Introduction Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document January 2017 Introduction Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 2. Vision and Objectives for Felixstowe Peninsula AAP ...................................................... 12 3. Housing ............................................................................................................................ 17 4. Employment .................................................................................................................... 48 5. Retail ................................................................................................................................ 58 6. Tourism and Sea Front..................................................................................................... 70 7. Environment .................................................................................................................... 84 8. Other Issues ..................................................................................................................... 92 9. Delivery and Monitoring .................................................................................................. 95 Appendix 1 “Saved” Policies to be replaced or deleted ........................................................ 115 Appendix 2 Core Strategy Policy Overview ........................................................................... 116 Appendix 3 Housing permissions for 5 or more dwellings as at 31 March 2015 .................. 117 Appendix 4 Housing permissions for 5 or more dwellings between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016 ....................................................................................................................................... 120 Appendix 5 Use Classes Order ............................................................................................... 122 Appendix 6 Bucklesham Inset Map ....................................................................................... 124 Appendix 7 Kirton Inset Map ................................................................................................. 125 Appendix 8 Falkenham Inset Map ......................................................................................... 126 Appendix 9 Felixstowe, Trimley St Martin and Trimley St Mary Inset Map .......... Separate Map Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document Adopted - January 2017 Introduction Table of Policies Policy FPP1: New Housing Delivery 2015 - 2027 ..................................................................... 23 Policy FPP2: Physical Limits Boundaries .................................................................................. 25 Policy FPP3: Land at Sea Road, Felixstowe .............................................................................. 31 Policy FPP4: Land north of Walton High Street, Felixstowe .................................................... 35 Policy FPP5: Land north of Conway Close and Swallow Close, Felixstowe ............................. 37 Policy FPP6: Land opposite Hand in Hand Public House, Trimley St Martin ........................... 40 Policy FPP7: Land off Howlett Way, Trimley St Martin ........................................................... 42 Policy FPP8: Land south of Thurmans Lane, Trimley St Mary ................................................. 44 Policy FPP9: Port of Felixstowe ............................................................................................... 50 Policy FPP10: Land at Bridge Road, Felixstowe ....................................................................... 52 Policy FPP11: Land at Carr Road/Langer Road, Felixstowe ..................................................... 53 Policy FPP12: Land at Haven Exchange, Felixstowe ................................................................ 55 Policy FPP13: Felixstowe Town Centre .................................................................................... 62 Policy FPP14: Retail frontages ................................................................................................. 64 Policy FPP15: Primary Shopping Area ..................................................................................... 65 Policy FPP16: District Centres .................................................................................................. 68 Policy FPP17: Felixstowe Ferry and Golf Course ..................................................................... 72 Policy FPP18: Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club to Cobbolds Point ................................................... 74 Policy FPP19: Cobbolds Point to Spa Pavilion ......................................................................... 74 Policy FPP20: Spa Pavilion to Martello Park ............................................................................ 76 Policy FPP21: Martello Park to Landguard .............................................................................. 78 Policy FPP22: Visitor Management – Special Protection Areas .............................................. 79 Policy FPP23: Car Parking ........................................................................................................ 80 Policy FPP24: Holiday Accommodation ................................................................................... 81 Policy FPP25: Historic Parks and Gardens ............................................................................... 86 Policy FPP26: Special Landscape Areas ................................................................................... 87 Policy FPP27: Access to the Countryside ................................................................................. 88 Policy FPP28: Areas to be protected from development ........................................................ 90 Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document Adopted - January 2017 Introduction Map 1 - Felixstowe Peninsula AAP Boundary Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document Adopted - January 2017 Introduction INTRODUCTION Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document Adopted –- JanuaryJanuary 20172017 1 Introduction 1. Introduction 1.01 Suffolk Coastal is a uniquely attractive place to live, work and visit, combining a strong local economy with the outstanding environment of its countryside, coastline, towns and villages. 1.02 A new Local Plan has been specifically prepared to suit the local area and local communities in order to show where future development will take place. It sets out how land is to be used for housing, business, recreation and conservation. A Local Plan is required by law and is used to decide planning applications. 1.03 The first and central part of the new Local Plan is the Core Strategy, adopted by the Council in July 2013. The Core Strategy provides an overall vision and strategic policies for the district and its communities to 2027. The Core Strategy also includes Development Management Policies used in the determination of planning applications. 1.04 The following documents assist in implementing the objectives, policies and proposals in the Core Strategy through settlement specific land use policies and the identification of sites for new development: Site Allocations and Area Specific Policies Document; Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan; Neighbourhood plans prepared by local communities for some parishes. 1.05 These documents, when adopted, will replace the remaining “saved” policies from the previous 2001 Local Plan. Source: Visit Felixstowe Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Development Plan Document Adopted – January 2017 2 Introduction 1.06 The Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan covers the area southeast of the A12/A14 dual carriageway interchange (Severn Hills); the boundary of the AAP is shown on Map 1. Felixstowe is the largest town in the District, has a unique geography located on a Peninsula, with areas of outstanding natural beauty and internationally protected habitats alongside a strong local economy which serves the communities on the Peninsula as well as further afield. 1.07 Primarily the Area Action Plan covers the settlements of Bucklesham, Felixstowe, Kirton, Trimley St Martin and Trimley St Mary and helps to shape significant development and change across the Felixstowe Peninsula. The Area Action Plan will serve as a tool that can be used by the Council (and other bodies) to direct sustainable development and investment into the area. 1.08 This Site Allocations and Area Specific Policies document covers the rest of the District outside the Felixstowe Peninsula. Within the area covered by the Site Allocations and Area Specific Policies document a number of parishes are also preparing Neighbourhood Plans. It identifies sites for different types of development such as housing and employment, defines the boundaries of built up areas and other policy areas such as town centres and areas to be protected from development and identifies local infrastructure requirements. 1.09 Throughout the district, there are several Parish and Town councils preparing Neighbourhood Plans within the Site Allocations and Area Specific Policies document plan area. Several of these Neighbourhood Plans are well progressed and are covering the full range of policy issues. These parish areas are therefore not being covered in this document (See para 1.16). As of March 2016, there