Bournemouth Local Plan
Authority Monitoring Report 2013/14
Research & Information
Bournemouth Borough Council
May 2015
Bournemouth Local Plan
Authority Monitoring Report 2013/14
Research & Information
Bournemouth Borough Council
May 2015
01202 454684
[email protected]
Contents
Glossary
1
1
Introduction
9
2
Core and Contextual Indicators
13
3
Economy
25
4
Natural and Built Environment
45
5
Housing
51
6
Transport
81
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Local Development Scheme Milestones
85
Appendix 1 Schedule of Contextual Indicators
89
Appendix 2 Schedule of Core Indicators
97
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Glossary
Glossary of Terms
Annual Business
Inquiry (ABI)
The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) is conducted in two parts: one
dealing with employment, the other with financial information. The
financial inquiry covers about two thirds of the UK economy
including: production; construction; distribution and service
industries; agriculture (part), hunting, forestry and fishing. The
coverage of the employment inquiry is wider.
Annual Population A quarterly residence based labour market survey encompassing
Survey
population, economic activity (employment and unemployment),
economic inactivity and qualifications.
Annual Survey of
Hours and
Earnings (ASHE)
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) provides
information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings
and hours paid for employees within industries, occupations and
regions.
Area Action Plan
(AAP)
A detailed plan for a particular area lying within the local authority
boundary, usually where there is major new development, or
substantial regeneration or conservation issues.
Authority
Monitoring Report
(AMR)
A report assessing the progress and effectiveness of the
documents which together form the new Bournemouth Local Plan
including monitoring the progress of each document with respect
to the timetable specified for each document in the Local
Development Scheme.
Biodiversity Action A plan, programme or strategy for the conservation and
Plan (BAP)
sustainable use of biological diversity.
Brownfield land
Land which has previously been developed. Also known as
previously developed land or PDL.
Business
Demography
Taken from an extract of the Inter-Departmental Business
Register (IDBR) this shows the number of births and deaths of
firms as well as the number of active enterprises.
Business Register
and Employment
Survey (BRES)
An employer survey of the number of jobs held by employees that
includes the detailed industry (5 digit SIC2007). The survey
records a job at the location of an employee’s workplace. The
data is restricted and requires a license to access.
Census of
Population
The census has been undertaken every 10 years since 1801 and
provides detailed statistics from national down to small
geographies in the local area.
Communities and
Local
Government
(CLG)
The government department responsible for planning,
regeneration and housing.
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Conservation
Area
Section 69 of the 1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act empowers local planning authorities to
designate Conservation Areas, being areas of special
architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of
which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. A local planning
authority has also to keep these areas under review and prepare
schemes of enhancement.
Contextual
indicators
A series of indicators originally recommended for collection by the
South West Assembly.
Core Strategy
A Development Plan Document setting out the vision, spatial
strategy and core policies for the development of Bournemouth.
Development
Plan Document
(DPD)
Local policy documents which together form the new Local Plan
for the area and form the basis on which planning decisions are
made.
General National
Vocational
Qualification
(GNVQ)
GNVQs aim individuals to develop knowledge, skills and
understanding in broad vocational areas. These areas include
skills in communication, application of numbers, and information
technology. They have been designed to improve employability
skills.
Greenfield land
Land on which no urban development has previously taken place,
usually understood to be on the periphery of the existing built-up
area. Please see the housing chapter for a fuller explanation.
Gross Value
Added (GVA)
GVA measures the contribution to the economy of each individual
producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom.
Highway network
The local road network comprising County Primary, County
Distributor, District Distributor and Local Distributor roads.
Historic park and
garden
These are planned landscapes which have been designated by
English Heritage in the same manner as Listed Buildings.
House in Multiple
Occupation
(HMO)
A HMO is a house shared by a number of unrelated people (like a
shared student house).
Housing Health
and Safety Rating
System (HHSRS)
The HHSRS is the risk assessment procedure for residential
properties. It replaced the Housing Fitness Regime on the 6 April
2006 in England, and in Wales later that year. HHSRS also
replaces the Fitness Standard as an element of the Decent
Homes Standard as an element of the Decent Homes Standard.
Housing Market
Area (HMA)
Geography used for strategic housing market assessments.
Bournemouth falls within the Bournemouth and Poole HMA which
comprises the local authorities of Bournemouth, Christchurch,
East Dorset, North Dorset, Poole and Purbeck.
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Housing Strategy
Statistical
Appendix (HSSA)
The purpose of this appendix is to bring together statistical
information relevant to the formulation of a local authority
Housing Strategy. The presentation of these data will enable
local authorities, partners and other interested parties to gain a
quick overview of the position and will inform development of the
Regional Housing Strategy. It brings together data items from
many different housing areas in a concise and handy reference
document. This was superseded by the simplified Local Authority
Housing Statistics (LAHS) return in 2012.
Housing trajectory
A housing trajectory supports the ‘plan, monitor, manage’
approach to housing delivery.
Income Support
A benefit for those on a low income or none at all, who are
working less than 16 hours a week and haven’t signed on as
unemployed.
Index of Multiple
Deprivation (IMD)
The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 is a measure of multiple
deprivation at the small area level.
InterDepartmental
Business Register
(IDBR)
The IDBR is based on inputs from three administrative sources:
traders registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) purposes with HM
Revenue and Customs (HMRC), employers operating a Pay As
You Earn (PAYE) scheme - registered with HMRC and
incorporated businesses registered at Companies House.
Listed building
Buildings included in the statutory list of Buildings of Special
Architectural or Historic Interest. Historic buildings are listed by
English Heritage and are classified into three grades - I, II* and II
depending on their importance.
Local Authority
Housing Statistics
Return (LAHS)
This is a return collected from 2012/13 onwards by central
government which contains information on local authority housing
stock including waiting lists, lets, vacant dwellings, dwelling
condition, rent collected, and affordable units / contributions. This
was designed to replace three main returns to avoid duplication
of effort, including the HSSA return (see above)
Local
Development
Scheme (LDS)
The Local Development Scheme sets out the time tabled
programme for preparing planning policy documents over a
rolling three year period.
Local Nature
Reserve (LNR)
A title conferred by the local authority under section 21 of the
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 on a site
needing special protection because of its value for wildlife and for
people to see, learn about and enjoy wildlife.
Local Transport
Plan (LTP)
LTPs set out the authority's local transport strategies and
policies, and an implementation programme.
National Core
Output Indicator
(NCOI)
Under the LDF monitoring guidance a set of core indicators were
included which local authorities are required to address in their
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). To allow meaningful analysis
these indicators have to be collected within a consistent time
framework using a clearly identified set of definitions.
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National Nature
Reserve (NNR)
A site of special scientific interest or national importance for
nature conservation, which is managed by or on behalf of English
Nature, in the interests of wildlife, research and public
appreciation (where appropriate).
National Planning
Policy Framework
(NPPF)
Published in March 2012 the NPPF sets out the Governments
planning policies for England and how these are expected to be
applied. The NPPF superseded the Planning Policy Guidance
and Planning Policy Statement documents that had contained
previous Government advice.
NOMIS
NOMIS official labour market statistics www.nomisweb.co.uk .
Part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suite of websites
providing primarily labour market statistics.
Office of National
Statistics (ONS)
ONS is the government department responsible for collecting and
publishing official statistics about the UK's society and economy.
Pension Credit
Pension Credit is an income related benefit made up of 2 parts Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. Statistics provide an
indication of pensioners on a low income.
Previously
Developed Land
(PDL)
Alternatively known as brownfield land, this is land which has
some form of built land use.
Prime transport
corridor
A Prime Transport Corridor is where priority will be given to
moving people and goods rather than vehicles and where
development will be focused.
Proposals Map
A map illustrating all the policies and proposals in the
Development Plan Documents.
Private
Registered
Provider (PRP)
This is the current accepted umbrella term for Registered Social
Landlords (RSL) or Housing Associations (HA) who provide
affordable / social rent housing.
Sites of Nature
Conservation
Importance
(SNCI)
A site defined by the Dorset Wildlife Trust as being of County
importance for nature conservation.
Sites of Special
Scientific Interest
(SSSI)
A site notified by Natural England under Section 28 of the Wildlife
and Countryside Act 1981 on account of its flora, fauna,
geological or physiographical features. All NNRs, Ramsar sites,
SACs and SPAs have also been notified as SSSIs.
Statement of
Community
Involvement (SCI)
Document setting out how the authority intends to achieve
continuous community involvement in the preparation of the Local
Development Framework.
Strategic
Environmental
Assessment
(SEA)
An assessment of the environmental impacts of the policies and
proposals contained within the Local Development Framework.
Required under the European Directive 2001/42/EC.
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Strategic Housing
Land Availability
Assessment
(SHLAA)
A SHLAA is a thorough and robust strategic housing land
availability (and other sources) assessment of a local authority
area in order to inform the preparation of the local planning
authorities’ LDF Core Strategies. The study is carried out in
accordance with advice contained in ‘Strategic Housing Land
Availability Assessments: Practice Guidance’, DCLG, July 2007.
Super Output
Area (SOA)
Super Output Areas (SOAs) are a geographic hierarchy designed
to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and
Wales. Their first statistical application was for the Indices of
Deprivation 2004, giving them instant publicity and usage across
the local government sector. The SOAs have recently been
revised in some areas for the 2011 Census.
Supplementary
Planning
Document (SPD)
Non-statutory documents intended to expand upon the policies
and proposals in Development Plan Documents. Not subject to
independent examination.
Survey of English
Housing (SEH)
The SEH is a continuous household survey that collects
information from nearly 20,000 households about the
characteristics of their housing and their attitudes to housing and
related issues.
Sustainability
Appraisal (SA)
An assessment of the social, economic, and environmental
impacts of the policies and proposals contained within the Local
Development Framework.
Travel plans
A Travel Plan is a package of measures and initiatives that aim to
reduce the number of car journeys made, by providing people
with greater choice.
Use Classes
Order (UCO)
The Use Classes Order groups together in specified classes
various uses of buildings or land. The Planning Acts then
provides that a change of use of a building or other land will not
require planning permission if the new use and the former use
are both within the same class.
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Use classes:
A1
Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and
ticket agencies, post offices, dry cleaners, internet cafes, etc: Pet
shops and sandwich bars; and Showrooms, domestic hire shops,
funeral directors
A2 Banks, building societies, estate and employment agencies; and
Professional and financial services, betting offices
B1 Business class which must be capable of being undertaken “in
any residential area without detriment to the amenity of that area
by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot, ash,
dust or grit”.
Within B1 there are divisions:
B1(a) : Offices, not within A2
B1(b) : Research & development, studios, laboratories, high tech
B1(c) : Light industry
B2 General industry
B8 Wholesale warehouse, distribution centre, repositories
C2 Residential schools and colleges; Hospitals and convalescent /
nursing homes
C3 Use as a dwelling house (whether or not as a sole or main
residence) by:
C3(a): those living together as a single household as defined by
the Housing Act 2004 (basically a ‘family’)
C3(b): those living together as a single household and receiving
care, and
C3(c): those living together as a single household who do not
fall within the C4 definition of a house in multiple
occupation (HMO)
C4 Houses in multiple occupation – use of a dwelling house by not
more than six residents.
D2 Cinemas, music and concert halls
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Wards
There are 18 wards in Bournemouth. For convenience, they are
sometimes referred to by a shortened code:
BE
BW
CE
EC
ES
KN
KS
LI
MO
QP
RN
SP
TB
TM
WW
WS
WC
WE
Working tax credit
Boscombe East
Boscombe West
Central
East Cliff and Springbourne
East Southbourne and Tuckton
Kinson North
Kinson South
Littledown and Iford
Moordown
Queen’s Park
Redhill and Northbourne
Strouden Park
Talbot and Branksome Woods
Throop and Muscliff
Wallisdown and Winton West
West Southbourne
Westbourne and West Cliff
Winton East
Those who work but are on a low income may qualify for working
tax credit. Statistics on this provide an indication of the number
of working age residents on a low income.
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1 Introduction
1.1
This is the ninth monitoring report relating to the Bournemouth Local Plan.
Like the previous reports, it draws together, into a single report, the results of
monitoring which has been undertaken for many years, and previously published
separately, and new assessments introduced as a result of the need to
comprehensively monitor the framework. The data used in this report relates to the
year ending 31 March 2014 although, where appropriate, longer periods are
reported.
1.2
The need to monitor the Local Plan through the publication of an Annual
Monitoring Report is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act
2004 section 35. Section 113 of the Localism Act 2011 amends section 35 in respect
of the requirements to prepare this Monitoring Report. The report must be prepared
at least annually (hence renaming it to ‘Authority Monitoring Report’ (AMR) since
2011/12) and contain information on the implementation of the local development
scheme (LDS) and the extent to which the policies set out in local development
documents (LDDs) are being achieved. Additionally it must set out residential
completions; details of any neighbourhood development plans or orders; information
in relation to the Community Infrastructure Levy and details on what action has been
taken in respect of the duty to co-operate on strategic matters with bodies as
specified in the Localism Act section 33A.
The Development Plan
1.3
As a unitary authority, Bournemouth Borough Council, as the local planning
authority, is responsible for the full range of planning and land-use related functions.
In addition, it is the highway authority for its area. The planning authority is
responsible for the preparation and implementation of the development plan. As at
March 2014 the development plan for Bournemouth comprised:
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Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (saved policies);
Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy 2012;
Bournemouth Local Plan Town Centre Area Action Plan 2013;
Bournemouth Affordable Housing Development Plan Document 2009;
Dorset Waste Local Plan; and
Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan (minerals policies only).
1.4
Eventually, the District Wide Local Plan saved policies will be replaced by
new planning documents prepared under more recent planning legislation. The
changes are discussed below.
Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan
1.5
The Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (BDWLP) covers the whole of the
administrative area of the Borough. The policies contained in the BDWLP form the
basis for development control decisions throughout the Borough. The Planning and
Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 allowed policies in existing Local Plans to retain
their development plan status for three years following the introduction of the Local
Development Framework System. Policies could also be ‘saved’ beyond this initial
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three year period with the agreement of the Secretary of State and a formally agreed
schedule was published.
1.6
As documents making up the new Bournemouth Local Plan are adopted
policies in the existing BDWLP will be superseded or be found to be no longer
required or needed. The current status of saved policies can be seen on the
council’s website under http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/savedpolicies.
Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan and Waste Local Plan
1.7
The Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan was adopted by the three
councils, Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, in April 1999. A separate Waste Local
Plan was adopted by the three Councils in June 2006. A Minerals Strategy was
adopted in May 2014, this replaces a number of saved minerals policies of the
Minerals and Waste Plan 1999. Appendix 2 to the Minerals Strategy sets out which
policies are to be replaced. These local plans are monitored separately by Dorset
County Council on behalf of the other local authorities.
Monitoring the Local Plan
1.8
Monitoring of the Local Plan is undertaken primarily by the Research and
Information team. The primary source of data for monitoring is the planning
applications database (DLGS-DataWright). Fields from this database populate fields
in a further ‘Land and Policy Monitoring’ database developed in-house. This
database is used to generate national, regional and local returns and to monitor the
effectiveness of planning policies.
1.9
The datasets are compiled primarily by officers of the Research and
Information team. There has been a long history of monitoring housing completions
and employment land development in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. Documents
relating to house completions and employment land development have been
published annually since the late 1980’s, originally by Dorset County Council, but,
since 1997, collaboratively by the County Council and Bournemouth and Poole
unitary authorities.
1.10 The majority of data for the core datasets has been derived from the in-house
database, supplemented by data from other local sources, including the Environment
Agency and the Renewable Energy Strategy.
Duty to Co-operate
1.11 Section 34 of the Local Planning Regulations 2012 introduced the
requirement for the AMR to give details of what actions have been taken by the
Council on the Duty to Co-operate on strategic planning matters.
