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The Landscape Character of Vale Royal Vale Royal Borough Council Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document 5 Adopted September 2007 Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Prepared for Vale Royal Borough Council by Land Use Consultants September 2007 43 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD Tel: 020 7383 5784 Fax: 020 7383 4798 [email protected] FOREWORD Welcome to this Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) covering the issue of Landscape Character Assessment. This is the fifth SPD of the Council’s Local Development Framework which aims to provide additional detail to supplement the policies contained in the Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review Alteration which was adopted in June 2006. It is one of a series of SPDs that are now material planning considerations and an essential part of the Council’s strategy for delivering high quality development in a sustainable manner that provides for the needs of the residents and others in the Borough. Their preparation has involved a wide range of stakeholders including six weeks formal public consultation during April 2007 and May 2007. We’ve listened carefully to the feedback we’ve received and reflected many of the responses in the final document. Councillor Mark Stocks, Lead Councillor for Environmental Policy This SPD has been prepared under new arrangements introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The purpose of the SPD is to assist the interpretation and application of those policies concerned with protection and enhancement of landscape character. This Landscape Character SPD is divided into two sections: Part 1 sets out the purpose of the guidance, the planning policy context for the SPD, the basis for the guidance, and how the SPD should be used. Part 2 presents a brief introduction to the factors which have shaped the Vale Royal landscape. It then provides information on landscape character areas across the borough and provides guidance on the protection and enhancement of landscape character. Vale Royal Borough Council and Land Use Consultants September 2007 Landscape Character SPD i CONTENTS Foreword................................................................................................i Introduction ..........................................................................................7 The Landscape Character of Vale Royal ............................................17 1A: Delamere......................................................................................23 1B: Allostock.......................................................................................27 2A: Northern Sandstone Ridge ..........................................................31 2B: Southern Sandstone Ridge ...........................................................35 2C: Helsby Hill ....................................................................................39 3A: Alvanley Sandstone Fringe...........................................................43 3B: Tarporley Sandstone Fringe.........................................................47 4A: Norley Undulating Enclosed Farmland........................................51 4B: Frodsham to Northwich Undulating Enclosed Farmland............55 4C: Eaton, Marton & Over Undulating Enclosed Farmland ..............59 4D: Whitley & Comberbach Undulating Enclosed Farmland............63 4E: East Winsford Undulating Enclosed Farmland ............................67 5A: Aston Heathy Farmland and Woodland......................................71 6A: Darnhall Plain...............................................................................75 6B: Stublach Plain ...............................................................................79 6C: Lostock Plain ................................................................................83 6D: Wimboldesley & Sproston Plain..................................................87 7A: Manley Plain..................................................................................91 8A: Upper Weaver Valley...................................................................95 8B: Mid Weaver Valley .......................................................................99 8C: Lower Weaver Valley................................................................. 103 8D: Ash Brook Valley........................................................................ 107 Landscape Character SPD iii Contents 8E: Dane Valley ................................................................................. 109 9A: Marbury Mere............................................................................. 113 10A: Peover Lowland Farmland and Mosses.................................... 115 10B: Arley Lowland Farmland and Mosses....................................... 119 11A: Frodhsam, Helsby & Lordship Marsh....................................... 123 12A: Frodsham Score ....................................................................... 127 13A: Northwich Salt Heritage Landscape........................................ 129 FIGURES Figure 1: Using the Vale Royal Borough Landscape Character SPD…………………after p.13 Figure 2: Landscape Classification of Vale Royal Borough (1:250,000 base map)……after p.21 Figure 2a: Landscape Classification of Vale Royal Borough (1:25,000 base map)…back pocket APPENDICES Appendix 1: Checklist for developers Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Appendix 3: Useful References Landscape Character SPD iv Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 1. This section provides an introduction to landscape character, sets out the purpose of this guidance, provides the planning policy context for the SPD, indicates how the guidance should be used, and contains the ‘statement of compliance’. AN INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE CHARACTER What is Landscape Character? 2. Landscape character relates to the ‘distinct, recognisable and consistent pattern of elements in the landscape that makes one landscape different from another, rather than better or worse’1. Character makes each part of the landscape distinct, and gives each its particular sense of place. The landscape character approach considers that all landscapes are valuable and seeks to protect their essential character. Any future review of this SPD will be informed by information collected and analysed through the Council’s Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) and will be programmed into a revision of the Local Development Scheme (LDS). 3. Understanding the landscape character of any area requires systematic investigation of the many different factors that have helped to create and influence that location e.g. geology, landform, natural attributes and influences of human land use and settlement. This process is called landscape character assessment. A fuller description of the process of landscape character assessment in Vale Royal is presented in the LCA Technical Report. Why Should Landscape Character be Considered? 4. Landscape character assessment is not a tool to resist changes in the landscape. Rather, it is an aid to decision-making – a tool to help ensure that change and development supports rather than erodes landscape character. The LCA Guidance2 suggests that landscape character assessment can be ‘a powerful tool to aid the planning, design and management of landscapes’. This guidance aims to ensure that development conserves and enhances the distinctiveness and diversity of landscapes across Vale Royal Borough. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT 5. This SPD has been prepared under new arrangements introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The purpose of the SPD is to assist the interpretation and application of those policies concerned with protection and enhancement of landscape character. In particular, this SPD aims to: 1 Countryside Agency and Scottish Natural Heritage (2002) Landscape Character Assessment Guidance for England and Scotland. CAX 84. p.8. 2 Ibid. Landscape Character SPD 7 Introduction • Provide information on the variety and diversity of landscapes across the borough; • Indicate key landscape sensitivities; • Provide guidance on landscape management and built development. 6. The prime aim of the guidance is to prompt an applicant to respond to landscape character considerations and produce a proposal that meets the objectives of the policies mentioned below. The SPD will be taken into account as a ‘material consideration’ when planning proposals are assessed. 7. For each landscape character area, this SPD identifies key characteristics, visual sensitivities and their implications for landscape management and built development. It is important to note that there will be other planning policies to consider including the adopted Vale Royal Borough Local Plan. LINKS TO NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY 8. The guidance in this SPD supplements the policies contained in a number of documents. The key policy links are presented below. Links with National Planning Policy 9. The guidance in this SPD is embedded in the key principles set out in PPS 1 Delivering Sustainable Development, PPS 3 Housing, and PPS 7 Sustainable Development in Rural Areas. 10. PPS 1 Delivering Sustainable Development, at paragraph 17, states that ‘Planning policies should seek to protect and enhance the quality, character and amenity value of the countryside and urban areas as a whole’. 11. PPS 3 Housing, at paragraph 48, states that ‘Local Planning Authorities should facilitate good design by identifying the distinctive features that define the character of a particular local area’. 12. Principle vi) of PPS 7 states ‘All development in rural areas
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