Allocations Plan Submission Draft Incorporating Main Modifications

Forest of Dean District Council Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL POLICIES 1 Preface 8 2 Introduction 9 3 District Wide Policies 21 4 Policy Overview and area policies not related to settlements 38 POLICIES FOR TOWNS AND OTHER SETTLEMENTS 5 Cinderford and Ruspidge 76 6 Lydney 94 7 Coleford 124 8 Newent 146 9 Alvington 166 10 Aylburton 170 11 Beachley 174 12 Blakeney 176 13 Bream 180 14 Brierley 186 15 Brockweir 188 16 Bromsberrow Heath 190 17 Clearwell 192 18 Drybrook and Harrow Hill 196 19 Dymock 202 20 Edge End 206 21 Ellwood 208 22 English Bicknor 212 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 23 Hartpury 216 24 Huntley 220 25 Kempley Green 224 26 Littledean 226 27 Longhope 230 28 Lydbrook, Joys Green and Worral Hill 236 29 Mitcheldean 244 30 Newland 250 31 Newnham on Severn 252 32 Northwood Green 258 33 Oldcroft and Viney Hill 260 34 Parkend 264 35 Redbrook 268 36 Redmarley 272 37 Ruardean 276 38 Ruardean Hill 280 39 Ruardean Woodside 284 40 Sedbury and Tutshill 286 41 Sling 294 42 St. Briavels 298 43 Staunton (Coleford) 300 44 Staunton and Corse 302 45 Tibberton 310 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 Tutshill (see Sedbury) 46 Upleadon 312 47 Upper Soudley 314 48 Westbury on Severn 318 49 Whitecroft Pillowell and Yorkley 320 50 Woodcroft 326 51 Woolaston (including Netherend) 328 Appendices Appendix A Lydney European Sites 334 Appendix B Glossary 338 Appendix C Core Strategy Policies 348 Appendix D Minerals Interests and the Coal Authority 362 Appendix E Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Inset Maps 368 Allocation Plan Policies AP 1 Sustainable Development 22 AP 2 Renewable Energy 25 AP 3 Mixed Uses and Proximity 26 AP 4 Design of Development 29 AP 5 policy to be deleted Style and Materials 30 AP 5 Historic character and local distinctiveness 31 AP 6 Locally Distinctive Areas 33 AP 7 Biodiversity 35 AP 8 Green Infrastructure 36 AP 9 Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal 44 AP 10 Dean Forest Railway 45 AP 11 Transport Yards near Blakeney - Caircant and Dene Close near Blakeney 46 AP 12 Stone End Farm Churcham 47 AP 13 Hartpury College 48 AP 14 Locally Valued landscape May Hill 50 AP 15 Oak Tree Park Churcham 52 AP 16 Woodlands Farm, Bromsberrow Heath 53 AP 17 Land At Stowfield, Lydbrook Policy to enable redevelopment for a variety of uses. 54 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 AP 18 Taurus Crafts near Lydney 58 AP 19 Aylburton Business Park 60 AP 20 Former Lightmoor Colliery, near Cinderford 61 AP 21 Staunton Court 63 AP 22 The Hawthorns, Corse 64 AP 23 National Diving and Activity Centre, Tidenham 66 AP 24 Cannop Depot 68 AP 25 Whitemead Park 70 AP 26 Additional Cycle Connections 71 AP 27 Lydney to Parkend Cycle Route 72 AP 28 Christchurch/ Berry Hill Cycle Route 73 AP 29 Wye Valley 73 AP 30 Cinderford Town Centre 81 AP 31 Environmental Improvement Area Cinderford Town Centre 82 AP 32 24 High Street, Cinderford and related area 83 AP 33 Station Street, Cinderford Housing Allocation (4.5ha) 84 AP 34 Cinderford Football Club and adjoining land 85 AP 34 Former policy AP34 (submission draft) Cinderford Football Club 86 AP 35 Land off Sneyd Wood Road, Cinderford 88 AP 36 Forest Vale, Cinderford - Employment Area 89 AP 37 Valley Road, Cinderford 90 AP 38 Linear Park, Cinderford 91 AP 39 Lydney Town Centre 101 AP 40 Lydney Town Centre, Retail and mixed use including Public Space 102 Former Policy AP40 (Submission Draft) Hill Street Lydney 104 AP 41 Lydney Town Centre Highway Improvements 106 AP 42 Lydney Harbour 108 AP 43 Pine End Works and Land to the North 109 AP 44 Lydney Industrial Estate 111 AP 45 Lakes South of the Mainline Railway 112 AP 46 Lydney Harbour Area - Cycling and walking 113 AP 47 East of Lydney 113 AP 48 Employment Uses Including Foundry Site 114 AP 49 Mead Lane Lydney 115 AP 50 Mead Lane (existing employment area) 117 AP 51 Railway Station Area 119 AP 52 Land north of the mainline railway 120 AP 53 Holms Farm- Housing Site 121 AP 54 Augustus Way, Lydney 122 AP 55 Coleford Town Centre 128 AP 56 Lawnstone House 129 AP 57 Former Courts and Police Station 130 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 AP 58 King's Head Public House 131 AP 59 Land at Berry Hill 132 AP 60 Land Adjoining Suntory Factory Coleford 134 AP 61 Tufthorn Avenue and Pingry Farm - Employment sites 136 AP 62 Staunton Road, Coleford Employment / Hotel Site 137 AP 63 Land At Poolway Farm, Coleford 138 AP 64 Land at Ellwood Road Milkwall 140 AP 65 North Road Broadwell 141 AP 66 Kings Meade Coleford 142 AP 67 Tufthorn Avenue, Coleford 143 AP 68 Former Bells Field - Recreation