Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document

Middlesbrough Council

Local Development Framework

Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document

Consultation Statement

March 2010

Urban Policy and Implementation Unit

Regeneration Department

PO Box 99A

Civic Centre

Middlesbrough

TS1 2QQ

T: 01642 729065

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Middlesbrough Council – Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document– Consultation Statement

Introduction 2

How the consultation was undertaken 2

Appendix 1: List of main and other consultees

Appendix 2: Letter sent to main and other consultees, leaflet sent to all residents (within ARF boundary area) and representation forms for consultation

Appendix 3: Summary of responses from the initial consultation, including the Council’s response

Appendix 4: Copy of Public notice

The Regeneration Department covers a range of different services of which Urban Policy is one. The Department’s service aims and objectives, along with its diversity and community cohesion commitments are contained in its Service and Diversity Action Plans.

Consultation Report

Middlesbrough Council – Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document

Introduction

1. This document sets out the consultation that was carried out on the Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), the representations received and the Council’s response to those representations.

How the consultation was undertaken

2. Under the provisions of Regulation 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2008, the Council sent a letter to its main and other consultees (see Appendix 1) on 3 December 2009 to inform them of the Council’s intention to review the adopted SCI, and to invite them to comment on what the revised document could include. A total of 150 letters were sent out to relevant authorities in the local area, general consultation bodies defined in the Regulations, the regional planning body another local bodies, community groups and others that had requested to be kept informed on progress of the LDF. Additionally, the public could also respond via the Council’s web-site on its ‘Consult With Us’ web-page. This eight week consultation period ended on the 29th January 2010.

3. An addition, as part of the eight week consultation period, a weekly drop-in session was held (predominantly 2pm-7pm – changed according to opening times of venue) facilitated by Erimus Housing and Council officers to guide and assist residents and stakeholders through the proposals, and answer any further questions. All feedback collected and recorded from such events forms part of the responses in Appendix 3.

4. In total the Council received 23 responses plus one petition consisting of 65 signatures. 16 representations were also made by the main consultees, which were incorporated into the draft SPD, where appropriate. A summary of the comments and the Council’s responses in respect of this initial consultation process are detailed in Appendix 3 of this document.

5. This consultation follows on from earlier consultation events in February and August 2009. A public notice (see Appendix 4) was also placed in the local newspaper, and the draft document was placed in local libraries, on the Council’s web-site on its ‘Consult With Us’ web-page and in the reception area at the Civic Centre. Presentations were also given to the many of the Council’s internal service area team meetings, including in the Environment department which included briefings to the Street Wardens, Economic Regeneration department and to many officers within the Regeneration and Planning department.

6. At the end of the consultation period the Council had received 40 representations. These representations, where appropriate, have been incorporated into the final document. A summary of the representations and the Council’s responses are contained within Appendix 3.

APPENDIX 1

LIST OF MAIN AND OTHER CONSULTEES

Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document Main and Other Consultees

