Waveney Local Plan November 1996 CONTENTS PAGE NO 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION 9 3. HOUSING 36 4. INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT 69 5. COMMUNICATIONS 89 6. SHOPPING AND TOWN CENTRES 106 7. RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE 118 8. TOURISM 139 9. COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES 159 10. THE VILLAGES AND RURAL AREAS 171 11. LOWESTOFT 205 12. BECCLES 226 13. BUNGAY 234 14. HALESWORTH 239 15. SOUTHWOLD 244 16. KESSINGLAND 252 17. MONITORING AND REVIEW 257 APPENDICES 259 (i) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 APPENDICES PAGE NO 1. List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest 260 2. List of County Wildlife Sites & Local Nature Reserves 261 3. Ancient Woodland 266 4. Erosion Risk Zones - plans (Policy ref. ENV15) 267 5. List of Ancient Monuments 268 6. Car Parking Standards 269 7. Table Illustrating the Relationship between 274 Developable Land and Open Space (ii) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 LIST OF PLANS 1. LOCAL PLAN AREA 2. THE SUFFOLK RIVER VALLEY ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA 3. THE BROADS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA 4. VILLAGE INSET MAPS Barnby/North Cove Blundeston* Brampton Corton* Henstead Homersfield Kessingland Lound Mutford Ringsfield Rumburgh Shadingfield and Willingham Somerleyton Spexhall Wangford Westhall Wissett Wrentham 5. PROPOSALS MAP - WAVENEY DISTRICT Lowestoft Inset Lowestoft Town Centre Inset Beccles Inset Bungay Inset Halesworth and Holton Inset Southwold and Reydon Inset *These maps are extracts from the Lowestoft Inset Map. They have been included in the villages chapter for ease of reference. All plans reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Waveney District Council, LA079936, 1997 (iii) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE Implementation of policies and proposals in the Local Plan can be assisted by reference to more detailed Supplementary Planning Guidance. GENERAL 1. Low Cost Housing in Rural Areas - December 1989 (to be revised) 2. Policies relating to self contained flats and Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) - August 1992 (to be revised) 3. The Conversion of Agricultural Buildings to Residential Use. Guidelines for potential applicants -(to be revised) 4. Open Space Standard - October 1991 (to be revised) 5. Suffolk Advisory Car Parking Standards - Summary in Appendix 6 6. Suffolk Design Guide 7. Shop Fronts and Advertisements in Historic Towns 8. Greenways Strategy for Lowestoft - December 1992 DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS 9. Ellough Road, Beccles 10. Beccles Maltings Area Development Brief 11. Church Farm, Halesworth 12. Beccles Road, Lowestoft 13. Carlton Hall, Lowestoft 14. Dunston, Lowestoft 15. Parkhill/Pleasurewood, Lowestoft 16. Reydon High School 17. Woods Meadow, Lowestoft (Draft) 18. Rumburgh Development Brief (Draft) 19. Land at Lowestoft Road, Worlingham PROPOSED 1. South of Bloodmoor, Lowestoft. 2. Bus Station Site, Priory Lane, Bungay. 3. Design Guidance for Landing Stages at Southwold Harbour 4. Greenways Strategy for Kessingland 5. Industrial Development Guidelines 6. Nature and Landscape Conservation 7. Residential Design Guidelines (incl. accessible and adaptable housing) OTHER GUIDANCE 1. Cycling Policies for Waveney 2. Do You Know You Live in a Listed Building? 3. Historic Buildings - Their Care and Protection 4. South Front Brief, Lowestoft 5. Lowestoft Station Brief 1996 (iv) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 INDEX OF POLICIES PAGE NO Environment ENV1 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Heritage Coast 13 ENV2 Special Landscape Area 14 ENV3 Development adjoining the Broads Area 15 ENV4 Strategic Gaps 15 ENV5 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 16 ENV6 County Wildlife Sites and Local Nature Reserves 16 ENV7 Protection of Natural Features 17 ENV8 Greenways 18 ENV9 Tree and Hedgerow Protection 19 ENV10 Tree Preservation Orders 19 ENV11 Common Land and Village Greens 19 ENV12 Renewable Energy: Wind Power 20 ENV13 Coastal Erosion and Flooding 22 ENV14 Coastal Protection 22 ENV15 Coastal Erosion Risk Zone 24 ENV16 Coastal and River Flood Risk 25 ENV17 Ground Water Protection 25 ENV18 Risk of Flooding due to Surface Water Run-Off 26 ENV19 Foul Drainage 26 ENV20 Conservation Areas 27 ENV21 Demolition of Unlisted Buildings in Conservation Areas 28 ENV22 Alterations to Listed Buildings 29 ENV23 Setting of Listed Buildings 29 ENV24 Conversion of Listed Buildings 29 ENV25 Demolition of Listed Buildings 30 ENV26 Shopfront/Fascia Design in Conservation Areas 30 ENV27 Illuminated Advertisements in Conservation Areas and on Listed Buildings 31 ENV28 Illuminated Advertisements 31 ENV29 Advertisement Signs and Shop Fronts 31 ENV30 Historic Parks and Gardens 32 ENV31 Ancient Monuments and other sites of National Archaeological Importance 33 ENV32 Sites of Regional and Local Archaeological Importance 33 ENV33 Design of New Developments 33 ENV34 Crime Prevention 34 Housing H1 Housing Land Supply 43 H2 More Homes and a Better Environment 45 H3 Types of Housing Required 46 H4 Affordable Housing 47 H5 Adaptable/Accessible Housing 49 H6 Housing Allocations 52 H7 Urban Consolidation/Infilling 56 (v) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 H8 Residential Design Guidelines 58 H9 Redevelopment of Larger Properties and Private Gardens 59 H10 Backland Development 60 H11 Infill/Consolidation Sites 60 H12 Conversion of Existing Properties to Self Contained Flats 61 H13 Conversion of Existing Properties to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) 62 H14 Areas where Conversion to HMOs or Self-Contained Flats would be Resisted 62 H15 Conversion of Accommodation above Shops 63 H16 Sheltered Housing Schemes, Nursing Homes and Residential Care Homes 64 H17 Extensions to Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes 65 H18 Extensions to Dwellings 65 H19 Mobile Homes 66 H20 Replacement Dwellings in the Countryside 66 H21 Extensions to Dwellings in the Countryside 67 H22 Temporary or Emergency Stopping Places for Travelling Showpeople and Gypsies 67 H23 Gypsy Site Development Criteria 68 Industry and Employment E1 Industrial Land Allocation 80 E2 Existing Industrial Areas and Adjacent Sites 82 E3 Existing and New Businesses 83 E4 Rural Diversification 83 E5 Industrial Development in the Open Countryside 84 E6 Re-Use of Existing Buildings in the Open Countryside 85 E7 Working from Home 86 E8 Hazardous Development 87 E9 Design and Layout of Industrial Development 87 Communications TR1 Major Road Schemes - Safeguard of Routes 94 TR2 Traffic Calming/Speed Restrictions/Heavy Goods Vehicles 97 TR3 Lorry Parks 97 TR4 Roadside Facilities 98 TR5 Highway Access 98 TR6 Car Parking Standards 98 TR7 Commuted Car Parking 99 TR8 Public Transport 100 TR9 Interchange Facilities 100 TR10 Cycleway Routes 101 TR11 Provision for Cyclists 102 TR12 Cycle Parking Facilities 102 TR13 Pedestrian Environment 103 TR14 Retention of Existing Footpaths 103 TR15 Accessibility and Needs of Disabled People 104 (vi) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 Shopping & Town Centres SHO1 Improvements to Shopping Areas 111 SHO2 Town Centres 112 SHO3 Shopping Developments 113 SHO4 Retailing on Industrial Estates 115 SHO5 Local Neighbourhood Shops 115 SHO6 Village Shops 115 SHO7 Garden Centres 116 SHO8 Farm Shops 116 Recreation and Open Space OS1 Existing Public Open Space Protection 128 OS2 Sites of Recreation/Amenity Value 129 OS3 Upgrading of Existing Open Space 129 OS4 Proposed Public Open Space 131 OS5 Open Space Standard 133 OS6 Recreation Facilities 134 OS7 Access to the Countryside 135 OS8 Small Scale Recreation Facilities in the Countryside 136 OS9 Large Scale Recreation Facilities in the Countryside 137 Tourism TM1 Tourism in Corton 145 TM2 Tourism in Gunton 146 TM3 Tourism in North Denes/Sparrows Nest Area 148 TM4 Tourism in the Central Area of Lowestoft 148 TM5 Tourism in the South Beach Area of Lowestoft 150 TM6 Tourism Uses - Western End of Lake Lothing 151 TM7 Tourism in the Pakefield/Kessingland Coastal Strip 152 TM8 Extension to Holiday Development - Kessingland 152 TM9 Conversion to Guest House Use in Lowestoft 153 TM10 Tourism Facilities in the Rural Areas 154 TM11 Small Scale Caravan/Camping Sites 154 TM12 Existing Permanent Holiday Accommodation 155 TM13 Static Caravan, Chalet and Cabin Sites 155 TM14 Redevelopment of Existing Holiday Accommodation 157 TM15 Caravan/Chalet Occupancy 158 Community Facilities CF1 School Sites 162 CF2 Childcare Facilities 163 CF3 Community Care Homes 164 CF4 New Community Facilities 166 CF5 New Community Facilities resulting from Development Proposals 166 CF6 Allotments 167 CF7 Electricity Overhead Lines 168 CF8 Telecommunications Facilities 168 CF9 Satellite Dishes 170 (vii) Waveney Local Plan November 1996 Villages and Rural Areas V1 Limits to Development 174 V2 Housing Allocations 175 V3 Infill Developments 177 V4 Low Cost Housing in Rural Areas 178 V5 Agricultural Workers' Dwellings 179 V6 Conversion of Rural Buildings 179 V7 Horse Related Development 181 V8 Commercial Development in the Open Countryside 181 V9 Agricultural Land 181 V10 Agricultural Development 182 V11 Intensive Livestock Units 182 Lowestoft LOW1 Open Break - Gunton 207 LOW2 Open Break - Carlton Colville 207 LOW3 Traditional Buildings Associated with the Fishing Industry 209 LOW4 Town Centre & Secondary Shopping Centres 218 LOW5 Primary Retail Area 219 LOW6 Predominantly Office Areas 219 LOW7 Secondary Shopping Areas 219 LOW8 London Road South Shopping Core 221 LOW9 London Road South Conversions to Residential 221 LOW10