Community Strategies
1.24 It is important that the plans and related documents in this LDS reflect and are prepared in association with Calderdale Futures Plan the sustainable community strategy and other relevant strategies prepared by Calderdale Council and its partners. Calderdale’s Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) has been prepared by the Local Strategic Partnership, Calderdale Forward. It’s first report, the Calderdale Futures Plan, was published in 2003 and the First Review of this Strategy was adopted in April 2006. The SCS recognises that there are significant economic opportunities for Calderdale relating to City Region development in both Leeds and Manchester and the Northern Way Growth Strategy. However, key challenges remain for the District, including:-
- the competition between housing and industry for scarce land resources;
- facing up to climate change;
- differences between areas on issues like life expectancy and educational attainment and opportunities;
- and improving the transport system.
1.25 The LDS and local development documents will have regard to the SCS and ensure that land-use implications arising from it are addressed. In turn, as it is updated, the Community Strategy is expected to address issues that arise from those development requirements that arise not only from local development documents, but also from the Regional Spatial Strategy. It is intended, wherever possible and appropriate, to synchronise and jointly carry out community and stakeholder engagement in Community. Additionally, such efforts will also be integrated, wherever possible, within Calderdale Council’s Consultation Strategy.
1.26 Calderdale Council has a number of other strategies in place or anticipated that have land-use implications, and these will be taken into account in the preparation of LDDs. These include :-
- Calderdale Futures Plan (2006-2016) The Community Strategy (April 2006);
- Calderdale Housing Strategy (2006);
- Calderdale Regeneration Strategy;
- Calderdale Community Safety Strategy;
- Calderdale Waste Strategy (2006);
- Calderdale Biodiversity Action Plan (2003);
- Calderdale External Communications Strategy (2005);
- Halifax Town Centre Strategy (2001);
- Calderdale Creative Industries Strategy (2007);
- Open Space Strategy (2006);
- Upper Calder Valley Renaissance Strategy (2003);
- Halifax - Streets Ahead (2004);
- Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) 2005 (and review 2008);
- Calderdale Safer Communities Strategy 2005-2008;
- Calderdale NHS Primary Care Trust Local Delivery Plan (2005-2008);
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust Patient Services Plan (2005-2006);
- Persons Strategy for Calderdale (2007);
- Air Quality in Calderdale - Review and Assessment Report (2005);
- Contaminated Land Survey for Calderdale (2005)
- Calderdale Economic and Enterprise Strategy (draft 2007);
1.27 As new or updated Strategies are approved by the Council, they will be reflected in the LDS where they have land-use implications, and hence in LDDs.
1.28 It is necessary for the LDS and LDDs to take on board the land-use orientated strategies of the key stakeholder partners with whom the Council has close working relationships. Such organisations include Yorkshire Forward (through its Regional Economic Strategy and its sub-regional strategies), the Passenger Transport Executive (METRO), the Environment Agency, English Heritage, Natural England, the providers of health services and utilities such as water, sewage, gas, telecommunications and electricity, together with other service providers.