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Wiltshire 2026 Spatial Strategy Background WLiltshire ocal Development Framework Wiltshire 2026 Planning for Wiltshire’s future Spatial strategy Background paper October 2009 CONTENTS 1. Introduction Page Introduction 4 Structure of the Document 4 The Wiltshire Core Strategy 5 Relationship with South Wiltshire Core Strategy 5 2. Background Information 7 National Policy 7 National Policy Principles 7 Regional Guidance 9 Housing Market Areas 9 Development Policies 10 The West of Swindon 11 3. Methodology 12 Identification of Settlements Suitable for Development in Wiltshire 13 Strategically Significant Towns (Tier One) 13 Market Towns (Tier Two) 13 Issues and Options Consultation 14 o East Wiltshire 14 o North Wiltshire 15 o West Wiltshire 15 Small Towns and Villages (Third Tier) 16 Settlement Hierarchy 16 Settlement Groups 20 Identification of the Appropriate Amount of Development in Wiltshire 20 Timescale 21 Number of Dwellings Needed to Fulfil RSS Targets – Completions and Commitments. 21 Completions since 2006 21 Commitments at 2009 22 Windfalls 23 Amount of Employment Land Needed to Fulfil RSS Targets – Completions and Existing Supply 24 Completions since 2006 24 Commitments at 2009 25 Allocating the Figures at a Local Level 26 Role and Function Analysis 28 Housing and Employment 29 Facilities 29 2 Transport 29 Developable Land and Environmental Constraints 29 Relevant Local and Community Plans 30 Previous Consultation and Sustainability Appraisal 30 Infrastructure Capacity 30 The Role and Function Analysis of Small Towns and Villages 30 Total Population, Households and Workplace population 30 Facilities, Access and Distance from Local Service Centre/SSCT 30 Housing Need 30 The Final Development Figures 31 Market Towns 31 Small Towns and Villages 31 Unallocated Dwellings 32 The Final Figures 32 4. The Spatial Strategy 35 Introduction 35 Housing and Employment 36 Facilities, Retail and Leisure 36 The Environment and Rural Communities 37 The Settlement Hierarchy 37 Strategically Significant Cities and Towns (SSCTs) 38 Market Towns 38 Small Towns and Villages 38 Settlements considered unsuitable for development 39 The Spatial Strategy by Community Area 40 Justifying the Spatial Strategy 55 National Policy Principles 55 Sustainability Appraisal 56 Appendix A – Settlement Hierarchy Appendix B – Grouped Settlements Appendix C – Role and Function Analysis 3 1. INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 The Spatial Strategy has a key role in translating the Vision and Objectives into strategic policies for delivering sustainable housing and employment development in Wiltshire. The Spatial Strategy will set out exactly how much development is intended in Wiltshire, and where and when this will take place. 1.2 National planning policy states that “the Core Strategy should deliver the means for achieving the Vision and Objectives by setting out how much development is intended to happen where, when, and by what means it will be delivered” (Paragraph 4.3, Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 12: Local Spatial Planning). The Wiltshire Spatial Strategy is based on the principles of sustainable development, is consistent with national and regional policy, but also reflects the reality of local situations. The Spatial Strategy is distinctive due to the particular characteristics of Wiltshire. 1.3 A number of studies and surveys have informed the Spatial Strategy. These include Strategic Housing Market Assessments, Housing Needs Studies, the Wiltshire Strategic Transport Assessment, Community Plans, and Conservation Area Plans. Various datasets held by the Council have also informed the Spatial Strategy. 1.4 The data and information sources which have informed the Spatial Strategy have included work undertaken by the Wiltshire Council Spatial Planning Service, work undertaken within other Council service areas, and work completed by a number of private sector partners. The Spatial Strategy also includes a number of elements taken from the work by the former district councils. The published Settlement Strategy for South Wiltshire and examples of best practice from elsewhere have also informed this Spatial Strategy. 1.5 This background paper indicates the levels of development to be planned for in each area of Wiltshire. This is in accordance with PPS12 which states that “It is essential that the core strategy makes clear spatial choices about where developments should go in broad terms” (Paragraph 4.5). Structure of the Document 1.6 The Spatial Strategy is divided into four sections. This first section introduces the Spatial Strategy, the Wiltshire Core Strategy, and the South Wiltshire Core Strategy. A map is also provided in this section, which shows the Community Areas in Wiltshire. 1.7 Section 2 provides a summary of national and regional policy. This section sets out a number of development principles that direct the overall strategy. The analysis is followed by a summary of the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), which provides a set of definitions for describing the settlements of Wiltshire, and specific figures for housing and employment numbers across Wiltshire up to 2026. 4 1.8 Section 3 describes the methodology which has been followed when developing the Spatial Strategy. There are three parts to this section: the first part describes how settlements that are considered suitable for development in Wiltshire have been identified. This work uses various sources including the emerging RSS, previous consultation work, and a settlement hierarchy to identify suitable settlements. The second part of the methodology interprets the evidence available and the emerging RSS development figures to identify the amount of development that is appropriate in Wiltshire at a local level. Finally, the third part describes the role and function studies which have been used to understand how to direct development to appropriate and suitable settlements in Wiltshire. 1.9 Section 4 sets out the Spatial Strategy. It begins by explaining the wider Wiltshire context. It goes on to describe the plan area and identifies functional relationships which exist with settlements beyond Wiltshire. This section also identifies the settlements which are considered appropriate locations for development. It specifies the level of development to be planned for at the larger settlements, and identifies the smaller settlements which are considered appropriate for more modest levels of development. The Wiltshire Core Strategy 1.10 The Wiltshire Core Strategy will set out the Council’s spatial vision, key objectives and overall principles for development in Wiltshire. The Core Strategy will identify the location of strategic sites for new housing and employment development, and will include policies to assist in the determination of planning applications. 1.11 The Wiltshire Core Strategy is being prepared by the new unitary authority for Wiltshire. The Core Strategy will be informed by work undertaken by the former district councils, including previous consultations and studies, which also form part of the overall evidence base. A South Wiltshire Core Strategy will be adopted in advance of the Wiltshire Core Strategy. This is due to the need to provide sufficient housing in the south Wiltshire area. The Wiltshire Core Strategy will eventually supersede the South Wiltshire Core Strategy but will incorporate its policies and proposals. Relationship with the South Wiltshire Core Strategy 1.12 The South Wiltshire Core Strategy contains its own settlement strategy, which identifies locations for growth and development across South Wiltshire. The hierarchy of settlements is similar to that presented in this Spatial Strategy. Salisbury is identified in the RSS as a Strategically Significant City and Town (SSCT) and is therefore the focus for development in South Wiltshire. 1.13 The South Wiltshire settlement strategy identifies a number of Market Towns that will be able to accommodate local development similar to the second level of settlements presented in this strategy. Amesbury/Durrington/Bulford is singled out as a particular focus of development due to the size and function of this settlement in the context of South Wiltshire. Whilst this Spatial Strategy does not single out any settlements beyond SSCTs to be a particular focus of growth, a number of settlements are allocated larger housing and employment 5 development figures due to their role and function at a similar level to Amesbury/Durrington/Bulford. 1.14 The other second tier settlements in the South Wiltshire Core Strategy are smaller rural Market Towns. The scale of allocations of development at these locations is similar in both the South Wiltshire and the Wiltshire strategies. The South Wiltshire strategy also identifies two levels of smaller settlements, which again is similar to the approach in this strategy. 1.15 Figure 1 below shows the extent of the new Wiltshire Unitary Authority, together with the constituent Community Areas and Parishes. Figure 1: Community Areas and Parishes in Wiltshire 6 2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION National Policy 2.1 National planning policy, in the form of Planning Policy Statements (PPSs), Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs) and Planning Circulars, provides guidance for local planning authorities in both the formation of planning policy and, in some cases, the determination of planning applications. PPS12 outlines the process of preparing the Local Development Framework (LDF) and provides detailed guidance for the production of the Core Strategy. More information on the LDF and Spatial Planning
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