Local Plan Monitoring Report

Rushcliffe Local Plan Monitoring Report 2024/25

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Key Characteristics of the Borough
3. Local Plan Updates
   • Local Development Scheme and Milestones
   • Neighbourhood Plans
4. Duty to Cooperate
5. Key Monitoring Updates
   • Housing Data (including 5 year land supply)
   • Economic Indicators
   • Environmental Indicators
   • Core Strategy Indicators Summary
   • Local Plan Part 2 Indicators Summary
6. LDF Sustainability Appraisal Monitoring Indicators
7. Appendix 1: Housing Land Availability

 

1. Introduction

1.1 This Local Plan Monitoring Report is based upon the monitoring period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

1.2 The monitoring report contains information on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the extent to which policies in development plan documents are being successfully implemented.

1.3 The National Planning Practice Guidance states that local planning authorities should publish annually a monitoring report that shows progress with Local Plan preparation, reports any activity relating to the duty to cooperate and shows how the implementation of policies in the Local Plan is progressing.

1.4 The Rushcliffe Local Plan part 2 was adopted in October 2019, therefore the monitoring report of 2024/25 will monitor the targets set within part 2 of the Local Plan, together with those set in Local Plan Part 1, Core Strategy.

1.5 The purpose of the Local Plan Monitoring Report is to monitor progress against the targets established in the Local Plan and to assess how effective these policies have been by monitoring appropriate data.

1.6 Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (Part 8) sets out what information the reports must contain. The following report has been produced in accordance with these Regulations.

1.7 The Monitoring Report has been structured into four sections as follows:

• Key Characteristics of the Borough
• Local Plan Updates
• Duty to Cooperate
• Key Monitoring Indicators
• Local Plan - Sustainability Appraisal Monitoring Indicators

2. Key Characteristics of the Borough

2.1 The population of the borough at the time of the 2021 Census was 119,000. This represents approximately a 7.1% population increase over the monitoring period. The East Midlands region’s population increased by 7.7% over the same period with the English population increasing by 6.6%.

2.2 The balance between male and female residents is 49% male and 51% female.

2.3 The 2021 census results show that the Borough has an ageing population, with residents over 65 representing just over 21.7% of the population (compared with 18% in England). There are more than 7,200 residents over the age of 80, representing 6% of the Borough's population, compared to 5% in England.

2.4 The percentage of the population aged over 65 within the Borough increased by 26% between 2011 and 2021.

Population breakdown within the borough by age group (2021)

• 19 years and under - 22.16%
• 20 to 29 years - 10.49%
• 30 to 39 years - 11.92%
• 40 to 49 years - 13.27%
• 50 to 59 years - 12.43%
• Over 60 years - 29.73%

Ethnicity

2.5 90% of the Rushcliffe population gave their ethnic group as ‘White’ in the 2021 Census.

2.6 The largest non-white ethnic group in the borough is ‘Asian / Asian British’ at 5.7%, followed by ‘Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Group’ (2.8%), and ‘Black or Black British’ (0.9%).

Deprivation

2.7 According to the IMD (Indices of Multiple Deprivation) 2019 rankings, Rushcliffe Borough is one of the least deprived in England, being ranked at fourth least deprived in the country based on the overall IMD score (out of 317 local authorities).

2.8 There are pockets of relative deprivation in the borough with areas in Cotgrave and Keyworth amongst the 40% most deprived in England.

Economy

Employment

2.9 At the start of the Core Strategy monitoring period, unemployment was 5.2 per cent (March 2012). It has since decreased to 2.6% in September 2024.

2.10 Economic activity rates compare favourably to the East Midlands and national averages. As of December 2024, 86% of residents aged 16-64 were economically active in Rushcliffe, compared to 79% for the East Midlands and 78% for Great Britain.

2.11 Out of the 172 wards in Nottinghamshire, only one Rushcliffe ward (Neville and Langar) feature amongst the top half for highest unemployment rates.

Labour Supply

 Employment by occupation (December 2024)

Mangers, directors and senior officials

• Rushcliffe - 14.2%
• East Midlands - 11%
• England - 11.4%

Professional

• Rushcliffe - 25.8%
• East Midlands - 22.8%
• England - 27.4%

Associate professional

• Rushcliffe - 18.1%
• East Midlands - 14.2%
• England - 14.9%

Administrative and secretarial

• Rushcliffe - 7.4%
• East Midlands - 9.7%
• England - 9%

Education

2.12 89.5% per cent of those in the borough held English and Mathematics grades of 9 - 5 (A* - C equivalent) in the calendar year 2024. This was higher than the East Midlands as a whole where the figure was 84.9%

Housing

Census 2021 Households by tenure

Owned

• Owns outright
  • Rushcliffe - 41.8%
  • East Midlands - 35.4%
  • England - 32.5%
• Owns with a mortgage or loan
  • Rushcliffe - 34.6%
  • East Midlands - 30.0%
  • England - 28.8%

Shared ownership

• Shared ownership
  
  • Rushcliffe - 1.1%
  • East Midlands - 0.9%
  • England - 1.0%

 Social rented

• Rents from council or local authority
  
  • Rushcliffe - 1.8%
  • East Midlands - 8.7%
  • England - 8.3%
• Other social rented
  
  • Rushcliffe - 6.8%
  • East Midlands - 6.1%
  • England - 8.8%

Private rented

• Private landlord or letting agency
  
  • Rushcliffe - 12.9%
  • East Midlands - 16.6%
  • England - 18.2%
• Other private rented
  
  • Rushcliffe - 1.7%
  • East Midlands - 2.1%
  • England - 2.2%

Lives rent free

• Rushcliffe - 0%
• East Midlands - 0.1%
• England - 0.1%

3. Local Plan Updates

3.1 The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out what Development Plan Documents (DPDs) the Council intends to prepare as part of the Local Plan and the programme for their operation.

3.2 The Borough Council now has a full Local Plan through the adoption of Local Plan Part 1, Rushcliffe Core Strategy and Local Plan Part 2 Land and Planning Policies. The review of the Core Strategy has commenced through the preparation of the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan (GNSP) together with Broxtowe Borough Council and Nottingham City Council. Preparation of the GNSP initially included Gedling Borough Council who withdrew in early 2025.

3.3 The publication draft GNSP was published for consultation on 12 March 2025.

Local Development Scheme and Milestones

3.4 The 2025 LDS was published on 25 February 2025. The dates referred to in this section are based on those dates included in the 2019 LDS.

3.5 Section 113 of the Localism Act (Local Development Monitoring) removed the requirement on local authorities to submit the LDS to the Secretary of State.

Timetable

• Publication (Regulation 19) draft - 12 March 2025
• Submission of plan for examination (Regulation 22) - September 2025
• Examination in public / hearings - October 2025
• Receipt of Inspector’s Report (estimated) - August 2026
• Adoption (estimated) - September 2026

3.6 A number of supporting studies were also completed during the monitoring period that support the production of the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan.

Local Plan supporting studies commissioned or completed up to 31 March 2025

 

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

3.7 The following Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) have been formally adopted and are still used:

• Low Carbon and Sustainable Design SPD (July 2023)
• Affordable Housing SPD (February 2022)
• Melton Road Edwalton Development Framework SPD (October 2015)
• Wind Energy SPD (June 2015)
• Rushcliffe Residential Design Guide SPD (February 2009)

3.8 The following SPDs are in the process of being produced:

• Development Requirements and Planning Contributions
• Design Code
• East of Gamston / North of Tollerton

Neighbourhood Plans

3.9 The Localism Act 2011 makes provision for Neighbourhood Plans to be prepared. Neighbourhood Plans are community-based documents which will be initiated by a Parish / Town Council or Neighbourhood Forum and ultimately adopted by the Council as part of the development plan. They should contain a vision and general planning policies and proposals for the future development of land in the designated area. As the local planning authority, the Borough Council has a duty to provide support to help people develop their neighbourhood plan.

3.10 There are five key stages to neighbourhood planning:

• Defining the neighbourhood
• Preparing the plan
• Independent examination
• Community referendum
• Legal force

3.11 As of 31 March 2025, (there were nine neighbourhood plans currently 'made'):

Made Prior to 31 March 2025

• East Leake (November 2015)
• Keyworth (June 2018)
• Radcliffe on Trent (October 2017)
• Gotham (30 January 2020)
• Upper Broughton (30 January 2020)
• Colston Bassett (May 2021)
• Ruddington (July 2021)
• Hickling (March 2022)
• Tollerton (February 2025)

4. Duty to Co-operate

4.1 Section 110 of the Localism Act inserts the additional section 33A (duty in co-operation to planning of sustainable development) into the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The responsibility it introduces applies to all local planning authorities, county councils and other bodies (as prescribed in Regulation 4 of the Town and Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012).

Duty to cooperate bodies

 

4.2 The Council is satisfied that it has fulfilled the legal requirements of the Duty to Co-operate in preparing the Local Plan over the last monitoring period.

Local Planning Authorities

4.3 Extensive collaboration work with the neighbouring authorities in the Housing Market Area took place throughout development of the Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. This collaboration has continued through the preparation stages of the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies.

4.4 Partnership groups involving other local planning authorities includes:

• Greater Nottingham Join Planning Advisory Board (JPAB);
• Greater Nottingham Executive Steering Group;
• D2N2 Partnership Board (disbanded in December 2024 and duties transferred to East Midlands Combined Authority)
• Greater Nottingham Housing Market Area (HMA) Group;
• Nottinghamshire Policy Officers Group (NPOG)
• Nottinghamshire Development Management Liaison Group; and
• Greater Nottingham Development Monitoring Group

4.5 The input that these prescribed bodies had in shaping the Rushcliffe’s Local Plan is broadly split into three main but overlapping components –

1. evidence gathering;
2. preparation of the Local Plan content (policies and selection of allocations); and
3. the identification of development related infrastructure requirements (e.g. school places and health care facilities).

Greater Nottingham Joint Planning Advisory Board (JPAB)

4.6 The JPAB was established in April 2008 to advise the Greater Nottingham’s constituent councils on the alignment of planning work across the region and the Greater Nottingham Growth Point Programme of Development. JPAB is chaired by Broxtowe Borough and meets every three months and is attended by Councillors and senior officers from:

• Ashfield District Council,
• Broxtowe Borough Council,
• Derbyshire County Council,
• Erewash Borough Council,
• Gedling Borough Council,
• Nottingham City Council,
• Nottinghamshire County Council, and
• Rushcliffe Borough Council.

Greater Nottingham Executive Steering Group

4.7 This is attended by senior officers for each Council in the JPAB partnership with meetings every three months to discuss strategic planning issues and directing the delivery of strategic development projects.

D2N2 Partnership Board

4.8 Nottinghamshire Local Authorities are represented at the D2N2 Partnership Board. This board was disbanded in December 2024, and its duties transferred over to the East Midlands Combined Authority.

Nottingham Core Housing Market Area (HMA) Officers Group

4.9 The Nottingham Core HMA officers group currently meets weekly to discuss the management and progress with the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan, Part 2 Local Plans and the Ashfield District Local Plan. This group discusses strategic planning matters and cross boundary planning issues.

Nottinghamshire Policy Officers Group (NPOG)

4.10 The Nottinghamshire Policy Officers Group, comprising planning policy officers from all Nottinghamshire councils, meets periodically. This group updates members on progress with Local Plans and has a useful role in co-ordinating joint working where a consistent approach is needed.

Nottinghamshire Development Management Liaison Group Meetings

4.11 Development Management officers meet periodically to discuss development management issues.

Greater Nottingham Development Monitoring Group

4.12 Policy and / or technical officers to discuss monitoring arrangements in order for each council to ensure data is collected and reported consistently across the HMA.

