GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY

annual report 2009

Approval for Fourth Alteration Scottish Ministers approved the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000, Fourth Alteration 2008, with a minor non-material modification on 22 March 2009.

The Fourth Alteration was prepared to bring the approved Structure Plan 2000 in line with Scottish Planning Policy 8: Town Centres and Retailing, in particular the change of terminology from Shopping and Leisure Centres to Commercial Centres. This applies to locations distinct from town centres.

STRUCTURE PLAN

New planning system for Scotland2009 saw the planning system in Scotland undergo a significant process of modernisation aimed at making it more transparent and efficient with development plans becoming more concise, action orientated, clear and visionary. The new system sees Structure Plans being replaced by Strategic Development Plans in the four Scottish City Regions and Local Plans being replaced by Local Development Plans. The model of joint working, adopted by the Joint Committee in 1996, to deliver the then Structure Plan has been adopted by the Scottish Government and in varying forms by the other three Scottish City regions to deliver their Strategic Development Plans.

In June 2009 the Scottish Government published the National Planning Framework 2. NPF 2 will be an important contextual element for the SDP and sets out the Scottish Government’s strategic

development direction to 2030 in support of sustainable economic growth. NPF 2 supports this aim by identifying fourteen national developments. Six of these have significant implications for the GCVSDPA area - the Central Scotland Green Network; high-speed rail links to London; West of Scotland strategic rail enhancements; strategic airport enhancements; Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Scheme and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

A key component of the new planning system is early engagement and in this context 2009 saw the publication of the first Development Plan Schemes and Participation Statements which set out the Joint Committee’s programme for preparing, reviewing and consulting on its Strategic Development Plan.

As part of this process of engagement, a number of topic-based Issues Reports were published by the Joint Committee during 2009; namely, industry and business and urban capacity. This follows the publication of earlier Issues Reports on retail and waste management in 2008. In addition, a Housing Choice Survey was undertaken which will inform the issue of housing market areas and private sector mobile demand across the SDP area.

LEGISLATION

The eight planning authorities of the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority are committed to maintaining their capacity to undertake collaborative strategic planning and thereby to harness resources for urban and rural regeneration within a sustainable development strategy.

This Report sets out the work that has been undertaken by the Joint Committee for the year 2009 / 2010.

Much has been achieved since the Joint Committee, in its predecessor role as the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee, was formally established in 1996.

This collaborative working approach adopted in the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley area has seen many of the key development engines of the first Joint Structure Plan (2000) development strategy become established, including the Clyde Gateway, Clyde Waterfront and Ravenscraig Metropolitan Flagship Initiatives and the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network.

This strategy will provide a sound foundation upon which the first Strategic Development Plan for Glasgow and the Clyde Valley can be built.

The scale of work that has been undertaken has only been made possible by the willing support that the Joint Committee has received.

The Joint Committee, in its updated role as the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority, therefore continues to be grateful for the continued support it has received, especially from the private and voluntary sectors.

Also assisting are the key public sector partners comprising - the Scottish Government Built Environment Department, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Visit Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Scottish Water and the University of Glasgow.

2009 IN REVIEW

Building on strong foundations

GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY JOINT STRUCTURE PLAN 2000

FOURTH ALTERATION 2008

Commercial Centre Retail Locations Strategic Planning Role

Review of matters affecting the development and planning of the Structure Plan area

under Part II, Section 4 and Section 9 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY JOINT STRUCTURE PLAN 2000

FOURTH ALTERATION 2008

Commercial Centre Retail Locations Strategic Planning Role

STATEMENT OF PUBLICITY AND CONSULTATION

GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY JOINT STRUCTURE PLAN 2000

FOURTH ALTERATION 2008

Commercial Centre Retail Locations Strategic Planning Role

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Determination Statement

GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE VALLEY JOINT STRUCTURE PLAN 2000FOURTH ALTERATION 2008

Commercial Centre Retail Locations Strategic Planning Role

FINALISED DRAFT

Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning AuthorityLower Ground Floor, 125 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2SAtel 0141 229 7730 fax 0141 221 4518 email info@gcvsdpa.gov.uk web www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk

FUTURE WORK OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

Developing an agreed Future

In 2009 the Joint Committee introduced a major

innovation into its work programme - systematic

Futures analysis - as part of supporting the new

planning system in Scotland,

This approach, supported by extensive horizon

scanning, aims to raise awareness of emerging

issues and the associated potential for change,

including risk assessment, and to consider the

implications for the Joint Committee’s spatial

strategy.

This work has been supported by a strategic

Futures Group comprising key public sector

organisations working alongside the eight

Glasgow and the Clyde Valley local authorities.

The work of the Futures Group will form an

important component in delivering the Main

Issues Report for the Strategic Development Plan.

Challenging times ahead

In late 2009 the

Joint Committee

commissioned the

regional division of

Oxford Economics,

the UK Government’s

own economic

forecasting

consultants, to

consider the strategic

and economic implications of the recession in

Scotland.

This key piece of work has developed a clear

economic approach into the long-term, and will

provide the basis for more detailed economic

forecasting to be commissioned in early 2010.

Work is ongoing with key partners and

commentators to take forward this work.

Establishing the Housing Market Partnership

One of the most important technical components

required by the new planning system in support

of the Strategic Development Plan is the Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA).

The HNDA provides the evidence base for defining

housing supply targets in Local Housing Strategies

and allocating land for housing in Development

Plans. The HNDA is undertaken at functional

housing market area level and considers the

operation of the housing system as a whole and

covers all tenures.

In support of this process a Housing Market Partnership has been established and a Project

Manager appointed. The Joint Committee

recognises the considerable work and support

involved in this complex process involving

representatives from the housing and planning

departments of the eight local authorities, along

with GCVSDPA officials.

The immediate priorities for future work will be driven by the September publication of the first Strategic Development Plan Main Issues Report. Primarily, the impacts of the economic recession on delivery of the Agenda for Sustained Growth; the increasing emphasis on promoting sustainable economic growth and development, whole whilst incorporating climate change issues. In addition, river basin and flood risk management planning, health issues and waste management will also shape the work of the Joint Committee.

FUTURES WORK ECONOMIC THINKING HOUSING NEED AND DEMAND ASSESSMENT

GCVSDPA Joint Committee

John DempseyEast Dunbartonshire

ConvenerGraham ScottSouth Lanarkshire

Vice ConvenerHarry CurranNorth Lanarkshire

Billy HendryEast Dunbartonshire

Barbara GrantEast Renfrewshire

Eddie PhillipsEast Renfrewshire

George RedmondGlasgow City

George RyanGlasgow City

Robert MoranInverclyde

David WilsonInverclyde

James CoyleNorth Lanarkshire

Iain NicolsonRenfrewshire

Chris ThompsonSouth Lanarkshire

Jim FinnWest Dunbartonshire

Gail CaseyWest Dunbartonshire

Jackie GreenRenfrewshire