Contents
1 How the sustainability appraisal framework will be used
3
2 Purpose of this document
4
3 Stage A1: Identifying other relevant policies, plans and programmes
5
National
5
Regional
5
Local
5
Key Messages
6
4 Stage A2: Collecting baseline information
10
National Overview
10
Regional Overview
10
Derbyshire Dales & High Peak
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5 Stage A3: Identifying sustainability issues and problems
20
6 Stage A4: Developing the Sustainability Appraisal Framework
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Sustainable development objectives
21
Indicators and monitoring data
22
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How the sustainability appraisal framework will be
used
1.1 The purpose of a Sustainability Appraisal is to appraise the social, environmental and
economic effects of the proposed strategy and policy options of the Core Strategy. This must be
done at the beginning to ensure that Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough
Council can make informed decisions that accord with sustainable development.
1.2 Sustainability objectives are used to test and ask questions for each strategy and policy
option considered in the Core Strategy. The Sustainability Appraisal process has a number of set
stages that must be followed, but can be reconsidered when new information is collected.
1.3 The development of the Sustainability Appraisal for the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak
Core Strategy will follow guidance as set out in “Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial
Strategies and Local development Documents (2005)” published by the Department of Communities
and Local Government.
1.4 This topic paper follows Stage A (Pre Production – Evidence Gathering) of the guidance
which is undertaken during the pre-production stage of the joint Core Strategy. It sets out the
context and objectives, established baseline information and decides on the scope for Community
safety and neighbourhood quality.
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Purpose of this document
2.1 This is one of 12 topic papers which can be read in isolation or together with other topic
papers to gain a wider understanding of the issues facing the areas of Derbyshire Dales District
and High Peak Borough outside the Peak District National Park . The 12 topic papers that have
been produced are on:
Climate Change
Landscape Character and Natural Resources
Air, noise and light pollution
Townscape quality, historic and cultural heritage
Transport and accessibility
Water resources and flood-risk
Biodiversity and green infrastructure
Health and well-being
Leisure and recreation
Community safety and neighbourhood quality
Homes for everyone
Employment and economy
2.2 Each topic paper provides a summary of the evidence base required for the Core Strategy’s
Sustainability Appraisal. They establish a baseline position and identify the key issues that need
to be addressed. This has been achieved by undertaking the following stage of the Sustainability
Appraisal process which has included:
Stage A1 Identifying other relevant policies, plans and programmes
Stage A2 Collecting baseline information
Stage A3 Identifying sustainability issues and problems
Stage A4 Developing the sustainability framework
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Stage A1: Identifying other relevant policies, plans
and programmes
3.1 This section focuses on the most relevant plans and strategies and draws out their key
messages for the Core Strategy and/or Sustainability Appraisal process. The plans and strategies
identified and used are:
National
Securing the future - UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy (2005)
A New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal (2001)
Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future (2003)
Firm foundations: The Government's Framework for Community Capacity Building (2004)
Sustainable Communities: People, Places and Prosperity (ODPM, 2005)
Strong and Prosperous Communities: The Local Government White Paper (2006)
Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power (White Paper, July 2008)
National Community Safety Plan 2006 - 2009 (HM Government Community Safety and Local
Government Unit, Home Office 2005)
Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener (October 2002)
Living Places: Caring for quality (2004)
Regional
Derbyshire Police Authority Policing Plan 2008 - 2011
Sustainable Communities in the East Midlands
Creating Sustainable Communities in the East Midlands (February 2005)
Delivering Sustainable Communities in the East Midlands (EMRA)
Derbyshire Sustainable Community Strategy 2006 - 09
Local
Improving High Peak: Priorities for Action 2008 - 2013
High Peak Community Safety Partnership Plan 2008 - 2011
High Peak Regeneration Strategy: Building Distinctive Communities 2008 - 2011
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community Strategy 2006 - 2009
Buxton Market Town Healthcheck and Action Plan (April 2004)
Chapel-en-le-Frith Regeneration Partnership Revised Action Plan 2008-2011
Glossopdale Healthcheck August 2004
Glossop Vision Survey Report to Glossop Vision Board – July 2006
New Mills Town Partnership Action Plan 2008 – 2011
Whaley Bridge Regeneration Partnership Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan (September
2003)
Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Parish Plan (September 2005)
Dove Holes Village Plan (January 2004)
Matlock Town Centre Supplementary Planning Document (2008)
Designing out Crime in Derbyshire
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Key Messages
3.2 The plans and strategies identified above have been reviewed. The table below sets out
the messages and issues contained in these documents that are considered most relevant for the
Core Strategy.
Message / Issue
Source document(s)
Create attractive and welcoming parks, play Securing the Future.
areas and public spaces.
Sustainable communities: building for the future.
Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener.
Living Places: Caring for quality.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Increase co-ordination of public services to Living Places: Caring for Quality.
deliver clean, accessible, safe, attractive
vital and viable public spaces.
Make public places cleaner and maintain
them better.
Securing the Future.
Sustainable communities in the East Midlands.
Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Engage and empower local people and
Securing the Future.
communities. Promote local action
planning. Enable more power and say for Firm Foundations.
communities in the decisions that affect
People, Places, Prosperity.
them.
Strong and prosperous communities.
Communities in Control.
Improving High Peak.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Make places safer and tackle anti-social
Securing the Future.
behaviour. Improve the way that public
spaces are planned, designed and looked Sustainable communities in the East Midlands.
after.
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and programmes
Message / Issue
Source document(s)
National Community Safety Plan.
Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Improving High Peak.
High Peak Community Safety Partnership Plan.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Provide more opportunities for communities National Community Safety Plan.
to help shape their future through
sustainable community strategies, local
development frameworks and parish plans.
Address issues of crime, unemployment,
poor health, skills, housing and physical
environment in deprived neighbourhoods.
A new commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal
2001.
Sustainable communities in the East Midlands.
National Community Safety Plan.
Derbyshire Police Authority Policing Plan.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Protect the public and build confidence by National Community Safety Plan.
countering crime.
Derbyshire Police Authority Policing Plan.
High Peak Community Safety Partnership Plan.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Designing out Crime in Derbyshire.
Create well-designed, accessible and
pleasant living and working environments
effectively and fairly governed, creating a
strong sense of community.
Sustainable communities in the East Midlands.
National Community Safety Plan.
Living Places: Cleaner, Safer, Greener.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
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Message / Issue
Source document(s)
Deliver better public services through
involving and consulting users more fully,
providing better information about local
standards and managing services at
neighbourhood level.
Strong and prosperous communities.
Communities in Control.
National Community Safety Plan.
Derbyshire Police Authority Policing Plan.
Give support to the development of the
community sector.
Firm Foundations.
National Community Safety Plan.
Tackle inequalities and support the needs
of children and young people.
Securing the Future.
Improving High Peak.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Ensure decent and affordable homes for
all.
Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future.
Sustainable Communities in the East Midlands.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Improving High Peak.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Ensure protection for countryside and the
local environment.
Sustainable communities: building for the future.
Sustainable communities in the East Midlands.
Derbyshire's Sustainable Community Strategy.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Support town centre improvement priorities High Peak Regeneration Strategy.
as identified in agreed action plans of town
Matlock Town Centre Supplementary Planning
based regeneration partnerships, Parish
Document.
and Village plans.
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and programmes
Message / Issue
Source document(s)
Reduce number of empty commercial
properties in town centres.
High Peak Regeneration Strategy.
Support needs of neighbourhood
communities so that residents can
maximise job opportunities. Deliver a
thriving local economy.
High Peak Regeneration Strategy.
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak Community
Strategy.
Table 1 Key Messages for Core Strategy
3.3 Baseline evidence relating to Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak has been compiled for
each of these issues and is presented below with a national and regional overview provided for
context.
