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Pytchley Parish Council Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018 – 2031 Pre-Submission Version May 2018 Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan – pre-submission Foreword The attached Neighbourhood Plan is an important document that affects all members of the community of Pytchley. It provides the village with a document that outlines the requirements for future development within the village during the next 30 years with regard to planning and land use. The development of a Neighbourhood Plan by local communities became possible with the introduction of The Localism Act 2011, which gives new rights and powers to communities and individuals. It specifically allows local communities to develop and adopt Neighbourhood Plans, which will become a statutory part of the development plan. In 2016, the Pytchley Parish Council committed to setting up a working group - the Pytchley Neighbourhood Plan Working Group - to develop the plan in accordance with the legal requirements and with the consultation of the local community. Alan Lodge was appointed the working group leader and four members volunteered to assist him, three members from the Parish Council and one member co-opted from the community. The working group remit was to produce a written plan ensuring that all the legislative procedures are adhered to and that the wishes of the community are taken into consideration. The Parish Council would be fully informed and would approve all stages of the plans development. So, what is a Neighbourhood Plan? As stated before, it is a document that defines any issues dealing with ‘Land Development’. In other words, it will only address issues that would normally be passed to the Local Council Planning Department. Included would be: building development, extensions, change of use, protection of Listed Buildings, ensuring the conservation area is not compromised etc. It does not address directly issues such as speeding through the village, vehicle parking, etc unless these issues are part of planning issues. The ultimate result of the Plan is to define a set of ‘Planning Policies’. These policies will be form part of the criteria when reviewing any local planning applications. Many of you may remember the questionnaire that was given to every member of the village in 2003, and subsequently updated in 2012, in order to produce a ‘Parish Plan’. The work that was put in to producing the plan and its subsequent update resulted in a very comprehensive picture of the village and its infrastructure. We have been fortunate in so much as we were able to use many of the findings from these two documents as a basis for going forward in the production of the Neighbourhood Plan. Since then, the Working Group organised an ‘Open Day’ on Saturday 14th May 2016 to introduce the concept of the Neighbourhood Plan and to provide the village with an opportunity to be updated with developments. It was also an opportunity to provide an open platform for consultation. And as such, this Open Day was a great success with more than 60 members of the community attending. There was great interest shown and some excellent feed-back was received, for which the working group is very Page 2 of 43 Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan – pre-submission grateful. A great vote of thanks to all those who not only provided feedback on the day, but also to all those who diligently completed the earlier questionnaires. On the following pages you will find a report that, in terms of land planning, incorporates your thoughts and wishes, and a series of planning policies relevant for the next 13 years of the village development. This report is at the pre-submission stage, indicating that it is ready for official examination by Kettering Borough Council. The Parish Council and the Working Group hope that you find this document of interest. Please read through the various sections and if you have any queries/ comments (positive or negative) please direct them to Alan Lodge or any member of the Parish Council or any member of the Working Group. You may also use the email address: [email protected] Signed on behalf of the Pytchley Parish Council Alan Lodge (WG leader) Julie Jelley, Richard Elias, Pat Hobson, Steve Booker (WG members) Page 3 of 43 Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan – pre-submission Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................6 1.1. What is a Neighbourhood Plan ...........................................................6 1.1.1.Why does Pytchley need a Neighbourhood Plan ...................................7 1.2. Plan of designated neighbourhood area. .............................................10 1.3. Local Planning Authority ................................................................10 1.4. Route Map .................................................................................11 2. The Neighbourhood Area ...................................................................13 2.1. Pytchley Village - a brief description. ................................................13 2.2. Facilities ..................................................................................15 2.3. Housing 16 2.4. Employment ..............................................................................16 2.5. Renewable Energy .......................................................................16 2.6. Communications ..........................................................................17 2.6.1.Road system 17 2.6.2.Footpaths 17 2.6.3.Broadband Internet ...................................................................19 2.6.4.Mobile Phone Reception .............................................................19 3. Key Issues .....................................................................................20 3.1. Background ................................................................................20 3.2. Main Planning Issues .....................................................................20 3.2.1.Housing 20 3.2.2.Commercial Development ...........................................................21 3.2.3.Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation ...................................................21 3.2.4.Sustainability ..........................................................................21 3.2.5.Renewable Energy ....................................................................21 3.2.6.Facilities 22 3.3. Main non-Planning Issues ................................................................22 3.3.1.Roadways 22 3.3.2.Parking 22 3.3.3.Litter 23 3.3.4.Dog mess 23 3.3.5.Playground Equipment ...............................................................23 4. Vision and Objectives .......................................................................24 4.1. Vision 24 4.2. Objectives .................................................................................25 5. The Planning Policies ........................................................................26 5.1. Policy Location Map ......................................................................27 5.2. Policy: PP01 Pytchley Settlement Boundary .........................................28 5.2.1.Policy PP01 28 Policy: PP02 Housing Site Allocation .........................................................28 5.2.2.Policy PP02 29 5.3. Policy: PP03 Commercial Land and Buildings within the Settlement Boundary 30 5.3.1.Policy PP03 30 5.4. Policy: PP04 Commercial Land and Buildings throughout the Parish .............31 5.4.1.Policy PP04 31 5.4.2.Policy: PP05 Community Facilities .................................................32 Page 4 of 43 Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan – pre-submission 5.4.3.Policy PP05 32 Policy: PP06 Design In The Conservation Area ...........................................34 5.4.4.Policy PP06 34 5.4.5.Policy: PP07 Development outside the Settlement Boundary .................35 5.4.6.Policy PP07 35 5.4.7.Policy: PP08 Views Into And Out Of The Conservation Area ....................36 5.4.8.Policy PP08 36 5.5. Village Listed Buildings. .................................................................37 5.6. Policy: PP09 Listed Buildings ...........................................................39 5.6.1.Policy PP09 39 5.7. Policy: PP10 Traffic And Car Parking ..................................................40 5.7.1.Policy PP10 40 5.8. Policy: PP11 Green Infrastructure And Biodiversity .................................41 5.8.1.Policy PP11 41 5.9. Policy: PP12 Local Green Spaces ......................................................42 5.9.1.Policy PP12 42 6. Appendices. ..................................................................................43 6.1. Abbreviations. ............................................................................43 6.2. References. ...............................................................................43 List of Maps Figure 1 Map of Settlement Area .................................................................9 Figure 2 Map of rights of way ....................................................................18 Figure 3 Map of Policy Locations ................................................................27 Figure 4 Map of Conservation Area ..............................................................33 Figure 5 Map of Listed Buildings .................................................................37 Page 5 of 43 Pytchley Village Neighbourhood Development Plan – pre-submission 1. Introduction 1.1. What is a Neighbourhood