This report sets out the baseline position for the Bradford District, including the key issues and parameters which will inform the preparation of the Core Strategy and where appropriate the other Development Plan Documents of the Local Development Framework (LDF).
Essentially this document comprises a concise and comprehensive analysis of a wide range of topics relevant to the district’s social, economic and environmental characteristics. The intention is that all policies and proposals in the Core Strategy be justified by the relevant evidence, and so this report includes data which have highlighted the district’s current position and conclusively identified the issues to be faced in the future. The information contained in the baseline report is also essential to the preparation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Sustainability Appraisal (SA).
The Report is arranged by thematic topics (e.g. Housing, Biodiversity, Transport, etc) and includes data showing performance at national, regional and local levels, illustrated through tables, charts, maps and diagrams.
A significant part of the information contained within the Baseline Report derives from the evidence which has informed District’s Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) document prepared by the Bradford Council. It contains information about general socio-economic and sustainability topics, relevant targets, comparative analysis and data sources.
Relevant information, specific to the District, has also been collated and analysed from a variety of sources, including commissioned studies and surveys, District, Regional and National data and monitoring reports.
The Baseline Analysis Report has been deliberately left in ‘Draft’ and will be reviewed regularly to ensure it is kept up to date during the course of the preparation of the LDF Core Strategy.
The Core Strategy Baseline Analysis Study was completed in October 2011.
