Rushcliffe Rushcliffe Local Plan Borough Council Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Publication version SUB/01 May 2018 Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Guide to the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning policies – Publication Version 1. The publication of this document is the fourth formal stage in preparing the Local Plan Part 2. The main anticipated stages and timetable for preparing the Local Plan Part 2, including those stages already completed, are as follows: Stage Timetable Consultation on Issues and Options and January 2016 (completed) Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Further Options Consultation February 2017 (completed) Consultation on Preferred Housing Sites October 2017 (completed) Publication of draft Local Plan Part 2 May 2018 Submission of draft Local Plan Part 2 to July 2018 the Secretary of State Public examination of draft Local Plan Part September 2018 2 Adoption of Local Plan Part 2 December 2018 2. This is the Publication version of the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document, prepared to satisfy Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”). This means that it is the Local Plan Part 2 in the format which the Council wishes to submit for public examination (in accordance with regulation 22 of Regulations) and then to be adopted as part of the statutory development plan for Rushcliffe. 3. The rest of the document is therefore written as if it is that final document: i.e. the one the Council wants to adopt. This gives everyone the opportunity to read the Local Plan Part 2 and consider if they wish to make representations on its contents. 4. The representations will be considered alongside the Local Plan Part 2 when submitted for public examination. It is estimated that it will then be examined by a Planning Inspector starting in September 2018. Following on from examination, it is currently expected that the Local Plan Part 2 will be adopted in December 2018. i Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 5. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) states that the purpose of the examination is to consider whether the Local Plan Part 2 complies with legal requirements and is ‘sound’. Representations submitted therefore should relate to the requirements of legal compliance or the ‘tests of soundness.' The legal requirements require the Local Plan Part 2 to: be prepared in accordance with the Local Development Scheme (i.e. the Council's timetable) and in compliance with the Statement of Community Involvement and the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012; be subject to a sustainability appraisal; be prepared in accordance with the Duty to Cooperate; and have regard to national policies and advice in guidance issued by the Secretary of State. 6. The tests of soundness will be considered by a Planning Inspector at public examination and require that in order to be 'sound' the document should be: Justified – founded on a robust and credible evidence base and is the most appropriate strategy when considered against reasonable alternatives Effective – deliverable, flexible and able to be monitored Consistent with national policy How to respond 7. Detailed guidance on how to make representations is available on the Council’s website (www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/planningpolicy), at the Rushcliffe Community Contact Centre on Rectory Road in West Bridgford and at libraries within Rushcliffe. 8. The representation period will end at 5pm on Thursday 28 June 2018. 9. Representations can be made against the whole of Local Plan or any part of it, including individual policies and proposals. Ideally, all representations should be made via the Council's online consultation system at http://rushcliffe-consult.objective.co.uk/portal or on representation forms, which are available at www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/planningpolicy, at Rushcliffe Community Contact Centre on Rectory Road, West Bridgford, or at local libraries. ii Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 10. All representations can be submitted: Through the Council’s online consultation system at: http://rushcliffe- consult.objective.co.uk/portal By e-mail to: [email protected] By post to: Planning Policy Rushcliffe Arena Rugby Road West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7YG 11. It is asked that where representations are not made on a representations form, it is clearly indicated to which test of soundness or point of legal compliance the representation relates. 12. If you have any questions please contact Planning Policy on 0115 981 9911 or [email protected] Data Protection 13. In respect of any representations submitted, the personal information you provide will only be used by Rushcliffe Borough Council, the Data Controller, in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation 2016/Data Protection Act 2018 to undertake a statutory function (also known as a ‘public task’) 14. Your personal information will be shared with the Planning Inspectorate in connection with the above purpose. 