Wealden District Council Local Plan Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission 3rd March 2017 How to Contact Us Planning Policy Wealden District Council Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AX Telephone 01892 602007 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wealden.gov.uk Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Wednesday 9.00am to 5.00pm You may also visit the offices Monday to Friday, to view other Local Plan documents. A copy of the Wealden Local Plan and associated documents can be downloaded from the Planning Policy pages of the Wealden website, www.wealden.gov.uk/planningpolicy or scan the QR code below with your smart phone. If you, or somebody you know, would like the information contained in this document in large print, Braille, audio tape/CD or in another language please contact Wealden District Council on 01323 443322 or [email protected] Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 1 Introduction 13 Evidence and Conformity 13 Local Plan Process 14 Superseded Plans 14 Neighbourhood Plans 15 The Structure of the Plan 15 Contents 2 Representations 17 3 Context 21 Geography and Settlement Pattern 21 The Environment 23 The Economy 25 Health and Wellbeing 26 Connectivity 27 Settlement Hierarchy 27 4 Vision and Spatial Objectives 31 5 Ashdown Forest SAC 37 Habitat Regulations 37 Ashdown Forest SAC Habitats 37 Impact of Growth on Ashdown Forest SAC 37 Compensatory measures 40 Ashdown Forest Policy 40 6 Strategic Growth Policies 41 Provision of Homes and Jobs 41 Provision for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 42 Strategic Principals of Development 42 Development Boundaries 43 Distribution of Homes 44 Core Areas 45 Distribution of Employment Land 49 Distribution of Retail Floorspace 49 Brownfield Land 51 Windfalls and Allocations 51 Housing Delivery 51 Housing Trajectory and Monitoring 52 Review of Local Plan 55 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 Contents 7 Infrastructure 57 Transport 58 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 63 Arlington Reservoir 63 Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line 63 Willingdon Chord 64 Eridge to Tunbridge Wells 64 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 64 8 Environmental Assets 65 Hierarchy of Sites - Biodiversity 65 Green Infrastructure 70 Habitat Regulations 74 Ashdown Forest SPA 74 Pevensey Levels 77 9 Environmental Assets - Landscape 79 National Character Areas (NCAs) 79 High Weald National Character Area 79 Low Weald National Character Area 81 Pevensey Levels National Character Area 82 County Landscape Character Areas 83 District Landscape Character Areas 85 High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 89 South Downs National Park 91 10 The Economy 93 Background 93 East Sussex Growth Strategy 94 Previous Growth and Labour Supply 94 Land Supply 95 Economic Strategy 95 Provision of Jobs 96 Employment Land 97 Skills 99 Tourism 99 11 Retail and Town Centres 101 Retail 101 Town Centre Uses 102 12 Sustainable Settlement Strategy 103 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 13 South Wealden Growth Area 105 Vision 105 Development in the South Wealden Growth Area 106 Infrastructure 107 Strategic Transport Infrastructure 107 A27 Improvements 109 Contents Education Infrastructure 110 Healthcare Infrastructure 110 Pevensey Levels 111 Release of Development 112 14 Hailsham 113 Development Boundary 114 Map of Development Boundary at Hailsham 116 Sector Hailsham North 1 117 Allocation North Hailsham 1A 121 Allocation North Hailsham 1B 121 Allocation North Hailsham 1C 123 Allocation North Hailsham 1D 124 Allocation North Hailsham 1E 125 Sector Hailsham East 2 127 Allocation Hailsham East 2A and Hailsham East 2B 131 Allocation Hailsham East 2C 134 Allocation Hailsham East 2D 136 Sector Hailsham South East 3 138 Allocation Hailsham South East 3A 141 Allocation Hailsham South East 3B 142 Allocation Hailsham South East 3C 144 Sector Hailsham South 4 145 A22 Employment Sector 150 SHELAA Sites Within Development Boundary 153 Contigency Sector Hailsham South 5 153 Windfall 158 Hailsham Town Centre 158 Retail 158 Town Centre Uses 159 Hailsham Town Centre Policies 160 15 Lower Horsebridge 165 Lower Horsebridge A 167 Lower Horsebridge B 170 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 Contents 16 Polegate and Willingdon 173 Development Boundary 174 Map of Development Boundary at Polegate and Willingdon 175 Allocation Polegate North 1 176 Allocation Polegate 2 178 Willingdon 178 Allocation Polegate and Willingdon 1 179 SHELAA Sites within Development Boundary 186 Polegate Town Centre 186 Map of Polegate Town Centre 189 17 Stone Cross 191 Development Boundary 192 Map of Development Boundary at Stone Cross 193 Village Centre and Economy 194 Land