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Halton Local Plan 2014-2037 Delivery and Allocations Local Plan (incorporating Partial Review of Core Strategy) Draft Document HALTON LOCAL PLAN PUBLICATION DRAFT (Nov’17) Foreword I would like to thank you for taking the time to take part in this consultation on Halton Borough Council’s Local Plan. This document builds upon and supports the sustainable growth strategy for the area set out in the adopted Core Strategy. It includes consultation on the Revised Core Strategy policies and the Delivery and Allocations Local Plan. This document will seek to find and allocate the most sustainable sites to provide new housing and jobs, without these our local economy cannot grow and prosper and without the right infrastructure of all types to support that growth, our communities will not thrive. Because of this, the plan is about more than just finding sites to build on. It is also about identifying where building shouldn’t happen at all or where particular care must be taken. Its policies protect what is important to local people such as parks and playing pitches, Conservation Areas and Local Wildlife Sites. The development management policies need to be flexible enough to respond to legislative and market changes, whilst allowing the Council to strive for excellence in all development that arises from the proposals it makes decisions upon. Cllr Hignett ii HALTON LOCAL PLAN PUBLICATION DRAFT (Nov’17) Contents Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................................... ii Contents ....................................................................................................................................................................... iii 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Why are we preparing this Document? ............................................................................................. 6 Purpose and format of the Halton Local Plan .................................................................................. 7 Public Consultation ................................................................................................................................. 7 Why should I get involved? ................................................................................................................... 7 Structure of this Document .................................................................................................................. 8 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................ 8 2. Policy Framework......................................................................................................................................... 11 National Context ..................................................................................................................................11 Local Context .........................................................................................................................................12 Devolution Agreement ........................................................................................................................13 3. Supporting Documents ............................................................................................................................... 14 Sustainability Appraisal .........................................................................................................................14 Infrastructure Plan .................................................................................................................................14 Habitats Regulations Assessment ......................................................................................................14 Health Impact Assessment ..................................................................................................................15 Equality Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................15 Duty to Co-operate Statement .........................................................................................................15 Consultation Statement .......................................................................................................................15 4. Evidence Base ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Evidence Base Documents ..................................................................................................................16 5. Part 1: Core Strategy (Revised Policies) ................................................................................................. 18 6. CS(R)1: HALTON’S SPATIAL STRATEGY ........................................................................................... 19 7. CS(R)3: HOUSING SUPPLY AND LOCATIONAL PRIORITIES ..................................................... 21 8. CS(R)4: EMPLOYMENT LAND SUPPLY ............................................................................................... 25 9. CS(R)5: A NETWORK OF CENTRES .................................................................................................... 28 10. CS(R)6: GREEN BELT ................................................................................................................................. 31 11. CS(R)13: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ....................................................................................................... 32 12. CS(R)14: MEETING THE NEEDS OF GYPSIES, TRAVELLERS AND TRAVELLING SHOWPEOPLE ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 13. CS(R)15: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ................................................................................................. 38 14. CS(R)17: Expansion of Liverpool John Lennon Airport ...................................................................... 39 iii HALTON LOCAL PLAN PUBLICATION DRAFT (Nov’17) 15. Part 2: Delivery and Allocations ............................................................................................................... 41 16. Economic Development ............................................................................................................................. 42 ED1: Employment Allocations ..................................................................................................................43 ED2: Employment Development .............................................................................................................46 ED3: Complementary Services and Facilities within Employment Areas ......................................48 17. Residential Development ............................................................................................................................ 49 RD1: Residential Development Allocations ..........................................................................................50 Policy RD1: Residential Development Allocations ........................................................................50 RD2: Gypsy & Travellers (Allocations) ..................................................................................................53 RD3: Dwelling Alterations, Extensions, Conversions and Replacement Dwellings ....................55 RD4: Greenspace Provision for Residential Development ...............................................................57 RD5: Specialist Housing .............................................................................................................................60 RD6: Primarily Residential Areas.............................................................................................................63 RD7: Custom and Self Build Housing .....................................................................................................64 18. Connectivity................................................................................................................................................... 66 C1: Transport Network and Accessibility ............................................................................................67 C2: Parking Standards ................................................................................................................................72 C3: Delivery of Telecommunications Infrastructure ..........................................................................74 C4: Operation of Liverpool John Lennon Airport ..............................................................................76 19. Halton’s Centres .......................................................................................................................................... 79 HC1: Vital and Viable Centres .................................................................................................................80 HC2: Retail Allocations ............................................................................................................................83 HC3: Primary Shopping Areas and Frontages ......................................................................................85 HC4: