Polperro and Lansallos Neighbourhood Development Plan
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POLPERRO AND LANSALLOS PARISH � NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN � 2017-2030 � 31 October 2018 � Page 1 � Contents Section 1 Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Figure A - Designated Area for the Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP-------------------------------4 Section 2 Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: The Preparation Process-------------------------------------5 Getting this far---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 What next?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Section 3 Pol perro and Lansallos Parish NDP: Supporting Documentation----------------------------------7 Section 4 Polperro and Lansallos Parish: Background-----------------------------------------------------------8 Fi gure B – The Extended Area of Polperro------------------------------------------------------------------9 Figure C – Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)----------------------------------------------------10 Figure D – Survey Area for Assessment of Dwelling Occupancy Type--------------------------------12 Section 5 Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: The Vision-----------------------------------------------------13 Figure E - Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: Links between Vision, Objectives and Policies- 13 Section 6 Pol perro and Lansallos Parish NDP: Objectives------------------------------------------------------14 Section 7 Polperro and Lansallos Parish Housing Statement--------------------------------------------------15 NDP Housing Requirement-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Table 1 - Minimum NDP housing target to be in conformity with Cornwall’s Local Plan---------15 Delivering the Polperro and Lansallos Parish Housing Requirement--------------------------------16 Section 8 Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: Policies---------------------------------------------------------17 Table 2 - Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: Policies and Objectives Matrix----------------------17 Figure F – Composite Proposals Map-----------------------------------------------------------------------19 NDP Polic y 1: Design and Character of Lansallos Parish------------------------------------------------20 NDP Polic y 2: Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Measures----------------------------------------21 NDP Policy 3: Housing-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 Figure G - Polperro Development Boundary and Conservation Area---------------------------------24 NDP Polic y 4: Affordable Housing---------------------------------------------------------------------------25 NDP Polic y 5: Encouraging Full-time Occupancy of Owner-occupied and Rented Homes-------26 NDP Polic y 6: Re-use of Redundant Buildings------------------------------------------------------------27 NDP Policy 7: The Polperro Conservation Area----------------------------------------------------------28 NDP Policy 8: Employment Development-----------------------------------------------------------------29 Figure H – Site of the Proposed Polean Project-----------------------------------------------------------30 NDP Polic y 9: Holiday Lodges and Static Caravans------------------------------------------------------31 NDP Policy 10: Community Facilities and Services------------------------------------------------------32 Figure J - Polperro Facilities and Services-----------------------------------------------------------------33 NDP Polic y 11: Sustainable Access to Amenities---------------------------------------------------------34 NDP Polic y 12: Car Parking-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------35 NDP Policy 13: Local Green Spaces-------------------------------------------------------------------------36 Figure K – Local Green Spaces-------------------------------------------------------------------------------37 NDP Policy 14: Kilminorth Woods--------------------------------------------------------------------------38 Figure L – Kilminorth Woods--------------------------------------------------------------------------------39 NDP Policy 15: Marine Heritage-----------------------------------------------------------------------------40 Figure M – Polperro Harbour--------------------------------------------------------------------------------41 Section 9 Glossary & Abbreviations--------------------------------------------------------------------------------42 Appendix: Additional issues and projects for community action---------------------------------------------44 Page 2 Section 1 Introduction 1.1 This document is the draft Polperro and Lansallos Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). It presents the Vision and Objectives for the Parish over the period covered by the Cornwall Local Plan (CLP) to 2030 and presents planning policies which seek to enable delivery of this Vision and these Objectives. 1.2 Neighbourhood Planning builds on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the CLP - Strategic Policies Development Plan Document, to give an extra level of local detail. The Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP has been developed to ensure that future growth and development throughout the Parish is guided by the local community. Since approximately half the area of Lansallos Parish and almost the entire settlement of Polperro lies within the AONB this NDP is intended to conform with the Cornwall AONB Management Plan. 1.3 This NDP runs in tandem with the CLP. It is app ropriate that it should have the same end period and therefore it will be reviewed and updated in 2030. The Community Council may however deem it necessary to update the NDP at an earlier date if circumstances warrant any earlier review. 1.4 This document is supported by a number of other documents and background information which are referred to throughout. These supporting documents can be accessed at the website address < polperro.community/n dp >. A glossary and abbreviations section is included at the back of this document for reference (Section 9). 1.5 This NDP applies to Polperro and Lansallos Parish; the area is that covered by the Polperro Community Council, formerly known as Lansallos Parish Council, as shown in Figure A. 1.6 Lansallos Parish is situated in the south-east of Cornwall and is part of the Liskeard and Looe Community Network Area (CNA). 1.7 The community of Polperro and Lansallos Parish have decided to develop a NDP in order to have greater influence on the types and locations of development that will occur during the plan period. The community's priorities are to ensure that adequate provision is made to meet anticipated local needs for housing and other forms of development while protecting the landscape, natural environment and historic character of the area. 1.8 Once finalised and adopted by Cornwall Council (CC), the planning policies presented in this NDP will positively plan for the future of Polperro and Lansallos Parish through being used and acted upon by CC planning officers, landowners and developers through the development process, providing clarity on the community’s needs and aspirations. Page 3 � Figure A - Designated Area for the Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP � Page 4 � Section 2 Polperro and Lansallos Parish NDP: The Preparation Process Getting this far 2.1 In June 2015 an informal group of Parish Councillors and the Polperro Environment Group (PEG), supported by an officer from Cornwall Council, arranged two public meetings in Polperro to discuss the possibility of preparing a NDP and the issues that such a plan should address. Based on positive outcomes from these two meetings, over the next two months the group broadened its membership to include 12 local residents, designated the NDP Area with Cornwall Council and formally established itself as the NDP Steering Group with a constitution and a communications and engagement strategy. The Supporting Documentation (see Section 3) includes details of the activities that the Steering Group has carried out in order to prepare the NDP. 2.2 In summary, following the initial public meetings the Steering Group has communicated and consulted with the community through: 2.2.1 contacting all of the approximately 30 known local groups and organisations that exist within the Parish and meeting with most of them 2.2.2 maintaining a dedicated website at < polperro.community/ ndp > and a dedicated Facebook page 2.2.3 maintaining a list of residents who want to be updated on progress by email, now including over 230 email addresses and a further 27 'hard copy' contacts; quarterly progress reports have been sent to these lists 2.2.4 presenting regular progress reports at the monthly meetings of the Polperro Community Council 2.2.5 attending local events including the church fete in Lansallos, local flu clinics, the Polperro Festival, Looe Societies Day, the Polperro Christmas lights switch-on ceremony 2.2.6 holding regular weekly 'drop-in' sessions at the Museum Tea Rooms throughout 2016 2.2.7 arranging various poster campaigns around the Parish concerning the initial public meetings, forming the Steering Group, the drop-in sessions and the household and business surveys 2.2.8 ensuring hard copy flyers and updates are available at the Polperro Post Office 2.2.9 publishing three articles in the local press (The Cornish Times), with photographs 2.2.10 carrying out a survey of Polperro