Introduction C HAPTERCHAPTER 1

Strategic Framework C HAPTERCHAPTER 2

Housing C HAPTER CHAPTER 3

Economic Development & Tourism CHAPTERCHAPTER 4

Natural, Historic & Built Environment CHAPTERCHAPTER 5

Town Centres & Retailing CHAPTERCHAPTER 6

Transportation CHAPTERCHAPTER 7

Infrastructure & Community FacilitFacilitiesiesiesies CHAPTERCHAPTER 8

Leisure & Recreation CHAPTERCHAPTER 9

Criteria Used to Define Settlement Framework Boundaries – Appendix 1 Important Open Spaces – Appendix 2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Derbyshire Wildlife Sites – Appendix 3 Car Parking Guidelines – Appendix 4 Local Plan Corporate Check – Appendix 5 Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal – Appendix 6 FOREWARD

On 24 November 2005 the Council resolved to adopt the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan with modifications. The plan came into operation on that date.

The adopted plan will form the development plan and the basis for decisions on land use planning for the area of Derbyshire Dales outside the Peak District National Park.

The Derbyshire Dales is an area of immense character comprising a splendid landscape of hills and valleys together with a wealth of attractive buildings, open spaces, towns and villages. As Local Planning Authority, the District Council have a great responsibility in discharging our statutory planning functions and it is one which the Council’s members and Officers take very seriously.

Through the implementation of our planning policies, the Council seeks to protect and enhance the natural and built environment of the Derbyshire Dales whilst also securing the development of sustainable communities, providing homes, jobs, social and community facilities. At all times, we will endeavour to act in the best interests of the environment, respect the needs of residents, and seek to assist businesses which provide local employment.

The policies and proposals contained within this plan will guide and control development and change within the Derbyshire Dales for many years to come.

Councillor Lewis Rose Leader, Derbyshire Dales District

INDEX OF POLCIES AND PROPOSALS

Chapter 2 – Strategic Framework Page Policy SF1 Development Within Settlement Frameworks Boundaries 6 Policy SF2 Protection of Important Open Spaces 7 Policy SF3 Development Conspicuous From The Peak National Park 8 Policy SF4 Development In The Countryside 8 Policy SF5 Design And Appearance of Development 9 Policy SF6 Protection Of The Best Agricultural Land 10 Policy SF7 Waste Management And Recycling 11 Policy SF8 Catering For The Needs Of People With Disabilities In Development And 11 Redevelopment

Chapter 3 - Housing Policy H1 New Housing Development Within Settlement Framework Boundaries 18 Policy H2 Extensions to Dwellings 19 Policy H3 Dependent Persons Units 19 Policy H4 Housing Development Outside Settlement Framework Boundaries 20 Policy H5 Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings To Provide Residential Accommodation 20 Outside Settlement Frameworks Policy H6 Replacement Dwellings In The Countryside 21 Policy H7 New Dwellings For Agricultural Or Forestry Workers Or Rural Based 22 Enterprises In The Countryside Policy H8 Extending Domestic Curtilages Into The Countryside 23 Policy H9 Design And Appearance Of New Housing 23 Policy H10 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement Framework Of Market Towns 27 Policy H11 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement Frameworks Of Other Settlements 27 Policy H12 Alternative Provision For Affordable Housing Outside Settlement Frameworks 28 Policy H13 Affordable Housing Exceptional Sites In Rural Areas 29 Policy H14 Housing To Meet The Needs Of The Elderly And People With Disabilities 30 Policy H15 Accommodation For Gypsies 30

Chapter 4 – Economic Development & Tourism Page Policy EDT1 Land For General Industrial And Business Development 39 Policy EDT2 Existing Strategic Employment Land And Business Premises 39 Policy EDT3 Redevelopment Of Land At Clifton Road Ashbourne 40 Policy EDT4 Other Existing Employment Land And Business Premises 40 Policy EDT5 Industrial And Business Development Within Settlement Frameworks 41 Policy EDT6 Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings For Industrial And Business 41 Development Within Settlement Frameworks Policy EDT7 Extension And Expansion Of Existing Industrial And Premises 41 Policy EDT8 Design And Appearance Of New Industrial And Business Premises 42 Policy EDT9 Provision For People With Disabilities In Schemes For Employment Purposes 42 Policy EDT10 Industrial Development Involving Hazardous Or Pollutant Substances 43 Policy EDT11 Retail Uses Within Employment Areas 43 Policy EDT12 Haulage Operations 44 Policy EDT13 Buildings Associated With Agriculture, Forestry Or Other Rural Based 45 Enterprise Policy EDT14 Farm Diversification 45 Policy EDT15 New Build Industrial And Business Development Outside Of Settlement 46 Frameworks Policy EDT16 Re-Use Of Rural Building For Industrial And Business Use 46 Policy EDT17 Tourist Attractions 47 Policy EDT18 Tourist Accommodation Within The Settlement Frameworks Of Market 47 Towns And Other Settlements Policy EDT19 Tourist Accommodation Outside Defined Settlement Frameworks 48 Policy EDT20 Holiday Chalets, Caravan And Camp Site Developments 49

Chapter 5 – Natural, Historic & Built Environment Page Policy NBE1 Sites Of International Importance For Nature Conservation 53 Policy NBE2 Sites Of National Importance For Nature Conservation 54 Policy NBE3 Other Sites Of Importance For Nature Conservation 54 Policy NBE4 Protecting Features Or Areas Of Importance To Wild Flora And Fauna 55 Policy NBE5 Development Affecting Species Protected by Law Or Are Nationally Rare 57 Policy NBE6 Trees And Woodlands 57 Policy NBE7 Features Important In The Landscape 58 Policy NBE8 Landscape Character 59 Policy NBE9 Protecting The Important Open Spaces Alongside The A6 Through Darley 60 Dale Policy NBE10 Flood Risk And Surface Water Discharge 61 Policy NBE11 Water Quality Protection 62 Policy NBE12 Foul Sewage 62 Policy NBE13 Development On Or Adjacent to Contaminated And Unstable Land 63 Policy NBE14 Light And Noise Pollution 64 Policy NBE15 Air Quality 65 Policy NBE16 Development Affecting A Listed Building 67 Policy NBE17 Alterations And Extensions To A Listed Building 67 Policy NBE18 Conversion And Changes Of Use Of A Listed Building 67 Policy NBE19 Demolition Of Listed Building 68 Policy NBE20 Enabling Development 68 Policy NBE21 Development Affecting A Conservation Area 70 Policy NBE22 Shopfronts In Conservation Areas 70 Policy NBE23 Conservation Of Historic Parks And Gardens 71 Policy NBE24 Archaeological Sites And Heritage Features 72 Policy NBE25 Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site 72 Policy NBE26 Landscape Design In Association With New Development 74 Policy NBE27 Crime Prevention 75 Policy NBE28 Percent For Art 75

Chapter 6 – Town Centres & Retailing Page Policy S1 Retail Development In Town Centres 79 Policy S2 Retail Development In Edge Of Centre Locations 79 Policy S3 Retail Development In Out Of Centre Locations 79 Policy S4 Non Retail uses in Primary Shopping Frontages 80 Policy S5 Amusement Centres 81 Policy S6 The Design And Appearance Of Shops And Commercial Premises 81 Policy S7 Shopfront Security 81 Policy S8 Development To Realise the Potential Of The River Derwent 82 Policy S9 Development Of A Supermarket, Matlock 82 Policy S10 Development In Local Shopping Centres 82 Policy S11 Individual And Village Shops 83 Policy S12 Important Local Services And Facilities 83

Chapter 7 - Transportation Policy TR1 Access Requirements And The Impact Of New Development 88 Policy TR2 Travel Plans 88 Policy TR3 Provision For Public Transport 89 Policy TR4 Safeguarding The Reinstatement Of Railway Lines 89 Policy TR5 Strategic Rail Freight Site 90 Policy TR6 Pedestrian Provision 90 Policy TR7 Cycling Provision 91 Policy TR8 Parking Requirements For New Development 91 Policy TR9 Public Coach Park 92 Policy TR10 Safeguarding Haulage Depot, Longcliffe 92 Policy TR11 Sateguarding The Route Of The A6 Link Road, Matlock 93

Chapter 8 – Infrastructure & Community Facilities Page Policy CS1 Sites Required For Community Facilities 95 Policy CS2 Development Of Land At the Meadows/Off St. John’s Street, Wirksworth 96 Policy CS3 Provision Of New Community Facilities And Services 96 Policy CS4 Magistrates Court Facilities, Matlock 97 Policy CS5 Renewable Energy Installations 98 Policy CS6 Wind Turbine Generator Development 98 Policy CS7 Telecommunication Infrastructure 99 Policy CS8 Provision Of Community Infrastructure 100 Policy CS9 Utility Services & Infrastructure 100

Chapter 9 – Leisure & Recreation Policy L1 New Leisure Centre, Matlock 103 Policy L2 New Sport And Recreation Facilities 104 Policy L3 Safeguarding Recreational Sites And Facilities 104 Policy L4 Land For Sport And Recreation 105 Policy L5 Safeguarding The Tourism/Leisure Potential Of Stancliffe Quarry and Ball 105 Eye Quarries Policy L6 Outdoor Playing And Play Space In New Housing Developments 106 Policy L7 Water Based Leisure Pursuits 107 Policy L 8 Development Around Carsington Reservoir 107 Policy L9 Safeguarding Public Rights Of Way 108 Policy L10 Leisure Routes And Trails 108 Policy L11 Equestrian Development 108 Policy L12 Potentially Intrusive Sport Or Recreation Activities 109 Policy L13 Matlock Park 109 Policy L14 The National Stone Centre 110

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

The Derbyshire Dales During this time the Council will be moving forward with the preparation of 1.1 Derbyshire Dales covers an area of documents for inclusion in the Local approximately 79,000 hectares (307 sq. Development Framework. miles). The area comprises some of the most diverse and scenically beautiful areas in Britain. The Peak District Implementation of Local Plan Policies and National Park covers over half the area Proposals of Derbyshire Dales. 1.7 The policies and proposals in the Local 1.2 The Local Plan covers that part of the Plan should be read as a whole. All the Derbyshire Dales that lies outside the relevant development plan policies will National Park. It covers approximately be taken into consideration when 33,000 hectares (128 sq. miles) of land determining a planning application. with a total population of about 45000. The plan area is shown on Map 1. Form and Content of the Local Plan 1.3 The district is mostly rural in character 1.8 The Local Plan comprises of a Written and comprises attractive areas of Statement and a Proposals Map. The countryside interspersed with a large Written Statement sets out the Council’s number of villages and hamlets. The planning policies and proposals. largest settlements within the plan area Although some of these policies apply to are Matlock (population 9700), Darley the whole of the Local Plan area, the Dale (population 5200), Wirksworth Proposals Map identifies those locations (population 5100) and Ashbourne where particular policies and proposals (population 7000). apply.

1.9 Chapter 2 sets out the strategic The Process framework, and Chapter 3 sets out the 1.4 The Council is required, under the Town housing policies and proposals. and Country Planning Act 1990, to Economic development and tourism maintain an up to date Local Plan for polices are set out in Chapter 4. Policies that part of the District for which it is local on the natural, historic and built planning authority. In this instance the environment are set out in Chapter 5. Council is Local Planning Authority for Policies on town centres and retailing, that part of Derbyshire Dales outside of transportation, infrastructure and the Peak District National Park. community facilities and leisure and recreation are set out in Chapters 6, 7, 8, 1.5 The policies and proposals in the Local and 9 respectively. Plan will be used to guide the use and the development of land across the 1.10 The policies and proposals of the plan District for the period up to 2011. are printed in bold to clearly identify Planning applications for all forms of them. The policies cannot be read in development will be rigorously examined isolation, they must read as a whole, against the policies and proposals in this since more than one policy may be Local Plan. applicable to any given development proposal. 1.6 Under the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the policies and proposals in the Local Plan will be “saved” for a period of 3 years.

1 Policy Context for the Plan The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan 1.11 The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan has 1.14 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure been prepared having had regard to Plan sets out the key strategic policies for national planning policies, regional Derby and Derbyshire outside of the Peak spatial strategy and the provisions of the District National Park. It provides the Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure framework within which the Local Plan Plan. has to be prepared. However as indicated in paragraph 1.13 above, the more recent strategic guidance provided National Planning Policy by RSS8 must also be considered 1.12 The Government’s planning policies are

set out in Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs) and Planning Policy Key Aims and Objectives Statements (PPSs). Local planning 1.15 The concept of ‘sustainable development’ authorities are required to take them into is at the centre of Government policy. account in preparing development plans The most commonly used definition is and when making decisions on planning “development that meets the needs of the applications. present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. Regional Spatial Strategy 1.16 Sustainable development is quite simply 1.13 Following the enactment of the Planning about ensuring a better quality of life for & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the everyone. It is the recognition that the Regional Spatial Strategy now forms part economy, the environment and our social of the statutory development plan. RPG8 well being are interdependent. It means therefore becomes RSS8 and this making decisions that allows necessary replaces the RPG8 published in January development to take place, and at the 2002. Following the provisions of the same time, protect and where possible new Act all statutory planning documents enhance the environment. must now be in general conformity with its policies. Regional Spatial Strategy for 1.17 The Derbyshire Dales Community the East Midlands (RSS8) sets broad Strategy, prepared under the auspices of strategic policies for land use and the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak development in the East Midlands for a Local Strategic Partnership has set out a period up to 2021 and was published vision for Derbyshire Dales of; March 2005. RSS8 has been published “Working in Partnership to keep the since the approval of the Structure Plan Derbyshire Dales one of the best places and in some instances provides more up to live, work and visit”. –to date strategic advice. In these circumstances the more recent advice It sets out two main aims; must be taken fully into consideration in • To safeguard and improve the the determination of policies and quality of life of people living in proposals. Derbyshire Dales;

• To protect and enhance the environment of the Derbyshire Dales;

2 It has also identified six priority themes; 1.22 Increase the number of people, especially Housing, Health, Culture and Heritage, young people, participating in leisure Crime and Community Safety, Rural activities Transport, and Economic Prosperity. • Resisting the loss of existing, and encouraging the development of 1.18 The Council has recently adopted a new new leisure, recreation, and Corporate Plan for 2003-2007. This community facilities. builds upon the Community Strategy, and sets out seven key priority objectives for 1.23 Improve access to services and support the four year period; service delivery improvements • Concentrating housing, • Improve the supply of decent, employment services and other affordable homes for local people development within the built up • Increase the number of people, areas of settlements; especially young people, • Ensuring that infrastructure, participating in leisure activities services, and community facilities, • Reduce, re-use and recycle waste where required, are provided as part of new development; • Protect and improve the safety and • Resisting the loss of important health of residents and visitors services and facilities in rural • Stimulate economic, community settlements; and environmental regeneration • Seeking to encourage development in locations well related to the • Improve access to services public transport network. • Support service delivery 1.24 Protect and improve the safety and health improvements of residents and visitors 1.19 The Local Plan can assist the Council • Ensuring that infrastructure, achieve the aims of the Community services, and community facilities, Strategy and the priorities in it’s where required, are provided as Corporate Plan by delivering the land use part of new development; elements. The policies and proposals in • Ensuring that new development the Local Plan therefore seek to reflect takes account of the risk of flooding national, regional and strategic planning and does not have an adverse policy guidance, and the Council’s aims impact upon water quality and; and priorities. • Ensuring that development does not 1.20 The policies and proposals in the have an adverse impact upon air Derbyshire Dales Local Plan will seek to quality; meet the Council’s priorities in the • Resisting the loss of existing, and following ways: encouraging the development of new leisure, recreation, and 1.21 Improve the supply of decent, affordable community facilities; homes for local people • Giving preference to development • Ensuring that there is sufficient that encourages the use of cycling, housing land to meet the identified & walking, as an alternative to the requirements; private car; • Negotiating on housing sites the • Encouraging new development to provision of affordable, and other achieve the Secured by Design specialist housing to meet identified standard. needs.

3 1.25 Reduce, recycle and re-use waste impact upon water quality; • Giving preference to development • Resisting development that does not that makes effective use of protect and enhance the historic previously developed land; environment of the District; • Encouraging the re-use of • Ensuring that there is sufficient construction materials, and the housing land to meet the identified provision of recycling facilities as an requirements; integral component of development • Ensuring that there is sufficient proposals. employment land to meet the identified requirements; 1.26 Stimulate economic, community and • Encouraging development that is environmental regeneration beneficial to the local economy; • Concentrating housing, • Giving preference to development employment services and other that encourages the use of cycling, development within the built up & walking, as an alternative to the areas of settlements; private car; • Ensuring that infrastructure, • Encouraging new development to services, and community facilities, achieve the Secured by Design where required, are provided as standard. part of new development;

• Resisting development in Monitoring unsustainable locations; • Resisting the loss of important 1.27 In order to measure progress towards the services and facilities in rural achievement of the aims, objectives and settlements; priorities of the Plan regular, frequent • Encouraging high standards of monitoring of key indicators will be design for new development, and undertaken and appropriate remedial resisting poor quality design; action pursued. These key indicators will • Ensuring that new development be established and set out in the protects and enhances the Council’s Annual Monitoring Report at an character and appearance of early stage. towns, and villages throughout the District; • Giving preference to development that makes effective use of previously developed land; • Seeking to protect and enhance biodiversity throughout the District, including wildlife habitats, species, trees and hedgerows; • Ensuring that new development does not have an adverse impact on the local landscape character; • Protecting the best and most versatile agricultural land and soils from development; • Ensuring that new development takes account of the risk of flooding and does not have an adverse

4 CHAPTER 2 Strategic Framework

Objectives into account such factors as the availability of local services and facilities, • To set out a strategic framework for the public transport, and the ability of achievement of sustainable development settlements to accommodate new in the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan that development. addresses the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area. 2.5 Taking these into account and the emphasis placed on the role of Market

Towns and Key Villages in rural areas, Introduction the Council has adopted a strategic 2.1 The Governments policies on sustainable framework, that groups together development are set out in the UK settlements by their ability to Strategy for Sustainable Development. It accommodate the development needs of has three main elements; social, the District, whilst at the same time environmental and economic well-being. making a contribution to the achievement of sustainable development. 2.2 The location, scale and distribution of new development can have an impact upon social, economic and Market Towns environmental well-being. 2.6 The following settlements are best placed Inappropriately located new development to make a contribution to the can have unsustainable consequences. It achievement of sustainable development. is important, therefore, that in meeting Priority will be given to the concentration the development needs of Derbyshire of development in these settlements. Dales, care is taken to ensure the principles of sustainable development are Ashbourne Wirksworth met, and community well being is Matlock addressed. 2.3 The thrust of national, regional and local Other Settlements planning policy indicates that in rural 2.7 New development in the following areas, such as Derbyshire Dales, settlements is not required to maintain development should be concentrated in the presence of the existing services and those most accessible settlements, with facilities. Any development in these lesser amounts of development in smaller settlements should not have an adverse villages which have basic services and impact upon their character or which have a population that would appearance. support their continued viability. Brailsford Hulland Ward 2.4 In order to identify those settlements in Cromford Matlock Bath which development should be Darley Dale Middleton concentrated the Council has undertaken Doveridge Tansley an objective assessment of the characteristics of each settlement in the 2.8 In order to maximise redevelopment area covered by the Derbyshire Dales opportunities in both the Market Towns Local Plan. This involved analysing a and the Other Settlements, the suitability whole series of different data sets of new development proposals will be including; demographic data, social and against a sequential test, similar to that economic indicators, as well as taking

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set out in PPG 3 and the Regional Spatial the Settlement Framework. For the Strategy for the East Midlands. purpose of defining residential curtilages these exclude paddocks, orchards, land 2.9 Development outside of any of the used for recreational purposes and settlements listed above will be regarded similar uses and land separated from the as being in the countryside. main curtilage by a physical boundary.

2.16 The identification of Settlement Settlement Frameworks Frameworks will ensure that all forms of 2.10 The achievement of sustainable development can be considered on the development is influenced by the location basis of their contribution to the and scale of development. The settlement achievement of sustainable development, hierarchy established above identifies and their ability to preserve or enhance those settlements that are best able to the character of existing settlements. make a contribution to achieving sustainable development. Policy SF1 2.11 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan sets out that new development Development Within Settlement should be located within or well related Framework Boundaries to existing settlements, and that away Within the Settlement Frameworks shown on from settlements development should the Proposals Map development will be only be permitted if it is appropriate in permitted provided that it; that location. (a) makes full and effective use of previously 2.12 Within villages the Derby and Derbyshire developed land or buildings in Joint Structure Plan sets out that preference to greenfield sites and; development will be permitted provided that it can be accommodated within the (b) makes good use of existing or potential built framework or wider physical infrastructure and; confines of the village. (c) preserves or enhances the character and 2.13 In the settlements identified above there appearance of the settlement and; is likely to be pressure for development. (d) is well related to surrounding properties Failing to define the extent of the and land uses and; settlement could lead to inappropriate and unsustainable development. (e) provides opportunities to minimise the overall need to travel by car between 2.14 The Council considers, therefore, that in homes, jobs and services and; order to create certainty about where new development may be acceptable, it is (f) is, or capable of, being well related to important to establish the extent of the the public transport network and; built framework and wider physical (g) does not result in the loss of important confines of settlements. local services and facilities and; 2.15 To create this certainty the Local Plan (h) preserves or enhances the natural and identifies Settlement Frameworks for the built environment Market Towns and Other Settlements. These are shown on the Proposals Map. Appendix 1 lists criteria used to define

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Important Open Spaces within Settlements development of sites identified as important open spaces on the Proposals Map unless the 2.17 Within almost every settlement in the Plan proposed development would assist the Area there are open spaces that are maintenance, reinforcement or improvement important to the character and of the land’s undeveloped character. appearance of the settlement. Development on these areas would be Planning permission for development on other harmful to their open character or to the open space within the defined Settlement character of the settlement. As a Frameworks, will only be granted where; consequence they been given special (a) the site does not make an important protection, and identified on the contribution to the character or Proposals Map. appearance of the settlement or; 2.18 Given the large number and often small (b) the proposed development does not size of these spaces, it is not practical to result in the loss of important views into identify all of them on the Proposals or out of the settlement or; Map. In considering proposals on other open spaces the Council will use the (c) the site does not make any contribution following criteria to assess the whether it to the special character or appearance should be protected from development; of a conservation area or; • The physical appearance of the site (d) the sites has no importance as local and the presence of important trees public amenity either in terms of its and other landscape features. landscape qualities, or its use as an informal space for passive or active • Views across the site, both out from recreation. and into the settlement. Views to open countryside will be deemed Appendix 2 lists the Important Open Spaces as especially important. shown on the Proposals Map.

• The historical importance of the site Peak District National Park to the special character or appearance of a conservation area. 2.19 The Peak District National Park contains some of the country’s wildest and most • The importance of the site to the beautiful landscapes. Approximately half setting of existing development. of the Derbyshire Dales District lies within • The importance of the site as the Peak District National Park, with wildlife corridors. much of the Local Plan area bordering it. If the special qualities of the National The list of Open Spaces as shown on the Park are to be protected, careful control Proposals Map is set out in Appendix 2. needs to be exercised over harmful The Council will periodically review this development, be this within or outside the list and revise as necessary. National Park. Planning permission will not therefore be granted for development Policy SF2 that is considered to be harmful to the valued characteristics of the National Protection Of Important Open Park. Spaces

Planning permission will not be granted for the

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Policy SF3 schemes are well conceived and are consistent in scale with their countryside Development Conspicuous From The location. The Council will therefore seek to resist farm diversification schemes that Peak National Park have an adverse impact upon the Planning permission will not be granted for countryside. development that may adversely affect the purposes of the National Park or be harmful to its valued characteristics Policy SF4

Development In The Countryside Development in the Countryside Development within the countryside will only 2.20 PPS7 sets out that development in the be permitted if: countryside should benefit economic (a) it is required to serve the essential activity and maintain or enhance the requirements of agriculture, forestry and environment. Appropriate development outdoor sport or recreation or; can be accommodated without detriment to the countryside if the (b) it assists the growth of tourism; or location and design is handled (c) it forms part of a farm-based sensitively. Development considered diversification scheme; or appropriate in the countryside includes that associated with agriculture, (d) it represents the acceptable re-use forestry, farm diversification, rural adaptation or extension of an existing business, tourism, sport and recreation. rural building; or 2.21 In this context, ‘the countryside’ (e) provides for other needs which can only comprises all land outside the be met in a rural area Settlement Frameworks defined on the and; Proposals Map. (f) the proposals are appropriate in nature 2.22 Agriculture has experienced and scale to a rural area and; considerable changes in recent years, (g) it preserves or enhances the character and many farmers are looking to and appearance of the countryside and; diversify their operations to generate additional income. PPS7 seeks to (h) minimises any adverse impact on the encourage rural enterprise, including local environment the diversification of farm businesses. The health of the rural economy is important for the well being of Design and Appearance of Development residents and businesses of Derbyshire 2.24 New buildings and the areas surrounding Dales. The Council’s Economic them can have a significant effect upon Development Strategy therefore the character and appearance of an encourages farm diversification area. Their relationship to existing schemes. features can be beneficial to an area, but 2.23 There are potentially many ways in which at the same time they can also be farm diversification can occur. However, detrimental. In the interests of continuing care must be taken to ensure that such to provide a high quality built environment, in considering proposals

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for development the Council has a duty (a) the scale, density, massing, height, to ensure that the appearance and layout, access, materials of construction relationship of new built development to and landscaping preserves or enhances its surroundings maintains, and wherever the quality and local distinctiveness of its possible enhances the quality of the local surroundings environment. (b) it reinforces the sense of place 2.25 The quality of the local environment engendered by the presence of distinctive within the District is dependent upon local building styles and materials ensuring that the standard of new built (c) it is well related to surrounding development and landscaping is of the properties and land uses highest standard. Good design can promote sustainable development by (d) it minimises the risk and fear of crime continuing to make it an attractive place and disorder to live, work and visit. (e) it gives priority to pedestrians and cyclists 2.26 In 1995 the Countryside Commission over the movement and parking of (now Countryside Agency) introduced the vehicles concept of Village Design Statements (f) it maximises the energy efficiency of built (VDS). They are seen as a way of development ensuring that those living in a local The Council may impose conditions or seek to community can appreciate and influence secure agreements to ensure that the design the design principles, to protect and aspects of a development are acceptable. enhance the character and local distinctiveness of the village. The Council is fully supportive of the concept, and Protection of the Best Agricultural Land considers that they have an important role to play in identifying local 2.28 The best and most versatile agricultural distinctiveness. The Council has already land is a national resource that needs to adopted a VDS for Bonsall as be protected for future generations. PPS7 supplementary planning guidance, and sets out that development should not be will support other local communities permitted on the best and most versatile wishing to prepare them. agricultural land unless opportunities have been assessed for accommodating 2.27 For major developments, and those in development needs on previously sensitive locations, the Council will developed sites, on land within the require the submission of a design boundaries of existing developed areas. statement to explain the relationship If development is unavoidable local between the design principles adopted planning authorities should seek to use and the surrounding area. poorer quality farmland, except where other sustainability considerations Policy SF5 suggest otherwise. There is no Grade 1 agricultural land within the Plan area, Design And Appearance Of and detailed information relating to Grade 3a is not currently available. Development Therefore, the Proposals Map shows only Planning permission will only be granted for the areas of Grade 2 land and these development where; should be regarded as generalised.

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Development proposals will be expected Hazards) Regulations 1999, with the to clarify the status of any agricultural objective, in the long term, to maintain land included within their areas, together appropriate distances between with justification for the use of best establishments and residential areas and agricultural land where appropriate. areas of public use. In accordance with DETR Circular 04/2000, the Local

Authority will consult the Health and Policy SF6 Safety Executive, as appropriate, about the siting of any proposed dangerous Protection Of The Best Agricultural substance establishments. Land 2.30 The area covered by this Local Plan Planning permission for development on the already contains a number of dangerous best and most versatile agricultural land substances establishments and major (grades 1, 2 and 3a) will not be granted accident hazard pipelines. These include unless; sites at Hulland Ward, and Ashbourne, (a) the development cannot be and Wirksworth. Whilst they are subject accommodated on previously developed to stringent controls under existing health land within the Settlement Framework and safety legislation, it is considered boundary of a Market Towns and Other prudent to control the kinds of Settlements and; development permitted in the vicinity of these installations. For this reason the (b) the development cannot be Council has been advised by the Health accommodated on any other previously and Safety Executive of consultation developed land and; distances for each of these installations. (c) the development cannot be In determining whether or not to grant accommodated on poorer quality planning permission for a proposed agricultural land (grades 3b, 4 and 5) development within these consultation except where this is of landscape, wildlife distances the Council will consult the or historic interest that outweighs Health and Safety Executive about risks to agricultural considerations the proposed development from the dangerous substance establishment in or accordance with DETR Circular 04/2000. (d) there are overriding benefits resulting

from the development that would outweigh any harm caused to the best Managing Waste & Recycling and most versatile agricultural land. 2.31 PPS 10 sets out that the government intends to set out a policy framework for sustainable waste management within Hazardous Sites which stakeholders can plan and take 2.29 Certain sites and pipelines are waste management decisions, which designated as dangerous substance reduces the amount of waste we produce establishments by virtue of the quantities and, where waste is produced, deals with of hazardous substance present. The it in a way that contributes to the siting of such installations will be subject economic, social and environmental to planning controls, for example under goals of sustainable development. the Planning (Control of Major-Accident

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2.32 Developers, like all other businesses, are 2.35 Whilst Part M of the Building stakeholders, as are the people and firms Regulations requires the needs of the that will occupy new development. The disabled to be taken into account in Council will in appropriate circumstances respect of buildings, it has no ensure that applicants for major jurisdiction in respect of other elements developments include details of what of development proposals such as arrangements they will make for the open spaces and parking areas, which recycling of their demolition and if not regulated through the planning construction waste; providing space on a system could lead to a situation, housing or retail development for a whereby the needs of the disabled are "bring site"; enabling each residential unit catered for within the building but not and shop to separate putrescible from outside. To facilitate this the Council other waste; and where appropriate set will seek to ensure that the design and aside an area on an industrial estate for appearance of new development a recycling centre. including parking areas and areas of open spaces, meets the needs of

people with disabilities Policy SF7

Waste Management And Policy SF8 Recycling Planning permission for major development Catering For The Needs Of People proposals will only be granted where it can be With Disabilities In Development And demonstrated that the waste generated from Redevelopment both the construction and occupation of the Planning permission for development will only development is to be managed in a be granted if the special needs of people with sustainable manner. disabilities have been catered for Where necessary the Council will impose conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to ensure the sustainable management of waste from the development.

The Needs of People with Disabilities 2.33 People with disabilities can be precluded from playing a full role in society and their enjoyment of life can be severely hampered if buildings, transport and facilities and services provided for the general public are not accessible to them. 2.34 The Council will ensure that people with disabilities are not impeded from playing a full role in community life because of the design of the environment.

11 CHAPTER 3 Housing

Objectives than is currently available, and seek to create mixed communities; • to establish the extent of housing land requirements for the period up to 2011 • provide sufficient housing land but give priority to re-using previously- • to manage the release of land for new developed land within urban areas, residential in locations that contribute to bringing empty homes back into the achievement of sustainable use and converting existing development, maximises the re-use of buildings, in preference to the previously developed land, and development of greenfield sites; minimises the need to travel by motor vehicle • create more sustainable patterns of development by building in ways • to encourage a standard of design and which exploit and deliver layout of new housing development that accessibility by public transport to enhances the quality and attractiveness jobs, education and health facilities, of residential areas shopping, leisure and local • to establish the extent of local need for services; affordable housing for the period up to • make more efficient use of land by 2011 reviewing planning policies and • to facilitate the delivery of affordable standards; housing to meet local needs • place the needs of people before ease of traffic movement in Introduction designing the layout of residential developments; 3.1 The Government’s objective is that everyone should have the opportunity of • seek to reduce car dependence by a decent home. PPG3 advises that to facilitating more walking and promote more sustainable patterns of cycling, by improving linkages by development and make better use of public transport between housing, previously developed land, the focus for jobs, local services and local additional housing should be existing amenity, and by planning for mixed towns and cities. It sets out that new use; and housing and residential environments • promote good design in new should be well designed and should housing developments in order to make a significant contribution to create attractive, high-quality living promoting urban renaissance and environments in which people will improving the quality of life choose to live. 3.2 It sets out that local planning authorities 3.3 More sustainable patterns of should: development should be promoted by: • plan to meet the housing • Concentrating most additional requirements of the whole housing development within urban community, including those in need areas; of affordable and special needs • Making more efficient use of land housing; by maximising the re-use of • provide wider housing opportunity previously developed land and the and choice and a better mix in the conversion and re-use of existing size, type and location of housing buildings;

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• Assessing the capacity of urban • new house building within villages areas to accommodate more should be in keeping with the housing; character of the village and not result in significant expansion; • Adopting a sequential approach to the allocation of land for housing • outside existing villages housing development; should be limited to that which is essential for a rural location; • Managing the release of housing land; and • development of new settlements in the countryside should be prevented • Reviewing existing allocations of except where these would result in housing land in plans, and the redevelopment of previously planning permissions when they used land and would largely come up for renewal. produce self contained sustainable 3.4 It also sets a target of 60% of new settlements; housing to be provided on previously • the conversion of dwellings and developed land and through the other buildings in the countryside conversion of existing buildings by 2008. should not result in visual intrusion, In order to establish how much additional environmental or traffic problems; housing can be accommodated within urban areas and therefore how much • provision should be made for greenfield land may be required for gypsies and travellers. development, all local planning 3.6 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure authorities should undertake urban Plan requires land for 3100 dwellings to capacity studies. be provided in the period 1991 – 2011. 3.5 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure These dwellings are distributed across the Plan was adopted in January 2001. sub areas as follows: (Map 1 identifies Housing policies in the Derby and the extent of each sub area) Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan set out Ashbourne 1300 that: Derby 300 • local plans should include policies for affordable housing; Matlock/Wirksworth 1500 • each District should ensure that a 3.7 At April 2003, 2261 dwellings had been five year supply of land is available built since 1991, 335 were under at all times; construction and a further 948 had planning permission but work had not • development should be commenced. Table 1. sets out this concentrated within existing urban information on a sub area basis. areas to minimise the use of greenfield sites and make the best 3.8 In accordance with PPG3, an urban use of existing infrastructure; capacity study has been undertaken for • despoiled, unused and under-used the Market Towns of Ashbourne, Matlock land should be made full use of, and Wirksworth. while protecting existing urban 3.9 These towns were selected as they have open space; been identified in the Strategic • new housing development in the Framework as being best placed to make countryside should be well related a contribution to sustainable to existing urban areas and its development. impact minimised; 14

3.10 The underlying strategy of the plan is to concentrate development within the most sustainable locations, whilst seeking to protect the countryside from inappropriate development. Consequently the purpose of the study was to identify all land with potential to be developed for housing within the main urban areas. 3.11 Table 2 below summarises the results of the urban capacity study.

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Overall Potential Supply 1991 - 2011 Table 1. Sub Area Housing Completions April 2003 3.12 Table 3 below shows the number of dwellings completed at April Sub Area Ashbourne Derby Matlock/Wirksworth Total 2003 and the potential provision identified within the sub areas through the urban capacity study. Structure Plan 1300 300 1500 3100 Requirement 3.13 The table above shows that when assessed against the Derby and Completed 881 235 1145 2261 Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan requirement for the same period there is likely to be a large surplus of housing provision. Whilst the surplus Under 222 25 88 335 in the Matlock/Wirksworth sub area is approximately 50% over the Construction Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan requirement, this includes Not Started 61 23 864 948 planning permission for 432 houses on the Cawdor Quarry site, not all of which will be completed within the plan period up to 2011. Remaining 136 17 -597 -444 Requirement Five Year Land Supply Table 2. Potential Urban Capacity 3.14 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan requires that provision Ashbourne Matlock Wirksworth Total be made to ensure that a five year supply of land for housing is available at all times. Capacity from 67 81 44 192 3.15 Table 4 below shows the five year housing supply figure for each of Past Trends the sub areas compared with the number of dwellings already built Capacity from 200 36 85 321 and the potential capacity identified through the urban capacity study. Site Surveys (Less 10%) 3.16 As this table shows there is a currently sufficient land identified to meet the five-year housing requirement. Total potential 267 117 129 513 capacity

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Table 3. Sub Area Completions, Existing Commitments and Potential Capacity Table 4. Five Year Housing Supply Ashbourne Derby Matlock/Wirksworth Total Ashbourne Derby Matlock/Wirksworth Total Structure Plan 1300 300 1500 3100 Five Year 325 75 375 775 Requirement Requirement 1991 - 2011 Commitments 283 48 547 878 Completed 881 235 1145 2261 1991 –2003 Non- -28 -5 -55 -88 implementation Commitments 255 43 857 1155 (10%) April 2003 (less 10%) Urban Capacity 290 0 260 550 Potential Urban 290 0 260 550 Capacity Total 545 43 752 1340 Potential Total Surplus 220 -32 377 565 Total potential 1426 278 2262 3966 * Five Year Supply Calculation makes the following assumptions: supply Cawdor Quarry commences in 2007 Development rate of 30pa Total Surplus 126 -22 762 866 Development within five-year period of 30 units Completion of 405 units 2008 onwards

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3.17 The allocation of any new and additional Policy H1 sites for residential purposes would therefore exacerbate this situation. No New Housing Development Within land has therefore been allocated for Settlement Framework Boundaries residential development in the Local Plan for the period up to 2011. To ensure that Within the Settlement Framework boundaries the amount of residential development shown on the Proposals Map residential development will be permitted for the that comes forward in the period up to following: 2011 is generally in accordance with the Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure (a) conversion of existing dwellings to provide additional units; Plan, the Council will continue to monitor and manage the release of housing land. (b) conversion of existing buildings to This may involve refusing the renewal of housing; existing planning permissions where they (c) replacement of existing dwellings; no longer meet current policy guidance. (d) in-filling or consolidation, especially where this makes full and effective use of previously developed land or buildings Provision For New Housing Development where the previous use is no longer required. 3.18 In accordance with advice in PPG3, preference will be given to residential All such development must respect the development involving previously character, appearance and setting of the developed land, located within Settlement settlement. Framework Boundaries. Proposals for

the redevelopment of existing employment land and/or business Extensions to Residential Properties premises should however, have regard to 3.23 Extensions to houses can improve living the provisions of Policy EDT4. conditions for occupiers, without the need 3.19 The majority of new housing provision to move. The majority of residential within the plan period will be provided properties can be extended by a limited through infill and consolidation and from amount without the need for planning conversions and changes of use. permission. Where required, planning permission will be granted for extensions 3.20 Not every undeveloped site will be to residential properties, provided it does appropriate for development. Backland not result in a detrimental impact upon and garden development especially the scale and character of the dwelling where it would result in an unacceptable and its surroundings, or lead to adverse loss of privacy and levels of amenity to impact upon residential amenity of both existing and proposed dwellings will neighbouring properties. In order to both not be acceptable. safeguard the character and appearance 3.21 Development on open space that of the original building, and its impact contributes to the character, appearance, upon the local and wider landscape, the and setting of the settlement will also be Council will resist proposals to extend resisted. residential properties brought forward through the re-use or conversion of 3.22 Within the Settlement Framework buildings outside of a Settlement Boundaries infill development is defined Framework. as consisting of development of a small gap within a substantially built-up frontage in most cases of not more than two dwellings 18

Policy H2 (b) it would not result in a detrimental impact on the character and appearance Extensions To Dwellings of the dwelling or buildings or group of buildings and its surroundings and; Planning permission will be granted for extensions to existing dwellings, providing that; (c) it does not result in a significant loss of privacy or amenity for residents of (a) it would not result in a detrimental neighbouring properties. impact on the character and appearance of the dwelling and its surroundings and; The Council will impose conditions in respect of dependant persons units to (b) it does not result in a significant loss of ensure that they are occupied in privacy or amenity for residents of association with the main dwelling and neighbouring properties. are not capable of independent occupation after the use ceases. Dependent Person Units 3.24 Additional accommodation is sometimes Residential Development in the Countryside. required for dependant persons to 3.27 PPS7 advises that new house building in enable them to live alongside a carer or the open countryside, away from relative. This type of accommodation will established settlements or from areas generally come forward in three forms; allocated for development should be an extension to an existing dwelling, the strictly controlled, and requires special conversion of suitable outbuildings, or justification. In order to preserve the the construction of a small independent attractive areas of open countryside unit. surrounding the settlements, to minimise 3.25 The size and scale of a dependent person the loss of agricultural land and to avoid unit must not render it capable of the high costs of servicing new independent occupation. Proposals of a development in scattered and isolated size and scale that would render them locations, applications for residential capable of independent occupation will development in the countryside will be considered on the basis of new therefore normally be refused. residential development. 3.28 It is recognised that some activities can 3.26 All proposals should not have an adverse only take place or are best located in the impact upon the character and countryside. A limited number of new appearance of the dwelling, or out dwellings may be required in connection buildings where conversion is proposed. with these activities. Proposals should not have an adverse 3.29 In order to provide affordable housing to impact upon their surroundings or the meet local needs, small sites may be amenity of neighbouring properties. released on land that would normally be regarded as being within the countryside. Policy H3 These sites should however be well related to existing settlements, rather Dependent Persons Units than be in isolated locations. Planning permission will be granted for dependent persons units provided that;

(a) the scale of the dependent person unit is

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Policy H4 back into beneficial use rather than being allowed to fall into disrepair. Whilst Housing Development Outside employment uses are preferable, conversion to residential use may be a Settlement Framework Boundaries more appropriate means of securing Outside the Settlement Framework boundaries their long-term preservation. In all cases defined on the Proposals Map planning Policy H4 must also be taken into permission will be granted for housing that: account alongside Policy H5 below.

(a) is essential for the operation of 3.34 Residential conversions can often have a agriculture, forestry or other enterprise detrimental impact upon the fabric and that needs to be in that location; or character of barns, mills and other (b) consists of affordable housing for an traditional buildings. Ancillary activities identified local need. such as garaging, car parking, and boundary treatments can be very intrusive in the countryside. If planning Conversion of Buildings to Residential Development in the Countryside permission is granted for a residential conversion the Council will seek to 3.30 The Government is committed to impose conditions removing all permitted maximising the re-use of previously development rights. developed land and empty properties and the conversion of non-residential buildings for housing, in order both to promote regeneration and minimise the Policy H5 amount of greenfield land being taken for development. Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings To Provide Residential 3.31 However in the countryside, outside the Accommodation Outside Settlement defined Settlement Frameworks, PPS7 Frameworks and the policies in the Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan give Outside the Settlement Frameworks defined on preference to the conversion and re-use the Proposals Map planning permission will be of rural buildings for employment use granted for the conversion of existing buildings over residential development. to housing from other uses, only where; 3.32 Not all buildings are appropriate for (a) the building or group of buildings are of conversion to a permanent open market permanent and substantial construction residential use. Many are in isolated and; locations in the open countryside and (b) the form, bulk and general design of the only suitable for conversion to permanent existing building or group of buildings residential accommodation for use in make a positive contribution to the connection with farming or other rural character and appearance of its activity. In the countryside some surroundings and; buildings, having outlived their original (c) the building or group of buildings can be purpose, are better demolished and the converted without extensive alteration, site returned to a green field. rebuilding or extension and; 3.33 However, some redundant buildings are (d) the conversion does not have a of architectural or historic interest and detrimental impact upon the character can make an important contribution to and appearance of the building or group the character of the settlement or to the of buildings and its surroundings; and quality of the landscape. Preference is for such buildings to be retained and put (e) the building or group of buildings are 20

not suited for conversion to employment Policy H6 or tourism uses. Replacement Dwellings In The Countryside Replacement Dwellings in the Countryside Outside the Settlement Frameworks defined on 3.35 In some instances an existing dwelling is the Proposals Map planning permission will be no longer conducive to modern day granted for replacement dwellings provided living requirements or is beyond that; economic repair. Demolition and (a) the number of dwelling units is not replacement by a new dwelling is often increased and; seen as the most appropriate option. In most cases planning permission will be (b) renovation and/or repair of the original granted for such proposals. Where the building is not a more satisfactory original dwelling is within a conservation alternative and; area or is a listed building, preference (c) the replacement dwelling and ancillary will be given to the repair and/or buildings do not have a detrimental renovation of the original dwelling over impact upon the character and its demolition and subsequent appearance of its surroundings; replacement. Where planning permission is granted, the 3.36 If the Council considers it appropriate to Council will impose conditions requiring the allow the demolition and replacement of demolition of the existing dwelling and, where either a dwelling within a conservation appropriate, the re-use of reclaimable existing area or a listed building a high standard materials. of design and the use of traditional materials appropriate to the location will be required. New Dwellings for Agriculture, Forestry or 3.37 In rural areas outside Settlement Other Rural Enterprises Frameworks replacement dwellings will 3.39 In most cases workers employed in normally be permitted only where they agriculture or other rural based achieve a high standard of design, and enterprises, and their families, will be to do not have an adverse impact upon the able live in nearby villages or towns character and appearance of the rather than having to build new dwellings countryside. In some instances, carefully in the countryside. However, there will be designed larger dwellings can replace some cases where it is essential for those smaller properties on large plots without employed in these enterprises to live at, causing a detrimental impact upon the or very close to the site of their work. character and appearance of the Whether this is essential in any particular countryside. Conditions may also be case will depend on the needs of the imposed requiring the re-use of the enterprise concerned and not on the existing materials. personal preferences or circumstances of 3.38 In all cases, planning permission for a any individual involved. replacement dwelling will include a 3.40 If planning permission is to be granted, it condition requiring the demolition of the will be an exception to normal planning existing dwelling to be replaced. If the policy. The onus is therefore on the dwelling to be replaced has already been applicant to satisfy the Council that their demolished, the Council will consider this involvement in farming, forestry or other on the basis of a new dwelling, and not a rural enterprise is genuine, (or is replacement. reasonably likely to materialise), that the

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activity requires essential supervision which clearly demonstrate the necessitating a new dwelling close by sustainability of the activity and the and is capable of being sustained for a requirement for on-site accommodation; reasonable period of time sufficient to and justify the development. (b) the size of the dwelling is commensurate 3.41 When assessing applications for with the needs of the activity and is dwellings associated with agriculture, sustainable in terms of the viability of forestry or other rural based enterprise activity; and the Council will apply both functional (c) it is well related to either existing and financial tests in accordance with dwellings or buildings associated with guidance contained in PPS7. the activity with which it is required. 3.42 If planning permission is granted for a In all cases, the Council will seek to negotiate new dwelling, the Council will seek to a section 106 obligation which:- negotiate a Section 106 Obligation with the applicant that ties the dwelling or (d) will prevent the sale of the dwelling dwellings to the holding itself. separately from the site itself or any part of it without the prior approval of the 3.43 Any development in the countryside is Council; and potentially intrusive. To minimise the impact on the landscape, preference is (e) will limit occupation of the dwelling to a for the re-use and conversion of existing person solely employed in a rural based farm buildings, or the siting of new activity where on-site accommodation is dwellings adjacent to an existing group justified or; of farm buildings. Where such a location (f) to a person solely, mainly or last working is not practical the siting will need to in agriculture in the locality, or to a have regard to existing features, such as widow or widower of such persons, and farm buildings, trees, hedgerows and the to any resident dependants. contours of the land, and to servicing

arrangements. An exposed site that takes little account of these factors will not be 3.44 In accordance with national, regional acceptable. and local policy guidance to restrict unnecessary residential development

outside defined settlements, the Council Policy H7 will, when determining applications for planning permission, take in to New Dwellings For Agricultural Or consideration the circumstances Forestry Workers Or Rural Based surrounding the separate disposal Enterprises In The Countryside and/or occupation of any suitable Outside the Settlement Framework boundaries dwelling, reasonably sited for the defined on the Proposals Map planning management and supervision of an permission will be granted for dwellings activity that needs to be located in the required for agriculture or forestry workers or area, that has occurred within the in association with an activity that needs to be preceding 5 years. located in the area, provided that: 3.45 Applications to remove occupancy (a) no suitable accommodation exists to restrictions will be considered on the meet the needs of the activity on the site basis of an assessment of the continuing or in the locality nearby and the need for need, bearing in mind that they will the dwelling is justified on functional relate to the need for a dwelling for and, where necessary, financial grounds, anyone working in agriculture, forestry or 22

other rural enterprise in the area as a (c) removes permitted development rights whole and not just on the particular and prevents any buildings or structures holding or site which originally justified being erected within the extended the provision of the dwelling. garden.

Extending Domestic Curtilages into the Design and Appearance of New Housing Countryside 3.48 PPG3 envisages new housing 3.46 The use of agricultural land as garden development improving the quality and land constitutes a change of use for attractiveness of residential areas. The which planning permission is required. It following policy seeks to achieve a high can have a damaging effect upon the quality of housing design. Advice in character and appearance of the PPG3, is that new housing development countryside. The Council will therefore should be provided at a minimum density generally seek to resist the extension of of 30 dwellings per hectare, unless it can domestic gardens into the countryside, be shown that this would be except where it maintains or enhances inappropriate having regard to the scale the character and appearance of the and character of the locality. In locations landscape. where there is good access to public transport or where services and facilities 3.47 Whenever planning permission is are within easy walking or cycling granted, the Council will impose distance, such as within or adjoining conditions removing permitted town centres, or around major nodes development rights, and requiring the along public transport corridors, higher approval of a landscaping scheme that densities may be more appropriate. reflects the local distinctiveness, character and diversity of the landscape. Policy H9 Policy H8 Design And Appearance Of New Extending Domestic Curtilages Into Housing The Countryside Planning permission will only be granted for new housing development where; Planning permission to extend a domestic curtilage into open countryside will only be (a) it is in scale and character with its granted where it preserves or enhances the surroundings and; character and appearance of the local (b) it has regard to distinctive landscape landscape. features and provides supplementary Where planning permission is granted the landscaping where appropriate and; Council will seek to impose conditions that; (c) adequate amenity space is available for (a) secure a landscaping scheme that each dwelling unit and; reflects the local distinctiveness, (d) reasonable privacy for each dwelling is character and diversity of the landscape provided and; and; (e) it does not have a detrimental impact (b) require the owner to maintain any upon the amenities of adjoining or existing trees or hedgerows and any new adjacent properties, and; planting in accordance with good horticultural and arboricultural practice (f) it does not consist of development within and to replace any losses; and the curtilage of a dwelling or on a site 23

where access cannot be provided a percentage of the homes on the independently unless adequate privacy site). and amenity for both the proposed and d) Indicate an intention to negotiate existing dwellings can be provided. with developers for the inclusion of an element of affordable housing on suitable sites. Affordable Housing

3.49 In Derbyshire Dales, local people are facing increasing difficulty in being able Definition of Affordable Housing to afford suitable housing. The problem 3.52 Circular 06/98 sets out that affordable stems from a combination of factors; housing should encompass both low cost • an environment attractive to the market and subsidised housing, wealthy, to commuters from nearby (irrespective of tenure or financial cities and to those seeking arrangements), which is available to retirement or holiday people who cannot afford to rent or buy accommodation which increases houses generally available on the open competition and leads to inflated market. For the purposes of clarity, the house prices; following definition is considered appropriate for affordable housing in • lower incomes compared to those Derbyshire Dales. received in the larger urban areas; "Affordable Housing encompasses both • a decreasing stock of Local low-cost market and subsidised housing Authority rented accommodation (irrespective of tenure, ownership - 3.50 Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: whether exclusive or shared or financial Housing (March 1992), and Circular arrangements) that will be available to 06/98 'Planning and Affordable Housing' people who cannot afford to rent or buy (April 1998), sets out the Government's houses generally available on the open preferred approach to the provision of market" affordable housing through the planning

system. Assessing Needs 3.51 Circular 06/98 sets out that, where there is a demonstrable lack of affordable 3.53 In order to obtain an objective housing to meet local needs based on assessment of the housing needs of the up-to-date surveys and other data of residents of the District, a housing needs local need, Local Planning Authorities survey was undertaken in October 2001. should include in the Local Plan a policy The survey assessed the general for seeking an element of affordable characteristics of households across the housing on suitable sites. The policy whole District, housing need for the should; whole District, and affordability in the housing market, taking into account a) Define what they regard as house prices, rental and income levels. affordable housing. The outcome of the survey will be used in b) Indicate how many affordable the preparation of the Council's Housing homes need to be provided Strategy and in support of its Housing throughout the plan area. Investment Programme. c) Set indicative targets for specific 3.54 On the basis of the Housing Needs suitable sites (either as a number or Survey, and current local housing market conditions, 998 dwellings are required to

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Table 5. Distribution of Affordable Housing Indicative target of Approx capacity of Estimated % of Remaining Affordable dwelling requirement affordable dwellings sites 2002/3-2010/11 Capacity expressed per annum 2002/3-2010/11

URBAN AREAS 1584 878 55% 98 Darley Dale, 44 73 166% 8 Northwood Matlock, Tansley 918 339 37% 38 Wirksworth 187 198 106% 22

Ashbourne 369 269 73% 30 RURAL AREAS 65 120 184% 13 DISTRICT 1583 998 63% 111

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3.57 Circular 06/98 sets out that in 3.55 The precise arrangements for the settlements in rural areas with a provision of on-site affordable housing population of 3,000 or fewer, Local will be determined at the time a site Planning Authorities should adopt becomes available and will be dependent appropriate thresholds. The Council’s upon the level of need for affordable Housing Needs Survey has indicated that housing, site suitability, the economics of in rural areas it is appropriate to apply a developing each site, the proximity of threshold of 2 or more dwellings or local services, and access to public 0.1ha site size above which the Council transport. should seek to negotiate for the provision 3.56 The Council considers that setting a of affordable housing. requirement that approximately 60% of 3.58 If this threshold were strictly applied, the all new dwellings on sites above the Council would be seeking to negotiate threshold be provided as affordable the provision of affordable housing on a housing could be counter productive, and number of residential developments in likely to fail to deliver any affordable isolated locations. These would make housing in the plan area. Furthermore little or no contribution to the the restriction imposed on the supply of achievement of sustainable development, new houses as a result could inflate and potentially could have a detrimental house prices further, thereby putting impact upon the character and more in need of affordable housing than appearance of the countryside. The at present. As a general rule, therefore, Council will therefore only seek to the Council will seek to negotiate within negotiate the on site provision of the urban areas a minimum provision of affordable housing in connection with 45% of all new dwellings as affordable open market housing within the housing. Settlement Frameworks of the Other Settlements. The Council will seek to negotiate the on-site provision in respect Policy H10 of both new build housing and conversions and changes of use. Affordable Housing Within The Settlement Framework Of Market Towns Policy H11 In determining applications for residential development within the Settlement Affordable Housing Within The Frameworks shown on the Proposals Map of Settlement Frameworks Of Other the defined Market Towns the Council will seek Settlements to negotiate the provision of 45% of all In determining applications for planning dwellings as affordable housing on allocated permission for residential development within sites and sites of 0.5 hectares and above, or the Settlement Framework boundaries of the where the number of dwellings proposed is 15 Other Settlements defined on the Proposals or more. Map the Council will seek to negotiate the In assessing the suitability of a site for provision of 33% of all dwellings as affordable providing affordable housing the Council will dwellings on sites of 0.1 hectare or more take account of the economics of developing and/or capable of accommodating 2 or more the site, the proximity of local services, and dwellings. access to public transport.

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3.59 Where residential development is granted of any affordable housing provided will planning permission outside the be for its management to be undertaken Settlement Frameworks of Other by a registered social landlord, such as a Settlements, in order to address the level Housing Association or through a shared of need for affordable housing in the ownership scheme. rural areas, and in order to maximise the

delivery of affordable housing, the Council will seek to negotiate a financial Alternative Provision of Affordable Housing or other contribution towards the 3.62 Where it is considered not appropriate to provision of affordable housing. provide any requirement for affordable housing on the development site itself within a Settlement Framework Boundary, Policy H12 the Council may seek to negotiate, in lieu of on-site provision of affordable Alternative Provision For Affordable housing, a financial or other contribution Housing Outside Settlement towards the provision of affordable

Frameworks housing elsewhere in the area. Such a In determining applications for residential contribution will not, however be sought development outside defined Settlement for sites which come forward for Frameworks, the Council will seek to negotiate development below the thresholds set out a financial or other contribution towards the in Policies H10, and H11 above. provision of affordable housing on suitable sites elsewhere in the plan area. Affordable Housing: Exceptional Sites in Rural

Areas Dwelling Type and Mix 3.63 Within the rural areas not covered by 3.60 It is important to ensure that the type of Policy H10, planning policies have dwellings to be provided as affordable consistently sought to restrict housing housing meets local needs. The Council’s development. Exceptions to these policies Housing Needs Survey has indicated that to provide affordable housing for local the majority of need is for one and two needs will only be made in very special bedroom accommodation in the form of circumstances. The implementation of an flats, terraces and semi-detached houses. affordable housing scheme under the Where affordable housing is to be rural 'exception' policy will be treated as provided on-site, the Council will ensure additional to the stipulated housing that there is an appropriate mix of provision of the Local Plan. Each of these dwellings, type and size, to meet these schemes will be satisfying an identified needs. and recognised local need. Where such a pressing local need is shown to exist

development will be expected to take Occupancy place within or on the edge of the 3.61 The Council will also ensure that where Settlement Framework and pay due affordable housing is built its benefits regard to normal development control pass in perpetuity to those people for considerations including, access, design, whom it is most needed. The Council's layout and impact upon the highway priority is to ensure that affordable network and the character of the area. It housing is provided for those households is considered that small sites capable of in housing need. The Council's preferred accommodating a very limited number of approach for controlling the occupancy

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dwellings are generally capable of a) People residing continuously for a meeting established local needs. period of not less than five years out of the previous ten years in the 3.64 Whilst most local needs housing in the parish or adjoining parishes and rural areas is likely to be located on sites currently living in accommodation which would not normally receive that is overcrowded or otherwise planning permission for open market unsatisfactory. housing, the Council still has a responsibility to ensure that b) People residing continuously for a developments would not be detrimental period of not less than five years to the character or amenity of the area. A out of the previous ten years in the well conceived local needs housing parish or adjoining parishes and scheme, appropriately located, will not forming a household for the first only benefit from available village time. services, but will itself help to sustain c) People who are related to a village schools, shops, pubs, places of resident of the parish or are not worship and other valued community now resident in the parish but who facilities. Consequently rural exception have resided continuously within housing sites will only be permitted within the parish or adjoining parishes for or immediately adjoining a settlement more than ten years out of the with a Settlement Framework. Isolated previous twenty. locations will not be acceptable. d) People who have an essential need 3.65 The onus rests entirely on the promoter of arising from age or disability to live a 'local need' scheme to establish the close to other people who have exceptional circumstances that may justify lived continuously within the parish the release of a site. The Council, will or adjoining parishes for more than need to be persuaded that the proposed five years out of the previous ten. scheme meets a local housing need to the benefit of the community. A e) People who have an essential need comprehensive survey of local housing to live close to their work in the needs will be required to demonstrate to parish or adjoining parishes. the Council that the need is a community need and not an individual need. The proposed scheme must also demonstrate Policy H13 that it meets the individual requirements identified in terms of design, size, type Affordable Housing

and tenure of dwelling. A case based on Exceptional Sites In Rural Areas the existence of unmet demand is unlikely As an exception to normal planning policies to satisfy the Council that a genuine need applying throughout the area, the Council will exists. grant planning permission for affordable housing on sites that would not normally be

released for housing development, provided Definition of Local Need that: 3.66 The following groups of people will (a) it would meet a genuine local need as normally be considered to come within defined in paragraph 3.66 above that the definition of “local need" for the would not otherwise be met; purposes of assessing planning (b) there are arrangements made to ensure applications and submitted schemes in that the benefits remain in perpetuity for rural areas. local people who cannot afford to

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occupy houses generally available on the Residential Accommodation for Gypsies open market; 3.68 Government guidance in Circular 1/94 (c) it is of a size, type, occupancy, and cost stresses that it is important for Local Plans suitable to meet the identified local to contain policies relating to the needs; and provision of sites for gypsies. The provision of sites should be consistent (d) it takes full account of environmental with the protection of the character of the considerations as set out in policies countryside, landscape and nature elsewhere in the local plan. Sites should conservation interests. Sites should be be located within or adjoining the built well related to the pattern of service up areas of settlements. provision including shops, schools and Proposals will only be permitted where the other community facilities. Sites for detailed siting, scale, design, use of colour, Gypsies can vary in size from small materials and landscape treatment do not family sites, accommodating few have an adverse impact upon the character caravans, to large sites with many and appearance of the area. caravans plus associated business activities and vehicles. The significance of each criterion in policy H15 may, Special Needs Housing therefore, vary for individual proposals. 3.67 One of the Government’s objectives is

that local authorities should plan to meet the housing requirements of the whole Policy H15 community, including those in need of affordable and special needs housing. Accommodation For Gypsies The Council has invested its resources Planning permission for gypsy sites will be into the provision of housing adaptations granted provided that the site: to meet the needs of those people with (a) is close to the road network, with good disabilities. New housing can easily be access to and from it, and public designed from the outset to be suitable transport services, and for adaptation to meet the needs of the (b) is within reasonable travelling distance of elderly or those with disabilities. The local services and facilities, and Council will therefore seek to negotiate (c) will be provided with a reasonable level on suitable housing schemes the of services, including water, electricity provision of special needs housing. and sewage disposal, and (d) will be well drained and able to accommodate flat areas of hard- Policy H14 standings suitable for caravans and other associated vehicles, and Housing To Meet The Needs Of The (e) where necessary is able to incorporate a Elderly And People With Disabilities separate area or areas where business Where planning permission is granted for activities can be carried out without harm to the living conditions of nearby housing on sites on level ground within 300m occupiers or to the environment reasonably level travelling distance of shops, generally, and transport facilities and other community (f) will provide an acceptable standard of services, the Council will seek to negotiate a living conditions for its residents, and proportion of dwellings which would be accessible to persons in wheelchairs or with restricted mobility.

