Powys Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026
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Powys Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 1/4/2011 to 31/3/2026 Written Statement Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 (Proposals & Inset Maps published separately) Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 Notations FFC deletion FFC addition To Do ALL CHANGES MADE TO THIS DOCUMENT ON OR AFTER 2ND SEPT TO FOLLOW THESE NOTATIONS deleted text and new text. Outstanding: (Priority 1 – asap – and Priority 2 by Fri) Checklist Contents page Proof read Check FFC numbering Check DM cross refs Inspector’s recommended content and structure changes – Formatting Any new policies to use wording changes made e.g. Development Proposals Compare Appendix 1 and H1a, etc. Appendix 4 – need to amend policy refs – deleted policies, new policies. Any Changes from re-run of assessments (SA, SEA, HRA, Integrated Assessment – Health and Well-being) Cath / