Surrey Heath Local Plan Will Guide the Location, Scale and Type of Future Development in Surrey Heath up to 2032
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DRAFT LOCAL PLAN Issues and Options/Preferred Options Consultation Draft Local Plan to 2032 Surrey Heath Borough Council June 2018 Produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team Surrey Heath Borough Council Surrey Heath House Knoll Road Camberley Surrey GU15 3HD Email: [email protected] Tel 01276 707100 www.surreyheath.gov.uk Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 The Purpose of this Consultation ............................................................................................................ 1 How can I comment? .............................................................................................................................. 2 Layout of the Document .......................................................................................................................... 3 2 CONTENT FOR PREPARING A LOCAL PLAN .......................................................................... 4 District Profile (or Portrait) of the Borough ............................................................................................... 7 Key Challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Vision for the Borough .......................................................................................................................... 12 Strategic Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 13 The Spatial Strategy ............................................................................................................................. 14 Presumption in favour of sustainable development ............................................................................... 17 Consultation questions regarding Surrey Heath's Spatial Strategy, Vision and Objectives .................... 18 3 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Housing Provision and Deliverability ..................................................................................................... 22 Gypsy and Traveller sites and Travelling Showpeople sites .................................................................. 28 Consultation questions regarding the delivery of homes and gypsy and traveller accommodation ........ 29 Other Types of Homes we need to Plan For ......................................................................................... 30 Consultation questions regarding rural exception and specialist homes, and loss of housing ............... 33 Meeting Housing Needs, Housing Mix and Affordability ........................................................................ 34 Affordable Housing ............................................................................................................................... 35 Consultation questions regarding housing mix and affordable homes ................................................... 37 4 EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................................... 40 Consultation questions regarding employment land .............................................................................. 45 5 RETAIL ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Consultation questions regarding retail centres and the hierarchy of centres in Surrey Heath .............. 51 6 ENVIROMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................. 54 ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................... 54 Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 54 Consultation questions regarding Biodiversity ....................................................................................... 57 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................. 58 Contaminated Land ............................................................................................................................... 58 Noise, Lighting and Odours ................................................................................................................... 58 Consultation questions regarding recognised and potential pollution issues .......................................... 60 Flood Risk and Water Quality ................................................................................................................ 61 Consultation questions regarding flood risk issues ................................................................................ 64 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Schemes ..................................................................................... 64 Consultation questions regarding renewable and low carbon energy .................................................... 66 INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................. 67 Infrastructure Provision and Delivery ..................................................................................................... 67 Consultation questions regarding infrastructure delivery in Surrey Heath .............................................. 69 Transport Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 69 Consultation questions regarding policy approaches to transport .......................................................... 72 Community Infrastructure (community centres, halls, healthcare and education facilities, cultural facilities) ................................................................................................................................................ 72 Consultation questions regarding provision of community uses ............................................................. 75 Green Infrastructure and Open Space ................................................................................................... 76 Consultation questions regarding green infrastructure and open space designations in Surrey Heath .. 78 Recreational Facilities – Playing Pitches and Play Areas ...................................................................... 79 Consultation questions regarding recreational uses .............................................................................. 81 Telecommunications and Broadband .................................................................................................... 81 Consultation questions regarding the provision of telecommunications and broadband ........................ 83 7 GREEN BELT AND COUNTRYSIDE ........................................................................................... 86 Consultation questions regarding the approach to Green Belt and countryside beyond the Green Belt in Surrey Heath ......................................................................................................................................... 93 8 DESIGN AND HERITAGE ............................................................................................................. 96 DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................ 96 Consultation questions regarding design and space standards ........................................................... 100 HERITAGE ......................................................................................................................................... 102 Consultation questions regarding heritage assets in Surrey Heath ...................................................... 105 9 LOCAL AREAS ............................................................................................................................ 108 Local Area Policies West of the Borough ........................................................................................ 109 Bagshot ............................................................................................................................................... 109 Camberley ........................................................................................................................................... 111 Camberley Town Centre ..................................................................................................................... 114 Deepcut .............................................................................................................................................. 116 Frimley ................................................................................................................................................ 117 Frimley Green ..................................................................................................................................... 119 Mytchett .............................................................................................................................................