Consultation Statement August 2011
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Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August 2011 Consultation Statement August 2011 A draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared to assist with the implementation of policy DM25 of the Development Management Policies. Prior to the preparation of this draft document a preliminary consultation was undertaken to identify potential content matter. The consultation was targeted towards organisations that have planning and development interests in the District including the provision of open space. Groups included Town and Parish Councils within the District, adjoining local authorities, local and national organisations with a potential interest in open space and members of the Developers Forum, The consultation was open for six weeks between 14 th April 2011 and 27 th May 2011. There were 13 responses to the consultation. Consultees were contact by email, or where appropriate, by post. A list of consultees is provided below. As part the Council’s ongoing engagement with local developers the proposed content and layout of the Draft Open Space Supplementary Document was put forward for comment at the Developers Forum event held on February 1st 2011. The Developers Forum consists of local developers, housing providers and Council officers with events taking place quarterly to share information. The document has been prepared and approved in conjunction with the Local Development Framework Working Group. This working group consists of thirteen Elected Members and Council Officers. An article was placed in the ‘In Touch’ magazine published by the Council in July 2011 and distributed to households in the District to inform the public that the Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document was being prepared and would soon be available for public comment. List of Consultees Town and Parish Councils Barnby Parish Council Kessingland Parish Council Barsham & Shipmeadow Parish Lound Parish Council Council Beccles Town Council Mettingham Parish Council Benacre Parish Council Mutford Parish Council Blundeston & Flixton Parish Council North Cove Parish Council Blyford & Sotherton Parish Council Oulton Parish Council Brampton with Stoven Parish Council Redisham Parish Council Bungay Town Council Reydon Parish Council Carlton Colville Parish Council Ringsfield & Weston Parish Council 1 Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August 2011 Corton Parish Council Rumburgh Parish Council Covehithe Parish Council Rushmere Parish Council Flixton, SE St Cross & St Margaret Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham & Parish Council Ellough Parish Council Frostenden, Uggeshall & South Cove Somerleyton, Ashby & Herringfleet Parish Council Parish Council Gisleham Parish Council Southwold Town Council Halesworth Town Council Spexhall Parish Council Henstead with Hulver Street Parish St James South Elmham Parish Council Council Holton Parish Council Three Saints Parish Council Homersfield Parish Council Wangford with Henham Parish Council Ilketshall St Andrew Parish Council Westhall Parish Council Ilketshall St John Parish Council Wissett Parish Council Ilketshall St Lawrence Parish Council Worlingham Parish Council Ilketshall St Margaret Parish Council Wrentham Parish Council Adjoining Local Authorities Broads Authority South Norfolk District Council Great Yarmouth Borough Council Suffolk Coastal District Council Mid-Suffolk District Council Suffolk County Council Local Organisations Active Waveney Halesworth Playing Field Association Beccles Society Kessingland Sports and Social Centre Broads Society Lowestoft-GY NHS Bungay Allotment Society NPS Bungay Society Positive Changes 4 Young People Fen Park Friends Southwold and Reydon Society Friends of Gunton Community Park Suffolk Wildlife Trust Friends of North Lowestoft Parks Waveney Norse Geoff Young Waveney Play Partnership Gunton Woodland Community Project WeCount2 Government Organisations Environment Agency Sport England Natural England 2 Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August 2011 Developers Forum Members AAK Design Associates Ltd M. Dixon (Agent) Arnolds Chartered Surveyors M S Oakes Ltd Ashgate Construction Limited Oakwood Construction ASD Architecture Oldman Homes Ltd Badger Building East Anglia Ltd OWL Partnership B. Cutts (Agent) P. England (Agent) Barsham Securities Ltd Paul Robinson Partnership Brian Haward Chartered Architect P. Tungate (Agent) Brian Sabberton Ltd Persimmon Homes (Anglia) Ltd Chaplin Farrant Ltd PDA Architectural Chediston Homes Ltd P J Spillings Circle Anglia Pure Architecture Ltd Cripps Developments Ltd Purple Property Ltd Duncan and