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Bournemouth Local Plan

Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18

Research & Information

Bournemouth Borough Council

December 2018

Bournemouth Local Plan

Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18

Research & Information


December 2018

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Contents

Glossary 1

1 Introduction 9

2 Core and Contextual Indicators 13

3 Economy 25

4 Natural and Built Environment 45

5 Housing 51

6 Transport 85

7 Local Development Scheme Milestones 91

Appendix 1 Schedule of Contextual Indicators 97

Appendix 2 Schedule of Core Indicators 107

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Glossary

Glossary of Terms

Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)

The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) is conducted in two parts: one dealing with employment, the other with financial information. The financial inquiry covers about two thirds of the UK economy including: production; construction; distribution and service industries; agriculture (part), hunting, forestry and fishing. The coverage of the employment inquiry is wider.

Annual Population Survey

A quarterly residence based labour market survey encompassing population, economic activity (employment and unemployment), economic inactivity and qualifications.

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) provides information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours paid for employees within industries, occupations and regions.

Area Action Plan (AAP)

A detailed plan for a particular area lying within the local authority boundary, usually where there is major new development, or substantial regeneration or conservation issues.

Authority Monitoring Report (AMR)

A report assessing the progress and effectiveness of the documents which together form the new Bournemouth Local Plan including monitoring the progress of each document with respect to the timetable specified for each document in the Local Development Scheme.

Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)

A plan, programme or strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.

Brownfield land Land which has previously been developed. Also known as previously developed land or PDL.

Business Demography

Taken from an extract of the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) this shows the number of births and deaths of firms as well as the number of active enterprises.

Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES)

An employer survey of the number of jobs held by employees that includes the detailed industry (5 digit SIC2007). The survey records a job at the location of an employee’s workplace. The data is restricted and requires a license to access.

Census of Population

The census has been undertaken every 10 years since 1801 and provides detailed statistics from national down to small geographies in the local area.

Communities and Local Government (CLG)

The government department responsible for planning, regeneration and housing.

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Conservation Area

Section 69 of the 1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act empowers local planning authorities to designate Conservation Areas, being areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. A local planning authority has also to keep these areas under review and prepare schemes of enhancement.

Contextual indicators

A series of indicators originally recommended for collection by the South West Assembly.

Core Strategy A Development Plan Document setting out the vision, spatial strategy and core policies for the development of Bournemouth.

Development Plan Document (DPD)

Local policy documents which together form the new Local Plan for the area and form the basis on which planning decisions are made.

General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ)

GNVQs aim individuals to develop knowledge, skills and understanding in broad vocational areas. These areas include skills in communication, application of numbers, and information technology. They have been designed to improve employability skills.

Greenfield land Land on which no urban development has previously taken place, usually understood to be on the periphery of the existing built-up area. Please see the housing chapter for a fuller explanation.

Gross Value Added (GVA)

GVA measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom.

Highway network The local road network comprising County Primary, County Distributor, District Distributor and Local Distributor roads.

Historic park and garden

These are planned landscapes which have been designated by English Heritage in the same manner as Listed Buildings.

House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

A HMO is a house shared by a number of unrelated people (like a shared student house).

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

The HHSRS is the risk assessment procedure for residential properties. It replaced the Housing Fitness Regime on the 6 April 2006 in England, and in Wales later that year. HHSRS also replaces the Fitness Standard as an element of the Decent Homes Standard as an element of the Decent Homes Standard.

Housing Market Area (HMA)

Geography used for strategic housing market assessments. Bournemouth falls within the Bournemouth and Poole HMA which comprises the local authorities of Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset, North Dorset, Poole and Purbeck.

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Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA)

The purpose of this appendix is to bring together statistical information relevant to the formulation of a local authority Housing Strategy. The presentation of these data will enable local authorities, partners and other interested parties to gain a quick overview of the position and will inform development of the Regional Housing Strategy. It brings together data items from many different housing areas in a concise and handy reference document. This was superseded by the simplified Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) return in 2012.

Housing trajectory A housing trajectory supports the ‘plan, monitor, manage’ approach to housing delivery.

Income Support A benefit for those on a low income or none at all, who are working less than 16 hours a week and haven’t signed on as unemployed.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 is a measure of multiple deprivation at the small area level.

Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR)

The IDBR is based on inputs from three administrative sources: traders registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) purposes with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), employers operating a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme - registered with HMRC and incorporated businesses registered at Companies House.

Listed building Buildings included in the statutory list of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Historic buildings are listed by English Heritage and are classified into three grades - I, II* and II depending on their importance.

Local Authority Housing Statistics Return (LAHS)

This is a return collected from 2012/13 onwards by central government which contains information on local authority housing stock including waiting lists, lets, vacant dwellings, dwelling condition, rent collected, and affordable units / contributions. This was designed to replace three main returns to avoid duplication of effort, including the HSSA return (see above)

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

The Local Development Scheme sets out the time tabled programme for preparing planning policy documents over a rolling three year period.

Local Nature Reserve (LNR)

A title conferred by the local authority under section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 on a site needing special protection because of its value for wildlife and for people to see, learn about and enjoy wildlife.

Local Transport Plan (LTP)

LTPs set out the authority's local transport strategies and policies, and an implementation programme.

National Core Output Indicator (NCOI)

Under the LDF monitoring guidance a set of core indicators were included which local authorities are required to address in their Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). To allow meaningful analysis these indicators have to be collected within a consistent time framework using a clearly identified set of definitions.

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National Nature Reserve (NNR)

A site of special scientific interest or national importance for nature conservation, which is managed by or on behalf of English Nature, in the interests of wildlife, research and public appreciation (where appropriate).

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

Published in March 2012 the NPPF sets out the Governments planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. The NPPF superseded the Planning Policy Guidance and Planning Policy Statement documents that had contained previous Government advice.

NOMIS NOMIS official labour market statistics www.nomisweb.co.uk . Part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suite of websites providing primarily labour market statistics.

Office of National Statistics (ONS)

ONS is the government department responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about the UK's society and economy.

Pension Credit Pension Credit is an income related benefit made up of 2 parts - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. Statistics provide an indication of pensioners on a low income.

Previously Developed Land (PDL)

Alternatively known as brownfield land, this is land which has some form of built land use.

Prime transport corridor

A Prime Transport Corridor is where priority will be given to moving people and goods rather than vehicles and where development will be focused.

Proposals Map A map illustrating all the policies and proposals in the Development Plan Documents.

Private Registered Provider (PRP)

This is the current accepted umbrella term for Registered Social Landlords (RSL) or Housing Associations (HA) who provide affordable / social rent housing.

Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)

A site defined by the Dorset Wildlife Trust as being of County importance for nature conservation.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

A site notified by Natural England under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on account of its flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features. All NNRs, Ramsar sites, SACs and SPAs have also been notified as SSSIs.

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Document setting out how the authority intends to achieve continuous community involvement in the preparation of the Local Development Framework.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

An assessment of the environmental impacts of the policies and proposals contained within the Local Development Framework. Required under the European Directive 2001/42/EC.

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/

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Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

A SHLAA is a thorough and robust strategic housing land availability (and other sources) assessment of a local authority area in order to inform the preparation of the local planning authorities’ LDF Core Strategies. The study is carried out in accordance with advice contained in ‘Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments: Practice Guidance’, DCLG, July 2007.

Super Output Area (SOA)

Super Output Areas (SOAs) are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales. Their first statistical application was for the Indices of Deprivation 2004, giving them instant publicity and usage across the local government sector. The SOAs were revised in some areas for the 2011 Census.

Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Non-statutory documents intended to expand upon the policies and proposals in Development Plan Documents. Not subject to independent examination.

Survey of English Housing (SEH)

The SEH is a continuous household survey that collects information from nearly 20,000 households about the characteristics of their housing and their attitudes to housing and related issues.

Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

An assessment of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the policies and proposals contained within the Local Development Framework.

Travel plans A Travel Plan is a package of measures and initiatives that aim to reduce the number of car journeys made, by providing people with greater choice.

Use Classes Order (UCO)

The Use Classes Order groups together in specified classes various uses of buildings or land. The Planning Acts then provides that a change of use of a building or other land will not require planning permission if the new use and the former use are both within the same class.

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Use classes: A1

A2

B1

B2

B8

C2

C3

C4

D2

SG

Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post offices, dry cleaners, internet cafes, etc: Pet shops and sandwich bars; and Showrooms, domestic hire shops, funeral directors

Banks, building societies, estate and employment agencies; and Professional and financial services, betting offices

Business class which must be able capable of being undertaken “in any residential area without detriment to the amenity of that area by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit”.

Within B1 there are divisions: B1(a) : Offices, not within A2 B1(b) : Research and development, studios, laboratories, high

tech B1(c) : Light industry

General industry

Wholesale warehouse, distribution centre, repositories

Residential schools and colleges; Hospitals and convalescent / nursing homes

Use as a dwelling house (whether or not as a sole or main residence) by:

C3(a): those living together as a single household as defined by the Housing Act 2004 (basically a ‘family’)

C3(b): those living together as a single household and receiving care, and

C3(c): those living together as a single household who do not fall within the C4 definition of a house in multiple occupation (HMO)

Houses in multiple occupation – use of a dwelling house by not more than six residents.

Cinemas, music and concert halls A use on its own to which any change of use will require planning permission. Theatres, Scrap yards, Nightclubs, Petrol stations, Launderettes, Taxi businesses, Amusement arcades, Casinos and Large HMOs eg student accommodation.

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Wards

BE BW CE EC ES KN KS LI

MO QP RN SP TB TM

WW WS WC WE

There are 18 wards in Bournemouth. For convenience, they are sometimes referred to by a shortened code:

Boscombe East Boscombe West Central East Cliff and Springbourne East Southbourne and Tuckton Kinson North Kinson South Littledown and Iford Moordown Queen’s Park Redhill and Northbourne Strouden Park Talbot and Branksome Woods Throop and Muscliff Wallisdown and Winton West West Southbourne Westbourne and West Cliff Winton East

Working tax credit Those who work but are on a low income may qualify for working tax credit. Statistics on this provide an indication of the number of working age residents on a low income.

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1 Introduction

1.1 This is the thirteenth monitoring report relating to the Bournemouth Local Plan. Like the previous reports, it draws together, into a single report, the results of monitoring which has been undertaken for many years, and previously published separately, and new assessments introduced as a result of the need to comprehensively monitor the framework. The data used in this report relates to the year ending 31 March 2018 although, where appropriate, longer periods are reported.

1.2 The need to monitor the Local Plan through the publication of an Annual Monitoring Report is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 section 35. Section 113 of the Localism Act 2011 amends section 35 in respect of the requirements to prepare this Monitoring Report. The report must be prepared at least annually and contain information on the implementation of the local development scheme (LDS) and the extent to which the policies set out in local development documents (LDDs) are being achieved. Additionally it must set out residential completions; details of any neighbourhood development plans or orders; information in relation to the Community Infrastructure Levy and details on what action has been taken in respect of the duty to co-operate on strategic matters with bodies as specified in the Localism Act section 33A.

The Development Plan

1.3 As a unitary authority, Bournemouth Borough Council, as the local planning authority, is responsible for the full range of planning and land-use related functions. In addition, it is the highway authority for its area. The planning authority is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the development plan. As at March 2018 the development plan for Bournemouth comprised:

• Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (saved policies);

• Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy 2012;

• Bournemouth Local Plan Town Centre Area Action Plan 2013;

• Bournemouth Affordable Housing Development Plan Document 2009;

• Dorset Waste Local Plan; and

• Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan (minerals policies only).

1.4 Eventually, the District Wide Local Plan saved policies will be replaced by new planning documents prepared under more recent planning legislation. The changes are discussed below.

Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan

1.5 The Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (BDWLP) covers the whole of the administrative area of the Borough. The policies contained in the BDWLP form the basis for development control decisions throughout the Borough. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 allowed policies in existing Local Plans to retain their development plan status for three years following the introduction of the Local Development Framework System. Policies could also be ‘saved’ beyond this initial

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three year period with the agreement of the Secretary of State and a formally agreed schedule was published.

1.6 As documents making up the new Bournemouth Local Plan are adopted policies in the existing BDWLP will be superseded or be found to be no longer required or needed. The current status of saved policies can be seen on the council’s website under http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/savedpolicies.

Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan and Waste Local Plan

1.7 The Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan was adopted by the three councils, Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, in April 1999. Aside from five saved minerals policies this plan was superseded by the Minerals Strategy adopted May 2014 and the Waste Local Plan adopted in June 2006. These local plans are monitored separately by Dorset County Council on behalf of the other local authorities.

Monitoring the Local Plan

1.8 Monitoring of the Local Plan is undertaken primarily by the Research and Information team. The primary source of data for monitoring is the planning applications database (DLGS-DataWright). Fields from this database populate fields in a further ‘Land and Policy Monitoring’ database developed in-house. This database is used to generate national, regional and local returns and to monitor the effectiveness of planning policies.

1.9 The datasets are compiled primarily by the Research and Information team. There has been a long history of monitoring housing completions and employment land development in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. Documents relating to house completions and employment land development have been published annually since the late 1980’s, originally by Dorset County Council, but, since 1997, collaboratively by the County Council and Bournemouth and Poole unitary authorities.

1.10 The majority of data for the core datasets has been derived from the in-house database, supplemented by data from other local sources, including the Environment Agency and the Renewable Energy Strategy.

Duty to Co-operate

1.11 Section 34 of the Local Planning Regulations 2012 introduced the requirement for the AMR to give details of what actions have been taken by the Council on the Duty to Co-operate on strategic planning matters.

1.12 During March 2012 a public examination was held into the Core Strategy. Prior to the examination the Inspector requested information and tested how the plan preparation had satisfied this new requirement. The Council produced a paper setting out how it carried out the Duty to Co-operate; this explained how bodies had been engaged on an ongoing and constructive basis, detailing the outcomes from this co-operation. The Inspector found that the plan had been prepared in accordance with the requirement to co-operate.

http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/savedpolicies

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1.13 On 19th January 2016 the council adopted the Dorset Healthlands Planning Framework SPD 2015-20. This followed public consultation on the document during 2015. The document was produced by a partnership of local authorities across SE Dorset, working with Natural England (a ‘prescribed body’).

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2 Core and Contextual Indicators

Overall context

2.1 Bournemouth Borough Council is a unitary authority within the Dorset sub-region of the South West region. It forms, with neighbouring Poole and Christchurch, the Bournemouth-Poole conurbation, which is the second largest urban area in the region, with a total population of over 395,600 people1. The majority of the borough is developed, with the highest number of people per hectare within the South West, while the remainder is statutory green belt. The borough is bordered by Poole, East Dorset and Christchurch to the west, north and east respectively, the sea to the south and the River Stour to the north, which forms the borough boundary. The borough has strong links with the neighbouring South East region with connections via the trunk road network to the M27 and M3 motorways, and the national rail network to London. Links to the rest of the South West are poor, particularly to Bristol, although proposals at the strategic level are seeking to improve routes to the rest of the region.

