Wealden District Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Document August 2018 How to Contact Us Planning Policy Wealden District Council Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AX Telephone 01892 602008 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wealden.gov.uk Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Wednesday 9.00am to 5.00pm You may also visit the offices Monday to Friday, to view other Local Plan documents. A copy of the Wealden Local Plan and associated documents can be downloaded from the Planning Policy pages of the Wealden website, www.wealden.gov.uk/planningpolicy or scan the QR code below with your smart phone. If you, or somebody you know, would like the information contained in this document in large print, Braille, audio tape/ CD or in another language please contact Wealden District Council on 01323 443322 or [email protected] Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 1 Introduction 11 Evidence and Conformity 11 Duty to Cooperate 12 Local Plan Process 13 Superseded Plans 13 Neighbourhood Plans 13 Contents The Structure of the Plan 14 2 Representations 15 3 Context 19 Geography and Settlement Pattern 19 The Environment 23 The Economy 24 Health and Wellbeing 25 Connectivity 26 Settlement Hierarchy 28 4 Vision and Spatial Objectives 31 5 Air Quality and the Environment 37 Habitats Regulations 37 Ashdown Forest SAC Habitats 37 Impact of Growth on Ashdown Forest SAC 38 Lewes Downs SAC Habitats 40 Impact of Growth on Lewes Downs SAC 40 Pevensey Levels SAC and Ramsar Site Habitats 41 Impact of Growth on Pevensey Levels SAC and Ramsar Site 42 Air Quality Mitigation Policy 42 6 Strategic Growth Policies 47 Provision of Homes and Jobs 47 Provision for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 49 Strategic Principles of Development 50 Development Boundaries 50 Core Areas 52 Dwellings within the countryside 53 Windfall development 53 Neighbourhood Development Plans 53 Distribution of Homes 54 Distribution of Employment Land 64 Provision of Jobs 64 Brownfield Land 68 Housing Delivery 69 Housing Trajectory and Monitoring 69 Review of the Local Plan 72 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 Contents 7 Infrastructure 75 Transport 77 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 83 Arlington Reservoir 83 Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line 83 Willingdon Chord 83 Eridge to Tunbridge Wells 84 Safeguarding of Infrastructure 84 8 Environmental Assets 85 Hierarchy of Sites - Biodiversity 85 Ashdown Forest SPA 91 Green Infrastructure 94 9 Environmental Assets - Landscape 99 National Character Areas (NCAs) 99 High Weald National Character Area 99 Low Weald National Character Area 101 Pevensey Levels National Character Area 102 County Landscape Character Areas 103 District Landscape Character Areas 105 High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 109 South Downs National Park 111 10 The Economy 113 Background 113 East Sussex Growth Strategy 114 Government©s Industrial Strategy 114 Previous Growth and Labour Supply 115 Economic Strategy 115 Employment Land 116 Skills 118 Tourism 119 11 Retail and Town Centres 121 Distribution of Retail Floorspace 121 Retail 123 12 Sustainable Settlement Strategy 127 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 13 South Wealden Growth Area 129 Vision 129 Development in the South Wealden Growth Area 130 Infrastructure 132 Strategic Transport Infrastructure 132 A27 Improvements 134 Contents Education Infrastructure 136 Healthcare Infrastructure 137 Pevensey Levels 138 Release of Development 139 14 Hailsham 141 Development Boundary 142 Sector Hailsham North 1 145 Allocation Hailsham North 1A 150 Allocation Hailsham North 1B 151 Allocation Hailsham North 1C 153 Allocation Hailsham North 1D 154 Allocation Hailsham North 1E 156 Sector Hailsham East 2 157 Allocation Hailsham East 2A 162 Allocation Hailsham East 2B 164 Sector Hailsham South East 3 166 Allocation Hailsham South East 3A 170 Allocation Hailsham South East 3B 171 Allocation Hailsham South East 3C 173 Sector Hailsham South 4 175 Sector Hailsham South 5 181 A22 Employment Sector 186 Hailsham Town Centre 190 Retail 191 Town Centre Uses 191 Hailsham Town Centre Policies 193 15 Lower Horsebridge 199 Land to the east of North Street 199 16 Polegate and Willingdon 205 Development Boundary 206 Allocation Polegate North 1 208 Allocation Polegate 2 210 Willingdon 210 Allocation Polegate and Willingdon 1 212 SHELAA Sites within Development Boundary 217 Polegate Town Centre 218 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 Contents 17 Stone Cross 221 Development Boundary 222 Land at Stone Cross 224 Allocation Stone Cross 1A 229 Allocation Stone Cross 1B 230 