Councils in the West of England Council want people's views on future plans for new homes and transport. This presentation by David Turner at the Bristol Planning and Law Conference provides an overview.

1. Welcome
Follow the discussion and take part in the debate
#WEbuildourfuture

2. West of England Joint Spatial Plan
“A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth”

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

7. Areas for Reform:
- Land Market
- House building market
- Affordable housing investment
- Strategic local leadership

8. Why a Joint Spatial Plan is needed
Key components:
 Meeting and exceeding the requirements of the Duty of
Cooperate
 Need to coordinate the reviews of existing Local Plans which are
coming to the end of their plan periods
 Need to respond to new housing and employment growth
requirements
 Roll forward existing planning frameworks to 2036 with a
baseline of 2016
 Will be prepared on a statutory basis with formal consultation,
public and stakeholder engagement and external examination

9. A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth
Joint Spatial Plan:
 Development plan covering the whole of the WoE 2016-2036.
 Overall quantum of growth, district apportionment, strategic
locations, strategic infrastructure (especially transport).
 85,000 needed of which 56,000 in pipeline. 29,000 shortfall.
 Consider constraints and deliverability
 Issues and Options consultation starts November

10. 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

11. How many homes are needed?

12. How will these be provided?
Nailsea x 3
Clevedon x 2

14. The Bristol and Bath Green Belt

15. A Prospectus for Sustainable Growth
Issues and Options Engagement:
12 week consultation to collect views:
 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?

20. Delivery challenges
 Creating quality places for our expanding population 2012 –
2037 plus 20.1% 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 to Bristol HMA requirement of 4,250pa
 Affordable housing – historic rate 2006/14 – 794units pa -22.2%
versus new requirement – 1,455pa – 34.2% and a growing
affordability gap

21. Timetable

22. • JSP and JTS being carried out alongside each other
• JTS to tackle existing problems and growth to 2036
• JTS builds upon successes e.g. major scheme programme
• Opportunity to engage from Nov 2015 beginning with Issues &
Options
www.jointplanningwofe.org.uk/
Joint Spatial Plan and Transport Study

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 – 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…
• Bristol is
fourth
most
congested
city in UK

32. • Greater Bristol Bus Network £80m ✓
• Cycle 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 £197m
• 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. Concepts

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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?

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

43. Any Questions?

44. Get involved – Have your say!
www.jointplanningwofe.org.uk
comment@jointplanningwofe.org.uk