OOD DEV RH ELO OU PM B E H N IG T E P N L A N N O G D S R E O L U L I P B • • B i er lle th sdo ge n Growing To Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014-2028 BILLESDON PARISH COUNCIL Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014-2028 Contents NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 5 1. BACKGROUND TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN National Planning Policy Framework 7 Harborough Core Strategy 7 Billesdon Neighbourhood Area Designation 8 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 8 Parish Profile 8 What Has Been Done So Far 9 2. COMMUNITY VISION Maintaining The Character Of Billesdon 10 Developing A Sustainable Community 11 3. KEY ISSUES Housing 12 Employment 13 Services and Facilities 13 Traffic and Transport 14 Environment 14 4. HOUSING Housing Provision 16 Housing Allocations 16 Affordable Housing 18 Design 19 5 Employment Working From Home 20 Internet Connection 20 The LCC Depot (Gaulby Road) 21 Business In The Countryside 21 6 Services AND Facilities Key Services And Facilities 22 Billesdon Parochial Primary School 22 Billesdon Surgery 23 The Coplow Centre 23 Sport And Recreation 23 Infrastructure 24 Water Management 24 Retail 25 Map 26-27 7 TRAFFIC AND Transport Traffic 28 Parking 28 Buses 29 2 3 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 Contents NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 8 ENVIRONMENT Background Landscape 30 a A Neighbourhood Development Plan is a new type of planning document. It is part of the Local Green Spaces 30 Government’s new approach to planning, which aims to give local people more say about Biodiversity 31 what goes on in their area. However, all Plans must be in line with higher level planning Heritage Assets 31 policy, namely the 2012 National Planning Policy Framework and the 2011 Harborough Core Climate Change 31 Strategy. The overall requirement is that a Neighbourhood Plan has a presumption in favour of sustainable development. 9 BILLESDON village DESIGN statement 33 a The Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan (the Plan) relates to the whole of the Parish of Billesdon. An important part of the Plan concerns where new housing and new 10 SUMMARY OF BILLESDON PLANS 46 employment should go, but it is about much more than this. The Plan includes a wider range of topics, such as services and facilities, traffic and transport, and environment and climate 11 NEXT STEPS change. Referendum 48 a The Plan has been prepared by the accountable body – Billesdon Parish Council – Monitoring And Delivery 48 and covers the period to 2028. The Parish Council has been assisted by the Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan Group (BNDPG), comprising some 15 volunteers drawn 12 GLOSSARY 49 from the residents of the Parish. The BNDPG has undertaken extensive consultations with the people of Billesdon, including others with an interest in the Parish, and has considered 13 ANNEXE 49 their views in preparing the Plan. The consultations have included: a public meeting; several community consultation events; questionnaire surveys with young people, formally constituted groups, the owners of businesses and managers of services; and meetings with interested landowners and developers. Community Vision The Community was consulted on its Vision for the Parish in 2028 with the following results: a Maintaining the character of Billesdon: the Community places value on a village whose rural character and sense of community have been maintained. Value is also attached to preserving the appearance of the village by the managed integration of new housing built to high standards of design. Protection and enhancement of the countryside landscape, wildlife habitats and biodiversity also form part of the Community Vision, as well as containing through traffic and parking problems at manageable proportions. a Developing a sustainable community: the Community wants to maintain an integrated mix of people across a range of personal characteristics, as well as meeting their housing needs through the development of a mixture of housing types built on a restricted number of sites integral to the village. The Community also values meeting its varied educational, medical, recreational, leisure and retail needs by a range of sustainable services and facilities, underpinned by a strong local economy. Key Issues Through further consultation and questionnaire surveys, the Community focussed its Vision into five groups of Key Issues: a Housing: the number of new houses to be successfully absorbed into the existing village community and infrastructure; the number of sites to be used for new houses; the methodology to be employed to identify the sites for new houses; ensuring that housing developers address the concerns of the community as regards the types and sizes of new housing; and updating the existing “Village Design Statement” and incorporating it into the Neighbourhood Development Plan. a Employment: improving the speed and quality of the broadband network in the Parish; providing additional floor space for office or light industrial use by the redevelopment of existing buildings; and providing additional capacity for office or light industrial uses by suitable, new-build floor space. 