t alig
n with
Pan
el Re
comm
enda
tion.
Delet
ed te
xt no
w inc
luded
in fo
urth
bulle
t poin
t, fin
al pa
ragr
aph o
f poli
cy an
d sup
portin
g tex
t. Th
e Pan
el Re
port
prior
itised
rege
nera
tion i
n Cu
mbria
as eq
ual fo
urth
prior
ity an
d the
refor
e the
text
has b
een m
erge
d. Sp
ecific
text
on
Blac
kpoo
l and
Eas
t Lan
cash
ire w
ere i
nclud
ed
in Pr
opos
ed C
hang
es bu
t not
the P
anel
Reco
mmen
datio
n, re
feren
ces n
ow in
clude
d in
supp
ortin
g tex
t, with
final
para
grap
h gen
erall
y ad
dres
ses a
reas
of re
gene
ratio
n. Te
xt dr
awn f
rom
Pane
l Rec
omme
ndati
on w
ith
addit
ional
cross
-refer
ence
to D
P1-9
adde
d for
26
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
cons
isten
cy.
5.
2 RD
F1 sh
ould
be re
ad to
gethe
r with
the s
ub-re
giona
l poli
cies i
n Cha
pters
10-1
4 13 w
hich a
mplify
this
regio
nal fr
amew
ork.
For e
xamp
le, po
licies
MCR
2 and
LCR2
broa
dly de
fine t
he re
giona
l cen
tres a
nd
surro
undin
g inn
er ar
eas,
and g
o on t
o exp
lain t
he ap
proa
ch to
spec
ific so
rts of
deve
lopme
nt the
re, s
uch a
s ho
using
whic
h will
only
be ac
cepta
ble in
certa
in cir
cums
tance
s. CL
CR1 a
nd 2
and s
uppo
rting t
ext s
et the
sp
ecific
prior
ities a
nd vi
sions
for P
resto
n, Bl
ackp
ool, B
lackb
urn a
nd B
urnle
y.
Chan
ge du
e to t
he in
clusio
n of S
outh
Ches
hire
in Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
.
5.
3 RD
F1 h
as it
self
been
influ
ence
d by
the
spati
al pr
incipl
es in
DP1
to 9
. It b
uilds
on
the c
once
pts o
f the
city
re
gion,
of pu
blic
trans
port
acce
ssibi
lity a
nd m
aking
the
best
use
of ex
isting
reso
urce
s. It
refle
cts th
e vis
ion
set o
ut in
the R
ES a
nd th
e RF
A, W
hilst
the fo
cus
is on
the
core
s of
the M
anch
ester
and
Live
rpoo
l City
Re
gions
. The
app
roac
h is
balan
ced,
spre
ading
dev
elopm
ent a
cross
a la
rge
numb
er o
f tow
ns/ci
ties.
In thi
s it
follow
s thr
ough
the
appr
oach
in R
PG13
. But
it also
reco
gnise
s tha
t som
e pla
ces h
ave
grea
ter p
otenti
al for
ec
onom
ic gr
owth
than o
thers
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
5.
4 Th
e app
roac
h in R
DF1 a
lso al
lows f
or de
velop
ment
in ac
cess
ible s
ubur
ban/u
rban
centr
es, th
is is
partic
ularly
ne
cess
ary
wher
e the
se s
it wi
thin
area
s wi
th de
priva
tion
and
rege
nera
tion
issue
s. It
will
be fo
r Lo
cal
Deve
lopme
nt Do
cume
nts to
iden
tify su
ch ce
ntres
and
indic
ate th
eir ro
le. T
he L
and
Use
Cons
ultan
ts (L
UC)
study
cou
ld pr
ovide
som
e us
eful i
nsigh
t into
the
roles
and
cha
racte
ristic
s of
differ
ent t
ypes
of s
ubur
ban
centr
es, b
ut it i
s not
cons
idere
d tha
t suc
h cen
tres a
re K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres a
s set
out in
RDF
2.
In the
NW
we
need
to b
uild
on s
ucce
ss a
s we
ll as
tackle
nee
d an
d, wh
erev
er p
ossib
le, lin
k the
two.
The
towns
of C
arlis
le, L
anca
ster,
Pres
ton, W
arrin
gton,
Ches
ter a
nd C
rewe
all
have
par
ticula
r adv
antag
es, f
or
exam
ple du
e to t
heir l
ocati
on or
their
attra
ctive
ness
to th
e mar
ket.
We a
re no
t pro
posin
g unb
ridled
grow
th in
these
loca
tions
. Rath
er, t
he o
ppor
tunitie
s the
y pr
esen
t sho
uld b
e ha
rnes
sed
in su
staina
ble w
ays.
Some
of
these
town
s ha
ve s
ensit
ive h
istor
ic en
viron
ments
. Dev
elopm
ent m
ust r
espe
ct the
se c
onstr
aints,
and
the
spati
al pr
incipl
es a
re c
lear a
bout
this,
but i
ncre
asing
ly we
mus
t find
solu
tions
and
targ
et inv
estm
ent t
o ac
hieve
“win-
wins
”.
To al
ign w
ith po
licy R
DF1,
some
aspe
cts
prev
iously
inclu
ded a
s sup
portin
g tex
t of
RDF2
. De
leted
to al
ign w
ith th
e poli
cy re
word
ing.
5.
5 Ho
using
land
ava
ilabil
ity is
some
times
an
issue
in th
ese
towns
and
for t
his re
ason
it is
impo
rtant
that L
ocal
Autho
rities
wor
k tog
ether
. Thu
s, the
pote
ntial
of pla
ces
like
Ches
ter m
ay b
e re
lease
d by
ena
bling
hou
sing
deve
lopme
nt in
Elles
mere
Por
t and
Nor
th W
ales;
by P
resto
n loo
king
to Bl
ackp
ool,
Chor
ley a
nd S
outh
Ribb
le; b
y La
ncas
ter lo
oking
to M
orec
ambe
; and
Cre
we w
orkin
g wi
th the
Pott
eries
. The
se c
onsid
erati
ons
are r
eflec
ted in
Tab
le 7.1
.
Delet
ed to
align
with
the p
olicy
rewo
rding
.
5.
6 5.
5 Un
like
RPG1
3, thi
s RS
S do
es n
ot sp
ecific
ally
defin
e Re
gene
ratio
n Pr
iority
Are
as
rege
nera
tion
area
s (R
PAs),
with
the e
xcep
tion o
f thos
e in W
est C
umbr
ia an
d Fur
ness
. but
It is c
lear w
here
the e
mpha
sis sh
ould
be in
term
s of t
he o
vera
ll prio
rities
for t
his in
vestm
ent a
nd re
gene
ratio
n ac
tivity
. It is
in th
e re
giona
l cen
tres
and
inner
are
as (
frequ
ently
the
locati
on o
f Urb
an R
egen
erati
on C
ompa
nies);
in th
e HM
RAs
(inclu
ding
HMRI
Ps)
of;
in Fu
rnes
s -
partic
ularly
Ba
rrow
in Fu
rnes
s an
d W
est
Cumb
ria
- pa
rticula
rly
Wor
kingto
n/Whit
ehav
en;
and
in Bl
ackp
ool a
nd E
ast
Lanc
ashir
e wh
ere
restr
uctur
ing d
eman
ds s
pecif
ic su
ppor
t and
inve
stmen
t. Ma
nche
ster/S
alfor
d, Liv
erpo
ol/Se
fton,
Wirr
al, O
ldham
/Roc
hdale
, Eas
t Lan
cash
ire;
in Fu
rnes
s RPA
and
Hou
sing
Marke
t Ren
ewal
Area
, par
ticula
rly in
Bar
row
in Fu
rnes
s and
in W
est C
umbr
ia RP
A an
d Ho
using
Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
ea, p
artic
ularly
in W
orkin
gton/W
hiteh
aven
; as
well
as th
e ar
eas
of Ho
using
Mar
ket r
estru
cturin
g of B
lackp
ool, F
leetw
ood a
nd M
orec
ambe
.
To cl
arify
that
Rege
nera
tion P
riority
Are
as ar
e no
t inclu
ded i
n RSS
with
the e
xcep
tion o
f Wes
t Cu
mbria
and F
urne
ss in
line w
ith P
anel
reco
mmen
datio
n and
to pr
ovide
clar
ificati
on of
the
Hou
sing M
arke
t Ren
ewal
Area
s (inc
luding
HM
RIPs
) and
hous
ing re
struc
turing
area
s.
RD
F2:
Ru
ral A
reas
27
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
RD
F2
Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies fo
r the
Reg
ion’s
rura
l are
as sh
ould
supp
ort th
e prio
rities
of th
e Reg
ional
Rura
l Deli
very
Fram
ewor
k and
: •
maxim
ise th
e eco
nomi
c pote
ntial
of the
Reg
ion’s
rura
l are
as;
• su
ppor
t sus
taina
ble fa
rming
and f
ood;
• im
prov
e acc
ess t
o affo
rdab
le ru
ral h
ousin
g;
• en
sure
fair a
cces
s to s
ervic
es fo
r rur
al co
mmun
ities;
• em
powe
r rur
al co
mmun
ities a
nd ad
dres
s rur
al so
cial e
xclus
ion;
• en
hanc
e the
value
of ou
r rur
al en
viron
menta
l inhe
ritanc
e.
Key S
ervic
e Cen
tres
Plan
s and
Stra
tegies
shou
ld ide
ntify
a sub
set o
f town
s and
villa
ges a
s Key
Ser
vice C
entre
s whic
h: •
act a
s se
rvice
cen
tres
for s
urro
undin
g ar
eas,
prov
iding
a r
ange
of s
ervic
es w
hich
shou
ld inc
lude
inc
luding
retai
l, leis
ure,
comm
unity
, civi
c, he
alth
and
educ
ation
facil
ities a
nd fin
ancia
l and
pro
fessio
nal
servi
ces;
and
• ha
ve g
ood
publi
c tra
nspo
rt lin
ks t
o su
rroun
ding
towns
and
villa
ges,
or t
he p
otenti
al for
the
ir de
velop
ment
and e
nhan
ceme
nt.
Deve
lopme
nt in
rura
l are
as sh
ould
be co
ncen
trated
in th
ese K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres a
nd sh
ould
be of
a sc
ale
and n
ature
appr
opria
te to
fulfil
the ne
eds o
f loca
l com
munit
ies fo
r hou
sing,
emplo
ymen
t and
servi
ces,
and t
o en
hanc
e the
quali
ty of
rura
l life.
Lo
cal S
ervic
e Cen
tres
Small
scale
deve
lopme
nt to
help
susta
in loc
al se
rvic e
s, me
et loc
al ne
eds,
or su
ppor
t loca
l bus
iness
es w
ill be
perm
itted i
n tow
ns an
d villa
ges d
efine
d as L
ocal
Servi
ce C
entre
s in L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Do
cume
nts
which
alre
ady p
rovid
e a m
ore l
imite
d ran
ge of
servi
ces t
o the
loca
l com
munit
y.
Outs
ide K
ey an
d Lo
cal S
ervic
e Cen
tres
In ru
ral a
reas
adja
cent
to tow
ns a
nd ci
ties,
adva
ntage
shou
ld be
take
n of
the se
rvice
and
, emp
loyme
nt an
d mo
re di
verse
econ
omic
base
. In
remo
ter ru
ral a
reas
partic
ularly
the ‘
spar
se’ ru
ral a
reas
of th
e reg
ion, m
ore i
nnov
ative
and f
lexibl
e
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
. Mi
nor g
ramm
atica
l cha
nge.
To pr
ovide
clar
ificati
on of
diffe
renc
es be
twee
n ke
y and
loca
l ser
vice c
entre
s. Te
xt de
leted
as co
nside
red i
t doe
s not
prov
ide
clear
guida
nce.
To cl
arify
that
this s
ectio
n of th
e poli
cy ap
plies
28
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
solut
ions t
o mee
t their
partic
ular d
evelo
pmen
t nee
ds sh
ould
be im
pleme
nted a
nd ta
rgete
d tow
ards
ac
hievin
g:
• mo
re eq
uitab
le ac
cess
to ho
using
, ser
vices
, edu
catio
n, he
althc
are a
nd em
ploym
ent; a
nd
• a m
ore d
iverse
econ
omic
base
, whil
st ma
intain
ing su
ppor
t for a
gricu
lture
and t
ouris
m.
Exce
ption
ally,
new
deve
lopme
nt wi
ll be p
ermi
tted i
n the
open
coun
trysid
e whe
re it:
• ha
s an
esse
ntial
requ
ireme
nt for
a ru
ral lo
catio
n, wh
ich ca
nnot
be a
ccom
moda
ted e
lsewh
ere
(such
as
mine
ral e
xtrac
tion)
;
• is
need
ed to
susta
in ex
isting
busin
esse
s;
• pr
ovide
s for
exce
ption
al ne
eds f
or af
forda
ble ho
using
in lin
e with
PPS
3 pa
ragr
aph 3
0;
• is
an ex
tensio
n of a
n exis
ting b
uildin
g; or
• inv
olves
the a
ppro
priat
e cha
nge o
f use
of an
exist
ing bu
ilding
. to bu
sines
s/emp
loyme
nt us
e LD
Ds sh
ould
set o
ut cri
teria
for pe
rmitti
ng th
e re u
se of
build
ings i
n the
coun
trysid
e in l
ine w
ith P
PS7.
to ar
eas o
utside
‘spa
rse’ ru
ral a
reas
and t
o re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on P
ropo
sed C
hang
es.
To al
ign m
ore c
losely
with
PPS
7 and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
5.9
5.8
Good
acc
ess
to se
rvice
s is
esse
ntial
if ru
ral c
ommu
nities
are
to s
urviv
e an
d pr
ospe
r4 . B
y co
ncen
tratin
g ru
ral d
evelo
pmen
t in
Key
Servi
ce C
entre
s, we
can
sup
port
susta
inable
dev
elopm
ent a
nd s
ocial
inclu
sion,
prov
iding
focu
s for
the
econ
omic
rege
nera
tion
of the
wide
r rur
al ar
ea a
nd h
ousin
g to
meet
local
need
s, inc
luding
affo
rdab
le ho
using
. How
ever
, In
some
are
as, c
ities
and
towns
will
also
play
a ro
le in
prov
iding
ac
cess
to se
rvice
s for
the
surro
undin
g ru
ral a
reas
. This
will
need
to b
e co
nside
red
in for
mulat
ing ru
ral p
olicy
an
d will
tie in
with
the s
ub re
giona
l poli
cy fr
amew
orks
in C
hapte
r 10-
1314
.
Chan
ge du
e to t
he in
clusio
n of S
outh
Ches
hire
in Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
.
5.10
5.
9 Ke
y Se
rvice
Cen
tres
shou
ld be
defi
ned
in LD
Fs o
n the
bas
is of
their
curre
nt ro
le in
servi
ng th
e ne
eds
of the
ir ru
ral h
inter
land
and
their
poten
tial t
o ac
t as
hubs
for t
he p
rovis
ion o
f ser
vices
, fac
ilities
and
pub
lic
trans
port.
Fac
tors s
uch
as th
eir lo
catio
n, siz
e, an
d the
r ang
e of
servi
ces a
lread
y pro
vided
will
be im
porta
nt in
this.
Howe
ver,
just b
ecau
se a
cen
tre c
urre
ntly
oper
at es
at a
partic
ular l
evel
in the
hier
arch
y do
es n
ot in
itself
justi
fy its
des
ignati
on a
s a
Key
Servi
ce C
entre
. Key
Ser
vice
Centr
es m
ay b
e ma
rket t
owns
or l
arge
vil
lages
and m
ay be
free
stand
ing or
oper
ate as
part
of a n
etwor
k. Th
e Lan
d Use
Con
sulta
nts st
udy p
rovid
es
furthe
r guid
ance
. but,
for t
he a
voida
nce
of do
ubt,
whils
t this
con
cept
may
also
assis
t LPA
s in
defin
ing th
e se
ttleme
nt hie
rarch
y in
urba
n ar
eas
for lo
cal p
lannin
g pu
rpos
es, t
he K
ey S
ervic
e Ce
ntre
conc
ept i
n the
co
ntext
of po
licy R
DF2 a
pplie
s only
in ru
ral a
reas
.
This
text h
as no
w be
en in
corp
orate
d into
su
ppor
ting t
ext o
f RDF
1.
5.
11
5.10
It
will a
lso b
e im
porta
nt to
maint
ain s
ervic
es in
sma
ller v
illage
s. Fo
r this
reas
on, L
DFs
shou
ld als
o de
fine
Loca
l Ser
vice
Centr
es a
nd le
ss a
cces
sible
area
s pa
rticula
rly s
parse
rura
l are
as w
here
they
will
enco
urag
e inn
ovati
ve a
ppro
ache
s to
servi
ce a
nd tr
ansp
ort p
rovis
ion in
volvi
ng, f
or e
xamp
le, IC
T, th
e sh
ared
use
of
build
ings a
nd pa
rticipa
tory b
udge
ting ,
espe
cially
in sp
arse
rura
l are
as. (
See a
lso P
olicy
L1 an
d par
a 7.2)
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o alig
n with
po
licy R
DF2 w
ordin
g. To
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions o
n pro
pose
d ch
ange
s and
the p
ublic
ation
on dr
aft N
ation
al St
rateg
y on P
artic
ipator
y Bud
getin
g.
5.12
Lo
cal p
lannin
g au
thoriti
es w
ill ne
ed to
take
a b
alanc
ed v
iew o
n pr
opos
als fo
r dev
elopm
ent o
utside
Key
4 “St
ate of
the C
ountr
yside
2005
”, Co
mmiss
ion fo
r Rur
al Co
mmun
ities /
Cou
ntrys
ide A
genc
y, 20
05.
29
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
5.11
Se
rvice
Cen
tres
and
deve
lopme
nt in
open
cou
ntrys
ide w
ill be
per
mitte
d in
the e
xcep
tiona
l circ
umsta
nces
lis
ted. T
he o
pen
coun
trysid
e do
es n
ot inc
lude
the G
reen
Belt
whe
re p
olicy
is p
rovid
ed b
y nati
onal
guida
nce
in PP
G2 a
nd R
DF4
in RS
S. P
ropo
sals
that s
eek t
o div
ersif
y and
exp
and
exist
ing ru
ral b
usine
sses
in a
reas
tha
t are
lagg
ing e
cono
mica
lly s
hould
be
rega
rded
pos
itively
, as
long
as th
ey d
emon
strate
the
poten
tial t
o he
lp bu
ild an
d main
tain s
ustai
nable
comm
unitie
s and
are s
ensit
ive to
ward
s the
loca
l env
ironm
ent.
To pr
ovide
clar
ificati
on of
term
s.
RD
F3:
Th
e C
oas
t
5.18
5.
17
The
North
Wes
t coa
st is
chief
ly low
-lying
and
sed
imen
tary
in na
ture,
char
acter
ised
by la
rge
estua
ries
and
bays
with
vas
t inte
r-tida
l mud
flats
and
salt
mar
shes
, exte
nsive
san
d du
ne s
ystem
s an
d oth
er h
abita
ts of
natio
nal a
nd in
terna
tiona
l imp
ortan
ce (R
amsa
rs, S
PAs,
SACs
, cSA
Cs, p
SPAs
and
SSS
Is) s
uch
as th
e SP
As a
nd S
ACs
of the
Solw
ay F
irth, D
uddo
n Es
tuary,
Mor
ecam
be B
ay, R
ibble
Estua
ry, S
efton
Coa
st,
Merse
y Estu
ary,
and D
ee E
stuar
y and
cand
idate.
Coll
ectiv
ely th
ese e
stuar
ies an
d bay
s suc
h as M
orec
ambe
Ba
y and
the
Dee,
Ribb
le an
d Me
rsey E
stuar
ies a
re h
ome
to ma
ny p
rotec
ted sp
ecies
and
are
an
impo
rtant
point
on
a glo
bal m
igrati
on ro
ute fo
r bird
s. Th
e co
astal
zon
e co
ntains
a w
ide ra
nge
of cu
ltura
l, he
ritage
, ec
onom
ic an
d en
viron
menta
l ass
ets in
cludin
g He
ritage
Coa
st, tw
o Ar
eas
of Ou
tstan
ding
Natur
al Be
auty,
W
orld
Herita
ge S
ites,
part
of the
Lak
e Di
strict
Nati
onal
Park,
and
man
y int
erna
tiona
lly p
rotec
ted R
amsa
r (d
esign
ated
by th
e UK
Gov
ernm
ent u
nder
the
Rams
ar C
onve
ntion
to p
rotec
t and
con
serve
wetl
and
area
s tha
t are
of in
terna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e, pa
rticula
rly a
s wate
rfowl
hab
itats)
and
‘Natu
ra 2
000’
sites
( a n
etwo
rk of
inter
natio
nally
sign
ifican
t wild
life si
tes w
ithin
the E
U, co
mpris
ing S
pecia
l Are
as o
f Con
serva
tion
(SAC
s) an
d Sp
ecial
Pro
tectio
n Ar
eas
(SPA
s)) s
ites
of int
erna
tiona
l and
nati
onal
impo
rtanc
e for
natu
re c
onse
rvatio
n alo
ng w
ith n
ation
ally
prote
cted
Sites
of S
pecia
l Scie
ntific
Inter
est.
Area
s ou
tside
thes
e de
signa
tions
may
pr
ovide
supp
ortin
g hab
itat fo
r spe
cies o
f impo
rtanc
e.
Expla
nator
y info
rmati
on no
w inc
luded
in D
P7.
Delet
ed te
xt no
w inc
luded
in D
P7.
5.
21
Histo
ricall
y, the
regio
n’s c
oasta
l are
as –
its
ports
and
fish
eries
, majo
r res
ort t
owns
and
clus
ters
of ind
ustry
lik
e tha
t aro
und
Widn
es -
have
bee
n ins
trume
ntal i
n dr
iving
its
econ
omy.
The
Nor
th W
est m
aintai
ns a
thr
iving
mar
itime
econ
omy.
Live
rpoo
l is a
por
t of n
ation
al sig
nifica
nce
and
the re
gion’s
othe
r acti
ve p
orts:
Ba
rrow,
Flee
twoo
d, Ga
rston
Doc
k, Gl
asso
n Do
ck, H
eysh
am, T
he P
ort o
f Man
ches
ter (M
anch
ester
Ship
Ca
nal),
Sillo
th, a
nd W
orkin
gton
conti
nue
to pr
ovide
emp
loyme
nt. A
ll pr
ovide
impo
rtant
landfa
ll sit
es fo
r se
rvicin
g off
shor
e op
erati
ons
such
as
oil a
nd g
as, f
isher
ies a
nd n
ewer
indu
stries
like
offsh
ore
wind
farm
s.
Disu
sed
area
s of
dock
land,
for e
xamp
le in
Liver
pool,
Bar
row,
Boo
tle, M
aryp
ort,
Pres
ton, a
nd W
hiteh
aven
, ar
e no
w pr
ovidi
ng si
gnific
ant o
ppor
tunitie
s for
rege
nera
tion,
bring
ing n
ew e
mploy
ment
to pr
eviou
sly d
ereli
ct an
d eco
nomi
cally
depr
esse
d are
as.
Not in
clude
d in P
ropo
sed C
hang
es in
erro
r.
5.
23
The
coas
t is
uniqu
e in
the N
orth
Wes
t in
its c
ombin
ation
of
exce
ption
ally
high
econ
omic,
soc
ial,
envir
onme
ntal i
mpor
tance
and
pote
ntial.
Integ
rated
Coa
stal Z
one
Mana
geme
nt (In
tegra
ted C
oasta
l Zon
e Ma
nage
ment
in Eu
rope
(200
2/413
/EC)
inclu
des f
ull d
efinit
ions a
nd g
uidan
ce) i
s criti
cal to
mini
mise
confl
ict
and
maxim
ise co
oper
ation
, to
susta
in an
d re
alise
this
value
. This
inclu
des i
ntegr
ation
acro
ss th
e lan
d –
sea
inter
face
and
coun
try/in
terna
tiona
l bor
ders,
inclu
ding
Isle
of Ma
n, No
rther
n Ire
land,
Repu
blic
of Ire
land,
Scotl
and a
nd W
ales T
he N
orth
Wes
t Coa
stal F
orum
and a
netw
ork o
f reg
ional
and l
ocal
coas
tal an
d estu
ary
partn
ersh
ips h
as d
evelo
ped
in re
spon
se to
this
need
, with
supp
ort o
f coa
stal c
ommu
nities
, loca
l auth
oritie
s, ag
encie
s an
d oth
ers.
Thes
e pa
rtner
ships
mak
e im
porta
nt co
ntribu
tions
to
prom
oting
sus
taina
ble
deve
lopme
nt an
d use
of th
e coa
st.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
.
RD
F4:
Gre
en B
elts
30
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
RD
F4
Po
licy R
DF4:
Gre
en B
elts
Over
all th
e gen
eral
exten
t of th
e Reg
ion’s
Gree
n Belt
will
be m
aintai
ned.
Ther
e is n
o nee
d for
any e
xcep
tiona
l sub
stanti
al str
ategic
chan
ge to
Gre
en B
elt an
d its
boun
darie
s in t
he
North
Wes
t with
in the
times
cales
set o
ut be
low:
• with
in Ch
eshir
e, Gr
eater
Man
ches
ter, L
anca
shire
or M
erse
yside
befor
e 201
1; an
d • w
ithin
War
ringto
n befo
re 20
21.
After
2011
the p
resu
mptio
n will
be ag
ainst
exce
ption
al su
bstan
tial s
trateg
ic ch
ange
to th
e Gre
en B
elt in
Ch
eshir
e, Gr
eater
Man
ches
ter, L
anca
shire
or M
erse
yside
. Stra
tegic
studie
s, un
derta
ken b
y the
Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody N
WRA
, toge
ther w
ith re
levan
t stak
ehold
ers s
hould
inve
stiga
te bo
th the
need
for c
hang
e and
op
tions
for im
pleme
ntatio
n. Th
e find
ings w
ill inf
orm
futur
e rev
iews o
f RSS
and s
ubse
quen
t rev
iews o
f plan
s an
d stra
tegies
. Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Fra
mewo
rks m
ay pr
ovide
for d
etaile
d cha
nges
in G
reen
Belt
boun
darie
s to
acco
mmod
ate th
e exp
ansio
n of M
anch
ester
Airp
ort a
nd Li
verp
ool J
ohn L
enno
n Airp
ort; a
nd to
prov
ide fo
r an
inter
-mod
al fre
ight te
rmina
l at N
ewton
-Le-
Willo
ws. S
ubjec
t to th
e agr
eeme
nt of
the R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bo
dy N
WRA
, any
othe
r loca
l deta
iled b
ound
ary c
hang
es sh
ould
be ex
amine
d thr
ough
the L
DF pr
oces
s.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
5.
25
It is a
nticip
ated t
hat fu
ture d
evelo
pmen
t in th
e Nor
th W
est, a
s set
out in
this
RSS,
can g
ener
ally b
e ac
comm
odate
d with
out th
e nee
d for
stra
tegic
revie
ws of
the G
reen
Belt
. If ho
weve
r, mo
nitor
ing of
RSS
su
gges
ts dif
feren
tly, s
uch r
eview
s sho
uld be
base
d upo
n stra
tegic
studie
s car
ried o
ut by
NW
RA, to
gethe
r wi
th re
levan
t stak
ehold
ers W
here
new
evide
nce o
r the
mon
itorin
g of R
SS in
dicate
s the
need
for r
eview
, this
shou
ld be
inve
stiga
ted an
d info
rmed
by st
rateg
ic stu
dies c
arrie
d out
by th
e Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody t
ogeth
er
with
relev
ant s
takeh
older
s. An
y sub
sequ
ent c
hang
es to
gree
n belt
boun
darie
s sho
uld be
carri
ed fo
rwar
d thr
ough
a fut
ure r
eview
of R
SS an
d sub
sequ
ent r
eview
s of L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
orks
. Loc
al au
thoriti
es sh
ould
bear
in m
ind th
at an
y pro
posa
l to ad
just G
reen
Belt
boun
darie
s wou
ld ne
ed to
mee
t the
Gove
rnme
nt’s c
ommi
tmen
t to m
aintai
ning o
r incre
asing
the a
moun
t of g
reen
belt i
n eve
ry UK
regio
n.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
6 W
ork
ing
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t –
Ach
ievi
ng
Su
stai
nab
le E
con
om
y W
1: S
tren
gth
enin
g t
he
Reg
ion
al E
con
om
y W
1
Polic
y W1 –
Stre
ngth
enin
g th
e Reg
iona
l Eco
nom
y Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
prom
ote op
portu
nities
for e
cono
mic d
evelo
pmen
t (inc
luding
the p
rovis
ion of
ap
prop
riate
sites
and p
remi
ses,
infra
struc
ture,
and c
luster
ing w
here
appr
opria
te) w
hich w
ill str
ength
en th
e ec
onom
y of th
e Nor
th W
est b
y:
• bu
ilding
on th
e reg
ion’s
stren
gths,
partic
ularly
the t
hree
City
Reg
ions o
f Man
ches
ter, L
iverp
ool a
nd
Centr
al La
ncas
hire.
This
shou
ld re
flect
the fo
llowi
ng gr
owth
oppo
rtunit
ies:
31
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
-
Manc
heste
r City
Reg
ion –
adva
nced
man
ufactu
ring a
nd en
ginee
ring (
includ
es
chem
icals,
aero
spac
e, au
tomoti
ve an
d flex
ible m
ateria
ls), fi
nanc
ial an
d pro
fessio
nal
servi
ces,
media
, cre
ative
and c
ultur
al ind
ustrie
s, bio
medic
al (b
iotec
hnolo
gy,
phar
mace
utica
ls an
d med
ical d
evice
s), IC
T / d
igital
, and
comm
unica
tions
;
-
Liver
pool
City
Regio
n – ad
vanc
ed m
anufa
cturin
g and
engin
eerin
g, fin
ancia
l and
pr
ofess
ional
servi
ces,
media
, cre
ative
and c
ultur
al ind
ustrie
s, bio
medic
al, hi
gh va
lue
adde
d kno
wled
ge ba
sed i
ndus
tries,
ICT
/ digi
tal, to
urism
, mar
itime a
nd co
mmun
icatio
ns;
-
Centr
al La
ncas
hire C
ity R
egion
– ad
vanc
ed m
anufa
cturin
g and
engin
eerin
g, en
viron
menta
l tech
nolog
ies an
d biom
edica
l, tou
rism
and c
onfer
encin
g;
• co
ntinu
ing th
e re
cent
succ
ess o
f attr
actin
g hig
h va
lue a
dded
know
ledge
bas
ed in
dustr
ies in
Che
ster b
y ha
rnes
sing
the p
otenti
al for
susta
inable
dev
elopm
ent in
Wes
t Che
shire
, dev
elopin
g the
links
with
Nor
th Ea
st W
ales;
• re
alisin
g the
oppo
rtunit
ies fo
r sus
taina
ble de
velop
ment
to inc
reas
e the
pros
perity
of C
arlis
le an
d La
ncas
ter, a
nd to
rege
nera
te the
econ
omies
of th
e Fur
ness
Pen
insula
in B
arro
w, an
d in W
est C
umbr
ia in
Wor
kingto
n and
Whit
ehav
en;
• ha
rnes
sing C
rewe
’s po
tentia
l for s
ustai
nable
econ
omic
grow
th;
• giv
ing po
sitive
supp
ort to
the s
ustai
nable
dive
rsific
ation
and d
evelo
pmen
t of th
e rur
al ec
onom
y thr
ough
the
grow
th of
exist
ing bu
sines
ses a
nd th
e cre
ation
of ne
w en
terpr
ise, p
artic
ularly
with
in Cu
mbria
whe
re
there
is a
need
to bo
th de
velop
high
value
busin
ess a
ctivit
ies an
d sus
tain t
radit
ional
econ
omic
activ
ities.
Pros
pects
for g
rowt
h in t
ouris
m, fo
od an
d ene
rgy n
uclea
r sec
tors s
hould
be de
velop
ed,
includ
ing pr
omoti
ng lin
ks be
twee
n reg
ional
agric
ultur
e and
prod
uctio
n and
retai
l facil
ities t
o red
uce f
ood
miles
and s
uppo
rt loc
al bu
sines
ses;
• en
surin
g the
safe,
relia
ble an
d effe
ctive
oper
ation
of th
e reg
ion’s
trans
port
netw
orks
and i
nfras
tructu
re
in ac
cord
ance
with
the r
egion
al tra
nspo
rt po
licies
and p
rioriti
es of
the r
egion
al tra
nspo
rt po
licies
as se
t ou
t in C
hapte
r 8;
• su
ppor
ting g
rowt
h in s
ervic
e sec
tors,
which
will
conti
nue t
o act
as si
gnific
ant e
mploy
ers w
ithin
the
regio
n, an
d in w
hich t
he gr
eates
t impr
ovem
ents
in pr
oduc
tivity
can b
e mad
e;
• im
prov
ing th
e skil
ls ba
se of
the r
egion
, inclu
ding t
ackli
ng sk
ills de
ficien
cies a
nd co
ncen
tratio
ns of
un
emplo
ymen
t;
• pr
ovidi
ng su
fficien
t and
appr
opria
te ho
using
to su
ppor
t eco
nomi
c gro
wth (
Polic
ies L2
– L 6
5);
• lin
king a
reas
of op
portu
nity a
nd ne
ed.
To al
ign m
ore c
losely
with
RDF
1, to
refle
ct tha
t W
est C
hesh
ire is
with
in Liv
erpo
ol Ci
ty Re
gion
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. De
leted
text
as C
rewe
now
includ
ed in
Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
. To
take
acco
unt o
f wide
r ene
rgy o
ppor
tunitie
s an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Mino
r rew
ordin
g.
6.
4 A
lack o
f bas
ic sk
ills an
d qua
lifica
tions
has b
een i
denti
fied a
s a ba
rrier
to th
e gro
wth o
f the r
egion
al ec
onom
y. In
partic
ular t
he fo
llowi
ng di
strict
s hav
e the
high
est r
ates o
f wor
king a
ge po
pulat
ion w
ithou
t qu
alific
ation
s: Liv
erpo
ol, M
anch
ester
, Oldh
am, K
nows
ley, T
ames
ide, S
t Hele
ns, S
alfor
d, Ha
lton a
nd
Blac
kpoo
l, whic
h all f
all w
ithin
the C
ity R
egion
s. In
addit
ion Li
verp
ool, M
anch
ester
, Salf
ord,
Halto
n,
Inclus
ion of
Wirr
al to
refle
ct tha
t it is
the 8
th mo
st de
prive
d dist
rict (
out o
f 354
) in te
rms o
f em
ploym
ent d
epriv
ation
and t
o refl
ect
32
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Know
sley,
Wirr
al an
d Bar
row
have
partic
ularly
high
unem
ploym
ent r
ates.
With
in an
d outs
ide of
thes
e ge
ogra
phic
area
s the
re ar
e also
conc
entra
tions
of lo
w sk
ills an
d une
mploy
ment
withi
n spe
cific
grou
ps w
ithin
the co
mmun
ity. L
ocali
sed p
olicie
s and
initia
tives
will
need
to fo
cus o
n how
best
to en
able
the pa
rticipa
tion o
f su
ch ha
rd to
reac
h gro
ups i
n edu
catio
n and
train
ing in
itiativ
es in
orde
r tha
t skil
ls an
d par
ticipa
tion i
n em
ploym
ent c
an be
impr
oved
resu
lting i
n imp
rove
d hea
lth an
d qua
lity of
life.
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
W2:
Lo
cati
on
s fo
r R
egio
nal
ly S
pec
ific
Eco
no
mic
Dev
elo
pm
ent
W2
Lo
catio
ns fo
r Reg
iona
lly S
igni
fican
t Eco
nom
ic De
velo
pmen
t Re
giona
lly si
gnific
ant e
cono
mic d
evelo
pmen
t will
be lo
cated
clos
e to s
ustai
nable
tran
spor
t nod
es w
ithin
the
urba
n are
as of
Man
ches
ter, L
iverp
ool a
nd C
entra
l Lan
cash
ire C
ity R
egion
s and
Cre
we, L
anca
ster,
Carlis
le,
Barro
w-in-
Furn
ess a
nd W
orkin
gton a
nd W
hiteh
aven
. Si
tes w
ill be
iden
tified
in Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Doc
umen
ts, ha
ving r
egar
d to t
he pr
ioritie
s in R
DF1;
spati
al pr
incipl
es in
Poli
cies D
P1- 9
and r
eleva
nt su
b reg
ional
polic
ies in
Cha
pters
10- 1
413.
They
shou
ld be
:
• ca
pable
of de
velop
ment
withi
n the
plan
perio
d, ha
ving r
egar
d to t
he co
nditio
n and
avail
abilit
y of th
e lan
d, inf
rastr
uctur
e cap
acity
, mar
ket c
onsid
erati
ons a
nd en
viron
menta
l cap
acity
;
• hig
hly ac
cess
ible,
espe
cially
by ad
equa
te pu
blic t
rans
port
servi
ces,
walki
ng an
d cyc
ling;
• we
ll-rela
ted to
area
s with
high
leve
ls of
workl
essn
ess a
nd/or
area
s in n
eed o
f reg
ener
ation
;
• we
ll rela
ted to
neigh
bour
ing us
es, p
artic
ularly
in te
rms o
f acc
ess,
traffic
gene
ratio
n, no
ise an
d poll
ution
.
They
shou
ld no
t be u
sed f
or de
velop
ment
that c
ould
equa
lly w
ell be
acco
mmod
ated e
lsewh
ere a
nd sh
ould
not b
e dev
elope
d in a
piec
emea
l man
ner.
Sites
for r
egion
ally s
ignific
ant o
ffice
deve
lopme
nt sh
ould
be fo
cuss
ed in
or a
djace
nt to
the re
giona
l cen
tres
and t
own/c
ity ce
ntres
listed
in R
DF1 c
onsis
tent w
ith th
e seq
uenti
al ap
proa
ch in
PPS
6. Si
tes fo
r reg
ionall
y sign
ifican
t offic
e dev
elopm
ent s
hould
be lo
cated
in ac
cord
ance
with
the s
eque
ntial
appr
oach
in P
PS6,
focus
ing on
the r
egion
al ce
ntres
and t
he to
wn/ci
ties l
isted
in R
DF1.
Sites
for r
egion
ally s
ignific
ant k
nowl
edge
-bas
ed se
rvice
s may
also
be cl
uster
ed cl
ose t
o univ
ersit
ies, m
ajor
hosp
itals
or ot
her r
esea
rch es
tablis
hmen
ts. S
ites f
or re
giona
lly si
gnific
ant k
nowl
edge
-bas
ed m
anufa
cturin
g sh
ould
be w
ell co
nnec
ted to
thes
e fac
ilities
by tr
ansp
ort a
nd IC
T lin
ks.
Sites
for r
egion
ally s
ignific
ant lo
gistic
s and
high
-volum
e man
ufactu
ring s
hould
be w
ell co
nnec
ted to
the
prim
ary f
reigh
t tran
spor
t netw
orks
.
To al
ign m
ore c
losely
with
DP5
. Ch
ange
due t
o the
inclu
sion o
f Sou
th Ch
eshir
e in
the M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion.
Mino
r rew
ordin
g to p
rovid
e gre
ater c
larity
.
6.
5 If t
he vi
sion a
nd ob
jectiv
es of
The
Nor
thern
Way
Gro
wth S
trateg
y, the
RES
and t
his R
SS ar
e to b
e ac
hieve
d, the
regio
n mus
t hav
e a re
ady s
upply
of la
nd fo
r emp
loyme
nt us
e tha
t is of
suffic
ient q
uality
and
quan
tity to
supp
ort e
cono
mic g
rowt
h. Th
e sup
ply m
ust a
lso re
flect
the im
plica
tions
of cr
eatin
g a m
ore
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt to
corre
ct an
erro
r in
33
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
prod
uctiv
e pro
ducti
vity e
cono
my, w
ith a
focus
on im
prov
ing th
e pro
ducti
vity o
f wor
kers
in the
busin
ess a
nd
servi
ces s
ector
s, inc
reas
ing em
ploym
ent in
know
ledge
-bas
ed in
dustr
ies an
d tac
kling
unem
ploym
ent a
nd
skills
defic
iencie
s acro
ss th
e reg
ion.
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es do
cume
nt
6.
6 Th
e Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody N
WRA
will
work
with
NWDA
, GON
W an
d par
tners
to ide
ntify
sites
with
in the
se
broa
d loc
ation
s and
mon
itor t
heir p
rogr
ess.
Some
will
be ne
w. O
thers
may b
e the
Stra
tegic
Regio
nal S
ites
identi
fied b
y NW
DA as
being
critic
al to
the de
liver
y of th
e RES
, esp
ecial
ly wh
ere t
hey a
lread
y hav
e plan
ning
perm
ission
or ar
e allo
cated
in ad
opted
plan
s.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
6.
7 Th
e reg
ion cu
rrentl
y has
arou
nd 5,
796 5
475 h
ectar
es of
land
comm
itted t
o emp
loyme
nt us
e. B
ased
on th
e cu
rrent
aver
age a
nnua
l take
up ra
te of
appr
oxim
ately
313 h
ectar
es pe
r ann
um ac
ross
the r
egion
, this
equa
tes to
a nin
eteen
sixte
en ye
ar su
pply.
70%
of th
is lan
d is a
lloca
ted fo
r gen
eral
B1/B
2/B8 u
se.
To re
flect
the up
dates
to T
able
6.1 w
hich h
as
been
amen
ded d
ue to
calcu
lation
erro
rs.
