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CHAPTER 10 EMPLOYMENT
H A L T O N U D P R E V I S E D ( 2 N D ) D E P O S I T V E R S I O N
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EMPLOYMENT
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CHAPTER 10 EMPLOYMENT
H A L T O N U D P R E V I S E D ( 2 N D ) D E P O S I T VERSION
AIM AND
OBJECTIVES
1 The policies within this Chapter
look to achieving the aims
and objectives
contained
within Part 1 of this Unitary
Development Plan (UDP). The
employment
aims,
and
therefore the policies in this
Chapter,
are
related
to
promoting
sustainable
economic
prosperity
and
creating new employment
opportunities
in order to
broaden the economic base
and reduce unemployment.
It
is particularly
important
to
provide
employment
opportunities
that
are
accessible to local residents.
BACKGROUND
PROVISION FOR
EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT
1 The UDP employment policies
and proposals seek to support
the main aims of the plan
to transform the quality of
Halton’s environment and
improve economic prosperity
and social progress through
sustainable development by:
O The allocation of sufficient
supply of employment land to
meet the needs of industry
and business with a choice of
location, size, type and quality.
O Providing clear direction as to
the type of development
considered acceptable.
O Promoting economic
diversification.
O Requiring high standards of
design in buildings, layout,
materials and landscape works.
CONTEXT
2 In March 1997, the Council
commissioned
consultants
Pieda Plc to undertake a study
examining the urban capacity
of the Borough up to 2011.
The study focused on both
the demand and
supply
side, determining the future
residential and employment
requirements and providing a
n assessment of the real
availability and deliverability of
housing and employment land
in
the Borough
(Urban
Capacity Study 1997).
3 Following on from this study,
additional sites, including open
spaces, open countryside and
Green Belt land were reviewed
to assess their potential to
accommodate future housing
and