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Economic Development & Tourism

Objectives • encourage new development in locations that can be served by • to establish and allocate land required more energy efficient modes of for employment purposes in the period transport; up to 2011 • discourage new development where • to facilitate quality employment it would be likely to add opportunities in locations that contribute unacceptably to congestion; to the achievement of sustainable • locate development requiring development, and minimise the need to access mainly to local roads away travel by motor vehicle from trunk roads, to avoid • to encourage a high standard of design unnecessary congestion on roads and layout for buildings required for designed for longer distance employment purposes movement. • to balance the needs of the tourism 4.3 PPS7 sets out that many commercial and industry with the need to safeguard the light manufacturing activities can be environment carried on in rural areas without causing unacceptable disturbance. A countryside • to create an environment conducive to environment attracts many firms, and encouraging farm diversification within there are benefits to the local economy the countryside and employment. PPS7 indicates that these firms can bring new life and Introduction activity to rural communities, as well as contribute to both local and national 4.1 One of the Government's key objectives competitiveness. is to encourage continued economic development and growth. PPG12 advises 4.4 PPG21 advises that the planning system that in preparing development plans, should facilitate and encourage local authorities should take account of development and improvement in tourist the need to revitalise and broaden the provision, while tackling any adverse local economy, the need to stimulate effects of existing tourist attractions and employment opportunities, and the activity in a constructive and positive importance of encouraging industrial and manner. commercial development, particularly in 4.5 The Council’s Economic Development the growing knowledge driven sector. Strategy seeks to retain existing jobs in Local authorities are advised to provide a the area and to create additional range of suitable sites in their plans for employment opportunities through the industrial and commercial development expansion of existing businesses, the that take account of the needs of existing development of new ventures and the and future businesses. attraction of business and investment 4.2 PPG4 advises that development plans into the area. offer the opportunity to: • encourage new development in Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan locations which minimise the length 4.6 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure and number of trips, especially by Plan, adopted in January 2001, sets out motor vehicles;

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strategic economic development and • Consider proposals for major tourism policies in the context of national distribution facilities against a and regional guidance. number of criteria, including accessibility, traffic generation and 4.7 The policies in the Derby and Derbyshire environmental impact. Joint Structure Plan; • Promote the location of major new • Set out the total provision for office and institutional business, general industrial and developments within the urban distribution use between 1991 and areas. 2011. • Provide development sites following • Limit the loss of business, general the reclamation of former opencast industrial and distribution land and and other mineral workings. buildings, except where such uses are incompatible with existing adjacent uses. Land For Industrial Development • Seek to balance employment and 4.8 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure housing provision in order to Plan requires that provision be made for reduce the need to travel. 35 hectares of land for business, general • Promote the re-use of derelict, industrial and distribution development in despoiled, unused and under-used the period 1991 and 2011. This land. provision to be distributed across sub areas as follows (Map 1 identifies the • Favour developments that use extent of each sub area); spare capacity in existing infrastructure, including public Ashbourne 15ha transport. Matlock/Wirksworth 20ha • Control developments that would 4.9 From April 1991 to March 2003 3.71 have unacceptable adverse hectares of employment land had been environmental effects. developed, 1.87 hectares in the • Encourage the expansion or Ashbourne sub area and 1.84 hectares relocation of existing business, in the Matlock/Wirksworth sub area. A general industrial and distribution further 3.17 hectares of land had the uses within the same general area. benefit of planning permission for employment development. The • Encourage the development of breakdown of land developed is shown small-scale business and in Table 6. distribution, including, where appropriate, within primarily residential and rural areas. • Retain the flexibility to accommodate major business or general industrial users on key employment sites, subject to appropriate criteria.

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Table 6. Land for Industry & Business Developed 1991-2003 LOCATION Developed 1991 – 2003 Land with Planning Permission (Hectares) 2003 (Hectares) Ashbourne Sub-Area Ashbourne Airfield, Ashbourne 1.87 3.17 Totals 1.87 3.17 Ashbourne Sub Area Total 5.04 Sub Area Requirement 15 Sub Area Shortfall 9.96 Matlock/Wirksworth Sub-Area Wirksworth Industrial Centre, Wirksworth 0.71 0.00 Derby Road, Wirksworth 0.52 0.00 Rowsley Industrial Estate, Rowsley 0.12 0.00 Harrison Way, Northwood 0.00 1.04 Brookfield Industrial Park, Tansley 0.49 0.00 Totals 1.84 0.00 Matlock/Wirksworth Sub Area Total 1.84 Sub Area Requirement 20 Sub Area Shortfall 18.16 DISTRICT TOTALS 3.71 3.17 OVERALL TOTAL 6.88 Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure 35 Plan Requirement Remaining Requirement 28.12

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of the area. Any development within 4.10 In order to meet the requirements of the the site will make a considerable Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan contribution to the achievement of there is consequently a need to identify in sustainable development in Matlock. It the Local Plan approximately 28.12 is suitable for a wide variety of uses hectares of employment land. including high technology, creative 4.11 To ensure that any land allocated in the industries, and managed workspaces. Local Plan contributes to the Council’s To ensure that the development of the overall aims and objectives as set out in site does not have a detrimental the Economic Development Strategy the impact on the residents of the emerging Sub- Regional Strategic settlements of Oker, Snitterton, Partnership, and the advice in PPG4, the Winster, Wensley and Darley Bridge location of new land for employment preference is for access into and out needs to contribute towards the of the site to be solely from the east achievement of sustainable only. It would however be necessary development, and have a realistic for this to be confirmed as an prospect of being developed. appropriate course of action by the 4.12 While the existing and allocated submission of a transport assessment. employment sites are intended primarily (ii) Harveydale Quarry, Matlock (1 Ha) to accommodate uses within Classes B1, This is a disused quarry adjoining the B2 and B8 other activities may be A6 on the edge of the town centre of acceptable, such as vehicle repair and Matlock. Part has previously been in sales, business support services, hotels, use as a lorry park. The land was fitness centres, offices that cannot be formerly owned and used by the accommodated within or adjacent to Tarmac Group. The remainder is town centres and activities ancillary to secluded from view and largely the businesses located on the site. disused. The Highway Authority 4.13 Taking all these factors into consideration advises that the existing access is the following sites are allocated for unsuitable for use by heavy goods employment development in the Local vehicles. There may be rock face Plan: instability problems to be overcome (i) Hall Dale Quarry, Matlock (12 Ha) prior to any development taking place. This is a disused quarry approximately 1 km to the south west of Matlock (iii) Land off Middleton Road, Wirksworth town centre. It has a gross area of (9.1 Ha) about 27 Ha, although only about 12 This is an area of previously developed Ha of the site are capable of being land to the rear of the Ravenstor developed for industrial and business Industrial Estate and extends across to uses. The site is immediately adjacent Middleton Road. This site was to the site granted permission for previously allocated for employment use residential development at Cawdor in the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Quarry. The location, topography and (1998). landscape features of the site mean (iv) Ashbourne Industrial Estate Extension that it will have only a limited impact (9.5 Ha) upon the character and appearance

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This area of land represents a logical an existing business from Millers Green, extension to the existing Ashbourne Wirksworth Industrial Estate. It also offers the 4.14 Table 7 below indicates that taking account opportunity to resolve long-standing un- of the sites allocated for employment use, neighbourly problems created by the the overall provision for employment land is presence of a very large, 2nd World slightly in excess of the requirements of the War aircraft hangar which adjoins Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan residential property. This hangar is in at 42.08 hectares. the same ownership as the majority of the site and, to be acceptable to the Council, a scheme involving the creation of a substantial landscaped buffer between residential property and industrial uses is required. (v) Clifton Road, Ashbourne (1.86 Ha) Derbyshire Dales District Council owns this area of land. It is situated immediately adjacent to the access to Ashbourne Leisure Centre. The site has the potential to be brought forward as a mixed-use development. To reflect its sensitive location the Council will seek to achieve a high quality design and layout for the development of the site. Development of the site should not prejudice the route of the Pennine Cycleway, as it crosses the site and access to the river gauging station shall be maintained. (vi) Harrison Way, Northwood (1.0 Ha) This site is situated with immediate access off the A6 at Northwood. As such it is well related to the transport network, and is a sustainable location. The site is immediately available without any significant need for remediation works. Development may be affected by the line of the proposed extension of the Peak Rail to Bakewell. (vii) Porter Lane / Cromford Road (0.2ha) This area of land is adjacent to an existing employment site and is available to facilitate the relocation of

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Table 7. Land for Industry & Business LOCATION Developed Land with Planning Permission Local Plan 1991 – 2003 2003 (Hectares) Allocation (Hectares) Ashbourne Sub-Area Ashbourne Airfield, Ashbourne 1.87 3.17 9.5 Clifton Road, Ashbourne 1.86 Totals 1.87 3.17 11.36 Sub Area Total 16.4 Sub Area Requirement 15 Sub Area Surplus 1.4 Matlock/Wirksworth Sub-Area Wirksworth Industrial Centre, 0.71 Wirksworth Derby Road, Wirksworth 0.52 Cawdor Quarry, Matlock 0.5 Rowsley Industrial Estate, 0.12 Rowsley Harrison Way, Northwood 1.04 Brookfield Industrial Park, 0.49 Tansley Harveydale Quarry, Matlock 1.0 Middleton Road, Wirksworth 9.1 Hall Dale Quarry, Matlock 12.0 Porter Lane/Cromford Road 0.2 Totals 1.84 0.5 23.34 Sub Area Total 25.68 Sub Area Requirement 20 Sub Area Surplus 5.68 DISTRICT TOTALS 3.71 3.67 34.7 OVERALL DISTRICT TOTAL 42.08 STRUCTURE PLAN 35 REQUIREMENT OVERALL SURPLUS 7.08

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Policy EDT1 • Henmore Trading Estate, Ashbourne Land For General Industrial And • Brookfield Park, Tansley

Business Development • Lime Tree Business Park, Matlock Planning permission will be granted for • Bakewell Road, Matlock (Twigg’s industrial and business development on the Fabricators) following sites identified on the Proposals Map; • Dale Road North, Darley Dale (Firth Rixon) (a) Hall Dale Quarry, Matlock • Whitworth Road, Darley Dale (b) Harveydale Quarry, Matlock (Molyneux Engineering) (c) Middleton Road, Wirksworth • Unity Garage, Darley Dale (d) Ashbourne Industrial Estate • Church Road, Darley Dale (Cobb (e) Clifton Road, Ashbourne Slater) (f) Harrison Way, Northwood • Station Yard, Rowsley (g) Porter Lane/Cromford Road • Peak Village, Rowsley • Ravenstor Road, Wirksworth Existing Employment Land • Kingsfield Industrial Estate, Wirksworth 4.15 The new industrial land allocations in this plan have been made on the assumption that the majority of land currently in Policy EDT2 industrial/business use will continue to provide employment opportunities. There are number of existing sites in Existing Strategic Employment Land industrial/business use that make a And Business Premises significant contribution to the Within the existing Strategic Employment Areas achievement of sustainable development as defined on the Proposals Map planning across the District by virtue of their permission will be granted for industrial and location within or adjacent to the Market business development Towns and Other Settlements. On these Within the existing Strategic Employment Areas sites the Council will support the as defined on the Proposals Map planning continuation of existing, and the permission will not be granted for development of new employment development that would result in the loss of opportunities. It will seek to resist the loss any land or buildings from industrial and of part or all of these sites to other forms business use. of development. The following existing strategic sites are identified on the Proposals Map; 4.16 The Nestlé complex, closed in Autumn • Clifton Road, Ashbourne (Nestle) 2003. The site was developed as a bespoke operation to meet the • Ashbourne Airfield, Ashbourne productivity demands of the company,

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and as such is unlikely to be re-used in surrounded by residential properties, it’s current configuration and have an adverse impact upon the residential amenity of those living 4.17 The closure of Nestlé therefore provides nearby. The relocation to more suitable a unique opportunity for the premises, and redevelopment of these redevelopment of the site for alternative sites for other uses can often improve forms of employment generating uses. the quality of life for those living The Council considers that a holistic view nearby. There are, however, a number should be taken of the redevelopment of other sites in employment use or opportunities that exist, and that the whose last use was employment, that adjacent land on Clifton Road, identified are located in unsustainable locations under Policy EDT1(e), should be whose redevelopment to any other use incorporated into any proposals. would run contrary to the objectives of 4.18 The combination of these two sites achieving sustainable development. In provides an opportunity for a genuine assessing proposals to redevelop mixed use redevelopment scheme existing or former employment sites the incorporating high quality employment Council will give careful consideration generating uses, leisure uses with an to the need to retain and the suitability element of small scale residential with the of the site for employment purposes, emphasis upon affordable housing. against any benefits that may arise. 4.19 The development of either of these sites should not be undertaken on a piecemeal basis but should follow a Policy EDT4 clearly defined development framework with the emphasis upon a high standard Other Existing Employment Land And of design to reflect the sites location as a Business Premises gateway into Ashbourne. A development Planning permission will only be granted for brief has therefore been prepared to the redevelopment or change of use of existing guide the redevelopment of these sites. business or industrial land or premises for non-employment uses where; Policy EDT3 (a) the continuation of the land or premises in industrial or business use is no longer Redevelopment Of Land At Clifton required or; Road Ashbourne (b) the current use is incompatible with the surrounding properties and land uses. Planning permission will only be granted for the redevelopment of the land identified on the Proposals Map for a genuine mixed use New Industrial and Business Developments development incorporating high quality within Settlement Frameworks employment generating uses. 4.21 The establishment and growth of new and existing firms is vital to the local economy. Indeed the Council’s 4.20 Predominantly for historic reasons, not Economic Development Strategy all sites currently in employment use encourages the growth and are in appropriate locations. Many are development of new and existing firms. located in close proximity, or

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Many small firms initially operate from Policy EDT6 home, and as they grow they often require larger, more suitable premises. Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings These can often operate within the For Industrial And Business defined Settlement Frameworks without Development Within Settlement having an adverse impact on the amenity of the surrounding properties Frameworks and land uses. The Council will Within the Settlement Frameworks defined on however resist proposals that are likely the Proposals Map, planning permission will to have an adverse impact upon the be granted for the conversion of existing surrounding area. buildings to industrial and business development from other uses, where; Policy EDT5 (a) the form, bulk and general design after conversion, alteration and or extension is in keeping with its surroundings and Industrial And Business Development the wider landscape, and does not have Within Settlement Frameworks a detrimental impact upon the, Within the defined Settlement Frameworks character and appearance of the planning permission will be granted for building or group of buildings. industrial and business development provided that the development does not have a detrimental impact upon the character and Expansion of Existing Industrial and Business appearance of its surroundings. Land and Premises The Council will impose conditions or seek to 4.23 The growth of existing firms is essential to negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to ensure the local economy. Planning permission the development does not have a detrimental will therefore be granted for the impact upon the character and appearance expansion of existing firms provided the of its surroundings. existing business is operating in an acceptable location, and the proposed expansion would not have an adverse 4.22 There are many buildings (including impact on the locality. upper floors of shops) within the Settlements Frameworks of Market Town and Other Settlements which have Policy EDT7 become redundant or where the current use is inappropriate. The conversion of Extension And Expansion Of Existing these buildings to industrial and business Industrial And Business Land And use can be valuable source of premises, Premises especially for smaller firms. The Planning permission will be granted for conversion to industrial or business use expansion and extension of existing industrial will generally be acceptable providing and business land and premises provided that; that it does not have a detrimental impact upon the amenity of the area. (a) the development would not have an adverse impact upon the character and

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(b) the development would not cause an Policy EDT8 over development of the site and; (c) it does not create unacceptable Design And Appearance Of New problems in terms of the relationship Industrial And Business Premises between the proposal and the Planning permission will only be granted for neighbouring uses beyond the new industrial and business premises, and development site. extensions to existing industrial and business Planning permission will be granted for the premises where; extension of buildings in industrial or business (a) the design and appearance is in scale use only where the extension would not result and character with its surroundings and in a detrimental impact on the character and the immediate or wider landscape and; appearance of the original building. (b) it has regard to distinctive landscape

features and provides supplementary Design and Appearance of Industrial and landscaping where appropriate and; Business Premises (c) it does not create unacceptable 4.24 An attractive, high quality working problems in terms of the relationship environment in which businesses will between the proposal and the wish to locate, is important to the neighbouring uses beyond the competitiveness of the local economy. development site. Furthermore in an area such as

Derbyshire Dales the design and appearance of business and industrial The Employment Needs Of People With premises can enhance the overall Disabilities quality of the environment. The Council 4.25 People with disabilities need accessible will therefore seek to ensure that all employment opportunities and a new industrial and business premises satisfactory working environment. The achieve a high standard of design, Council will seek to improve the layout and appearance. Attention will working environment for people with be paid to the overall layout, design disabilities, and will require prospective and density of development, the employers to have regard to their materials of construction, and needs in the design and layout of landscaping. Care will also be taken to industrial and business premises. ensure that new industrial or business premises do not have an adverse impact upon their setting in the local Policy EDT9 landscape. Provision For People With Disabilities In Schemes For Employment Purposes

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the design and layout of the proposed proposal and the neighbouring uses buildings including, where appropriate, access beyond the development site. and parking arrangements.

Retail Uses Within Employment Areas Hazardous Or Pollutant Industries 4.27 Retail operations ancillary to the main 4.26 Installations handling hazardous or industrial or business use do not normally potentially polluting substances require require planning permission. Large scale stringent control to minimise the risk of retail operations have the potential to major accidents and their impact on man undermine the vitality and viability of and the environment. PPG12 advises that town centres. Except for a limited number in preparing or amending development of specialist retailing activities, which by plans, local authorities should include a their nature would be difficult to policy or policies relating to the location accommodate within the established of establishments where hazardous main shopping centres, planning substances are used or stored, and to the permission will not be granted for retail development of land within the vicinity of uses on employment areas and sites. establishments where hazardous

substances are present. The Health and Safety Executive will be consulted for Policy EDT11 advice upon all relevant applications. Developments involving potentially Retail Uses Within Employment Areas hazardous or polluting substances are Within employment areas planning permission unlikely to be acceptable close to the will only be granted for retail development main centres of population or in more where; isolated rural areas. (a) it involves a specialist retail use unsuited

to a town or edge of centre location or; Policy EDT10 (b) it would specifically serve the needs of those employed within the existing Industrial Development Involving employment areas; and Hazardous Or Pollutant Substances (c) it does not create unacceptable Planning permission for any industrial problems in terms of its relationship to development involving potentially hazardous neighbouring uses within or beyond the or pollutant substances will only be permitted employment area. where;

(a) it would not have an adverse impact Haulage upon the character and appearance of its surroundings and; 4.28 Haulage is a significant employer in Derbyshire Dales, much of it associated (b) it would not have an adverse impact with the minerals industry. In order to upon the local environment by virtue of safeguard amenity in residential areas water, noise, air or light pollution and; from the noise and disturbance caused (c) does not create unacceptable problems by haulage operations they should be in terms of the relationship between the located well away from them. Generally

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the most appropriate location for developments. These "permitted haulage operations will be on industrial development rights" mean that planning sites or other well-screened brownfield permission is not needed if a sites, such as disused quarries. However development falls within one of the the establishment of haulage operations categories set out in the General in the open countryside will generally be Permitted Development Order and meets unacceptable because of the impact on all the conditions laid down. the landscape and the inherent difficulties 4.30 Developments that are not covered by of the rural road network. The Council agricultural and forestry permitted will resist the expansion of haulage development rights require planning businesses operating from unsatisfactory permission in the usual way. PPS7 but long established premises. In advises that local planning authorities appropriate circumstances, the Council should include policies in their will either impose relevant conditions or development plans for considering seek to negotiate a Section 106 planning applications for agricultural Obligation restricting hours of operation development, including farm buildings and lorry routing. and structures and agricultural dwellings.

4.31 Where new farm buildings would have a Policy EDT12 significant adverse effect upon the landscape, the Council will resist the Haulage Operations replacement of serviceable existing farm buildings by new ones. Planning permission will be granted for proposals to establish, relocate or extend 4.32 There are other businesses, such as haulage operations provided that; boarding kennels, and equestrian centres that are generally acceptable in the (a) the proposal would not result in an countryside. However, since they often adverse impact on the character and require the erection of additional appearance of its surroundings, and the buildings, such as kennels and stable immediate or wider landscape and; blocks, in considering such proposals the (b) the site can be effectively screened at all Council will seek to ensure that they are times from all residential properties and of a design and scale appropriate to their public vantage points. rural surroundings, and that they do not have an adverse impact on the Wherever necessary the Council will impose landscape. In assessing proposals for the conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 establishment of new rural based Obligation to limit hours of operation and enterprises preference will be given to ensure that lorry routes avoid residential areas schemes that involve re-use of existing and unsuitable roads. buildings, rather than the construction of purpose built units. Before planning Development Associated with Agriculture, permission is granted for purpose built Forestry or Other Rural Based Enterprises units, applicants will be required to demonstrate that there are no other more 4.29 The Town and Country Planning suitable existing buildings in the locality (General Permitted Development) Order that are capable of being used for the 1995 grants planning permission for proposed rural enterprise. In appropriate certain agricultural and forestry

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cases, where planning permission is businesses. PPS7 is supportive of well- granted, the Council will impose conceived farm diversification schemes conditions requiring the removal of for business purposes that are consistent buildings or group of buildings and the in scale with their rural location. restoration of sites to its former condition. 4.34 It is usually preferable for farm diversification schemes to re-use good Policy EDT13 quality existing buildings and put them to a new business use, rather than build Buildings Associated With Agriculture, new buildings in the countryside. New buildings, either to replace existing Forestry Or Other Rural Based buildings or to accommodate expansion Enterprise of enterprises, may be acceptable provided that they satisfy sustainable Planning permission will be granted for development objectives and are of a buildings associated with agriculture, forestry design and scale appropriate to their or other rural based enterprise provided that; rural surroundings. (a) the building or group of buildings are required to support the agricultural, forestry or other rural based enterprise Policy EDT14 on the site and;

(b) the size of the building or group of Farm Diversification buildings is commensurate with the Planning permission will be granted for needs of the agricultural, forestry or proposals to diversify the operation of an other rural based enterprise and; existing agricultural operation provided that; (c) the design and external appearance of (a) it makes full and effective use of existing the building or group of buildings is on-holding buildings in preference to commensurate with its function and the the construction of new buildings and; needs of the agricultural, forestry or (b) it does not have an adverse impact other rural based enterprise and; upon the character and appearance of (d) the building or group of buildings do the immediate or wider landscape. not have an adverse impact upon the Planning permission will only be granted for character and appearance of the proposals involving the use of existing immediate or wider landscape and; buildings if their form, bulk and general (e) are well related to existing buildings design are in keeping with the character and associated with the activity with which it appearance of its surroundings and the is required. proposal does not result in a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the buildings. Diversifying the Rural Economy

4.33 Farming continues to make a significant contribution to the economy of rural Industrial and Business Development Outside areas but increasingly, diversification into Settlement Frameworks non-agricultural activities is vital to the 4.35 The range of industries that can be continuing viability of many farm successfully located in rural areas is

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expanding. Many commercial and light will be given to those that make use of manufacturing activities can be carried good quality existing buildings, and do on in rural areas without causing not have an adverse impact upon their unacceptable disturbance. Whilst there character and appearance. Proposals is little scope for large scale new built that require outside storage, extensive development for employment purposes parking or additional new buildings to within the rural areas, some sensitive accommodate the activity or which small-scale new development in and would generate unsuitable traffic, are around settlements may be acceptable. unlikely to be acceptable.

Policy EDT15 Policy EDT16

New Build Industrial And Business Re-Use Of Rural Buildings For Development Outside Of Settlement Industrial And Business Use Frameworks Outside the Settlement Frameworks defined on Outside the defined Settlement Frameworks the Proposals Map, planning permission will planning permission will only be granted for be granted for the re-use of a rural building new build industrial and business development for an industrial or business use provided that; where; (a) the building or group of buildings are of (a) it consists of small-scale industrial and permanent and substantial construction business development that is and; appropriate to its location and; (b) the form, bulk and general design are (b) the size, design, and appearance of any in keeping with the character and building or group of buildings is appearance of its surroundings and; commensurate with its function and the (c) the building or group of buildings can needs of the industry or business and; be converted without extensive (c) it does not have an adverse impact alteration, rebuilding or extension and; upon the character and appearance of (d) the conversion does not have a the immediate or wider landscape. detrimental impact upon the character Planning permission for new build business and appearance of the building or and industrial development will not be granted group of buildings or its surroundings where the potential to convert existing and; buildings to industrial and business use is (e) the development can be accommodated available for occupation on the site or in the within the building without the need for locality nearby. outside storage.

4.36 There is more scope to achieve Tourism satisfactory industrial and business development through the conversion of 4.37 Tourism makes a significant contribution existing buildings. In considering to the economy of Derbyshire Dales. The proposals for industrial and business Mission Statement of the Council’s development in rural areas preference Tourism Strategy seeks to balance the benefits to the local economy from

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tourism against the need to protect the the local economy. One of the Council’s environment and quality of life in the objectives in its Tourism Strategy is to Derbyshire Dales. The Council will seek increase the proportion of staying visitors. to ensure that tourism benefits the District To achieve this, requires a suitable range as a whole, and where possible ease the of accommodation, including hotels, pressure on the Peak District National guesthouses and caravan and campsites. Park. There are already a number of 4.39 To ensure that tourism contributes to the attractions in the plan area that attract a achievement of sustainable development, significant number of visitors e.g. preference is for new built tourist Carsington Water. The development of accommodation to be located within the new attractions, whilst broadening the Settlement Frameworks of the Market range of facilities available to visitors Towns and Other Settlements. In these must, however, be carefully controlled to locations the Council will also generally ensure that they do not run contrary to support proposals for tourist the principles of sustainable accommodation that involve the development. The Council will therefore conversion and change of use of exiting give preference to proposals that make premises provided they do not have an use of brownfield sites, and are well adverse impact upon the amenity, related to the public transport network. character and appearance of surrounding properties and land uses. Policy EDT17

Policy EDT18 Tourist Attractions

Planning permission for new tourist attractions Tourist Accommodation Within The and the extension of existing tourist attractions Settlement Frameworks Of Market will only be granted where; Towns And Other Settlements (a) the design and appearance of the proposed development does not have Within the Settlement Frameworks of the an adverse impact upon the character defined Market Towns and Other Settlements and appearance of its surroundings planning permission will be granted for new and; and extensions to existing, tourist accommodation provided that; (b) the proposed development would not create unacceptable problems in terms (a) the proposed development is well of the relationship between the proposal related to its surroundings and; and the neighbouring uses beyond the (b) does not have an adverse impact upon development site and; the character and appearance of the (c) the proposal is accessible, preferably by settlement. a variety of modes of transport. Planning permission will be granted for an extension to an existing building in use as tourist accommodation provided that it would Tourist Accommodation not result in a detrimental impact on the 4.38 Whilst the majority of tourists are day character and appearance of the existing visitors to the District, those that stay tourist accommodation and its surroundings overnight make a greater contribution to and it does not result in a significant loss of

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privacy or amenity for residents of and; neighbouring properties. (c) the form, bulk and general design make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of its surroundings 4.40 In areas outside the Market Towns and and; Other Settlements planning permission for tourist accommodation including (d) the building or group of buildings can farm diversification schemes, will only be be converted without extensive granted where it reflects sustainable alteration, rebuilding or extension and; rural tourism and involves the conversion (e) the conversion does not have a of suitable existing rural buildings where detrimental impact upon the character this would meet sustainable and appearance of the building or development objectives. In all cases the group of buildings or its surroundings. Council ensure that all proposals are of a scale and design appropriate to their location. It will resist proposals that have Holiday Chalets, Caravan and Camping Sites an adverse impact upon the character, 4.42 Camping and Touring Caravan Sites are appearance and setting of the necessary for the achievement of the countryside. Council’s strategy of seeking to increase 4.41 The development of holiday chalets, the proportion of staying visitors. There caravan and camping site must be are a number of well-established sites carefully controlled to ensure that they throughout the District, which sit well in do not run contrary to the principles of the landscape. The Council will continue sustainable development. The Council to support proposals to either extend will therefore give preference to existing sites or provide new sites. There proposals that support sustainable rural is however a need to ensure that such tourism that do not harm that character development can be sited in locations of the countryside, towns, villages, where it would not have an adverse buildings and other features. The impact on the landscape. The Council Council will give preference to proposals will only approve proposals where that are accessible, preferably by a existing screening prevents them from variety of modes of transport. appearing intrusive and prominent in the landscape for the duration of their proposed operating season. Policy EDT19 4.43 Static caravans and holiday chalets are Tourist Accommodation Outside another source of tourist accommodation. However they have

Defined Settlement Frameworks more potential for visual intrusion into Outside defined Settlement Frameworks the landscape than sites for touring planning permission will only be granted for caravans and camping because of their new tourist accommodation where; permanence. The Council will only approve proposals for this type of (a) it involves the re-use, adaptation or development if existing screening change of use of buildings and; prevents them from appearing intrusive (b) the building or group of buildings are of and prominent in the landscape all year permanent and substantial construction round.

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Holiday Chalets, Caravan And Camp Site Developments Planning permission for touring caravan and camp site developments will be granted provided that; (a) the development would not have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the immediate or wider landscape and; (b) it would be well screened by existing landscape features for the whole of its proposed operating season Planning permission for holiday chalets or static caravans will only be permitted where the development would not have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of immediate or wider landscape and the level of existing screening would be such that any permanent structures would not be visible even during the winter months, when viewed from areas outside the site to which the public has access.

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Objectives can go a long way to achieving sustainable development. • To safeguard sites important for nature conservation 5.3 PPG12 advises that in preparing development plans local authorities • To protect and enhance biodiversity and should take into account; habitats • Energy conservation and the • To protect and enhance the character, efficient use of energy, global appearance and features important in climate change, and reduction in the landscape greenhouse gases. • To manage the risk of flooding, and the • Air quality and pollution. impact of development on groundwater resources • Noise and light pollution. • To provide a framework for managing • The need to sustain the character development on contaminated, derelict and diversity of the countryside. and unstable land • Conservation and enhancement of • To manage the impact of development wildlife habitats and species, on air, light and noise pollution including the promotion of biodiversity and environmental • To protect and enhance heritage assets enhancements to meet biodiversity • To protect and enhance the quality and action plan targets. safety of the built environment • The impact of development on landscape quality. Introduction – The Natural Environment • Flood defence, and land drainage 5.1 The Derbyshire Dales contain some of issues. the most spectacular landscape and • The need to protect groundwater sensitive sites for nature conservation in resources from contamination or Derbyshire. The quality of the natural over-exploitation. environment in the District makes it an • The need to avoid development on attractive place to live, work and visit. A unstable land. primary objective of the Local Plan is to protect and enhance the natural • The need to protect and enhance environment of the District. Development the natural beauty and amenity of can, if not undertaken in an appropriate the land, including trees and form, have a detrimental impact on the hedgerow protection and planting. quality of the natural environment 5.4 PPS7 sets out the government’s objectives throughout the District. to maintain or enhance the character of 5.2 Development does however provide the the countryside and conserve its natural opportunity to enhance the features of resources include safeguarding the the natural environment, and improve distinctiveness of its landscape, its the quality of life by continuing to make beauty, the diversity of its wildlife, the the District an attractive place to live, quality of rural towns and villages, its work and visit. Protection and historic and archaeological interest, and enhancement of the natural environment best agricultural land.

