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16.01 The seven key aims of the Local Plan have been set out in
Chapter 3 and
the objectives for topic areas and the town centre and local centres are
included within the relevant chapters. The achievement of these aims and
objectives will be through the implementation of the Plan’s policies with the
necessary resourcing.
16.02 The Plan will be implemented through development by the private sector,
the Borough of Poole and other public bodies and by the determination of
planning applications for development by the Local Planning Authority in
accordance with the policies and proposals of the Plan.
16.03 The Local Plan in the plan-led system is the first consideration in the
determination of planning applications and will provide guidance and certainty
to developers. It is intended that the policies are sufficiently robust to be
relevant through the Plan period with the review process permitting flexibility
where circumstances change.
16.04 The cost of land assembly and of the necessary infrastructure required by
any particular development will influence its feasibility. The Borough of Poole
will provide funding for programmed schemes and improvements but developers will
be required to pay for infrastructure and other provisions which are directly
associated with the development in accordance with Circular 1/97. 
16.05 Regional Planning Guidance for the South West provides the regional
framework for the Local Plan. The strategy and policies of the Guidance will be
implemented through the private sector, central and local government, the
utilities, agencies and the voluntary sector. The implementation of the Guidance
will be monitored using indicators to assess its effectiveness, check the
external context and assess the extent to which Development Plans are
implementing its strategy and policies.
16.06 The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Structure Plan includes policies for the
implementation of development to ensure that proposals support the principle of
sustainable development and address the issues of the stability of land,
pollution, safety, security and amenity and the need for satisfactory servicing.
Implementation Policy E includes the requirement for developers to make
contributions towards the provision of services where appropriate. The
implementation of the Structure Plan will be monitored.
16.07 Most of the proposals within the Plan will be implemented by private
investment through development in accordance with the Local Plan. The Council
may promote development on some major sites and the Local Planning Authority
will prepare planning briefs for their development which will be the subject of
public consultation. On smaller sites the development will generally be
initiated by private developers. The Local Planning Authority will negotiate
with developers on all sites for the optimum development of the site in
accordance with the Design Code.
16.08 The Council will seek planning obligations from developers where they are
required to enable development to take place in a proper manner. Where new
development makes significant demands on infrastructure, services and
facilities, obligations will be sought from developers through Section 106
Agreements under the Town and Country Planning Act to make provisions which are
directly related in scale and kind in accordance with Circular 1/97.
16.09 Where proposals make demands on services and facilities which are related
to the development, the Council will seek Section 106 Agreements to secure the
following:
i) open space (Policies L1 and
L17);
ii) affordable housing (Policy
H5);
iv) a transport provision (T13);
v) public art (Policies
BE9 and
TO6); and
vi) community facilities (Policy CF6).
16.10 It is expected that new housing development will provide open space
towards meeting the Borough’s open space standards as described in
Chapter 11 on
Leisure and Recreation. Where possible the open space as amenity open space,
will be provided on site but otherwise contributions will be sought to provide
these off-site and to provide equipped children’s play space and youth and adult
outdoor play space off-site. The contributions will be calculated on the basis
of the demand generated by the housing.
16.11 Where the market does not provide housing to meet the needs of the local
population, Government guidance recommends that Local Plans may include policies
to seek a mix of housing types including the provision of affordable housing as
part of general housing development.
Policy H5 is included within the Housing
Chapter which sets out the negotiations which will take place with developers of
residential sites to provide affordable housing. Negotiations will take place on
suitable sites within the threshold set by Circular 6/98 and include all types
of dwellings.
16.12 All development which will generate traffic movement will be required to
make appropriate provision for parking according to the Borough’s guidelines for
different types of development and in line with the requirements of the three
parking zones defined at
Policy T11.
16.13 The Council supports the Arts Council’s initiative in encouraging public
art. There will be negotiations with developers on appropriate sites and in the
Tourism Zones for the provision of public art.