W3:
Su
pp
ly o
f E
mp
loym
ent
Lan
d
W3
Po
licy W
3 – S
uppl
y of E
mpl
oym
ent L
and
Prov
ision
shou
ld be
mad
e for
a su
pply
of em
ploym
ent la
nd as
outlin
ed in
Tab
le 6.1
. Loc
al pla
nning
au
thoriti
es sh
ould
unde
rtake
a co
mpre
hens
ive re
view
of co
mmitm
ents,
to se
cure
a po
rtfoli
o of s
ites t
hat
comp
lies w
ith th
e spa
tial d
evelo
pmen
t prin
ciples
outlin
ed in
Poli
cies D
P1 –
9, an
d RDF
1 and
sub r
egion
al po
licies
(Cha
pters
10- 1
4 3),
and t
o ens
ure:
• the
mos
t app
ropr
iate r
ange
of si
tes, in
term
s of m
arke
t attr
activ
enes
s and
socia
l, env
ironm
ental
and
econ
omic
susta
inabil
ity, a
re sa
fegua
rded
for e
mploy
ment
use;
• the
se si
tes ca
n mee
t the f
ull ra
nge o
f nee
ds an
d are
activ
ely m
arke
ted;
• at
least
30%
of si
tes ar
e ava
ilable
at an
y one
time s
o tha
t all n
ew an
d exis
ting b
usine
sses
have
the
abilit
y to g
row
succ
essfu
lly;
• the
amou
nt of
brow
nfield
land
used
for e
mploy
ment
purp
oses
is m
axim
ised,
refle
cting
the l
ikely
incre
ases
in th
e amo
unt a
vaila
ble as
a re
sult o
f eco
nomi
c res
tructu
ring;
• ful
l con
sider
ation
is gi
ven t
o the
scop
e for
mixe
d-us
e dev
elopm
ent p
artic
ularly
with
in ce
ntres
, and
on
large
r site
s;
• ap
prop
riate
prov
ision
is m
ade i
n Key
Ser
vice C
entre
s and
full c
onsid
erati
on gi
ven t
o the
inno
vativ
e re-
use o
f agr
icultu
ral b
uildin
gs to
facil
itate
the gr
owth
and d
iversi
ficati
on of
the r
ural
econ
omy;
• the
impli
catio
ns of
home
wor
king o
n the
scale
and l
ocati
on of
futur
e emp
loyme
nt lan
d req
uirem
ents
are
cons
idere
d.
Offic
e dev
elopm
ent s
hould
, as f
ar as
poss
ible,
be fo
cuse
d in t
he re
giona
l cen
tres,
in an
d or a
djace
nt to
town
/ city
centr
es lis
ted in
RDF
1 and
in K
ey S
ervic
e Cen
tres,
cons
isten
t with
RDF
2 and
the s
eque
ntial
appr
oach
in
PPS6
.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
.
34
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
The p
ortfo
lio m
ust b
e kep
t und
er re
gular
revie
w to
ensu
re th
at the
regio
n doe
s not
over
- or u
nder
- allo
cate
land i
n rela
tion t
o the
actua
l sca
le of
econ
omic
grow
th. Lo
cal A
uthor
ities s
hould
revie
w the
ir emp
loyme
nt lan
d por
tfolio
ever
y thr
ee ye
ars.
Tab
le 6
.1:
Pro
visi
on
of
Em
plo
ymen
t L
and
200
5 –
2021
(h
ecta
res)
Gre
ater
M
anch
este
r M
erse
ysid
e an
d
Hal
ton
L
anca
shir
e C
um
bri
a C
hes
hir
e an
d
War
rin
gto
n
No
rth
Wes
t
2005
Sup
ply
13
68
1234
10
69
633
1171
54
76
5475
C
urre
nt ta
ke u
p pe
r an
num
11
2 76
68
16
41
31
3
Pro
ject
ed in
c in
ta
ke u
p 6%
18
.5%
4.
25%
17
.5%
6%
9.
22%
Pro
ject
ed ta
ke u
p pe
r an
num
11
9 90
71
19
43
34
2
Nee
d 20
05 –
21
1904
14
40
1136
30
4 68
8 54
72
Ext
ra a
lloca
tion
requ
ired
536
206
67
-329
-4
83
-3
Fle
xibi
lity
fact
or
20%
20
%
20%
33
%
27%
-
Nee
d 20
05 –
21
(inco
rpor
atin
g fle
xibi
lity
fact
or)
2261
22
85
1701
17
28
1349
13
63
399
404
860
874
6579
66
54
Ext
ra a
lloca
tion
requ
ired
(inco
rpor
atin
g fle
xibi
lity
fact
or)
893
917
476
494
280
294
-234
-2
29
-311
-2
97
1103
11
79
Add
ition
al
para
grap
h af
ter
6.10
Table
6.1 q
uanti
fies t
he am
ount
of the
emplo
ymen
t land
need
ed in
each
sub r
egion
. How
ever
, it is
ac
know
ledge
d tha
t ther
e is a
degr
ee of
unce
rtaint
y in e
stabli
shing
emplo
ymen
t land
requ
ireme
nts. It
is al
so
reco
gnise
d tha
t ther
e may
, exc
eptio
nally
, be a
need
to pr
ovide
addit
ional
land t
o tak
e acc
ount
of sp
ecial
cir
cums
tance
s, su
ch as
the e
xpan
sion r
equir
emen
ts of
a par
ticula
r bus
iness
or th
e rea
lisati
on of
sign
ifican
t inw
ard i
nves
tmen
t pote
ntial.
Acc
ordin
gly, a
n allo
wanc
e for
flexib
ility h
as be
en fa
ctore
d into
the t
able
throu
gh
the in
corp
orati
on of
a fle
xibilit
y fac
tor, w
hich h
as th
e effe
ct of
addin
g betw
een 2
0% an
d 33%
to th
e em
ploym
ent la
nd re
quire
ment
for ea
ch su
b-re
gion.
Addit
ional
text in
serte
d to c
larify
the f
igure
s in
Table
6.1
In re
lation
to th
e tab
le, ch
ange
s hav
e bee
n ma
de to
corre
ct ar
ithme
tical
erro
rs wh
ich
occu
rred w
hen c
alcula
ting e
mploy
ment
land
requ
ireme
nts fo
r 200
5-20
21.
6.
1 1
6.12
The p
rovis
ion of
figur
es by
sub-
regio
n will
requ
ire Lo
cal A
uthor
ities a
nd ot
her p
artne
rs to
work
togeth
er to
ag
ree t
he di
stribu
tion o
f land
with
in ea
ch su
b-re
gion.
The R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y Nor
th W
est R
egion
al As
semb
ly wi
ll fac
ilitate
this
appr
oach
. Whe
re po
ssibl
e, fig
ures
shou
ld be
distr
ibuted
in ac
cord
ance
with
loca
l lab
our m
arke
t are
as, b
road
ly ind
icated
by T
rave
l to W
ork a
reas
iden
tified
in th
e 200
1 Cen
sus.
Furth
er
detai
ls re
gard
ing im
pleme
ntatio
n of th
is po
licy w
ill be
set o
ut in
the R
SS Im
pleme
ntatio
n Fra
mewo
rk.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
6.
16
The R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y Ass
embly
will
deve
lop m
ore r
egion
ally-s
pecif
ic gu
idanc
e on o
ffice (
B1(a
)) To
ensu
re co
nsist
ency
with
prop
osals
for t
he
35
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
6.17
de
velop
ment
in tow
n Cen
tres,
as re
quire
d by P
PS6,
as pa
rt of
a futu
re re
view.
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
W4:
Rel
ease
of
Allo
cate
d E
mp
loym
ent
Lan
d
W4
Po
licy W
4 – R
eleas
e of A
lloca
ted
Empl
oym
ent L
and
Whe
re si
tes ar
e to b
e de-
alloc
ated i
n plan
s and
stra
tegies
(foll
owing
a co
mpre
hens
ive re
view
of co
mmitm
ents
outlin
ed in
Poli
cy W
3) co
nside
ratio
n sho
uld be
give
n to a
rang
e of a
ltern
ative
uses
and
deter
mine
d as a
ppro
priat
e to t
he lo
catio
n and
natur
e of e
ach s
ite. A
ltern
ative
uses
cons
idere
d sho
uld
includ
e hou
sing,
and s
oft en
d use
s, pa
rticula
rly w
here
this
will c
ontrib
ute to
the d
elive
ry of
Gree
n Inf
rastr
uctur
e netw
orks
(Poli
cy E
M3).
Appr
opria
te re
media
tion m
ay al
so be
requ
ired t
o add
ress
issu
es of
lan
d con
tamina
tion b
efore
sites
can b
e effe
ctive
ly re
-use
d (Po
licy E
M2).
In de
-allo
catin
g site
s Loc
al Au
thoriti
es sh
ould
be m
indful
of th
e nee
d to c
reate
and s
ustai
n mixe
d use
comm
unitie
s whe
re th
ere i
s ac
cess
to a
wide
rang
e of s
ervic
es an
d fac
ilities
. Ou
tside
of a
comp
rehe
nsive
revie
w of
comm
itmen
ts (P
olicy
W3)
whe
n pre
parin
g plan
s and
stra
tegies
and
cons
iderin
g pro
posa
ls an
d sch
emes
ther
e sho
uld be
a pr
esum
ption
again
st the
relea
se of
alloc
ated
emplo
ymen
t site
s for
othe
r use
s. Si
tes sh
ould
not b
e rele
ased
whe
re th
ey pr
ovide
, or h
ave t
he po
tentia
l to
prov
ide, a
n imp
ortan
t con
tributi
on to
the e
cono
my of
the l
ocal
area
. If Lo
cal A
uthor
ities a
re m
inded
to
relea
se si
tes th
ey sh
ould
be sa
tisfie
d, be
fore d
oing s
o, tha
t:
• an
appr
opria
te su
pply
of sit
es is
avail
able
for em
ploym
ent u
ses.
The d
e-all
ocati
on or
re-a
lloca
tion o
f a
site s
hould
not r
esult
in a
defic
ient s
upply
of em
ploym
ent la
nd, in
eithe
r qua
ntitat
ive or
quali
tative
ter
ms, m
atche
d aga
inst th
e dem
and a
nd su
pply
requ
ireme
nts of
the l
ocal
econ
omy;
• if r
equir
ed, th
ere a
re re
place
ment
sites
avail
able,
of eq
ual o
r bett
er qu
ality,
or th
at alt
erna
tive m
eans
of
incor
pora
ting e
mploy
ment
land n
eeds
have
been
iden
tified
. This
migh
t mea
n con
sider
ing m
ixed-
use
deve
lopme
nts, g
reate
r inten
sity o
f land
use o
r the
avail
abilit
y of s
ites i
n adja
cent
autho
rities
.
In bo
th ca
ses c
onsid
erati
on sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o the
impli
catio
ns of
relea
sing /
retai
ning e
mploy
ment
land i
n re
lation
to th
e spa
tial p
rincip
les in
DP1
-9, in
partic
ular t
he pr
omoti
on of
to pr
omote
socia
l and
econ
omic
inclus
ion, s
ustai
nable
trav
el ch
oices
and a
cces
s to s
ervic
es, e
spec
ially
in Ho
using
Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
eas
and r
ural
area
s.
Chan
ges t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity. A
dditio
n of
refer
ence
to ru
ral a
reas
as S
A re
cogn
ises t
hat
a lac
k of a
cces
s to j
obs a
nd se
rvice
s in r
ural
area
s may
lead
to ec
onom
ic ex
clusio
n. Th
is re
feren
ce ad
ds em
phas
is to
the pr
omoti
on of
the
rura
l eco
nomy
W
5: R
etai
l Dev
elo
pm
ent
6.
26
6.27
Th
e NW
RA R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y will
deve
lop m
ore r
egion
ally s
pecif
ic gu
idanc
e on l
eisur
e dev
elopm
ent
in tow
n cen
tres a
s par
t of a
futur
e rev
iew to
addr
ess r
egion
ally s
pecif
ic iss
ues f
or th
e wide
r ran
ge of
Tow
n Ce
ntre u
ses i
denti
fied i
n PPS
6.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
36
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
W6:
To
uri
sm a
nd
th
e V
isit
or
Eco
no
my
W6
Po
licy W
6 – T
ouris
m an
d th
e Visi
tor E
cono
my
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als an
d sch
emes
shou
ld se
ek to
deliv
er im
prov
ed ec
onom
ic gr
owth
and q
uality
of
life, th
roug
h sus
taina
ble to
urism
activ
ity in
the N
orth
Wes
t. This
shou
ld be
in lin
e with
the p
rincip
les ou
tlined
in
Polic
y W7 a
nd fo
cuse
d on:
• the
rege
nera
tion o
f Blac
kpoo
l as a
n Inte
rnati
onal
Tour
ism D
estin
ation
, and
the N
orth
Wes
t’s ot
her
coas
tal re
sorts
as pr
iority
loca
tions
for m
ajor f
ootlo
ose t
ouris
m de
velop
ment,
whe
re to
urism
is a
critic
al co
mpon
ent o
f the e
cono
my;
• the
regio
nal c
entre
s of M
anch
ester
, Live
rpoo
l (Eur
opea
n Cap
ital o
f Cult
ure 2
008)
, and
Pre
ston,
wher
e tou
rism
is a c
ontrib
utory
comp
onen
t of th
e eco
nomy
;
• Ch
ester
as a
herita
ge ci
ty of
inter
natio
nal re
nown
whe
re to
urism
is a
signif
icant
comp
onen
t of th
e ec
onom
y;
• Ca
rlisle,
Bolt
on, B
irken
head
, Lan
caste
r and
Ken
dal a
s des
tinati
ons w
ith em
ergin
g pote
ntial
for he
ritage
re
lated
tour
ism de
velop
ment,
whe
re to
urism
supp
orts
and c
ompli
ments
their
statu
s as h
istor
ic tow
ns
and c
ities;
• pr
omoti
ng bu
sines
s tou
rism
throu
gh th
e dev
elopm
ent o
f high
quali
ty co
nfere
nce a
nd ex
hibitio
n fac
ilities
, par
ticula
rly of
Eur
opea
n sign
ifican
ce in
Man
ches
ter an
d nati
onal
signif
icanc
e in L
iverp
ool a
nd
Blac
kpoo
l;
• op
portu
nities
for d
iversi
fying
the r
ural
econ
omy a
nd re
gene
ratin
g rur
al ar
eas s
hould
align
with
Poli
cy
RDF2
. Dev
elopm
ent s
hould
be of
an ap
prop
riate
scale
and b
e loc
ated w
here
the e
nviro
nmen
t and
inf
rastr
uctur
e can
acco
mmod
ate th
e visi
tor im
pact.
Coa
stal s
ites o
f inter
natio
nal im
porta
nce f
or na
ture
cons
erva
tion,
The L
ake D
istric
t Nati
onal
Park
and A
reas
of O
utstan
ding N
atura
l Bea
uty ar
e imp
ortan
t tou
rist a
ttrac
tors i
n the
ir own
right.
Sus
taina
ble to
urism
activ
ity w
hich w
ill str
ength
en an
d dive
rsify
the
econ
omic
base
with
in the
se ar
eas w
ill be
supp
orted
but th
e stat
utory
purp
oses
of th
ese d
esign
ation
s mu
st no
t be a
dver
sely
affec
ted. W
here
ver p
ossib
le, to
urism
deve
lopme
nt op
portu
nities
shou
ld be
so
ught
which
take
plac
e in l
ocati
ons a
djace
nt to
the N
ation
al Pa
rk an
d Are
as of
Outs
tandin
g Natu
ral
Beau
ty, th
us sp
read
ing th
e eco
nomi
c ben
efit o
f tour
ism;
• op
portu
nities
relat
ed to
Reg
ional
Parks
, Had
rian’s
Wall
and L
iverp
ool W
orld
Herita
ge S
ites.
Tour
ism
activ
ity in
thes
e loc
ation
s sho
uld be
prom
oted w
ithin
the co
ntext
of fra
mewo
rk se
t out
in the
relev
ant
Stra
tegic
Fram
ewor
ks an
d Man
agem
ent P
lans5 .
Text
amen
ded t
o refl
ect th
e diffe
rent
appr
oach
es to
guide
deve
lopme
nt in
these
ar
eas a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
5 Had
rian’s
Wall
Man
agem
ent P
lan 20
02 –
2007
, Had
rian’s
Wall
Com
pany
; Live
rpoo
l – M
aritim
e Mer
canti
le Ci
ty Ma
nage
ment
Plan
, 200
3 , Liv
erpo
ol W
orld
Herita
ge S
ite S
teerin
g Gro
up an
d Liv
erpo
ol Ci
ty Co
uncil
.
37
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
W7:
Pri
nci
ple
s o
f T
ou
rism
Dev
elo
pm
ent
6.
31
6.32
Sp
ort a
nd re
creati
on al
so ha
ve a
key r
ole to
play
. The
Briti
sh O
pen G
olf C
hamp
ionsh
ip wa
s hos
ted at
Roy
al Liv
erpo
ol in
2006
and w
ill be
at R
oyal
Birkd
ale in
2008
and w
ill att
ract
attra
cted a
sign
ifican
t amo
unt o
f tou
rism
to the
regio
n. Th
e leg
acy o
f suc
cess
left b
y the
Com
monw
ealth
Gam
es in
Man
ches
ter in
2002
, pr
ovide
s the
oppo
rtunit
y for
furth
er ev
ents
in the
regio
n. Th
e Majo
r Eve
nts S
trateg
y6 pro
vides
a fra
mewo
rk in
which
the v
alue o
f spo
rting,
and o
ther e
vents
, to th
e reg
ion’s
econ
omy c
an be
deve
loped
.
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt to
refle
ct tha
t the O
pen
Golf C
hamp
ionsh
ip wi
ll hav
e fini
shed
by th
e tim
e the
RSS
is pu
blish
ed.
W8:
Reg
ion
al C
asin
os
W8
PO
LIC
Y D
EL
ET
ED
No fu
rther
regio
nal c
asino
s will
be co
nside
red
until
a rev
iew of
the s
ocial
impa
cts ha
s bee
n un
derta
ken o
f the 6
new
small
and 6
new
large
ca
sinos
and t
his w
ill me
an in
effec
t not
until
2014
at th
e ver
y ear
liest.
By t
his da
te a S
ingle
Regio
nal S
trateg
y sho
uld ha
ve be
en ad
opted
an
d also
the e
viden
ce on
whic
h the
draft
polic
y wa
s bas
ed w
ould
be ou
t of d
ate by
2014
. Co
nseq
uentl
y, ex
isting
polic
y W8 h
as be
en
delet
ed.
7 L
ivin
g in
th
e N
ort
h W
est
– E
nsu
rin
g a
Str
on
g, H
ealt
hy
and
Ju
st S
oci
ety
7.1
The
RSS
seek
s to
prom
ote c
ohes
ive, m
ixed
and
thrivi
ng c
ommu
nities
, whe
re p
eople
will
want
to liv
e, no
w an
d in
the fu
ture.
It aim
s to
deliv
er th
e ob
jectiv
es o
f ens
uring
that
ever
yone
can
have
a d
ecen
t hom
e, wh
ich
they
can
affor
d, in
a se
cure
env
ironm
ent,
with
reas
onab
le ac
cess
to h
ealth
car
, edu
catio
nal p
rovis
ion a
nd
recre
ation
al fac
ilities
.
It spe
cifica
lly se
eks t
o:
• Bu
ild fu
rther
on
curre
nt kn
owled
ge o
f hou
sing
marke
ts in
the re
gion,
so a
s to
deliv
er a
bett
er b
alanc
e be
twee
n hou
sing d
eman
d and
supp
ly;
• Pr
ovide
for
add
itiona
l hou
sing,
so a
s to
meet
chan
ging
need
s, su
ppor
t ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment,
ad
dres
s the
requ
ireme
nt for
affor
dable
acco
mmod
ation
, and
ensu
re a
choic
e in h
ousin
g typ
es;
• Im
prov
e the
quali
ty of
the ho
using
stoc
k and
its en
viron
ment.
The w
ord ‘
furthe
r’ in t
he fir
st bu
llet p
oint h
as
been
delet
ed to
prov
ide gr
eater
clar
ity an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
L1:
Hea
lth
, Sp
ort
, Rec
reat
ion
, Cu
ltu
r al a
nd
Ed
uca
tio
n S
ervi
ces
Pro
visi
on
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
L2:
Un
der
stan
din
g H
ou
sin
g M
arke
ts
6 Majo
r Eve
nt St
rateg
y, No
rthwe
st Re
giona
l Dev
elopm
ent A
genc
y, Ma
rch 20
04.
38
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
L2
Un
ders
tand
ing
Hous
ing
Mark
ets
Loca
l Au
thoriti
es s
hould
dev
elop
an u
nder
stand
ing o
f loc
al an
d su
b-re
giona
l ho
using
mar
kets
by
unde
rtakin
g St
rateg
ic Ho
using
Mar
ket A
sses
smen
ts, in
ord
er to
ado
pt a
conc
erted
and
com
preh
ensiv
e ap
proa
ch to
: •
Influe
nce h
ousin
g sup
ply ac
ross
all ty
pes,
sizes
, tenu
res a
nd va
lues t
o ach
ieve a
bette
r matc
h betw
een
supp
ly an
d nee
d;
• Im
prov
e the
quali
ty of
the R
egion
’s ho
using
stoc
k;
• Su
ppor
t hou
sing m
arke
t res
tructu
ring a
nd re
newa
l;
• Ov
erco
me in
creas
ing is
sues
of af
forda
bility
; and
• En
sure
the
need
s of
the w
ider p
opula
tion
are
met,
includ
ing d
isable
d pe
ople,
stud
ents,
olde
r peo
ple,
stude
nts, o
lder p
eople
, blac
k & m
inority
ethn
ic co
mmun
i ties a
nd fa
milie
s with
child
ren,
includ
ing si
ngle
head
ed ho
useh
olds.
Addit
ion of
the w
ords
, “to
achie
ve a
bette
r ma
tch be
twee
n sup
ply an
d nee
d;” to
the f
irst
bulle
t poin
t to cl
arify
the r
easo
n for
exer
ting a
n inf
luenc
e on h
ousin
g sup
ply in
this
way a
nd to
re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
7.
10
7.10
Ther
e is
also
the re
quire
ment
to as
sess
the
hous
ing n
eeds
of g
ypsie
s and
trav
eller
s in
the R
egion
. In
this r
espe
ct, th
e As
semb
ly, in
par
tnersh
ip wi
th the
Reg
ional
Hous
ing B
oard
, is u
nder
taking
rese
arch
on
the
futur
e re
quire
ments
of g
ypsie
s an
d tra
velle
rs, in
ord
er to
infor
m a
futur
e re
view
of bo
th RS
S an
d the
Re
giona
l Hou
sing S
trateg
y.
7.10
Ther
e is
also
the re
quire
ment
to as
sess
the
hous
ing n
eeds
of g
ypsie
s and
trav
eller
s in
the R
egion
. In
this
resp
ect,
the R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bo
dy, i
n pa
rtner
ship
with
the R
egion
al Ho
using
Boa
rd h
as u
nder
taken
re
sear
ch o
n the
futur
e re
quire
ments
of g
ypsie
s and
trav
eller
s. Th
is wi
ll info
rm a
futur
e re
view
of bo
th RS
S an
d the
Reg
ional
Hous
ing S
trateg
y.
New
text a
dded
to re
flect
the cu
rrent
rese
arch
po
sition
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s.
L3:
Exi
stin
g h
ou
sin
g S
tock
an
d H
ou
sin
g R
enew
al
39
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
L3
Ex
istin
g Ho
usin
g St
ock a
nd H
ousin
g Re
newa
l Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies, a
cross
the N
orth
Wes
t, but
partic
ularly
in:
a.
Hous
ing M
arke
t Ren
ewal
Initia
tive P
athfin
der A
reas
: -
New
Hear
tland
s (Liv
erpo
ol, S
efton
and W
irral)
; -
Manc
heste
r and
Salf
ord;
- Ol
dham
and R
ochd
ale;
- El
evate
(Blac
kbur
n with
Dar
wen,
Burn
ley, H
yndb
urn,
Pend
le an
d Ros
send
ale);
b.
Wes
t Cum
bria
and F
urne
ss H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
eas;
c.
Lanc
ashir
e Coa
stal T
owns
of B
lackp
ool /
Fleetw
ood a
nd
Mor
ecam
be;
d.
Othe
r urb
an a
reas
in th
e Ma
nche
ster &
Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ions i
n ne
ed o
f hou
sing
rege
nera
tion
/ ma
rket r
estru
cturin
g sho
uld:
•
resp
ond t
o any
need
to su
bstan
tially
restr
uctur
e loc
al ho
using
mar
kets;
• tak
e acc
ount
of an
d und
ersta
nd ho
using
mar
kets;
• ma
nage
the d
elive
ry of
new
build
and i
ts im
pacts
on th
e exis
ting h
ousin
g stoc
k;
• re
duce
vaca
ncy r
ates t
o 3%
in th
e exis
ting d
wellin
g stoc
k, thr
ough
the i
ncre
ased
re-u
se of
suita
ble
vaca
nt ho
using
; and
• wh
ere a
ppro
priat
e mak
e the
best
use o
f the e
xistin
g stoc
k.
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld de
signa
te ar
eas,
wher
e nec
e ssa
ry, fo
r com
preh
ensiv
e reg
ener
ation
as pa
rt of
a br
oade
r co
urse
of
actio
n to
rege
nera
te loc
al co
mmun
ities,
redu
ce h
ealth
ine
quali
ties,
impr
ove
the
susta
inabil
ity a
nd re
sour
ce e
fficien
cy o
f the
hou
si ng
stock
and
its
local
envir
onme
ntal q
uality
and
incre
ase
numb
ers
of an
d ac
cess
to lo
cal j
obs
and
servi
ces.
The
appr
oach
to b
e ad
opted
, whe
ther c
leara
nce,
or
rene
wal a
nd re
furbis
hmen
t, or a
mix
of the
se, w
ill de
pend
on lo
cal c
ircum
stanc
es.
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
for c
ompr
ehen
sive r
egen
erati
on sh
ould:
•
involv
e and
enga
ge th
e loc
al co
mmun
ity in
deter
minin
g the
futur
e of it
s are
a;
• inc
lude
a pr
ior e
valua
tion
of the
env
ironm
ental
, eco
nomi
c, so
cial a
nd c
ultur
al im
pacts
of t
he w
ay a
ny
prop
osed
clea
ranc
e and
after
-use
s will
affec
t the s
urro
undin
g are
a and
the l
ocal
comm
unity
; and
• inc
orpo
rate
a clea
r and
comp
rehe
nsive
actio
n plan
for im
pleme
nting
prop
osals
, link
ed to
the a
vaila
bility
of
reso
urce
s.
Addit
ion of
the w
ords
“acro
ss th
e Nor
th W
est,
but”
in the
first
line o
f the p
olicy
to pr
ovide
gr
eater
clar
ity th
at the
polic
y app
lies a
cross
the
Reg
ion an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
Addit
ion of
the w
ords
“Hou
sing M
arke
t Re
newa
l Are
a” to
be co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e su
ppor
ting t
ext o
f RDF
1 and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
40
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
7.15
In
addit
ion to
new
build
and c
onve
rsion
activ
ity, th
e opp
ortun
ity ex
ists t
o mak
e bett
er us
e of e
xistin
g ho
using
stoc
k. Lo
cal a
uthor
ities a
re en
cour
aged
to ta
ke a
posit
ive, c
oord
inated
appr
oach
towa
rds d
ealin
g wi
th un
der u
sed h
ousin
g stoc
k, for
exam
ple by
iden
tifying
vaca
nt an
d und
erus
ed pr
oper
ties a
s par
t of th
eir
urba
n pote
ntial
studie
s and
intro
ducin
g emp
ty pr
oper
ty str
ategie
s to h
elp br
ing th
em ba
ck in
to ful
l use
. The
do
mesti
c sec
tor ac
coun
ts for
near
ly 30
% of
gree
nhou
se ga
s emi
ssion
s res
ulting
from
ener
gy us
e. If t
his is
to
be re
duce
d, the
n high
stan
dard
s of e
nerg
y effic
iency
in ne
w an
d exis
ting h
ousin
g is c
rucia
l, and
othe
r me
asur
es, s
uch a
s micr
ogen
erati
on of
ener
gy fr
om re
newa
ble so
urce
s on r
eside
ntial
prop
erty
shou
ld be
en
cour
aged
(see
polic
y EM1
6 and
EM1
8 ). In
addit
ion, th
e pre
dicted
chan
ging c
limati
c con
dition
s68 m
ean
that c
limate
proo
fing o
f new
and e
xistin
g dwe
llings
, usin
g futu
re cl
imate
chan
ge da
ta wi
ll also
be im
porta
nt to
ensu
re th
at the
prov
ision
of ho
using
stoc
k is f
it for
purp
ose.
New
hous
ing de
velop
ment
shou
ld inc
orpo
rate
susta
inable
drain
age s
ystem
s and
wate
r con
serva
tion a
nd ef
ficien
cy m
easu
res t
o the
high
est c
ontem
pora
ry sta
ndar
d, an
d retr
ofittin
g of s
ustai
nable
drain
age s
ystem
s and
wate
r effic
iency
with
in ex
isting
deve
lopme
nt sh
ould
be en
cour
aged
(see
polic
y EM5
) .
Text
upda
ted to
refle
ct tha
t urb
an po
tentia
l stu
dies a
re no
long
er re
quire
d by n
ation
al pla
nning
guida
nce.
Been
repla
ced b
y re
quire
ment
in PP
S3 to
carry
out S
trateg
ic Ho
using
Land
Ava
ilabil
ity A
sses
smen
ts.
L4:
Reg
ion
al H
ou
sin
g P
rovi
sio
n
L4
Re
gion
al Ho
usin
g Pr
ovisi
on
Loca
l Auth
oritie
s sh
ould
monit
or a
nd m
ange
the
avail
abilit
y of
land
identi
fied
in pla
ns a
nd s
trateg
ies a
nd
throu
gh d
evelo
pmen
t con
trol d
ecisi
ons o
n pr
opos
als a
nd sc
heme
s, to
achie
ve th
e ho
using
pro
vision
(net
of cle
aran
ce re
place
ment)
set o
ut in
Table
7.1
In do
ing so
they
shou
ld:
• W
ork i
n pa
rtner
ship
with
deve
loper
s and
othe
r hou
sing
prov
iders
to ad
dres
s the
hou
sing
requ
ireme
nts
(inclu
ding
local
need
s and
affo
rdab
le ho
using
nee
ds) o
f diffe
rent
grou
ps, (
for e
xamp
le dis
abled
peo
ple
stude
nts, o
lder p
eople
, blac
k & m
inority
ethn
ic co
mmun
ities a
nd fa
milie
s with
child
ren
includ
ing si
ngle
head
ed h
ouse
holds
) to
ensu
re th
e co
nstru
ction
of a
mix
of ap
prop
riate
hous
e typ
es, s
izes,
tenur
es a
nd
price
s, in
line w
ith po
licies
L2, L
3 and
L6 L
5;
• us
e the
resu
lts o
f up-
to-da
te St
rateg
ic Ho
using
Mar
ket A
sses
smen
ts an
d St
rateg
ic Ho
using
Lan
d Av
ailab
ility A
sses
smen
ts7 , to
infor
m the
allo
catio
n of
and
deve
lopme
nt co
ntrol
decis
ions u
pon
spec
ific
sites
;
• en
sure
that
enco
urag
e all
new
home
s to
be a
re bu
ilt to
Code
for S
ustai
nable
Hom
es8 s
tanda
rds,
in lin
e wi
th Po
licy E
M16,
and p
romo
te the
use o
f the L
ifetim
e Hom
es st
anda
rd;
• en
sure
that
new
hous
ing d
evelo
pmen
t doe
s no
t hav
e an
adv
erse
cum
ulativ
e im
pact
on th
e ex
isting
ho
using
stoc
k and
mar
ket;
• en
sure
that
new
dwell
ings w
ill be
serve
d by a
dequ
ate w
ater s
upply
and s
ewag
e man
agem
ent fa
cilitie
s;
Delet
ion of
L6 fr
om fir
st bu
llet p
oint a
nd
repla
ceme
nt wi
th L5
to re
flect
polic
y re
numb
ering
follo
wing
the d
eletio
n of
prop
osed
chan
ges p
olicy
L5.
To pr
ovide
cons
isten
cy w
ith th
e res
t of th
e pla
n. Pa
rticula
rly po
licy E
M16 w
hich h
as be
en
amen
ded i
n the
light
of PP
S on
clim
ate
chan
ge an
d rec
ent p
olicy
state
ments
to be
a mo
re hi
gh-le
vel p
olicy
on co
ntribu
ting t
o na
tiona
l time
table
for re
ducin
g emi
ssion
s.
7 Stra
tegic
Hous
ing La
nd A
vaila
bility
Ass
essm
ents:
Pra
ctice
Guid
ance
, DCL
G, 20
07.
8 "Pr
opos
als fo
r Intr
oduc
ing a
Code
for S
ustai
nable
Hom
es -
A Co
nsult
ation
Pap
er",
ODPM
, 200
5.
41
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• all
ow fo
r clea
ranc
e re
place
ment
to re
flect
local
circu
mstan
ces,
as a
mec
hanis
m for
the
recre
ation
of
viable
and s
ustai
nable
neigh
bour
hood
s;
• int
rodu
ce p
hasin
g po
licies
whic
h se
cure
the
orde
rly a
nd m
anag
ed re
lease
of h
ousin
g lan
d ov
er th
e pe
riod
of the
plan
in lin
e wi
th the
seq
uenti
al ap
proa
ch s
et ou
t in
Polic
y DP
4, tak
ing in
to ac
coun
t the
ne
ed fo
r co
ordin
ated
prov
ision
of n
eces
sary
infra
struc
ture
and
the o
vera
ll av
ailab
ility
of lan
d for
ho
using
;
• en
sure
that
the tr
ansp
ort n
etwor
ks (i
nclud
ing p
ublic
tran
spor
t, pe
destr
ian a
nd cy
cle) c
an a
ccom
moda
te ad
dition
al de
mand
gene
rated
by ne
w ho
using
; and
• ma
ximise
the
re-u
se o
f vac
ant a
nd u
nder
-use
d br
ownfi
eld la
nd a
nd b
uildin
gs in
line
with
Polic
y DP
4 an
d ind
icativ
e tar
gets
set o
ut in
Table
7.1.
For t
he p
urpo
se o
f pro
ducin
g Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Fra
mewo
rks, l
ocal
plann
ing a
uthor
ities
shou
ld as
sume
tha
t the a
vera
ge an
nual
requ
ireme
nt se
t out
in Ta
ble 7.
1 will
conti
nue f
or a
limite
d per
iod be
yond
2021
.
7.17
Th
e Re
giona
l Floo
d Ri
sk A
ppra
isal p
rovid
es a
bro
ad o
vervi
ew o
f floo
d ris
k iss
ues
in the
Nor
th W
est,
identi
fying
high
er ri
sk a
reas
inclu
ding
Salfo
rd, M
anch
ester
, Wyre
, War
ringto
n Ch
orley
, Sou
th Ri
bble
and
Lanc
aster
. Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es s
hould
app
raise
, man
age
and
redu
ce ri
sk, w
ith e
arly
comp
letion
of S
trateg
ic Flo
od R
isk A
sses
smen
ts a k
ey ob
jectiv
e to f
acilit
ate th
is.
Delet
ion of
Wyre
and W
arrin
gton a
nd
repla
ceme
nt wi
th Ch
orley
and S
outh
Ribb
le to
refle
ct the
flood
risk e
viden
ce fo
und i
n the
Re
giona
l Floo
d Risk
App
raisa
l and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
7.18
Th
e re
comm
ende
d dis
tributi
on o
f hou
sing
prov
ision
betw
een
differ
ent p
arts
of the
Nor
th W
est (
Table
7.1)
, re
flects
RSS
and
Reg
ional
Hous
ing S
trateg
y obje
ctive
s, re
giona
l dev
elopm
ent f
rame
work
and
sub
regio
nal
polic
ies w
ithin
RSS
and
takes
acc
ount
of the
var
ious
strate
gic p
rioriti
es a
nd fu
nctio
nal li
nkag
es, d
escri
bed
below
, tha
t sho
uld b
e foc
used
upo
n, in
each
are
a72.
Clea
rly, h
ousin
g ma
rket c
hara
cteris
tics a
nd co
nditio
ns
cann
ot be
pre
cisely
or u
nifor
mly p
inpoin
ted to
par
ticula
r dist
ricts
and
these
prio
rities
are
not
nece
ssar
ily th
e on
ly iss
ues t
hat a
pply
in ea
ch ar
ea.
(a) M
anch
este
r / S
alfor
d an
d Li
verp
ool /
Kno
wsley
– p
rovis
ion o
f suff
icien
t new
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent
to su
ppor
t the
role
of the
Reg
ional
Centr
es a
nd in
ner c
ity a
reas
, inc
luding
thos
e pa
rts in
volve
d in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s
Hous
ing M
arke
t Re
newa
l Pro
gram
me’s
Pathf
inder
initia
tive
(inclu
ding
repla
ceme
nt an
d re
newa
l of h
ousin
g sto
ck),
as p
riority
are
as fo
r eco
nomi
c gr
owth
and
rege
nera
tion.
Outsi
de th
e inn
er c
ity
area
s, de
velop
ment
shou
ld be
com
pleme
ntary
to the
rege
nera
tion
of the
inne
r cor
e, an
d be
focu
sed
on
rege
nera
ting e
xistin
g hou
sing a
reas
whic
h suff
er fr
om hi
gh le
vels
of de
priva
tion.
(b) P
enni
ne M
anch
este
r, Ce
ntra
l Eas
t Lan
cash
ire an
d Ea
st L
anca
shire
– su
ppor
t for p
otenti
al ec
onom
ic gr
owth
and
rege
nera
tion,
partic
ularly
in H
ousin
g Ma
rket R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er a
reas
; inc
luding
repla
ceme
nt an
d re
newa
l of h
ousin
g sto
ck a
nd, w
here
app
ropr
iate,
the d
evelo
pmen
t of a
wide
r ran
ge o
f hou
sing
types
(in
cludin
g hig
h qu
ality
marke
t hou
sing)
. This
sho
uld b
e ac
hieve
d wh
ile e
nsur
ing th
at loc
al an
d aff
orda
ble
hous
ing ne
eds c
an be
met
elsew
here
.
42
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
(c) S
outh
ern
Manc
hest
er / N
orth
Eas
t Che
shire
– ex
cept
in tha
t par
t of T
raffo
rd ly
ing w
ithin
or ad
jacen
t to
the R
egion
al Ce
ntre,
conti
nued
care
ful m
onito
ring
and
mana
geme
nt of
hous
ing p
rovis
ion w
ill be
nec
essa
ry to
ensu
re th
at ne
w ho
using
dev
elopm
ent d
oes
not r
esult
in a
n ad
verse
cum
ulativ
e im
pact
on lo
cal a
nd
neigh
bour
ing h
ousin
g ma
rkets.
Pro
vision
shou
ld foc
us o
n me
eting
loca
l and
affo
rdab
le ho
using
nee
ds, a
nd
any
gene
ral m
arke
t hou
sing
(in s
ustai
nable
loca
tions
whic
h ar
e we
ll se
rved
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t) sh
ould
supp
ort a
gree
d loc
al re
gene
ratio
n str
ategie
s. W
ithin
Macc
lesfie
ld an
d Co
nglet
on, t
his d
evelo
pmen
t sho
uld
take
place
with
in the
conte
xt of
the e
cono
mic a
nd so
cial li
nkag
es w
ith b
oth th
e re
st of
the M
anch
ester
City
Re
gion a
nd al
so th
e Pott
eries
and t
he N
orth
Staff
ords
hire H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er.
(d) N
orth
ern
Manc
hest
er, M
id M
erse
y an
d Gr
eate
r Pr
esto
n –
prov
ision
of s
uffici
ent n
ew re
siden
tial
deve
lopme
nt to
supp
ort t
he p
otenti
al for
eco
nomi
c gr
owth
and
local
rege
nera
tion
strate
gies
(inclu
ding
repla
ceme
nt an
d re
newa
l of h
ousin
g sto
ck),
a wi
der r
ange
of g
ener
al an
d hig
h qu
ality
marke
t hou
sing
(in
susta
inable
loca
tions
whic
h ar
e we
ll ser
ved
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t), w
hile
at the
same
time
ensu
ring
the a
bility
to
meet
local
need
s an
d re
quire
ments
for a
fford
able
hous
ing. I
n W
arrin
gton
the fo
cus
will
be o
n ho
using
pr
ovisi
on w
hich
meets
loca
l and
affo
rdab
le ho
using
nee
ds, a
nd d
evelo
pmen
t in
supp
ort o
f agr
eed
local
rege
nera
tion
strate
gies,
with
conti
nued
care
ful m
onito
ring
and
mana
geme
nt of
hous
ing p
rovis
ion, t
o en
sure
tha
t new
hou
sing
deve
lopme
nt do
es n
ot re
sult
in an
adv
erse
cum
ulativ
e im
pact
on lo
cal a
nd n
eighb
ourin
g ho
using
mar
kets.
(e
) Sou
th W
est L
anca
shire
– c
ontin
ued
care
ful m
onito
ring
and
mana
geme
nt of
hous
ing p
rovis
ion, w
ill be
ne
cess
ary
to en
sure
that
new
hous
ing d
evelo
pmen
t doe
s no
t res
ult in
an
adve
rse c
umula
tive
impa
ct on
loc
al an
d ne
ighbo
uring
hou
sing
marke
ts. H
ousin
g pr
ovisi
on s
hould
focu
s on
mee
ting
local
marke
t and
aff
orda
ble h
ousin
g ne
eds,
espe
cially
in O
rmsk
irk, B
ursc
ough
and
the
north
ern
part
of Se
fton;
and
on
deve
lopme
nt in
susta
inable
loca
tions
well
ser
ved
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t to
supp
ort a
gree
d loc
al re
gene
ratio
n str
ategie
s in
Skelm
ersd
ale. I
n the
sou
thern
par
t of S
efton
the
focus
will
be o
n pr
ovidi
ng s
uffici
ent n
ew
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent t
o su
ppor
t inne
r are
as a
s a p
riority
are
a for
eco
nomi
c gro
wth
and
rege
nera
tion
and
Hous
ing M
arke
t Ren
ewal
Initia
tive P
athfin
der a
ctivit
y. (f)
Wirr
al – p
rovis
ion of
suffic
ient n
ew re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
t in th
e eas
tern p
art o
f the d
istric
t to su
ppor
t the
inne
r are
as as
a pr
iority
for e
cono
mic g
rowt
h and
rege
nera
tion,
includ
ing vi
a the
Hou
sing M
arke
t Re
newa
l Path
finde
r sch
eme (
includ
ing re
place
ment
and r
enew
al of
hous
ing st
ock).
