PLANNING GUIDELINES

LAND WEST OF SOUTH PROMENADE,

October 2004

Preface

The purpose of these guidelines is to set out the Councils’ views of the key land use planning issues affecting this site and to guide development, so helping to bring forward an appropriate comprehensive development.

Whilst it is not the intention of these guidelines to be over prescriptive, there are some important issues raised by the development of this significant site in an important seafront location. The following guidance therefore focuses on a number of key areas that will need to be considered by those putting together potential development schemes for the site. These guidelines are intended to be a base for a single development proposal, however, they will set a framework should individual proposals emerge.

1 Introduction

1.1 Hornsea is an attractive seaside resort situated midway between Spurn Peninsula and Flamborough Head. Immediately to the west of the town is Hornsea Mere, ’s largest freshwater lake, which forms a large attractive feature for the setting of the town and is of national nature conservation interest and of geomorphological interest.

1.2 The Mere and the sea have constrained the development of the town to the east and west. The central business area is located along Newbegin, Market Place and Southgate. Most of the town has developed to the north and south of the centre including major housing estates developed within the last 40 years.

1.3 The Trans Pennine Trail, a coast to coast cycle and footpath route, terminates in the town, which is commemorated by a statue on the seafront. The Hornsea to Hull section of the Trail makes use of the former railway line between them.

1.4 Hornsea is an important centre to its a rural hinterland. It possesses a wide range of services and facilities, most of which are located in or near the town centre. The town also includes areas of commercial and industrial development the most prominent of which lies to the south of the town in a purpose built industrial area at Hornsea Bridge. A little further south Hornsea Freeport occupies a large site that attracts many visitors to the resort.

2. The Site and existing land uses

2.1 The site is located along the seafront between Sands Lane to the north and Hornsea Burton Road to the south and extends westwards along the Stream Dike valley (see Map 1). It includes the former boat compound that has now been relocated within the site from near Sands Lane to near to Hornsea Burton Road.

2.2 The area, as shown on Map 2, is occupied by: • A café • An amusements building • A circular, formal garden commemorating the town’s twinning arrangement with La Grand Motte • Two car parks (one off Sands Lane and one off Hornsea Burton Road) • The former boat compound • Waste water pumping station • The new boat compound, and • Open grassed areas.

2.3 The areas occupied by the café, amusements building, two car parks, new and former boat compounds and waste water pumping station would comprise previously-developed land as defined by Annex C of PPG3 1.

2.4 The total area of the site is approximately 9.1 hectares (22.5 acres).

1 Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: 'Housing', Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, March 2000 2.5 The surrounding land uses comprise: • to the east – the sea front road and beach • to the north – the Hornsea Leisure Centre and other leisure/commercial premises and the residential areas served off Pasture Road/Graingers Road • to the west – open land either side of Stream Dike and the former railway line (now part of the Trans Pennine Trail), and • to the south – the Long Beach Caravan/Leisure Park and the rear of the residences fronting Hornsea Burton Road.

2.6 The Council has commissioned consultants to prepare a feasibility study for the public open space around the Stream Dike area. Its aims included to: • improve the role of the site as a key link between the southern and central Promenade areas and the seafront • improve the existing, and creation of new, footpath links across the site enhancing the effectiveness of the town trail routes • explore possible new attractions including an informal pool, picnic areas, lookout stations and school rambling areas • improve integration of the existing site, buildings and structures including La Grande Motte Garden • create new vantage points, maximising existing site landform • enhance the existing watercourse.

2.7 The feasibility report has, following various consultations, recommended 2 that the key require- ments are to provide Hornsea with a new seafront green and to improve the role of the site as a vital north-south link between the southern and central Promenade areas as well as providing links west to east from Hornsea Mere to the seafront. The area should have a strong identity and sense of place combining the benefits of maximising its position “between attractions” as well as providing new measures to draw visitors in its own right.

3 Policy Background

3.1 The 1987 Humberside Structure Plan (as Altered in 1993) sets out a hierarchy of settlements. Structure Plan policy E1 places a high priority on the provision of land for new economic development and the creation of jobs. Policy S9 defines Hornsea as an Urban Centre, where Policies E3 (ii) and S4 place emphasis on proposals for industry, commerce, housing and community services. Other relevant policies seek: • to promote tourist developments that are of a scale and type compatible with their surroundings and subject to transport and environmental considerations (policy E10) • to minimise any adverse effects of development on the environment (policy En1), and • to promote various forms of recreational development subject to various considerations, including their impact on the landscape, amenity and general appearance of the coast (policies En18, En20 and En21).

The principal relevant Structure Plan policies are set out in Appendix 1.

3.2 The Deposit Draft Joint Structure Plan for Hull and the East Riding was published in March 2003 and will supersede the Humberside Structure Plan when adopted. Policy DS3

2 Hornsea Country Park Feasibility Study, March 2004 identifies Hornsea as a Town, which will function as the focal point for various development and facilities, providing a complementary and supporting role to the sub-regional urban area and the Principal Towns. The Panel’s report following an ‘Examination in Public’ on representations to the draft Plan was received in April 2004.

3.3 Interested parties should refer to the Council’s web site 3 for the latest position with the Joint Structure Plan and relevant policies.

3.4 The Holderness District Wide Local Plan was adopted in 1999. It identifies the site as within the development limit of Hornsea. A small portion of the site in the western corner is identified as an ‘Important Open Spaces within Settlements’ under policy Env33 (see Appendix 2). The remainder of the area is designated under policy HRN7 as part of the ‘Seafront Area’. This part is also identified as being within the Coastal Zone Boundary (policies Env5 and Env6) and as part of the Developed Coast (policy Env7).

3.5 Policy HRN7 states: “The Council will resist the development of recreational open space in Hornsea for non-recreational uses and will protect the recreational open nature of the defined seafront area.”

3.6 The policy’s supporting justification (paragraphs 3.20.31 and 32) state: “In addition the sea front at Hornsea has an important leisure and recreational nature and is well suited to this land use. The Council wishes to retain the recreational nature of the sea front area and will encourage the further provision of facilities where potential exists. New seafront development including the boat compound, leisure centre and associated works have enhanced the central seafront area. Works proposed as part of the area’s Capital Programme include improvements to the road network at South Promenade to enable visitors better access to the seafront area. These works could be further enhanced by the utilisation of the Stream Dyke area for leisure purposes.”

3.7 The site is identified in the Local Plan as being within an area susceptible to flooding (policy U12). Further details on flood risk is given in section 6.9 below.

3.8 Various relevant Local Plan policies are set out in Appendix 2 4.

4 Land use proposals

4.1 The above land use planning policy would allow, in principle, potential for the site to accommodate the following uses: • tourism, • assembly and leisure (such as cinema and concert hall), • theatre, • recreation, and • hotel or boarding/guest house.

4.2 Any built development should be concentrated in the northern portion of the site and should demonstrate how it will facilitate the recommendations set out in section 3 of the Hornsea

3 Structure Plan policies can be viewed on www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning/forwardplanning/structure 4 The full Local Plan (written statement and proposals map) can be viewed on www.eastriding.gov.uk/ planning/forwardplanning/localplan Country Park Feasibility Study (see paragraph 2.7 above). In order to achieve these recommendations, it is important that the open character and appearance of the Stream Dike valley should be retained and that any built development should therefore be contained within the approximate area shown on Plan 1. The retained open areas (including the Stream Dike) should be suitably integrated into any development proposal for the site.

4.3 The amusements building is leased from the Council. It is included in the potential area for built development (see Plan 1) on the basis that either the building/use will be incorporated into the new development or that satisfactory equivalent provision is provided elsewhere.