Allocation Stone Cross 1C 232 Allocation Stone Cross 2A 234 Allocation Stone Cross 2B 236 Village Centre and Economy 238 Stone Cross Primary Shopping Area 239 18 Villages and Towns with Allocations 243 19 Heathfield 245 Introduction 245 Vision 247 Growth and Change 247 Development Boundary 248 Provision of Homes 251 Housing 251 Infrastructure 252 Land South of Burwash Road 253 Land South West of Ghyll Road 257 Town Centre 262 Retail 262 Town Centre Uses 262 Town Centre Policies 262 20 Wadhurst 267 Introduction 267 Vision 268 Growth and Change 268 Development Boundary 269 Provision of Homes 272 Housing 272 Infrastructure 273 Land at Windmill House 274 Land at High Street 278 Land East of Old Station Road 282 Land at Foxhole Farm 286 Village Centre and the Economy 290 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 21 Horam 293 Introduction 293 Vision 294 Growth and Change 295 Development Boundary 295 Provision of Homes 298 Contents SHELAA Sites within the Development Boundary 298 Housing 299 Infrastructure 299 Land at Coxlow Farm 300 Village Centre and the Economy 304 Horam Primary Shopping Area 304 22 Ninfield 309 Introduction 309 Vision 310 Growth and Change 311 Development Boundary 311 Provision of Homes 313 Housing 313 Infrastructure 313 Land at Crouch Field 314 Land at Manchester Road 319 23 Uckfield 323 Introduction 323 Vision 325 Growth and Change 325 Development Boundary 325 Infrastructure 328 Town Centre 328 Retail 329 Town Centre Uses 329 Town Centre Vision and Policies 329 24 Mayfield 335 Introduction 335 Growth and Change 335 Development Boundary 335 The Provision of Homes 339 Housing 339 Infrastructure 339 Land at Mayfield Cricket Club 340 Village Centre and Economy 344 Mayfield Primary Shopping Area 344 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 Contents 25 Village and Towns with Development Boundaries 347 Crowborough 347 Introduction 347 Development Boundary 348 Infrastructure 351 Town Centre 351 Forest Row 356 Introduction 356 Development Boundary 357 Village Centre and Economy 360 Forest Row Primary Shopping Area 361 Housing 364 Infrastructure 364 Herstmonceux 365 Introduction 365 Development Boundary 366 Village Centre and the Economy 369 Herstmonceux Primary Shopping Area 369 Housing 372 Infrastructure 372 Buxted 373 Introduction 373 Development Boundary 374 Village Centre and Economy 376 Housing 376 Infrastructure 377 Groombridge 377 Introduction 377 Development Boundary 378 Village Centre and Economy 381 Housing 381 Infrastructure 382 Hartfield 382 Introduction 382 Development Boundary 383 Village Centre and Economy 386 Housing 386 Infrastructure 387 Rotherfield 387 Introduction 387 Development Boundary 388 Village Centre and Economy 391 Rotherfield Primary Shopping Area 391 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 Housing 394 Infrastructure 394 Westham 395 Introduction 395 Development Boundary 395 Village Centre and Economy 398 Housing 398 Contents Infrastructure 398 Pevensey Bay 399 Introduction 399 Village Centre and Economy 400 Pevensey Bay Primary Shopping Area 400 East Hoathly 403 Introduction 403 Development Boundary 403 Housing 406 Infrastructure 406 26 Rural Area Strategy 409 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 Contents 27 Core Areas 411 Arlington Core Area 415 Balls Green Core Area 417 Bells Yew Green Core Area 419 Berwick Station Core Area 421 Blackboys Core Area 423 Boreham Street Core Area 425 Broad Oak Core Area 427 Chelwood Common Core Area 429 Chiddingly Core Area 431 Cross in Hand Core Area 433 Danehill Core Area 435 Five Ash Down Core Area 437 Five Ashes Core Area 439 Framfield Core Area 441 Frant Core Area 443 Hadlow Down Core Area 445 Halland Core Area 447 Hankham Core Area 449 Hellingly Core Area 451 High Hurstwood Core Area 453 Isfield Core Area 455 Laughton Core Area 457 Lower Horsebridge Core Area 459 Magham Down Core Area 461 Maresfield Core Area 463 Mark Cross Core Area 465 Maynards Green Core Area 467 Muddles Green Core Area 469 Pevensey Core Area 471 Punnetts Town Core Area 473 Ripe & Chalvington Core Area 475 Rushlake Green Core Area 478 Town Row Core Area 480 Upper Dicker Core Area 482 Windmill Hill Core Area 484 28 New Dwellings in the Countryside 487 29 Conversion of Rural Buildings 491 30 Extensions to Converted and Reused Rural Buildings 493 31 Rural Economy 495 Tourism in the Countryside 497 Wealden Local Plan Proposed Submission Wealden Local Plan - August 2018 32 Shopping and Other Services in Rural Areas 499 33 Agriculture 503 34 Equestrian 505 35 Farm Shops and Garden Centres 507 36 Housing 509 Contents Affordable Housing 509 Extra Care Housing 513 Rural Exceptions 514 The Travelling Community - Provision for Gypsies, Travellers 515 and Travelling Showpeople: