NDP Regulation 16 Final 30 Nov 2020
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“The prize is to give those who know our villages best, and value them the highest, a significant say in what happens to them.” Tom Fort ‘The Village News’ REGULATION 16: SUBMISSION PROPOSAL NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2021 – 2035) Dated 30 November 2020 Published by the Parish Councils of West Dean and West Tytherley, Frenchmoor & Buckholt, under the UK Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 1 CONTENTS FOREWORD BY MPs FOR SALISBURY AND ROMSEY & SOUTHAMPTON NORTH ........................................................ 3 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIR OF THE PARISH COUNCILS ................................................................................................. 4 1. WHAT IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN? ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 The NDP Process ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.3 Context ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2. PORTRAIT OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.1 The Two Villages ............................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 History and Settlement .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Character ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.4 Community ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Economy ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.6 Environment and Biodiversity .......................................................................................................................... 12 2.7 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.8 Housing Needs ................................................................................................................................................ 14 3. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 16 3.1 Initial Steps...................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 NDP Steering Group ....................................................................................................................................... 16 3.3. Public Events .................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.4 Survey ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.5 Timeline........................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Websites ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.7 Parish and Local Council Engagement ........................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Regulation 14 Consultation ............................................................................................................................. 17 3.9 Regulation 16 Consultation ............................................................................................................................. 17 4. VISION & OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................ 18 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Vision .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.3 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Environment and Landscape........................................................................................................................... 19 4.5 Housing and Design ........................................................................................................................................ 20 4.6 Infrastructure and Community ......................................................................................................................... 21 5. POLICIES .................................................................................................................................................................. 22 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Environment and Landscape........................................................................................................................... 22 5.2.1 Open Countryside and Village Settings .................................................................................................. 22 5.2.2 Housing in a Rural Community ............................................................................................................... 23 5.2.3 Heritage .................................................................................................................................................. 24 5.2.4 Conservation Areas ................................................................................................................................ 26 5.2.5 Landscape .............................................................................................................................................. 26 5.2.6 Open Views ............................................................................................................................................ 26 5.2.7 Trees and Hedgerows ............................................................................................................................ 28 5.2.8 Ecosystems and Biodiversity .................................................................................................................. 29 5.2.9 Green Spaces ........................................................................................................................................ 30 5.2.10 Lighting and Noise Pollution ................................................................................................................... 32 2 5.3 Housing and Design ........................................................................................................................................ 33 5.3.1. West Dean .............................................................................................................................................. 33 5.3.2 West Tytherley, Frenchmoor and Buckholt............................................................................................. 34 5.3.3 Development Criteria for the Area .......................................................................................................... 35 5.3.4 Housing Scale and Mix ........................................................................................................................... 35 5.3.5 Development .......................................................................................................................................... 35 5.3.6 Affordable Homes ................................................................................................................................... 35 5.3.7 Infill Policy .............................................................................................................................................. 37 5.3.8 Replacement and Extension of Existing Buildings .................................................................................. 37 5.3.9 Live/Work Dwellings ............................................................................................................................... 38 5.3.10 Conversion or Additions to Heritage Assets ........................................................................................... 38 5.3.11 Design Materials ..................................................................................................................................... 39 5.3.12