4.4 Clear pedestrian links should be provided across the site to enhance the north-south and the east-west links. Potential routes are indicated on Plan 1. Any development should include new points and routes to take advantage of its seafront location, such as by creating new viewing platforms, water features, shelters and green landscaped areas along the South Promenade frontage. The footpaths should be aligned so as not to cause disruption to the residential amenity of adjacent properties.

4.5 The development of the site offers the opportunity to replace South Promenade. Plan 1 indicates an approximate potential alternative route that would remove vehicular movements from the area between the ‘potential area for built development’ and the seafront. This would have the advantages of allowing an improved physical relationship between the ‘potential area for built development’ and the seafront and of removing the potential pedestrian vehicular conflict at the corner of Sands Lane and South Promenade as pedestrians move from the existing promenade to the ‘potential area for built development’. Any such replacement would be paid for wholly at the developer’s own expense.

4.6 Any potential realignment of South Promenade should be considered as part of the Transport Assessment (see paragraph 5.1) to establish the effects such a new road would have on the existing highway network in and around Hornsea and on the level of car parking provision at the car parks at both ends of the proposed road.

4.7 Any proposal that affects the ‘Grande Motte garden’ should include proposals for its re- provision on a suitable alternative location within the open area to be retained adjacent to Stream Dike.

4.8 For much of the year there is a degree of under-use of the car park on the site. However, it is well-used during peak holiday periods. It is important therefore that any proposal that does not provide for the replacement of any affected spaces on a suitable alternative site is supported by evidence (see paragraph 5.1 below) that demonstrates problems will not arise at peak holiday periods.

4.9 Some residential development would not be ruled out but this should be a subsidiary element of a wider scheme. Council policy 5 currently restricts the development of ‘Greenfield’ (non- previously developed land) for residential purposes and so any residential development would be restricted to the previously-developed area of the site or, in order to achieve a better layout within the site, an alternative area commensurate with it. If not, then it would need to be demonstrated that any residential development was taking advantage of what would otherwise be

5 Interim Policy Guidance on the Managed Release of Residential Development Sites, October 2003 previously-developed land (such as space above ground floor commercial uses) or was necessary to the overall viability of the proposal.

4.10 Before granting any planning consent for development on the site, the Council will need to be assured that appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure that development is able to proceed in a co-ordinated form.

4.11 The means of ensuring that satisfactory access and other common infrastructure such as drainage are secured for the whole site will need to be set out in any development proposal. Such means may need to be subject to an agreement made under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

5 Access and movement

5.1 Any substantial development proposals for the site will need to be accompanied by a Transport Assessment. Dependant on the scale and nature of the proposal, this should address the following issues: • Description of development • Existing conditions • Traffic generated by the development • Modal split • Trip Distribution • Trip assignment • Assessment years • Highway Impact • Internal Layout and Circulation • Parking Arrangements • Public Transport • Pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities • Non technical summary • Safety Audit • Traffic Impact on the Environment

5.2 Measures to provide and promote sustainable transport alternatives to reduce private car use shall be considered as part of any development proposals. Also issues like improved access for pedestrians, cyclists and users of public transport would make a significant contribution to this objective. It should be noted that any Transport Assessment will also need to take account of the potential wider impact of the development on the highway network and parking demand on nearby streets.

5.3 Particular provision should be made for current and future pedestrian movements that take place across the site, including those from Hornsea Burton Road to Sands Lane utilising the footbridge over Stream Dike south of Pasture Road.

5.4 Furthermore, the developer will need to ensure that they can fund any works associated with the improvements to the highway infrastructure that will be determined following consideration of the assessment and any other highway or transportation related matters.

5.5 A Green Travel Plan (see paragraphs 87 - 91 from PPG13 6) should also be provided to show how means of transport other than the car are to be encouraged, implemented and monitored. The needs of pedestrians and cyclists, including ample provision for secure, covered cycle parking, will need to be properly considered in the development in accordance with the principles of the Local Transport Plan. Some of the key Local Transport Plan policies affecting the development of this site are set out in Appendix 3 7.

5.6 Access for heavy goods vehicles will need to be retained to the waste water pumping station, including during any construction works.

6 Other considerations

Design and layout

6.1 The detailed design and layout of the development will largely be a matter for prospective developers. However, good design (such as that achieved in the recent waste water pumping station on the site) and layout is a vital consideration in any development scheme. The Council is mindful of the problems that can arise in otherwise well designed schemes by lack of attention to surrounding buildings/activities and detail and through poor choice of materials. A number of issues need to be identified and taken into account in preparing a suitable scheme.

6.2 It will be important that any building is sited and designed to complement its surroundings, in particular its relationship to neighbouring land uses. The height of any buildings should be considered carefully to ensure that it will not significantly prejudice the character or appearance of the area or the amenity of adjacent residents. It might be that to achieve satisfactory proportions in the elevations that elements of 3-storey development will be necessary, but it is unlikely that any development more than 3 storeys would be appropriate on this site.

6.3 Any layout should retain an open corridor between the development and the residential properties on Pasture Road in order to ensure that the standards of amenity that the residents might reasonably expect to enjoy are not unduly affected.

6.4 Development along the eastern boundary will require particular careful attention to layout and design, including the roofscape, to obtain a high quality appearance from the sea frontage and relationship with South Promenade.

6.5 Although the waste water pumping station is enclosed, it can be a source of odour. Yorkshire Water Services has therefore advised that a separation distance of 25 metres should be maintained between the pumping station and any of the land use types proposed on the site. However, the area could be utilised for uses associated with any built development, such as car parking or landscaping, that are not occupied by people.

6 Planning Policy Guidance Note 13: 'Transport', Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, March 2001 7 The full Local Transport Plan can be viewed on www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning/forwardplanning/transport 6.6 The importance of paying special attention to the issue of detailing cannot be underestimated. Pipework, flues, vents, grilles should not appear as ‘add ons’ but form integral components with their design implications taken fully into account. Where possible pipework should be shown on submitted drawings so that their position can be approved at the outset. Roof drainage down water pipes should at all times be sealed at ground level to prevent the ingress of any contaminated water/run-off.

6.7 Lighting should be an integral design consideration with good quality, attractive units being used. Luminaries should be of a type that provides good illumination whilst minimising light pollution. Advice should be taken from the Council’s Street Lighting Section (Appendix 4).

6.8 The layout should be designed to minimise opportunities for crime. This can be achieved through the careful design of buildings and the space around them by incorporating natural visual surveillance and good lighting. Humberside Police's Architectural Liaison and Crime Prevention Officers are able to advise on such matters.

Environmental Impact

6.9 Dependent on the types of use proposed, their scale, the nature of their impact and the potential increase in traffic, some developments may be significantly different to the existing uses. If so, the proposal would comprise EIA development under the terms of the Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) ( and Wales) Regulations 1999 and would require the completion of an Environmental Assessment.

6.10 It is considered unlikely that the development of this site would require the completion of an Environmental Assessment but applicants are invited to submit details of any proposal so that the Council can adopt a screening opinion under section 5 of the Regulations.

Flood Risk and Drainage

6.11 Much of the site lies within the area shown at risk from flooding on the Environment Agency's 2003 Indicative Floodplain Map 8. Any development proposal will therefore need to be accompanied by a Flood Risk Assessment. Appendix F of Planning Policy Guidance Note 25 ‘Development and Flood Risk’ 9 gives more detail on commissioning and undertaking flood risk assessment studies at particular sites.

6.12 Developers will need to liaise with Yorkshire Water Services to ensure that precautions are included within any development to prevent the risk of flooding from any surcharge of the public sewer network from the disposal of surface water.

6.13 Three sewers cross the site, including two that run approximately along the western boundary of the ‘potential area for built development’ as shown on Plan 1. A stand-off distance of 5 metres will be required at each side of each sewer (i.e. a protected strip width of 10 metres). Developers should refer to Yorkshire Water Services for their precise alignment.

8 See the Environment Agency web site (www.environment-agency.gov.uk) for further details 9 Available to view on the Office of the Deputy Prime Ministers web site at www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/ odpm_planning/documents/page/odpm_plan_606931.hcsp Archaeology

6.14 Archaeology Partnership has highlighted that the area of the South Promenade and the land to its west did not really begin to be developed until the mid 19 th century. The focus of early settlement lies to the north of the area covered by these guidelines. Accordingly, with the exception of a solitary find of a 4 th century Roman coin in Grainger Road, the only archaeological features that are recorded are the military defences erected along the foreshore during the Second World War – most of which would just lie outside the eastern limits of the site. All of the indications are that, prior to the mid 19 th century, this area would have fallen within the medieval Town Fields.

6.15 Archaeology is not considered a major issue for this site. However, the Humber Archaeology Partnership would be happy to advise potential developers on the archaeological implications of any development proposals for the area.

Appendix 1

STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES

HUMBERSIDE COUNTY COUNCIL STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES

Policy E1 A high priority will be given to the provision of land for new economic development and the creation of jobs.

Policy E10 Tourist developments within built-up areas and which are of a scale and type compatible with their surroundings will normally be permitted, providing there are no unacceptable transport and environmental problems.

Particular encouragement will be given to proposals which will: (a) attract significantly more people and spending to Humberside; (b) help to lengthen the tourist season, develop the conference trade or encourage business tourism; (c) provide more tourist accommodation, especially serviced developments such as hotels and guest houses; (d) benefit the local community as well as tourists; (e) enhance or make better use of existing attractions and facilities and promote the local character of an area.

Policy S3 Priority will be given to the provision of services and land for housing in the three main urban areas of Hull, Grimsby/Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe, defined in Policies S9 to S11. Elsewhere, land for housing will be provided mainly in the urban centres and, to a lesser extent, in the selected settlements; these are defined in Policies S4, S5 and S9 to S13. Only limited housing development will be permitted in non-selected settlements, as set out in Policy S6.

Policy S4 In urban centres, provision will be made for housing and a range of community services including secondary schools. The scale of such development will be compatible with the size and character of the urban centre. Where an urban centre is substantially bounded by good quality agricultural land or important amenity areas, planning permission will not normally be granted nor allocations made in local plans for housing development on this land, unless it is accepted by the planning authorities that its development is essential to meeting the housing provision for the District as set out in Policy S1.

Policy S9 The Hull Area covers the City of Kingston-upon-Hull, the East Yorkshire Borough of and the Borough of Holderness. Within this area: (ii) S4 will apply to five urban centres - Beverley (including the adjoining parts of Molescroft and Woodmansey), Elloughton/Brough, , Hornsea and .

Policy En1 Proposals for development will be considered with a view to minimising adverse effects on the environment whilst making the best use of the County's environmental resources.

Policy En18 Recreation facilities will normally be permitted within built-up areas. If there are no suitable sites there and the proposals are of an open nature they will normally be considered sympathetically in locations on the fringes of the built-up areas. Recreation facilities of a scale and type which cannot reasonably be located in, or on the fringes of, built-up areas will be considered sympathetically elsewhere if they are acceptable in terms of their effects on: a) landscape, amenity and the general appearance of the countryside and coast; b) environmentally important or sensitive areas, including sites of wildlife significance; c) surrounding land uses, especially farming and local settlements; and d) in coastal locations, the need to maintain open stretches of coastline and safeguard public access to it. Particular encouragement will be given to proposals for recreation facilities which: a) are located where the need is greatest, especially in the inner city areas; b) are reasonably accessible to all sections of the community, especially those without cars; c) will increase the range and choice of recreation in Humberside, especially by the multiple use of resources and facilities, whilst minimising conflicts with other recreation activities and land uses; d) will use derelict, disused or reclaimed land or buildings or provide a suitable afteruse for mineral workings; e) will reduce the pressure for recreation developments on environmentally sensitive areas.

Policy En20 Proposals for water-based recreation developments and associated land-based recreation facilities will normally be permitted subject to safety considerations, minimising conflicts with other uses and, outside the built-up areas, so long as they are acceptable in terms of their effect on: a) landscape, amenity and the general appearance of the countryside and coast; b) environmentally important or sensitive areas, including sites of wildlife significance; c) surrounding land uses, especially farming, and local settlements; and d) in coastal locations, the need to maintain open stretches of coastline and safeguard public access to it. Proposals should, where practicable, allow for the multiple-use of water areas. Particular attention will be given to protecting sources of water for drinking and crop irrigation. Disused waterways will normally be protected from development which would prejudice their potential for future navigation.

Policy En21 The provision of informal recreation developments such as country parks, picnic sites and recreational footpaths and cycle routes will be encouraged where suitable opportunities arise. Priority for the creation and development of recreational paths will be given to those which link built-up areas to the countryside and those which provide circular routes. Priority for picnic sites will be given to those in coastal locations and those which serve major tourist routes and attractions. For country parks priority will be given to meeting the needs of the Hull and Grimsby/Cleethorpes urban areas.

DEPOSIT DRAFT JOINT STRUCTURE PLAN FOR HULL AND THE EAST RIDING

Policy DS3 The settlements of , , , Elloughton/Brough, Hedon, Hornsea, , and Withernsea will fulfil the role of towns. They will function to provide the focus for local housing, employment activities, shopping, community facilities and transport services for the town and its hinterland. These towns will support and complement the principal towns and sub-regional urban area. Development and regeneration activity should be sufficient to support and enhance the local service centre function of the town, and will be appropriate to the size and characteristics of each town.

Policy DS5 Priority will be given to development that: (i) brings previously-developed land and buildings back into suitable use; (ii) contributes to a balanced mix of land uses; (iii) has a high level of accessibility for people walking, cycling and using public transport, particularly for uses that generate and attract a high level of trips; and (iv) brings wider economic, social and environmental benefits for the local community.

Policy DS6 Development should provide, or contribute towards, the provision of community services and facilities, transportation improvements, environmental improvements and any other infrastructure, directly related to and necessary for the development to proceed.

Policy EC1 (a) Provision for most employment development will be concentrated in the sub-regional urban area, the principal towns and other towns identified in the development strategy, commensurate with their role and function. Development needs should primarily be met through the re-use of land and buildings in existing employment areas and/or existing employment allocations, subject to the approach outlined in Policy EC4.

(b) Within the sub-regional urban area, Hull City Centre, the district centres of Road, Holderness Road and North Point (Bransholme), the centres of Hessle and Cottingham and the centres of the principal towns and other towns identified in the development strategy should remain the focal point for employment uses including shopping and other commercial uses, health, education, leisure, recreation, entertainment, cultural and public services, and other high trip generating uses, commensurate with their role and function.

(c) Land at the Humber Bridge Head and at Kingswood will act as strategic employment sites. These will support and promote the role of the sub-regional urban area.

Policy EC6 Tourism development will be promoted mainly in existing settlements, in line with the overall development strategy. Proposals should be of a suitable scale and form to complement their locality. Development generating substantial transport movement should be accessible by public transport and be consistent with the policies to protect sense of place and achieve a high quality built and natural environment.

Policy T5 (a) Strategic public transport corridors will be promoted in the JSP area based on: (i) combined bus and rail routes and services between: Hull/Beverley/ Driffield/, Hull and /Howden, and west/south from Goole; (ii) inter-urban bus routes and services between: Hull and Withernsea, Hull and Hornsea, Hull, Beverley/York, Hul/south of the Humber and Goole/Scunthorpe; and (iii) urban bus priority corridors in the sub-regional urban area from Hull City Centre to Bilton, Willerby, Anlaby/Hessle and along Beverley Road/Kingswood.

(b) The current level of rail and/or bus services using these corridors should be maintained and opportunities should be taken to improve the quality of both the existing infrastructure and the frequency and quality of services. Park and Ride facilities should be located to facilitate use of the strategic public transport corridors.