15. Your personal data will be kept in accordance with the Council’s retention policy and schedule. Details of which can be found on the Council’s website at http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/retention_schedule/ 16. Your data protection rights are not absolute and in most cases are subject to the Council demonstrating compliance with other statutory legislation, for further information see http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/privacy/ 17. Representations will be available to view on the Borough Council’s website, but any signatures, addresses, email addresses or telephone numbers will not be included. However, as copies of representations must be made available iii Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies for public inspection, comments cannot be treated as confidential and will be available for inspection in full. iv Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Sustainable Development 16 Policy 1 Development Requirements 16 3. Housing Development 18 Policy 2.1 Housing Allocation – Land rear of Mill Lane/The Old 23 Park, Cotgrave Policy 2.2 Housing Allocation – Land south of Hollygate Lane, 24 Cotgrave Policy 3 Housing Allocation – Land north of Rempstone 28 Road, East Leake Policy 4.1 Housing Allocation – Land off Nicker Hill, Keyworth 31 Policy 4.2 Housing Allocation – Land between Platt Lane and 32 Station Road, Keyworth Policy 4.3 Housing Allocation – Land south of Debdale Lane, 33 Keyworth Policy 4.4 Housing Allocation – Hillside Farm, Keyworth 33 Policy 5.1 Housing Allocation – Land north of Nottingham Road, 36 Radcliffe on Trent Policy 5.2 Housing Allocation – Land adjacent Grooms Cottage, 38 Radcliffe on Trent Policy 5.3 Housing Allocation – Land off Shelford Road, 39 Radcliffe on Trent Policy 5.4 Housing Allocation – Land north of Grantham Road, 40 Radcliffe on Trent Policy 5.5 Housing Allocation – 72 Main Road, Radcliffe on Trent 41 Policy 5.6 Housing Allocation – The Paddocks, Nottingham Road, 41 Radcliffe on Trent Policy 6.1 Housing Allocation – Land west of Wilford Road, 44 Ruddington Policy 6.2 Housing Allocation – Land south of Flawforth Lane, 45 Ruddington Policy 6.3 Housing Allocation – Land opposite Mere Way, 46 Ruddington Policy 7 Housing Allocation – Land east of Church Street, 47 Cropwell Bishop Policy 8.1 Housing Allocation – Land between Butt Lane and 51 Closes Side Lane, East Bridgford Policy 8.2: Housing Allocation – Land south of Butt Lane, 52 East Bridgford v Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Policy 9 Housing Allocation – Land east of Gypsum Way/ 53 The Orchards, Gotham Policy 10 Housing Allocation – Land north of Park Lane, 57 Sutton Bonington Policy 11 Housing Development on Unallocated Sites 58 within Settlements Policy 12 Housing Standards 61 Policy 13 Self-Build and Custom Housing Provision 65 Policy 14 Specialist Residential Accommodation 67 4. Employment Development 69 Policy 15 Employment Development 69 5. Climate Change, Flood Risk and Water Management 74 Policy 16 Renewable Energy 74 Policy 17 Managing Flood Risk 78 Policy 18 Surface Water Management 81 Policy 19 Development affecting Watercourses 83 Policy 20 Manging Water Quality 85 6. Green Belt and the Countryside 87 Policy 21 Green Belt 87 Policy 22 Development within the Countryside 88 7. Regeneration 93 Policy 23 Redevelopment of Bunny Brickworks 93 Policy 24 Redevelopment of former Islamic Institute, Flintham 94 8. Retail and Settlement Centres 96 Policy 25 Development within District Centres and Local 96 Centres Policy 26 Development within Centres of Neighbourhood 99 Importance Policy 27 Main Town Centre Uses Outside District Centres 101 or Local Centres. 9. Historic Environment 103 Policy 28 Conserving and Enhancing Heritage Assets 103 Policy 29 Development affecting Archaeological Sites 107 10. Community Facilities, Tourism and Leisure 109 Policy 30 Protection of Community Facilities 109 Policy 31 Sustainable Tourism and Leisure 111 vi Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 11. Open Space and Recreational Facilities 114 Policy 32 Recreational Open Space 114 Policy 33 Local Green Space 117 12. Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment 119 Policy 34 Green Infrastructure and Open Space Assets 120 Policy 35 Green Infrastructure Network and Urban Fringe 122 Policy 36 Designated Nature Conservation Sites 125 Policy 37 Trees and Woodlands 127 Policy 38 Non-Designated Biodiversity Assets and 128 the Wider Ecological Network 13. Health 131 Policy 39 Health Impacts of Development 131 14. Environmental Protection 132 Policy 40 Pollution and Land Contamination 132 Policy 41 Air Quality 135 Policy 42 Safeguarding Minerals 137 15. Infrastructure and Developer Contributions 138 Policy 43 Planning Obligations Threshold 138 Appendices 139 Appendix A Glossary 140 Appendix B Housing Trajectory 148 Appendix C Landscape Sensitivity Study: Wind Energy. 149 Development Appendix D Green Infrastructure 151 Appendix E Biodiversity Opportunity Areas 156 vii Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 1.