at Stone Cross 196 Allocation SC1A 201 Allocation SC1B 202 Allocation SC1C 203 Allocation SC2A 204 Allocation SC2B 206 18 Villages and Towns with Allocations 209 19 Heathfield 211 Introduction 211 Vision 213 Growth and Change 213 Development Boundary 214 Map of Development Boundary at Heathfield 216 Provision of Homes 217 Town Centre 217 Retail 218 Town Centre Uses 218 Town Centre Policies 218 Housing 222 Infrastructure 222 Broad Location at Land south of Little London Road 223 Land at Pine Ridge and Old Common 228 Land south of Burwash Road 229 Land south west of Ghyll Road 233 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 20 Wadhurst 237 Introduction 237 Vision 238 Growth and Change 239 Development Boundary 239 Map of Development Boundary at Wadhurst 241 Contents Provision of Homes 242 Village Centre and the Economy 242 Map of Wadhurst Town Centre 245 Housing 246 Infrastructure 246 Land at Foxhole Farm 247 Land at Windmill House 252 Land at High Street 255 Land east of Old Station Road 259 21 East Hoathly 263 Introduction 263 Vision 264 Growth and Change 264 Development Boundary 265 Map of Development Boundary at East Hoathly 266 Provision of Homes 267 Housing 267 Infrastructure 267 Land to the north of London Road 269 Land at Broomy Lodge Field 274 22 Horam 277 Introduction 277 Vision 278 Growth and Change 279 Development Boundary 279 Map of Development Boundary at Horam 281 Provision of Homes 282 Village Centre and the Economy 282 Housing 285 Infrastructure 286 Land north of Horebeech Lane 287 Sector South of Horebeech Lane 292 Land at Southside 296 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 Contents 23 Ninfield 299 Introduction 299 Vision 300 Growth and Change 301 Development Boundary 301 Map of Development Boundary at Ninfield 303 Provision of Homes 304 Housing 304 Infrastructure 304 Land at Crouch Field 305 24 Edge of Tunbridge Wells 311 Introduction 311 Growth and Change 311 Housing 311 Infrastructure 312 Land Adjacent to Tunbridge Wells 313 25 Uckfield 319 Introduction 319 Vision 321 Growth and Change 321 Development Boundary 322 Development Boundary at Uckfield 323 Town Centre 324 Retail 324 Town Centre Uses 324 Town Centre Vision and Policies 324 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 26 Village and Towns with Development Boundaries 329 Crowborough 329 Introduction 329 Development Boundary 330 Infrastructure 334 Town Centre 334 Contents Forest Row 339 Introduction 339 Development Boundary 340 Village Centre and Economy 343 Housing 347 Infrastructure 347 Herstmonceux 348 Introduction 348 Development Boundary 349 Village Centre and the Economy 353 Housing 355 Infrastructure 356 Buxted 357 Introduction 357 Development Boundary 358 Village Centre and Economy 360 Housing 360 Infrastructure 361 Groombridge 361 Introduction 361 Development Boundary 362 Village Centre and Economy 365 Housing 365 Infrastructure 366 Hartfield 367 Introduction 367 Development Boundary 367 Village Centre and Economy 371 Housing 371 Infrastructure 372 Mayfield 373 Introduction 373 Development Boundary 373 Village Centre and Economy 377 Housing 379 Infrastructure 380 Rotherfield 381 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 Contents Introduction 381 Development Boundary 382 Village Centre and Economy 385 Housing 387 Infrastructure 388 Westham 389 Introduction 389 Development Boundary 389 Village Centre and Economy 392 Housing 394 Infrastructure 394 Pevensey Bay 395 Introduction 395 27 Rural Area Strategy 399 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 3rd March 2017 28 Core Areas 401 Arlington Village Core Area 402 Map of Core Area at Arlington 403 Bells Yew Green Village Core Area 404 Map of Core Area at Bells Yew Green 405 Blackboys Village Core Area 406 Contents Map of Core Area at Blackboys 407 Boreham Street Village Core Area 408 Map of Core Area at Boreham Street 409 Broad Oak Village Core Area 410 Map of Core Area at Broad Oak 411 Chiddingly Village Core Area 412 Map of Core Area at Chiddlingly 413 Five Ashes Village Core Area 414 Map of Core Area at Five Ashes 415 Frant Village Core Area 416 Map of Core Area at Frant 417 Halland Village Core Area 418 Map of Core Area at Halland 419 Hankham Village Core Area 420 Map of Core Area at Hankham 421 Hellingly Village Core Area 422 Map of Core Area at Hellingly 423 Laughton Village Core Area 424 Map of Core Area at Laughton 425 Magham Down Village Core Area 426 Map of Core Area at Magham Down 427 Maynards Green Village Core Area 428 Map of Core Area at Maynards Green 429 Muddles Green Village Core Area 430 Map of Core Area at Muddles Green 431 Pevensey Village Core Area 432 Map of Core Area at Pevensey 433 Punnetts Town Village Core Area 434 Map of Core Area at Punnetts Town 435 Rushlake Green Village Core Area 436 Map of Core Area at Rushlake