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5.5 PPS7 recommends the use of the considered in the development landscape character approach to identify process. the unique characteristics of different • The precautionary principle should areas of countryside. be applied to flood risk, avoiding 5.6 PPS9 sets out the Government’s risk where possible and managing objectives for nature conservation, and it elsewhere. the framework for safeguarding our • Developers should contribute natural heritage under domestic and towards the cost of flood defences international law. required as a result of 5.7 PPG14 states that development plans development. need to take into account the possibility 5.11 RSS8 sets out the following guidance; of ground instability, and that they should include policies for the reclamation and • Habitats and species of importance use of unstable land. for nature conservation should be identified in local biodiversity action 5.8 PPS23 sets out that development plans plans and given the appropriate should include an appropriate level of protection. Policies should combination of site-specific policies for seek to protect and enhance the potentially polluting development and region’s character and natural criteria against which applications for diversity of the countryside. such development may be determined. It also advises that development plans • Development plans should continue should also include policies for to promote policies to protect the development on, and remediation of, best and most versatile agricultural existing contaminated and derelict land. land and soils from irreversible damage. 5.9 PPG24 sets out that noise sensitive developments should be located away • All woodlands should be protected from existing sources of significant noise and managed, and those of and that potentially noisy developments acknowledged national and local should be located in areas where noise importance should receive will not be such an important additional protection through consideration or where its impact can be development plans. minimised. PPG24 also states that it may • Policies should seek to conserve also be appropriate for local planning local distinctiveness, and wherever authorities to adopt policies to avoid possible to enhance it. They should potentially noisy developments in areas provide protection for landscapes that have remained relatively undisturbed that are particularly sensitive due to by noise nuisance. their character and high landscape 5.10 PPG25 sets out the importance the quality. Government attaches to the 5.12 The Environment Policies of the Derby management and reduction of flood risk. and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan aim It states that: to: • Development plan policies need to • Protect and enhance the landscape indicate how flood issues are to be character of Derbyshire

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• Conserve or enhance the Special the likely impact of the proposed Landscape Areas of Derbyshire development upon them and including a statement of the measures proposed to • Protect and improve the avoid or minimise any adverse effects. environment, particularly in the environmental priority areas. • Promote the reclamation of derelict Policy NBE1 land to provide for new employment uses, attract new Sites Of International Importance For investment, improve the Nature Conservation environment and provide for Planning permission for development within or recreational, social and community likely to affect Candidate Special Areas of facilities. Conservation, Special Areas of Conservation • Promote the rehabilitation and re- or Special Protection Areas will only be use of contaminated land. granted if; • Protect existing trees and (a) it is required for the management of the woodlands and encourage new site for nature conservation or; planting. (b) it would not have an adverse impact on Nature Conservation the integrity of the site or; 5.13 English Nature has designated 17 Sites (c) there are no alternative solutions to the Of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the proposed development and there are plan area. These are identified on the imperative reasons of overriding public Proposals Map and listed in Appendix 3 interest. * Some SSSI’s are of international Where necessary the Council will impose importance and have been further conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 designated as Special Areas of Obligation to secure the special interests of the Conservation (SAC) under the European site. Habitats Directive or Special Protection Areas (SPA) under the Birds Directive. * For sites hosting a priority natural habitat These sites are of international type or species defined in Annexes I or II of the importance and are subject to the highest Habitats Directive (or any subsequent degree of protection. legislation) reasons of overriding public interest will only relate to human health, public safety 5.14 Where the site concerned is a national or beneficial consequences of primary nature reserve or site identified under the importance to the environment. nature conservation review or geological conservation review particular regard will 5.16 The Countryside and Rights of Way Act be paid to the individual site’s national 2000 increased protection to SSSI’s by importance. strengthening English Natures’ powers, and by placing a statutory duty on local 5.15 Where development proposals are likely authorities to further the conservation to affect any site of wildlife, ecological or and enhancement of SSSI’s in carrying geological interest, applicants will be out their operations, and in exercising required to provide an environmental their decision-making functions. statement identifying and evaluating the important features of the site, assessing

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Sites Of National Importance For Other Sites Of Importance For Nature Nature Conservation Conservation Planning permission for development within Planning permission for development within or or likely to have a direct or indirect adverse likely to have a direct or indirect adverse impact upon a National Nature Reserve or impact upon any other site important for Site of Special Scientific Interest will only be nature conservation including Derbyshire granted if it cannot be accommodated Wildlife Sites, Regionally Important Geological elsewhere and there are overwhelming Sites or Local Nature Reserves will only be benefits resulting from development which granted if it can be clearly demonstrated that would outweigh any harm caused to their there are benefits resulting from the national nature conservation value. development which would outweigh the harm caused to the nature conservation value of the Where necessary the Council will impose site. conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to secure appropriate mitigation Where necessary the Council will impose and/or compensatory measures to protect conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 and enhance the nature conservation Obligation to secure appropriate mitigation interests of the site. and/or compensatory measures to protect and enhance the nature conservation interests of

the site. 5.17 There are many sites which do not qualify

for SSSI status but are nevertheless of considerable county or local importance. Features of Importance to Wild Fauna and The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Flora Derbyshire County Council have 5.19 The Habitats Regulations 1994, require compiled the Derbyshire Wildlife Sites planning authorities to include in their Register (DWSR). The register identifies development plans policies ‘encouraging sites of importance for nature the management of features of the conservation. There are approximately landscape which are of major 200 sites important for nature importance for wild flora and fauna’. conservation within the plan area. The These features may be referred to as general location of these sites is identified wildlife habitats. on the Proposals Map and listed in 5.20 The Local Plan area has a diverse range Appendix 3 of habitats, from ancient woodland to 5.18 A register of Regionally Important dew ponds, some of which are of Geological Sites (RIGS) has also been international or national importance. prepared. This identifies important These habitats, as well as supporting geological sites that are not already wildlife, are also vital elements of the designated as SSSI’s. The register has landscape because of their aesthetic, similar status to the DWSR. historical, amenity and often economic value. However in common with the rest

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example by 1999 the District had lost large degree dependent upon the around 90% of the wildflower-rich continuance of traditional practices. grassland recorded in 1983. Whilst agriculture and forestry are for the most part outside of planning control 5.21 The Government’s UK Biodiversity Action development provides opportunities for Plan (BAP) identifies habitats that are securing the protection and positive nationally important, and sets out targets management of habitats. and actions for conserving and restoring them. Regionally, targets for restoring 5.24 Where compensatory measures are habitats are set out in RSS8. Local required the Council will seek to Biodiversity Action Plans for Lowland negotiate the creation of new habitats of Derbyshire and the Peak District provide equivalent size and quality, either on the a framework for restoring biodiversity development site or a suitable alternative locally. They identify habitats and species location. This will include a provision for that are local and national priorities for appropriate management and protection and enhancement, as well as monitoring of the habitat during, and for translate national and regional targets to a suitable period after development has a local level. taken place. 5.22 Although many areas of important 5.25 The creation of new habitats is important habitat fall within designated sites, others to the achievement of targets set out in do not, and it is therefore necessary to the Lowland Derbyshire and Peak District consider habitats as a separate issue Biodiversity Action Plan. The Council will from protected areas. All species need to wherever possible seek to provide and be able to disperse in order to maintain secure the creation of new habitats. healthy populations, consequently

habitats should be seen as part of a Policy NBE4 wider network rather than as individual sites. Habitats are however becoming Protecting Features Or Areas Of increasingly small and isolated. Importance To Wild Flora And Fauna Protecting individual sites will not work unless links between them are Planning permission for development within, maintained. However for most habitats or likely to have an adverse impact upon the there is no specific statutory protection integrity or continuity of areas or features of unless they are associated with legally importance to wild flora and fauna, will not be protected sites or species. granted unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there are benefits resulting from 5.23 Few habitats are entirely natural. Most development which would outweigh the have been created or influenced by the importance of the feature to wild flora and activities of humans, and depend upon fauna. appropriate management for their survival. Agriculture and forestry practices Where appropriate the Council will impose have had a significant influence upon conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 habitats. A number of sites that are now Obligation to secure appropriate long term important for nature conservation have management, mitigation and/or developed on brownfield or derelict sites compensatory measures to protect and through natural regeneration. The enhance the importance of the area or feature protection of existing habitats is to a to wild flora and fauna.

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Species Protected By Law or Nationally Rare measures in place that will allow for the continued survival of the species. In all 5.26 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 cases the Council will require the gives statutory protection to many animal submission of a report from a suitably and plant species, including badgers, qualified person to determine the status bats, otters barn owls and great crested of the existing population, the likely newts, irrespective of whether planning impact of the development on the permission has been granted. population, and whether any mitigation 5.27 The Protection of Badgers Act gives measures are possible or necessary. badgers and their setts additional 5.31 The Lowland Derbyshire Local protection. A licence is required to permit Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) has the interference with a sett in the course of target of halting the decline in the development. This also applies to the use population of barn owls and increase of machinery within 30 metres. the wild population to 20 pairs by 2010. 5.28 Certain species, including all bats, otters The District is an important area for the and great crested newts are also barn owl because there are few areas in protected under the Habitats Regulations the District where agricultural 1994, whereby it is an offence to intensification is such that owls could not deliberately capture, kill or disturb these find prey and the strong tradition of species or damage or destroy their stone barns and other farm buildings breeding site or resting place. that provide ideal nesting habitat. To Developments affecting these protected assist with the achievement of the LBAP species also require a licence from the target for barn owls the Council will in Department of the Environment, Food appropriate circumstances impose and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), irrespective of conditions or seek to negotiate by whether planning permission has been Section 106 Obligation the granted. A licence from English Nature is protection/provision of a suitable nesting also required for activities affecting other site for barn owls. This may involve a species that are not protected by financial contribution towards the European Regulations. provision of suitable nesting platforms in 5.29 There are some species that although off-site locations in the vicinity of the they have no (or very limited) legal application site. The requirement for protection, are known to be nationally such provision will take account of the rare. These are species occurring at so existing population levels of barn owls, few sites that the impact of a single and the availability of suitable habitat for development could be extremely barn owls. damaging to the UK population. These species are identified nationally through a series of ‘Red Data Books’, and placed in the category Nationally Rare. 5.30 The Council in considering development proposals likely to have an adverse impact upon protected or nationally rare species will liase with English Nature and the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to establish whether it is feasible to put mitigation

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Policy NBE5 features. It sets out that where opportunities arise local planning Development Affecting Species authorities should require developers to Protected By Law Or Are undertake tree-planting schemes as a Nationally Rare condition on planning permissions. In all cases, however any planting should take Planning permission for development likely to account of landscape character, natural have a direct or indirect adverse impact upon and built heritage considerations. species protected by law or identified as nationally rare will only be granted if it can be 5.35 The Council will resist development demonstrated that there is an overriding need proposals that are likely to have an for the development, and, where necessary, adverse impact upon trees and mitigation and/or compensatory measures can woodlands. Where appropriate the be put in place that allows the status of the Council will protect trees before, during species to be maintained or enhanced. and after development. Wherever trees are lost as a result of development

proposals, the Council will seek their Trees and Woodlands replacement as part of the landscaping 5.32 Trees, woodlands and hedgerows and scheme. This will be on the basis of three features such as walls, streams and replacements for each tree removed. ponds, contribute to the local The Council will seek the long-term distinctiveness of an area. They can have protection of important trees through the ecological, amenity, recreational and use of Tree Preservation Orders. commercial value. Trees and hedgerows are subject to continuing loss through pressures of development, changing Policy NBE6 agricultural practices and natural

ravages. Ancient trees and woodlands Trees And Woodlands are particularly important biodiversity Planning permission will only be granted for resources, providing some of the richest development likely to have a direct or indirect habitats, and are irreplaceable. adverse impact upon trees and woodlands if it Therefore, they will be protected from can be demonstrated that the justification for development that might result in their the development outweighs their importance for loss or damage. nature conservation or amenity value. 5.33 Important trees and woodlands may be Where any trees are lost as part of a given specific protection through the development proposal the Council will impose designation of Tree Preservation Orders. conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 Conservation area legislation also gives Obligation to replace those that are lost on the some protection to trees and woodlands. basis of three replacements for each one lost. The Hedgerow Regulations 1997 protects ‘important’ hedgerows of historical and ecological importance. 5.34 Policies in the Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan seek to protect and enhance trees, hedgerows and woodlands, and other landscape

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5.36 Other features such as hedgerows, identifies the unique character and walls, streams and ponds, also appearance of the landscape in different contribute to the local distinctiveness of areas, without making judgments about an area. Stonewalls, streams and ponds its relative worth. do not have any statutory protection 5.38 The Countryside Commission and English unless part of a site designated as being Nature used this approach for work important for nature conservation. The undertaken on the Countryside Character Council will seek to resist development Initiative in preparing the Character Map proposals that have an adverse impact of England. This involved mapping, upon these features. Wherever possible describing and classifying landscape the Council will seek to enhance such character across the whole country. It led features by way of conditions, to the identification of 159 discrete management agreement or Section 106 Regional Landscape Character Areas. Obligation. Five of these cover the Derbyshire Dales. English Heritage has assisted Derbyshire Policy NBE7 County Council in undertaking a Historic Landscape Characterisation of the County that seeks to identify its historic Features Important In The Landscape landscapes. Planning permission will only be granted for development likely to have an adverse impact 5.39 Using Regional Landscape Character upon landscape features such as hedgerows, Areas is a too broad-a-brush approach walls, streams and ponds, where it can be as a means of informing local planning demonstrated that the justification for the decisions. There was a need to identify development outweighs their importance to in greater detail those components that the character and appearance of the contribute to local distinctiveness and immediate and wider landscape. diversity. Therefore, the County Council in partnership with the Countryside In appropriate circumstances the Council will Agency and all the Districts undertook a impose conditions or seek to negotiate a systematic appraisal of the Derbyshire Section 106 Obligation to safeguard the long landscape. term protection and management of such features. 5.40 The Derbyshire Landscape Character Assessment identified 18 different

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• The pattern and type of field boundaries Character Map of Derbyshire – England - Draft Landscape • The type and distribution of wildlife Landscape Character Type habitats Character Areas • The pattern and distribution of

settlements and roads The Dark Peak Open Moors Settled Valley • The presence and pattern of historic Pastures landscape features Enclosed Moors • The scale and siting, layout, design, Riverside Meadows materials and detailing of vernacular buildings, their The White Peak Limestone Slopes enclosures and other features of Plateau Pastures cultural significance. Limestone Dales

The Derbyshire Wooded Slopes and Policy NBE8 Peak Fringe Valleys and Lower Derwent Wooded Farmlands Landscape Character Riverside Meadows Planning permission will only be granted for Settled Farmlands development that protects or enhances the character, appearance and local The Needwood and Settled Plateau distinctiveness of the landscape. South Derbyshire Farmlands

Claylands Sandstone Slopes and Heaths Protection of Important Undeveloped Land Settled Farmlands 5.42 Over the years, the Matlock-Darley Dale Riverside Meadows corridor alongside the A6 has become Estate Farmlands increasingly built-up. Already this blurs the separate identity of the settlements. If The Trent Valley Lowland Village development was allowed to go Washlands Farmlands unchecked, a continuous ribbon of Riverside Meadows development would be created. The remaining open areas make a significant contribution to the character and 5.41 The Council, in assessing applications for appearance of the locality. This is planning permission, will resist especially true of the open areas to the development proposals that do not take south and west of the A6 which provide account of the components that splendid views across the Derwent Valley contribute to landscape character and to the open countryside beyond. local distinctiveness including; • The landform and natural patterns of drainage • The pattern and composition of trees and woodland

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Policy NBE9 should be considered at all stages of the planning and development process in Protecting The Important Open Spaces order to reduce future damage to Alongside The A6 Through Darley property and loss of life. It sets out the Dale importance the Government attaches to the management and reduction of flood Planning permission for development will only risk in the land use planning process. It be granted for development on open spaces indicates that: alongside the A6 through Darley Dale, as defined on the Proposals Map if; • Development plan policies need to indicate how flood issues are to be (a) it consists of an extension of an existing considered in the development building or; process. (b) it is required for the purposes of • The precautionary principle should agriculture, forestry or outdoor be applied to flood risk, avoiding recreation or; risk where possible and managing (c) it is required for the purpose of it elsewhere. regenerating, improving and/or • Developers should contribute extending the facilities at the Sir Joseph towards the cost of flood defences Whitworth Centre required as a result of and; development. (d) it does not have an adverse impact • Flood risk management needs to upon the open character of the area. be applied on a whole catchment basis and not restricted to flood plains. The Water Environment 5.44 RSS8 advises that local authorities should 5.43 Climate change and the incidence and ensure that as far as practically possible severity of flooding events over the past life and property at risk from flooding or few years has led to the Government coastal erosion is protected whilst giving flood risk issues a higher profile. considering alternative approaches to the PPG25 sets out that Government policy is management of these processes. to reduce the risks to people and the Although the larger towns of the District developed and natural environment from lie behind maintained defences where flooding. It advises that local planning the risk of flooding is reduced, a breach authorities show areas of flood risk on or overtopping of a defence cannot be the Proposals Map. As these are subject discounted. The Council will follow the to continuous review, the Council is sequential approach set out in PPG25 in concerned that identifying them on the assessing applications. Proposals Map may cause unnecessary concern for land and property owners. 5.45 The Council will consult as appropriate These areas are therefore not shown on the Environment Agency in respect of the Proposals Map. However there are development proposals on sites at flood Indicative Flood Plain Maps produced by risk identified on their Indicative Flood the Environment Agency that can be Plain Maps or on other known areas of viewed at the Council Offices, in Matlock. flood risk or where development could PPG25 also explains how flood risk increase the risk of flooding as a result an

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increase in the rate of surface water run- and satisfactory access to them and any off. Where considered necessary to do so watercourses for the purposes of maintenance. the Council will require a developer to In some instances it may be possible to negate submit a flood risk assessment. In some or satisfactorily minimise the risk of flooding by instances the inclusion of appropriate the incorporation of flood mitigation and/or flood mitigation and/or compensation compensation measures. In those cases such measures may make a proposed measures will be required by a condition of the development acceptable. In order to planning permission. determine whether this is the case developers should engage in prior In appropriate circumstances the Council will discussions with the local planning require the provision of sustainable drainage authority. systems and will impose conditions accordingly. 5.46 Where necessary the Council will seek to negotiate the provision of developer 5.47 Water is a precious natural resource and contributions towards the provision of the protection of water resources from works to manage flood risk. All built potentially harmful effects of new development tends to extend the area of development is a key part of ensuring a impermeable ground from which water sustainable environment. Watercourses runs off rather than percolating through and wetlands can easily be damaged by the ground. Allowing water to run off development that can, for example alter sites to enter watercourses quicker, can drainage patterns, lower the water table increase the risk of flooding. PPG25 or cause pollution. advocates the use of sustainable 5.48 Groundwater resources are a vital drainage systems. The advantage of this component of drinking water supplies type of drainage facility is that it providing approximately 35% of all regulates surface water run off from a public water supplies. It is also an site so as not to increase the risk of important source for industry and flooding elsewhere and can also serve to agriculture as well as sustaining the base contain and reduce pollution. In some flows of rivers. The protection of cases these types of drainage systems groundwater is therefore of critical act as havens for wildlife. In appropriate importance because if it becomes circumstances the Council will seek to polluted, it is almost impossible to integrate the provision of sustainable rehabilitate. It is therefore necessary to drainage systems into development prevent or reduce the risk of groundwater proposals. contamination rather than to deal with its consequences. Policy NBE10 5.49 The District contains a number of major aquifers that provide high quality water Flood Risk And Surface Water that requires little treatment prior to use. Discharge In accordance with the Environment Planning permission will be granted provided Agency’s Policy and Practice for the development would not increase the risk of Protection of Groundwater, the Council flooding, or itself be at risk of flooding, and will seek to protect groundwater includes the safeguarding of flood defences resources most at risk from pollution. The Council will assess the level of risk in

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relation to the impact that development the water environment. has on identified Groundwater Source In appropriate circumstances the Council will Protection Zones and by reference to the impose conditions or seek to negotiate a Environment Agencies Groundwater Section 106 Obligation to secure the provision Vulnerability Maps. of increased sewage treatment capacity or to ensure the continued maintenance of a non- Policy NBE11 mains sewage system.

Water Quality Protection Development on Contaminated & Unstable Planning permission will only be granted for Land development if it does not have an adverse 5.51 The priorities set out in the Council’s impact upon the quality and quantity of Corporate Plan for 2003 to 2007 include groundwater resources or the quality of protecting and improving the safety and watercourses. health of residents and visitors. Where appropriate the Council will impose 5.52 The development of derelict and conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 contaminated land, if undertaken in an Obligation to secure the provision of appropriate location can reduce the mitigation measures prior to the pressure for development on greenfield commencement of development to provide sites. This is at the heart of the principles protection to water resources. of sustainable development. The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan has therefore an important role to play in 5.50 In considering applications for planning facilitating the development of these sites, permission the Council will seek to and ensuring that if development is ensure that there is adequate means of brought forward on such sites that it is disposing of foul water sewage, without undertaken safely and without detriment causing contamination of the water to the wider environment. environment. 5.53 Legislation has placed a duty on the

Council to prepare a Contaminated Land Policy NBE12 Strategy. The main vehicle in terms of achieving these aims and objectives is the Foul Sewage Contaminated Land Strategy. The Planning Permission for Development will only Council adopted this in June 2001. The be granted where; Strategy recognises the importance of the role of planning, in the contribution to (a) adequate sewage treatment capacity is the above aims and objectives. available or is capable of being made available to accommodate the 5.54 PPS23 sets out that works, undertaken on development or; any contaminated site should deal with any unacceptable risks to health or the (b) it can be demonstrated that where a environment, taking into account its discharge to a public foul sewer is not actual or intended use. This ‘suitable for feasible that an appropriate non-mains use’ principle places an emphasis on sewerage system can be provided dealing with the actual or perceived without having an adverse impact upon threats to health, safety or the

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environment, keeping or bringing back represent a serious risk to public health contaminated land into beneficial use and safety. and the need to minimise pressures on 5.58 PPG14 advises that development the development of greenfield sites. proposals within such areas must include 5.55 PPS23 advises that it is necessary to provision for minimising the risk and identify at the earliest possible effects of land instability on property, opportunity in the planning process, infrastructure and the public. This whether or not a site is contaminated. It includes the carrying out of appropriate goes on that the developer should be precautionary measures at the planning responsible for providing this application stage to evaluate ground information. Where it is suspected that conditions and take any appropriate significant problems of contamination remedial action. In some cases, however, exist, developers should be required to the problems may be so severe that carry out detailed site investigations, prior development cannot take place. to planning permission being granted for 5.59 In considering applications for development. development where it is suspected that a 5.56 In certain parts of the plan area the land site is either contaminated or unstable, is liable to slippage or is otherwise the Council will require applicants to unstable. Generally, this is a result of the submit as part of their planning underlying geological strata. Such land is application a detailed and independent either unsuitable for development or assessment of the nature and extent of would require specialised, expensive the contamination and/or instability, and foundations. The effects of ground identify what remedial or mitigation instability vary in their nature, scale and measures need to be put in place to extent and may arise through a series of ensure the development can take place. operations, e.g. the existence of 5.60 Where remedial works are necessary, underground mining or engineering the Council require that these are works, quarry operations, etc. Land may undertaken prior to development become unstable as a result of ground commencing. compression, either through natural origin or due to human activities such as landfill. Sloping land may also be Policy NBE13 unstable. 5.57 Whilst, in all cases, instability may arise Development On Or Adjacent To whether or not there is any development Contaminated And Unstable Land on the surface, it is important to Planning permission will only be granted for recognise that development itself or the development on or adjacent to land that is, or intensification of development may be suspected of being, either contaminated or the triggering factor that initiates unstable where it can be demonstrated that instability problems. Potential hazards the development can take place without include subsidence, flood risk and having an adverse impact upon public health, drainage problems. The problems can safety or the local environment. result in damage to buildings and The Council will impose conditions or seek to structures, disruption of communications negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to ensure and services and, in some instances, can that any remedial or mitigation measures to

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stabilise or decontaminate the site are an Policy NBE14 integral element of the development process.

Light And Noise Pollution Planning permission will only be granted for Light & Noise Pollution development if; 5.61 Light pollution is caused by excessive or (a) it does not have an adverse impact intrusive artificial light arising from poor upon the amenity, character and or insensitive design. Light pollution can appearance of its immediate or wider have a detrimental effect on the surroundings by virtue of light or noise character and amenity of an area after pollution or; dark. (b) it would not be adversely affected by 5.62 PPS23 reminds local planning authorities existing sources of noise or light to take account of the possible polluting pollution. impact of lighting in preparing local plan policies. It indicates that local planning Where appropriate the Council will seek to authorities should take into account in impose conditions or enter into a Section 106 preparing local plans “the possible Obligation to secure the provision of measures impact of potentially polluting that minimise the impact of any noise or light development resulting from releases of pollution. light”.

5.63 Whilst the intentions of the current policy Air Quality remain valid, it is only part of a policy that considers issues in relation to 5.65 Air quality is important in terms of health, pollution prevention in general. In order biodiversity and overall quality of life. to increase the importance of this issue it Improving air quality is one of the is considered that a criteria based policy Governments Quality of Life objectives. be included in the Local Plan that sets out Improving the quality of life, protecting the factors that will be taken into account and enhancing the environment, along to ensure that development does not with protecting and enhancing the safety result in light pollution. and health of residents and visitors are key themes in the Council’s Corporate 5.64 PPG24 highlights the need for policies to Plan for 2003 to 2007. ensure, as far as is practicable, that noise sensitive developments are located away 5.66 The planning process can have a from existing sources of significant noise significant impact both short and long and that potentially noisy developments term on air quality. For example, policies are located in areas where noise will not that seek to locate development in order be such an important consideration or to reduce reliance on private transport where its impact can be minimised. can help reduce emissions of air PPG24 also states that it may also be pollutants. appropriate for Local Planning 5.67 Whilst the planning system complements Authorities to adopt policies to avoid the pollution control system, not all potentially noisy developments in areas activities are regulated. In some instances that have remained relatively undisturbed it is necessary for the planning system to by noise nuisance. impose conditions on development, to minimise the potential risk of pollution.

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The Council will seek to ensure that 5.72 PPG15 advocates a general presumption decisions made in respect of in favour of the preservation of listed development proposals take account of buildings except where a convincing case the need to safeguard air quality. can be made for the alteration or demolition. It advises that local planning 5.68 Although the Derbyshire Dales area has authorities should “have special regard no significant air quality problems, to the desirability of preserving the policies are still required which seek to building or its setting or any features of continue improving air quality. special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.” Policy NBE15 5.73 PPG15 advises that local planning authorities have a duty to formulate and Air Quality publish proposals for the preservation Planning permission will only be granted for and enhancement of conservation areas. development if; It also advises that they have a duty to review their area from time to time to (a) it does not have an adverse impact consider whether further designation of upon air quality of its immediate or conservation area is required. wider surroundings or; Designation of a Conservation Area (b) it would not be adversely affected by introduces a general control over the existing sources of poor air quality. demolition of unlisted buildings and provides the basis for policies designed

to preserve or enhance all aspects of the Introduction - Historic Built Environment character and appearance that define 5.69 The quality of the historic fabric of the their special interest. District is one of the reasons that the 5.74 PPG16 sets out the Government’s policy District is an attractive place, where on archaeological remains on land, and people want to live, work and visit. The how they should be preserved or historic fabric can be divided into a recorded both in an urban setting and in number of elements; Listed Buildings, the countryside. Conservation Areas, Historic parks and 5.75 It advises that there should be a Gardens, Archaeological features, and presumption in favour of physical World Heritage Sites. preservation of nationally important 5.70 Both PPG15 and PPG16 make it clear archaeological remains and their that the historic fabric represents a finite settings, whether scheduled or not. The resource and is an irreplaceable asset. advice in relation to remains of lesser Both advise that care must be taken to importance is that local planning ensure that it is not destroyed. authorities will need to carefully balance 5.71 Advice in PPG15 is that local planning the importance of the archaeology authorities should set out clearly their against the need for the proposed policies for the protection, preservation development. Preference is given to the and enhancement of the historic retention of remains in situ, over environment and the factors that will be excavation. taken into account in assessing different 5.76 PPG16 advises that where the destruction types of planning application. of remains is not justified, and that

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development would result in destruction, frameworks of policy and initiatives for it is entirely reasonable for the planning action should be put in place. authority to satisfy itself before granting 5.79 The policies in the Derby and Derbyshire planning permission that provision for Joint Structure Plan aim to balance the the recording and excavating the remains need to protect the historic fabric with the has been made. need for new development. The policies 5.77 English Heritage is the Government’s are seen as extending and improving the advisor on the protection of England’s means of protection for Conservation historic environment. It has published a Areas, Listed Buildings, and other variety of guidance relating to the historic features, and to reflect the important role built environment. These complement the that conservation can play in the advice in the Government’s Planning economic regeneration of towns and Policy Guidance Notes. The most villages. significant document, in terms of its 5.80 Structure Plan policies relating to the importance to the planning process is preservation and conservation of listed ‘Enabling Development and the and other historic buildings, recognise Conservation of Heritage Assets’. This the important contribution they make to provides guidance to local planning the character of the areas in which they authorities on how they should assess are situated. It also seeks to resist applications involving ‘enabling development that would affect a site or development’. It set out that permission setting of the Derwent Valley Mills World for enabling development should only be Heritage Site. granted if the historic asset is not materially harmed, and the applicant demonstrates that on balance, the Listed Buildings benefits clearly outweigh any disbenefits, 5.81 Listed Buildings are buildings listed by the not only to the historic asset or its setting, Department of Culture, Media and Sport but to any other relevant planning because of their special architectural or consideration. historic interest. There are over 1000 5.78 RSS8 recognises the importance to the listed buildings in the plan area. The region of its historic and cultural heritage Council has extra controls over works and indicates Development Plans should that could affect the special architectural contain policies that seek to preserve and qualities or historic character of listed enhance the historic environment. It sets buildings. out that wider local strategies (of local authorities and other agencies) should preserve or enhance buildings, landscapes, archaeological remains and settings and should include: identification, assessment and recording where necessary of important cultural assets. It advises that appropriate resources and guidance for their protection, conservation and management, enhancement or regeneration within established

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Policy NBE16 use may be the only way to secure its long-term preservation. Nevertheless, Development Affecting A Listed planning permission will normally only be granted for such changes of use Building where the proposed use would not be Planning permission for development will only detrimental to the building or its setting. be granted where it does not have an adverse In order to assess the impact that a impact upon the special character or setting of proposal has on a listed building the a listed building. Council will require the submission of full details of all works. 5.82 Unless carefully controlled alterations and extensions to listed buildings can Policy NBE18 have a detrimental impact upon the special features that have resulted in the Conversion And Changes Of Use Of building being listed. In order to assess A Listed Building the impact that a proposal has on a listed Planning permission for the conversion and/or building the Council will require the change of use of a listed building will be submission of a full justification statement granted provide that: for the proposed works, and impact of the proposals on the special character of (a) the original use is no longer appropriate the building. or viable, and (b) if the proposed use is not the original use, it is appropriate to the status of the Policy NBE17 listed building, and

(c) the proposal will protect the listed Alterations And Extensions To A Listed building and its setting.

