Suffolk Coastal First Draft Local Plan Summer 2018 Kettleburgh Parish Council’s Summary of the implications for Kettleburgh (and beyond) Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan • Suffolk Coastal District Council (SCDC) has published a First Draft Local Plan for public consultation. The Suffolk Coastal Local Plan is a framework document which will outline how the council sees the district developing over the next couple of decades. This First Draft Local Plan covers the period to 2036 and contains the suggested planning policies, which will be used to determine planning applications in the area in the future. It also sets out the level of growth which needs to be planned for and identifies where that growth could be located and how it should be delivered. • This Draft Local Plan proposes, among other things, changes to the ‘Settlement Hierarchy’ and how Kettleburgh fits into that; the immediate consequence of that change is the proposal to build 16 houses on the north side of The Street. • If this draft plan, as presented, were to become reality then Kettleburgh would undergo significant change in the future. Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Settlement Hierarchy In 2009 SCDC’s Local Development Framework (LDF) established a Settlement Hierarchy as a policy tool for identifying a range of possible spatial development options that would provide for the scales of development required to meet the regional targets for development (particularly housing and employment). The following table was the result of this. Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Current Hierarchy From the LDF Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Other Villages (as Kettleburgh is classed as currently in the LDF) Other Villages are the settlements scattered across the District that do not have any, or have a minimal possession of facilities and services, relying totally on the higher order settlements to meet their day-to-day needs. They will not have physical limits boundaries drawn and to a considerable extent are considered as forming part of the countryside, contributing significantly to the overall character of the rural parts of the district. Small Villages (as proposed in the Suffolk Coastal First Draft Local Plan) Small Villages are identified due to their modest range of service provision, which will generally serve the needs of residents within the village but will cater for a smaller catchment than the Large Villages. As with the Large Villages, development of new housing in such settlements can help to support existing local services as well as contributing towards the mix of housing available in these villages. The form and character of Small Villages varies across the District and the impact upon these will be a key consideration in determining planning applications. Settlement Boundaries have been defined for Small Villages which identify the area within which the principle of development will be supported in accordance with Policy SCLP5.2 (see slide below). Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Strategic Policy SP28 – Other Villages (as currently) New housing will firstly and primarily be directed to and integrated within the settlements for which physical limits boundaries have been defined. The strategy for new housing in Other Villages is that it be strictly controlled and limited to: (a) replacement dwellings on a one to one basis where they are no more prominent or visually intrusive in the countryside than the building to be replaced; (b) the sub-division of an existing larger dwelling where this would meet a local need; (c) conversion of an existing building subject to certain controls. New housing might be permitted in order to address local needs but only in exceptional circumstances where there is demonstrated community support e.g. through a community plan. Such circumstances might be: i) small developments of a scale appropriate to the size, location and characteristics of the particular community; or ii) in the form of the infilling of a plot within the physical core of the settlement by one or two dwellings for affordable housing. The cumulative impact on the character of the settlement through the development of a number of sites over time will be taken into account. Proposed Policy SCLP5.2: Housing Development in Small Villages Residential development will be permitted within defined Settlement Boundaries where it is: a) A small group of dwellings of a scale appropriate to the size, location and character of the village; or b) Infill development (in accordance with Policy SCLP5.7). Residential development will be permitted on Exception Sites adjacent or well related to defined Settlement Boundaries in accordance with policy SCP5.11. Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Current LDF Policy SP28 for Other Villages Proposed Policy Approach for Small Villages (Physical Limits introduced) Development within existing Protection of local shops New housing allocations (Section employment areas (Policy (SCLP4.13) 12) SCLP4.1) Small groups of new housing and Development of employment infill within Settlement Boundaries uses appropriate to the scale of (SCLP5.2) the settlement (Policy SCLP4.2 and Policy SCLP4.5) Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Proposed Hierarchy • Policy SCLP3.3: Settlement Hierarchy • The Settlement Hierarchy enables the Council to achieve its vision for the District, meeting the scale of development required and enhancing the quality of the built, natural, historic, social and cultural environments whilst sustaining the vitality of communities. • The development requirements for Major Centres, Market Towns, Large Villages and Small Villages will be delivered through site allocations in the Local Plan or in Neighbourhood Plans, plus through windfall development in accordance with other policies in this Local Plan. • The development requirements in the Countryside will come forward through Neighbourhood Plans and windfall sites in accordance with other policies in this Local Plan. Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Major Centre – Felixstowe East of Ipswich - Kesgrave, Martlesham Heath, Brightwell Lakes, Purdis Farm, Rushmere St Andrew (excluding village) Market Towns – Aldeburgh Framlingham Leiston Saxmundham Woodbridge Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Large Villages – Bramfield Otley Earl Soham Rendlesham Grundisburgh Snape Hollesley Trimley St Martin Knodishall Trimley St Mary Martlesham (village) Wenhaston Melton (village) Wickham Market Nacton Yoxford Orford Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Small Villages (43 in number) – Alderton Eyke Sutton Heath Aldringham Great Glemham Theberton Badingham Hacheston Thorpeness Bawdsey Hasketon Tuddenham Benhall Kelsale Tunstal Blythburgh Kettleburgh Ufford Brandeston Kirton (including part of Falkenham) Walberswick Bredfield Levington Waldringfield Bucklesham Little Bealings Westerfield Campsea Ashe Middleton Westleton Charsfield Newbourne Witnesham Clopton Peasenhall (with part of Sibton) Dallinghoo Pettistree Darsham Rendham Dennington Rushmere St. Andrew (village) Easton Sutton Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Countryside (53 in number) – Is “All other settlements” which are Blaxhall Cretingham Leatheringham Sternfield Boulge Culpho Linstead Magna Stratford St. A Boyton Debach Linstead Parva Stratton Hall Brightwell Dunwich Little Glemham Sudbourne Bromeswell Falkenham Marlesford Swefling Bruisyard Farnham Melton Park Swilland Burgh Foxhall Monewdon Thorington Butley Friston Parham Ubbeston Capel St Andrew Gedgrave Playford Walpole Chediston Great Bealings Ramsholt Wantisden Chillesford Hemley Saxtead Cookley Heveningham Shottisham Cransford Hoo Sibton Cratfield Huntingfield Sizewell Iken Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan The proposed Policy Approach for the Settlement Hierarchy is as follows Small Villages Employment Development within existing employment areas (Policy SCLP4.1) Development of employment uses appropriate to the scale of the settlement (Policy SCLP4.2 and Policy SCLP4.5) Retail Protection of local shops (SCLP4.13) Housing New housing allocations (Section 12) Small groups of new housing and infill within Settlement Boundaries (SCLP5.2) Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Countryside Employment Conversion and replacement of rural buildings for employment uses (Policy SCLP4.6) Farm diversification (Policy SCLP4.7) Development within existing employment areas (Policy SCLP4.1) New employment uses where need is demonstrated (Policy SCLP4.2) Retail Protection of local shops (SCLP4.13) Housing New housing within clusters of existing dwellings (SCLP5.4) Affordable housing on exception sites (SCLP5.11) Conversions of agricultural buildings / replacement dwellings (SCLP5.3) Rural worker’s dwellings (SCLP5.6) Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan So what could this all mean for Kettleburgh? Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Only site currently proposed in Kettleburgh within the SCLP – Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Sites considered in Appendix B of the SCLP – Alternative Sites: Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Sites considered in Appendix B of the SCLP – Alternative Sites: (Cont.) [SHELAA stands for “Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment”] Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan However the KPC comments to the Issues and Options Consultation in 2017 were Suffolk Coastal First draft Local Plan However