Else
wher
e in t
he W
irral
prov
ision
shou
ld foc
us on
mee
ting l
ocal
and a
fford
able
hous
ing ne
eds,
with
care
ful m
onito
ring a
nd
mana
geme
nt of
hous
ing pr
ovisi
on, to
ensu
re th
at ne
w ho
using
deve
lopme
nt do
es no
t res
ult in
an ad
verse
cu
mulat
ive im
pact
on lo
cal a
nd ne
ighbo
uring
hous
ing m
arke
ts. D
ue to
its lo
catio
n adjo
ining
area
s of
inter
natio
nal im
porta
nce f
or na
ture c
onse
rvatio
n, the
requ
ireme
nts of
DP7
will
be of
partic
ular im
porta
nce i
n co
nside
ratio
n of th
e loc
ation
of ho
using
. (g
) Fyld
e Pen
insu
la – s
uppo
rt for
rege
nera
tion (
includ
ing re
place
ment
and r
enew
al of
hous
ing st
ock)
and
the po
tentia
l for e
cono
mic g
rowt
h in B
lackp
ool a
nd F
leetw
ood,
while
ensu
ring t
hat lo
cal a
nd af
forda
ble
hous
ing ne
eds c
an be
met
elsew
here
in th
e Fyld
e Pen
insula
.
Text
amen
ded t
o ens
ure c
onsis
tency
with
Po
licy M
CR3.
Addit
ion of
the w
ord ‘
marke
t’ to e
) Sou
th W
est
Lanc
ashir
e - to
prov
ide cl
arity
of th
e typ
e of
hous
ing re
quire
d in S
outh
Wes
t Lan
cash
ire
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. Te
xt re
move
d due
to ad
dition
of ne
w tex
t at
para
grap
h 7.19
stati
ng th
at co
nside
ratio
n sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o poli
cies D
P1-9
and R
DF1 i
n the
appli
catio
n of p
olicy
L4 an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es an
d re
comm
enda
tions
of H
RA co
nsult
ants.
43
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
(h) W
est C
umbr
ia an
d Fu
rnes
s – pr
ovisi
on of
suffic
ient n
ew re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
t to su
ppor
t hou
sing
marke
t res
tructu
ring a
nd re
gene
ratio
n (inc
luding
repla
ceme
nt an
d ren
ewal
of ho
using
stoc
k), w
hile e
nsur
ing
that lo
cal a
nd af
forda
ble ho
using
need
s of r
ural
comm
unitie
s can
be m
et els
ewhe
re in
Wes
t Cum
bria
and
Furn
ess.
(i) L
akes
& M
orec
ambe
Bay
– co
ntinu
ed pr
ovisi
on of
hous
ing to
mee
t loca
l and
affor
dable
hous
ing ne
eds
of the
area
’s co
mmun
ities,
by de
liver
ing a
choic
e of p
rope
rties t
o suit
the l
ocal
popu
lation
and w
orkfo
rce.
Gene
ral m
arke
t hou
sing s
hould
be fo
cuse
d in s
uppo
rt of
rege
nera
tion p
rioriti
es an
d mee
ting a
gree
d co
mmun
ity pr
ioritie
s, es
pecia
lly w
ithin
More
camb
e and
the F
urne
ss P
enins
ula pa
rt of
South
Lake
land,
in an
d aro
und U
lverst
on. H
ousin
g in t
he La
ke D
istric
t Nati
onal
Park
must
be de
velop
ed in
keep
ing w
ith th
e sc
ale an
d typ
e tha
t has
been
iden
tified
as ap
prop
riate
to the
area
’s str
ict re
quire
ments
on m
eetin
g ide
ntifie
d loc
al an
d affo
rdab
le ne
eds o
f the l
ocali
ty.
(j) N
orth
Cum
bria
– pro
vision
of su
fficien
t new
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent to
supp
ort th
e eco
nomi
c gro
wth a
nd
rege
nera
tion o
f Car
lisle,
whil
e ens
uring
that
the lo
cal a
nd af
forda
ble ho
using
need
s of r
ural
comm
unitie
s ca
n be m
et els
ewhe
re.
(k) S
outh
Che
shire
– pr
ovisi
on of
hous
ing to
mee
t loca
l and
affor
dable
need
s, plu
s gen
eral
marke
t hou
sing
(in su
staina
ble lo
catio
ns w
hich a
re w
ell se
rved b
y pub
lic tr
ansp
ort)
to su
ppor
t agr
eed l
ocal
rege
nera
tion
strate
gies,
and t
he ro
le of
Crew
e as a
key r
egion
al tow
n and
gatew
ay to
the N
orth
Wes
t. All d
evelo
pmen
t sh
ould
take p
lace w
ithin
the co
ntext
of the
econ
omic
and s
ocial
links
with
the r
est o
f Man
ches
ter C
ity
Regio
n, W
est C
hesh
ire, th
e Pott
eries
and t
he N
orth
Staff
ords
hire H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er
sche
me.
(l) W
est C
hesh
ire –
pro
vision
of s
uffici
ent n
ew re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
t to
supp
ort t
he e
cono
my o
f Che
ster
and
rege
nera
tion
of El
lesme
re P
ort,
while
ens
uring
that
local
and
affor
dable
hou
sing
need
s can
still
be m
et.
All t
his d
evelo
pmen
t sho
uld ta
ke p
lace
withi
n the
con
text o
f the
sign
ifican
t eco
nomi
c an
d so
cial li
nks
that
exist
with
Nor
th Ea
st W
ales a
nd th
e Liv
erpo
ol Ci
ty Re
gion.
In Va
le Ro
yal s
uffici
ent h
ousin
g de
velop
ment
to su
ppor
t key
loca
l reg
ener
ation
prio
rities
par
ticula
rly in
Nor
thwich
Tow
n ce
ntre
and
to ad
dres
s aff
orda
ble
hous
ing ne
eds.
7.
19
Detai
led a
dvice
on
mana
ging
the su
pply
of ho
using
land
is g
iven
in PP
S3 a
nd in
subs
eque
nt CL
G ad
vice9 .
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sho
uld m
anag
e the
ir all
ocati
on o
f land
and
gra
nting
of p
lannin
g pe
rmiss
ions t
o ma
intain
a
minim
um fiv
e ye
ar su
pply
of de
liver
able
hous
ing la
nd, a
nd u
se th
eir h
ousin
g tra
jector
y to
help
monit
or a
nd
mana
ge th
e ac
hieve
ment
of the
figu
res
show
n in
Table
7.1,
and
the
exten
t to
which
this
meets
loca
l nee
d an
d de
mand
for h
ousin
g. Th
e re
quire
ment
figur
es a
re e
xpre
ssed
as
‘net o
f clea
ranc
e re
place
ment’
, tha
t is
to sa
y the
y ar
e ne
t dwe
lling
gains
or t
he in
creas
e ov
er a
nd a
bove
the
repla
ceme
nt of
any
dwell
ings
lost
throu
gh co
nver
sion
to no
n re
siden
tial u
se o
r dem
olitio
n. Th
e re
quire
ment
figur
es a
re a
vera
ge a
nnua
l figu
res
to be
ach
ieved
dur
ing th
e ov
erall
per
iod c
over
ed b
y thi
s RS
S, fr
om 2
003
to 20
21 ra
ther t
han
an a
bsolu
te an
nual
targe
t The
over
all ho
using
requ
ireme
nt fig
ures
for t
he pe
riod c
over
ed by
this
RSS
from
2003
to 20
21
Repla
ceme
nt tex
t add
ed to
prov
ide fu
rther
cla
rity to
the a
pplic
ation
of th
e poli
cy, w
hich i
s se
t in th
e con
text o
f the a
ppro
ach e
stabli
shed
9 P
lannin
g Poli
cy S
tatem
ent 3
: Hou
sing (
PPS3
), DC
LG, 2
006;
and D
emon
strati
ng a
5 Yea
r Sup
ply of
Deli
vera
ble S
ites,
CLG
advic
e ava
ilable
at w
ww.pl
annin
g-ins
pecto
rate.
gov.u
k
44
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
and
the a
nnua
l ave
rage
figur
es a
re n
ot ab
solut
e tar
gets
and
may b
e ex
ceed
ed w
here
justi
fied
by e
viden
ce
of ne
ed,
dema
nd,
affor
dabil
ity a
nd s
ustai
nabil
ity i
ssue
s an
d fit
with
relev
ant
local
and
sub-
regio
nal
strate
gies.
Polic
ies D
P1-9
and
poli
cy R
DF1
shou
ld be
con
sider
ed in
the
appli
catio
n of
this
polic
y. So
me
area
s will
achie
ve lo
wer l
evels
in th
e ea
rly ye
ars,
for e
xamp
le du
ring
major
hou
sing
rene
wal,
which
will
be
comp
ensa
ted la
ter. It
is im
porta
nt to
ensu
re th
at a
rang
e of
hous
e typ
es, s
izes,
tenur
es a
nd p
rices
, whic
h ad
dres
s the
hou
sing
requ
ireme
nts (i
nclud
ing lo
cal n
eeds
and
affo
rdab
le ho
using
nee
ds),
of dif
feren
t gro
ups
in the
com
munit
y, wh
ilst m
aking
the
best
use
of av
ailab
le lan
d. To
ach
ieve
this
it wi
ll be
impo
rtant
to bu
ild
hous
ing at
appr
opria
te de
nsitie
s tak
ing ac
coun
t of lo
cal c
ircum
stanc
es.
in the
Hou
sing G
reen
Pap
er an
d rec
ent O
NS
popu
lation
proje
ction
s and
Nati
onal
Hous
ing &
Pl
annin
g Adv
isory
Unit e
viden
ce on
long
er
term
trend
s. Te
xt ad
ded t
o clar
ify th
at an
y dec
ision
s sho
uld
be m
ade i
n the
conte
xt of
the pl
an’s
over
arch
ing pr
incipl
es an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
7.20
Th
e loc
ation
of h
ousin
g wi
ll be
dete
rmine
d thr
ough
the
Loca
l Dev
elopm
ent F
rame
work
proc
ess,
using
a
sequ
entia
l app
roac
h tak
en to
dev
elopm
ent f
orm
in lin
e wi
th DP
4. La
nd s
upply
man
agem
ent s
hould
be
deve
loped
in lin
e wi
th re
sults
of S
trateg
ic Ho
using
Mar
ket A
sses
smen
ts, a
n as
sess
ment
of ex
isting
hou
sing
prov
ision
and t
he po
tentia
l of u
rban
area
s to a
ccom
moda
te mo
re. L
ocal
Plan
ning A
uthor
ities s
hould
take
the
follow
ing gu
iding
princ
iples
into
acco
unt w
hen d
ecidi
ng ho
w de
velop
ment
shou
ld be
phas
ed:
• ph
asing
will
be b
ased
on
the L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
ork
proc
ess;
hous
ing la
nd s
upply
sho
uld b
e ac
tively
man
aged
in lin
e with
PPS
3;
• ne
w ho
using
sho
uld b
e loc
ated
so a
s to
prior
itise
the re
-use
of b
rown
field
land
and
build
ings
withi
n ex
isting
urba
n are
as th
at ar
e acc
essib
le by
a ch
oice o
f tran
spor
t meth
ods i
n line
with
DP4
and W
4;
• sit
es s
hould
not
be r
eleas
ed u
nless
suff
icien
t ca
pacit
y inc
luding
wate
r su
pply
and
waste
-wate
r tre
atmen
t exis
ts or
can
be p
rovid
ed a
head
of t
he d
evelo
pmen
t with
out e
nviro
nmen
tal h
arm
in lin
e wi
th EM
5.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sho
uld b
e aw
are
of the
poli
cy fr
amew
ork a
nd p
otenti
al pr
ovisi
on o
f hou
sing
land
that e
xists
in ad
joinin
g ar
eas t
aking
a jo
int a
ppro
ach
wher
e po
ssibl
e . A
cons
isten
t app
roac
h ac
ross
the
sub
regio
n wi
ll en
sure
that
an ea
rly re
lease
of la
nd in
one d
istric
t doe
s not
unde
rmine
urba
n ren
aissa
nce i
n ano
ther.
Addit
ion of
wor
ds to
prov
ide gr
eater
clar
ity an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
L5:
Res
iden
tial
Den
sity
Po
licy
L5
Re
siden
tial D
ensit
y Pol
icy
The
dens
ity o
f new
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent s
hould
not
be le
ss th
an 3
0 dw
elling
sper
hec
tare
(dph
a) n
et. In
ar
eas
it sh
ould
be h
igher
, par
ticula
rly in
loca
tions
that
are
withi
n wa
lking
dist
ance
of g
ood
publi
c tra
nspo
rt se
rvice
s, wh
ile m
eetin
g the
nee
d to
prov
idean
app
ropr
iate
mix
of ap
prop
riate
hous
e typ
es, s
izes,
tenur
es
and p
rices
, inclu
ding t
he ne
ed to
supp
ort in
clusiv
e and
cohe
sive c
ommu
nities
thro
ugh g
ood d
esign
.
7.22
High
qua
lity, w
ell-d
esign
ed h
ousin
g ca
n be
deli
vere
d at
relat
ively
high
dens
ities,
as re
cent
deve
lopme
nts
Delet
ion of
Poli
cy L5
whic
h was
intro
duce
d in
the pr
opos
ed ch
ange
s doc
umen
t, as t
he po
licy
repli
cates
guida
nce p
rovid
ed in
PPS
3 and
is
cons
idere
d unn
eces
sary.
Also
chan
ged t
o re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
45
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
acro
ss th
e No
rth W
est h
ave
demo
nstra
ted.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
deve
lop h
ousin
g de
nsity
poli
cies
to en
sure
effic
ient u
se is
mad
e of
land
avail
able
for h
ousin
g wh
ile p
rovid
ing a
dive
rse ra
nge
of ho
using
, and
me
eting
requ
ireme
nts fo
r pub
lic a
nd p
rivate
ope
n sp
ace
and
a hig
h qu
ality
publi
c re
alm.
Thes
e po
licies
sh
ould
have
rega
rd to
the
exist
ing p
atter
ns o
f hou
sing
prov
ision
and
the
natur
e of
the p
laces
with
in wh
ich
new
hous
ing is
to b
e de
velop
ed 74
inclu
ding
the n
eed
to su
ppor
t inc
lusive
and
coh
esive
com
munit
ies
throu
gh go
od de
sign.
Not c
onsid
ered
the p
olicy
adde
d any
thing
be
yond
natio
nal g
uidan
ce no
w in
PPS3
.
L6: A
fford
able
Hous
ing
L6
L5
Po
licy L
6 L5
L5: A
fford
able
hous
ing
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld se
t out
requ
ireme
nts fo
r affo
rdab
le ho
using
. And
the
locati
on, s
ize a
nd ty
pes o
f de
velop
ment
to wh
ich t
hese
req
uirem
ents
apply
. Ev
idenc
e, inc
luding
fro
m St
rateg
ic Ho
using
Mar
ket
Asse
ssme
nts, s
hould
be
used
to s
uppo
rt the
sett
ing o
f quo
tas a
nd th
resh
olds
for a
fford
able
hous
ing
prov
ision
alon
g with
an in
dicati
on of
the t
ype,
size a
nd te
nure
of af
forda
ble ho
using
requ
ired.
It is
antic
ipated
that
the g
reate
st ne
ed w
ill be
in a
reas
of h
igh d
eman
d wh
ere
affor
dabil
ity is
sues
are
un
balan
cing
local
comm
unitie
s du
e to
high
price
s an
d low
wag
es a
nd/or
the
adve
rse e
ffects
of s
econ
d ho
mes ,
altho
ugh a
fford
abilit
y is a
n inc
reas
ing co
ncer
n in m
any p
arts
of the
regio
n.
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
set o
ut a
rang
e of
deliv
ery
mech
anism
s to
secu
re th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f affo
rdab
le ho
using
. Loc
al au
thoriti
es sh
ould
cons
ider a
ll or s
ome o
f the f
ollow
ing w
here
appr
opria
te:
• se
eking
a p
ropo
rtion
of aff
orda
ble h
ousin
g on
all
deve
lopme
nt sit
es w
hich
are
abov
e the
relev
ant
thres
holds
;
• all
ocati
ng th
e de
velop
ment
of sit
es s
olely
(or p
rimar
ily) f
or a
fford
able
hous
ing u
se (i
.e. u
p to
100%
aff
orda
ble in
rura
l are
as),
wher
e nec
essa
ry;
• us
ing lo
cal o
ccup
ancy
crite
ria to
supp
ort p
rovis
ion fo
r loc
al ho
using
nee
d so
long
as t
his n
eed
can
be
clear
ly de
mons
trated
, to be
imple
mente
d thr
ough
the u
se of
plan
ning c
ondit
ions a
nd ob
ligati
ons;
• ac
tively
prom
oting
the r
ural
exce
ption
site
polic
y;
• for
all
sites
con
tainin
g ho
using
in ru
ral s
ettlem
ents
with
popu
lation
s of
unde
r 3,00
0 pr
omote
ons
ite
affor
dable
hou
sing
prov
ision
and
whe
re o
n sit
e aff
orda
ble h
ousin
g pr
ovisi
on is
not
poss
ible,
seek
ing
deve
loper
contr
ibutio
ns to
ward
s affo
rdab
le ho
using
;
• ma
king t
he m
ost o
f pub
licly
owne
d lan
d;
• ma
king t
he m
ost o
f exis
ting h
ousin
g stoc
k;
• in
line
with
Polic
y W4,
perm
itting
the
conv
ersio
n of
build
ings i
n su
staina
ble lo
catio
ns to
resid
entia
l use
(in
cludin
g as
par
t of m
ixed
use
sche
mes),
par
ticula
rly w
here
comm
ercia
l pre
mise
s whic
h ar
e va
cant
or
Delet
ion of
L6 fr
om th
e poli
cy nu
mber
and
repla
ceme
nt wi
th L5
to re
flect
the de
letion
of
polic
y L5.
Text
adde
d to r
eflec
t the g
rowi
ng af
forda
bility
iss
ues i
n low
dema
nd ar
eas (
indica
ted by
No
rth W
est H
ousin
g Mar
ket T
rend
s) an
d pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
. Also
chan
ged t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
46
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
unde
ruse
d and
offer
no lo
ng te
rm po
tentia
l or v
iable
contr
ibutio
n to t
he lo
cal e
cono
my;
• en
cour
aging
emplo
yers
to pr
ovide
hous
ing fo
r the
ir key
wor
kers;
• en
surin
g tha
t whe
reve
r pos
sible
(and
subje
ct to
conti
nuing
evid
ence
), tha
t pro
perty
rema
ins a
fford
able
and a
vaila
ble in
perp
etuity
. 8
Tra
nsp
ort
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t: C
on
nec
tin
g P
eop
le a
nd
Pla
ces
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
RT
1: In
teg
rate
d T
ran
spo
rt N
etw
ork
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
RT
2: M
anag
ing
Tra
vel D
eman
d
RT
2
Mana
ging
Tra
vel D
eman
d Th
e Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody A
ssem
bly, lo
cal a
uthor
ities,
and o
ther h
ighwa
y and
tran
spor
t auth
oritie
s sho
uld
deve
lop a
coor
dinate
d ap
proa
ch to
man
aging
trav
el de
mand
. Ear
ly co
nsult
ation
with
the
High
ways
Age
ncy
will
be re
quire
d for
any
pro
posa
l tha
t may
affe
ct the
trun
k ro
ad n
etwor
k. In
partic
ular,
effor
ts sh
ould
be
aimed
at r
educ
ing th
e pr
opor
tion
of ca
r-bor
ne co
mmuti
ng a
nd e
duca
tion
trips m
ade
durin
g pe
ak h
ours
and
tackli
ng th
e mo
st co
nges
ted p
arts
of the
moto
rway
netw
ork
includ
ing M
6, M5
6, M6
0 an
d M6
2. In
rura
l ar
eas,
the fo
cus s
hould
be on
majo
r tou
rist a
reas
whe
re vi
sitor
pres
sure
is th
reate
ning t
he lo
cal e
nviro
nmen
t an
d qu
ality
of life
. Pub
lic tr
ansp
ort im
prov
emen
ts ma
y be
part
of a
comp
rehe
nsive
app
roac
h to
disco
urag
e ca
r us
e. Me
asur
es t
o dis
cour
age
car
use
shou
ld co
nside
r im
prov
emen
ts to
and
prom
otion
of
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, w
alking
and c
yclin
g. P
lans
and
strate
gies
will n
eed
to be
spe
cific
to the
natu
re a
nd s
cale
of the
pro
blems
iden
tified
, set
clear
ob
jectiv
es a
nd s
pecif
y wh
at is
being
pro
pose
d, wh
y it
is ne
cess
ary
and
what
the im
pacts
will
be. T
hey
shou
ld:
• en
sure
that
major
new
dev
elopm
ents
are
locate
d wh
ere
there
is g
ood
acce
ss to
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort
alrea
dy e
xists,
bac
ked
by e
ffecti
ve p
rovis
ion fo
r ped
estria
ns a
nd cy
clists
to m
inimi
se th
e ne
ed to
trav
el by
priva
te ca
r.
• se
ek t
o re
duce
priv
ate c
ar u
se t
hrou
gh t
he in
trodu
ction
of
‘smar
ter c
hoice
s’ (se
e ex
ample
s in
para
grap
h 8.6
) and
othe
r inc
entiv
es to
chan
ge tr
avel
beha
viour
whic
h sh
ould
be d
evelo
ped
along
side
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, cy
cling
and p
edes
trian n
etwor
k and
servi
ce im
prov
emen
ts;
• co
nside
r the
effe
ctive
reall
ocati
on o
f roa
d sp
ace
in fav
our o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
pede
strian
s and
cycli
sts
along
side
parki
ng c
harg
es, e
nforce
ment
and
prov
ision
and
othe
r fisc
al me
asur
es, i
nclud
ing ro
ad u
ser
char
ging;
The a
dditio
n of th
e tex
t refe
renc
ing ea
rly
cons
ultati
on w
ith th
e High
ways
Age
ncy h
as
been
adde
d to r
eflec
t the r
equir
emen
t to
cons
ult w
ith th
e HA
in re
lation
to an
y pro
posa
ls tha
t may
affec
t the o
pera
tion t
he m
otorw
ay
road
netw
ork a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
Delet
ion of
this
sente
nce a
nd re
vision
of
word
ing pr
ovide
s gre
ater c
ertai
nty. T
his
appr
oach
supp
orts
the fin
dings
of th
e SA
and
HRA
and r
eflec
ts re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
delet
ed to
prov
ide th
e flex
ibility
co
nside
red n
eces
sary
for al
l pote
ntial
deve
lopme
nts an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
47
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• ma
ke gr
eater
use o
f on-
stree
t par
king c
ontro
ls an
d enfo
rceme
nt;
• inc
orpo
rate
maxim
um p
arkin
g sta
ndar
ds th
at ar
e in
line
with,
or m
ore
restr
ictive
than
, Tab
le 8.1
, and
de
fine
stand
ards
for a
dditio
nal la
nd u
se ca
tegor
ies a
nd a
reas
whe
re m
ore
restr
ictive
stan
dard
s sho
uld
be a
pplie
d. Pa
rking
for d
isable
d pe
ople
and
for c
ycles
and
two-
whee
l moto
rised
veh
icles
are
the
only
situa
tions
whe
re m
inimu
m sta
ndar
ds w
ill be
appli
cable
.
8.5
Stra
tegies
nee
d to
be d
evelo
ped
to ma
nage
the
dema
nd fo
r tra
vel in
the
most
susta
inable
way
, and
a c
o-or
dinate
d ap
proa
ch a
cross
loca
l auth
ority
bou
ndar
ies sh
ould
help
to pr
even
t ineff
icien
t com
petiti
on b
etwee
n dif
feren
t loc
ation
s. A
thoro
ugh
unde
rstan
ding
of re
levan
t pro
blems
and
issu
es w
ill be
ess
entia
l if l
ocal
autho
rities
are
to e
nsur
e tha
t spe
cific
prop
osals
are
the
most
appr
opria
te so
lution
s to
achie
ving
desir
ed
outco
mes,
and
are
politi
cally
, soc
ially
and
envir
onme
ntally
acc
eptab
le. T
he H
ighwa
ys A
genc
y cu
rrentl
y up
dates
Stre
ss M
aps
on a
n an
nual
basis
. The
se s
hould
ser
ve to
infor
m str
ategic
dec
ision
mak
ing a
nd
monit
oring
of de
velop
ments
on th
e stra
tegic
road
netw
ork.
Text
adde
d to a
dd gr
eater
detai
l for d
ecisi
on
make
rs an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
8.
6 ‘S
marte
r ch
oices
’, inc
luding
com
pany
, sch
ool a
nd p
erso
nal t
rave
l plan
s, sa
fer r
outes
to s
choo
l, tra
vel
awar
enes
s cam
paign
s suc
h as
Tra
velW
ise, c
ar p
ooli n
g, ca
r sha
ring
sche
mes,
car c
lubs a
nd p
ark a
nd ri
de
sche
mes,
the av
ailab
ility o
f rea
l time
trav
el inf
orma
tion a
nd in
tegra
ted tic
ketin
g and
the i
ncre
asing
popu
larity
of
home
wor
king
can
contr
ibute
towar
ds c
hang
ing tr
avel
beha
viour
and
will
comp
lemen
t enh
ance
ment
of the
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
pede
strian
and
cyc
ling
netw
orks
(Poli
cies
RT3
and
RT9)
and
the
explo
itatio
n of
new
techn
ology
to m
anag
e ex
isting
tran
spor
t infr
astru
cture
mo r
e eff
ectiv
ely. F
iscal
meas
ures
suc
h as
cha
rging
for
trav
el on
cong
ested
road
s or f
or w
orkp
lace
parki
ng a
re a
lso lik
ely to
be
an im
porta
nt fac
tor in
influ
encin
g the
num
ber o
f peo
ple p
repa
red
to sw
itch
from
priva
te ca
rs to
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, a
nd fu
nds r
aised
could
be
re-
inves
ted in
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, pe
destr
ian an
d cyc
le ne
twor
ks.
Addit
ion of
the w
ord ‘
to’ to
clar
ify th
e plan
and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
Tab
le 8
.1
Notes
: 1. Fo
r pr
edom
inantl
y dr
ive-th
roug
h/tak
e-aw
ay e
stabli
shme
nts.
For
‘Driv
e-thr
ough
’ re
staur
ants
featur
ing si
gnific
ant s
eatin
g the
n the
y sho
uld be
cons
idere
d as a
conv
entio
nal re
staur
ant.
2. To
be ba
cked
up w
ith a
more
detai
led ju
stific
ation
inclu
ding ‘
Trav
el Pl
ans’
prop
osals
. 3.
Addit
ional
facilit
ies, s
uch
as le
isure
and
con
feren
ce fa
cilitie
s sh
ould
be c
onsid
ered
sep
arate
ly if
appr
opria
te.
4. Pa
rking
for
stude
nts s
hould
be
includ
ed w
ithin
this
figur
e. Se
para
te co
nside
ratio
n wo
uld b
e re
quire
d for
any p
arkin
g rela
ted to
resid
entia
l facil
ities.
5.
The
stand
ard
for s
tuden
ts re
lates
to
the t
otal n
umbe
r of
stude
nts a
ttend
ing a
n ed
ucati
onal
estab
lishm
ent r
ather
than
full-t
ime e
quiva
lent n
umbe
r.
6. “U
rban
” sta
ndar
ds w
ill ap
ply t
hrou
ghou
t the
adm
inistr
ative
are
as o
f Gr
eater
Man
ches
ter,
Merse
yside
, Halt
on a
nd W
arrin
gton
and
in the
town
s / ci
ties l
isted
in R
DF1.
“Reg
ional”
stan
dard
s wi
ll ap
ply e
lsewh
ere,
includ
ing in
Key
Ser
vice
Centr
es L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
orks
sho
uld
identi
fy the
area
s whe
re ‘u
rban
’ and
‘regio
nal’ s
tanda
rds w
ill ap
ply.
Text
delet
ed an
d new
text
adde
d to p
rovid
e gr
eater
certa
inty i
n rela
tion t
o the
appli
catio
n of
‘urba
n stan
dard
s’ an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
RT
3: P
ub
lic T
ran
spo
rt F
ram
ewo
rk
RT
3
Publ
ic Tr
ansp
ort F
ram
ewor
k
48
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
The
Publi
c Tr
ansp
ort F
rame
work
set o
ut in
Appe
ndix
RT (a
) defi
nes
the m
ain p
ublic
tran
spor
t cor
ridor
s as
sh
ow at
Diag
ram
1 of A
ppen
dix R
T. T
he P
ublic
Tra
nspo
rt Fr
amew
ork s
et ou
t in A
ppen
dix R
T (a
) defi
nes t
he
North
Wes
t’s m
ain pu
blic t
rans
port
corri
dors.
The
se ar
e also
show
n in D
iagra
m 1 o
f App
endix
RT.
App
endix
RT
(b) d
efine
s a h
ierar
chy o
f gate
ways
and
inter
chan
ges i
n the
Nor
th W
est.
Simi
lar fr
amew
orks
shou
ld be
de
velop
ed by
loca
l auth
oritie
s for
sub-
regio
nal a
nd lo
cal n
etwor
ks an
d set
out in
Loca
l Tra
nspo
rt Pl
ans.
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld se
ek to
redu
ce ov
ercro
wding
whe
re th
is oc
curs
or is
fore
cast
to oc
cur o
n rou
tes
in the
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort c
orrid
ors
identi
fied
in Ap
pend
ix RT
(a).
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
seek
to re
duce
ex
isting
or f
orec
ast o
vercr
owdin
g alo
ng th
e ma
in pu
blic
trans
port
corri
dors
by im
prov
emen
ts to
trans
port
infra
struc
ture
in pa
rtner
ship
with
oper
ators
and
deliv
ery p
artne
rs inc
luding
Netw
ork R
ail w
here
app
ropr
iate.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s and
stati
on op
erato
rs sh
ould
cons
ider m
aking
addit
ional
prov
ision
for c
ar pa
rking
at ra
ilway
sta
tions
, so a
s to p
romo
te ma
ximum
use o
f the r
ail ne
twor
k.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
intro
duce
mea
sure
s to
enha
nce
the a
cces
sibilit
y by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
cycli
ng a
nd
walki
ng o
f reg
ional
centr
es a
nd to
wns
/ citie
s ide
ntifie
d in
RDF1
. In
rura
l are
as, p
riority
sho
uld b
e giv
en to
pr
ovidi
ng ac
cess
from
rura
l hint
erlan
ds to
key s
ervic
e cen
tres.
Lo
cal a
uthor
ities
shou
ld wo
rk in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th pu
blic
trans
port
prov
iders
to im
prov
e the
qua
lity a
nd
prov
ision
of p
ublic
tran
spor
t ser
vices
. Pro
posa
ls an
d sc
hem e
s to
enha
nce
servi
ces i
n co
rrido
rs ide
ntifie
d in
Appe
ndix
RT (
a) s
hould
inclu
de p
riority
mea
sure
s to
impr
ove
journ
ey ti
me r
eliab
ility.
Inter
chan
ge a
nd
servi
ce im
prov
emen
ts sh
ould
be s
uppo
rted
by b
etter
infor
matio
n pr
ovisi
on,
marke
ting
and
integ
rated
tic
ketin
g.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
identi
fy in
Loca
l Tra
nspo
rt Pl
ans
wher
e ex
isting
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort p
rovis
ion is
ins
uffici
ent a
nd w
here
pub
lic, c
ommu
nity
and
dema
nd re
spon
sive
trans
port
netw
orks
sho
uld b
e de
velop
ed
which
link e
mploy
ment,
educ
ation
and t
raini
ng op
portu
nities
with
area
s of n
eed.
Re
giona
l pub
lic tr
ansp
ort p
rioriti
es fo
r inv
estm
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t ate
includ
ed in
poli
cy R
T10.
Regio
nal
publi
c tra
nspo
rt pr
ioritie
s for
inve
stmen
t and
man
agem
ent s
hould
be
identi
fied
in lin
e wi
th Po
licy R
T10
and
set o
ut in
the Im
pleme
ntatio
n Plan
.
Text
delet
ed an
d new
text
adde
d to p
rovid
e gr
eater
clar
ity an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
Text
adde
d to e
ncou
rage
loca
l auth
oritie
s to
work
with
Netw
ork R
ail w
here
appr
opria
te an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
New
text a
dded
to pr
ovide
cons
isten
cy an
d re
flect
the cu
rrent
polic
es in
the p
lan an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
10
Oppo
rtunit
ies fo
r the
phy
sical
expa
nsion
of p
ublic
tran
spor
t, es
pecia
lly w
ith re
gard
s to
heav
y an
d lig
ht ra
il, ar
e re
strict
ed b
y the
high
cost
of pr
ovidi
ng n
ew in
fr astr
uctur
e, an
d the
limite
d fun
ding
avail
able
for lo
cal b
us
servi
ces.
Furth
ermo
re, t
he s
ignific
ant i
mpro
veme
nts in
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort p
rovis
ion n
eces
sary
to su
ppor
t the
Re
giona
l Spa
tial S
trateg
y wi
ll no
t be
fully
achie
ved
unles
s the
criti
cal i
ssue
s of
regu
lation
and
reve
nue
supp
ort
are
addr
esse
d. Ho
weve
r, Au
thoriti
es s
hould
be
enco
urag
ed t
o ex
plore
alte
rnati
ve f
undin
g op
portu
nities
, for
exa
mple
throu
gh p
artne
rship
with
priva
te fun
ding
strea
ms.
As a
res
ult,
the p
olicy
co
ncen
trates
on
makin
g be
st us
e of
exist
ing re
sour
ces
to en
sure
that
corri
dors
which
con
nect
city
regio
ns
and
those
that
prov
ide lin
ks w
ithin
them
conti
nue
to fun
ction
effe
ctive
ly an
d ar
e im
prov
ed in
such
a w
ay a
s to
make
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort a
viab
le an
d att
racti
ve a
ltern
ative
to th
e pr
ivate
car.
As o
vercr
owdin
g is
alrea
dy a
n iss
ue o
n a
numb
er o
f the
rail
and
bus
route
s tha
t ser
ve th
e re
giona
l cen
tres
of Ma
nche
ster/S
alfor
d an
d Liv
erpo
ol, lo
cal t
rans
port
autho
rities
sho
uld w
ork
with
oper
ators
to en
sure
that
pass
enge
r ca
pacit
y is
Text
adde
d to p
rovid
e a m
ore a
ppro
priat
e as
sess
ment
of the
curre
nt av
ailab
le fun
ding
oppo
rtunit
ies an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
49
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
incre
ased
whe
re re
quire
d.
8.12
Ef
fectiv
e int
erch
ange
both
with
in an
d be
twee
n mo
des
is es
senti
al, a
nd c
an b
e ac
hieve
d thr
ough
im
prov
emen
ts to
the q
uality
and
attr
activ
enes
s of b
us a
nd ra
il inte
rchan
ges,
intro
ducin
g me
asur
es su
ch a
s thr
ough
-ticke
ting
and
prov
iding
bett
er in
forma
tion
to ma
ke jo
urne
ys e
asier
to p
lan. L
ocal
autho
rities
shou
ld wo
rk in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th op
erato
rs to
deliv
er im
prov
emen
ts to
the p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt ne
twor
k inc
luding
ad
dres
sing
issue
s of
perso
nal s
afety
and
secu
rity, a
nd, w
here
pra
ctica
ble, t
he p
romo
tion
of so
lution
s to
redu
ce th
e imp
act o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort o
n the
envir
onme
nt. If
oper
ators
choo
se no
t to w
ork i
n par
tnersh
ip wi
th the
loca
l auth
ority
, pro
vided
this
lack o
f eng
agem
ent is
If p
artne
rship
worki
ng d
oes n
ot pr
ove
to be
pos
sible,
pr
ovide
d the
lack
of e
ngag
emen
t is
not d
ue to
the
restr
iction
s of
comp
etitio
n leg
islati
on, t
he lo
cal a
uthor
ity
shou
ld se
ek to
intro
duce
bus
qua
lity co
ntrac
ts. L
ocal
autho
rities
and
othe
r stak
ehold
ers s
hould
eng
age
with
gove
rnme
nt an
d the
rail i
ndus
try to
deli
ver t
he g
reate
st be
nefit
to pa
ssen
gers
throu
gh th
e ra
il refr
anch
ising
pr
oces
s. Ta
rgete
d ma
rketin
g ini
tiativ
es sh
ould
also
be u
sed
to att
ract
peop
le to
publi
c tra
nspo
rt, e
spec
ially
once
impr
ovem
ents
have
bee
n ma
de.
With
reg
ard
to ac
cess
ing p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt se
rvice
s, ad
equa
te co
nside
ratio
n ne
eds t
o be
give
n to
parki
ng p
rovis
ion (i
nclud
ing su
itable
secu
re fa
cilitie
s for
cycle
s and
two-
whee
l moto
rised
vehic
les).
Prop
osed
chan
ges t
ext d
eleted
and n
ew te
xt ad
ded t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity in
term
s of th
e ap
proa
ch to
be ta
ken a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
RT
4: M
anag
emen
t o
f th
e H
igh
way
Net
wo
rk
RT
4
Polic
y RT4
: Man
agem
ent o
f the
Hig
hway
Net
work
Th
e re
gions
road
netw
ork i
s vita
l to th
e ec
onom
y of t
h e N
orth
Wes
t, pr
ovidi
ng th
e me
ans t
o tra
nspo
rt go
ods
and
peop
le wi
thin
and
outsi
de th
e re
gion.
Howe
ver,
exist
ing a
nd fo
reca
st tra
ffic c
onge
stion
is a
con
strain
t on
econ
omic
grow
th an
d nee
ds to
be ad
dres
sed i
f the N
orth
Wes
t is to
redu
ce th
e pro
ducti
vity g
ap.
The
Func
tiona
l Roa
d Hi
erar
chy
set o
ut in
Appe
ndix
RT(c)
and
sho
wn o
n Di
agra
m 2
of Ap
pend
ix RT
ide
ntifie
s tho
se ro
utes
which
com
prise
the
Regio
nal H
i ghwa
y Ne
twor
k. Lo
cal a
uthor
ities
shou
ld ex
tend
the
conc
ept o
f func
tiona
l hier
arch
ies to
sub-
regio
nal a
nd lo
cal h
ighwa
y netw
orks
. Th
e Hi
ghwa
ys A
genc
y an
d Lo
cal
High
way
autho
rities
sho
uld p
repa
re R
oute
Mana
geme
nt Pl
ans
in ac
cord
ance
with
NW
RA R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bo
dy g
uidan
ce fo
r all r
outes
in th
e Re
giona
l High
way N
etwor
k. Pl
ans
shou
ld ma
ke b
est u
se o
f exis
ting
infra
struc
ture
and
prop
osals
for
major
high
way
impr
ovem
ents
shou
ld on
ly be
inclu
ded f
ollow
ing an
exam
inatio
n of a
ll pra
ctica
l alte
rnati
ve so
lution
s to a
partic
ular p
roble
m Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies fo
r man
aging
traff
ic sh
ould
focus
on
impr
oving
road
safet
y, re
ducin
g tra
ffic g
rowt
h an
d ma
intain
ing a
high q
uality
envir
onme
nt thr
ough
mitig
ating
the i
mpac
ts of
road
traff
ic on
air q
uality
, nois
e and
he
alth,
with
traffic
enc
oura
ged
to us
e the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
route
s wh
erev
er p
ossib
le. In
rur
al ar
eas,
partic
ular e
mpha
sis s
hould
be
given
to m
aintai
ning
the tr
anqu
illity
of the
cou
ntrys
ide. W
here
safe
ty is
not
comp
romi
sed,
highw
ay e
ngine
ering
mea
sure
s sh
ould
refle
ct loc
al ch
arac
ter,
includ
ing la
ndsc
ape
and
cons
erva
tion.
Whe
re a
route
is th
e res
pons
ibility
of m
ore t
han o
ne hi
ghwa
y auth
ority
, the r
eleva
nt au
thoriti
es sh
ould
adop
t a
cons
isten
t app
roac
h to
maint
enan
ce a
nd m
anag
emen
t, inc
luding
the
adop
tion
of ap
prop
riate
spee
d lim
its
by re
feren
ce to
the
road
’s fun
ction
, stan
dard
and
env
iron m
ental
conte
xt. T
he h
armo
nisati
on o
f spe
ed lim
its
To pr
ovide
a mo
re ba
lance
d app
roac
h, re
flecti
ng th
e King
Rev
iew (H
M Tr
easu
ry,
2007
) and
aspe
cts of
the E
dding
ton R
epor
t an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
the
Regio
nal D
evelo
pmen
t Age
ncy.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es.
50
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
acro
ss h
ighwa
y au
thority
bou
ndar
ies s
hould
be
cons
idere
d to
achie
ve c
onsis
tency
on
route
s of
simila
r fun
ction
and
stan
dard
. Max
imum
use
sho
uld b
e ma
de o
f sec
onda
ry an
d re
cycle
d ag
greg
ates
in ro
ad
cons
tructi
on an
d main
tenan
ce sc
heme
s in l
ine w
ith po
licies
EM9
and D
P4.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
work
with
freigh
t, co
ach
and
parki
ng o
pera
tors
to de
velop
plan
s an
d str
ategie
s to
identi
fy sit
es fo
r the
prov
ision
of dr
iver r
est a
nd pa
rking
facil
ities.
8.
15
Route
Man
agem
ent P
lans
shou
ld be
pre
pare
d in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
epar
ate g
uidan
ce to
be
deve
loped
by
the N
WRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
. Whe
re a
par
ticula
r rou
te is
the re
spon
sibilit
y of m
ore
than
one
highw
ay
autho
rity,
a sin
gle R
oute
Mana
geme
nt Pl
an s
hould
be
deve
loped
and
a c
onsis
tent
appr
oach
to
mana
geme
nt an
d main
tenan
ce ag
reed
.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
16
The
King
Rev
iew (H
M Tr
easu
ry, 2
007)
indic
ates t
hat r
oad
trans
port
has d
rama
ticall
y enh
ance
d the
mob
ility,
econ
omic
pros
perity
and
qua
lity o
f life
for m
illion
s of p
eople
. How
ever
, the
lack
of a
syste
matic
app
roac
h to
highw
ay m
anag
emen
t in
the p
ast h
as c
ontrib
uted
in pa
rt to
a mu
ltitud
e of
differ
ent p
roble
ms, i
nclud
ing
throu
gh tr
affic
using
resid
entia
l stre
ets in
urba
n are
as to
avoid
cong
estio
n at ju
nctio
ns on
main
road
s and
an
incre
asing
use
of u
nsuit
able
local
road
s in
rura
l are
as to
avo
id co
nges
tion
on st
rateg
ic ro
utes (
for e
xamp
le,
the M
6 co
rrido
r thr
ough
Che
shire
). On
the
other
han
d, the
effe
ctive
ope
ratio
n of
some
secti
ons o
f moto
rway
in
the M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion is
und
ermi
ned
throu
gh e
xtens
ive u
se b
y loc
al tra
ffic m
aking
sho
rt dis
tance
trip
s, pa
rticula
rly d
uring
pea
k per
iods (
for e
xamp
le, th
e M6
2/M60
betw
een
Junc
tions
12
and
18).
In ad
dition
to
the p
roble
m of
cong
estio
n an
d its
impa
ct on
jour
ney
time
relia
bility
, ina
ppro
priat
e us
e of
the h
ighwa
y ne
twor
k ha
s sig
nifica
nt he
alth
and
safet
y im
plica
tions
, inc
luding
road
safe
ty an
d the
env
ironm
ental
and
so
cial c
onse
quen
ces o
f tra
ffic in
town
s, vil
lages
and
the
wide
r cou
ntrys
ide. R
oad
trans
port
has a
sign
ifican
t im
pact
on th
e na
tural,
buil
t and
hist
oric
envir
onme
nt. A
cross
the
North
Wes
t the
re is
gro
wing
con
cern
that
local
comm
unitie
s in
both
urba
n an
d ru
ral a
reas
are
now
suff
ering
from
the
nega
tive
effec
ts of
traffic
, inc
luding
pro
blems
of r
oad
safet
y, po
or a
ir qu
ality,
nois
e, se
vera
nce
and
visua
l intr
usion
. In
rura
l are
as,
wher
e tra
ffic g
rowt
h is
incre
asing
at a
faste
r rate
than
else
wher
e, the
loss
or f
ragm
entat
ion o
f tra
nquil
are
as
and l
ight p
olluti
on ar
e also
issu
es of
conc
ern.
Text
adde
d to p
rovid
e a m
ore b
alanc
ed
appr
oach
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s.
8.
18
EU le
gislat
ion o
blige
s dr
ivers
of fre
ight v
ehicl
es a
nd c
oach
es to
take
stat
utory
brea
ks, c
reati
ng a
nee
d for
ap
prop
riate
shor
t stay
and
for l
orrie
s, in
partic
ular,
over
night
parki
ng fa
cilitie
s. Lo
cal A
uthor
ities s
hould
wor
k wi
th fre
ight,
coac
h an
d pa
rking
ope
rator
s to
deve
lop a
com
preh
ensiv
e ap
proa
ch to
pro
vide
in pr
ovidi
ng
these
facil
ities,
as in
creas
ed pr
essu
re to
deve
lop la
nd in
urba
n are
as ha
s led
to go
ods v
ehicl
es be
ing fo
rced
to pa
rk in
unsu
itable
loca
tions
. In
touris
t and
othe
r are
as th
at att
ract
large
num
bers
of co
ache
s, loc
al au
thoriti
es s
hould
iden
tify s
hort
stay
drop
-off
and
pick-u
p po
ints
close
to a
menit
ies a
long
with
near
by,
secu
re lo
ng st
ay pa
rking
area
s.
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
RT
5: A
irp
ort
s R
T5
Po
licy R
T5: A
irpor
ts
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld su
ppor
t the e
cono
mic a
ctivit
y gen
erate
d and
susta
ined b
y the
Reg
ion’s
airpo
rts,
in pa
rticula
r, the
impo
rtanc
e of
Manc
heste
r Airp
ort a
s a
key
econ
omic
drive
r for
the
North
of E
nglan
d an
d Liv
erpo
ol Jo
hn L
enno
n Ai
rpor
t for
the
Live
rpoo
l Ci
ty Re
gion.
Airp
ort
oper
ators,
in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th
51
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
stake
holde
rs, s
hould
imple
ment
surfa
ce tr
ansp
ort i
nitiat
ives
which
ens
ure
that a
cces
s by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
walki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g for
both
pas
seng
ers
and
emplo
yees
acro
ss th
e sit
e is
conti
nuall
y en
hanc
ed to
redu
ce
car d
epen
denc
y and
ensu
re th
at all
loca
l env
ironm
ental
stan
dard
s are
met.
Fo
r Man
ches
ter, L
iverp
ool J
ohn
Lenn
on a
nd B
lackp
ool A
irpor
ts, th
e fut
ure
oper
ation
al an
d inf
rastr
uctur
e re
quire
ments
, sur
face
acce
ss d
eman
ds a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal im
pacts
for e
ach
airpo
rt sh
ould
be id
entifi
ed a
nd
meas
ures
to a
ddre
ss a
nd m
onito
r the
m inc
luded
in A
irpor
t Mas
ter P
lans
and
other
relev
ant p
lans
and
strate
gies,
base
d on
the
strate
gic fr
amew
ork
for th
e de
velop
ment
of air
port
capa
city
set o
ut in
the W
hite
Pape
r ‘Fu
ture
of Ai
r Tr
ansp
ort’.
For
Carlis
le Ai
rpor
t, pr
opos
als fo
r de
velop
ment
shou
ld be
con
sider
ed
throu
gh th
e loc
al pla
nning
pro
cess
. If p
ropo
sals
exce
ed 2
0,000
air
trans
port
move
ments
ann
ually
by
2030
the
airp
ort s
hould
cons
ider d
evelo
ping a
n Airp
ort M
aster
plan.
Airp
ort
boun
darie
s, as
exis
ting
or a
s pr
opos
ed,
shou
ld be
sho
wn in
loca
l dev
elopm
ent
docu
ments
. De
velop
ment
that w
ould
impe
de th
e op
erati
onal
requ
ireme
nts o
f an
airpo
rt sh
ould
not b
e pe
rmitte
d wi
thin
this
boun
dary.
In d
eterm
ining
requ
ireme
nts fo
r the
exp
ansio
n of
an a
irpor
t bey
ond
its e
xistin
g bo
unda
ry,
plans
and s
trateg
ies sh
ould
take a
ccou
nt of:
• the
scop
e for
inten
sifica
tion a
nd ra
tiona
lisati
on of
activ
ities a
nd fa
cilitie
s with
in the
exist
ing bo
unda
ry;
• the
scop
e for
reloc
ating
exist
ing ac
tivitie
s or f
acilit
ies of
f-site
;
• the
scop
e for
deve
loping
prop
osed
activ
ities o
r fac
ilities
off-s
ite.
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
for a
irpor
ts an
d ad
jacen
t are
as sh
ould
includ
e me
asur
es to
regu
late
the a
vaila
bility
of
car p
arkin
g spa
ce fo
r pas
seng
ers a
nd em
ploye
es ac
ross
the s
ite.
In co
nside
ring a
pplic
ation
s for
deve
lopme
nt at
airpo
rts, a
ccou
nt wi
ll be t
aken
of:
• the
exte
nt to
which
sur
face
acce
ss a
nd c
ar p
arkin
g ar
rang
emen
ts en
cour
age
the u
se o
f pu
blic
trans
port,
walk
ing an
d cyc
ling;
• the
effe
ct of
the p
ropo
sed
deve
lopme
nt on
nois
e an
d atm
osph
eric
pollu
tion,
and
the e
xtent
to wh
ich
this c
an be
mitig
ated;
• the
effec
t of d
evelo
pmen
t on s
ites o
f nati
onal
and i
ntern
ation
al na
ture c
onse
rvatio
n imp
ortan
ce.
• the
effec
t of th
e pro
pose
d dev
elopm
ent o
n the
healt
h and
well
being
of lo
cal c
ommu
nities
; and
• the
adv
erse
effe
cts o
n sit
es o
f nati
onal
and
inter
natio
nal n
ature
cons
erva
tion
impo
rtanc
e to
ensu
re th
at the
se ef
fects
are a
voide
d, mi
tigate
d or c
ompe
nsate
d as a
ppro
priat
e.
In for
mulat
ing p
lans
and
strate
gies,
acco
unt s
hould
be
taken
of t
he c
ontrib
ution
gen
eral
aviat
ion m
akes
to
the re
giona
l and
loca
l eco
nomi
es, a
nd th
e ro
le sm
aller
airfi
elds
have
in p
rovid
ing fo
r both
bus
iness
and
Text
amen
ded t
o enc
oura
ge a
rang
e of
trans
port
optio
ns.
Text
amen
ded t
o enc
oura
ge a
rang
e of
trans
port
optio
ns an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
Text
amen
ded a
nd ad
ded t
o clar
ify th
e int
entio
ns of
the p
olicy
.
52
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
leisu
re.
8.
19
This
polic
y sh
ould
be r
ead
in co
njunc
tion
with
RDF
4 (G
reen
Belt
) an
d DP
7 (P
romo
te En
viron
menta
l Qu
ality)
whic
h ar
e pa
rticula
rly re
levan
t give
n the
loca
tion
of so
me o
f the
regio
ns a
irpor
ts. D
evelo
pmen
t at
Liver
pool
John
Len
non
Airp
ort
could
lead
to
impa
cts u
pon
the in
tegrity
of
the s
ites
of int
erna
tiona
l im
porta
nce
found
with
in the
wide
r Live
rpoo
l Bay
are
a Me
rsey E
stuar
y SPA
/Ram
sar,
and
at Ca
rlisle
Airp
ort
on t
he s
ites
asso
ciated
with
the
Solw
ay.
Uppe
r So
lway
Flat
s an
d Ma
rshes
SPA
/Ram
sar,
sites
of
inter
natio
nal
impo
rtanc
e for
natu
re c
onse
rvatio
n. Ac
cord
ingly,
pro
posa
ls an
d pla
ns r
elated
to
airpo
rt de
velop
ment
which
wou
ld be
likely
to h
ave
a sig
nifica
nt eff
ect o
n the
are
as lis
ted a
bove
wou
ld be
subje
ct to
asse
ssme
nt, un
der t
he H
abita
ts Re
gulat
ions.
Text
amen
ded t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity an
d fle
xibilit
y in t
erms
of th
e site
s ide
ntifie
d and
an
y othe
r futu
re si
tes th
at ma
y be d
esign
ated
in the
futur
e.
8.
20
Airp
orts
gene
rate
emplo
ymen
t, att
ract
busin
esse
s to
the a
rea,
open
up
marke
ts an
d en
cour
age
touris
m an
d vis
itors.
The
Futu
re o
f Air
Tran
spor
t rec
ognis
es th
at bu
ilding
of l
ocal
supp
ly ch
ain a
nd c
apac
ity fo
r the
av
iation
indu
stry c
ould
bring
impo
rtant
bene
fits to
the e
cono
mies
of re
gions
and p
romo
tes th
e esta
blish
ment
of Ce
ntres
of E
xcell
ence
outs
ide th
e So
uth E
ast o
f Eng
land.
Howe
ver,
regio
nally
sign
ifican
t bus
iness
de
velop
ment
that i
s no
t req
uired
for t
he o
pera
tion
of an
airp
ort s
hould
be
locate
d in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e cri
teria
set o
ut in
Polic
y W
2 ab
ove.
Manc
heste
r Airp
ort i
s by
far t
he la
rges
t in
the U
K ou
tside
of t
he S
outh
East
of En
gland
, ser
ving
some
21
millio
n pa
ssen
gers
each
yea
r and
offe
ring
a br
oad
rang
e of
flights
inc
luding
long
-hau
l sch
edule
d se
rvice
s. Mo
re in
tensiv
e us
e of
the tw
o ru
nway
s co
uld s
ee th
e Ai
rpor
t inc
reas
e the
num
ber o
f pas
seng
ers i
t cate
rs for
up
to 50
milli
on p
er a
nnum
. Live
rpoo
l Joh
n Le
nnon
Airp
ort
is the
Nor
th W
est’s
sec
ond
airpo
rt an
d ha
s se
en r
apid
rece
nt gr
owth
in re
cent
year
s wi
th pa
ssen
ger
numb
ers
exce
eding
4 m
illion
ann
ually
. Blac
kpoo
l Airp
ort h
as r
ecen
tly e
xper
ience
d co
nside
rable
rec
ent
grow
th in
sche
duled
route
s an
d no
w ca
ters
cater
ing fo
r aro
und
300,0
00 p
asse
nger
s pe
r yea
r, su
ppor
ting
the re
sort’s
tour
ism-le
d reg
ener
ation
and s
ervin
g the
Cen
tral L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion.
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nts.
RT
6: P
ort
an
d W
ater
way
s R
T6
Po
licy R
T6: P
orts
and
Wat
erwa
ys
The
regio
n wi
ll opti
mise
the
use
of its
por
ts an
d wa
terw a
ys a
ssets
, for
trad
e an
d lei
sure
, whil
st at
the sa
me
time
prote
cting
the
envir
onme
nt an
d the
integ
rity o
f the
ir bio
diver
sity.
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
supp
ort
the ec
onom
ic ac
tivity
gene
rated
and s
ustai
ned b
y the
Reg
i on’s
major
ports
and w
aterw
ays,
in pa
rticula
r, the
Po
rt of
Liver
pool,
as
the N
orth
Wes
t’s k
ey in
terna
tiona
l sea
por
t, an
d the
Man
ches
ter S
hip C
anal ,
. Por
t op
erato
rs in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th sta
keho
lders
shou
ld de
velop
land
-side
surfa
ce a
cces
s plan
s to
acco
mmod
ate
exist
ing an
d pro
jected
freig
ht an
d pas
seng
er tr
affic.
The
re sh
ould
be a
pres
umpti
on in
favo
ur of
mak
ing be
st us
e of
exist
ing in
frastr
uctur
e wh
ere
poss
ible,
and
oppo
rtunit
ies to
secu
re th
e tra
nsfer
of p
ort-r
elated
freig
ht fro
m ro
ad to
rail o
r wate
r sho
uld be
explo
red.
It is
reco
mmen
ded
that f
or P
ort o
f Live
rpoo
l, Birk
enhe
ad, t
he M
anch
ester
Ship
Can
al, P
ort o
f Hey
sham
and
Fle
etwoo
d, the
futu
re o
pera
tiona
l an
d inf
rastr
uctur
e re
quire
ments
, su
rface
acc
ess
dema
nds
and
envir
onme
ntal i
mpac
ts for
eac
h po
rt sh
ould
be id
entifi
ed a
nd m
easu
res
to ad
dres
s an
d mo
nitor
them
inc
luded
in P
ort M
aster
plans
and
rele
vant
plans
and
stra
tegies
. For
nav
igatio
ns a
nd w
aterw
ays,
work
shou
ld be
und
ertak
en in
par
tnersh
ip Lo
cal A
uthor
ities
and
oper
ators
shou
ld wo
rk in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th ap
prop
riate
navig
ation
autho
rities
to in
vesti
gate
and i
denti
fy bo
ttlene
cks a
nd de
velop
solut
ions.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nge t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s. Mi
nor t
ext a
mend
ment
to re
flect
the
orga
nisati
on of
the P
ort o
f Live
rpoo
l and
to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
amen
ded t
o refl
ect th
e asp
iratio
ns fo
r pa
rtner
ship
worki
ng an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
53
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Port
boun
darie
s, as
exis
ting
or a
s pr
opos
ed,
shou
ld be
sho
wn i
n Lo
cal
Deve
lopme
nt Do
cume
nts.
Deve
lopme
nt tha
t wou
ld im
pede
the
oper
ation
al re
quire
ments
of a
por
t sho
uld n
ot be
per
mitte
d wi
thin
this
boun
dary.
The
re sh
ould
be a
stro
ng p
resu
mptio
n in
favou
r of s
afegu
ardin
g lan
d clo
se to
por
ts for
logis
tics,
trans
port
and
port
relat
ed d
evelo
pmen
t whe
re th
ere
is at
least
a re
ason
able
likeli
hood
of r
estitu
tion
to sig
nifica
nt op
erati
onal
use
withi
n fift
een
year
s an
d wh
ere
the a
ltern
ative
use
in c
ontem
platio
n is
one,
such
as
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent,
which
will
be d
ifficu
lt to
reve
rse. L
and
with
whar
fside
fron
tages
sho
uld a
lso b
e pr
otecte
d for
futur
e us
es th
at re
quire
a w
ater c
onne
ction
whe
re th
ere
is a
likeli
hood
of s
uch
re-u
se in
the
shor
t term
. In
deter
minin
g re
quire
ments
for t
he e
xpan
sion
of a
port
beyo
nd its
exis
ting
boun
dary,
plan
s and
stra
tegies
sh
ould
take a
ccou
nt of:
• the
scop
e for
inten
sifica
tion a
nd ra
tiona
lisati
on of
activ
ities a
nd fa
cilitie
s with
in the
exist
ing bo
unda
ry;
• the
scop
e for
reloc
ating
exist
ing ac
tivitie
s or f
acilit
ies of
f-site
;
• the
scop
e for
deve
loping
prop
osed
activ
ities o
r fac
ilities
off-s
ite.
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
for p
orts
and
adjac
ent a
reas
shou
ld inc
lude
meas
ures
to re
gulat
e the
ava
ilabil
ity o
f car
pa
rking
spac
es to
acco
mmod
ate ex
isting
and p
rojec
ted fr
eight,
pass
enge
rs an
d emp
loyee
s acro
ss th
e site
. In
cons
iderin
g app
licati
ons f
or de
velop
ment
at po
rts, a
ccou
nt wi
ll be t
aken
of:
• the
exte
nt to
which
land
-side
sur
face
acce
ss c
an a
ssist
the
trans
fer o
f por
t tra
ffic fr
om ro
ad to
rail
and/o
r wate
r;
• the
exten
t to w
hich i
t red
uces
the u
nnec
essa
ry an
d uns
ustai
nable
use o
f por
ts in
other
UK
regio
ns;
• the
effe
ct of
the p
ropo
sed
deve
lopme
nt on
loca
l com
munit
ies a
nd s
ites
of na
tiona
l and
inter
natio
nal
natur
e con
serva
tion i
mpor
tance
and t
he ex
tent to
whic
h this
can b
e mitig
ated.
• the
effec
t of th
e pro
pose
d dev
elopm
ent o
n the
healt
h and
well
being
of lo
cal c
ommu
nities
; and
• the
adv
erse
effe
cts o
n sit
es o
f nati
onal
and
inter
natio
nal n
ature
cons
erva
tion
impo
rtanc
e to
ensu
re th
at the
se ef
fects
are a
voide
d, mi
tigate
d or c
ompe
nsate
d as a
ppro
priat
e.
Text
adde
d to p
rovid
e gre
ater c
larity
to th
e po
licy a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nge t
o pro
vide c
ertai
nty an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nge t
o pro
vide c
ertai
nty an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
amen
ded t
o clar
ify th
e inte
ntion
s of th
e po
licy a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
8.
23
This
polic
y sh
ould
be re
ad in
con
juncti
on w
ith p
olicie
s RD
F3 (T
he C
oast)
and
EM6
(Man
aging
the
North
W
est’s
Coa
stline
) and
DP7
(Pro
mote
Envir
onme
ntal Q
uality
). Th
e pr
oxim
ity o
f pote
ntial
port
deve
lopme
nts
at Liv
erpo
ol, B
irken
head
and
the
Man
ches
ter S
hip C
anal
and
the ‘
in-co
mbina
tion’
impa
cts o
f su
ch
deve
lopme
nt on
the
integ
rity a
nd c
onse
rvatio
n ob
jectiv
es o
f the
site
s of
inter
natio
nal i
mpor
tance
foun
d wi
thin
the w
ider L
iverp
ool B
ay a
rea
pSPA
, Mer
sey E
stuar
y SPA
/Ram
sar,
Merse
y Nar
rows
and
Nor
th W
irral
Fore
shor
e pS
PA/pR
amsa
r, De
e Es
tuary
SPA/
Rams
ar a
nd R
ibble
and
Alt E
stuar
ies S
PA/R
amsa
r will
need
Text
amen
ded t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity an
d fle
xibilit
y in t
erms
of th
e site
s ide
ntifie
d and
an
y othe
r futu
re si
tes th
at ma
y be d
esign
ated
54
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
to as
sess
ed a
nd m
itigate
d ag
ainst.
Sim
ilarly
suc
h as
sess
ment
and
mitig
ation
may
be
nece
ssar
y at
Heys
ham
and
Fleetw
ood,
wher
e the
re m
ay a
lso b
e ‘in
comb
inatio
n’ dis
turba
nce
impa
cts o
f dev
elopm
ent o
n the
integ
rity o
f the
sites
of I
ntern
ation
al Im
porta
nce
asso
ciated
with
Mor
ecam
be B
ay S
AC/S
PA/R
amsa
r and
Liv
erpo
ol Ba
y pS
PA. T
he im
pacts
from
dev
elopm
ent i
nclud
e (b
ut ar
e no
t lim
ited
to) c
onstr
uctio
n an
d sh
ipping
relat
ed d
istur
banc
e an
d po
llutio
n an
d lan
d tak
e lea
ding
to a
poten
tial r
isk o
f “co
astal
squ
eeze
”. “C
oasta
l squ
eeze
” occ
urs
when
rise
s in
sea
levels
alon
g wi
th co
astal
dev
elopm
ent r
educ
e the
ava
ilable
co
astal
strip
betw
een t
he la
nd an
d sea
.
in the
futur
e.
8.
24
The
North
Wes
t por
ts an
d wa
terwa
ys a
re im
porta
nt ga
teway
s for
trad
e an
d tra
vel a
nd p
rovid
e op
portu
nities
to
prom
ote th
e cu
ltura
l dive
rsity
and
histor
y of t
he re
gion.
In 20
05, 4
7.5 m
illion
tonn
es o
f car
go w
as m
oved
thr
ough
the
regio
n’s p
orts.
In a
dditio
n to
hand
ling
freigh
t, the
por
ts pr
ovide
majo
r lei
sure
and
tour
ism
oppo
rtunit
ies fo
r the
regio
n, . 9
84,00
0 pa
ssen
gers
(200
5 ba
sed
figur
es) u
sed
the ro
ll-on,
roll-o
ff (R
o-Ro
) fer
ry se
rvice
s wh
ich o
pera
te fro
m Liv
erpo
ol, B
irken
head
, Hey
sham
and
Flee
twoo
d, wh
ich a
re o
f majo
r im
porta
nce
to the
eco
nomi
es o
f Nor
thern
Irela
nd a
nd E
ire. T
here
are
also
opp
ortun
ities
to de
velop
cru
ise
liner
facil
ities,
partic
ularly
at t
he P
ort o
f Live
rpoo
l. Th
e No
rth W
est P
orts
Econ
omic
Tren
ds a
nd L
and
Use
Stud
y ha
s inf
orme
d po
licy
deve
lopme
nt. N
ation
al po
licy
is se
t out
in ‘M
oder
n Po
rts: A
UK
Polic
y’ wh
ich is
be
ing r
eview
ed.
In the
Nor
th W
est,
Liver
pool,
Man
ches
ter (
Manc
heste
r Sh
ip Ca
nal),
Heys
ham
and
Fleetw
ood
are
categ
orise
d as
majo
r por
ts by
the
Depa
rtmen
t for
Tra
nspo
rt in
that t
hey h
andle
at le
ast o
ne
millio
n ton
nes o
f car
go p
er a
nnum
. Othe
r por
ts ar
e loc
ated
at Ba
rrow-
in-Fu
rnes
s, Si
lloth
and
Wor
kingto
n in
Cumb
ria, G
lasso
n Doc
k nea
r Lan
caste
r and
Gar
ston D
ock o
n the
Rive
r Mer
sey.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nges
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s.
8.
25
Liver
pool
is by
far t
he m
ost d
omina
nt po
rt in
the R
egion
and
in 2
005
hand
led 3
3.7 m
illion
tonn
es o
f car
go,
an a
ll tim
e re
cord
. It o
pera
tes th
e UK
’s lar
gest
Free
port
zone
with
exte
nsive
facil
ities
on b
oth s
ides
of the
Ri
ver M
erse
y, ac
ting
as a
hub
con
necti
ng w
orld-
wide
dee
p-se
a se
rvice
s wi
th an
exte
nsive
netw
ork
of Co
ntine
ntal, U
K an
d Iris
h Se
a sh
ort-s
ea se
rvice
s. Bi
rkenh
ead
in pa
rticula
r and
Sea
forth
Conta
iner T
ermi
nal
have
has t
he po
tentia
l for s
ignific
ant fu
rther
deve
lopme
nt. P
orts
in the
Nor
th W
est a
lso ha
ve a
role
to pla
y in
supp
ortin
g EC
initia
tives
to e
ncou
rage
the
trans
fer o
f fre
ight f
rom
land
to wa
ter tr
ansp
ort (
see
Polic
y RT
7 an
d RT8
).
Addit
ion of
text
to re
flect
the gr
owth
poten
tial
of Se
aforth
Con
taine
r Ter
mina
l and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
by th
e Nor
th W
est
Envir
onme
nt Ag
ency
. R
T7:
Fre
igh
t T
ran
spo
rt
RT
7
Polic
y RT7
: Fre
ight
Tra
nspo
rt Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
take
acco
unt o
f the
aim
s and
obje
ctive
s of t
he R
egion
al Fr
eight
Stra
tegy.
Loca
l au
thoriti
es s
hould
dev
elop
sub-
regio
nal f
reigh
t stra
tegies
, inc
luding
the
estab
lishm
ent o
f Fre
ight Q
uality
Pa
rtner
ships
to pr
omote
cons
tructi
ve so
lution
s to l
ocal
distrib
ution
prob
lems a
nd is
sues
. Th
e Reg
ional
High
way N
etwor
k, as
detai
led in
App
endix
RT(
c), fo
rms t
he N
orth
Wes
t’s st
rateg
ic ne
twor
k for
the
mov
emen
t of
freigh
t by
roa
d, su
pplem
ented
by
sub-
regio
nal h
ighwa
y ne
twor
ks d
efine
d in
Loca
l Tr
ansp
ort P
lans.
Heav
y Goo
ds V
ehicl
es sh
ould
not b
e res
tricted
from
any r
outes
in th
ese n
etwor
ks.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
work
with
distrib
ution
com
panie
s an
d the
ir cu
stome
rs to
deve
lop a
con
sisten
t ap
proa
ch to
lorry
man
agem
ent,
includ
ing a
cces
s re
strict
ions
and
curfe
ws. S
igning
stra
tegies
sho
uld b
e de
velop
ed an
d intr
oduc
ed fo
r key
freig
ht ro
utes a
nd lo
cal d
estin
ation
s.
55
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sh
ould
work
with
rail,
port
and
inlan
d wa
terwa
y op
erato
rs, N
etwor
k Ra
il, an
d the
freig
ht tra
nspo
rt ind
ustry
and
bus
iness
to ca
pitali
se o
n the
opp
ortun
ities a
vaila
ble in
the
North
Wes
t for
incre
asing
the
pro
portio
n of
freigh
t mov
ed b
y sh
ortse
a, co
astal
ship
ping
and
inlan
d wa
terwa
ys. T
his w
ill en
cour
age
a sh
ift fro
m ro
ad ba
sed t
rans
port.
Lo
cal a
uthor
ities s
hould
wor
k with
airp
ort o
pera
tors t
o fac
ilitate
the
deve
lopme
nt of
air fr
eight
at the
regio
n’s
airpo
rts, i
n lin
e wi
th the
Whit
e Pa
per ‘
The
Futur
e of
Air T
rans
port’,
hav
ing p
artic
ular r
egar
d to
the n
eed
to mi
nimise
and m
itigate
envir
onme
ntal im
pacts
(inclu
ding n
ight n
oise)
.
Text
adde
d to h
ighlig
ht the
impo
rtanc
e of r
ail
to tra
nspo
rt fre
ight a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
adde
d to h
ighlig
ht the
aim
of the
polic
y an
d pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
31
The
grow
th in
conta
iner v
olume
s, co
mbine
d wi
th the
tren
d for
con
taine
r line
s to
use
feede
r ser
vices
to
distrib
ute c
ontai
ners
from
hub
ports
by
sea
offer
s sig
nifica
nt po
tentia
l for
the
Rive
r Mer
sey
ports
and
the
Port
of Ma
nche
ster (
Manc
heste
r Ship
Can
al) in
par
ticula
r. Th
e Sh
ip Ca
nal a
lso h
as th
e ca
pabil
ity to
play
a
grea
ter ro
le in
the in
terna
l tra
nspo
rtatio
n of
freigh
t as,
to a
lesse
r deg
ree,
do s
mall w
aterw
ays
such
as
the
Wea
ver N
aviga
tion
and
navig
able
river
s. Ho
weve
r, thi
s can
not b
e ac
hieve
d wi
thout
the n
eces
sary
whar
ves,
ware
hous
ing a
nd fa
cilitie
s to
enab
le int
erch
ange
betw
een
road
, rail
and
wate
r. Th
is in
turn
requ
ires l
and
to be
iden
tified
, allo
cated
and
safe
guar
ded
in Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Fra
mewo
rks fo
r suc
h de
velop
ments
. The
Go
vern
ment’
s Sus
taina
ble D
istrib
ution
Fun
d89
can
prov
ide u
seful
finan
cial c
ontrib
ution
s tow
ards
the
capit
al inv
estm
ent a
ssoc
iated
with
the t
rans
fer of
freig
ht fro
m ro
ad to
wate
r.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nge
RT
8: In
ter-
Mo
dal
Fre
igh
t T
erm
inal
s R
T8
Po
licy R
T8 –
Inte
r-Mod
al Fr
eight
Ter
min
als
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld fac
ilitate
the t
rans
fer of
freig
ht fro
m ro
ad to
rail a
nd/or
wate
r by t
he id
entifi
catio
n of
sites
for i
nter-m
odal
freigh
t ter
mina
ls, a
nd b
y en
cour
aging
gre
ater u
se o
f exis
ting
termi
nals
and
priva
te sid
ings.
Cons
idera
tion
shou
ld be
give
n to
the a
lloca
tion
of lan
d for
inter
-mod
al fre
ight t
ermi
nals
in the
follo
wing
br
oad
locati
ons:
• So
uth W
est G
reate
r Man
ches
ter (w
ith ac
cess
to ra
il and
the M
anch
ester
Ship
Can
al);
• W
idnes
(with
acce
ss to
the W
est C
oast
Main
Line (
Liver
pool
Bran
ch));
• Ne
wton
-le-W
illows
(with
acce
ss to
the W
est C
oast
Main
Line a
nd T
rans
-Pen
nine C
hat M
oss r
ail ro
ute);
• Bi
rkenh
ead W
aterfr
ont a
nd E
astha
m Do
cks (
Wirr
al W
aterfr
ont S
IA).
Prop
osals
for in
ter-m
odal
freigh
t term
inals
shou
ld sa
tisfy
the fo
llowi
ng cr
iteria
:
• be
acc
essib
le fro
m the
Reg
ional
High
way
Netw
ork
and
Regio
nal R
ail N
etwor
k as
liste
d in
Appe
ndix
RT(c)
and c
onsis
tent w
ith its
oper
ation
and m
anag
emen
t;
• co
nform
with
rail i
ndus
try s
trateg
ies fo
r fre
ight a
nd n
etwor
k an
d ca
pacit
y uti
lisati
on a
nd th
e Re
giona
l
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt to
accu
ratel
y refl
ect th
e na
me of
the r
ail ro
ute an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
amen
ded t
o clar
ify an
d refl
ect th
e im
porta
nce o
f the r
ail ne
twor
k.
56
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Plan
ning A
sses
smen
t;
• be
comp
atible
with
the l
ocal
envir
onme
nt an
d adja
cent
land u
ses;
• be
capa
ble of
acco
mmod
ating
, as r
equir
ed,
-
an ap
prop
riate
road
and /
or ra
il lay
out;
-
facilit
ies fo
r wate
r-bor
ne fr
eight;
-
prov
ision
for t
he de
velop
ment
of ac
tivitie
s tha
t add
value
; and
-
scop
e for
furth
er gr
owth;
• de
velop
a si
te Tr
avel
Plan
prio
r to
appr
oval
that s
ets o
ut me
asur
es fo
r pro
viding
gen
uine
acce
ss to
the
site f
or po
tentia
l emp
loyee
s othe
r tha
n by p
rivate
car;
• ad
dres
s pote
ntial
comm
unity
, hea
lth, a
nd q
uality
of li
fe im
pacts
, inclu
ding
air a
nd lig
ht po
llutio
n, vis
ual
intru
sion a
nd no
ise;
• the
effec
t of th
e pro
pose
d dev
elopm
ent o
n the
healt
h and
well
being
of lo
cal c
ommu
nities
; and
• the
adv
erse
effe
cts o
n sit
es o
f nati
onal
and
inter
natio
nal n
ature
cons
erva
tion
impo
rtanc
e to
ensu
re th
at the
se ef
fects
are a
voide
d, mi
tigate
d or c
ompe
nsate
d as a
ppro
priat
e.
Sites
sho
uld b
e all
ocate
d an
d pla
nning
per
miss
ion g
rante
d on
ly wh
ere
the lo
cal p
lannin
g au
thority
is
satis
fied
that i
nterch
ange
betw
een
trans
port
mode
s is
the p
rimar
y pu
rpos
e of
the d
evelo
pmen
t. Lo
cal
autho
rities
sho
uld s
atisfy
them
selve
s tha
t the
prim
e pu
rpos
e is
to fac
ilitate
the
move
ment
of fre
ight b
y ra
il an
d/or w
ater a
nd th
at ra
il acc
ess a
nd as
socia
ted fa
cilitie
s are
avail
able
befor
e the
site
is oc
cupie
d.
A re
view
of the
Gre
en B
elt b
ound
ary
in the
loca
l dev
elopm
ent f
rame
work
would
be
justifi
ed in
ord
er to
ac
comm
odate
an
inter
-mod
al fre
ight t
ermi
nal i
n ac
cord
ance
with
this
polic
y. If
land
is re
move
d fro
m the
Gr
een
Belt
in ac
cord
ance
with
this
polic
y, the
rele
vant
deve
lopme
nt pla
n do
cume
nt sh
ould
includ
e a
pres
umpti
on ag
ainst
its de
velop
ment
for pu
rpos
es ot
her t
han a
n inte
r-mod
al fre
ight te
rmina
l.
Text
adde
d as a
cons
eque
nce o
f HRA
co
mmen
ts an
d to p
rovid
e con
sisten
cy w
ith
amen
ded p
olicie
s RT5
and R
T6.
Text
adde
d to c
larify
the i
ntenti
on of
the p
olicy
an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
32
The
trans
fer o
f mov
emen
t of f
reigh
t fro
m the
high
way
netw
ork
to ra
il or w
ater w
ould
could
pote
ntiall
y yie
ld su
bstan
tial b
enefi
ts in
redu
cing
carb
on e
miss
ions,
and
easin
g ro
ad c
onge
stion
. Atte
mpts
to inc
reas
e the
vo
lume o
f freig
ht mo
ved b
y rail
or w
ater in
the r
egion
could
be co
nstra
ined b
y a sh
ortag
e of fr
eight
termi
nals
and,
in pa
rticula
r, the
lack
of m
ajor i
nter-m
odal
facilit
ies cl
ose
to the
majo
r orig
ins a
nd d
estin
ation
s of f
reigh
t mo
veme
nts in
the
North
Wes
t, wi
th go
od a
cces
s to
the m
otorw
ay n
etwor
k an
d ra
il and
/or w
ater.
Deliv
ery
will,
howe
ver,
be th
roug
h the
priva
te se
ctor,
and t
he fa
ct tha
t sign
ifican
t cap
ital in
vestm
ent is
requ
ired b
efore
su
ch fa
cilitie
s be
come
ope
ratio
nal m
eans
that
inves
tmen
t is
unlik
ely u
nless
ther
e is
clear
evid
ence
of
incre
asing
mar
ket i
ntere
st in
movin
g fre
ight b
y ra
il and
the
rail i
ndus
try is
able
to o
ffer c
ompe
titive
mar
ket
and
servi
ce p
ropo
sition
s. At
tempts
to in
creas
e the
volu
me o
f fre
ight m
oved
by
rail o
r wate
r in
the re
gion
could
be
cons
traine
d by
a s
horta
ge o
f int
er-m
odal
freigh
t ter
mina
ls clo
se t
o the
majo
r or
igins
and
de
stina
tions
of f
reigh
t in th
e No
rth W
est.
Deliv
ery w
ill, h
owev
er, b
e thr
ough
the
priva
te se
ctor,
and
the fa
ct
Text
chan
ge to
high
light
that th
is ap
proa
ch
may r
esult
in re
ducti
ons i
n car
bon e
miss
ions
and r
oad c
onge
stion
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. Te
xt de
leted
and r
eplac
emen
t text
adde
d tha
t pr
ovide
s gre
ater c
larity
of th
e cur
rent
situa
tion
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
57
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
that
signif
icant
capit
al inv
estm
ent
is re
quire
d be
fore
such
fac
ilities
bec
ome
oper
ation
al me
ans
that
inves
tmen
t is
only
likely
whe
n the
re is
a c
lear m
arke
t opp
ortun
ity a
nd th
e ra
il netw
ork
oper
ator i
s ab
le to
prov
ide th
e ne
cess
ary
train
paths
. Alth
ough
fina
ncial
con
strain
ts ma
ke a
ny s
ignific
ant i
mpro
veme
nt to
loadin
g ga
uge
a lon
g ter
m as
pirati
on, a
dvan
ces i
n wa
gon
techn
ology
offe
r pote
ntial
for d
evelo
pmen
t of t
he
inter
-mod
al fre
ight b
usine
ss in
the
shor
t to
mediu
m ter
m, a
s wi
ll inc
reme
ntal c
apac
ity e
nhan
ceme
nts
throu
gh s
mall-s
cale
meas
ures
suc
h as
impr
ovem
ents
to ter
mina
l and
por
t inf
rastr
uctur
e an
d ac
cess
. Ex
isting
term
inals
and
priva
te sid
ings a
cross
the
regio
n als
o ha
ve a
role
to pla
y, an
d gr
eater
use
could
be
made
of th
ese t
o enc
oura
ge m
odal
shift.
R
T9:
Wal
kin
g a
nd
Cyc
ling
R
T9
Po
licy R
T9: W
alkin
g an
d Cy
cling
Lo
cal A
uthor
ities
shou
ld wo
rk wi
th pa
rtner
s to
deve
lop in
tegra
ted n
etwor
ks o
f con
tinuo
us, a
ttrac
tive
and
safe
route
s for
walk
ing a
nd c
yclin
g to
wide
n ac
cess
ibility
and
cap
italis
e on
their
pote
ntial
envir
onme
ntal,
socia
l an
d he
alth
bene
fits.
A hig
h pr
iority
sho
uld b
e giv
en t
o ro
utes
linkin
g re
siden
tial
area
s wi
th em
ploym
ent a
reas
, tran
spor
t inter
chan
ges,
scho
ols, h
ospit
als an
d othe
r com
munit
y ser
vices
. Lo
cal a
uthor
ities s
hould
ens
ure
that p
ropo
sals
and
sche
mes f
or n
ew d
evelo
pmen
ts inc
orpo
rate
high
quali
ty pe
destr
ian a
nd c
ycle
facilit
ies, i
nclud
ing s
ecur
e cy
cle p
arkin
g. Ro
utes
shou
ld co
nnec
t with
thos
e in
near
by
deve
lopme
nts, a
nd p
rovis
ion o
f all
facilit
ies s
hould
take
into
cons
idera
tion
integ
ratio
n wi
th lik
ely fu
ture
deve
lopme
nt.
Whe
n co
nside
ring
impr
ovem
ents
to the
regio
n’s tr
ansp
ort n
etwor
ks, s
chem
e pr
omote
rs sh
ould
take
the
oppo
rtunit
y to
enha
nce
walki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g pr
ovisi
on,
includ
ing c
ross
ings,
signa
ge,
lane
marki
ngs,
alloc
ation
or re
-allo
catio
n of r
oad s
pace
, and
off-r
oad r
outes
whe
reve
r pos
sible.
Text
adde
d to i
ncor
pora
te a w
ider r
ange
r of
prior
ities a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
The S
ustai
nabil
ity A
ppra
isal re
cogn
ises t
hat
these
text
addit
ions w
ill str
ength
en po
licy
word
ing.
The S
ustai
nabil
ity A
ppra
isal re
cogn
ises t
hat
these
text
addit
ions w
ill str
ength
en po
licy
word
ing.
RT
10:
Pri
ori
ties
fo
r T
ran
spo
r t M
anag
emen
t an
d In
vest
men
t R
T10
Polic
y RT1
0: P
riorit
ies fo
r Tra
nspo
rt Ma
nage
men
t and
Inve
stm
ent
The
gene
ral p
rioriti
es fo
r tra
nspo
rt inv
estm
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t will
be d
eterm
ined
in ac
cord
ance
with
the
Regio
nal E
cono
mic
Stra
tegy,
RSS
tran
spor
t obje
ctive
s, sp
atial
princ
iples
(DP1
– 9
), an
d the
regio
nal a
nd
sub-
regio
nal s
patia
l fram
ewor
ks in
RDF
1 an
d su
b re
giona
l poli
cies (
chap
ters 1
0-13
14).
Sche
mes f
or w
hich
fundin
g has
been
alloc
ated,
and t
hose
that
are u
nder
inve
stiga
tion o
r pro
pose
d for
inve
stiga
tion,
are l
isted
in
the im
pleme
ntatio
n pla
n. Th
e re
gion’s
prin
ciples
for i
nves
tmen
t are
set o
ut in
the Im
pleme
ntatio
n Pl
an. T
he
Plan
inclu
des
sche
mes
for w
hich
fundin
g ha
s be
en p
rovis
ionall
y all
ocate
d, su
bject
to De
partm
ent f
or
Tran
spor
t app
rova
l, and
thos
e und
er de
velop
ment.
Text
adde
d to h
ighlig
ht the
rang
e of p
olicie
s an
d poli
cy do
cume
nts co
nside
red w
hen
deter
minin
g the
prior
ities f
or tr
ansp
ort
inves
tmen
t and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s. Ch
ange
due t
o the
inclu
sion o
f Sou
th Ch
eshir
e in
Manc
heste
r City
Reg
ion.
Text
amen
ded t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
36
The
regio
n’s tr
ansp
ort n
etwor
ks a
re a
valu
able
reso
urce
, but
scop
e for
their
impr
ovem
ent i
s lim
ited
by
finan
cial,
phys
ical,
envir
onme
ntal o
r so
cial c
onstr
aints.
It is
ther
efore
impe
rativ
e tha
t the
se a
ssets
are
58
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
adeq
uatel
y ma
intain
ed a
nd in
par
ticula
r, de
terior
ation
in th
e co
nditio
n of
local
road
s ha
lted.
Ther
e is,
ho
weve
r, sti
ll the
nee
d for
furth
er ta
rgete
d inv
estm
ent i
n ne
w or
impr
oved
roa
ds a
nd p
ublic
tran
spor
t inf
rastr
uctur
e if th
e Visi
on fo
r the
Nor
th W
est is
to be
achie
ved.
