St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Submission Draft
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ST HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020 - 2035 SUBMISSION DRAFT JANUARY 2019 A BALANCED PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE St.Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Submission Draft, January 2019 ST.HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020-2035 SUBMISSION DRAFT JANUARY 2019 Contents 1. Introduction...................................................................................................................1 2. St.Helens Borough Profile...........................................................................................6 3. St.Helens Borough in 2035.......................................................................................12 4. Core Policies ..............................................................................................................16 5. Area Policies ..............................................................................................................73 6. Homes and Communities..........................................................................................79 7. Environment and Resources ....................................................................................97 8. Development Management Policies ......................................................................140 Appendices Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: Definition of Infrastructure Appendix 3: Aims and Objective and Policies Appendix 4: Monitoring Framework Appendix 5: Site Profiles – Allocated Employment and Housing Sites Appendix 6: Site Profiles – Allocated Gypsy and Traveller Sites Appendix 7: Site Profiles – Safeguarded Employment and Housing Sites Appendix 8: Sites of Biodiversity and Geodiversity Importance Appendix 9: Nature Improvement Areas Appendix 10: Mineral Resources and Licence Areas Appendix 11: Town, District and Local Centre Boundaries Appendix 12: Existing Employment Areas i i St.Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Submission Draft, January 2019 ST.HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020-2035 SUBMISSION DRAFT JANUARY 2019 List of Figures Figure 2.1: St.Helens Borough and its sub-regional context..........................................6 Figure 3.1: Interrelationship of Vision, Aims and Objectives........................................15 Figure 4.1: Key Settlements Plan ...................................................................................22 Figure 4.2: Key Diagram ..................................................................................................25 Figure 4.3: Housing Trajectory – Year to Year ..............................................................47 Figure 4.4: Parkside East and Parkside West ...............................................................69 Figure 6.1: Affordable Housing Zones............................................................................86 Figure 7.2: Potential New Greenway Routes...............................................................107 Figure 7.3: Sankey Catchment Action Plan - Strategic Approach .............................126 List of Tables Table 2.1: Labour Market Indicators in St.Helens Borough........................................ 8 Table 4.1: Allocations for Employment Development............................................... 31 Table 4.2: St.Helens Borough Estimated Employment Land Needs 2012-2037 ...... 33 Table 4.3: Objectively Assessed Need for new employment land - 2012-2035 ....... 33 Table 4.4: Residual Employment Land Requirement - 2018-2035........................... 34 Table 4.5: Sites allocated for new housing development ......................................... 41 Table 4.6: Housing land requirements and supply – 2016 until 2035....................... 45 Table 4.7: Housing Trajectory .................................................................................. 47 Table 4.7: Safeguarded Land for Employment......................................................... 50 Table 4.8: Safeguarded Land for Housing ............................................................... 51 Table 6.1: Estimated Size of Homes Needed 2014-2037 ........................................ 81 Table 6.2: Projected change in population of older persons (2016 to 2033) ............ 82 Table 6.3: Affordable Housing Zone Requirements ................................................. 87 Table 7.1: Open Space Standards......................................................................... 100 ii ii St.Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Submission Draft, January 2019 ST.HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020-2035 SUBMISSION DRAFT JANUARY 2019 Schedule of Plan Policies Policy LPA01: Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development ..............................16 Policy LPA02: Spatial Strategy ..........................................................................................17 Policy LPA03: Development Principles.............................................................................26 Policy LPA04: A Strong and Sustainable Economy.........................................................29 Policy LPA04.1: Strategic Employment Sites ......................................................................37 Policy LPA05: Meeting St.Helens Borough’s Housing Needs.........................................40 Policy LPA05.1: Strategic Housing Sites .............................................................................48 Policy LPA06: Safeguarded Land .....................................................................................50 Policy LPA07: Transport and Travel..................................................................................54 Policy LPA08: Infrastructure Delivery and Funding..........................................................58 Policy LPA09: Green Infrastructure...................................................................................62 Policy LPA10: Parkside East .............................................................................................65 Policy LPA11: Health and Wellbeing.................................................................................70 Policy LPB01: St.Helens Town Centre and Central Spatial Area ...................................73 Policy LPB02: Earlestown Town Centre ...........................................................................77 Policy LPC01: Housing Mix................................................................................................79 Policy LPC02: Affordable Housing ....................................................................................84 Policy LPC03: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People ....................................89 Policy LPC04: Retail and Town Centres...........................................................................93 Policy LPC05: Open Space ...............................................................................................97 Policy LPC06: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation..............................................101 Policy LPC07: Greenways ...............................................................................................106 Policy LPC08: Ecological Network...................................................................................108 Policy LPC09: Landscape Protection and Enhancement ..............................................110 Policy LPC10: Trees and Woodland ...............................................................................112 Policy LPC11: Historic Environment................................................................................116 Policy LPC12: Flood Risk and Water Management.......................................................121 Policy LPC13: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Development ..............................128 Policy LPC14: Minerals ....................................................................................................131 Policy LPC15: Waste........................................................................................................138 Policy LPD01: Ensuring Quality Development................................................................140 Policy LPD02: Design and Layout of New Housing .......................................................144 Policy LPD03: Open Space and Residential Development...........................................146 Policy LPD04: Householder Developments....................................................................149 Policy LPD05: Extension, Alteration or Replacement of Buildings in the Green Belt.....151 Policy LPD06: Prominent Gateway Corridors.................................................................153 Policy LPD07: Digital Communications...........................................................................155 Policy LPD08: Advertisements.........................................................................................158 Policy LPD09: Air Quality .................................................................................................160 Policy LPD10: Food and Drink.........................................................................................162 iii iii St.Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Submission Draft, January 2019 ST.HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020-2035 SUBMISSION DRAFT JANUARY 2019 1. Introduction 1.1 What is the St.Helens Borough Local Plan? 1.1.1 The St.Helens Borough Local Plan sets out the framework for the growth and development of the Borough. It identifies how and where new development and regeneration should take place and thereby promotes and manages the future development of the Borough. It will also shape the investment plans of the Council, other public and voluntary organisations,