Where Are New Homes in Mexborough Being Proposed Through The
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Where are new homes in Mexborough being proposed through the emerging Doncaster Local HS2 Safeguarding Route - The route of HS2 is now a safeguarded route under direction of the Secretary of Plan? State for Transport as of November 2016. The advice in the safeguarding guidance for Council’s preparing a Local Plan is that the area safeguarded by the Safeguarding Directions should be taken into account. Local Plans should state that the Safeguarding Directions have been made by the Secretary of State for Transport. They are not proposals of the LPA and the routes in question will not be determined through the local plan process. How many planning permissions already exist that will contribute towards the Towns’ housing need? Some sites have already been built/approved for housing at the settlement as at the base date of the Local Plan (1st April 2015) and will contribute towards Mexborough’ housing requirement range of 465-1,040 new homes therefore. The largest of these sites (i.e. sites which could provide at least 5+ new homes) are identified as green outline sites on the map and summarised below in Table 1; these sites are proposed to be allocated. National policy states that planning permissions are assumed to be deliverable sites unless clear evidence to the contrary. There are also some smaller sites which have been built over the first 2 years of the plan period (1st April 2015- 31st March 2017) which are also being included in the overall numbers for Mexborough (but not shown on the map/summary table as they are too small to allocate). In summary, 364 of the 465-1,040 new homes have already been built or have planning permission already granted as at 1st April 2017. How much more housing needs to be identified at Mexborough? Given the supply of new housing from completions on small sites and existing permissions 5+ units (364 new homes) is below the bottom of the growth range target/requirement, there is a need to find further sites for at least 101 new homes, or up to 676 new homes if the top of the growth range is to be met at the town. What sites have been put forward to provide this additional housing by landowners/developers and which are being proposed to be supported/rejected through the local plan? There are a further 8 sites at Mexborough that have been considered through the site selection methodology process and shown on the map. A very brief summary of each, including why the site is either being proposed (identified on the map via an orange outline) or rejected (shown with a red outline) as a new housing site in the emerging local plan is provided in Table 2. Are there any other sites being proposed for housing at the settlement? At the time of writing, all of the sites submitted for consideration as housing sites at Mexborough How many new homes are being proposed? have been assessed through the site selection process and there are no ‘late’ sites on file awaiting to be incorporated into The emerging Doncaster Local Plan, and its supporting evidence base, has identified Mexborough as one of 7 Main the process. Towns in the borough. The Homes & Settlements consultation (March 2016) proposed a housing allocation range to the Where can I find more information about the site selection process? town of 465 – 1,024 new homes over the plan period to 2032. The latest, and most up-to-date evidence base, now proposes a slightly different range/ target for Mexborough of 475 – 1,040 new homes during this same timeframe. This document provides a very brief summary of the evidence base that has informed the decisions on whether sites should be supported or rejected. Further information and detail therefore can be seen through the Site Selection What are the main physical and policy constraints to growth at the Town of Mexborough? Methodology & Results Report published alongside this consultation and available to view via: Flood Risk – National policy states areas at risk of flooding should be avoided where possible. According to the www.doncaster.gov.uk/localplan Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (November 2015) a large part of the surrounding land at Mexborough I want to let the Council know now what I think about these proposals. How can I do this? to the north, east and south, is at high risk of flooding (Flood Risk Zone 3). However, the maps do not take account of the presence of flood defences and how they may reduce flood risk to the Town. Other sources of This engagement stage runs until Friday 26th October 2018. You can provide your comments and feedback to us via flood risk, such as surface water flooding, must also be considered. completing the Local Plan Draft Policies & Proposed Sites response form available to download via the following web-link: www.doncaster.gov.uk/localplan The response form provides all the relevant information for how you can return your Green Belt – National policy only allows land to be taken out of the Green Belt in exceptional circumstances, for comments to us or how you should contact us if you have any queries in respect to this stage, or any aspect of the example if the homes target for the borough or a specific town could not otherwise be sustainably achieved. emerging Doncaster Local Plan. Mexborough is surrounded by a tightly drawn Green Belt identified on the map via the green shading, except to the south-east where the settlement meets its neighbouring Main Town of Conisbrough-Denaby and to the south– west where the borough boundary runs along the settlement edge (beyond which is Green Belt). Please note, these are the current boundaries as per the Unitary Development Plan and will need to be reviewed as part of the Doncaster Local Plan. Table 1: Completions & Existing Planning Permissions for new homes at Mexborough from merging, and a moderately strong role in Completions on small sites (1st April 2015- 31st March 2017 on sites of less than 5 units) Number of encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban new homes land. The site is considered to have a moderate role in 43 safeguarding the countryside from encroachment and a Site Ref: Site Name/Address: weak role in preserving the setting and special 632 North Gate Working Men’s Club, North Gate, Mexborough 6 character of historic towns. The sustainability appraisal 687 The Embankment, Leach Lane Industrial Estate, Leach Lane, Mexborough 24 identifies significant positive effects for affordability 704 Land Adjacent 166 Wath Road, Mexborough 14 given the size of the site is likely to trigger a large 790 Red Lion Hotel, 41 Bank Street, Mexborough 16 affordable housing contribution. Other effects are 839 Mexborough Power Station, Mexborough 67* mostly positive or neutral. The sites location to the train 850 Land at Alagu Close, Off Highwoods Road, Mexborough 9 station and Mexborough Town centre are identified as 894 Former Nurses Home, Cemetery Road, Mexborough 9 911 Mexborough Congregational Church, garden Street, Mexborough 7 being negative due to the distance but could be 912 51 Market Street, Mexborough 5 mitigated through a Transport Assessment and Travel 922 Garage Site, Maple Road, Mexborough 5 Plan and it is noted the site is located on a high 678/927 Pastures Road, Mexborough 146 frequency bus network. Negative effects on loss of 960 The Highwoods, Elm Road, Mexborough 13 open space (informal open space at the southern end Total new homes identified 364 of the site identified through the Green Space Audit as Manvers Road/Park – reference 586) could be *This development is directly on the route for the HS2 line which has now been safeguarded through a direction from the mitigated through either this part of the site being Secretary of State. The majority of the site has been built out over years with a remaining capacity on site at the start of undeveloped and/or new open space being provided as the plan period of 106 dwellings, of which a further 67 have been completed in the first 2 years of the plan period, leaving part of the development which would be required a remaining 39 units as at 1st April 2017. No further completions have occured however during the 2017/18 monnitoring anyway given the size of the site. Whether or not the period. Latest reports suggest that 16 homes will need to be demolished due to being directly on the route. As such, no site contains best and most versatile agricultural land further units have been assumed from the remaining site capacity towards the settlement’s housing supply post April could be confirmed through on-site survey and then 2017. potentially a soil management plan were the survey to show the site is grade 3a agricultural land as at present Table 2: Proposed & Rejected Housing Sites these effects are uncertain. In conclusion, although the importance of the Green Belt in this location is Site Site Name/ Address: Potential Proposed to be supported or rejected through the acknowledged, there are no other options for the Ref: Number of emerging local plan? settlement to deliver significant new housing and the new homes settlement is surrounded by Green Belt. The HS2 068 Former Coal Depot, 82 Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to Safeguarding route further constrains growth to the Pastures Road, inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk east, and beyond this are areas of high flood risk Mexborough (Flood Risk Zone 3) so the site fails the flood risk including the functional flood plain.