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3. Development Management Policies Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 3. Development Management Policies MD1 : Scale and Distribution of Development Further to the policies of the Core Strategy: 1. Overall, sufficient land will be made available during the remainder of the plan period up to 2026 to enable the delivery of the development planned in the Core Strategy, including the amount of housing and employment land in Policies CS1 and CS2. 2. Specifically, sustainable development will be supported in Shrewsbury, the Market Towns and Key Centres, and the Community Hubs and Community Cluster settlements identified in Schedule MD1.1, having regard to Policies CS2, CS3 and CS4 respectively and to the principles and development guidelines set out in Settlement Policies S1-S18 and Policies MD3 and MD4. 3. Additional Community Hubs and Community Cluster settlements, with associated settlement policies, may be proposed by Parish Councils following formal preparation or review of a Community-led Plan or a Neighbourhood Plan and agreed by resolution by Shropshire Council. These will be formally considered for designation as part of a Local Plan review. Schedule MD1.1: Settlement Policy Framework: County Town and Sub-regional Centre Shrewsbury Market Towns and Key Centres Oswestry Bishop’s Castle Ellesmere Cleobury Mortimer Whitchurch Bridgnorth Market Drayton Shifnal Wem Much Wenlock Minsterley/Pontesbury Broseley Ludlow Highley Craven Arms Albrighton Church Stretton 15 Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 Community Hubs Bishop’s Castle Area: Oswestry Area: Bucknell Gobowen Chirbury Knockin Clun Llanymynech and Pant Lydbury North Ruyton X1 Towns St Martins Bridgnorth Area: Whittington Ditton Priors Ellesmere Area: Shrewsbury Area: Cockshutt Baschurch Dudleston Heath and Elson Bayston Hill Bomere Heath Ludlow Area: Nesscliffe Burford Wem Area: Clee Hill Onibury Shawbury Market Drayton Area: Adderley Hodnet Cheswardine Stoke Heath Childs Ercall Woore, Irelands Cross and Pipe Hinstock Gate Community Cluster Settlements Bishop’s Castle Area: Brompton, Marton, Middleton, Pentreheyling, Priest Weston, Stockton and Rorrington Abcot, Beckjay, Clungunford, Hopton Heath, Shelderton and Twitchen (Three Ashes) Hope, Bentlawnt, Hopesgate, Hemford, Shelve, Gravels (including Gravels Bank), Pentervin, Bromlow, Middleton, Meadowtown and Lordstone Snailbeach, Stiperstones, Pennerley, Tankerville, Black Hole, Crows Nest and The Bog Wentnor and Norbury Worthen, Brockton, Little Worthen, Little Brockton, Binweston, Leigh, Rowley, Aston Rogers and Aston Pigott. 16 Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 Community Cluster Settlements Bridgnorth Area: Acton Round, Aston Eyre, Monkhopton, Morville and Upton Cressage Neenton Cleobury Mortimer Area: Kinlet, Button Bridge, and Button Oak Hopton Wafers and Doddington Oreton, Farlow and Hill Houses Silvington, Bromdon, Loughton and Wheathill Stottesdon, Chorley and Bagginswood Craven Arms Area: Aston on Clun, Hopesay, Broome, Horderley, Beambridge Long Meadow End, Rowton, and Round Oak Bache Mill, Bouldon, Broncroft, Corfton, Middlehope, Peaton, Seifton, (Great/Little) Sutton, and Westhope Stoke St Milborough, Hopton Cangeford, Cleestanton, and Cleedownton Ellesmere Area: Dudleston and Street Dinas Tetchill, Lee and Whitemere Welsh Frankton, Perthy, New Marton and Lower Frankton Welshampton and Lyneal Market Drayton Area: Marchamley, Peplow and Wollerton Bletchley, Longford, Longslow and Moreton Say Much Wenlock Area: Buildwas Oswestry Area: Kinnerley, Maesbrook, Dovaston and Knockin Heath Llanyblodwel, Porthywaen Dolgoch, Llynclys and Bryn Melyn Park Hall, Hindford,Babbinswood and Lower Frankton Selattyn, Upper/Middle/Lower Hengoed and Pant Glas Weston Rhyn, Rhoswiel, Wern and Chirk Bank 17 Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 Community Cluster Settlements Shrewsbury Area: Albrighton Bicton and Four Crosses area Dorrington, Stapleton and Condover Fitz, Grafton and Newbanks Great Ness, Little Ness, Wilcott, Hopton/Valeswood, Kinton and Felton Butler Hanwood and Hanwood Bank Longden, Hook-a-gate, Annscroft, Longden Common and Lower Common/Exfords Green Montford Bridge West Mytton Uffington Walford Heath Weston Lullingfields, Weston Wharf and Weston Common Wem Area: Myddle and Harmer Hill Whitchurch Area: Prees and Prees Higher Heath Tilstock, Ash Magna/Ash Parva, Prees Heath, Ightfield and Calverhall Note: There is a further level of the settlement policy framework in the form of other ‘recognisable named settlements’ where Policy CS11 permits exception schemes for local needs housing on suitable sites. Explanation 3.1 This policy moves forward from the policies of the Core Strategy and their development targets to set out the Local Plan’s commitment to enabling the delivery of the intended scale of development, identifying the further supply required for the key areas of housing and employment land once built and committed development is deducted. Table MD1.1 follows the strategic approach of Policy CS1, showing the planned housing provision in relation to the approximate proportional split between Shrewsbury (25%), the Market Towns and other Key Centres (40%), and the rural areas, including the Community Hubs and Cluster Settlements (35%). 18 Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 Table MD1.1: Housing Number of dwellings Built Committed* Planned 2006- Remaining to 2006- 2013 2026 deliver to 2026 2013 (Approximate) Shrewsbury 1,602 957 6,500 3,941 Market Towns/Key 3,355 2,273 11,000 5,372 Centres Rural Areas 2,314 2,259 10,000 5,427 Total 7,271 5,489 27,500 14,740 Employment Land Hectares Built Committed* Planned 2006- Remaining to 2006- 2013 2026 deliver to 2026 2013 (Approximate) Shrewsbury 27 23 90 40 Market Towns/Key 14 91 130 25 Centres Rural Areas 26 19 70 25 Total 67 133 290 90 * Committed = those with planning permission at 01/04/2013 3.2 The policy links to the settlements in each of the categories referred to in the Core Strategy, with Schedule MD1.1 identifying these settlements to form the Settlement Policy Framework established by the two Development Plan Documents. The categories of settlements are Shrewsbury (Policies CS1 and CS2), the Market Towns and Key Centres (CS3), and Community Hubs and Community Cluster Settlements (CS4), with the Market Towns and Key Centres named, and roles and indicative levels of housing development described, in the Core Strategy. The SAMDev Plan has firmed up those levels of development having regard to the evolving evidence base, strategic requirements and consultation responses. The amount of new housing development envisaged in the settlements, together with specific site allocations for housing, employment and other uses, is set out in the Settlement Policies S1-S18. In total, the levels of housing development being provided for is sufficient to enable the Core Strategy targets to be met, having regard to objectively assessed need, including provision in Shrewsbury, and the Market Towns and Key Centres in excess of the requirements. This position builds extra resilience into the Plan by providing flexibility and for choice and competition in the market for land in these settlements that are planned as the main foci for development. 3.3 The identification of Community Hubs and Cluster settlements and their settlement policies have been based primarily on the aspirations for those communities as expressed by their Parish Councils/Meetings, but also with regard to the evidence base and to information and views from the promoters of sites, residents and other stakeholders. In recognition of the fact that the needs of communities change over time, Core Strategy Policy CS4 left the 19 Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan Pre-Adoption Version (Incorporating Inspector’s Modifications) Full Council 17th December 2015 door open for communities that might want to be considered as Community Hubs or Community Cluster settlements to ‘opt in’ and be formally designated at a later date through reviews of the Local Plan. Policy MD1 clarifies that the process relating to this, ahead of a review of the Local Plan, is through a combination of formal Community-led Plan or Neighbourhood Plan preparation or review, Parish Council proposal and Shropshire Council agreement. These communities will only be formally designated as Community Hubs or Community Clusters through a review of the Local Plan. 3.4 The policy also embeds the role of the individual Settlement Policies (S1-S18) included in the Plan in terms of determining scale, distribution, location and type of development, with links to Policies MD3 and MD4 (the policies which, set out the approach to supply/delivery and development management for housing and employment land respectively). The Settlement Policies set out the amount of additional development planned to 2026,
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