Publication Version October 2017 Local Plan 2031 Part 2 Detailed Policies and Additional Sites CONTENTS HOW TO COMMENT ON THIS DOCUMENT 6 APPENDIX A: Site Development Templates FOREWORD 7 APPENDIX B: Land for Safeguarding for Future Transport Schemes - Maps EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 APPENDIX C: Harwell Campus Allocations LIST OF POLICIES 12 APPENDIX D: Land Safeguarded for Upper Thames Reservoir 1 INTRODUCTION 14 What is the Local Plan? 15 APPENDIX E: The Saved Policy from Local Plan 2011 regarding The Development Plan 15 Grove Airfield 16 National Planning Policy APPENDIX F: Conservation Areas Oxfordshire unmet housing need 17 APPENDIX G: Scheduled Monuments 2 ADDITIONAL SITES AND SUB-AREA STRATEGIES 20 APPENDIX H: Registered Parks and Gardens Introduction 21 Unmet housing need for Oxford 22 APPENDIX I: Nationally Described Space Standards Level 1 Other housing needs 25 Sub-area strategies 29 APPENDIX J: Primary and Secondary Retail Frontages Abingdon-on-Thames and Oxford Fringe Sub-Area 30 APPENDIX K: Leisure and Open Space Standards South-East Vale Sub-Area 44 Western Vale Sub-Area 59 APPENDIX L: Proposed Alterations to the Oxford Green Belt APPENDIX M: Amendment to Adopted Policies Map – Milton 3 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES 62 Interchange Services Introduction 62 Building healthy and sustainable communities 62 APPENDIX N: Monitoring Framework Supporting economic prosperity 75 GLOSSARY Supporting sustainable transport and accessibility 87 Protecting the environment and responding to climate change 93 4 IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN 128 Introduction 128 Delivery and contingency 128 Local Plan 2031: Part Two – Detailed Policies and Additional Sites 3 CORE POLICIES ADDITIONAL SITES AND SUB-AREA STRATEGIES Core Policy 4a: Meeting our Housing Needs 26 Development Policy 8: Community Services and Facilities 73 Core Policy 8a: Additional Site Allocations for Abingdon-on- Development Policy 9: Public Houses 74 Thames and Oxford Fringe Sub-Area 32 Core Policy 8b: Dalton Barracks Comprehensive Development Framework 37 SUPPORTING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY Core Policy 12a: Safeguarding of Land for Strategic Highway Development Policy 10: Ancillary Uses on Employment Land 77 Improvements within the Abingdon-on-Thames Development Policy 11: Community Employment Plans 78 and Oxford Fringe Sub-Area 42 Development Policy 12: Rural Diversification and Equestrian Core Policy 13a: Oxford Green Belt 39 Developments 80 Core Policy 14a: Upper Thames Strategic Storage Reservoir 43 Development Policy 13: Change of Use of Retail Units to Core Policy 15a: Additional Site Allocations for South-East Vale Other Uses 82 Sub-Area 47 Development Policy 14: Village and Local Shops 85 Core Policy 15b: Harwell Campus Comprehensive Development Development Policy 15: Retail Parks 86 Framework 49 Core Policy 16b: Didcot Garden Town 54 Core Policy 18a: Safeguarding of Land for Strategic Highway SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND Improvements within the South-East Vale ACCESSIBILITY Sub-Area 58 Development Policy 16: Access 89 Core Policy 19a: Re-opening of Grove Railway Station 58 Development Policy 17: Transport Assessments and Travel Plans 90 Core Policy 20a: Housing Supply for Western Vale Sub-Area 60 Development Policy 18: Public Car Parking in Settlements 91 Development Policy 19: Lorries and Roadside Services 92 DEVELOPMENT POLICIES BUILDING HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Development Policy 1: Self and Custom-Build 65 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESPONDING TO Development Policy 2: Space Standards 67 CLIMATE CHANGE Development Policy 3: Sub-Division of Dwellings 68 Development Policy 20: Public Art 95 Development Policy 4: Residential Annexes 69 Development Policy 21: External Lighting 96 Development Policy 5: Replacement Dwellings in the Open Development Policy 22: Advertisements 97 Countryside 70 Development Policy 23: Impact of Development on Amenity 98 Development Policy 6: Rural Workers’ Dwellings 71 Development Policy 24: Effect of Neighbouring or Previous Development Policy 7: Re-use, Conversion and Extension of Uses on New Developments 99 Buildings for Dwellings in the Open Development Policy 25: Noise Pollution 101 Countryside 72 Development Policy 26: Air Quality 103 Development Policy 27: Land Affected by Contamination 105 4 Vale of White Horse District Council Development Policy 28: Waste Collection and Recycling 106 Development Policy 29: Settlement Character and Gaps 107 Development Policy 30: Watercourses 113 Development Policy 31: Protection of Public Rights of Way, National Trails and Open Access Areas 115 Development Policy 32: The Wilts and Berks Canal 117 1 Development Policy 33: Open Space 119 Development Policy 34: Leisure and Sports Facilities 120 Development Policy 35: New Countryside Recreation Facilities 121 Development Policy 36: Heritage Assets 122 Development Policy 37: Conservation Areas 124 Development Policy 38: Listed Buildings 125 Development Policy 39: Archaeology and Scheduled Monuments 127 2 3 4 Local Plan 2031: Part Two – Detailed Policies and Additional Sites 5 How to comment on this document This is the ‘Publication Version’ of the Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031: It would be helpful if you are able to use our interactive website to respond to Part 2: Additional Sites and Detailed Policies, which is intended for submission the consultation online as it makes it easier for us to record your views. The to the Secretary of State in February 2018 for independent public examination. website can be found at: Comments to this version of the plan can only relate to the matters of https://myobjective.southandvale.gov.uk/portal/ soundness, as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework: Written response forms can also be requested from the Planning Policy Team • has the plan been positively prepared – will the plan meet development or be viewed, accessed and printed from the Council website. Copies of needs and infrastructure requirements and is it consistent with achieving response forms will also be located at the Council offices and at local libraries sustainable development? across the district. • is the plan justified – is the plan based on a robust and credible evidence base? Response forms can be sent in the following ways: • is the plan effective – can the plan actually be delivered and is it able to respond to change? By post to: • is the plan consistent with national policy – is the plan consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework? Planning Policy Team Vale of White Horse District Council We are also publishing a series of supporting documents and topic papers to 135 Eastern Avenue accompany this consultation document. These documents will be available Milton Park from the start of the consultation and can be viewed and accessed at local Milton libraries and the Council offices, and from the council website at: OX14 4SB www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/LPP2 By email to: The consultation will take place for six weeks from Wednesday 11 October [email protected] 2017 to Wednesday 22 November 2017. Alternatively, why not come along to our public exhibitions where you can We welcome comments on the document. Please respond in a concise submit your comments or discuss the document with our planning officers. The manner and specify clearly what your comment relates to, e.g. state the policy event programme is available on our website (see above). or paragraph number. If you think a policy or paragraph should be changed, it is helpful to us if you propose alternative wording and include this in your Comments should be received by 5pm on Wednesday 22 November comment. 2017. 6 Vale of White Horse District Council Foreword 1 2 3 4 Foreword This is part two of our Local Plan. We adopted part one in December 2016. It was important to get it in place as soon as possible so it could protect the Vale from speculative planning applications – this is why we decided to make our Local Plan in two parts. Part one set out the major housing development sites for the Vale until the year 2031, along with the employment sites and infrastructure needed to support them. Part two will allocate some further housing sites, and it will provide all the detailed policies that we will use to determine planning applications. We will also use part two to show how we will support Didcot Garden Town and deliver the housing for Oxford that we have agreed to provide in the Vale. The Vale has been named one of the top places to live and work in England, combining rich natural and man-made heritage with cutting-edge science and technology. Therefore it is very important to make sure the district retains its current high quality of life while providing high-quality new housing that means it is also an affordable place to live, so our children’s generation will be able to bring up their families here as well. This plan will ensure we look after what is best about the Vale; that we help the district grow and develop in a way that protects its historic and rural features, whilst enhancing and strengthening its status as a home for technology and innovation. This is our Local Plan and it contains our vision for the Vale. Councillor Matthew Barber Councillor Roger Cox Leader of the Council Cabinet Member for Planning 8 Vale of White Horse District Council Executive 1 Summary 2 3 4 Executive Summary Chapter 1: Introduction addressed within the Vale and to support the achievement of sustainable development. This has been informed by co-operation with the Oxfordshire The adopted Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031: Part 1: Strategic Sites Growth Board to apportion a ‘working assumption’ unmet need figure of 15,000 and Policies sets out the Spatial Strategy and strategic policies for the homes. The quantum of Oxford’s unmet housing need to be met within the district to deliver sustainable development, including identifying the number of Vale of White Horse is 2,200 dwellings for the period up to 2031, subject to the new homes and jobs to be provided in the area.