Wor
ding r
emov
ed fo
r con
cisen
ess a
nd to
re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
8.37
Th
e im
pleme
ntatio
n pla
n inc
ludes
the
regio
n’s p
rioriti
es fo
r majo
r tra
nspo
rt inv
estm
ent,
base
d on
wor
k un
derta
ken
for th
e NW
RA R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bo
dy b
y JM
P Co
nsult
ing. I
t inc
ludes
thos
e sc
heme
s wh
ich
have
bee
n giv
en fu
ll app
rova
l by t
he D
epar
tmen
t for
Tra
nspo
rt an
d for
whic
h fun
ding
has b
een
alloc
ated.
It als
o se
ts ou
t the
inve
stmen
t pro
gram
me u
p to
2015
/16, d
epen
ding
on th
e av
ailab
ility
of re
sour
ces,
which
em
erge
d fro
m the
Reg
ional
Fund
ing A
lloca
tion (
RFA)
wor
k. Co
nting
ency
sche
mes s
hould
addit
ional
fundin
g be
come
ava
ilable
or i
f sch
emes
with
in the
inve
stmen
t pro
gram
me re
ceive
fund
ing fr
om o
ther s
ource
s suc
h as
the T
rans
port
Innov
ation
Fun
d are
also
inclu
ded.
Give
n tha
t all s
chem
es ar
e sub
ject to
detai
led ap
prais
al an
d rele
vant
statut
ory p
roce
sses
, it is
poss
ible t
hat d
elive
ry of
some
sche
mes w
ithin
the pr
ogra
mme m
ay be
de
ferre
d or
with
draw
n. Th
e re
gion
may
need
to re
visit
the li
st of
RFA
prior
ities
if re
ques
ted to
do
so b
y Go
vern
ment,
if s
chem
e co
sts in
creas
e or
the
over
all fu
nding
env
elope
redu
ces.
The
imple
menta
tion
plan
also
lists
those
sche
mes i
nclud
es ta
bles s
etting
out
those
sche
mes a
nd b
road
inter
venti
ons c
urre
ntly u
nder
de
velop
ment
for d
elive
ry by
202
1 wh
ich a
re e
ither
und
er in
vesti
gatio
n or
pro
pose
d for
inve
stiga
tion
durin
g the
perio
d to 2
021.
Deliv
ery o
f any
of th
ese b
efore
2021
will
howe
ver d
epen
d on t
he av
ailab
ility o
f res
ource
s wi
thin
the re
levan
t fun
ding
mech
anism
. The
pro
gres
s of
sche
mes
will b
e ke
pt un
der r
eview
as
part
of the
RS
S Im
pleme
ntatio
n, Mo
nitor
ing an
d Rev
iew pr
oces
s.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
amen
ded t
o pro
vide g
reate
r clar
ity an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
8.
38
Decis
ions
abou
t tra
nspo
rt inv
estm
ent p
rioriti
es a
fter b
eyon
d 20
14 m
ay b
e inf
luenc
ed a
nd in
forme
d by
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s s
trateg
ic tra
nspo
rt pla
nning
fram
ewor
k whic
h it w
ill be
seek
ing to
pro
duce
in 2
012
in lin
e wi
th its
resp
onse
to th
e Edd
ington
and
Ster
n rep
orts.
The
inten
ded f
rame
work
will c
ompr
ise a
strate
gy do
cume
nt an
d outp
ut sp
ecific
ation
cove
ring a
ll mod
es.
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt an
d to r
eflec
t re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Text
chan
ge m
ade t
o refl
ect th
e con
sider
ation
of
the S
tern R
epor
t and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. 9
En
viro
nm
ent,
Min
eral
s, W
aste
an
d E
ner
gy
9.
2 Th
e RS
S is
comm
itted
to us
ing o
ur n
atura
l and
man
-mad
e re
sour
ces
activ
ely, p
rude
ntly
and
effici
ently
, as
well a
s pr
otecti
ng a
nd e
nhan
cing
the R
egion
’s his
toric,
buil
t and
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
tal a
ssets
, and
uniq
ue
cultu
re an
d her
itage
.
Refer
ence
to “p
rotec
ting”
adde
d to p
rovid
e co
nsist
ency
with
EM1
9.
3 It s
eeks
to:
• pr
omote
a m
ore
integ
rated
app
roac
h to
deliv
ering
a b
etter
env
ironm
ent t
hrou
gh la
nd a
nd w
ater
mana
geme
nt, in
cludin
g be
tter r
elatio
nship
of n
ew d
evelo
pmen
t to
water
reso
urce
s, flo
od ri
sk a
nd
adap
tation
to th
e imp
acts
of cli
mate
chan
ge;
• cre
ate m
ulti-fu
nctio
nal n
etwor
ks of
gree
n spa
ces;
• pr
oduc
e a co
ncise
was
te str
ategy
that:
-
brea
ks th
e link
betw
een e
cono
mic g
rowt
h and
the e
nviro
nmen
tal im
pact
of wa
ste;
-
incre
ases
recy
cling
rates
in th
e Reg
ion;
59
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
-
prov
ides a
fram
ewor
k in w
hich c
ommu
nities
take
resp
onsib
ility f
or th
eir ow
n was
te;
-
deliv
ers a
patt
ern
of fac
ilities
of n
ation
al re
giona
l and
sub-
regio
nal im
porta
nce
includ
ing
supp
ortin
g poli
cies.
• re
duce
ener
gy de
mand
and b
reak
the l
ink be
twee
n ene
rgy d
eman
d and
econ
omic
grow
th;
• pr
omote
and
exp
loit l
ow c
arbo
n an
d re
newa
ble e
nerg
y tec
hnolo
gies
and
incre
ase
the a
moun
t of
electr
icity
and e
nerg
y for
heati
ng fr
om re
newa
ble so
urce
s sup
plied
and c
onsu
med w
ithin
the R
egion
.
To en
sure
that
the po
licy i
s full
y co
mpre
hens
ive.
EM
1: In
teg
rate
d E
nh
ance
men
t an
d P
rote
ctio
n o
f th
e R
egio
n’s
En
viro
nm
enta
l Ass
ets
EM
1
EM1:
Inte
grat
ed E
nhan
cem
ent a
nd P
rote
ctio
n of
the R
egio
n’s E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sset
s Th
e Reg
ion’s
envir
onme
ntal a
ssets
shou
ld be
iden
tified
, pro
tected
, enh
ance
d and
man
aged
. Pl
ans,
strate
gies,
prop
osals
and
sch
emes
sho
uld d
elive
r an
integ
rated
app
roac
h to
cons
ervin
g an
d en
hanc
ing th
e lan
dsca
pe, n
atura
l env
ironm
ent, h
istor
ic en
viron
ment
and w
oodla
nds o
f the r
egion
. Pl
ans
and
strate
gies
shou
ld de
fine
spati
al ob
jectiv
es a
nd p
rioriti
es f
or c
onse
rvatio
n, re
stora
tion
and
enha
ncem
ent a
s ap
prop
riate,
and
pro
vide
area
-bas
ed g
uideli
nes
to dir
ect d
ecisi
ons
and
targe
t res
ource
s. Th
ese w
ill be
foun
ded o
n a so
und u
nder
stand
ing of
the d
iversi
t y, di
stinc
tiven
ess,
signif
icanc
e and
sens
itivity
of
the re
gion’s
env
ironm
ental
ass
ets, a
nd in
forme
d by
sub
-regio
nal e
nviro
nmen
tal fr
amew
orks
. Spe
cial
cons
idera
tion w
ill be
give
n to t
he im
pacts
of cl
imate
chan
ge an
d ada
ptatio
n mea
sure
s. Pr
iority
sho
uld b
e giv
en to
con
servi
ng a
nd e
nhan
cing
area
s, sit
es, f
eatur
es a
nd s
pecie
s of
inter
natio
nal,
natio
nal, r
egion
al an
d loc
al lan
dsca
pe, n
atura
l env
ironm
ent a
nd hi
storic
envir
onme
nt im
porta
nce.
Whe
re p
ropo
sals
and
sche
mes
affec
t the
regio
n’s la
ndsc
ape,
natur
al or
hist
oric
envir
onme
nt or
woo
dland
as
sets,
pro
spec
tive
deve
loper
s an
d/or l
ocal
autho
rities
sho
uld fi
rst s
eek
to av
oid lo
ss o
f or d
amag
e to
the
asse
ts, th
en s
eek
to mi
tigate
any
una
voida
ble d
amag
e an
d wh
ere
appr
opria
te co
mpen
sate
for lo
ss o
r da
mage
thro
ugh o
ffsett
ing ac
tions
with
a fou
ndati
on of
no ne
t loss
in re
sour
ces a
s a m
inimu
m re
quire
ment.
W
ith re
gard
to sp
ecific
elem
ents
of thi
s inte
grate
d app
roac
h, the
follo
wing
shou
ld be
take
n into
acco
unt:
Polic
y EM1
(A):
Land
scap
e Pl
ans,
strate
gies,
prop
osals
and
sch
emes
sho
uld id
entify
, pro
tect,
maint
ain a
nd e
nhan
ce n
atura
l, his
toric
and
other
dist
inctiv
e fea
tures
that
contr
ibute
to the
cha
racte
r of l
ands
cape
s an
d pla
ces
withi
n the
Nor
th W
est.
To s
treng
then a
lignm
ent a
nd co
nsist
ency
with
ke
y prin
ciples
of P
PS9 a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
a co
nside
rable
nu
mber
of or
ganis
ation
s, inc
luding
RSP
B,
Natur
al En
gland
, Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y, CP
RE
and F
ores
try C
ommi
ssion
.
60
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
They
shou
ld be
infor
med b
y and
reco
gnise
the i
mpor
tance
of:
• De
tailed
land
scap
e ch
arac
ter a
sses
smen
ts an
d str
ategie
s, wh
ich lo
cal a
uthor
ities s
hould
pro
duce
, set
in the
con
text o
f the
Nor
th W
est J
oint C
hara
cter A
rea
Map10
. The
se w
ill be
use
d to
identi
fy pr
iority
ar
eas f
or th
e main
tenan
ce, e
nhan
ceme
nt an
d/or r
estor
ation
of th
at ch
arac
ter an
d will
unde
r-pin
and a
ct as
key c
ompo
nents
of cr
iteria
-bas
ed po
licies
in LD
Fs;
• Th
e sp
ecial
qua
lities
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t ass
ociat
ed w
ith th
e na
tiona
lly d
esign
ated
area
s of
the L
ake
Distr
ict N
ation
al Pa
rk, th
e Yo
rkshir
e Da
les N
ation
al Pa
rk, th
e Pe
ak D
istric
t Nati
onal
Park,
the
Fore
st of
Bowl
and
Area
of O
utstan
ding
Natur
al Be
auty
(AON
B), t
he A
rnsid
e an
d Si
lverd
ale A
ONB,
the
North
Pe
nnine
s AON
B an
d Solw
ay C
oast
AONB
and t
heir s
etting
s;
• T
he ch
arac
terist
ics an
d sett
ing of
Wor
ld He
ritage
Site
s;
• Ma
ximisi
ng th
e he
alth
bene
fits o
f eng
agem
ent w
ith th
e en
viron
ment
partic
ularly
by
disad
vanta
ged
comm
unitie
s.
Polic
y EM1
(B):
Natu
ral E
nviro
nmen
t Pl
ans,
strate
gies,
prop
osals
and
sch
emes
sho
uld s
eek
to de
liver
sec
ure
a ‘st
ep-ch
ange
’ inc
reas
e in
the
regio
n’s b
iodive
rsity
reso
urce
s by
con
tributi
ng to
the
deliv
ery
of na
tiona
l, re
giona
l and
loca
l biod
iversi
ty ob
jectiv
es a
nd ta
rgets
for m
aintai
ning
exten
t, ac
hievin
g co
nditio
n, re
storin
g an
d ex
pand
ing h
abita
ts an
d sp
ecies
pop
ulatio
ns. T
his s
hould
be
done
thro
ugh
prote
cting
, enh
ancin
g, ex
pand
ing a
nd lin
king
area
s for
wi
ldlife
with
in an
d be
twee
n the
loca
tions
of h
ighes
t biod
iversi
ty re
sour
ces,
includ
ing s
tatuto
ry an
d loc
al wi
ldlife
sites
, and
enco
urag
ing th
e con
serva
tion a
nd ex
pans
ion of
the e
colog
ical fa
bric
elsew
here
. Br
oad
locati
ons
wher
e the
re a
re g
reate
st op
portu
nities
for d
elive
ring
the b
iodive
rsity
targe
ts ar
e sh
own
on
the In
dicati
ve B
iodive
rsity
Reso
urce
and
Opp
ortun
ity D
iagra
m (se
e Di
agra
m 9.1
). Mo
re s
pecif
ic loc
ation
s wi
ll be i
nform
ed by
sub-
regio
nal b
iodive
rsity
maps
and f
rame
works
of st
atutor
y and
loca
l wild
life si
tes.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sho
uld:
• De
velop
a m
ore
detai
led re
pres
entat
ion o
f this
spa
tial in
forma
tion
for u
se in
their
Loc
al De
velop
ment
Fram
ewor
ks; a
nd
• De
velop
func
tiona
l eco
logica
l fram
ewor
ks th
at wi
ll add
ress
hab
itat f
ragm
entat
ion a
nd sp
ecies
isola
tion,
identi
fying
and
targ
eting
opp
ortun
ities
for h
abita
t ex p
ansio
n an
d re
-conn
ectio
n. Ac
tive
arra
ngem
ents
will b
e nee
ded t
o add
ress
ecolo
gical
cross
-bou
ndar
y iss
ues w
ithin
the re
gion;
and w
ithin
area
s suc
h as
the P
ennin
es, S
olway
Firth
, the
Mer
sey
Estua
ry, th
e Lu
ne E
stuar
y, the
Rive
r Dee
Estu
ary
and
the
Ches
hire M
eres
and M
osse
s, as
well
as in
cludin
g biod
iversi
ty po
licies
in an
y dev
elopin
g Mar
ine S
patia
l
To re
flect
a rec
omme
ndati
on of
the
Healt
h/Ine
quali
ties A
sses
smen
t and
has b
een
amalg
amate
d into
EM3
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. To
stre
ngthe
n the
Poli
cy an
d ens
ure
cons
isten
cy w
ith P
PS9 a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Wor
ding u
pdate
d in l
ine w
ith th
e rev
iew of
na
tiona
l biod
iversi
ty tar
gets.
De
letion
of te
xt to
refle
ct tha
t cro
ss-b
ound
ary
issue
s inc
lude t
hose
whic
h affe
ct sit
es ou
tside
of
the re
gion a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges i
nclud
ing th
ose m
ade b
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ntrys
ide
Coun
cil fo
r Wale
s. Re
feren
ce to
the L
une E
stuar
y inc
orpo
rated
to
prov
ide re
cogn
ition t
hat th
is is
also a
n are
a wh
ere a
ctive
arra
ngem
ents
are n
eede
d to
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ee N
orth
Wes
t Join
t Cha
racte
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61
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Plan
ning S
ystem
in th
e Iris
h Sea
.
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als an
d sch
emes
shou
ld pr
otect
and e
nhan
ce th
e reg
ion’s
geolo
gical
and
geom
orph
ologic
al re
sour
ces
includ
ing s
tatuto
ry an
d loc
al sit
es b
y co
ntribu
ting
to the
deli
very
of na
tiona
l, re
giona
l and
loca
l geo
diver
sity o
bjecti
ves a
nd ta
rgets
. Po
licy E
M1 (C
): Hi
stor
ic En
viron
men
t Pl
ans,
strate
gies,
prop
osals
and
sch
emes
sho
uld p
rotec
t, co
nser
ve a
nd e
nhan
ce th
e his
toric
envir
onme
nt su
ppor
ting
cons
erva
tion-
led re
gene
ratio
n in
area
s ric
h in
histor
ic int
eres
t, an
d in
partic
ular e
xploi
ting
the
rege
nera
tion p
otenti
al of:
• Th
e ma
ritime
her
itage
of t
he N
orth
Wes
t coa
st inc
luding
doc
ks a
nd w
atersp
aces
, and
coa
stal r
esor
ts an
d pier
s;
• Th
e Pe
nnine
texti
le mi
ll-tow
n he
ritage
that
exist
s in
East
Lanc
ashir
e an
d Gr
eater
Man
ches
ter; a
nd th
e tex
tile m
ill-tow
n her
itage
of E
ast C
hesh
ire;
• Vi
ctoria
n and
Edw
ardia
n com
merci
al de
velop
ments
in Li
verp
ool a
nd M
anch
ester
city
centr
es;
• Th
e tra
dition
al ar
chite
cture
of ru
ral v
illage
s and
mar
ket to
wns o
f Cum
bria,
Che
shire
and L
anca
shire
;
• Th
e hist
oric
Citie
s of C
arlis
le, C
heste
r and
Lanc
aster
; and
• Th
e Lak
e Dist
rict C
ultur
al La
ndsc
ape.
Polic
y EM1
(D):
Tree
s, W
oodl
ands
and
Fore
sts
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als an
d sch
emes
shou
ld:
• Su
ppor
t the
aim
s an
d pr
ioritie
s of
the N
orth
Wes
t Reg
ional
Fore
stry
Fram
ewor
k an
d su
b-re
giona
l for
estry
stra
tegies
;
• En
cour
age
a ste
ady
targe
ted e
xpan
sion
of tre
e an
d wo
odlan
d co
ver
and
prom
ote s
ustai
nable
ma
nage
ment
of ex
isting
woo
dland
reso
urce
s to e
nable
the d
elive
ry of
multip
le be
nefits
to so
ciety;
• Su
ppor
t the c
ontin
ued r
ole of
comm
unity
fore
stry;
• Ide
ntify
and p
rotec
t anc
ient s
emi-n
atura
l woo
dland
and v
etera
n tre
es.
addr
ess e
colog
ical c
ross
boun
dary
issue
s be
twee
n Cen
tral L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion an
d Cu
mbria
and N
orth
Lanc
ashir
e Sub
Reg
ion
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith P
PS9 a
nd to
re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
EM
2: R
emed
iati
ng
Co
nta
min
ated
Lan
d
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
EM
3: G
reen
Infr
astr
uct
ure
E
M3
EM
3: G
reen
Infra
stru
ctur
e
62
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es s
hould
aim
to d
elive
r wide
r spa
tial o
utcom
es th
at inc
orpo
rate
envir
onme
ntal a
nd so
cio-e
cono
mic b
enefi
ts by
:
• Co
nser
ving a
nd m
anag
ing ex
isting
gree
n infr
astru
cture
;
• Cr
eatin
g new
gree
n infr
astru
cture
;
• En
hanc
ing its
func
tiona
lity, q
uality
, and
conn
ectiv
ity an
d acc
essib
ility.
Loca
l auth
oritie
s sho
uld w
ork w
ith pa
rtner
s to:
• Ide
ntify
partn
ersh
ips a
t an
appr
opria
te sc
ale to
take
forw
ard
gree
n inf
rastr
uctur
e pla
nning
, in
the
conte
xt of
relev
ant e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd s
ocio-
econ
omic
objec
tives
. Gre
en in
frastr
uctur
e sh
ould
includ
e the
iden
tifica
tion,
deve
lopme
nt an
d ma
nage
ment
of ne
w ar
eas
of op
en s
pace
. Th
is sh
ould
be
comp
lemen
ted by
the r
etenti
on, e
nhan
ceme
nt an
d ada
ptatio
n of e
xistin
g site
s; , n
ot jus
t mor
e int
ensiv
e us
e of e
xistin
g are
as of
open
spac
e;
• En
sure
that
a key
aim
of gr
een i
nfras
tructu
re is
the m
ainten
ance
and i
mpro
veme
nt of
biodiv
ersit
y;
• Pr
otect
the in
tegrity
of si
tes of
natio
nal a
nd in
terna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e inc
luding
the h
istor
ic en
viron
ment;
• Us
e ex
isting
stra
tegies
and
fram
ewor
ks to
dev
elop
cons
ensu
s on
gre
en in
frastr
uctur
e pr
ioritie
s an
d as
socia
ted da
ta ne
eds;
• Co
nside
r ho
w to
impr
ove
acce
ss t
o an
d us
age
of op
en s
pace
s by
disa
dvan
taged
gro
ups
and
comm
unitie
s; Pr
omote
phy
sical
and
menta
l hea
lth b
enefi
ts thr
ough
acc
ess
to an
d us
age
of op
en
spac
es by
disa
dvan
taged
grou
ps an
d com
munit
ies;
• Se
t out
the si
gnific
ant g
reen
infra
struc
ture
need
s acro
ss th
e sp
ectru
m of
econ
omic,
env
ironm
ental
and
so
cial o
bjecti
ves;
• Ide
ntify
and s
ecur
e opp
ortun
ities f
or de
liver
y and
put in
plac
e imp
lemen
tation
plan
s;
• Int
egra
te pr
opos
als to
impr
ove
gree
n inf
rastr
uctur
e in
the d
elive
ry of
new
deve
lopme
nts, p
artic
ularly
thr
ough
area
base
d reg
ener
ation
initia
tives
and m
ajor p
ropo
sals
and s
chem
es;
• Ma
ximize
the r
ole of
gree
n infr
astru
cture
in m
itigati
ng an
d ada
pting
to cl
imate
chan
ge;
• Pr
ovide
ne
w ar
eas
of ap
prop
riate
gree
nspa
ce
wher
e de
velop
ment
would
oth
erwi
se
caus
e un
acce
ptable
recre
ation
al pr
essu
re o
n sit
es o
f inter
natio
nal e
colog
ical im
porta
nce,
for e
xamp
le wh
ere
new
hous
ing is
prop
osed
clos
e to s
uch s
ites.
Loca
l Deli
very
of Gr
een
Infra
struc
ture
Plan
s sho
uld se
ek fir
st to
make
use
of e
xistin
g de
liver
y mec
hanis
ms
supp
lemen
ted by
besp
oke d
elive
ry me
chan
isms w
here
nece
ssar
y. A
Gree
n Infr
astru
cture
Guid
e for
the N
orth
Wes
t has
been
prod
uced
whic
h pro
vides
mor
e deta
iled g
uidan
ce
To re
flect
Susta
inabil
ity A
ppra
isal
reco
mmen
datio
ns an
d refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s. To
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
To re
flect
HRA
reco
mmen
datio
n to i
nclud
e sit
es of
natio
nal im
porta
nce a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es. R
ecog
nised
that
the
histor
ic en
viron
ment
plays
an im
porta
nt ro
le in
plann
ing fo
r Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e. To
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es an
d re
comm
enda
tions
of H
ealth
and I
nequ
alitie
s As
sess
ment.
63
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
and w
ill as
sist th
e way
this
polic
y is p
ut int
o pra
ctice
.
9.7
Gree
n inf
rastr
uctur
e is
desc
ribed
as
‘a
plann
ed
netw
ork
of mu
lti-fun
ction
al gr
een
spac
es
and
inter
conn
ectin
g lin
ks th
at is
desig
ned,
deve
loped
and
man
aged
to m
eet t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal, s
ocial
and
ec
onom
ic ne
eds
of co
mmun
ities.
Gree
n inf
rastr
uctur
e is
the re
gion’s
life
supp
ort s
ystem
– th
e ne
twor
k of
gree
n an
d blu
e sp
aces
that
lies
withi
n an
d be
twee
n the
Nor
th W
est’s
citie
s, tow
ns a
nd v
illage
s wh
ich
prov
ides m
ultipl
e so
cial, e
cono
mic a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal b
enefi
ts. G
reen
infra
struc
ture
can
contr
ibute
to a
high
quali
ty na
tural
and
built
envir
onme
nt an
d ca
n en
hanc
e tha
t qua
lity o
f life
for p
rese
nt an
d fut
ure
resid
ents
and v
isitor
s and
deliv
ers “
livea
bility
” for
susta
inable
comm
unitie
s. Th
e gre
en in
frastr
uctur
e app
roac
h call
s for
ne
twor
ks o
f gre
en s
pace
to b
e ma
nage
d in
an in
tegra
ted w
ay th
at all
ows
for th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f wide
r soc
io-ec
onom
ic an
d pu
blic h
ealth
ben
efits
e.g. in
creas
ed o
ppor
tunitie
s for
phys
ical a
ctivit
y, wh
ile at
the s
ame t
ime
contr
ibutin
g to
the d
elive
ry of
regio
nal b
iodive
rsity
targe
ts. O
ther b
enefi
ts of
gree
n inf
rastr
uctur
e inc
lude
the
adap
tation
and
mitig
ation
of c
limate
chan
ge. L
ocal
autho
rities
shou
ld ad
opt a
cros
s disc
iplina
ry ap
proa
ch to
the
iden
tifica
tion,
mana
geme
nt an
d cre
ation
of g
reen
infra
struc
ture.
Ther
e is
a ne
ed fo
r the
plan
ning
syste
m to
work
in tan
dem
with
bodie
s res
pons
ible
for le
isure
, cou
ntrys
ide a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal m
anag
emen
t in o
rder
to
deliv
er w
ider b
enefi
ts. L
DF p
olicy
sho
uld id
entify
and
pro
tect e
xistin
g gr
een
infra
struc
ture
and
seek
to
deliv
er im
prov
emen
ts wh
ere
poss
ible.
Regio
nal P
arks
will
be c
omple
menta
ry to
this
polic
y, inc
orpo
ratin
g se
vera
l elem
ents
of gr
een
infra
struc
ture
prov
ision
(se
e Po
licy
EM4)
. Th
is po
licy
shou
ld be
rea
d in
conju
nctio
n wi
th RT
9 wh
ich p
romo
tes a
regio
nal f
r ame
work
for w
alking
and
cyc
ling
appli
cable
to g
reen
inf
rastr
uctur
e.
To re
place
defin
ition o
f Gre
en In
frastr
uctur
e wi
th the
one u
sed i
n the
Nor
th W
est G
reen
Inf
rastr
uctur
e Guid
e for
cons
isten
cy an
d as p
er
Pane
l Rep
ort p
arag
raph
8.30
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
.
9.
8 Pr
ovisi
on o
f alte
rnati
ve re
creati
onal
spac
e ca
n he
lp to
attra
ct re
creati
onal
user
s aw
ay fr
om s
ensit
ive s
ites,
partic
ularly
thos
e of
inter
natio
nal s
ignific
ance
for n
ature
con
serva
tion,
and
redu
ce a
dditio
nal p
ress
ure
on
them.
Som
e sp
ecies
for w
hich
sites
hav
e be
en d
esign
ated
are
partic
ularly
sens
itive
to do
gs, a
nd m
any d
og
walke
rs ma
y be
hap
py to
be
diver
ted to
othe
r, les
s se
nsitiv
e sit
es. T
he lo
catio
n an
d typ
e of
alter
nativ
e sp
ace
must
be c
arefu
lly d
esign
ed to
be
effec
tive.
A str
ategic
app
roac
h to
the p
rovis
ion o
f alte
rnati
ve
recre
ation
al sp
ace
is lik
ely to
be
partic
ularly
effe
ctiv e
, rath
er th
an sm
all p
iecem
eal p
rovis
ion o
f ope
n sp
ace
in as
socia
tion w
ith in
dividu
al de
velop
ments
.
Focu
sing o
n dist
urba
nce b
y dog
walk
ers n
ot co
nside
red t
o be a
ppro
priat
e con
sider
ing th
e sp
atial
scale
of th
e RSS
and r
eflec
ts re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
EM
4: R
egio
nal
Par
ks
EM
4
EM4:
Reg
iona
l Par
ks
Thre
e Ar
eas o
f Sea
rch fo
r Reg
ional
Parks
hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed a
s sho
wn o
n Di
agra
m 9.2
and
with
in Ta
ble
9.1.
• Th
e Nor
th W
est C
oast;
• Th
e Mer
sey B
asin;
and
• Ea
st La
ncas
hire.
The
NWRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
will
work
with
partn
ers t
o pr
epar
e a
Stra
tegic
Fram
ewor
k for
eac
h ar
ea
of se
arch
. The
Stra
tegic
Fram
ewor
k will
prov
ide th
e co
ntext
for th
e de
liver
y of r
egion
al pa
rks in
the
area
of
sear
ch by
settin
g out:
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d
64
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• an
ass
essm
ent o
f ass
ets, o
ppor
tunitie
s, fun
ction
s an
d po
tentia
l to
meet
over
all o
bjecti
ves
of re
giona
l pa
rks se
t out
in Fig
ure 9
.1, in
cludin
g tar
get p
opula
tions
;
• a b
road
visio
n and
objec
tives
; and
• gu
iding
princ
iples
for p
rojec
ts be
ing pr
omote
d with
in its
area
of se
arch
.
The
prote
ction
of E
urop
ean
sites
and
the
enha
ncem
ent o
f biod
iversi
ty sh
ould
form
guidi
ng p
rincip
les fo
r the
St
rateg
ic Fr
amew
orks
. In
partic
ular,
Stra
tegic
Fram
ewor
ks s
hould
inclu
de a
n as
sess
ment
of po
tentia
l im
pacts
on si
tes of
inter
natio
nal n
ature
cons
erva
tion i
mpor
tance
. Pl
ans
and
strate
gies
shou
ld ha
ve re
gard
to th
e St
rateg
ic Fr
amew
orks
and
for e
ach
spec
ific re
giona
l par
k sh
ould:
• ide
ntify
the lo
catio
ns an
d bou
ndar
ies;
• se
cure
succ
essfu
l deli
very
and m
anag
emen
t arra
ngem
ents;
• en
sure
that
acce
ss p
rovis
ion is
only
deli
vere
d wh
ere
acce
ss fo
r rec
reati
on w
ill no
t res
ult in
adv
erse
im
pact
on th
e int
egrity
of a
ny s
ite o
f inte
rnati
onal
natur
e co
nser
vatio
n im
porta
nce.
Whe
re th
is ca
nnot
be en
sure
d, ac
cess
restr
iction
s mus
t be p
ut in
place
to pr
even
t the o
ccur
renc
e of a
ny ad
verse
effec
t;
• as
par
t of t
his p
roce
ss, s
ystem
s sh
ould
be in
plac
e to
ensu
re e
ffecti
ve m
onito
ring
of an
d ap
prop
riate
resp
onse
to
any
impa
ct of
recre
ation
al pr
essu
re o
n sit
es o
f int
erna
tiona
l na
ture
cons
erva
tion
impo
rtanc
e tha
t lie w
ithin
or cl
ose t
o Reg
ional
Parks
;
• ac
cess
to th
e Re
giona
l Par
ks b
y wa
lking
, cyc
ling
and
publi
c tra
nspo
rt sh
ould
be p
romo
ted, a
nd c
ar
trans
port
to the
Reg
ional
Parks
sho
uld b
e ma
nage
d in
orde
r to
ensu
re th
at air
poll
ution
at s
ensit
ive
Euro
pean
sites
is no
t affe
cted b
y the
deve
lopme
nt of
Regio
nal P
arks
.
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
EM
5: In
teg
rate
d W
ater
Man
agem
ent
9.
11
In its
bid
to ac
hieve
integ
rated
wate
r man
agem
ent,
grow
th an
d de
velop
ment,
the
North
Wes
t mus
t res
pect
the ca
pacit
y of t
he w
ater a
nd w
etlan
d en
viron
ments
to co
pe w
ith ch
ange
s in
land
use,
partic
ularly
as i
t can
tak
e be
twee
n 5
and
25 ye
ars t
o pla
n an
d de
velop
new
wate
r res
ource
and
was
te wa
ter d
ispos
al sc
heme
s, an
d av
oid a
dver
se im
pacts
on
sites
of i
ntern
ation
al im
porta
nce
for n
ature
con
serva
tion.
Euro
pean
site
s Co
nside
ratio
n of
the e
ffects
of d
evelo
pmen
t on
sites
of i
ntern
ation
al im
porta
nce
for n
ature
con
serva
tion
shou
ld als
o inc
lude,
wher
e re
levan
t, tho
se s
ites
locate
d ou
tside
of t
he R
egion
, in
partic
ular t
he im
pact
of de
velop
ment
on co
astal
and i
nland
wate
rs in
Wale
s.
To pr
ovide
reco
gnitio
n tha
t con
sider
ation
sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o the
impa
ct on
Eur
opea
n sit
es ou
tside
the r
egion
, par
ticula
rly in
Wale
s as
a sig
nifica
nt pr
opor
tion o
f the N
orth
Wes
t’s
water
is su
pplie
d fro
m W
ales a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
EM
6: M
anag
ing
th
e N
ort
h W
est’
s C
oas
tlin
e
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
EM
7: M
iner
als
Ext
ract
ion
65
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
EM
8: L
and
-wo
n A
gg
reg
ates
9.20
As
a la
rge-
scale
use
r of a
ggre
gates
, the
Nor
th W
est r
elies
hea
vily
on im
ports
from
othe
r reg
ions.
MPG6
se
ts ou
t the
curre
nt go
vern
ment
advic
e on
plan
ning
for th
e ne
cess
ary l
evel
of ag
greg
ate su
pplie
s betw
een
2001
and
201
6, wh
ich is
bas
ed o
n tec
hnica
l adv
ice fr
om th
e Re
giona
l Agg
rega
tes W
orkin
g Pa
rties (
RAW
P)
and
studie
s int
o lon
g-ter
m de
mand
. This
amo
unts
to 55
milli
on to
nnes
of s
and
and
grav
el an
d 16
7 mi
llion
tonne
s of
crush
ed ro
ck fr
om p
rimar
y lan
d wo
n so
urce
s in
the N
orth
Wes
t and
an
addit
ional
155
millio
n ton
nes
from
elsew
here
, inc
luding
impo
rts fr
om o
utside
the
regio
n, ma
rine-
dred
ged
sour
ces
and
the u
se o
f se
cond
ary
or re
cycle
d ma
terial
s . T
he N
WRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
will
work
togeth
er w
ith R
AWP
to ide
ntify
the le
vel o
f agg
rega
tes th
at sh
ould
be p
rovid
ed fo
r the
per
iod u
ntil 2
021
base
d on
the
advic
e of
the
ODPM
.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
EM
9: S
eco
nd
ary
and
Rec
ycle
d A
gg
reg
ates
E
M9
EM
9: S
econ
dary
and
Recy
cled
Aggr
egat
es
The
NWRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
will
work
with
the R
egion
al Ag
greg
ates
Wor
king
Party
, mine
ral a
nd
waste
plan
ning
autho
rities
, and
othe
rs to
maxim
ise th
e ro
le pla
yed
by s
econ
dary
and
recy
cled
sour
ces
of ag
greg
ates i
n mee
ting t
he R
egion
’s re
quire
ments
by:
• wo
rking
with
the
cons
tructi
on in
dustr
y to
achie
ve a
targ
et of
20%
of c
onstr
uctio
n ag
greg
ates t
o be
from
se
cond
ary o
r rec
ycled
sour
ces b
y 201
0 and
25%
by 20
21;
• en
cour
aging
loca
l auth
oritie
s an
d de
velop
ers
to inc
orpo
rate
tempo
rary
mater
ials-r
ecyc
ling
facilit
ies o
n the
sites
of m
ajor d
emoli
tion o
r con
struc
tion p
rojec
ts; an
d
• pla
ns a
nd s
trateg
ies id
entify
ing, s
ites
or c
riteria
for t
he p
rovis
ion o
f per
mane
nt re
cycli
ng p
lants
for
cons
tructi
on an
d dem
olitio
n was
te in
appr
opria
te loc
ation
s.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
EM
10:
A R
egio
nal
Ap
pro
ach
to
Was
te M
anag
emen
t E
M10
EM10
: A R
egio
nal A
ppro
ach
to W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es s
hould
pro
mote
and
requ
ire th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f sus
taina
ble n
ew
waste
man
agem
ent i
nfras
tructu
re, f
acilit
ies a
nd s
ystem
s tha
t con
tribute
to th
e de
velop
ment
of the
Nor
th W
est b
y re
ducin
g ha
rm to
the
envir
onme
nt (in
cludi n
g re
ducin
g im
pacts
on
clima
te ch
ange
), im
prov
ing th
e eff
icien
cy of
reso
urce
s, sti
mulat
ing in
vestm
ent a
nd m
axim
ising
econ
omic
oppo
rtunit
ies.
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
refle
ct the
prin
ciples
set
out i
n the
Was
te St
rateg
y for
Eng
land
2007
and
PP
S10.
Whe
re p
racti
cable
, the
y sh
ould
seek
to a
chiev
e the
follo
wing
regio
nal w
aste
targe
ts: T
hey
shou
ld se
ek to
achie
ve th
e foll
owing
regio
nal w
aste
targe
ts, an
d to e
xcee
d the
m wh
ere p
racti
cable
:
• gr
owth
in mu
nicipa
l was
te to
be re
duce
d to z
ero b
y 201
4;
• 40
% o
f hou
seho
ld wa
ste to
be
reus
ed, r
ecyc
led o
r com
poste
d by
201
0; 45
% b
y 20
15; a
nd 5
5% b
y
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. ‘re
used
’ add
ed to
refle
ct the
Nati
onal
Was
te
66
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
2020
;
• va
lue to
be re
cove
red f
rom
53%
of m
unici
pal s
olid w
aste
by 20
10 (in
cludin
g rec
yclin
g/com
posti
ng);
and
67%
by 20
15 an
d 75%
by 20
20;
• ze
ro fu
ture g
rowt
h in c
omme
rcial
and i
ndus
trial w
astes
;
• re
cycle
35%
of al
l com
merci
al an
d ind
ustria
l was
tes by
2020
;
• va
lue to
be
reco
vere
d fro
m at
least
70%
of c
omme
rcial
and
indus
trial w
astes
by
2020
(inc
luding
re
cycli
ng/co
mpos
ting)
.
Stra
tegy o
bjecti
ves a
nd N
ation
al Ind
icator
192
9.
22
Euro
pean
leg
islati
on,
gove
rnme
nt tar
gets,
inc
reas
ing
waste
ge
nera
tion,
the
need
for
im
prov
ed
envir
onme
ntal p
rotec
tion
and
rising
pub
lic e
xpec
tation
s driv
e the
nee
d for
rapid
chan
ges i
n ou
r app
roac
h to
mana
ging w
aste.
In pa
rticula
r, we
need
to re
duce
our r
elian
ce on
land
fill by
prov
iding
alter
nativ
e fac
ilities
for
repr
oces
sing,
treatm
ent
and
dispo
sal.
The
regio
nal
strate
gy f
or w
aste
sets
out
targe
ts for
was
te mi
nimisa
tion,
recy
cling
and
reco
very
(ene
rgy)
from
both
comm
ercia
l and
indu
strial
was
te an
d mu
nicipa
l wa
ste. T
he ta
rgets
hav
e be
en se
t to
prom
ote th
e mo
veme
nt ma
nage
ment
of wa
ste u
p the
was
te hie
rarch
y an
d to
follow
the
gove
rnme
nt’s
polic
y of
deco
uplin
g wa
ste g
rowt
h fro
m ec
onom
ic gr
owth.
The
natu
re o
f wa
ste m
anag
emen
t and
geo
grap
hic va
riatio
n is
such
that
ta rge
ts for
indiv
idual
local
autho
rity w
ill va
ry wi
th loc
ally
deter
mine
d cir
cums
tance
s. Th
e Re
giona
l Was
te An
nual
Monit
oring
Rep
ort
will
includ
e up
date
perfo
rman
ce as
sess
ments
on a
regio
nal b
asis.
Amen
ded t
o refl
ect th
at it i
s the
mov
emen
t of
treatm
ent m
ethod
s rath
er th
an w
aste
that is
mo
ving u
pwar
ds an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
EM
11:
Was
te M
anag
emen
t P
rin
cip
les
EM
11
E
M11
: W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Pri
nci
ple
s
Ever
y effo
rt sh
ould
be m
ade
to mi
nimise
was
te, m
axim
ise re
-use
, and
max
imise
opp
ortun
ities f
or th
e us
e of
recy
cled
mater
ial. S
uch
resid
ual w
aste
as d
oes a
rise
shou
ld be
man
aged
at t
he h
ighes
t pra
ctica
ble le
vel in
the
Gov
ernm
ent’s
was
te hie
rarch
y. Th
e fol
lowi ng
seq
uenc
e of
initia
tives
sho
uld b
e fol
lowed
, an
d ap
prop
riate
facilit
ies pr
ovide
d:
• firs
t, was
te mi
nimisa
tion a
nd re
-use
; then
• ma
ximise
the r
e-us
e of w
aste
for th
e sam
e or a
diffe
rent
purp
ose;
then
• co
mpos
ting
or r
ecyc
ling
(for
instan
ce th
roug
h str
eam e
d “ke
rbsid
e” c
ollec
tions
, “br
ing”
bank
s, civ
ic am
enity
sites
, and
centr
alise
d rec
yclin
g fac
ilities
); the
n
• int
erme
diate
treatm
ent o
f was
tes th
at ca
nnot
read
ily b
e co
mpos
ted o
r rec
ycled
(thr
ough
ana
erob
ic dig
estio
n or m
echa
nical
biolog
ical tr
eatm
ent (
MBT)
); or
• tre
atmen
t to de
al wi
th ha
zard
ous m
ateria
ls; th
en
• pr
oduc
tion o
f refu
se de
rived
fuels
from
was
te; th
en
• re
cove
ry of
ener
gy fr
om re
sidua
l was
te an
d re
fuse
deriv
ed fu
els (b
y a
rang
e of
therm
al tre
atmen
ts);
and f
inally
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith th
e Gov
ernm
ent’s
wa
ste hi
erar
chy a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
67
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• dis
posa
l of r
esidu
al wa
stes b
y lan
d-fill
ing (o
r land
-raisi
ng),
includ
ing th
e rec
over
y of e
nerg
y fro
m lan
dfill
gas w
here
prac
ticab
le.
9.
25
Comm
ercia
l and
indu
strial
plan
ning
prop
osals
shou
ld be
enc
oura
ged
to ex
ploit s
ignific
ant o
ppor
tunitie
s tha
t ar
e lik
ely to
exis
t to
incre
ase
the e
xtent
of on
-site
reco
very
of co
mmer
cial a
nd in
dustr
ial w
astes
and
inc
luding
cons
tructi
on an
d dem
olitio
n was
te.
