Draft Policies, Sites and Places Plan Summer 2014 - CONSULTATION CLOSED

Public consultation - South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Draft Policies, Sites and Places (PSP) Plan, Draft Sustainability Appraisal and supporting evidence base

(Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012)

As you may be aware the Council adopted its Core Strategy (www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategy) in December 2013 and is now continuing with the preparation of its Policies, Sites and Places (PSP) Plan which will complete our up to date Local Plan. We invited comments on the Draft Policies, Sites and Places Plan and supporting Draft Sustainability Appraisal between the 26th June and the 28th August 2014, all comments received will be taken into consideration in preparing the proposed submission draft of the PSP Plan.

November Update

As part of the ongoing work in relation to the ‘Sites and Places’ element of the PSP plan, the representations received will be available shortly.

Consultation documents

Comments were invited on the following documents:

• Draft Policies, Sites and Places (PSP) Plan (a high resolution version is also available N.B. this is a large file)
• Latest updates on the Policies, Sites and Places Plan Consultation
• Errata Note
• Draft Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

Supporting evidence and guidance

The Draft Plan is supported by a number of documents:

• Previous Engagement and Consultation on the Plan (including details on the call for sites)
• Report of Consultation
• Resources and Evidence used to support community engagement on the PSP Plan
• SA Scoping report
• Retail Capacity Study 2014
• Oldbury New Nuclear Build - Developing policy for inclusion in the PSP Plan
• Call for Sites Report (a high resolution version is also available N.B. this is a large file). Note - The plan for Oldbury on Severn has been amended (22 July 2014) to accurately reflect the submissions from Oldbury on Severn Parish Council and replaces the original map in the Call for Sites Document. The amended plan can be viewed here.
• Town Centre profiles
• Guidance on Local Green Space Designation
• Duty to Cooperate Report
• Affordable Housing FAQs

Availability of documents

Copies of the Draft PSP Plan and supporting Draft Sustainability Appraisal are available from 8.45am - 5pm Mondays to Wednesdays and 8.45am - 4.30pm Thursdays and Fridays, at the Council’s One-Stop Shops:

• Thornbury Library, St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AA
• Yate, Kennedy Way, BS37 4DQ (access via West Walk)
• Kingswood Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood, BS15 9TR
• Patchway Hub, Rodway Road, Patchway, BS34 5PE

Copies of the Draft PSP Plan and supporting Draft Sustainability Appraisal are also available to view at South Gloucestershire Libraries (please refer to www.southglos.gov.uk/policiessitesandplaces for locations and opening times). 

Consultation Events

A number of consultation events took place across the district, details of which are available to view here.

A copy of the exhibition display material can be found here.

A copy of the presentation given at the Aust Summer PSP Plan Consultation Event can be found here. The presentation for the Rockhampton Event can be found here. Parts 1 - 4 of the presentations provide generic information about the PSP Plan.

Making comments

The consultation period is now closed but if you wish to be informed about future consultations please contact us via the following addresses:

• Email: PlanningLDF@southglos.gov.uk
• Post: Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice Team, South Gloucestershire Council, Environment and Community Services Department, PO Box 299, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 0DR.

Please provide full contact details including your email address as this is our preferred method of contact.

Please note that all responses received, including personal details, cannot be kept confidential. Responses will be used by us in connection with our responsibilities for town and country planning, and may also be sent to neighbouring local authorities, town and parish councils and central government, as circumstances require.  From time to time we may contact you to seek your views about other planning consultations and projects.  Periodically, you may also be invited to give us your views about our service.

If you have any questions, or require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us on the email address above or by 01454 863469.

This consultation has now closed and we are analysing the results, which will be published here in due course.