Allocation 144 AP 69 Coleford - Locally Valued Landscape 145 AP 70 Newent Town Centre: Environment and Uses 151 AP 71 Newent Town Centre Mixed Development Allocation 152 AP 72 Community Centre; Lewall Street 153 AP 73 Watery Lane, Newent 154 AP 74 South of Southend Lane Newent 155 AP 75 North of Southend Lane, Newent 156 Former Policy AP70 (Submission Draft) 157 AP 76 Cleeve Mill Lane/ Gloucester Street Newent 158 AP 77 Ross Road, Housing Allocation Newent 159 AP 78 Gloucester Road Newent 160 AP 79 Ross Road Newent 161 Former policy AP73 (submission draft) 163 AP 80 Recreation Area Foley Road 164 AP 81 Clanna Road, Alvington 168 AP 82 New Road and High Street Bream 184 AP 83 Land Off Ryelands Road Bream 185 AP 84 High Street, Drybrook 199 AP 85 Drybrook Farm 200 AP 86 Hartpury, Land Adjoining Village Hall 218 AP 87 Land Adjacent the Poplars, Huntley 222 AP 88 Land off Beech Way Littledean 228 Former policy AP79 (Submission Draft) Land off Church Road, Longhope 232 AP 89 Land off Church Road 233 AP 90 Transport Depot A4136 234 AP 91 Longhope Industrial Estate 235 AP 92 Former Tinplate Works, Lydbrook 240 AP 93 Former Severn and Wye Railway 241 AP 94 Land off Bradley Court Road (Vantage Point) Mitcheldean 246 AP 95 Old Coach Depot, Mitcheldean - Housing Allocation 247 AP 96 Former George Hotel Mitcheldean - Housing Allocation 248 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 AP 97 Employment Intensification/ Retention Vantage Point Mitcheldean 249 AP 98 High Street, Newnham on Severn - additional conservation policy 254 AP 99 The Victoria Hotel, Newnham on Severn and land adjoining 255 AP 100 Land North of Newnham on Severn and adjoining Unlawater Lane 256 AP 101 Land off Drury Lane, Redmarley 274 AP 102 Land adjoining A48 and Bigstone Meadow, Tutshill 289 AP 103 Land adjacent Wyedean School, Sedbury 290 AP 104 Land off Gloucester Road/ Elm Road Tutshill 291 AP 105 Land adjoining Miners Arms, Sling - Housing Allocation 296 AP 106 New Dunn Business Park 297 AP 107 Housing Allocation - Off Gloucester Road 305 AP 108 Chartist Way Staunton/ Corse 306 AP 109 Locally Valued Landscape - Staunton / Corse 307 AP 110 Lydney Road, Whitecroft 323 AP 111 Whitecroft Scovill 324 AP 112 Housing Site Ash Way 330 AP 113 Netherend Farm, Woolaston 331 Forest of Dean District Council | Allocations Plan Submission Draft incorporating Main Modifications October 2017 1. Preface 1.1 This Allocations Plan (AP), together with the Core Strategy (CS) and the Area Action Plan for the Cinderford Northern Quarter will comprise the Local Plan for the Forest of Dean District. It looks forward to 2026 and provides policies which identify specific areas of land whether for protection or for development. Along with the other documents the Allocations Plan (AP) (formerly called Allocations Development Plan Document, or ADPD) will ensure the delivery of development as envisaged for the benefit of the district. It should be read in conjunction with national guidance (principally the NPPF/ NPPG)(1) and may at a later date be supplemented by other planning policy documents including any "Made" Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs). 1.2 The main influence on the AP is the adopted (2012) Core Strategy (CS) and the aims and objectives of this are common to the AP. It follows that the allocations made are underpinned by common evidence although the evidence base for the AP is an extended and updated version of that used for the CS. This is primarily because of the greater level of detail needed to support the individual allocations and because of the introduction of new up to date material supporting the AP's housing provision MM001. Included as evidence is more detailed material including where available assessments of individual settlements and Parishes which have been prepared by local councils. This supports the AP as a whole but more particularly the individual village and town chapters. Over time there is expected to be additional supporting material and this will be added to the evidence base and can then be used to further inform the operation and interpretation of the policies and proposals in the plan. In addition to a common but expanded evidence base the AP is subject to sustainability appraisal. This is really a process rather than a fixed assessment and it runs in parallel to the Plan itself, providing guidance and influencing its evolution. The basis of the assessment is that it takes the adopted CS as a starting point, and seeks to ensure that the best options for promoting the development of the district in an economic, social and environmentally sustainable manner are chosen.

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