Main Consultees / Community / Parish Councils & Groups
NOMS/HM Prison Service / Marton Community Council
Government Office North East / Great Ayton Parish Council
University of Teesside / Stainton and Thornton Parish Council
Department for Community Affairs / Maltby Parish Council
Cleveland Police Authority / Seamer Parish Council
Stockton Council / Stokesley Parish Council
Redcar and Cleveland Council / Thornaby Town Council
Sport England / Gresham Community Council
Royal Mail Group PLC / Stainton and Thornton Parish Council
Environment Agency / Maltby Parish Council
One North East / Middlehaven Community Council
Countryside Agency / University Community Council
English Nature / Ayresome Community Council
Homes and Communities Agency / Beechwood Community Council
Northumbrian Water Ltd / Clairville Community Council
CABE / Grove Hill Residents’ Consultative Group
Learning and Skills Council Tees Valley / Guisborough Town Council
Middlesbrough Town Centre Management
Tees Valley Regeneration
North Yorkshire County Council
Yorkshire Forward
North East Assembly
English Heritage
Asian Deaf Ladies Group
Tees Valley Asian Welfare Forum
Arriva North East
BME/Youth Service
British Geological Survey
Business Link Tees Valley
Catholic Fellowship
CBI North East
Chemicals Industries Association
Church Commissioners
Civil Aviation Authority
Carers Forum
Cleveland and Teesside Local Historic Society
CPRE
Darlington Borough Council
Diocesan Board of Finance
Disability Rights Commission
Durham Tees Valley Airport
Equal Opportunities Commission
Erimus Housing
EWS
Fearns Wharf
Federation of Small Businesses
Fire Brigade Headquarters
Forestry Commission
Freight Transport Association Ltd
Friends of the Earth
GTLRC
Hambleton District Council
Hartlepool Council
Health and Safety Executive
Help the Aged
Housing Corporation
International Centre
IoD North East Region
Job Centre Plus
Middlesbrough College
Middlesbrough Community Network
Middlesbrough Partnership
Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust
Middlesbrough Youth Parliament
National Playing Fields Association
Natural England
Network Rail
Newby Parish Council
North East Chamber of Commerce
North East Housing Board
North Ormesby Church
North Regional Sports Board C/O Sport England
Northumbrian Water
NTL
P D Teesport
Police Architectural Liaison Officer
Middlesbrough Council
Post Office Ltd c/o Sanderson Weathall
Powergen Retail Limited
Road Haulage Association
RSPB
Safe in Tees Valley
Stagecoach North East
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Learning and Skills Council
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
The Coal Authority
The Crown Estate
The Rail Freight Group
University of Teesside
Voluntary Sector Network
Women's National Commissions
Middlesbrough Mind
Her Majesty's Court Service
House Builders Federation
Theatres Trust
Environment Agency
National Grid
Northern Gas Networks Ltd
Network Rail
Northumbrian Water
Openreach
Highways Agency Tees Valley
Highways Agency Durham & Northumberland
Mental Health Local Implementation Team
Positive Strokes
Middlesbrough MUMs
Middlesbrough First
LD CHAT
LD Teesside Autism Group
Senior Citizen Forum
Older People's Mental Health Forum
Physical Disability Reference Group
National Trust
Mobile Operators Association
BME Community Information Gateway
Community Voice FM
Fabrick Housing Group
North of England Refugee Service
Endeavour Housing
MESMAC Teesside
BT Group plc
Department for Transport
The Planning Inspectorate
Barton Willmore
WA Fairhursts & Partners

Other Consultees

Grove Hill Residents Consultative Group

Grove Hill Whatever It Takes (Patch Based Multi-Agency Group)

APPENDIX 2

INITIAL LETTER SENT TO MAIN AND OTHER CONSULTEES, LEAFLET SENT TO RESIDENTS AND RESPONSE FORMS FOR RESIDENT CONSULTATION

03rd December 2009 / Direct Line: (01642) 729147
Switchboard: (01642) 245432
Fax: (01642) 729989
When telephoning please ask for :
Nasreen Nazir

Dear

Consultation on draft Grove Hill Urban Design Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Grove Hill Area Regeneration Framework SPD is Middlesbrough’s first SPD that the Council is preparing under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

The purpose of this letter is to notify consultation bodies and other stakeholders that the draft SPD is now out for consultation. A copy of the SPD can be viewed on the Council’s website at: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk to download and comment on.

If you have any comments, I would be grateful to receive your representations by 31st January 2010. Representations should be made by post to the above address, via email to , or by completing the questionnaire on the Council’s ‘Consult With Us’ consultation homepage http://consult.middlesbrough.gov.uk/portal. All representations will be considered. The Council will then proceed to formally adopt the SPD by Council resolution.

If you have any queries regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above telephone number, or via email: .

Yours sincerely,

Nasreen Nazir

Middlesbrough Council – LDF Grove Hill Area Regeneration Framework SPD– Consultation Statement

Consultation – December 2009/January 2010

Comments Sheet

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Please note down any comments or views you have relating to the draft SPD

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Thankyou for your participation

Please return the form to Nasreen Nazir, Urban Policy and Implementation Unit, Middlesbrough Council, Civic Centre, PO Box99a, TS1 2QQ

Consultation Event – December 2009/ January 2010

A new future for Grove Hill - We want to hear from you…

The comments you made in August have been taken into consideration in preparing the final plan for Grove Hill. The Council now wants to adopt the plan as part of its planning policy for the area.

This exhibition is part of the final consultation process before the Council makes it’s decision in the New Year.

