Swansea LDP 2010-2025
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SWANSEA Local Development PLAN 2010 - 2025 © Crown copyright Contents Page Page Chapter 1: Plan Strategy 08 Chapter 2: Policies and Proposals 42 1.1 Introduction 09 2.1 Introduction 43 Plan Purpose and Background 09 Well-being and Sustainable Development Goals 09 2.2 Placemaking and Sustainable Development 45 Strategic Planning Context 11 PS 1 Sustainable Places 45 Opportunities and Issues 13 PS 2 Placemaking and Place Management 46 PS 3 Sustainable Housing Strategy 50 1.2 Vision and Strategic Objectives 18 PS 4 Sustainable Employment Strategy 55 The LDP Vision 18 2.3 Strategic Development and Masterplanning 58 Strategic Objectives 20 SD 1 Strategic Development Areas 58 SD 2 Masterplanning Principles 61 1.3 Growth Strategy 23 SD A South of Glanffrwd Road, Pontarddulais 65 Scale of Change 23 SD B North of Garden Village 69 Spatial Strategy 27 SD C South of A4240, Penllergaer 73 Broad Locations for Growth 29 SD D West of Llangyfelach Road, Penderry 77 SD E North of Clasemont Road, Morriston 81 1.4 Key Themes 34 SD F Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett 85 Sustainable, Cohesive and Connected Communities 34 SD G Northwest of M4 J46, Llangyfelach 89 Regeneration Priorities 36 SD H North of Waunarlwydd/Fforestfach 93 Environmental Capital and Constraints 36 SD I Swansea Vale 98 Culture and Heritage 39 SD J Swansea Central Area 102 Resources 40 SD K Fabian Way Corridor 108 SD L Tawe Riverside and Hafod Morfa Copperworks 112 Swansea Local Development Plan 2010 - 2025 3 Contents Page Page Contents Page Page 2.4 Infrastructure Requirements and Obligations 116 2.7 Social Infrastructure 153 2.9 Ecosystem and Resilience 184 TR 4 Clyne Valley Country Park and Penllergaer Valley Woods 216 IO 1 Supporting Infrastructure and Planning Obligations 116 SI 1 Health and Well-being 153 ER 1 Climate Change 184 TR 5 Holiday Accommodation 217 IO 2 Employment and Training Opportunities 118 SI 2 Providing and Safeguarding Community 154 ER 2 Strategic Green Infrastructure Network 185 TR 6 New Static Caravan, Touring Caravan and/or 219 Facilities and Locally Important Uses ER 3 Green Wedges 187 Camping Sites Within the AONB 2.5 Housing 119 SI 3 Education Facilities 156 ER 4 Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) 189 TR 7 New Static Caravan, Touring Caravan and/or 221 Camping Sites Outside the AONB H 1 Non-Strategic Housing Sites 119 SI 4 Morriston Hospital 159 ER 5 Landscape Protection 191 TR 8 Existing Static Caravan, Touring Caravan and/or 222 H 2 Affordable Housing Strategy 122 SI 5 Protection of Open Space 160 ER 6 Designated Sites of Ecological Importance 192 Camping Sites H 3 On-site Affordable Housing 124 SI 6 Provision of New Open Space 161 ER 7 Undeveloped Coast 194 TR 9 Extensions to, and Overflow Areas of, 224 H 4 Off-site Affordable Housing 127 SI 7 Cemeteries 163 ER 8 Habitats and Species 196 Touring Caravan and/or Camping Sites H 5 Local Needs Housing Exception Sites 129 SI 8 Community Safety 164 ER 9 Ecological Networks and Features of Importance 197 TR 10 Short-term ‘Festival’ Camping Events 225 H 6 100% Affordable Housing Exception Sites 132 for Biodiversity TR 11 Caravan Rallies 226 H 7 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation 133 2.8 Regeneration and Commercial Development 165 ER 10 Geological and Geomorphological Sites of Value 198 TR 12 Storage of Caravans 227 H 8 Ancillary Residential Accommodation 136 RC 1 Swansea Central Area Regeneration 165 ER 11 Trees, Hedgerows and Development 199 TR 13 Residential Use of Holiday Accommodation 227 H 9 Houses in Multiple Occupation 138 RC 2 Retail and Leisure Development 166 H 10 Specialist Housing 142 RC 3 Swansea Central Area Retail Centre 170 2.10 Countryside and Village Development 202 2.12 Transport, Movement and Connectivity 228 H 11 Purpose Built Student Accommodation 143 RC 4 Swansea Central Area - Complementary Areas 172 CV 1 Key Villages 202 RC 5 District Centres 174 CV 2 Development in the Countryside 204 T 1 Transport Measures and Infrastructure 228 T 2 Active Travel 230 2.6 Historic and Cultural Environment 145 RC 6 Local Centres 175 CV 3 Replacement Dwellings in the Countryside 206 T 3 Strategic Bus Based Rapid Transit 232 HC 1 Historic and Cultural Environment 145 RC 7 Out of Centre Retail Parks 176 CV 4 Conversion of Rural Buildings 208 T 4 Transport Interchanges 233 HC 2 Preservation or Enhancement of Buildings and Features 146 RC 8 Commercial Development within 177 CV 5 Farm Diversification 209 Strategic Development Areas HC 3 Development in the Welsh Language Sensitive Area 151 T 5 Design Principles for Transport Measures 234 and Infrastructure RC 9 Ground Floor Non-Retail Uses within Centres 178 2.11 Tourism and Recreation 210 T 6 Parking 235 RC 10 Employment and Enterprise Development 179 TR 1 Tourism, Recreation and Leisure Development 210 T 7 Public Rights of Way and Recreational Routes 237 RC 11 Alternative Uses at Employment Locations 180 TR 2 Developed Coast and Waterfront 213 T 8 Canal Network 