BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS



The preparation of the Island Plan is being shaped by a number of background documents, some of which are detailed below in the following subject order:
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Retail
  • Tourism
  • Housing
  • Gypsies, Travellers & Travelling Showpeople
  • Green Infrastructure & Open Space
  • Flooding
  • Renewable Energy
  • Transport
  • Waste
  • Minerals

Throughout the Core Strategy preparation a number of key evidence base documents have been prepared, and, in some instances, updated. A final list of key evidence base documents will be published when the Core Strategy is submitted for examination.


Economic Development


Economic Development Delivery – Action Plan


This document was produced by the Isle of Wight Council and details the key actions to be delivered in 2010/11. These include actions to help businesses on the Island, including inward investment (with a focus on renewable energy) and support for existing businesses. The plan also identifies actions to provide for significant new employment land and to invest in the employment and skill needs of local people.

Economic Development Delivery – Action Plan (March 2010)


Economic Development Delivery – Commentary


This document was produced by the Isle of Wight Council and provides the background and context to the detailed action. It describes the rationale for key objectives and an overview of proposed activity.

Economic Development Delivery – Commentary (March 2010)


Employment


Employment Land Demand Study


The Isle of Wight Council commissioned GVA Grimley to undertake an employment land review in 2008.  The report compared projected demand and existing supply.
Employment Land Demand Study (January 2008)

Employment Land Assessment


The Employment Land Assessment provides an update of existing supply and projected demand for employment land over the plan period and summarises areas which can offer opportunities for economic growth and development.

Employment Land Assessment (June 2010); Consulting Inplace for the Isle of Wight Council


Retail


Retail Capacity Study


The Retail Capacity Study was produced in March 2008 to provide an update assessment of quantitative retail needs capacity on the Island.  The quantitative assessments look at the potential for the likely future demand for both new comparison and new convenience retail floorspace.

Retail Capacity Study (March 2008); Drivers Jonas for the Isle of Wight Council
Retail Capacity Study Tables (March 2008); Drivers Jonas for the Isle of Wight Council

Retail Capacity Study Update


Since the publication of the March 2008 study, major changes have occurred in the national economy and the retail market.  The Update Report considers the impact of current economic conditions on the quantitative need for floorspace and examines the extent of the need for new floorspace until the end of the plan period.
Retail Capacity Study Update (November 2009); Drivers Jonas for the Isle of Wight Council
Retail Capacity Study Update Tables (November 2009); Drivers Jonas for the Isle of Wight Council

Town Centre Health Check Study


Halcrow Group was commissioned by the Council to assess the ‘health’ of the towns of Cowes, East Cowes, Freshwater, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor.

Town Centre Health Check Study (October 2009)

Retail Uses Surveys for Cowes, East Cowes, Newport and Ryde


To inform the background work to the Medina Valley and Ryde Area Action Plans, the Council undertook surveys of non-residential properties in and around the town centre boundaries of Cowes, East Cowes, Newport and Ryde. The mapped outputs showing the Town Centre Boundaries and Primary Retail Frontages, Non-Residential Use Classes and Vacant Non-Residential Units at the date of the survey are below:
Retail Uses Surveys for Cowes, East Cowes and Newport (January 2012)
Retail Uses Survey for Ryde (January 2012)


Tourism


Holiday Parks Study


Holiday Park Sector Audit & Review (2006); Rural Solutions for Isle of Wight Tourism and Tourism South East


Hotel Futures Study


Hotel Futures Study (September 2005); Tourism Solutions and ack tourism for Isle of Wight Tourism and Tourism South East


Tourism Development Plan


Tourism Development Plan (October 2005); Isle of Wight Tourism


Housing


Older Persons’ Accommodation


Determining the Future Provision Requirements for Older Persons’ Accommodation on the Isle of Wight 2009-2027 (March 2010); Isle of Wight Council

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)


The SHLAA report and appendices have been published as background documents to the Proposed Submission Core Strategy consultation and can be viewed here.


Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)


Strategic Housing Market Assessment (April 2007); GVA Grimley for the Isle of Wight
Council
Strategic Housing Market Assessment Addendum (October 2008); GVA Grimley for the Isle of Wight Council


Gypsies, Travellers & Travelling Showpeople


Gypsy & Traveller Study


Gypsy & Traveller Study (2006); David Couttie Associates for Isle of Wight Council


Green Infrastructure & Open Space


Green Infrastructure Mapping Study

 
This Study provides an introduction to the concept of Green Infrastructure (GI) and what this means for the Island. The study identifies the assets that the Island has and how they combine to create a comprehensive network. The work also includes an assessment of deficiencies and opportunities within the network, and will form the basis of the Island's approach to GI which will be developed through the Green Infrastructure Strategy SPD due for adoption by the Council in Summer 2012. It has also informed the preparation of the Core Strategy.

Isle of Wight Green Infrastructure Mapping Study (July 2010); Halcrow for the Isle of Wight Council

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Audit


The Open Space, Sport and Recreation Audit has undertaken a comprehensive Island-wide audit of the distribution, quantity and quality of the Isle of Wight’s open spaces, sport and recreation facilities (including an assessment of the open space and recreational needs of the local community) in accordance with the requisite Government guidance set out in Planning Policy Guidance 17 and its Companion Guide.

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Audit – Erratum Paper (10 December 2012)
Open Space, Sport and Recreation Audit (April 2010); Halcrow for the Isle of Wight Council
Open Space Audit Appendices (April 2010)
Open Space Audit Consultation Strategy (August 2009)

Typology maps – Central Wight, Central East Wight, Central West Wight, East Wight, North Wight, North East Wight, South East Wight, South West Wight and West Wight
Quality/Value maps – Central West Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, North East Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, South Wight, South West Wight, Ventnor and West Wight
Accessibility maps:
All Typologies – Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Freshwater and Totland, Isle of Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, South Wight, Ventnor and West Wight
Allotments & Community Gardens – Central Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, South Wight, Ventnor and West Wight
Amenity Green Space – Central Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, Ventnor and West Wight
Children & Young Persons Spaces – Central Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, South Wight, Ventnor and West Wight
Natural Green Spaces – Central Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake, Ventnor and West Wight
Outdoor Sports Facilities – Central Wight, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake and Ventnor
Parks and Gardens – Binstead and Ryde, Cowes and East Cowes, East Wight, West Wight, Newport, Sandown, Shanklin and Lake and Ventnor

Please be aware that all the maps are large files so may take some time to download.

Playing Pitch Assessment and Strategy


The Playing Pitch Assessment and Strategy for the Isle of Wight supplements the Open Space Audit and has been carried out in accordance with the requisite Government guidance set out in Planning Policy Guidance 17 and its Companion Guide. It presents the findings of quality assessment of outdoor sports facilities, consultation with a wide range of user groups, data analysis and GIS mapping work. This is a presentation of the facts that have emerged through the extensive research undertaken on the Island.

Playing Pitch Assessment and Strategy (February 2011); Halcrow for the Isle of Wight Council


Flooding


Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)

The Council has replaced the first SFRA (published in November 2007) with an updated assessment, the SFRA Mk II published in June 2010.  Flood risk to people, property and infrastructure is an area that demonstrates particularly well the changing times we live in.  Since the first SFRA was published new data has been released, both at the local level and nationally through UKCP09.  This change in baseline data combined with the evolving allocation process associated with the Island Plan has prompted the need for an update.  It should be appreciated that while this assessment can make predictions of flood risk on the Island for the next 100 years, the baseline data on which this is based is a snapshot of the most current information at the time of publishing, but this will ultimately be superseded and require updating at some point in the future.

Please be aware that these documents are large in memory, particularly the mapped outputs (Appendices E to V), so may take some time to download.  We are however looking into the possibility of making this information more directly accessible through the Council website and will update this section should there be changes in how to access the SFRA.