Son Ltd Riddle Construction Ltd Flagship Housing RRS Garret Design Sprake and Tyrrell Ltd Gilbert Builders Taylor Properties Graham Ling Architectural Consultant Technicus Consulting Heritage Construction Tredwell Developments Hopkins Homes Ltd Utting Construction Howard Group New Homes Land Vaughan Keal Associates Division J. Bennet (Architect) WAS Ltd. J. Kelly (Agent) Warnes and Son Ltd J. Putman (Agent) Wellington Construction Ltd K Holdings Ltd (Anglia) 3 Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August 2011 Responses to the Preliminary Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation 2011 Question 1 Below is a preliminary list of information we are considering to include in the SPD. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be covered to ensure the document is as helpful as possible? Or is there anything listed that you consider does not need to be included? • General information on the intentions of the document. • Background information: o Planning policy framework; o Types and benefits of open space. • Identifying the issues: o Evidence base (including the Open Space Needs Assessment, Playing Pitch Assessment, Open Space and Play Strategies); o Current open space provision and shortfalls in Waveney. • Provision of Open Space: o Quantity and accessibility standards. o Scope of provision (residential, industrial, holiday uses, exceptions); o Circumstances where on-site or off-site provision is appropriate; o How density affects open space provision; o Open space design (general concepts, play spaces, industrial developments). • Developer contributions: o Larger settlements and rural areas; o On-site and off-site provision; o Open space contribution calculations and payments; o Summary of contributions (located at the front or back of the document). • Monitoring of contributions. • Adoption and maintenance standards. • Diagram showing the planning application process and how this relates to open space provision. • Section 106 (s106) agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Responses Respondent Comment Comment WDC Response WDC Action Number Beccles Town 1 The provision of allotments Agree. Allotments are Council should be addressed in the identified as a document. form of open space and are discussed in the SPD. Beccles Town 2 Are linkages between open Yes. Linkages are Council spaces via green corridors discussed in for walking, cycling and the SPD. wildlife to be covered in the 4 Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August 2011 document? Environment 3 There is a great opportunity Noted. The benefits of Agency with this SPD to promote Examples open space and give some examples of would be such as how open space can be useful, mitigating flood designed/ managed to however, they risk and any enhance the environment. are considered potential Many of these benefits to be more environmental have been acknowledged in appropriate to impacts are the supporting text to policy be included in discussed in DM25 and no doubt will be an updated the document. re-emphasised in your Open Space SPD, but giving examples Strategy. A weblink to of what can be achieved the would be very useful. Environment Some basic information can Agency’s be found on our website: website is http://www.environment- included in the agency.gov.uk/business/se SPD. ctors/32713.aspx . Gunton 4 Under the section Burial land will Reference to Woodland Identifying the Issues it may be identified in the Site Community be relevant to highlight the the SPD as a Specific Project impending shortage of type of open Allocations Burial Land in the Lowestoft space. The DPD has been area and the resulting need need to identify made. to address this. new burial land has been covered in the adopted Site Specific Allocations DPD and will be addressed through a review. Gunton 5 It is important that new Agree. The importance Woodland proposals should meet the of open space Community objectives of a green to support Project network linked by wildlife biodiversity is corridors, with full discussed in consideration being given the document. to the principles set out in policies DM27 (Protection A list of policies of Landscape Character), that are related DM28 (Strategic Gaps and to open space Open Breaks) and DM29 of some form (Protection of Biodiversity are listed. and Geodiversity). Gunton 6 Unclear what detail will be Noted. The Not appropriate Woodland provided in the diagram SPD is to assist to include in the Community showing the planning with the document. Project application process? It is implementation essential that before the of policy DM25 5 Waveney Local Development Framework Draft Open Space Supplementary Planning Document Consultation August