Planning Southampton 2026

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Planning Southampton 2026
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Local Development Framework- Core Strategy
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Southampton in 20 years time..

• Today is about firming up our ideas for the
  future.
• ..And looking at what might happen across the
  city as a whole
• What sort of place do you want Southampton to be
  by 2026?

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Graham Tuck City of Southampton Strategy

• Putting the Core Strategy into context
• VISION and
• 6 Strategic Objectives
• Spatial Planning mainly contributes toward
• OBJECTIVE 4) An attractive and stimulating
  environment
• With the aim of creating
• OBJECTIVE 6) A sense of place

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Develop an excellent and high-quality urban
environment

• Higher quality means making a better city
• Adding environmental and economic value.
• This means more attractive buildings, development
  that appreciates existing buildings better
  architecture, streets and pathways.
• Putting Southampton on the map!

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Create a more sustainable Southampton that
addresses the impacts of climate change

• Ensuring that the city faces up to the challenge
  of Climate Change
• Forcing new development to reducing energy
  demand, carbon emissions and include on site
  renewables
• Ensure resource efficiency is maximised
• Proactive and positive approach to Biomass and
  Combined Heat Power

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Create new shops and offices in the city centre
open up the waterfront

• Plan for significant growth in the city centre,
  creating a quality urban centre, a regional
  destination
• Mixed uses including residential, offices,
  retail, leisure and sustainable transport
• Open up the waterfront including potential
  connections with the cruise industry

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Realise the potential of the suburban shopping
areas and create more attractive neighbourhoods

• Support and enhance the places to shop such as
  Shirley, Lordshill, Portswood, Bitterne and
  Woolston
• Create more sustainable neighbourhoods
  characterised by open spaces, access to schools,
  health amenities, other facilities and community
  establishments
• Increase walking cycling improve public
  health

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Build an additional 16,300 new homes with
appropriate infrastructure

• New homes are needed due to demographic change
  and high house prices
• Impact of key government and regional policies on
  Southampton, we must build more homes in urban
  areas
• A sustainable mix is sought including family
  housing

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Enhance open spaces, the natural environment and
biodiversity,

• Maintain the citys open spaces and enhance the
  overall quality (including both recreation and
  hard surface spaces)
• Ensure the enhancements to the citys
  biodiversity and green grid
• Safeguard and maintain national and
  internationally important sites including
  important mudflats and habitats

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Ensure we have an effective transport network

• Support the Local Transport Plan 2 (2006-2011) by
  including the geographical elements of
  transport
• Ensure that development is sustainable by being
  concentrated around public transport
• Help create a modal shift toward more sustainable
  transport modes
• Control car parking and ensure that residential
  parking is appropriate to local context
• Support the access needs of the Port of
  Southampton

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Have your say!

• Consultation runs to 4th December
• Adoption Sept 2008
• Gives us your informal views or make a formal
  representation
• Thank You