Draft New Local Plan Contents
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Draft New Local Plan Contents 1 Foreword 7 2 Introduction 8 3 Policy Context 10 4 Spatial Portrait 17 5 Key Drivers of Change 20 6 Vision for the Future 23 7 Objectives of the New Local Plan 24 8 The presumption in favour of sustainable development 25 9 Building a strong, competitive economy 26 10 Ensuring the vitality of town centres 39 11 Promoting sustainable transport 53 12 Supporting high quality communication infrastructure 70 13 Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes 75 14 Requiring good design 125 15 Promoting healthy communities 138 16 Protecting Green Belt land 158 17 Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change 174 18 Conserving and enhancing the natural environment 191 19 Conserving and enhancing the historic environment 211 20 Traveller Sites 217 21 Monitoring and Review 219 Appendices 1 Urban Design Objectives 225 2 Urban Design Approaches 226 3 Concept Diagram for Land West of Benfleet 228 4 Open Spaces 229 5 Local Wildlife Sites 237 6 Designated Historic Assets 243 Draft New Local Plan Contents 7 Non Designated Historic Assets 248 Policies Policy SD 1 The Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development 25 Policy E 1 Economic Strategy 28 Policy E 2 Existing Employment Estates 29 Policy E 3 Extension to Manor Trading Estate 30 Policy E 4 Extension to Charfleets Industrial Estate 31 Policy E 5 Land for Employment South of Northwick Road 32 Policy E 6 Locations for Economic Development 33 Policy E 7 Protecting Employment Land 34 Policy E 8 Promoting Higher Skilled Jobs 35 Policy E 9 Seafront Entertainment Area 36 Policy E 10 Port Related Activities 37 Policy E 11 Supporting the Local Construction Industry 38 Policy R 1 Town Centre Retail Strategy 40 Policy R 2 Canvey Town Centre Regeneration 42 Policy R 3 Hadleigh Town Centre Regeneration 43 Policy R 4 Town Centres 43 Policy R 5 Primary Shopping Frontages 44 Policy R 6 Local Shopping Parades 45 Policy R 7 Out of Centre Shopping Areas 47 Policy R 8 South Benfleet Leisure Quarter 48 Policy R 9 Locations for Retail Development 49 Policy R 10 Encouraging the Re-use of Empty Shops 50 Policy R 11 Hot Food Takeaways 52 Policy T 1 Transport Strategy 55 Policy T 2 Improvements and Alterations to Carriageway Infrastructure 58 Policy T 3 Improvements to Footpaths and Cycling Infrastructure 60 Policy T 4 Improvements to Public Transport Infrastructure and Services 62 Policy T 5 Transport Improvement Areas 63 Policy T 6 Congestion 64 Policy T 7 Safe and Sustainable Access 65 Policy T 8 Parking Provision 67 Policy T 9 Access for Servicing 68 Policy T 10 Waterborne Freight 69 Policy COM 1 Communications Infrastructure Strategy 71 Policy COM 2 Determining Applications for Telecommunications Equipment 72 Policy COM 3 Requirement for Communications Infrastructure in New Development Locations 74 Draft New Local Plan Contents Policy H 1 Housing Strategy 80 Policy H 2 Residential Institutions 82 Policy H 3 Established Residential Areas 83 Policy H 4 New Housing Site and Safeguarded Land - Land off Kiln Road, Thundersley 86 Policy H 5 New Housing Site - Land at Thorney Bay Caravan Park, Canvey Island 88 Policy H 6 New Housing Site - Land at Point Road, Canvey Island 90 Policy H 7 New Housing Site - Land off Scrub Lane, Hadleigh 91 Policy H 8 New Housing Site - Land at the former Castle View School, Canvey Island 93 Policy H 9 New Housing Site - Land between Felstead Road and Catherine Road, Benfleet 95 Policy H 10 New Housing Site - Land East of Rayleigh Road, Hadleigh 97 Policy H 11 New Housing Site - Land South of Daws Heath, Hadleigh 99 Policy H 12 New Housing Site - Land South of Eastwood Old Road, Eastwood 100 Policy H 13 New Housing Site - Land West of Glebelands, Thundersley 102 Policy H 14 New Housing Site - Land West of Benfleet 105 Policy H 15 New Housing Site - Land off the Glyders, Benfleet 107 Policy H 16 New Housing Site - Land East of Canvey Road 109 Policy H 17 New Residential Institution Site - Land Fronting Canvey Road 111 Policy H 18 Area of Search and Safeguarded Land - North West Thundersley 114 Policy H 19 Location of housing development 117 Policy H 20 Size and Type of Homes 118 Policy H 21 Securing more Affordable Housing 120 Policy H 22 Enhancing Quality in the Private Rented Sector 121 Policy H 23 Preventing the loss of homes 122 Policy H 24 Bringing Empty Homes back into use 123 Policy H 25 Caravan Parks 124 Policy DES 1 General Design Principles 127 Policy DES 2 Public Realm 129 Policy DES 3 Landscaping 131 Policy DES 4 Advertisements 132 Policy DES 5 The Appearance of Business Premises 134 Policy DES 6 Design Review 135 Policy DES 7 Public Art & Interpretation 136 Policy DES 8 Local Reference Points 137 Policy HC 1 Active and Healthy Communities 140 Policy HC 2 Opportunities for Indoor Leisure and Sports 142 Policy HC 3 Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation 144 Policy HC 4 Education, Skill and Learning 148 Policy HC 5 Health and Social Care Provision 150 Draft New Local Plan Contents Policy HC 6 Community Areas 151 Policy HC 7 Open Spaces 152 Policy HC 8 Allotment Gardens 152 Policy HC 9 Playing Fields associated with Educational Uses 152 Policy HC 10 The John H Burrows Sports and Community Hub 154 Policy HC 11 Development of Community Facilities 155 Policy HC 12 Developments on Open Spaces; Allotment Gardens; and Playing Fields associated with Educational Uses 156 Policy GB 1 Green Belt Strategy 159 Policy GB 2 Green Belt Extent 161 Policy GB 3 New Development in the Green Belt 162 Policy GB 4 Extensions and Alterations to Buildings in the Green Belt 164 Policy GB 5 Replacement Buildings in the Green Belt 165 Policy GB 6 Change of Use of Buildings and Land in the Green Belt 167 Policy GB 7 Ancillary Buildings and Structures in the Green Belt 169 Policy GB 8 Positive Uses in the Green Belt 171 Policy GB 9 Enclosure and Boundary Treatment in the Green Belt 173 Policy CC 1 Responding to Climate Change 177 Policy CC 2 Canvey Coastal Change Management Area 180 Policy CC 3 Land Safeguarded for Future Flood Defence Works 181 Policy CC 4 Hadleigh Marshes Coastal Change Management Area 181 Policy CC 5 South Benfleet Coastal Change Management Area 182 Policy CC 6 Fluvial and Surface Water Flood Management 185 Policy CC 7 Sustainable Buildings (New Builds) 188 Policy CC 8 Sustainable Buildings (Existing Buildings) 190 Policy NE 1 Green Infrastructure and the undeveloped Coast 193 Policy NE 2 The Daws Heath Historic Natural Landscape 197 Policy NE 3 Hadleigh Castle and Marshes Historic Natural Landscape 197 Policy NE 4 Canvey Marshes Historic Natural Landscape 198 Policy NE 5 The Green Lung 199 Policy NE 6 Local Wildlife Sites 200 Policy NE 7 Ensuring Capacity at the Southend Water Recycling Centre 201 Policy NE 8 Determining Applications affecting Ecologically Sensitive and Designated Sites 203 Policy NE 9 Protecting and Enhancing the Landscape and Landscape Features 205 Policy NE 10 Pollution Control and Residential Amenity 208 Policy NE 11 Development on Contaminated Land 209 Policy NE 12 Developments near Hazardous Uses 210 Policy HE 1 Conserving and Enhancing the Historic Environment 211 Policy HE 2 Designated Historic Assets - General 213 Policy HE 3 Designated Historic Assets - Detail 213 Policy HE 4 Precautionary Approach to Archaeology 214 Draft New Local Plan Contents Policy HE 5 Protecting Archaeological Assets 215 Policy HE 6 Non-Designated Historic Assets 216 Policy TS 1 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation 218 Draft New Local Plan Foreword 1 Foreword To be added upon adoption of the New Local Plan Draft New Local Plan 7 Introduction 2 Introduction 2.1 Castle Point Borough Council has prepared this plan in order to set out how the development and growth requirements of Castle Point for the period 2014 to 2031 will be met. It also sets out the policies that will be applied to ensure that individual development proposals contribute positively towards this plan. 2.2 In order to ensure that this plan is robust and responds positively to local issues, an evidence based approach has been taken. This evidence includes studies and assessments undertaken in order to understand both the needs for development and growth, and its likely impacts, and the physical constraints on development and growth in Castle Point. 2.3 The evidence for this local plan also consists of consultation responses received during the Issues Consultation undertaken in 2012. This has helped the Council prioritise issues associated with infrastructure, and to understand the value residents place on features of the local environment. 2.4 It is clear from the evidence that there is need for sustainable development and growth in Castle Point, due to its location in the Thames Gateway and close to London. However, the evidence also reveals constraints on growth arising from the natural environment including nature conservation, landscape protection and flood risk. 2.5 Castle Point has a substantial swathe of Green Belt that has worked positively to maintain the separation between towns within and beyond the borough. The retention of strategic corridors of Green Belt is also a constraint on development. 2.6 Having regard to this evidence, the Council has taken a capacity led approach to preparing this plan which seeks to meet the development needs of Castle Point in a way which respects, and is constrained by, the natural environment and the strategic corridors of Green Belt. 2.7 Having regard to the issues arising through consultation, the Council also aims to secure improvements to road infrastructure and community facilities alongside the delivery of development within this plan.