South Beach Supplementary Planning Document
Change from Area Action Plans (AAPs) to Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
In August 2010 it was decided that the Council will no longer be preparing AAPs for Foxhall and South Beach. The same decision was taken in February 2010 for North Beach. All three AAPs have now been withdrawn.
The Council remains committed to the regeneration of these resort neighbourhoods. It has been necessary for us to review the best way to progress Neighbourhood Plans for Foxhall, South Beach and North Beach due to the current uncertain economic climate and the level of public and private sector funding expected to be available.
The Council intends to produce SPDs for these areas to guide development and intervention. SPDs will provide the flexibility needed to deal with the current uncertain economic climate. These will be prepared as soon as possible using the work and consultation already undertaken for the early stages of the AAPs |
South Beach Neighbourhood
South Beach can be traced back to the early 19
th Century when it originally developed as a separate “high” class residential and resort alternative to what is now central Blackpool. Following the arrival of the railways in the late 19
th Century high density development of lodging houses/shops and leisure uses occurred in support of the large numbers of tourists that visited the area each year.
In common with other inner resort neighbourhoods South Beach has been badly affected by the changing fortunes of Blackpool’s tourism industry. The decline of tourism has resulted in significant challenges to its economic and social wellbeing as well as the maintenance of its physical character.
The issues and challenges facing South Beach - and the opportunities for regeneration - are well understood and have been considered in detail through previous work undertaken in preparing the South Beach AAP which is now withdrawn. These are set out in the
South Beach Neighbourhood Profile, Policy and Regeneration Context and
Consultation Comments Maps below:
South Beach Neighbourhood Profile (the local evidence base):
Front Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Location and Spatial Context
Chapter 3 - Community Profile
Chapter 4 - Historical Development
Chapter 5 - Townscape and Heritage
Chapter 6 - HousingChapter 7 - Tourism and the Economy
Chapter 8 - Sustainability & the Environment
Chapter 9 - Transport and Movement
Chapter 10 - Community Infrastructure
Chapter 11 - Policy and Regeneration Context
Chapter 12 - Utilities and Physical InfrastructureChapter 13 - Appendices Blackpool Council Policy Context
Consultation Comments Map - 01Consultation Comments Map - 02
Developing the South Beach Plan
The Council is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan for South Beach in the form of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The SPD will identify priorities for future development and guide intervention in South Beach based on previous work and consultation undertaken, although will be less detailed than the AAP and provide more flexibility.
The SPD will:
- Reaffirm the Council’s commitment to transforming South Beach and assist with bidding for new resources or co-ordinating existing resources to achieve this
- Set out a long term vision and objectives for the area
- Assist in stabilising the area and prevent further social, economic and environmental decline
- Prevent inappropriate development and encourage piecemeal development which is consistent with the vision
- Provide the basis for complementary targeted ‘neighbourhood support’ services
- Identify areas where short term priority intervention projects could take place with the intention to stabilise and improve the neighbourhood until the economy improves
- Identify areas appropriate for strategic intervention in the medium to longer term
Whilst SPDs are not examined by an Inspector, they are still subject to a process of consultation. The key stages of preparing an SPD are:
Evidence Gathering Stage: Collect, analyse and update evidence to identify key issues and opportunities in the area. This work will be ongoing during stages 1 and 2.
Stage 1: Prepare and publish Draft SPD for consultation
Stage 2: Consider representations received, revise SPD accordingly and publish a consultation statement setting out a summary of the main issues raised and how these have been addressed in the revised SPD
Stage 3: Adoption of SPD
The Council are currently preparing the Draft SPD and it is hoped that consultation on this will take place in early 2011.
The South Beach Area Action Plan has now been withdrawn. Apart from preparatory work including the Neighbourhood Profile and Issues and Options document the South Beach AAP documents will have no further status.
AAP Withdrawal Notice (coming soon)
Contacting us
If you need any further information please contact the Neighbourhood Plans Team: Tel: 01253 476267 or Email: development.plans@blackpool.gov.uk.