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Mk II (June 2010); Entec for the Isle of Wight Council
Appendix A – SFRA Mapping
Appendix B – Tidal Climate Change Predictions
Appendix C – SFRA GIS Dataset Descriptions
Appendix D – Tables D1-D3 taken from PPS3
Appendix E – West Wight
Appendix F – Yarmouth
Appendix G – Brighstone
Appendix H – Ventnor
Appendix I – Wroxall
Appendix J – The Bay
Appendix K – Brading
Appendix L – Bembridge
Appendix M – St Helens
Appendix N – Ryde
Appendix O – Wootton
Appendix P – Newport
Appendix Q – Cowes & East Cowes
Appendix R – Arreton
Appendix S – Niton
Appendix T – Chale
Appendix U – Rookley
Appendix V – Godshill
Appendix W – Supporting SuDS Information
Appendix X – Development Management – Standard Paragraphs


Renewable Energy


Grid Connection Study


Grid Connection Study (March 2011); Grontmij for the Isle of Wight Council

Heat Mapping Study

 
District heating systems can significantly contribute towards the Island’s targets to achieve the lowest carbon footprint in England. Provision of this heat by renewable or other low carbon fuels will result in a sustainable reduction in carbon emissions. The availability of a suitable source of heat will assist in obtaining high ratings under the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH).

The Isle of Wight Council is considering using the planning process to encourage the installation of district heating systems in new developments. These systems will then act as seeds allowing expansion and retrofitting of district heating to neighbouring existing domestic and commercial/industrial users.

Heat maps of the Island have been produced to identify those areas having the highest heat demand density, both currently and as predicted if potential development in the Medina Valley, Ryde and The Bay are realised. As would be expected, the areas having highest heat demand density are currently within urban areas.

Isle of Wight Heat Mapping Study (August 2010); Grontmij for the Isle of Wight Council


Wind Farm Search Areas


Wind Farm Search Areas (September 2008); URS for the Isle of Wight Council


Transport


Newport Traffic Model


This report contains the modelling work from traffic impacts of development within the Medina Valley area, against the background of existing traffic use of the road network in and around Newport.

Chapters 4 and 5 of the original report have recently been updated and both the original and updated documents are available to download below:

Newport Traffic Model (2008)
Newport Traffic Model Update (2010)

Strategic Highway Network Improvements for Newport


Strategic Highway Network Improvements for Newport – Cabinet Report (September 2010)

Sandown Airport


Evaluation and EIA Scoping of the Isle of Wight Airport (December 2007)


Waste


Assessment of Options for Waste Sites and Other Alternatives to Landfill on the Island, Site Options Report


Assessment of Options for Waste Sites and Other Alternatives to Landfill on the Island (September 2009); Entec for Isle of Wight Council

Landfill Feasibility Study


The Isle of Wight Council commissioned Entec to carry out a Waste Sites Assessment – Feasibility Study of Shortlisted Landfill Sites.

Landfill Feasibility Study (July 2010)

Waste Needs Assessment


The Isle of Wight Council commissioned Entec to carry out a Waste Needs Assessment (Technical Modelling) and a subsequent Addendum to that report.

Waste Needs Assessment (December 2008)
Waste Needs Assessment Addendum (August 2009)

Waste Options Consultation Report


This report summarises the Council’s responses to the issues raised during the waste consultations undertaken in August and September 2009. The Council is expecting responses to each of the queries where Entec has been identified as the lead respondent by the end of May 2010 and, as soon as this information is available, the table (Waste Sites Summary Document for Consultation Responses – Summary of Comments and the Council’s Response) will be updated.

Waste Options Consultation Report (February 2010)


Minerals


Mineral Site Options


Assessment of the Potential for Mineral Sites on the Island, Site Options Report (October 2010); Entec for the Isle of Wight Council
Assessment of the Potential for Mineral Sites on the Island, Site Options Report – Appendices C-F (October 2010); Entec for the Isle of Wight Council



Page last updated on: 10/12/2012