Core Strategy & Development Management Policies

Core Strategy & Development Management Policies Proposed Submission Document July 2010 Great Place • Great Community • Great Future Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document Proposed Submission Document 1 Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Pre-Submission Document 2010 Regional Spatial Strategy At the time of drafting this document the government had clearly signalled its intention to abolish Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS). The RSS for the south east is the “South East Plan”. Whilst the announcement of intention to abolish is a material consideration, the South East Plan remains at this time a part of the development plan for Surrey Heath. In taking the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document forward to pre-submission the Council has had regard to the announcement by the Secretary of State and advice from the Planning Inspectorate. Accordingly it has considered which of its policies turn on or refer to South East Plan policy. In respect of policies for the economy, employment, retail, infrastructure, green infrastructure and biodiversity whilst these may rest on South East Plan policy the evidence base behind those policies together with the Councils own evidence base, is considered sufficient to support and justify on a local basis the policy approach being taken in this document in respect of these matters. In respect of housing land supply the Council has decided not to continue with the housing targets contained in the South East Plan. This reflects the Councils long standing view that whilst a high level of need for housing exists the constraints within the Borough make it difficult to accommodate this need without harm to the environment and in particular the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area. In its representations on the South East Plan the Council was clear that in the light of constraints it would have difficulty in achieving the South East Plan allocation. The Council is of the view that the South East Plan housing allocation does not represent a deliverable target for the Borough. The ability of the Borough to accommodate further housing and the SANGs needed to support this will be explored further through the Site Allocations Development Plan Document. At that time any changes in national guidance on delivery of housing land will be reflected in the approach taken to the identification of suitable sites and the capacity of those sites. 2 Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Pre-Submission Document 2010 Foreword The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Proposed Submission Document represents the Councils chosen strategy for the Borough having considered other alternatives and all relevant matters. Should you wish to make representations on the soundness of this document you must do so within the six week consultation period - Monday 9th August 2010 – Friday 24th September 2010. Please submit your representations using the Form provided or the on-line forms which can be found on the Local Development Framework pages on www.surreyheath.gov.uk/planning/ planningpolicyandconservation/CoreStrategyDPD.htm. NO LATE REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. It is intended to submit the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Proposed Submission Document to the Secretary of State in October 2010. Please send your representations to: The Planning Policy and Conservation Team Built Environment Service Surrey Heath Borough Council Surrey Heath House Knoll Road Camberley Surrey GU15 3HD E-mail: [email protected] Telephone 01276 707100 If you require this document to be transferred to another format such as Braille, a large text version, on audiotape or another language please contact the Planning Policy and Conservation Team at the above address. 3 Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Pre-Submission Document 2010 Contents 1 Introduction to the Core Strategic and Development Management 6 Policies Pre-Submission Development Plan Document 2 District Profile 9 3 The Challenges 16 Key Challenges 17 4 Vision and Objectives 19 The Vision 19 The Objectives 20 5 Core Policies 23 Sustainable Development 23 CP1: Spatial Strategy 23 CP2: Sustainable Development and Design 25 Housing 26 CP3: Scale And Distribution Of New Housing 26 Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut 28 CP4: Deepcut 28 Housing Mix and Type 31 CP5: Affordable Housing 31 CP6: Dwelling Size and Type 32 CP7: Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 33 Employment and the Local Economy 34 CP8 Employment 35 CP9 Hierarchy and Role of Centres 37 CP10 Camberley Town Centre 38 CP11 Movement 40 CP12 Infrastructure Delivery and Implementation 41 CP13 Green Infrastructure 43 CP14 Biodiversity and Nature Conservation 45 6 Development Management Policies 48 Implementation, Delivery and Monitoring of new Development 48 DM1 The Rural Economy 49 DM2 Development within Chobham 50 4 Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Pre-Submission Document 2010 DM3 Equestrian Related Development 50 DM4 Replacement, Extension or Alteration of Existing Residential 51 Dwellings in the Countryside beyond the Green Belt DM5 Rural Exception Sites 52 DM6 Gypsy & Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation 52 DM7 Facilitating Zero Carbon Development 53 DM8 Stand Alone Decentralised, Renewable and Low Carbon 54 Energy Schemes DM9 Design Principles 55 DM10 Development & Flood Risk 56 DM11 Traffic Management and Highway Safety 57 DM12 District and Local Centres and Neighbourhood Parades 58 DM13 Employment Development Outside Core Employment 59 Areas & Camberley Town Centre DM14 Community & Cultural Facilities 60 DM15 Protection of Green Spaces and Recreational Facilities 61 DM16 Provision of Open Space and Recreation Facilities 62 DM17 Heritage 63 APPENDICES 64 APPENDIX 1 Housing Trajectory 65 APPENDIX 2 Saved Policies of the Surrey Heath Local Plan 2000 68 to be replaced by or deleted upon adoption of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies and changes to the Proposals Map arising APPENDIX 3 Changes to the Proposals Map arising from the 97 Core Policies APPENDIX 4 Monitoring and Delivery Framework 100 APPENDIX 5 Glossary of Terms 113 5 Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Pre-Submission Document 2010 1 Introduction to the Core Strategic and Development Management Policies Pre-Submission Development Plan Document 1.1 This document sets out the strategy and (i) The Borough lies within two of the policies to address the future development major sub-regional growth areas, the of the Borough in the period up to 20271 Western Corridor / Blackwater Valley The Core Strategy and Development and the London Fringe. Management Policies Development Plan Document explains what changes are (ii) The focus in both areas is on growth needed, when, where and how they should with the Western Corridor /Blackwater happen. Valley also identified for regeneration. (iii) The focus for development is the Policy Context regional hubs (examples are Guildford, Reading and Woking), there are no 1.2 In producing this document the aims regional hubs in Surrey Heath. of national planning policy have been incorporated, in particular sustainable (iv) Camberley is identified as a Secondary development which is at the heart of national Regional Centre, part of the strategic planning policy. The goal of sustainable network of town centres. Such centres development is to enable people to satisfy should be the focus for continued basic needs and enjoy a better quality of growth to stimulate investment and life without compromising the quality of life longer term sustainability. of future generations. The aims of the 2005 (v) Within Surrey Heath, provision should UK Government Sustainable Development be made for 2,502 new homes in the Strategy ‘Securing the Future’ are period 2010 – 2027. reflected in PPS1: Delivering Sustainable Development. PPS1 establishes the (vi) New development should be governments overarching planning agenda concentrated in existing towns and which aims to achieve “a sustainable, villages innovative and productive economy that delivers high levels of employment, and a (vii) That 35% of new housing should just society that promotes social inclusion, be ‘Affordable’, that is non-market sustainable communities and personal well housing. being, in ways that protect and enhance (viii) That wherever possible new housing the physical environment and optimise development should aim to achieve resource and energy use”. National a density of at least 40 dwellings per planning policies are not repeated and hectare. should be read alongside this document. (ix) A recognition of the need for protection 1.3 At the time of writing, the status of regional of the Thames Basin Heaths Special guidance was under review. However, the Protection Area from the effects of new evidence base for the regional guidance is residential development. useful in setting the context within which many of the issues within the Borough (x) That the Borough is not required to should be viewed and the Council will undertake a review of the general extent continue to have regard to that evidence. of its Green Belt to accommodate new The key issues for Surrey Heath arising development. from the South East Plan and the local (xi) That the former DERA site, a small evidence base are considered to be as part of which lies within Surrey Heath follows: be brought forward for a mix of uses. 1 End date of 2027 is to ensure a 15 year housing land supply

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