4 5 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 Billesdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2014 – 2028 a Services and Facilities: providing additional recreational facilities for teenagers and a The District Council will arrange a referendum and, if the Plan is passed by a simple younger children; meeting any growth in demand for recreational facilities from the majority of those voting, the Council will adopt it as part of the Harborough Development population of the Parish by increasing the capacity of The Coplow Centre; increasing the Plan. The Plan will provide part of the framework for the determination of planning retail capacity in the Parish by the redevelopment of existing buildings; developing the applications. Primary School to accommodate those children from new houses who wish to attend. a Traffic and Transport: managing the traffic passing through the village, including the BACKGROUND TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN additional traffic flows that will be generated by new housing, and addressing the 1 parking problems of cars in the village centre and outside the Primary School. NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK a Environment and Climate Change: ensuring that the distinctive rural landscape, 1.1 A Neighbourhood Development Plan is a new type of planning document. It is part of the settlement pattern, historical assets, natural environment and biodiversity of the Parish Government’s new approach to planning, which aims to give local people more say about are protected and enhanced; providing improved green open spaces, sport and recreation what goes on in their area. This is set out in the Localism Act that came into force in April facilities to promote healthy lifestyles; and mitigating the impact of development on 2012. Although the Government’s intention is for local people to decide what goes on in climate change by the design of new buildings. their area, the Localism Act sets out some important requirements. One of these is that all Neighbourhood Plans must be in line with higher level planning policy, namely the National Plan Policies Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012) and the Harborough Core Strategy (2011). To meet the Key Issues, the Plan adopts the policies of the Harborough Core Strategy and 1.2 The NPPF retains the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’, as defined by applies them to the whole of the Parish. In addition, there are more specific Plan policies: five principles: (1) living within the planet’s environmental limits; (2) ensuring a strong, a Housing: a target of a minimum of 45 new houses over the period to 2028. Using an healthy and just society; (3) achieving a sustainable economy; (4) promoting good objective, evidence-based method, two sites are proposed for new housing – on land to the governance; and (5) using sound science responsibly. north of High Acres, off Uppingham Road, and on land east of Rolleston Road. The former 1.3 In addition the NPPF embraces three critical roles for sustainable development: (1) an lorry park will act as a reserve site. At least 40% of new houses will be ‘affordable’. Some economic role, contributing to a strong, responsive, competitive economy; (2) a social role, houses will be built to higher standards of energy efficiency. The design of the new houses supporting vibrant and healthy communities and (3) an environmental role, protecting and is expected to meet the standards set by the revised Village Design Statement and green enhancing our natural, built and historic environment. spaces will be incorporated into the design of the new housing sites. 1.4 The NPPF also recognises twelve core planning principles. a Employment: enable the development of home working; permit the development of the Summarising, they: (1) are led by local plans which set out a redundant LCC Depot on Gaulby Road for business use; and permit the conversion or re- vision for the future of the area; (2) enhance and improve the use of buildings for business use. New housing will be required to be ready for superfast places where people live; (3) drive sustainable development; (4) broadband. secure a high quality of design and a good standard of amenity; a Services and Facilities: protect existing services and facilities when approving (5) protect the diversity of different areas; (6) support the development; increase the capacity of the Primary School, Billesdon Surgery and The transition to a low-carbon future; (7) help conserve and enhance Coplow Centre to meet the increase in housing; and enable the conversion or extension of the natural environment; (8) encourage the re-use of land; rural buildings, existing shops and leisure buildings, to provide new services or to improve (9) promote mixed use developments; (10) conserve heritage their viability.