1.12 During March 2012 a public examination was held into the Core Strategy.
Prior to the examination the Inspector requested information and tested how the plan
preparation had satisfied this new requirement. The Council produced a paper
setting out how it carried out the Duty to Co-operate; this explained how bodies had
been engaged on an ongoing and constructive basis, detailing the outcomes from
this co-operation. The paper can be accessed on the Core Strategy web page. The
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Inspector found that the plan had been prepared in accordance with the requirement
to co-operate.
1.13 During February and April 2013 the Dorset Heathland DPD – Preferred
Options Consultation Document was subject to consultation. The document was
produced by a partnership of local authorities across SE Dorset, working with Natural
England (a ‘prescribed body’).
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2 Core and Contextual Indicators
Overall context
2.1
Bournemouth Borough Council is a unitary authority within the Dorset subregion of the South West region. It forms, with neighbouring Poole and Christchurch,
the Bournemouth-Poole conurbation, which is the second largest urban area in the
region, with a total population of over 379,000 people 1. The majority of the borough
is developed, with the highest number of people per hectare within the South West1,
while the remainder is statutory green belt. The borough is bordered by Poole, East
Dorset and Christchurch to the west, north and east respectively, the sea to the
south and the River Stour to the north, which forms the borough boundary. The
borough has strong links with the neighbouring South East region with connections
via the trunk road network to the M27 and M3 motorways, and the national rail
network to London. Links to the rest of the South West are poor, particularly to
Bristol, although proposals at the strategic level are seeking to improve routes to the
rest of the region.
2.2
A series of basic statistics about the borough with comparisons with the South
West region and England are contained in Table 2.1 below. A list of contextual
indicators and their values are contained in Appendix 1. The Core Output Indicators
are reported in the appropriate sections of the report and are contained in Appendix
2. More detailed information on the basic statistics and indicators can be found in
the context sections.
2.3
Each LPA is required to report on five and fifteen year supply of land for future
residential development either within the AMR or as a separate report. Details of the
five year supply can be found in the housing section of this AMR.
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2011 Census, ONS
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Table 2.1 Basic Statistics about Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Town Centre 2
Bournemouth
235
4,617
Population
(2011 Census)
Population 2013
(Mid-Year Estimate)
Average Household Size
(2011 Census)
Population Density
(population for each
hectare)
(2011 Census)
Ethnicity – White British –
largest ethnic group
(2011 Census)
Average House Prices April
2013 (HM Land Registry) 3
Proportion of households
with no car (%)
(2011 Census)
Median earnings, full-time,
weekly pay, 2013
(Residence Based)
(ASHE, ONS)
Local Nature Reserves
(LNR)
(Natural England)
Sites of Nature
Conservation Interest
(SNCI) (Natural England)
Sites of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI) (Natural
England)
10,519
183,491
-
188,700
1.7
2.2
2,382,89
7
5,288,93
5
5,377,59
5
2.3
44.5
39.7
2.2
3.7
64.4%
83.8
91.8
80.5
-
£175,749
£178,812
£171,112
52.3
25.9
18.9
25.6
-
£482.3
£485.1
£518.4
n/a
10 sites, totalling
304 hectares
4,242
hectares
40,450 hectares
(England)
n/a
14 sites, totalling
135 hectares
-
-
n/a
4 sites totalling
185 hectares
971 sites
202,209
hectares 4
Heathland Sites,
designated as Special Area
of Conservations (SAC),
Special Protection Areas
(SPA) or Ramsar Sites
(Natural England)
Number of listed buildings
(English Heritage)
n/a
3 sites, totalling
69.5 hectares 5
182,600
hectares
(approx)
4130 sites
1,083,670
hectares
(England)
1,165,960
hectares
(approx,
England)
70
232
89,668
Land area (ha)
2
South
West
England and
Wales
15,118,890
56,075,912
56,948,229
2.4
375,880
(England)
Population estimates are derived from the closest geographical overlap of the Town Centre Area as
defined in the Town Centre Area Action Plan (AAP) to Output Areas from the 2011 Census.
3
The monthly figures are based on a sample and exclude new build and sales of properties not previously
included in the index.
4
Data extracted from Natural England on 16th January 2015
5
In previous reports, the overlapping areas with different designations were double counted. The figure in
the table above represents the true area of the three designations listed in combination.
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Number of Conservation
Areas
Number of scheduled
ancient monuments
(English Heritage)
Area of green belt (ha)
Bournemouth
Town Centre 2
Bournemouth
n/a
20
0
3
7,010
n/a
729
n/a
4
110,420
(2014)
19
1,638,610
(England, 2014)
56 (England)
n/a
15
81
1,212
Number of Blue Flag
beaches (2014)
Number of Green Flag
parks
(2014/15)
South
West
England and
Wales
1,537
9,848
(England)
19,833
(England)
Context: Population
2.4
On Census night, 2011, the population of Bournemouth Borough was
183,491. This is an increase of just over 12% in Bournemouth since 2001 compared
with an increase of nearly 7% for Poole, nearly 6% for Dorset and nearly 8% for
England and Wales. As Table 2.2 illustrates, the percentage change since 2001
varies significantly between areas.
Table 2.2 1991, 2001 and 2011 population figures
Population
Density in
people per
hectare
Area
Bournemouth
Town Centre
Bournemouth
1991
2001
2011
% Change
2001 to
2011
5,279 6
151,302
7,612
163,444
10,519
183,491
38.2
12.3
44.5
39.7
Poole
133,050
138,288
147,645
6.8
22.8
Dorset
Dorset
(including
Bournemouth
and Poole)
South West
Region
South East
Region
England and
Wales
361,072
390,980
412,905
5.6
1.6
645,424
692,712
744,041
7.4
2.8
4,611,442
4,928,434
5,288,935
7.3
2.2
7,497,730
8,000,645
8,634,750
7.9
4.5
49,890,278
52,041,916
56,075,912
7.8
3.7
Source: 1991, 2001 and 2011 Censuses, Crown Copyright, ONS
2.5
Although the population in Bournemouth grew by just over 12% between 2001
and 2011, the pattern of growth between the age groups was not evenly spread as
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Best fit area with AAP boundary and slightly differs from boundary used in 2001 and 2011
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illustrated by Figure 2.1 below. The population in each quinary (5-year) group
increased in all ages with the exception of the 5-14 year olds and those aged 70-84.
The quinary age group experiencing the biggest increase was the 20-24 year olds
with the working age population generally experiencing more significant growth than
those aged over 65.
Figure 2.1 Population change in Bournemouth, 2001 to 2011
18,000
17,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
13,000
12,000
11,000
Population
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
0-4
5-9
10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99
Age
2001
2011
Source: 2001 and 2011 Census, Crown Copyright, ONS
2.6
The population structure for Bournemouth is quite different to that of England
and Wales. The population structure has also changed in Bournemouth since 2001
with the proportion of elderly moving more in line with national percentages. The
population pyramid shown below (Figure 2.2) illustrates the differences between
Bournemouth and England and Wales. Bournemouth has a smaller proportion of
under 19s and a slightly larger proportion of over 65s overall. It also has a larger
proportion of 19 to 40 year olds than England and Wales. This is probably due to
those residents who have moved or remained in the area to study at Bournemouth
University and the Arts University Bournemouth and the number of international
migrants moving to Bournemouth to take up work in recent years.
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Figure 2.2 Population pyramid: Bournemouth and England and Wales
Source: Mid 2013 population estimates, Crown Copyright, ONS
2.7
ONS publish an estimate of the population of each local authority area each
year. The most recent mid-year population estimate for 2013 is 188,700 7. The Mid2013 population estimate is based on the 2011 census estimate rolled forward to the
mid-year and adding in births, deaths and migration. Mid-year estimates for the
period mid-2002 to mid-2010 have been revised by the Office for National Statistics
in 2013 taking account of the 2011 census results and creating a consistent time
series. The census estimates and revised population estimates are contained in
Table 2.3.
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Registrar General’s Mid-Year Estimate 2013, ONS
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Table 2.3 Census estimates and Mid-year population estimates
Year
Estimate based on
new methodology
2001 Census
163,444
2001 mid-year estimate
163,600
2002 mid-year estimate
164,600
2003 mid-year estimate
164,200
2004 mid-year estimate
163,900
2005 mid-year estimate
166,000
2006 mid-year estimate
166,700
2007 mid-year estimate
170,100
2008 mid-year estimate
172,000
2009 mid-year estimate
174,300
2010 mid-year estimate
179,300
2011 Census
183,491
2011 mid-year estimate
183,500
2012 mid-year estimate
186,700
2013 mid-year estimate
188,700
Source: Census estimates and mid-year estimates, Crown Copyright, ONS
Population Density
2.8
In terms of population density, Bournemouth is one of the more densely
populated areas. Unlike many areas Bournemouth is primarily urban with little rural
or greenbelt area. Bournemouth has the highest density of population of 37 local
authorities in the South West and ranks 39 out of 348 in England and Wales,
alongside Nottingham, Reading and Bristol. The 50 local authority areas with the
highest densities can be found in Table 2.4.
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Table 2.4 Population density - top 50 local authority areas
Local Authority
Population Local Authority
density (km2)
Population
density (km2)
Islington
13,874 Leicester
4,497
Kensington and Chelsea
13,086 Manchester
4,351
Hackney
12,928 Sutton
4,337
Tower Hamlets
12,845 Slough
4,308
Lambeth
11,305 Kingston upon Thames
4,296
Hammersmith and
Fulham
11,129 Watford
4,215
Westminster
10,211 Croydon
4,201
Camden
10,112 Liverpool
4,170
Southwark
9,988 Southend-on-Sea
4,159
Wandsworth
8,960 Barnet
4,108
Haringey
8,613 Nottingham
4,097
Newham
8,508 Blackpool
4,076
Lewisham
7,849 Birmingham
4,007
Brent
7,199 Bournemouth
3,974
Waltham Forest
6,655 Bristol, City of
3,907
Ealing
6,093 Enfield
3,866
Greenwich
5,378 Reading UA
3,854
Merton
5,307 Bexley
3,830
Barking and Dagenham
5,149 Sandwell
3,601
Portsmouth
5,081 Wolverhampton
3,593
Redbridge
Kingston upon Hull, City
4,945 of
3,589
Southampton
4,752 Norwich
3,396
Harrow
4,737 Ipswich
3,384
Luton
4,687 Oxford
3,331
Hounslow
4,537 Brighton and Hove
3,307
Source: 2011 Census, Crown Copyright ONS
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Population projections
2.9
The 2012-based sub-national population projections prepared by ONS are
trend-based projections and as such do not take account of local policies such as the
level of housing provision in the borough. These projections cover a twenty-five year
period from 2012 to 2037. Projections become increasingly uncertain the further
they are carried forward so the first ten years of the projections are likely to more
accurate. Its important to remember that projections rely on past trends being
replicated in the future and in some instances there are reasons why this may be
unlikely. The projections are contained in Table 2.5 below.
2.10 Over the ten year period Bournemouth’s population is projected to increase
from 186,700 in mid-2012 to 202,900 by mid-2022, this represents an increase of
nearly 9% which is larger than other local authorities in the Dorset LEP as well as
within the South East, the South West and in England. This pattern of growth
continues through to 2037 when Bournemouth’s population is projected to grow to
224,900, an increase of over 20%.
Table 2.5 Population projections 2012 to 2037
(numbers in thousands)
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90+
All Ages
2012
2017
2022
2027
2032
2037
20122022
% Change
2012-2022
20122037
% Change
2012-2037
10.9
8.5
8.1
10.9
17.8
14.6
15.3
12.2
12.5
12.6
10.8
9.5
9.8
9.2
6.6
6.1
5.3
3.7
2.5
186.7
11.2
10.5
8.5
10.8
19.4
14.0
14.4
14.2
11.7
12.4
12.6
10.8
9.5
9.6
8.7
6.0
5.0
3.8
2.8
195.6
11.0
10.7
10.3
11.0
18.4
14.3
14.4
13.7
13.3
11.5
12.3
12.5
10.8
9.4
9.2
8.0
5.1
3.9
3.2
202.9
10.8
10.6
10.5
13.0
19.2
13.6
14.5
13.9
13.0
12.8
11.3
12.2
12.5
10.7
9.0
8.4
6.9
4.1
3.8
211.0
10.8
10.5
10.5
13.2
21.5
14.0
13.7
13.9
13.3
12.7
12.5
11.2
12.2
12.3
10.3
8.4
7.4
5.7
4.5
218.5
11.0
10.4
10.3
13.2
21.8
15.5
14.1
13.1
13.2
13.1
12.5
12.3
11.2
12.1
11.9
9.7
7.4
6.1
6.0
224.9
0.1
2.2
2.2
0.1
0.6
-0.3
-0.9
1.5
0.8
-1.1
1.5
3.0
1.0
0.2
2.6
1.9
-0.2
0.2
0.7
16.2
0.9
25.9
27.2
0.9
3.4
-2.1
-5.9
12.3
6.4
-8.7
13.9
31.6
10.2
2.2
39.4
31.1
-3.8
5.4
28.0
8.7
0.1
1.9
2.2
2.3
4.0
0.9
-1.2
0.9
0.7
0.5
1.7
2.8
1.4
2.9
5.3
3.6
2.1
2.4
3.5
38.2
0.9
22.4
27.2
21.1
22.5
6.2
-7.8
7.4
5.6
4.0
15.7
29.5
14.3
31.5
80.3
59.0
39.6
64.9
140.0
20.5
Source: 2012-based sub-national population projections, ONS, Crown Copyright
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22
Figure 2.3 Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2010
Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010, DCLG
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2.11 Bournemouth is the most deprived of the local authority districts in the Dorset
sub-region, and is ranked 102nd most deprived of the 326 local authority districts in
England, according to the CLG English Indices of Deprivation 2010 (IMD). The IMD
uses lower layer super output areas (LSOAs). These are based on groupings of
census output areas and have an average population of 1,500 people.
2.12 The differences in levels of deprivation across Bournemouth are illustrated in
Figure 2.3 above. The darker the shading, the greater the level of deprivation.
Seventeen LSOAs fall within the 20% most deprived in England, including areas of
Kinson, West Howe, and Townsend. Part of central Boscombe is the most deprived
area, with a ranking of 113, whilst the next most deprived is the neighbouring area of
St Clements ranked at 1,216, a gap of over 1,100 places. The majority of LSOAs
are within the second and third quintiles, which means they fall within the 60% most
deprived areas in England. The least deprived area is the Littledown area which is
ranked as 29,581 out of 32,482 nationally. Eleven LSOAs within Bournemouth are
ranked within the 20% least deprived in England.
2.13 Data for May 2014 suggests that in Bournemouth 12.2% 8 of the working aged
population is reliant on some form of benefit; this compares with 12.7% in England
and Wales. This equates to 15,290 claimants9. Around 19% of the claimants in
Bournemouth have children to support. Just under half of claimants (52.5%) are
claiming Incapacity benefit with around 17% claiming Income Support (approximately
2% of claimants receive both benefits). At ward level there is significant variation in
the proportion of the working age population in receipt of benefits. In Littledown and
Iford ward, 7.0% are in receipt of benefits whereas in Boscombe West 22.4% are in
receipt of benefit and in Kinson South ward the figure is 19.9%. Turning to the
retirement aged population, around 18.1% of Bournemouth pensioners 10 are in
receipt of pension credit. In Boscombe West, 35.6% of pensioners are in receipt of
this benefit compared with 10.2% in Littledown and Iford ward 11. Statistics produced
using various statistics including tax credit data from HMRC have been produced by
the End Child Poverty Now 12 group of organisations. Their latest estimates based on
a former national indicator on child poverty suggest 16% of children in Bournemouth
are living in poverty before housing costs but 25% are in poverty after housing costs
are added in. The after housing cost estimate equates to approximately 8,400
children.
8
Working age is defined as those aged 16-64 and retired as aged 65+. The total population is based on
2013 Mid-year estimates.
9
Department for Work and Pensions, May 2014
10
Those eligible for pension credit are aged sixty and over.
11
Department for Work and Pensions, May 2014
12
http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk October 2014
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Crime rates
2.14 Between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013 there were 15,146 reported
crimes in the borough of Bournemouth. This is a 9.6% (-1,617 actual) reduction on
the previous year when there were 16,763 crimes. A reduction has also been seen
in reports of anti-social behaviour, down 10.1% (-1,417 actual), from 14,073 to
12,656.
2.15 Reductions have been seen across the majority of crime types including
violence. Between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013 there were 1,356
assault with injury crimes, a reduction of 17.6% (-289 actual) from 1,645 crimes in
the previous year.
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3 Economy
Bournemouth Local Plan Policies
3.1
In terms of employment and commercial land, the policies in the Local Plan
seek to:
•
•
•
•
encourage the development of employment uses on sites that reduce the need
for employees to travel. Therefore, good public transport accessibility and the
location of new sites close to residential and associated facilities (where there is
no harm to the locality) are key considerations;
retain existing employment land uses crucial to maintain employment
opportunities to meet future needs. It is recognised that the Borough provides
only limited opportunities for new industrial and office developments
retain A1 uses within the prime shopping area. Policies seek to resist retail
development in the peripheral area where existing shopping centres could be
adversely affected.
aim to protect and enhance existing leisure and community facilities whilst also
supporting growth and sustainable development in business and leisure tourism.
Table 3.1 Schedule of core indicators: Business Development
2013/14
Gross
B1a
Total amount of additional
B1b
employment floorspace, by B1c
type. (B1a, b, c, B2 and B8) B2
B8
B1a
Total amount of
B1b
employment floorspace on
B1c
previously developed land,
B2
by type.
B8
B1a
Employment land with
B1b
planning permission, by
B1c
type (hectares).
B2
B8
1,099 sq m
33
0
0
775
100%
100%
n/a
n/a
100%
6.38 ha
0.18 ha
0.08 ha*
0.08 ha*
0.08 ha*
Net
(gross minus losses,
negative in brackets)
B1a (10,586) sq m
B1b 33 sq m
B1c (330) sq m
B2
(2,198) sq m
B8
208 sq m
* this represents one site only, split evenly between the three use classes (flexible
consent, under construction at 31st March 2014)
Please note that discussion of the core indicators is contained in the text of the
document. A definition of the individual land use classes noted above can be found
in the glossary under ‘Use Classes Order’.
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Context: Business Development
Location of employment land Sites
3.2
In assessing the location of employment land, consideration is given to the
need for sustainable development, whereby the number and length of car journeys
can be reduced if jobs can be located close to residential areas without having a
detrimental effect on the locality. As Figure 3.2 shows, most of the employment land
completed or planned during 2013/14 is located close to the major transport routes,
such as the A35 (Christchurch Road) or Wessex Way with only a few isolated sites
in other locations.
3.3
For the purposes of this report, employment land is classified as any land
falling within the B use class (B1a, B1b, B1c, B2 and B8). There were seven sites
which included employment floorspace completed over the period 1 April 2013 to 31
March 2014, totalling 1,907 square metres. The largest development completed in
2013/14 was a change of use to B1a office use (740 sqm). At the same time, a total
of 6.79 hectares of new employment land has current planning permission and is
therefore available for development 13.
Development progress by land type
3.4
For the 2013/14 year, a total of 0.82 hectares of employment land
incorporated completed changes to employment floorspace on seven sites,
irrespective of the previous land use. This includes changes of use / extensions to
existing employment sites. Of these, only one site can be counted as a new
employment land development where there was no existing employment use, and
this accounted for a gain of 0.11 hectares. Loss of employment sites to any other
use accounted for a loss of 1.18 hectares.
3.5
Under current legislation, private residential gardens fall in the classification of
‘non-previously developed land’ which is commonly known as greenfield. The
historical percentages in Figure 3.1 below do not take this into consideration. In
practice, however, this has little effect, seeing that most commercial development
takes place on existing employment sites, or is proposed on sites which were always
classified as greenfield. Current trends suggest that employment sites are not likely
to come forward as part of infill / backland development in existing residential areas.
13
The calculation of employment land available does not include developments where the site is already in
employment use. Where a site proposal is for a mixed scheme incorporating employment and nonemployment uses, the site area has been adjusted according to the proportion of employment floorspace
to non-employment floorspace, resulting in a reduced site area for the purposes of this calculation.
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3.6
85% of development completed since 1994 has been on brownfield land. In
future years, this balance could change, with 89% of employment land commitments
being on greenfield land (including any available land in employment allocations in
the Core Strategy). However, this land is only on three plots: the remaining land at
Wessex Fields, Castle Lane East,the land at Riverside Avenue and an employment
allocation at Ashley Road Coal Yard (classified as unused urban land).
Figure 3.1 B1 to B8 Completions and Commitments
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Completed 1994-2014
Greenfield
All land committed March 2014
Brownfield
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
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Figure 3.2 Employment sites at 31 March 2014
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
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Development Progress on Allocated Employment Sites
3.7
Policy CS26 of the Core Strategy is concerned with promoting and protecting
existing B1, B2 and B8 usage on the sites indicated in the core strategy proposals
map. Policy CS8 (Lansdowne Employment Area) is also linked to this, in that it
allows for mixed schemes which are primarily B1 (Business) use, or tertiary teaching
use. Within the areas covered by CS26 and CS8, in 2013-14, there were two
commencements which included loss of employment floorspace (both in the
Lansdowne area). Details of the employment sites are shown in Table 3.2 below.
Table 3.2 Progress on Allocated Employment Sites
Employment Site
Ashley Road Coal
Yard
Ashley Road
Station Approach
Castle Lane East
(Deansleigh /
Wessex Fields)
Castle Lane East
(Riverside)
Chaseside
Elliot Road /
Wallisdown Road
(combined)
Francis Avenue
Poole Lane
Southcote Road
Wellington Road,
Royal Mail Delivery
Office
Wharfdale Road
Yeomans Road
Lansdowne
Total Site
Area (ha)
Undeveloped
Site Area (ha)
Planning Status as at
31st March 2014
1.11
1.11
No relevant PP 14
2.58
0
No relevant PP
8.39
1.35
Approval in principle for B1a use
(17,167 sqm)
5.98
5.98
11.73
0
27.62
0
1.23
3.87
0
0
5.06
0
1.15
0.28
No relevant PP
1.03
7.98
0
0
14.66
Most
developable land
is on existing car
parks, not
measured
No relevant PP
No relevant PP
Existing permission at St Paul’s
Place, includes 12,217 sqm B1a
usage (not started). Christchurch
Road, loss of 5,325 sqm B1a
office space to residential (under
construction). Holdenhurst Road,
partial loss of office space to
student accommodation (under
construction).
Approval in principle for B1 and
D1 use (30,700 sqm B1a use)
No relevant PP
Various small applications for
changes to existing industrial
uses
No relevant PP
No relevant PP
Small loss of office space to
residential, not started.
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
14
PP is used as an abbreviation for “planning permission”
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Loss of employment land
3.8
Although new employment land is being developed, some existing
employment land is being lost to other uses, predominantly housing. The results for
2013/14 show the development of 0.11 hectares of new employment land. Against
this, 1.18 hectares of employment land were lost over the same period, with a net
loss of 1.07 hectares of employment land. This figure only includes losses of
employment land (B1, B2 and B8) to non-employment uses. Of this total loss, 1.01
hectares were lost to residential development. The majority of employment land lost
to residential use was on B1a (office) sites, with losses totalling 0.62 hectares (61%).
0.07 hectares of B1c land and 0.32 hectares of B2 were lost to residential use in
2013/14.
3.9
Over the past eight years, from 1st April 2006, 4.03 hectares of new
employment land have been developed (where previous land use did not include
employment land). In contrast, 8.29 hectares have been lost to other uses, of which
5.29 hectares were to residential use alone, on sites where residential development
has started or been completed. This means that over the past seven years there
has been a net loss of 4.26 hectares of employment land.
3.10 As at 31st March 2014, a further 1.46 hectares of employment land could
potentially be lost to non-employment uses. The existing use of this land is mostly
B1 (39.36%) or B2 (39.42%). The biggest loss to non-employment land use on a
single site is the potential loss of 0.36 hectares of B2 land to residential use.
However, at the same time, 6.79 hectares of new employment land has the potential
to be developed with some kind of planning consent. This figure includes the land at
Riverside Avenue.
3.11 Policies CS26 and CS27 of the Core Strategy seek to protect both allocated
and unallocated employment land from other uses including residential use. Many of
the small employment sites which are being lost to housing are often surrounded by,
or are adjoined by, housing and a compelling argument for their retention is not
always feasible.
The local economy
3.12 In Bournemouth, concentrations of financial and business services account
for a significant portion of the local economy. Companies such as Nationwide
Building Society, JPMorgan, Capita, RIAS, Pru Health, LV=, Teachers Assurance
and many more are based here. JPMorgan is one of the major employers in the
town, with over 4,000 employees.
3.13 The main sectors in terms of employment wealth generation are banking,
finance and insurance although a high proportion of the working population is also
employed in retail, leisure and tourism. High quality service-sector employment has
remained fairly resilient during the recession assisted by the skilled local workforce.
Many companies have moved to the area because of competitive start up costs, in
relation to premises and staff salaries, which are relatively low compared to national
levels.
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3.14 Recent unemployment and claimant figures suggest that locally the job
market is quite buoyant. A report by Tech Nation ‘Powering the Digital Economy
2015’ 15 revealed that Bournemouth and Poole was one of the main UK clusters of
digital companies, the research also found that the area was one of the UK’s fastest
growing tech clusters nationally with leading companies nationally such as Redweb
and Bright Blue Day located in Bournemouth.
Economic activity and unemployment
3.15 Over the period July 2013 to June 2014, 74.5% (82,100) of the working age
population in Bournemouth were economically active, that is either employed or
actively seeking work. For working age males, this increased to just under 77.8%
(43,400) whilst a lower proportion of working age females, around 71% (38,700),
were economically active in this period 16.
3.16 The Indices of Deprivation 2010 17 included an employment deprivation
domain that measures employment deprivation in relation to those people of working
age that are involuntarily excluded from work. The domain shows that the majority of
LSOAs in Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived in England. There are
areas in the Borough however, such as Littledown/Castledean and around Muscliffe,
Northbourne and Victoria Parks that are ranked within the 20% least deprived of
areas nationally (Figure 3.4).
3.17 In terms of unemployment, Figure 3.3 below shows that the claimant rate in
Bournemouth decreased from 3.1% in April 2013 to 2.4% in March 2014. With the
exception of November 2013 and January 2014, claimant counts showed a steady
decline over the whole year. The claimant rate in Dorset has decreased from 1.6%
to 1.3% of the resident population aged 16-64 18. Poole’s rate of unemployment has
also decreased, from 2.2% to 1.7% 19.
15
Tech Nation ‘Powering the Digital Economy 2015’ https://www.duedil.com/technation/2015/regions/ukdsnuts3-ukk21/bournemouth-and-poole#business-keywords
16
Annual Population Survey July 2013 to June 2014, NOMIS, ONS Crown Copyright, December 2014
17
Indices of Deprivation 2010, Department for Communities and Local Government, March 2011
18
Please note the method of calculating rates is based on a population estimate which includes both males
and females aged 16 to 64
19
Claimant count, Labour Market First Release, various dates, NOMIS, ONS Crown Copyright
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Figure 3.3 Monthly change in unemployment
April 2013 to March 2014
Monthly Change in Unemployment
% Change
Rate
6.0
3.4
3.2
4.0
3.0
2.8
2.0
2.6
2.4
0.0
2.2
2.0
-2.0
1.8
1.6
-4.0
1.4
1.2
-6.0
1.0
0.8
-8.0
0.6
Apr-13
May-13
Jun-13
Monthly Percentage Change (UA)
Jul-13
Aug-13
Sep-13
Oct-13
Bournemouth UA Unemployment Rate
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Poole UA Unemployment Rate
Feb-14
Mar-14
Dorset Unemployment Rate
Source: NOMIS, Crown Copyright
3.18 At ward level, the highest claimant rate in March 2014 was in Boscombe West
ward with 7.1% of the resident working age population on the claimant register. This
is significantly higher than other wards in Bournemouth, particularly when compared
with Littledown and Iford and Throop and Muscliff, both with rates of 1.2%.
Figure 3.4 Employment Deprivation Domain, 2010
Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010, DCLG
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Bournemouth’s working age population
3.19 In terms of occupation, Bournemouth’s working age population is employed in
a range of jobs. According to the Annual Population Survey 20, of those in
employment, the largest proportion (18.6%) were working in professional
occupations followed by associate professional and technical occupations (14.0%).
The occupation that accounts for the smallest percentage of the population (4.8%) is
process, plant and machine operatives.
3.20 With regard to industry of employment, data from the 2013 Business Register
and Employment Survey shows that the three sectors that employ the largest
numbers are ‘public administration, education and health’ and ‘distribution, hotels
and catering’ and ‘banking, finance and insurance etc.’ each with 29% and 27% and
27% of employment in Bournemouth respectively. All three sectors employ
proportionately more in Bournemouth than in England overall. At the other end of
the scale, the ‘Agriculture, forestry & fishing’ sector and the ‘Mining, quarrying &
utilities’ sector employ very few people in Bournemouth 21.
Figure 3.5 Employee Distribution by broad industrial group, 2013
Other services
Public administration, education & health
Banking, finance & insurance etc.
Transport & Communications
Distribution, hotels & restaurants
Construction
Manufacturing
Energy & Water
Agriculture & Fishing
0.0%
5.0%
Bournemouth
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
England
Source: Business Register & Employment Survey, 2013
20
21
Annual Population Survey, April 2013 to March 2014, ONS, Crown Copyright
Business Register & Employment Survey 2013, Employee Analysis, NOMIS, ONS Crown Copyright
Figure 3.6 Ward Claimant Rate, March 2014
Source: NOMIS, Crown Copyright
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3.21 According to the Annual Population Survey 22, in terms of qualifications, just
4.0% of the working age population do not possess any qualifications, whilst 27%
are qualified to GNVQ level 4/5, equivalent to a degree or qualified status in
professions such as a teacher or nurse.
3.22 The Indices of Deprivation 2010 included an Education, Skills and Training
deprivation domain, split into a further two sub domains: children/young people and
skills. The Skills sub domain looks at the relative deprivation of areas in terms of the
proportion of working age adults (aged 25-54) in the area with no or low
qualifications (2001). For this sub-domain, 9 out of 107 LSOAs in Bournemouth are
within the 20% least deprived areas in England. The majority of LSOAs in
Bournemouth fall within the third and fourth quintiles, meaning they are outside of the
40% most deprived areas nationally. As this sub domain uses 2001 Census data,
the results are identical to those in 2004 and 2007.
3.23 Just under 10% of those people aged 16-74 years old were full-time students
as at the 2001 Census and around 2% had never worked 23. In 2011 around 5% of
16-74 year olds were full-time students who were economically active while a further
8% were economically inactive students (including full-time students)24.
22
Annual Population Survey, January 2012 to December 2012, ONS, Crown Copyright
Key Statistics Table – KS13 Qualifications and Students, 2001 Census of Population, ONS Crown
Copyright
24
2011 Census, Table KS601EW Economic Activity, ONS, Crown Copyright
23
Figure 3.7 Education, Skills and Training domain, 2010
Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010, DCLG
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3.24 The 2013 Inter-Departmental Business Register reported that there were
6,880 VAT or PAYE registered enterprises in Bournemouth, which is an increase on
the 5,450 enterprises in 2012. In terms of size, the vast majority of these (81%)
were small firms employing fewer than 10 employees, whilst in contrast, 30
workplaces (0.4%) employed 250 or more employees. The remaining 18% of
workplaces employed between 10 and 249 workers 25.
Conclusions – Business Development
3.25 In the year ending 31 March 2013, a total of 1.18 hectares of employment
land (including B1a office use) was lost to non-employment uses. A total of 0.11
hectares of employment land was also developed over the past year, resulting in a
net loss of 1.07 hectares of employment land overall for the year to 31 March 2014.
The majority of losses occurred in favour of residential development, 1.01 hectares
in total.