2.2 A series of basic statistics about the borough with comparisons with the South West region and England are contained in Table 2.1 below. A list of contextual indicators and their values are contained in Appendix 1. The Core Output Indicators are reported in the appropriate sections of the report and are contained in Appendix 2. More detailed information on the basic statistics and indicators can be found in the context sections.

2.3 Each LPA is required to report on five and fifteen-year supply of land for future residential development either within the AMR or as a separate report. Details of the five-year supply can be found in the housing section of this AMR.

1 Mid-2017 Population Estimate, ONS

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Table 2.1 Basic Statistics about Bournemouth

Bournemouth Town Centre2

Bournemouth South West

England and Wales

Land area (ha) 235 4,617 2,382,897 15,118,890 Population (2011 Census)

10,519 183,491 5,288,935 56,075,912

Population 2017 (Mid-Year Estimate)

- 194,800 5,559,300 58,744,600

Average Household Size (2011 Census)

1.7 2.2 2.3 2.4

Population Density (population for each hectare) (2011 Census)

44.5 39.7 2.2 3.7

Ethnicity – White British – largest ethnic group (2011 Census)

64.4% 83.8 91.8 80.5

Average House Prices January - March 2018 (HM Land Registry)

- £273,334 £285,655 £295,055

Proportion of households with no car (%) (2011 Census)

52.3 25.9 18.9 25.6

Median earnings, full-time, weekly pay, 2017 (provisional) (Residence Based), (ASHE, ONS)

- £512.5 £527.0 £553.4

Local Nature Reserves (LNR) (Natural England)

n/a 10 sites 187 sites 1,618 sites (England)

Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI)

n/a 14 sites, totalling 135 hectares

n/a n/a

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (Natural England)

n/a 4 sites totalling 185 hectares

n/a n/a

Heathland Sites, designated as Special Area of Conservations (SAC), Special Protection Areas (SPA) or Ramsar Sites (Natural England)

n/a 3 sites, totalling 69.5 hectares3

n/a n/a

Number of listed buildings4 (Historic England)

70 235 90,302 379,040 (England)

2 Population estimates are derived from the closest geographical overlap of the Town Centre Area as defined in

the Town Centre Area Action Plan (AAP) to Output Areas from the 2011 Census. 3 In previous reports, the overlapping areas with different designations were double counted. The figure in the

table above represents the true area of the three designations listed in combination. 4 Includes the heritage categories of listed buildings and parks and gardens

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Bournemouth Town Centre2

Bournemouth South West

England and Wales

Number of Conservation Areas (Heritage England)

n/a 20 c. 1,600 c.10,100 (England)

Number of scheduled ancient monuments (English Heritage)

0 3 6,988 19,855 (England)

Area of green belt (ha)

n/a 730 109,950 (2017)

1,634,700 (England, 2017)

Number of Blue Flag beaches (2018)

n/a 4 26 65 (England)

Number of Green Flag parks (2018)

n/a 20 94 1,883 (UK)

Context: Population

2.4 On Census night, 2011, the population of Bournemouth Borough was 183,491. This is an increase of just over 12% in Bournemouth since 2001 compared with an increase of nearly 7% for Poole, nearly 6% for Dorset and nearly 8% for England and Wales. As Table 2.2 illustrates, the percentage change since 2001 varies significantly between areas.

Table 2.2 1991, 2001 and 2011 population figures

Area 1991 2001 2011

% Change 2001 to

2011

Population Density in people per

hectare

Bournemouth Town Centre 5,2795 7,612 10,519 38.2 44.5

Bournemouth 151,302 163,444 183,491 12.3 39.7

Poole 133,050 138,288 147,645 6.8 22.8

Dorset 361,072 390,980 412,905 5.6 1.6

Dorset (including Bournemouth and Poole) 645,424 692,712 744,041 7.4 2.8

South West Region 4,611,442 4,928,434 5,288,935 7.3 2.2

South East Region 7,497,730 8,000,645 8,634,750 7.9 4.5

England and Wales 49,890,278 52,041,916 56,075,912 7.8 3.7

Source: 1991, 2001 and 2011 Censuses, Crown Copyright, ONS

5 Best fit area with AAP boundary and slightly differs from boundary used in 2001 and 2011

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2.5 Although the population in Bournemouth grew by just over 12% between 2001 and 2011, the pattern of growth between the age groups was not evenly spread as illustrated by Figure 2.1 below. The population in each quinary (5-year) group increased in all ages with the exception of the 5-14 year olds and those aged 70-84. The quinary age group experiencing the biggest increase was the 20-24 year olds with the working age population generally experiencing more significant growth than those aged over 65.

Figure 2.1 Population change in Bournemouth, 2001 to 2011

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0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99

Population

Age

2001 2011

Source: 2001 and 2011 Census, Crown Copyright, ONS

2.6 The population structure for Bournemouth is quite different to that of England and Wales. The population structure has also changed in Bournemouth since 2001 with the proportion of elderly moving more in line with national percentages. The population pyramid shown below (Figure 2.2) illustrates the differences between Bournemouth and England and Wales. Bournemouth has a smaller proportion of under 19s and a slightly larger proportion of over 65s overall. It also has a larger proportion of 19 to 40 year olds than England and Wales. This is probably due to those residents who have moved or remained in the area to study at Bournemouth University and the Arts University Bournemouth and the number of international migrants moving to Bournemouth to take up work in recent years.

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Figure 2.2 Population pyramid: Bournemouth and England and Wales

Source: Revised Mid 2017 population estimates, Crown Copyright, ONS

2.7 ONS publish an estimate of the population of each local authority area each year. The most recent mid-year population estimate for 2017 is 194,8006. The Mid-2017 population estimate is based on the 2011 census estimate rolled forward to the mid-year and adding in births, deaths and migration. Mid-year estimates for the period mid-2002 to mid-2010 have been revised by the Office for National Statistics in 2013 taking account of the 2011 census results and creating a consistent time series. In addition the mid-2012 to mid-2016 have also been revised with an improved methodology. The census estimates and revised population estimates are contained in Table 2.3.

6 Registrar General’s Mid-Year Estimate 2017, ONS

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Table 2.3 Census estimates and Mid-year population estimates

Year Estimate based on new methodology

2001 Census 163,444

2001 mid-year estimate 163,600










2011 Census 183,491


2012 mid-year estimate 186,300*





2017 mid-year estimate 194,800 *revised March 2018

Source: Census estimates and mid-year estimates, Crown Copyright, ONS

Population Density

2.8 In terms of population density, Bournemouth is one of the more densely populated areas. Unlike many areas Bournemouth is primarily urban with little rural or greenbelt area. Bournemouth has the highest density of population of 37 local authorities in the South West and ranks 39 out of 348 in England and Wales, alongside Nottingham, Reading and Bristol. The 50 local authority areas with the highest densities can be found in Table 2.4.

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Table 2.4 Population density - top 50 local authority areas

Local Authority Population density (km2)

Local Authority Population density (km2)

Islington 13,874 Leicester 4,497

Kensington and Chelsea 13,086 Manchester 4,351

Hackney 12,928 Sutton 4,337

Tower Hamlets 12,845 Slough 4,308

Lambeth 11,305 Kingston upon Thames 4,296

Hammersmith and Fulham 11,129 Watford 4,215

Westminster 10,211 Croydon 4,201

Camden 10,112 Liverpool 4,170

Southwark 9,988 Southend-on-Sea 4,159

Wandsworth 8,960 Barnet 4,108

Haringey 8,613 Nottingham 4,097

Newham 8,508 Blackpool 4,076

Lewisham 7,849 Birmingham 4,007

Brent 7,199 Bournemouth 3,974

Waltham Forest 6,655 Bristol, City of 3,907

Ealing 6,093 Enfield 3,866

Greenwich 5,378 Reading UA 3,854

Merton 5,307 Bexley 3,830

Barking and Dagenham 5,149 Sandwell 3,601

Portsmouth 5,081 Wolverhampton 3,593

Redbridge 4,945 Kingston upon Hull, City of 3,589

Southampton 4,752 Norwich 3,396

Harrow 4,737 Ipswich 3,384

Luton 4,687 Oxford 3,331

Hounslow 4,537 Brighton and Hove 3,307

Source: 2011 Census, Crown Copyright ONS

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Population projections

2.9 The 2016-based sub-national population projections prepared by ONS are trend-based projections and as such do not take count of local policies such as the level of housing provision in the borough. These projections cover a twenty-five year period from 2016 to 2041. Projections become increasingly uncertain the further they are carried forward so the first ten years of the projections are likely to more accurate. Its important to remember that projections rely on past trends being replicated in the future and in some instances there are reasons why this may be unlikely. The projections are contained in Table 2.5 below.

2.10 Over the ten-year period Bournemouth’s population is projected to increase from 193,700 in mid-2016 to 207,000 by mid-2026, this represents an increase of nearly 7% which is larger than other local authorities in the Dorset LEP. The rate of growth is also slightly higher than within the South East, the South West and in England. This pattern of growth continues through to 2041 when Bournemouth’s population is projected to grow to 221,200, an increase of just over 14%. These projections replace the 2014-based projections and project a lower rate of growth than the 2014-based projections.

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Table 2.5 Population projections 2016 to 2041

(numbers in thousands)

AGE GROUP 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041

Change 2016-26

% Change 2016-26

Change 2016-41

% Change 2016-41

0-4 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.4 -1.1 -9.6% -1.0 -8.8%

5-9 10.4 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.0 0.2 1.9% -0.4 -3.8%

10-14 8.3 8.7 9.3 9.7 10.1 10.5 11.1 10.5 10.2 10.0 2.8 33.7% 1.7 20.5%

15-19 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 13.6 14.3 13.6 13.3 2.4 21.4% 2.1 18.8%

20-24 18.1 17.8 18.1 18.2 18.1 17.9 18.0 20.7 21.0 20.4 -0.1 -0.6% 2.3 12.7%

25-29 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.1 12.0 13.7 13.9 -1.2 -9.0% 0.6 4.5%

30-34 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.6 13.8 13.2 12.5 12.3 14.0 -1.2 -8.3% -0.4 -2.8%

35-39 14.0 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.3 12.1 -0.5 -3.6% -1.9 -13.6%

40-44 12.3 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.8 13.3 13.3 13.1 12.6 11.9 1.0 8.1% -0.4 -3.3%

45-49 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.3 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.6 0.4 3.2% 0.0 0.0%

50-54 12.5 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.2 12.9 13.0 13.0 -0.3 -2.4% 0.5 4.0%

55-59 10.8 11.1 11.5 12.0 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.2 12.8 13.0 2.0 18.5% 2.2 20.4%

60-64 9.3 9.6 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.8 12.6 12.8 12.1 12.6 3.3 35.5% 3.3 35.5%

65-69 10.1 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.2 10.6 12.4 12.5 11.9 0.5 5.0% 1.8 17.8%

70-74 7.8 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.5 8.7 10.1 11.8 11.9 0.9 11.5% 4.1 52.6%

75-79 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.1 8.7 8.1 9.4 11.0 2.7 45.0% 5.0 83.3%

80-84 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 6.2 7.6 7.2 8.4 1.1 21.6% 3.3 64.7%

85-89 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.7 5.9 5.7 0.1 2.7% 2.0 54.1%

90+ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.8 4.9 0.2 8.0% 2.4 96.0%

All ages 193.7 195.4 197.0 198.4 199.6 200.7 207.0 213.3 217.4 221.2 13.3 6.9% 27.5 14.2%

Source: 2016-based sub-national population projections, ONS, Crown Copyright

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Figure 2.3 Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2015

Source: Indices of Deprivation 2015, DCLG

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2.11 Bournemouth is the second most deprived of the local authority districts in the Dorset sub-region, and is ranked 121st most deprived of the 326 local authority districts in England, according to the CLG English Indices of Deprivation 2015 (IMD). The IMD uses lower layer super output areas (LSOAs). These are based on groupings of census output areas and have an average population of 1,500 people.

2.12 The differences in levels of deprivation across Bournemouth are illustrated in Figure 2.3 above. The darker the shading, the greater the level of deprivation. Fifteen LSOAs fall within the 20% most deprived in England, including areas of Kinson, West Howe, and Townsend. Part of central Boscombe is the most deprived area, with a ranking of 226, whilst the next most deprived is the neighbouring area of St Clements ranked at 978. The majority of LSOAs are within the second and third quintiles, which means they fall within the 60% most deprived areas in England. The least deprived area is the Broadway area which is ranked as 31,389 out of 32,844 nationally. Ten LSOAs within Bournemouth are ranked within the 20% least deprived in England.

2.13 Data for March 2018 suggests that in Bournemouth over 9%7 of the 18+ aged population is claiming housing benefit; this compares with 8.2% in England. This equates to 14,867 claimants8 in Bournemouth. Around 33% of these claiming housing benefit in Bournemouth have children to support with this varying at ward level with less than 17% of housing benefit claimants with dependent children in Central ward compared to nearly 60% in Throop and Muscliff. Turning to the retirement-aged population, 17% of Bournemouth pensioners9 are in receipt of pension credit compared with 14.6% in England and Wales. Statistics produced using various statistics including tax credit data from HMRC have been produced by the End Child Poverty Now10 group of organisations. Their latest estimates based on a former national indicator on child poverty suggest 17.2% of children in Bournemouth are living in poverty before housing costs but 27.0% are in poverty after housing costs are added in.

7 The 18+ population is based on the 2017 Mid-year estimates. 8 Department for Work and Pensions, March 2018 9 Rate based on those aged 65 and over. 10 http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk January 2018

http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/

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Crime rates

2.14 Between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 there were 18,682 recorded crimes within Bournemouth. This equates to an 8.1% increase (+1,396 crimes) on the previous year when there were 17,286 crimes recorded. This increase is smaller than the Dorset-wide increase of 10.7% over the same period and reflects a national increase in crime during 2017/18.

2.15 As with the previous year, there was a significant increase in Bournemouth in violence against the person offences (a 17.5% rise), reflecting both a Dorset and national increase in violent crime which continues to be at least partially attributed to improved crime recording of lower level violence but also includes a rise in harassment related offences, often committed through the use of technology. The biggest percentage increase was in dwelling burglary, which increased by nearly 79%. Sexual offences and robbery also saw significant increases on the 2016/17 figures.

2.16 There were 10,877 ASB incidents recorded within Bournemouth in 2017/18.

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3 Economy

Development Progress – Commercial land 3.1 This chapter of the AMR focuses on commercial land. Commercial land is key

to the growth, diversity and sustainability of strong local economies and the provision of employment opportunity for local communities.

3.2 Planning applications concerning commercial land granted via the planning process are monitored annually to establish implementation rates, assess the balance of development, record land availability and ensure sustainable future utilization of commercial land1.

Bournemouth Local Plan Policies 3.3 In terms of commercial and employment land, Local Plan Policies seek to:

• encourage employment (B class) generating development on sites that reduce the need for workers to commute. Therefore, good public transport accessibility and proximity of new sites to residential and associated facilities (where there is no harm to the locality) are key considerations

• retain existing employment generating uses crucial to maintaining employment opportunities and meeting future needs – it is recognised the Borough only provides limited opportunities for new industrial and office development

• retain A1 uses within prime shopping areas and resist retail development in the peripheral area where existing shopping centres could be adversely affected

• protect and enhance existing leisure and community facilities whilst supporting growth and sustainable development in business and leisure tourism.

1 Please note - when possible, floorspace measurements are recorded from planning application

documents, however when not provided Ordnance Survey building outlines and floor plans are used to calculate estimates.

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Commercial Applications

3.4 Table 3.1 (below) provides the breakdown of commercial permissions by floorspace (sqm) for each land use classification when surveyed at the end of the 2017/18 financial year.

3.5 The values represent floorspace that was completed, under construction and unimplemented in 2017/18. Unimplemented permissions are gross as they don’t account for losses/demolitions, while completions are the net of any losses and demolitions including changes to non-commercial uses.

Table 3.1 Floorspace (sqm) by land use class2

Use Class* Unimplemented (gross)

Under Construction (gross)

Completed (net)

A1 794 193 -4,237

A2 213 183 -1,116

A3 3,121 735 1,962

A4 843 113 477

A5 712 0 443

B1a 2,196 11,747 -3,941

B1b 1,535 266 0

B1c 434 0 32

B2 0 40 1,933

B8 0 0 -2,724

C1 40,097 79 -14,752

D1 720 23,956 -538

D2 5,692 2,054 -849

FLEX 0 0 184

SG (excluding student

accommodation) 3,265 1,393 660

ANC 0 50 -33

*Definitions of land use classes referred to in this chapter can be found in the glossary under ‘Use Classes Order’.

2 The unimplemented and completed columns are net of any losses e.g. demolitions or losses through

conversion or change of use.

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2017/18 Survey Results Gains & Losses resulting from completed applications

3.6 Restaurant/A3 floorspace experienced the greatest net gain of all the

commercial land use classes (approximately 1,962 sqm) (table 3.2). The majority that was gained was via changes of use from retail. Loss of restaurant/A3 use was mostly to allow takeaway from the respective premises.

3.7 General Industrial/B2 floorspace experienced the second greatest net increase (1,933 sqm) (table 3.2). 429 sqm was lost across 3 sites in the form of motor vehicle repair businesses, however 2,362 sqm was gained via a change of use from storage & distribution under one application.

3.8 Despite the completion of a new Premier Inn in the town centre amounting to 5,573 sqm of floor space, Hotel/C1 floorspace experienced the greatest net loss of all the use classes (-14,752 sqm) in 2017/18. The majority (84%) was via the demolition of large, outdated hotels such as the Wessex and Belvedere that have been subject to redevelopment proposals for replacement hotels and residential flats. The remaining 16% was from numerous smaller guesthouses and hotels that were deemed financially unviable and consequently granted permission to change use, be converted, or redeveloped to residential.

3.9 Retail/A1 floorspace experienced the second greatest net loss (4,237 sqm)

(table 3.2) with changes to a variety of uses including restaurants, takeaways residential flats, gymnasiums and leisure facilities. Loss of retail floor space is occurring across the UK for multiple reasons - permitted development rights relaxing the planning process when changing use to residential/C3, business rate and rent increases, and changing consumer behaviour due to technological advances e.g. online shopping.

Table 3.2 Net change in floorspace (sqm) by land use class

Use Class Gained Lost Net

A1 359 -4596 -4,237

A2 236 -1352 -1,116

A3 2,370 -408 1,962

A4 477 - 477

A5 493 -50 443

B1a 1,543 -5484 -3,941

B1c 274 -242 32

B2 2,362 -429 1,933

B8 68 -2792 -2,724

C1 5,601 -20353 -14,752

D1 209 -747 -538

D2 691 -1540 -849

FLEX 184 - 184

SG (excluding student accommodation) 707 -47 660

ANC - -33 -

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Figure 3.1 – Locations of gained commercial floorspace

Source: Research & Information

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Figure 3.2 – Locations of lost commercial floorspace


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Under Construction 3.10 A total of approximately 39,416 sqm (gross) of commercial floorspace was

recorded as under construction.

3.11 D1/non-residential institutions ranked 1st (23,956 sqm) and was under construction across multiple sites, most of which were in the Lansdowne Employment area. The majority were granted permission for tertiary teaching use, including the BU academic gateway building at St. Pauls Place (10,048sqm), and other sites on Oxford Road, Holdenhurst Road and Christchurch Road. Please note, some of the sites were granted D1/B1 consent, so it is unclear whether they will be D1 or B1 use till completion. Other forms of under construction D1 included the redevelopment of the Lansdowne Baptist Church (2,396sqm) and the conversion of a shop to a salt cave (133sqm).

3.12 B1a/Offices ranked 2nd in terms of under construction floorspace and is discussed in more detail in the “Employment Floorspace” section.

3.13 D2/Assembly & Leisure ranked 3rd due to 1,876sqm that is deemed live in perpetuity on one site. Another site was being converted from a retail shop to an “escape room”.

3.14 Other use classes under construction were smaller scale, including 735sqm of A3 floorspace across two sites via the development of a ground floor café under student accommodation and a change of use from retail to restaurant/takeaway, 193sqm of A1 resulting from various extensions to existing shops, the development of A2 office space as part of a multiple-use development and extension to an existing A2 office, and 79sqm of Hotel/C1 floorspace in the form of an extension to an existing hotel.

3.15 Table 3.3 shows floorspace under construction for all land use classes.

Table 3.3 Gross floorspace (sqm) under construction by land use class

Use Class Floorspace

A1 193

A2 183

A3 735

A4 -

A5 113

B1a 11,747

B1b 266

B2 40

C1 79

D1 23,956

D2 2,054

Sui Generis (excluding Student Accommodation) 50

Total 39,416

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Unimplemented 3.16 A total of approximately 59,622 sqm of commercial floorspace between the land

use classes has been granted planning permission that’s yet to be implemented3.

3.17 The greatest amount (40,097sqm) of unimplemented floorspace was for Hotels/C1 and consisted of redevelopments and extensions to existing hotels. The largest was approximately 10,739 sqm on the site adjacent to the Bournemouth International Centre which included a 208-room hotel and 30 separate apart-hotel rooms. Redevelopment permissions included the Belvedere Hotel (10,011sqm), Grove Road & East Overcliff Drive (5,727sqm) and Wessex Hotel (4,256sqm). Other smaller-scale permissions include conversions of existing hotels to hotel-apartments and extensions to existing hotels.

3.18 D2 ranks 2nd with 5,692sqm unimplemented and was mostly due to academic and medical facilities proposed by Bournemouth University in the Town centre, including the Gateway building on the St. Paul’s Place site, and buildings on Oxford Road, Christchurch Road & Holdenhurst Road as part of a mixed-use scheme across multiple sites.

3.19 In contrast, use classes A2/financial & professional services, B1c/light industry, A5/hot food take-away, D1/non-residential institutions, A1/shops & A4/drinking establishments each had less than 1,000sqm of unimplemented floorspace.

Table 3.4 Gross floorspace (sqm) unimplemented by land use class

Use Class Unimplemented

A1 794

A2 213

A3 3,121

A4 843

A5 712

B1a 2,196

B1b 1,535

B1c 434

C1 40,097

D1 720

D2 5,692

SG (excluding student accommodation) 3,265

Total 59,622

3 Please note, as it is not always possible to determine implementation when surveying, for monitoring

purposes applications are retained several years beyond their official expiry date before deletion from the database.

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Employment Floorspace 3.20 Sites hosting floorspace in the B use classes (B1a, B1b, B1c, B2 & B8) are

considered to generate the highest levels of employment. Approximately 4,247sqm of floorspace was completed and approximately 8,947 sqm was lost, resulting in an overall net loss of approximately 4,700 sqm.

Gained B1- B8 floorspace 3.21 Seven sites experienced a net gain of B-class floorspace, however this was on

a relatively small scale with no completions of significant size. The greatest amount of gained B-class floorspace on a single site was approximately 565sqm via the change of use of a shop (A1) with ancillary storage to offices (B1a). Other developments included the conversion of part (417sqm) of a Hotel’s ground floor to offices (B1a), the conversion of a vacant car garage (sui generis) to 274sqm of brewery (B1c) space within a drinking establishment (A4) and the change of use from shop (A1) to offices (B1a) associated with a Chiropractic clinic.

Losses of B1-B8 floorspace 3.22 Twenty-five sites experienced loss of B-class floorspace. Office/B1a suffered

the greatest overall loss (approximately 5,484sqm across 19 sites), most of which was via conversions and changes of use to residential accommodation as a result of the prior approval permitted development procedure.

3.23 Office space lost to residential developments ranged in size from large office blocks in the town centre to smaller offices above shops in high street locations across the borough. The greatest loss recorded on an individual site was approximately 1,000sqm of office/B1a floorspace in Bournemouth Town Centre via the redevelopment of an office block to flats, and the smallest was a change of use of the rear part of a ground floor office to one studio flat (36sqm).

3.24 48% (2,984sqm of 6,162sqm) of B-class lost was due to permitted development

applications. Permitted development can displace existing businesses and limit the number of B-class use sites available to rent or buy.

3.25 Sites that experienced a net gain or loss of employment generating land use can be seen below (Fig. 3.3).

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Figure 3.3 – Net Gain/Loss of Employment Floorspace by Site


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Under Construction B1-B8 Floorspace 3.26 Approximately 12,050sqm of B-class floorspace was recorded as under

construction across seven sites. The majority (97%) was of B1a/office space, most of which was as part of a mixed-use scheme across multiple sites in the Lansdowne. The remaining 3% comprised of extensions to a B2/workshop and B1a/ancillary office under separate applications.

Unimplemented B1-B8 Floorspace 3.27 Approximately 4,165sqm of floorspace within the B-classes was

unimplemented when surveyed. 3.28 Approximately 50% (2,196sqm) was of office/B1a across eleven sites ranging

from small extensions to existing offices/B1a (approx. 5sqm) to larger changes of use from restaurants & café/A3 to offices/B1a (425sqm).

3.29 Two applications for additional B1b floorspace amounting to approximately 1,500sqm in the town centre were recorded as unimplemented. B1c floorspace from two applications was also unimplemented totalling approximately 430sqm. There were no unimplemented permissions for B2 or B8 floorspace.

Loss of employment land

3.30 In terms of site area, employment generating floorspace was completed on sites amounting to approximately 0.45 hectares and lost on sites equating to approximately 1.07 hectares, resulting in a net loss of approximately 0.62 hectares. Approximately 0.88 hectares of loss was to residential development, of which approximately 0.4 hectares was a result of Permitted Development applications.

3.31 Over the past 12 years (from 1st April 2006), employment generating land uses have been developed on 5.59 hectares of land (where previous land use was not employment). In contrast, employment generating land uses have been lost on 13.97 hectares to other uses – 9.45 hectares to residential alone (including sites on which residential development has commenced or completed). This means over the past 12 years’ employment generating floorspace has been lost on 8.38 hectares of employment land.

3.32 A further 2.91 hectares of employment land has planning consent for development that if implemented would result in loss of employment generating land and 0.51 hectares has planning consent for development which is considered to generate high levels of employment.

3.33 Policies CS26 and CS27 of the Core Strategy seek protection of both allocated and unallocated employment land from other uses, for example residential. Many small employment sites lost to residential are often surrounded, or adjoined by housing and compelling arguments for their retention are not always feasible.

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Table 3.5 Progress on Allocated Employment Sites

Employment Site

Total Site Area (ha)

Undeveloped

Site Area (ha)

Planning Status as at 31st March 2018

Ashley Road Coal Yard

1.11 1.11 No relevant PP4

Ashley Road Station

Approach 2.58 0 No relevant PP

Castle Lane East

(Deansleigh / Wessex Fields)

8.39 1.35 No relevant PP

Castle Lane East (Riverside)


Chaseside 11.73 0 No relevant PP

Elliot Road / Wallisdown

Road (combined)

27.62 0 Various small applications for changes to existing industrial

uses

Francis Avenue 1.23 0 No relevant PP

Poole Lane 3.87 0 Change of use from B8 to B2

(complete)

Southcote Road 5.06 0 Small loss of office/B1a to

residential development (under construction).

Wellington Road, Royal Mail Delivery

Office


Wharfdale Road 1.03 0 No relevant PP

Yeomans Road 7.98 0 No relevant PP

Lansdowne 14.66

Most developable land is on

existing car parks, not measured

See below table (3.6)


4 PP is used as an abbreviation for “planning permission”

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Table 3.6 Progress on Lansdowne Employment Allocation

Road Planning Status as at 31st March 2018

Christchurch Road

• 690sqm B1a to SG (complete 12/13)

• 5,325sqm B1a to C3 (complete 13/14)

• 5,395 B1a to C3 (complete 15/16)

• 2,342sqm B1a to D1 (complete 16/17)

• 3,337sqm B1a (under construction 17/18)

• 3,745sqm B1a to C3 (unimplemented 17/18)

Holdenhurst Road

• 20sqm A3 to B1a (complete 06/07)

• 1,800sqm (net) B1a redevelopment (expired 06/07)

• 92sqm SG to B1a (complete 09/10)

• 1520sqm B1a (complete 09/10)

• 700sqm B8 to SG (complete 11/12)

• 2,452 B1a to D1/SG (complete 15/16)

• 710sqm B1a to C3 (expired 16/17)


• 425sqm A3 to B1a (unimplemented 17/18)

Oxford Road

• 3,256sqm B1a (complete 05/06)



• 324sqm B1a to C3 (complete 17/18)


Lansdowne Road/Crescent

• 20sqm B1a NS (expired (16/17)

• 230sqm B1a to C3 (complete 16/17)

St Paul’s Place/Lane • 67sqm B1a (complete 17/18)


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Local economy

3.34 Concentrations of financial and business services account for a significant proportion of the local economy, with companies such as The Nationwide Building Society, JPMorgan, Capita, RIAS, VitalityHealth, LV=, Teachers Assurance and many more located in the borough. JPMorgan is one of the major employers in the town employing over 4,000.

