Neighbourhood Development Plan: Penrith Town Council, August 2020
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1 Penrith Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan – August 2020 2 Table of Contents Penrith Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan – August 2020 ........................... 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................ 5 FOREWORD ................................................................................................ 6 Seeking Further Views ................................................................................. 7 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ........................................................ 9 2. PENRITH: A HISTORIC TOWN ................................................................ 11 3. KEY ISSUES FOR PENRITH TODAY .......................................................... 13 3.1 Sustainable Development ............................................................... 13 3.2 Housing ....................................................................................... 14 3.3 Greenspaces ................................................................................. 16 3.4 Culture and Leisure ....................................................................... 16 3.5 Wellbeing ..................................................................................... 17 3.6 Car Parking and Public Transport ..................................................... 19 3.7 Traffic Management ....................................................................... 21 3.8 Penrith Town Centre ...................................................................... 23 3.9 Employment ................................................................................. 25 3.10 Tourism ....................................................................................... 26 4. PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................. 27 5. PENRITH NDP VISION AND OBJECTIVES ................................................. 32 OBJECTIVE 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 32 OBJECTIVE 2: Housing............................................................................. 32 OBJECTIVE 3: Greenspaces ...................................................................... 32 OBJECTIVE 4: Culture and Leisure ............................................................ 32 OBJECTIVE 5: Wellbeing .......................................................................... 32 OBJECTIVE 6: Town Centre Car Parking ..................................................... 32 OBJECTIVE 7: Traffic Management ............................................................ 32 OBJECTIVE 8: Penrith Town Centre ........................................................... 33 6. NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES ................................. 34 OBJECTIVE 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 34 OBJECTIVE 2: HOUSING .......................................................................... 46 OBJECTIVE 3: GREENSPACES ................................................................... 49 OBJECTIVE 4: CULTURE AND LEISURE ....................................................... 52 OBJECTIVE 5: WELLBEING ....................................................................... 54 OBJECTIVE 6: TOWN CENTRE CAR PARKING .............................................. 57 OBJECTIVE 7: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 58 3 OBJECTIVE 8: PENRITH TOWN CENTRE ..................................................... 60 7. NEXT STEPS ....................................................................................... 65 Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 66 Glossary ................................................................................................ 67 Bibliography ........................................................................................... 72 APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 73 APPENDIX I: PENRITH - A HISTORIC TOWN ............................................... 74 APPENDIX II: FUTURE GROWTH AREAS ..................................................... 80 APPENDIX III: SOCIAL HOUSING WAITING LIST (March 2018) ..................... 83 APPENDIX IV: SOCIAL HOUSING: APPLICANTS BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD ....... 85 APPENDIX V: HOUSING STOCK AND OCCUPANCY: PENRITH (2011) .............. 86 APPENDIX VI: RENTAL COSTS .................................................................. 87 APPENDIX VII: MEDIAN PROPERTY PRICE BY WARD .................................... 90 APPENDIX VIII: PENRITH GREEN SPACES .................................................. 91 APPENDIX IX: LEISURE AND RECREATION ............................................... 124 APPENDIX X: CULTURAL FACILITIES ....................................................... 127 APPENDIX XI: CAR PARKING .................................................................. 128 APPENDIX XII: PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION ................................... 140 APPENDIX XIII: FELLRUNNER SERVICES .................................................. 141 APPENDIX XIV Service and Retail Offering in Penrith Town Centre ............... 142 MAPS ..................................................................................................... 143 A Policies Map 144 Close up of Anchor Farm Sites 145 Close up of Bowscar Sites 146 B Rights of Way 147 C Parking in Penrith 148 D Penrith: Shops and Services 149 E Retail Offering: Penrith North 150 F Retail Offering: Penrith South 151 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Penrith Town Council wishes to thank the people of Penrith whose responses and comments contributed to the Neighbourhood Development Plan policies. Our thanks must go to the following Town Council Members who attended regular Neighbourhood Plan Development Group meetings: • Councillor Scott Jackson • Councillor Ron Kenyon • Past Councillor Julie Monk The Town Council would like to thank the representatives of local organisations who also attended the Neighbourhood Development Plan Group and who freely gave their time and expertise to develop the document: • Ms Roe Baker - Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) • Mr John Bodger - Penrith Action for Community Transition (PACT) • Mr P Buckland - Headteacher Queen Elizabeth Grammar School • Mr Stephen Macaulay - Penrith Chamber of Trade • Cumbria Youth Alliance • Newton Rigg as part of Askham Bryan College • Churches Together The Town Council is grateful to Michael Wellock, Kirkwells Town Planning Consultants, who provided invaluable advice and support throughout the process. The following organisations were unable to attend meetings but provided advice and comments on the working documents for which we are also grateful: • Penrith BID • Ullswater Community College • Eden Valley Artistic Network The Town Council would like to acknowledge Fiona Johnson, a past Town Councillor, the first Chairman of the Neighbourhood Development Plan Group, who started the process and ex Town Councillor Peter G Baker who undertook a lot of work and who also chaired and steered the Neighbourhood Plan process. Thanks, must also go to the officers of Penrith Town Council for all their hard work and support and to the Town Council’s Deputy Town Clerk, Rosalyn Richardson for providing support and expertise to the Neighbourhood Development Plan Group, compiling and producing the documents. 5 Councillor Doug Lawson, Penrith Town Council Chairman FOREWORD This is the Regulation 16 Submission Draft of the Penrith Neighbourhood Development Plan, PNDP for short. The Submission Draft Plan is being consulted upon by Eden District Council for six weeks. The consultation period starts on 23 September 2020 and runs until 4 November 2020. The PNDP has been prepared by Penrith Town Council and when finally approved by you, the people of Penrith, the PNDP will become part of the development plan for Eden District. This means that the PNDP will then be used to help decide upon planning applications that are considered by Eden District Council’s Planning Committee. The PNDP is made up of a set of planning policies and proposals. These are set out in this document and on an accompanying Policies Map. The policies and proposals in this draft of the PNDP have been put together to help us achieve our Vision for Penrith in 2032 which is that: BY 2032, PENRITH WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL, VIBRANT MARKET TOWN PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR QUALITY OF LIFE, ATTRACTING INVESTMENT AND TOURISM WHILST ENHANCING THE BEST OF ITS BUILT AND NATURAL CHARACTER. The PNDP includes policies on: Sustainability, or meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs, which is a theme connecting all the policies. Influencing the type of development in our Conservation Areas so that such development is of high quality and suitable in terms of character and appearance. Design and how we make new development more energy efficient, less damaging to the environment and more encouraging of healthy lifestyles. Making development accessible to all age groups and sections of the community by public transport, walking, cycling or using mobility aids. Making sure that new housing is of high quality and includes a mix of homes to help meet the needs of young renters, first time buyers, empty nesters, the ageing population, and those looking to self-build. Protecting those things that are essential for a community to thrive: local greenspaces, recreation