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Core Strategy Mm m ‘surface water flooding- Dec 13’ Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted 29 th September 2014 www.rother.gov.uk/corestrategy Rother District Council Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3JX 01424 787000 www.rother.gov.uk 2 Rother District Council Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted September 2014 Contents Part I – Introduction and Context 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 7 2. Policy Context ...................................................................................................... 9 3. ‘Portrait’ of Rother District .................................................................................. 11 4. Main Issues .......................................................................................................... 17 Part II – Vision and Objectives 5. Spatial Vision ....................................................................................................... 23 6. Strategic Objectives ............................................................................................ 25 Part III – Spatial Strategies 7. Overall Spatial Strategy ...................................................................................... 29 8. Bexhill .................................................................................................................. 45 9. Hastings Fringes .................................................................................................. 57 10. Rye and Rye Harbour .......................................................................................... 61 11. Battle ..................................................................................................................... 69 12. Rural Areas ........................................................................................................... 75 • Villages • Countryside Part IV – Core Policies 13. Sustainable Resource Management .................................................................. 97 • Towards a Low Carbon Future • Water Supply and Wastewater Management 14. Communities ........................................................................................................ 105 • Community Facilities, Health and Recreation • Young People • Older People • Community Safety Rother District Council 1 Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted September 2014 Contents 15. Local Housing Needs .......................................................................................... 121 • Providing a Mix of Housing to Meet Local Need • Affordable Housing Provision • Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 16. Economy ............................................................................................................... 133 • Fostering Economic Activity and Growth • Employment Land and Premises • Tourism • Retail Development 17. Environment ......................................................................................................... 145 • Landscape Stewardship • Design Quality and the Built Environment • Biodiversity and Greenspace • Flood Risk 18. Transport and Accessibility ................................................................................ 163 • Strategic Accessibility • Integrated Transport • Access and New Development 19. Implementation and Monitoring Framework ..................................................... 173 Appendices Appendix 1 Superseded Local Plan Policies ...............................................................181 Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms .....................................................................................182 Appendix 3 Components of Housing Supply ................................................................197 Appendix 4 Key Design Principles ...............................................................................198 Appendix 5 Monitoring Schedule .................................................................................200 Maps 1 – District Key Diagram ...............................................................................................216 2 – Bexhill and Hastings Fringes Inset Diagram ........................................................216 2 Rother District Council Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted September 2014 Index of Policies Index of Policies Chapter 2 - Policy Context Policy PC1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development .................................... 9 Chapter 7 - Overall Spatial Strategy Policy OSS1 Overall Spatial Development Strategy ........................................................ 37 Policy OSS2 Use of Development Boundaries ................................................................ 40 Policy OSS3 Location of Development ......................................................................... ...42 Policy OSS4 General Development Considerations ........................................................ 44 Chapter 8 - Bexhill Policy BX1 Overall Strategy for Bexhill.......................................................................... 50 Policy BX2 Bexhill Town Centre .................................................................................... 53 Policy BX3 Development Strategy................................................................................. 55 Chapter 9 - Hastings Fringes Policy HF1 The Hastings Fringes .................................................................................. 60 Chapter 10 - Rye and Rye Harbour Policy RY1 Policy Framework for Rye and Rye Harbour............................................... 67 Chapter 11 - Battle Policy BA1 Policy Framework for Battle ........................................................................ 73 Chapter 12 - Rural Areas Policy RA1 Villages ........................................................................................................ 83 Policy RA2 General Strategy for the Countryside.......................................................... 87 Policy RA3 Development in the Countryside ................................................................. 91 Policy RA4 Traditional Historic Farm Buildings ............................................................. 94 Chapter 13 - Sustainable Resource Management Policy SRM1 Towards a Low Carbon Future .................................................................. 100 Policy SRM2 Water Supply and Wastewater Management ............................................ 103 Chapter 14 - Communities Policy CO1 Community Facilities and Services ........................................................... 108 Policy CO2 Provision and Improvement of Healthcare Facilities ................................. 109 Policy CO3 Improving Sports and Recreation Provision .............................................. 111 Policy CO4 Supporting Young People ......................................................................... 115 Policy CO5 Supporting Older People ........................................................................... 118 Policy CO6 Community Safety ..................................................................................... 120 Rother District Council 3 Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted September 2014 Contents Chapter 15 - Local Housing Needs Policy LHN1 Achieving Mixed and Balanced Communities ........................................... 124 Policy LHN2 Affordable Housing .................................................................................... 127 Policy LHN3 Rural Exception Sites ................................................................................ 128 Policy LHN4 Sites for Wholly or Substantially Affordable Housing ................................ 129 Policy LHN5 Sites for the Needs of Gypsies and Travellers .......................................... 131 Policy LHN6 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Criteria ........................... 132 Chapter 16 - Economy Policy EC1 Fostering Economic Activity and Growth................................................... 136 Policy EC2 Business Land and Premises.................................................................... 137 Policy EC3 Existing Employment Sites........................................................................ 138 Policy EC4 Business Activities Elsewhere Within the District ...................................... 139 Policy EC5 Support for Key Sectors ............................................................................ 140 Policy EC6 Tourism Activities and Facilities................................................................. 141 Policy EC7 Retail Development ................................................................................... 144 Chapter 17 - Environment Policy EN1 Landscape Stewardship ............................................................................ 149 Policy EN2 Stewardship of the Historic Built Environment .......................................... 151 Policy EN3 Design Quality ........................................................................................... 153 Policy EN4 Management of the Public Realm ............................................................. 154 Policy EN5 Biodiversity and Green Space................................................................... 158 Policy EN6 Flood Risk Management ........................................................................... 161 Policy EN7 Flood Risk and Delvelopment ................................................................... 162 Chapter 18 - Transport and Accessibility
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