Appendix 1: the Draft Pre-Submission Local Plan
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Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document APPENDIX 1: THE DRAFT PRE-SUBMISSION LOCAL PLAN BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE LOCAL PLAN 2011 - 2029 PRE-SUBMISSION DOCUMENT PUBLIC CONSULTATION JUNE 2013 The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 1 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document Planning the future of our borough NEW FOREWORD BY LEADER TO BE ADDED The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 2 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 6 2. 2029 VISION AND OBJECTIVES 15 3. THE SPATIAL STRATEGY - BETWEEN NOW AND 2029 21 4. DELIVERY OF THE STRATEGY 24 SS1: Scale and Distribution of New Housing 32 Policy SS2 – Regenerating Residential Neighbourhoods 32 Policy SS3 – Greenfield Site Allocations 34 Policy SS3.1 – Manydown 35 Policy SS3.2 – Basingstoke Golf Course 36 Policy SS3.3 – East of Basingstoke 37 Policy SS3.4 – North of Popley Fields, Basingstoke 38 Policy SS3.5 – Razor’s Farm 39 Policy SS3.6 – Cufaude Farm 41 Policy SS3.7 – Kennel Farm 42 Policy SS3.8 – Swing Swang Lane, Basingstoke 42 Policy SS3.9 – South of Bloswood Lane 43 Policy SS3.10 – Redlands 44 Policy SS3.11 – Overton Hill 45 SS4 - Ensuring a supply of deliverable sites 46 SS5 – Neighbourhood Planning 47 Policy SS6 - Development in the Countryside 49 Policy SS7 Nuclear Installations – Tadley and Burghfield 51 Policy SS8 – Basing View 53 Policy SS9 – Ardglen, Whitchurch 54 The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 3 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document Policy SS10 - Basingstoke Leisure Park 55 Policy SS11 –Chineham Railway Station 56 5. COMMUNITY NEEDS 57 Policy CN1 – Affordable Housing - To be discussed on 3rd July Error! Bookmark not defined. Policy CN2 – Rural Exceptions for Affordable Housing- To be discussed 3rd July 59 Policy CN3 – Housing Mix for Market Housing 61 Policy CN4 – Gypsies Travellers and Travelling Show People 63 Policy CN5 – Infrastructure 65 Policy CN6 – Essential Services 69 Policy CN7 – Community, Leisure and Cultural Facilities 71 Policy CN8 – Transport 73 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 77 Policy EM1 – Landscape Impact 78 Policy EM2 – Strategic Gaps 80 Policy EM3 – Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area 81 Policy EM4 – Biodiversity and Nature Conservation 82 Policy EM5 – Green Infrastructure 85 Policy EM6 - Water Quality 88 Policy EM7 – Managing Flood Risk 91 Policy EM8 – Delivering Renewable / Low Carbon Energy Development 94 Policy EM9 – Sustainable Water use 95 Policy EM10 - Delivering High Quality Development 97 Policy EM11 – The Historic Environment 100 Policy EM12 - Pollution 102 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 104 The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 4 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document Policy EP1– Employment Development 106 Policy EP2 - Alternative Uses of Employment Sites Error! Bookmark not defined. Policy EP3 – Town, District and Local Centres 110 Policy EP4 – Rural Economy 114 Policy EP5 – Rural Tourism 116 The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 5 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document 1. Introduction What is this about? 1.1 This is a consultation on the ‘pre-submission’ draft version of the new Local Plan for Basingstoke and Deane borough. 1.2 ‘Pre-submission’ means that this is the version of the Local Plan that the Council would like to submit to the Secretary of State for examination. The purpose of the consultation is to obtain views on the ‘soundness’ of the plan. 1.3 Throughout the process of preparing the draft Local Plan, a significant level of public consultation has been undertaken. This includes seeking views on early policy documents, such as the Issues and Options and Key Themes documents, and also on specific pieces of evidence base including the council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). This process has ensured that the community, partners and stakeholders have had the opportunity to influence key aspects of the draft Local Plan. This has been guided by the adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) and a summary of the steps undertaken is in the Statement of Consultation which is published alongside the draft Local Plan. 1.4 The purpose of this stage of consultation is to provide an opportunity for you to comment on the matters that will be considered by an Inspector who conducts the examination, i.e. whether the plan: a) has been prepared in accordance with the duty to cooperate, legal and procedural requirements, and b) is ‘sound’. Soundness means: Positively prepared – the plan should be prepared based on a strategy which seeks to meet objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements, including unmet requirements from neighbouring authorities where it is practical to do so consistently with the presumption in favour of sustainable development Justified – the plan should be the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence Effective – the plan should be deliverable over its period and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities; and Consistent with national policy – the plan should enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the Framework. (Source: National Planning Policy Framework, DCLG 2012). 