Wycombe District Local Plan AdoptedWycombe August District2019 Local Plan Adopted August 2019 Alternative formats If you would like this document in another format please contact Wycombe District Council at the Council offices in High Wycombe. If you require the information supplied in a different language please come into the ycombeW District Council offices where we can arrange a translation or interpretation as appropriate. Due to cost implications we will not be able to translate this document in its entirety. However, it is possible for the required parts to be translated, or interpreted as appropriate. Please come into the Wycombe District Council offices. Jeśli potrzebne jest Państwu tłumaczenie przekazanych informacji na inny język, zapraszamy do biura Rady Okręgowej Wycombe w celu zaaranżowania – gdzie stosowne – tłumaczenia pisemnego lub ustnego. Ze względu na koszty możliwe jest, iż nie będziemy w stanie zlecić tłumaczenia całości tego dokumentu. Możemy jednak – gdzie stosowne – zlecić tłumaczenie pisemne lub ustne niezbędnych fragmentów. Zapraszamy do biura Rady Okręgowej Wycombe. ALTERNATIVE FORMATS | ii | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 Contents Table of figures v List of tables vii List of Policies and Proposals viii Foreword xii Executive Summary xiii 1.0 Introduction and Context 20 Introduction 20 Why is a Plan being prepared now? 20 What does the Plan cover and how does it relate to other plans? 20 The National Context 23 Preparing the Plan 23 2.0 Wycombe District – The Big Challenge 30 The Big Challenge 30 Addressing the Challenges 32 3.0 Our Vision and Strategic Objectives 33 The Big Challenge 33 1. Cherish the Chilterns 34 2. Strengthen the sense of place 34 3. Foster economic growth 35 4. Improve strategic connectivity 35 5. Facilitate local infrastructure 36 6. Deliver housing 36 7. Champion town centres 37 8. Mitigate climate change 37 4.0 The Strategy 38 Achieving Sustainable Development 39 Where development will go: the Spatial Strategy 39 What development will be delivered 49 How development will be delivered 72 5.0 What is proposed in Specific Areas 83 Introduction to this section 83 5.1 High Wycombe area 85 CONTENTS | III | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 Main proposals 88 Housing or Mixed Use Sites including Housing 89 Site Specific Policies for Housing Sites 91 Land for Ecnomic Development 118 Other development 126 5.2 Marlow 128 Housing or Mixed Use Sites including Housing 129 Land for Economic Development 132 5.3 Princes Risborough 133 Main proposals 137 Housing or Mixed Use Sites including Housing 138 Princes Risborough Expansion Area 139 Development framework 144 Settlement Boundary 151 Main expansion area development principles 153 Development requirements 155 Transport infrastructure 168 Land for business: expansion of the Princes Estate 175 Land for business: land north of Lower Icknield Way 176 Land to the rear of Poppy Road 179 A Town fit for the future 182 Molins Sports Ground 191 Main Railway Station Area 192 Infrastructure and delivery plan 197 5.4 Bourne End and Wooburn 202 Housing or Mixed Use Sites including Housing 204 Other development 213 5.5 Rural Areas 214 Housing or Mixed Use Sites including Housing 216 Lane End 217 Little Marlow 222 Longwick 226 Great and Little Kimble 227 Naphill 229 Stokenchurch 232 Other sites in the Rural Areas 238 CONTENTS | IV | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 6.0 Delivering the Strategy, Managing Development 240 How this section works 240 Matters to be determined in accordance with national policy 243 Delivering Housing 243 Fostering economic growth and supporting local communities 259 Placemaking 263 Technical Housing Standards 287 Managing Development in the Green Belt and our Rural Areas 289 Safeguarded Land for Essential Infrastructure 296 7.0 Monitoring and Delivery 298 Appendices 301 Appendix A. Glossary 302 Appendix B. Common Abbreviations 306 Appendix C: Settlement Hierarchy 309 Appendix D. List of Housing Allocations (or Mixed Use with Housing) 310 Appendix E. Areas where future development for Travellers is restricted 317 Appendix F. Non-Residential Mixed-Use Allocations 318 Appendix G. List of Strategic and Local Employment Areas 319 Appendix H. Monitoring - How the outcomes will be delivered 322 Appendix I. Schedule of new transport improvement lines 338 Appendix J. Technical housing standards -nationally described space standards 340 Appendix K. Schedule of policies replaced by this Local Plan; and Schedule of policies retained in the Delivery and Site Allocations Plan 345 Appendix L. Schedule of changes to the Policies Map 352 Appendix M. Maps 359 Table of figures Figure 1 Relationship between different plans in Wycombe District in August 2019 22 Figure 2 Housing Market Area/ FEMA 24 