3.35 Main sectors in terms of employment generation are banking, finance and insurance, although a high proportion of the working population are employed in retail, leisure, tourism and the public sector. Assisted by the skilled local workforce, the high-quality service-sector has continued to grow and recently the number of digital creative agencies have increased. The quality of the local environment is considered a major draw to the area with local businesses selling this to potential employees.

3.36 Recent unemployment and claimant figures suggest the local job market has remained quite buoyant. A Tech City report “Tech Nation 2018”5 estimated the technology sector in the Bournemouth area is worth an estimated £363 million in this rapidly growing sector. The report talks about the areas strengths including being a visual effects and animation hub. The area also has a growing reputation in cyber security with the Dorset Cyber Alliance and being home to ESET’s European HQ.

Economic activity and unemployment

3.37 Over the period April 2017 - March 2018, 78.2% (102,600) of the working age population in Bournemouth were economically active, including those either employed or actively seeking work. For working age males, this increased to just under 84% (56,800) whilst a lower proportion of working age females at approximately 72.4% (45,900) were economically active during this period6.

3.38 The latest Indices of Deprivation (2015)7 included an employment deprivation domain, measuring employment deprivation in relation to people of working age that are involuntarily excluded from work. The domain shows most LSOAs in Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived in England. There are ten areas in the Borough however (including Littledown/Castledean and around Whitelegg Way and Victoria Park), that are ranked within the 20% least deprived of areas nationally (Figure 3.).

3.39 In terms of unemployment, Figure 3. below shows that the claimant rate in Bournemouth was relatively unchanged throughout the year (1.5% to 1.8%). The lowest rate is evident August - December and the highest February - March, which may be associated with summer tourism and Christmas temporary employment. The rates in Dorset and Poole also followed a similar

5 https://technation.io/insights/report-2018/ 6 Annual Population Survey April 2017 to March 2018, NOMIS, ONS Crown Copyright, September 2018 7 Indices of Deprivation 2015, Department for Communities and Local Government, September 2015

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pattern to Bournemouth although both areas have lower claimant rates than Bournemouth8.

Figure 3.4 Monthly change in unemployment (April 2017 to March 2018)

Source: NOMIS, Crown Copyright

3.40 At ward level, the highest claimant rate in March 2018 was in Boscombe West with 3.8% of the resident working age population on the claimant register. This is significantly higher than other wards, particularly compared to Talbot & Branksome Woods and Throop & Muscliff, both with a rate of 0.9%.

8 Please note the method of calculating rates is based on a population estimate which includes both males

and females aged 16 to 64

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Figure 3.5 Employment Deprivation Domain, 2015


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Bournemouth’s working age population

3.41 In terms of occupation, Bournemouth’s working age population is employed in a range of jobs. According to the Annual Population Survey9, the largest proportion (15.7%) of those in employment were working in professional occupations. The occupation accounting for the smallest percentage of the population (4.8%) is process, plant and machine operatives.

3.42 Regarding industries of employment, 2017 Business Register and Employment Survey data shows the three sectors employing largest numbers are ‘health’, ‘retail’ and ‘accommodation & food services’ each with 15.4% and 11.9% and 10.7% respectively. All three sectors proportionately employ more in Bournemouth than in England overall. At the opposite end of the scale, the ‘Agriculture, forestry & fishing’ and ‘Mining, quarrying & utilities’ sectors employ very few people (0.2% & 0.5% respectively)10.

Figure 3.6 Employment Distribution by broad industrial group, 2017

Source: Business Register & Employment Survey, 2017

9 Annual Population Survey, April 2017 to March 2018, ONS, Crown Copyright 10 Business Register & Employment Survey 2017, Employment Analysis, NOMIS, ONS Crown Copyright

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Figure 3.7 Ward Claimant Rate, March 2017

Source: NOMIS, Crown Copyright

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3.43 In terms of qualifications, 6% of the working-age population do not possess qualifications and 38% are qualified to GNVQ level 4/5, degree equivalent or qualified status in professions (e.g. teaching or nursing) according to the Annual Population Survey11.

3.44 The latest Indices of Deprivation (2015) included an Education, Skills and Training deprivation domain, split into a further two sub-domains: children/young people and skills. The skills sub-domain looks at relative deprivation of areas in terms of the proportion of working age adults (aged 25-59/64) in the area with no or low qualifications in 2011. For this sub-domain, 11 out of 110 LSOAs in Bournemouth are within the 20% most deprived areas in England. The majority of LSOAs in Bournemouth (77%) fall within the third, fourth and fifth quintiles, meaning they are outside the 40% most deprived areas nationally.

3.45 Just under 10% of people aged 16-74 years old were full-time students as at the 2001 Census and around 2% had never worked12. In 2011, approximately 5% of 16-74 year olds were full-time students who were economically active, while a further 8% were economically inactive students (including full-time students)13.

11 Annual Population Survey, January 2017 to December 2017, ONS, Crown Copyright 12 Key Statistics Table – KS13 Qualifications and Students, 2001 Census of Population, ONS Crown

Copyright 13 2011 Census, Table KS601EW Economic Activity, ONS, Crown Copyright

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Figure 3.8 Adult skill sub-domain, 2015


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3.46 The 2017 UK Business data reported there were 6,485 VAT or PAYE registered enterprises in Bournemouth and 7,965 local units14. In terms of size (based on enterprises), the vast majority (88.6%) were small firms employing fewer than 10 employees, around 25 workplaces (0.4%) employed 250 or more and the remaining 11.0% of workplaces employed between 10 and 24915.

14 An enterprise is a statistical unit, defined as the smallest group of legal units (generally based on VAT or

PAYE) within an enterprise group (where one exists) that have a certain degree of autonomy or control. An enterprise is essentially a business. It is generally located at the main operating site or the head office. For small businesses the head office and the operations often will be at the same address. For larger businesses, for example a supermarket chain with several hundred shops across the UK, the head office is likely to be in London or another large city and the operational units (local units or sites) will be at numerous addresses throughout the country.

15 UK Business Summary 2017, ONS Crown Copyright, 2018

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4 Natural and Built Environment

Bournemouth Local Plan Policies

4.1 The local plan:

• seeks to protect and enhance the open areas of the Borough, with policies requiring the retention of the Green Belt, and development within it carefully restricted, with new residential development usually prohibited;

• takes account of the impact of development on designated nature conservation areas, SSSIs or LNRs for example, to maintain and enhance the biodiversity of the borough.

• requires that site stability and contamination, flooding, and potential increases in pollution, including noise are also taken into account when assessing the feasibility of new developments;

• aims to promote investment and development in suitable areas of the borough, safeguarding buildings and sites of special interest and character. Policies look to concentrate development in existing built-up areas to protect the Green Belt and open spaces;

• the need to preserve and enhance conservation areas is recognised, with policies restricting alterations to, and demolition of existing buildings;

• subjects listed buildings to similar policies as a way of retaining the character of certain areas of the borough;

• prohibits development that would prove detrimental to nationally important archaeological sites and historic parks and gardens in order to preserve these sites;

• regulates the appearance of areas by restricting changes to historic shop fronts, location of advertisements;

• seeks to protect open space from development; and

• requires the inclusion of landscaping, including open spaces and recreation facilities, as part of development schemes where appropriate.

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Table 4.1 Schedule of core indicators: Flood Protection and water quality

2017/18

E1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality

0

4.2 Please note that discussion of the core indicators is contained in the text of the document.

Context: Natural and Built Environment

4.3 In Bournemouth there are 185 hectares of land designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and 13 Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) covering around 172 hectares of land. Bournemouth also has a large area of green belt around the northern fringe of the Borough which covers an area of approximately 731 hectares. In addition, as at 2017, Bournemouth has ten Local Nature Reserves, with the most recent designation of Boscombe Chine in 2008. The ten sites are listed below, together with an indication of the approximate area that they cover.

Table 4.2 Local Nature Reserves in Bournemouth

Local Nature Reserve Area (hectares)

Boscombe and Southbourne Overcliff 8.7

Boscombe Chine 3.6

Hengistbury Head 155.0

Iford Meadows 15.5

Kinson Common 14.9

Millhams Mead 18.6

Pug’s Hole 4.2

Redhill Common 7.0

Stour Valley 33.7

Turbary Common 43.1

Source: Bournemouth Borough Council

4.28 Over the 2017/18 financial year, there have been a number of applications made within these designated areas but mainly for minor amendments to existing buildings, changes of use, or tree applications, none of which can be considered to have had a significant impact upon these designations. There were five applications relating to additional dwellings but these were all refused.

4.29 In terms of the built environment, Bournemouth has 20 Conservation Area designations within the Borough, compared to 233 within the Dorset sub-region (including Bournemouth and Poole). In addition, Bournemouth has 233 listed

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buildings, which are protected against demolition or inappropriate alteration26. According to English Heritage there are around 10,000 listed buildings in the Dorset sub-region. The borough also has a Grade II* listed garden (Lower, Central and Upper Gardens) and a Grade II listed garden (Wimborne Road Cemetery). The two gardens cover a total of 18.5 hectares.

Biodiversity

4.30 Bournemouth Borough has a number of sites designated for their importance with regard to biodiversity, habitats, archaeology and history. Many of the designations overlap with one another (for example, one site may have several designations).

Table 4.3 Designated areas in Bournemouth

Designation No of sites Area (ha)

RAMSAR (International Statutory) 2 37.4

Special Area of Conservation (European Statutory)

3 76.1

Special Protection Area (European Statutory)

2 64.7

Scheduled Ancient Monument (National Statutory)

3 89

Site of Special Scientific Interest (National Statutory)

4 184.9

Local Nature Reserve (Local Non-statutory)

10 305

Site of Nature Conservation Interest (Local Non-statutory)

14 134.8

4.31 The Green Space Strategy sets an aim to designate an additional local nature reserve at Strouden /Wordsworth Woods. All designated sites have a management plan in place.

4.32 Natural England suggests 1 hectare of Local Nature Reserves (LNR) per 1,000 of the population to act as accessible natural greenspace. Bournemouth currently has 1 hectare per 635 people, and this figure will improve as further sites are designated.

4.33 The Borough is a member of the Dorset Biodiversity Partnership and is committed to protecting and maintaining the habitats and species within Bournemouth.

4.34 Bournemouth has been awarded nineteen green flags for open spaces. In addition, the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is the first hospital trust in the country to be awarded a Green Flag in recognition of the quality of the green space surrounding the hospital bringing the total to twenty. Those open spaces that are

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eligible for the Green Flag Award Scheme, achieve the green flag status by achieving high enough scores against the eight judgement criteria, including being a welcoming, healthy and safe place, being sustainable and well managed as well as being judged in terms of conservation and heritage. In addition, four beaches have been awarded Blue Flag awards. The open spaces and beaches that have achieved awards in Bournemouth for 2017/18 are shown below.

Table 4.4 Green and Blue Flag Awards 2017/18

Open Space / Beach Name Green Flag Blue Flag

Alum Chine including Argyll Gardens ✓ ✓ (Alum Chine)

Boscombe Chine Gardens ✓

Boscombe Overcliff Gardens ✓

Durley Chine ✓

Fisherman's Walk ✓ ✓

Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve ✓

Kinson Common Nature Reserve ✓

Lower Central and Upper Gardens ✓

Moore Avenue Community Park ✓

North Cemetery ✓

Pelhams Park ✓

Redhill Park and Common ✓

Royal Bournemouth Hospital ✓

Queen’s Park ✓

Seafield Gardens ✓

Slades Farm ✓

Southbourne ✓

Springbourne Gardens ✓

Stour Valley Local Nature Reserve ✓

Tuckton Tea Gardens & Riverlands ✓

Winton Recreation Ground ✓

Source: Green Flag Awards, Keep Britain Tidy

4.35 All public open space has been audited using Green Flag methodology, each being given a score. Low scoring sites are investigated for improvement. All large park or countryside sites have or are programmed to have a management plan written to Green Flag standard.

4.36 During 2017/18, no planning permissions were granted by the Borough Council contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality27.

27 Core Output Indicator E1: Flood Protection and Water Quality

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Heathland mitigation

4.37 In January 2007, the local planning authorities in South East Dorset agreed an interim planning framework to mitigate the effects of new residential development on heathland sites of European importance. The framework imposed an embargo on further residential development within 400 metres of protected sites and a system of commuted payments to mitigate adverse effects of residential development between 400 metres and 5 kilometres of the sites. The monies collected through the developer contributions are spent on providing wardening services and education programmes and on specific projects to divert recreational use from the heathlands through the Urban Heaths Programme.

4.38 For the year 2017/18, £503,250 of contributions in accordance with the heathland mitigation policy was received (net of refunds) from planning consents granted by the Borough Council as the local planning authority (this is based on when the fees were received/refunded rather than when the application was determined). Planning permission on a total of 188 sites, which account for 1,243 dwellings (total gross on site)28, was granted for residential development within the 5 kilometres zone over this period. There was one permission granted for a new dwelling within the 400 metre zone in 2017/18, however as the permission subdivided a plot, the new dwelling was actually just outside the 400m zone. The money collected has been used on a range of projects within and outside the borough.

28 This includes proposed dwellings in any existing applications from previous years and does not double

count multiple applications on the same site (for example, amendments to the original application).

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5 Housing

Bournemouth Local Plan Policies

5.1 The Local Plan:

• seeks to maintain an adequate supply of housing in the borough with consideration to affordability issues

• permits infill residential development if neighbouring developments are not adversely affected including sheltered housing and residential institution development

• encourages appropriate brownfield development

• encourages development in areas well served by sustainable modes of transport

Bournemouth Affordable Housing Development Plan Document (AHDPD)

5.2 The Affordable Housing DPD:

• seeks provision of on-site affordable housing through the negotiation process

• applicable to all residential development with an affordable contribution target of 40% of the number of dwellings proposed per application

Table 5.1 - Schedule of core indicators: Housing

2017/18

Plan period and housing targets

2006-2026: 14,600 dwellings within the built-up area (Core Strategy, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2012)

Net additional dwellings in previous years (10)

2006/07 1,089 2007/08 1,534 2008/09 1,218 2009/10 622 2010/11 492 2011/12 555 2012/13 639 2013/14 394 2014/15 964 2015/16 730 2016/17 581

Net additional dwellings in current reporting year 2017/18

635

Net annual dwellings required in future years

643 per year

New & converted dwellings on previously developed land (net)

605 (95%)

Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)

None

Gross affordable housing completions

17

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Completions

5.3 723 (gross) new dwellings were completed in Bournemouth in the 2017/18 financial year. 88 existing dwellings were lost through conversion/demolition (e.g. loss of house via conversion to flats) to accommodate new dwellings resulting in 635 net (Fig. 5.1 & 5.2).

