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Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Local Development Framework Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Supplementary Planning Document To be Adopted March 2011 Published by South Cambridgeshire District Council © March 2011 Jo Mills – Corporate Manager (Planning & New Communities) If you would like a copy of this document in large print or another format please contact South Cambridgeshire District Council on 03450 450 500 or email [email protected] Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD South Cambridgeshire to be adopted March 2011 District Council CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction to the Supplementary Planning Document 1 Purpose 1 National Planning Policy Context 2 South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework Policy 3 2. Background 5 History of the Land Settlement Association 5 The Fen Drayton LSA Estate 7 Identification of Policy SP/11: Fen Drayton Former LSA Estate 9 Introducing Climate Change and Sustainable Living 11 3. Site Appraisal 13 Existing Land Uses and Spatial Pattern 13 Scale and Design of Existing Dwellings and Non-Residential Buildings 21 Existing Transport and Access 24 Survey of Existing Buildings 27 4. Definitions and Explanation of Terms 29 Defining the Eligible Buildings and their Footprint 29 Defining Groundbreaking and Experimental Sustainable Living 31 5. Development and Design Principles 37 Use of the Eligible Buildings and their Footprint 37 Siting and Scale of New Buildings 39 Use of the Land 41 Assessment of Sustainability 42 Design Principles 43 Transport and Roads 49 Delivery 50 Community Involvement in Sustainable Living 51 6. Contacts and Further Guidance 53 Contact Details 53 Further Information and Guidance 53 Appendices 57 Appendix 1: Key Constraints and Opportunities 57 Appendix 2: Schedule of Buildings according to SCDC Definitions 59 Appendix 3: Maps of Buildings according to SCDC Definitions 65 to be adopted March 2011 Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD i South Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD Cambridgeshire District Council to be adopted March 2011 Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD to be adopted March 2011 ii Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD South Cambridgeshire to be adopted March 2011 District Council 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT 1.1 The Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association (LSA) Estate Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) forms part of the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework (LDF). 1.2 The SPD expands on Policy SP/11 for the former Land Settlement Association estate at Fen Drayton contained in the Site Specific Policies Development Plan Document (DPD), adopted on 28 January 2010. The policy allows the reuse or redevelopment of buildings (excluding glass houses) no longer needed for agricultural purposes for on site experimental or other ground breaking forms of sustainable living, provided that the development would not occupy a larger footprint than existing buildings. PURPOSE 1.3 The purpose of this SPD is to provide practical advice and guidance to applicants on how to develop a proposal that will comply with Policy SP/11, including the identification of eligible buildings. 1.4 This SPD will help achieve the following LDF objectives which are included in the Core Strategy DPD (adopted January 2007) and the Development Control Policies DPD (adopted July 2007): ST/e To protect the varied character of the villages of South Cambridgeshire by ensuring that the scale and location of development in each village is in keeping with its size, character and function and that buildings and open spaces which create their character are maintained and where possible enhanced. ST/g To ensure development addresses sustainability issues, including climate change mitigation and adaptation issues, maximising recycling and reuse of resources, and reduce waste and pollution. DP/c To ensure that new development, activities and uses of land uphold and promote the principles of sustainable development. DP/d To ensure high quality new development that protects and enhances the character of the district and local distinctiveness through careful integration with the existing built form. to be adopted March 2011 Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD 1 South Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD Cambridgeshire District Council to be adopted March 2011 1.5 Specific objectives for this SPD are: to identify the eligible buildings for reuse or redevelopment under Policy SP/11; to define key terms and phrases such as ‘carbon neutral’, ‘footprint’ and ‘buildings no longer needed for agricultural uses’; to establish clear development and design principles for any new development; and to set out the requirements of the development in order to be considered as achieving the principles of sustainable living. NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT 1.6 The Governments overarching planning policy objective is for sustainable development. National Planning Policy Statements (PPS) and Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) notes set a framework for how this can be achieved. PPS1: Delivering Sustainable Development – Planning can help facilitate and promote sustainable inclusive developments by ensuring that all new developments are designed to a high quality, make efficient use of resources, and protect and enhance the physical environment and character of the countryside and existing communities. Supplement to PPS1: Planning and Climate Change – Development should contribute to reducing carbon emissions and stabilising climate change, and be well adapted to cope with the expected effects of climate change, which include increased flooding, rising sea levels and more extreme weather events. PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth – Economic development in rural areas should be located in or on the edge of rural settlements, and proposals for economic activity in the open countryside should be strictly controlled. PPS7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas – Planning should sustain, enhance, and, where appropriate, revitalise rural communities whilst maintaining local character and a high quality environment. PPG13: Transport – Planning and transport should be integrated at a national, regional and local level as planning has a key role in effectively delivering transport policies. By guiding the location, scale, design and mix of land uses in any new development, planning can help: reduce the need to travel; reduce the length of journeys; and make it safer and easier for people to use more sustainable forms of transport e.g. walking, cycling and public transport. Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD to be adopted March 2011 2 Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD South Cambridgeshire to be adopted March 2011 District Council PPS22: Renewable Energy – Renewable energy should be incorporated into developments where the technology is viable and the environmental, social and economic impacts can be addressed satisfactorily. Planning should foster community involvement in renewable energy projects. SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK POLICY 1.7 The site-specific policy for development within the former Land Settlement Association (LSA) estate at Fen Drayton, and its supporting text, is contained within the Site Specific Policies DPD, adopted on 28 January 2010. POLICY SP/11 Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Within the former Land Settlement Association Site at Fen Drayton, as defined on the Proposals Map, where it can be demonstrated that buildings (excluding glass houses) are no longer needed for agricultural purposes, planning permission for change of use or redevelopment of existing buildings will be permitted for on site experimental or other groundbreaking forms of sustainable living provided that development would not occupy a larger footprint than existing buildings. 2.56 The Land Settlement Association's activities at Fen Drayton are an earlier example of an attempt to achieve a more sustainable form of living but with the passage of time this has not proved to be an enduring model. The current legacy of the experiment is a network of small land holdings, a wide variety of land uses including some disuse, and a patchwork of buildings of variable quality. It is difficult to see how this area can be returned to a pattern of land use or a landscape character in any way akin to the surrounding fenland countryside. In view of the area's history and its current appearance, form and character this policy will allow it to evolve as a positive experimental test-bed for new forms of sustainable living. 2.57 A requirement of sustainable living at Fen Drayton will be a development which is carbon neutral. Prospective developers will be required to submit a 'carbon neutral energy statement' with their planning applications which will demonstrate how the construction and use of the development will ensure that its occupants will not cause any net increase in carbon emissions when compared to a greenfield site. to be adopted March 2011 Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD 3 South Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association SPD Cambridgeshire District Council to be adopted March 2011 2.58 Required measures will include: ensuring the development is highly energy efficient in terms of design, construction and subsequent use; utilising locally generated renewable energy; high levels of recycling and a long-term goal of ensuring no waste is sent to landfill by providing facilities to recycle, compost and convert waste to energy; introducing measures to restrict car use and promote sustainable
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