(c) The potential to create new strategic public transport corridors within the sub-regional urban area and providing further connections between settlements identified in policies DS1-DS3 should be investigated.

Policy T6 (a) The roles of the following strategic public transport interchanges will be supported and improved: (i) Hull City Centre as a major sub-regional interchange facility; (ii) Beverley, Bridlington, Goole and Driffield as strategic transport interchanges; (iii) Hornsea, Withernsea, Pocklington, and Market Weighton as strategic bus hubs; (iv) Cottingham, Hessle, Elloughton/Brough, Snaith and Howden as strategic rail and bus hubs; (v) individual rail stations; and (vi) mini-interchanges at Orchard Park, Preston Road and Bransholme in Hull.

(b) The potential to create new strategic public transport interchanges will be investigated.

Policy T7 Walking and cycling will be encouraged by maintaining, improving and extending networks of safe, continuous, convenient and direct cycling and pedestrian routes.

Policy SP1 The character and distinctiveness of settlements and their settings will be protected and enhanced. Important features in and around settlements should be identified, protected and respected. Special consideration should be given to: (i) historic street and development patterns; (ii) important skylines and views; (iii) valuable open areas within settlements; and (iv) important edges and settings to settlements.

Policy SP2 The vitality and viability of all the strategic centres identified in Policy EC1 should be maintained and strengthened, particularly through: (i) regularly monitoring the relative health of each centres; (ii) undertaking management and promotional activities; (iii) addressing the issues facing the worst performing centres; (iv) improving access for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport services and users; (v) encouraging improvements to the range of shops, services and facilities; and (vi) improving environmental quality and public spaces.

Policy ENV4 The integrity of strategic habitat corridors along the River Derwent, , Humber Estuary, the coastline and within Hull should be maintained and enhanced through habitat restoration, creation, and improvement. Further fragmentation of these corridors should be avoided and damage caused to existing corridors reversed where possible

Policy ENV5 (a) Locally important habitat sites will be identified through local development frameworks and Local Biodiversity Action Plans. Development adversely affecting these sites will not be allowed unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there are reasons for the proposal that outweigh the need to safeguard the intrinsic nature conservation value of the site. (b) Development adversely affecting such sites will be required to provide appropriate mitigation and compensation measures. (c) Opportunities should be taken to create wildlife corridors based on these locally important sites and on potential links to strategic nature conservation sites and strategic habitats corridors.

Policy NAT2 Development within settlements in a floodplain should where possible avoid the risk from flooding by: (i) avoiding the lowest lying areas of land and/or areas where the depth and velocity of flooding is likely to be greatest; (ii) avoiding locations immediately adjacent to existing or planned flood defences; and (iii) avoiding sensitive ground floor uses and incorporating appropriate safety and/or flood proofing measures.

Policy NAT5 Environmental management methods should be adopted where possible to reduce the risk of flooding and enhance ecology, by: (i) using sustainable drainage systems; (ii) creating new habitat and water storage areas; and (iii) protecting the integrity of existing watercourses and land drainage systems.

Policy NAT6 Development in coastal areas should be focused on existing settlements in accordance with the development strategy. Any new development essential to an undeveloped coastal location, or the roll back of existing development, should avoid: (i) the risk from flooding, erosion and landslip, within the lifetime of a building; and (ii) areas subject to managed retreat or monitor/review coastal defence management measures.

Appendix 2

HOLDERNESS DISTRICT WIDE LOCAL PLAN

Env30 Development outside the development limits of individual settlements as defined on the Proposals Map will be treated as development in the open countryside and will only be permitted where it meets all relevant plan policies and provided that it : 1. is for the purposes of agriculture or forestry, or 2. a. is beneficial for the rural economy b. avoids the loss of the best and most versatile agricultural land c. is of a scale and type that is in keeping with the character of the surrounding area d. safeguards sites or features considered important for their landscape, amenity and historical value e. protects sites of nature conservation importance f. will not harm the landscape setting of settlements. For the purpose of applying this policy all land outside development limits as defined in the individual settlement profiles in Part 3 of this plan regardless of existing use will be treated as open countryside.

HRN7 The Council will resist the development of recreational open space in Hornsea from non-recreational uses and will protect the recreational open nature of the defined seafront area.

Env5 ...... The Council will only approve development proposals in the Holderness coastal zone which are not likely during the life expectancy of the development to: 1. lead to a requirement to construct new or to extend or enhance existing coastal protection or flood defences 2. interfere significantly with natural coastal or estuarine processes 3. increase the risk of flooding and coastal erosion on site or elsewhere 4. be affected by the risk of coastal erosion within the developments estimated lifespan 5. conflict with nature conservation policies of this plan. 6. preclude reasonably practical options to conserve or enhance important coastal habitats by managed retreat or soft engineering techniques. Small scale extensions to existing development will be permitted providing the whole development meets the life expectancy criterion.

Env6 In advance of a Shoreline Management Plan the Council will only support works to protect either: 1. Assets of national or strategic importance, or 2. Significant settlements which are at risk from coastal erosion; provided technically, environmentally and economically sound and sustainable measures are proposed and the works are designed to minimise their effect on the natural physical processes of the coast and that they minimise any impact on areas of acknowledged nature conservation importance.

Env7 In the developed coast as defined on the Proposals Map the Council will allow development in accordance with policy Env5 and the relevant policies applying to the specific location. Development will be required to maintain or improve the attractiveness of the local environment and complement the character of the area. Development will not be allowed to extend laterally along the cliff top outside existing coast defences.

U12 Development, or the intensification of existing development, in ‘Areas Susceptible to Flooding’ identified on the Proposals Map, will only be approved provided; flood risks on the site or elsewhere are not increased; there is no need to construct or extend flood defences at public expense; there is no adverse effect on water quality, amenity or nature conservation interests; and, the proposal accords with other policies in this Plan’:

Env33 ... The Council will seek to enhance and preserve important open areas, within or adjacent to settlements many of which have been identified on the Proposals Map. Appendix 3

Principal relevant Local Transport Plan policies

Policy RS4 The Council will work with public transport operators, road user groups and the police in order to maintain and develop efficient public transport, walking and cycling networks that are both attractive and safe to users.

Policy RS5 The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will ensure that all activities affecting or taking place on the highway network are designed and implemented to a high standard to ensure that safety for all road users is not prejudiced.

Policy W2 The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will take account of the needs of pedestrians in all new transport and development proposals.

Policy W7 In town centres, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council will look to investigate methods to enhance both pedestrian safety and priority.

Policy C1 The East Riding of Yorkshire Council in partnership with others will encourage the development of a high quality network of signed routes for cyclists that are safe, continuous, convenient and direct.

Policy C7 The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will encourage the provision of adequate cycle parking facilities at all major destinations.

Policy C9 The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will encourage and develop cycle-friendly employer initiatives.

Appendix 4

Contacts

Forward Planning & Transportation: Development Control & Building Control : Economic Development, Tourism & Development Services Manager (Eastern) Forward Planning LAPP Department East Riding of Yorkshire Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall County Hall Beverley HU17 9BA Beverley HU17 9BA

Highway Standards, Conservation Electricity: and Landscape Advice: Yorkshire Electricity Strategic Development Services Manager Customer Connections Centre LAPP Department PO Box 161 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 161 Gelderd Street County Hall Leeds LS1 1QZ Beverley HU17 9BA

Water: Gas: Yorkshire Water Transco BG New Supplies 24 Heworth Green Broadacre House York Vicar Lane YO31 7UG Bradford BD1 5PZ

Sewers/Drainage: Yorkshire Water Services Limited New Development Technical Blackburn Meadows WWTW Alsing Road Sheffield S9 1HX

Environment Agency Phoenix House Global Avenue LEEDS LS11 8PG