5.4 Completions per annum fluctuates (Fig. 5.2). Completions increased in comparison to 2016/17, but were still fewer than the previous two monitoring years (2014/15-2015/16) and the 9-year period (2000/01-2007/08) before the 2007/08 recession. 2017/18 completions are at a similar level those observed during the 5-year post-recession period (2009/10-2013/14).

Fig. 5.1 - Monitoring period completions (gross)

Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council

Core Strategy Target

5.5 Using the Core Strategy (adopted May 2012) housing target, 14,600 dwellings (net) from 2006 to 2026 was the starting point for calculating the housing trajectory, and five and fifteen-year supplies.

5.6 In terms of plan period completions, 65% of the plan-period target has been provided in the first 12-years of the 20-year period and overall levels continue ahead of the 14,600 (730 net annualised) dwelling Core Strategy target. The first 12 years of the period experienced 9,453 (net) completions - an annual average of 788 (net). As this years’ completion rate is slightly lower than last years’ annualised residual target of 642, the new annualised residual target for future years has increased by 1 to 643 (net).

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Fig. 5.2 - Plan period completions (net)


Commitments

Central government introduced legislation changes concerning permitted development (PD) rights in May 20131. Dwelling houses (C3) can now be developed as ‘change of use’ from offices (B1a) or shops (A1) as PD2, however Local Planning Authorities (LPA’s) must be informed via ‘prior approval notifications’ to determine whether proposals abide by PD requirements. Commitments in this report include C3 dwellings resulting from PD legislation, full permissions and outline applications.

5.7 Units under construction plus those with unimplemented planning permission indicate potential completion levels in the near future. 2017/18 monitoring results suggest there are 1,036 dwellings under construction (gross) and approved planning consents for 1,324 (net) dwellings that are unimplemented.

5-year land supply

5.8 When determining the annual requirement for residential completions LPA’s can account for previous developments. As mentioned above (paragraph 5.5), the requirement up to 2026 is 14,600 dwellings (net) minus those completed in the first 12 years of the plan period (8,818 dwellings (net)) - resulting in a residual figure of 5,147

1 Permitted Development (PD) is defined as development work which can be carried out without needing to

apply to the Local Planning Authority (LPA) for full planning permission. 2 The first change to PD rights came into force in May 2013 as a temporary change in legislation (for three

years), and included the change of use of B1a (offices) to C3 (dwellings). Subsequent revisions have now included PD rights for changes of use to C3 (dwellings) from A1 (shops), A2 (financial / professional services) and agricultural usage. It’s likely that the change in legislation will become permanent.

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dwellings (net). Therefore, the revised annual and 5-year targets are now 643 and 3,217 dwellings (net) respectively.

5.9 In addition, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires a +5% (161 dwellings) buffer resulting in an adjusted residual 5-year target of 3,378 (net) dwellings or 676 (net) per annum.

5.10 The 5-year land supply is updated annually with the starting point outstanding consents (dwellings under construction + unimplemented). It’s accepted that within the first five years not all consents will be completed. Table 5.2 includes a reduction of 10% for non-implementation based on sites which had not started as at 31st March 2018.

Table 5.2 - 5-year land supply

Land Supply Source Dwellings

Sites with planning consent not started 1,324

-10% for non-implementation in first five years -132

Sites with planning consent (under construction) 1,036

Subtotal 2,228

Town Centre AAP Allocations 564

District Wide Local Plan Allocations 5

Sites submitted by landowners & agents 95

Sites identified by Borough Council Officers 255

Allowance for Permitted Development Change of use to C3 use

267

TOTAL 3,414

Years 1-5 requirement 3,215

Requirement including 5% buffer 3,376

Surplus 38

Source: Research & Information and SHLAA 2018, Planning Policy, Bournemouth Borough Council

5.11 Historically, Bournemouth has consistently experienced new development proposals despite lacking significant allocations. As previously mentioned (paragraph 5.4), completions dipped following the recession in line with national decline, however it can be witnessed that across the whole plan period completions are recovering and commitment levels are similar to 2004/05 which led to over 1,500 (net) completions in 2007/08 (Fig. 5.2).

Strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA)

5.12 A strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA) is a requirement of the NPPF. LPAs are required to identify sufficient developable land for residential use for the forthcoming 15 years. Bournemouth published its ninth SHLAA covering the fifteen years (1st April 2018 to 31st March 2033) in 2018.

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5.13 Part of the SHLAA process identifies sites suitable, available and achievable for the first five years. The SHLAA 2018 report uses the five-year land supply as at 31st March 2018. Additional dwellings from sites submitted by landowners and Local Plan allocations are also added. The SHLAA 2018 report clarifies the process. Full details of the 15-year land availability assessment are available in the SHLAA report downloadable from: https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/planningbuilding/PlanningPolicy/Other-Planning-Documents/SHLAA.aspx (Bournemouth Borough Council website).

Nature of new dwellings completed Dwelling Types – Historical 5.14 Proportions of houses and flats have changed since the 2001 Census when 56% were houses/bungalows, 43% flats and 1% shared3 (Fig. 5.3). This is evident when analysing completions by unit type between 1994 (monitoring commencement) and 2018. Over this period, 81.1% of completions (gross) were flats, 15.4% houses, 2.9% bungalows and 0.5% “other”. The category defined as “other” represents C4 (HMO’s) (Fig. 5.4).

Fig. 5.3 - Household spaces and accommodation type, 2001

Source: 2011 Census of Population, National Statistics

3 Key Statistics Table KS16 – Households Space and Accommodation Type, 2001 Census of Population,

ONS

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Fig. 5.4 - Gross completions by Dwelling Type 1994/95 – 2017/18

Source: L&P Monitoring Database 1994/95 – 2017/18

5.15 The 2011 Census identified 87,016 household spaces in Bournemouth, of which 50.5% (43,912) were houses or bungalows (occupied and un-occupied), 49.0% (42,671) flats and 0.5% (433) mobile or temporary structures4. Adding net completions of dwelling types since April 2011 indicates that the balance tipped marginally in favour of flats as at 31st March 2015, and is now 48.9% houses/bungalows and 50.6% flats.

Fig. 5.5 - Household spaces and accommodation type, 2011

Source: 2011 Census of Population, National Statistics

4 2011 Census – KS401EW: Dwellings, household spaces and accommodation type, ONS

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Dwelling Types - 2017/18 Fig. 5.6 - Summary of bedrooms per unit (gross) & units lost per dwelling type


5.16 2017/18 survey results further increase proportions in favour of flats against other dwelling types. Of the 635 (net) completions, 587 (92%) were flats, 20 (3%) houses, 7 (1%) bungalows and 21 (3%) ‘other’ dwellings/HMOs (Fig. 5.7). Losses included 42 flats, 39 houses, 3 ‘other’/HMO’s & 4 bungalows, equating to 54%, 32%, 13% & 3% of total losses respectively (Fig. 5.8). 5.17 The Core Strategy recognises potential for redevelopment/conversion of houses to flats and anticipates continued conversion of small family homes would cause pressure to build replacement stock elsewhere in the borough. This is mitigated by policies CS19 & CS20 which aim to protect and encourage them.

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Fig. 5.7 - Net completions by dwelling type


Fig. 5.8 - Losses by dwelling type (% of total losses)


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Bedroom Numbers

Central government introduced recording of bedroom numbers in 2000/015 to indicate forthcoming unit size. This was not collected historically (1991 Census recorded number of rooms but not bedrooms), therefore it’s not possible to analyse patterns of size based on bedrooms prior to 2000/01. Bedroom numbers are recorded as per Housing Flow Reconciliation (HFR) guidance6. Bedroom numbers for losses aren’t currently recorded so it is not possible to establish net bedroom numbers.

5.18 Development density typically correlates positively with profitability as sites can accommodate more 1 bedroom units than units of greater size. Property size and value are disproportionate (e.g. 3 bedroom units of the same standard and location are valued lower than 3x that of 1 bedroom units). As observed in previous years, smaller units were most commonly completed - 78% (567/723) of completions (gross) had 1 or 2 bedrooms, accounting for 345 units (48%) and 222 (31%) units respectively (Fig. 5.9).

5.19 In terms of dwelling size (number of bedrooms opposed to floorspace) per

dwelling type, smaller units were most common out of the completed flats – 54% (340)

were 1 bedroom, 30% (190) 2 bedrooms, 3% (18) 3 bedrooms and 13% (81) 4+

bedrooms (Fig 5.10).

5.20 41% (24) of house completions were 2 bedrooms, 36% (21) 3 bedrooms, 15%

(9) 4+ bedrooms and 8% (5) 1 bedroom (Fig. 5.11).

5.21 2 bedroom bungalows were most common of all completed bungalows and

equated to 73% (8), followed by 27% (3) which were 3 bedrooms. No 1 or 4+ bedroom

bungalows were completed (Fig. 5.12).

5.22 Out of the 24 “other”/HMO completions, 92% (22) were 4+ bedrooms and 8%

(2) 3 bedrooms (Fig. 5.13).

Fig. 5.9 - Bedroom

Numbers (all

dwelling types)

Source: Research &

Information, Bournemouth

Borough Council

5 Collected on the Housing Flow Reconciliation (HFR) return. 6 See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dwelling-stock-data-notes-and-definitions-includes-hfr-full-guidance-

notes-and-returns-form for definitions and HFR guidance

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dwelling-stock-data-notes-and-definitions-includes-hfr-full-guidance-notes-and-returns-form

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dwelling-stock-data-notes-and-definitions-includes-hfr-full-guidance-notes-and-returns-form

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Fig. 5.10 – Bedrooms (flat completions) Fig. 5.11 – Bedrooms (house completions)

Fig. 5.12 – Bedrooms (bungalow completions) Fig. 5.13 - Bedrooms (“other”/HMO completions)


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Allocated and Windfall Land

5.23 New housing has traditionally been on Allocated or Windfall Land:

• Allocated - land identified for housing in the local plan. This includes policies in the AAP which indicate an expectation of residential development and one saved policy from the BDWLP (4.12)

• Windfall – unallocated land for housing becoming available, subject to development proposal and planning process approval.

5.24 100% (635) of completions in 2017/18 were on Windfall Land (Fig 5.14). Of the windfall completions, 91% (490) were flats, 4% (21) were other/HMO, 4% (20) houses and 1% (7) bungalows.

Fig. 5.14 Windfall & Allocated Completions (net)

Fig. 5.15 Windfall Completions (net) by dwelling type


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5.25 Progress on allocations forming part of the AAP or policy 4.12 of the BDWLP is shown below (Table 5.3).

Table 5.3 - Progress on allocated sites

Policy Number and Allocated Site Location

Site Area Remaining (hectares)

[total area in brackets]

Estimated Units remaining

(indicative max)

Dwellings progressing at 31st March 2017 (completed, under construction or with

planning permission)

A1 ASDA 3.47 [3.47]

100 0 No live applications

A4 Berry Court 0 [0.7]

0 113 PP granted May 16 for 113 residential flats, under construction as at 31/03/18

A5 Central Car Park 1.24 [1.24]


A6 Christchurch Road (part)

0.63

[2.07]

50 339

PP granted April 14 for part of site, completed 14/15 PP granted for 60 flats on part of site, unstarted as at 31/03/18 PP granted Nov 15 for part of site, part complete as at 31/03/18.

A7 Commercial Road/ Avenue Road

3.43 [3.43]


A8 Cotlands Road 0.81 [0.81]


A10 Durley Road 0.32 [0.32]


A11 Eden Glen 0.42 [0.42]

84 (45 net) 0 No live applications

A12 Glen Fern Road 1.14 [1.28]

50 149 PP granted for part of site March 2013, completed 2014/15

A14 Holdenhurst Road 0.7 [0.7]


A15 Leyton Mount 0 [0.58]

- 64 PP granted Sep 2012, completed 2014/15

A16 Madeira Road 0 [0.7]

- 74 PP granted August 2012, completed 2014/15

A18 Punshon Church 0

[0.2]

- 97 PP granted Feb 2015 for 104 residential flats, unstarted as at 31/03/2018

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Policy Number and Allocated Site Location

Site Area Remaining (hectares)

[total area in brackets]

Estimated Units remaining

(indicative max)

Dwellings progressing at 31st March 2017 (completed, under construction or with

planning permission)

A19 Richmond Gardens 0

[1.33]

120 0 PP granted September 2010 & time extension granted 20/12/2013, now expired

A20 Richmond Hill 0.29 [0.29]


A21 St Paul’s Place 0 [0.8]

- 152 PP granted Jan 17 for academic building on allocation & student accommodation on other site (21 Lansdowne Road), both sites under construction

A22 St Stephen’s Road 0.37 [0.37]


A23 St Swithun’s Road 0.25 [0.45]

- 103 PP granted for 103 student flats, under construction as at 31/03/18

A24 Telephone Exchange

1.06 [1.06]

73 0 PP granted on part of site Aug 2008, now expired.

A25 Terrace Mount 0 [0.94]

- 60 PP granted November 2011, completed 2015/16

A28 West Hill Road 0.29 [0.29]


A29 Westover Road / Hinton Road

0.67 [0.67]


A31 Winter Gardens 1.96 [1.96]


BDWLP 4.12 By Alton Road

0.32 [0.32]

2 0 PP granted on part of site for 1 unit, now expired.

BDWLP 4.12 By Wallisdown Road

0.51 [0.51]

1 0 PP granted October 2009, now expired.

BDWLP 4.12 Land adjacent to White Farm Close

0.95 [0.95]

3 0 PP granted October 2009, now expired.

TOTAL

Hectares Remaining:

18.83

Units remaining:

1,229 Progressing: 1,151


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Site Sizes & Dwellings per Site Size Site Sizes

5.26 153 sites experienced a net gain or loss of dwellings, of which 100 (66%) hosted 1-4 dwellings, 34 (22%) hosted 5-10, 9 (6%) hosted 11-14, 2 (1%) hosted 15-19 and 8 (5%) hosted 20+ (Fig. 5.15).

Figure 5.15 - Sites hosting net

gain/loss of dwellings by size

Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth

Borough Council

Completions per Site Size

5.27 Despite a considerably greater number of smaller sites hosting 1-4 dwellings as mentioned above (5.26), larger sites of 20+ dwellings produced a greater proportion of completions - 347 (55%) in comparison to 176 (12%), demonstrating the importance of high density development for completion targets. Sites hosting 5-10 dwellings produced 20% (127) of net completions, sites hosting 11-14 produced 13% (84) and sites hosting 15-19 produced the fewest at 1% (1) (Fig. 5.16).