Borough of Poole's Role
16.14 The Local Plan has a corporate role in achieving the Council’s land use
aims. It is a tool by which the strategies of the Council may be implemented.
The statutory functions and discretionary duties which have planning and land
use implications will be carried out within the framework of the Plan and the
budgets of Service Units will contribute to the funding of some proposals.
16.15 The Council as a Unitary Authority has a wide-ranging role in the Plan’s
implementation as:
i) landowner;
ii) funder;
iii) enabler;
iv) Strategic
Planning Authority;
v) Highway Authority;
vi) Housing Authority;
vii) Education
Authority;
viii) provider of Social Services;
ix) provider of Environmental
Health enforcement and advice;
x) Maritime District Council; and xi) Land
Drainage Authority.
16.16 The Council also has discretionary functions in relation to Economic
Development, Local Agenda 21, Leisure and Recreation, Tourism, Parks and Open
Spaces, Property and Museum Services which can each contribute to the
implementation of the Local Plan.
16.17 The Council, as a major landowner in Poole, has control over the timing
and financing of the development of land in its ownership and is able to
implement a number of the proposals of the Local Plan from its own resources.
The Council’s land ownership, and hence control, extends to parks and open space
within the Borough including Moortown Aerodrome, Poole Park and Upton Country
Park and Upton Park Farm. The Council owns car parks and land at The Quay,
Rockley Park, the Stadium, the Dolphin Centre, the Lighthouse and housing and
employment land within the Borough. The Council owns and manages the protection
of much of the heathland in Poole.
16.18 Development of land owned by the Council as open space, school sites, for
community facilities and as housing and employment land, will be controlled by
the Planning Authority in the same manner as land in private ownership.
16.19 In order to implement a number of the Plan’s proposals, the Council will
need to acquire further land, with the assistance of developer contributions in
some cases.
16.20 A number of proposals in the Plan may require the Council to act as a
catalyst to bring about development and if necessary to assemble sites by
compulsory purchase powers. Such powers will be used for the benefit of the
community and for planning purposes.
16.21 The Council will, if necessary, use compulsory purchase powers under
Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act to achieve comprehensive
development.
16.22 The most significant funding for the Local Plan proposals is through the
Borough’s role as Highway Authority, where it is responsible for funding highway
proposals other than trunk road schemes and those which developers would be
required to provide as part of a specific development. The priorities for
funding are set out in the Local Transport Plan. Highway improvements such as
junction improvements and urban traffic control are the Borough’s
responsibility.
16.23 Highway management schemes such as traffic calming initiatives are largely
funded by the Borough Council.
16.24 The Highway Authority has responsibility for identifying the road
hierarchy of primary routes, county, district, and local distributor road
networks and their functions and implications for development proposals.
16.25 Traffic management measures including proposed park and ride schemes, car
parks, coach and lorry park, cycleways, traffic calming, highway improvements
and rear-servicing for shops are likely to be partially or fully funded by the
Borough of Poole.
16.26 The Council, as Housing Authority, has an enabling role to financially
assist Housing Associations to build social housing either through land transfer
or social housing grant. All new housing will comply with Building Regulations
Part M to make reasonable provision for access for people with disabilities.
16.27 The Council will prepare Management Plans for the Sites of Special
Scientific Interest in Council ownership and will designate and manage Local
Nature Reserves.
16.28 The Environmental Protection Act 1990 gives local authorities powers to
achieve standards in pollution control and will assist the Local Plan in its
contribution to controlling pollution.
16.29 Development in the Borough will require planning permission from the Local
Planning Authority and the development control process will be the principal
means for implementing the Plan.
16.30 The Planning Authority will prepare development briefs for some of the
major development sites, supplementary planning guidance to include standards,
procedures and other guidance, and will undertake conservation functions
including the protection of Listed Buildings, the designation of Conservation
Areas and the use of Article 4 Directions where appropriate. The Council will
fund environmental improvements and will give grants for historic buildings and
tree planting.
