Cheshire West & Chester Council Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies Submission March 2018 Visit: cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Cheshire Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies W est 1 Introduction 6 and 2 Chester 11 Chester CH 1 - Chester settlement area 12 Council CH 2 - Chester regeneration areas 13 CH 3 - Employment land provision in Chester 17 Local CH 4 - University of Chester 18 Plan CH 5 - Chester conservation areas 19 (Part CH 6 - Chester key views, landmarks and gateways and historic skyline 22 T wo) 3 Ellesmere Port 25 Land EP 1 - Ellesmere Port settlement area 26 Allocations EP 2 - Employment land provision in Ellesmere Port 27 EP 3 - Stanlow special policy area 33 and EP 4 - Hooton Park 36 Detailed EP 5 - Thornton Science Park 38 Policies EP 6 - Ince Park 40 EP 7 - Ellesmere Port historic canal port 42 Submission 4 Northwich 44 N 1 - Northwich settlement area 44 N 2 - Northwich regeneration areas 45 N 3 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Northwich 49 N 4 - Employment land provision in Northwich 51 N 5 - Gadbrook Park 52 N 6 - Northwich conservation area 54 5 Winsford 56 W 1 - Winsford settlement area 56 W 2 - Employment land provision in Winsford 58 Contents Cheshire 6 Rural area 60 R 1 - Development in the rural area 60 W est R 2 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Tattenhall 63 and R 3 - Employment land provision in the rural area 66 Chester 7 Green Belt and countryside 71 Council GBC 1 - Commercial sites in the Green Belt 72 GBC 2 - Protection of landscape 79 Local GBC 3 - Key settlement gaps 81 Plan 8 Transport and accessibility 83 (Part T 1 - Local road network improvement schemes 84 T wo) T 2 - A56 Hoole Road Corridor 86 Land T 3 - Railway stations 88 Allocations T 4 - Rail corridors 89 T 5 - Parking and access 90 and Detailed 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding 94 M 1 - Future sand and gravel working 95 Policies M 2 - Mineral safeguarding areas - prior extraction of minerals 99 Submission M 3 - Proposals for minerals working 101 M 4 - Proposals for exploration, appraisal or production of hydrocarbons 102 M 5 - Restoration of minerals and oil and gas sites 107 M 6 - Salt and brine working 108 M 7 - Industrial sand proposals 109 M 8 - Minerals infrastructure 111 10 Development Management 113 DM 1 - Development of previously developed land 114 DM 2 - Impact on residential amenity 115 DM 3 - Design, character and visual amenity 116 DM 4 - Sustainable construction 118 Cheshire 11 Economic growth, enterprise and town centres 121 DM 5 - Protection and refurbishment of employment land and premises 122 W DM 6 - New agricultural and forestry buildings 123 est and DM 7 - Rural diversification of land based businesses 124 Chester DM 8 - Equestrian development 126 DM 9 - Visitor accommodation 128 Council DM 10 - Caravan and camping sites 129 Local DM 11 - Safeguarded areas around aerodromes 131 Plan DM 12 - Jodrell Bank 132 (Part DM 13 - Oulton Park 132 T wo) DM 14 - City and town centres 133 Land DM 15 - District and local retail centres 136 Allocations DM 16 - Shopfronts 138 DM 17 - Advertisements 140 and DM 18 - ICT and telecommunications 142 Detailed 12 Housing 145 DM 19 - Proposals for residential development 146 Policies DM 20 - Mix and type of new housing development 148 Submission DM 21 - Development within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse 150 DM 22 - Change of use to dwellinghouses and residential conversions 153 DM 23 - Delivering affordable housing 155 DM 24 - Rural exception sites 156 DM 25 - Essential rural workers dwellings 159 DM 26 - Specialist accommodation 160 DM 27 - Student accommodation 161 DM 28 - Houses in Multiple Occupation 163 13 Health and well-being 165 DM 29 - Health impacts of new development 165 Contents Cheshire DM 30 - Noise 167 DM 31 - Air quality 169 W est DM 32 - Land contamination and instability 172 and DM 33 - New or extension to hazardous installations 174 Chester DM 34 - Development in the vicinity of hazardous installations 176 Council 14 Open space, sport and recreation 178 DM 35 - Open space and new development 179 Local DM 36 - Provision for sport and recreation 182 Plan DM 37 - Recreational routeways 185 (Part DM 38 - Waterways and mooring facilities 186 T wo) DM 39 - Culture and community facilities 188 Land 15 Flood risk and water management 192 Allocations DM 40 - Development and flood risk 192 DM 41 - Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) 195 and Detailed DM 42 - Flood water storage 197 DM 43 - Water quality, supply and treatment 198 Policies 16 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and geodiversity 201 Submission DM 44 - Protecting and enhancing the natural environment 201 DM 45 - Trees, woodland and hedgerows 204 17 Historic environment 207 DM 46 - Development in conservation areas 207 DM 47 - Listed buildings 209 DM 48 - Non-designated heritage assets 210 DM 49 - Registered Parks and Gardens and Battlefields 212 DM 50 - Archaeology 213 18 Energy 216 DM 51 - Wind energy 216 DM 52 - Solar energy 219 Cheshire DM 53 - Energy generation, storage and district heat networks 221 19 Managing waste 223 W DM 54 - Waste management facilities 223 est and DM 55 - Sites for replacement household waste recycling facilities 225 Chester 20 Monitoring framework 227 Council Appendices Local A Chester key views and landmark buildings 258 Plan B Replaced and deleted policies 261 (Part Chester District Local Plan 261 T wo) Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan 279 Land Vale Royal Borough Local Plan 286 Allocations Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan 302 Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan 306 and C Glossary 309 Detailed Policies Submission 1 Introduction 6 Cheshire 1 Introduction 1.1 The Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies document provides further W detailed policies and land allocations which support the strategic objectives and policies set out in est the Local Plan (Part One), as part of the Council's aim to produce a comprehensive planning framework and to achieve sustainable development in the borough. Chester The Local Plan (Part Two) forms part of the statutory development plan for the Cheshire West Council and Chester area, along with the Local Plan (Part One) and, where applicable, Neighbourhood Plans. Local When determining planning applications, decisions must be taken in accordance with the Plan development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. (Part It will be for the decision-maker to determine which policies are relevant but it is important to T remember that the plan must be read as whole. wo) Land Certain policies of the Local Plan (Part Two) cross-reference to other policies but it should not Allocations be assumed that these are the only relevant policies. Where a policy offers support in principle, for example, for residential or employment development, the proposal would also be expected to meet other policy requirements. and Detailed Local Plan (Part One) Strategic Policies 1.2 The Local Plan (Part One), which was adopted by the Council on 29 January 2015, provides Policies the overall vision, strategic objectives, spatial strategy and strategic policies for the borough to 2030. This includes setting out the level and location of new housing and employment land, as well as the Submission identification of a number of strategic sites. Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies 1.3 The purpose of the Local Plan (Part Two) is to provide the detailed policies and land allocations required to deliver the overall strategy for Cheshire West and Chester for the period to 2030. The amount of housing and employment land needed is clearly identified in Local Plan (Part One) and it is not the role of the Local Plan (Part Two) to include any policies which alter or amend these requirements. The extent of the Green Belt is a strategic matter and is defined in Local Plan (Part One). 1.4 The Local Plan (Part One) sets out that settlement boundaries will be identified through the Local Plan (Part Two) for the four urban areas, key service centres and local service centres. Where there is a need to accommodate development on the edge of an identified settlement then the boundary has been drawn to reflect this, otherwise settlement boundaries reflect existing built development, the Green Belt boundary, Neighbourhood Plans where appropriate and, where relevant, extant planning commitments. 7 1.5 Some of Cheshire West and Chester’s development requirements have already been met Cheshire through development that has taken place, or is committed through planning permissions granted since 2010. The Local Plan (Part Two) identifies the additional development sites necessary to meet the remainder of the Local Plan (Part One) requirements. W est 1.6 The Local Plan (Part Two) is structured around area-specific policies CH 1 to M 8, which include and the land allocations and policies for the development of land within the settlement areas identified in Chester the Local Plan (Part One). Then development management policies DM 1 to DM 55, which contain criteria against which planning applications for new development across the borough will be assessed, followed by the monitoring framework. Council 1.7 When adopted, the Local Plan (Part Two), in combination with the Local Plan (Part One) will Local replace all of the retained policies from the former district local plans: Chester District Local Plan, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan, Vale Royal Borough Local Plan, Cheshire Replacement Plan Minerals Local Plan and Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan (see Appendix B for a list of the previously retained policies). Appendix C contains a glossary of explanatory terms. (Part T Neighbourhood planning wo) Land 1.8 The Localism Act 2011 gives local communities the power to help decide where development should go and the type and design of that development, by preparing neighbourhood plans for their Allocations areas.