5. Key Monitoring Updates

Housing Data (including 5 year land supply)

Housing Requirement and Delivery

5.1 The housing requirement for the Borough, including the methodology for calculating 5 year land supply, is set by Policy 3 of the Core Strategy. The policy requires the delivery of a minimum of 13,150 new homes between 2011 and 2028, identifying that the following phases of housing delivery will be used for monitoring purposes:

2012 – 2013

• 500
• 250 per annum

2014 – 2018

• 2,350
• 470 per annum

2019 – 2023

• 6,500
• 1,300 per annum

2024 - 2028

• 4,100
• 820 per annum

5.2 As the strategic policies are over 5 years old, the 5 land supply is now calculated using the standard methodology which was updated in December 2024. Further guidance can be found at Housing supply and delivery - GOV.UK

Housing Net Completions 2011/12 to 2024/25

5.3 Monitoring of new housing development is completed as part of the Council’s Housing Land Availability (HLA) review. This includes a full list of all extant planning approvals and tracks completions over the period April to March the following year.

• 2011/12 - 293
• 2012/13 - 209
• 2013/14 - 199
• 2014/15 - 373
• 2015/16 - 487
• 2016/17 - 528
• 2017/18 - 593
• 2018/19 - 760
• 2019/20 - 494
• 2020/21 - 650
• 2021/22 - 1,011
• 2022/23 - 1,150
• 2023/24 - 1,110
• 2024/25 - 887
• Total completions over the plan period - 8,744

 Completions (Gross) by house type 2011-2021

1 bed house

• 2011/12 - 7
• 2012/13 - 1
• 2013/14 - 2
• 2014/15 - 8
• 2015/16 - 0
• 2016/17 - 0
• 2017/18 - 8
• 2018/19 - 17
• 2019/20 - 5
• 2020/21 - 2
• 2021/22 - 7
• 2022-23 - 21
• 2023/24 - 7
• 2024/25 - 6
• Total completions - 1.04%

2 bed house

• 2011/12 - 20
• 2012/13 - 41
• 2013/14 - 11
• 2014/15 - 36
• 2015/16 - 100
• 2016/17 - 72
• 2017/18 - 96
• 2018/19 - 143
• 2019/20 - 75
• 2020/21 - 77
• 2021/22 - 129
• 2022-23 - 200
• 2023/24 - 174
• 2024/25 - 150
• Total completions - 15.12%

3 bed house

• 2011/12 - 99
• 2012/13 - 47
• 2013/14 - 49
• 2014/15 - 63
• 2015/16 - 133
• 2016/17 - 99
• 2017/18 - 193
• 2018/19 - 234
• 2019/20 - 111
• 2020/21 - 178
• 2021/22 - 24
• 2022-23 - 383
• 2023/24 - 417
• 2024/25 - 338
• Total completions - 29.56%

4+ bed house

• 2011/12 - 148
• 2012/13 - 95
• 2013/14 - 110
• 2014/15 - 104
• 2015/16 - 224
• 2016/17 - 237
• 2017/18 - 266
• 2018/19 - 328
• 2019/20 - 187
• 2020/21 - 184
• 2021/22 - 331
• 2022-23 - 389
• 2023/24 - 356
• 2024/25 - 276
• Total completions - 36.94%

1 bed flat

• 2011/12 - 14
• 2012/13 - 3
• 2013/14 - 9
• 2014/15 - 38
• 2015/16 - 21
• 2016/17 - 70
• 2017/18 - 15
• 2018/19 - 38
• 2019/20 - 49
• 2020/21 - 98
• 2021/22 - 143
• 2022-23 - 44
• 2023/24 - 63
• 2024/25 - 95
• Total completions - 7.54%

2 bed flat

• 2011/12 - 23
• 2012/13 - 44
• 2013/14 - 34
• 2014/15 - 67
• 2015/16 - 14
• 2016/17 - 80
• 2017/18 - 34
• 2018/19 - 28
• 2019/20 - 73
• 2020/21 - 97
• 2021/22 - 78
• 2022-23 - 76
• 2023/24 - 106
• 2024/25 - 30
• Total completions - 8.95%

3 bed flat

• 2011/12 - 2
• 2012/13 - 0
• 2013/14 - 2
• 2014/15 - 5
• 2015/16 - 1
• 2016/17 - 0
• 2017/18 - 5
• 2018/19 - 0
• 2019/20 - 5
• 2020/21 - 20
• 2021/22 - 1
• 2022-23 - 7
• 2023/24 - 9
• 2024/25 - 6
• Total completions - 0.72%

4 plus bed flat

• 2011/12 - 0
• 2012/13 - 0
• 2013/14 - 4
• 2014/15 - 2
• 2015/16 - 0
• 2016/17 - 0
• 2017/18 - 0
• 2018/19 - 0
• 2019/20 - 0
• 2020/21 - 0
• 2021/22 - 3
• 2022-23 - 2
• 2023/24 - 0
• 2024/25 - 0
• Total completions - 0.13%

Total completions (percentage) by house type over the plan period 2011 - 2025

• 1 bed house - 1%
• 2 bed house - 15%
• 3 bed house - 30%
• 4 plus bed house - 37%
• 1 bed flat - 8%
• 2 bed flat - 9%
• 3 bed flat - 1%
• 4 plus bed flat - 0%

Allocations

5.4 In relation to the strategic allocations, development is now complete at the Former Cotgrave Colliery. Development is underway at North of Bingham, Former RAF Newton, Melton Road, Edwalton and South of Clifton. In addition a number of Local Plan Part 2 sites have commenced development. The following table outlines progress on all allocated sites.

Allocation Progress

 

5 Year Land Supply

5.5 The annual housing land availability (HLA) review is one source of information that is used to update the Borough Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The SHLAA is used to refresh the Borough Council’s housing trajectory  and 5 year land supply assessment.

5.6 It is calculated that for the period April 2025- March 2030 Rushcliffe has a 5.1 years supply of housing land supply.