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Heritage Architectural Investigation complemented this in June 2001 by ‘A Section being given the opportunity to Practical Guide to Assessment’. Both seek record the building before demolition to protect and avoid inappropriate takes place. development affecting the historic assets and their settings. English Heritage’s

guidance indicates that there should be a Policy NBE19 general presumption against enabling development. Demolition Of Listed Buildings 5.87 Proposals for additional development Planning permission for development involving adjacent to or within the curtilage of any the demolition of a listed building will only be historic asset to enable restoration of that granted where; asset, need to be carefully considered in (a) the building is wholly beyond economic the light of the effect of such repair and; development on both the existing historic building and its setting. In addition to the (b) it can be demonstrated that every following policy the Council, will use as a possible effort has been made to material planning consideration the continue its current use or find a detailed advice in English Heritage’s compatible alternative use that would Policy Statement in assessing proposals allow for the retention of the listed for enabling development. building and;

(c) the application is accompanied by a redevelopment scheme for the site, the Policy NBE20 merits of which would outweigh the loss of the listed building. Enabling Development The Council will impose conditions or seek to Planning permission for development adjacent * enter into a Section 106 Obligation to ensure to or within the curtilage of an Heritage Asset the implementation of the redevelopment and used to fund the repair, restoration or scheme at the earliest possible opportunity improvement of a Heritage Asset will not be following demolition of the listed building. granted unless; (a) it can be demonstrated that it is the only viable means of repairing, restoring or Enabling Development improving the Heritage Asset and; 5.85 Development proposals, often adjacent (b) it would not have an adverse impact on to or within the curtilage of an historic the archaeological, architectural, asset, and used to fund remediation or historic, or landscape interest of the improvement works to an historic asset heritage asset or its setting and; considered ‘at risk’ of physical deterioration or in a poor or vacant (c) it can be demonstrated that the condition is often referred to as enabling development is the minimum necessary development. to secure the long-term future of the heritage asset and; 5.86 English Heritage published a policy statement on this topic June 1999 - (d) the benefits that accrue from the ‘Enabling Development and the development outweigh any long-term Conservation of Heritage Assets’ and disbenefits

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* Heritage Asset is defined as any scheduled 5.91 The Council has a duty Under Section 69 monument and other archaeological remains, of the Planning (Listed Buildings and listed buildings, other historic buildings of Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to more local significance, conservation areas or preserve or enhance the special registered park and gardens. character of conservation areas. Consequently in considering proposals Conservation Areas for development within a conservation 5.88 The high quality of much of the built area, the Council will require it to environment is reflected in the fact that preserve or enhance its special character. thirty two conservation areas have been 5.92 In addition to ensuring that development designated within the plan area in the within a conservation area preserves or locations shown in the following table: enhances the special character of the Table 8 :- Conservation Areas conservation area, the Council will, Ashbourne Kirk Ireton Old where possible, and in partnership with Matlock Derbyshire County Council and English Bolehill Kniveton Osmaston Heritage provide grant assistance for Bonsall Lea/High Riber environmental improvement works. Peak 5.93 Where it appears to the Council that Junction there is a particular threat to the Brailsford Lumsdale Rocester character or appearance of a Brassington Mapleton Shirley conservation area from inappropriate Callow Matlock Snelston, alterations to residential properties that Hall, Bank would not normally require planning Carsington Matlock Somersal permission, consideration will be given and Bath Herbert to the making of an Article 4 Direction Hopton The effect of which is to bring these Cromford Matlock Sudbury works under planning control. Once in Bridge force, planning permission will only be Gorsey Matlock Wirksworth given to works that would not have a Bank Dale detrimental impact on the character or Hognaston Middleton Stanton appearance of the conservation area. Lees Article 4 Directions are already in place Hulland Norbury in the Osmaston, Wirksworth and Matlock Bath conservation areas. 5.89 The precise boundaries of these conservation areas are shown on the 5.94 The Council will require all planning Proposals Map. applications in a conservation area to be supported by detailed drawings sufficient 5.90 During the course of the plan period, the to make clear the impact of the proposal Council will keep under review the extent upon the character or appearance of the of all existing conservation areas, and conservation area. Planning permission monitor whether it is appropriate to will normally be refused where the designate any new conservation areas. information supplied is not adequate to The Council will use conservation area enable the Council to assess the impact appraisals to review the need for both of the proposed development. new and the extent of existing conservation areas.

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Policy NBE21 architectural and/or historic value or does not make a contribution to the Development Affecting A character of the Conservation Area

Conservation Area Or; Planning permission for development (b) it can be demonstrated that a shopfront proposals within or adjacent to a of architectural and/or historic value or Conservation Area will be granted that makes a contribution to the provided that they preserve or enhance character of the Conservation Area is the character or appearance of the area. wholly beyond repair and restoration

And; Shopfronts in Conservation Areas (c) the design and appearance of the new 5.95 PPG 15 indicates that wherever shop shopfront preserves or enhances the fronts of merit survive they should be character or appearance of the retained. The removal of traditional shop Conservation Area. fronts within conservation areas will

therefore be resisted if they are of architectural and/or historic value and Historic Parks and Gardens contribute to the special character of the 5.97 There are a number of parks and area. The Council will seek the gardens that are included on The restoration and repair of such features in Register of Parks and Gardens of Special preference to replacement. Where Historic Interest. Currently these are; proposals for new shop fronts within Ednaston Manor, Sudbury Hall, the conservation areas are considered Heights of Abraham, Lovers Walks, High acceptable they should respect the Tor, Derwent Gardens, Sydnope Hall, the architectural elements of the building Whitworth Institute, and Willersley Castle. within which they are sited. 5.98 PPG15 advises that local planning 5.96 Planning permission for development authorities should protect registered affecting the external appearance of parks and gardens in development plans commercial premises, including and in determining planning replacement shop fronts, will only be applications. It advises that the effect of granted where the design and materials development on a registered park or reflect the character of the building itself garden or its setting is a material and, where appropriate, are also well consideration in the determination of a related to adjacent properties. planning application. To ensure that their special character is given adequate protection, as part of its programme of Policy NBE22 Conservation Area Appraisals the Council will, as appropriate, seek to Shopfronts In Conservation Areas define the setting of registered parks or gardens. Planning permission for the replacement of a shopfront within a Conservation Area will only 5.99 The Council will therefore seek to protect be granted where; these sites from development that would harm their character or setting. However (a) the existing shopfront has little or no where there is an overriding case to

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allow development that would result in and/or compensatory measures to protect the some loss or disturbance to a registered important features of the historic park or park or garden, the Council will through garden. the use of conditions or Section 106

Obligation seek to minimise the impact of the development. Where appropriate, Archaeological Sites and Features the Council will require the investigation 5.102 The plan area has a rich heritage of and recording of the features of interest important archaeological sites with prior to the development commencing. features of national and local 5.100 Proposals likely to have an effect upon importance. the character or setting of a historic park 5.103 Appropriate management is, essential to or garden will be assessed against their ensure that they survive in good impact on the features that make it condition. In particular, care must be worthy of protection. taken to ensure that archaeological 5.101 Where a proposal would affect a historic remains are not needlessly or park or garden, applicants may be thoughtlessly destroyed. requested to submit a justification 5.104 In Derbyshire, a Sites and Monuments statement prepared by a suitably Record has been drawn up by Derbyshire qualified person or a relevant County Council. It identifies recognised authority, describing the archaeological and heritage features of likely impact of the proposed County importance, including nationally development upon the park or garden. important archaeological sites and The statement should set out what Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and is mitigating and/or compensatory continually being updated. measures are necessary to protect and 5.105 The County Council also maintains a list enhance the features of interest within of County Treasures. This is a list of the garden. heritage features of public importance by reason of their archaeological, Policy NBE23 architectural, historic, scenic or scientific interest. The Council considers that the Conservation Of Historic Parks And deterioration or destruction of these Gardens features would represent a serious loss to our heritage and, should be protected Planning permission will only be granted for from any adverse impact of development within a Registered Park or development. Garden, as identified on the Proposals Map, where it does not have an adverse impact 5.106 Prior to the determination of any upon its character and appearance. application for planning permission for a proposal that affects or is likely to affect Planning permission will only be granted for an important archaeological site, and/or development where it does not have an its setting, the Council will require the adverse impact upon the setting of a developer to submit an archaeological Registered Park or Garden. assessment. This will assess and identify Where appropriate the Council will impose the effect of development on the site’s conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 archaeological importance. It should Obligation to secure appropriate mitigation also demonstrate that all options to

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minimise or avoid damage to the the international importance of the site as features of interest have been explored. a key material consideration to be taken Where nationally important into account by local planning authorities archaeological remains (whether in determining planning and listed scheduled or not) are affected by building applications. It advises that local development, preference will be for the planning authorities should formulate preservation of the remains in-situ. specific planning policies for protecting Preservation by record should be such sites in Development Plans. regarded as a second best option. 5.109 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan requires careful scrutiny of Policy NBE24 proposals within the World Heritage Site to ensure that it does not adversely affect Archaeological Sites And Heritage the site or its setting, and that where appropriate development should Features enhance the site or its setting. Planning permission will not be granted for 5.110The World Heritage Site Management development likely to disturb or have an Plan defines the extent of the area and a adverse impact upon Scheduled Monuments ‘buffer zone’ within which the Council or other nationally important archaeological will seek to ensure that development remains or their setting. does not detract from its character, Planning permission for development likely to appearance or setting. disturb or have an adverse impact upon other important archaeological or heritage features, or their setting will only be granted where it Policy NBE25 can be demonstrated that; Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage (a) the feature can be preserved in-situ, or; Site (b) where in-situ preservation is not feasible Planning permission for development within mitigation measures can be put in place the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, that minimises any adverse impact upon as defined on the Proposals Map, will only be the feature and its setting. granted where it does not have an adverse Where appropriate the Council will impose impact upon its character and appearance. conditions or seek to negotiate a Section 106 Planning permission for development within Obligation to ensure appropriate investigation the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and recording, before and during buffer zone, as defined on the Proposals Map, development. will only be granted where it does not have an Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site adverse impact upon the setting of the World Heritage Site. 5.107 The Derwent Valley Mills were inscripted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001, as recognition of Introduction – New Built Development the unique role that the area played in 5.111 New buildings and the areas the Industrial Revolution. surrounding them can have a significant 5.108 PPG15 sets out that although World effect upon the character and Heritage status does not bring any appearance of an area. Their additional statutory controls, it highlights

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relationship to existing features can be 5.115 RSS8 sets out that in relation to built beneficial to an area, but at the same development the overall aim is to ensure time they can also be detrimental. In the that employment and housing needs of interests of continuing to provide a high the region are met, with a view to quality built environment, in considering creating well designed, sustainable proposals for development, the Council places that are safe and feel secure, has a duty to ensure that the appearance where people will choose to live, work or and relationship of new built take leisure. development to its surroundings 5.116 It indicates that housing should be maintains, and wherever possible, designed to maintain and improve the enhances the quality of the local quality of both urban and rural areas. environment. Good quality housing in urban areas 5.112 The quality of the local environment maintains their attractiveness to existing within the District is dependent upon and potential residents. ensuring that the standard of new built 5.117 It encourages local authorities, development is of the highest standard. developers and other agencies to be Good design can promote sustainable innovative in the design of housing and development by continuing to make it an housing layouts, and in order to achieve attractive place to live, work and visit. a high quality living environment seeks 5.113 PPS1 advises that good design should provision for more sustainable modes of be the aim of all those involved in the transport, more efficient use of land, development process and should be energy and materials, reduced parking encouraged everywhere. It goes on to provision and flexible highway standards. advise that local planning authorities 5.118 The policies in the Derby and should reject poor design, particularly Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan set out where their decisions are supported by that new development should conserve or clear plan policies or supplementary enhance the quality and local design guidance. Poor design includes distinctiveness of the natural and built development that is clearly out of scale or environment, and be well related to its incompatible with their surroundings. surroundings. Local planning authorities are encouraged to promote or reinforce local 5.119The Council will therefore seek to ensure distinctiveness, and give weight to the that it resists development that does not impact of development on existing protect and enhance the quality of the buildings, and designated areas such as built environment throughout the plan National Parks, AONB’s and area. Conservation Areas. Development Plans are encouraged to set out design policies Landscape Design in Association With New against which development proposals are Development to be considered. 5.120 Landscape design is an integral part of 5.114 Advice in PPG3, PPS6, and PPS7 the planning and design process. Its emphasises the contribution that a high early consideration is essential to ensure quality environment can have on the that development both integrates and quality of life. enhances its surroundings.

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5.121 The character of both the natural and Policy NBE26 cultural landscapes in the plan area is diverse. The Council will seek to ensure Landscape Design In Association With that all development maintains or New Development enhances the quality of the landscape In determining applications for planning within which it is located. permission the Council will consider whether 5.122 The adoption of clearly defined there is a need for the submission, landscape design principles lays the implementation and maintenance of a scheme foundation for a successful scheme. The of landscaping to ensure that the proposed Council will require all proposals to development would integrate with or enhance demonstrate: its surroundings. • an appreciation of the local Where this is considered to be necessary environment and the impact of the appropriate conditions will be imposed on any development on it. planning permission. • how valuable existing site features might be incorporated. Crime Prevention • how the impact of the development 5.124 The Council has a duty under Section 17 is minimised. of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 that • proper planning and arrangement in exercising its functions it shall do all of built form, external space, access that it reasonably can to prevent crime and circulation and disorder in its area. This is an acknowledgement that the decisions • how appropriate landscape made by the Council can have a direct elements and features are to be impact on crime and disorder. To make incorporated throughout the progress on this issue the Council is a scheme. lead member of the Safer Derbyshire • how site security has been considered Dales Community Safety Partnership. This 5.123The Council will require the submission has overseen the preparation of the of a landscape scheme as part of the Derbyshire Dales Crime Reduction and planning application where proposals Disorder Strategy. This seeks to increase are for major developments or where the number of developments achieving development is proposed in sensitive ‘Secured by Design’ accreditation locations. Development proposals that (Strategic Aim1). do not include a landscape scheme 5.125 Circular 5/94 “Planning Out Crime” where it is considered necessary for one recognises that the planning system is an to be submitted as part of the planning important factor in a successful crime application process will be resisted. prevention strategy. It sets out that there should be a balanced approach to design that attempts to reconcile the

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In relevant circumstances failure to take 5.129 The Arts Council has promoted the account of the principles of crime Percent for Art scheme since 1988. This prevention could result in an application scheme seeks to encourage developers for planning permission being refused. of major projects to set aside a proportion of their capital budget to 5.126 An environment where the fear of, and commission new works of art and craft. opportunity for crime has been reduced improves the quality of life for those 5.130 The Councils Arts Strategy recognises the living in that area. benefits of public art, and sets out that the Percent for Art Scheme would assist 5.127Improving the quality of life, protecting in levering in substantial money which and enhancing the environment, along would otherwise not be available for with protecting and enhancing the safety public art development. It encourages and health of residents and visitors are the inclusion of a policy in relation to the key themes in the Council’s Corporate Percent for Art Scheme in the Derbyshire Plan for 2003 and 2007. The Council Dales Local Plan. will seek to encourage developers, to bring forward proposals that meet the 5.131 It is also recognised by the Council’s Arts ‘Secured by Design’ standard, and resist Strategy and the Council’s Economic development where the principles of Development Strategy that works of art can crime prevention are not taken into be used to promote and market the district, account. as a visitor attraction, and as a high quality location for inward investment.

Policy NBE27 5.132 Major developments have a more significant impact upon the environment and in most cases should be able to Crime Prevention contribute some of the profit from the Planning permission will only be granted for development towards the cost of artwork. new build development if it can be The levels of profit associated with smaller demonstrated that the design and layout developments would make it unreasonable minimises the opportunities for crime. to require them to participate in the Percent for Art scheme. The Council will therefore seek to negotiate the provision of public Percent for Art pieces of art as part of major developments 5.128 Public art can significantly improve the proposals. general environment of an area and contribute greatly towards the quality of Policy NBE28 life. It can be a means to promote the image and attributes of the District and Percent For Art reinforce a sense of local identity. In this respect public art can take many different In considering development proposals, the forms including major pieces of Council will assess the potential for and sculpture, brass plaques inlaid in paving encourage the integration of works of public to mark various footpaths, tiling on floors art or environmental art into appropriate new or walls, door handle designs, shapes of development, refurbishment and landscaping swimming pools or reception desks. schemes. Such provision will be sought through negotiation in larger development schemes or in sensitive locations.

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Objectives • the promotion of mixed use development in town centres • to protect and enhance the vitality and viability of town centres • the need for a coherent town centre parking strategy • to encourage new retail development that contributes to the achievement of • the promotion of town centre sustainable development management • to protect and enhance the character and • the promotion of good urban design appearance of town centres in town centres • to protect important local and village • a clarification of the basis for shops and services assessing proposals for retail development in relation to town

centres and out of centre locations Introduction 6.4 PPG13 emphasises the need to focus 6.1 A healthy and attractive town centre, major generators of travel demand in city, readily accessible, with a wide range of town, and district centres in preference to uses, including employment, shopping, out of centre locations. It advises that day- offices and leisure facilities offers the to-day facilities such as primary schools, potential to reduce the need to travel, and health centres, convenience shops, and reduce reliance upon the private car. branch libraries, should be located near to 6.2 The Government’s Rural White Paper their clients in local and rural service (November 2000) sets out that market centres to encourage safe and easy towns play a critical role in helping rural access, particularly by walking and communities to thrive and regenerate. It cycling. PPG13 complements PPS6 in that acknowledges that the shift of services to it reinforces the Government sequential larger towns has undermined the role of approach to development. some market towns. It sets out that there is 6.5 In locations away from large urban areas a need to reinforce the role for market it advises local authorities to focus most towns and their potential to support more development comprising jobs, shopping, sustainable patterns of development by leisure, and services in or near to local ensuring that they are the focus of a range service centres to help to ensure that it is of private and public services to which served by public transport and provides people have access. for some potential access by walking and 6.3 PPS6 sets out the Government’s latest cycling. It advises that these centres (either policy guidance on town centres, and market towns or large villages or groups retail development. The key features of the of villages) should be identified in the guidance include; development plan as the preferred locations for such development. • an emphasis on a plan-led approach to promoting development 6.6 RSS8 sets out that it is important to in town centres recognise the value of maintaining and enhancing the region’s network of town • an emphasis on a sequential centres. Where there is a proven need for approach to selecting sites for retail, new retail floorspace (both new and employment, leisure and other key extensions) it requires that it should be town centre uses located on the basis of the sequential

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approach advocated in PPS6. It adverse impact upon the vitality and encourages mixed-use developments to viability of any existing nearby centre. stimulate the interaction of shopping and 6.10 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure culture, leisure, entertainment, education Plan also sets out that provision will be and residential uses, to keep central areas made in Local Plans for the identification vibrant, thereby reducing the need to of local and village centres and for the travel. It also stresses the importance of development of small local shops. It also encouraging measures to increase the seeks to resist the loss of existing shopping attractiveness and safety of central area facilities in village centres, except where environments, including improvements to there are adequate alternative facilities in the accessibility of centres by public the locality or the existing use is no longer transport, cycling and walking. viable. 6.7 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure

Plan sets out a hierarchy of centres across Derbyshire, including the sub-regional Retail Development in Town Centres centres of Derby and Chesterfield, 6.11 The definition of town centre in PPS6 is traditional town centres, district centres in one where a broad range of facilities and Chesterfield and Derby, and local and services are provided and which fulfil a village centres. It sets out that the general function as a focus for both community objectives of the policies are to maintain and for public transport. The extent of the and enhance the vitality and viability of Town Centres of Matlock, Ashbourne, the existing centres, regardless of size. In Wirksworth and Matlock Bath are defined terms of this hierarchy it defines on the Proposals Map using the following Ashbourne, Matlock, Matlock Bath, and definition; Wirksworth as ‘Town Centres’, and allows (i) The predominant uses in any for ‘Local/Village Centres’ to be defined in continuous and contiguous Local Plans. frontage consist of shops, 6.8 In accordance with the sequential financial and professional approach advocated in PPS 6 it gives services (including banks, and preference to new shopping and other building societies) and food and major travel generating uses within drink establishments. existing centres; subject to it being (ii) The mix of uses adjacent to, or compatible to the scale and character of situated within any continuous the town; does not have an adverse and contiguous frontage, impact on the vitality and viability of other provide a broad range of nearby centres; and is accessible by a facilities and services for the variety of means of transport. community 6.9 The policies in the Derby and Derbyshire 6.12 Within the defined Town Centres the Joint Structure Plan set out that Council’s preference is for development development in Edge-of-Centre locations to fall within Use Class A1 Shops, Use and Out-of-Centre locations will only be Class A2 Financial and Professional permitted if there is a proven need for the Services, Use Class A3 Restaurants and development, that it cannot be Cafes, Use Class A4 Drinking accommodated within the centre or edge- Establishments and Use Class A5 Hot of-centre location, and will not have an Food Takeaway.

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Policy S1 development and; (b) it cannot be accommodated within that Retail Development In The Town centre or in any other nearby centre and; Centres (c) is in scale and character with the town Planning permission for retail development and centre and; other uses appropriate within a town centre (as defined on the Proposals Map) will be granted (d) does not have an adverse impact upon if it; the vitality and viability of the town centre or any existing nearby centre and; (a) is in scale and character with the town centre and; (e) is well related or capable of being well related to the public transport network (b) is well related or capable of being well and; related to the public transport network and; (f) is within easy walking distance of the adjacent town centre and; (c) does not have an adverse impact upon the character and appearance of the town (g) does not have an adverse impact upon centre the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Edge of Centre and Out of Centre Development 6.15 PPS6 defines Out of Centre locations as 6.13 PPS6 defines an edge of centre location as being a location that is clearly separated being a site normally within 300 metres from a town centre, but not necessarily easy walking distance of the primary outside the urban area. In accordance shopping area, where the potential for with the sequential approach set out in linked trips to the town centre exists. In PPS6, development proposals in out of this context the areas defined on the centre locations will only be acceptable, Proposals Map in relation to policy S1 where it can be demonstrated that the represent the primary shopping areas. proposals cannot be accommodated 6.14 Preference is for new development to either within or on the edge of the town locate in Town Centres and only in Edge centres. of Centres locations where it can be

demonstrated that there is a need for the development, and it is not capable of Policy S3 being accommodated within the Town Centre. Retail Development In Out Of Centre Locations Policy S2 Planning permission for retail development and Retail Development In Edge Of Centre other development appropriate within a town Locations centre will be granted on sites in out of centre locations providing that; Planning permission for retail development and other development appropriate within a town (a) there is a proven need for the centre will be granted on sites on the edge of development and; town centres, providing that; (b) it cannot be accommodated within a town (a) there is a proven need for the centre or edge of centre location and;

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the vitality and viability on any town Frontages centre or other nearby centre and; Within the defined Primary Shopping Frontages, as defined on the Proposals Map, planning (e) is easily accessible by a choice of means permission will only be granted for the change of transport and; of use from retail to non retail uses if it does not (f) does not have an adverse impact upon individually or cumulatively have an adverse the character and appearance of the impact upon the vitality and viability of the town surrounding area. centre.

Primary Shopping Frontages Amusement Centres 6.16 PPS6 advises that local authorities 6.17 The presence of large numbers of visitors should consider the designation of in one location can lead to pressure for primary frontages within town centres, the provision of amusement centres. These where there is a need to distinguish tend to be noisy and visually intrusive in between different parts of the centre to the street scene. The over provision of reflect their relative importance. Primary amusement arcades within one location shopping frontages are defined on the can have a detrimental impact upon the Proposals Map for Matlock, Ashbourne, vitality and viability of the town centre. Wirksworth and Matlock Bath. In 6.18 PPS6 advises that amusement centres are Matlock, Ashbourne and Wirksworth the most appropriately sited in secondary Council will seek to ensure that the shopping areas, or in areas of mixed emphasis is on retaining a high commercial development. It also advises proportion of retail shops, in order to that they will normally be out of place in maintain the role of these frontages as conservation areas or other places of the principal location for shopping in special architectural or historic character. each town. Matlock Bath town centre, however, does not perform the same 6.19 In Matlock Bath any further provision will role as Matlock, Ashbourne and have an adverse impact upon the vitality Wirksworth as the principal location for and viability of the town centre, as well as shopping for local residents. Its role as a have a detrimental impact upon its town centre derives from its attraction as character and appearance. The Council a visitor centre. To reflect this role, the will also seek resist proposals for Council will seek to maintain and amusement centres in conservation areas, enhance the role of Matlock Bath town or where the proposal involves the re-use centre in providing for the needs of of a listed building. visitors and tourists while retaining

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Amusement Centres The Design And Appearance Of Shops

Planning permission for an amusement centre And Commercial Premises will only be granted if it; Planning permission for development affecting the external appearance of retail and (a) is situated within a defined town centre as commercial premises, will only be granted defined on the Proposals Map and; where the design and appearance does not (b) is situated outside the Defined Primary have an adverse impact upon the character Shopping Frontages, as defined on the and appearance of the building and the Proposals Map and; surrounding area. (c) does not individually or cumulatively have an adverse impact upon the vitality and 6.22 In recent years there has been an increase viability of the town centre and; in the number of shops wishing to install (d) does not have a detrimental impact upon permanent security shutters. Unless the character and appearance of the town sensitively designed these can have a centre and; detrimental impact upon the appearance (e) does not create unacceptable problems in of both the individual property and the terms of the relationship between the town centre streetscene. proposal and the neighbouring uses beyond the development site. Policy S7

The Appearance of Town Centres Shopfront Security 6.20 An attractive town centre helps to maintain Planning permission for the installation of its vitality and viability, as well as shopfront security will only be granted if it does contribute significantly to the achievement not have an adverse impact upon the character of sustainable development. The Council and appearance of the building and the will seek to ensure that when considering surrounding area when the proposed security proposals for alterations to shopfronts, or feature is in situ. other fixtures that they do not have an adverse impact upon the character and Shopping in Matlock appearance of the surrounding area. 6.23 Matlock is the main shopping centre in the 6.21 Where a proposed new shop front is local plan area. Much of the town centre is situated within a conservation area or the a Conservation Area. There is a property is a listed building, the Council substantial visitor trade particularly in the will seek the retention and restoration of summer months. existing shop fronts in preference to their replacement. 6.24 The town is fortunate in that the River Derwent flows through the centre. This

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Council will therefore seek to encourage Local Centres Serving Market Towns and Other retail development that takes advantage Settlements. of the pleasant riverside environment. 6.26 Outside the Defined Town Centres, but still within the Settlement Frameworks of Policy S8 Market Towns and Other Settlements there are a number of small local centres and Development To Realise The individual shops serving the day-to-day needs of local communities. These are Potential Of The River Derwent important to the achievement of Planning permission for developments on the sustainable development, as they reduce west of Bakewell Road and east of Dale Road, the need for people to travel by car to Matlock will be granted if; town centres. (a) if it is part of, or would not prejudice, a 6.27 Many local centres already contain a comprehensive scheme covering the number of non-retail uses such as offices, entire river frontage from the proposed professional services and community junction of Bakewell Road and the A6 Link facilities. These are generally appropriate Road [Policy TR11] in the north to the in local centres. The Council, will however, railway bridge in the south; and; seek to ensure that within existing local (b) it protects and enhances the character centres there is a suitable mix of uses, and and appearance and the surrounding that the scale of any new development area. does not undermine the vitality and viability of the local shopping centre, or

any nearby town centre. 6.25 To meet the quantitative and qualitative

retail needs of Matlock, the Council has granted planning permission for a new Policy S10 supermarket at Cawdor Quarry. This development is part of larger Development In Local Shopping redevelopment proposals for Cawdor Centres Quarry. These proposals will bring wider Planning permission for new build retail benefits to Matlock. It is therefore development or the extension of existing retail necessary to safeguard this site until such units within the Defined Local Shopping Centres times as the development is complete. Shopping Frontages, as defined on the Proposals Map, will be granted if; Policy S9 (a) the scale of development individually or cumulatively does not have an adverse Development Of A Supermarket, impact upon the vitality and viability of the Matlock local shopping centre or nearby town centre and; Within the site identified on the Proposals Map for a supermarket, proposals that would (b) it does not have adverse impact upon the prejudice the development of the supermarket character and appearance of the will not be permitted. surrounding area. Within the shopping frontages of the local shopping centres, as defined on the Proposals

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Individual Shops and Village Shops Important Local Services And Facilities 6.28 In more remote residential areas and Planning permission for development which villages the Council wishes to encourage would result in the loss of a local shop or other the provision of additional and the important local facility or service will not be retention of as much local shopping as granted unless there are adequate alternative possible. In many cases there may be facilities in the locality, or it can be only one shop or post office serving the demonstrated that the existing use is no longer local community. These services and financially or commercially viable and there are facilities play an important role in terms of no other viable means of maintaining the sustainable development by the reduction existing use. of outward vehicular movements for essential needs.

Policy S11

Individual And Village Shops In more remote residential areas and villages planning permission for additional retail facilities or the extension of existing retail units will be granted provided that:

(a) the scale of development does not adversely affect the vitality and viability of the local shopping centre or nearby town centre, and (b) the development does not adversely affect the character and appearance of the area.

6.29 Proposals that would result in the loss of important local services and facilities including shops, and public houses will not be granted planning permission until all possible options have been explored to maintain the existing use. As part of their submissions for planning permission applicants will be required to demonstrate the extent to which they have marketed the business as a going concern, and the viability of the options that they have

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Objectives 7.4 A good transport network is essential to meeting the Council’s priorities in its • To create an environment that ensures Corporate Plan of improving access to new development contributes towards services and supporting delivery the overall reduction in the reliance of improvements. the private car 7.5 PPG13 sets out that the Governments • To facilitate the integration of new aims and objectives are to integrate development with the existing public planning and transport at national, transport, cycling and pedestrian regional, strategic and local level in network order to: • To facilitate the development of • Promote more sustainable extensions to the existing public transport choices for people and transport, cycling and pedestrian for moving freight; network • Promote accessibility to jobs, • To ensure that highway safety is not shopping, leisure facilities and compromised by new development services by public transport, • To safeguard land necessary for the walking and cycling and; implementation of transportation • Reduce the need to travel, projects that contribute to the especially by car. achievement of sustainable development 7.6 In order to deliver these objectives PPG13

advises that when preparing Introduction development plans and considering 7.1 Travel is an important part of daily life. planning applications, local planning No matter how long or short, nearly authorities should; everybody makes some sort of journey • Actively manage the pattern of everyday, if only to go to the shops, to urban growth to make the fullest school or to visit friends. use of public transport, and focus 7.2 The provision and maintenance of a safe, major generators of travel demand efficient, and integrated transport system in city, town and district centres and is vital to the quality of life in the District. near to major public transport A growing reliance on the car is however, interchanges; having serious implications for • Locate day-to-day facilities which congestion, the environment and road need to be near their clients in local safety. centres so that they are accessible 7.3 For people without access to a car, by walking and cycling; getting around is sometimes difficult, • Accommodate housing principally unpleasant and intimidating. In rural within existing urban areas, areas the lack of adequate public planning for increased intensity of transport to gain access to services and development for both housing and facilities can often leave members of the other uses at locations which are community feeling vulnerable and highly accessible by public isolated. transport, walking and cycling;

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• Ensure that development • Consider how best to reduce crime comprising jobs, shopping, leisure and the fear of crime, and seek by and services offers a realistic choice the design and layout of of access by public transport, developments and areas, to secure walking and cycling, recognising community safety and road safety; that this may be less achievable in and some rural areas; • Protect sites and routes that could • In rural areas, locate most be critical in developing development for housing, jobs, infrastructure to widen transport shopping, leisure and services in choices for both passengers and local service centres which are freight movements. designated in the development plan 7.7 By shaping patterns of development and to act as focal points for housing, influencing the location, scale, density transport and other services, and and mix of land uses, the Local Plan can encourage better transport help reduce the need to travel, reduce provision in the countryside; the length of journeys and make it safer • Ensure that strategies in the and easier for people to access jobs, development and local transport shops, leisure facilities and services by plan complement each other and means of transport other than by private that consideration of development car. plan allocations and local transport 7.8 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure investment and priorities are closely Plan places an emphasis on providing for linked; accessibility to services and facilities, • Use parking policies, alongside rather than on providing for increased other planning and transport individual mobility. It sets out that: measures, to promote sustainable • Development should be transport choices and reduce concentrated within existing urban reliance on the car for work and areas as far as possible; other journeys; • Dispersed patterns of development • Give priority to people over ease of and development in areas that traffic movement and plan to cannot be served by public provide more road space to transport should be avoided; pedestrians, cyclists and public transport in town centres, local • Employment and housing neighbourhoods and other areas development should enable with a mixture of land uses; people to live close to their place of work; • Ensure that the needs of disabled people - as pedestrians, public 7.9 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure transport users and motorists – are Plan requires new development be in taken into account in the locations well served by public transport, implementation of planning policies and that provision should be made for and traffic management schemes, safe and convenient access, internal and in the design of individual circulation and for links with existing developments; developments, and that such provision should be for public transport,

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pedestrians, cyclists, disabled people and • Lower traffic speeds vehicles. • Traffic Calming on the main routes 7.10 The Derbyshire Local Transport Plan (LTP) within the National Park and seeks to implement a strategic approach surrounding urban areas. to transport planning. It sets out detailed

investment proposals for the period 2001-2006. PPG13 advises that Impact of Development strategies in the development plan and 7.12 It is important to ensure that highway local transport plan should be problems are not created as a result of complementary. The strategy adopted allowing new development. The Council throughout the Local Plan has sought to will therefore continue to ensure that ensure that the location of new regard is given to the environmental and development is in accordance with the road safety implications of traffic advice set out in PPG13 and generation from proposed developments. complements the Derbyshire LTP. In assessing individual proposals the 7.11 The Peak Park Transport Forum, of which Council will seek advice from the the Council is a member, has been Highway Authority and the Highways responsible for the South Pennine Agency as appropriate. Integrated Transport Strategy (SPITS). The 7.13 In circumstances where a safe access can strategic aims of SPITS are; be achieved but the proposed • Improve trans-Pennine rail services development would create or worsen traffic problems on the highway network, • Restrain traffic on most cross planning permission will be refused Pennine roads to limit traffic growth unless applicants are willing to • Create an improved and safer incorporate or finance the works environment for residents and necessary to alleviate the problem. This visitors could include developers making contributions to, or the provision of, • Conserve and enhance the public transport or road improvements. National Park Larger development proposals and • Help to re-invigorate the economies smaller schemes with significant transport of urban areas surrounding the implications will be required to submit National Park transport assessments. • Improve road corridors in the north and to the south of the National Park • Re-route cross-park cars and lorries • Reopening the Matlock-Buxton Rail line • Faster and more frequent trains on the north and south trans-Pennine rail routes • Increased use of rail for carrying freight

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Policy TR1 an integral part of the planning process for developments likely to have Access Requirements And The Impact significant transport implications. The Council will therefore require the Of New Development submission of a Travel Plan for Planning permission will be granted for developments likely to have significant development requiring to be served by vehicles transport implications. The Council will provided that: require the Travel Plan to include a (a) the development would be served by a package of practical measures to safe access with appropriate gradient, encourage staff to choose alternatives to width, alignment and visibility and; single-occupancy car-use, and to reduce the need to travel both to and from their (b) the site is accessible to a road network work. The Council will negotiate with of adequate standard to accommodate developers to ensure that the package of the anticipated traffic generated by the measures included in the Travel Plan development safely and without makes a positive impact. This will detriment to the character of the road typically include such measures as setting network and; up a car sharing scheme; providing cycle (c) where relevant, circulation within the site facilities; negotiating improved bus is available or can be achieved without services; offering attractive flexible- detriment to the appearance or amenity working practices; restricting and/or of the area. charging for car parking; and setting up video conferencing facilities to cut Where a proposed development is likely to business travel. generate significant demand for extra journeys the council will require the submission of a transport assessment to identify the potential Policy TR2 impact of traffic generated by the proposal and set out measures to offset any adverse impact. Travel Plans Where appropriate the Council will impose Planning permission will only be granted for conditions or seek to enter into a Section 106 employment, retail, leisure, and educational Obligation to ensure the implementation of developments likely to generate significant measures necessary to offset any adverse numbers of vehicular movements where impact. proposals are accompanied by a travel plan. The Council will impose conditions or seek to enter into a Section 106 Obligation to ensure Travel Plans that all or part of the travel plan is implemented. 7.14 Travel Plans can raise the awareness of the impact of travel decisions amongst larger employers, as well as contribute Public Transport towards the delivery of sustainable transport objectives by reducing the 7.15 A network of commercial and contracted reliance on the private car. PPG13 and bus services serves the plan area. The the Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure market towns of Matlock, Wirksworth and Plan set out that travel plans should be Ashbourne are relatively well served, whereas many of the outlying settlements

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have infrequent services. In addition, railway line also crosses the southern there is a limited network of community edge of the plan area. transport services operated with County 7.18 A feasibility study was undertaken to Council support specifically for people assess the potential for the reinstatement with disabilities. of the Derby to Manchester line between 7.16 The Derbyshire LTP aims to create a Matlock and Buxton. The Study more reliable and integrated public concluded that there were no transport network. The Council, in insurmountable engineering difficulties to conjunction with the highway authority re-opening the railway. However, the and the bus operators, will seek to project was unlikely to be economically encourage the provision of new, and the viable in the short-term, and that no extension of existing bus services. Major further work should be undertaken on the development proposals will be only be project. Peak Rail, continue to have approved if they are well related or aspirations in respect of the extension of capable of being served by public their operation to Rowsley from Darley transport. Dale. The route of this extension will be protected from prejudicial development.

Policy TR3 7.19 The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association is working in partnership with Wyvern Rail to re-open the Duffield to Provision For Public Transport Wirksworth railway line. This has been Planning permission will be granted for new subject to a fund raising share issue in residential, employment, educational and Spring 2002, and it is anticipated that the recreational developments provided that; whole route will be reopened by 2007. (a) they are well related to, or capable of 7.20 These routes are safeguarded from being well related to the public transport development that may prejudice their network, and; future re-opening. (b) where appropriate the design and layout of the development makes Policy TR4 provision for buses to circulate freely within the site and be readily accessible Safeguarding The Reinstatement Of to disabled people and those with restricted mobility. Railway Lines Planning permission will not be granted for any development on land identified on the 7.17 Matlock, Matlock Bath and Cromford are Proposals Map, which would be prejudicial to served by a local train service from the Peak Rail extension to Rowsley and Derby. This line allows connections to be Wirksworth to Duffield lines. made to the national inter-city network. Many people rely on the service for their journeys to and from work and it is a Strategic Rail Freight Site means by which tourists can visit the area 7.21 The Wirksworth station yard is without causing road congestion. A short designated as a strategic freight site by section of the operational Derby to Stoke the determining rail authorities for rail freight purposes. While the date of its

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Policy TR5 Pedestrian Provision

Planning permission for new development will Strategic Rail Freight Site only be granted where pedestrian access and Planning permission will not be granted for safety is maintained or enhanced. any development on land identified on the Planning permission will be granted for new Proposals Map at Wirksworth Station Yard that development provided that; would prejudice the establishment of a Strategic Rail Freight Facility. (a) pedestrian routes are provided within the development site to facilitate access

to local services and facilities and; Pedestrians (b) the design and layout of the pedestrian 7.22 The District benefits from an extensive routes provides convenient access to network of public footpaths linking the local services and facilities. various settlements and radiating out into

the countryside. Within settlements, the public footpath network generally Cycling provides good links between areas of 7.24 The Derbyshire Dales Cycling Strategy housing, employment, shops and encourages and facilitates cycling in the community facilities. The Council will District. It seeks to encourage further use seek to ensure that all new development of the bicycle both as a means of especially new housing is well related to recreation and as a viable alternative to the existing footpath network and that, the car. wherever necessary, new links are provided. Within larger residential 7.25 In the UK most cycle journeys are for developments the Council will seek to utility rather than leisure purposes. Fast, ensure that pedestrian links to services safe and direct routes that are and other facilities are provided that convenient are therefore of great encourage their use in preference to the importance to the daily cyclist and private car. potential new cyclists. One of the primary objectives of Derbyshire Dales 7.23 The Council will take into account the Cycling Strategy is to encourage the needs of disabled people, elderly people development of infrastructure to assist and people with prams and pushchairs cyclists reach destinations safely and when considering proposals for new conveniently on attractive routes. The pedestrian facilities, or alterations to Council is therefore working in existing facilities. In accordance with the partnership with the highways authority Council’s Community Safety Strategy the and Sustrans to secure the provision of Council will also seek to create safer new routes such as the Pennine pedestrian environments by ensuring Cycleway and the Derwent Valley that the potential for, and fear of crime Cycleway.

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Policy TR7 town centre car parking is conveniently available, the Council may allow Cycling Provision proposals with car parking significantly below the maximum standards set out in Planning permission will only be granted for Appendix 4. In locations where new development provided that; developments are not able to provide a (a) cycle routes are provided within the minimum operational number of car development site to facilitate access to parking spaces, the Council will seek to local services and facilities and; negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to finance the increased provision of public (b) the design and layout of the cycle routes car parking in nearby locations. are an integral element of the sites transport network and provides 7.30 To encourage cycling and convenient access to local services and motorcycles/mopeds as a viable facilities. alternative means of transport to the car the Council will require, in appropriate

circumstances, the provision of cycle and Car, Motorcycle, Moped and Cycle Parking motorcycle/mopeds parking. 7.26 PPG13 sets out national maximum parking standards for various forms of Policy TR8 land use and development. It advises that in locations either readily accessible to public car parking provision, or which Parking Requirements For New are well served by public transport, car Development parking provision in conjunction with Planning permission will only be granted for development should be significantly development where the provision for car, below the maximum standard. motorcycles, mopeds and cycle parking is in 7.27 The parking standards in the adopted accordance with the Council’s standards set Local Plan are minimum standards and out in Appendix 4. not maximum standards. In 1998 Where development is proposed in locations Derbyshire County Council amended which are either readily accessible to public their minimum standards to maximum car parking provision, or are well-served by standards. Whilst this was intended as an public transport, the Council will seek to interim measure it is not proposed to secure car parking provision significantly make any changes to these standards. below the maximum standards. 7.28 RSS8 sets out maximum parking Where the minimum operational number of car standards for employment uses (Use parking spaces cannot be provided on-site, the Classes B1, B2 and B8) and other uses. Council will seek to enter into a Section 106 These standards have been adopted by Obligation to secure contributions from the Council, and supersede those set by developers for provision of public car parking at Derbyshire County Council. an alternative nearby location. 7.29 The Council will therefore require developments to provide parking facilities Coach Parking in accordance with the maximum parking 7.31 The Council’s economy is reliant upon set out in Appendix 4. In locations with tourist visitors, many of whom travel to the good access to public transport, or where

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District by coach. Lack of suitable coach Policy TR10 parking facilities may lead to problems of congestion, loss of on-street parking Safeguarding Haulage Depot, facilities for essential road users, and Longcliffe environmental nuisance. It is therefore necessary to ensure that there is a network Planning permission will not be granted for of sites for coach parking in the towns any development that would prejudice the throughout the District. development of land at Longcliffe, as identified on the Proposals Map, for use as lorry parking and haulage depot. Policy TR9

New Highway Schemes Public Coach Park 7.33 In Matlock the most significant highway Planning permission will be granted for coach problems are the result of traffic parking facilities on sites within the settlement converging on Crown Square. The delays frameworks of the Market Towns as defined from congestion result in increased on the Proposals Map, where; journey costs, noise and fumes for (a) the site is easily accessible to the town pedestrians, and the volume of traffic centre on foot and; necessitate safety barriers, which are unsightly and inconvenient to shoppers. (b) the proposed development would not create unacceptable problems in terms 7.34 Planning permission has been granted to of the relationship between the proposal redevelop Cawdor Quarry for residential, and the neighbouring uses beyond the retail and employment use. The development site. development of this site involves the construction of the town centre relief

road. The situation in Crown Square will Lorry Parking be improved by the construction of this 7.32 The haulage industry is an important road. However until the road is part of the District’s economy. However, constructed it is important that the land is the indiscriminate parking of lorries and safeguarded from development likely to heavy commercial vehicles within prejudice its implementation. residential areas can have an adverse 7.35 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint Structure impact upon the amenity of those living Plan and the Derbyshire Local Transport there. It is necessary therefore to ensure Plan (LTP) make reference to a bypass for that so far as possible facilities are Ashbourne. Although there is no firm available to allow lorry parking to occur date for this scheme and no route has yet in appropriate locations. Planning been identified, it is one of the schemes permission for the development of a that will be considered for inclusion in the haulage depot has been granted at next LTP and possible construction in the Longcliffe. This site has been period 2006-2011. The Council does safeguarded from development likely to however support the implementation of prejudice their development as lorry this scheme, and will work with the parking. highways authority to secure its implementation at the earliest opportunity.

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Safeguarding The Route Of The A6 Link Road, Matlock Planning permission will not be granted for development on land at Matlock as identified on the Proposals Map that would prejudice the construction of the A6 Link Road.

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Infrastructure & Community Facilities

Objectives available for development as community facilities it is necessary to safeguard • to safeguard sites required for them from prejudicial development. In community purposes from prejudicial addition to the sites that the County development Council intend to develop, there are a • to ensure that community infrastructure number of other sites where plans for is sufficient to meet the needs of the the provision of community facilities are community well advanced. The Council wish to see • to support the development of these sites also protected from any renewable energy sources in appropriate prejudicial development. locations • to balance the needs of the Policy CS1 telecommunications industry with their impact on the environmental and public Sites Required For Community health Facilities • to ensure that all development can be Planning permission will not be granted for adequately served by utility any development that would prejudice the infrastructure. development of the following sites as identified on the Proposals Map; Introduction (a) Replacement primary school, land off 8.1 A wide range of services and facilities are Luke Lane, Brailsford required to serve and support the (b) Replacement primary school, land off population. These include essential North Street, Cromford services and community facilities to meet (c) Replacement primary school and the everyday needs of residents. playing fields, land off Church Road, 8.2 The role of the Local Plan in this respect Darley Dale is to: (d) Replacement primary school, land to • ensure that where new and north of Main Street, Kirk Ireton additional community facilities are (e) Replacement primary school, land off required that their development is Main Street, Middleton-By-Wirksworth not prejudiced (f) School playing fields, land to rear of • ensure that development only takes Parochial CE Primary School, Longford place where infrastructure is capable of accommodating it. (g) School playing fields, land at Lumsdale, Matlock

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8.4 The Highway Authority has advised the intended to serve and be accessible by a Council that the most practical means of variety of means of transport. providing a safe access to enable the

development of the site at The Meadows, Wirksworth for a replacement primary Policy CS3 school to occur is for it to taken across part of the site identified for a Provision Of New Community Community Care Centre at St John’s Facilities And Services Road Street, Wirksworth. The Council will seek to ensure that the development of Planning permission will be granted for new the Community Care Centre does not build community facilities or the conversion of prejudice the long term development of existing buildings to community purposes from The Meadows as a replacement primary other uses, if; school. A mix of uses may be possible (a) the proposed facility is well related and on this site, dependent upon the land accessible to the community it is requirements of the primary school, care intended to serve and; centre and vehicular access. Additional (b) the proposed development would not uses could include affordable housing have an adverse impact upon the for local need and public open space. character and appearance of its surroundings and; Policy CS2 (c) the proposed development is in scale and character with its surroundings and Development Of Land At The the immediate or wider landscape or; Meadows/Off St. John’s Street, (d) the form, bulk and general design after Wirksworth conversion, alteration and/or extension is in keeping with its surroundings and

the wider landscape, and does not have This site is reserved for a replacement primary a detrimental impact upon the character school and a care centre together with and appearance of the building or appropriate vehicular access. If land remains group of buildings. available for development when these uses have been accommodated, consideration will be given to the provision of other uses, Magistrates Court including affordable housing for local need 8.6 The Council considers it appropriate for and public open space. Matlock to have a new purpose-built magistrates court for use by the West 8.5 Community facilities can improve the Derbyshire Petty Sessional Division. quality of life for residents, as well as Although no specific site is identified, reduce the need for people to travel. As preference is for a site within or close to such the Council supports the provision the town centre. of new or replacement facilities. However, new facilities should be well related to the community that they are

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Policy CS4 8.10 RSS8 provides advice on Energy Efficient Land Use Planning. It states that Energy Magistrates Court Facilities, Matlock Conservation and Renewable Energy are key issues in development plans and such Planning permission will be granted for a new plans should adopt policies/proposals magistrates court in Matlock within the town that: centre, as defined on the Proposals Map, or in • a location easily accessible to the town centre ensure new development is in by a choice of transport modes. locations and at densities which maximise the potential for connecting with existing energy Renewable Energy infrastructure, for utilising waste heat from local generations 8.7 Effective energy production and savings schemes, and for incorporating play a major part in achieving greater other renewable energy. sustainability. Renewable energy sources offer potential to reduce harmful • encourage energy sensitive siting, emissions into the atmosphere from the orientation and layout of new burning of fossil fuels. The Government development in order to allow has set a target of 10% of all electricity to existing and future energy saving be produced from renewable sources by technologies to be accommodated. 2010. The Council is committed to 8.11 The Derby and Derbyshire Joint facilitating; so far as it can; an increase Structure Plan sets out that: in the use of renewable energy. • Development should have regard to 8.8 The term “renewable energy” covers the potential of energy saving those resources that occur and recur technologies, in particular the use naturally in the environment. Such of solar energy where appropriate resources include heat from the earth or • the sun, power from the wind and from Development necessary to the water, energy from plant material and harnessing or production of from the recycling of domestic, industrial renewable energy will be permitted or agricultural waste. provided that it provides benefits including a reduction in Green 8.9 PPS22 advises that local planning House Gas production that authorities should; outweigh the disturbance caused by • include detailed policies for the development developing renewable energy • Where appropriate preference will sources and identify broad locations, be given to locations that are well or specific sites, suitable for the placed in relation to the existing various types of renewable energy electricity transmission network. installations. 8.12 The East Midlands Renewable Energy • consider both the immediate impact Planning Study identified solar energy as of renewable energy projects on the the most significant renewable resource local environment and their wider within Derbyshire. The layout and design contribution to reducing omissions of of new developments that maximise the Green House Gases. use of passive solar gain for example,

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can significantly increase its overall the average wind speed is sufficient to energy efficiency. The Council will make it commercially viable for the therefore encourage developers to bring installation of wind turbine generators. forward schemes that maximise energy These are generally on rising ground, efficiency. ridges, hilltops, plateaux and flat expanses of land. Proposals for wind

turbine generators within the plan area Policy CS5 will tend to occupy highly visible sites. 8.15 The Council will therefore only allow Renewable Energy Installations proposals for the installation of wind Planning permission for renewable energy turbine generators where there is installations will be granted where; minimum impact upon the immediate and wider landscape. (a) it can be demonstrated that the benefits of renewable energy production outweigh any adverse impact the Policy CS6 proposed development has on the immediate and wider environment and; Wind Turbine Generator Development (b) the proposal does not create Planning permission will only be granted for unacceptable problems in terms of the wind turbine generators and ancillary relationship between the proposal and buildings and equipment where; neighboring uses and; (a) it can be demonstrated that the (c) the proposal is sited so as to minimise proposed development does not have the amount of harm to the immediate or an unacceptable adverse impact upon wider landscape. the immediate or wider landscape and; The Council will seek to impose conditions (b) the proposed development would not requiring the removal of the renewal energy create unacceptable problems in terms installation in the event that it is no longer of the relationship between the proposal required for renewable energy production and and neighboring uses and; the restoration of the site to its original (c) safe and satisfactory access for condition. construction and maintenance traffic can be provided without permanent 8.13 Whilst solar energy has the greatest damage to the immediate and wider potential as a source of renewable environment. energy in Derbyshire, the most common The Council will seek to impose conditions source of renewable energy within the requiring the removal of the wind turbine plan area that is likely to give rise to generator and ancillary buildings and development proposals is from wind equipment in the event that it is no longer power. required for wind energy production and the 8.14 The purpose of wind turbine generators is restoration of the site to its original condition. to exploit optimum wind conditions in terms of wind strength, duration and consistency. In the plan area there are

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Telecommunications application for planning permission or prior approval, to consider further the 8.16 Communications technology is health aspects and concerns about expanding rapidly to meet the growing them. demand for better communications technology at work and at home. 8.17 The Government’s policy is to facilitate Policy CS7 the growth of new and existing telecommunications systems taking into Telecommunication Infrastructure consideration environmental impact and public health. Planning permission for new telecommunication infrastructure will only be 8.18 PPG8 states that whilst local planning granted where; authorities are encouraged to respond positively to telecommunications (a) there is an operational need for the development proposals, they should take development and; account of the advice on the protection of (b) it can be demonstrated that the urban and rural areas in other planning proposal cannot be located on any policy guidance notes. technically suitable and less 8.19 There is growing concern regarding the environmentally intrusive existing impact of telecommunications and the building, mast or other structure and; potential effects on health. In 1999 the (c) the siting and external appearance of Government asked the National the apparatus and any ancillary Radiological Protection Board to set up buildings or equipment do not have an an independent Expert Group on Mobile adverse impact upon the character and Phones. The finding of this group have appearance of its surroundings. become known as “The Stewart Report”. The Council will seek to impose conditions This recommended that a precautionary requiring the removal of the approach be taken towards the sitting of telecommunications apparatus and any mobile phone masts pending more ancillary buildings or equipment in the event scientifically robust information on any that it is no longer required for its original health effects. The government has purpose and the restoration of the site to its accepted the precautionary approach original condition. advised by the group. However, PPG8 states that local authorities should not implement their own precautionary Infrastructure Provision policies. PPG8 also sets out that it is the Government’s view that the planning 8.21 PPG12 defines infrastructure as including system is not the place for determining services such as education and health health safeguards. and other community facilities as well as transport facilities, water supply and 8.20 The Government states that if the sewers. It goes on that when it comes to International Commission On Non- an individual planning application, the Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) adequacy of infrastructure can be a guidelines for public exposure are met it material consideration in deciding should not be necessary for a local whether permission should be granted. planning authority, in processing an

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8.22 Throughout the plan area, where a development to proceed, the Council will development proposals require the seek to impose conditions or negotiate a provision of new community Section 106 Obligation to secure its provision infrastructure, the Council will seek to is in place prior to the commencement of negotiate its provision by developers in development. Section 106 Obligations.

Policy CS8

Provision Of Community Infrastructure

Where a development proposal generates a need for the provision of new community infrastructure, the Council will seek to negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to secure its provision by the developers.

Utilities Infrastructure 8.23 All new development requires the provision of essential services such as gas, water, electricity, and telephone. Consultation with the major utility suppliers in the plan area has indicated that there is sufficient capacity within their existing networks to meet the demands of new development over the plan period. 8.24 However, where new development will create significant demands upon infrastructure or utility services over and above their capacity, the Council will require developers to contribute towards, or pay for the necessary improvements.

Policy CS9

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Objectives spaces in urban areas perform vital functions as areas for nature • To facilitate the development of new conservation and biodiversity and sport and recreation facilities by acting as 'green lungs' can assist • To protect important sport and recreation in meeting objectives to improve air facilities from development quality. • To facilitate the development of new • supporting a rural renewal - the outdoor playing space and children’s countryside can provide play areas opportunities for recreation and • To balance the needs of specialist sports visitors can play an important role and recreation activities with the need to in the regeneration of the protect the environment economies of rural areas. Open spaces within rural settlements and • To protect and enhance the rights of way accessibility to local sports and network recreational facilities contribute to the quality of life and well being of people who live in rural areas. Introduction • promotion of social inclusion and 9.1 Recreation and leisure activities have community cohesion - well planned experienced considerable growth in and maintained open spaces and recent years. This trend is predicted to good quality sports and continue, due to increased amounts of recreational facilities can play a leisure time, greater mobility and higher major part in improving people's real income available for expenditure on sense of well being in the place recreation. they live. As a focal point for 9.2 The Council has a role to ensure that community activities, they can bring facilities are provided and maintained for together members of deprived use by the public. As a planning communities and provide authority, it also has a role to enhance opportunities for people for social and protect the existing level of provision, interaction. and identify the need for new and • health and well being - open additional facilities. spaces, sports and recreational 9.3 Revised PPG17 indicates that open facilities have a vital role to play in spaces, sport and recreation underpin promoting healthy living and people’s quality of life. It sets out how preventing illness, and in the social open space, sport and recreation can development of children of all ages help deliver the Government’s broader through play, sporting activities and objectives; interaction with others. • supporting an urban renaissance - • promoting more sustainable local networks of high quality and development - by ensuring that well managed and maintained open space, sports and recreational open spaces, sports and facilities (particularly in urban recreational facilities help create areas) are easily accessible by urban environments that are walking and cycling and that more attractive, clean and safe. Green heavily used or intensive sports and

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recreational facilities are planned • Develop the recreational role of for locations well served by public woodlands, forests and bodies of transport. water.

9.4 PPS7 indicates that increasing • Support the creation of a opportunities for people to enjoy the framework of sporting facilities. countryside for sport and recreation • Continually assess the need for provides new uses of land in the sports pitches and open space land. countryside and is an important source of income and employment. Rights of Way 9.7 Leisure policies in the Derby and increase opportunities to enjoy the Derbyshire Joint Structure Plan reflect the countryside and therefore when deciding principles of sustainable development planning applications, local authorities and seek to; should take account of the effect of the • Encourage the provision of proposed development on public Rights recreational facilities close to urban of Way. areas and in other locations that 9.5 PPG13 states that leisure travel is the can be served by public transport in fastest area of traffic growth and that order to reduce the need to use local plan policies should: private cars.

• Concentrate facilities in town • Encourage the provision for centres and other locations well facilities that can be used by all served by public transport; sections of the population.

• Provide town centre locations for • Make use of environmental cinemas and theatres to give vitality improvement and conservation in the evenings; projects and land reclamation schemes to provide additional • Maintain and encourage the leisure facilities. provision of local leisure and entertainment facilities; and; • Protect and enhance the public rights of way network. • Make provision for attractive and accessible local play areas, public • Allow activities that have special open space and other recreational requirements, such as noisy sports, facilities. only in suitable locations. 9.6 RSS8 indicates that local authorities • Protect, maintain and develop should; public open space and leisure and recreational facilities in towns. • Ensure recreational development proposals accord with sustainability 9.8 The Derbyshire Dales Leisure Strategy principles. provides a framework for the Council’s development of sport and recreation for • Protect existing recreational open the period 1998-2003. The aims and spaces and make provision for objectives of the Leisure Strategy are: recreation and children’s play areas to serve new development. • To increase the level of participation. • Enhance, promote and develop walking, cycling and riding routes.

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• To improve the standards of 9.13 The revised PPG17 sets out that local performance for those who already authorities should undertake robust participate, and, assessments of the existing and future needs of their communities for open • To provide the highest standard of space, sports and recreation facilities. In management. accordance with this advice the Council, in conjunction with the Derbyshire and New Sport and Recreation Facilities Peak Park Sport and Recreation Forum, has produced a Sports Facilities Strategy. 9.9 The Council’s Corporate Plan This addresses the supply and demand 2003/2004 seeks to improve the quality issues for: of life in the Derbyshire Dales • Principal indoor provision (including 9.10 As a means of achieving this, the Council multi purpose sports centres and set an objective of building a sports hall swimming pools) in Ashbourne, and providing new leisure facilities in the central Derbyshire Dales • Pitch sports (football, rugby, area. hockey, and cricket). 9.11 The construction of a sports hall as an • Non-pitch sports (tennis, athletics, extension to the Ashbourne Leisure netball, golf and outdoor Centre has been completed. The Council basketball). has recently resolved to grant outline 9.14 The Facilities Strategy indicates that planning permission for the construction Derbyshire Dales has a relatively good of a new leisure centre for Matlock on supply of sports facilities compared with land at the Dimple. other rural areas. It identifies that there is a need for improvements in both the quantity and quality of playing pitches in Policy L1 Ashbourne, Matlock and Wirksworth.

9.15 It concludes that there are many New Leisure Centre, Matlock opportunities to participate in sport and Planning permission will not be granted for recreation with a range of facilities for any development that would prejudice the the local population. development of land at The Dimple, Matlock, 9.16 It does however recommend that when as identified on the Proposals Map, for a opportunities arise, the Council should leisure centre. give consideration to securing new sport and recreation facilities, particularly 9.12 The widely accepted guidelines for where these could better serve those outdoor recreation provision are those residential areas most distant from produced by the National Playing Fields existing provision. Association (NPFA). They recommend a 9.17 The Council will in general support minimum of 2.4 hectares per 1,000 proposals that improve sport and population to cover the playing space recreation facilities throughout the requirements of all age groups. This District. includes between 0.6 and 0.8 hectares

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Policy L2 • whether the land or buildings is of particular value to the community in New Sport And Recreation Facilities terms, for example, of usage or accessibility, or whether it has the Planning permission for development involving potential to be; the provision of new indoor and outdoor sport • and recreation facilities will be granted the sufficiency or otherwise of the provided that it; open space or buildings provision currently serving that location and; (a) is well related to the settlement it is • intended to serve and; the sufficiency or otherwise of all other forms of recreational provision (b) is capable of being accessed by a range in the area. of transport modes and by disabled

people and those with restricted mobility. 9.19 The Council has identified on the Proposals Map those sites that it (c) would not have an adverse impact on considers are of such importance for character and appearance of its recreation that it will protect them from surroundings and the immediate or development. In all other cases where wider landscape and; development proposals would result in (d) does not create unacceptable problems the loss of recreation land the Council in terms of the relationship between the will have to be satisfied that a surplus of proposal and the neighbouring uses provision exists in the locality, or that beyond the development site. replacement facilities can be provided of an equivalent or better standard than

those being lost. Safeguarding Existing Recreation Facilities

9.18 The Corporate Plan 2003/2004 states Policy L3 that the vision of the Local Strategic Partnership is to keep the Derbyshire Dales one of the best places in Britain to Safeguarding Recreational Sites And live work and visit. The existence of sports Facilities and recreation facilities can help attract Planning permission will not be granted for and retain visitors in the District year- development on sites identified on the round. The Council therefore, considers it Proposals Map as important recreation sites. appropriate to retain as much of its Development which results in the loss of any existing stock of sports and recreation other existing recreational sites or facilities, or facilities as possible. PPG17 advises that where the last use was for recreational existing open space, sports and purposes, including allotments, public and recreation buildings and land should not private playing fields, play areas, formal and be built on unless an assessment has informal amenity areas, and public open been undertaken which clearly show that space will not be granted planning permission the open space or buildings are surplus unless; to requirements. The Council will apply the following three tests when (a) it can be demonstrated that there is no considering proposals for development demand for the existing facility or; involving any open space or buildings (b) the need for the development outweighs used for formal recreation; the recreation value of the site or;

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(c) where alternative facilities at least as Farm, adjacent to village green accessible to current and potential users (c) Brailsford – land to east and south side and at least equivalent in terms of size, of Brailsford Institute usefulness, attractiveness and quality can be provided. (d) Tansley – land to the east of Spout Lane The Council will seek to impose conditions or (e) Wirksworth – land within Dale Quarry negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to ensure (f) Matlock Bath – land off Holme Road that any replacement provision is provided prior to any development commencing. Recreation Tourism and Leisure Development

Stancliffe Quarry, Darley Dale and Ball Eye Safeguarding Potential Recreation Sites Quarries 9.20 Open spaces within rural villages, and 9.21 Stancliffe Quarry, Darley Dale is accessibility to local sports and currently used for limited stone recreational facilities contribute to the extraction. The emerging restoration quality of life and well being of people strategy envisages the site being used who live in these areas. Sport helps to for tourism and leisure activities. The maintain and develop village social life, Council considers that this will be and for young people can provide a beneficial to the local economy, and diversion from becoming involved in does not wish to see development that crime and disorder. In many villages, would prejudice its long-term use for Parish Councils have been particularly leisure and tourism. instrumental in providing children’s play 9.22 Similarly, Ball Eye Quarry at Cromford facilities. In such cases, assistance may has potential for the development of be available from a variety of sources to tourism attraction and facilities to assist with establishment costs. In a benefit of the local economy. The number of villages, sites have been Council would wish to ensure that this identified for children’s play facilities and potential is not prejudiced by other these sites will be safeguarded from development on the site. prejudicial development until the necessary resources are available to secure their provision. Policy L5

Safeguarding The Tourism/Leisure Policy L4 Potential Of Stancliffe Quarry and Ball

Eye Quarries Land For Sport And Recreation Planning permission will not be granted for Planning permission will not be granted for any development at Stancliffe and Ball Eye any development that would prejudice the Quarries , as identified on the Proposals Map, development of the following sites as identified which would prejudice their use for tourism on the Proposals Map for recreational and and leisure purposes. leisure purposes:

(a) Kirk Ireton – land to the north of Main Street (b) Brassington – land south of Wash Hills

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Recreation Space in New Developments Policy L6 9.23 Larger scale new residential development generates its own demand for sport, Outdoor Playing And Play Space In recreation and children’s play space. New Housing Developments 9.24 The National Playing Fields Association Planning permission for residential standards of 2.4 hectares per 1000 development on sites of 0.4 hectares or more population is considered to be the most will only be granted provided that the design appropriate basis upon which to and layout includes appropriate levels of calculate levels of open space provision. outdoor playing space commensurate with the 9.25 To meet this demand the Council will size and scale of the development. require developers to provide an Where it is not considered feasible to provide appropriate level of outdoor sport, the required outdoor play space on site the recreation and leisure space in new Council will seek to negotiate a financial housing developments of 0.4 hectare or contribution towards the provision of new more. Where open space is required the outdoor play space in the locality or the precise level of provision will be upgrading of existing facilities nearby. dependent upon the size, location and The Council will seek to negotiate a Section density of the proposed development. 106 Obligation to secure both the initial 9.26 Where it is not considered feasible to provision and subsequent maintenance of any provide outdoor playing space on-site, outdoor playing space provided. the Council may seek to negotiate a

Section 106 Obligation for a financial contribution towards the provision of Water Based Leisure Pursuits open space elsewhere in the locality, or 9.29 There is an increasing demand from towards the upgrading of an existing sports and recreation activities that make recreational facility nearby which would use of rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The satisfy the needs of the new development. Council will support the development of 9.27 In the event that a financial contribution water based sport and recreation is made to the upgrading of an existing activities provided that they do not have facility or towards the provision of play an adverse impact upon the character space elsewhere, the cost of the and appearance of the landscape, water contribution shall not exceed the notional quality or the ecological value of the cost of providing an appropriately sized area. space within the boundary of the development. 9.28 Where open space is provided, the Council will require that the open space is integrated into the design and layout of the development and not merely seen as an afterthought. The Council will also seek in all cases to negotiate a contribution towards the future maintenance of the outdoor playing space provided.

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Policy L7 These will be limited to an area in the vicinity of the existing main visitor centre, Water Based Leisure Pursuits and only allowed where they do not have an adverse impact upon the character Planning permission for water based sport and and appearance of the area. recreation activities will only be granted where;

(a) the development does not have an Policy L8 adverse impact upon the character and

appearance of the immediate or wider landscape and; Developments Around Carsington Reservoir (b) the proposal is well related to the existing or is able to contribute to the Planning permission for leisure and recreation development of the public transport development associated with the use of network. Carsington Reservoir will only be granted within the area identified on the Proposals (c) the proposals will not have a detrimental Map, provided that it does not have an impact on water quality. adverse impact on the character and appearance of its surroundings and the Development around Carsington Reservoir immediate or wider landscape and will not adversely affect water quality. 9.30 Carsington Reservoir, completed in 1992, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The pressures that this brings Rights of Way need to be carefully controlled in order to 9.32 The Countryside Agency advocates that balance the special landscape and the national rights-of-way system wildlife interests associated with the including footpaths, green lanes and reservoir, the interests of local bridleways, is ‘the single most important communities and the needs of the means of access to and enjoyment of the visitors. The Council, the Parish Councils countryside’ (Countryside Commission: and Severn Trent Water have therefore ‘Recreation 2000’: Policies for Enjoying agreed a broad strategy. This seeks to the Countryside) direct any recreation and leisure developments to the western side of the 9.33 Development proposals can be both a reservoir, where the road network is threat and an opportunity to improve more suitable and car parking has been public rights of way. The Council will provided. At the same time the strategy continue to protect and seek to improve seeks to keep the eastern side of the and extend the public rights of way reservoir as free from visitor traffic as network. Wherever appropriate, possible. Consequently planning developers will be encouraged and permission will not normally be granted required to protect and enhance rights of for recreational development on the way. eastern side of the reservoir. 9.31 Elsewhere, only activities and associated buildings that relate directly to the use of the reservoir, as a recreation facility or visitor centre, will normally be permitted.

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Policy L9 Policy L10

Safeguarding Public Rights Of Way Leisure Routes And Trails Planning permission for development that Planning permission will not be granted for would have an adverse impact on the amenity any development that would prejudice the and continuity of statutory rights of way will route of the following leisure routes and trails only be granted if an alternative route of equal indicated on the Proposals Map: attractiveness and convenience to users can be (a) Pennine Bridleway provided before the development commences. (b) Derwent Valley Heritage Way

(c) Ashbourne Scenic Heritage Trail Leisure Routes and Trails (d) Wirksworth Scenic Heritage Trail 9.34 The Council will seek to establish new leisure routes and trails as a means of (e) National Stone Centre, Wirksworth encouraging tourism and sustainable development. The Council will protect the Equestrian Development following developing trials from prejudicial development. 9.36 Horse riding is an increasingly popular leisure activity. Planning permission is not • The Pennine Bridleway - A 206 mile required for the use of land for keeping national trail for horse riders, cyclists horses but the buildings to house them and walkers, that runs from Kirkby normally do require permission. When Stephen in Cumbria with a proposed assessing such applications, the Council terminus for horse riders at will consider their impact upon the Hartington and a proposed terminus landscape, and for commercial for cyclists and walkers at Middleton operations the adequacy of the bridleway Top. network in the vicinity of the site. The • The Derwent Valley Heritage Way is a Council will give preference to proposed long distance multi-user development that makes use of existing trail following the River Derwent from buildings or that is well related to existing Ladybower Reservoir to its confluence buildings or groups of buildings. with the River Trent near Shardlow

• The Ashbourne Scenic Heritage Trail Policy L11 centred on the Henmore Valley and the historic town centre Equestrian Development • The Wirksworth Scenic Heritage Trail linking the historic town centre with Planning permission for equestrian the High Peak Trail. development will be granted provided: 9.35 The Council will seek to develop, in (a) it does not have an adverse impact on partnership with the County Council and the character or appearance of its the Countryside Agency, other trails and surroundings and the immediate wider leisure routes, including making use of landscape; and quiet and green lanes. (b) it does not create unacceptable problems in relation to neighbouring uses; and

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(c) it is appropriately related to the existing features for the whole of its proposed bridleway network operating season.

Potentially Intrusive Sport and Recreation Matlock Parks Project Activities 9.39 The Council has recently been successful 9.37 Activities such as clay pigeon shooting, in obtaining funding for the restoration paint ball games, target shooting and and renovation the five urban parks motor sports are growing in popularity. linking Matlock to Matlock Bath, known Unless carefully sited, they can cause as the Matlock Parks. Each of the Parks significant disturbance to local residents have their own individual characteristics, and wildlife. It is therefore important to however they all have a unique special ensure that such activities are carefully historic, scenic and wildlife value that controlled. In assessing planning needs to be safeguarded through the applications for the establishment or implementation of the Project. extension of such activities, the Council will seek to ensure that they do not have an adverse impact upon the landscape in Policy L13 which they are situated or cause disturbance to nearby residents or to Matlock Parks wildlife. Planning permission for development within 9.38 Acceptable locations are most likely to be the Matlock Parks Project area, as identified found in disused quarries and self- on the Proposals Map will be granted provided contained relatively secure sites, well that it is commensurate with the site’s special away from residential areas. historic, scenic and wildlife qualities.

Policy L12 The Development of the National Stone Centre

Potentially Intrusive Sport Or 9.40 The National Stone Centre, at Wirksworth, was opened to the public in

Recreation Activities 1990. It has been designed to stimulate Planning permission to establish or extend a public awareness of quarrying, mining potentially intrusive sport or recreation facility and the wider application of stone and will only be granted where: it’s by-products. (a) it does not have an adverse impact on 9.41 In order to improve the viability of the the character and appearance of its centre the operators need to bring surroundings and the immediate or forward additional development. The wider landscape and; Council supports the provision of additional development on this site, and (b) it does not create unacceptable problems will therefore resist any prejudicial in terms of the relationship between the development on the site. proposal and the neighbouring uses beyond the development site and; (c) it would be well screened by existing visual and/or acoustic landscape

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The National Stone Centre Planning permission will not be granted for any development within the area of the National Stone Centre, as identified on the Proposals Map, that would prejudice its future growth as a tourism, craft, education, training and development centre.

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Criteria used to define the Settlement Framework Boundaries

The Settlement Framework Boundaries have been drawn in order to encompass the integral area of each Market Town and Other Settlement including, where appropriate, schools, existing and proposed employment areas and the defined curtilages of existing buildings within the settlements using the following criteria:

(i) Existing commitments by virtue of an extant planning permission for residential or employment development on the fringes of settlements;

(ii) Settlement Framework Boundaries follow clearly defined physical features such as wall, fences, hedgerows, roads, streams.

(iii) The inclusion of schools, halls, large houses and other buildings which stand in extensive grounds would depend on their relationship to the overall fabric of the settlement. In some cases, their relative isolation caused by their spacious setting would justify total exclusion, whereas in some cases, the building itself could be included within the Settlement Framework Boundary but the curtilage excluded.

(iv) Residential curtilages exclude paddocks, orchards, land use for recreational purposes and similar uses and land separated from main curtilage by a physical boundary.

Open areas including formal and informal recreation space, which contribute to the character or setting of a settlement, are excluded either to safeguard their use or to maintain their contribution to the wider landscape setting. APPENDIX 2

Important Open Spaces

These sites are important because of their openness important character and appearance of the settlement. The Important Open Spaces as shown on the Proposals Maps are:

Allotment Gardens, off Wellfield Street, Matlock Victoria Court, off Chesterfield Road, Matlock Land Adjacent to Bull Lane, Matlock Nagle Preparatory School Lilly Bank, Henry Avenue, Matlock Dene Fields Court, Land off Lime Tree Road, Matlock Land Adjacent to County Offices, Bank Road, Matlock Northwood, Northwood Lane Darley Bridge Mason Terrace, off Spout Lane Tansley Land rear of Greyhound Hotel, off Water Lane, Cromford Land off St Mary’s Close, Cromford Land adjacent to Brassington Hall Land Opposite The Glebe House, Carsington Land Opposite The Garden House, Carsington St Oswald’s School, Land Adjacent to Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne Land adjacent to St Oswalds Church, Ashbourne Land to rear of 40 –120 Mayfield Road, Ashbourne Land adjacent to Hollies Close, Clifton Land adjacent to 1 Church Lane, Doveridge Land between St John’s the Baptist Church and School House, Boylestone Land in between Hillcroft and Montamana House, Boylestone

APPENDIX 3

Sites Of Special Scientific Interest

The schedule set out below lists the names and locations of the 17 Sites of Special Scientific Interest that English Nature have designated. All of the sites listed below are shown on the Proposals Map.

SSSI NAME ADVISED CONSULTATION ZONE MAP REF. BAGE MINE No consultation buffer SK2954 BAILEYCROFT QUARRY No consultation buffer SK2854 BEES NEST AND GREEN CLAY PITS Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2534 COLEHILL QUARRIES No consultation buffer SK2855 GANG MINE Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2855 HIPLEY HILL Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2154 KIRKHAMS SILICA SANDPIT Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2154 MATLOCK WOODS Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2958 ROSE END MEADOWS Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2856 VIA GELLIA WOODLANDS Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2857 MASSON HILL Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK2858 CLOUGH WOODS Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK1561 CAWDOR QUARRY No consultation buffer SK2860 HULLAND MOSS SK2546 CROMFORD CANAL Consult English Nature 250m from boundary SK35 DALE QUARRY SK25 EASTERN PEAK DISTRICT MOORS

Sites Important For Nature Conservation

The Derbyshire Wildlife Sites Register, prepared by Derbyshire County Council and the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, identifies sites important for nature conservation that are of county or local importance. The schedule set out below lists the name and location of these sites. All of the sites listed below are shown on the Proposals Map.

SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Unimproved DD002 KIBBAGE COPPICE GRASSLAND 410744 335057 neutral grassland BIRCHWOOD MOOR Unimproved DD003 414040 340308 MEADOW neutral grassland EATONHALL SCRUB & Unimproved DD005 410895 336069 Scattered scrub GRASSLAND neutral grassland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD007 UPPER EATON FARM POND #1 411505 336884 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural DD010 EATON WOOD 411154 337044 broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD011 SEDSALL FIELDS 411294 337762 Scattered scrub neutral grassland Semi-natural Running water - DD015 SEDSALL ROUGH 411483 338154 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD023 RIGGS LANE POND 414332 337476 mesotrophic grassland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Parkland / Mixed woodland DD026 SUDBURY HALL GROUNDS. 415627 332129 Scattered trees - plantation broadleaved Semi-natural Coniferous DD030 CROSS CARR 415339 334444 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural DD031 SUDBURY WILLOW CARR 416491 331147 broadleaved woodland Standing water - Unimproved neutral DD035 BETLING SPRING POND 415674 343183 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural Running water - DD045 HOLLY WOOD 417323 342838 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD047 LODGE FARM WETLAND 417433 345420 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural DD054 BRADLEY WOOD 420068 346241 broadleaved woodland Semi-natural DD055 WOODSIDE WOOD 419749 350872 broadleaved woodland DAIRY HOUSE FARM VERGE & Marsh or marshy Standing water - DD057 420093 337099 PONDS grassland mesotrophic Semi-natural DD058 ALDER CARR 420364 337545 broadleaved woodland Standing water - Parkland / Scattered DD059 LOWER THURVASTON POND 422838 336878 mesotrophic trees - broadleaved Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD062 LADYHOLE FISH POND 420850 345035 mesotrophic grassland Unimproved DD063 A517 ROAD VERGES, BRADLEY 421073 346343 neutral grassland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD070 LADY'S POND 422292 345846 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural DD073 TOMLINSON CARR 422193 346919 broadleaved woodland Standing water - Mixed woodland DD079 MONK'S POND 424022 342575 mesotrophic plantation Semi-natural Marsh or marshy DD080 BRAILSFORD BROOK MARSH 424189 342279 broadleaved grassland woodland Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD081 MILL FARM MEADOWS. 424259 342222 neutral grassland grassland Semi-natural DD082 BRAILSFORD GORSE 424646 342459 broadleaved Scattered scrub woodland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD084 YELDERSLEY FISH POND 421557 344013 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural Standing water - DD085 HULLAND FISH PONDS 424270 346331 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Unimproved DD089 MANSELL PARK FARM SAND PIT 425421 344924 Scattered scrub neutral grassland Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD091 PENFOLD WET MEADOW 425687 345984 neutral grassland grassland Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD092 WOOD LANE 426404 341992 neutral grassland grassland Semi-natural DD094 PARK DALE WOOD 426313 344582 broadleaved woodland Semi-natural DD096 BIRCH WOOD AND THE CARR 426567 345526 broadleaved woodland Running water - Parkland / Scattered DD097 OSIER CARR 426316 347405 mesotrophic trees - broadleaved HAVENHILL DALE BROOK Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD103 421673 352327 MEADOW neutral grassland grassland Semi-natural Unimproved neutral DD105 WAPPING COMPLEX 429193 357542 broadleaved grassland woodland Dry heath/ acid DD107 FARLEY HILLSIDE 429610 363200 Dry modified bog grassland mosaic Semi-natural DD108 MATLOCK DALE WOODS 429450 358779 broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD111 ROWSLEY SIDINGS 426027 365110 Scattered bracken neutral grassland Semi-natural DD114 NORTHWOOD CARR 426729 364839 broadleaved woodland Semi-natural COPY WOOD & TINKERSLEY DD115 426466 365573 broadleaved PLANTATION woodland Semi-natural DD116 ROWSLEY WOOD 426530 366402 broadleaved woodland Unimproved Unimproved acid DD119 WENSLEES FARM MEADOW 427346 361505 neutral grassland grassland DD121 CAWDOR QUARRY 428738 360478 Basic exposure Scattered scrub Mixed semi- Mixed woodland DD122 HALLDALE WOOD 428182 363541 natural woodland plantation Coniferous Semi-natural DD124 WHITESPRINGS PLANTATION 428634 365574 woodland broadleaved plantation woodland TWO DALES RESERVOIR Standing water - Running water - DD126 428969 363224 COMPLEX oligotrophic mesotrophic Dry heath/ acid DD129 STARKHOLMES COMPLEX 430383 358314 Scattered scrub grassland mosaic Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD130 RIBER ROAD PONDS 430533 358713 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural MEADOW WOOD & BRECKS DD132 430978 357349 broadleaved WOOD woodland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Semi-natural Dense / continuous DD133 COUMBS WOOD 431608 357387 broadleaved scrub woodland Unimproved DD136 CURZON LODGE PASTURE 423413 356344 calcareous grassland Semi-natural Unimproved neutral DD137 LITTLEMOOR WOOD 431526 358141 broadleaved grassland woodland Semi-natural DD138 BALK WOOD 432062 358607 broadleaved woodland Dry heath/ acid Wet heath/ acid DD142 MATLOCK MOOR 430685 362775 grassland mosaic grassland mosaic Semi-natural Standing water - DD143 FLASH DAM 430262 364508 broadleaved oligotrophic woodland Semi-natural Standing water - DD145 LUMSDALE 431221 360647 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Semi-natural Standing water - DD148 TANSLEY KNOLL MILL PONDS 431911 360118 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD152 FOXHOLES POOL 432079 360604 mesotrophic grassland Mixed semi- Coniferous DD153 BOG NURSERY 432591 360468 natural woodland woodland plantation Dry heath/ acid DD154 FOXHOLES HEATH 432053 360957 Scattered bracken grassland mosaic BRAILSFORD BROOK BELOW Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD157 424219 341596 BRIDGE mesotrophic grassland Standing water - Mixed woodland DD161 POOL PLANTATION 423556 341537 mesotrophic plantation Semi-natural Standing water - DD175 WITHENS POND 422538 341951 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland EDLASTON JUNCUS MEADOW Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD180 417585 343477 #2 neutral grassland grassland Unimproved acid DD182 EDLASTON GRASSLAND 417798 343474 Scattered scrub grassland RODSLEY LANE MEADOWS #1 Unimproved DD186 419383 341410 (WEST) neutral grassland RODSLEY LANE MEADOWS #2 Unimproved DD187 419880 341202 (EAST) neutral grassland Running water - Mixed semi-natural DD188 WYASTON BROOK 419611 342288 mesotrophic woodland Marsh or marshy Running water - DD190 QUILOW LANE MEADOW 419207 343358 grassland mesotrophic HARBORO WORKS SLURRY Standing water - DD193 423959 355081 Basic exposure POND mesotrophic Unimproved DD195 HARBORO' ROCKS 424451 355203 calcareous Basic exposure grassland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Parkland / Semi-natural SHIRLEY PARK & WYASTON DD203 420769 342419 Scattered trees - broadleaved BROOK broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD204 SCOUT LANE 425615 345279 neutral grassland BRAILSFORD BROOK, Running water - DD206 424216 341121 EDNASTON mesotrophic Unimproved DD209 CUBLEY PARK MEADOWS #2 417473 337159 neutral grassland Semi-natural DD210 CUBLEY LODGE WOOD 416718 336296 broadleaved woodland CUBLEY BROOK & MILL FARM Running water - Unimproved neutral DD215 416484 337167 MEADOW mesotrophic grassland BRAILSFORD CHURCH Unimproved DD216 424509 341277 GRAVEYARD neutral grassland Unimproved DD224 LONGFORD CHURCHYARD 421499 338325 neutral grassland Unimproved DD225 YEAVELEY CHURCHYARD 418640 340291 neutral grassland Unimproved GROANING TOR MEADOWS, DD229 856164 713801 calcareous MIDDLETON grassland MERCASTON BROOK Unimproved Running water - DD236 427830 342680 MARGINS neutral grassland mesotrophic Running water - Marsh or marshy DD238 TRENT TROUT FARM STREAM 428229 342066 mesotrophic grassland MERCASTON HALL FARM Unimproved acid Marsh or marshy DD240 428000 341835 MEADOW grassland grassland Unimproved Standing water - DD241 TRENT TROUT FARM WEST 428322 342143 neutral grassland mesotrophic Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD242 TRENT TROUT FARM EAST 428570 342053 mesotrophic grassland Unimproved Dense / continuous DD244 DEAN HOLLOW 428324 356126 calcareous scrub grassland Unimproved DD245 DEAN FIELDS, MIDDLETON 428296 355922 calcareous Scattered scrub grassland Unimproved DARK LANE SPOIL BY DD246 428386 355650 calcareous RECREATION GROUND grassland Unimproved PORTOBELLO MINE SPOIL DD248 428170 356517 calcareous Spoil heaps HEAPS grassland Unimproved Unimproved acid DD251 HOLT ROAD MEADOW 428537 362496 neutral grassland grassland Semi-natural Unimproved acid DD253 TANSLEY CLIFF MEADOWS 431823 359597 broadleaved grassland woodland Semi-natural Unimproved acid DD256 HILLTOP FARM COMPLEX 431012 359506 broadleaved grassland woodland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Unimproved acid DD257 BAILEYS COTTAGES MEADOWS 431190 359730 grassland Unimproved DD260 GRIFFE WOOD MEADOW 425569 356054 calcareous grassland Unimproved DD261 PASTURE LANE MEADOW 421310 354587 calcareous Scattered scrub grassland Semi-natural Coniferous DD263 THE TONGUE 425399 349034 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Mixed semi- DD266 SIDE WOOD 427779 349296 Scattered scrub natural woodland Mixed semi- Marsh or marshy DD267 GREENHILL WOOD COMPLEX 427541 349694 natural woodland grassland Semi-natural Coniferous DD268 BLACKWALL SAND PIT 425697 349560 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural Coniferous DD269 POORS WOOD 427555 349058 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural Coniferous DD270 SHEEP HILLS COMPLEX 425262 348741 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Mixed semi- DD271 BIGGIN WOOD 425782 348313 natural woodland SPINNEYFORD BROOK Running water - Marsh or marshy DD274 424593 344156 COMPLEX mesotrophic grassland Mixed semi- Dense / continuous DD275 THE ROUGH 422440 347690 natural woodland scrub Dense / Semi-improved DD276 HALLFIELDS SCRUB 422043 347596 continuous scrub neutral grassland Running water - Hedges, intact DD278 FOXHOLES LANE 420842 348605 mesotrophic species-rich Unimproved DD280 THE BURROWS MEADOW 425436 338947 neutral grassland UPPER BURROWS FARM Unimproved DD281 425367 339857 GRASSLAND neutral grassland Marsh or marshy Unimproved neutral DD288 SHIRLEY PARK MEADOW 421086 341440 grassland grassland Standing water - DD290 SUDBURY HALL LAKE 415549 332100 mesotrophic OFFCOTE B 5035 ROAD Unimproved DD298 419374 348742 Scattered scrub VERGE neutral grassland Unimproved Unimproved DD299 TISSINGTON TRAIL 417440 347375 neutral grassland calcareous grassland GREEN LANE NORTH POND Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD309 413824 341803 (#2) mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural Coniferous DD311 HOPE WOOD 413148 342122 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural Standing water - DD312 NORBURY FISH POND 411897 342284 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Semi-natural Mixed woodland DD313 NORBURY WOOD 412926 342491 broadleaved plantation woodland CARSINGTON PASTURE Standing water - Unimproved DD315 424671 354534 PONDS mesotrophic calcareous grassland Unimproved DD324 CROMFORD STATION PASTURE 430394 357420 calcareous Scattered scrub grassland Semi-natural SPA WELL, MILLINGTON DD325 426504 347787 broadleaved GREEN woodland Semi-natural DD326 OLD HILL EMBANKMENT 418195 346073 broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD327 ASHBOURNE GREEN 419269 348563 Scattered scrub neutral grassland Unimproved DD336 DARK LANE SPOIL SOUTH 428821 355635 calcareous Spoil heaps grassland Running water - DD337 BROUGHTON BROOK 414960 335657 Scattered scrub mesotrophic Semi-natural Coniferous DD338 ALDER MOOR 415002 335288 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural DD340 CUBLEY COVERT 415956 339412 broadleaved woodland Standing water - Unimproved neutral DD342 SCARDALE PONDS 418913 342905 mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural DD344 SUDBURY COPPICE 415671 335549 broadleaved woodland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD345 LEAPLEYMOUNT POND 418214 339395 mesotrophic grassland Unimproved DD348 NORBURY HOLLOW VERGE 412452 342308 neutral grassland Semi-natural Standing water - DD350 HEADLOW FIELDS COMPLEX 416584 342463 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Marsh or marshy Dense / continuous DD352 QUILOW POND 418707 343292 grassland scrub Semi-natural Running water - DD353 CARR WOOD 420814 338673 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Semi-natural Unimproved neutral DD355 MILLINGTON GREEN WOOD 425950 347700 broadleaved grassland woodland Semi-natural DD356 BIRCH WOOD 431371 355549 broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD358 MOOREND PASTURES 422001 345269 neutral grassland Unimproved Marsh or marshy DD360 MISTLETOE FARM GRASSLAND 427786 345975 neutral grassland grassland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Unimproved Semi-improved DD361 MERCASTON HALL FARM FIELD 428047 342180 neutral grassland neutral grassland Unimproved DD363 RAINSTER ROCKS 421903 354822 calcareous Basic exposure grassland Unimproved DD364 LOTS LANE NORTH FIELD 422667 354782 calcareous Basic exposure grassland Unimproved Standing water - DD365 PASTURE BARN FIELD 422180 355344 calcareous eutrophic grassland Unimproved Standing water - DD366 MANYSTONES QUARRY 423728 355124 calcareous mesotrophic grassland Semi-natural Running water - DD369 BOTTOMS WOOD 427504 350064 broadleaved mesotrophic woodland Unimproved DD370 REDHILL QUARRY 427464 355233 calcareous Basic exposure grassland HOPTONWOOD STONE Unimproved DD371 427655 355688 Basic exposure QUARRY calcareous grassland Semi-natural DD372 LONGCLIFFE CUTTING 423568 355668 Basic exposure broadleaved woodland Unimproved NEWHOPTONWOOD STONE DD373 427434 355861 calcareous Basic exposure QUARRY grassland Unimproved BONSALL BROOK MARSHY Dense / continuous DD374 427421 358975 calcareous HOLLOW scrub grassland Unimproved DD376 EMBER LANE VERGE, BONSALL 428207 358185 calcareous grassland Semi-natural DD378 TINKERS INN BOG 417779 344530 broadleaved woodland Semi-natural DD379 SCARTHIN ROCK, CROMFORD 429719 357015 broadleaved Basic exposure woodland Semi-natural DD380 SCARTHIN NICK, CROMFORD 429407 357053 broadleaved woodland Semi-natural DD381 SHINING CLIFF, MATLOCK 429335 359310 broadleaved woodland Unimproved DD382 STANDLOW FARM QUARRY 421146 350943 neutral grassland Unimproved DD383 LOTS LANE SOUTH FIELD 422701 354459 calcareous grassland Standing water - Marsh or marshy DD384 MANOR FARM PONDS 423219 355773 mesotrophic grassland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Unimproved DD390 RIBER MINE SPOIL HEAPS 429914 358790 Spoil heaps calcareous grassland Dry heath/ acid DD393 FARLEY LANE ROADSIDE VERGE 429949 363486 grassland mosaic Semi-natural Unimproved acid DD394 BOW WOOD 431440 356351 broadleaved grassland woodland SHEEP PASTURE INCLINE, HIGH Unimproved acid DD395 431130 356020 Scattered scrub PEAK TRAIL grassland Standing water - DD396 OFFCOTE FIELD POND. 419314 348306 mesotrophic Marsh or marshy DD399 BRADLEY BROOK MARSH 423596 343912 Scattered scrub grassland BROXENDALE DEWPOND, Standing water - DD402 427506 354528 MIDDLE PEAK QUARRY mesotrophic HOPTON TUNNEL CUTTING Unimproved acid DD403 426573 354773 Basic exposure HPT. grassland Unimproved acid DD407 BLACK ROCKS SPOIL HEAPS 429204 355739 Spoil heaps grassland Semi-natural DD409 BURMA ROAD LAKE 426681 339587 Standing water broadleaved woodland MERCASTON LANE Unimproved DD410 426795 343389 GRASSLAND neutral grassland Mixed semi- DD411 NETHER DOE CARR WOOD 432092 357550 natural woodland Mixed semi-natural DD414 CUCKOOSTONE QUARRY 431408 362810 Quarry woodland Semi-natural Dense / continuous DD417 YOKECLIFF WOOD AND MINE 427845 353840 broadleaved scrub woodland Semi-natural DD418 SPRINK WOOD & PITTY WOOD 427356 352908 broadleaved woodland Unimproved neutral DD419 HENMORE BROOK COMPLEX 417613 346243 Running water grassland Semi-natural Unimproved DD421 HIGH TOR GROUNDS 429800 358800 broadleaved calcareous grassland woodland Unimproved DD423 YOKECLIFFE RAKE 426700 353800 Spoil heaps calcareous grassland Semi-natural Running water - DD424 RAMS CARR 427000 351200 broadleaved eutrophic woodland Broadleaved DD425 BLACKWALL WOOD 425500 349250 woodland plantation Semi-natural Standing water - DD427 THE DUMBLE 419000 348550 broadleaved eutrophic woodland Unimproved DD428 HARDHURST FARM MEADOW 429450 352450 Scattered scrub neutral grassland SITE REF. NAME EASTING NORTHING PRIMARY INTEREST SECONDARY INTEREST Semi-natural Running water - DD429 PARK WOOD 431000 354150 broadleaved eutrophic woodland Semi-natural Running water - DD430 TOPSHILL WOOD 427300 351100 broadleaved eutrophic woodland Semi-natural Coniferous DD431 SUNNYBANK WOOD 427300 351850 broadleaved woodland plantation woodland Semi-natural Mixed woodland DD432 CATHOLE WOOD 427300 352250 broadleaved plantation woodland Semi-natural Mixed woodland DD433 MILL WOOD 431450 354700 broadleaved plantation woodland Unimproved BLACK TOR GRASSLAND & Dense / continuous DD436 427750 357550 calcareous SCRUB scrub grassland Broadleaved DD437 HAVENHILL DALE WOOD 420542 352153 woodland Broadleaved DD438 CARR WOOD, CALLOW 426125 351367 woodland Standing water - DD439 RYDER POINT SLURRY POND 425826 355039 Swamp mesotrophic DD440 HOPTON SLURRY POND 425315 354976 Standing water Marginal vegetation Unimproved HULLAND HOLLOW BROOK DD441 424600 345980 neutral grassland Tall-herb fen MARSHY GRASSLAND and rush pasture Semi-improved DD442 BLACK CARR FIELDS 424380 345370 neutral grassland and rush-pasture Unimproved DD449 WALL LANDS FARM 422760 352880 Lowland mire neutral grassland Unimproved DD450 MIDDLETON MOOR SOUTH 427576 355528 neutral grassland Semi-improved DD451 MIDDLEPEAK SPOIL HEAPS 428419 355009 Lead rakes/spoil neutral grassland Unimproved DD452 HOONWELL MEADOW 425870 348220 neutral grassland HULLAND HOLLOW BROOK Standing open DD453 424830 345830 Aquatic vegetation ROAD water - pond VERNON’S OAK DD454 414845 336061 Wet woodland PLANTATATION

APPENDIX 4 Car Parking Guidelines PPG13 states that the availability of car parking has a major influence on the means of transport people choose for their journeys, therefore appropriate car parking policies are necessary.