25
Inter-Departmental Business Register, 2013, ONS Crown Copyright, 2013
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Local services
Table 3.3 Schedule of core indicators: Local services retail, office and leisure
2013/14
Total amount of completed
floorspace for ‘town centre
uses’ in:
The Town Centre (AAP) Area
The whole of Bournemouth
Gross (sq m)
Net (gross minus losses) (sq
m) negative values in brackets
A1
A2
B1a
D2
A1
A2
B1a
D2
A1
A2
B1a
D2
A1
A2
B1a
D2
274
593
1,085
49
1,195
718
1,099
1,197
(1,679)
593
(8,787)
49
(3,316)
322
(10,586)
664
3.26 Please note that discussion of the core indicators is contained in the text of
the document. A definition of the individual land use classes noted above can be
found in the glossary under ‘Use Classes’.
3.27 It is also important to note that the changes in floorspace recorded in this
report will not necessarily give a full picture of all commercial floorspace changes.
This is due to Permitted Development rights, for example the change of drinking
establishments to retail outlets (Use Classes A4 to A1) which do not require planning
permission, and are therefore not able to be monitored through the land monitoring
system 26.
Context: Local Services
3.28 Since the 2005/06 monitoring year, a commercial development database has
been used to monitor planning applications covering land use classes A1, A2 and D2
in addition to the employment land uses already monitored. The B1 use classes
have been separated out into a, b and c uses, and B1a is included within this
indicator as well as reported in the business development indicators.
3.29 In total, 2,671 square metres of commercial (A1, A2, B1a and D2) floorspace
were completed during 2013/14, irrespective of previous land use. Of all the
commercial land floorspace completed between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014, the
majority was for B1 Office (B1a) use, totalling 803 square metres. Development of
office space in general (A2 or B1a use) totalled 1,396 square metres without taking
losses into account. Overall, taking losses / demolitions into account, there was a
loss of office floorspace to the amount of 10,264 square metres.
26
A comprehensive guide to changes of use and permitted development rights can be found on the
Planning Portal website: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/changeofuse/
40
Figure 3.8 Commercial Sites, 31 March 2014
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
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Location of Commercial Sites
3.30 As shown in Figure 3.9, the commercial sites, both losses and gains of
commercial floorspace, tend to be concentrated around the coastal wards, and
particularly along the main shopping parades, in Bournemouth town centre, as well
as in Boscombe, Winton and Kinson 27. Within the town centre, the majority of A1
(shop) uses are being lost to A3 (restaurant), and B1a (office) uses are being lost to
C3 (residential). In the rest of Bournemouth outside the town centre, the majority of
commercial sites are being lost to residential use (around 68% of floorspace, 55% of
sites). It should be noted that the allocation for a retail site in Kinson (policy CS10,
carried forward from the BDWLP 2002 policy 5.18) is being developed as a large
supermarket, and is in the final stages of construction at the time of writing.
3.31 In 2013/14, the largest loss of commercial floorspace on any single site was in
the town centre, a loss of B1a floorspace to C3 residential (5,325 square metres),
and in general, the town centre schemes were larger in terms of commercial
floorspace change. Regarding numbers of sites, the majority were outside the town
centre, but smaller in scale.
Commercial Land Availability
3.32 As at 31 March 2014, a significant amount of commercial land had the
potential to be developed, with sites having either a current planning permission or in
some cases already being under construction. The majority of available land with
potential for development was for B1a office use, with 6.38 hectares available where
the previous use class was not for B1a use. These sites account for just over 47,900
square metres of B1a floorspace. Figure 3.10 shows the potential loss / gain of
commercial floorspace for each commercial / employment land use class. This
shows potential net gains of B1a floorspace (52,629 sq m), D2 floorspace (15,984 sq
m), and A1 floorspace (4,011 sq m).
27
Where a commercial use (A1, A2, B1a or D2) is being proposed, it only counts as a gain of commercial
floorspace if there is a net floorspace gain. For example, a change of use from shop to office is counted
as a commercial gain if the office floorspace is greater than the retail floorspace. If the office floorspace is
less than the retail floorspace, it is counted as a loss. A change of use with no change in floorspace is
shaded green.
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Figure 3.9 Potential Loss / Gain of Commercial / Employment
Floorspace by Use Class
62,366
Floorspace loss
(unimplemented)
30000
Floorspace under
construction / unstarted
Floorspace (square metres)
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
-5000
-10000
-15000
A1
A2
B1a
B1b
B1c
B2
B8
D2
FLEX
Use Class
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
3.33 It should be noted that the potential B1a development mentioned here is also
included in employment land availability in an earlier section of the report. This is not
in addition to that recorded as employment land.
Losses of Commercial land
3.34 Over the period 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014, there was a net loss of
12,916 square metres of local services floorspace in total, with the greatest loss
being for B1a floorspace, at 5,325 square metres. The majority of local services
floorspace lost was to C3 (residential) use. The Local Plan seeks to protect A1
floorspace at ground floor level within the Prime Shopping Area. In addition, policies
U5 and U6 of the Town Centre Area Action Plan seek to concentrate retail
development in the primary shopping area, and define three classes of shopping
frontage designation. In total, 4,511 square metres of A1 floorspace was lost in
2013/14, not counting any gains of A1 floorspace. Just under 45% of this will be to
further A1 development so will not count as a loss in future, when development is
completed. 17.7% was lost to A3/A5 use and 15.6% to B1 use.
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Conclusion - Local Services
3.35 Overall, for the period 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 there was a net loss
of 3,316 square metres of A1 (retail) floorspace against 2,285 square metres lost in
2012/13, 2,544 square metres lost in 2011/12 and 441 in 2010/11. A2 floorspace
showed a small net gain in 2013/14 of 322 square metres, and D2 showed a net gain
of 664 square metres. Loss of office floorspace (use class B1a) has increased in
comparison with the last reporting year by around 400%, at 10,586 square metres.
This is largely due to the change in planning rules to allow permitted development for
change of use from B1a to C3, which in Bournemouth includes a major office
building located in the Lansdowne Employment area. Against this, The Core
Strategy seeks, in policy CS8, to encourage development primarily of B1 use in the
Lansdowne Employment Area, which is considered to be a key, sub-regionally
important, employment site. There is potential for a large gain in office floorspace in
the future, but it is uncertain when this will take place. The land at Wessex fields,
although providing over 60% of the potential office floorspace supply, has extended
permission for fifteen years (until September 2019), and may not be developed for
some time.
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4 Natural and Built Environment
Bournemouth Local Plan Policies
4.1
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The local plan:
seeks to protect and enhance the open areas of the Borough, with policies
requiring the retention of the Green Belt, and development within it carefully
restricted, with new residential development usually prohibited;
takes account of the impact of development on designated nature conservation
areas, SSSIs or LNRs for example, to maintain and enhance the biodiversity of
the borough.
requires that site stability and contamination, flooding, and potential increases in
pollution, including noise are also taken into account when assessing the
feasibility of new developments;
aims to promote investment and development in suitable areas of the borough,
safeguarding buildings and sites of special interest and character. Policies look to
concentrate development in existing built-up areas to protect the Green Belt and
open spaces;
the need to preserve and enhance conservation areas is recognised, with policies
restricting alterations to, and demolition of existing buildings;
subjects listed buildings to similar policies as a way of retaining the character of
certain areas of the borough;
prohibits development that would prove detrimental to nationally important
archaeological sites and historic parks and gardens in order to preserve these
sites;
regulates the appearance of areas by restricting changes to historic shop fronts,
location of advertisements;
seeks to protect open space from development; and
requires the inclusion of landscaping, including open spaces and recreation
facilities, as part of development schemes where appropriate.
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Table 4.1 Schedule of core indicators: Flood Protection and water quality
2013/14
E1: Number of planning permissions granted
contrary to the advice of the Environment
Agency advice on flooding and water quality
0
Table 4.2 Schedule of core indicators: Biodiversity
2013/14
E2: Change in areas of biodiversity importance
0.0
4.2
Please note that discussion of the core indicators is contained in the text of
the document.
Context: Natural and Built Environment
4.3
In Bournemouth there are 185 hectares of land designated as Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI) and 13 Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI)
covering around 172 hectares of land. Bournemouth also has a large area of green
belt around the northern fringe of the Borough which covers an area of
approximately 731 hectares. In addition, as at 2014, Bournemouth has ten Local
Nature Reserves, with the most recent designation of Boscombe Chine in 2008. The
ten sites are listed below, together with an indication of the approximate area that
they cover.
Table 4.3 Local Nature Reserves in Bournemouth
Local Nature Reserve
Area (hectares)
Boscombe and Southbourne
8.7
Boscombe Chine
3.6
Hengistbury Head
155.0
Iford Meadows
15.5
Kinson Common
14.9
Millhams Mead
18.6
Pug’s Hole
4.2
Redhill Common
7.0
Stour Valley
33.7
Turbary Common
43.1
Source: Bournemouth Borough Council
4.4
Over the 2013/14 financial year, there have been a number of applications
made within these designated areas, but only for minor amendments to existing
buildings, changes of use, or tree applications, none of which can be considered to
have had a significant impact upon these designations.
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4.5
In terms of the built environment, Bournemouth has 21 Conservation Area
designations within the Borough, compared to 241 within the Dorset sub-region
(including Bournemouth and Poole). In addition, Bournemouth has 237 listed
buildings, which are protected against demolition or inappropriate alteration 28.
According to English Heritage there are around 11,000 listed buildings in the Dorset
sub-region. The borough has a Grade II* listed garden (Lower, Central and Upper
Gardens) and a Grade II listed garden (Wimborne Road Cemetery). The two
gardens cover a total of 18.5 hectares.
Biodiversity
4.6
Bournemouth Borough has a number of sites designated for their importance
with regard to biodiversity, habitats, archaeology and history. Many of the
designations overlap with one another (for example, one site may have several
designations). During 2013/14 the area of biodiversity importance did not change 29.
Table 4.4 Designated areas in Bournemouth
Designation
No of sites
Area (ha)
RAMSAR (International Statutory)
2
37.4
Special Area of Conservation
(European Statutory)
3
76.1
Special Protection Area
(European Statutory)
2
64.7
Scheduled Ancient Monument
(National Statutory)
4
89
Site of Special Scientific Interest
(National Statutory)
4
184.9
Local Nature Reserve
(Local Non-statutory)
9
304.3
Site of Nature Conservation Interest
(Local Non-statutory)
14
134.8
4.7
The Green Space Strategy sets an aim to designate an additional local nature
reserve at Strouden /Wordsworth Woods. All designated sites have a management
plan in place.
4.8
Natural England suggests 1 hectare of Local Nature Reserves (LNR) per
1,000 of the population to act as accessible natural greenspace. Bournemouth
currently has 1 hectare per 604 people, and this figure will improve as further sites
are designated.
4.9
The Borough has 43 Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority species and 7
priority habitat types; these are listed within the Borough’s Nature Conservation
Strategy and in Appendix 4 of this report. There is no aim to increase these figures,
just to maintain and improve those habitats.
28
29
Bournemouth Borough Council, Heritage Assets, English Heritage, 2011
Core Output Indicator E2: Biodiversity
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4.10 Bournemouth has been awarded fourteen green flags for open spaces.
Those open spaces that are eligible for the Green Flag Award Scheme, achieve the
green flag status by achieving high enough scores against the eight judgement
criteria, including being a welcoming, healthy and safe place, being sustainable and
well managed as well as being judged in terms of conservation and heritage. In
addition, four beaches have been awarded Blue Flag awards. The open spaces and
beaches that have achieved awards in Bournemouth for 2013 are shown below.
Table 4.5 Green and Blue Flag Awards 2013
Open Space / Beach Name
Alum Chine including Argyll Gardens
Boscombe Chine Gardens
Durley Chine
Fisherman's Walk
Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve
Kinson Common Nature Reserve
Lower Central and Upper Gardens
Moore Avenue Park
Pelhams Park
Redhill Park and Common
Seafield Gardens
Slades Farm
Southbourne
Springbourne Gardens
Stour Valley Local Nature Reserve
Winton Recreation Ground
Green Flag


Blue Flag
 (Alum Chine)















Source: Green Flag Awards, Keep Britain Tidy
4.11 With Bournemouth currently holding fourteen Green Flag awards for parks
within the Borough, the aim is to achieve 2 more in 2014 – Queens Park and
Tuckton Tea Gardens.
4.12 All public open space has been audited using Green Flag methodology, each
being given a score. Low scoring sites are investigated for improvement. All large
park or countryside sites have or are programmed to have a management plan
written to Green Flag standard.
4.13 Two local indicators, taken from the LDF sustainability appraisal, are included
in the AMR. They are:
•
•
percentage of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of total open
space freely accessible to the public; and
percentage of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of managed
open space in the borough.
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Table 4.6 Local natural environment indicators
Designation
2013/14
Percentage of land managed for nature conservation as a
proportion of total open space freely accessible to the
public
22.8%
Percentage of land managed for nature conservation as a
proportion of managed open space in the borough
39.5%
4.14 During 2013/14, no planning permissions were granted by the Borough
Council contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality 30.
Heathland mitigation
4.15 In January 2007, the local planning authorities in South East Dorset agreed
an interim planning framework to mitigate the effects of new residential development
on heathland sites of European importance. The framework imposed an embargo
on further residential development within 400 metres of protected sites and a system
of commuted payments to mitigate adverse effects of residential development
between 400 metres and 5 kilometres of the sites. The monies collected through the
developer contributions are spent on providing wardening services and education
programmes and on specific projects to divert recreational use from the heathlands
through the Urban Heaths Programme.
For the year 2013/14, £463,346.18 of contributions in accordance with the heathland
mitigation policy was actually received from planning consents granted by the
Borough Council as the local planning authority. Planning permission on a total of
156 sites, which account for 1,481 dwellings (total gross on site)31, was granted for
residential development within the 5 kilometres zone over this period. Within the
400m buffer zone in 2013/14, only one site came forward as a prior approval
notification (not a full planning application) for an additional unit, which was allowed
under permitted development rights for change of use from B1a office to C3
residential. Therefore the impact on the heathlands is assumed to be negligible. The
money collected has been used on a range of projects within and outside the
borough.
30
31
Core Output Indicator E1: Flood Protection and Water Quality
This includes proposed dwellings in any existing applications from previous years and does not double
count multiple applications on the same site (for example, amendments to the original application)
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5 Housing
Bournemouth Local Plan Policies
5.1
The Local Plan:
seeks to maintain an adequate supply of housing in the borough, with
consideration given to affordability issues;
permits infill residential development so long as neighbouring developments are
not adversely affected. The same applies to the development of sheltered
housing and residential institutions;
encourages development on appropriate brownfield land;
encourages development in areas well served by sustainable modes of transport
•
•
•
•
Bournemouth Affordable Housing Development Plan Document (AHDPD)
5.2
•
•
The Affordable Housing DPD:
seeks to provide affordable housing, on-site, through a negotiated process; and
applies to all residential development with the affordable contribution being a
target of 40% of the number of dwellings on the site.
Table 5.1 Schedule of core indicators: Housing
2013/14
Plan period and
housing targets
2006-2026: 14,600 dwellings within the built up area
(Core Strategy, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2012)
Net additional
dwellings in previous
years (7 years before)
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Total
Net additional
dwellings in current
reporting year 2013-14
394
Net additional
dwellings in future
years
671 each year
New and converted
dwellings on previously 451 (93.6%)
developed land (gross)
Net additional pitches
(Gypsy and Traveller)
None
Gross affordable
housing completions
22
1,089
1,534
1,218
622
492
555
639
6,149
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2013/14
12 ‘greens’ (Diamond standard)
9 to 11 ‘greens’
6 to 8 ‘greens’
Less than 6 ‘greens’
Housing Quality Building for Life
assessments (based
on ‘Building for Life
12’)
0%
38%
62%
0%
Full details of the scores can be found below in the
“Quality of design” section
Please note that discussion of the core indicators is contained in the text of the
document.