To co
rrect
a mino
r erro
r in th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s doc
umen
t and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. E
M12
: L
oca
tio
nal
Pri
nci
ple
s
NO
CH
AN
GE
S
EM
13:
Pro
visi
on
of
Nat
ion
ally
, Reg
ion
ally
an
d S
ub
-Reg
ion
ally
Sig
nif
ican
t W
aste
Man
agem
ent
EM
13
E
M13
: P
rovi
sio
n o
f N
atio
nal
ly,
Reg
ion
ally
an
d S
ub
-Reg
ion
ally
Sig
nif
ican
t W
aste
M
anag
emen
t
Plan
s, str
ategie
s, pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es s
hould
pro
vide
for a
n ap
prop
riate
type,
size
and
mix
of de
velop
ment
oppo
rtunit
ies to
supp
ort , b
ring f
orwa
rd an
d safe
guar
d site
s for
the w
aste
mana
geme
nt fac
ilities
an
d br
ing fo
rwar
d an
d sa
fegua
rd si
tes fo
r was
te ma
nage
ment
facilit
ies th
at wi
ll deli
ver t
he ca
pacit
y to
deal
with
the in
dicati
ve v
olume
s of
non-
haza
rdou
s co
mmer
cial a
nd in
dustr
ial w
aste,
haz
ardo
us w
aste
and
munic
ipal w
aste
in ea
ch su
b-re
gion,
as se
t out
in Ta
bles 9
.3, 9.
4 and
9.5 r
espe
ctive
ly.
Plan
s and
Stra
tegies
shou
ld ide
ntify
locati
ons f
or w
aste
mana
geme
nt fac
ilities
and
allo
cate
suita
ble si
tes fo
r the
pro
vision
of f
acilit
ies u
p to
2020
. Whe
n ide
ntifyi
ng th
ese
sites
, acc
ount
shou
ld be
take
n of
the sc
ope
for
co-lo
catio
n of
comp
lemen
tary
activ
ities,
such
as
reso
urce
rec
over
y pa
rks, t
o su
ppor
t the
pro
vision
of
adeq
uate
repr
oces
sing a
nd re
-man
ufactu
ring c
apac
ity.
In co
nside
ring
prop
osals
for w
aste
mana
geme
nt fac
ilities
(inc
luding
add
itiona
l land
fill ca
pacit
y) the
abil
ity o
f ex
isting
esta
blish
ed s
ites
to me
et the
nee
ds o
f the
regio
n / s
ub re
gion
shou
ld be
fully
exp
lored
. Whe
reve
r po
ssibl
e, su
ch s
ites
shou
ld be
use
d in
prefe
renc
e to
other
site
s wh
ere
waste
man
agem
ent a
ctivit
ies h
ave
not p
revio
usly
been
loca
ted, p
rovid
ed p
ropo
sals
for th
e de
velop
ment
of wa
ste m
anag
emen
t fac
ilities
satis
fy ge
nera
l plan
ning
and
licen
sing
cond
itions
, inc
luding
the
likely
cum
ulativ
e im
pact
on th
e en
viron
ment,
lan
dsca
pe, c
ultur
al he
ritage
, gro
undw
ater,
the a
menit
y and
hea
lth o
f the
neig
hbou
rhoo
d an
d re
siden
ts, th
e tra
ffic im
pact;
ava
ilable
tran
spor
t link
s; the
pre
venti
on a
nd c
ontro
l of p
olluti
on a
nd a
ny s
pecif
ic tec
hnica
l iss
ues.
For b
oth th
e mu
nicipa
l, and
the
comm
ercia
l and
indu
strial
was
te str
eams
, prim
ary r
ecep
tion,
treatm
ent a
nd
trans
fer fa
cilitie
s sh
ould
be lo
cated
nea
r to
the s
ource
s of
arisi
ngs.
Seco
ndar
y tre
atmen
t and
disp
osal
facilit
ies m
ay b
e loc
ated
on a
sub
-regio
nal s
trateg
ic ba
sis, t
o se
rve a
wide
r catc
hmen
t are
a. Re
giona
lly
signif
icant
facilit
ies m
ay b
e ne
eded
to se
rve th
e Me
rsey B
elt, w
hich
includ
es th
e Ma
nche
ster a
nd L
iverp
ool
conu
rbati
ons.
The
prov
ision
of n
ation
ally s
ignific
ant w
aste
mana
geme
nt fac
ilities
may
be
appr
opria
te wh
ere
the re
gion o
ffers
a par
ticula
r was
te ma
nage
ment
adva
ntage
on a
natio
nal s
cale.
Mino
r rew
ordin
g to p
rovid
e gre
ater c
larity
and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. To
ensu
re co
nsist
ency
with
prop
osals
for t
he
refor
m of
regio
nal g
over
nanc
e as s
et ou
t in th
e
68
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Whe
re it
is ap
prop
riate
at the
sub-
regio
nal le
vel, w
aste
plann
ing, d
ispos
al an
d co
llecti
on a
uthor
ities s
hould
wo
rk tog
ether
to p
rodu
ce jo
int w
aste
mana
geme
nt str
ategie
s in
partn
ersh
ip wi
th the
Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y, the
was
te ma
nage
ment
indus
try, th
e Reg
ional
Plan
ning B
ody N
WRA
and o
ther s
takeh
older
s.
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
Tabl
e 9.3:
Indi
cativ
e Ann
ual C
apac
ity o
f Non
-Haz
ardo
us C
omm
ercia
l and
Indu
stria
l Was
te A
risin
gs to
2020
Su
b Re
gion
al Ar
ea
Indi
cativ
e tot
al wa
ste t
reat
men
t cap
acity
(000
’s To
nnes
) Co
mpo
stin
g / R
ecyc
ling
/ Tre
atm
ent /
The
rmal
Land
fill R
equi
rem
ent (
000’s
Ton
nes)
Ches
hire
689
403
330
346
Cumb
ria
625
297
224
223
Lanc
ashir
e (inc
luding
Blac
kbur
n with
Dar
wen a
nd B
lackp
ool)
1,763
90
0 1,0
21
649
Grea
ter M
anch
ester
1,1
58
1,583
76
3 1,2
28
Merse
yside
and H
alton
73
1 67
7 48
5 78
8 W
arrin
gton
166
134
82
96
North
Wes
t Tot
al 5,1
32
3,998
2,9
05
3,333
EM
14:
Rad
ioac
tive
Was
te
EM
14
E
M14
: R
adio
acti
ve W
aste
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
conti
nue
to su
ppor
t the
No r
th W
est a
s a
centr
e of
natio
nal a
nd in
terna
tiona
l ex
pertis
e in
the f
ields
of
nucle
ar f
uel
fabric
at ion
, re
proc
essin
g, ra
dioac
tive
waste
man
agem
ent
and
deco
mmiss
ioning
. Na
tiona
l and
regio
nal p
artne
rs sh
ould
work
togeth
er to
pro
mote
an a
gree
d so
lution
to th
e sa
fe lon
g-ter
m ma
nage
ment
of ra
dioac
tive
waste
, bas
ed o
n co
nsult
ation
wi th
all r
eleva
nt int
eres
ts. T
his sh
ould
incor
pora
te a
long-
term
comm
itmen
t to
the re
ducti
on o
f rad
ioacti
ve d
ischa
rges
and
to ra
dioac
tive
waste
mini
misa
tion,
mana
geme
nt an
d safe
stor
age t
echn
iques
.
To co
rrect
an om
ission
in th
e Pro
pose
d Ch
ange
s RSS
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d ch
ange
s.
EM
15:
A F
ram
ewo
rk f
or
Su
stai
nab
le E
ner
gy
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t E
M15
EM
15:
A F
ram
ewo
rk f
or
Su
stai
nab
le E
ner
gy
in t
he
No
rth
Wes
t
Plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
prom
ote s
ustai
nable
ene
rgy
prod
uctio
n an
d co
nsum
ption
in a
ccor
danc
e wi
th the
prin
ciples
of t
he E
nerg
y Hi
erar
chy
set o
ut in
Figur
e 9.4
and
with
in the
Sus
taina
ble E
nerg
y St
rateg
y. In
line
with
the N
orth
Wes
t Sus
taina
ble E
nerg
y Stra
tegy,
the N
orth
Wes
t aim
s to
doub
le its
insta
lled
Comb
ined
Heat
and P
ower
(CHP
) cap
acity
by 20
10 fr
om 86
6 MW
e to 1
.5 GW
, if ec
onom
ic co
nditio
ns ar
e fea
sible.
Al
l pub
lic a
uthor
ities s
hould
in th
eir o
wn p
ropo
sals
and
sche
mes (
includ
ing re
furbis
hmen
t) lea
d by
exa
mple
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n
69
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
to em
phas
ise th
eir c
ommi
tmen
t to
redu
cing
the a
nnua
l con
sump
tion
of en
ergy
and
; the
pote
ntial
for
susta
inable
ene
rgy
gene
ratio
n, an
d fac
ilitate
the
adop
tion
of go
od p
racti
ce b
y the
wide
st ra
nge
of loc
al sta
keho
lders.
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
EM
16:
En
erg
y C
on
serv
atio
n a
nd
Eff
icie
ncy
E
M16
EM
16:
En
erg
y C
on
serv
atio
n a
nd
Eff
icie
ncy
Loca
l auth
oritie
s, en
ergy
sup
plier
s, co
nstru
ction
com
panie
s, de
velop
ers,
trans
port
prov
iders
and
other
or
ganis
ation
s mu
st sh
ould
ensu
re th
at the
ir ap
proa
ch to
ene
rgy
is ba
sed
on m
inimi
sing
cons
umpti
on a
nd
dema
nd, p
romo
ting
maxim
um e
fficien
cy a
nd m
inimu
m wa
ste in
all a
spec
ts of
local
plann
ing, d
evelo
pmen
t an
d en
ergy
con
sump
tion.
To s
uppo
rt thi
s, Di
stribu
tion
Netw
ork
Oper
ators11
and
Loc
al Pl
annin
g Au
thoriti
es
shou
ld ma
ke e
ffecti
ve p
rovis
ion fo
r req
uired
ene
rgy
netw
ork
upgr
ades
in te
rms
of dis
tributi
on c
onne
ction
s an
d sub
statio
ns.
Plan
s an
d St
rateg
ies s
hould
acti
vely
facilit
ate r
educ
tions
in e
nerg
y re
quire
ments
and
impr
ovem
ents
in en
ergy
effic
iency
by
incor
pora
ting
robu
st po
licies
whic
h su
ppor
t the
deli
very
of the
nati
onal
timeta
ble fo
r re
ducin
g emi
ssion
s fro
m do
mesti
c and
non-
dome
stic b
uildin
gs. p
romo
te:
• Mi
nimum
ene
rgy e
fficien
cy st
anda
rds f
or n
ew h
omes
equ
ivalen
t to
Leve
l 3 o
f the
Cod
e for
Sus
taina
ble
Home
s by
201
0, Le
vel 4
by
2013
, and
Lev
el 6
‘zero
car
bon’
by 2
016
(up
until
the d
ate -
curre
ntly
expe
cted
to be
Apr
il 200
8 - w
hen
it is a
nticip
ated
that it
will
beco
mes a
man
dator
y req
uirem
ent t
o me
et the
Cod
e rati
ngs);
• Mi
nimum
ene
rgy e
fficien
cy st
anda
rds f
or a
ll othe
r buil
dings
to ‘v
ery g
ood’
(or w
here
pos
sible,
in u
rban
ar
eas,
‘exce
llent’
) of
the B
uildin
g Re
sear
ch E
stabli
shme
nt’s
Envir
onme
ntal
Asse
ssme
nt Me
thod
(BRE
EAM)
;
• Im
pleme
ntatio
n of
ener
gy co
nser
vatio
n me
asur
es a
nd e
fficien
cy o
f des
ign, la
yout,
loca
tion
and
use
of ma
terial
s and
natur
al re
sour
ces i
n new
build
ings a
nd re
furbis
hmen
t sch
emes
;
• Th
e wide
r ado
ption
of en
ergy
effic
iency
mea
sure
s in e
xistin
g buil
dings
.
Mino
r tex
t ame
ndme
nt To
ensu
re co
nsist
ency
with
Clim
ate C
hang
e PP
S (su
pplem
ent to
PPS
1) w
hich e
nable
s pla
nning
autho
rities
to go
furth
er an
d fas
ter
than t
he na
tiona
l time
table
only
wher
e loc
al cir
cums
tance
s allo
w an
d for
iden
tified
op
portu
nities
(i.e.
not a
n acro
ss th
e piec
e po
licy).
To r
eflec
t rec
ent g
over
nmen
t poli
cy
statem
ents
and a
nnou
ncem
ents.
9.51
In
July
2007
, the
Gov
ernm
ent p
ublis
hed
Build
ing a
Gre
ener
Futu
re, a
poli
cy st
ateme
nt ou
tlining
a tim
etable
for
tigh
tening
nati
onal
Build
ing R
egula
tions
to a
chiev
e a
25%
redu
ction
in c
arbo
n em
ission
s fro
m ne
w ho
mes i
n 20
10, a
nd 4
4% in
201
3, be
fore
reac
hing
zero
carb
on in
201
6. T
he G
over
nmen
t also
ann
ounc
ed
in the
Bud
get 2
008
an a
mbitio
n for
all
new
non-
dome
stic
build
ings
to be
zer
o ca
rbon
from
201
9 wi
th co
nsult
ation
on th
e tim
eline
and i
ts fea
sibilit
y.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith C
limate
Cha
nge
PPS
(supp
lemen
t to P
PS1)
9.
52
The
Plan
ning
and
Clim
ate C
hang
e PP
S (P
PS1
Supp
lemen
t) co
nfirm
s tha
t ther
e wi
ll be
situa
tions
whe
re it
co
uld b
e ap
prop
riate
for lo
cal p
lannin
g au
thoriti
es to
exp
ect h
igher
leve
ls of
build
ing s
ustai
nabil
ity th
an th
e pr
evail
ing s
tanda
rds
set n
ation
ally
throu
gh b
uildin
g re
gulat
ions.
Loc
al re
quire
ments
sho
uld b
e br
ough
t for
ward
thro
ugh d
evelo
pmen
t plan
docu
ments
and f
ocus
on kn
own o
ppor
tunitie
s. Lo
cal p
lannin
g auth
oritie
s ar
e exp
ected
to de
mons
trate
clear
ly the
loca
l circ
umsta
nces
that
warra
nt an
d allo
w the
loca
l requ
ireme
nt.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith C
limate
Cha
nge
PPS
(supp
lemen
t to P
PS1)
9.
53
Whe
n pr
opos
ing a
ny lo
cal r
equir
emen
ts for
sus
taina
ble b
uildin
gs, l
ocal
plann
ing a
uthor
ities
shou
ld, in
line
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith C
limate
Cha
nge
11 T
here
are c
urre
ntly 2
licen
sed D
istrib
ution
Netw
ork O
pera
tors f
or th
e Nor
th W
est –
Unit
ed U
tilitie
s Elec
tricity
and S
cottis
h Pow
er.
70
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
with
the P
PS on
clim
ate ch
ange
, focu
s on d
evelo
pmen
t are
a or s
ite-sp
ecific
oppo
rtunit
ies. T
hey s
hould
fulfil
the
tests
set o
ut in
para
grap
h 33
of t
he su
pplem
ent in
cludin
g en
surin
g tha
t any
requ
ireme
nts a
re e
viden
ce-
base
d an
d via
ble, a
nd c
onsis
tent w
ith s
ecur
ing th
e ex
pecte
d su
pply
and
pace
of h
ousin
g de
velop
ment12
. An
y loc
al re
quire
ments
shou
ld be
spec
ified
in ter
ms o
f the
ach
ievem
ent o
f nati
onall
y des
cribe
d su
staina
ble
build
ings s
tanda
rds,
for ex
ample
, in th
e cas
e of h
ousin
g, by
expe
cting
iden
tified
prop
osals
to be
deliv
ered
at
a spe
cific
level
of the
Cod
e for
Sus
taina
ble H
omes
.
PPS
(supp
lemen
t to P
PS1)
9.
48
9.54
It
may
be a
ppro
priat
e for
regio
nal e
nerg
y eff
icien
cy ta
rgets
in fu
ture
to be
exp
ress
ed in
term
s of
carb
on
savin
gs, b
ut the
re is
cur
rentl
y no
regio
nal a
gree
ment
on th
e ev
idenc
e ba
se to
infor
m the
sett
ing o
f suc
h tar
gets.
The
Clim
ate C
hang
e Ac
tion
Plan
for E
nglan
d’s N
orthw
est13
, the
mec
hanis
m thr
ough
whic
h the
No
rth W
est S
ustai
nable
Ene
rgy
Stra
tegy
will
be im
pleme
nted,
initia
ted re
sear
ch to
dev
elop
a re
giona
l inv
entor
y of
gree
nhou
se g
as e
miss
ions
and
cons
ider t
arge
ts for
emi
ssion
s re
ducti
ons
and
gene
ratio
n of
rene
wable
hea
t. It
is als
o an
ticipa
ted th
at the
forth
comi
ng C
limate
Cha
nge
Bill14
will
prop
ose
natio
nal
emiss
ions t
arge
ts. T
here
fore,
work
to de
velop
targ
ets fo
r red
uced
ene
rgy c
onsu
mptio
n wi
ll be
cons
idere
d in
a fut
ure
revie
w of
RSS.
The
inter
natio
nal im
porta
nce
of mu
ch o
f the
coas
tline
and
all o
f the
majo
r estu
aries
of
the R
egion
for n
ature
cons
erva
tion i
s like
ly to
infor
m ch
oice o
f loca
tion f
or m
arine
sche
mes.
For c
onsis
tency
with
revis
ed E
M16 t
ext
Polic
y rela
tes to
ener
gy ef
ficien
cy no
t re
newa
ble en
ergy
sche
mes.
Ther
efore
HRA
tex
t wou
ld be
mor
e app
ropr
iate i
n sup
portin
g pa
ragr
aphs
to E
M17.
This
refle
cts
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. E
M17
: R
enew
able
En
erg
y
9.51
9.
57
Each
rene
wable
tech
nolog
y has
its o
wn lo
catio
nal c
hara
cteris
tics a
nd re
quire
ments
and
diffe
rent
area
s will
be b
etter
suit
ed to
diffe
rent
techn
ologie
s. Th
e int
erna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e of
much
of t
he c
oastl
ine a
nd a
ll of
the m
ajor e
stuar
ies o
f the
Reg
ion fo
r natu
re c
onse
rvati o
n is
likely
to in
form
choic
e of
locati
on fo
r mar
ine
sche
mes.
HRA
text th
at wa
s erro
neou
sly in
serte
d in
para
grap
h 9.48
inco
rpor
ated i
nto pa
ragr
aph
9.51 a
nd re
flects
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing
the co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. E
M18
: D
ecen
tral
ised
En
erg
y S
up
ply
E
M18
EM18
: Dec
entra
lised
Ene
rgy S
uppl
y Pl
ans
and
strate
gies
shou
ld en
cour
age t
he u
se o
f dec
entra
lised
and
rene
wable
or l
ow-ca
rbon
ene
rgy
in ne
w de
velop
ment
in or
der t
o co
ntribu
te to
the a
chiev
emen
t of t
he ta
rgets
set o
ut in
Table
9.6
and
9.7a-
c. In
partic
ular,
local
autho
rities
shou
ld, in
their
Dev
elopm
ent P
lan D
ocum
ents,
set o
ut:
• tar
gets
for th
e en
ergy
to b
e us
ed in
new
dev
elopm
ent t
o co
me fr
om d
ecen
tralis
ed a
nd re
newa
ble o
r low
-carb
on en
ergy
sour
ces,
base
d on a
ppro
priat
e evid
ence
and v
iabilit
y ass
essm
ents;
and
• the
type
and s
ize of
deve
lopme
nt to
which
the t
arge
t will
be ap
plied
.
In ad
vanc
e of
local
targe
ts be
ing se
t, ne
w no
n re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
ts ab
ove
a thr
esho
ld of
1,000
m² a
nd
all re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
ts co
mpris
ing 1
0 or
mor
e un
its s
hould
sec
ure
at lea
st 10
% o
f the
ir pr
edict
ed
ener
gy r
equir
emen
ts fro
m de
centr
alise
d an
d re
newa
ble o
r low
-carb
on s
ource
s, un
less
it ca
n be
de
mons
trated
by th
e app
lican
t, ha
ving r
egar
d to t
he ty
pe of
deve
lopme
nt inv
olved
and i
ts de
sign,
that t
his is
To ta
ke ac
coun
t of th
e Sup
pleme
nt to
PPS1
on
Clim
ate C
hang
e, PP
S22 a
nd
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
. The
polic
y reta
ins
the fo
cus o
n DPD
s as b
eing t
he m
echa
nism
to se
t targ
ets fo
r dec
entra
lised
and r
enew
able
or
low-ca
rbon
ener
gy in
new
deve
lopme
nt, bu
t re
cogn
ises t
hat R
SS ca
n pro
vide a
n inte
rim
targe
t for c
ertai
n typ
es an
d size
s of
deve
lopme
nt in
to en
sure
that
this i
ssue
is
addr
esse
d dur
ing th
e per
iod un
til loc
ally
deriv
ed ta
rgets
are i
n plac
e in t
he re
gion.
12
Plan
ning P
olicy
Stat
emen
t 12 –
Loca
l Spa
tial P
lannin
g. Pa
ragr
aph 4
.52. D
epar
tmen
t of C
ommu
nities
and L
ocal
Gove
rnme
nt, Ju
ne 20
08.
13 R
ising
to th
e Cha
lleng
e, A
Clim
ate C
hang
e Acti
on P
lan fo
r Eng
land’s
Nor
thwes
t 200
7-09
, Nor
thwes
t Clim
ate C
hang
e Par
tnersh
ip, N
ovem
ber 2
006.
14 C
limate
Cha
nge B
ill Ma
rch 20
07, D
efra,
CM70
40.
71
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
not fe
asibl
e or v
iable.
Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould:
• s
et ou
t targ
ets fo
r the
ener
gy to
be us
ed in
new
deve
lopme
nt to
come
from
dece
ntrali
sed a
nd re
newa
ble
or lo
w-ca
rbon
ener
gy so
urce
s, ba
sed o
n app
ropr
iate e
viden
ce an
d viab
ility a
sses
smen
ts;
• set
out th
e typ
e and
size
of de
velop
ment
to wh
ich th
e tar
get w
ill be
appli
ed;
• enc
oura
ge th
e use
of sm
aller
scale
comm
unity
and o
n site
rene
wable
ener
gy pr
ojects
in or
der t
o ach
ieve
the ta
rgets
set o
ut in
Table
9.6 a
nd 9.
7a-c.
Align
s mor
e clos
ely w
ith th
e app
roac
h re
comm
ende
d in t
he P
anel
Repo
rt, ho
weve
r do
es no
t inclu
de lo
wer t
hres
hold
reco
mmen
ded a
s Pan
el Re
port
indica
ted a
lack o
f evid
ence
to su
ppor
t this
lower
thr
esho
ld.
9.
53
9.59
PP
S1 su
pplem
ent o
n Clim
ate C
hang
e ind
icates
that
expe
cts lo
cal p
lannin
g auth
oritie
s will
need
to pr
ovide
a fra
mewo
rk tha
t pro
motes
and
enc
oura
ges
rene
wable
and
low
carb
on e
nerg
y de
velop
ment.
Loc
al pla
nning
au
thoriti
es sh
ould
have
an
evide
nce-
base
d un
derst
andin
g of
the lo
cal fe
asibi
lity a
nd p
otenti
al for
rene
wable
an
d low
-carb
on te
chno
logies
, inc
luding
micr
ogen
erati
on, t
o su
pply
new
deve
lopme
nt in
their
area
.ens
ure
that t
hey
prep
are
an e
viden
ce b
ase
lookin
g at
the p
otenti
al an
d fea
sibilit
y of
supp
lying
new
dev
elopm
ent
from
dece
ntrali
sed
and
rene
wable
and
low
carb
on te
chno
logies
. Dec
entra
lised
sour
ces o
f sup
ply a
re sm
all
scale
sup
plies
whic
h loc
ally
serve
a d
evelo
pmen
t or s
i te a
nd c
an b
e loc
ated
on s
ite o
r nea
r the
site
. Re
newa
ble a
nd lo
w-ca
rbon
sou
rces
of su
pply
includ
e en
ergy
from
natu
ral s
ource
s inc
luding
sola
r, wi
nd,
hydr
o, wa
ve, b
iomas
s, gr
ound
sou
rce h
eatin
g, co
mbine
d he
at an
d po
wer a
nd e
nerg
y-fro
m-wa
ste. T
arge
ts for
the
perce
ntage
of e
nerg
y to
be u
se in
new
dev
elopm
ent t
o co
me fr
om d
ecen
tralis
ed a
nd re
newa
ble o
r low
-carb
on e
nerg
y so
urce
s sh
ould
be s
et ou
t and
teste
d in
Deve
lopme
nt Pl
an D
ocum
ents
to en
sure
they
ar
e ev
idenc
e-ba
sed,
viable
and
sho
uld n
ot be
ove
rly p
resc
riptiv
e an
d sh
ould
be b
ased
upo
n the
ava
ilable
ev
idenc
e an
d via
bility
and
can
be
set f
or d
evelo
pmen
t are
as o
r at s
ite le
vel.
Targ
ets s
hould
be
cons
isten
t wi
th en
surin
g hou
sing a
nd af
forda
ble ho
using
supp
ly is
not in
hibite
d.
Defin
ition o
f dec
entra
lised
ener
gy an
d re
newa
ble an
d low
carb
on so
urce
s mov
ed to
the
glos
sary.
10 M
anch
este
r C
ity
Reg
ion
10.1
Th
e Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
has
a w
ide a
rea
of inf
luenc
e str
etchin
g int
o Hi
gh P
eak
and
it ha
s str
ong
econ
omic
and
trans
port
links
with
the
city
regio
ns o
f Cen
tral L
anca
shire
, Live
rpoo
l, an
d Le
eds.
For t
he
purp
oses
of
artic
ulatin
g RS
S po
licy
the s
ub r
egion
is d
efine
d as
the
ten
Gre
ater
Manc
heste
r loc
al au
thoriti
es,
Cong
leton
, Ma
ccles
field,
and
War
ringto
n. Ea
st Ch
eshir
e (fo
rmer
ly Lo
cal
Autho
rities
of
Macc
lesfie
ld, C
ongle
ton an
d Cre
we an
d Nan
twich
) and
War
ringto
n.
To re
flect
gove
rnme
nt re
orga
nisati
on.
MC
R1:
Man
ches
ter
Cit
y R
egio
n P
rio
riti
es
MC
R1
Po
licy M
CR1:
Man
ches
ter C
ity R
egio
n Pr
iorit
ies
Plan
s and
Stra
tegies
in th
e Man
ches
ter C
ity R
egion
shou
ld:
• su
ppor
t inte
rventi
ons
nece
ssar
y to
achie
ve a
sign
ifican
t imp
rove
ment
in the
sub
-regio
n’s e
cono
mic
perfo
rman
ce b
y en
cour
aging
inv
estm
ent
and
susta
inable
dev
elopm
ent
in the
Reg
ional
Centr
e, su
rroun
ding
inner
are
as, t
he to
wns/c
ities
and
acce
ssibl
e su
burb
an c
entre
s as
set
out i
n RD
F1 a
nd
other
key l
ocati
ons w
hich
acco
rd w
ith th
e sp
atial
princ
iples
poli
cies (
DP1-
9) a
nd th
e cri
teria
in po
licies
W
2 and
W3 i
n ord
er to
contr
ibute
to the
grow
th op
portu
nities
iden
tified
in po
licy W
1;
• se
cure
impr
ovem
ents,
inclu
ding
the e
nhan
ceme
nt of
pub li
c tra
nspo
rt lin
ks, w
hich
will e
nable
the
inner
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
72
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
area
s an
d the
nor
thern
par
t of t
he C
ity R
egion
to c
aptur
e gr
owing
leve
ls of
inves
tmen
t and
redu
ce
sub-
regio
nal d
ispar
ities.
Partic
ular a
ttenti
on sh
ould
be g
iven
to as
sistin
g wi
th pr
ogra
mmes
to a
ddre
ss
workl
essn
ess;
• Ac
comm
odate
hou
sing
deve
lopme
nt in
locati
ons t
hat a
re a
cces
sible
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t to
area
s wi
th str
ong
econ
omic
pros
pects
of e
cono
mic
grow
th. A
high
leve
l of r
eside
ntial
deve
lopme
nt wi
ll be
en
cour
aged
in th
e inn
er ar
eas t
o sec
ure a
sign
ifican
t incre
ase i
n the
popu
lation
of th
ese a
reas
;
• pr
ovide
high
qua
lity h
ousin
g to
repla
ce o
bsole
te sto
ck a
nd w
here
app
ropr
iate
refur
bish
exist
ing
prop
ertie
s, to
meet
the n
eeds
of e
xistin
g re
siden
ts, a
nd a
ttrac
t and
retai
n ne
w po
pulat
ion in
ord
er to
su
ppor
t eco
nomi
c gro
wth;
• im
prov
e the
City
Reg
ion’s
inter
nal a
nd e
xtern
al tra
nspo
rt lin
ks in
line
with
the p
rioriti
es fo
r tra
nspo
rt inv
estm
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t set
out in
Poli
cy R
T10;
• ma
intain
the r
ole of
Man
ches
ter A
irpor
t as t
he N
orth
of En
gland
’s ke
y inte
rnati
onal
gatew
ay in
line w
ith
Polic
y RT5
;
• de
velop
the
role
of Ma
nche
ster a
s a n
ation
al pu
blic t
rans
port
gatew
ay to
the
regio
n in
line
with
Polic
y RT
3 an
d en
hanc
e the
acc
essib
ility
of the
Reg
ional
Centr
e by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort t
o su
ppor
t eco
nomi
c gr
owth
and
enab
le the
ben
efits
of its
wide
rang
e of
econ
omic,
cult
ural
and
other
opp
ortun
ities
to be
sh
ared
. Inv
estm
ent s
hould
supp
ort P
olicie
s MCR
2 an
d MC
R4 in
par
ticula
r and
alig
n wi
th pr
ioritie
s in
RT10
;
• De
velop
the
roles
of W
igan,
and
War
ringto
n an
d Cr
ewe
as re
giona
l pub
lic tr
ansp
ort g
atewa
ys in
line
with
Polic
y RT3
;
• Fo
cus e
nviro
nmen
tal im
prov
emen
ts wh
ere
they a
re m
ost n
eede
d an
d wi
ll hav
e the
gre
atest
bene
fit to
facilit
ate t
he s
ustai
nable
dev
elopm
ent
of the
Reg
ional
Centr
e an
d Inn
er A
reas
. Th
is inc
ludes
int
egra
ted fl
ood
mana
geme
nt wo
rks, t
he re
media
tion
of co
ntami
nated
land
, and
pro
vision
of h
i gh
quali
ty gr
een i
nfras
tructu
re as
part
of co
mpre
hens
ive re
gene
ratio
n sch
emes
;
• Pr
opos
als an
d sch
emes
will
be di
recte
d prim
arily
towa
rds l
ocati
ons w
here
they
can c
ontrib
ute to
thes
e pr
ioritie
s.
Not c
hang
ed in
Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
in er
ror.
Crew
e inc
luded
in M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion to
re
flect
Loca
l Gov
ernm
ent r
eorg
anisa
tion a
nd
repr
esen
tation
s by t
he ne
w Ea
st Ch
eshir
e Lo
cal A
uthor
ities a
t Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
co
nsult
ation
.
Manc
hest
er C
ity R
egio
n an
d So
uth
Ches
hire
Diag
ram
MC
R2:
Reg
ion
al C
entr
e an
d In
ner
Are
as o
f M
anch
este
r C
ity
Reg
ion
M
CR
2
Polic
y MCR
2: R
egio
nal C
entre
and
Inne
r Are
as o
f Man
ches
ter C
ity R
egio
n Pl
ans
and
Stra
tegies
sho
uld e
nsur
e tha
t the
Reg
ional
Centr
e of
the M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion c
ontin
ues
to de
velop
as
the p
rimar
y ec
onom
ic dr
iver,
prov
iding
the
main
focus
for b
usine
ss, r
etail,
leisu
re, c
ultur
al an
d tou
rism
deve
lopme
nt in
the C
ity R
egion
. The
expa
nsion
of th
e kno
wled
ge ec
onom
y thr
ough
out th
e Reg
ional
Centr
e, an
d pa
rticula
rly re
lated
to th
e Ar
c of O
ppor
tunity
the
Unive
rsitie
s and
Cen
tral M
anch
ester
hos
pitals
, wi
ll be a
partic
ular p
riority
;
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
by N
orth
Wes
t
73
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es fo
r res
identi
al de
velop
ment
in the
Reg
ional
Centr
e wi
ll be
acce
ptable
whe
re
they a
re p
art o
f mixe
d us
e em
ploym
ent s
chem
es th
at co
mpris
e a
good
rang
e of
hous
ing si
zes,
types
, ten
ures
and a
fford
abilit
y and
whe
re th
ey co
ntribu
te to
the vi
tality
and v
iabilit
y of th
e Reg
ional
Centr
e;
In the
inne
r are
as:
• re
siden
tial d
evelo
pmen
t sho
uld b
e foc
usse
d in
the in
ner a
reas
adja
cent
to the
Reg
ional
Centr
e in
orde
r to
secu
re a
sign
ifican
t inc
reas
e in
their
popu
lation
, to
supp
ort
major
reg
ener
ation
acti
vity
includ
ing th
e Man
ches
ter-S
alfor
d Hou
sing M
arke
t Ren
ewal
Pathf
inder
, and
to se
cure
the i
mpro
veme
nt of
comm
unity
fac
ilities
and
the
cre
ation
of
susta
inable
com
munit
ies.
The
emp
hasis
will
be o
n pr
ovidi
ng a
goo
d ra
nge
of qu
ality
hous
ing, i
n ter
ms o
f size
, typ
e, ten
ure
and
affor
dabil
ity, w
ith a
high
qu
ality
envir
onme
nt an
d acc
essib
le loc
al fac
ilities
and e
mploy
ment
oppo
rtunit
ies;
• Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
prov
ide fo
r emp
loyme
nt wi
thin
the in
ner a
reas
in a
ccor
danc
e wi
th po
licies
W
2 and
W3 a
nd M
CR1
Deve
lopme
nt Ag
ency
. Su
b-he
ading
adde
d to p
rovid
e gre
ater c
larity
. To
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
10
.6
The
Regio
nal C
entre
of M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion co
mpris
es M
anch
ester
City
Cen
tre a
nd C
entra
l Par
k to
the
East,
the
highe
r Edu
catio
n Pr
ecinc
t and
Cen
tral M
anch
ester
Hos
pitals
to th
e so
uth, a
nd S
alfor
d Un
iversi
ty,
Salfo
rd Q
uays
, Tra
fford
Wha
rfside
and
Pom
ona
Dock
s to
the W
est.
The
Inner
Are
as s
urro
undin
g the
Re
giona
l Cen
tre c
ompr
ise o
f Nor
th Ma
nche
ster,
East
Manc
heste
r and
Cen
tral M
anch
ester
rege
nera
tion
area
s, Tr
affor
d Pa
rk, N
orth
Traff
ord
and
Centr
al Sa
lford
. Th
e Ar
c of
Oppo
rtunit
y ex
pans
ion o
f the
kn
owled
ge b
ased
eco
nomy
will
be a
prio
rity in
the
area
whic
h str
etche
s fro
m Un
iversi
ty of
Salfo
rd in
the
Wes
t to
Picc
adilly
Stat
ion in
the
east,
via
the H
igher
Edu
catio
n Pr
ecinc
t and
the
Centr
al Ma
nche
ster
Hosp
itals
camp
us.
Detai
led b
ound
ary
defin
itions
for
the
se a
reas
will
need
to
be s
et ou
t in
Loca
l De
velop
ment
Fram
ewor
ks an
d will
nece
ssita
te clo
se cr
oss a
uthor
ity w
orkin
g
Arc o
f opp
ortun
ity de
leted
to al
ign w
ith re
ps of
RD
A an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
10
.9
The
Inner
Are
as h
ave
enor
mous
pote
ntial,
whic
h, if l
eft u
ntapp
ed, w
ill lim
it the
abil
ity o
f the
Reg
ional
Centr
e to
secu
re in
vestm
ent a
nd g
ener
ate fu
rther
gro
wth.
Deve
lopme
nt wi
thin
the In
ner A
reas
will
boos
t ove
rall
econ
omic
grow
th in
the C
ity R
egion
, red
uce
local
inequ
alitie
s (su
ch a
s wo
rkles
snes
s) an
d de
priva
tion
and
prov
ide a
clea
r alte
rnati
ve to
furth
er d
ecen
tralis
ation
and
the
unsu
staina
ble co
mmuti
ng p
atter
ns a
ssoc
iated
wi
th it.
Includ
ed ba
sed o
n evid
ence
of in
equa
lities
ma
ps.
MC
R3:
So
uth
ern
Par
t o
f th
e M
anch
este
r C
ity
Reg
ion
M
CR
3
Polic
y MCR
3: S
outh
ern
Part
of th
e Man
ches
ter C
ity R
egio
n Pl
ans a
nd S
trateg
ies in
the s
outhe
rn pa
rt of
the C
ity R
egion
shou
ld su
stain
and p
romo
te ec
onom
ic pr
ospe
rity co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e env
ironm
ental
char
acter
of th
e are
a and
the c
reati
on of
attra
ctive
and
susta
inable
comm
unitie
s by:
• foc
using
emp
loyme
nt de
velop
ment
in the
town
s as
set
out i
n RD
F 1
and
on b
rown
field
sites
whic
h ac
cord
with
the
spati
al pr
incipl
es (p
olicie
s DP1
-9) a
nd th
e cri
teria
in Po
licies
W2
and
W3
and
MCR1
, in
orde
r to
supp
ort t
he o
vera
ll eco
nomi
c gro
wth
of the
City
Reg
ion, t
o me
et loc
al ne
eds a
nd re
gene
ratio
n re
quire
ments
and
to a
ddre
ss w
orkle
ssne
ss. S
ites s
hould
be
of an
app
ropr
iate
scale
, and
acc
essib
le by
pu
blic t
rans
port,
walk
ing an
d cyc
ling;
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n ma
de on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
viron
ment
Agen
cy.
74
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• all
owing
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent t
o su
ppor
t loc
al re
gene
ratio
n str
ategie
s an
d to
meet
identi
fied
local
need
s (p
artic
ularly
for a
fford
able
hous
ing),
in su
staina
ble lo
catio
ns w
hich
are
well
serve
d by
pub
lic
trans
port;
•
Supp
ort a
nd d
iversi
fy the
rura
l eco
nomy
and
impr
ove
acce
ss to
ser
vices
in th
e ru
ral a
reas
focu
sing
deve
lopme
nt in
locati
ons w
hich a
ccor
d with
RDF
2.
10
.12
The
south
ern
area
of t
he c
ity re
gion
has
a str
ong
inter
relat
ionsh
ip wi
th pa
rts o
f the
loca
l auth
ority
are
a of
High
Pea
k, wh
ich is
par
t of t
he w
ider M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion (s
ee C
ity R
egion
Diag
ram)
. High
Pea
k fal
ls wi
thin
the E
ast M
idlan
ds R
egion
and
is n
ot co
vere
d by
Nor
th W
est R
SS, h
owev
er th
e NW
RA R
PB w
ill wo
rk wi
th its
Eas
t Midl
ands
cou
nterp
art t
o de
velop
a c
onsis
tent p
olicy
for t
he p
arts
of the
bor
ough
that
are
cons
idere
d to l
ie wi
thin t
he M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
MC
R4:
So
uth
Ch
esh
ire
11
.1
10.1
3 Th
e ar
ea o
f Sou
th Ch
eshir
e pr
imar
ily re
lates
to d
evelo
pmen
t in
the to
wn c
ompr
ises
of Cr
ewe
and
the
surro
undin
g ru
ral a
rea,
includ
ing N
antw
ich B
orou
gh. S
outh
Ches
hire
is wi
thin
the M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion,
but l
ies o
n its
per
ipher
y an
d ha
s ce
rtain
econ
omic
links
with
both
whic
h is
betw
een
the M
anch
ester
City
Re
gion
and
the N
orth
Staff
ords
hire/
Potte
ries
urba
n ar
ea a
nd h
as c
ertai
n ec
onom
ic lin
ks w
ith b
oth. T
here
ar
e pa
rticula
r opp
ortun
ities t
o bu
ild u
pon
exist
ing lin
kage
s with
the
Manc
heste
r City
Reg
ion in
par
ticula
r the
oth
er pa
rts of
Eas
t Che
shire
Con
gleton
and V
ale R
oyal
and C
heste
r in Li
verp
ool C
ity R
egion
.
To re
flect
move
ment
of So
uth C
hesh
ire in
to Ma
nche
ster C
ity R
egion
by vi
rtue o
f Loc
al Go
vern
ment
reor
ganis
ation
and t
he ch
ange
of
the in
dividu
al dis
tricts
into E
ast C
hesh
ire fr
om
April
2009
.
MC
R4
MC
R4: S
outh
Che
shire
Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould:
• ha
rnes
s Cr
ewe’s
pote
ntial
for s
ustai
nable
eco
nomi
c gr
owth
supp
ort s
ustai
nable
eco
nomi
c gr
owth
in Cr
ewe
and
focus
dev
elopm
ent o
n sit
es w
hich
acco
rd w
ith R
DF1,
the S
patia
l Prin
ciples
( po
licies
DP1
-9)
, the c
riteria
in W
2 and
W3 a
nd M
CR1;
• Pr
omote
the r
ole of
Cre
we as
a re
giona
l pub
lic tr
ansp
ort g
atewa
y/inte
rchan
ge to
the r
egion
;
• Pr
ovide
for r
egen
erati
on to
impr
ove t
he en
viron
ment,
econ
omy a
nd im
age o
f Cre
we;
• Co
ntinu
e the
pro
tectio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he h
istor
ic en
viron
ment
of Na
ntwich
and
its co
ntribu
tion
to the
sub-
regio
n’s ec
onom
y, tou
rism,
quali
ty of
life an
d reg
ener
ation
;
• su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my a
nd im
prov
e ac
cess
to s
ervic
es in
the
rura
l are
as fo
cusin
g de
velop
ment
in loc
ation
s whic
h acc
ord w
ith R
DF2.
To re
flect
amen
dmen
ts to
RDF1
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
made
on th
e Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
by
Envir
onme
nt Ag
ency
.