238 RC 12 Office Development 181 TR 3 Sustainable Tourism and Recreation 214 RC 13 Swansea Enterprise Park 183 Development in the Countryside T 9 Port and Docks 239 4 Swansea Local Development Plan 2010 - 2025 Swansea Local Development Plan 2010 - 2025 5 Contents Page Page Contents Page 2.13 Energy and Utilities 240 Chapter 3: Proposals Map 286 5. Horton 309 EU 1 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Proposals 240 6. Knelston 310 EU 2 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy in 248 3.1 Introduction 287 7. Llangennith 311 New Development 8. Llanmadoc / Cheriton 312 EU 3 District Heating and Cooling 249 3.2 Legend 289 9. Llanrhidian 313 EU 4 Public Utilities and New Development 249 Proposals Maps by Ward 290 - 304 10. Oxwich 314 EU 5 Telecommunications and Digital Technology Infrastructure 250 1. Gower 290 11. Pennard / Southgate 315 2. Penclawdd 291 12. Pontlliw 316 2.14 Resources and Public Health Protection 252 3. Fairwood 292 13. Port Eynon / Overton 317 RP 1 Safeguarding Public Health and Natural Resources 252 4. Bishopston / Pennard 293 14. Rhossili / Middleton 318 RP 2 Noise Pollution 253 5. Mayals / Newton / Oystermouth / West Cross 294 15. Reynoldston 319 RP 3 Air and Light Pollution 254 6. Gowerton / Lower and Upper Loughor 295 16. Scurlage 320 RP 4 Water Pollution and the Protection of Water Resources 255 7. Dunvant / Killay North and South / Sketty 296 17. Three Crosses 321 RP 5 Avoidance of Flood Risk 259 8. Gorseinon / Kingsbridge / Penllergaer / Penyrheol 297 18. Tircoed 322 RP 6 Land Contamination 260 9. Cockett / Mynyddbach / Penderry 298 19. Swansea Central Area 323 RP 7 Land Instability 261 10. Castle / Cwmbwrla / Townhill / Uplands 299 RP 8 Sustainable Waste Management Proposals 262 11. Pontarddulais 300 RP 9 Landfill Sites 264 12. Llangyfelach 301 RP 10 Sustainable Waste Management For New Development 265 13. Mawr 302 Chapter 4: Monitoring and Implementation 324 RP 11 Agricultural Land - Disposal of Inert Waste 265 14. Clydach / Llansamlet / Morriston 303 RP 12 Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources 266 15. Bonymaen / St. Thomas 304 4.1 Delivery and Implementation 325 RP 13 Safeguarding Minerals 268 Expected Phasing of Residential Allocations 326 RP 14 Mineral Buffer Zones 269 Inset Maps 305 - 323 4.2 Monitoring Framework 333 1. Craig Cefn Parc 305 Monitoring Indicators and Targets 333 2.15 Glossary 270 2. Felindre 306 3. Garnswllt / Lon-y-Felin 307 4. Grovesend 308 Chapter 5: Appendices 372 6 Swansea Local Development Plan 2010 - 2025 Swansea Local Development Plan 2010 - 2025 7 The Plan’s policies and proposals are in Chapter 2 and have Chapter 1 1. Plan Strategy a sound grounding in the background evidence and strategy. Chapter 1 Allocations are annotated on the Proposals Map to be read Plan Strategy 1.1 Introduction alongside relevant policies. 1.1.4 The Plan will be monitored annually and reviewed as appropriate Plan Purpose and Background to keep it relevant and up to date, having regard to changes in circumstances and national guidance. An Annual Monitoring 1.1.1 Swansea is forecast to see significant population growth over Plan Strategy Report (AMR) will be produced to measure the relevance and the next decade. The County will need new homes, jobs, effectiveness of the Plan, which will be based on the monitoring infrastructure and community facilities to support economic framework set out later in Chapter 4. growth and raise standards of living, while respecting the County’s cultural and natural heritage. It is crucial that growth Well-being and Sustainable Development Goals is properly planned to maximise community benefit and bring forward development that is in the best interests of the County 1.1.5 The Plan has been prepared with full consideration of the and its people. Council’s duties to work towards Wales’ seven shared well- being goals and to contribute to sustainable development and 1.1.2 1 To fulfil its duties under national legislation , the City and County management of natural resources3 (see Figure 1). It has been of Swansea Council (herein, the Council) has prepared this Local subject to Sustainability Appraisal incorporating Strategic Development Plan (LDP) (herein referred to as the Plan) for the Environmental Assessment (SEA), collectively referred to as period 2010 to 2025, in accordance with National Planning Policy an SA4. and Guidance. The Plan provides a clear planning framework to address key issues facing the County, providing certainty 1.1.6 The purpose of the SA is to examine and improve the extent to and the basis for efficient planning decisions. Its policies and which the Plan achieves the well-being goals and contributes proposals will enable the delivery of sustainable development, to sustainable development, in so far as is possible through and ensure that social, economic, environmental and cultural the land use planning system, while taking into account any well-being goals are all suitably balanced in the decision making significant effects on the environment.