Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019
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Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Plan 2019 – 2032 Reg 14 Consultation Page 1 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Intentionally left Blank Page 2 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Foreword This is the draft version of the Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Plan (“KLNP”). We are at the pre-submission stage and therefore required to undertake a six-week period of consultation on the plan before it goes to the Local Authority for formal examination. Assuming we survive that process largely intact, the plan will go to a formal referendum where you will have the final say. The KLNP was launched in January 2017, following consultation by the Parish Council. As a first step The Committee was formed which, with the support of the Parish Council and several professional advisors, undertook the detailed research and carried out the processes required to support the policies contained within the plan. The Committee has consulted and listened to the community throughout the process with the well-being, sustainability and long-term preservation of our rural community as a focus. Every effort has been made to ensure that the policies in this document reflect the views of the majority of residents, wherever those views can validly be taken into account. We have involved experts to make sure our reasoning is sound and based not only on good evidence but also on sound planning principles. We have also worked with the planning department at Amber Valley. We believe our plan not only sets out the vision and objectives of the community, which will ensure Kirk Langley Parish is protected for the enjoyment of future generations, but also reflects the importance of retaining our heritage and sense of community. Neighbourhood Plans were introduced as part of Localism. They are intended to increase local influence on the location and appearance of development and help to protect local heritage, landscape and community assets. However, this does not mean we are free to do as we like. Neighbourhood plans must reflect national planning guidance, conform with local plan policies and cannot propose less development than is evident in the Local Plan. What they can do however, is to provide a local perspective to higher level planning policies, in order to reflect local circumstances. To that extent, you can help to shape our future. It is your involvement and support which has been essential throughout; but your work is not over yet. We now need you to look over the plan and send comments to us by using the link on the Kirk Langley website at or using the form we have delivered to your address. We will take them into account and make any necessary changes to the plan before formal submission. This plan sets the vision for the plan period, which runs from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2032 for our Parish. Once adopted the neighbourhood plan will become a statutory document that will be incorporated into the district planning framework and which must be taken account of by Amber Valley District Council to determine planning applications. It would amount to a “material consideration” in planning terms when planning applications are being considered at every level. To reach this point has been a lengthy and difficult process. We hope it will also prove a worthwhile one as we push it through its consultation, examination and formal referendum. Brenda Whittaker, Chair of the Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Committee Page 3 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Background 8 Purpose 8 Submitting body 8 Neighbourhood area 8 Strategy behind the plan 8 The strategy for development in the Parish 9 The Parish of Kirk Langley - overview 10 Visual Amenity - General 18 Visual amenity-site lines and topography 19 2. The Formal Process 21 Forming the committee 21 Obtaining the views of residents 21 Investigation and data collection 22 Designing the visions and aims 22 Creating the plan objectives to deliver the strategic aims 23 Drafting the detailed objectives 25 3. The Neighbourhood Development Policies 26 Overview 26 Housing 26 Strategic Aims 26 Key Objectives 26 Policies 26 HOUS1 Number of developments 26 Justification 27 HOUS2 Location 28 Justification 28 HOUS3 Natural and Built Environmental Impact 29 Justification 29 HOUS4 New Housing mix 29 Justification 30 HOUS5 Housing Design 30 Justification 31 HOUS6 The Conversion of Redundant Farm Buildings & Extensions to Existing Housing 31 Justification 32 Heritage 33 Strategic Aim 33 Key Objectives 33 Policies 33 HER1 Maintaining identity as a separate and distinct community 33 Justification 33 HER2 Protecting the Conservation area, listed buildings and other heritage assets 34 Justification 34 Environment 37 Strategic Aim 37 Key Objectives 37 Policies 37 ENV1 To protect and enhance the Parish’s open spaces and recreation facilities 37 Justification 37 Page 4 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Local green space designation - The Community Orchard 38 ENV2 To protect, enhance and conserve the landscape and views 39 Justification 39 ENV3 To protect and enhance biodiversity 40 Justification 41 ENV4 To use land efficiently and to preserve high quality agricultural land 41 Justification 41 ENV5 Flooding and Drainage 41 Justification 42 Business 43 Strategic Aim 43 Key Objectives 43 Policies 43 BUS1 Fostering sustainable growth 43 Justification 43 BUS2 Managing businesses environmental impact 44 BUS3 Minimise traffic 44 Justification(s) 44 BUS4 Protect rural aspect 45 Justification 45 4. MONITORING AND REVIEW 47 Page 5 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 Table of Figures Figure 1 - Map of parish boundary 8 Figure 2 - Settlements within the Parish 10 Figure 3 - Kirk Langley within its wider Derbyshire context 11 Figure 4 - St Michaels Church – Interior 12 Figure 5 - St Michaels Church – Exterior 12 Figure 6 - 1640 Seniors Map – Welbeck Atlas 13 Figure 7 - Poyser cottage at Langley Common 13 Figure 8 - 1770 Cottage, Adams Road 14 Figure 9 - Variety of businesses throughout the parish 14 Figure 10 - Contrasting past and present 15 Figure 11 - Kirk Langley Primary School 16 Figure 12 - GB Barrington playing field and pavilion 17 Figure 13 - Community Orchard Big Lunch 17 Figure 14 - Village Hall 18 Figure 15 - Typical view 18 Figure 16 - View of centre of village from fields to the South 19 Figure 17 - Houses partially hidden on Church Lane 19 Figure 18 - Ridge lines to the East South East toward Langley Common 20 Figure 19 - Topographical map of the parish 20 Figure 20 - Example of summary survey data 21 Figure 21 - Village likes and dislikes 22 Figure 22 - Images from Field Day 23 Figure 23 - Community review objectives 16th December 2017 24 Figure 24 - Panels depicting vision and objectives 24 Figure 25 - Conservation area 34 Figure 26 - Listed buildings within the parish 35 Figure 27 - The Village Pound 36 Figure 28 - Mapplewell 36 Figure 29 - Churchyard Ha Ha 36 Figure 30 - Map showing green spaces and assets listed above 38 Figure 31 - Permissive footpath through community orchard 38 Figure 32 - The community orchard 39 Figure 33 - Significant views and ridgelines to protect – See Appendix 8 40 Figure 34 - Extent of surface water flood risk 42 Figure 35 - Photo of flooding on Church Lane 42 Figure 36 - Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) of local businesses 43 Figure 37 - Future businesses considered desirable 44 Figure 38 - Future businesses considered undesirable 45 Page 6 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 APPENDIX 1. AECOM housing needs assessment 2. History of St Michaels Church 3. Conservation area report 4. Listed buildings 5. Langley Common report 6. Recorded historical assets 7. Five character areas (Conservation Area) 8. Views to be protected 9. Table of dwelling awaiting completion and planning permissions as at 1 April 2019 10. Kirk Langley Biodiversity 11. Kirk Langley and surrounding areas Acknowledgements Maps of Kirk and Meynell Langley in 1640 reproduced from Stephanos Mastoris, ed., The Welbeck Atlas : William Senior’s Maps of the Estates of William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle, 1629-1640, Thoroton Society Record Series vol.47, 2017. © Thoroton Society/Private Collection. With thanks to Ashley Franklin Photography for permission to reproduce their images. Wild Park Derbyshire for kindly hosting many committee meetings. The plan has been developed with the support of a number of experts: Joe Dugdale from Rural Action Derbyshire Richard Silson Consultant Planner (Silson Planning Services) Guillame Rey (AECOM) Kate Dickson (Creative Heritage Consultants Ltd) The many members of the community who offered their time, knowledge and support. Page 7 of 47 Kirk Langley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2032 © Kirk Langley Parish Council 2019 1. Introduction and Background Purpose In April 2012 the Localism Act introduced new rights and powers to allow local communities to help shape new development in their communities. The instrument by which this is achieved is by preparing a Neighbourhood Plan (NP) which is intended to help to shape new development in order to make it relevant to local circumstances. Once ‘made’ it forms part of the statutory development plan and is used by the local planning authority in making decisions on planning applications. Submitting body This Plan will be submitted for examination (following a statutory consultation period of 6 weeks) by Kirk Langley Parish Council, which is a qualifying body as defined by the Localism Act 2011. Neighbourhood area On 27 March 2017 Amber Valley agreed that the parish boundary should mark the boundary of the Neighbourhood Plan.