Essentially a key thrust of the NPPF is the need to balance the effects of development taking account of economic, social and environmental issues to achieve sustainable development. The NPPF therefore needs to be applied as a whole. Although much of the focus of the NPPF is on the approach taken by local authorities in their plan-making and decision-taking roles within the planning system the NPPF remains an important part of the context for the East Midlands Gateway Proposal despite it being subject to a different decision making process given that it is an NSIP. In these circumstances the following sections of the NPPF are considered relevant in any assessment of the East Midlands Gateway: - Section 1 – Building a strong, competitive economy; Section 3 – Supporting a prosperous rural economy; Section 4 – Promoting sustainable transport; Section 7 – Requiring good design; Section 8 – Promoting healthy communities; Section 10 – Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change; Section 11 – Conserving and enhancing the natural environment; Section 12 – Conserving and enhancing the historic environment; The NPPG contains further, often more detailed guidance on a wide range of planning policy issues. This includes guidance about the importance of undertaking assessments of the need for development land. For example, the section on “Housing and economic development needs assessments” places an emphasis on plan-makers liaising closely with the business community to understand their present and potential future employment land needs (para 030 of that section). The NPPG refers to the importance of assessing the existing stock of employment land as part of the assessment of demand for and supply of land, and as part of the process for determining the likely business needs and future market requirements. Explicitly, this includes ensuring plan making and employment land assessment reflect an understanding of “the locational and premises requirements of particular types of business (para 030 of the above section).” Paragraph 032 also emphasises the importance of comparing the existing supply of land with particular sectoral or other requirements “so that ‘gaps’ in local employment land provision can be identified.” Regional and Sub-Regional Evidence Base It is identified that the East Midlands Gateway has its origins in the former East Midlands Regional Planning Guidance, and Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) policies regarding Strategic Distribution. While the RSS policies themselves have been revoked, some of the associated evidence base remains valid and of relevance, and continues to inform local planning policy within the East Midlands.
Essentially a key thrust of the NPPF is the need to balance the effects of development taking account of economic, social and environmental issues to achieve sustainable development. The NPPF therefore needs to be applied as a whole. Although much of the focus of the NPPF is on the approach taken by local authorities in their plan-making and decision-taking roles within the planning system the NPPF remains an important part of the context for the East Midlands Gateway Proposal despite it being subject to a different decision making process given that it is an NSIP. In these circumstances the following sections of the NPPF are considered relevant in any assessment of the East Midlands Gateway: - Section 1 – Building a strong, competitive economy; Section 3 – Supporting a prosperous rural economy; Section 4 – Promoting sustainable transport; Section 7 – Requiring good design; Section 8 – Promoting healthy communities; Section 10 – Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change; Section 11 – Conserving and enhancing the natural environment; Section 12 – Conserving and enhancing the historic environment; The NPPG contains further, often more detailed guidance on a wide range of planning policy issues. This includes guidance about the importance of undertaking assessments of the need for development land. For example, the section on “Housing and economic development needs assessments” places an emphasis on plan-makers liaising closely with the business community to understand their present and potential future employment land needs (para 030 of that section). The NPPG refers to the importance of assessing the existing stock of employment land as part of the assessment of demand for and supply of land, and as part of the process for determining the likely business needs and future market requirements. Explicitly, this includes ensuring plan making and employment land assessment reflect an understanding of “the locational and premises requirements of particular types of business (para 030 of the above section).” Paragraph 032 also emphasises the importance of comparing the existing supply of land with particular sectoral or other requirements “so that ‘gaps’ in local employment land provision can be identified.” Regional and Sub-Regional Evidence Base It is identified that the East Midlands Gateway has its origins in the former East Midlands Regional Planning Guidance, and Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) policies regarding Strategic Distribution. While the RSS policies themselves have been revoked, some of the associated evidence base remains valid and of relevance, and continues to inform local planning policy within the East Midlands.