Context: Housing
Completions and Commitments – meeting our strategic housing requirement
Completions
5.3
A total of 482 new dwellings (gross) were completed in Bournemouth in the
year 2013/14 (gross completions, not taking into account the losses of existing
dwellings). The number of net completions was 394 dwellings.
Figure 5.1 Dwelling completions (gross) in Bournemouth 1987/88-2013/14
1709
1511
1600
1398
1364
1400 1319
1382
1311
1344
1227
1101
1200
931 939
1000
939
802
800
804
716 684 756
653
600
743
615
595
400
679 693
601
482
474
200
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01
1999-00
1998-99
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
0
1987-88
Number of Completed Dwellings (Gross)
1800
Year
Actual Completions (Gross)
Core Strategy Annual Target
5-year Rolling Average
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
5.4
Using the housing target from the Core Strategy (adopted May 2012), 14,600
dwellings (net) between 2006 to 2026 was the starting point to calculate the housing
trajectory and the five and fifteen year supply figures.
5.5
The number of dwelling completions per year fluctuates, as shown by Figure
5.1 above. Completions for the year 2013/14 were lower than in the previous year,
although the amount of dwellings under construction or with consent, but not yet
started, is similar to the levels seen in 2004/05.
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5.6
In the process of constructing 482 new dwellings in the year 2013/14, a total
of 88 existing dwellings were lost through conversion or demolition to make way for
new dwellings, giving a net total of 394 additional dwellings completed in
Bournemouth. This figure also includes 1 additional dwelling counted as a correction
to a previous year.
5.7
In terms of dwelling completions over the plan period, the level of
development continues ahead of the target of 14,600 dwellings. The first eight years
of the period has seen 6,543 dwellings completed; an annual average of 818
dwellings. The target for the built-up area is 730 dwellings (net). Therefore
Bournemouth has already provided 45% of the anticipated new dwellings in 40% of
the 20 year plan period, and this despite the drop in development due to the
recession in recent years.
Commitments
5.8
Since May 2013, central government has introduced a number of changes in
legislation surrounding permitted development (PD) rights 32. It is now possible to
develop C3 dwelling houses as a change of use from B1a (offices) use under PD 33.
There is a requirement to inform the Local Planning Authority (LPA) of the intention
to develop (using a ‘prior approval notification’), and the LPA determines whether the
proposed development does indeed fall under the category of PD. Commitments in
this report include C3 dwellings which have come about as a result of the PD
legislation.
5.9
The number of units under construction, plus units with unimplemented
planning permission or PD rights, give an indication of how much residential
development is likely to occur in the near future. At 31 March 2014 there were 1,242
dwellings (gross) under construction and approved planning consents for 1,483
dwellings net (outline and full permissions, or PD).
5.10 Even though net completions in 2013/14 are below the annualised Core
Strategy target of 730 dwellings, net commitments and units under construction are
at a level only last seen in 2004/05, and could possibly indicate completions in
2014/15 more in line with the 2005/06 year (over 1,500 net). In any case, the
adjusted annualised target, taking into account completions since the start of the
plan period, is still below 730 dwellings, demonstrating that completions so far are
still ahead of the target and are likely to increase in the near future.
32
Permitted Development (PD) is defined as development work which can be carried out without needing
to apply to the Local Planning Authority (LPA) for full planning permission.
33
The first change to PD rights came into force in May 2013 as a temporary change in legislation (for three
years), and included the change of use of B1a (offices) to C3 (dwellings). Subsequent revisions have now
included PD rights for changes of use to C3 (dwellings) from A1 (shops), A2 (financial / professional
services) and agricultural usage.
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Five year land supply
5.11 When determining the annual requirement for residential completions, the
LPA can take in to account development which has already been completed. The
requirement up to 2026 is 14,600 dwellings (net) less those completed in the first
eight years of the plan period (6,543 dwellings net) giving a residual figure of 8,057
dwellings (net). Therefore, the annual figure is 671 dwellings (net) and a required
five-year target of 3,357 dwellings (net). In addition, the National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF) requires a 5% buffer, giving an adjusted 5 year target of 3,525
dwellings (net).
5.12 The land supply is updated at least once a year, and the starting point is
outstanding consents (either dwellings under construction or those with consent but
which have not been started). It is accepted that within the first five years, not all
consents will be completed. Historical research into completion rates shows that
around 10% of dwellings in the supply are not completed in the first five years
(although most of these sites tend to come forward again within ten years of planning
consent expiring). Table 5.2 below includes a reduction for 10% non-implementation,
based on sites which had not started at 31st March 2014.
Table 5.2 Five year land supply sources, March 2014
Land Supply Source
Sites with planning consent (not started)
-10% for non-implementation in first five years
Sites under construction
Local Plan Allocations remaining
Additional Sites remaining from SHLAA 2012/13
Dwellings
1,483
-148
1,242
377
692
TOTAL
Core Strategy Requirement
Requirement including 5% buffer
Surplus
3,646
3,357
3,525
121
Source: Residential Land Monitoring, Research & Information
and SHLAA 2012/13, Planning Policy
5.13 Historically, Bournemouth has shown a pattern of development consistently
coming forward despite the lack of significant allocations. Even though development
has seen a reduction in recent years in line with national decline due to economic
circumstances, it can already be seen that over the whole plan period, housing
completions have started to recover, and commitments are similar to the levels seen
at the end of the 2004/05 year, which led to over 1,500 completions in 2005/06.
Strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA)
5.14 A strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA) is a requirement of
the NPPF. LPAs are required to identify sufficient developable land for residential
use for the next 15 years. Bournemouth published its fourth SHLAA covering the
fifteen years, from April 2013 to March 2028, in March 2014.
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5.15 Part of the SHLAA process is the identification of sites which are suitable,
available and achievable for the first five years. The SHLAA 2013 report uses the
five year land supply as at 31st March 2013. Additional dwellings coming forward as
sites submitted by landowners to the SHLAA process are also added, as are Local
Plan allocations. The SHLAA 2013 report clarifies the process.
5.16 Full details of the fifteen year land availability assessment are available in the
SHLAA report which can be downloaded from the Bournemouth Borough Council
website: www.bournemouth.gov.uk/shlaa2013
Nature of new dwellings completed
Type of Unit
5.17 Of the 482 new dwellings (gross) completed in the year 2013/14, 400 were
flats (83.2% of the total), 56 were houses (11.6%), 20 were bungalows (4.2%) and 5
were other dwellings (HMOs) (1.0%). 1 unit was counted a correction to a previous
year.
Proportion of Houses and Flats
5.18 The results of the 2011 Census indicate that there were 87,016 household
spaces in Bournemouth, of which 50.4% (43,912) were houses or bungalows
(occupied and un-occupied), 49.1% (42,671) were flats and 0.5% were mobile or
temporary structures34. Adding the net completions of the different dwelling types
since April 2011 indicates that there are slightly more houses/bungalows than flats in
Bournemouth as at 31st March 2014, with roughly 50% houses/bungalows, and
49.5% flats.
34
2011 Census – KS401EW: Dwellings, household spaces and accommodation type, ONS
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Figure 5.2 Household spaces and accommodation type, 2011
Source: 2011 Census of Population, National Statistics
Figure 5.3 Household spaces and accommodation type, 2001
Source: 2001 Census of Population, National Statistics
5.19 The proportion of houses and flats has changed from the 2001 Census, when
56% of dwellings in Bournemouth were houses or bungalows, 43% were flats and
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1% were shared dwellings 35. This change in the proportion of houses and flats is
evident when looking at completions by unit type between 1994 (when monitoring
started) and 2014. Over this period, 76% of all residential units completed were
flats, 20.6% were houses and 2.9% were bungalows (shown in Figure 5.4 below).
Figure 5.4 Type of dwellings completed (gross) 1994-95 to 2013-14
Bungalows
2.9%
Other
0.2%
Houses
20.6%
Houses
Flats
Bungalows
Other
Flats
76.2%
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
5.20 The Core Strategy recognises the potential for conversion of houses to flats,
and anticipates that continued conversion of small family houses would lead to
pressure to build replacement stock elsewhere in the borough. This is addressed by
policies CS19 and CS20 which seek to both protect and encourage small family
dwelling houses.
Bedroom Numbers
5.21 The number of bedrooms in each new dwelling is a statistic which central
government introduced in 2000/01 36 to give an indication of the size of units coming
forward. Bedroom number data has not been collected historically (in the 1991
Census the total number of rooms was recorded, but not the number of bedrooms)
so it is not possible to analyse changes in bedroom numbers, and therefore size of
dwellings, prior to 2000/01.
5.22 In 2013/14, the majority of completed dwellings (gross) were 1 bedroom units,
accounting for 252 units (52.5%). This is slightly more than last year, when the
percentage of 1 bedroom units completed was 51.2%. Two bedroom units account
for 34.2%, which is slightly more than the past two years (they accounted for the
majority of development in 2008/09, at 52.0%). Completions of 3 bedroom units
increased to 8.7%, which is on a par with 2011/12. Completions of units with four or
more bedrooms accounted for 4.4%, which is more in line with previous years.
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Key Statistics Table KS16 – Households Space and Accommodation Type, 2001 Census of Population,
ONS
36
Collected on the Housing Flow Reconciliation (HFR) return.
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5.23 Figure 5.5 below shows the size of completed dwellings in terms of bedroom
numbers in the years 2010/11 to 2013/14. The high proportion of units completed
with one unit is a trend which has been present since the 2009/10 year – prior to
that, the majority of completions were two bedroom units.
Figure 5.5 Housing completions (gross) by unit size, 2010/11 to 2013/14
400
Bungalow
House
300
Flat
250
200
150
100
unknown
2013-14
4+
3
2
1
unknown
2012-13
4+
3
2
1
unknown
2011-12
4+
3
2
1
unknown
2010-11
4+
3
0
2
50
1
Number of New Dwellings (Gross)
Other
350
Number of Bedrooms
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Number of Units on Site
5.24 Housing developments across Bournemouth vary in scale, as shown in Figure
5.6 below. Of the 99 sites 37 with completions in 2013/14, 58 were small sites of four
or less units on site and 50 sites were large sites of 5 or more units on site.
Completions on small sites (1-4 units in total) accounted for 19.5% of the
completions on all sites, which restores the proportion of units completed on small
sites to the level seen in the 2010/11 year. Only 0.8% of completions in 2013/14
were on sites with 15 to 19 dwellings. The main difference with completions in the
previous year is the lower number of completions on large sites. This is set to
change in 2014/15 as a number of significantly larger sites are built out.
37
In this report ‘sites’ refer to the individual records on the housing monitoring database. The site sizes
have been calculated by taking the “total on site” which includes existing unaffected units.
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Number of Sites (blue) & Dwellings (gross) (red)
Figure 5.6 Number of dwellings completed by size of site, 2013/14
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20+
Number of Dwellings on site
Total number of sites of each size
Total number of dwellings completed (gross) on each size of site
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Nature of sites
Previously Developed Land (PDL)
5.25 An amendment of Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) in June 2010 excluded
private residential gardens from the definition of previously developed land (PDL).
This amendment remained in place with the NPPF. This means that most of the
residential backland or infill development taking place in Bournemouth has now been
re-classified as ‘non-PDL’. For the purposes of this report, the term ‘non-PDL’ is
preferred to ‘greenfield’ to avoid confusion. This is because the term ‘greenfield’ has
historically been attributed to sites which were often agricultural in nature (see Table
5.2 below).
5.26 Under the NPPF, there is no longer a target for development on PDL. In
2013/14, 93.6% of all new housing developed in Bournemouth was completed on
PDL.
Site type
5.27 Sites granted residential planning permission are also categorised into ten
different types to give a more detailed analysis of the type of land being used.
Please see Table 5.2 for a definition of the different site types.
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Table 5.3 Site Types
Site Type
Definition
Backland
Where part of a plot to the rear of a property is used to
support residential development. If the land was a private
residential garden, it is counted as non-PDL according to
the definition in the NPPF
Conversion
Change from residential use to alternative residential use,
for example house to flats through sub-division
Change of use
Change from one use to another different use, for
example, employment to residential use or hotel to flats
Derelict Land
Land that may have been previously developed at some
point, but has been vacant for a number of years
Extension
Where a proposal involves an extension to an existing
property and cannot be classed as either conversion or
change of use. For example 2-storey extension to form 3
additional flats within an existing block of flats. Where this
involves some loss of a private residential garden, this
has also been counted as non-PDL
Greenfield
Usually agricultural land that is situated towards the edge
of the Borough. For the purposes of this report, this is
counted as non-PDL, but does not cover all types of nonPDL under the definition in the NPPF
Infill
A plot situated between other existing plots. If the land
was a private residential garden, it is counted as non-PDL
Open Space
Open space is usually within the main area of the
Borough and has an existing use as recreation. This falls
within the general classification for greenfield sites
Redevelopment Involves the demolition of the existing building(s) to make
way for some new build development.
Unused Urban
Falls within the general classification for greenfield sites
5.28 Redevelopment accounted for the majority of residential development
completions during 2013/14, at 55.8% although this represents a significant
decrease over last year (71%). Infill and backland development together account for
2.3% - this does not include any sites which are classified as residential gardens.
Conversion from one residential use to another (for example a house being
converted into two flats) accounted for 12.2% of completions. Changes of use,
where a non-residential changes to a residential use (for example a shop into a flat),
increased to 14.5% in 2013/14. Extensions to existing housing to create additional
residential units accounted for 8.7% of completions during 2013/14. Non-PDL
completions (including residential gardens) accounted for 6.4% of the total, which is
slightly more than the previous monitoring year.
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Figure 5.7 Type of site where dwellings completed (gross) 2013/14
(percentage is proportion of total units completed on each type of site)
Backland
1.9%
Conversion
12.2%
Change of Use
14.5%
Redevelopment
55.8%
Extension
8.7%
non-PDL
6.4%
Infill
0.4%
Source: Residential land monitoring, Research & Information
Allocated Land and Windfall Sites
5.29
•
•
New housing has traditionally been brought forward on two types of site:
Allocated sites - land allocated for housing in local plan policies. This includes
policies in the AAP which indicate an expectation of residential development, and
one saved policy from the BDWLP (4.12)
Windfall sites - where the land is not allocated for housing, but becomes available
and is brought forward by the developer, subject to approval through the planning
process.
All dwelling completions in 2013/14 were on windfall sites. Progress on any
allocations which form part of the AAP and policy 4.12 of the BDWLP is shown in
Table 5.4 below.
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Table 5.4 Progress on allocated sites
Policy Number and
Allocated Site Location
Site Area
Remaining
(hectares)
[total area in
brackets]
Estimated
Units
remaining
(indicative
max)
Dwellings progressing at
31st March 2013
(completed, under
construction or with
planning permission)
A1 ASDA
1.77
100
0
A4 Berry Court
0.63
80
0
A5 Central Car Park
1.24
200
0
A6 Christchurch Road
2.07
100
0
A7 Commercial Road/
Avenue Road
3.43
150
0
A8 Cotlands Road
0.81
41
0
A10 Durley Road
0.32
64
0
A11 Eden Glen
0.42
84 (45 net)
0
A12 Glen Fern Road
0.2
50
0
A14 Holdenhurst Road
0.7
50
0
A15 Leyton Mount
0
[0.58]
-
64
PP granted
September 2012,
under construction
at 31/03/2014
A16 Madeira Road
0
[0.7]
-
74
PP granted August
2012, under
construction
31/03/2014,
complete at time of
writing.
