Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Basic Conditions Statement

FINAL DRAFT - June 2016

PLANNING THE FUTURE OF THE PARISH 2016 - 2030 Bremhill Neighbourhood Plan – Basic Conditions Statement

Figure 1 DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA Approved by Wiltshire Council (April 2014) (Existing Parish Boundary)

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Contents Basic Conditions
...... 4 Introduction
...... 4 Submitting Body
...... 4 Neighbourhood Area
...... 5 Section 1 – Conformity with the National Planning Policy Framework
...... 6 1.1 Building a strong, competitive economy
...... 7 1.2 Ensuring the vitality of town centres
...... 7 1.3 Supporting a prosperous rural economy
...... 7 1.4 Promoting sustainable transport
...... 7 1.5 Supporting high quality communications infrastructure
...... 8 1.6 Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes
...... 8 1.7 Requiring a good design
...... 8 1.8 Promoting healthy communities
...... 8 1.9 Protecting green belt land
...... 8 1.10 Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change
...... 9 1.11 Conserving and enhancing the natural environment
...... 9 1.12 Conserving and enhancing the historic environment
...... 10 1.13 Facilitating the sustainable use of minerals
...... 10 Section 2: Delivering Sustainable Development
...... 11 2.1 Requirement
...... 11 2.2 Fit of Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Objectives with Sustainable Development
...... 11 Section 3 - Conformity between the Wiltshire Core Strategy and Core Policies and the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Objectives, Policies (BPNPP), Community Priority Actions (CPA) and Design Statement Policies (DSP)
...... 16 Section 4 - European Union Obligations
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Basic Conditions

Introduction

This Basic Conditions Statement has been prepared to accompany the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan. This covers the plan period 2016-2030.

Paragraph 8 of Schedule 4B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requires that Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDP) must meet the following basic conditions:

(i) the NDP must have appropriate regard to national policies and advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF); (ii) the NDP must contribute to the achievement of sustainable development; (iii) the NDP must be in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the development plan for the area of the local planning authority, in this case Wiltshire Council Core Strategy; and (iv) the NDP must meet the relevant EU obligations.

This Basic Conditions Statement addresses these requirements in four sections:

Section 1 demonstrates the conformity of the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan with the NPPF; Section 2 shows how the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan will contribute to sustainable development; Section 3 demonstrates the conformity of the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan with the Wiltshire Core Strategy and Policies and; Section 4 demonstrates compliance with the appropriate EU obligations.

Conformity is shown against the five Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policies – BPNPP1-5. In addition the Neighbourhood Plan contains the following, that are not separate policies: 1) The five Bremhill Parish Design Statement Policies – DSP1-5 – these are a part of Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1 on “Local Homes and Businesses”. 2) Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Community Priority Actions (CPA) in the areas of local economy, transport or wellbeing and leisure. These are actions that the Parish Council will focus on in the plan period, that are outside the remit of Neighbourhood Plan policies. To show parishioners that all areas of the NPPF, sustainable development and Wiltshire Core Strategy and Policies are considered in developing this Neighbourhood Plan, we show the alignment of these areas with DSP’s and CPA’s.

Submitting Body The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan is submitted by Bremhill Parish Council, which is a qualifying body as defined by the Localism Act 2011.

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Neighbourhood Area The Plan applies to the Parish of Bremhill Parish in Wiltshire. The area of the Neighbourhood Plan matches the Parish boundary as in 2016, is shown in Figure 1 above and was approved by Wiltshire Council in April 2014.

Bremhill Parish Council confirms that this Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan relates only to the Parish of Bremhill Parish and to no other Neighbourhood Areas; and Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan: Basic Conditions Statement.

The map in Figure 1 shows the general location of the Parish and Neighbourhood Plan area.

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Section 1 – Conformity with the National Planning Policy Framework

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) must be taken into account in the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans, and is a material consideration in planning decisions. Planning policies and decisions must reflect and, where appropriate, promote relevant EU obligations and statutory requirements and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development

Sustainable development is about positive economic, environmental and social growth for existing and future generations, so that the NPPF has a presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan contributes to the achievement of sustainable development by:

Planning positively for housing growth to meet the needs of existing and future generations Planning for good, high quality design Protecting and enhancing the natural built and historic environment of Bremhill Parish Promoting healthy communities Promoting sustainable transport Building a strong and competitive local economy

The NPPF sets out a number of planning principles which should underpin plan making and decision taking as follows:

1. Building a strong, competitive economy

2. Ensuring the vitality of town centres

3. Supporting a prosperous rural economy

4. Promoting sustainable transport

5. Supporting high quality communications infrastructure

6. Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes

7. Requiring a good design

8. Promoting healthy communities

9. Protecting green belt land

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10. Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change

11. Conserving and enhancing the natural environment

12. Conserving and enhancing the historic environment

13. Facilitating the sustainable use of minerals

1.1 Building a strong, competitive economy

The NPPF (paragraph 21) requires positive planning for local inward investment and support should be given to existing businesses together with identifying priority areas for infrastructure provision and environmental enhancement.

Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan aims to strengthen and support local economic activity whilst preserving the landscape, character, visual amenity and biodiversity of Bremhill Parish and sets out the following specific policies intended to support and strengthen the local economy: BPNPP 1: Local Homes and Businesses DSP5: Small scale business developments, workshops and bed and breakfast facilities CPA: Local Economy 1.2 Ensuring the vitality of town centres

The NPPF (paragraph 23) recognises that planning policies should be positive and promote competitive town centre environments. This does not apply to Bremhill Parish which contains one small village and open countryside. However, the Neighbourhood Plan has been written considering the interaction of the Parish with the neighbouring towns of Calne and Chippenham, which provide many of the services for Parish residents.

1.3 Supporting a prosperous rural economy

The NPPF (paragraph 28) recognises that economic growth in rural areas should be supported in order to create jobs and prosperity by taking a positive approach to sustainable new development. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to support a prosperous rural economy: DSP5: Small scale business developments, workshops and bed and breakfast facilities CPA: Local Economy 1.4 Promoting sustainable transport

The NPPF (paragraph 35) states that planning policies should promote sustainable transport, prioritise pedestrians and cyclists, create safe tra
c environments and consider the needs of disabled people. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to support a prosperous rural economy: CPA: Transport

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1.5 Supporting high quality communications infrastructure

The NPPF (paragraphs 42 & 162) refers to infrastructure, particularly telecommunications infrastructure involving broadband technology which is essential for sustainable economic growth and which plays a vital role in the provision of local community facilities and services. Bremhill Parish is very poorly served with regard to the provision of broadband connectivity. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to maximise the opportunities for the development of broadband connectivity and high speed broadband: CPA: Local Economy

1.6 Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes

The NPPF (paragraph 54) states that local planning authorities should be responsive to local needs, particularly for the provision of a
ordable homes. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policy intended to support the provision of a
ordable homes: BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses

1.7 Requiring a good design

The NPPF (paragraphs 56 and 58) states that good design is a key aspect of sustainable development and that neighbourhood plans should set out robust and comprehensive policies for the quality of development in the designated area. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to ensure that all developments in Bremhill Parish must be of a good design which promotes sustainable development: BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses Bremhill Parish Design Statement Policies DSP 1-5

1.8 Promoting healthy communities

The NPPF (paragraphs 69, 73, 74 and 76) recognises that the planning system can play an important role in facilitating social interaction and creating healthy, inclusive communities with high quality community assets and public open spaces for sports and recreational provision. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to ensure that all developments in Bremhill Parish promote healthy communities: BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley BPNPP4: Protecting our Watercourses BPNPP5: Green Space at Loderwicks CPA: Wellbeing and Leisure

1.9 Protecting green belt land

The NPPF (paragraph 76) states that local communities should designate local green space to rule out new development other than in very special circumstances. This is

8 Bremhill Neighbourhood Plan – Basic Conditions Statement the case with Loderwicks in Bremhill village. The local green space designation should be in reasonable proximity to the community it serves, particularly where the green space is local in character and not an extensive tract of land, for example a playing field. Bremhill Parish is situated in open countryside between Calne and Chippenham and the dwellings of Bremhill and Tytherton Lucas lie within a designated conservation area. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan identifies the open countryside between the Parish and the towns of Calne and Chippenham as areas for protection. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policy intended to ensure that green spaces are protected: BPNPP2: Protecting our open countryside BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley BPNPP4: Protecting our Watercourses BPNPP5: Green Space at Loderwicks

1.10 Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change

The NPPF (paragraph 95) refers to the need to move to a low carbon future so that new and existing developments reduce greenhouse gas emissions via energy eciency improvements. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to ensure that the carbon footprint is minimised, that renewable energy is promoted and that the environmental impact of climate change, particularly the risk of local flash flooding is minimised where possible. This is particularly important with Bremhill Parish having the Rivers Marden and Avon upstream of the town of Chippenham, with a potential major impact on homes and businesses in the town. Also the watercourses of Fishers Brook, Cade Burna and Cowage Brook have capability of causing local flash flooding. BPNPP1: Local homes and businesses BPNPP4: Protecting our watercourses

