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Wealden District Council Local Plan Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission 14th March 2017 How to Contact Us Planning Policy Wealden District Council Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AX Telephone 01892 602007 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wealden.gov.uk Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Wednesday 9.00am to 5.00pm You may also visit the offices Monday to Friday, to view other Local Plan documents. A copy of the Wealden Local Plan and associated documents can be downloaded from the Planning Policy pages of the Wealden website, www.wealden.gov.uk/planningpolicy or scan the QR code below with your smart phone. If you, or somebody you know, would like the information contained in this document in large print, Braille, audio tape/CD or in another language please contact Wealden District Council on 01323 443322 or [email protected] Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 1 Introduction 13 Evidence and Conformity 13 Local Plan Process 14 Superseded Plans 14 Neighbourhood Plans 15 The Structure of the Plan 15 Contents 2 Representations 17 3 Context 21 Geography and Settlement Pattern 21 The Environment 23 The Economy 25 Health and Wellbeing 26 Connectivity 27 Settlement Hierarchy 27 4 Vision and Spatial Objectives 31 5 Ashdown Forest SAC 37 Habitat Regulations 37 Ashdown Forest SAC Habitats 37 Impact of Growth on Ashdown Forest SAC 37 Compensatory measures 40 Ashdown Forest Policy 40 6 Strategic Growth Policies 41 Provision of Homes and Jobs 41 Provision for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 42 Strategic Principals of Development 42 Development Boundaries 43 Distribution of Homes 44 Core Areas 45 Distribution of Employment Land 49 Distribution of Retail Floorspace 49 Brownfield Land 51 Housing Delivery 51 Housing Trajectory and Monitoring 52 Review of Local Plan 53 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 Contents 7 Infrastructure 55 Transport 56 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 61 Arlington Reservoir 61 Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line 61 Willingdon Chord 62 Eridge to Tunbridge Wells 62 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 62 8 Environmental Assets 63 Hierarchy of Sites - Biodiversity 63 Green Infrastructure 68 Habitat Regulations 72 Ashdown Forest SPA 72 Pevensey Levels 75 9 Environmental Assets - Landscape 77 National Character Areas (NCAs) 77 High Weald National Character Area 77 Low Weald National Character Area 79 Pevensey Levels National Character Area 80 County Landscape Character Areas 81 District Landscape Character Areas 83 High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 87 South Downs National Park 89 10 The Economy 91 Background 91 East Sussex Growth Strategy 92 Previous Growth and Labour Supply 92 Economic Strategy 93 Provision of Jobs 94 Employment Land 95 Skills 96 Tourism 97 11 Retail and Town Centres 99 Retail 99 Town Centre Uses 100 12 Sustainable Settlement Strategy 101 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 13 South Wealden Growth Area 103 Vision 103 Development in the South Wealden Growth Area 104 Infrastructure 105 Strategic Transport Infrastructure 105 A27 Improvements 107 Contents Education Infrastructure 108 Healthcare Infrastructure 109 Pevensey Levels 109 Release of Development 110 14 Hailsham 111 Development Boundary 112 Sector Hailsham North 1 115 Allocation Hailsham North 1A 119 Allocation Hailsham North 1B 119 Allocation Hailsham North 1C 121 Allocation Hailsham North 1D 122 Sector Hailsham East 2 123 Allocation Hailsham East 2A 127 Allocation Hailsham East 2B 129 Allocation Hailsham East 2C 131 Sector Hailsham South East 3 133 Allocation Hailsham South East 3A 136 Allocation Hailsham South East 3B 137 Allocation Hailsham South East 3C 139 Sector Hailsham South 4 140 A22 Employment Sector 145 SHELAA Sites Within Development Boundary 148 Contigency Sector Hailsham South 5 148 Hailsham Town Centre 153 Retail 153 Town Centre Uses 154 Hailsham Town Centre Policies 155 15 Lower Horsebridge 161 Land to the east of North Street 161 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 Contents 16 Polegate and Willingdon 165 Development Boundary 166 Allocation Polegate North 1 168 Allocation Polegate 2 170 Willingdon 170 Allocation Polegate and Willingdon 1 171 SHELAA Sites within Development Boundary 176 Polegate Town Centre 176 17 Stone Cross 181 Development Boundary 182 Land at Stone Cross 184 Allocation SC1A 189 Allocation SC1B 190 Allocation SC1C 191 Allocation SC2A 192 Allocation SC2B 194 Village Centre and Economy 196 Stone Cross Primary Shopping Area 197 18 Villages and Towns with Allocations 201 19 Heathfield 203 Introduction 203 Vision 205 Growth and Change 205 Development Boundary 205 Provision of Homes 209 SHELAA Sites within the Development Boundary 209 Housing 210 Infrastructure 210 Land south of Burwash Road 211 Land south west of Ghyll Road 216 Contingency Site: Land at Pine Ridge and Old Common 220 Town Centre 224 Retail 224 Town Centre Uses 224 Town Centre Policies 224 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 20 Wadhurst 229 Introduction 229 Vision 230 Growth and Change 231 Development Boundary 231 Provision of Homes 234 Contents Housing 234 Infrastructure 235 Land at Windmill House 236 Land at High Street 240 Land east of Old Station Road 244 Village Centre and the Economy 247 21 Horam 251 Introduction 251 Vision 252 Growth and Change 253 Development Boundary 253 Provision of Homes 256 SHELAA Sites within the Development Boundary 256 Housing 256 Infrastructure 257 Land north of Horebeech Lane 258 Contingency Site: Land at Southside 263 Village Centre and the Economy 265 Horam Primary Shopping Area 266 22 Ninfield 269 Introduction 269 Vision 270 Growth and Change 271 Development Boundary 271 Provision of Homes 274 Housing 274 Infrastructure 274 Land at Crouch Field 275 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 Contents 23 Uckfield 281 Introduction 281 Vision 283 Growth and Change 283 Development Boundary 284 Infrastructure 286 Town Centre 287 Retail 287 Town Centre Uses 288 Town Centre Vision and Policies 288 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 24 Village and Towns with Development Boundaries 293 Crowborough 293 Introduction 293 Development Boundary 294 Infrastructure 298 Town Centre 298 Contents Forest Row 303 Introduction 303 Development Boundary 304 Village Centre and Economy 307 Forest Row Primary Shopping Area 308 Housing 311 Infrastructure 311 Herstmonceux 312 Introduction 312 Development Boundary 313 Village Centre and the Economy 317 Herstmonceux Primary Shopping Area 317 Housing 320 Infrastructure 320 Buxted 321 Introduction 321 Development Boundary 322 Village Centre and Economy 325 Housing 325 Infrastructure 326 Groombridge 326 Introduction 326 Development Boundary 327 Village Centre and Economy 330 Housing 330 Infrastructure 331 Hartfield 332 Introduction 332 Development Boundary 332 Village Centre and Economy 336 Housing 336 Infrastructure 337 Mayfield 338 Introduction 338 Development Boundary 338 Village Centre and Economy 342 Mayfield Primary Shopping Area 342 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 Contents Housing 345 Infrastructure 345 Rotherfield 346 Introduction 346 Development Boundary 347 Village Centre and Economy 350 Rotherfield Primary Shopping Area 350 Housing 353 Infrastructure 353 Westham 354 Introduction 354 Development Boundary 354 Village Centre and Economy 357 Housing 357 Infrastructure 357 Pevensey Bay 358 Introduction 358 Village Centre and Economy 359 Pevensey Bay Primary Shopping Area 359 East Hoathly 362 Introduction 362 Development Boundary 362 Village Centre and Economy 365 Housing 365 Infrastructure 365 25 Rural Area Strategy 367 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 26 Core Areas 369 Arlington Core Area 370 Bells Yew Green Core Area 372 Blackboys Core Area 374 Boreham Street Core Area 376 Broad Oak Core Area 378 Contents Chiddingly Core Area 380 Five Ashes Core Area 382 Frant Core Area 384 Halland Core Area 386 Hankham Core Area 388 Hellingly Core Area 390 Laughton Core Area 392 Magham Down Core Area 394 Maynards Green Core Area 396 Muddles Green Core Area 398 Pevensey Core Area 400 Punnetts Town Core Area 402 Rushlake Green Core Area 404 Windmill Hill Core Area 406 27 New Isolated Dwellings in the Countryside 409 28 Conversion of Rural Buildings 411 29 Extensions to Converted and Reused Rural Buildings 413 30 Replacement Dwellings & Extensions in the Countryside 415 31 Rural Economy 417 Tourism in the Countryside 419 32 Shopping and other Services in Rural Areas 421 33 Agriculture 425 34 Equestrian 427 Wealden Local Plan Draft Proposed Submission - 14th March 2017 Contents 35 Farm Shops and Garden Centres 429 36 Housing 431 Affordable Housing 431 Rural Exceptions 434 The Travelling Community - Provision for Gypsies, Travellers 435 and Travelling Showpeople: Site Criteria Self build and custom build 435 Density 436 Housing Mix 436 Subdivision of Larger Properties 437 Space Standards 438 Accessible Housing 439 37 Health and Wellbeing 441 Open Space, Leisure and Recreation 443 Community Facilties 446 38 Built Environment and Design 451 39 Natural Environment 455 Noise Pollution 455 Air Pollution 456 Light Pollution 457 Flood Risk 458 Water Quality 465 Water Efficiency 466 Low Carbon and Renewable Energy 466 40 Historic Environment 469 Sites of Archeological Interest 471 Demolition 473 Non-Designated or Locally Designated Built Heritage Assets 474 Historic Parks and Gardens 475 41