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National Overview
4.1 A Home Office Citizenship survey in 2001 revealed that 79% of people in the least deprived
areas in the UK enjoy where they live compared with 46% in the most deprived areas. Those
living in deprived areas are also the least likely to participate in community activities.
4.2 The government aims to make local services work together to ensure that we have cleaner,
safer, greener and healthier neighbourhoods for everyone, where local people have their say.
4.3 The Government’s Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets establish its commitment to
safer and more secure communities and put local Partnerships at the heart of the delivery
programme.
4.4
The national PSA community safety outcomes are:PSA 1 – to reduce crime by 15% by 2007/8 using the BCS baseline year of 2002/03;
PSA 2 – to reassure the public, reducing the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour;
PSA 4 – to reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs.
Regional Overview
4.5 The figures for levels of worry about crime have shown an improvement in the East Midlands
(i)
since 2002/03 reflecting the decline in crime committed. Violent crime at 18% shows the largest
proportion of people with a high level of worry compared to 15% for burglary and car crimes. The
level of worry for all types of crime is higher than the national average. The level of crime varies
across the region and is higher in urban areas.
4.6 In the 2005 election, voter turnout was 62.8%,
61.3%.
(ii)
slightly higher than the UK average of
4.7 Participation in informal/formal volunteering activities is relatively low in the East Midlands
at 41% compared to 48% nationally. Levels have been declining (down seven percentage points
from 2001 to 2007).
4.8 There has been an increase in the number of registered historic parks and gardens in the
East Midlands since 2001/02. There are currently 135 on the national register but this has
decreased from 139 in 2006.
Derbyshire Dales & High Peak
4.9 High Peak Borough Council manages 78 hectares of parks and open spaces around the
High Peak. The main parks are detailed overleaf.
i
ii
East Midlands State of the Region Report for 2008
East Midlands State of the Region Report for 2008
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Manor Park, Glossop - with a management
plan 2005 - 2010,
Howard Park, Glossop - with a management
plan 2006 - 2011,
Memorial Park, Whaley Bridge.
Pavilion Gardens, Buxton - recently
refurbished with the support of a National
Lottery Grant and with a management plan
2005 - 2010,
Ashwood Park, Buxton,
Map 1 Historic Parks and Gardens in the High Peak
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4.10
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The main parks in Derbyshire Dales are:
Ashbourne Recreation Ground
Hall Leys Park in Matlock Town Centre,
Whitworth Park
Kingsfield Park
Sudbury Park
Osmaston Park
4.11 Map 2 shows the Historic Parks and Gardens that are currently protected in the Derbyshire
Dales Adopted Local Plan.
Map 2 Historic Parks and Gardens within Derbyshire Dales
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4.12
Matlock Parks Project is an ambitious £3.6m 5-year heritage lottery fund supported
programme to restore five historic parks and pleasure grounds. These parks range in age from
early Georgian through to Edwardian and have developed through the centuries as tastes, activities
and the availability of funding have changed.
4.13 There are 9 parks and gardens that are included on the Register of Parks and Gardens of
Special Historic Interest covering 446 hectares. Currently these are; Ednaston Manor, Sudbury
Hall, the Heights of Abraham, Lovers Walks, High Tor, Derwent Gardens, Sydnope Hall, the
Whitworth Institute, and Willersley Castle.
4.14
The Council also manages a number of Gardens within the District including:
Olde English Sensory Garden and Hall Leys Suken Gardens, Matlock
Derwent Gardens and North Parade Memorial Garden, Matlock Bath
Memorial Gardens, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne
High Tor, Pic Tor, Lovers Walk
4.15 Map 2 shows the Historic Parks and Gardens that are currently protected in the Derbyshire
Dales Adopted Local Plan.
4.16 An audit of existing play provision on Borough Council and Parish Council owned land has
been undertaken. Results of the audit and associated consultation have been used to identify
gaps in provision or facilities that require refurbishment or review.