A17 NCP Exeter Road
-
-
A18 Punshon Church
0
[0.2]
-
45
PP granted
February 2012 for
45 residential flats
and 45 holiday
flats
A19 Richmond
Gardens
0
[1.33]
-
120
PP granted
September 2010,
unstarted as at
31/03/2014
A20 Richmond Hill
0.42
70
0
A21 St Paul’s Place
0
[0.78]
-
188
Residential
allocation not
appropriate
Time extension
application granted
March 2014
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Policy Number and
Allocated Site Location
Site Area
Remaining
(hectares)
[total area in
brackets]
Estimated
Units
remaining
(indicative
max)
A22 St Stephen’s
Road
0.37
40
0
A23 St Swithun’s Road
0.25
[0.45]
17
83
A24 Telephone
Exchange
0.73
73
0
A25 Terrace Mount
0
[0.94]
-
59
A28 West Hill Road
0.35
20
0
A29 Westover Road /
Hinton Road
0.67
50
0
A31 Winter Gardens
1.96
100
0
BDWLP 4.12
By Alton Road
0.14
[0.32]
1
1
PP granted on part
of the site for 1 unit,
June 2011
BDWLP 4.12
By Wallisdown Road
0.51
1
0
PP granted
October 2009, now
expired.
BDWLP 4.12
Land adjacent to White
Farm Close
0.95
3
0
PP granted
October 2009, now
expired.
TOTAL
17.94 ha
remaining
Dwellings progressing at
31st March 2013
(completed, under
construction or with
planning permission)
PP granted for part
of site, March
2011. Unstarted as
at 31/03/2013
PP granted
November 2011,
unstarted as at
31/03/2013
1,294
634
remaining progressing
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Density of new housing developments
5.30 The NPPF does not propose any recommended targets with regard to
density. Figure 5.9 below shows the average density of all dwellings completed,
under construction or with planning approval as at 31st March 2014 by ward in
Bournemouth. The map shows that two wards had an average density below 30
dwellings per hectare on developments. Thirteen of the eighteen wards are
supporting developments with average densities greater than 50 units per hectare for
2013/14. The highest average density of development was found in Boscombe
West, with an average density of just under 220 dwellings per hectare in this ward,
closely followed by Central ward at just over 200 dwellings per hectare. Three other
wards had densities of over 100 dwellings per hectare.
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5.31 The map shows that the coastal wards have experienced higher density
development than the inland wards; this pattern of development is an ongoing trend
and is influenced by the existing properties in the wards. Older large-scale houses
and hotels in sizeable grounds along the coastal area are continuing to be converted
into a number of units or demolished to make way for new units. In Central ward, a
number of high density sites are being built on existing car parks. By contrast the
inland areas were developed later and took the form of suburbs of smaller houses
with smaller gardens. Therefore these areas have less scope for higher density redevelopment.
Distribution of new and planned dwellings across Bournemouth
5.32 Figure 5.10 shows the distribution of new dwellings completed (gross) in
2013/14, with the majority of sites concentrated along the coastal fringe of
Bournemouth. Two wards had more than 70 completions: East Southbourne &
Tuckton (82) and East Cliff & Springbourne (77). Kinson South had no completions,
and eight other wards had 10 or less completions.
5.33 The distribution of dwellings under construction shows a high concentration of
dwellings in the town centre, with 522 dwellings under construction in Central ward
(see Figure 5.11). This represents 42% of all dwellings under construction. East Cliff
& Springbourne had 163 units under construction, followed closely by Westbourne &
West Cliff (157 units). In comparison, four wards had fewer than 10 units under
construction. In Bournemouth overall there were a total of 1,242 dwellings under
construction at 31st March 2014, which is an increase of 640 dwellings on last year’s
figure. Of those 1,242 dwellings, 1,046 (84%) were not under construction last year –
they were either on new sites or were previously un-started. This shows a marked
increase in commencements on site over last year. Of the 602 dwellings under
construction in 2012/13, 369 (61%) were completed in 2013/14.
5.34 As at 31st March 2014, Central ward offered the greatest potential for
additional residential units being built in the future, with 840 dwellings (net) with
current unimplemented planning permissions (see Figure 5.12). This represents just
over 56% of all unimplemented dwellings. Both East Cliff & Springbourne and
Westbourne & West Cliff had 131 dwellings unstarted (8.8% each). By contrast,
Throop & Muscliff had 3 unimplemented dwellings and twelve other wards had less
than 40. In total, 1,483 dwellings (net) had outstanding planning consent but
remained unimplemented as at 31st March 2014, a decrease of 105 compared with
the same time the previous year.
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Figure 5.8 Dwelling Status Totals by Ward 2013/14
840
Net Completions
500
Under Construction
Net Unstarted
300
200
Ward Code (see glossary)
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
WE
WC
WS
WW
TM
TB
SP
RN
QP
MO
LI
KS
KN
ES
EC
CE
0
BW
100
BE
Dwellings
400
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Figure 5.9 Average density of residential development, 2013/14
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Figure 5.10 Distribution of dwellings completed, 2013/14
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
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68
Figure 5.11 Distribution of dwellings under construction, 2013/14
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Figure 5.12 Distribution of dwellings unimplemented, 2013/14
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
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Quality of design
5.35 The NPPF links securing good design with achieving sustainable
development. It seeks to secure high quality design, a good standard of amenity for
all existing and future occupants of land and buildings and better places for people.
NPPF design policy relates to all types of development and does not have separate
design policy relating to the quality of new built residential development as PPS3 had
done.
5.36 Nevertheless, assessment of completed residential developments over ten
units will continue to be a key indicator of design quality in Bournemouth. In order to
provide continuity with previous years’ assessments, this has been carried out using
the Building for Life criteria produced by the Commission for the Built Environment
(CABE) (now Design Council CABE) – Building for Life 12.
5.37 Building for Life 12 (published in 2012 using 12 criteria) replaced the previous
20 criteria which assessed matters such as: character, setting, overall design,
facilities, layout, transport connectivity and housing mix. This is the second year that
Building for Life 12 has been used and although the essence of the criteria remained
the same, the results are not like for like compared to previous years.
5.38 With Building for Life 12, developments are assessed on a traffic light system
of green, amber and red. Schemes are eligible for ‘Building for Life Diamond’ status
as exemplars for achieving 12 ‘greens’. For full details of the Building for Life criteria
please visit the Design Council CABE website 38. Previously, developments that were
assessed to score 16 or more out of 20 were eligible to apply to CABE for the gold
standard and those that met 14 or more the silver standard.
5.39 A total of 10 new development sites were assessed by the Council's
accredited design staff. The results can be seen in Table 5.5 below.
Table 5.5 Design Council CABE - Building for Life assessments 2013/14
38
CABE assessments
(scores out of 12)
Number of
sites
0
Number of
dwellings
within sites
0
Percentage of
all dwellings
assessed %
0%
12 ‘greens’
(Diamond status)
9 to 11 ‘greens’
6 to 8 ‘greens’
Less than 6 ‘greens’
Total
5
5
0
10
73
119
0
192
38%
62%
0%
100%
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/CABE/
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Table 5.6 CABE Building for Life assessments Percentage of all dwellings assessed
CABE
assessments
Greater than
16/20 (gold
standard)
2008/09
%
2009/10
%
2010/11
%
2011/12
%
0
0
0
0
12/12 ‘greens’
(Diamond status)
14 and 15 out of
20
(silver standard)
or
19
0
6.9
64.5
88.3
89.9
less than 6
‘greens’
16.4
11.7
3.2
0
0
29
38
68
62
3
0
80
6 to 8 ‘greens’
Less than 10 out
of 20
2013/14
%
20
9 to 11 ‘greens’
10 to 13.5 out of
20
2012/13
%
0
5.40 This is the sixth year in which assessments have been undertaken. The
number of sites assessed this year - 10, is significantly lower than in past years; last
year was 15, the year before was 22 sites and in first year, 2008/09 it was 43. The
number of dwellings – 192 is also lower than last year’s 413.
5.41 Under Building for Life 12, schemes should aim to achieve a high number of
‘greens’ and have a minimal number of ambers. Reds are to be avoided as they are
a warning that an aspect of a development needs to be reconsidered. Developments
might not achieve 12 greens for a number of reasons and local circumstances may
justify why the scheme cannot meet the higher standard expected of a green.
5.42 With an average of 8 out of 12 ‘greens’ for the 10 sites, this is higher than last
year’s average of 7 ‘greens’. The number of schemes assessed with fewer than 6
‘greens’ has also improved on last year, reduced from 3 to 0. Although the highest
scores continue to be unachieved, the second highest category of 9 to 11 ‘greens’
(equivalent to 14/15 out of 20 in previous years) has continued to improve.
Nevertheless, there is still a clear need to keep raising the scores.
5.43 Current practice is for planning officers to consult the Design & Heritage
Team (Planning, Transport & Regulation Services) on the larger residential schemes
(10 units or more). The aim is to negotiate improvements to the design of the
development during the period of consideration of the planning application and
through the pre-application process. The adopted Core Strategy (2012) also includes
a policy on Quality Design (CS41). This policy specifically promotes high quality
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design and encourages residential schemes to meet Building for Life standards.
Through these two measures it is hoped that the quality of residential development
will continue to rise.
Vacant dwellings, and second or holiday homes
5.44 There were approximately 86,969 properties in Bournemouth as at 1st April
2014 39. As a guide to the number of second homes in Bournemouth, there were an
estimated 3,373 second homes 40. The identification of certain properties as second
homes relies on people registering for the council tax discount for second homes.
5.45 As at April 2014, an estimated 1,143 dwellings were long term vacant7.
Please note, this indicator has changed since the last report to only include
properties which were vacant for more than six months, so direct comparison is not
possible. Of these, only 6 dwellings were owned by the Local Authority 41.
Housing market and income
5.46 The average price of a property in Bournemouth has again stayed reasonably
static over the last year. Based on sales in the first quarter of 2014 the average
price was £208,343 (a decrease of only 0.3% on the same period in 2013). Prices
are comparable to those during the last quarter of 2006. Figure 5.13 below shows
the change in average house prices and volume of sales in Bournemouth from
January 2006 to October 2014, based on the monthly statistics from the Land
Registry. 42
39
Census 2011 dwelling count, and completions data for 2011/12 to 2013/14, Research & Information,
Bournemouth Borough Council
40
Figure supplied by Revenue and Benefits, Bournemouth Borough Council, April 2014
41
Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) 2014. Data taken from return submitted by Bournemouth
Borough Council.
42
The monthly house price index from the land registry is a subset of all house sales, based only on repeat
sales, which is good for showing the trend in house prices. This means that no new build properties are
included, and has a tendency as a result to show lower house prices than the quarterly statistics, which
include new build properties.
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Volume of Sales
Average House Price (thousands)
£100
Oct-14
0
Dec-13
£110
May-14
100
Jul-13
£120
Feb-13
200
Sep-12
£130
Apr-12
300
Nov-11
£140
Jun-11
400
Jan-11
£150
Aug-10
500
Mar-10
£160
Oct-09
600
May-09
£170
Dec-08
700
Jul-08
£180
Feb-08
800
Apr-07
£190
Sep-07
900
Nov-06
£200
Jun-06
1000
Jan-06
Volume of Sales
Figure 5.13 Average House Prices and Volume of Sales
Average House Price
Source: Monthly house price index and volume of sales
Land Registry © Crown Copyright 2014
5.47 Figure 5.14 shows the average price of dwellings sold across the borough, by
postcode sector, during the first quarter of 2014. Dwellings sold in the postcode
sector BH1 4 had the lowest average price, at £136,191. The highest average price
for property sales occurred in postcode sector BH6 4 with sales averaging a price of
£318,746 43.
43
Quarterly house price data, Land Registry © Crown Copyright 2013
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Figure 5.14 Average price of property sales, January to March 2014
Source: HM Land Registry Quarterly House Prices, Crown Copyright
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5.48 At the average price of £231,718 44, a buyer requiring a 80% mortgage (which
would require a deposit of £46,344) would need to be earning just under £53,000 per
year to purchase a property (assuming a mortgage of three and a half times annual
salary). To put this into perspective, the 2014 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
(ASHE) indicates that the average gross annual earnings for full-time employees
who are resident in Bournemouth is £27,486 45. On this income, a single person
could borrow £96,201 (assuming three and a half times annual salary) so with a 20%
deposit, they would be able to purchase a property for approximately £120,300.
5.49 Figure 5.15 below compares average property prices with the average
property price that could be afforded given average earnings and based on acquiring
a mortgage of 3 and a half times annual earnings (plus a 20% deposit) 46. It shows
that average annual earnings overall have increased slightly between 2002 and
2014, but the gap between earnings and house prices is still substantial.
Average Property Price and Average
earnings / potential to buy housing (£)
Figure 5.15 Comparing average earnings and
average property prices, 2002 to 2014
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun
2004
2005
2006
2007
2011
2012
2013
2002
2003
2008
2009
2010
2014
Average Annual Full Time Earnings (median based)
Potential to buy housing, 3.5 times earnings assuming 20% deposit
Average property price
Source: HM Land Registry and ASHE, Crown Copyright
5.50 ASHE data indicates that at April 2014, 10% of the full-time employees on
adult rates in Bournemouth, earned less than £288.30 per week, equating to around
£14,992 per year47. With a mortgage of three and a half times salary, a person
44
Average house price data (quarterly) April – June 2014, HM Land Registry, Crown Copyright
Average gross annual earnings for full-time employees on adult rates, residence-based median. Includes
employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence, 2012
46
The measure of 3.5 times annual earnings plus a 20% deposit is the same used in the National Housing
Federation Home Truths document. In reality, lower earners may not be able to save enough capital to
provide a 20% deposit.
47
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012
45
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earning £14,992 per year could borrow £52,470, so with a 20% deposit, they would
be able to purchase a property for approximately £65,600.
5.51 With two incomes at £288.30 per week, giving a total household income of
about £29,980 per annum, a couple would be able to purchase a property for
approximately £131,200 (assuming a 20% deposit of roughly £26,200).
5.52 Home Truths 2014/15 48, published by the National Housing Federation
attributed a house prices to income ratio of 9.3 to Bournemouth, based on average
house prices in 2013 and average incomes.
5.53 The Indices of Deprivation 2010 49 included a ‘Barriers to Housing and
Services’ domain, split into a further two sub-domains: geographical barriers and
wider barriers. The wider barriers sub-domain looked at the relative deprivation of
areas in terms of:
•
•
•
Household overcrowding: The proportion of all households in an LSOA which are
judged to have insufficient space to meet the household’s needs. (2001);
Homelessness: The rate of acceptances for housing assistance under the
homelessness provisions of housing legislation. (2008-09) and;
Housing affordability: The difficulty of access to owner-occupation, expressed as
a proportion of households aged under 35 whose income means that they are
unable to afford to enter owner occupation. (2008)
5.54 Compared to 2007, the previous index, Bournemouth experienced only a
slight deterioration in this area, with 28% of its LSOAs50 falling outside of the top 40%
most deprived nationally, compared to 31% in 2007 and none in 2004. As the data
for household overcrowding was the same as in 2007 and 2010, the slight
deterioration must be due to changes in homelessness and housing affordability.
Either there has been a small change for the worse in terms of this indicator in
Bournemouth itself, or other local authorities have improved since 2007.
48
Home Truths 2014/15: South West, National Housing Federation, October 2014.
Indices of Deprivation 2010, Department for Communities and Local Government, released March 2011
50
The geography used is the lower layer Super Output Area. These areas are based on groupings of
Census Output Areas (typically 5) and represent approximately a minimum population of 1,000 with a
mean population of 1,500
49
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Affordable housing
Amount of Affordable Housing
5.55 The delivery of affordable housing in the town is monitored on an annual
basis in this report. The monitoring process records progress on the number of
affordable dwellings provided through both BDWLP Policy 6.6 and, from May 2010,
whether the targets set out in the Affordable Housing Development Plan Document
(AHDPD) are being met.
5.56
•
•
•
•
•
•
The monitoring process for affordable housing records:
the total number of dwellings built;
the number of affordable dwellings built as a result of the affordable housing
policy in the AHDPD or BDWLP policy 6.6;
the percentage of affordable dwellings built as a result of the affordable housing
policy in the AHDPD or BDWLP policy 6.6;
the number of affordable housing units built directly by Private Registered
Providers (PRPs) 51;
the number of open market units acquired by PRPs;
the tenure of the affordable dwellings being delivered.
