Planning Department Development Update November 2019
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Development update Issue 33 // November 2O19 Latest planning and development news Welcome to this latest edition of the Ashford Development Update. This newsletter will provide you with the latest position on Development Plan documents and how they are progressing. It also includes details of major planning applications that have been received and/or permitted since the last update, which was published in August 2018. An Issues and Options consultation was carried Charing Neighbourhood Plan Update on Local Plan documents out in early 2018. The responses from the first The Charing Neighbourhood Plan group have consultation will assist the Council to analyse the been engaged in gathering evidence, organising The Local Plan 2030 went to full Council on 21 merits and drawbacks of all the practical options and conducting various community events February 2019 and was adopted. The Local available for providing sites. A more detailed and working closely with key stakeholders as Plan 2030 supersedes the saved policies consultation on the options for the DPD is being part of the preparation of the Plan. The group Ashford in the Ashford Local Plan (2000), Ashford prepared for consultation by the end of 2019. are currently in the process of drafting their 2030 Local Plan Core Strategy (2008), Ashford Town Centre This will include specific options for how the regulation 14 document which will then be Action Area Plan (2010), the Tenterden & Rural pitch need is determined, delivered and the site consulted upon. selection assessment process. Sites DPD (2010) and the Urban Sites and Updates on the Charing Neighbourhood Plan Infrastructure DPD (2012). Neighbourhood Plans can be found by following this link: https:// The Local Plan 2030, alongside the SA/SEA, can www.charingkent.org/neighbourhood-plan https://www.ashford.gov.uk/ be viewed here: Bethersden Neighbourhood Plan Egerton Neighbourhood Plan local-plan-to-2030/ The examination of the Bethersden The Egerton Neighbourhood Area was Neighbourhood Plan has been recommenced As of October 2019, the development plan designated by the Borough Council on 30 March following a consultation that ended in July comprises the Ashford Local Plan 2030 2017 covering the whole Parish area. A number 2019. The consultation regarded updated (adopted February 2019), the Chilmington Green of public consultation workshops on draft policies Sustainability Appraisal information and AAP (2013), the Wye Neighbourhood Plan (2016), and development sites have been run in 2017- proposed modifications to the draft regulation the Pluckley Neighbourhood Plan (2017) and the 2018 by the Egerton Neighbourhood Plan group. Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2016). 16 document. Further news is expected before Adopted February 2019 the end of 2019. Egerton NP group are currently developing a revised draft neighbourhood plan. A public Gypsy and Traveller DPD All documents relating to the Bethersden meeting is planned on 30 November 2019 We are committed to meeting the Neighbourhood Plan Examination can to consult local residents. A village six week Local Plan 2030 accommodation needs of the Gypsy and be viewed at: http://www.ashford.gov.uk/ consultation will also be carried out in the Traveller community within the borough, in the bethersden-neighbourhood-plan/ The Local Plan sets out the strategic priorities upcoming months. for development in the borough. These same way as the housing needs of the settled include land allocations and policies which community are planned for. National Planning Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Any updates on the Egerton Neighbourhood cover issues such as housing, employment, Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) also requires Neighbourhood Plan Plan can be found here: http://egertonnp. co.uk/index.html community, environment and heritage. These that local planning authorities identify deliverable Boughton Aluph and Eastwell have prepared sites for travellers. planning policies are used by the council when their draft neighbourhood plan which went out Pluckley Neighbourhood Plan determining planning applications or enforcing The adopted Local Plan 2030 proposed a for a six week Regulation 14 consultation in Pluckley adopted their Neighbourhood Plan unauthorised development. dual approach to Traveller site/pitch provision April 2019. in April 2017. The Parish Council are currently In autumn 2018, a consultation and examination through some site allocation and topic policies. Any updates relating to the Boughton Aluph considering their first review of the plan. took place on the main changes to the draft However, this does not meet all of the needs and Eastwell Neighbourhood Plan can be Local Plan. The consultation and examination identified. In order to meet the outstanding viewed at: http://www.parishplan.uk/ The Pluckley Neighbourhood Plan can be documents can be viewed here: https://www. site and pitch needs, we are in the process of viewed at: https://www.ashford.gov.uk/ ashford.gov.uk/local-plan-2030-updates/ preparing a Development Plan Document (DPD) pluckley-neighbourhood-plan/ to address the shortfall. The inspectors found the Local Plan to be sound. 2 3 Rolvenden Neighbourhood Plan Tenterden Town Neighbourhood Plan Brief update on town centre schemes The Rolvenden Neighbourhood Plan was The Tenterden Town Neighbourhood Area submitted for examination in May 2019. The application consultation ran from 10 January Since August 2018, a number of flagship town centre development sites have been completed. Council appointed Derek Stebbing BA(Hons), 2019 to 22 February 2019. Following this, Development is also progressing on a number of other sites, with proposed completions in DIP EP, MRTPI to independently examine the Tenterden is now a designated neighbourhood 2019-2020. Plan and the Examiner’s report was received area as of March 2019. On Victoria Road, Aldi (16/01167/AS) The first phase of the Coachworks in September 2019. Updates on the Tenterden Town Neighbourhood opened in August 2018 and Curious (18/01369/AS) opened in August 2019. https:// The Council considered the recommendations Plan can be found by following this link: Brewery (16/01157/AS) in May 2019. made by the Examiner and recommended www.tenterdentowncouncil.gov.uk/en/page/ The Coachworks comprises informal the plan to referendum, subject to the selective-neighbourhood-plan The new brewery also comprises a bar and workspaces, food and drink outlets and an modifications being made. restaurant with feature landscaping on the event space, bringing a ‘meanwhile’ use to Wye Neighbourhood Plan corner of Beaver Road and Victoria Road. a previously redundant historic building. The The referendum took place on 7 November Coachworks is located next to the domestic Wye’s Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in The development of the former Powergen site 2019 and a majority of votes were cast in entrance of Ashford International station and October 2016. The Parish Council is currently (15/01671/AS) also continues with first occupations favour of the Plan. opposite the Connect 38 building. considering their first review of the plan. within the first block expected in autumn 2019. All documents can be found here: The expansion of Ashford Designer http://www.rolvendenparishcouncil.org.uk/ The Wye Neighbourhood Plan can be viewed At Elwick Place (15/01282/AS), the community/rolvenden-parish-council-10423/ at: https://www.ashford.gov.uk/wye- Picturehouse cinema and Travelodge Outlet (14/01402/AS) is now open. neighbourhood-development/ neighbourhood-plan/ hotel opened in December 2018. This has brought 50 premium brands, a new Please follow the Planning Policy webpages The development is set within high quality public food piazza, as well as a dedicated events Smarden Neighbourhood Plan for any updates: https://www.ashford.gov.uk/ realm improvements, featuring a statue of Queen space and a redesigned interactive children’s Smarden parish was designated a planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/ Marie of Romania, unveiled in December 2018. play area to the outlet. The new 725 space car neighbourhood area in October 2019. Leisure and food and drinks tenants have been park has also opened. Any further updates will be found here: agreed for the ground floor units. https://www.ashford.gov.uk/smarden- neighbourhood-plan/ Tenderden designated town area Coachworks Elwick Phase 2 Designer Outlet expansion 4 5 19/00709/AS – Land at junction of 19/00834/AS – Land at Orchard Farm, Large planning Romney Marsh Road and north Canterbury Road, Kennington of Norman Road, Ashford An outline application for the erection of 25 applications In May 2019, an application was received to dwellings and associated access was approved develop land adjacent to Romney Marsh Road at Planning Committee in July 2019. This forms This section provides a list of some of the major for housing. The proposals would comprise part of Local Plan 2030 policy S2. planning applications that have been received 212 flatted units across six blocks and or decided since the last Development Update 18/00652/AS – Land south of Park Farm improvements to the existing footpath and cycle in August 2018, along with a brief summary East, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth path. The site is located within a flood zone and of the proposal. therefore floodplain compensation works form In September 2019, an application for 353 If you wish to view more details of any of these part of the proposals. dwellings adjacent to Finn Farm Road and applications, please go to the ‘View Applications Cheeseman’s Green was approved. The site Newtown Railway Works 18/00584/AS – Site of former Klondyke Online’ page: http://planning.ashford.gov.uk forms strategic allocation policy S14, Park Farm on the planning section of the ABC website and Works, Newtown Road South East and is subject to a s106 agreement. enter the relevant application number. An application was approved in November 2018 for the erection of 93 dwellings across six flatted 18/00098/AS – Waterbrook Park, Town Centre Sites blocks with associated highways, parking and Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington landscaping. This forms part of allocation S7 in 19/01476/AS – Newtown Railway An application for the construction of a 600-space the Ashford Local Plan.