The Quality of Open Space and Audit of Play Provision
4.17 Open space provides an important role in serving children’s play needs. The Open Space
Assessment carried out by consultants Knight Kavanagh & Page - as part of the evidence base
for the Core Strategy - has reported that the quality of open spaces across the Derbyshire Dales
and High Peak is considered to be good overall.
4.18 Derbyshire Dales District Council owns and manages 28 individual play facilities across
the District; including four strategically located sites as identified in the Local Play Strategy. 34
play areas are owned and managed by High Peak Borough Council, including 15 Strategically
located sites. A mixture of parish councils and housing associations own the remaining facilities.
Town Centre Improvements and Regeneration
4.19 A town centre improvement scheme has been undertaken in Glossop with an investment
in excess of £2.9million in the town centre and surrounding areas. The scheme has set out to:
Improve the quality of the historic townscape of Glossop through use of traditional paving
materials and street furniture;
Redefine the area at the station to provide safer pedestrian access;
Construct a major flight of steps to forge a stronger link between the station and Norfolk
Square;
Create an attractive seating area at Henry Street;
Reinstate a historic link at Smithy Fold;
Improve access from the disabled parking area to the toilet block at Municipal Buildings;
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Introduce additional street trees for visual interest; and
Refurbish/upgrade existing street furniture.
The construction of a new stairway at Henry Street has improved pedestrian access, leading
people between the station and Norfolk Square. New retaining walls railings and an attractive
seating area have also helped enhance this area, while the inclusion of bespoke decorative
lighting helps create an attractive night time scene.
4.20 In 2008 Derbyshire Dales District Council adopted the Matlock Town Centre Supplementary
Planning Document (SPD), which guides development in Matlock town centre over the next 10-15
years. The SPD sets out the best options for redevelopment of a number of key sites within the
town centre.
4.21
The main aims of the document are:
Encourage and facilitate the revitalisation of Matlock town centre’s economy by improving its
retail offer, tourism appeal and employment base.
Ensure the delivery of sustainable and high quality development in the town centre.
Prioritise ease of movement for pedestrians and cyclists whilst improving traffic flow and
parking facilities within the town centre.
Create a high quality network of streets and spaces to provide a more attractive town centre
environment.
Further develop the potential of Matlock as a sustainable community including provision for
affordable housing and social and cultural activities.
4.22 A number of Parishes have adopted Parish Plans and the market towns of Buxton,
Chapel-en-le-Frith, New Mills and Whaley Bridge have regeneration partnership plans. The action
plans associated with all these strategies, including the Matlock Town Centre SPD, should be
taken into account.
Litter / Graffiti
4.23 High Peak Borough Council monitors the cleanliness of open spaces and public areas. In
07/08,11.6% of streets and local areas had unacceptable levels of litter. The target for 08/09 is
to reduce this to 6.5%.
4.24 In 07/08, unacceptable levels of graffiti were visible from 3.3% of streets. The target for
08/09 is to reduce this to 1%.
4.25 Derbyshire Dales monitor street cleanliness and graffiti through National Indicator 195.
The results at the end of December 2008 was: Litter 2%, Detritus 6%, Graffiti 0%, Fly Posting 0%.
Area Forums - High Peak
4.26 High Peak Borough Council has taken steps to involve people in local decision making.
The Council holds regular "Area Forum" meetings. These meetings are a joint initiative between
High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council and the Peak District National Park
Authority to ensure that local people are better informed about how local services are run, and to
allow residents to get more involved in making decisions.
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4.27 Local councillors and senior representatives from the local authorities, the Police, Primary
Care Trusts and other key local organisations, attend each Area Forum to debate crucial topics
and answer questions from residents face-to-face. Local people have the opportunity to influence
decisions about their own areas by joining in this debate. The questions and answers are posted
on the Council's web-site. The meetings are open to everybody living or working in the High Peak.
4.28
There are four Area Forums:
Buxton (with Dove Holes);
Central Area (which covers News Mills, Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith);
Glossopdale; and
Hope Valley (including Castleton, Edale, Hope, Bamford).
4.29 Each meeting concentrates on a topic of particular concern to local communities in that
area, initially chosen from priority issues brought up at consultation meetings in Spring 2005. These
topics included:
Anti-social behaviour;
Access to services;
Housing;
Local transport; and
Specific local 'hot' topics.
4.30 Consultation aims to develop the services offered by Derbyshire Dales District Council and
its partners in line with the needs of local communities. This is achieved by encouraging an open
dialogue and involvement with residents, businesses, the voluntary sector and community groups.
The Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Local Strategic Partnership take a leading role in working
in partnership with communities, businesses and other organisations.
Area Forums - Derbyshire Dales
4.31 Derbyshire Dales District Council holds Area Community Forums, three times per year in
the Council’s Northern, Central and Southern areas. The format for the forums involves one or
two headline presentations on matters of local interest or concern followed by questions on that
subject and then on any other matters affecting the public.
Volunteering
(iii)
4.32 A recent national report has highlighted the need to develop volunteering work over the
next decade, acknowledging the great value of volunteering at all sorts of levels from personal
development to employment, training and organisational benefits.
4.33 The data measuring volunteering rates in Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak is taken
from the MORI Derbyshire Residents Survey 2005 and given in the Derbyshire County Council
Community Profiles.
iii
Commission on the Future of Volunteering Report, January 2008, ‘Manifesto for Change’
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4.34 When compared with County volunteer rates, there is a significant difference between
Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak, in that both formal and informal volunteer rates are higher
than at County level in the High Peak and lower than County level in Derbyshire Dales. A substantial
proportion of the population in the High Peak (71%) have volunteered informally for a relative over
the past three years.
4.35 A far larger proportion of the population have volunteered informally for a non-relative in
the High Peak (64.2%) than in Derbyshire Dales (35.3%).
4.36 The higher levels of volunteers in the High Peak may suggest that the population in the
Borough is more community orientated. It may also indicate that there are more opportunities to
volunteer in High Peak than in Derbyshire Dales. Equally the higher proportion of older people in
Derbyshire Dales could impact on volunteer rates.
4.37
High Peak CVS conducted research in 2002/2003 which found that:
There were 588 paid staff in the voluntary sector;
2444 volunteers working in voluntary groups;
(iv)
On average there were 7,010 volunteer hours per week.
Policing / Crime / Anti-Social Behaviour
4.38 The population of Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak is served by just over 90 police
(v)
staff, including special constables and community support officers.
4.39 Statistical performance for the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales area is described as
excellent (Derbyshire police.gov.uk) and has been enhanced by two phases of Operation Relentless
which targeted priority areas, resulting in significantly more arrests and reduced crime. In summary
the results are as follows:
Recorded crime
Detected crime (Target)
Overall Crime
5% Reduction
29% (27)
House Burglary
25% Reduction
19% (21)
Vehicle Crime
6% Increase
12% (15)
Violent Crime
3% Reduction
50% (50)
www.derbyshirepolice.uk
Table 2 High Peak and Derbyshire Dales Crime, Oct - Dec 2007
4.40 In addition, recorded levels of anti-social behaviour have been reduced by 15% - the highest
in the County. These substantial reductions in crime follow five previous years of success. It is
noted however that with levels now below one crime for each 20 square miles per day, it will be
even more challenging to reduce crime levels further.
iv
v
Dynamic and Diverse: Research into the voluntary sector working in the High Peak 2002-2003,
High Peak CVS.
www.derbyshire.police.uk
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4.41 Crime statistics are given by Local Authority area in the tables below. The results indicate
that per ‘000 population, crime levels for both Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak are lower than
the County and national averages.
Area
Offences per 1,000 population 06/07
Violence
against
the
person
Sexual
offences
Robbery
Burglary dwelling
Theft of a
motor
vehicle
Theft from
a vehicle
Interfering
with a
motor
vehicle
Recorded crime BCS
comparator
Derbyshire
Dales
11
1
0
3
1
5
1
29
High Peak
16
1
0
3
2
5
1
46
Derbyshire
16
1
1
5
3
8
1
53
England
and Wales
19
1
2
5
4
9
1
61
British Crime Statistics, 2007
Table 3 Recorded crime by six key offences 2005/6 to 2006/07
4.42 At the local level public satisfaction with their neighbourhood is relatively high (82.7% in
the High Peak and 95% in the Derbyshire Dales). Whilst this is clearly not solely determined on
crime, crime will be a key part of people’s perception of a neighbourhood.
4.43 Whilst the majority of people within Derbyshire Dales and the High Peak think that their
neighbourhood has stayed the same over the past 2 years, a significant proportion do perceive
that their neighbourhood has got worse over the period. In High Peak this figure is relatively high
at 25.6%, compared to 13.3% in Derbyshire Dales.
High Peak
Derbyshire Dales
Very satisfied
33.0
59.4
Fairly Satisfied
49.7
35.6
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
7.8
2.7
Fairly dissatisfied
6.5
2.0
Very dissatisfied
3.0
0.3
Citizens Panel Survey February 2007: High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council
Table 4 Public neighbourhood satisfaction / dissatisfaction (%)
High Peak
Derbyshire Dales
Better
7.0
7.9
Worse
25.6
13.3
Stayed the same
66.1
77.9
Have lived here less than 2 years
1.3
0.9
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Citizens Panel Survey February 2007: High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council
Table 5 Change in neighbourhood perception over the past two years (%)
4.44 In line with neighbourhood perception views, there are a greater proportion of people within
the High Peak (48%) who are very or fairly worried about crime. This is in contrast to 36% in the
Derbyshire Dales.
High Peak
Derbyshire Dales
Very worried
5.0
5.0
Fairly worried
43.0
31.0
Not very worried
47.9
56.0
Not at all worried
4.1
8.0
Citizen Panel Survey February 2007
Table 6 Public concern regarding local area crime (%)
4.45 Within the High Peak, feeling unsafe is most common when outside during the night and
when travelling alone on public transport. Burglary from dwellings and cars are the most commonly
feared aspects of crime as shown below.
Very
safe
Fairly
safe
Neither safe
nor unsafe
Fairly
unsafe
Very
unsafe
No opinion /
Don't know
When outside in your neighbourhood during the day
61
36
2
1
0
0
When outside in your neighbourhood at night time
18
52
12
13
4
1
When you are alone at home at night time
44
46
6
3
1
0
When travelling alone on public transport
13
41
16
11
2
18
High Peak Citizens Panel Survey February 2007
Table 7 Public perception of safety within the community for the High Peak
Very
worried
Fairly
worried
Not
very
worried
Not at
all
worried
Not
applicable
Having your home broken into and something stolen
5
36
52
Having your car stolen
7
32
45
6
9
Having things stolen from your car
7
35
43
7
9
Being mugged and robbed
5
25
57
6
1
Being raped
4
9
41
12
20
Being physically attacked by strangers
5
22
59
25
1
0
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Being subject to a physical attack because of skin colour, ethnic origin or religion
Very
worried
Fairly
worried
Not
very
worried
Not at
all
worried
Not
applicable
1
3
29
14
21
High Peak Citizens Panel Survey February 2007
Table 8 Public concern in the community in the High Peak (%)
4.46 The crime domain of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007, which measures four areas
of recorded crime (burglary, theft, criminal damage and violence) indicates that two wards are in
the worst 20% nationally – Gamesley and Howard Town. There are no wards in Derbyshire Dales
that are in the worst 20% nationally.
Secured by Design Award
4.47 It is important that communities do not become a victim of crime, or the fear of crime. Good
design of buildings and the relationship with the environment affects the perception of an area.
The Core Strategy can contribute to reducing crime and the fear of crime by implementing good
measures of design in developments. This is often achieved through a scheme called 'Secured
by Design'.
4.48 Since 2000 there have been 13 developments that have achieved the Secured by Design
award in the Derbyshire Dales planning area. The number of Secured by Design awards achieved
in the Derbyshire Dales is fairly low in comparison to the 35 awards for the whole of the Peak Sub
region.
