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Public Document Pack Local Development Plan Working Group Meeting Venue Council Chamber - County Hall Meeting date Friday, 20 March 2020 County Hall Meeting time Llandrindod Wells 2.00 pm Powys LD1 5LG For further information please contact Carol Johnson 13 March 2020 01597 826206 [email protected] AGENDA 1. APOLOGIES To receive apologies for absence. 2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2019 as a correct record. (Pages 3 - 6) 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. 4. SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE [SPG] CONSULTATION STATEMENT UPDATED TO MARCH 2020 To consider the updated Consultation Statement. (Pages 7 - 122) 5. SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE [SPG] To consider changes proposed to the SPGs post consultation. 5.1. Archaeology SPG (Pages 123 - 174) 5.2. Historic Environment SPG (Pages 175 - 242) 5.3. Land Drainage & Flooding SPG (Pages 243 - 296) 2 18-12-2019 LDP Working Group MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WORKING GROUP HELD AT COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL - COUNTY HALL ON WEDNESDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2019 PRESENT County Councillor J Evans (Chair) County Councillors P Davies, D O Evans, H Hulme, M J Jones and H Lewis. County Councillor P C Pritchard [Scrutiny Committee Observer] 1. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors K Laurie-Parry and R Williams who was on other Council business. 2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The Chair was authorised to sign the minutes for the meeting held on 9 October, 2019 as a correct record. 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interests. 4. NEWTOWN PLACE PLAN The Chair welcomed Town Councillor Richard Edwards and Sorelle White, Project Officer Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council and Karen Probert, Planning Aid Wales to the meeting. The Working Group noted that Place Plans were introduced by the Welsh Government. They were a means of encouraging greater community engagement in local town planning decision making. The Town Council has been supported by Planning Aid Wales and Place Studio in developing its ideas and undertaking community engagement events with stakeholders, schools and businesses and gathering information. The Place Plan is now being drafted and will be forwarded to the LDP Working Group for comment prior to a consultation period. It was hoped that the Place Plan will be adopted in the autumn next year. The draft Place Plan has 14 topic areas including Town Centre experience, Heritage & Character, Community Facilities. The Working Group noted that the feedback and comments from stakeholders not only referred to planning issues but also included a range of issues, such as health, litter and planting trees. It was noted that these issues would not be lost and would be captured in the Plan. The Place Plan would refer to the Local Development Plan [LDP] policies. The Chair thanked Councillor Richard Edwards, Sorelle White and Karen Probert for attending the meeting. 5. ARCHAEOLOGY SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE [SPG] The Working Group considered the draft Archaeology SPG. The Working Group was advised that CADW and Historic England were developing a SPG in respect Page 3 18-12-2019 LDP Working Group of the Offa’s Dyke. The Working Group noted the changes to the draft document which clarified CADW’s role. The Working Group agreed that the draft Archaeology SPG should go out for consultation and the results of the consultation be reported back to the LDP Working Group. The Chair took the following item next. 6. LAND DRAINAGE AND FLOODING SPG The Working Group considered the draft Land Drainage and Flooding SPG. The Working Group noted that the Welsh Government was currently undertaking a consultation on TAN 15 Flooding and Coastal Erosion. In response to questions, officers advised that references to TAN15 were highlighted in the draft Land Drainage and Flooding SPG. For economies of scale consultation on this SPG would be undertaken with the other two SPGs and amendments will be made to this SPG when TAN 15 has been revised. In response to questions regarding sustainable drainage systems [SuDS] the Lead Professional for Development Management advised that developers should consider SuDS as one of the first issues for consideration when looking at developments. The Working Group noted that the Natural Resources Wales [NRW] flood maps would be updated as part of the review of Tan 15. The Working Group agreed that the draft Land Drainage and Flooding SPG should go out for consultation and the results of the consultation be reported back to the LDP Working Group. 7. HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SPG The Working Group considered the draft Historic Environment SPG. In response to comments the Principal Planning Officer advised that there would be differences between the Authority’s LDP and that adopted by Brecon Beacons National Park Authority [BBNPA]. He advised that historic landscapes which crossed over the border into the BBNPA area would be highlighted in the SPG. The Working Group agreed that the draft Historic Environment SPG should go out for consultation and the results of the consultation be reported back to the LDP Working Group. 8. OPEN SPACE SPG The Principal Planning Officer advised that work was continuing on the Open Space SPG. The Working Group agreed that the revised draft would be circulated to them for comment prior to consultation. 9. WELSH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS The Working Group noted that the Welsh Government was consulting on the TAN 15 Development: Flooding and Coastal Erosion and Compulsory Purchase Page 4 18-12-2019 LDP Working Group Orders [CPOs]. A link to the consultation documents would be sent to the Group. The Professional Lead – Planning Policy advised that the consultation on the National Development Framework [NDF] had finished in November. The Working Group noted that 95% of comments were about renewable energy. The consultation responses would be considered by the National Assembly for Wales and the NDF would probably be published in autumn 2020. Planning Authorities would then need to determine planning applications in line with the NDF and their LDPs’ and conflicts between these would need to be managed. The Professional Lead – Planning Policy reported that he was of the opinion that a single Corporate Joint Committee Strategic Development Plan for the region was not required but the Council would need to make a decision by April 2022 on what form a replacement development plan would take. County Councillor J Evans (Chair) Page 5 This page is intentionally left blank 4 Powys Local Development Plan 2011 - 2026 Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) Consultation Statement Third Edition: October 2019 Fourth Edition: March 2020 DRAFT Page 7 Contents Page PART A 1. Introduction 1 2. Information on SPG Preparation Stages 3 PART B 3. Public Consultation on the first set of SPG 5 3.1 Planning Obligations 6 3.2 Affordable Housing 14 3.3 Biodiversity and Geodiversity 26 3.4 Approval and Adoption of the first set of SPG by 47 the Council 4. Public Consultation on the second set of SPG 47 4.1 Landscape 48 4.2 Renewable Energy 56 4.3 Approval and Adoption of the second set of SPG 70 by the Council 5. Public Consultation on the third set of SPG 69 5.1 Conservation Areas 70 5.2 Residential Design 89 5.3 Approval and Adoption of the third set of SPG by the Council 93 6. Public Consultation on the fourth set of SPG 94 6.1 Archeology 95 6.2 Historic Environment 101 6.3 Land Drainage 109 Appendices 1 Representations from the Public Consultation on the first set of SPG (October 2018) 2 Representations from the Public Consultation on the second set of SPG (April 2019) 3 Representations from the Public Consultation on the third set of SPG (October 2019) 4 Representations from the Public Consultation on the fourth set of SPG (March 2020) Page 8 Powys LDP, SPG Consultation Statement, October 2019 PART A 1. Introduction 1.0.1 The Powys Local Development Plan (LDP) 2011-2026 was adopted by Full Council in April 2018. Whilst the LDP contains policies and proposals which form the basis for decision-making on planning applications for the Powys Local Planning Authority area, it avoids excessive detail. Therefore, certain policies in the LDP are being supported by a set of guidance documents called Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) to assist in understanding, interpretation and application of the policy in making planning decisions. 1.0.2 The preparation of SPG documents has been prioritised according to both subject matter and available time and resource. The Council is required to monitor its performance on preparing and adopting SPG against the following agreed programme: Table 1: The Powys Local Development Plan SPG Programme SPG Topic Area Link to Powys LDP Target Target Date Policy Timescale for SPG following Adoption LDP Adoption Planning Obligations DM1 Within 6 October 2018 months Affordable Housing H5, H6, SP3 Biodiversity DM2, SP7 Set 1 Landscape DM4, SP7 Within 12 April 2019 months Renewable Energy RE1, DM13 Set 2 Conservation Areas DM13, SP7 Within 18 October 2019 months Open Space DM3 Residential Design Guide DM13 Set 3 Archaeology SP7 Within 24 April 2020 months Historic Environment – DM13, SP7 including the Historic Environment Records Land Drainage DM6 Set 4 1.0.3 Powys County Council commenced the preparation of the Powys LDP in January 2011. The Delivery Agreement1 for the LDP was first published in November 2010 and revised in March 2013, February and October 2015. This set out the timetable for 1 LDP Delivery Agreement http://www.powys.gov.uk/ldp Cyngor Sir Powys County Council Page 9 1 Powys LDP, SPG Consultation Statement, October 2019 preparing the LDP and a Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) describing how and when the County Council would involve interested persons and organisations in the LDP’s preparation.