Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017 – 2036
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Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017 – 2036 Pre-submission Draft Plan 2018 VS5:180227 Shaping our future community together www.stantondrewpnp.co.uk Page 1 of 95 Foreword A huge thank you to everyone who took the time and trouble to answer the [Policy] Options Document consultations during July – August and September - October 2017. The feedback from the Options Document consultations has directly informed this Pre- submission Draft Plan, which Stanton Drew Parish Council, the Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Plan [SDNHP] Steering group and all the volunteers who have helped them, now take great pleasure in presenting to you for your comment. The Pre-submission Draft Plan and the Options Document consultations results will form the basis for the final Draft Plan. The final Draft Plan will represent the culmination of all the feedback and ideas that all consultees have contributed in the consultations and questionnaires presented to you over the past 5 years and the immense amount of hard work put into giving you, the consultees, opportunities to have your say by the volunteers from across our Parish and the wider community, in conjunction with guidance from Bath & North East Somerset [B&NES] officers. This document should be read in conjunction with all neighbouring development plans of surrounding parishes namely the Chew Valley Forum, Clutton and Publow with Pensford Neighbourhood Development Plans and associated Bath & North-East Somerset Unitary Authority Development Plans, namely; the B&NES Development Plan. In addition to the above neighbourhood development plans, please also refer to the Pre- submission DP Policies Document leaflet Short Version 2017, the Options Document 2017, Sustainability Appraisal 2018, Stanton Drew Parish Community Design Statement 2016, Site Options Long List [SOLL] for Housing 2017, Stanton Drew Heritage document 2017, on the website www.stantondrewpnp.co.uk B&NES will carry out a further 6-week consultation before the Draft Plan and comments from the B&NES consultation are submitted to an independent examiner. If the Examiner considers the Plan to be sound, the Plan will go forward to a community referendum. The referendum will ask if the community wants B&NES to use the Neighbourhood Plan in the determination of planning applications in the Parish of Stanton Drew. Thank you for your attention and participation in helping Stanton Drew Parish move towards the ‘making’ of the Plan. VS5:180227 Shaping our future community together www.stantondrewpnp.co.uk Page 2 of 95 Table of Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Part 1: Background and History of the Parish .................................................................................. 10 History and Heritage ......................................................................................................................... 10 History ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Heritage ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Ancient and Medieval Heritage .................................................................................................... 13 List of the Parishes Heritage Assets [see Figure 8] ....................................................................... 13 Landscape and Natural Environment ............................................................................................ 14 Key Views and Landmarks ............................................................................................................. 19 Population and Demographics .......................................................................................................... 22 The Local Population – facts and characteristics (2011 Census data) .......................................... 22 Health ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Housing ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Education and Employment .......................................................................................................... 23 Key Neighbourhood Facilities ....................................................................................................... 23 Roads, Transport and Movement ..................................................................................................... 25 Road Network ............................................................................................................................... 25 Public Transport ............................................................................................................................ 26 Cycle .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Walking ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Part 2: The Vision .............................................................................................................................. 29 The Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Neighbourhood Plan Scope and Main Objectives ........................................................................ 29 Consultation and Evidence Base ....................................................................................................... 30 The Key Issues ................................................................................................................................... 34 Housing ............................................................................................................................................. 35 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ................................................................................ 36 B&NES Local Plan (consisting of the Core Strategy 2014 & Placemaking Plan 2017) ................... 37 Part 3 Issues and Policies ................................................................................................................. 40 Planning and development ............................................................................................................... 40 VS5:180227 Shaping our future community together www.stantondrewpnp.co.uk Page 3 of 95 Housing ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Housing Policy P&D1 – Housing mix ................................................................................................. 40 The Issue ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Housing Policy P&D 2 – Affordable housing ................................................................................. 41 Comment/ Justification for Policy P&D1....................................................................................... 41 Housing Policy P&D 2 – Affordable Housing ..................................................................................... 42 Design Principle Policies .................................................................................................................... 43 Business Planning & Development ............................................................................................... 54 Business Policies - Retention of Small Businesses ........................................................................ 54 Business policy – Internet Connectivity ........................................................................................ 56 Environment and Landscape ............................................................................................................. 57 68 Tree, Hedge and Green Verge Conservation and Enhancement ...................................... 57 Alternative policies put forward by residents............................................................................... 59 Environment and Landscape Aspirations.......................................................................................... 60 Village Green Space ...................................................................................................................... 60 Green Corridors ............................................................................................................................. 61 Dark Skies see appendix 7 ............................................................................................................. 64 Facilities and Services ....................................................................................................................... 65 Our school has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted and is felt to be an important part of the community. ..................................................................................................................................