68030 Staordshire Moorlands Local Plan Adopted September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted 1 Introduction and background 6 2 A Portrait of Staffordshire Moorlands 18 3 The Challenges 24 4 The Vision 30 5 Aims and Objectives 35 6 Spatial Strategy and Strategic Policies 38 7 Development Management Policies 73 7.1 Sustainable Development 73 7.2 Economy and Employment 83 7.3 Housing 91 7.4 Town Centres and Retailing 101 7.5 Design and Conservation 104 7.6 Sustainable Communities 111 7.7 Natural Environment 118 7.8 Transport 122 8 Site Specific Policies 128 8.1 Leek 128 8.2 Biddulph 134 8.3 Cheadle 142 8.4 Rural Areas 148 9 Implementation and Monitoring 158 Appendix 1 - Housing Trajectory 184 Appendix 2 - Parking Guidance 186 Appendix 3 - Policies to be Superseded 192 Appendix 4- Local Green Spaces 196 Appendix 5 - Neighbourhood Plan housing requirement methodology200 September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted Appendix 6 - Glossary 209 September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted Local Plan Policies Policy SS 1 Development Principles 39 Policy SS 2 Settlement Hierarchy 41 Policy SS 3 Future Provision and Distribution of Development 43 Policy SS 4 Strategic Housing and Employment Land Supply 47 Policy SS 5 Leek Area Strategy 51 Policy SS 6 Biddulph Area Strategy 55 Policy SS 7 Cheadle Area Strategy 57 Policy SS 8 Larger Villages Areas Strategy 59 Policy SS 9 Smaller Villages Area Strategy 62 Policy SS 10 Other Rural Areas Strategy 65 Policy SS 11 Churnet Valley Strategy 68 Policy SS 12 Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy 70 Policy SD 1 Sustainable Use of Resources 75 Policy SD 2 Renewable/Low-Carbon Energy 77 Policy SD 3 Sustainability Measures in Development 78 Policy SD 4 Pollution and Water Quality 79 Policy SD 5 Flood Risk 82 Policy E 1 New Employment Development 84 Policy E 2 Employment Allocations 86 Policy E 3 Existing Employment Areas, Premises and Allocations 88 Policy E 4 Tourism and Cultural Development 90 Policy H 1 New Housing Development 92 Policy H 2 Housing Allocations 94 Policy H 3 Affordable Housing 98 Policy H 4 Gypsy and Traveller Sites and Sites for Travelling Showpeople 100 Policy TCR 1 Development in the Town Centres 102 Policy TCR 2 Primary Shopping Frontages 103 Policy TCR 3 Retailing and other Town Centre uses outside Town Centres 104 Policy DC 1 Design Considerations 106 Policy DC 2 The Historic Environment 109 Policy DC 3 Landscape and Settlement Setting 110 Policy DC 4 Local Green Space 111 Policy C 1 Creating Sustainable Communities 112 Policy C 2 Sport, Recreation and Open Space 114 Policy C 3 Green Infrastructure 117 Policy NE 1 Biodiversity and Geological Resources 119 Policy NE 2 Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows 122 Policy T 1 Development and Sustainable Transport 124 Policy T 2 Other Sustainable Transport Measures 126 Policy DSL 1 Land at Horsecroft Farm, Leek (ADD01) 129 September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted Policy DSL 2 Land at The Mount, Leek (LE066, LE128a&b, LE140, LE142a, LE142b)130 Policy DSL 3 Land at Newton House, Leek (LE150) 132 Policy DSL 4 Cornhill East, Leek (LE235) 134 Policy DSB 1 Wharf Road Strategic Development Area (BD055, BD071, BD071a, 137 BD106, BD156, BD076, BD076a, BD108, BD016, BD104) Policy DSB 2 Biddulph Mills (BD101 and BD102) 139 Policy DSB 3 Tunstall Road Strategic Development Area (opposite Victoria Business 141 Park) (BD117) Policy DSC 1 Cheadle North Strategic Development Area (CH001 & CH132) 143 Policy DSC 2 Cecilly Brook Strategic Development Area (CH002a, CH002b & CH024).144 Policy DSC 3 Mobberley Strategic Development Area (CH085a, CH085b, CH085c, 146 CH085d & CH128) Policy DSC 4 Land North of New Haden Road, Cheadle (Cheadle EM1) 148 Policy DSR 1 Blythe Vale 150 Policy DSR 2 Land east of Brooklands Way, Leekbrook (EM2) 152 Policy DSR 3 Land off Ash Bank Road Werrington (WE003 & WE052) 154 Policy DSR 4 Bolton Copperworks 155 Policy DSR 5 Anzio Camp 156 September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted Introduction and background September 2020 5 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted 1 Introduction and background The Local Plan 1.1 The Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan is a District wide development plan which replaces the Staffordshire Moorlands Core Strategy, Biddulph Area Action Plan (AAP) and previous Local Plan to provide a framework for delivering development for the period 2014 to 2033. The Local Plan was adopted on 9th September 2020. 1.2 The Local Plan sets out the development strategy, strategic and development management policies and land designations for the District. It influences how and where the Staffordshire Moorlands will develop in the future. It sets out what the District Council would like to achieve in each of the main towns and the rural areas outside the Peak District National Park. The Local Plan also provides the framework for future detailed guidance to supplement the policies. 