Method

5 year land supply assessment 2025 - 2030

• Housing target for 5 year period 2025-2030 (873 per year) - 4,365
• Housing Requirement for 5 Year period (2025 - 2030 plus 5% buffer) - 4,583.25
• Net supply calculation - 4,676
• Total five year supply ((4,676/4,583.25) x 5) - 5.1

Housing Trajectory (31 March 2025)

Completions on non-allocated sites and identified Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment capacity

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 3,754

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 241
• 2026/27 - 213
• 2027/28 - 92
• 2028/29 - 9
• 2029/30 - 5
• 2030/31 - 135
• 2031/32 - 85
• 2035/36 - 141

Total - 4,675

 

Land at Melton Road, Edwalton

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 1,508

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 52
• 2026/27 - 77
• 2027/28 - 60
• 2028/29 - 60
• 2029/30 - 47
• 2030/31 - 16

Total - 1,850

 

Land at former Cotgrave Colliery

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 463

Future Years 

• Zero

Total - 463

 

Land at Former RAF Newton

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 153

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 22
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 88
• 2028/29 - 88
• 2029/30 - 88
• 2030/31 - 45

Total - 528

 

Land north of Bingham

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 694

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 88
• 2026/27 - 88
• 2027/28 - 88
• 2028/29 - 88
• 2029/30 - 4

Total - 1,050

 

Land south of Clifton

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 130

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 143
• 2026/27 - 206
• 2027/28 - 329
• 2028/29 - 348
• 2029/30 - 239
• 2030/31 - 250
• 2031/32 - 250
• 3032/33 - 250
• 3033/34 - 250
• 3034/35 - 250
• 3035/36 - 250
• 3036/37 - 105

Total - 3,000

 

East of Gamston / North of Tollerton

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2027/28 - 70
• 2030/31 - 88
• 2031/32 - 176
• 3032/33 - 220
• 3033/34 - 220
• 3034/35 - 220
• 3035/36 - 220
• 3036/37 - 220
• 3037/38 - 220
• 3038/39 - 220
• 3039/40 - 220

Total - 2,094

 

Former Bunny Brickworks

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2028/29 - 22
• 2029/30 - 44
• 2030/31 - 44

Total - 110

 

Land East of Church Street

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 85

Total - 85

 

Land rear of Mill Lane / The Old Park, Cotgrave

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 32

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 44
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 44
• 2028/29 - 44
• 2029/30 - 2

Total - 210

 

Land south of Butt Lane

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 20
• 2026/27 - 22

Total - 42

 

North of Butt Lane

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 15
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 29

Total - 42

 

South of Hollygate Lane, Cotgrave

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 44
• 2026/27 - 88
• 2027/28 - 52
• 2028/29 - 25

Total - 209

 

Land north of Rempstone Road, East Leake

Completions

•  2011 to 2025 - 214

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 44
• 2026/27 - 24

Total - 282

 

Land north of Lantern Lane, East Leake

Completions

•  2011 to 2025 - 195

 Total - 195

 

Flintham Islamic Institute

Completions

•  2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2030/31 - 20
• 2031/32 - 44
• 2032/33 - 26

 Total - 90

 

Land east of Gypsum Way / The Orchards

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 22
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 30

Total - 96

 

Land off Nicker Hill, Keyworth

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 137

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 23

Total - 160

 

Platt Lane

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 187

Future Years and beyond plan period

Total  - 187

 

North of Bunny Lane Keyworth

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 219

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 2

Total  - 221

 

Hillside Farm, Keyworth

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2035/36 - 20
• 2036/37 - 44
• 2037/38 - 6

Total  - 70

 

Land north of Nottingham Road, Radcliffe on Trent (mixed use)

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 24
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 44
• 2028/29 - 44
• 2029/30 - 44

Total  - 200

 

72 Main Road

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Total  - 0

 

Land off Shelford Road Radcliffe on Trent

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 283

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 44
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 29

Total  - 400

 

Land north of Grantham Road, Radcliffe on Trent

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 20

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 44
• 2026/27 - 44
• 2027/28 - 44
• 2028/29 - 44
• 2029/30 - 44
• 2030/31 - 40

Total  - 280

 

The Paddocks, Nottingham Road, Radcliffe on Trent

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2028/29 - 31
• 2029/30 - 44

Total  - 75

 

Land adjacent to Grooms Cottage, Radcliffe on Trent

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 55

Total  - 55

 

Land North East of Marl Close

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 153

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 14

Total  - 167

 

Land north west of Asher Lane

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 175

Total  - 175

 

Land south of Meadowcroft

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 56

Total  - 56

 

Land opposite Mere Way, Ruddington

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 161

Future Years

• 2025/26 - 19

Total - 180

 

Land north of Park Lane, Sutton Bonington

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 70

Total - 70

 

Windfall

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 0

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 0
• 2026/27 - 0
• 2027/28 - 0
• 2028/29 - 191
• 2029/30 - 191
• 2030/31 - 191
• 2031/32 - 191
• 3032/33 - 191
• 3033/34 - 191
• 3034/35 - 191
• 3035/36 - 191
• 3036/37 - 191
• 3037/38 - 191
• 3038/39 - 191
• 2039/40 - 191

Total - 2,292

 

Projected Completions

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 905
• 2026/27 - 1,026
• 2027/28 - 999
• 2028/29 - 994
• 2029/30 - 752
• 2030/31 - 829
• 2031/32 - 746
• 3032/33 - 687
• 3033/34 - 661
• 3034/35 - 661
• 3035/36 - 852
• 3036/37 - 560
• 3037/38 - 417
• 3038/39 - 411
• 2039/40 - 411

Total - 10,911

 

Cumulative Completions

Completions

• 2011 to 2025 - 8,744

Future Years and beyond plan period

• 2025/26 - 9,649
• 2026/27 - 10,675
• 2027/28 - 11,674
• 2028/29 - 12,668
• 2029/30 - 13,420
• 2030/31 - 14,249
• 2031/32 - 14,995
• 3032/33 - 15,682
• 3033/34 - 16,343
• 3034/35 - 17,004
• 3035/36 - 17,856
• 3036/37 - 18,416
• 3037/38 - 18,833
• 3038/39 - 19,244
• 2039/40 - 19,655

 

Gross Completions on Previously Developed Land (PDL)

5.7 One of the guiding principles of the NPPF is to encourage the effective use of land by reusing land that has been previously developed. The definition of Previously Developed Land (PDL) is included in the glossary of the NPPF.

5.8 During the monitoring period, 15% of new dwellings (gross) were built on PDL. This is a decrease from previous monitoring periods, with the number of houses built on PDL averaging at 29% since the start of the plan period. The previous years, the increase in percentage was due to a large number of dwellings coming forward on the allocated former colliery site at Cotgrave, which for a number of years was the largest site that was delivering units. Over the past couple of years a number of greenfield sites have also started delivering which has meant the percentage of units delivered on previously developed land as a proportion of overall delivery has started tailing off. The Core Strategy allocations and draft allocations made through Local Plan Part 2 are predominantly greenfield sites. It is therefore anticipated that the percentage of houses developed on PDL will continue to decrease.

 

Completions on Greenfield and Previously Developed Land

 

Additional Gypsy and Traveller pitches over plan period

Note: The temporary permission at Stragglethorpe has been replaced by a dwelling occupied by the family.

5.9 The 2010 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Update identified a need for 13 permanent Gypsy and Traveller pitches in Rushcliffe. The 2016 South Nottinghamshire Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) then identified a need between 2014 and 2029 for four Gypsy and Traveller pitches within Rushcliffe with three of these required between 2014 and 2019. During the plan period a total of 11 additional pitches have been provided.

5.10 More recently, the Greater Nottingham and Ashfield District Council Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (March 2021) identifies a need for 13 Gypsy and Traveller pitches to be provided between 2020 and 2038 in Rushcliffe when using the definition of gypsy and traveller contained within Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015 (PPTS), with seven of these required to be provided between 2020 and 2025. The report demonstrates that there is no requirement for additional plots for Showpeople to be identified during the period 2020-2038.

5.11 In terms of future provision, Policy 8 of the Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy states that sites for Gypsy and Traveller provision will be made in other Development Plan Documents and both the strategic site policies for the Sustainable Urban Extensions at South of Clifton and East of Gamston / North of Tollerton identify that these strategic sites are required to make appropriate provision. Outline planning permission for mixed use development, including four pitches has now been granted to the south of Clifton. Whilst this will provide for an additional 4 pitches, it is anticipated that these pitches will not form part of the 5 year land supply of traveller pitches until firm proposals are significantly progressed.

Affordable Housing Completions 2024/25

5.12 There were 226 affordable housing completions in the Borough over the monitoring year, equating to 25% of annual completions. This brings the total number to 1,913 since the start of the plan period, equating to 22% of total housing completions.

Economic Indicators

Employment Development

5.13 In September 2020, the Use Classes were updated. For employment uses, the update revoked class ‘B1 Business’ and effectively replaced it with new class E(g). For monitoring purposes, we will continue to refer to the B1 business class until our Local Plan is updated.

5.14 There were four completions for employment development over the monitoring thresholds (0.01 hectares or 100 square metres) during the monitoring period. Cumulatively this resulted in an additional 4,163 square metres of floorspace and 3 hectares of land (net).

5.15 There is a significant amount of employment land available, due to unimplemented permissions for larger mixed use schemes (for example, Former RAF Newton and land north of Bingham). A number of these are allocated sites in the Core Strategy.

Total Additional Employment Floorspace and Land (Gross)

Total Additional Employment Floorspace and Land (net)

Employment Sites (2024/25)

Employment Sites (2024/25)

Completions 2024/25	Area (hectares)	Floorspace (square metres)	Use Class	Previously Developed Land or Greenfield
Barton In Fabis Fairham Business Park 23/00697/REM	2.1	1,142	B8, B1(a)	Greenfield
Bingham  Starnhill Farm,  Grantham Road  23/02194/FUL	0.28	2,100	B8	Greenfield
East Leake  British Gypsum Ltd  20/01886/FUL	0.6		B1(c)	Previously Developed Land
Ruddington   Brittannia House,  Ruddington Fields  Business Park  23/02239/FUL	-	2,100	B1(a)	Greenfield
Total	2.98	6,941	-	-

Total Amount of Additional Floorspace on PDL 2024/25

Available Employment Land

5.16 Policy 5 of the Core Strategy establishes the strategic requirements for employment provision and economic development, including minimum employment space and land requirements over the plan period (to 2028). The policy identifies that there should be a minimum 67,000 square metres of new office floorspace (in Use Classes B1a and B1b) and a minimum of 20 hectares of employment land for industrial and warehouse uses.

5.17 The three strategic sites allocated by the Core Strategy in locations around the main urban area of Nottingham will provide for around 44 hectares of new employment and employment generating development.

5.18 Elsewhere in the borough, the strategic allocations at the former Cotgrave Colliery, at the former RAF Newton and at Land North of Bingham will provide for around a further 26.5 hectares of employment land. Core Strategy policy allows for a mix of B1 (business), B2 (general industrial), and B8 (storage and distribution). There are also some none-strategic employment and mixed use sites allocated within Local Plan Part 2 at Bingham, Bunny, Cotgrave, Keyworth and Radcliffe on Trent.

Core Strategy - Remaining Strategic Allocations

 

Local Plan Part 2 employment or mixed use sites

 

Windfall Sites (Unimplemented)

 

Town Centre Uses

5.19 In September 2020, the Use Classes were updated. For town centres uses, the update revoked class ‘A1 Shops’ and effectively replaced it with new class E(a), (b) and (c). The update also revoked class ‘D2 Assembly and Leisure’ and replaced it with the new Classes E(d) and F2(c) and (d) as well as several newly defined ‘Sui Generis’ uses. For monitoring purposes, we will continue to refer to the revoked classes until our Local Plan is updated. There were no completions over the monitoring period which resulted in net changes above the threshold. 

Retail Completions (gross)

 

Environmental Indicators

Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency on Flooding and Water Quality grounds

5.20 During the monitoring period, there have not been any developments granted planning permission contrary to Environment Agency advice based on water quality or flooding grounds.

Permissions Granted Contrary to EA Advice

• Flooding - 0
• Water Quality - 0
• Total - 0

5.21 Within areas at potential risk from flooding, where there is already existing development, such as the parts of West Bridgford adjacent to the River Trent, the Environment Agency issues advisory notes to applicants indicating how flooding concerns can be minimised.

Renewable Energy Generation

5.22 There were two renewable energy installations granted or permitted during the monitoring period over the qualifying threshold, with a total generation rate of 69.9 megawatts (MW).

Summary of renewable permissions granted (capacity MW)

 

Summary of renewable installations (capacity MW)

 

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2011 – 2025)

5.23 Over the plan period there has been an overall decrease in carbon dioxide emissions for the Borough. The latest statistics published in 2025 contain data up to 2023.

 

Core Strategy Indicators Summary

Policy 2: Climate Change

 

Policy 3: Spatial Strategy

 

Policy 4: Nottingham-Derby Green Belt

 

Policy 5: Employment Provision

 

Policy 6: Role of Town and Local Centres

 

Policy 7: Regeneration

 

Policy 8: Housing Size, Mix and Choice

 

This is only monitored at the point of completion. It is not possible to monitor this indicator on the granting of planning permission for the following reasons. Firstly, the required level of detail is not always supplied for outline approval. Secondly, permissions are frequently superseded or part superseded which would result in double counting as it is not evident which permission will be implemented until manual site surveys are carried out. This would result in substantial abortive work.

 

Policy 9: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

 

Policy 10: Design and Enhancing Local Identity

None set.

 

Policy 11: Historic Environment

 

Policy 14: Managing Travel Demand

 

Policy 16: Green Infrastructure, Landscape, Parks and Open Space

 

Policy 17: Biodiversity

 

Local Plan Part 2 Indicators Summary

Policies 2 to 10

 

Policy 12 Housing Standards

 

Policy 13 Self and Custom Build Housing Provision

 

Policy 14 Specialist Residential Accommodation

 

Policy 15 Employment development

 

Policy 16 Renewable Energy

 

Policy 17 Managing Flood Risk

 

Policy 18 Surface Water Management

 

Policy 23 Former Bunny Brickworks

 

Policy 24 Redevelopment of the Former Islamic Institute Flintham

 

Policy 25 Development within District and Local Centres

 

Policy 26 Development within Centres of Neighbourhood Importance

 

Policy 27 Main Town Centre Uses outside of District and Local Centres

 

Policy 30 Protection of community facilities

 

Policy 31 Sustainable Tourism and Leisure

 

Policy 32 Recreational Open Space

 

Policy 33 Local Green Space

 

Policy 34 Green Infrastructure and Open Space Assets

 

Policy 36 Designated Nature Conservation Sites

 

Policy 41 Air Quality

 

6. LDF Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Monitoring Indicators

Sustainability Appraisal Indicators to monitor Core Strategy policies

6.1 Under the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, the significant environmental effects of the Development Plan Document (DPD) must be monitored. It requires monitoring to identify unforeseen adverse effects arising from the plan to enable remedial action to be taken.

6.2 Significant effects indicators should be developed to ensure a robust assessment of policy implementation. The SA monitoring will cover significant social, economic and environmental effects.

6.3 Government guidance on the local plan monitoring proposes three types of indicators for inclusion in the Annual Monitoring Reports:

• Contextual indicators which provide information on the wider social, environmental and economic situation;
• Output indicators which are used to assess the performance of policies;
• Significant effects indicators which are used to assess the significant social, environmental and economic effects of the policies (and should be derived from the SA findings).

6.4 Appendix 6 of the Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal presents the monitoring arrangements proposed. Ongoing review of environmental targets and indicators will be undertaken as consequential DPDs and revisions to the Core Strategy are prepared.

1. Housing

Population (by group)

Index of Multiple Deprivation:

• 318 out of 326 (2010)
• 314 out of 326 (2019) (latest)

Population:

• 111,200 (2011),
• 119,000 (2021) (latest)

Working age population:

• 70,100 [63%] (2011),
• 70,000 [62%] (2014),
• 70,300 [61%] (2015),
• 70,300 [61%] (2016),
• 70,300 [61%] (2017),
• 73,300 (2021) (latest)

Population aged 65 and over:

• 20,620 [19%] (2011),
• 22,931 [20%] (2014),
• 23,361 [20%] (2015),
• 23,796 [21%] (2016),
• 24,311 [21%] (2017),
• 25,745 [21%] (2021) (latest)

Ethnicity

• Percentage BME: 9.7% (2011)
• Percentage BME: 10% (2021)

Number of housing completions (total)

• 4,586 (2011 to 2025)
• 887 (2024/25)
• 1,110 (2023/24)
• 1,150 (2022/23)
• 1,011 (2021/22)
• 650 (2020/21)
• 494 (2019/20)
• 760 (2018/19)
• 593 (2017/18)
• 528 (2016/17)
• 487 (2015/16)
• 373 (2014/15)
• 199 (2013/14)
• 209 (2012/13)
• 293 (2011/12)

Number of housing completions (affordable)

• 1,913 (25% of overall completions) (2011 to 2025)
• 226 (34%) (2024/25)
• 359 (32%) (2023/24)
• 335 (25%) (2022/23)
• 174 (17%) (2021/22)
• 92 (14%) (2020/21)
• 108 (22%) (2019/20)
• 210 (28%) (2018/19)
• 128 (22%) (2017/18)
• 78 (15%) (2016/17)
• 96 (20%) (2015/16)
• 51 (14%) (2014/15)
• 1 (0.5%) (2013/14)
• 42 (20%) (2012/13)
• 13 (4%) (2011/12)

Number of housing completions (by dwelling type and size)

2011 – 2025

• 1 Bed House = 91 [1%]
• 2 Bed House = 1,324 [15%]
• 3 Bed House = 2,917 [30%]
• 4+ Bed House = 3,235 [37%]
• 1 Bed Flat = 700 [8%]
• 2 Bed Flat = 784 [9%]
• 3 Bed Flat = 63 [1%]
• 4 Bed Flat = 11 [0%]

Number and area of housing completions on previously developed land

• 2011 - 2025: 2,516 [29% of total completions]
• 2023 - 2024: 72 [14% of annual completions]
• 2024 - 2025: 132 [15% of annual completions]

Average house prices

Increase by 77% (2011-2025)

