Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 1 Introduction 6 What is this? 6 What is this consultation? 6 How to respond 6 Part 1: this Draft Policies Document 7 Part 2: Policies Map 7 Part 3: Inset Maps - Draft Site Allocations 8 Part 4: Inset Maps - Draft Area Designations 8 Call for sites 8 Sustainability Appraisal 8 Evidence base 8 Presumption in favour of sustainable development 9 Duty to cooperate 9 Area Action Plans 10 Waste and Minerals 10 Marine Planning 10 Next steps 11 2 Context 12 Hull today 12 City Plan 18 Hull and East Riding Joint Planning Statement 19 Humber LEP – Strategic Economic Plan 21 3 Hull: The Energy Port City 23 Where we want to be: Spatial Vision for Hull in 2030 23 How do we get to where we want to be: Strategic Priorities 23 Infrastructure & Delivery 26 Enabling Delivery 27 Viability of Development 27 Community Infrastructure Levy 28 Evidence base sources 30 Key Diagram 30 4 Climate Change 32 Introduction 32 Adapting to climate change – making the city safe and 32 resilient Mitigating climate change – moving to a low carbon future 34 5 Economic Growth 38 Introduction 38 Predicting future employment land requirements 39 Main employment areas and identified sites 41 Future use of land within designated Employment Areas 48 University of Hull 52 Supporting evidence 53 DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 6 Housing 54 Introduction 54 Housing demand 54 Housing land supply 56 Type and mix of housing 67 Housing on brownfield land 69 Affordable housing 70 Specialist housing 71 Houses in multiple occupation 72 Traveller provision 75 Designing for Housing 76 Density 77 Housing space standards 78 Residential gardens 81 Residential extensions and alterations 82 Inclusive housing design 83 Supporting Evidence 86 7 City Centre 89 Introduction 89 Defining the City Centre 89 Shops and Services 92 Leisure and Tourism 104 Office-based businesses 107 City Centre Living 109 City Centre development sites 110 Supporting Evidence 115 8 Shops, Services and Community Facilities 116 Establishing a centre hierarchy 116 Defining the extent of centres 121 Ensuring the vitality and viability of centres 123 Applying the sequential and impact tests 128 Promoting healthy communities 134 Delivering Community Facilities 138 Supporting evidence 142 Table 8.1: Schedule of centres 144 9 Design and Heritage 150 Design 150 Local Distinctiveness 152 Heritage 154 Energy efficient design 159 Shop Fronts 162 Advertisements 163 Designing Employment Development 165 Supporting Evidence 166 DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 10 Transport 168 Introduction 168 Sustainable transport 168 Location and layout of development 171 Transport assessments 173 Classified Road Network 174 New roads and road improvements 177 New parking sites 182 City Centre Car Parking 186 Car parking standards 189 Bus transport 193 Rail transport 195 Water transport 199 Walking and Cycling 201 Supporting Evidence 205 Table 10.1: Transport Assessments 207 Table 10.2: Parking Standards 214 11 Water Management 235 Flood Defences 238 Surface Water Storage and Drainage 240 Sustainable Drainage 241 Flood Risk Zones 244 Flood Risk Assessment, Sequential Test and Exception 247 Test Flood Risk Assessments Areas of Search 249 Water Quality 250 Water Supply 252 Waste Water 253 Supporting Evidence 255 12 Open Space 256 Introduction 256 Designating and allocating open space sites 257 Open space standards 261 Protecting open space 265 New public open space requirements 268 Supporting evidence 271 13 Natural Environment 273 Introduction 273 Planning positively for green infrastructure 273 Planning positively for biodiversity and wildlife 279 Tree Protection and Replacement 285 Supporting evidence 287 DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 14 Environmental Quality 289 Introduction 289 Atmospheric Pollution 289 Land affected by contamination 292 Noise Pollution 293 Light Pollution 295 Hazardous Substances 295 Supporting Evidence 298 15 Energy and Utilities 299 Renewable and low carbon energy 299 Wind turbines 305 Utility Equipment 307 Supporting evidence 309 Appendices A Saved Local Plan (2000) policies to be deleted 311 General Policies 311 Managing the Environment 312 Urban Regeneration 313 Natural Environment 313 Built Environment 315 Movement 319 Housing 322 Employment 323 Shopping 324 Community Facilities 326 Tourism 328 City Centre 329 Docklands 331 DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 1. Introduction What is this? 1.1 This is the second public consultation of the new Hull Local Plan. The Local Plan is an important document that will be used to determine planning applications in the city. Once adopted, the Local Plan will be used to guide new development in the city for the next 15 years, up to 2030. 