18 Monitoring

18.1 The monitoring of the Unitary Development Plan will be a vital part of the successful planning of the city during the plan period. It will help to determine whether the aims of the UDP are being met, how UDP policies are being implemented, whether they are being effective, whether there is a need for additional guidance or specific projects to assist with the plan’s implementation, and whether there is a need for the Plan to be altered or reviewed.

18.2 A monitoring report will be published on a regular basis, and will include amongst other things:

  1. an assessment of how UDP policies are being used in the development control process;
  2. the measurement of key indicators, as set out in this chapter;
  3. the monitoring of other indicators, relating both to specific policies and to the overall health of the city; and
  4. an assessment of the overall quality of development and the environment.

Indicators

18.3 The indicators included in this chapter are limited to those that are considered to most effectively demonstrate whether the plan is achieving its aims, as set out in the Plan Strategy (Chapter 2). The city council will undertake additional monitoring to determine the effectiveness of individual policies, focusing on qualitative as well as quantitative measures. This will be particularly important in assessing the effectiveness of the design policies in the plan.

Aim

Indicator

Target

Vision

1) Population of the city

No target i

Aim 1
To meet the city’s housing needs 2) Number of additional dwellings completed annually An average of 530 dwellings per annum plus the annual average number of replacements for dwellings cleared over the plan period.
3) Supply of land for housing development Sufficient to accommodate 2,650 dwellings and the number of dwellings cleared over the plan period.
4) Average density of residential development 40 dwellings per hectare
5) % of residential property that is vacant Reduce to less than 3% by 2016
Aim 2

To maximise employment opportunities for local people

 6) Area of land developed for employment purposes Annual development average of 11 hectares (net), maintaining current trends
7) Supply of land for employment development Sufficient to accommodate 55 hectares of development
8) Unemployment rate for the city Level at or below the Greater Manchester average by 2011

Aim 3
To minimise the need to travel and develop a sustainable and integrated transport network

9) % of new major trip generating development within 400m of a high frequency public transport service

100%
10) Loss of protected transport routes (Policy A 3 ‘Metrolink’, Policy A 9 ‘Provision of New Highways’ and Policy A 15 ‘Safeguarding Potential Transport Routes’) None
11) Total length of cycleways By 2012, complete the implementation of the cycle route network, as defined in the Salford City Council Local Cycling Strategy (2003).

12) The number of developments permitted subject to a travel plan.

Increasing the proportion of developments subject to a Travel plan on a year by year basis.
Aim 4
To improve environmental quality and community safety 13) % of applications consistent with the Designing Out Crime supplementary planning guidance 100%

14) Number of residents satisfied with their local area as a place to live

Increase over the lifetime of the plan
Aim 5
To provide a comprehensive range of accessible local facilities 15) % of new retail and leisure floorspace located within the town centres, neighbourhood centres, Salford Quays, Chapel Street, or the Regent Road Retail Warehouse Park 85%
16) % of local playing pitch standards achieved, as set out in the Greenspace Strategy 100% by 2011
17) Area of recreational open space per 1,000 people At least 2.43 hectares by 2011

18) Length of waterside with public access

Increase on 2001 levels
Aim 6
To protect natural and historic environmental assets 19) Area of the city that complies with national air quality standards Increase on 2001 levels by 2011
20) Area of Sites of Biological Importance and Sites of Special Scientific Interest No net loss
21) Length of watercourses of good or fair quality Increase on 2001 levels
22) Number of listed buildings or scheduled ancient monuments lost as a result of planning approvals Zero

23) Length of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal that has been restored

Whole length through Salford by 2011
Aim 7
To secure sustainable resource management 24) % of new housing development on previously developed land 90%
25) % of new non-residential development on previously developed land 85%
26) % of land derelict in 2002 that is reclaimed 50% by 2007
27) Percentage of waste sent by the local authority for recycling Above 33% by 2015 ii
28) % of mineral extractions in the Mosslands securing full restoration of the site to a high quality habitat 100%

29) Loss of known economically viable mineral resources to development

Zero
General

30) Number of advertised departures from the statutory plan approved by the authority as a percentage of total permissions granted Top quartile of local planning authorities

31) Number of supplementary planning documents produced

All documents listed in the Local Development Scheme, within the timescales indicated.