Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (Adopted January 2012)
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TRAFFORD LOCAL PLAN: CORE STRATEGY Adopted January 2012 Trafford Local Plan - Core Strategy: Adopted January 2012 www.trafford.gov.uk Development Plan Document 1 Trafford Local Plan - Core Strategy: Adopted January 2012 2 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................5 2 THE PROFILE ...........................................................................................................................................................................................7 3 THE VISION FOR TRAFFORD ...................................................................................................................................................23 4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES..............................................................................................................................................................25 5 PLACE OBJECTIVES .........................................................................................................................................................................27 6 THE DELIVERY STRATEGY .........................................................................................................................................................47 7 KEY DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................................................................................48 8 STRATEGIC LOCATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................49 SL1 - POMONA ISLAND .............................................................................................................................................................53 SL2 - TRAFFORD WHARFSIDE ................................................................................................................................................59 SL3 - LANCASHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB QUARTER .................................................................................65 SL4 - TRAFFORD CENTRE RECTANGLE ..........................................................................................................................70 SL5 - CARRINGTON ......................................................................................................................................................................76 9 CORE POLICIES .................................................................................................................................................................................83 10 L1 - LAND FOR NEW HOMES ...............................................................................................................................................84 11 L2 - MEETING HOUSING NEEDS .........................................................................................................................................91 12 L3 - REGENERATION AND REDUCING INEQUALITIES ...................................................................................101 13 L4 - SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY .......................................................................................109 14 L5 - CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................................................................................................119 15 L6 - WASTE ........................................................................................................................................................................................128 16 L7 - DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................................................131 17 L8 - PLANNING OBLIGATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................136 18 W1 - ECONOMY ...........................................................................................................................................................................142 19 W2 - TOWN CENTRES & RETAIL .......................................................................................................................................149 20 W3 - MINERALS..............................................................................................................................................................................156 21 R1 - HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT .........................................................................................................................................158 22 R2 - NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.........................................................................................................................................164 23 R3 - GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE .........................................................................................................................................169 24 R4 - GREEN BELT, COUNTRYSIDE AND OTHER PROTECTED OPEN LAND ...................................175 25 R5 - OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND RECREATION ........................................................................................................181 26 R6 - CULTURE AND TOURISM .............................................................................................................................................187 27 IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................................................................................190 28 MONITORING .................................................................................................................................................................................193 APPENDIX 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................203 APPENDIX 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................204 APPENDIX 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................205 APPENDIX 4 ................................................................................................................................................................................................213 APPENDIX 5 ................................................................................................................................................................................................214 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..........................................................................................................................................................................223 Figure 1: Places in Trafford ........................................................................................................................................................................10 Trafford Local Plan - Core Strategy: Adopted January 2012 3 1 INTROUCTION What Is The Core Strategy? 1.1 The Trafford Core Strategy is part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) for the Borough, and it has been prepared in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The LDF will replace the Revised Trafford Unitary Development Plan as the local plan to guide development over the next 15 years and beyond. The Core Strategy, in specific, will provide the strategic framework against which decisions about the use of land can be planned. 1.2 The Core Strategy provides the overall spatial strategy for the LDF. It sets out what change is necessary, where and when, and how it is going to be managed and delivered. It establishes a balance between growth, regeneration and environmental protection and improvement to ensure that Trafford becomes a place where people want to live, learn, work and relax, in the period up to 2026 and beyond. 1.3 The Core Strategy Spatial Profile identifies the land use and development issues facing Trafford up to 2026 and considers the range of social, economic and environmental characteristics of the Borough. The Core Strategy provides the local spatial expression of national planning policies and of the Trafford Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) for the Borough. It has also been developed to reflect the priorities of other local plans and strategies of the Council and its partners. 1.4 The Vision sets down the framework for a more sustainable Borough. The Strategic Objectives together with the Place Objectives form the link between the Vision and the Delivery Strategy and need to be met if the Vision is to be realised. The Delivery Strategy, including the Key Diagram, Strategic Locations and Core Policies demonstrate how the Vision and Objectives will be achieved. Finally, the implementation framework sets out a monitoring mechanism to ensure the Core Strategy is delivering its objectives and addressing the identified issues. Sustainability Appraisal 1.5 During its preparation, the Trafford Core Strategy has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) as an ongoing process. The overall approach