Figure 3 Plan of the District in strategic context 27 Figure 4 The Spatial Strategy 41 Figure 5 Settlement hierarchy 47 Figure 6 The housing distribution 2013-33 as set out in Policy CP4 55 Figure 7 Economic development strategy 63 Figure 8 Transport infrastructure 71 CONTENTS | V | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 Figure 9 Local plan community areas 83 Figure 10 Main Proposals in the High Wycombe area 88 Figure 11 Abbey Barn South – Illustrative layout 96 Figure 12 Gomm Valley and Ashwells – illustrative layout 100 Figure 13 Terriers Farm and Terriers House – Illustrative layout 105 Figure 14 Land off Amersham Road including Tralee Farm 108 Figure 15 Part of Greens Farm, Glynswood, Green Hill 111 Figure 16 Horns Lane, Booker – illustrative layout 113 Figure 17 Highbury Works / Hazlemere Coach Works, Chestnut Lane, Hazlemere 118 Figure 18 New Green Belt Boundary and Site Opportunities in the Air Park area 119 Figure 19 Land adjoining High Heavens household waste recycling centre 122 Figure 20 Land at Queensway, Hazlemere 127 Figure 21 Main proposals in Marlow 129 Figure 22 Seymour Court Road - Illustrative layout 131 Figure 23 Main proposals in Princes Risborough 137 Figure 24 Princes Risborough area of comprehensive development 142 Figure 25 Princes Risborough Expansion Area Concept Plan 146 Figure 26 Indicative constraints plan (Princes Risborough Background Study,Tibbalds, 2015) 147 Figure 27 Princes Risborough strategic buffer 152 Figure 28 Indicative bus route 160 Figure 29 Indicative Plan showing required highway changes 173 Figure 30 Concept for land North of Lower Icknield Way 177 Figure 31 Land to the rear of Poppy Road, Princes Risborough 180 Figure 32 Indicative town wide measures 185 Figure 33 Town centre improvements and connections 186 Figure 34 Railway station context 193 Figure 35 Railway station site indicative concept 195 Figure 36 Main proposals in Bourne End and Wooburn 204 Figure 37 Slate Meadow – illustrative layout 208 Figure 38 Hollands Farm – illustrative layout 211 Figure 39 Main proposals in Lane End 217 Figure 40 Land south of Finings Road – illustrative layout 218 Figure 41 Land between Chalky Field and Marlow Road – illustrative layout 220 Figure 42 Land at Sidney House, Lane End 221 CONTENTS | VI | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 Figure 43 Little Marlow Lakes Country Park 223 Figure 44 Main proposals in Naphill 229 Figure 45 Land off Clappins Lane, Naphill – illustrative layout 231 Figure 46 Main proposals in Stokenchurch 232 Figure 47 Land south of Mill Road – illustrative layout 234 Figure 48 Land at Wood Farm, Stokenchurch – illustrative layout 235 Figure 49 Land to the rear of Stokenchurch Business Park, Ibstone Road, Stokenchurch 237 Figure 50 Heavens Above, 16 High Heavens, Marlow Bottom 238 Figure 51 Area around Marsh where future development for travellers is restricted 317 List of tables Table 1 Delivery and Site Allocation Plan Policies replaced by this Plan 21 Table 2 Joint studies undertaken among the Buckinghamshire authorities during the preparation of the Local Plan 25 Table 3 Main elements of the settlement hierarchy for Wycombe District 45 Table 4 Main sources of Housing Land Supply 52 Table 5 Housing Delivery Profile 53 Table 6 Make-up of housing supply by level of commitment 54 Table 7 Site size range for housing provision 56 Table 8 Economic forecast for Office, Industrial and arehousingW uses over plan period 59 Table 9 Employment Land Demand, Potential Supply and Balance 61 Table 10 Comparison of the need for retail with supply in High Wycombe Town Centre 65 Table 11 Comparison of the need for retail with supply in Princes Risborough Town Centre 66 Table 12 The Town Centre Hierarchy 67 Table 13 Sites identified for housing or housing-led mixed use development in the High Wycombe area Policy reference Site 89 Table 14 Additional sites identified for housing in the High Wycombe area 90 Table 15 Sites identified for housing or housing-led mixed use development in the Marlow area 130 Table 16 Summary of issues arising from the proposed major expansion of the town 134 CONTENTS | VII | WYCOMBE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – ADOPTED AUGUST 2019 Table 17 Sites identified for housing or housing-led mixed use development in the Princes Risborough area 138 Table 18 Housing supply in Princes Risborough 138 Table 19 Indicative timeline for the expansion area 200 Table 20 Sites identified for housing or housing-led mixed use development in the Bourne End and Wooburn area 205 Table 21 Additional sites identified for housing in the Bourne End and ooburnW area 205 Table 22 Sites identified for housing or housing-led mixed use development in rural areas 216 Table 23 Additional sites identified for housing in rural areas 216 Table 24 Parish