1.5 In preparing the Local Plan, the Council believes it has complied with all the necessary legal requirements. In terms of the duty to cooperate, the Council has worked with neighbouring authorities as necessary on detailed matters and has produced a statement of compliance. The statement provides evidence of how the Council has co-operated with neighbouring authorities and ‘bodies’ on The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 6 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document potential cross-boundary issues.The Council also believes that the plan meets the tests of soundness set out in paragraph 1.4. 1.6 The Borough Council’s corporate priorities are of particular importance and provide a basis for the Local Plan. The eight Corporate Priorities are to:- Improve economic viability Increase skills and employment Get connected Plan policies that safeguard local distinctiveness Create neighbourhoods where people feel safe and want to live Protect our environment Maintain a reputation for quality arts and leisure Support active, healthy and involved communities (Source: Basingstoke and Deane Council Plan: 2013 to 2017). 1.7 These have been used as the basis for the vision, objectives and policies included in this Local Plan. 1.8 The Local Plan has also been prepared to sit within a framework of other local documents. This includes the Sustainable Community Strategy and the Economic Strategy, in addition to other strategies which cover specific issues such as the Local Transport Plan and River Basin Management Plans. This ensures that the draft Local Plan reflects and helps to deliver key priorities for the area. 1.9 When the new plan is adopted it will replace the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (1996-2011). The new plan makes provision for future needs in the borough up to 2029. There will be additional documents to the Local Plan which together will form part of the development plan for Basingstoke and Deane. Planning decisions must be taken in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. How is this linked to Neighbourhood Planning? 1.10 This Local Plan is being prepared to provide a strategic evidence base for Neighbourhood Development Plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders, including Community Right to Build Orders. All of the policies set out in the Local Plan are considered to be strategic in nature and therefore Neighbourhood Plans and Orders will need to conform with these policies unless there are specific local circumstances, accepted by the Local Planning Authority, which warrant a specific local approach to be taken. Neighbourhood Development Plans and Orders will have the opportunity to take forward some of the issues highlighted within the Local Plan in more detail. The Local Plan should be read as a whole. Proposals will be judged against all relevant policies Page 7 of 117 Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan June 2013 Pre-Submission Draft Document What should I look at? 1.11 This document includes: Information about the borough and the main issues this plan is to address A vision, objectives and an overall strategy for the borough. Detailed site allocations and policies to guide and manage development, deliver infrastructure and create sustainable communities. These also set out how the plan will be implemented and monitored. A proposals map which sets out the Council’s ideas for future development in the borough on an Ordnance Survey map base, so you can see exactly where development is proposed, and what areas are protected from development. 1.12 Alongside the local plan there is a Sustainability Appraisal Report which explains the alternatives that were considered for the strategy, sites and policies, and the reasons for the choices made. There is also a Habitats Regulations assessment, which looks at the impacts of the plan on sites of European nature conservation importance, and an Equalities Impact Assessment which considers whether there are any adverse impacts on any particular group of the population (including the protected characteristics groups). 1.13 The draft Local Plan also reflects the comprehensive evidence base which has been prepared to ensure that there is a detailed understanding of key issues affecting the borough.