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POLICY EMP/1 - MEETING THE EMPLOYMENET NEEDS

Meeting the employment needs of the County is at the heart of Council’s future objectives.  The Council will plan, monitor and review the delivery of between approximately 32 Hectares of employment land,(inclusive of completions, committed sites and new allocations) with a contingency level of up to 37 hectares of employment land, to meet the population change predictions over the Plan period.  The Council will further plan, monitor and review the delivery of 14 hectares, with a contingency up to 16 hectares, of employment land to contribute to the objective of reducing out-commuting levels over the Plan period. Higher value employment, skills development and the promotion of a more balanced age structure will be encouraged. This will be achieved by:

  1. Supporting new employment development in the Urban and Rural Development Strategy Areas through the location of new B1, B2 & B8 employment land in line with the principles set out in Strategic Policy DP/1 – ‘Sustainable Development Principles’ and the settlement hierarchy set out in Policy DP/2 – ‘Overarching Strategic Approach’. Over the period 2007 to 2022, approximately 80% (26 hectares) of the B1, B2 & B8 employment land requirement generated by predicted population change will be located within the accessible Urban Development Strategy Area and approximately 20% (6 Hectares) within the Rural Development Strategy Area in line with Policy EMP/2 – ‘New B1, B2 & B8 Employment Development’
  2. Contributing to the reduction in out-commuting levels by supporting additional new employment development in the Urban Development Strategy Area through location of approximately 14 Hectares, with a contingency level up to 16 hectares, of B1, B2 & B8 employment land in line with Policy EMP/2.
  3. Supporting new employment development on non-allocated sites within the Urban and Rural Development Strategy Areas in line with Policy EMP/2.
  4. Serving to address the existing problems of deprivation through the retention and development of employment generating uses as part of the comprehensive regeneration of Colwyn Bay in line with Policy DP/9 – ‘Colwyn Bay Master Plan’ and supporting LDP10: ‘Colwyn Bay Masterplan Supplementary Planning Guidance’.
  5. Protecting employment land and buildings from non-employment uses in line with Policy EMP/3 – ‘Safeguarding Existing B1, B2 & B8 Employment land’
  6. Promoting the re-use of underused or redundant land or buildings for economic or employment purposes within the Rural Development Strategy Area in line with Policy DP/6 – ‘National Planning Policy and Guidance’ and the Council’s Business Asset Plan.
  7. Supporting the agricultural sector and opportunities for rural diversification which do not negatively impact on the landscape quality of the County Borough in line with Policy DP/6.
  8. Promoting skills development in areas of need in line with Policies DP/4 – ‘Development Criteria’, DP5 – ‘Infrastructure and New Developments’ and supporting LDP4: ‘Planning Obligations’ Supplementary Planning Guidance.
  9. Encouraging proposals which would provide appropriate supportive infrastructures to sustain and promote the local economy in line with Development Principles.

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