North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 2011 -2031
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North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 2011 -2031 If you require further information on this document you can contact the Planning Policy Team: By e-mail: [email protected] By post: Planning Policy Team North Dorset District Council Nordon Salisbury Road Blandford Forum Dorset DT11 7LL By phone: 01258 484214 Web: www.dorsetforyou.com Published by North Dorset District Council, Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7LL © North Dorset District Council 2016 We can provide this document in alternative formats and languages. If you require this service please contact the Planning Policy Team on (01258) 484214. North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 2. North Dorset Context .................................................................................... 9 Issues and Challenges ................................................................................. 15 Vision for North Dorset .............................................................................. 18 Objectives for the Local Plan Part 1 ........................................................... 19 3. Sustainable Development Strategy .............................................................. 22 Introduction ................................................................................................ 22 Policy 1 – Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development ................ 23 Policy 2 – Core Spatial Strategy .................................................................. 31 4. Environment and Climate Change ................................................................ 38 Introduction ................................................................................................ 38 Policy 3 – Climate Change .......................................................................... 39 Policy 4 – The Natural Environment ........................................................... 47 Policy 5 – The Historic Environment .......................................................... 67 5. Meeting Housing Needs .............................................................................. 81 Introduction ................................................................................................ 81 Policy 6 – Housing Distribution .................................................................. 82 Policy 7 – Delivering Homes ....................................................................... 88 Policy 8 – Affordable Housing .................................................................... 98 Policy 9 – Rural Exception Affordable Housing ........................................ 109 Policy 10 – Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ..................... 118 6. Supporting Economic Development ............................................................ 122 Introduction .............................................................................................. 122 Policy 11 – The Economy .......................................................................... 123 Policy 12 – Retail, Leisure and Other Commercial Developments ........... 134 7. Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 147 Introduction .............................................................................................. 147 Policy 13 – Grey Infrastructure ................................................................ 151 Policy 14 – Social Infrastructure ............................................................... 165 Policy 15 – Green Infrastructure .............................................................. 176 8. Market Towns and the Countryside ........................................................... 187 Introduction .............................................................................................. 187 Policy 16 – Blandford ................................................................................ 188 Policy 17 – Gillingham .............................................................................. 201 Policy 18 – Shaftesbury ............................................................................ 215 Policy 19 – Sturminster Newton............................................................... 225 Policy 20 – The Countryside ..................................................................... 235 9. Gillingham Southern Extension .................................................................. 241 Introduction .............................................................................................. 241 Policy 21 – Gillingham Strategic Site Allocation ....................................... 243 10. Development Management Policies ........................................................... 273 Introduction .............................................................................................. 273 Policy 22 – Renewable and Low Carbon Energy ...................................... 274 Policy 23 – Parking.................................................................................... 284 Policy 24 – Design ..................................................................................... 288 Policy 25 – Amenity .................................................................................. 297 Policy 26 – Sites for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ...... 305 Policy 27 – Retention of Community Facilities ......................................... 311 Policy 28 – Existing Dwellings in the Countryside .................................... 316 Policy 29 – The Re-Use of Existing Buildings in the Countryside ............. 322 Policy 30 – Existing Employment Sites in the Countryside ...................... 329 Policy 31 – Tourist Accommodation in the Countryside .......................... 333 Policy 32 – Equine-Related Developments in the Countryside ................ 338 Policy 33 – Occupational Dwellings in the Countryside ........................... 346 11. Implementation ......................................................................................... 354 Introduction .............................................................................................. 354 Monitoring ................................................................................................ 354 Appendix A. Replaced and Saved Policies ........................................................ 373 Appendix B. Removal of Settlement Boundaries .............................................. 392 Appendix C. Standards and Guidance for Parking Provision ............................. 395 Appendix D. Glossary of Terms ........................................................................ 403 Appendix E. Housing Trajectory ....................................................................... 416 1. Introduction The North Dorset Local Plan 1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) together with the online Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) provides policy guidance to local planning authorities in drawing up local plans and on making decisions on planning applications. ‘It sets out the Government’s requirements for the planning system only to the extent that it is relevant, proportionate and necessary to do so. It provides a framework within which local people and their accountable councils can produce their own distinctive local and neighbourhood plans, which reflect the needs and priorities of their communities.’1 1.2 At the heart of the NPPF is the presumption in favour of sustainable development. Local plans must be based on and reflect the presumption and include clear policies setting out how the presumption should be applied locally2. What is a Local Plan? 1.3 A local plan is a document prepared by a local planning authority that sets out strategic planning policies. It gives clear guidance on how proposals for development will be considered and is the main basis for making decisions on planning applications. It forms part of the development plan3 for an area and all planning decisions must be made in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise4. 1.4 Local plans provide certainty for local communities and developers about what development will be approved by setting out clear aims and objectives and include policies to guide the overall level of development, where it should go and how it should be designed. What is a Neighbourhood Plan? 1.5 A neighbourhood plan is a document prepared by the local community (often led by a parish or town council) that sets out more local planning policies. When made, a neighbourhood plan will also form part of the development plan for an area. 1 Paragraph 1, National Planning Policy Framework, DCLG (March 2012). 2 Paragraph 15, National Planning Policy Framework, DCLG (March 2012). 3 As defined in Annex 2: Glossary of the National Planning Policy Framework, DCLG (March 2012). 4 Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Section 70(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Planning Policy Framework for North Dorset 1.6 In North Dorset, the planning policy framework will be made up of national policy, the North Dorset Local Plan prepared by the Council and neighbourhood plans prepared by local communities. The Council may also produce other development plan documents and supplementary planning documents to provide more detailed guidance on specific topics or on the development of specific sites5.