• £349,000 (March 2025)
• £337,200 (March 2024)
• £197,000 (April 2011)

Number of people registered as homeless

Note: Definitions of homelessness changed with the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. New definition is “Homeless plus priority need plus unintentionally homeless (acceptance)”

• 81 (2024 – 2025)
• 13 (2023 – 2024)
• 31 (2022 – 2023)
• 26 (2021 – 2022)
• 6 (2020 – 2021)
• 4 (2019 – 2020)
• 3 (2018 – 2019)
• 28 (2017 – 2018)
• 22 (2016 – 2017)
• 20 (2015 – 2016)
• 14 (2014 – 2015)
• 13 (2013 – 2014)
• 33 (2012 – 2013)
• 34 (2011 – 2012)

Number of vacant dwellings

Decrease by 5.4% (2011 to 2022)

• 2011: 1,353
• 2012: 1,375
• 2013: 1,270
• 2014: 1,130
• 2015: 1,064
• 2016: 1,147
• 2017: 1,128
• 2018: 1,169
• 2019: 1,230
• 2020: 1,209
• 2021: 1,181
• 2022: 1,280
• 2023: 1,389
• 2024: 573

Number of new gypsy and traveller pitches

2023/24: 0
Over plan period: 11

• 2011/12: 1
• 2012/13: 0
• 2013/14: 0
• 2014/15: 0
• 2015/16: 0
• 2016/17: 4
• 2017/18: 0
• 2018/19: 6
• 2019/20: 0
• 2020/21: 0
• 2021/22: 0
• 2022/23: 0
• 2023/24: 0
• 2024/25: 0

 

2. Health

Number of doctor surgeries, health facilities, community facilities and leisure centres

2025
Doctor Surgeries: 15 (one in Kegworth)
Health Facilities: 5
Community Centres: 5
Leisure Centres: 5

Life expectancy at birth

2020-2022

• Male: 81.6
• Female: 85

2018-2020

• Male: 81.2
• Female: 84.9

2016-2018

• Male: 81.7
• Female: 84.6

2008-2010 (baseline)

• Male: 80.1
• Female: 83.6

 

Resident’s participation in sport

Number of people playing sport for at least 30 minutes at moderate intensity at least once a week:

• 2011/12: unknown
• 2012/13: 43.7%
• 2013/14: 41.6%
• 2014/15: 44.8%
• 2015/16: 48.5%

2015/16:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 20.2%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 17.1%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 62.7%.

2016/17:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 20.3%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 10.9%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 68.8%

2017/18:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 17%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 12.5%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 70.5%

2018/19:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 23.7%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 12.4%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 63.9%

2019/20:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 19.6%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 13.2%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 67.2%

2020/21:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 22.2%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 10.6%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 67.3%

2020/21:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 16.8%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 9.4%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 74%

2020/21:

• Inactive (less than 30 mins a week): 19.8%
• Fairly Active (30-149 mins a week): 11.1%
• Active (150+ mins a week): 69.1%

 

3. Heritage

Number of open spaces managed to Green Flag award standard

• 2025: 3
• 2011: unknown

Number of museums

2023

4 in total:

• Flintham Museum
• Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre and Great Central Railway
• Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum
• Ruddington Village Museum

 

4. Crime

Crime (by type)

2025

• All Crime: 6,528
• Burglary: 306
• Criminal damage and arson: 582
• Shoplifting: 922
• Robbery: 46
• Violence against a person: 1,978

 

5. Social

Number of community centres, leisure centres and libraries

2023

• Community Centres: 5 (does not include village halls, or private leisure facilities)
• Leisure Centres: 5 (does not include village halls, or private leisure facilities)
• Libraries: 9

 

6. Environmental, Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure, and also, 7. Landscape

Amount of greenfield land lost to new development

Dwellings built on greenfield land:

• 2024 – 2025: 769 dwellings - 85% of all dwellings

Area of new open space

No data

Number and area of Local Nature Reserves

Latest data

• 8 - 87 hectares

Number and area of National Nature Reserves

2023 - zero

Number and area of Local Wildlife Sites

• 2025
  Total LWS: 219 (1,928 hectares)

Area of woodland

Latest data

• 2,017 hectares (ha) woodland (4.93%)

Number and area of Conservation Areas

• 2025
  32 Conservation Areas [total area: 1,078 ha]

Number of listed buildings

• March 2025
  Grade I: 35
  Grade II*: 22
  Grade II: 629

Heritage at Risk

• March 2025
  Total: 6 at risk

Number of Registered Parks and Gardens

March 2025
4 Registered Parks and Gardens [256.3 hectares]

• Flintham Hall
• Holme Pierrepont Hall
• Kingston Hall
• Stanford Hall

Number of Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAM)

• 25 in total

 

8. Natural Resources and Flooding

Planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency

• Zero during plan period

Households in Flood Zones 2 or 3 (with no flood protection measures)

(no data on houses without flood protection measures)

As of 2014 - EA do not expect the figures to have changed since:

• All Houses in FZ3: 7,914
• All Houses in FZ2: 9,706

Areas covered by Flood Zones 2 or 3 (with no flood protection measures)

• No data

 

9. Waste and also, 10. Energy and Climate Change

CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions per capita

• 2011: 7.3
• 2012: 7.5
• 2013: 7.6
• 2014: 7.1
• 2015: 7.1
• 2016: 6.5
• 2017: 6.6
• 2018: 6.5
• 2019: 6.3
• 2020: 6.1
• 2022: 5.7 (latest available data)

Energy per meter (by type)

2011
Domestic:

• Electricity (4,231 KWh)
• Gas (16,651 KWh)

Non-Domestic:

• Electricity (70,955 KWh)
• Gas (1,157,517 KWh)

2022 (last available data)

Domestic:

• Electricity (3,410 KWh)
• Gas (14,704 KWh)

Non Domestic:

• Electricity (59,796 KWh)
• Gas (1,359,301 KWh)

Energy consumed (by type)

(2016)

