The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This section lists the monitoring indicators the councils will use to check whether each plan policy is working. For every policy, from the development strategy through infrastructure, economy, housing, climate and environment chapters, it names the measures to be tracked, such as homes completed, affordable housing delivered, floorspace built, flood risk permissions and biodiversity net gain units. Some policies have no specific indicators. The results feed into ongoing monitoring of the plan.
Health, schools & community
Health and wellbeing, GP and hospital capacity, schools, sport, open space, play areas and community buildings.
124 sections of the plan, in document order.
The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This section introduces the guidance on developer contributions, the payments and works councils can require to support new development. It explains the two main types: the Community Infrastructure Levy, a fixed charge per square metre, and planning obligations under Section 106 agreements, used for on-site infrastructure or funding elsewhere. Any obligation must be necessary, directly related to the development, and fair in scale and kind. Typical uses include affordable housing, schools, health facilities, open space, transport and drainage.
The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This section introduces the public open space guidance annex, which explains how the plan's open space policies will be applied. It should be read alongside published technical notes, including a draft management plan, cost schedule and template legal agreements. It then begins defining four types of accessible greenspace: parks and gardens, recreation grounds, natural and semi-natural greenspace, and amenity greenspace, each described by its character and typical uses.
The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This section sets out detailed public open space guidance. New residential development must provide at least 5.67 hectares of usable open space per 1,000 residents, calculated from bedroom numbers, with the same standard applied to jobs in commercial schemes. Space should be on site, or within about 480 metres, or funded through a financial contribution. Developments over 100 homes must provide allotments. It also covers 30-year maintenance sums, minimum sizes for council adoption, delivery before 60% of homes are occupied, management company rules, and design standards for planting, play areas and sustainable drainage.