16.31 The Borough of Poole can authorise Countryside Agency funding for
countryside schemes including landscape protection, access, walks and trailways.
16.32 Sites for schools are allocated north of Upton Road and at Turners Nursery
and will be implemented by the Borough as Education Authority. The Education
Committee owns school playing fields which are protected as urban greenspace in
the Local Plan. The provision of facilities through Social Services will be the
responsibility of the Borough.
16.33 The Local Plan’s procedure to adoption was dependent on the Strategic
Planning Authorities issuing a Statement of General Conformity. The Local Plan
is in conformity with the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Structure Plan with a
plan period to 2011.
16.34 Poole Harbour and the Port are managed by the Poole Harbour
Commissioners who are an independent statutory body. They have responsibilities
for conservation, improvement and regulation of the harbour and will play an
important role in the implementation of policies in these areas. As the
statutory harbour authority for Poole, the Commissioners have a duty under
Section 33 of the Harbour Dock and Piers Clauses Act 1847 to run a harbour open
for the shipping and unshipping of goods with the only constraint being the
physical capacity of the port. The Commissioners must accept cargoes presented
to them, irrespective of constraints.
16.35 The procedures for implementation described above should ensure that
the aims and objectives of the Local Plan are achieved. Development by Local
Authorities has some certainty but the success in achieving many of the Plan’s
proposals is dependent on private investment and is difficult to forecast.
16.36 The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 at Section 30 states that the local
planning authority should review matters which may affect the development of
their area and identifies three aspects:
i) the principal physical and economic characteristics of the area;
ii) the size, composition and distribution of the population of the area;
and
iii) the communications, transport system and traffic of the area.
16.37 The progress of the implementation of the policies and proposals of the
Local Plan and their success in achieving the aims and objectives will therefore
be monitored.
16.38 In order to check the validity of the policies and to ease subsequent
reviews, the research base of the Plan will be regularly updated and a framework
for monitoring will be set up.
16.39 The monitoring process will include the following broad areas:
i) changes to national legislation, planning guidance and Government
Circulars;
ii) the Borough of Poole’s responsibilities;
iii) planning applications, appeals and development;
iv) the provision of open space, retail development, housing and employment
land;
v) population statistics, household characteristics, employment and
unemployment data, performance and development of the transport system, market
trends and property prices; and
vi) the intentions and requirements of major landowners, Government
Departments and other agencies and developers.
16.40 Specific monitoring will be undertaken in the following areas:
i) in order to comply with Structure Plan requirements, the Council will
continue to undertake monitoring programmes for housing and employment land
availability.
ii) the level of open space provision will be monitored against the
Council’s open space standards;
iii) the Council will assess the architectural and historic interest of all
areas within the Borough and will review the boundaries and quality of design
of the existing conservation areas and assess the need for new designations;
iv) the nature conservation interests and the specific designations
protecting habitats and species;
v) the achievement of the Council’s commitment to environmental
improvement, the protection of historic buildings, high quality design and the
introduction of public art will be monitored;
vi) the Borough of Poole will finance relevant research by consultants and
other organisations and will monitor population trends, housing and employment
statistics and retail and tourism trends;
vii) the implementation of the Plan will be monitored in conjunction with
the implementation of the Service Units’ Strategies for Housing, Leisure and
Recreation and Economic Development;
viii) the provision of affordable housing both through the funding of
Housing Associations and through developer contributions will be measured
against the target set in the Plan;
ix) the ‘key players’ in Poole will be consulted regularly as to their
plans and intentions. The land reservations for roads made by the Department
for Transport will be monitored. The land requirements and plans of the
Ministry of Defence will be monitored in relation to their land at Hamworthy;
and
x) amongst the major organisations and agencies within Poole which will be
consulted are Poole Harbour Commissioners, Poole Hospital NHS Trust,
Bournemouth University, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth and Dorset Chamber
of Commerce and Industry. Close contact will be kept with the Housing
Associations operating in Poole through the RSL Forum.
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