5.57 In addition, the National Indicator NI 155 required the total number of
affordable homes delivered (gross). The National Indicator was designed to promote
an increase in the supply of affordable housing. Although the national indicators
have now been abolished, NI 155 has been retained as a local indicator which
measures total supply of social rented housing and intermediate housing. Against
this, the Council will deduct the number of social rented units lost through ‘Right to
Buy’.
5.58 In December 2009 the new AHDPD was adopted by the Borough Council but
was not implemented until the companion supplementary planning document (SPD)
had been adopted. The SPD was adopted in April 2010 and the new AHDPD policy
applied to all residential development applications registered on or after 4 May 2010.
The policy seeks to secure a target of 40% affordable housing with no threshold on
site size or number of dwellings. The affordable housing is expected to be provided
on-site. Where this is not appropriate then off-site provision or financial contribution
may be accepted. If developers can demonstrate that providing 40% affordable
housing will make the scheme unviable then a cascade mechanism can be used to
increase viability firstly through securing grant, secondly by varying the tenure mix,
or finally reducing the overall amount of affordable housing required on the site.
5.59 In the year 2013/14, a total of 22 affordable dwellings were built or classified
as affordable. 6 of these were classified as local authority “purchase and repair”
units and do not appear in the net housing figures. 12 of the affordable units
constructed were as a direct result of the superseded BDWLP policy 6.6, 2 were as a
direct result of the AHDPD and 2 were Local Authority build. Section 106
agreements have been made to provide more units as a direct result of the AHDPD
51
The term Private Registered Provider is now commonly used instead of Registered Social Landlord or
Housing Association.
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in the future, and financial contributions have been made (see below). The 22
additional units represent 4.6% of all completions 52. In contrast, 54 units were sold
under “right to buy” so there was a net loss of affordable dwellings in 2013/14 of 32
units 53. There were no known purchases or sales of housing stock by private
registered providers.
5.60 In terms of financial contributions for affordable housing, around £993,600
was actually received in the year 2013/14 as a result of the AHDPD. There were
155 sites granted planning permission for any additional residential units in 2013/14.
27 of these (17.4%) were considered “not viable” for an affordable housing
contribution under the AHDPD. Legal agreements for affordable housing
contributions were agreed in principle from residential applications to the amount of
around £1,473,400.
5.61 The total number of dwellings in Bournemouth increased between 1996 and
2012, with 72,888 properties on the Council Tax Register in 1996, compared to a
total dwelling stock of 86,969 at 1st April 2014 54. This equals an increase of just over
19%.
5.62 According to the Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) return, there were
5,089 Local Authority dwellings in Bournemouth at 1 April 2013. Combined with last
year’s stock of 3,545 homes provided by PRPs 55, this represents 9.9% of the total
dwelling stock of 86,969 units. The proportion of social housing units compared to
the total dwelling stock has remained fairly constant since 1996, when it was around
10.6%.
Housing trajectory
5.63 The housing trajectory has been prepared in the same manner as previous
years, following advice contained in the superseded good practice guide and
discussion amongst officers of the local planning authorities in the Dorset sub-region.
The figures contained within the trajectory are net dwellings, in line with the Core
Strategy target.
52
Affordable housing only accounts for dwellings to be managed directly by the Local Authority or PRP’s. It
is acknowledged that some developers build units which are intended to be rented out below the usual
market value, and could be considered more “affordable”, but are still not officially counted as affordable
dwellings.
53
Data taken from LAHS 2014 and residential land monitoring, Research & Information (Bournemouth
Borough Council) 2013/14
54
Calculated from Census 2011 (ONS) and Residential Land Monitoring Completions from 1st April 2011
(Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council). Please note, the source is different from
previous years, so direct comparison is not possible.
55
Data taken from DCLG Live Table 115, www.gov.uk – originally provided by the HCA.
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Figure 5.16 Housing Trajectory
Actual completions
Projected completions
1800
1534
1400
1218
1200
1000 1089
800
555
639
2025/26
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23
2021/22
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2012/13
2011/12
2010/11
2009/10
2008/09
2007/08
2006/07
2017/18
394
200
0
671
2016/17
492
2015/16
622
400
2014/15
600
2013/14
Number of Dwellings
1600
Annualised CS Target (730 dwellings per year)
Total actual completions (net)
Remaining CS completions requirement
Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council
Conclusions – Housing
5.64 In terms of dwelling completions, the level of development continues ahead of
the Core Strategy target. The first eight years of the plan period has seen 6,543
dwellings completed; an annual average of 818 dwellings. The annualised Core
Strategy target is 730. Therefore Bournemouth has already provided 45% of the
overall target for new dwellings.
5.65 New housing stock in Bournemouth has predominantly come forward from
windfall development, although some significant allocations from the town centre
AAP have now commenced. The next few years is likely to see an increase in
completions in light of the increased number of dwelling commitments with planning
consent or prior approval notifications for PD. The fourth SHLAA identifying
developable land for residential use up to April 2026 was published in March 2014.
5.66 Although limited numbers of dwellings were constructed as a direct result of
any affordable housing policies, this year has seen a significant increase in the
number of Local Authority led schemes commenced, and numbers of affordable
units completed are likely to be higher in 2014/15 as a result.
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6 Transport
6.1
Operating the local transport network in Bournemouth as efficiently as
possible remains essential to support the local economic and population growth, in
addition to enabling visitors and residents to access key services.
6.2
The Council’s Capital Programme and the Utility Companies’ ongoing
maintenance and improvement programmes for the network and the supporting
infrastructure beneath have caused some disruption, particularly along sensitive
corridors. Nonetheless maintenance and improvement to the network is critical to
ensure it is able to continue serving the hundreds of thousands of users on a daily
basis. The Council works closely with the utility companies and adjacent authorities
to programme these works and to prepare suitable diversion routes to minimise any
disruption.
6.3
The Core Strategy’s strong emphasis on sustainable travel, particularly
walking, cycling and public transport is being reflected in the quality of developments
coming forward since its adoption helping to reduce car dominance.
6.4
Since the adoption of the AAP and the Core Strategy many of the remaining
transport policies within the Local Plan have been rescinded leaving only a few. The
remaining Local Plan policies are currently being reviewed as part of the forthcoming
Development Management DPD. One area that is receiving particular attention is
number and location of the development control lines across the borough with
proposals to remove redundant control lines and where necessary introducing new
development control lines. The Development Management DPD is also looking at
the walking and cycling missing links that would provide a comprehensive network
across the town removing barriers to accessibility.
Traffic Trends
6.5
Traffic flow within Bournemouth has increased from 2011 to 2012, which
represents a change in the downwards trend prevalent since 2002. Traffic has grown
by 0.9% across all monitored sites to an average daily flow of 519,530 vehicles in
2012 56. From 2002 to 2006, the decline in traffic flow has been steady, and the
steeper decline from 2006 to 2011 is almost certainly linked to the financial crisis of
2007. Similarly, growth in traffic flow for 2012 is most likely related to the return to
economic growth.
6.6
Monitored corridors are however behaving differently due to local conditions.
Within the Town Centre Cordon traffic has seen a 0.1% growth in 2012 with an
average daily flow of 190,25056. Outside the Town Centre Cordon, the Castle Lane
Corridor and A338 continue to attract a long term growth in traffic volumes
compensating for declines elsewhere. The increase in traffic flow along Castle Lane
Corridor could be as a result of the opening of the Castlepoint Shopping Centre in
2003/04 pulling journeys away from the Town Centre. The growth is also in part
related to the intensification of the Wessex Fields employment centre through JP
Morgan, the Village, RIAS and the Hospital, which all attracting large numbers of
employees and visitors.
56
Bournemouth Transport Statistics 2012, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2013.
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Figure 17 Traffic Flow in the Town Centre Cordon, 1996 to 2012
250,000
Annual Average Daily Traffic
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
Source: Bournemouth Transport Statistics
6.7
Traffic accidents and road causalities remain a problem in Bournemouth.
However, a significant reduction has occurred in slight casualties and killed or
seriously injured child casualties over the past 10 years. Nonetheless, 81 people are
killed or seriously injured and 632 slightly injured on Bournemouth’s roads on
average every year 57. It is recognised that there is still a significant problem with
higher severity accidents in Bournemouth. These are very hard to target as they are
often spread out and caused by many factors, although vulnerable road users and
particularly cyclists are at greatest risk. The Council will continue to monitor these
statistics and develop and implement road safety measures to target accident cluster
sites.
Cycling and Walking
6.8
Cycling in Bournemouth has seen a boost in numbers with the 10 year trend
seeing a 47% increase, with a 5% average annual growth 58. Cyclists are an
increasingly common sight on the Borough’s roads in comparison with 10 years ago
for a wide range of purposes; whether this is leisure, shopping, exercise or
commuting. Whilst this is a success, and use of cycling as a means of transport in
Bournemouth is above the national average, more can still be done before cycling is
chosen as a preferred method for travelling to work.
57
58
Bournemouth Transport Statistics 2012, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2013.
Bournemouth Transport Statistics 2012, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2013.
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Figure 18 Average Cycle Flow statistics from 2003 to 2012
Annual Average Daily Flow
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Source: Bournemouth Transport Statistics 2003 to 2012
6.9
The adoption of the Core Strategy has seen the inclusion of new walking and
cycling policies that seek to improve the walking and cycling network from all new
developments. Pedestrian and cycle improvement works in the Town Centre,
Boscombe, Kinson, and the Turbary area have been undertaken to remove
obstacles, provide new facilities such as cycle stands, and improve access for
vulnerable users. The Ringwood Road combined cycleway is the most prominent of
these.
Parking
6.10 Parking has long been seen as an issue for residents, businesses and visitors
to Bournemouth. Parking pressure leads to illegal parking on the pavement and
conflict between users as well as obstructions to driveways. The needs of disabled
people and provision of disabled parking bays has to be balanced against providing
taxi bays, loading bays and regular parking spaces all within the tight confines of the
highway.
6.11 The Council has altered a number of on-street parking arrangements across
the borough to try reduce tension between need for parking restrictions and the
demand for on-street parking As part of the AAP’s redistribution of public car parks
within the Town Centre, the Madeira Road West surface car park is being developed
into 400 space multi-storey car park, while the nearby Leyton Mount surface car park
has been closed and is being replaced by a mixed use development.
6.12 The parking requirements for new development are under review with a
forthcoming Parking SPD due for public consultation late 2013/early 2014. This new
document applies to residential and commercial premises and is based on an
extensive evidence base assembled over several years. Parking standards will be
significantly updated for motor vehicles and cycles to ensure realistic levels of
provision, while promoting alternatives to the car - particularly for peak time travel.
Public Transport
6.13 Bournemouth has seen a long term increase in bus patronage, which
accelerated after 2005/06 and peaked in 2010/11. There was a 59% increase for
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journeys starting in Bournemouth: with 10.3 million journeys made in 2000/01
compared to 17.4 million journeys in 2012/13 59. The decline from the 2010/11 peak
has continued as the figure for 2012/13 is slightly lower than the 2011/12 figure of
17.8 million.
6.14 A general increase in rail patronage from a base of 2.2 million passengers in
2004/05 to just over 2.6 million passengers in 2011/12 has occurred at Bournemouth
Station 60. This is an improvement on the preceding year but it seems growth has
slowed. Continued investment at the Travel Interchange is likely to enhance the
attractiveness of using the station as an interchange facility between modes.
Pokesdown Station has seen a drop in passengers down from 330,000 passengers
in 2010/11 to 312,00060.
3,000,000
500,000
450,000
2,500,000
400,000
350,000
2,000,000
300,000
1,500,000
250,000
200,000
1,000,000
Bournemouth
500,000
Pokesdown
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
11/12
10/11
09/10
08/09
07/08
06/07
05/06
04/05
03/04
0
Source: Station Usage, Office of Rail Regulation 2013
59
60
Bournemouth Bus Patronage (NI177), Bournemouth Borough Council, 2013
Station Usage, Office of Rail Regulator, 2013
Exits and Entries (Pokesdown)
Exits and Entries (Bournemouth)
Figure 19 Exits and Entries to Bournemouth and
Pokesdown stations, 2003/04 to 2011/12
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7 Local Development Scheme Milestones
Timing of Plans
7.1
In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)
(England) Regulations 2012 the AMR has to contain particular information on
progress being made on plans as specified in the Local Development Scheme
(LDS). A schedule of LDS milestones can be found in Appendix 4. The latest full
LDS was published and came into effect in January 2013. The LDS identifies the
following Development Plan Documents:
Green
Yellow
Orange
Blue
None
Completed on schedule
Completed but not to schedule
Not completed and not on schedule
Delay agreed
Timetable outside the scope of this annual monitoring report
Core Strategy
Milestone
February 2009: Start of Core Strategy regulation 25
engagement with key delivery stakeholders and preparation of
a public document for consultation.
Target met On 12th February 2009 letters were sent to all statutory bodies
and key stakeholders to gather views on what should be
included in the Core Strategy and to ensure that the options
were deliverable.
Milestone
July/August 2009: start of Issues and Options consultation.
Target met The Issues and Options consultation document was published
for an eight-week period of consultation on 14th August 2010.
Milestone
May/June 2010: Draft Preferred Options consultation
Target met On 30th June 2010 consultation started for a six-week period
on the Preferred Options.
Milestone
August/October 2011: Submission DPD “Soundness”
Consultation
Target met The Pre-Submission consultation document was published for
an eight-week period of consultation on 31st August 2011.
Milestone
Submission to Secretary of State November 2011
Target met The Pre-Submission consultation document was submitted to
the Secretary of State on the 16th November 2011.
A public examination was held in March 2012 and the Plan
was adopted in October 2012.
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Town Centre Area Action Plan
Milestone Start of period of preparation, community involvement and
Target met consultation with consultees scheduled to commence in
December 2008
There has been ongoing dialogue between the Council and
stakeholders on key issues included in the AAP.
Milestone Start of period of public participation on Issues and Options
Target met scheduled to commence in April 2009.
The period of public participation on the Issues and Options
document commenced on schedule.
Milestone
Draft Preferred Options Consultation
Target
Delay agreed to draft Preferred Options consultation
(January/February 2010) (see below)
Milestone
Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation
Target met The Pre-Submission consultation document was published for
an eight-week period of consultation on 31st August 2011.
Milestone
Submission to the Secretary of State November 2011
Target met The Pre-Submission consultation document was submitted to
the Secretary of State on the 16th November 2011. A public
examination was held in May 2012 and the Plan was adopted
in March 2013.
Affordable Housing DPD
Milestone
January/February 2009: submission DPD soundness
consultation.
Target met On 21st January 2009 consultation started for a 6 week period
on the submission DPD.
Milestone
March 2009: submission of DPD to Secretary of State in
preparation for independent examination.
Target met On 27th March 2009 the documents were prepared and
submitted to the Secretary of State.
Milestone
Estimated date for adoption in September 2009.
Target not
met
The Affordable Housing DPD was adopted in December 2009.
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Dorset Wide Gypsy and Traveller (including Travelling Show people) Site
Allocation Joint DPD
Milestone
Issues and Preferred Options Consultation
November 2011 / February 2012
Target met On the 18th November 2011 the DPD was issued for
consultation for 12 weeks.
Milestone
Publication of DPD for ‘Soundness Consultation’
July 2012.
Target not
met
Due to the volume of responses received feedback on
responses was not reported to Councils until November 2012.
Later stages of preparation of the DPD have been delayed due
the volume of responses received; the release of revised
government guidance and the need to update the needs
assessment. A revised Project Plan was agreed in March 2013
which specified a revised milestone for undertaking
consultation on ‘Additional Sites’ that in effect extends the
previous issues and options consultation stage.
Milestone
August/ Sept 2014: Consultation on Additional Sites (only in
Districts where deliverable sites identified)
Target met Consultation took place between 15 Sept and 24 October
2014.
Milestone
November/December 2015: Submission DPD “Soundness”
Consultation
Milestone
February 2016: Date for submission to Secretary of State
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Development Management Policy DPD
Milestone
Initial Regulation 18 engagement with stakeholders July 2013.
