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1 North West of England PlanRegional Spatial strategy to 2021 The North West of England PlanRegional Spatial strategy to 2021 London: TSOS eptember 2008 Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5 DUTelephone 020 7944 4400 Web site Crown Copyright 2008 Copyright in the typographical arrangements rests with the publication, excluding logos, may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation. This is subject to it being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the publication specifi any other use of this material, please write to Licensing Division, Offi ce of Public Sector Information, 5th Floor, Pretty France, London SW1H 9AJ or e-mail: queries relating to the content of this document should be referred to the Government Offi ce for the North West or the Regional Planning Body at the following address.

2 Government Offi ce for North West, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 978 0 11 754000 2 Printed in Great Britain on material containing 75% post-consumer waste and 25% ECF pulpN5920414 C10 09/08 Published by TSO (The Stationery Offi ce) and available , Telephone, Fax & E-mailTSOPO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1 GNTelephone orders/General enquiries: 0870 600 5522 Fax orders: 0870 600 5533E-mail: 0870 240 3701 TSO Shops16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD028 9023 8451 Fax 028 9023 540171 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ0870 606 5566 Fax 0870 606 5588 TSO @ Blackwall and other Accredited AgentsIntroduction4 Our Visionfor the NorthWest by The Roleand Purposeof RSS72 Our Region183 PolicyContext214 SpatialPrinciples325 RegionalSpatialFramework416 Workingin the NorthWest Achievinga SustainableEconomy567 Livingin the NorthWest Ensuringa Strong,Healthyand Just Society708 Transportin the NorthWest ConnectingPeopleand Places899 Environment,Minerals,Waste and Energy12310 ManchesterCity Region13311 LiverpoolCity Region14312 CentralLancashireCity Region15013 Cumbriaand NorthLancashire15814 Implementation.

3 Monitoringand Review16215 Replacedand SavedStructurePlanPoliciesAppendices167 AppendixRT183 GlossaryIndexof Policies22 PolicyDP 1 SpatialPrinciples23 PolicyDP 2 PromoteSustainableCommunities24 PolicyDP 3 PromoteSustainableEconomicDevelopment25 PolicyDP 4 Makethe Best Use of ExistingResourcesand InfrastructureThe NorthWest of EnglandPlanRegionalSpatialStrategyto 2021 Contents26 PolicyDP 5 ManageTravelDemand;Reducethe Needto Travel,and IncreaseAccessibility26 PolicyDP 6 MarryOpportunityand Need27 PolicyDP 7 PromoteEnvironmentalQuality29 PolicyDP 8 MainstreamingRuralIssues30 PolicyDP 9 ReduceEmissionsand Adaptto ClimateChange32 PolicyRDF 1 SpatialPriorities34 PolicyRDF 2 RuralAreas37 PolicyRDF 3 The Coast39 PolicyRDF 4 GreenBelts42 PolicyW 1 Strengtheningthe RegionalEconomy44 PolicyW 2 Locationsfor RegionallySignificantEconomicDevelopment 46 PolicyW 3 Supplyof EmploymentLand49 PolicyW 4 Releaseof AllocatedEmploymentLand51 PolicyW 5 RetailDevelopment53 PolicyW 6 Tourismand the VisitorEconomy54 PolicyW 7 Principlesfor TourismDevelopment57 PolicyL 1 Health,Sport,Recreation.

