Cheshire West & Chester Council Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies Visit: cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Cheshire Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies W est 1 Introduction 6 and 2 Chester 11 Chester CH 1 - Chester settlement area 12 Council CH 2 - Chester regeneration areas 14 CH 3 - Employment land provision in Chester 17 Local CH 4 - University of Chester 19 Plan CH 5 - Chester conservation areas 20 (Part CH 6 - Chester key views, landmarks and gateways and historic skyline 23 T wo) 3 Ellesmere Port 26 Land EP 1 - Ellesmere Port settlement area 27 Allocations EP 2 - Employment land provision in Ellesmere Port 28 EP 3 - Stanlow special policy area 34 and EP 4 - Hooton Park 37 Detailed EP 5 - Thornton Science Park 39 Policies EP 6 - Ince Park 41 EP 7 - Ellesmere Port historic canal port 43 4 Northwich 45 N 1 - Northwich settlement area 45 N 2 - Northwich regeneration areas 47 N 3 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Northwich 50 N 4 - Employment land provision in Northwich 52 N 5 - Gadbrook Park 53 N 6 - Northwich conservation area 55 5 Winsford 57 W 1 - Winsford settlement area 57 W 2 - Employment land provision in Winsford 59 Contents Cheshire 6 Rural area 61 R 1 - Development in the rural area 61 W est R 2 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Tattenhall 64 and R 3 - Employment land provision in the rural area 67 Chester 7 Green Belt and countryside 72 Council GBC 1 - Commercial sites in the Green Belt 73 GBC 2 - Protection of landscape 80 Local GBC 3 - Key settlement gaps 82 Plan 8 Transport and accessibility 84 (Part T 1 - Local road network improvement schemes 85 T wo) T 2 - A56 Hoole Road Corridor 87 Land T 3 - Railway stations 89 Allocations T 4 - Rail corridors 90 T 5 - Parking and access 91 and Detailed 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding 94 M 1 - Future sand and gravel working 95 Policies M 2 - Minerals safeguarding areas - prior extraction of minerals 99 M 3 - Proposals for minerals working 101 M 4 - Proposals for exploration, appraisal or production of hydrocarbons 103 M 5 - Restoration of minerals and oil and gas sites 107 M 6 - Salt and brine working 108 M 7 - Industrial sand proposals 110 M 8 - Minerals infrastructure 112 10 Development Management 114 DM 1 - Development of previously developed land 115 DM 2 - Impact on residential amenity 116 DM 3 - Design, character and visual amenity 117 DM 4 - Sustainable construction 119 Cheshire 11 Economic growth, enterprise and town centres 122 DM 5 - Protection and refurbishment of employment land and premises 123 W DM 6 - New agricultural and forestry buildings 124 est and DM 7 - Rural diversification of land based businesses 125 Chester DM 8 - Equestrian development 127 DM 9 - Visitor accommodation 129 Council DM 10 - Caravan and camping sites 130 Local DM 11 - Safeguarded areas around aerodromes 132 Plan DM 12 - Jodrell Bank 133 (Part DM 13 - Oulton Park 133 T wo) DM 14 - City and town centres 134 Land DM 15 - District and local retail centres 137 Allocations DM 16 - Shopfronts 139 DM 17 - Advertisements 141 and DM 18 - ICT and telecommunications 143 Detailed 12 Housing 146 DM 19 - Proposals for residential development 147 Policies DM 20 - Mix and type of new housing development 149 DM 21 - Development within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse 151 DM 22 - Change of use to dwellinghouses and residential conversions 154 DM 23 - Delivering affordable housing 156 DM 24 - Rural exception sites 157 DM 25 - Essential rural workers dwellings 160 DM 26 - Specialist accommodation 161 DM 27 - Student accommodation 162 DM 28 - Houses in Multiple Occupation 164 13 Health and well-being 166 DM 29 - Health impacts of new development 166 Contents Cheshire DM 30 - Noise 168 DM 31 - Air quality 170 W est DM 32 - Land contamination and instability 173 and DM 33 - New or extension to hazardous installations 175 Chester DM 34 - Development in the vicinity of hazardous installations 176 Council 14 Open space, sport and recreation 178 DM 35 - Open space and new development 179 Local DM 36 - Provision for sport and recreation 182 Plan DM 37 - Recreational routeways 185 (Part DM 38 - Waterways and mooring facilities 186 T wo) DM 39 - Culture and community facilities 188 Land 15 Flood risk and water management 192 Allocations DM 40 - Development and flood risk 192 DM 41 - Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) 195 and Detailed DM 42 - Flood water storage 197 DM 43 - Water quality, supply and treatment 198 Policies 16 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and geodiversity 201 DM 44 - Protecting and enhancing the natural environment 201 DM 45 - Trees, woodland and hedgerows 204 17 Historic environment 207 DM 46 - Development in conservation areas 207 DM 47 - Listed buildings 209 DM 48 - Non-designated heritage assets 210 DM 49 - Registered Parks and Gardens and Battlefields 211 DM 50 - Archaeology 213 18 Energy 215 DM 51 - Wind energy 215 DM 52 - Solar energy 218 Cheshire DM 53 - Energy generation, storage and district heat networks 220 19 Managing waste 222 W DM 54 - Waste management facilities 222 est and DM 55 - Sites for replacement household waste recycling facilities 224 Chester 20 Monitoring framework 226 Council Appendices Local A Chester key views and landmark buildings 257 Plan B Replaced and deleted policies 260 (Part Chester District Local Plan 260 T wo) Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan 278 Land Vale Royal Borough Local Plan 285 Allocations Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan 301 Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan 305 and C Glossary 308 Detailed Policies 1 Introduction 6 Cheshire 1 Introduction 1.1 The Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies document was adopted on W 18 July 2019. It provides further detailed policies and land allocations which support the strategic est objectives and policies set out in the Local Plan (Part One), as part of the Council's aim to produce and a comprehensive planning framework to achieve sustainable development in the borough. Chester The Local Plan (Part Two) forms part of the statutory development plan for the Cheshire West Council and Chester area, along with the Local Plan (Part One) and, where applicable, Neighbourhood Plans. Local When determining planning applications, decisions must be taken in accordance with the Plan development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. (Part It will be for the decision-maker to determine which policies are relevant but it is important to T remember that the plan must be read as whole. wo) Land Certain policies of the Local Plan (Part Two) cross-reference to other policies but it should not Allocations be assumed that these are the only relevant policies. Where a policy offers support in principle, for example, for residential or employment development, the proposal would also be expected to meet other policy requirements. and Detailed Local Plan (Part One) Strategic Policies 1.2 The Local Plan (Part One), which was adopted by the Council on 29 January 2015, provides Policies the overall vision, strategic objectives, spatial strategy and strategic policies for the borough to 2030. This includes setting out the level and location of new housing and employment land, as well as the identification of a number of strategic sites. Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies 1.3 The purpose of the Local Plan (Part Two) is to provide the detailed policies and land allocations required to deliver the overall strategy for Cheshire West and Chester for the period to 2030. The amount of housing and employment land needed is clearly identified in Local Plan (Part One) and it is not the role of the Local Plan (Part Two) to include any policies which alter or amend these requirements. The extent of the Green Belt is a strategic matter and is defined in Local Plan (Part One). 1.4 The Local Plan (Part One) sets out that settlement boundaries will be identified through the Local Plan (Part Two) for the four urban areas, key service centres and local service centres. Where there is a need to accommodate development on the edge of an identified settlement then the boundary has been drawn to reflect this, otherwise settlement boundaries reflect existing built development, the Green Belt boundary, Neighbourhood Plans where appropriate and, where relevant, extant planning commitments. 7 1.5 Some of Cheshire West and Chester’s development requirements have already been met Cheshire through development that has taken place, or is committed through planning permissions granted since 2010. The Local Plan (Part Two) identifies the additional development sites necessary to meet the remainder of the Local Plan (Part One) requirements. W est 1.6 The Local Plan (Part Two) is structured around area-specific policies CH 1 to M 8, which include and the land allocations and policies for the development of land within the settlement areas identified in Chester the Local Plan (Part One). Then development management policies DM 1 to DM 55, which contain criteria against which planning applications for new development across the borough will be assessed, followed by the monitoring framework. Council 1.7 When adopted, the Local Plan (Part Two), in combination with the Local Plan (Part One) will Local replace all of the retained policies from the former district local plans: Chester District Local Plan, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan, Vale Royal Borough Local Plan, Cheshire Replacement Plan Minerals Local Plan and Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan (see Appendix B for a list of the previously retained policies). Appendix C contains a glossary of explanatory terms. (Part T Neighbourhood planning wo) Land 1.8 The Localism Act 2011 gives local communities the power to help decide where development should go and the type and design of that development, by preparing neighbourhood plans for their Allocations areas.