Target
partly met
Some internal consultation undertaken, delay in broader reg
18 consultation due to resources. Stakeholder consultation
took place between 12 November – 24 December 2013
Milestone
October/November 2013: start of Issues and Options
consultation.
Target not
met
A later date for consultation on this stage was agreed by
Cabinet as the Government are currently consulting on a
range of changes to planning legislation that will have an
impact on the content of development management policies
Milestone
January/February 2015: Issues and Possible Options
consultation
Milestone
July/August 2015: Submission DPD “Soundness”
Consultation.
Milestone
Submission to Secretary of State September 2015.
Community Infrastructure Levy
Milestone
August / September 2014: Consultation on Preliminary Draft
Charging Schedule.
Target met The Bournemouth CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule
was published on 1 August 2014 for a 6 week period of public
consultation expiring on 15 September 2014
Milestone
November/December 2014: Consultation on Draft Charging
Schedule
Milestone
December 2014: Submission of Draft Charging Schedule to
Secretary of State.
Milestone
February 2015: Examination in Public
Milestone
July/August 2015: Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation.
Milestone
Submission to Secretary of State September 2015.
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Appendix 1 Schedule of Contextual Indicators
Population (2011 Census)
Usual Resident Population
183,491
Population (Mid Year Estimates)
Population
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
166,700
170,100
172,000
174,300
179,300
183,500
186,700
188,700
26,000
26,400
27,000
27,700
28,300
29,200
29,900
38,200
38,600
38,500
40,300
41,100
41,500
41,200
35,500
35,800
36,700
38,000
39,300
40,000
40,500
38,400
39,200
40,100
41,100
42,100
42,700
43,300
26,100
26,000
26,000
26,200
26,400
27,200
27,800
5,900
6,000
6,000
6,100
6,200
6,200
6,100
36.8
37.2
37.7
38.8
39.7
40.4
40.9
Age Structure
0 to 15
25,600
years
16 to 29
36,600
years
30 to 44
34,900
years
45 to 64
years and
37,600
above
65 to 84
26,500
years
85 years
5,700
and over
Population Density
Population
36.1
by hectare
Households (2011 Census)
Total number of households (with residents)
82,374
Total number of household spaces (with/without residents)
87,016
Percentage of household spaces with no usual residents
5.3%
Households (2001 Census)
Vacant
3.9%
Second residence/holiday accommodation
2.1%
Household type (2011 Census)
All Pensioner households
21.4%
Married or same sex civil partnership couple households
25.4%
Cohabiting couple households
10.3%
Lone parent households
8.6%
Other households
34.3%
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Dwelling type (2011 Census)
Detached
31.0%
Semi-detached
13.2%
Terraced (inc end-terrace)
6.2%
Flat, maisonette or apartment: Purpose-built block of flats or
tenement
Flat, maisonette or apartment: Part of a converted or shared house
(including bed-sits)
Flats in commercial building
31.5%
15.2%
2.4%
Caravan or other mobile/temporary structure
0.5%
Average household size
2.2
Housing (Completions)
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Number of dwellings
1,534
1,218
622
492
555
639
394
completed (net)
Number of dwellings
1,709
1,344
743
601
679
693
482
completed (gross)
Percentage on
98.0%
98.0%
99.9%
87%
95.0%
94.5%
93.6%
brownfield land *
Percentage houses
14.4%
15.5%
14.8%
16.3%
21.0%
9.9%
11.6%
Percentage flats
85.6%
84.5%
85.2%
80.0%
76.6%
87.4%
83.2%
Number of affordable
210
172
213
113
48
13
22
housing completions
Average density of
new development
75.9
93.4
89.0
96.5
87.6
117.1
97.8
(dwellings per
hectare)
*the definition of brownfield land for 2010/11 onwards no longer includes land previously in use as
residential gardens.
Tenure (2011 Census)
Owns outright
27.7%
Owns with a mortgage or loan
29.4%
Shared ownership (part owned and part rented)
0.7%
Social Rented: Rented from local authority
5.9%
Social rented: Other
5.2%
Private Rented: Private landlord or letting agency
28.2%
Private Rented: Other
1.8%
Living rent free
1.0%
Amenities:
With central heating
96.2%
Without central heating
3.8%
Total number of dwellings
85,381
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Crime (Bournemouth)
Crime rates per 1,000 of the
61
resident population
Anti-social behaviour
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
81.22
70.00
64.34
10.34
9.96
9.52
7.2
13.15
11.39
1.9
2.10
1.57
26.92
2.36
0.76
Other theft
Public disorder and
2
weapons
Robbery
13.04
19.50
18.08
1.68
2.69
2.43
0.58
0.60
0.57
Shoplifting
5.35
8.40
9.09
Vehicle crime
9.06
9.86
8.14
Violent crime
18.20
13.30
12.94
TOTAL
175.47
151.93
138.85
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
2
2
Other crime
62
2
Social (Indices of Deprivation)
Local authority
Rank of
Average Score
(where 1 is the
most deprived)
Geographical
barriers to
services subdomain
2004
th
Ranked 95 out of 354
local authorities (77% of
LSOAs within
Bournemouth are within
the 60% most deprived
nationally)
54 out of 107 LSOAs
within Bournemouth are
within the 60% most
deprived nationally
2007
th
Ranked 108 out of 354
local authorities (77% of
LSOAs within
Bournemouth are within
the 60% most deprived
nationally)
57 out of 107 LSOAs
within Bournemouth are
within the 60% most
deprived nationally
2010
nd
Ranked 102 out of 326
local authorities (75% of
LSOAs within
Bournemouth are within
the 60% most deprived
nationally)
59 out of 107 LSOAs
within Bournemouth are
within the 60% most
deprived nationally
Social (House price to income ratio)
House
price/
income
ratio
61
NHF
2006
NHF
2007
Hometrac
2008
SW
Home
Truths
2010
SW
Home
Truths
2011
SW
Home
Truths
2012
SW
Home
Truths
2013/14
SW
Home
Truths
2014/15
9.8:1
12.0:1
6.5:1
10.3:1
11.3:1
11.4:1
10.9:1
9.3:1
Rates calculated using mid-year population estimates for 2011,2012 and 2013. Crime incidence source:
data.police.uk monthly crime statistics for the Dorset Police force.
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The categories “Criminal damage and arson”, “Drugs”, “Other theft”, “Public disorder and weapons” and
“Shoplifting” were only reported from September 2011 onwards. As a result, the “other crime” category
shows more entries in 2011/12 than 2012/13.
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Health (Life expectancy at birth)
Life expectancy
(ONS)
Male
Female
1999-03
2003-05
2003-07
2007-09
2008-10
2010-12
2011-13
75.9
77.3
77.5
78.0
78.0
78.6
78.9
81
81.9
82.1
82.6
82.6
83.1
83.0
Health (Limiting long term illness by household)
One or more person with limiting long term
illness, 2011 Census
25.95% of households
Economy (Gross Value Added)
GVA
GVA per head
(£million)
(Bournemouth
& Poole)
Indexed to UK
(where UK is
100)
*provisional
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013*
18,546
19,418
20,477
20,350
21,040
20,753
21,063
22,428
22,981
96.1
95.9
96.1
94.0
99.1
94.7
94.3
98.4
98.2
Economy (Employment)
Employment
Claimant rate, March
(residence based)
(Nomis, ONS)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
1.7%
1.5%
3.3%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
2.4%
Economy (Number of firms, ABI)
Number of Firms
by Sector and
Size (ABI)
Agriculture and
fishing
Energy and water
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Manufacturing
5.3%
5.0%
4.2%
4.6%
4.3%
Construction
10.1%
10.6%
9.9%
10.9%
11.2%
Distribution, hotels
and restaurants
33.4%
32.5%
31.0%
31.0%
30.9%
2.9%
3.1%
2.8%
3.0%
2.9%
31.4%
31.9%
33.8%
33.4%
33.4%
Transport and
communications
Banking, finance
and insurance
93
Economy (Number of firms, ABI)
Public
administration,
education and
health
Other services
8.3%
8.6%
9.9%
9.2%
9.3%
8.3%
8.1%
8.5%
7.8%
7.7%
Economy (Number of firms, IDBR)
Number of Firms by Sector (IDBR, ONS)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
Mining, quarrying & utilities
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
Manufacturing
4.7%
4.4%
4.2%
4.3%
4.2%
Construction
15.8%
15.3%
14.9%
14.6%
14.4%
Motor trades
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.8%
Wholesale
3.4%
3.8%
3.6%
3.7%
3.5%
Retail
11.2%
11.5%
11.1%
11.0%
10.4%
Transport & storage (inc. postal)
2.0%
1.8%
1.7%
1.9%
1.9%
Accommodation & food services
8.4%
8.1%
8.3%
8.3%
8.0%
Information & communication
8.0%
8.4%
8.5%
8.7%
9.5%
Finance & Insurance
2.3%
1.9%
2.1%
1.9%
1.8%
Property
4.6%
4.6%
4.7%
4.7%
4.9%
Professional, scientific & technical
13.7%
14.9%
15.4%
15.7%
15.9%
Business administration & support services
7.2%
7.0%
6.6%
6.4%
6.7%
Public administration & defence
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Education
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.4%
Health
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other
services
5.3%
5.5%
5.7%
6.0%
5.9%
7.4%
6.9%
7.2%
7.1%
7.2%
Economy (Business size, IDBR)
Business size (IDBR, ONS)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Mini-micro (0-4 employees)
75.7%
76.0%
75.1%
75.1%
74.9%
Micro (0-9 employees)
88.6%
88.6%
88.0%
87.4%
87.3%
Small (0-49 employees)
98.1%
97.8%
97.9%
97.8%
97.9%
Medium (50-249 employees)
1.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.8%
Large (250+ employees)
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
94
Economy (Employees in employment, BRES)
Employees by Sector
(BRES, ONS)
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Production
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Construction
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Motor trades
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
Wholesale
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
Retail
Transport & storage (inc.
postal)
Accommodation & food
services
Information &
communication
Finance & Insurance
15%
14%
14%
14%
13%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
13%
13%
12%
12%
12%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
Property
Professional, scientific &
technical
Business administration &
support services
Public administration &
defence
Education
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
5%
6%
6%
6%
6%
5%
6%
6%
7%
8%
4%
4%
4%
3%
3%
8%
8%
8%
9%
9%
Health
Arts, entertainment,
recreation & other services
15%
16%
17%
17%
17%
4%
4%
5%
5%
5%
Economy (Business Births and Deaths)
Business Demography,
ONS
Births
Deaths
Active Enterprises
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
915
785
635
670
785
800
910
765
695
875
755
675
725
710
6,780
6,680
6,530
6,535
6,415
6,495
6,620
Economy (Median earnings)
Median gross full-time weekly
earnings
(Residence-Based) (ASHE)
% of GB Median
Median gross full-time weekly
earnings
(Workplace-Based) (ASHE)
% of GB Median
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
£463.50
£460.00
£464.70
£482.00
£482.30
£509.90
94.5%
91.7%
92.9%
94.8%
93.1%
97.9%
£490.20
£425.90
£440.70
£479.10
£479.80
£465.60
100.1%
85.1%
88.1%
94.3%
92.7%
89.5%
95
Environment (Area protected by an environmental designation)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
International
76 ha
76 ha
76ha
76ha
76ha
76ha
76ha
National
274 ha
274 ha
274ha
274ha
274ha
274ha
274ha
Local
429 ha
438 ha
436ha
439ha
439ha
439ha
439ha
Environment (River Quality)
Current Chemical
Quality 2013
Current Ecological
Quality 2013
Branksome Chine Stream
Not required
Moderate Potential
Bourne Stream
Not required
Moderate Potential
Good
Poor Potential
River Quality (Environment Agency)
Lower Stour
Environment (Bathing Water Quality)
Bathing Water Quality (Environment Agency)
2014
Alum Chine
Higher standard
Boscombe Pier
Higher standard
Bournemouth Pier
Higher standard
Durley Chine
Higher standard
Fisherman’s Walk
Higher standard
Hengistbury West
Higher standard
Southbourne
Higher standard
Transport (2011 Census) Car Ownership
Households with no car
25.9%
Households with one car
44.7%
Households with 2+ cars
29.4%
All cars/vans in the area
92,927
96
Transport (2011 Census) Travel to work
Work mainly at or from home
6.6%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram
0.1%
Train
1.1%
Bus, minibus or coach
5.6%
Taxi
0.2%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped
0.7%
Driving a car or van
36.0%
Passenger in a car or van
3.2%
Bicycle
3.0%
On foot
7.9%
Other method of travel to work
0.3%
Not in employment
Source: Census 2011 commissioned table CT0045
35.2%
Education (DfE)
Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent
including English and Maths
2006/
2007/
2008/
2009/
2010/
2011/
07
08
09
10
11
12
2012/
13
2013/
14*
England
(state funded
schools)
45.9%
48.4%
50.9%
55.3%
58.4%
59.1%
60.8%
56.8%
Bournemouth
LA
48.2%
48.9%
51.5%
56.5%
57.4%
60.7%
63.0%
61.1%
* It is not possible to directly compare 2013/14 figures with earlier years due to the changes in
methodology.
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Appendix 2 Schedule of Core Indicators
The Core Output Indicators listed below are fully described in the relevant chapters
of this monitoring report. It is no longer a statutory requirement for Local Authorities
to report on these indicators as shown below. Many of the indicators, however, are
useful for the monitoring process and will still be recorded in the same manner as in
previous years.
Economy
BD1
Total amount of additional employment floorspace - by type
BD2
Total amount of additional employment floorspace on previously built
land - by type
BD3
Employment land available - by type
BD4
Total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses'
BD1
BD3
B1b
B1c
B2
B8
Total
1,099
33
0
0
775
1,907
(10,586)
33
(330)
(2,198)
208
(12,873)
1,099
33
0
0
775
1,907
100%
100%
N/A
N/A
100%
100%
6.38
0.18
0.08
0.08
0.08
6.8
Gross (sq m)
Net (sq m)
BD2
B1a
Gross (sq m)
% gross on
PDL
Hectares
BD4
(i) Town centre
Gross (sq m)
Net (sq m)
(ii) Local
authority
Gross (sq m)
Net (sq m)
A1
A2
B1a
D2
Total
274
593
1,085
49
2,001
(1,679)
593
(8,787)
49
(9,824)
1,195
718
1,099
1,197
4,209
(3,316)
322
(10,586)
664
(12,916)
98
Housing
H1
Plan period and housing targets
H2 (a)
Net additional dwellings - in previous years
H2 (b)
Net additional dwellings - for the reporting year
H2 (c)
Net additional dwellings - in future years
H3
New and converted dwellings - on previously developed land
H4
Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)
H5
Gross affordable housing completions
H6
Housing Quality - Building for Life Assessments
Start of plan
period
H1
End of plan
period
2006
H2a
Total housing
required
Source of plan target
14,600 (within the
built-up area)
2026
Core Strategy
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Rep
Rep
Rep
Rep
Rep
Rep
1,089
1,534
1,218
622
492
555
730
730
730
730
730
730
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
Rep
Current
1
2
3
4
671
671
671
671
H2b
H2c
Net additions
Annual Target
639
H2a
394
H2b
H2c
Net additions
730
730
730
730
730
730
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
5
6
7
8
9
10
Net additions
671
671
671
671
671
671
Annual Target
730
730
730
730
730
730
2024/25
2025/26
Total
11
12
Annual Target
H2a
H2b
H2c
H2a
6,149
H2b
394
H2c
Net additions
671
671
8,052
Annual Target
730
730
14,600
99
Number on PDL
% gross on PDL
451
93.6%
H3
Permanent
Transit
Total
H4
0
0
0
H5
Social rent homes
provided
22
Intermediate homes
provided
0
Affordable homes
total
22
Number of sites
0
5
5
0
10
Dwellings on site
0
73
119
0
192
% of dwellings
0
38%
62%
0%
100%
H6
BFL Score
12 / 12 Greens
9 to 11 Greens
6 to 8 Greens
Less than 6 Greens
TOTAL