1.3 The Local Plan covers only that part of the District for which the Council has responsibility as a local planning authority. It therefore excludes the Peak District National Park which is covered by a separate policy framework prepared by the Peak District National Park Authority. This Local Plan comprises of the following: A Portrait of Staffordshire Moorlands - a description of the District The Challenges - a summary of the key challenges facing the District The Vision – detailing what the Staffordshire Moorlands will be like in 2033 Aims and Objectives – stating what the Local Plan is proposing to achieve A Spatial Strategy and Strategic Policies – setting out the over-arching strategy and policies for the District Development Management Policies – setting out specific measures to manage development Site Specific Policies - specific policy to guide the development of strategic sites and others requiring bespoke policy Implementation and Monitoring - a framework for how the plan will be implemented and monitored Maps - for Leek, Biddulph, Cheadle and the Rural Areas which identify proposed sites and boundaries 6 September 2020 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted The Core Strategy 1.4 The Staffordshire Moorlands Core Strategy was adopted in March 2014. The Core Strategy identified a housing requirement of 300 homes per year and an employment land requirement of at least 24ha over the period 2011 to 2026. The Core Strategy also established the appropriate distribution of development across the District with the emphasis being on development in the market towns of Leek, Biddulph and Cheadle with a more modest scale of development in the villages that lie within the Rural Area. However, the Planning Inspector who considered the Core Strategy determined that an early and comprehensive review of the Core Strategy for the period 2016 – 2031 would be required to take account of longer term development requirements. The review of the Core Strategy would also roll it forward into a single local plan combined with site allocations. 1.5 This Local Plan is the review of the Core Strategy and its policies, and supersedes the Core Strategy. Statutory Period for Representations on the Submission Version Local Plan 1.6 This is a statutory stage in the Local Plan process where the Council publishes its final draft of the Local Plan, the 'Submission Version' and invites comments on the soundness and legal compliance of its content during a 6 week period. This took place between 27th February and 11th April 2018. All representations received at this stage were 'submitted' to the Secretary of State alongside the Submission Version Local Plan. Those objectors from the statutory period for representations had the right to be heard at an examination in public either in writing (written representations) or verbally at a hearing session conducted by an independent inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. The examination hearings took place in October 2018 and February 2020. 1.7 This statutory period for representations is the final stage of consultation following: Site Options consultation held between July and September 2015. Over 5500 responses were received regarding site and boundary options for housing, employment, mixed-use, open space, town centres, retail frontages, settlement boundaries and infill. Views were also sought on policy matters and potential changes to the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). An updated SCI was adopted by the Council on 13th April 2016. Preferred Options Sites and Boundaries consultation held between April and June 2016. Over 8600 responses were received. Analysis of the consultation responses has informed the content of this consultation and updates to the evidence base. Preferred Options consultation held between July and September 2017. Over 2600 responses were received. Analysis of the consultation responses has informed the content of the Submission Version document and updates to the evidence base. Evidence Base 1.8 The Council needs to ensure that the Local Plan is based on adequate, up-to-date and relevant evidence about the economic, social and environmental characteristics and prospects of the area. The Council has been in the process of updating and commissioning additional evidence to support the Local Plan as follows: Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) (2014) and Update (2017) September 2020 7 Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan - Adopted Employment Land Study (2014) and Update (2017) Sustainability Appraisal Report (Submission version Local Plan) (2018) Updated Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment