Petersfield Neighbourhood Development Plan 2013
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Petersfield Neighbourhood Development Plan 2013 - 2028 September 2015 (Amended Jan 2018) (This page is intentionally blank) Contents, Tables and Figures 1 Introduction 1.1 Why do we need this plan? ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 What does the plan do? ............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Who authored this plan? .............................................................................................................. 1 1.4 How was this plan formed? ......................................................................................................... 2 1.5 What area does this plan cover? ................................................................................................. 2 1.6 How to read this plan ................................................................................................................... 3 1.7 Additional copies of this plan ....................................................................................................... 4 2 The Vision for Petersfield 2.1 What defines our town? ............................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Key principles .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.2.1 Petersfield must continue to feel ‘compact’ .......................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Petersfield must continue to act as a centre for the surrounding area ................................. 5 2.2.3 Petersfield must retain its markets, festivals and events ...................................................... 6 2.2.4 Petersfield must continue to have a close relationship with the surrounding countryside .... 6 2.3 The vision .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Our community ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.5 Our economy ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.6 Our homes ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.7 Our ability to move around the town ............................................................................................ 8 2.8 Our town’s relationship with the environment .............................................................................. 8 3 Housing 3.1 Housing in Petersfield .................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Community feedback about housing ........................................................................................... 9 3.3 Freedoms and constraints on new residential development ..................................................... 10 3.4 Ensuring the viability of new development ................................................................................ 10 3.5 Housing objectives and policies ................................................................................................ 11 3.5.1 Housing Objective 1 (HO1) ................................................................................................. 12 3.5.2 Housing Objective 2 (HO2) ................................................................................................. 16 3.5.3 Housing Objective 3 (HO3) ................................................................................................. 20 4 The Built Environment 4.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Setting and special character .................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 23 4.4 Built Environment objectives and policies ................................................................................. 24 4.4.1 Built Environment Objective 1 (BEO1) ............................................................................... 25 4.4.2 Built Environment Objective 2 (BEO2) ............................................................................... 32 5 Getting Around 5.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 33 5.2 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 34 5.3 Getting Around objectives and policies ..................................................................................... 35 5.3.1 Getting Around Objective 1 (GAO1) ................................................................................... 36 5.3.2 Getting Around Objective 2 (GAO2) ................................................................................... 37 5.3.3 Getting Around Objective 3 (GAO3) ................................................................................... 37 5.3.4 Getting Around Objective 4 (GAO4) ................................................................................... 39 6 Community 6.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 40 September 2015 (Amended Jan 18) i Petersfield Neighbourhood Development Plan 6.2 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 40 6.3 Community objectives and policies ........................................................................................... 41 6.3.1 Community Objective 1 (CO1) ............................................................................................ 42 6.3.1 Community Objective 2 (CO2) ............................................................................................ 44 6.3.1 Community Objective 3 (CO3) ............................................................................................ 45 7 The Natural Environment 7.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 47 7.2 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 47 7.3 Natural Environment objectives and policies ............................................................................. 48 7.3.1 Natural Environment Objective 1 (NEO1) ........................................................................... 49 7.3.2 Natural Environment Objective 2 (NEO2) ........................................................................... 50 7.3.3 Natural Environment Objective 3 (NEO3) ........................................................................... 52 7.3.4 Natural Environment Objective 4 (NEO4) ........................................................................... 53 7.3.5 Natural Environment Objective 5 (NEO5) ........................................................................... 54 7.3.6 Natural Environment Objective 6 (NEO6) ........................................................................... 55 8 Business 8.1 A business profile of the town .................................................................................................... 56 8.2 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 57 8.3 Business objectives and policies ............................................................................................... 58 8.3.1 Business Objective 1 (BO1) ............................................................................................... 59 8.3.1 Business Objective 2 (BO2) ............................................................................................... 61 8.3.2 Business Objective 3 (BO3) ............................................................................................... 62 8.3.3 Business Objective 4 (BO4) ............................................................................................... 62 9 Retail 9.1 A retail profile of the town .......................................................................................................... 63 9.2 Community feedback ................................................................................................................. 64 9.3 Retail objectives and policies .................................................................................................... 64 9.3.1 Retail Objective 1 (RO1) ..................................................................................................... 65 9.3.1 Retail Objective 2 (RO2) ..................................................................................................... 67 10 Tourism 10.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 68 10.2 Community feedback ..............................................................................................................