Figure 5.16 – Completions (net)

per site size


Borough Council

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Fig. 5.17 – Sites of each size

hosting net gain or loss of

dwellings & completions

(net) per site size


Borough Council

Site Nature Site Types & Previously Developed Land (PDL)

Table 5.4 - Site Types

Site Type Definition

Backland Plots to the rear of properties used to support residential development. If on a private residential garden, it’s counted as non-PDL as per the NPPF definition

Conversion Change from residential to alternative residential use, for example house to flats through sub-division

Change of use Change from one use to another, for example employment to residential or hotel to flats etc.

Derelict Land Land previously developed but vacant for a period

Extension Expansion of existing properties that cannot be classed as either conversion or change of use. For example, 2-storey extension forming 3 additional flats within existing block. If involving loss of a private residential garden, it’s counted as non-PDL

Greenfield Typically agricultural land situated towards the Borough perimeter. For the purposes of this report it’s counted as non-PDL, but does not cover all types of non-PDL under the NPPF definition

Infill Plots situated between other existing plots. If a private residential garden, it’s counted as non-PDL

Open Space Usually within the main area of the Borough with existing recreational use. This falls within the generic classification of greenfield

Redevelopment Involves demolition of existing building(s) making way for “new build” development

Unused Urban Falls within the general classification for greenfield sites

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5.28 To provide a more detailed analysis in terms of development type, sites are categorised as defined above (Table 5.4). 5.29 ‘Change of Use’ (40%) produced the greatest number of net completions, followed by ‘Redevelopment’ (29%), ‘Conversions’ (17%), ‘Extensions’ (10%), ‘Backland’ (3%) and ‘Infill’ (1%) (Fig. 5.18).

Fig. 5.18 –

Completions (net) by site

type

Source: Research & Information,


5.30 Amendment to Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) in June 2010 excluded private residential gardens from the previously developed land (PDL) definition. The amendment remains in place so most ‘backland’ or ‘infill’ development has been re-classified as ‘non-PDL’. The term ‘Non-PDL’ is preferred to ‘greenfield’ in this report to avoid confusion because ‘greenfield’ has historically been attributed to agricultural sites. 5.31 605 (95%) of completions (net) were on PDL and 30 (5%) on Non-PDL (Fig. 5.19). The high proportion of completions on PDL evidences low availability of undeveloped land and the importance of recycling existing sites/redevelopment.

Fig. 5.19 – PLD & non-

PDL Completions

(net)

Source: Research & Information,


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Spatial Analysis

Fig. 5.20 - Ward Totals


Distribution of new and planned dwellings across Bournemouth

5.32 In terms of net completions, Central contributed significantly more than other

wards at 285 (44.9%). East Cliff & Springbourne and Westbourne & West Cliff ranked

2nd & 3rd, however with considerably lower than observed in Central with 119 (18.7%)

and 47 (7.4%) respectively. Talbot & Branksome Woods supplied more completions than

in recent years with 30 (4.7%). East Southbourne & Tuckton, Queens Park, Strouden

Park, West Southbourne, Winton East, Moordown, Kinson South, Redhill & Northbourne,

Littledown & Iford, Throop & Muscliff and Kinson North combined accounted for 84

completions (13.2%) (Figs. 5.21, 5.24 & 5.25).

5.33 Central also ranked 1st for units under construction (gross) with 609 (58.8%),

followed by East Cliff & Springbourne with considerably less at 140 (13.5%). Boscombe

East and Talbot & Branksome Woods have 46 (4.4%) and 42 (4.1%) respectively. The

remaining 14 wards have a combined total of just 199 (19%) units under construction

(Figs. 5.22, 5.26 & 5.29).

5.34 Central also offers the greatest future potential for residential development,

hosting unimplemented planning permissions for 567 (net) units or 42.8% of all

unimplemented permissions. Westbourne & West Cliff and East Cliff & Springbourne

followed with 233 (17.6%) and 189 (14.3%) respectively. In contrast, Talbot & Branksome

Woods has only 3 (0.2%) unimplemented permissions (Figs. 5.23, 5.28 & 5.29).

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Fig. 5.21 –

Completions (net)

per ward

Source: Research &

Information,

Bournemouth

Borough Council

Fig. 5.22 – Under

Construction

(gross) per ward

Source: Research &

Information,

Bournemouth

Borough Council

Fig. 5.23 –

Unimplemented

permissions (net)

per ward

Source: Research &

Information,

Bournemouth

Borough Council

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Fig. 5.24 - Distribution of completions (net) *negatives result from demolitions/losses without completions


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Fig. 5.25 - Completions (net) per ward


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Fig. 5.26 - Distribution of under construction (gross)


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Fig. 5.27 - Under construction (gross) per ward


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Fig. 5.28 - Distribution of unimplemented (net) *negatives result from previous demolition but no commencement


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Fig. 5.29 - Unimplemented (net) per ward


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Table 5.5 – Ward totals

Ward Completions (net) Under Construction (gross) Unimplemented (net)

CE 285 609 567

EC 119 140 189

WC 47 17 233

TB 30 42 3

BW 27 33 34

WW 24 5 23

BE 19 46 27

ES 17 29 11

QP 15 14 41

SP 12 1 9

WS 10 12 33

WE 10 29 38

MO 9 2 17

KS 8 5 17

RN 3 7 23

LI 1 23 39

TM 0 0 6

KN -1 22 14

Totals 635 1,036 1,324

Source: Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council Site Density

5.36 The NPPF (2018)7 states “Where there is an existing or anticipated shortage of land for meeting identified housing needs, it is especially important that planning policies and decisions avoid homes being built at low densities, and ensure that developments make optimal use of site potential. In these circumstances: a) plans should contain policies to optimise the use of land in their area and meet as much of the identified need for housing as possible. This will be tested robustly at examination, and should include the use of minimum density standards for city and town centres and other locations that are well served by public transport. These standards should seek a significant uplift in the average density of residential development within these areas, unless it can be shown that there are strong reasons why this would be inappropriate; b) the use of minimum density standards should also be considered for other parts of the plan area. It may be appropriate to set out a range of densities that reflect the accessibility and potential of different areas, rather than one broad density range; and c) local planning authorities should refuse applications which they consider fail to make efficient use of land, taking into account the policies in this Framework. In this context, when considering applications for housing, authorities should take a flexible approach in applying policies or guidance relating to daylight and sunlight, where they would otherwise inhibit making efficient use of a site (as long as the resulting scheme would provide acceptable living standards)”.

7 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018) National Planning Policy Framework, p. 36

& 37

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Fig. 5.30 – Mean site density (units per ha) per ward


5.37 Mean density of dwellings completed, under construction or with planning approval as at 31st March 2018 per ward is shown (Fig. 5.30 & 5.31). 5 wards on the northern borough boundary had the lowest mean site density (ranging between 28-45 units per hectare). The South-Western wards had the highest mean site density - Central had the highest (251 units per hectare), followed by East Cliff & Springbourne (131) and Westbourne & West Cliff (101).

5.38 Coastal wards typically experience higher density development than inland wards. This trend is ongoing and influenced by the nature and potential of existing sites/buildings. Older, larger-scale houses/villas and hotels in sizeable grounds along the coastal strip are continuing to be converted/demolished and replaced by developments (typically flats) with increased numbers of units. By contrast, the urban extensions developed further north/inland as Bournemouth expanded throughout the years, have less high density redevelopment potential due to smaller plot sizes and buildings.

5.39 Central ward is considerably higher density than other wards because it hosts taller buildings, particularly in the Lansdowne “tall building area”8. In recent years, it has experienced multiple high density change of use applications from large office blocks to residential flats under permitted development and is a popular location for student halls of residence. It also hosts numerous high density proposals/allocations on existing town centre car parks.

8 Design & Heritage, Bournemouth Borough Council (2015) Bournemouth Town Centre Development

Design Guide Celebrating & Strengthening Local Distinctiveness SPD, p.9

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Fig. 5.31 - Mean site density (units per ha) of completions


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Vacant dwellings, and second or holiday homes

5.40 There were approximately 90,722 properties in Bournemouth as at August 20189, of which 1,476 are estimated as second homes10. The identification of second homes relies on council tax second home discount registration.

5.41 As at July 2018, an estimated 1,162 dwellings were long term vacant. Please note, this indicator only includes properties vacant for 6+ months.

Housing market and income

5.42 The average property price in Bournemouth has increased by around 3.8% to £272,632 since the previous year (January to March). Change in average house price and volume of sales in Bournemouth (Quarter 1 2006 to Quarter 1 2018) based on quarterly statistics from the Land Registry is shown below (Fig. 5.32).

Fig. 5.32 - Average House Prices and Volume of Sales

Source: Monthly house price index and volume of sales

Land Registry © Crown Copyright 2018

Fig. 5.33 shows the average price of dwellings sold across the borough by postcode sector during the first quarter of 2018. Dwellings in the postcode sector BH1 2 had the lowest average price at £150,000 (although this related to just one sale). The highest occurred in postcode sector BH3 7 with sales averaging £519,490.11

9 Census 2011 dwelling count, and completions data for 2011/12 to 2017/18, Research & Information,

Bournemouth Borough Council 10 Council Tax Base return, July 2017 11 Price paid house price data, Land Registry © Crown Copyright 2018

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Fig. 5.33 - Average price of property sales (January to March 2018)

Source: HM Land Registry Quarterly House Prices, Crown Copyright

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5.43 At the average price of £272,63212, buyers requiring an 80% mortgage (deposit of £54,666 required) would need to earn over £62,316 per year to purchase a property (assuming a mortgage of three and a half times annual salary). To put this into perspective, the 2017 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) indicates the average gross annual earnings for full-time employees’ resident in Bournemouth is £27,77113. On this income a single person could borrow £97,200 (assuming three and a half times annual salary), so with a 20% deposit they would be able to purchase a property for approximately £121,500.

5.44 Fig. compares average property prices with the average price deemed affordable when considering average earnings (based on acquiring a mortgage of 3.5 times annual earnings plus a 20% deposit)14. It shows average annual earnings overall have increased between 2002 and 2016, but the gap between earnings and house prices is still substantial.

Fig. 5.34 - Average earnings & average property price comparison (2002 to 2017)

Source: HM Land Registry and ASHE, Crown Copyright

12 Average house price data (quarterly) January – March 2018, HM Land Registry, Crown Copyright 13 Average gross annual earnings for full-time employees on adult rates, residence-based median. Includes

employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence, 2017 14 The measure of 3.5 times annual earnings plus a 20% deposit is the same used in the National Housing

Federation Home Truths document. In reality, lower earners may not be able to save enough capital to provide a 20% deposit.

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5.45 ASHE data indicates that at April 2017, 10% of the full-time employees on adult rates in Bournemouth earned less than £15,294. With a mortgage 3.5 times salary a person earning £15,294 per year could borrow £53,529, so with a 20% deposit they would be able to purchase a property for approximately £66,900.

5.46 With two incomes at this amount providing a total household income of about £30,588 per annum, a couple could purchase a property for approximately £133,800 (assuming a 20% deposit of roughly £26,800).

5.47 Home Truths 2017/1815 (National Housing Federation) attributed a house prices to income ratio of 10.2 to Bournemouth based on average house prices in 2016/17 and average incomes.

5.48 The latest Indices of Deprivation (2015)16 included a ‘Barriers to Housing and Services’ domain which is split into a further two sub-domains: geographical barriers and wider barriers. The wider barriers sub-domain looked at relative deprivation of areas in terms of:

• Household overcrowding: The proportion of all households in an LSOA which are deemed to have insufficient space to meet the household’s needs (2011)

• Homelessness: Number of accepted decisions for assistance under the homelessness provisions of housing legislation (Department for Communities and Local Government, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 averages)

• Housing affordability: Modelled estimate of households unable to afford owner-occupation or the private rental market based on their income (Family Resources Survey, Regulated Mortgage Survey, Land Registry house prices and Valuation Office Agency market rents estimation, 2012).

5.49 Compared to the previous index (2010), Bournemouth has experienced a relative deterioration in this domain, with 62% of its LSOAs17 falling within the top 40% most deprived nationally compared to 30% in 2010. The latest index uses the 2011 Census rather than the 2001 Census for overcrowding so this may explain some of the changes. However, as the index is relative to other areas in England it’s difficult to say whether Bournemouth has deteriorated or whether other areas have improved; the extent of change is likely to point to deterioration for this particular measure.

15 Home Truths 2017/18: South West, National Housing Federation, August 2018. This is the latest

publication. 16 Indices of Deprivation 2015, Department for Communities and Local Government, released September

2015 17 The geography used is the lower layer Super Output Area. These areas are based on groupings of

Census Output Areas (typically 5) and represent approximately a minimum population of 1,000 with a mean population of 1,500

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Affordable housing

Amount of Affordable Housing

5.50 The delivery of affordable housing in the town is monitored annually and published in this report. The monitoring process records progress on the number of affordable dwellings provided through BDWLP Policy 6.6 and (from May 2010) whether the targets of the Affordable Housing Development Plan Document (AHDPD) are achieved.

5.51 The monitoring process for affordable housing records:

• Total affordable dwellings built

• Dwellings built as a result of the AHDPD affordable housing policy or BDWLP policy 6.6 including as a percentage of total housing

• Affordable housing units built directly by Private Registered Providers (PRPs)18

• Open market units acquired by PRPs

• Tenure of affordable dwellings delivered

In addition, National Indicator NI 155 requires the total number of affordable homes delivered (gross). The National Indicator was designed to promote increased supply of affordable housing. Although the national indicators have now been abolished, NI 155 has been retained as a local indicator which measures total supply of social rented housing and intermediate housing. Against this, the Council will deduct numbers of social rented units lost through ‘Right to Buy’.

5.52 In December 2009, the new AHDPD was adopted by the Borough Council but was not implemented until the companion supplementary planning document (SPD) had been adopted. The SPD was adopted in April 2010 and the new AHDPD policy applied to all residential development applications registered on or after 4 May 2010. The policy seeks to secure a target of 40% affordable housing with no threshold on site size or number of dwellings and provision is expected to be on-site. Where this is not appropriate off-site provision or financial contribution may be accepted. If developers can demonstrate providing 40% affordable housing makes the scheme unviable then a cascade mechanism can be used to increase viability firstly through securing grants, secondly by varying the tenure mix, or finally reducing the overall amount of affordable housing requirement.

5.53 In the year 2017/18, seventeen affordable dwellings were completed. Section 106 agreements have been produced as a direct result of the AHDPD to provide more affordable units in the future. Where affordable units cannot be built on site as part of developments, financial contributions are required. Thirty-eight units were sold under ‘right to buy’ so there was a net loss of twenty-one affordable dwellings in 2017/1819. However, there may have been additions to the housing stock by private registered providers that we are unaware of.

