Local Plan Main Modifications Consultation
Policy SP17: Strategic Economic Development
| Local Plan page number | Policy or paragraph Local Plan | Proposed Change | Justification |
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99 |
Policy SP17: Criterion 1 |
Maintaining a portfolio of 278.35 [removed] 329.6 [added] ha of land for economic development including 141.3 ha of land for specialist port-related development and 51.25 ha of land for specialist advanced manufacturing. [added] |
Justified Effective |
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100 |
Policy SP17: Supporting text Paragraph 9.10 |
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan (IAMP AAP) is a cross-boundary development plan which allocates land in both South Tyneside and Sunderland for a regional-scale employment park specifically for the Principal Uses of production, supply chain and distribution activities directly related to the Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing sectors. The IAMP AAP was adopted by both South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council in 2017. [added] The IAMP AAP was informed by its own bespoke evidence base which considers the specific needs for the development of the Principal Uses only, which is complementary to the wider general employment needs being met through each the respective Local Plans of both authorities. [added] Given the strategic nature of the IAMP, its cross-boundary location within two local planning authorities and the restrictions on types of employment uses permissible on the site (the Principal Uses), it is considered appropriate that the IAMP continues to form part of its own separate development plan. Therefore, whilst the contribution of land for specialist advanced manufacturing to the overall portfolio of employment land is recognised within Policy SP17, a clear distinction is maintained between the IAMP and land allocated for either general economic development or specialist port and river-related development within the Local Plan. [added] Consideration has been given to the interrelationship between the IAMP and the supply/demand for employment space within the borough to ensure that there is no double-counting, with economic growth associated with the Principal Uses expected to take place within the IAMP and economic growth expected to be accommodated within the portfolio of employment sites allocated through the South Tyneside Local Plan. [added] |
Justified Effective |
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Soundness
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• Positively prepared – the plan should be prepared based on a strategy which seeks to meet objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements, including unmet requirements from neighbouring authorities where it is reasonable to do so and consistent with achieving sustainable development.
• Justified – the plan should be the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence.
• Effective – the plan should be deliverable over its period and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities, and
• Consistent with national policy – the plan should enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the NPPF.