The document discusses plans for a Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Study for the West of England region. It notes that the region needs to plan for at least 85,000 new homes and 95,000 new jobs by 2036. A 12-week public consultation is being launched to gather input on housing and employment land needs, and transport priorities and solutions. The consultation will help inform a draft Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Study that will guide development and infrastructure investment across the region over the next 20 years.

1. West of England Joint Spatial Plan & Joint Transport Study
21st January 2016
Zoe Willcox – Service Director, Planning, Bristol City Council
Peter Mann – Service Director, Transport, Bristol City Council

2. What is the Joint Spatial Plan?
We’re leading a consultation
on the future of housing,
employment land and
transport provision
and we want you to help
shape the process
#WEBuildourfuture

3. West of England
 Natural economic catchment area
 Population of over one million
 9 out of 10 people work and live here
 Natural capital is a great asset
 £25 billion economy
 £10 billion a year in taxes to Treasury
 Diverse economy

4. The Home of Knowledge, Innovation and Quality of Life
 Highly competitive and growing economy
 Clearly defined travel to work area with major new transport
investment being delivered
 Strong academic profile and wide ranging skills base
 Strong environmental credentials, unique heritage and
natural environment
 Growing reputation for delivery
 Clearly defined LEP an 4UAs
 West of England Partnership – mature relationship

5. Housing Delivery in Crisis
 Across England a quarter of adults under 35 are living
in their childhood bedroom
 In the 1950’s an average house cost just over 4 times
annual salary by the 2008 property boom this had
reached 8 times
 In 2005 69% of first mortgages did so without parental
assistance by 2011 down to 35%
 By 2012, 70% of homes in England were built by large
house building firms

6. Why a Joint Spatial Plan is needed
Key components:
 Need to coordinate the reviews of existing Local Plans and plan
forward for 2016 – 2036 for the whole of the West of England
 Need to respond to new housing and employment growth
requirements
 Need to prepare the plan on a statutory basis with a joint vision
and formal consultation, public and stakeholder engagement
and external examination
 Need to support growth by improving local and strategic
infrastructure in a co-ordinated way

7. Why a Joint Spatial Plan is needed
• We need to provide at least 85,000 new and affordable
homes in the Wider Bristol Housing Market Area by 2036
• and accommodate 95,000 new jobs across the West of
England

8. • We need to maintain a high quality of life, and strike the
right balance between growth and our beautiful
countryside
Why a Joint Spatial Plan is needed

9. • The focus for new housing should be on previously
developed land. We aim to make best use of urban sites
and minimise need for developing green space.
Why a Joint Spatial Plan is needed

10. A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth
Joint Spatial Plan will be a Development Plan covering the whole
of the WoE 2016-2036.
Its Vision is proposed to be:
‘By 2036 the WoE will be one of Europe's fastest growing and most
prosperous sub regions with the gap between disadvantaged and
other communities closed and a rising quality of life for all. The rich
and diverse environmental character will be integral to health and
economic prosperity. Patterns of development and transport will
facilitate healthy and sustainable lifestyles. Existing and new
communities will be well integrated, attractive and desirable places
and supported by the necessary infrastructure. New development
will be designed to be resilient to, and reduce the impacts of
climate change.’

11. A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth
Joint Spatial Plan will:
 set out overall quantum of growth, district apportionment,
strategic locations, strategic infrastructure (especially transport).
 identify housing numbers – at least 85,000 needed of which
56,000 in pipeline. 29,000 shortfall.
 identify employment land requirements
 consider constraints and deliverability

12. How will these be provided?

13. Delivery challenges
 Creating quality places for our expanding population 2012 – 2036, and
supporting our strong economic growth
 Unlocking full potential of existing urban areas – the need for new
delivery mechanisms
 Increasing housing delivery rates from low of 2012/13 – 2,228 units pa
to Wider Bristol HMA requirement of 4,250pa
 Delivering affordable housing
 historic rate 2006/14 – 794 units pa - 22.2% versus
 new objectively assessed need – 1,455 units pa - 34.2%
and a growing affordability gap…
 Balanced provision of employment land across the WoE
 Identifying the locations for strategic growth whilst protecting the best
of our environment

15. The Bristol and Bath Green Belt

16. A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth
Guiding principles:
 Commitment to a plan-led approach to guide future
development and secure funding for essential infrastructure
 Balance the need for growth and development with the need to
secure quality of life and a strong environmental future
 Adopt a sequential approach to development using previously
developed land and making best use of our existing urban areas
 Ensure our transport plans are coordinated with the JSP
What and How?? Spatial Scenarios…..x5

21. A more even spread….
A more even spread of development across the sub-region –
growth at Bristol, but also other towns and expanded settlements.
Using:
• a mix of different scale development solutions
• more bespoke solutions to address local objectives of infrastructure
deficits
ie a mix of urban extensions, town expansions or development at other
settlements
?different approaches in different authorities to reflect local aspirations?

22. New settlement….
Single new settlement or a limited number of expanded
settlements
• Potential to develop over time…
• No locations identified currently…

23. 12 week consultation
 How should the West of England area change over the next 20
years?
 How should growth be planned and managed?
 Where should new homes, jobs and transport improvements be
located?
 Where is it most important to minimise the impact of change?

24. West of England Joint Transport Study

25. Joint Transport Study
• We are preparing a Joint Transport Study in parallel with the
West of England’s Joint Spatial Plan
• We want to ask people about the key transport issues affecting
the area, and what sort of transport options and solutions we
should look at over the next 20 years.

26. Why a Joint Transport Study is needed
• The West of England authorities have a clear transport
strategy and major scheme programme up to 2021.

27. • JLTP3 then includes longer term future schemes & ideas
up to 2026
• But, network conditions will continue to come under
pressure, due to population and housing growth, and
growing demand to travel
• Timely need for strategic assessment of an overall
transport package – and build evidence base to support
future schemes and help secure more investment
• A `refresh’ of both existing schemes/spend scenarios
and more ambitious scenarios
Why a Joint Transport Study is needed

28. • Per capita share of national transport £
• Dispersed trip patterns
• Car dependency & congestion
• Network resilience
• Cycling
• Rail patronage
• Walking
• Bus patronage
What do you think?
How does our network compare to other
core city regions?

29. Complex trip patterns….

30. High levels of car use in many areas

31. Congestion and Resilience…

32. • Greater Bristol Bus Network £80m ✓
• Cycling City £22m ✓
• Weston Package £15m ✓
• Bath Package £27m
• Local Sustainable Transport Fund £40+m
• Better Bus Area 1 and 2 £6.5m
• Cycle Ambition Fund £11m
• MetroBus £200m
• And already planning investment from DfT devolved
funding - MetroWest rail plans – over £85m
Transport investment - Our reputation for
delivery since 2008…

33. Issues

34. Our Study Objectives
• Reduce Carbon Emissions
• Support economic growth
• Promote Accessibility
• Contribute to better safety,
health and security
• Improve quality of life and a
healthy, natural
environment

35. Objectives

36. Generation of Initial Transport Options
 Consider wide range of both existing proposals and new ideas
 Grouped into `concepts’ to stimulate discussion and debate
 Includes sustainable mobility plans, smarter choices, health,
safety, Quality of Life – and not constrained by ambition
Public
transport
corridors
More
MetroWest
More
MetroBus
Freight LSTF +
Working
better
together
Walking &
Cycling
Demand
Management
MetroWest
++
Strategic
corridors
Regional
Connectivity
Orbital
connectivity
Pinch points

37. Concepts

38. Next Steps - Shortlisting and Formulation of
Packages and Recommended Options
 Initial sifting and prioritisation to inform a `reference
case’ of preferred transport packages - addressing our
current challenges – feeding in views from consultation
 Then build in the impacts of future growth - shortlisted
spatial scenarios for development
 Must ensure recommended transport package is
robust and objective - ‘reasonable prospects’ test for
delivery, giving strategic direction
 Form deliverable, shortlisted funding packages

39. JTS Programme
• Review findings of consultation - Feb 2016
• Modelling and appraisal of transport packages – by
early summer 2016
• 6 week consultation on potential components of
preferred package – Autumn 2016
• Final transport study report – Dec 2016
• Subsequent incorporation into JLTP update and
publication of Joint Spatial Plan

40. 12 week consultation
 What do you think are the current challenges on our
transport network?
 What do you think our objectives should be?
 What types of interventions do you think should
happen over the next twenty years? How would you
prioritise these?

41. Get involved!
www.jointplanningwofe.org.uk