18 The term Private Registered Provider is now commonly used instead of Registered Social Landlord or

Housing Association. 19 Data taken from LAHS 2017/18 and residential land monitoring, Corporate Research & Information

(Bournemouth Borough Council) 2017/18

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5.54 In terms of financial contributions for affordable housing, £211,732 was received in the 2017/18 as a result of the AHDPD. There were 187 sites granted planning permission for additional residential units in 2017/18. Applications on 18 sites were eligible (11+ units) to provide affordable housing under the AHDPD, however 9 were considered ‘not financially viable’ when assessed by the district valuation office. 3 sites had 11+ dwellings in total but split between multiple applications for fewer than 10 units. Other sites didn’t attract contributions as they were prior approval applications, had vacant building credit, or were for student accommodation. Legal agreements for affordable housing contributions were agreed in principle for £23,247.36

5.55 The total number of dwellings in Bournemouth increased between 1996 and 2018, with 72,888 properties on the Council Tax Register in 1996 compared to a total dwelling stock of 89,879 as at 1st April 201820. This equals an increase of just over 23%.

5.56 According to the Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) return, there were 5,264 Local Authority dwellings in Bournemouth as at 1 April 2017. Combined with last year’s stock of 3,620 homes provided by PRPs21, this represents 9.95% of the total dwelling stock of 89,240 units. The proportion of social housing units compared to the total dwelling stock has remained fairly consistent since 1996, when it was around 10.6%.

Housing trajectory

5.57 The housing trajectory has been prepared in the same manner as previous years, following advice contained in the superseded good practice guide and discussion amongst officers of the local planning authorities in the Dorset sub-region. The figures within the trajectory are net dwellings, in line with the Core Strategy target.

Fig. 5.35 - Housing Trajectory


20 Calculated from Census 2011 (ONS) and Residential Land Monitoring Completions from 1st April 2011

(Corporate Research & Information, Bournemouth Borough Council). Please note, the source is different from previous years, so direct comparison is not possible.

21 Data taken from DCLG Live Table 115, www.gov.uk – originally provided by the HCA.

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Conclusions – Housing

5.58 In terms of dwelling completions, development levels continue ahead of the 20-year Core Strategy target (730 annualised). 9,453 (net) dwellings were completed in the first 12 years of the plan period; an annual average of 788 dwellings equating to 65%.

5.59 New housing stock in Bournemouth has predominantly been on windfall land, although some significant allocations from the town centre AAP are under construction or completed. The next few years is likely to see an increase in completions in light of the increased number of dwelling commitments with planning consent or prior approval notifications for PD. The eighth SHLAA identifying developable land for residential use up to March 2033 is accessible from:

https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/planningbuilding/PlanningPolicy/Other-Planning-Documents/SHLAA.aspx (Bournemouth Council website)

https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/planningbuilding/PlanningPolicy/Other-Planning-Documents/SHLAA.aspx

https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/planningbuilding/PlanningPolicy/Other-Planning-Documents/SHLAA.aspx

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6 Transport

6.1 Operating the local transport network in Bournemouth as efficiently as possible remains essential to support the local economic and population growth, in addition to enabling visitors and residents to access key services.

Traffic Trends

6.2 Traffic flow within Bournemouth has seen a slight increase during 2016 to 2017, which is consistent with the national picture but remains within a wider downwards trend prevalent since 2002. Year on year traffic has increased by 0.9% across all automatic monitored sites to an average daily flow of 504,381 motor vehicles in 201735. From 2002 to 2006, a decline in traffic flow steadily occurred, with a steeper decline from 2006 to 2011 almost certainly linked to the financial crisis of 2007. Since 2011, the fluctuations in traffic flow are year on year variations. Taken across a 20-year period traffic flows remain 6.1% lower despite significant growth in population.

Figure 6.1 Traffic Flow (Automatic Monitored Locations) 1996 to 2017

Source: Bournemouth Transport Statistics

6.3 Monitored corridors behave differently due to local conditions. Within the Town Centre Cordon traffic has seen a 2.2% increase year on year (2016 vs 2017) with an average daily flow of 186,104. Long-term traffic in the Town Centre Cordon is still lower than the 2002 peak of 212,000. Outside the Town Centre Cordon, the Castle Lane Corridor and Tuckton Bridge areas continue to attract a long-term growth in traffic volumes compensating for declines elsewhere. Tuckton Bridge had

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an average daily flow of 23,149 and is 8.3% higher than 2016 this is lower than 2015 peak of 23,500. The increase in traffic across the Stour could be related to the slower growth of traffic flows through Bournemouth to other workplace destinations such as Poole, Ferndown, and Wimborne for residents in the eastern part of the conurbation.

Figure 6.2 Traffic Flow in the Town Centre Cordon, 1996 to 2017


6.4 Traffic accidents and road causalities remain a long-term problem in Bournemouth with the town being consistently a poor performing authority. During 2016, the most recent reported year, 67 people were killed or seriously injured and 339 slightly injured on Bournemouth’s roads36. The value of prevention of these collisions equates to £27.6 million, which demonstrates the massive financial impact road collisions theoretically have on the local economy37.

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Table 6.1 Casualty numbers for the period 2012 – 2016, the 2005/09 average and estimated economic costs

All casualties 2005-2009 Average

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Estimate Economic Cost38

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Source: Bournemouth Road Safety Report

6.5 It is recognised that there is still a very significant problem with vulnerable road users but particularly cyclist accidents in Bournemouth. A cyclist is 110 times more likely to become a casualty in a collision than a car user despite only forming approximately 1.2% of all traffic. For comparison car users form 82.4% of all traffic, and around 17% of all killed or seriously injured casualties. The Council will continue to monitor these statistics.

Figure 6.3 - Road user groups 2012/16, average KSI Casualties

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Cycling and Walking

6.6 Cycling in Bournemouth has seen significant growth for a number of years which is only just started to decline40. It should be noted that a number of the automatic counters used to collect cycle figures have been inoperable during the 2015 to 2017 period potentially accounting for the recent dip in numbers.

38 Please note the values quoted for economic cost are based on the numbers of collisions not casualties. 39 PTW – powered two-wheeler 40 Bournemouth Transport Statistics, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2016.

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Nonetheless cyclists remain an increasingly common sight on the Borough’s roads in comparison with 20 years ago.

6.7 Cycling is used for a wide range of purposes; whether this is leisure, shopping, exercise or commuting and the cycling population is becoming increasingly reflective of the wider population with greater numbers of elderly, women, and children taking to the streets. The use of cycling as a means of transport in Bournemouth is above the national average, but significantly more needs to be done before cycling is chosen as a preferred method for travelling to work. The Councils programmes of cycle training for both children and adults are a popular way of (re)introducing people to the joys of cycling.

Figure 6.4 Average 7 Day Cycle Flow statistics from 1996 to 2017


Parking

6.8 Parking is a perennial complaint for residents, businesses and visitors to Bournemouth. Parking pressure leads to illegal parking on the pavement and conflict between users as well as obstructions to driveways. The Council continues to change on-street parking arrangements across the borough to try reduce tension between need for parking restrictions and the demand for on-street parking.

Bus travel

6.9 Bournemouth has seen a long-term increase in bus patronage, which accelerated after 2005/06 and peaked in 2010/11. Overall there was a 64% increase for journeys starting in Bournemouth: from 10.3 million journeys made in 2000/01

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compared to 16.8 million journeys in 2017/1841. The years since the 2010/11 peak of 19.3 million journeys have fluctuated between 16.8m and 18.5m with route and timetable changes throughout this period likely factors affecting the patronage. An important consideration to note is the use of concessionary travel tickets by the eligible elderly who form a very significant component of the patronage figures. University students also form a visible percentage of bus passengers.

Figure 6.5 Bus Patronage Bournemouth, 2000/01 to 2017/18

Source: Bournemouth Transport Statistics, 2018

6.10 Using the most recent reported figure (2016/1742) for local bus passenger journeys per head by local authority (England excluding London) people in Bournemouth made 88.2 journeys per head placing it in 6th position. Bournemouth has consistently ranked within the top 10 local authorities for local bus passenger journeys per head for the last decade.

Rail travel

6.11 During August 2017, South Western Railways took over the franchise for the South West Mainline from South West Trains and are due to run it for the next seven years. Initial experience of the new operator has been mixed with a number of strikes, delays, and incidents adversely affecting performance, punctuality and the appeal of long-distance rail travel to and from Bournemouth. The new operator has committed to delivering replacement lifts at Pokesdown for Boscombe Station which will allow access for the mobility impaired. Cross Country have continued to provide the regular Manchester service serving holidaymakers and businesses alike.

6.12 Despite changes to the principal operator a general increase in rail patronage from a base of 2.2 million passengers in 2004/05 to 2.75 million passengers in 2016/17 has occurred at Bournemouth Station43. This significant consistent growth pattern demonstrates rail’s appeal within Bournemouth.

41 Bournemouth Bus Patronage, Bournemouth Borough Council, 2018 42 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus01-local-bus-passenger-journeys#table-bus0110 43 Station Usage, Office of Rail Regulator, 2016

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6.13 Pokesdown for Boscombe Station has seen continued growth in passengers from 299,000 passengers in 2011/12 to 323,200 in 2016/17 approaching the 330,000 peak in 2010/11.

Figure 6.6 Exits and Entries to Bournemouth and Pokesdown stations, 2004/05 to 2016/17

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7 Local Development Scheme Milestones

Timing of Plans

7.1 In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 the AMR should contain particular information on progress being made on plans as specified in the Local Development Scheme (LDS). A schedule of LDS milestones can be found in Appendix 4. The operative LDS to March 2018 was approved in January 2018.

Green Completed on schedule

Yellow Completed but not to schedule

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None Timetable outside the scope of this annual monitoring report

Core Strategy

Milestone Target met

February 2009: Start of Core Strategy regulation 25 engagement with key delivery stakeholders and preparation of a public document for consultation. On 12th February 2009 letters were sent to all statutory bodies and key stakeholders to gather views on what should be included in the Core Strategy and to ensure that the options were deliverable.


July/August 2009: start of Issues and Options consultation. The Issues and Options consultation document was published for an eight-week period of consultation on 14th August 2010.


May/June 2010: Draft Preferred Options consultation On 30th June 2010 consultation started for a six-week period on the Preferred Options.


August/October 2011: Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation The Pre-Submission consultation document was published for an eight-week period of consultation on 31st August 2011.


Submission to Secretary of State November 2011 The Pre-Submission consultation document was submitted to the Secretary of State on the 16th November 2011. A public examination was held in March 2012 and the Plan was adopted in October 2012.

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Town Centre Area Action Plan


Start of period of preparation, community involvement and consultation with consultees scheduled to commence in December 2008 There has been ongoing dialogue between the Council and stakeholders on key issues included in the AAP.


Start of period of public participation on Issues and Options scheduled to commence in April 2009. The period of public participation on the Issues and Options document commenced on schedule.

Milestone Target

Draft Preferred Options Consultation Delay agreed to draft Preferred Options consultation (January/February 2010) (see below)


Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation The Pre-Submission consultation document was published for an eight-week period of consultation on 31st August 2011.


Submission to the Secretary of State November 2011 The Pre-Submission consultation document was submitted to the Secretary of State on the 16th November 2011. A public examination was held in May 2012 and the Plan was adopted in March 2013.

Affordable Housing DPD


January/February 2009: submission DPD soundness consultation. On 21st January 2009 consultation started for a 6 week period on the submission DPD.


March 2009: submission of DPD to Secretary of State in preparation for independent examination. On 27th March 2009 the documents were prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State.

Milestone Target not met

Estimated date for adoption in September 2009. The Affordable Housing DPD was adopted in December 2009.

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Dorset Wide Gypsy and Traveller (including Travelling Show people) Site Allocation Joint DPD


Issues and Preferred Options Consultation November 2011 / February 2012 On the 18th November 2011 the DPD was issued for consultation for 12 weeks.


Publication of DPD for ‘Soundness Consultation’ July 2012. Due to the volume of responses received feedback on responses was not reported to Councils until November 2012. Later stages of preparation of the DPD have been delayed due the volume of responses received; the release of revised government guidance and the need to update the needs assessment. A revised Project Plan was agreed in March 2013 which specified a revised milestone for undertaking consultation on ‘Additional Sites’ that in effect extends the previous issues and options consultation stage.


August/ Sept 2014: Consultation on Additional Sites (only in Districts where deliverable sites identified) Consultation took place between 15 Sept and 24 October 2014.

Milestone November/December 2015: Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation


February 2016: Date for submission to Secretary of State Changes to the definition of a gypsy in national Planning Policy Guidance has resulted in the need to further update the needs assessment. A timetable for finalising the DPD is yet to be agreed by the Councils.

Heathland Mitigation Joint DPD with other SE Dorset Authorities


May 2007: Regulation 25 Initial consultation with stakeholders to start The Regulation 25 consultation commenced according to the agreed timescale.

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February-June 2008: Issues and Options consultation An Issues and Options leaflet was published for consultation in September 2007.


February/April 2013: Draft Preferred Options consultation In February 2013 consultation started for a six-week period on the Preferred Options


September/October 2013: Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation Not progressed and deleted from the LDS because the south-east Dorset Local Authorities have specific heathland Local Plan policies in place and an updated Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework 2015 - 2020 SPD was adopted in 2016.

Development Management Policy DPD

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Initial Regulation 18 engagement with stakeholders July 2013. Some internal consultation undertaken, delay in broader R eg 18 consultation due to resources. Stakeholder consultation took place between 12 November – 24 December 2013


October/November 2013: start of Issues and Options consultation. A later date for consultation on this stage was agreed by Cabinet as the Government are currently consulting on a range of changes to planning legislation that will have an impact on the content of development management policies

Milestone January/February 2015: Issues and Possible Options consultation


July/August 2015: Submission DPD “Soundness” Consultation. Work suspended and DPD to be deleted from LDS as development management policies are to be incorporated in to a reviewed local plan

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Community Infrastructure Levy


August / September 2014: Consultation on Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule. The Bournemouth CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule was published on 1 August 2014 for a 6-week period of public consultation expiring on 15 September 2014


November/December 2014: Consultation on Draft Charging Schedule Consultation commence February 2015 following addition viability work


December 2014: Submission of Draft Charging Schedule to Secretary of State. Submission to Secretary of State in April 2015


February 2015: Examination in Public The delay in submission resulted in a delay in the Examination. The Examination Hearing sessions were held on 20th August 2015.


Adoption – April 2015 The CIL Charging Schedule was adopted on 19th January 2016 and came into effect on 1st March 2016.