1.11 Conserving and enhancing the natural environment

The NPPF (paragraph 109) states that the planning system should protect and enhance valued landscapes, geological features, biodiversity and the ecosystem by preventing both new and existing development from adversely a
ecting air quality, soil, water and noise pollution. The majority of the land within the designated area is managed to a high environmental standard via a variety of agri-management schemes which provide extensive protection to the diverse flora and fauna. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to ensure that the natural environment is conserved and enhanced: BPNPP2: Protecting our open countryside BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley BPNPP4: Protecting our Watercourses

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1.12 Conserving and enhancing the historic environment

The NPPF (paragraph 126) suggests a positive strategy for the conservation of the historic environment, including heritage assets. The designated Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan area contains many assets, detailed in the Asset Register. The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan sets out the following specific policies intended to ensure that the historic environment is conserved and enhanced: BPNPP2: Protecting our open countryside BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley BPNPP4: Protecting our Watercourses CPA: Wellbeing and Leisure

1.13 Facilitating the sustainable use of minerals

The NPPF (paragraph 143) suggests that local planning authorities should identify minerals resources and take account of the contribution that substitute recycled materials and minerals waste might make before sourcing minerals indigenously. Whilst there are known sand and gravel deposits just outside the Parish which are currently being extracted, there are not thought to be any major minerals deposits within the Parish and, in any event, the proposed development plan does no impact on those deposits in any material way.

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Section 2: Delivering Sustainable Development

2.1 Requirement

The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan must contribute to sustainable development (as defined in the NPPF and summarised in section 1.1 of this Basic Conditions Statement) and presented (paragraph 7 of the NPPF) as consisting of three dimensions: • to contribute to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, • to support strong, vibrant and healthy communities; and • to contribute to protecting and enhancing the natural, built and historic environment

This section demonstrates how the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan proposal delivers sustainable development.

The table shows, for each dimension of sustainability, alignment of the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan with the aims of the NPPF.

2.2 Fit of Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Objectives with Sustainable Development

Delivering Economic Sustainability NPPF Definition Contribute to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that su
cient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure.

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Bremhill Parish A Viable Community: Neighbourhood Plan • Aim to enhance local employment opportunities especially Vision and Objectives for small start-up businesses and provide the community with better facilities and services. Housing: The Plan will provide for up to 0 dwellings to meet local 2 needs. It will do this through: • permitting small-scale infill sites and conversions within the Parish. • supporting the redevelopment of some brownfield sites to mixed uses. • making sure that developments include a mix of housing suited to local needs. The Economy and Jobs: The Plan will help business support existing and new jobs by: • making sure that existing employment sites are kept for employment use wherever possible and appropriate. • supporting new business premises in suitable locations. • ensure implementation of fast broadband to support businesses, home working and domestic use. • encouraging appropriate and sustainable rural tourism activities. Bremhill Parish BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses Neighbourhood Plan CPA: Local Economy Policies Commentary These Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan policies contribute to economic sustainability by: • improving the opportunities for home working and for local businesses to promote themselves more widely; • ensuring existing buildings could be converted and be available for new businesses; and • ensuring that potential businesses are not deterred by tra
c congestion.

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Delivering Social Sustainability

NPPF Definition Support strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being

Bremhill Parish A Cultural Centre: Neighbourhood Plan • To enable cultural, heritage and tourism opportunities for Vision and Objectives the Parish to build on a vibrant community life. Easier to Get Around: • To improve access to our countryside for walkers, cyclists and horse riders by improving the network of footpaths and bridleways. Wellbeing and Leisure • To ensure that there are adequate green space and recreational facilities for both young and old and to secure and improve community facilities that contribute to healthy living. Housing: The Plan will provide for up to 0 dwellings to meet local 2 needs. It will do this through: • permitting small-scale infill sites and conversions within the Parish. • supporting the redevelopment of some brownfield sites to mixed uses. • making sure that developments include a mix of housing suited to local needs. Community Well Being: The Plan will protect existing community facilities and services considered important for a vibrant community and support the development of new ones which benefit local people and visitors by encouraging: • developments or uses associated with a positive visitor experience. • the protection of existing community buildings, services and events. • a new village hall for East Tytherton. Bremhill Parish BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses Neighbourhood Plan BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley Policies BPNPP5: Green space at Loderwicks CPA: Transport CPA: Well Being and Leisure

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Commentary These Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan policies contribute to social sustainability by: • Identifying indicative areas for housing within the context of open countryside dominating the Parish; • Specifying housing which recognises the need for a
ordable housing, housing for young families and housing for a Parish population which is aging; • Protecting valued community assets, such as local open spaces and • Seeking to improve pedestrian, cycling and bridleways. Delivering Environmental Sustainability

NPPF Definition Contribute to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.

Bremhill Parish Appreciate our Green Environment: Neighbourhood Plan • To conserve the rural character of Bremhill Parish and Vision and Objectives preserve the green areas within and surrounding the small villages. d. An Attractive Parish: • To ensure any new development should be of a small scale and reflect the types of buildings already in the Parish. Maximum use should be made of brownfield (including agricultural buildings) and infill development rather than greenfield development. Responsible Attitudes to Energy • To encourage the responsible use and siting of renewable energy whilst preserving the rural character and beauty of Bremhill Parish. Bremhill Parish BPNPP1: Local Homes and Businesses Neighbourhood Plan BPNPP2: Protecting Our Open Countryside Policies BPNPP3: Enhancing the Marden Valley BPNPP4: Protecting our watercourses CPA: Well Being and Leisure Commentary These Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan policies contributes to environmental sustainability by: • explicitly protecting the historic environment; • reducing the impact on the natural environment by developing by conversion of existing sites where possible. Selecting sites with relatively low landscape value, which are biologically not diverse that do not impact landscape or watercourses. • encouraging riding, walking and cycling around the Parish, encouraging the incorporation of renewable energy technologies into new builds.

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Section 3 - Conformity between the Wiltshire Core Strategy and Core Policies and the Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan Objectives, Policies (BPNPP), Community Priority Actions (CPA) and Design Statement Policies (DSP)

The Bremhill Parish Neighbourhood Plan objectives (1-10), policies (CBNPP 1-10), Community Priority Actions (CPA’s) and Design Statement policies (DSP 1-30) have been mapped onto the Wiltshire Core Strategy and Policies to demonstrate conformity.

Core Strategies Key Points Bremhill Bremhill Bremhill and Policies Parish Plan Parish Design Objective Neighbourhoo Statement d Plan Policies Policy (BPNPP) (DSP) or Community Priority Action (CPA)

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Wiltshire Core Providing for the most sustainable Objective BPNPP 1-5 DSP 1-5 Strategy pattern of development that a-g CPA: Local minimises the need to travel and Economy maximises the potential to use CPA: sustainable transport Transport Creating the right environment to CPA: deliver economic growth, Wellbeing and delivering the jobs Wiltshire’s Lesiure population needs locally, and taking a flexible and responsive approach to employment land delivery Managing development to ensure that jobs and the right infrastructure are delivered at the right time to ensure that out commuting, in particular to areas outside of Wiltshire, is not increased and development does not have a detrimental impact on infrastructure. Working towards lowering Wiltshire’s carbon footprint through the appropriate location of development, and through renewable energy and sustainable construction Protecting and planning for the enhancement of the natural, historic and built environments, wherever possible, including maintaining, enhancing and expanding Wiltshire’s network of green infrastructure to support the health and wellbeing of communities Providing high quality, well designed development, and ensuring full local community involvement in planning for significant new proposals Providing the framework to deliver appropriate community-led planning policy documents, Including neighbourhood plans

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Core Policy 8 Over the plan period (2006 to Objective a BPNPP 1 DSP 1-4 Calne Area 2026), at least 1,380 new homes BPNPP 3 Strategy will be provided, of which 1,240 BPNPP 4 should occur at Calne and 140 homes will be provided in the rest of the community area of which up to 40 would be likely to be allocated to the 6 Parishes of Bremhill Parish, Cherhill, Hilmarton, Heddington, Compton Bassett and Calne Without. It could be estimated that Bremhill contribution would be expected to be at least 7 additional new houses. Core Policy 40 Proposals for new hotels, bed and Objective b BPNPP 1 DSP4 Hotels, bed breakfasts & guesthouses together CPA: DSP5 and breakfasts, with the sensitive extension, Wellbeing and guest houses upgrading and intensification of Leisure and conference existing tourism accommodation facilities facilities will be supported where the proposals are of an appropriate scale and character within the context of the immediate surroundings and the settlement as a whole Core Policy 41 Sustainable construction and low- Objective h BPNPP 1 DSP4 Sustainable carbon energy will be integral to construction all new development in Wiltshire and low carbon energy

