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Beeston, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Neighbourhood Plan Includes Policies That Seek to Steer and Guide Land-Use Planning Decisions in the Area Beeston, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017 - 2030 December 2017 1 | Page Contents 1.1 Foreword ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. 5 2. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................ 6 2.1 Neighbourhood Plans ............................................................................................................... 6 2.2 A Neighbourhood Plan for Beeston, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall ........................................ 6 2.3 Planning Regulations ................................................................................................................ 8 3. BEESTON, TIVERTON AND TILSTONE FEARNALL .......................................................................... 8 3.1 A Brief History .......................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Village Demographic .............................................................................................................. 10 3.3 The Villages’ Economy ........................................................................................................... 11 3.4 Community Facilities ............................................................................................................. 11 4. PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Community Engagement ...................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Results of the Questionnaire ................................................................................................ 12 5. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN .............................................................................................................. 13 5.1 Vision ..................................................................................................................................... 13 5.2 Aims ........................................................................................................................................ 13 6. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN POLICIES ............................................................................................... 14 6.1 Built Environment ................................................................................................................... 14 POLICY BE1: NEW BUILT DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 14 POLICY BE2: DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS .......................................................................................... 15 POLICY BE3: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 15 6.2 Economic Development ............................................................................................................ 16 POLICY ED1: NEW EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................. 17 POLICY ED2: CHARACTER AND SCALE of EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENTS ................................... 18 POLICY ED3: EXISTING BUSINESSES .............................................................................................. 18 POLICY ED4: RETAIL PREMISES ...................................................................................................... 19 POLICY ED5: BROADBAND............................................................................................................. 19 2 | Page POLICY ED6: RADIO AND TELECOMMUNICATION MASTS ............................................................ 20 6.3 Transport ................................................................................................................................. 20 POLICY T1: BEESTON RAILWAY STATION ...................................................................................... 21 The Local Road Network ............................................................................................................... 22 6.4 Natural and Historic Environment ........................................................................................ 22 POLICY NE1: BEESTON CASTLE ...................................................................................................... 24 Waterways .................................................................................................................................... 25 POLICY NE2: WATERWAYS ............................................................................................................ 25 Shropshire Union Canal................................................................................................................. 26 River Gowy .................................................................................................................................... 26 Footpaths ...................................................................................................................................... 27 POLICY NE3: FOOTPATHS .............................................................................................................. 27 Views ............................................................................................................................................. 28 POLICY NE4: VIEWS ....................................................................................................................... 28 Stiles .............................................................................................................................................. 28 POLICY NE5: STILES ....................................................................................................................... 28 Trees .............................................................................................................................................. 29 POLICY NE6: TREE PLANTING ........................................................................................................ 29 Hedgerows and verges .................................................................................................................. 29 POLICY NE7: HEDGEROWS ............................................................................................................ 30 Ponds ............................................................................................................................................. 31 POLICY NE8: PONDS ...................................................................................................................... 31 Dark Skies ...................................................................................................................................... 32 POLICY NE9: DARK SKIES ............................................................................................................... 32 6.5 COMMUNITY ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 32 POLICY CP1: COMMUNITY ASSETS ................................................................................................ 33 Community Activities .................................................................................................................... 33 POLICY CP2: COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................... 33 3 | Page APPENDIX 1 – LIST OF BUSINESSES ....................................................................................................... 34 APPENDIX 2 – REPORT OF CHESHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST ......................................................................... 36 APPENDIX 3 – FOOTPATHS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY .................................................................... 56 APPENDIX 4 – KEY VIEWPOINTS and Locations Map ............................................................................ 57 APPENDIX 5 – STONE STILES ................................................................................................................. 62 APPENDIX 6 – TIVERTON HEDGE SURVEY SUMMARY 2009 ................................................................. 65 APPENDIX 7 – TOWNFIELD LANE HEDGEROW SURVEY ........................................................................ 66 4 | Page 1.1 Foreword The Beeston, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Neighbourhood Development Plan has been produced in response to the Localism Act 2011, which aimed to shift power from Central Government to local people. The Neighbourhood Plan, along with the National Planning Policy Framework and the Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan (Part 1 of which has been adopted; Part 2 is presently being prepared) forms the basis of planning policy for the area to 2030. Change is inevitable, but part of the task of both Residents and the Parish Councils is to ensure that any such changes are for the better. Equally, whilst there is a desire to protect rural settings, it must be recognised that there will be a need for development of an appropriate nature in the near and long term future. This Neighbourhood Plan is not just aimed at the community, but is also part of the statutory planning process, containing Policies that the community wishes to
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