• Coal: 31.0 GWh
• Manufactured fuels: 4.6 GWh
• Petroleum: 954.9 GWh
• Gas: 1,021.7 GWh
• Electricity: 408.1 GWh
• Bio-energy & wastes: 28.5 GWh

No later data

Renewable energy capacity installed (by type)

• 2011/12: 0.00 MW
• 2012/13: 0.00 MW
• 2013/14: 9.73 MW (all solar)
• 2014/15: 10.28 MW (10.03 solar + 0.25 wind)
• 2015/16: 10.50 MW (10.00 solar + 0.50 hydro)
• 2016/17: 20.60 MW (13.60 solar + 7.00 bio)
• 2017/18: 7.80 MW (all solar)
• 2018/19: 0.00 MW
• 2019/20: 0.00 MW
• 2020/21: 0.9 MW (all solar)
• 2021/22: 0.654MW (all solar)
• 2022/23: 0
• 2023/24: 2.8MW (all solar)
• 2024/25: 0.6MW (all solar)

Number of new waste management facilities (by type)

Zero

 

11. Transport

Accessibility to key facilities

% users within 30 minutes of town centres by public transport / walk

• 2014 (84%)
• 2015 (77%)
• 2016 (81%)
• 2017 (no data)
• 2018 (no data)
• 2019 (no data)
• 2020 (no data)
• 2021 (no data)
• 2022 (no data)
• 2023 (no data)
• 2024 (no data)
• 2025 (no data)

Railway station usage

Total Entries and Exits

2010/11

• Aslockton: 14,644
• Bingham: 34,512
• East Midlands Parkway: 219,734
• Elton and Orston: 84
• Radcliffe: 8,724

2024/25

• Aslockton: 23,218 (58%)
• Bingham: 72,680 (110%)
• East Midlands Parkway: 355,098 (61.6%)
• Elton and Orston: 68 (20% lower)
• Radcliffe: 13,844 (58.6%)

Figures in brackets are the percentage change since 2010/11

Proportion of households with hourly or better daytime bus service to district or city centre

% users within 30 minutes of town centres by public transport/walk

• 2021 (no data)
• 2014 (84%)
• 2015 (77%)
• 2016 (81%)
• 2017 (no data)
• 2018 (no data)
• 2019 (no data)
• 2020 (no data)

Proportion of households

Percentage of users within 30 minutes of town centres by public transport / walk  

• 2014 (84%) 
• 2015 (77%) 
• 2016 (81%) 
• 2017 (no data) 
• 2018 (no data) 
• 2019 (no data) 
• 2020 (no data) 
• 2021 (no data) 
• 2022 (no data) 
• 2023 (no data) 
• 2024 (no data)

Number of public transport trips

Greater Nottingham Area combined number of passenger journeys by bus and tram

• 2018/19: 82.75 million (+9% since 2010/11). No more up to date data
• 2017/18: 81.93 million
• 2016/17: 81.48 million
• 2011/12: 76.21million
• 2010/11: 75.90 million

Plan area-wide traffic growth

Greater Nottingham (traffic miles travelled)

• 2017: 1,764 million miles (+1.1% since previous year) Last published data
• 2016: 1,745 million miles
• 2015: 1,734 million miles
• 2014: 1,731 million miles

Number of cycling trips (growth factor since 2010)

• 2010: 100.0%
• 2011: 105.1%
• 2012: 101.0%
• 2013: 100.2%
• 2014: 114.9%
• 2015: 118.7%
• 2016: 118.7%
• 2017: 119.5%
• 2018: 128.5%
• 2019: 120.3%
• 2020: 162.8%
• 2021: 122.8%
• 2022: 123.4% (latest available data)

 

12. Employment, 13. Innovation, and also, 14. Economic Structure

Area of new employment floor space and land (by type and location)

2024-25

• Offices: plus 4,163 square metres
• Industry & Warehouse: plus 3 hectares

2011-25

• Offices: plus 25,408 square metres
• Industry and Warehousing: plus 17.12 hectares

Employment and unemployment rate

People in employment (including self-employed)

• 2021/2022: 46,183 (49%)
• 2010/2011: 55,200 (75.0%)

Unemployment

• 2021/2022: 1,712 (1.8%)
• 2010/2011: 2,900 (5.9%)

Earnings (by type)

Gross Weekly Pay

• 2023: £730.60
• 2011: £597.80

Employment profile (by type)

Employment Census 2021

1. Managers, Directors and Senior Officials:
   7.2% (2011), 17.5% (2021) (plus 10.3% over plan period)
2. Professional Occupations:
   30.7% (2011), 29.9% (2021) (minus 0.8% over plan period)
3. Associate Professional & Technical:
   15.4% (2011), 14.7% (2021) (minus 0.7% over plan period)
4. Admin & Secretarial:
   16.1% (2011), 8.7% (2021) (minus 7.4% over plan period)
5. Skilled Trades Occupations:
   8.3% (2011), 7.5% (2021) (minus 0.8% over plan period)
6. Caring, Leisure & Other Service:
   6.1%(2011), 6.4% (2021) (plus 0.3% over plan period)
7. Sales and Customer Service:
   7.6% (2011), 5.4% (2021) (minus 2.2% over plan period)
8. Process Plant & Machine:
   no data (2011), 3.5% (2021)
9. Elementary Occupation:
   6.1% (2011), 6.5% (2021) (plus 0.4% over plan period)

Qualifications (by equivalent level) Census 2021

No Qualifications:

• 2011: 7.2%
• 2021: 12%

NVQ1 and above:

• 2011: 88.5%
• 2021: 81.4%

NVQ2 and above:

• 2011: 76.8%
• 2021: 74.3%

NVQ3 and above:

• 2011: 60.0%
• 2021: 62.3%

NVQ4 and above:

• 2011: 41.4%
• 2021: 45.3%

Type and area of employment land availability (gross)

2024/25

• Office: 3,005 square metres
• Industrial and logistics: 329.66 hectares

It is expected that given that the allocations in the local plan allows for the flexibility of accommodating former B1 uses on them, 
an unquantifiable element of industrial and warehousing land may accommodate office space.

Area of employment land lost to housing and other uses

2023/24

• 0.4 hectares