Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Preferred Options Consultation Document
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TDC/044(1/2) Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Preferred Options Consultation Document July 2016 Foreword Foreword The consultation on this document is the next step in preparing a new Local Plan for Tendring. The new plan will guide development to 2033 and beyond. We seek your views on this ‘Preferred Options’ version of the emerging Local Plan. Part 1 of the Local Plan covers strategic matters and has been jointly prepared by Braintree, Colchester, Essex and Tendring Councils. Part 2 contains policies relating solely to this District and has been prepared by Tendring District Council. Local Plans are prepared in accordance with law and government regulation. The Councils’ will review your comments and prepare a further draft of the Local Plan known as the ‘Submission’ version. The decisions taken to produce a Local Plan are not easy; there has to be a balance between the significant requirement for new development and the protection of the environment. Having an up to date Local Plan is the best way of ensuring that the Council is able to exercise democratically-accountable local control of development. Without a Local Plan there is a greater risk of uncontrolled development and lack of new supporting infrastructure. This is why a Local Plan needs to be made. We look forward to receiving your constructive comments on this draft of the plan. Neil Stock Chairman of the Local Plan Committee Leader of Tendring District Council Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document 1 Foreword 2 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document The table below provides a summary of the plan preparation process The table below provides a summary of the plan preparation process Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document 3 The table below provides a summary of the plan preparation process 4 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document Important Notice Important Notice This document is the Council’s Draft Local Plan and is published for consultation pursuant to Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. This document is subject to a statutory six weeks public consultation period; however the consultation is extended to eight weeks to accommodate additional time for anyone taking summer holidays. The Council is inviting any interested parties to make representations. You can send us your comments of support, or objection, in a number of ways: In preference, to aid the collation of your comments - through the Council’s website www.tendringdc.gov.uk; In the form of an e-mail; or By use of the standard comment form that is available at the ‘deposit points’ where this document is available for public view. In all cases – you must make it very clear which part (s) of the document you are commenting on by: 1. Referencing each paragraph number that you are commenting on; and optionally 2. Providing alternative wording which you consider would remove your objection The closing date for submitting your comments is 8 September 2016 at 5pm. Any submissions received after that time will not be considered and no extensions of time will be granted. The Local Plan has formal consultation stages, of which this is one, comments must be received through written representation and not by any other means including petitions and voicemail. If you intend to make your representation by post, please send it to the following address: The Planning Policy Manager Tendring District Council Council Offices Thorpe Road Weeley Essex. CO16 9AJ Following this consultation, the Council will consider whether any changes to the document are necessary and will make those changes before formally submitting a revised document to government. A further consultation will then be carried by the Council on behalf of the government, who will appoint an independent Planning Inspector to consider any final changes needed to the document, to enable it to be adopted. Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document 5 Important Notice 6 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document e z Ü a N - s n e s o i n h t s t o i a - n t c o a n t i o l t c l c i o a o r l A h - l t c t s a o c A n i l n i l e e e D o A s t w l m S g r g U - y n n a i a i o r d l n s d e p H u W o n x i - o m e T H E M n o t y n i e k j r K F s s o r Key Diagram C y n b r e i k K o S Map 1 Key Diagram - a e l e - e S 0 p - r 2 n o 1 h o A T - T n endring o t c n a o l 3 t c 3 C a 0 l 1 C B e l t t District i L y y e e l l t 3 e 3 e s i 1 W A M 7 & Local 2 0 d 1 r h t B o y f s O w . t a Plan S L a e e y s e e l r t g t n - n e g i l B n Preferred t i t h a n e g r n i r G a 9 2 B 0 M 1 B 7 7 3 2 n 1 0 A a 1 l Options B t d r P e e o k f l r g 0 s a n a 2 e i . r 4 r M 1 l c 8 6 8 F A m A d 1 3 o 0 0 r a 0 a 3 1 L . e e r o t 1 t N s t e s g c A n e e c m Consultation c l i a i L h i y r E e c v t r l u D S o s e i c n C a y n d r D e O e . 6 h 1 0 g K 2 T t r h g n i Key r e i e t s r a b s a t d a d e d n n h a t h c e g i l r y p T Diagram o o C n Document C w o r C © 7 Key Diagram 8 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document Contents PART 1 1. NORTH ESSEX 21 AUTHORITIES 1.1 Strategic Part 1 for Local 21 Plans 1.2 Introduction 21 1.3 The Need for a Strategic 21 Approach 1.4 How does this fit with 22 National Guidance? 1.5 Spatial Portrait 23 1.6 Key Issues: Opportunities 25 and Challenges 1.7 Strategic Objectives 27 1.8 Strategic Issues and Policies 27 1.9 Presumption in Favour of 27 Sustainable Development 1.10 Meeting the Need for New 28 Homes 1.11 Providing for Employment 30 1.12 Infrastructure and 32 Connectivity 1.13 Strategic transport network 33 1.14 The inter-urban road 33 network 1.15 A12 33 1.16 A120 33 1.17 Route Based Strategies 34 1.18 Rail 34 1.19 Public transport, walking 35 and cycling 1.20 Education and Healthcare 35 1.21 Broadband 36 1.22 Creating Quality Places 37 1.23 Spatial Strategy 38 1.24 Cross Boundary Garden 40 Communities 1.25 Delivery Arrangements 51 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document Contents PART 2 1. INTRODUCTION 53 1.1 Welcome to Tendring 53 1.2 Our Local Plan 54 1.3 Context 55 1.3.1 National Planning Policy 55 Framework (NPPF) 1.3.2 South East Local Enterprise 55 Partnership (SELEP) 1.3.3 Haven Gateway Partnership 55 1.3.4 Essex County Council 56 1.3.5 Working in Partnership 56 1.3.6 Tendring District Council 56 Strategies 1.3.7 The Plans of Neighbouring 56 Authorities 1.3.8 Other Necessary 57 Assessments 2. SUSTAINABLE PLACES 59 2.1 Spatial Portrait 59 2.2 General Characteristics 59 2.3 Economy 59 2.4 Social Characteristics 61 2.5 Ecological Characteristics 62 2.6 Heritage Characteristics 63 2.7 Socio-Environmental 64 Characteristics 2.8 Spatial Strategy 64 2.8.1 Settlement Hierarchy 64 2.8.2 Existing Permissions and 67 Neighbourhood Development Plans: 2.8.3 Settlement Development 68 Boundaries 2.8.4 Sustainable Design 69 3. VISION AND OBJECTIVES 73 3.1 Vision for Tendring District 73 Tendring District Local Plan - Preferred Options Consultation Document Contents 3.2 Objectives for the Plan 75 3.2.1 Living Places 75 3.2.2 Prosperous Places / 76 Sustainable Places 3.2.3 Prosperous Places 76 3.2.4 Connected Places / 76 Sustainable Places 3.2.5 Healthy Places / Prosperous 77 Places 3.2.6 Healthy Places / Sustainable 77 Places 3.2.7 Protected Places / 78 Sustainable Places 3.2.8 Protected Places 78 3.2.9 Protected Places 78 3.2.10 Prosperous Places / 78 Protected Places 4. HEALTHY PLACES 81 4.1 Improving Health and 81 Wellbeing 4.2 Community Facilities 84 4.2.1 Retention, Improvement and 84 New Community Facilities Provision 4.2.2 Assets of Community Value 84 4.3 Green Infrastructure 85 4.4 Open Space, Sports and 87 Recreation Facilities 4.5 Facilities 89 5.