EAST LINDSEY LOCAL PLAN CORE STRATEGY ADOPTED JULY 2018 Supporting Economic Growth for the Future 1 1 KEY DIAGRAM 5 POLICIES MAP 1 6 POLICIES MAP 2 - COASTAL ZONE/COASTAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. 7 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 9 HOW WE ARRIVED HERE 10 Our Vision 16 Vision and Objectives for East Lindsey 16 CHAPTER 2 - A SUSTAINABLE PATTERN OF PLACES, GROWTH AND HOUSING 19 Strategic Policy 1 (SP1) – A Sustainable Pattern of Places 22 Sustainable Development 23 Strategic Policy 2 (SP2) - Sustainable Development 23 Housing Growth and the Location of Inland Growth 24 Strategic Policy 3 (SP3) – Housing Growth and the Location of Inland 33 Growth 33 Housing in Inland Medium and Small Villages 35 Strategic Policy 4 (SP4) - Housing in Inland Medium and Small Villages 37 Specialist Housing for Older People 37 Strategic Policy 5 (SP5) - Specialist Housing for Older People 38 Neighbourhood Planning 40 Strategic Policy 6 (SP6) – Neighbourhood Planning 40 CHAPTER 3 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING 41 Delivering Affordable Housing 41 Strategic Policy 7 (SP7) – Affordable and Low Cost Housing 44 Rural Exceptions 45 Strategic Policy 8 (SP8) - Rural Exceptions 45 Single Plot Exceptions 46 Strategic Policy 9 (SP9) - Single Plot Exceptions 46 CHAPTER 4 - RAISING THE QUALITY OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT 48 Design 48 Strategic Policy 10 (SP10) – Design 54 Historic Environment 56 Strategic Policy 11 (SP11) – Historic Environment 59 2 Adopted July 2018 CHAPTER 5 – GYPSIES, TRAVELLERS AND SHOWPEOPLE 61 Gypsies, Travellers and Showpeople 61 Strategic Policy 12 (SP12) – Gypsies, Travellers and Showpeople 63 CHAPTER 6 – EMPLOYMENT 65 Employment 65 Strategic Policy 13 (SP13) – Inland Employment 68 CHAPTER 7 – DIVERSE ECONOMY, TOWN/VILLAGE CENTRES & SHOPPING 70 Town/Village Centres and Shopping 71 Strategic Policy 14 (SP14) – Town/Village Centres and Shopping 74 CHAPTER 8 - WIDENING THE INLAND TOURISM AND LEISURE ECONOMY 77 Widening the Inland Tourism and Leisure Economy 77 Strategic Policy 15 (SP15) – Widening the Inland Tourism and Leisure Economy 79 CHAPTER 9 – INLAND FLOOD RISK 81 Inland flood Risk 81 Strategic Policy 16 (SP16) – Inland Flood Risk 83 CHAPTER 10 – COASTAL EAST LINDSEY 85 Coastal East Lindsey 87 Strategic Policy 17 (SP17) – Coastal East Lindsey 89 Strategic Policy 18 (SP18) - Coastal Housing 90 Strategic Policy 19 (SP19) - Holiday Accommodation 91 Addlethorpe Protected Open Space 93 Strategic Policy 20 (SP20) – Visitor Economy 96 Strategic Policy 21 (SP21) – Coastal Employment 97 CHAPTER 11 - TRANSPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY 99 Transport and Accessibility 99 Strategic Policy 22 (SP22) – Transport and Accessibility 102 CHAPTER 12 - PROTECTING AND ENHANCING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 103 Landscape 104 Strategic Policy 23 (SP23) – Landscape 106 Biodiversity and Geodiversity 106 Strategic Policy 24 (SP24) - Biodiversity and Geodiversity 109 Green Infrastructure 110 3 Adopted July 2018 Strategic Policy 25 (SP25) – Green Infrastructure 112 CHAPTER 13 – OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND RECREATION 114 Open Space, Sport and Recreation 114 Strategic Policy 26 (SP26) – Open Space, Sport and Recreation 117 CHAPTER 14 – RENEWABLE AND LOW CARBON ENERGY 118 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy 118 WIND ENERGY POLICY MAP 122 Strategic Policy 27 (SP27) – Renewable and Low Carbon Energy 123 CHAPTER 15 – INFRASTRUCTURE AND S106 OBLIGATIONS 126 Strategic Policy 28 (SP28) – Infrastructure and S106 Obligations 129 CHAPTER 16 – REVIEWING THE PLAN 130 Strategic Policy 29 (SP29) Reviewing the Local Plan 130 ANNEX 1 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOUSING FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS, LOCAL CONNECTION CRITERIA - THE COASTAL ZONE 131 ANNEX 2 - SEQUENTIAL AND EXCEPTION TEST FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE COASTAL ZONE OF EAST LINDSEY 134 Sustainability Appraisal Form For Relevant Development in Areas of Coastal Flood Risk 138 ANNEX 3 - INDICATIVE THRESHOLDS FOR TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTS. 146 ANNEX 4 – MINERALS SAFEGUARDING AREAS POLICIES MAP 149 ANNEX 5 – INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DESIGNATION POLICIES MAPS 151 ANNEX 6 - GLOSSARY 155 ANNEX 7 – LIST OF SUPERSEDED POLICIES 163 4 Adopted July 2018 KEY DIAGRAM The illustration of ‘Coastal East Lindsey – area at risk from flooding’ is illustrative only. The definitive boundaries are shown on the policies map. 5 Adopted July 2018 POLICIES MAP 1 6 Adopted July 2018 POLICIES MAP 2 - COASTAL ZONE/COASTAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. 7 Adopted July 2018 Key to Policies Maps One & Two Sports and Serviced Holiday Recreation Facility Accommodation Area (SP26) (SP19) Protected Open Coastal Amusement Space Areas (SP25 & SP26) (SP14 & SP20) Flood Hazard Coastal Country Park Danger for All (SP20) (SP17,SP18 & SP19) Flood Hazard Sites of Special Danger for Most Scientific Interest (SP17,SP18 & SP19) (SP24) Flood Hazard Foreshore Danger for Some (SP20) (SP17,SP18 & SP19) Flood Hazard Ancient Woodland Low Hazard (SP11 & SP24) (SP17,SP18 & SP19) Sites of Nature Local Geological Sites Conservation (SP24) Importance (SP24) Lincolnshire Wolds National Nature AONB Reserve (SP23) (SP24) Local Wildlife Sites Protected Area (SP24) Addlethorpe (SP19) Local Nature Reserves (SP24) 8 Adopted July 2018 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Council is required to produce a local plan setting out its strategic priorities for its area, and policies for the growth and development across the District. This document is called the Core Strategy and it sets out the vision and strategic policies for the growth and development of the District up to 2031. Spatial planning is broader than just the use of individual pieces of land. It looks at the roles of, and interaction between, places and spaces and the communities that use them. It takes account of community aspirations for places expressed, for example, through Community or Neighbourhood Plans and aims to balance the competing demands of economy, environment and community. The Core Strategy will; - • Lay down an overall spatial vision for the District up to 2031. • Include objectives to help achieve the vision. • Present a strategy and strategic policies to meet all the objectives. • Broadly direct growth and development across the District. • Set challenging but realistic targets to assist in making sure that planned change actually happens. The Council has also produced a Settlement Proposals Plan document which contains site allocations and areas shown on proposals maps which relate to the policies in the Core Strategy. The Council will seek to monitor the impact of its policies on these sites through its monitoring framework. In this document, we will try to avoid the use of jargon but there will be times when technical, legal or seemingly obscure terminology will be unavoidable. A glossary of such terms can be found at Annex 6. We will avoid the use of all but the most well-known acronyms. The term “we” in the document refers to East Lindsey District Council. The policies in this plan 2016 – 2031 supersede those listed at Annex 7 which comprises the East Lindsey Local Plan 1995 Saved Policies identified by the Secretary of States Direction September 2007. The Core Strategy and Settlement Proposals Development Plan Document supersedes the 1995 (amended 1999) East Lindsey Local Plan in its entirety. 9 Adopted July 2018 How We Arrived Here 1.2 The Council; Gathered evidence from existing and new surveys and studies. • Consulted the public and organisations to understand the issues important to stakeholders and our communities. • Consulted widely on the Issues and Options Document in November 2007 and on a Draft Core Strategy in November 2009. • Consulted on a Draft Core Strategy for three months from November 2012 to January 2013 and again from June 2016 to August 2016. • Carried out a Publication Version consultation 30th November 2016 to 25th January 2017 • Carried out a Sustainability Appraisal of the key issues. • Carried out an exercise to ensure the Core Strategy is in conformity with the National Planning Policy Framework. The Statement of Conformity can be found on the Councils website. All the documents prepared for the Local Plan can be found on the Councils website www.e-lindsey.gov.uk 10 Adopted July 2018 East Lindsey’s Distinctive Characteristics • Extending over 1,762 square kilometres, East Lindsey is the third largest district in the UK. With 0.8 persons per hectare, it is also one of the most sparsely populated, with its 137,887 population spread among some 200 settlements. • The District does not have a single dominating urban centre. Instead, its distinctive widespread settlement pattern is a legacy of a history of small farming communities with local markets. • The average house price in the District of all properties in 2015 was £139,000, with terrace houses averaging at £109,000 which is 4.74 times the average wage in the District. • The District is home to many more older people than the national norm and its coastal towns and villages are popular retirement destinations. • Wages and skills are on the low side and the District has a higher than average self-employed work force. • The District is a safe and healthy place to live with low crime rates and very little noise, air, light or water pollution. Many residents have migrated to the District for the quality of life. • There are pockets of social deprivation and unemployment is slightly higher than the national mean, average earnings are relatively low and dependence on benefits is high, particularly along the coast where seasonal and temporary employment is common. • Four settlements (Louth, Horncastle, Alford and Spilsby) have built on their historic market town roles to grow and serve wider rural hinterlands.