MC
R5:
No
rth
ern
Par
t o
f th
e M
anch
este
r C
ity
Reg
ion
M
CR
5
MCR5
: Nor
ther
n Pa
rt of
the M
anch
este
r City
Reg
ion
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
for t
he no
rther
n par
t of th
e City
Reg
ion sh
ould
supp
ort th
e tra
nsfor
matio
n of th
e loc
al ec
onom
y, re
gene
rate
comm
unitie
s, an
d enh
ance
the e
nviro
nmen
t. The
y sho
uld:
• se
cure
impr
ovem
ents
which
ena
ble th
e ar
ea to
com
pete
more
effe
ctive
ly for
eco
nomi
c inv
estm
ent
75
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
now
and
in the
futur
e, he
lping
to a
chiev
e sig
nifica
nt im
prov
emen
ts in
prod
uctiv
ity a
nd c
reati
ng th
e co
nditio
ns fo
r sus
taina
ble g
rowt
h. T
his w
ill re
quire
sign
ifican
t inte
rventi
ons
to im
prov
e sk
ill lev
els
withi
n the
lab
our
marke
t, to
deliv
er a
ppro
priat
e de
velop
ment
sites
, an
d to
secu
re n
eces
sary
infra
struc
ture i
mpro
veme
nts;
• foc
us e
mploy
ment
deve
lopme
nt in
the to
wn/ci
ties
as s
et ou
t in
RDF1
and
at o
ther l
ocati
ons
which
ac
cord
with
the
spati
al pr
incipl
es (p
olicie
s DP1
-9),
and
the cr
iteria
in P
olicie
s W2
and
W3
and
MCR1
, to
supp
ort th
e ove
rall e
cono
mic g
rowt
h of th
e sub
regio
n, to
enco
urag
e the
‘spin
-off’
of fun
ction
s link
ed
to the
Reg
ional
Centr
e and
to ad
dres
s wor
kless
ness
;
• ex
pand
the
quali
ty an
d ch
oice
of ho
using
(in
terms
of s
ize, t
ype,
tenur
e an
d aff
orda
bility
) in
line
with
the ap
proa
ch se
t out
in Po
licy L
4;
• us
e the
HMR
Path
finde
r in
Oldh
am a
nd R
ochd
ale a
s an
opp
ortun
ity fo
r wide
rang
ing c
hang
e in
the
econ
omic
and
hous
ing r
ole o
f the
se a
reas
, the
ren
ewal
of co
mmun
ities
and
inves
tmen
t in
new
infra
struc
ture;
• Su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my a
nd im
prov
e ac
cess
to s
ervic
es in
the
rura
l are
as fo
cusin
g de
velop
ment
in loc
ation
s whic
h acc
ord w
ith R
DF2.
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n ma
de on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
viron
ment
Agen
cy.
MC
R6:
Str
ateg
ic F
ram
ewo
rk f
or
War
rin
gto
n
MC
R6
Po
licy M
CR6:
Stra
tegi
c Fra
mew
ork f
or W
arrin
gton
In
War
ringto
n plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld:
• su
ppor
t sus
taina
ble e
cono
mic
grow
th in
War
ringto
n an
d its
role
harn
ess
War
ringto
n’s p
otenti
al for
su
staina
ble e
cono
mic
grow
th an
d as
a s
ource
of e
mploy
ment
for a
n ar
ea in
cludin
g W
arrin
gton,
Know
sley,
Halto
n, St
Hele
ns an
d Wiga
n;
• foc
us d
evelo
pmen
t on
sites
whic
h ar
e ac
cess
ible
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t, wa
lking
and
cycli
ng a
nd a
ccor
d wi
th po
licy
RDF1
, the
spa
tial p
rincip
les (p
olicie
s DP
1-9)
and
the
criter
ia in
polic
ies W
2 an
d W
3 an
d MC
R1, f
ocus
ing p
artic
ularly
on
brow
nfield
site
s to
ensu
re n
o fur
ther s
ignific
ant e
xpan
sion
onto
open
lan
d;
• su
ppor
t reg
ener
ation
and r
estru
cturin
g of th
e olde
r urb
an ar
eas;
• su
ppor
t War
ringto
n’s ro
le as
a re
giona
l tran
spor
t gate
way/i
nterch
ange
;
• su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my a
nd im
prov
e ac
cess
to s
ervic
es in
the
rura
l are
as fo
cusin
g de
velop
ment
in loc
ation
s whic
h acc
ord w
ith R
DF2.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
To re
flect
Pane
l Rec
omme
ndati
on in
relat
ion
to op
en la
nd, p
rovid
e gre
ater c
larity
and t
o re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
11 S
ou
th C
hes
hir
e
SO
UT
H C
HE
SH
IRE
CH
AP
TE
R M
OV
ED
TO
MC
R4.
AL
L F
OL
LO
WIN
G C
HA
PT
ER
S H
AV
E B
EE
N R
EN
UM
BE
RE
D A
CC
OR
DIN
GL
Y.
11 L
iver
po
ol C
ity
Reg
ion
76
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
LC
R1:
Liv
erp
oo
l Cit
y R
egio
n P
rio
riti
es
LC
R1
Po
licy L
CR1:
Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion
Prio
rities
Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies in
the L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egion
shou
ld:
• Su
ppor
t inte
rventi
ons
nece
ssar
y to
achie
ve a
sign
ifican
t imp
rove
ment
in the
sub
-regio
n’s e
cono
mic
perfo
rman
ce b
y en
cour
aging
inv
estm
ent
and
susta
inable
dev
elopm
ent
in the
Reg
ional
Centr
e, su
rroun
ding
inner
are
as, t
he to
wns/c
ities
as s
et ou
t in
RDF1
and
othe
r ke
y loc
ation
s, inc
luding
ac
cess
ible
subu
rban
centr
es w
hich
acco
rd w
ith th
e sp
atial
princ
iples
poli
cies (
DP1-
9) a
nd th
e cri
teria
in po
licies
W2 a
nd W
3 in o
rder
to co
ntribu
te to
the gr
owth
oppo
rtunit
ies id
entifi
ed in
polic
y W1;
• Fo
cus
susta
ined
and
co-o
rdina
ted p
rogr
amme
s to
maxim
ise e
cono
mic
poten
tial a
nd p
romo
te ur
ban
rena
issan
ce a
nd so
cial in
clusio
n wi
thin
the R
egion
al Ce
ntre
and
its su
rroun
ding
Inner
Are
a (th
e Ne
w He
artla
nds H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ar
ea);
• Fo
cus
a su
fficien
t pro
portio
n of
new
hous
ing d
evelo
pmen
t and
ren
ewal
(and
rela
ted s
ocial
and
en
viron
menta
l infr
astru
cture
) with
in the
inne
r are
as to
mee
t the
obje
ctive
s of
the H
ousin
g Ma
rket
Rene
wal In
itiativ
e an
d, co
nsist
ent w
ith th
is, m
ake
prov
ision
for a
n inc
reas
e in
the su
pply
of aff
orda
ble
and
marke
t hou
sing
requ
ired
to ad
dres
s de
mogr
aphic
nee
ds a
nd to
sup
port
econ
omic
grow
th an
d re
gene
ratio
n;
• En
hanc
e the
acc
essib
ility
by p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt of
the N
ew H
eartla
nds
Hous
ing M
arke
t Re
newa
l Pa
thfind
er A
rea
and
impr
ove
trans
port
links
betw
een
this
(and
othe
r disa
dvan
taged
are
as) a
nd k
ey
emplo
ymen
t, edu
catio
n and
healt
hcar
e loc
ation
s. P
artic
ular a
ttenti
on sh
ould
be gi
ven t
o ass
isting
with
pr
ogra
mmes
to ad
dres
s wor
kless
ness
;
• In
the o
uter p
art in
the
Liver
pool
City
Regio
n, pr
omote
eco
nomi
c dev
elopm
ent,
addr
ess w
orkle
ssne
ss,
urba
n re
naiss
ance
and
soc
ial in
clusio
n, co
mplem
entar
y to
the p
rogr
amme
s wi
thin
Liver
pool
City
Centr
e and
the I
nner
Are
as;
• Ma
ximise
the
emp
loyme
nt po
tentia
l of
the S
trateg
ic Inv
estm
ent
Area
s (S
IAs)
and
Econ
omic
Deve
lopme
nt Zo
nes
(EDZ
s). D
etaile
d bo
unda
ry de
finitio
ns w
ill be
set
out i
n Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Fr
amew
orks
;
• Pr
omote
the
susta
inable
gro
wth,
local
rege
nera
tion
initia
tives
and
dev
elopm
ent o
ppor
tunitie
s in
Wes
t Ch
eshir
e/Nor
th Ea
st W
ales
sub-
regio
n an
d in
Vale
Roya
l. Ma
intain
the
role
of the
sub
are
a an
d Ch
ester
in p
artic
ular a
s an
impo
rtant
comp
onen
t of t
he L
CR e
cono
my a
nd p
romo
te joi
nt wo
rking
be
twee
n Auth
oritie
s and
Age
ncies
for it
s stra
tegic
plann
ing an
d man
agem
ent;
• Im
prov
e the
City
Reg
ion’s
inter
nal a
nd e
xtern
al tra
nspo
rt lin
ks in
line
with
the p
rioriti
es fo
r tra
nspo
rt inv
estm
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t set
out in
Poli
cy R
T10;
• Su
ppor
t and
dev
elop
the ro
les o
f Live
rpoo
l Joh
n Le
nnon
Airp
ort a
nd th
e Me
rseys
ide P
orts,
in lin
e wi
th Po
licies
RT5
and
RT6
, esp
ecial
ly the
Por
t of L
iver p
ool a
s the
only
Por
t of n
ation
al sig
nifica
nce
for
deep
-sea t
rade
in th
e Nor
th of
Engla
nd;
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
To ad
dres
s iss
ue hi
ghlig
hted b
y ine
quali
ties
map.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
and t
o refl
ect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
77
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• De
velop
the
role
of Liv
erpo
ol as
a n
ation
al/ re
giona
l pu
blic
trans
port
gatew
ay/ i
nterch
ange
to th
e Re
gion
in lin
e wi
th Po
licy
RT3
and
enha
nce
the a
cces
sibilit
y of
the R
egion
al Ce
ntre,
partic
ularly
by
publi
c tra
nspo
rt wa
lking
and c
yclin
g to s
uppo
rt its
role
as th
e main
econ
omic
focus
for t
he C
ity R
egion
;
• Fo
cus e
nviro
nmen
tal im
prov
emen
ts wh
ere
they a
re m
ost n
eede
d an
d wi
ll hav
e the
gre
atest
bene
fit to
facilit
ate th
e su
staina
ble d
evelo
pmen
t of t
he R
egion
al Ce
ntre
and
Inner
Are
as. T
his in
clude
s the
re
media
tion
of co
ntami
nated
land
and
pro
vision
of
high
quali
ty gr
een
infra
struc
ture
as p
art
of co
mpre
hens
ive re
gene
ratio
n sc
heme
s. Pr
otect
exist
ing e
nviro
nmen
tal a
ssets
in li
ne w
ith D
P7 a
nd
EM1,
in pa
rticula
r sit
es o
f inte
rnati
onal
impo
rtanc
e for
natu
re c
onse
rvatio
n su
ch a
s the
Mer
sey
Estua
ry.
Pr
opos
als a
nd s
chem
es s
hould
be
direc
ted p
rimar
ily to
ward
s loc
ation
s wh
ere
they
can
contr
ibute
to the
se
prior
ities.
12
.5
11.5
RS
S po
licy
for t
he L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egion
is in
tende
d to
secu
re a
high
leve
l of
grow
th an
d ad
dres
s re
gene
ratio
n ne
eds.
Sign
ifican
t lev
els o
f dev
elopm
ent s
hould
be
focus
sed
withi
n the
Reg
ional
Centr
e an
d Inn
er A
reas
in o
rder
to e
nsur
e inv
estm
ent a
nd re
gene
ratio
n re
sour
ces
are
direc
ted to
thos
e ar
eas
most
in ne
ed. I
n the
oute
r pa
rts o
f the
City
Reg
ion th
ere
is a
clear
nee
d for
dev
elopm
ent t
o be
focu
sed
on
addr
essin
g reg
ener
ation
, wor
kless
ness
and h
ousin
g mar
ket r
estru
cturin
g. Th
e Reg
ional
Centr
e, Inn
er A
reas
an
d Ou
ter A
reas
cov
er m
ost
of the
Mer
seys
ide a
uthor
ities
and
includ
e the
tow
n of
Skelm
ersd
ale.
Deve
lopme
nt in
Wes
t Che
shire
(Elle
smer
e Po
rt &
Nesto
n, Va
le Ro
yal a
nd C
heste
r) an
d Va
le Ro
yal w
ill be
foc
used
on
harn
essin
g op
portu
nities
for s
ustai
nable
gro
wth
and
local
rege
nera
tion,
comp
lemen
tary
to the
Ci
ty Re
gions
spati
al de
velop
ment
prior
ities.
To cl
arify
area
s inc
luded
in W
est C
hesh
ire.
12
.6
11.6
Im
prov
ing e
nviro
nmen
tal p
erfor
manc
e is
also
reco
gnize
d as
a k
ey p
art
of de
liver
ing s
ustai
nable
co
mmun
ities
and
unde
rpins
the
Liver
pool
City
Regio
n po
licies
. W
ell-m
anag
ed g
reen
spa
ce a
nd a
high
qu
ality
local
envir
onme
nt pla
y an
impo
rtant
part
in the
qua
lity o
f life
expe
rienc
ed b
y peo
ple w
ithin
all o
f the
Ci
ty Re
gions
’ neig
hbou
rhoo
ds in
cludin
g tho
se w
hich
are
most
depr
ived.
The
prote
ction
of e
nviro
nmen
tal
asse
ts wi
ll inc
lude t
he as
sess
ment,
avoid
ance
and m
itigati
on of
the p
otenti
al eff
ects
of de
velop
ment
on si
tes
of int
erna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e for
natu
re co
nser
vatio
n ou
t side
the
regio
n, su
ch a
s coa
stal a
nd in
land
water
s in
Wale
s.
To re
flect
that p
otenti
al im
pacts
on si
tes of
int
erna
tiona
l impo
rtanc
e for
natur
e co
nser
vatio
n outs
ide th
e reg
ion in
Wale
s wer
e ide
ntifie
d as p
art o
f the H
RA of
the s
ubmi
tted
Draft
RSS
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
on P
ropo
sed C
hang
es
by C
ountr
yside
Cou
ncil f
or W
ales.
LC
R2:
Th
e R
egio
nal
Cen
tre
and
Inn
er A
reas
of
Liv
erp
oo
l Cit
y R
egi o
n
LC
R2
Po
licy L
CR2:
The
Reg
iona
l Cen
tre a
nd In
ner A
reas
of L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egio
n Th
e Re
giona
l Cen
tre is
the
prim
ary
econ
omic
drive
r of t
he L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egion
and
plan
s an
d str
ategie
s sh
ould
supp
ort a
nd en
hanc
e this
role
by:
• Fo
cusin
g ap
prop
riate
comm
ercia
l, reta
il, lei
sure
, cult
ural
and
touris
m de
velop
ment
withi
n the
Reg
ional
Centr
e dev
elopin
g its
role
as th
e prim
ary r
etail c
ent re
, main
emplo
ymen
t loca
tion a
nd pr
imar
y eco
nomi
c dr
iver o
f the C
ity R
egion
;
• Pr
ovidi
ng ou
tside
area
s of h
ousin
g mar
ket r
enew
al, pr
ovidi
ng fo
r pro
posa
ls an
d sch
emes
for r
eside
ntial
deve
lopme
nt in
the R
egion
al Ce
ntre
wher
e the
y ar
e pa
rt of
mixe
d us
e em
ploym
ent s
chem
es th
at co
mpris
e a
good
rang
e of
hous
ing s
izes,
types
tenu
res
and
affor
dabil
ity a
nd w
here
they
con
tribute
to
To en
sure
that
hous
ing m
arke
t ren
ewal
activ
ity
in the
HMR
IP ar
eas l
ocate
d with
in the
regio
nal
centr
e is n
ot pr
ejudic
ed by
this
polic
y pa
rticula
rly gi
ven t
he pr
ioritis
ation
of
rege
nera
tion a
nd ho
using
mar
ket r
estru
cturin
g
78
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
the vi
tality
and v
iabilit
y of th
e Reg
ional
Centr
e;
• Ex
pand
ing th
e kn
owled
ge e
cono
my w
ithin
the re
giona
l cen
tre p
artic
ularly
by
maxim
ising
the
rese
arch
an
d de
velop
ment
roles
of t
he U
niver
sities
and
deli
verin
g kn
owled
ge n
uclei
site
s an
d the
exp
ansio
n of
profe
ssion
al se
rvice
s.
They
sho
uld fo
cus
resid
entia
l dev
elopm
ent i
n the
Inne
r Are
as a
djace
nt to
the R
egion
al Ce
ntre
in or
der t
o se
cure
a sig
nifica
nt inc
reas
e in p
opula
tion a
nd to
supp
ort m
ajor r
egen
erati
on ac
tivity
. This
will
entai
l: •
Maint
aining
and
enh
ancin
g the
roles
of B
irken
head
and
Boo
tle to
pro
vide
comm
unity
facil
ities,
servi
ces
and e
mploy
ment;
• Th
e de
velop
ment
of the
New
Hea
rtland
s Ho
using
Mar
ket R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er to
revit
alise
hou
sing
in Liv
erpo
ol, S
efton
, and
Wirr
al thr
ough
comp
rehe
nsive
area
base
d reg
ener
ation
sche
mes;
• Su
ppor
ting t
he de
velop
ment
of the
Mer
sey P
orts
and t
he m
aritim
e eco
nomy
;
• Su
staini
ng in
vestm
ent in
the M
erse
y Wate
rfron
t Reg
ional
Park;
and
• Pr
ovidi
ng fo
r emp
loyme
nt wi
thin t
he in
ner a
reas
in ac
cord
ance
with
W2 a
nd W
3 and
LCR1
.
The
emph
asis
will b
e on
pro
viding
a g
ood
rang
e of
quali
ty ho
using
in th
e inn
er a
reas
in te
rms o
f size
, typ
e, ten
ure
and
affor
dabil
ity w
ith a
high
qua
lity e
nviro
nmen
t and
acc
essib
le loc
al fac
ilities
and
emp
loyme
nt op
portu
nities
.
set o
ut in
polic
y RDF
1. To
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n ma
de on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
viron
ment
Agen
cy.
12
.7
11.7
Th
e Re
giona
l Cen
tre o
f Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion c
ompr
ises
the w
hole
of the
are
a wi
thin
the C
ity C
entre
St
rateg
ic Inv
estm
ent A
rea
and
the L
iverp
ool V
ision
Urb
an R
egen
erati
on C
ompa
ny A
rea,
includ
ing th
e Un
iversi
ty Ed
ge K
nowl
edge
Nuc
lei s
ite. T
he R
egion
al Ce
ntre
includ
es th
e pr
imar
y re
tail a
rea
but i
s mo
re
exten
sive
than
it. Th
ere
are
area
s of H
ousin
g Ma
rket R
enew
al an
d es
tablis
hed
resid
entia
l are
as w
ithin
the
Regio
nal C
entre
. In
these
are
as th
e em
phas
is sh
ould
be p
artic
ularly
on
impr
ovem
ent o
f the
qua
lity a
nd m
ix of
hous
ing in
cludin
g aff
orda
ble h
ousin
g, in
orde
r to
assis
t with
rege
nera
tion
and
restr
uctur
ing o
f hou
sing
marke
ts. T
he In
ner
Area
s co
mpris
e the
New
Hea
rtland
s Ho
using
mar
ket R
enew
al ar
ea. T
he d
etaile
d bo
unda
ries
of the
Reg
ional
Centr
e in
partic
ular w
ill ne
ed to
be
addr
esse
d as
par
t of L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
orks
.
To ex
plain
seco
nd bu
llet o
f the p
olicy
.
12
.8
11.8
Liv
erpo
ol’s
Regio
nal C
entre
is fu
ndam
ental
to th
e ec
onom
ic gr
owth
of the
Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion. I
t is
the
major
centr
e for
the
metro
polita
n ar
ea a
nd fo
rms t
he st
rateg
ic hu
b in
terms
of it
s tra
nspo
rt inf
rastr
uctur
e; its
ed
ucati
onal
estab
lishm
ents;
its
cultu
ral,
retai
l, bu
sines
s, lei
sure
and
tour
ism a
ssets
; and
its
finan
cial a
nd
profe
ssion
al se
rvice
s. Liv
erpo
ol’s
status
as
Euro
pean
Cap
ital o
f Cult
ure
2008
, has
bro
ught
signif
icant
boos
ts to
touris
m as
well
as
prov
iding
a la
sting
lega
cy in
term
s of
inves
tor c
onfid
ence
and
sus
taine
d ec
onom
ic gr
owth.
Live
rpoo
l has
bee
n aw
arde
d Eu
rope
an C
apita
l of C
ultur
e 20
08, w
hich
will
signif
icantl
y bo
ost it
s tou
rism
indus
try a
s well
as p
rovid
ing a
lasti
ng le
gacy
in te
rms o
f inve
stor c
onfid
ence
and
susta
ined
econ
omic
grow
th. T
he fo
rtune
s of
the s
urro
undin
g inn
er a
rea
are
crucia
l to
the d
elive
ry of
susta
inable
ec
onom
ic an
d so
cial b
enefi
ts in
the C
ity R
egion
. This
are
a is
one
of sig
nifica
nt ch
allen
ges a
nd o
ppor
tunitie
s for
both
hou
sing
and
econ
omic
deve
lopme
nt, p
artic
ularly
in re
lation
to th
e Me
rsey
Ports
and
the
New
Hear
tland
s Ho
using
Mar
ket R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er s
chem
e. It
is a
lso h
ome
to pa
rt of
the M
erse
y W
aterfr
ont
To up
date
text.
79
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Regio
nal P
ark,
which
prov
ides v
aluab
le gr
een i
nfras
tructu
re at
the h
eart
of the
City
Reg
ion.
LC
R3:
Ou
ter
Par
t o
f th
e L
iver
po
ol C
ity
reg
ion
L
CR
3
Polic
y LCR
3: O
uter
par
t of t
he L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egio
n In
the ou
ter pa
rt of
the C
ity R
egion
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld:
• Fo
cus e
cono
mic d
evelo
pmen
t in th
e tow
n/citie
s as s
et ou
t in R
DF1
and
at oth
er lo
catio
ns w
hich
acco
rd
with
the sp
atial
princ
iples
(poli
cies D
P1-9
), an
d the
crite
ria in
Poli
cies W
2 an
d W
3 an
d LC
R1. P
artic
ular
atten
tion s
hould
be gi
ven t
o add
ress
ing w
orkle
ssne
ss;
• Su
ppor
t sign
ifican
t inter
venti
on in
are
as w
here
hou
sing
marke
t res
tructu
ring
is re
quire
d in
line
with
the
appr
oach
set o
ut in
Polic
ies L3
and L
4;
• Ex
pand
the q
uality
and c
hoice
of ho
using
in lin
e with
the a
ppro
ach s
et ou
t in P
olicy
L4;
• Ma
intain
and
enh
ance
the
roles
of t
he r
egion
al tow
ns, k
ey s
ervic
e ce
ntres
and
loca
l cen
tres
in ac
cord
ance
with
Poli
cy R
DF2;
• Ide
ntify,
defi
ne a
nd m
aintai
n the
role
of s
ubur
ban
centr
es in
acc
orda
nce
with
RDF1
and
spa
tial
princ
iples
DP1
-9.
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n ma
de on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
viron
ment
Agen
cy.
To re
flect
inequ
alitie
s map
s. To
align
with
RDF
1 and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e con
sulta
tion
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.
12.8
11
.9
The
outer
par
t of L
iverp
ool c
ompr
ises
those
par
ts of
Liver
pool
and
Sefto
n wh
ich a
re o
utside
the
Regio
nal
Centr
e an
d Inn
er A
reas
, the
eas
tern
area
of W
irral
(to th
e ea
st of
the M
53),
the d
istric
ts of
Know
sley,
St
Helen
s, Ha
lton
and
the to
wn o
f Ske
lmer
sdale
in W
est L
anca
shire
. Elle
smer
e Po
rt for
the
purp
oses
of
artic
ulatin
g po
licy i
s inc
luded
in W
est C
hesh
ire. H
owev
er, it
is cl
ear t
hat E
llesm
ere
Port
shar
es m
any o
f the
ch
arac
terist
ics an
d has
stro
ng lin
ks w
ith th
e Oute
r are
a of th
e Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion.
The n
umbe
r 12.8
was
dupli
cated
in th
e RSS
Pr
opos
ed C
hang
es. F
ollow
ing pa
ragr
aphs
ha
ve be
en re
numb
ered
acco
rding
ly.
To re
flect
that E
llesm
ere P
ort h
as si
milar
ch
arac
terist
ics as
Oute
r Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion
as ev
idenc
ed by
stati
stics
on un
emplo
ymen
t GV
A pe
r hea
d and
quali
ficati
ons l
evels
.
12.9
11
.10
It is
impo
rtant
that t
he ro
les o
f sub
urba
n/urb
an c
entre
s, ke
y se
rvice
cen
tres
and
local
centr
es w
ithin
the
outer
par
t of t
he C
ity R
egion
are
reco
gnise
d in
relat
ion to
their
rege
nera
tion
need
s an
d op
portu
nities
in
terms
of r
etail,
acce
ss to
loca
l ame
nities
, jobs
and
servi
ces.
Thes
e ce
ntres
shou
ld be
supp
orted
to co
ntinu
e the
ir re
gene
ratio
n an
d im
prov
emen
t pro
viding
a c
omple
menta
ry fun
ction
to L
iverp
ool C
ity C
entre
and
the
Inner
Are
as, r
eflec
ting t
heir i
ndivi
dual
char
acter
and l
ocati
on an
d mee
ting l
ocal
need
s.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
12
.11
11.1
2 Th
ere
are
other
loca
tions
acro
ss th
e Ci
ty Re
gion,
partic
ularly
in th
e ou
ter p
arts,
whic
h ex
perie
nce
prob
lems
simila
r to
that f
ound
in th
e Ne
w He
artla
nds
Pathf
inder
are
a, su
ch a
s va
canc
ies, p
oor e
nviro
nmen
t, po
or
hous
ing st
ock c
ondit
ion a
nd a
lack
of q
uality
comm
unity
facil
ities,
altho
ugh
not t
o the
same
leve
l of s
ever
ity.
Thes
e ar
eas
are
identi
fied
in ind
ividu
al dis
tricts’
hou
sing
strate
gies
as b
eing
in ne
ed o
f reg
ener
ation
. Va
rious
meth
ods
are
being
imple
mente
d to
addr
ess
these
issu
es o
f low
dem
and
for e
xamp
le, d
emoli
tions
an
d re
build
and
stoc
k tra
nsfer
. In
terms
of n
ew h
ouse
buil
ding,
these
are
as s
hould
also
be
a pr
iority
loc
ation
, toge
ther w
ith th
e pro
vision
of as
socia
ted co
mmun
ity fa
cilitie
s in o
rder
to se
cure
rena
issan
ce. T
here
ar
e als
o iss
ues
of wo
rkles
snes
s an
d the
nee
d to
redu
ce h
ealth
and
skil
ls ine
quali
ties
these
issu
es a
re
illustr
ated i
n the
ineq
ualiti
es m
aps 2
.2-2.6
.
To pr
ovide
emph
asis
for is
sues
high
lighte
d in
inequ
alitie
s map
s.
LC
R4:
Th
e R
emai
nin
g R
ura
l Par
ts o
f L
iver
po
ol C
ity
Reg
ion
80
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
LC
R4
LC
R4 T
he re
main
ing
rura
l par
ts o
f Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion
In the
rema
ining
rura
l par
ts of
the Li
verp
ool C
ity R
egion
plan
s and
stra
tegies
shou
ld:
• su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my a
nd im
prov
e ac
cess
to s
ervic
es in
the
rura
l are
as fo
cusin
g de
velop
ment
in loc
ation
s whic
h acc
ord w
ith R
DF2;
• be
cons
isten
t with
othe
r reg
ener
ation
prog
ramm
es an
d poli
cies;
• en
sure
the p
rovis
ion of
hous
ing to
addr
ess b
arrie
rs to
affor
dabil
ity an
d to m
eet id
entifi
ed lo
cal n
eeds
.
For c
larific
ation
. L
CR
5: W
est
Ch
esh
ire
– N
ort
h E
ast
Wal
es a
nd
Val
e R
oya
l L
CR
5
Polic
y LCR
5: W
est C
hesh
ire –
North
Eas
t Wale
s and
Vale
Roy
al Pl
ans
and
strate
gies
withi
n Va
le Ro
yal a
nd th
ose
parts
of W
est C
hesh
ire –
Nor
th Ea
st W
ales
sub-
regio
n co
vere
d by R
SS fo
r the
NW
of E
nglan
d sho
uld:
• foc
us d
evelo
pmen
t in
the to
wn/ci
ties
as s
et ou
t in
RDF1
and
at o
ther l
ocati
ons
which
acc
ord
with
LCR1
, the s
patia
l prin
ciples
(poli
cies D
P1-9
), an
d the
crite
ria in
Poli
cies W
2 and
W3 a
nd LC
R1;
• ha
rnes
s the
pote
ntial
of Ch
ester
for s
ustai
nable
gro
wth,
as a
key s
ub-re
giona
l cen
tre fo
r emp
loyme
nt,
shop
ping,
leisu
re, c
ultur
e an
d tou
rism,
ens
ure
deve
lopme
nt is
comp
atible
with
hav
ing d
ue re
gard
to
the co
nser
vatio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he h
istor
ic Ci
ty an
d its
settin
g an
d the
nee
d to
impr
ove
quali
ty of
life an
d pro
mote
rege
nera
tion i
n Wes
t Che
ster;
• su
ppor
t the
sus
taina
ble e
cono
mic
grow
th an
d re
gene
ratio
n op
portu
nities
of E
llesm
ere
Port
throu
gh
susta
ined
and
co-o
rdina
ted p
rogr
amme
s for
dev
el opm
ent
and
inves
tmen
t, wi
th em
phas
is on
de
velop
ing E
llesm
ere
Ports
repu
tation
for ‘
high
tech’
manu
factur
ing, t
hrou
gh th
e div
ersif
icatio
n of
the
econ
omy a
nd th
e imp
rove
ment
of the
imag
e, qu
ality
of life
and p
erce
ption
of E
llesm
ere P
ort;
• su
ppor
t sus
taina
ble e
cono
mic
grow
th, in
vestm
ent a
nd re
gene
ratio
n op
portu
nities
in N
orthw
ich fo
cus
deve
lopme
nt on
sup
portin
g loc
al re
gene
ratio
n pr
ioritie
s in
Vale
Roya
l and
focu
s on
mee
ting
local
need
s;
• im
prov
e the
inter
nal a
nd e
xtern
al tra
nspo
rt lin
ks, i
n pa
rticula
r with
Nor
th Ea
st W
ales
, in
line
with
the
prior
ities f
or tr
ansp
ort in
vestm
ent s
et ou
t in P
olicy
RT1
0;
• de
velop
the r
ole of
Che
ster a
s a re
giona
l pub
lic tr
ansp
ort g
atewa
y in l
ine w
ith P
olicy
RT3
;
• en
hanc
e lin
ks b
etwee
n ar
eas
of op
portu
nity
and
area
s of
need
, inc
luding
thos
e re
gene
ratio
n ar
eas
serve
d by t
he fo
llowi
ng tr
ansp
ort c
orrid
ors:
-
Wre
xham
– Bi
dston
– Liv
erpo
ol ra
il cor
ridor
;
-
Wre
xham
- Ch
ester
;
Wes
t Che
shire
defin
ed in
para
11.5
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the c
onsu
ltatio
n ma
de on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
viron
ment
Agen
cy.
To re
flect
the P
anel
Reco
mmen
datio
n R12
.4 an
d to r
eflec
t rep
rese
ntatio
ns m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
En
glish
Her
itage
. To
refle
ct loc
al go
vern
ment
reor
ganis
ation
.
81
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
-
Route
lead
ing to
the F
lintsh
ire C
oasta
l Cor
ridor
; and
-
Othe
r cor
ridor
s ra
diatin
g ou
t fro
m Ch
ester
, in
partic
ular l
inks
to El
lesme
re P
ort a
nd
Brou
ghton
. Th
e en
hanc
emen
t of r
oad
links
doe
s no
t imp
ly the
pro
vision
of a
dditio
nal
capa
city;
• en
sure
the s
trateg
ic pla
nning
and m
anag
emen
t of th
e su
b-re
gion’s
econ
omy,
hous
ing m
arke
t, tra
nspo
rt ne
twor
k an
d en
viron
menta
l and
cult
ural
asse
ts thr
ough
joint
wor
king
with
Autho
rities
and
Age
ncies
ac
ross
the s
ub-re
gion;
• en
sure
the p
rovis
ion of
hous
ing to
mee
t loca
l nee
ds an
d add
ress
barri
ers t
o affo
rdab
ility;
• fur
ther d
evelo
p the
skills
base
of th
e lab
our f
orce
and p
romo
te ac
cess
to em
ploym
ent; a
nd
• su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my in
line
with
polic
y RDF
2 an
d im
prov
e ac
cess
to se
rvice
s in
the
rura
l are
as.
12
.13
11.1
4 W
est C
hesh
ire/N
orth
East
Wale
s an
d Va
le Ro
yal c
ompr
ises
the b
orou
ghs
of El
lesme
re P
ort a
nd N
eston
an
d Ch
ester
and
Vale
Roy
al an
d is
part
of a
sub
regio
n wh
ich e
xtend
s int
o W
ales
(Flin
tshire
and
W
rexh
am).T
he su
b reg
ion ha
s a lin
ks to
a wi
der r
efere
nce a
rea s
whic
h com
prise
s Den
bighs
hire,
The W
irral,
W
arrin
gton
and
Halto
n. El
lesme
re P
ort h
as cl
ose
links
with
the
outer
are
as o
f the
Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion a
nd
shar
es m
any
of the
issu
es a
nd c
hara
cteris
tics
of the
se a
reas
. It i
s lik
ely it
will
work
close
ly wi
th Ou
ter
Liver
pool
City
Regio
n loc
al au
thoriti
es a
nd d
evelo
p sim
ilar
appr
oach
es t
o ad
dres
sing
the c
ommo
n ch
allen
ges i
t face
s.
To pr
ovide
clar
ificati
on th
at El
lesme
re P
ort
shar
es ch
arac
terist
ics w
ith O
uter L
iverp
ool
City
Regio
n.
12 C
entr
al L
anca
shir
e C
ity
Reg
ion
C
LC
R1
CL
CR
1
Polic
y CLC
R1:
Cent
ral L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion
Prio
rities
Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies fo
r the
Cen
tral L
anca
shire
City
regio
n sho
uld:
• foc
us in
vestm
ent a
nd su
staina
ble de
velop
ment
in the
city
of Pr
eston
and 3
town
s of B
lackb
urn,
Burn
ley
and B
lackp
ool ,
raisi
ng ec
onom
ic pe
rform
ance
, par
ticula
rly th
roug
h:
-
touris
m an
d hou
sing-
led re
gene
ratio
n in B
lackp
ool;
-
know
ledge
-bas
ed d
evelo
pmen
t (inc
luding
adv
ance
d ma
nufac
turing
and
aer
ospa
ce) i
n Pr
eston
and B
lackb
urn;
-
rege
nera
tion a
nd re
struc
turing
of th
e Eas
t Lan
cash
ire ec
onom
y (inc
luding
actio
ns ta
ken
unde
r the
Elev
ate T
rans
forma
tiona
l Age
nda)
; -
en
hanc
ed e
duca
tiona
l opp
ortun
ities
which
will
impr
ove
the s
kill-b
ase
of the
resid
ent
popu
lation
; -
de
velop
ing n
ew e
mploy
ment
oppo
rtunit
ies in
acc
orda
nce
with
Polic
ies W
1 to
W3
and
addr
essin
g loc
alise
d pro
blems
of w
orkle
ssne
ss;
• pr
ovide
for a
rang
e of g
ood q
uality
hous
ing, a
cces
sible
to loc
al fac
ilities
;
82
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• im
prov
e the
City
Reg
ion’s
inter
nal a
nd e
xtern
al tra
nspo
rt lin
ks, in
line
with
the tr
ansp
ort in
vestm
ent a
nd
mana
geme
nt pr
ioritie
s set
out in
Poli
cy R
T10;
• de
velop
the r
ole of
Blac
kpoo
l Airp
ort, i
n line
with
Poli
cy R
T5;
• de
velop
the
role
of Pr
eston
as
a re
giona
l tra
nspo
rt ga
teway
in li
ne w
ith P
olicy
RT3
and
har
ness
its
poten
tial fo
r eco
nomi
c gro
wth i
n sus
taina
ble w
ays;
• im
prov
e the
acc
essib
ility o
f emp
loyme
nt loc
ation
s by s
ustai
nable
tran
spor
t mod
es, w
ith p
riority
give
n to
the E
levate
Hou
sing R
enew
al Pa
thfind
er ar
ea;
• su
ppor
t and
dive
rsify
the ru
ral e
cono
my a
nd im
prov
e ac
cess
to s
ervic
es in
the
rura
l are
as fo
cusin
g de
velop
ment
in loc
ation
s whic
h acc
ord w
ith R
DF2.
Prop
osals
and s
chem
es w
ill be
dire
cted p
rimar
ily to
ward
s loc
ation
s whe
re th
ey ca
n con
tribute
to th
ese
prior
ities.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
13
.6
12.6
Th
e Gr
eater
Pre
ston
“core
are
a” o
f the
City
Reg
ion, b
ased
on
the a
dmini
strati
ve a
reas
of P
resto
n, So
uth
Ribb
le an
d Ch
orley
, pro
vides
a s
ignific
ant e
cono
mic
focus
for t
he s
ub-re
gion
as e
xpre
ssed
in th
e Pr
eston
Ci
ty Vi
sion.
Wor
k is
ongo
ing o
n a
joint
core
stra
tegy,
which
will
be a
tran
slated
into
Loca
l Dev
elopm
ent
Fram
ewor
k doc
umen
ts an
d loc
al ec
onom
ic str
ategie
s pro
duce
d by f
or th
e thr
ee au
thoriti
es.
To al
ign w
ith P
anel
Repo
rt. N
ot ch
ange
d at
Prop
osed
Cha
nges
in er
ror.
13
.8
12.8
Bl
ackp
ool i
s a
reso
rt of
natio
nal r
epute
, but
as m
any
of its
com
munit
ies d
o no
t ben
efit f
rom
the to
urist
ec
onom
y, it
is als
o ho
me to
larg
e po
ckets
of d
epriv
ation
. The
Blac
kpoo
l Mas
terpla
n15 a
ims
to re
dres
s thi
s sit
uatio
n by
stre
ngthe
ning
Blac
kpoo
l’s to
urism
eco
nomy
. , c
hiefly
thro
ugh
Regio
nal C
asino
dev
elopm
ent
(see P
olicy
W8)
– a m
ove t
hat is
likely
to in
volve
sign
ifican
t phy
sical
chan
ge in
the r
esor
t.
To al
ign w
ith de
letion
of W
8.
CL
CR
2: F
ocu
s fo
r D
evel
op
men
t an
d In
vest
men
t in
Cen
tral
Lan
cash
ire
Reg
ion
C
LC
R2
Po
licy C
LCR2
: Fo
cus f
or D
evelo
pmen
t and
Inve
stm
ent i
n Ce
ntra
l Lan
cash
ire C
ity R
egio
n De
velop
ment
in the
Cen
tral L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion w
ill be
loca
ted pr
imar
ily in
the c
ity of
Pre
ston a
nd th
e thr
ee to
wns o
f Blac
kbur
n, Bl
ackp
ool a
nd B
urnle
y, giv
ing pr
iority
to th
e cen
tre an
d inn
er ar
eas a
nd si
tes in
an
d aro
und t
heir c
entre
s and
at ot
her lo
catio
ns w
hich a
ccor
d with
RDF
1, DP
1-9 a
nd th
e crite
ria in
polic
ies
W2 a
nd W
3. De
velop
ment
shou
ld be
pursu
ed in
a ma
nner
that
addr
esse
s wor
kless
ness
, enh
ance
s urb
an
quali
ty, an
d con
tribute
s to t
he en
hanc
emen
t of th
e natu
ral s
etting
of th
e city
/town
s. Ou
tside
the C
ity an
d tow
ns id
entifi
ed ab
ove,
deve
lopme
nt in
the C
entra
l Lan
cash
ire C
ity R
egion
will
be la
rgely
confi
ned t
o Key
Se
rvice
Cen
tres a
nd Lo
cal S
ervic
e Cen
tres,
in lin
e with
Poli
cy R
DF2.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1.
13
.9
12.9
Pr
eston
, Blac
kbur
n, Bl
ackp
ool a
nd B
urnle
y all
hav
e str
ong,
functi
onal
links
with
sma
ller t
owns
, inc
luding
so
me in
neig
hbou
ring
distric
ts.
Focu
sing
new
deve
lopme
nt he
re re
flects
their
exis
ting
key r
oles w
ithin
the
Centr
al La
ncas
hire
City
Regio
n an
d co
nsoli
dates
their
abil
ity to
serve
their
hint
erlan
ds, p
romo
ting
enha
nced
ec
onom
ic gr
owth
and
a be
tter q
uality
of l
ife. B
lackp
ool i
s the
cen
tre o
f a w
ider F
ylde
coas
t inc
luding
Fle
etwoo
d, Th
ornto
n, Cl
evele
ys a
nd L
ytham
St A
nnes
. Bu
rnley
is th
e pr
incipa
l tow
n in
an a
rea
that
stretc
hes f
rom
Padih
am, th
roug
h Brie
rfield
and N
elson
to C
olne.
Pre
ston i
s stro
ngly
linke
d to s
ubur
bs to
the
15
“Blac
kpoo
l Mas
ter P
lan –
Exec
utive
Sum
mary”
, Blac
kpoo
l Bor
ough
Cou
ncil 2
003.
“Blac
kpoo
l Mas
ter P
lan –
Upda
te Br
ochu
re”,
Blac
kpoo
l Bor
ough
Cou
ncil 2
005.
83
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
south
of t
he R
iver R
ibble
cons
isting
of P
enwo
rtham
, Los
tock H
all, W
alton
-le-D
ale, B
ambe
r Brid
ge, C
layton
Br
ook
and
Whit
tle-le
-Woo
ds.
Blac
kbur
n inc
ludes
Whit
ebirk
and
Wilp
shire
. The
poli
cy b
ound
aries
of t
he
towns
and
the
defi
nition
of
surro
undin
g ke
y an
d loc
al se
rvice
cen
tres
shou
ld be
set
out
in Lo
cal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
orks
. Po
licy C
LCR2
build
s on t
he id
entifi
ed st
reng
ths an
d opp
ortun
ities o
f eac
h cen
tre, w
hich a
re as
follo
ws:
BLAC
KPOO
L • ma
jor to
urist
centr
e with
poten
tial fo
r cas
ino an
d con
feren
ce de
velop
ment;
•
need
for e
cono
mic g
rowt
h to u
nder
pin ur
ban r
estru
cturin
g; •
focal
point
for c
oasta
l hou
sing m
arke
t ren
ewal;
•
spec
ialist
med
ical s
ervic
es ce
ntred
on B
lackp
ool V
ictor
ia Ho
spita
l; •
centr
e for
retai
ling,
servi
ces,
publi
c adm
inistr
ation
and f
urthe
r edu
catio
n; •
publi
c tra
nspo
rt hu
b for
the F
ylde P
enins
ula;
• air
port
with
poten
tial fo
r incre
ased
use.
PRES
TON
• foc
al po
int at
the i
nterse
ction
of no
rth-so
uth an
d eas
t-wes
t tran
spor
t cor
ridor
s; •
centr
e for
cultu
re, le
isure
and q
uality
city
living
; •
estab
lishe
d adv
ance
d eng
ineer
ing an
d aer
ospa
ce in
dustr
ies;
• ce
ntre o
f pub
lic ad
minis
tratio
n, jus
tice a
nd fin
ancia
l ser
vices
; •
Unive
rsity
of Ce
ntral
Lanc
ashir
e, wi
th lin
ks to
know
ledge
-bas
ed bu
sines
s; •
spec
ialist
med
ical s
ervic
es ce
ntred
on R
oyal
Pres
ton H
ospit
al;
• re
giona
l pub
lic tr
ansp
ort g
atewa
y and
inter
chan
ge;
• re
tail a
nd se
rvice
centr
e high
er or
der r
etailin
g and
servi
ces.
BLAC
KBUR
N • foc
al po
int fo
r eco
nomi
c gro
wth a
nd re
struc
turing
in E
ast L
anca
shire
; •
estab
lishe
d adv
ance
d eng
ineer
ing an
d aer
ospa
ce in
dustr
ies;
• foc
al po
int fo
r Elev
ate H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ini
tiativ
e; •
spec
ialist
med
ical s
ervic
es ce
ntred
on R
oyal
Blac
kbur
n Que
en’s
Park
Hosp
ital;
• ce
ntre
of hig
her
and
furthe
r ed
ucati
on,
publi
c ad
minis
tratio
n, an
d jus
tice
and
legal
servi
ces;
• tra
nspo
rt hu
b; •
retai
l and
servi
ce ce
ntre.
BURN
LEY
• foc
al po
int fo
r eco
nomi
c res
tructu
ring;
• hig
h valu
e man
ufactu
ring;
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
. To
align
with
W5 a
nd to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions
made
durin
g the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed
chan
ges.
To be
factu
ally c
orre
ct.
To pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
.
84
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• loc
al po
int fo
r Elev
ate H
ousin
g Mar
ket R
enew
al Ini
tiativ
e; •
herita
ge-b
ased
rege
nera
tion a
long c
anal
corri
dor a
nd in
Wea
ver’s
Tria
ngle;
•
spec
ialist
med
ical s
ervic
es ce
ntred
on B
urnle
y Gen
eral
Hosp
ital;
• fur
ther e
duca
tion c
entre
; •
publi
c tra
nspo
rt hu
b; •
retai
l and
servi
ce ce
ntre f
or P
ennin
e Lan
cash
ire;
• ce
ntre o
f pub
lic ad
minis
tratio
n. C
LC
R3:
Gre
en C
ity
CL
CR
3
Polic
y CLC
R3: G
reen
City
Th
e un
ique
‘gree
n’ ch
arac
ter o
f the
Cen
tral L
anca
shire
City
Reg
ion, a
nd th
e ad
vanta
ges
it off
ers
for
recre
ation
and f
or at
tracti
ng pe
ople
and i
nves
tmen
t, will
be pr
otecte
d and
furth
er en
hanc
ed by
:
• ma
intain
ing th
e gen
eral
exten
t of th
e Gre
en B
elt in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith P
olicy
RDF
4;
• pr
otecti
ng th
e For
est o
f Bow
land A
ONB,
in ac
cord
ance
with
Poli
cy E
M1;
• the
furth
er d
evelo
pmen
t of t
he C
ity R
egion
’s thr
ee R
egion
al Pa
rks (E
ast L
anca
shire
, Ribb
le Es
tuary
and M
orec
ambe
Bay
) in ac
cord
ance
with
Poli
cy E
M4, th
roug
h:
-
impr
oving
acc
ess
to op
en s
pace
netw
orks
, enh
ancin
g the
urb
an f
ringe
, re
claim
ing
dere
lict la
nd, e
nhan
cing r
ecre
ation
al an
d edu
catio
nal fa
cilitie
s, an
d pro
viding
publi
c art;
-
prom
oting
the
cons
erva
tion,
prote
ction
and
enh
ance
ment
of the
phy
sical
and
natur
al en
viron
ment,
and s
uppo
rting b
iodive
rsity;
and
-
the in
clusio
n of
appr
opria
te po
licies
and
pro
jects,
and
the
delin
eatio
n of
Regio
nal P
ark
boun
darie
s in
Loca
l Dev
elopm
ent F
rame
works
in lin
e wi
th str
ategic
fram
ewor
ks a
s set
out in
EM4
;
• the
gre
ening
of
urba
n ar
eas,
throu
gh m
easu
res
includ
ing t
he r
enov
ation
of
exist
ing p
arks
; the
re
clama
tion
of de
relic
t lan
d for
‘soft
’ end
use
s; the
utili
satio
n of
open
spa
ce a
djace
nt to
water
ways
, su
ch a
s the
Lee
ds-L
iverp
ool C
anal;
and
the
creati
on o
f gre
en w
edge
s ex
tendin
g int
o the
cou
ntrys
ide
from
urba
n are
as a
nd in
line w
ith po
licy E
M3.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF4
To pr
ovide
impr
oved
cros
s-refe
renc
ing,
grea
ter cl
arity
and a
lign w
ith E
M4.
13
.11
12.1
1 On
e of th
e stre
ngths
of C
entra
l Lan
cash
ire’s
polyc
entric
grow
th is
the po
tentia
l to m
axim
ise th
e ben
efits
offer
ed by
the c
lose p
roxim
ity of
high
quali
ty co
untry
side a
nd en
viron
menta
l ass
ets to
a lar
ge pr
opor
tion o
f the
popu
lation
– the
‘Gre
en C
ity’ c
once
pt. T
he G
reen
Belt
, the F
ores
t of B
owlan
d AON
B an
d the
Reg
ional
Parks
will
form
impo
rtant
eleme
nts in
the C
ity R
egion
’s gr
een i
nfras
tructu
re to
gethe
r with
impr
oved
gree
n sp
aces
in ur
ban a
reas
. Suc
h are
as co
uld of
fer si
gnific
ant o
ppor
tunitie
s for
cycli
ng an
d walk
ing (
RT9)
and
co
uld as
sist in
addr
essin
g hea
lth in
equa
lities
.
To ad
dres
s iss
ues i
denti
fied i
n ine
quali
ties
maps
in re
lation
to P
resto
n are
a.
14 C
um
bri
a an
d N
ort
h L
anca
shir
e C
NL
1: O
vera
ll S
pat
ial P
olic
y fo
r C
um
bri
a C
NL
1
Polic
y CNL
1: O
vera
ll Spa
tial P
olicy
for C
umbr
ia
85
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
in C
umbr
ia sh
ould:
•
focus
majo
r dev
elopm
ents
withi
n Ba
rrow
in Fu
rnes
s and
Whit
ehav
en, a
nd W
orkin
gton,
and
in the
City
of
Carlis
le in
line w
ith po
licy R
DF1 a
nd sp
atial
princ
iples
DP1
-9;
• pr
ovide
for d
evelo
pmen
t in th
e key
servi
ce ce
ntres
and l
ocal
servi
ce ce
ntres
in lin
e with
RDF
2;
• pr
ovide
a p
ortfo
lio o
f emp
loyme
nt sit
es in
acc
orda
nce
with
RDF1
and
the
criter
ia in
Polic
ies W
2 an
d W
3;
• su
ppor
t the r
estru
cturin
g of h
ousin
g mar
kets
in W
est C
umbr
ia an
d Fur
ness
;
• im
prov
e Cum
bria’
s inte
rnal
and e
xtern
al tra
nspo
rt lin
ks in
line w
ith th
e prio
rities
for t
rans
port
inves
tmen
t an
d man
agem
ent s
et ou
t in P
olicy
RT1
0;
• de
velop
the
role
of Ca
rlisle
as a
regio
nal
publi
c tra
nspo
rt ga
teway
to th
e re
gion
in lin
e wi
th Po
licy R
T1
and h
arne
ss its
poten
tial fo
r eco
nomi
c gro
wth i
n sus
taina
ble w
ays;
• en
sure
that
netw
ork
mana
geme
nt me
asur
es a
re u
tilise
d to
make
bes
t and
mos
t app
ropr
iate
use
of av
ailab
le hig
hway
infra
struc
ture
and
to im
prov
e ro
ad s
afety
and
journ
ey ti
me re
liabil
ity, w
ith p
riority
giv
en to
impr
oving
the o
pera
tion o
f rou
tes lin
king F
urne
ss an
d Wes
t Cum
bria
to the
M6;
• giv
e pr
iority
to im
prov
ing a
cces
s to
emplo
ymen
t, se
rvice
s an
d ed
ucati
on/tr
aining
facil
ities
on fo
ot an
d by
cyc
le, a
nd b
y pu
blic
trans
port,
in C
arlis
le, W
orkin
gton/
Whit
ehav
en a
nd B
arro
w-in
Furn
ess,
and
in Ke
y Ser
vice C
entre
s, es
pecia
lly K
enda
l;
• su
ppor
t the d
evelo
pmen
t of s
ustai
nable
tour
ism in
Cum
bria;
and
• su
ppor
t the
dev
elopm
ent o
f high
er v
alue
know
ledge
bas
ed a
nd s
pecia
list i
ndus
try b
ased
emp
loyme
nt op
portu
nities
.
Prop
osals
and s
chem
es w
ill be
dire
cted p
rimar
ily to
ward
s loc
ation
s whe
re th
ey ca
n con
tribute
to th
ese
prior
ities.
To al
ign w
ith ot
her r
egion
al se
ction
s and
to
prov
ide cr
oss r
efere
nce t
o main
over
arch
ing
polic
ies.
CN
L2:
Su
b-a
rea
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Pri
ori
ties
fo
r C
um
bri
a C
NL
2
With
in the
sub-
area
s of C
umbr
ia, pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
acco
rd w
ith C
NL1 a
nd fo
cus o
n: •
supp
ortin
g su
staina
ble g
rowt
h in
Carlis
le. B
uildin
g on
Car
lisle
city’s
sign
ifican
t pote
ntial
to att
ract
susta
inable
dev
elopm
ent i
nto C
umbr
ia. T
he c
ity w
i ll en
hanc
e its
role
as th
e su
b-re
giona
l cen
tre fo
r bu
sines
s, sh
oppin
g, lei
sure
, cult
ure
and
touris
m, s
ervin
g Cu
mbria
and
the
adjoi
ning
parts
of S
cotla
nd
and
North
Eas
t Eng
land.
It w
ill als
o de
velop
its h
igher
edu
catio
n fun
ction
thro
ugh
the e
stabli
shme
nt of
the n
ew U
niver
sity
of Cu
mbria
, wh
ich s
hould
help
attr
act
inves
tmen
t in
the k
nowl
edge
– b
ased
ec
onom
y. En
sure
dev
elopm
ent i
s co
mpati
ble w
ith th
e co
nser
vatio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t Due
reg
ard
To im
prov
e cro
ss-re
feren
cing.
To be
cons
isten
t with
the a
ppro
ach t
aken
by
the P
anel
on th
e hist
oric
city o
f Che
ster a
nd to
re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
Eng
lish
86
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
shou
ld be
paid
to the
cons
erva
tion o
f the h
istor
ic cit
y cen
tre;
• en
hanc
ing th
e Re
gene
ratio
n Pr
iority
Are
a of
Wes
t Cum
bria,
par
ticula
rly th
roug
h de
velop
ing th
e ro
les o
f the
exis
ting
centr
es o
f W
hiteh
aven
, W
orkin
gton,
and
also
in C
leator
Moo
r an
d Ma
rypor
t in
a co
mplem
entar
y ma
nner
. Ef
forts
shou
ld be
mad
e to
explo
it the
pote
ntial
offer
ed b
y a
local
workf
orce
wi
th ex
pertis
e in
the fie
ld of
nucle
ar re
sear
ch, d
evelo
pmen
t and
dec
ommi
ssion
ing; a
nd th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
Nati
onal
Nucle
ar L
abor
atory.
The
loca
tion
of pa
rt of
the U
niver
sity
of Cu
mbria
in th
is ar
ea c
ould
incre
ase i
ts po
tentia
l for t
he de
velop
ment
of a k
nowl
edge
-bas
ed ec
onom
y. T
he po
tentia
l of th
e are
a for
tou
rism-
base
d dev
elopm
ent s
hould
also
be ex
plore
d;
• co
ncen
tratin
g de
velop
ment
withi
n the
Fur
ness
Reg
ener
ation
Prio
rity A
rea
in Ba
rrow
in Fu
rnes
s, to
facilit
ate d
iversi
ficati
on o
f the
loc
al ec
onom
y, an
d en
able
oppo
rtunit
ies f
or d
evelo
pmen
t an
d re
gene
ratio
n to
be b
roug
ht for
ward
in th
e wi
der F
urne
ss P
enins
ula.
Effor
ts sh
ould
be m
ade
to ex
ploit
spec
ialist
mar
ine en
ginee
ring s
kills
and o
ppor
tunitie
s, an
d to d
evelo
p the
area
’s po
tentia
l for t
ouris
m;
• en
surin
g tha
t the
nee
ds o
f loc
al pe
ople
in So
uth &
Eas
t Cum
bria
are
met w
ith a
focu
s on
sec
uring
inw
ard
inves
tmen
t and
impr
oving
ser
vice
prov
ision
with
in Ke
ndal
and
Penr
ith. H
igh p
riority
sho
uld b
e pla
ced o
n the
furth
er pr
ovisi
on of
affor
dable
hous
ing w
ithin
the su
b-ar
ea.
Herita
ge.
14
.9
13.9
A
high p
riority
in S
outh
and E
ast C
umbr
ia wi
ll be g
iven t
o mee
ting l
ocal
affor
dable
hous
ing ne
eds,
in pe
rpetu
ity. A
rang
e of o
ption
s to m
eet a
fford
able
hous
ing ne
eds a
re se
t out
in po
licy L
6 L5.
Opp
ortun
ities
will b
e tak
en to
secu
re in
ward
inve
stmen
t, new
busin
esse
s and
servi
ces t
o the
key s
ervic
e cen
tres o
f Ke
ndal
and P
enrith
.
To re
flect
polic
y ren
umbe
ring.
CN
L3:
Sp
atia
l Po
licy
for
the
Lak
e D
istr
ict
CN
L3
Po
licy C
NL3:
Spa
tial P
olicy
for t
he L
ake D
istric
t Pl
ans a
nd st
rateg
ies sh
ould
give p
riority
to th
e pro
tectio
n of th
e lan
dsca
pe an
d cult
ural
herita
ge of
the L
ake
Distr
ict N
ation
al Pa
rk.
In ad
dition
they
shou
ld:
• pr
omote
furth
er di
versi
ficati
on an
d dev
elopm
ent o
f its e
cono
mic b
ase;
• re
dres
s hou
sing
imba
lance
s thr
ough
the
prov
ision
of a
fford
able
and
local
need
s hou
sing
in ac
cord
ance
wi
th Po
licies
L4 an
d L6 L
5;
• de
velop
pro
gram
mes
for im
prov
emen
ts to
the p
ubl ic
rea
lm a
nd e
ffecti
ve t
raffic
man
agem
ent
in W
inder
mere
, Amb
leside
and
Kes
wick
, to
enha
nce
the u
rban
fabr
ic an
d su
ppor
t the
ir re
creati
onal
and
touris
m ro
les;
• ma
nage
recre
ation
al an
d sus
taina
ble to
urist
activ
ities,
in su
itable
loca
tions
;
• en
sure
that
publi
c tra
nspo
rt se
rvice
s ar
e im
prov
ed a
nd b
etter
integ
rated
, and
that
the p
ropo
rtion
of tra
vel to
and w
ithin
the N
ation
al Pa
rk by
susta
inable
mod
es is
incre
ased
; and
For c
onsis
tency
with
polic
y W1.
To re
flect
polic
y ren
umbe
ring.
87
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• ad
dres
s the
relat
ionsh
ip of
the N
ation
al Pa
rk wi
th its
wide
r are
a, an
d de
velop
a su
itable
fram
ewor
k for
me
eting
loca
lly ge
nera
ted ne
eds. CN
L4:
Sp
atia
l Po
licy
for
No
rth
Lan
cash
ire
CN
L4
Po
licy C
NL4:
Spa
tial P
olicy
for N
orth
Lan
cash
ire
Plan
s and
stra
tegies
will:
•
secu
re th
e re
gene
ratio
n of
More
camb
e thr
ough
the
deve
lopme
nt of
touris
m an
d the
restr
uctur
ing o
f the
ho
using
mar
ket ;
• Su
ppor
t sus
taina
ble g
rowt
h in
Lanc
aster
in lin
e wi
th RD
F1, t
he sp
atial
princ
iples
DP1
-9 a
nd th
e cri
teria
in W
2 and
W3 a
nd C
NL1,
ensu
ring d
evelo
pmen
t is co
mpati
ble w
ith th
e con
serva
tion o
f the h
istor
ic cit
y;
• ha
rnes
s opp
ortun
ities f
or su
staina
ble gr
owth
in La
ncas
ter h
aving
due r
egar
d to t
he hi
storic
char
acter
of
the ci
ty;
• bu
ild on
the s
treng
ths an
d opp
ortun
ities o
ffere
d by L
anca
ster U
niver
sity a
nd th
e Univ
ersit
y of C
umbr
ia;
• en
sure
an in
creas
e in t
he su
pply
of aff
orda
ble ho
using
;
• su
ppor
t the r
ole of
the P
ort o
f Hey
sham
in lin
e with
Poli
cy R
T6; a
nd
• de
velop
pro
posa
ls for
the
safe
and
effec
tive
mana
geme
nt of
traffic
in L
anca
ster a
nd M
orec
ambe
to
enha
nce t
he pu
blic r
ealm
and s
uppo
rt the
ir leis
ure a
nd to
urism
roles
.
To al
ign w
ith R
DF1,
to im
prov
e cro
ss-
refer
encin
g and
to re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s ma
de du
ring t
he co
nsult
ation
mad
e on t
he
Prop
osed
Cha
nges
by E
nviro
nmen
t Age
ncy.
To be
cons
isten
t with
the a
ppro
ach t
aken
by
the P
anel
on th
e hist
oric
city o
f Che
ster a
nd to
re
flect
repr
esen
tation
s mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on P
ropo
sed C
hang
es by
Eng
lish
Herita
ge.
14
Imp
lem
enta
tio
n, M
on
ito
rin
g a
nd
Rev
iew
IM
1: Im
ple
men
tati
on
IM
1
Polic
y IM
1: Im
plem
enta
tion
Im
plem
enta
tion
In ad
dition
to th
e stat
utory
requ
ireme
nt for
Env
ironm
ental
Impa
ct An
alysis
, eco
nomi
c, he
alth,
trans
port
and
other
impa
ct as
sess
ments
shou
ld be
carri
ed ou
t in ap
prop
riate
case
s. Th
e NW
RA R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y alon
g with
othe
r par
tners
will e
nsur
e the
RSS
Imple
menta
tion
Fram
ewor
k is r
eview
ed an
d dev
elope
d. Pl
an-M
onito
r-Man
age
Plan
s and
polic
ies sh
ould
be su
fficien
tly fle
xible
to re
spon
d to r
obus
t mon
itorin
g info
rmati
on w
hich w
ill re
veal
wheth
er:
• the
y are
havin
g the
desir
ed im
pact/
outco
me;
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
88
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
• the
y are
being
imple
mente
d as i
ntend
ed;
• cir
cums
tance
s hav
e cha
nged
and t
here
shou
ld be
appr
opria
te me
chan
isms t
o trig
ger a
revie
w of
polic
y, if n
eces
sary.
The R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y NW
RA w
ill wo
rk wi
th loc
al au
thoriti
es an
d othe
r par
tners
to se
cure
, as f
ar as
po
ssibl
e, a c
ommo
n evid
ence
base
, targ
ets an
d ind
icator
s, av
oid du
plica
tion a
nd im
prov
e the
effic
iency
of
monit
oring
activ
ity.
They
will
keep
the R
SS m
onito
ring f
rame
work
unde
r con
stant
revie
w an
d ann
ually
prep
are a
Mon
itorin
g Ma
nual
and M
onito
ring r
epor
t.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on
15
.3
14.3
Tr
aditio
nally
the
grea
test r
espo
nsibi
lity fo
r deli
very
of RS
S ha
s fal
len u
pon
Loca
l Auth
oritie
s thr
ough
the
prep
arati
on an
d deli
very
of Lo
cal D
evelo
pmen
t Plan
s and
Com
munit
ies S
trateg
ies an
d now
also
thro
ugh t
he
deliv
ery o
f Loc
al an
d Mu
lti Ar
ea A
gree
ments
. Whil
st thi
s will
conti
nue
to be
the
case
, Loc
al Au
thoriti
es a
nd
NWRA
the
Regio
nal P
lannin
g Bo
dy w
ill ne
ed to
wor
k clo
sely
with
a wi
de ra
nge
of oth
er o
rgan
isatio
ns to
en
sure
the
more
spati
al na
ture
of RS
S is
refle
cted
in, a
nd d
elive
red
by, t
he p
lans a
nd st
rateg
ies o
f a w
ide
rang
e of
orga
nisati
ons.
The
Imple
menta
tion
Plan
will
be u
seful
in cl
early
iden
tifying
the
orga
nisati
ons w
hich
will h
ave
the p
otenti
al to
deliv
er R
SS, i
n ad
dition
to L
ocal
Autho
rities
. The
NW
RA R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bo
dy
will
need
to w
ork
with
poten
tial d
elive
ry pa
rtner
s to
raise
awa
rene
ss o
f RSS
and
the
relev
ance
of i
ts ob
jectiv
es to
their
own
org
anisa
tions
aim
s and
obje
ctive
s. In
this w
ay p
artne
rship
orga
nisati
ons w
ill ha
ve a
cle
arer
sha
red
inter
est
in de
liver
ing R
SS,
in or
der
to me
et the
ir ow
n tar
gets
and
objec
tives
. Ma
ny
orga
nisati
ons
need
ear
ly inv
olvem
ent i
n RS
S po
licy
prep
arati
on in
ord
er th
at fun
ding
to de
liver
RSS
ob
jectiv
es ca
n be
iden
tified
in th
eir o
wn lo
nger
term
plan
s and
stra
tegies
. Con
sulta
tion
has t
aken
plac
e wi
th a
wide
ran
ge o
f org
anisa
tions
thro
ugho
ut the
pre
para
tion
of RS
S, b
ut the
con
tacts
made
sho
uld b
e ma
intain
ed a
nd s
treng
thene
d thr
ough
the
regu
lar u
pdati
ng o
f the
Imple
menta
tion
Fram
ewor
k an
d the
es
tablis
hmen
t of
deliv
ery
grou
ps.
It is
impo
rtant
that
awar
enes
s ra
ising
and
ann
ual f
eedb
ack
of ke
y im
pleme
ntatio
n the
mes
and
monit
oring
infor
matio
n co
ntinu
e to
impr
ove
to en
cour
age
wide
r par
ticipa
tion
in the
deli
very
of RS
S. I
t wi
ll als
o be
impo
rtant
to en
sure
tha
t tar
gets
and
indica
tors
includ
ed in
the
Im
pleme
ntatio
n Fra
mewo
rk ali
gn w
ith th
ose i
n RES
.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
15
.5
14.5
Al
ong
with
the L
ocal
Autho
rities
and
the
NWRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
, the
Nor
th W
est D
evelo
pmen
t Ag
ency
(NW
DA) i
s als
o a
signif
icant
agen
t of c
hang
e in
the re
gion.
The
need
for t
he R
egion
al Ec
onom
ic an
d Sp
atial
Stra
tegies
to b
e co
mplem
entar
y an
d ali
gned
has
bee
n a
clear
prio
rity o
f RSS
. The
July
200
7 pu
blica
tion,
the R
eview
of S
ub-N
ation
al Ec
onom
ic De
velop
ment
and
Rege
nera
tion
- whic
h ha
s be
come
kn
own
as th
e su
b-na
tiona
l rev
iew -
set o
ut a
numb
er o
f stru
ctura
l refo
rms
includ
ing th
e int
rodu
ction
of a
sin
gle r
egion
al str
ategy
in e
ach
regio
n. T
his w
ill br
ing to
gethe
r the
Reg
ional
Spati
al St
rateg
y an
d the
Re
giona
l Eco
nomi
c St
rateg
y an
d wi
ll se
t out
the e
cono
mic,
socia
l and
env
ironm
ental
obje
ctive
s for
eac
h re
gion.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
15
.6
14.6
PP
S11
emph
asise
s the
nee
d to
regu
larly
monit
or th
e eff
ectiv
enes
s of
RSS
again
st its
main
obje
ctive
s. In
July
2008
CLG
publi
shed
a ne
w se
t of c
ore i
ndica
tors.
Ther
efore
the R
PB an
d LPA
s will
need
to en
sure
that
syste
ms ar
e esta
blish
ed to
mon
itor t
hese
and e
nsur
e tha
t this
is tak
en in
acco
unt in
futur
e rev
iews.
In Ma
rch
2005
the
Offic
e of
the D
eputy
Prim
e Mi
nister
pub
lishe
d a
set o
f cor
e na
tiona
l indic
ators
that a
ll Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Bodie
s are
requ
ired
to mo
nitor
on
an a
nnua
l bas
is, a
nd is
soon
to re
lease
a re
vised
goo
d pr
actic
e
To pr
ovide
upda
ted in
forma
tion.
89
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
guide
on
monit
oring
RSS
. Bo
th of
these
doc
umen
ts ha
ve b
een
taken
into
acco
unt d
uring
the
prep
arati
on o
f thi
s stra
tegy.
15
.7
14.7
By
the
end
of Fe
brua
ry ea
ch y
ear,
the N
WRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
will
prod
uce
an A
nnua
l Mon
itorin
g Re
port
(AMR
) on R
SS, th
e main
purp
oses
of w
hich w
ill be
to:
• As
sess
the i
mpac
t ove
r tim
e of R
SS ag
ainst
its m
ain ob
jectiv
es;
• Co
nside
r whe
ther R
SS is
being
carri
ed ou
t cor
rectl
y, in
line w
ith its
main
objec
tives
;
• Of
fer ex
plana
tions
whe
re po
licies
are n
ot be
ing pu
t into
prac
tice;
• Ou
tline t
he m
easu
res t
o be t
aken
whe
re R
SS po
licies
are n
ot be
ing pu
t into
prac
tice;
• Pr
ovide
infor
matio
n on n
et an
d gro
ss ad
dition
s to t
he ho
using
stoc
k.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
15
.8
14.8
Th
e AMR
will
comp
rise:
• co
ntextu
al ind
icator
s rela
ting
to ar
eas w
here
RSS
has
only
indir
ect in
fluen
ce. T
hese
pro
vide
infor
matio
n on
the
wide
r soc
ial, e
cono
mic,
envir
onme
ntal,
phys
ical a
nd d
emog
raph
ic ba
ckgr
ound
aga
inst w
hich
RSS
is be
ing im
pleme
nted;
• a
small
num
ber o
f “he
adlin
e ind
icator
s” re
lating
to th
e ce
ntral
princ
ipals
of thi
s RS
S, w
hich
will
be
analy
sed
on a
n an
nual
basis
to p
rovid
e an
ear
ly ind
icatio
n of
any e
merg
ing tr
ends
that
may n
eed
to be
ad
dres
sed;
• fur
ther i
ndica
tors m
easu
red
on a
year
ly or
thre
e y e
arly
basis
to d
emon
strate
the
over
all p
rogr
ess m
ade
towar
ds sp
ecific
RSS
polic
ies.
To pr
ovide
comp
rehe
nsive
list a
nd to
be
factua
lly co
rrect.
15
.11
14.1
1 Th
e su
cces
s of R
SS m
onito
ring
will d
epen
d up
on e
xtens
ive co
oper
ation
from
, and
coor
dinati
on w
ith a
wide
ra
nge
of or
ganis
ation
s in
the re
gion.
The
role
of loc
al pla
nning
auth
oritie
s in
regu
larly
colle
cting
data
on
hous
ing, la
nd u
se ch
ange
and
othe
r info
rmati
on w
ill be
par
ticula
rly im
porta
nt. T
here
are
clea
r link
s betw
een
the m
onito
ring
of RS
S an
d loc
al pla
nning
auth
oritie
s’ ow
n LD
F mo
nitor
ing p
racti
ces.
The
NWRA
Reg
ional
Plan
ning
Body
will
work
with
local
autho
rities
to e
nsur
e, wh
ere
poss
ible,
the d
evelo
pmen
t of a
com
mon
evide
nce
base
so
as to
avo
id du
plica
tion
and
achie
ve g
reate
r effic
iency
in th
e mo
nitor
ing o
f both
. A
regio
nal m
onito
ring g
roup
has b
een e
stabli
shed
, mad
e up o
f rep
rese
ntativ
es fr
om lo
cal a
uthor
ities;
the th
ree
coun
ty co
uncil
s an
d tw
o for
mer c
ounty
cou
ncils
; GON
W, N
WDA
, and
with
atte
ndee
s fro
m oth
er re
giona
l bo
dies s
uch a
s the
Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y, Na
tural
Engla
nd an
d the
ONS
regio
nal p
rese
nce.
To en
sure
cons
isten
cy w
ith pr
opos
als fo
r the
re
form
of re
giona
l gov
erna
nce a
s set
out in
the
Gove
rnme
nt’s R
eview
of su
b-na
tiona
l ec
onom
ic de
velop
ment
and r
egen
erati
on an
d to
refle
ct re
pres
entat
ions m
ade d
uring
the
cons
ultati
on on
the p
ropo
sed c
hang
es.
15
.12
14.1
2 Th
e ne
ed to
revie
w RS
S ca
n be
iden
tified
as
part
of the
mon
itorin
g pr
oces
s wh
en p
olicie
s ar
e no
t bein
g de
liver
ed o
r are
hav
ing u
ndes
irable
or u
ninten
ded
cons
eque
nces
, or w
hen
there
is a
nee
d to
addr
ess
spec
ific d
eficie
ncies
. In
partic
ular,
the H
ousin
g Gr
een
Pape
r ind
icated
the
need
to u
nder
take
partia
l rev
iews
of RS
S to
refle
ct Go
vern
ment
targe
ts to
addr
ess
hous
ing a
fford
abilit
y an
d oth
er c
hang
es s
uch
as H
ousin
g Gr
owth
Point
s. Ho
weve
r, the
re w
ill be
the
need
to in
stiga
te an
imme
diate
revie
w of
certa
in as
pects
RSS
in
orde
r to
addr
ess
spec
ific d
eficie
ncies
. The
nec
essit
y for
a p
romp
t rev
iew o
f RSS
has
bee
n giv
en fu
rther
ur
genc
y by t
he p
ublic
ation
of d
ocum
ents
such
as t
he H
ousin
g Gr
een
Pape
r, wi
th its
clea
r emp
hasis
on
the
deliv
ery o
f incre
ased
leve
ls of
hous
ing to
refle
ct cu
rrent
hous
ehold
proje
ction
s. In
addit
ion, th
e pub
licati
on of
the
Sub
Nati
onal
Revie
w ha
s ide
ntifie
d tha
t a si
ngle
regio
nal s
trateg
y is l
ikely
repla
ce R
ES a
nd R
SS in
the
To re
flect
upda
ted po
sition
.
90
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
near
futur
e an
d the
imme
diate
revie
w of
RSS
shou
ld he
lp to
infor
m the
dev
elopm
ent o
f a fu
ture
single
re
giona
l stra
tegy.
15
.13
14.1
3 Th
e sc
ope
and
timeta
ble o
f an
inter
im o
r a p
artia
l revie
w of
RSS
will b
e wa
s con
sulte
d up
on in
the
Sprin
g of
early
200
8. Th
e ini
tial
stage
of
the r
eview
is
in pr
ogre
ss w
ith H
owev
er,
a re
view
will
includ
e the
co
nside
ratio
n of th
e foll
owing
issu
es id
entifi
ed as
a the
prior
ity:
• Ho
using
– th
e re
vision
of d
istric
t hou
sing
figur
es in
line
with
the
Hous
ing G
reen
Pap
er c
halle
nges
, tak
ing a
ccou
nt of
envir
onme
ntal c
apac
ity, t
he s
upply
of s
uitab
le lan
d, the
hou
sing
need
s in
each
ho
using
mar
ket a
rea a
nd th
e like
ly im
pact
of su
pply
on af
forda
bility
;
• Re
newa
ble en
ergy
– the
iden
tifica
tion o
f bro
ad ar
eas s
uitab
le for
rene
wable
ener
gy de
velop
ment;
• W
aste
– the
iden
tifica
tion o
f the n
umbe
r and
type
of fa
cilitie
s req
uired
and t
heir b
road
loca
tion.
To re
flect
upda
ted po
sition
.
14
.14
Cons
idera
tion i
s to b
e give
n to t
he be
st wa
y to t
ake t
he re
view
of the
se is
sues
forw
ard,
taking
acco
unt o
f the
curre
nt ho
using
mar
ket c
ondit
ions,
the N
ation
al Ho
using
and
Plan
ning
Unit's
adv
ice, p
ropo
sals
for n
ew
hous
ing g
rowt
h po
ints,
and
the n
eed
to ma
nage
the
trans
it ion
to the
Sing
le Re
giona
l Stra
tegy
which
will
repla
ce th
e RES
and R
SS in
the n
ear f
uture
.
To re
flect
rece
nt ad
vice a
nd re
spon
se to
NH
PAU
repo
rt.
15
.14
14.1
5 An
iInter
im re
views
of R
SS a
nd a
futur
e sin
gle re
giona
l stra
tegyie
s will
be in
forme
d by
add
itiona
l res
earch
. On
going
rese
arch
inclu
des
sub
regio
nal c
ross
bor
der s
tudies
for S
outh
Ches
hire
and
North
Staf
fords
hire,
and
the M
anch
ester
City
Reg
ion a
nd H
igh P
eak,
the re
vision
of P
arkin
g St
anda
rds,
prov
ision
for g
ypsie
s an
d tra
velle
rs an
d as
sess
ment
of de
finitio
ns o
f ho
using
mar
ket
area
s. Ho
weve
r, the
The
imme
diate
prior
ities f
or fu
ture r
esea
rch w
ill re
late t
o the
prior
ities i
denti
fied f
or in
terim
RSS
Rev
iew in
14.13
abov
e.
Mino
r tex
t cha
nges
to pr
ovide
grea
ter cl
arity
.
15 A
sses
smen
t o
f R
epla
ced
an
d P
ote
nti
ally
Sav
ed S
tru
ctu
re P
lan
Po
licie
s
16.1
15
.1
Thro
ugh
the P
lannin
g an
d Co
mpuls
ory
Purch
ase
Act
2004
a m
echa
nism
was
incor
pora
ted w
here
by
Stru
cture
Plan
poli
cies c
an b
e we
re ‘s
aved
’ for a
per
iod o
f up
to thr
ee ye
ars f
rom
the o
n co
mmen
ceme
nt of
the A
ct or
for t
hree
year
s fro
m the
time ,
or fo
rmal
adop
tion
of the
Stru
cture
Plan
, whic
heve
r is l
ater,
unles
s re
place
d by
an
RSS
or th
e So
fS d
irects
to e
xtend
the
3 ye
ar p
eriod
und
er S
ched
ule 8
to th
e Ac
t. Th
is me
chan
ism h
as b
een
incor
pora
ted to
avo
id an
y pote
ntial
polic
y void
occ
urrin
g. Th
e thr
ee S
tructu
re P
lans i
n the
Nor
th W
est R
egion
are
the
Joint
Lan
cash
ire S
tructu
re P
lan (A
dopte
d Ma
rch 2
005)
; the
Join
t Cum
bria
and
Lake
Dist
rict J
oint S
tructu
re P
lan 2
001-
2016
(Ado
pted
April
2006
) – M
odific
ation
s (S
eptem
ber 2
005)
; an
d the
Che
shire
Stru
cture
Plan
2016
– Al
terati
on ( A
dopte
d Dec
embe
r 200
5).
To im
prov
e clar
ity.
15
.2
The 3
year
‘sav
ed’ p
eriod
for t
he Jo
int La
ncas
hire S
tructu
re P
lan co
nclud
ed be
fore t
he pu
blica
tion o
f this
plan a
nd ac
cord
ingly
the S
ecre
tary o
f Stat
e dire
cted t
hat a
ll Join
t Lan
cash
ire S
tructu
re P
lan po
licies
be
exten
ded.
In re
lation
to C
hesh
ire an
d Join
t Cum
bria
and L
ake D
istric
t Stru
cture
Plan
, the 3
year
‘sav
ed’
perio
d fro
m ad
optio
n had
not y
et co
nclud
ed.
To im
prov
e clar
ity.
16
.2
15.3
Th
e tab
les b
elow
set o
ut tho
se e
xtend
ed a
nd s
aved
Gov
ernm
ent O
ffice
North
Wes
t’s (G
ONW
) opin
ion o
n wh
ich s
tructu
re p
lan p
olicie
s ar
e re
place
d by
the
polic
ies c
ontai
ned
in the
Nor
th W
est o
f Eng
land
Plan
Re
giona
l Spa
tial S
trateg
y. Fo
llowi
ng e
ach
of the
table
s the
re is
a lis
t of s
tructu
re p
lan p
olicie
s wh
ich h
ave
been
exte
nded
bec
ause
they
hav
e no
t bee
n re
place
d by
Th e
Nor
th W
est o
f Eng
land
Plan
and
,whic
h wi
ll co
ntinu
e to
be s
aved
unti
l the
y ar
e re
place
d by
a fu
ture
RSS
revis
ion. A
s se
t out
in the
Cha
pter o
n Im
pleme
ntatio
n, Mo
nitor
ing a
nd R
eview
, rev
iew o
f this
RSS
is b
eing
prog
ress
ed. L
ocal
Autho
rities
in th
e re
gion
are
enco
urag
ed to
con
sider
whe
ther t
hose
stru
cture
plan
poli
ces
not c
over
ed b
y the
RSS
can
be
To im
prov
e clar
ity.
91
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
expr
esse
d with
in the
appr
opria
te Lo
cal A
uthor
ities L
ocal
Deve
lopme
nt Fr
amew
ork.
P
olic
y L
ists
Follo
wing
cons
ultati
on on
Pro
pose
d Cha
nges
dis
cuss
ions t
ook p
lace b
etwee
n the
majo
r sta
keho
lders
and f
urthe
r rec
omme
ndati
ons f
or
save
d poli
cies w
ith ju
stific
ation
s wer
e put
to GO
NW by
the R
egion
al Pl
annin
g Bod
y. Fu
ll co
pies o
f thes
e tab
les ca
n be m
ade
avail
able.
In co
ming
to a
decis
ion ab
out w
hich
polic
ies sh
ould
be sa
ved,
cons
idera
tion h
as
been
give
n to t
he re
pres
entat
ions o
f the b
oth
the C
ounty
Stru
cture
Plan
Auth
oritie
s and
the
Regio
nal P
lannin
g Bod
y in t
he lig
ht of
any
furthe
r cha
nges
prop
osed
as pa
rt of
publi
shed
RS
S.
A
pp
end
ix R
T
Ap
pen
dix
R
T (
a)
Na
tiona
l Pub
lic T
rans
port
Corri
dor
Key M
arke
t(s)
Prin
cipal
Prov
ider
(s)
Lond
on &
the S
outh
East/
Birm
ingha
m/So
uth
Wale
s/Sou
th W
est
– Man
ches
ter C
ity R
egion
/Live
rpoo
l City
Reg
ion/C
rewe
– Ch
ester
– No
rth W
ales/C
entra
l Lan
cash
ire C
ity R
egion
/C
umbr
ia/Sc
otlan
d
Comm
uter
Busin
ess
Leisu
re
Rail
Expr
ess C
oach
Ch
arter
Coa
ch
Newc
astle
City
Reg
ion/T
ees V
alley
City
Reg
ion/Le
eds
City
Regio
n/She
ffield
City
Regio
n – M
anch
ester
City
Re
gion/L
iverp
ool C
ity R
egion
/Che
ster –
Nor
th W
ales
Comm
uter
Busin
ess
Leisu
re
Rail
Expr
ess C
oach
Links
to/fr
om M
anch
ester
Airp
ort
Bu
sines
s Le
isure
Rail
Loca
l Bus
Ex
pres
s Coa
ch
Airlin
es
Re
giona
l Pub
lic T
rans
port
Corri
dor
Links
to/fr
om Li
verp
ool A
irpor
t
Busin
ess
Leisu
re
Rail
Loca
l Bus
Ai
rlines
Manc
heste
r City
Reg
ion -
Centr
al La
ncas
hire C
ity R
egion
- C
umbr
ia
Comm
uter
Busin
ess
Leisu
re
Rail
Expr
ess C
oach
Lo
cal B
us
92
Po
licy
Par
a.
Tex
t R
easo
n f
or
chan
ge
Liver
pool
City
Regio
n – C
entra
l Lan
cash
ire C
ity R
egion
Ra
il Ex
pres
s Coa
ch
Loca
l Bus
Centr
al La
ncas
hire C
ity R
egion
– Le
eds C
ity R
egion
Comm
uter
Busin
ess
Leisu
re
Rail
Wes
t Cum
bria
– Car
lisle
– New
castl
e City
Reg
ion
Bu
sines
s Co
mmute
r Le
isure
Rail
Coac
h
Addit
ion of
the w
ord ‘
coac
h’ to
refle
ct the
ex
isten
ce of
a bu
s ser
vice b
etwee
n Wes
t Cu
mbria
- Ca
rlisle
- New
castl
e City
Reg
ion
and t
o refl
ect r
epre
senta
tions
mad
e dur
ing th
e co
nsult
ation
on th
e pro
pose
d cha
nges
.