Core Policy 43 Provision of a
ordable housing Objective a BPNPP 1 DSP1-5 Providing may vary on a site-by-site basis CPA: Local A
ordable taking into account evidence of Economy Homes local need, mix of a
ordable housing proposed and where appropriate, the viability of the development

Core Policy 44 Where it can be demonstrated that Objective a BPNPP 1 DSP1-5 Rural a proposed development will meet Objective c CPA: Local Exceptions a local need that cannot be Economy Sites accommodated in any other way, the council may permit small scale residential development (7 dwellings or less) outside but adjoining the development limits of Local Service Centres and Large Villages, or adjacent to the existing built area of Small Villages. The proposal must have clear support from the local community and must consist of 7 dwellings or fewer

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Core Policy 48 Protecting the countryside and Objective a BPNPP 1 DSP1-5 Supporting maintaining its local Objective b BPNPP 5 Rural Life distinctiveness Objective f CPA: Local supporting the sensitive reuse of Objective g Economy built assets to help meet local CPA: needs. Wellbeing and Supporting improved access Leisure between places and to services supporting the community in taking ownership of local services. Core Policy 49 To protect and encourage the Objective g BPNPP 1 Protection of development of rural services and CPA: rural services facilities in Wiltshire. Transport and community facilities

Core Policy 50 To avoid direct and indirect Objective c BPNPP 3 DSP1 Biodiversity impacts upon local sites through Objective d BPNPP 4 and sensitive site location and layout, Objective e Geodiversity and by maintaining sucient bu
ers and ecological connectivity with the wider environment. Damage or disturbance to local sites will generally be unacceptable, other than in exceptional circumstances Core Policy 51 Development should protect, Objective c BPNPP 2 DSP1 Landscape conserve and where possible Objective d BPNPP 3 DSP3 enhance landscape character and Objective e BPNPP 4 DSP5 must not have an unacceptable harmful impact upon landscape character, while any negative impacts must be mitigated as far as possible through sensitive design and landscape measures. Core Policy 52 Conserving and enhancing the Objective c BPNPP 4 Green natural environment; providing Objective d BPNPP 5 Infrastructure wildlife corridors; reducing noise Objective e and air pollution; and helping communities adapt to changing climate through water and carbon management

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Core Policy 53 The restoration and reconstruction Objective e BPNPP 4 Wiltshire’s of the Wilts and Berks canal as Canals navigable waterways is supported in principle. The alignments will be safeguarded by: i. Not permitting development likely to destroy the canal alignment or its associated structures, or likely to make restoration more dicult, and ii. Ensuring that where the canal is a
ected by development, the alignment is protected or an alternative alignment is provided.

Core Policy 55 To maintain good air quality and Objective g CPA: Air Quality minimise air pollution Transport

Core Policy 57 A high standard of design is Objective a BPNPP 1 DSP 1-4 Ensuring high required in all new developments Objective f CPA: Local quality design development is expected to create Objective g Economy and place a strong sense of place through shaping drawing on the local context and being complimentary to the locality Core Policy 58 Wiltshire’s important monuments, Objective a BPNPP 2 DSP2 Ensuring the sites and landscapes and areas of Objective c BPNPP 3 conservation historic and built heritage Objective g of the historic significance need to be protected environment and enhanced in order that they continue to make an important contribution to Wiltshire’s environment and quality of life Core Policy 60 To help reduce the need to travel, Objective c CPA: Sustainable particularly by private car, and Objective f Transport transport support and encourage the sustainable, safe and ecient movement of people and goods within and through Wiltshire Core Policy 68 Development must not prejudice Objective e BPNPP 4 Water the delivery of the action and Resources targets of the relevant River Basin or Catchment Management Plan, and should contribute towards their delivery where possible.

Section 4 - European Union Obligations

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Environmental Impact and Habitat Regulations

Following a screening assessment undertaken through Wiltshire Council with statutory consultees, there are no sites where Habitat Regulations apply. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was judged by Wiltshire Council and statutory consultees not to be required and undertaken as part of the preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan. These are attached as separate documents with the Neighbourhood Plan.

Human Rights

An equalities impact assessment has not been undertaken, as no longer required under the Equalities Act 2010, and it is not considered the Plan discriminates unfairly or in a manner which is contrary to the Human Rights Act 1998.

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