Bournemouth Local Plan Review


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Appendix 1 Schedule of Contextual Indicators

Population (2011 Census)

Usual Resident Population 183,491

Population (Mid Year Estimates*)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Population 186,300 187,900 189,600 191,700 193,700 194,800

Age Structure

0 to 15 years 29,200 29,900 30,400 31,100 31,800 32,500

16 to 29 years 41,200 40,800 40,500 40,400 40,900 40,700

30 to 44 years 39,900 40,300 40,500 41,000 40,700 40,300

45 to 64 years 42,700 43,200 43,800 44,400 45,200 45,900

65 to 84 years 27,100 27,700 28,200 28,600 28,1900 29,200

85 years & over

6,200 6,100 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,100

Population Density

Population by hectare

40.3 40.7 41.1 41.5 41.9 42.2

2012-16 revised

Population (Mid Year Estimates)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Population 166,700 170,100 172,000 174,300 179,300 183,500

Age Structure

0 to 15 years 25,600 26,000 26,400 27,000 27,700 28,300

16 to 29 years 36,600 38,200 38,600 38,500 40,300 41,100

30 to 44 years 34,900 35,500 35,800 36,700 38,000 39,300

45 to 64 years 37,600 38,400 39,200 40,100 41,100 42,100

65 to 84 years 26,500 26,100 26,000 26,000 26,200 26,400

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Population Density

Population by hectare

36.1 36.8 37.2 37.7 38.8 39.7

Households (2011 Census)

Total number of households (with residents) 82,374

Total number of household spaces (with/without residents) 87,016

Percentage of household spaces with no usual residents 5.3%

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Households (2001 Census)

Vacant 3.9%

Second residence/holiday accommodation 2.1%

Household type (2011 Census)

All Pensioner households 21.4%

Married or same sex civil partnership couple households 25.4%

Cohabiting couple households 10.3%

Lone parent households 8.6%

Other households 34.3%

Dwelling type (2011 Census)

Detached 31.0%

Semi-detached 13.2%

Terraced (inc end-terrace) 6.2%

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Flat, maisonette or apartment: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits)

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Flats in commercial building 2.4%

Caravan or other mobile/temporary structure 0.5%

Average household size 2.2

Housing (Completions)

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Number of dwellings completed (net)

1,534 1,218 622 492 555 639 394 964 730 581 635

Number of dwellings completed (gross)

1,709 1,344 743 601 679 693 482 1,033 817 675 723

Percentage on brownfield land*

98.0% 98.0% 99.9% 87% 95.0% 94.5% 93.6% 87.8% 93.8% 89.2% 95%

Percentage houses/ bungalows (gross)

14.3% 15.4% 17.3% 19.8% 23.0% 11.3% 15.8% 21.4% 12.9% 15.4% 9.7%

Percentage flats (gross)

85.4% 84.4% 82.4% 79.7% 76.6% 87.4% 83.2% 77.9% 83.0% 81.8% 87.0%

Number of affordable housing completions

210 172 213 113 48 13 22 86 29 5 17

Average density of new development (dwellings per hectare)

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Tenure (2011 Census)

Owns outright 27.7%

Owns with a mortgage or loan 29.4%

Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 0.7%

Social Rented: Rented from local authority 5.9%

Social rented: Other 5.2%

Private Rented: Private landlord or letting agency 28.2%

Private Rented: Other 1.8%

Living rent free 1.0%

Amenities:

With central heating 96.2%

Without central heating 3.8%

Total number of dwellings 85,381

Recorded Crime (Bournemouth)

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Sexual Offences 427 2.2 435 2.2 578 3.0

Robbery 118 0.6 142 0.7 181 0.9

Dwelling Burglary 775 4.0 661 3.4 1,182 6.1

Burglary Other 985 5.1 935 4.8 810 4.2

Theft 5,063 26.4 5,040 26.0 5,125 26.3

Theft from Motor Vehicle

1,337 7.0 1,339 6.9 1,102 5.7

Theft of Motor Vehicle 303 1.6 249 1.3 258 1.3

Criminal Damage 2,143 11.2 2,138 11.0 2,236 11.5

Drug Offences 636 3.3 648 3.3 618 3.2

Possession of Weapons 87 0.5 107 0.6 108 0.6

Public Order 534 2.8 715 3.7 797 4.1

Other Offences 196 1.0 175 0.9 163 0.8

Grand Total 16,535 86.3 17,286 89.3 18,682 95.9

53 Rates calculated using mid-year population estimates for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Crime incidence source:

Dorset Police force.

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Social (Indices of Deprivation)

2004 2007 2010 2015

Local authority Rank of Average Score (where 1 is the most deprived)

Ranked 95th out of 354 local authorities (77% of LSOAs within Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived nationally)

Ranked 108th out of 354 local authorities (77% of LSOAs within Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived nationally)

Ranked 102nd out of 326 local authorities (75% of LSOAs within Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived nationally)

Ranked 121st out of 326 local authorities (70% of LSOAs within Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived nationally)

Geographical barriers to housing & services sub-domain

54 out of 107 LSOAs within Bournemouth are within the 60% most deprived nationally




Health (Life expectancy at birth)

Life expectancy (ONS)

1999-03

2003-05

2003-07

2007-09

2008-10

2010-12

2011-13

2012-14

2014-16

Male 75.9 77.3 77.5 78.0 78.0 78.6 78.9 78.8 79.1

Female 81.0 81.9 82.1 82.6 82.6 83.1 83.0 83.1 83.0

Health (Limiting long term illness by household)

One or more person with limiting long term illness, 2011 Census

25.95% of households

Social (House price to income ratio)

NHF, 2006

NHF, 2007

Home-track 2008

SW Home Truths, 2010



SW Home Truths, 2013/14





House price/ income ratio

9.8:1 12.0:1 6.5:1 10.3:1 11.3:1 11.4:1

10.9:1

9.3:1 9.6:1 10.2:1 10.2:1

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*provisional

Economy (Employment)

Employment 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Claimant rate, March (residence based) (Nomis, ONS)

3.2% 2.4% 1.5% 1.5 1.7

Economy (Number of firms, ABI)

Number of Firms by Sector and Size (ABI)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Agriculture and fishing

Confidential Confidential Confidential Confidential Confidential

Energy and water Confidential Confidential Confidential Confidential Confidential

Manufacturing 5.3% 5.0% 4.2% 4.6% 4.3%

Construction 10.1% 10.6% 9.9% 10.9% 11.2%

Distribution, hotels and restaurants

33.4% 32.5% 31.0% 31.0% 30.9%

Transport and communications

2.9% 3.1% 2.8% 3.0% 2.9%

Banking, finance and insurance

31.4% 31.9% 33.8% 33.4% 33.4%

Public administration, education and health

8.3% 8.6% 9.9% 9.2% 9.3%

Other services 8.3% 8.1% 8.5% 7.8% 7.7%

Economy (Gross Value Added)

GVA 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*

GVA per head (£million) (Bournemouth & Poole)

21,266 21,563 21,986 20,756 20,899 21,386 22,365 23,025 23,557 24,519

Indexed to UK (where UK is 100)

96.2 95.9 100.0 92.5 92.0 93.1 93.1 91.9 92.0 93.2

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Economy (Number of firms, IDBR)

Number of Firms by Sector (IDBR, ONS)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Agriculture, forestry & fishing

0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%

Mining, quarrying & utilities 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%

Manufacturing 4.7% 4.4% 4.2% 4.3% 4.2% 3.9% 3.7% 3.9% 4.0%

Construction 15.8% 15.3% 14.9% 14.6% 14.4% 14.8% 15.1% 15.2% 15.9%

Motor trades 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7%

Wholesale 3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.1%

Retail 11.2% 11.5% 11.1% 11.0% 10.4% 9.8% 9.8% 9.3% 8.8%

Transport & storage (inc. postal)

2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.8% 2.3% 2.4%

Accommodation & food services

8.4% 8.1% 8.3% 8.3% 8.0% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 8.3%

Information & communication

8.0% 8.4% 8.5% 8.7% 9.5% 8.8% 8.8% 8.6% 9.3%

Finance & Insurance 2.3% 1.9% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1% 2.1%

Property 4.6% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.9% 4.8% 4.7% 4.7% 4.6%

Professional, scientific & technical

13.7% 14.9% 15.4% 15.7% 15.9% 16.0% 15.6% 16.0% 15.2%

Business administration & support services

7.2% 7.0% 6.6% 6.4% 6.7% 7.8% 7.6% 8.2% 8.3%

Public administration & defence

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Education 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4%

Health 5.3% 5.5% 5.7% 6.0% 5.9% 5.8% 6.0% 5.7% 5.3%

Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services

7.4% 6.9% 7.2% 7.1% 7.2% 7.5% 7.3% 6.8% 6.7%

Economy (Business size, IDBR)

Business size (IDBR, ONS)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Mini-micro (0-4 employees)

75.7% 76.0% 75.1% 75.1% 74.9% 74.8% 76.4% 76.7% 77.4%

Micro (0-9 employees)

88.6% 88.6% 88.0% 87.4% 87.3% 87.6% 88.1% 88.6% 89.0%

Small (0-49 employees)

98.1% 97.8% 97.9% 97.8% 97.9% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0%

Medium (50-249 employees)

1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%

Large (250+ employees)

0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%

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Economy (Employees in employment, BRES)

Employees by Sector (BRES, ONS)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Production 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2%

Construction 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3%

Motor trades 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%

Wholesale 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

Retail 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12%

Transport & storage (inc. postal)

3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 2%

Accommodation & food services

13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 12% 13%

Information & communication 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3%

Finance & Insurance 11% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 11% 10%

Property 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%

Professional, scientific & technical

6% 7% 6% 6% 6% 7% 5% 7%

Business administration & support services

6% 5% 6% 8% 8% 8% 9% 8%

Public administration & defence

4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%

Education 8% 8% 9% 9% 8% 8% 9% 9%

Health 16% 17% 17% 16% 17% 16% 17% 17%

Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services

5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 6%

Economy (Business Births and Deaths)

Business Demography, ONS

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Births 915 785 635 670 785 800 910 920 1,005 1,065

Deaths 765 695 875 755 670 720 715 670 760 875

Active Enterprises

6,780 6,680 6,530 6,535 6,415 6,495 6,620 6,740 6,960 7,325

Economy (Median earnings)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*

Median gross full-time weekly earnings (Residence-Based) (ASHE)

£463.50 £460.00 £464.70 £482.00 £482.30 £509.90 £480.00 £512.30 £512.50

% of GB Median 94.5% 91.7% 92.9% 94.8% 93.1% 97.9% 90.7% 94.7% 92.7%

Median gross full-time weekly earnings (Workplace-Based) (ASHE)

£490.20 £425.90 £440.70 £479.10 £479.80 £468.40 £479.90 £532.70 £534.60

% of GB Median

100.1% 85.1% 88.1% 94.3% 92.7% 90.0% 90.8% 98.6% 96.8%

*provisional

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Environment (Area protected by an environmental designation)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

International 76 ha 76 ha 76ha 76ha 76ha 76ha 76ha 76ha 76ha

National 274 ha 274 ha 274ha 274ha 274ha 274ha 274ha 274ha 274ha

Local 429 ha 438 ha 436ha 439ha 439ha 439ha 439ha 439ha 439ha

Environment (Bathing Water Quality)

Bathing Water Quality (Environment Agency) 2017

Alum Chine Excellent

Boscombe Pier Excellent

Bournemouth Pier Good

Durley Chine Excellent

Fisherman’s Walk Excellent

Hengistbury West Excellent

Southbourne Excellent

Transport (2011 Census) Car Ownership

Households with no car 25.9%

Households with one car 44.7%

Households with 2+ cars 29.4%

All cars/vans in the area 92,927

Transport (2011 Census) Travel to work

Work mainly at or from home 6.6%

Underground, metro, light rail, tram 0.1%

Train 1.1%

Bus, minibus or coach 5.6%

Taxi 0.2%

Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.7%

Driving a car or van 36.0%

Passenger in a car or van 3.2%

Bicycle 3.0%

On foot 7.9%

Other method of travel to work 0.3%

Not in employment 35.2%

Source: Census 2011 commissioned table CT0045

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Education (DFES/DCSF)

Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths

2006/

07 2007/

08 2008/

09 2009/

10 2010/

11 2011/

12 2012/

13 2013/ 14*

2014/ 15

2015/16

England (state funded schools)

45.9% 48.4% 50.9% 55.3% 58.4% 59.1% 60.8% 56.8% 57.3% 57.7%

Bournemouth LA

48.2% 48.9% 51.5% 56.5% 57.4% 60.7% 63.0% 61.1% 60.3% 61.6%

*It is not possible to directly compare 2013/14 figures with earlier years due to changes in the methodology. **No longer collected in this format

Education (DFES/DCSF)

Percentage of pupils achieving a standard 9-4 pass at GCSE in English and Maths

2016/17 2017/18

England (state funded schools) 59.1% N/A

Bournemouth LA 68.3% N/A

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Appendix 2 Schedule of Core Indicators

The Core Output Indicators listed below are fully described in the relevant chapters of this annual monitoring report. It is no longer a statutory requirement for Local Authorities to report on these indicators as shown below. Many of the indicators, however, are useful for the monitoring process and will still be recorded in the same manner as in previous years.

Economy

BD1 Total amount of additional employment floorspace - by type

BD4 Total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses'

B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 Total

BD1 Gross (sq m) 1,543 0 274 2,362 68 4,247

Net (sq m) (3,941) 0 32 1,933 (2,724) (4,700)

BD4 A1 A2 B1a D2 Total

(i) Town centre Gross (sq m) 236 236 1,502 351 2,325

Net (sq m) (2,157) (494) (1,974) 351 (4,274)

(ii) Local authority Gross (sq m) 359 236 1,543 691 2,829

Net (sq m) (4,237) (1,116) (3,941) (849) (10,143)

Housing

H1 Plan period and housing targets

H2 (a) Net additional dwellings - in previous years

H2 (b) Net additional dwellings - for the reporting year

H2 (c) Net additional dwellings - in future years

H3 New and converted dwellings - on previously developed land

H4 Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)

H5 Gross affordable housing completions

H6 Housing Quality - Building for Life Assessments

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Start of plan period

End of plan period

Total housing required

Source of plan target

H1 2006 2026 14,600 (within the built-up area)

Core Strategy

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep

H2a 1,089 1,534 1,218 622 492 555

H2b

H2c Net additions

Annual Target 730 730 730 730 730 730

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Current

H2a 639 394 964 730 581

H2b 635

H2c Net additions

Annual Target 730 730 730 730 730 730

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

1 2 3 4 5 6

H2a

H2b

H2c Net additions 643 643 643 643 643 643

Annual Target 730 730 730 730 730 730

*3 short due to rounding residual figure

Number on PDL % gross on PDL

H3 605 95%

Permanent Transit Total

H4 0 0 0

Social rent homes

provided Intermediate homes

provided Affordable homes

total

H5 17 0 17

2024/25 2025/26 Total

7 8

H2a 8,818

H2b 635

H2c Net additions 643 643 5,144

Annual Target 730 730 14,597*