4.49 In High Peak Borough Council, all planning applications are reviewed by the Police
Architectural Design Liaison Officer.
4.50 When planning applications are submitted to a Council, many developers do not aim for
the Secured by Design award unless they are required to through condition. Policies in the Core
Strategy should contribute to a reduction in the fear of crime and promote crime prevention through
the control of the built environment.
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5.1 The main sustainability issues identified through this review of baseline evidence are as
follows:
Crime levels within the Local Strategic Partnership area are low in comparison to the County
and national age. Derbyshire Dales has lower recorded crime than High Peak.
There has been a reduction in crime over the past five years and crime levels are lower in
the sub-region than in Derbyshire or nationally.
Public concern regarding crime is significant with 48% of people in High Peak and 36% in
Derbyshire Dales very or fairly worried about crime. Fear of burglary and car crime is highest.
Neighbourhood satisfaction is relatively high though a significant proportion of High Peak
residents (just over a quarter) think that their neighbourhood has got worse over the last 2
years.
Volunteering rates vary across the sub-region with a higher propensity to volunteer in High
Peak than Derbyshire Dales.
There is a shortfall in play provision for over twelves.
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Framework
Sustainable development objectives
6.1 In response to the evidence detailed above, it is proposed to use the following sustainable
development objective as part of the Sustainability Appraisal Framework used to assess issues
and options in the Core Strategy.
To protect and improve the safety and environmental quality of streets and estates.
6.2 When assessing the performance of issues and options against this objectives, the following
criteria will be used:
Will it help to create streets and estates where people feel safe?
Will it help to improve the quality and quantity of green space on streets and estates?
Will it help to improve the design quality of streets and estates?
Sustainable
development
objective
To protect and
improve the safety
and environmental
quality of streets
and estates.
Baseline information
Crime levels within the Peak
Sub-Region are low in
comparison to the County and
national average.
Derbyshire Dales has lower
recorded crime than the High
Peak.
Trend
There has
been a
reduction in
crime over the
past five
years.
National
Indicator 21
Dealing with
local
concerns
about
anti-social
behaviour and
crime issues
by the local
council and
police.
25.6% of High
Peak
residents and
13.3% of
those in
Derbyshire
Dales think
that their
neighbourhood
has got worse
over the last 2
years.
National
Indicator 195
Improved
street and
environmental
cleanliness.
48% of people in the High Peak
and 36% in Derbyshire Dales are
very, or fairly, worried about
crime.
82.7% of people in the High Peak
and 95% in Derbyshire Dales are
very, or fairly, satisfied with their
neighbourhood.
66.1% of people in the High Peak
and 77.9% in Derbyshire Dales
think their neighbourhood has
stayed the same over the past 2
years.
Indicator / target
High Peak Borough Council holds
regular Area Forum Meetings.
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National
Indicator 7
Environment
Stage A4: Developing the Sustainability Appraisal
Framework
Sustainable
development
objective
Baseline information
Trend
Both authorities use a Citizens
Panel.
Consultations are regularly carried
out before decisions are taken on
Council services or strategies.
Both formal and informal
volunteer rates are higher than at
County level in High Peak and
lower than County level in
Derbyshire Dales.
6
Indicator / target
for a thriving
third sector
Table 9 Summary of baseline information
Indicators and monitoring data
Sustainable development
objective
To protect and improve the
safety and environmental
quality of streets and estates.
Detailed criteria
Will it help to create streets and
estates where people feel safe?
Will it help to improve the
quality and quantity of green
space on streets and estates?
Will it help to improve the
design quality of streets and
estates?
Existing targets or
indicators
NI 21 Dealing with
local concerns about
anti-social behaviour
and crime issues by
the local council and
police.
NI 195 Improved street
and environmental
cleanliness.
NI 7 Environment for a
thriving third sector
Table 10 Sustainability Appraisal Framework of Sustainable Development Objectives
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