4 Culturaland EducationServicesProvision58 PolicyL 2 UnderstandingHousingMarkets60 PolicyL 3 ExistingHousingStockand HousingRenewal62 PolicyL 4 RegionalHousingProvision68 PolicyL 5 AffordableHousing70 PolicyRT 1 IntegratedTransportNetworks72 PolicyRT 2 ManagingTravelDemand75 PolicyRT 3 PublicTransportFramework77 PolicyRT 4 Managementof the HighwayNetwork79 PolicyRT 5 Airports81 PolicyRT 6 Portsand Waterways83 PolicyRT 7 FreightTransport85 PolicyRT 8 Inter-ModalFreightTerminals86 PolicyRT 9 Walkingand Cycling87 PolicyRT 10 Prioritiesfor TransportManagementand Investment91 PolicyEM 1 IntegratedEnhancementand Protectionof the Region s EnvironmentalAssets93 PolicyEM 2 RemediatingContaminatedLand94 PolicyEM 3 GreenInfrastructure96 PolicyEM 4 RegionalParks99 PolicyEM 5 IntegratedWater Management100 PolicyEM 6 Managingthe NorthWest s Coastline102 PolicyEM 7 MineralsExtraction103 PolicyEM 8 Land-wonAggregates103 PolicyEM 9 Secondaryand RecycledAggregates104 PolicyEM 10 A RegionalApproachto Waste Management105 PolicyEM 11 Waste ManagementPrinciplesThe NorthWest of EnglandPlanRegionalSpatialStrategyto 2021 Contents106 PolicyEM 12 LocationalPrinciples107 PolicyEM 13 Provisionof Nationally.

5 Regionallyand Sub-RegionallySignificantWasteManagement Facilities112 PolicyEM 14 RadioactiveWaste113 PolicyEM 15 A FrameworkFor SustainableEnergyIn The NorthWest114 PolicyEM 16 EnergyConservation& Efficiency116 PolicyEM 17 RenewableEnergy118 PolicyEM 18 DecentralisedEnergySupply124 PolicyMCR1 ManchesterCity RegionPriorities128 PolicyMCR2 RegionalCentreand InnerAreasof ManchesterCity Region129 PolicyMCR3 SouthernPart of the ManchesterCity Region130 PolicyMCR4 SouthCheshire131 PolicyMCR5 NorthernPart of the ManchesterCity Region132 PolicyMCR6 StrategicFrameworkfor Warrington134 PolicyLCR 1 LiverpoolCity RegionPriorities138 PolicyLCR 2 The RegionalCentreand InnerAreasof LiverpoolCity Region139 PolicyLCR 3 Outerpart of the LiverpoolCity Region140 PolicyLCR 4 The remainingrural partsof LiverpoolCity Region141 PolicyLCR 5 West Cheshire NorthEast Wales144 PolicyCLCR1 CentralLancashireCity RegionPriorities147 PolicyCLCR2 Focusfor Developmentand Investmentin CentralLancashireCityRegion149 PolicyCLCR3 GreenCity151 PolicyCNL 1 OverallSpatialPolicyfor Cumbria152 PolicyCNL 2 Sub-areaDevelopmentPrioritiesfor Cumbria156 PolicyCNL 3 SpatialPolicyfor the LakeDistrict156 PolicyCNL 4 SpatialPolicyfor NorthLancashire158 PolicyIM 1 ImplementationThe NorthWest of EnglandPlanRegionalSpatialStrategyto 2021 ContentsOur Visionfor the NorthWest by 2021we will see a regionthat has actedto deliversustainabledevelopment.

6 Leadingto ahigherqualityof life for all, and reducedsocial,economicand be seenin a globalcontext,and the regionwill contributeto the reductionofcarbondioxideand othergreenhousegas 2021we aim to see Manchesterand Liverpoolfirmlyestablishedas worldclasscitiesthanksto their internationalconnections,highlydeveloped serviceand knowledgesectorsand flourishingculture,sportand growthand developmentof the CentralLancashireCity Regionas a focusfor economicgrowthwill continue,buildingon the existingindividualstrengthsof the urbancentresaroundcommerce,highereducati on,advancedmanufacturingand economyof Cumbriawill be region s townsand citieswill offer strongand distinctivecentresfor their hinterlands,with attractive,high qualitylivingenvironmentsthat meetthe needsof their rural communitieswill enjoyincreasedprosperityand qualityof life, whilstrespectingthe characterof their surroundingsand ImplementationFrameworkthat accompaniesthis RegionalSpatialStrategyestablishesa set of indicatorsand targetsto monitorperformanceagainstthis vision,the objectivesset outat the start of subsequentchapters,and the high level outcomesthat this strategyseeksto NorthWest of EnglandPlanRegionalSpatialStrategyto 2021 Our Vision for the NorthWest by The Roleand Purposeof RegionalSpatialStrategy(RSS)

7 For NorthWest Englandprovidesa frameworkfordevelopmentand investmentin the regionover the next fifteento establishesa broadvisionfor the regionand its sub-regions,prioritiesfor growthand regeneration,andpoliciesto achievesustainabledevelopmentacrossa wide rangeof topics from jobs,housingand transportto climatechange,wasteand doesnot repeatnationalpolicyas expressed,for example,inPlanningPolicyStatements(PPSs) circularsand bringsan understandingofthe NorthWest regionto targetthe deliveryof suchpolicyand spatialdimensionis veryvaluablein this respect,providingfocusfordeveloping,inte gratingand articulatingpolicyin a way that acknowledgesfunctionallinkagesand RSSis requiredby the Planningand CompulsoryPurchaseAct 2004,and mattersof processand contentare prescribedin PPS11(1).

8 It incorporatesregionaltransportpolicies(RT S) whichhaveboth informed,and beeninformedby, the SpatialPrinciples,RegionalandSub-regiona lSpatialFrameworksand Policiesof regionaltransportpoliciesaim toachievethe samesharedvisionof sustainabledevelopmentand includethe region s prioritiesfor transportinvestmentand RSS replacesall of the savedstructureplan policiesof the Joint LancashireStructurePlan (2005)whichwereextendedundertransitional provisionsof schedule8 of the Planningand CompulsoryPurchaseAct RSSalso replacesthe policiesof the CheshireStructurePlan (2005)and the Cumbriaand LakeDistrictJointStructurePlan (2006)with theexceptionof thoseoutlinedas extendedfor a furtherperioduntil replacedby futureRSS reviewas set out in is part of the statutorydevelopmentplan for everylocal authorityin the (LDDs),whichare preparedby LocalPlanningAuthorities,mustbe in generalconformitywith the be consideredagainsttheprovisionsof RSS and , RSS policiesare notrestrictedto implementationthroughthe grantor refusalof planningpermissionand a widerangeof stakeholdersin the public,privateand voluntarysectors,manyof themnew to thisprocess,will needto be engagedto deliverthe plansand strategies referredto in this documentincludestatutoryLocalDevelopment Documents(LDDs)and otherelementsof the LocalDevelopmentFramework(LDF).

9 LocalTransportPlans(LTPs);CommunityStrat egies;localhousingand economicstrategies;andalso variousstrategiesand programmesproducedby governmentdepartments,agenciesandpartner ships;the utilitycompaniesand transportproviders;otherprivatebusinesse sand proposalsand schemes mentionedinclude,but are not limitedto,developmentproposalssubjectto planningapplicationsand otherconsents,infrastructureprojectsand readas a beenkept to a minimumandduplicationavoidedas far as is, therefore,importantthat policiesacrossthe wholeRSSare readtogetherwhenconsideringimplementatio n- whethervia landuse planning1 PlanningPolicyStatement11: RegionalSpatialStrategies,ODPM, NorthWest of EnglandPlanRegionalSpatialStrategyto 2021 The Role and Purposeof RSS1mechanismsor example,policiesDP1 to DP9 cut acrossthe themesof the living , working , transport,and environment,minerals,wasteand energy and containadvicerelevantto decisionmakingin all sub-regionalpoliciesamplify, andshouldbe read togetherwith, the broadregionalprioritiesfor growthand developmentin Chapter5, highlightedin shadedboxesto distinguishthemfrom supportingtext whichexplainsand Key Diagramand one for eachof the sub-regions.

10 Illustratethepoliciesand drawout key separateImplementationFrameworkis beingpreparedby the RegionalPlanningBodyto providemoredetailon methodsfor the deliveryof RSS,the agenciesthat will carryit out,targetsto be met and arrangementsfor a separatedocumentthis willenableit to be morereadilyupdatedand to providea rollingprogrammeof RegionalPlanningBodywill preparean AnnualMonitoringReportto reportprogresson i