BURY LOCAL PLAN October 2012 Second Draft Publication Core Strategy (Incorporating Development Management Policies) Environment and Development Services BURY LOCAL PLAN Foreword The Bury Community Strategy already sets out the broad vision for our Borough – “To make Bury a great place in which to live, work, visit and study.” This document – Bury’s Core Strategy is one of the key tools to realise the vision of the Community Strategy. It is the central document within the Council’s emerging Local Plan and it will provide us with a 15 year plan to guide and control development on the ground - helping to shape what the Borough will look like in the future. The Borough of Bury has a strong affinity with the townships which make up the Borough and at the heart of the Core Strategy is the concept of “each township thriving.” From the attractive Pennine fringe settlements of Ramsbottom and Tottington in the north, to the central belt with it’s now regenerating former industrial powerhouses of Bury and Radcliffe, and to the south the popular, predominantly suburban areas of Whitefield and Prestwich – all come together to create a district of strong local communities and distinctive places. The Core Strategy is looking to build on these qualities. At the same time it is recognised that the Borough faces some difficult challenges. At the forefront of these is the need for continued regeneration in the areas where we have pockets of deprivation, primarily in East Bury and Inner Radcliffe. We are also striving to attract quality jobs, ensure sufficient provision of good quality affordable homes and introduce measures which will enable us to address climate change in a positive manner. The Core Strategy will also be looking to benefit from wider opportunities within the Greater Manchester City Region. Bury enjoys excellent links with the regional centre of Manchester and major development areas such as Media City at Salford Quays and is keen to establish itself as a location of choice for spin-off benefits. Taking its lead from the Community Strategy and the work of Team Bury in producing it, the Core Strategy recognises the importance of working in partnership. The Core Strategy has already been shaped by ongoing consultation and engagement involving local people, businesses and communities, as well as service providers and key stakeholders. This is now a vital opportunity for you to comment on the specific content of the Core Strategy and any comments will be considered before producing a final Publication version and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State. Together we will seek to build on the existing qualities and strengths of each community to truly realise our vision of making Bury a great place. I would like to thank everyone who has inputted into the Core Strategy so far and I look forward to your further comments. Councillor Gill Campbell Executive Portfolio Holder (Neighbourhoods and Regeneration) Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 Foreword Foreword BURY LOCAL PLAN Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 Foreword BURY LOCAL PLAN Contents Page Chapter No. Foreword Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Bury: The Place 7 3 Bury: The Vision 19 4 Bury: The Strategy 27 Delivering High Quality Development in Sustainable 31 Locations Delivering a Competitive and Diverse Local Economy 42 Promoting Strong, Vibrant and Healthy Communities 99 Improving and Managing the Borough’s Environment 128 Improving Transport and Connectivity 186 5 Bury’s Key Diagram and Township Frameworks 195 6 Delivering Bury’s Strategy 211 7 Monitoring Bury’s Strategy 243 Appendix 1: Bury’s Hierarchy of Centres Appendix 2: Bury’s Affordable Housing Regeneration Areas Appendix 3: Bury’s Parking Standards Appendix 4: Key Evidence for Bury’s Core Strategy Appendix 5: Treatment of Bury’s UDP Policies Appendices Appendix 6: Glossary Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 Contents BURY LOCAL PLAN Index of Policies Spatial Policies Development Management Policies Policy Page Title No. No. Delivering High Quality Development in Sustainable Locations SF1 Bury’s Spatial Framework 31 CP2 Delivering High Standards of Design and Layout in New Development 35 Delivering a Competitive and Diverse Local Economy EC1 Protecting Existing and Providing for New Employment Opportunities 45 EC2 Employment Generating Areas 60 Employment Land and Premises Outside Employment Generating EC3 63 Areas EC4 Creating Thriving Key Centres 66 EC5 Managing the Location and Scale of Town Centre Uses 81 EC6 Accommodating New Retail Development 85 EC7 Primary Shopping Areas and Shopping Frontages 92 EC8 Managing the Loss of Retail Uses in All Other Areas 94 EC9 Developing Attractive Tourism and Cultural Assets 97 Promoting Strong, Vibrant and Healthy Communities CO1 Delivering Choice of Quality Housing for Everyone 99 CO2 Managing ‘Windfall’ Housing Development 104 CO3 Managing the Density of New Housing 106 CO4 Meeting Housing Needs 107 CO5 Providing for Affordable Housing 109 CO6 Meeting the Needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 111 CO7 Addressing the Needs of Our Regeneration Areas 114 CO8 Supporting the Development of Sustainable Communities 117 CO9 Safeguarding and Improving Community Facilities 120 Open Space, Sport and Recreation Provision in New Housing CO10 123 Development Protecting and Enhancing Open Space, Sport and Recreation CO11 125 Provision Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 BURY LOCAL PLAN Contents Improving and Managing the Borough’s Environment EN1 Green Belt 129 EN2 Development in Green Belt 132 EN3 Creating and Enhancing a Network of Green Infrastructure 138 EN4 Protecting and Enhancing the Green Infrastructure Network 141 Conserving an Ecological Network and Promoting Ecological EN5 146 Enhancement EN6 Conserving and Enhancing the Borough’s Natural Assets 147 EN7 Managing Flood Risk 153 EN8 New Development and Flood Risk 156 EN9 Surface Water Management and Drainage 158 EN10 Moving Towards a Zero Carbon Borough 162 EN11 Reducing Carbon Emissions from New and Existing Buildings 167 EN12 Decentralised, Low and Zero Carbon Energy Infrastructure 171 EN13 Built Heritage Assets and Landscape Character Areas 174 Conserving and Enhancing the Borough’s Built Heritage and EN14 177 Landscape Character EN15 New Development and Contaminated and Unstable Land 179 EN16 Managing Mineral Resources 181 EN17 Sustainable Waste Management 182 EN18 Pollution Control 184 Improving Transport and Connectivity T1 Better Connecting Places and Improving Accessibility 187 T2 Transport Requirements in New Development 191 Delivery DEL1 Contributions to Infrastructure Requirements 239 List of Figures Figure Page Title No. No. 1 Intended Components of the Local Plan 1 2 The Core Strategy Preparation Process 5 3 Bury within the North West 8 4 Bury within the Manchester City Region 9 Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 Contents BURY LOCAL PLAN 5 The Greater Manchester Green Infrastructure Network 13 6 Bury’s Local Context 17 7 Structure and Policy Coverage of the Core Strategy 30 Broad Distribution of Employment Growth and Development 8 (Employment Development Areas) and Existing Employment Generating 44 Areas 9 The Borough’s Key Centres 65 10 The Main Themes of the Strategy for Bury Key Centre 68 11 The Main Themes of the Strategy for Ramsbottom Key Centre 71 12 The Main Themes of the Strategy for Radcliffe Key Centre 74 13 The Main Themes of the Strategy for Prestwich Key Centre 77 Indicative Convenience Gross Floorspace Capacity within Town Centre 14 88 Catchment Zones Indicative Comparison Gross Floorspace Capacity within Town Centre 15 88 Catchment Zones 16 Town Centre Catchment Zones 89 17 Qualitative Retail Needs for the Borough’s Town Centres 90 18 Bury’s Main Tourism and Cultural Assets 96 19 Anticipated Distribution of Housing Growth as at April 2012 103 20 The Borough’s Regeneration Areas 113 21 Opportunities to Develop Healthy and Inclusive Communities 116 Green Belt, Village Settlements and Large Developed Sites in the Green 22 130 Belt 23 Areas of Strategic Green Infrastructure 137 24 Bury’s Ecological Framework and Ecological Enhancement Areas 145 25 The Borough’s Main Flood Risk and Critical Drainage Areas 152 26 Flood Risk Management Hierarchy 157 Opportunities for Investment in Decentralised Low and Zero Carbon 27 162 Energy Infrastructure 28 The Route to Zero Carbon Buildings 166 29 The Zero Carbon Energy Hierarchy 168 30 The Borough’s Built Heritage and Landscape Character Areas 174 31 Bury’s Mineral Resources 180 32 The Waste Management Hierarchy 183 Opportunities for Achieving Connected Places and Improving 33 187 Accessibility Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 BURY LOCAL PLAN Contents 34 The Transport Hierarchy 192 35 The Core Strategy Key Diagram 197 36 Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Township Framework 198 37 Bury West Township Framework 200 38 Bury East Township Framework 202 39 Radcliffe Township Framework 204 40 Whitefield and Unsworth Township Framework 206 41 Prestwich Township Framework 208 42 Key Types of Infrastructure and Partners 214 43 Infrastructure Planning Process 218 Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 Contents BURY LOCAL PLAN Second Draft Publication Core Strategy – October 2012 BURY LOCAL PLAN Introduction 1 Bury’s Local Plan 1.1 Under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, all local authorities are required to produce a Local Plan which can either be a single document or a combination of separate documents. The Local Plan will set out the planning framework for the delivery of sustainable growth and development to meet identified needs over the plan period. 1.2 Figure 1 shows the intended components of Bury’s Local Plan. In addition to this Core Strategy, the Council are intending to prepare a Site Allocations Plan and an Adopted Policies Map which will set out the strategy on a site-specific basis. Furthermore, it is also intended to produce a Gypsies and Travellers Plan which will set out the strategy for accommodating the needs of gypsies and travellers in the Borough.