North East Lincolnshire Council Local Development Orders

Mark Cawood - Planning & Building Control Manager, Cofely GDF Suez

North East Lincolnshire the busiest port complex the largest concentration of

food companies the most renewable energy

opportunities – Centrica RES, Siemens, DONG

the greenest power station the biggest strategic

employment sites the lowest operating costsFocus on ports & logistics,

renewables, chemicals & processing, tourism & retail, & food processing.

But• Weak housing market -

prices half national average.

• 2010 46th most deprived LA in England

• Lower Area Super Output Area – East Marsh 2nd most deprived in England

• 26% children live in poverty• Low level of professional &

managerial positions• 37% of households earning

<£20,000

• 26% children live in poverty• Higher levels of

unemployment• Low level of professional &

managerial positions• 37% of households earning

<£20,000• Higher levels of

unemployment

Enhanced Planning Service Long term innovative partnership

with Cofely GDF Suez Major Applications Planning

Service (MAPS) Agents Accreditation Service LDO in place for EZ 2012 & 2014 National Housing

Design Awards 2013 National Place Making

Award – Highly Commended 100 % of service users at least

satisfied Speedy planning decisions

Enhanced Planning Service

Pathfinder Local Development Orders

3 Residential Focussed:Ladysmith Road, GrimsbyGrant Street, Cleethorpes,Western School site, Grimsby

1 Food Focussed LDO: Phase 4 of Europarc, Grimsby 138 ha Already one renewables focussed LDO in place within Port of Grimsby EZ

Ladysmith Road

Ladysmith Road

Ladysmith Road

Ladysmith Road – Desired Outputs

• Housing delivery obviously!

• Development on key stalled site

• Demonstration of proactive planning service

• Potential step towards CPO if no progress

• Design code for development in challenging housing market area

Western School

Former Western School

Western School – Desired Outputs

• Significant council asset• Shift from maximising capital receipt to wider

ambition• Informal Quality benchmark setting• Different approaches• Exciting design solution sought

Grant Street

Grant Street

Grant Street – Desired Outputs

• Urban mixed use scheme

• Unlock regeneration ambitions for wider ‘quarter’

• Improvements to key point of arrival and destination in its own right

• LDO in combination with Local Growth Fund money

Food LDO Europarc Phase 4

Food LDO Europarc Phase 4

Food LDO-Outputs

• Provide key support to growth in one of North East Lincolnshire’s key industrial sectors which is of national importance.

• Reduce timescales for the planning and development process, thereby de-risking the site and increasing investor confidence and reduce development costs.

• Be an important additional marketing message and add value to the ‘Food Town Tool Box’.

• Increase the pace of investment and growth in the Food Cluster

• Support the creation of 3,500 jobs

Thoughts so far• Effectiveness too early to

say but part of positive planning toolkit

• Turning key in the right direction rather than unlocking sites

• Obvious resource demands v day job

• Don’t underestimate the inertia associated with doing something new!

• Importance of keeping land owner on your side

• Managing the public’s understanding ‘’no planning application!’’

• Expect concerns about loss of democratic control, delays and complication to be ill-founded

• But LDOs on wider sites may be problematic due to funding of technical studies

• Money and time constraints will reduce an LDO’s value

Questions?