Disclaimer: Please note your details and views are solely for the purpose of producing the future plan for Grove Hill. Any views or opinions and details collected today will be not be used for any other purposes.

Name ……………………………………………………………………………………..….

Address……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………

Postcode………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Have you attended a previous event? February August

2. The proposal shown on board 5 is the one the Council and Erimus Housing think will be the best future for Grove Hill. Any previous comments you have made have already been taken into consideration but if you have anything further to add, or would like to restate your view, please do so in the space provided.

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To help us to make sure that this questionnaire has been completed by a representative sample of people, we would like to ask you to fill in the following questions about your age, gender and ethnic background. If you do not wish to complete this section, please ignore it. Your answers will still be included within the consultation feedback.

Your Gender

Female Male

Your Age

Up to 18 19-30 31-40 41-60

60 Plus

Your Ethnic Origin

White Pakistani Indian

Black African Bangladeshi Other Asian

Black Caribbean Chinese Other

Do you consider yourself to be disabled?

Yes No

Thank you for completing the survey – please hand it in to one of the officers or put it in the box provided before you leave.

DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998

“By completing this form you are giving Middlesbrough Council the authority to collect and retain information about you for the purpose of the regeneration programme. The information collected about you will depend upon the nature of your relationship within the Authority. Under certain circumstances the Authority may check the information provided by you, or information provided about you by public bodies, with other information held by the Authority.

Middlesbrough Council may also obtain or disclose information about you from certain public bodies, in order to check the accuracy of information; prevent or detect crime: or protect public funds in other ways, as permitted by law. These public bodies include other local authorities and Government Departments.

Middlesbrough Council will not disclose information about you unless the Law permits.

Middlesbrough Council is the Data Controller for the purpose of the Data Protection Act. If you want to know more about the information the Authority holds about you, or the way the Authority uses that information, please contact the information Data Protection Officer, PO Box 17, Rede House, 69-71 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, TS1, 2QQ “

APPENDIX 3

SUMMARY OF RESPONSES FROM THE INTIAL CONSULTATION, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL’S RESPONSE

Middlesbrough Council – LDF Grove Hill Area Regeneration Framework SPD– Consultation Statement

Summary of Responses – Grove Hill Supplementary Planning Document

Respondent / Paragraph Number/s / Support/Object / Respondent Comment/
Suggested Change / Suggested Change Accepted/Declined /
GONE / - / Support / General advice on SPDs: all matters covered in SPDs should relate to policies in development plan document or a saved policy in a development plan and SPDs should clearly state which DPD policies or saved policies they support; SPDs can include design guides, site development briefs, and issue-or thematic-based documents. they must allocate land or contain policies that should be subject to independent examination; and, regulation 17 of the 2004 regulations as amended by the 2008 regulations, sets out the requirements for publicising and consulting on draft SPDs. / -
Mick McGravey, MBC / - / Support / (Designing Out Crime officer) Happy being involved and no further comments. / -
North Tees PCT / - / Support / I have just taken a look at the SPD today. I am pleased to see that they are considering the use of good open spaces and encouraging out door play. I would just like to stress to you that it is really important that any planning decisions taken by the Council fully consider how the design of a neighbourhood can significantly impact on the health and well-being of its residents. An ‘obesogenic’ environment (i.e. one which does not make it easy for residents to be physically active by walking, being outdoors, cycling, or feeling safe and involved) has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of its residents. I therefore support the proposals in the document which suggest the development of outdoor areas that can allow better leisure activities for local families and hope that these ideas are implemented. / -
The Coal Authority / - / Support / Having reviewed your document, I confirm that we have no specific comments to make on this document at this stage / -
National Grid / - / Support / No comment / -
Yorkshire Forward / - / Support / Thank you for seeking Yorkshire Forward’s comments on the above consultation. We welcome the opportunity to participate in the development of local planning policy within Yorkshire and the Humber’s neighbouring authorities as part of our statutory consultee role. In this instance, however, we do not have any observations to make on the consultation. We look forward to future opportunities for involvement in the ongoing LDF preparation process. / -
Natural England / Added paragraph 4.14, page 19. / Support / Vision and Objectives - Paragraph 3.1 should emphasise the importance of creating a healthy and robust natural environment to support strategic sustainability and environmental objectives in Middlesbrough.

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