1.2 Hull already has a Local Plan. However, it was published in May 2000 and parts of it are becoming out of date. In March 2012 the Government replaced all national planning policy with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The NPPF and the supporting National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) will be used to guide the content of the Local Plan. Paragraph 154 of the NPPF states that Local Plans should be… …aspirational but realistic. They should address the spatial implications of economic, social and environmental change. Local Plans should set out the opportunities for development and clear policies on what will or will not be permitted and where. 1.3 In order to retain control of its planning decisions, it is important that Hull has an up-to-date Local Plan. Our intention is for the new Local Plan to entirely supersede the old Local Plan. 1.4 If you have an interest in Hull, whether as a business-person, builder, resident, or visitor, then we would like to hear from you. What is this consultation? 1.5 This is a Preferred Options consultation. It sets out the draft planning policies and site allocations that the Council believes are appropriate. It also sets out the other potential options that the Council considered and the reasons why they were not chosen. We are seeking the views of those who live, work, or have an interest in the city, to tell us whether they agree with the options we have chosen. 1.6 The Council ran an Issues and Options consultation in May and June 2014. We have considered all the responses that were made to that consultation, and they have helped inform production of this document. How to respond 1.7 You can comment on any part of the Preferred Options Consultation Document. It comprises of five parts which should be considered together: Part 1: this, the Draft Policies Document; Part 2: the draft Policies Map; 6 DRAFT JUNE 2015 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options Part 3: draft Inset Maps - site allocations; Part 4: draft Inset Maps - area designations; and Part 5: the Response Form 1.8 You can also comment on the Sustainability Appraisal and Evidence Base documents which support the Local Plan. 1.9 The consultation will run for X weeks. The deadline for receiving your responses is XXX. 1.10 You can respond online at: www.hullcc.gov.uk/planning or you can complete the Part 5 paper response form and post it back to us using the following Freepost address: FREEPOST RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ Planning Policy Hull City Council PO BOX 15 HULL HU1 2AB 1.11 Alternatively email responses to: [email protected] Part 1: this Draft Policies Document 1.12 After this introduction, Chapter 2 sets the context for the plan. Chapter 3 then introduces the overall strategy for the plan. It suggests a vision, a set of strategic priorities and a key diagram. 1.13 The chapters are then based around key themes. Although each theme is dealt with separately, the document needs to be read as a whole in order to understand fully the spatial issues facing the city. 1.14 Each chapter theme follows a similar format. A number of issues are identified and discussed and then options that address the issues are listed. The options try to summarise the range of realistic options that we think are available. The Council then selects its preferred option from the list and presents a draft policy that it thinks is appropriate. In this consultation you can tell us if you agree with the Council’s choice of option, or whether you think another option should be chosen (either from the list or a different option that has not been considered in this document). Part 2: Policies Map 1.15 An important part of the new Local Plan will be the Policies Map (also known as a Proposals Map). This will show the spatial extent of the Local Plan policies. Part 2 of this consultation is a large citywide Policies Map which shows draft site allocations and area designations. DRAFT JUNE 2015 7 Hull Local Plan: Preferred Options 1.16 The purpose of allocating sites is to promote development in particular places. The Policy Map can also identify areas where it is deemed necessary to limit freedom to change the uses of buildings, and also identify land where development would be inappropriate. Part 3: Inset Maps - Draft Site Allocations 1.17 Part 3 shows the individual site allocations in more detail. We have produced a separate Site Selection Methodology evidence base document which explains how we have selected the site allocations. You are welcome to comment on the Site Selection Methodology as well as the individual sites. Part 4: Inset Maps - Draft Area Designations 1.18 Part 4 shows designated areas, such as Local Centres, in more detail. Call for sites 1.19 The Policies Map shows all the potential new housing, employment, shopping and open space sites as identified by supporting evidence base documents to the Local Plan.