Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan
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Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan Site Options and Assessment Orcop Parish Council 19 June 2019 FINAL Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan FINAL Orcop Parish Council Quality information Prepared by Checked by Approved by Matthew Bale Stephanie Brewer Emily Pugh Environmental Consultant Associate Planner Senior Planner Stephanie Brewer Associate Planner Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position V1 May 2019 Draft SB Stephanie Brewer Associate V2 June 2019 Final SB Stephanie Brewer Associate Prepared for: Orcop Parish Council AECOM Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan FINAL Orcop Parish Council Prepared for: Orcop Parish Council Prepared by: Stephanie Brewer Associate Planner T: +44 (0) 7795919811 E: [email protected] AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited Aldgate Tower 2 Leman Street London E1 8FA United Kingdom aecom.com © 2019 AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared for: Orcop Parish Council AECOM Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan FINAL Orcop Parish Council Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 6 2. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 8 Background ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 3. Policy Context ................................................................................................ 12 Planning Policy and Evidence Base ...................................................................................................................... 12 Herefordshire Core Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 12 Policy SS1 – Presumption in favour of sustainable development.......................................................................... 12 Policy SS2 – Delivering new homes ...................................................................................................................... 12 Policy SS4 – Movement and transportation .......................................................................................................... 12 Policy SS6 – Environmental quality and local distinctiveness ............................................................................... 12 Policy RA1 – Rural housing distribution ................................................................................................................ 14 Policy RA2 – Housing in settlements outside of Hereford and the market towns .................................................. 14 Policy RA3 – Herefordshire’s countryside ............................................................................................................. 14 Policy H2 - Rural exception sites ........................................................................................................................... 14 Evidence Base ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Herefordshire Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2015 .................................................... 14 Herefordshire Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA) 2013 .......................................................................... 15 Herefordshire Local Housing Requirements Study 2012 ...................................................................................... 15 Draft Gypsy and Travelers’ Sites Development Plan Document (DPD)................................................................. 16 Landscape Character Assessment........................................................................................................................ 16 Landscape Type: Forest Small Holdings and Dwellings ........................................................................................ 16 Landscape Type: Principle Timberland Farmland ................................................................................................. 17 Other Evidence Base Documents ......................................................................................................................... 18 Emerging Development Plan ................................................................................................................................ 18 4. Methodology .................................................................................................. 19 Task 1: Identify Sites to be included in the Assessment ........................................................................................ 19 Task 2: Pro-Forma ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Task 3: Consolidation of Results ........................................................................................................................... 20 Indicative Housing Capacity .................................................................................................................................. 21 5. Site Assessment ............................................................................................ 22 Sites Considered through the Site Appraisal ......................................................................................................... 22 Summary of the Site Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 25 6. Conclusions ................................................................................................... 33 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................................................ 37 Viability .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Appendix A Site Assessment Pro-formas ................................................................. 38 Figures Figure 2-1 Orcop Parish Area (Herefordshire Council) .......................................................................................... 11 Figure 3-1 Land with Housing Potential at Orcop Hill (Source: Herefordshire SHLAA) ......................................... 15 Figure 3-2 Landscape Character Assessment Map of Orcop (Source: Herefordshire Council LCA) .................... 17 Figure 5-1 Sites considered through this Site Appraisal (Map Source: 2018 Google, 2019, DigitalGlobe, 2019 Getmapping plc) .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Tables Table 4-1 AECOM Net Housing Assessment ........................................................................................................ 21 Prepared for: Orcop Parish Council AECOM Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan FINAL Orcop Parish Council Table 5-1 Sites Identified in the Orcop Parish Call for Sites and the Herefordshire SHLAA .................................. 22 Table 5-2 Summary of Site Assessment ................................................................................................................ 26 Abbreviations used in the report Abbreviation AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty DEFRA Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DPD Development Plan Document GLVIA Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Ha Hectare HC Herefordshire Council HLAA Housing Land Availability Assessment HMA Housing Market Area LGS Local Geological Sites LHMA Local Housing Market Assessment MHCLG Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government NA Neighbourhood Area NDP Neighbourhood Development Plan NPPF National Planning Policy Framework OPC Orcop Parish Council PDL Previously Developed Land PPG Planning Policy Guidance (MHCLG) PRoW Public Right of Way RASA Rural Area Site Allocation SAC Special Areas of Conservation SHLAA Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment SHMA Local Housing Market Assessment SINC Site of Importance for Nature Conservation SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest UDP Unitary Development Plan Prepared for: Orcop Parish Council AECOM Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan FINAL Orcop Parish Council 1. Executive Summary AECOM has been commissioned to undertake an independent site appraisal for the Orcop Neighbourhood Development Plan on behalf of Orcop Parish Council. The work was agreed with the Parish Council and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in March 2019. The Neighbourhood Development Plan is being prepared in the context of the adopted Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy (2015). The Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy