For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council Amber Valley Green Belt Review Prepared by Strategic Planning Research Unit DL
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For and on behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council Amber Valley Green Belt Review Prepared by Strategic Planning Research Unit DLP Planning Ltd November 2018 D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 Andrew Lane Prepared by: Alex Roberts Alex Roberts Approved by: Date: November 2018 Strategic Planning Research Unit V1 Velocity Building Broad Quay House (5th Floor) 4 Abbey Court Ground Floor Prince Street Fraser Road Tenter Street Bristol Priory Business Park Sheffield BS1 4DJ Bedford S1 4BY MK44 3WH Tel: 01142 289190 Tel: 01179 058850 Tel: 01234 832740 DLP Consulting Group disclaims any responsibility to the client and others in respect of matters outside the scope of this report. This report has been prepared with reasonable skill, care and diligence. This report is confidential to the client and DLP Planning Ltd accepts no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report or any part thereof is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. 2 10.23.AR.DS.D5188PS.Amber Valley Green Belt Report.FINAL.docx D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 CONTENTS PAGE 0.0 Executive Summary .................................................................................................... 5 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 7 a) Emerging Local Plan ................................................................................................... 7 b) The Green Belt Review Brief ....................................................................................... 8 2.0 National Green Belt Policy and relevant Legal Judgments .................................... 10 a) National Planning Policy Framework 2018 - Transitional Arrangements .............. 10 b) National Planning Policy Framework 2012 .............................................................. 10 c) Court Judgments ....................................................................................................... 11 3.0 Strategic Overview of the Green Belt in Amber Valley ........................................... 13 a) History of Green Belt in Amber Valley ..................................................................... 13 b) Derbyshire Structure Plans 1990 and 2001 ............................................................. 16 c) Amber Valley Borough Local Plan ........................................................................... 16 d) Extant Green Belt ...................................................................................................... 17 e) Identification of Belper as a Historic Town ............................................................. 19 4.0 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 20 a) Summary of Consultation with Key Stakeholders .................................................. 20 b) Identification of Green Belt Parcels ......................................................................... 21 c) Assessment of Green Belt Parcels .......................................................................... 23 d) Appraisal of ‘Washed Over’ Green Belt Villages ..................................................... 26 e) Green Belt Anomalies ............................................................................................... 31 5.0 Identification of Green Belt Parcels ......................................................................... 32 6.0 Assessment of Green Belt Parcels .......................................................................... 37 7.0 Appraisal of Villages ................................................................................................. 40 a) Establishing Exceptional Circumstances ................................................................ 40 b) Detailed Village Boundary Review ........................................................................... 40 c) Assessment of Villages ............................................................................................ 41 d) Conclusions: Villages ............................................................................................... 51 e) Exceptional Circumstances and Boundary Changes for Villages ......................... 51 8.0 Green Belt Anomolies ............................................................................................... 54 9.0 Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 59 Appendices .......................................................................................................................... 60 Appendix 1 Green Belt Assessment Criteria ..................................................................... 60 Appendix 2 Green Belt Parcel Site Assessments .............................................................. 60 3 10.23.AR.DS.D5188PS.Amber Valley Green Belt Report.FINAL.docx D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 Appendix 3 Amber Valley Green Belt Assessments Maps ................................................ 60 Appendix 4 Green Belt Anomaly Maps ............................................................................... 60 Appendix 5 Consultation Responses from Key Stakeholders on Methodology ............. 60 4 10.23.AR.DS.D5188PS.Amber Valley Green Belt Report.FINAL.docx D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 0.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 0.1 This Green Belt Review for and on behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council will form part of the evidence base used in determining if any parcels of land / potential allocations sufficiently demonstrate exceptional circumstances as required by the 2012 National Planning Policy Framework. 0.2 The report is split into the following chapters; • Chapters 1 and 2 set out the current development plan status, why a Green Belt review has been prepared and the national planning policy context. • Chapter 3 sets out a strategic overview and history of the Green Belt in Amber Valley • Chapter 4 sets out the methodology used to undertake the Green Belt Review and details of the engagement held with Key Stakeholders • Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8, set out the results from undertaking the Green Belt review • Chapter 9 concludes the report, sets out our recommendations and next steps for the Council. 0.3 A set of appendix documents accompany the report these are; • Appendix 1- Green Belt Assessment Criteria, which sets out the criteria used to assess each parcel of Green Belt • Appendix 2 – Green Belt Parcel Site Assessments, which sets out our assessment of each parcel • Appendix 3 – Amber Valley Green Belt Assessment Maps, which map the site parcel assessment for each Green Belt purpose across the Borough • Appendix 4 – Green Belt Anomaly Maps, which identify the Green Belt anomalies in the Borough. • Appendix 5 – Consultation Responses from Key Stakeholders on Methodology, which sets out the responses received during consultation on the methodology. a) Overview 0.4 The Green Belt Review has been carried out in accordance with national policy and relevant case law. The methodology was subject to consultation with key stakeholders, in particularly those which share a Green Belt boundary or are within the same Housing Market Area as Amber Valley. 0.5 The identification and assessment of parcels, consideration of ‘washed over villages’ and identification of anomalies was carried out using a clear and transparent methodology, firstly through ‘desk-top’ assessments and then by site visits. 0.6 A total of 76 parcels within the extant Amber Valley Green Belt were identified and assessed and a further 2 parcels, currently not within the Green Belt were identified and assessed. The assessment of each parcel is summarised in chapter 6 and set out in detail within appendix 2. The Council will need to consider these assessments, alongside other evidence if seeking to demonstrate exceptional circumstances exist to change Green Belt boundaries and allocate land for development, or if exceptional circumstances exist to change Green Belt boundaries to include land not currently within it. 5 10.23.AR.DS.D5188PS.Amber Valley Green Belt Report.FINAL.docx D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 0.7 Chapter 7 has assessed 9 villages to determine if these should remain as ‘washed over’ by Green Belt, or whether exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated to remove them the Green Belt. Of the 9 villages, we have identified Mapperley and Marehay to be inset from the Green Belt and proposed revised Green Belt boundaries around them. 0.8 We have over the course of this project identified 81 anomalies that the Council may wish to consider correcting. These are set out in chapter 8 and appendix 4. 0.9 The Council will need to consider the recommendations from chapters 7 and 8 and if they are to be taken forward in the emerging Local Plan. 6 10.23.AR.DS.D5188PS.Amber Valley Green Belt Report.FINAL.docx D5188PS Amber Valley Local Plan Green Belt Review For and on Behalf of Amber Valley Borough Council November 2018 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Following an invitation to tender, DLP Planning Ltd, supported by Liz Lake