The Guidance states that for new developments maximum levels of car parking provision should be set for broad land use classes and location.

The Derbyshire Dales are characterised by market towns and scattered villages, many with limited shops and services. As such the car often remains the only realistic choice for many journeys. In some locations, such as the market towns where there is a choice of transport modes and good access to local services, reduced levels of parking may be acceptable.

The Council will generally require parking provision to be provided clear of the highway. On street parking can be detrimental to road safety as well as having a negative impact upon the character and appearance of an area. The maximum standards will therefore be applied in a manner such that they do not create or exacerbate local highway problems.

Dimensions for Parking and Turning Car parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of 4.8 metres by 2.4 metres unless they are for the specific use of disabled people. Except in special circumstances the longitudinal gradient of parking spaces shall not exceed 1 in 14 and the crossfall shall not exceed 1 in 40. Garages should normally be set back at least 6 metres from the limit of the subject access frontage.

In all developments serviced by commercial vehicles, and elsewhere as required by the Highway Authority, there should be facilities for vehicles to turn within the site which are separate from the parking spaces. It will not be acceptable for vehicles to park or wait within these turning areas.

Commuted Payments In accordance with the provisions of Policy TR7, the Council will seek to negotiate a Section 106 Obligation to finance the provision of car parking at an available nearby location where the minimum operational amount of parking cannot be provided on-site.

Provision for Motorcycles and Mopeds Adequate motorcycle and moped parking should be provided in new developments where appropriate, or where a Travel Plan has identified motorbikes and mopeds as a viable alternative to the car.

Provision for Cyclists Adequate cycle parking should be provided at all centres of education, leisure establishments, shopping centres, public transport interchanges and places of employment. All new developments over 100m² should provide a minimum of three secure bicycle parking spaces. For developments of 1000m² and above, the minimum provision of cycle spaces is 5% of the maximum parking provision for cars.

Cycle parking facilities should be accessible and secure and should be provided on-site in a position that is regularly observed.

Disabled Parking

The Council will seek a proportion of parking spaces for disabled people in accordance with Traffic Advisory Leaflet 5/95

The Guidelines Set out below are the maximum amounts of parking required by various forms of development. Any land uses or types of development not specifically mentioned will be considered on an individual and site-specific basis, as will combinations of types of developments.

All stated areas are gross inclusive floor areas, measured externally, unless otherwise referred to, (e.g. dining area). Where appraisals of parking need are based on the numbers of staff, these shall be the maximum possible number on duty at any one time rather than the total number employed.

USE CLASS A

MAXIMUM PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF CLASS A1 SHOPS Size Food Non-Food Upto 1000m² 1 space per 25m² 1 space per 30m² Over 1000m² 1 space per 14m² 1 space per 20m² Garden Centres 1 space per 30m² covered area plus 1 space per 50m² open display area Staff Parking (all retail) 1 space per 100m² CLASS A2 FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1 space per 15m² (customers and staff) CLASS A3 RESTAURANTS & CAFES, CLASS A4 DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS , CLASS A5 HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY Restaurants, Cafes and Hot 1 space per 4m² dining area or public waiting space in takeaways food Takeaways (customers and staff) Transport Cafes Customers - 1 lorry space per Staff 1 car space per 100m² 2m² dining area The minimum size of a lorry space should be 15m x 3m and lorries must be able to enter and leave the site in a forward direction Public Houses, Licensed 1 space per 2m² public drinking area plus 1 space per 10m² of beer Clubs and Bar Areas of garden (customers and staff) Restaurants

USE CLASS B

MAXIMUM PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF CLASS B1 BUSINESS Size Town Centre* Other Areas Upto 2500m² 1 space per 25m² 1 space per 25m² Over2500m² 1 space per 40m² 1 space per 30m² B2 GENERAL INDUSTRY Size Town Centre* Other Areas Upto 2500m² 1 space per 40m² 1 space per 40m² Over2500m² 1 space per 90m² 1 space per 55m² CLASS B8 STORAGE OR DISTRIBUTION Size Town Centre* Other Areas Upto 250m² 1 space per 25m² 1 space per 25m² 250m² –2500m² 1 space per 100m² 1 space per 100m² Over 2500m² 1 space per 200m² 1 space per 120m² * As defined on the Proposals Map under policy S1

USE CLASS C

MAXIMUM PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS, VISITORS, RESIDENTS AND STAFF CLASS C1 HOTELS Customers 1 space per bedroom Staff 1 space per 10 bedrooms CLASS C2 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS Residential Care Homes 2 spaces plus 1 space per 4 bedrooms Sheltered Accommodation 2 spaces plus 1 space per 3 residential units CLASS C3 DWELLINGS 1 bedroom dwelling 1.5 spaces per dwelling 2 bedroom dwelling 1.5 spaces per dwelling 3 bedroom dwelling 2 spaces per unit 4 plus bedroom dwelling 3 spaces per unit Holiday Accommodation Up to 2 bedrooms 1 space per unit 3 bedrooms and over 2 spaces per unit Caravan and Campsites 1 space per pitch (Bar/dining area considered under Class A3) Residential development of sites capable of accommodating more than 3 dwellings will be required to achieve a maximum overall car parking provision not exceeding 1.5 spaces per dwelling.

USE CLASS D

MAXIMUM PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS, VISITORS AND STAFF CLASS D1 – NON RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS Medical or Health Service Surgeries (includes 2 spaces per consulting room plus 2 additional veterinary surgeries) spaces Crèche and Day Nurseries 1 space per 10m² (0-3 year old children) 1 space per 20m² (3-8 year old children) Plus 1 extra space where licence is for 20 or more children Day Centres 1 space per 2 staff plus appropriate turning and parking facilities for coaches and minibuses Infant, Primary and Secondary School 2 spaces per classroom Facilities should be provide to enable pupils to enter and leave parked coaches and cars safely and clear of the highway, without vehicles reversing Higher and Further Education Upto 2500m² – Sites to be assessed individually Over 2500m² - 1 space per 2 staff plus 1 space per 15 students Art Galleries, Museums and Libraries To be assessed individually Places of worship and religious instruction 1 space per 5 seats or 5m² public floor area CLASS D2 – ASSEMBLY AND LEISURE Cinemas and Conference Facilities Upto 1000m² – 1 space per 3 seats Over 1000m² – 1 space per 5 seats Other D2 uses (including bingo halls, Night Upto 1000m² – 1 space per 5m² clubs, swimming pools and other indoor leisure) Over 1000m² – 1 space per 22m² Outdoor Recreation Raquet Clubs 4 spaces per court Outdoor Sports Grounds 15 spaces per pitch Golf Clubs 150 spaces per 18 hole course All other leisure and sport activities to be assessed individually

NON SCHEDULED USES MAXIMUM PARKING FOR CUSTOMER, VISITORS AND STAFF

Theatres 1 space per 3 seats or 3m² gross auditorium floor area Amusements Arcades and Funfairs To be assessed individually with regard to opening times and seasonal use Launderettes Customers -1 space per 30m² Staff – 1 space per 100m² Petrol Filling Stations Customers – 1 space per 30m² Staff – 1 space per 100m² Car wash – 5 spaces per unit Taxi and Vehicle Hire Businesses, Including 1 space per vehicle operated Driving Schools Wholesale cash and carry Below 235m² - 1 space per 25m² 235m² and above 2 spaces plus 1 space per 30m²

Criteria Not Mentioned Elsewhere Abattoirs, auction rooms, car valeting, cemeteries, livery stables and riding schools, livestock markets and ambulance, fire and police stations, etc., will be assessed individually with particular regard to periods and frequency of use.

APPENDIX 5

Local Plan Corporate Check

In June 2003, the Council adopted a new Corporate Plan. This forms the basis for the Council’s plans, strategies and policies. It includes a vision of the Council’s aims for the area, seven core values that support all the Council’s activities, and four main aims in terms of what the Council does and what it hopes to achieve. It also includes a statement of priorities for the period 2003 to 2007. These form the basis upon which the Council focuses its activities.

The Council’s Partnership Vision is;

“Working in partnership to keep the Derbyshire Dales one of the best places in Britain to live, work and visit”

The seven core values that underpin everything the Council does to achieve the vision are;

• Championing rural communities • Fairness and equality • Listening to people • Quality of service • Value for money • Valuing our employees • Working with partners

The purpose of the Council is set out in the four main aims;

• Lead the communities of the Derbyshire Dales • Improve quality of life • Protect and enhance the environment • Provide excellent services

The Council's key objectives for the next four years (2003 – 2007) have been prioritised, and identified by the community and our partners.

To make sure the Council brings about significant improvements, it will concentrate on the following seven priorities:

• Improve the supply of decent, affordable homes for local people • Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities • Reduce, re-use and recycle waste • Protect and improve the safety and health of residents and visitors • Stimulate economic, community and environmental regeneration • Improve access to services • Support service delivery programme

The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan is one of the tools that the Council can use to deliver the key priorities of the Corporate Plan.

The purpose of this Appendix is to identify the extent to which the policies and proposals in the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan assist with delivery of the corporate aims and objectives.

The strategic links between the policies and proposals and the corporate aims and objectives have been measured as follows;

✔ Direct Strategic Link ✖ No Direct Strategic Link ✔/✖ Partial Strategic Link

Revised Appendix 3 (ii)

CHAPTER TWO – STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

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Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities an re-use Reduce, SF1 Development Within Settlement Frameworks Boundaries ✔ ✔ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ SF2 Protection Of Important Open Spaces ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ SF3 Development Conspicuous From The Peak National Park ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ SF4 Development In The Countryside ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ SF5 Design And Appearance Of Development ✔/✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ SF6 Protection Of The Best Agricultural Land ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ SF7 Waste Management and Recycling ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ SF8 Catering for the Needs of People with Disabilities in Development and Redevelopment ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✖

CHAPTER THREE – HOUSING

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental H1 New Housing Development Within Settlement Framework Boundaries ✔/✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H2 Extensions To Dwellings ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H3 Dependent Persons Units ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H4 Housing Development Outside Of Settlement Frameworks ✔/✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H5 Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings To Provide Residential Accommodation Outside Settlement ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ Frameworks H6 Replacement Dwellings In The Countryside ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖

CHAPTER THREE – HOUSING (cont’d)

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental H7 New Dwellings For Agricultural or Forestry Workers or Rural Based Enterprises In The ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ Countryside H8 Extending Domestic Curtilages Into The Countryside ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H9 Design And Appearance Of New Housing ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ H10 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement Frameworks Of Market Towns ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ H11 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement Frameworks Of Other Settlements ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ H12 Alternative Provision for Affordable Housing outside Settlement Frameworks ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ H13 Affordable Housing Exceptional Sites In Rural Areas ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ H14 Housing To Meet The Needs Of The Elderly And People With Disabilities ✔ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ H15 Accommodation For Gypsies ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖

CHAPTER FOUR – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental EDT1 Land For General Industrial And Business Development ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT2 Existing Strategic Employment Land And Business Premises ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT3 Redevelopment of Land at Clifton Road, Ashbourne ✔ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT4 Other Existing Employment Land And Business Premises ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT5 Industrial And Business Development Within Settlement Frameworks ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT6 Conversion And Reuse Of Buildings For Industrial And Business Development Within ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ Settlement Frameworks EDT7 Extension And Expansion Of Existing Industrial And Business Land And Premises ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ EDT8 Design And Appearance Of New Industrial And Business Premises ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ EDT9 Provision For People With Disabilities In Schemes For Employment Purposes ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ EDT10 Industrial Development Involving Hazardous Or Pollutant Substances ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ EDT11 Retail Uses Within Employment Areas ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖

CHAPTER FOUR – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (cont’d)

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental EDT12 Haulage Operations ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ EDT13 Buildings Associated With Agriculture, Forestry Or Other ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ Rural Based Enterprise EDT14 Farm Diversification ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ EDT15 New Build Industrial And Business Development Outside ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ Settlement Frameworks EDT16 Re-Use Of Rural Buildings For Industrial And Business Use ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ EDT17 Tourist Attractions ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ EDT18 Tourist Accommodation Within The Settlement Frameworks Of ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ Market Towns And Other Settlements EDT19 Tourist Accommodation Outside Defined Settlement Frameworks ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ EDT20 Holiday Chalets, Caravan And Campsite Developments ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔

CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental NBE1 Sites Of International Importance For Nature Conservation ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE2 Sites Of National Importance For Nature Conservation ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE3 Other Sites Of Importance For Nature Conservation ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE4 Protecting Features Or Areas Of Importance To Wild Flora And Fauna ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE5 Development Affecting Species Protected By Law Or Are Nationally Rare ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE6 Trees And Woodlands ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE7 Features Important in the Landscape ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE8 Landscape Character ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE9 Protecting The Important Open Spaces Alongside The A6 Through Darley Dale ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE10 Flood Risk and Surface Water Discharge ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ NBE11 Water Quality Protection ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖

CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT (cont’d)

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental NBE12 Foul Sewage ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ NBE13 Development On Or Adjacent To Contaminated And Unstable Land ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ NBE14 Light And Noise Pollution ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ NBE15 Air Quality ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ NBE16 Development Affecting A Listed Building ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE17 Alterations And Extensions To A Listed Building ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE18 Conversion And Changes Of Use Of A Listed Building ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE19 Demolition Of Listed Buildings ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE20 Enabling Development ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE21 Development Affecting A Conservation Area ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖

CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT (cont’d)

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental NBE22 Shopfronts In Conservation Areas ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE23 Conservation Of Historic Parks And Gardens ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE24 Archaeological Sites And Heritage Features ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ NBE25 Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE26 Landscape Design In Association With New Development ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ NBE27 Crime Prevention ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ NBE28 Percent For Art ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖

CHAPTER SIX – TOWN CENTRES AND RETAILING

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental S1 Retail Development In Town Centres ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ S2 Retail Development In Edge Of Centre Locations ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ S3 Retail Development In Out Of Centre Locations ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔/✖ S4 Non Retail Uses In Primary Shopping Frontages ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✖ S5 Amusement Centres ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ S6 The Design And Appearance Of Shops And Commercial Premises ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ S7 Shop front Security ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ S8 Development To Realise The Potential Of The River Derwent ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ S9 Development Of A Supermarket, Matlock ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔ S10 Development In Local Shopping Centres ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ S11 Individual And Village Shops ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ S12 Important Local Services And Facilities ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔

CHAPTER SEVEN – TRANSPORT

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental TR1 Access Requirements And The Impact Of New Development ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ TR2 Travel Plans ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ TR3 Provision For Public Transport ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ TR4 Safeguarding The Reinstatement Of Railway Lines ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ TR5 Strategic Rail Freight Site ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ✔ TR6 Pedestrian Provision ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔/✖ TR7 Cycling Provision ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔/✖ TR8 Parking Requirements For New Development ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✖ TR9 Public Coach Park ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔/✖ TR10 Safeguarding Haulage Depots, Longcliffe ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ TR11 Safeguarding The Route Of The A6 Link Road, Matlock ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔

CHAPTER EIGHT – INFRASTRUCTURE & COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental CS1 Sites Required For Community Facilities ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ CS2 Development on land at the Meadows and off St John’s Street, Wirksworth ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ CS3 Provision Of New Community Facilities And Services ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ CS4 Magistrates Court Facilities, Matlock ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✖ CS5 Renewable Energy Installations ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ CS6 Wind Turbine Generator Development ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔ ✖ CS7 Telecommunication Infrastructure ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ CS8 Provision Of Community Infrastructure ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ✖ CS9 Utility Services And Infrastructure ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✖

CHAPTER NINE – LEISURE AND RECREATION

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental L1 New Leisure Centre, Matlock ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ L2 New Sport And Recreation Facilities ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ L3 Safeguarding Important Recreation Sites ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔/✖ L4 Land For Sport Recreational Sites and Facilities ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔/✖ L5 Safeguarding The Tourism/Leisure Potential Of Stancliffe and Ball Eye Quarries ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ L6 Outdoor Playing and Play Space In New Housing Developments ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ L7 Water Based Leisure Pursuits ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ L8 Developments Around Carsington Reservoir ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ L9 Safeguarding Public Rights Of Way ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖

CHAPTER NINE – LEISURE AND RECREATION (cont’d)

Policy ref Policy summary affordable of decent, supply Improve the homes for local people Increase the number of people, especially young people, participating in leisure activities Reduce, re-use and recycle waste Improve access to services and support service delivery improvements of and health and improve the safety Protect visitors and residents Stimulate economic, community and regeneration environmental L10 Leisure Routes And Trails ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ L11 Equestrian Development ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ L12 Potentially Intrusive Sport Or Recreation Activities ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ L13 Matlock Park ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔ L14 The National Stone Centre ✖ ✔ ✖ ✔/✖ ✖ ✔

APPENDIX 6

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal The Government has acknowledged that development plans can make a major contribution to the achievement of the objectives of sustainable development.

‘A better quality of life, a strategy for sustainable development in the UK’ was published in May 1999 and sets out the governments objectives for sustainable development as being:

ƒ The maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment. ƒ Social progress which recognises the needs of everyone. ƒ Effective protection of the environment. ƒ Prudent use of natural resources.

To ensure that development plans are meeting the aims and objectives of sustainable development local authorities are expected to carry out a full environmental appraisal of their development plan (PPG12 para 4.16)

The appraisal of the Derbyshire Dales Draft Local Plan is based on Government Guidance as set out in The DoE Good Practice Guide ‘Environmental Appraisal of Development Plans’ (1993) and ‘Planning for Sustainable Development: Towards Better Practice’. (1998)

Each policy in the Local Plan has been looked at and the potential effect on the four objectives of sustainable development (as detailed above) assessed.

In order to appraise the potential effect a policy may have upon the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources a set of environmental stock criteria have been used. The environmental stock criteria were taken from suggested environmental considerations in PPG12 and are as follows:

ƒ Air quality ƒ Open space and access ƒ Water conservation and quality ƒ Wildlife habitats ƒ Land and soil quality ƒ Renewable energy ƒ Landscape character ƒ Waste reduction ƒ Urban environment – liveability ƒ Modes of transport ƒ Cultural heritage ƒ Reduction in need to travel

The potential impact has been measures as follows

✔ Potential positive impact ✖ Potential negative impact ✔/✖ Uncertain impacts ❍ No obvious impact/relationship

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER TWO – STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

SF1 Development Within Settlement Framework ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Aims to make best use of previously developed land, Boundaries reduce the need to travel and improve the character and appearance of the area. SF2 Protection Of Important Open Spaces ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Protects areas of open space – important for preservation of character and appearance of area and also wildlife habitat. SF3 Development Conspicuous From The Peak ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Aims to preserve character and appearance of area. National Park Allowing suitable development in such locations may have a negative impact upon reducing the need to travel and modes of travel. SF4 Development In The Countryside ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ✔ Allows for some development within the countryside provided it is beneficial to rural economy. May have potential positive and negative impacts. SF5 Design And Appearance Of Development ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ Use of local materials is beneficial to character and appearance of environment as well as local economy. Encourages energy efficiency. SF6 Protection Of The Best Agricultural Land ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ Protects environment but may have potential negative impact upon economic growth. SF7 Waste Management and Recycling ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Seeks to mange waste in a sustainable manner. SF8 Catering for the Need of People with ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Ensures public buildings are accessible to everyone. Disabilities in Development and Redevelopment

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER THREE – HOUSING ment y lo p one one y rowth and rowth em g Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining economic Policy ref Policy summary Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever

H1 New Housing Development Within ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ Aims to concentrate development in more sustainable Settlement Framework Boundaries locations. May have positive impact on need to travel. H2 Extensions To Dwellings ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Extensions to houses can improve living conditions for occupiers without the need to move. H3 Dependent Persons Units ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ Policy allows dependant person to live alongside carer or relative thus reducing the need to travel. H4 Housing Development Outside Settlement ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to restrict development outside settlement Frameworks frameworks. H5 Conversion And Re-Use Of Buildings To ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Conversion and re-use of existing buildings may have Provide Residential Accommodation Within a positive impact on the character and appearance of Settlement Frameworks an area. H6 Replacement Dwellings In The Countryside ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to reduce waste through the reuse of reclaimable existing materials. H7 New Dwellings For Rural Based Enterprises ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Dwellings in the countryside may have negative impact In The Countryside upon landscape character and wildlife but positive effect upon economy.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER THREE – HOUSING (cont’d) ment y lo p one one y rowth and rowth em g Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining economic Policy ref Policy summary Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever

H7 New Dwellings For Agricultural or Forestry ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Due to countryside location policy may have negative Workers Rural Based Enterprises In The impact on need tot ravel. Countryside H8 Extending Domestic Curtilages Into The ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact upon character of the Countryside landscape. H9 Design And Appearance Of New Housing ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to raise densities in areas with good access to public transport. H10 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to provide housing for everyone. Frameworks Of Market Towns H11 Affordable Housing Within The Settlement ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ Outside the Market Towns the policy may have an Frameworks Of Other Settlements adverse impact upon the need to travel. H12 Alternative Provision For Affordable Housing ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policy may have positive impact on landscape character Outside Settlement Frameworks by siting affordable housing in most suitable locations. H13 Affordable Housing Exceptional Sites in Rural ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ Policy may have impact on need to travel as rural areas Areas tend to lack services and facilities. H14 Housing To Meet The Needs Of The Elderly ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to reduce need to travel by siting housing And People With Disabilities close to shops and services. H15 Accommodation For Gypsies ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to limit impact upon environment and landscape.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER FOUR – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

EDT1 Land For General Industrial And Business ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Any form of industrial development has the potential Development to impact upon air, water and soil quality. EDT2 Existing Strategic Employment Land And ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Business Premises EDT3 Redevelopment of Land at Clifton Road, Ashbourne EDT4 Other Existing Employment Land And ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Redevelopment of existing employment uses could Business Premises improve the urban environment. EDT5 Industrial And Business Development ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ The establishment and growth of new firms is vital to Within Settlement Frameworks the local economy and can reduce the need to travel. EDT6 Conversion And Reuse Of Buildings For ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ Industrial And Business Development Within Settlement Frameworks EDT7 Extension And Expansion Of Existing ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ Industrial And Business Land And Premises EDT8 Design And Appearance Of New ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Attractive well-designed premises can enhance the Industrial And Business Premises quality of the environment. EDT9 Provision For People With Disabilities In ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to ensure that disabled people can Schemes For Employment Purposes access employment sites. EDT10 Industrial Development Involving ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ Policy seeks to limit pollution. Hazardous Or Pollutant Substances EDT11 Retail Uses Within Employment Areas ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to maintain vitality and viability of town centres.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER FOUR – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (cont’d) one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

EDT12 Haulage Operations ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Policy seeks to safeguard amenity in residential areas. EDT13 Buildings Associated With Agriculture, ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact upon landscape Forestry Or Other Rural Based Enterprise character. EDT14 Farm Diversification ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ EDT15 New Build Industrial And Business ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Industrial development within rural areas may Development Outside Settlement have a negative impact on the need to travel. Frameworks EDT16 Re-Use Of Rural Buildings For Industrial ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ And Business Use EDT17 Tourist Attractions ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✖ ✔ ❍ Policy tries to balance need for tourism and protection of environment. EDT18 Tourist Accommodation Within The ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Policy could have a positive effect on the local Settlement Frameworks Of Market Towns economy. And Other Settlements EDT19 Tourist Accommodation Outside Defined ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Settlement Frameworks EDT20 Holiday Chalets, Caravan And Campsite ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact on landscape Developments character.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape liveability – environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

NBE1 Sites Of International Importance For ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policies seek to limit development in environmentally Nature Conservation sensitive areas. NBE2 Sites Of National Importance For ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Nature Conservation NBE3 Other Sites Of Importance For Nature ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Conservation NBE4 Protecting Features Or Areas Of ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Importance To Wild Flora And Fauna NBE5 Development Affecting Species ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Protected By Law Or that are Nationally Rare NBE6 Trees And Woodlands ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to protect and enhance landscape and urban environment. Trees also assist in improving air and soil quality. NBE7 Features Important in the Landscape ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to retain local distinctiveness which is what tourist come to see. NBE8 Landscape Character ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ NBE9 Protecting The Important Open Spaces ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Seeks to maintain open aspect between Darley Dale Alongside The A6 Through Darley Dale and Matlock. Policy may have positive impact on landscape character but may lead to greater pressure for development within the settlements.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT (cont’d) ment y lo p one one y rowth and rowth em g Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining economic Policy ref Policy summary Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever

NBE10 Flood Risk and Surface Water ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to limit development in areas at risk from Discharge flooding thus having a positive impact on ‘liveability’. NBE11 Water Quality Protection ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ Protection of water resources from contamination is a key part of sustainable development. NBE12 Foul Sewage ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Seeks to reduce risk of flooding thereby having a positive impact on the urban environment. NBE13 Development On Or Adjacent To ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Redevelopment of contaminated land can reduce Contaminated And Unstable Land pressure for development on Greenfield sites. NBE14 Light And Noise Pollution ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policies seek to have a positive effect on the urban environment. NBE15 Air Quality ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ NBE16 Development Affecting A Listed Building ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policies seek to enhance urban environment and preserve features of historical importance. NBE17 Alterations And Extensions To A Listed ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Building NBE18 Conversion And Changes Of Use Of A ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Listed Building NBE19 Demolition Of Listed Buildings ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ NBE20 Enabling Development ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ NBE21 Development Affecting A Conservation ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Area

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER FIVE – NATURAL HISTORIC & BUILT ENVIRONMENT (cont’d) Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of everyone Comments Policy ref Policy summary

NBE22 Shopfronts In Conservation Areas ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ NBE23 Conservation Of Historic Parks And ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Policy may have an impact on the need to travel if it Gardens attracts visitor outside the area. NBE24 Archaeological Sites And Heritage ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Seeks to preserve areas of historical importance. Features NBE25 Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Enhancement of site may have a positive impact on the Site economy but a potential negative impact on the need to travel if it attracts lots of visitors. NBE26 Landscape Design In Association With ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to ensure development fits in with its New Development surroundings. NBE27 Crime Prevention ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Seeks to improve the urban environment and make places safe for everyone. NBE28 Percent For Art ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ Seeks to improve the appearance of n area as well as adding to the cultural heritage.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER SIX – TOWN CENTRES AND RETAILING one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

S1 Retail Development In The Town ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to improve urban environment and Centres limits need to travel. S2 Retail Development In Edge Of Centre ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Locations S3 Retail Development In Out Of Centre ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to resist development which would Locations have a negative impact on town centres and other existing shopping areas. S4 Non Retail Uses In Primary Shopping ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Policy seeks to maintain vitality and viability of Frontages town centres. S5 Amusement Centres ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact on landscape and urban environment. S6 The Design And Appearance Of Shops ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ Attractive town centres help to maintain vitality And Commercial Premises and viability. S7 Shopfront Security ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to improve appearance of an area. S8 Development To Realise The Potential ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ Policy could have positive impact on landscape Of The River Derwent and urban environment. S9 Development Of A Supermarket, ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ New supermarket may reduce the need to travel Matlock and may be accessible by several transport modes. S10 Development In Local Shopping ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ Maintaining local shopping centres and village Centres shops reduces the need to travel and helps the S11 Individual And Village Shops ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ local economy. S12 Important Local Services And Facilities ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER SEVEN – TRANSPORT Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of everyone Comments Policy ref Policy summary

TR1 Access Requirements And The Impact ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ Policy seeks to balance environmental Of New Development concerns with road safety implications. TR2 Travel Plans ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ Seeks to reduce reliance on the private car and reduce the need to travel. TR3 Provision For Public Transport ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ TR4 Safeguarding The Reinstatement Of ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Re-instatement of the railways could have Railway Lines implications for wildlife and landscape character. TR5 Strategic Rail Freight Site TR6 Pedestrian Provision ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ A good pedestrian environment improves the urban environment. TR7 Cycling Provision ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ Seeks to provide a realistic alternative to the car. TR8 Parking Requirements For New ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ Development TR9 Public Coach Park, ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ ✔ Coach parking may have a positive impact on the economy. TR10 Safeguarding Haulage Depot, ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Providing lorry parking may have a positive Longcliffe impact on the urban environment. TR11 Safeguarding The Route Of The A6 Link ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Policy seeks to ease traffic congestion thus Road, Matlock having a positive impact on the urban environment. However, reduced congestion may encourage more people to use the road.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER EIGHT – INFRASTRUCTURE & COMMUNITY FACILITIES ment y lo p one one y rowth and rowth em g Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining economic Policy ref Policy summary Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever

CS1 Sites Required For Community Facilities ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ Community facilities can improve the urban environment and reduce the need to travel. CS2 Development on land at the Meadows and off St John’s Street, Wirksworth CS3 Provision Of New Community Facilities ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ And Services CS4 Magistrates Court Facilities, Matlock ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ A magistrate’s court in Matlock would reduce the need to travel and could provide additional employment. CS5 Renewable Energy Installations ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ Renewable energy can have a positive impact on air and water quality as well as waste reduction. CS6 Wind Turbine Generator Development ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ CS7 Telecommunication Infrastructure ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to limit impact on the landscape. CS8 Provision Of Community Infrastructure ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ Policy seeks to improve urban environment and may reduce the need to travel. CS9 Utility Services And Infrastructure ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ Policy may result in waste reduction and water conservation through improved infrastructure.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER NINE – LEISURE AND RECREATION Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of everyone Comments Policy ref Policy summary

L1 New Leisure Centre, Matlock ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ ✖ ✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ✔ ✔ A new leisure centre will improve the quality of life of the residents and visitors to the Derbyshire Dales L2 New Sport And Recreation Facilities ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ Seeks to provide indoor and outdoor recreation facilities that are well related to settlements and accessible by public transport L3 Safeguarding Important Recreation ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ❍ Safeguarding existing sites will have a Sites positive impact upon the appearance of an L4 Land For Sport And Recreation ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ area and could reduce the need to travel L5 Safeguarding The Tourism/Leisure ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔/✖ ❍ Development may increase need to travel Potential Of Stancliffe and Ball Eye Quarries L6 Outdoor Playing and Play Space In ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ Play areas within housing developments New Housing Developments improve the ‘liveability’ and can reduce the need to travel L7 Water Based Leisure Pursuits ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Encourages access by a variety of modes of transport L8 Developments Around Carsington ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact on environment Reservoir and wildlife habitats. L9 Safeguarding Public Rights Of Way ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ❍ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Important means of access to outdoors.

Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal CHAPTER NINE – LEISURE AND RECREATION (cont’d) one one y Comments Air quality and quality conservation Water Land and soil quality character Landscape – liveability environment Urban Cultural heritage and access space Open Wildlife habitats Renewable energy Waste reduction of transport Modes Reduction in need to travel of levels stable and high Maintaining growth and economic employment Achievingrecognises social progress which the needs of ever Policy ref Policy summary

L10 Leisure Routes And Trails ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✖ ✔ ❍ Several of the identified trails are heritage trails L11 Equestrian Development ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact on environment. L12 Potentially Intrusive Sport Or Recreation ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ✔ ❍ Policy seeks to limit impact on wildlife and Activities landscape. L13 Matlock Park ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ❍ Seeks to improve the urban environment for residents and tourists. L14 The National Stone Centre ❍ ❍ ❍ ✔/✖ ❍ ✔ ✔ ✔/✖ ❍ ❍ ❍ ✖ ✔ ✔ Improving the Stone Centre may assist the local economy.

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