Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017 - 2033
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Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017 - 2033 Oct 2017 Contents 1 Executive Summary Page 3 Background to the Neighbourhood Development Plan The Neighbourhood Development Plan Area Purpose of the Neighbourhood Development Plan The Scope of the Neighbourhood Development Plan The Neighbourhood Development Plan Process The Local Plan Strategic Context 2 Community & Stakeholder Engagement Page 10 Key Outcomes and Issues 3 Doveridge – the Place Page 15 Character of Doveridge Relationship with Neighbouring Towns Village Development and Vernacular Trees and Hedgerows History and Heritage Education Business and Employment Local Services Community Assets and Facilities Traffic and Transport Infrastructure Sport & Recreation 4 Vision and Aims Page 33 5 Land Use Policies Page 34 Policy Context National Policy Sustainable Development Local Strategic Policy Policies for Doveridge Rural Settlement Design Housing Business and Employment Community Assets and Facilities Transport and Movement Natural Environment 6 Non-Planning Issues Page 54 2 Executive Summary Background to the Neighbourhood Development Plan This Neighbourhood Development Plan will set out the direction for the parish of Doveridge until 2033. It has been brought forward as part of the Government’s Lo- calism Act 2011, which aims to give local people more say in the future land use of the parish. Although the Government’s intention is for local people to influence what goes on in their Neighbourhood Development Plan area, the Localism Act 2011 however sets out important legal requirements. In accordance with such legislation, the Neighbourhood Development Plan must meet the basic conditions: Have regard to national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State, namely the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Practice Guidance Contribute to the achievement of sustainable development Be compatible with European Union (EU) and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) obligations Be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the development plan for the area. In relation to the latter the Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan must reflect the strategic policies of the adopted local plan and the emerging Derbyshire Dales Local Plan to 2033. Within these constraints, the Neighbourhood Development Plan still gives the oppor- tunity for local people to have control over the future of their parish by actively plan- ning where other development should go and what it brings to the local environmen- tal and recreational resources of the area for the benefit of the health and well-being of local residents. 3 The Neighbourhood Development Plan Area In 2011 the Localism Act came into force, enabling local communities in England to take the lead in planning how their own neighbourhoods will develop. Many com- munities around the country have seized this opportunity to influence the future of their areas. Doveridge Parish Council has produced a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the parish in order to shape the future development of the area. The Neighbourhood Area is the area that will be covered by the Neighbourhood De- velopment Plan. The Doveridge Neighbourhood Area, which is the same as the ar- ea defined by the Doveridge Parish boundary, was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) on the 8th October 2015. This Neighbourhood Development Plan encompasses the whole Parish of Doveridge, as shown in the map on the following page. However, because the sig- nificant majority of the population lives in the village of Doveridge this plan will main- ly focus on that area. 4 The Neighbourhood Development Plan Area: 5 Purpose of the Neighbourhood Development Plan The Neighbourhood Development Plan is part of the statutory planning system. This means that when decisions are made on planning applications the policies and proposals in the Neighbourhood Development Plan must be taken into account by the local planning authority, DDDC. Neighbourhood Development Plans are a new type of statutory plan. Not only are they intended to be produced by local people for their own areas, they also have to be agreed through a referendum of the people living in that area. Unlike national planning policy, which is approved by Parliament, or district planning policy, which is approved by the local authority, a Neighbourhood Development Plan must be the subject of a vote by residents of the area covered by the Neighbourhood Develop- ment Plan. The Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan will be a statutory planning policy document supported by a majority of local people. The Scope of the Neighbourhood Development Plan The purpose of Neighbourhood Development Plans is to allow local people to have a greater say in the development of their areas. However, each Neighbourhood De- velopment Plan must be in line with and not contradict higher level planning policy. It is a legal requirement for Neighbourhood Development Plans to have appropriate regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and to be in general conformity with local strategic policies. A key implication of these requirements is that, where the Local Plan has a growth allocation for an area, the Neighbourhood Development Plan must provide scope for at least the level of growth specified in the Local Plan. This is discussed in more detail in the Local Plan section. In planning the future development of their areas local planning authorities must set out the level of growth in housing and employment which will take place over the next 10 to 15 years. In other words the total numbers of new dwellings that will be built and the total area of land for new employment that will be developed are both provided by the local planning authority. The Neighbourhood Development Plan can determine where these dwellings or business units will go, and it can allow a higher level of growth than the local planning authority requires, but it cannot reduce the scale of these allocations. Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan will be part of the statutory develop- ment plan for the area. Consequently it may only deal with the same range of mat- ters as all other statutory development plans, namely the development and use of land. Other matters, such as the promotion of events, social and community activi- ties, advisory support for businesses, etc., and matters which are covered by sepa- rate legislation, such as highway matters, cannot be dealt with in the Neighbourhood Development Plan. 6 The Neighbourhood Development Plan Process The Neighbourhood Development Plan process is set out in the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 and subsequent amendments. This document defines the main stages that a Neighbourhood Development Plan must go through before it is voted on at the referendum. Neighbourhood Development Plans that do not closely follow the Regulations in the way they are produced may be vulnerable to legal challenge at a later date. The following diagram illustrates the main stages in preparing the Doveridge Neigh- bourhood Development Plans. Main Stages of the Doveridge Neighbourhood Development Plan Process Neighbourhood Development Plans must be based on relevant evidence about the Neighbourhood area (the Parish of Doveridge) and must reflect the views of the lo- cal community. The Parish Council has therefore been careful to gather the neces- sary evidence to inform the Neighbourhood Development Plan and to underpin the policies in it. 7 The Neighbourhood Development Plan itself has been led by the Doveridge Neigh- bourhood Development Plan Steering Group, which is made up of Parish Council- lors and members of the community. In producing this draft Neighbourhood Devel- opment Plan the Steering Group has been supported by neighbourhood planning specialists, Urban Vision Enterprise CIC. Throughout the process the Steering Group has liaised with DDDC, who have provided practical assistance and advice on key issues such as strategic local policy and have completed “The Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Report”. The Parish Council organised many informal consultation events to gauge local opinion at key stages in the production of the Neighbourhood Development Plan. In addition the Neighbourhood Development Plan has been the subject of a 6-week period of statutory consultation before the plan could be submitted to DDDC. This was the stage when views about the Neighbourhood Development Plan were for- mally recorded and formally responded to, so anyone wishing to make comments used this opportunity to register them. During formal consultation the Parish Council advertised that the draft Neighbour- hood Development Plan was available for people to comment on. The publicity noti- fied people where they could see a copy of the Neighbourhood Development Plan, the deadline for comments, and where they could be returned. Details and all rele- vant documents are available on the Neighbourhood Development Plan section of the Doveridge Parish Council website www.doveridge-village.org - and forms were made available for people to register their comments. After the formal consultation period the Parish Council considered all the represen- tations received and decided how to respond to them. This included making appro- priate modifications to the draft Neighbourhood Development Plan. The amended Neighbourhood Development Plan will then be submitted to DDDC, along with a Consultation Statement and a Basic Conditions Statement, explaining how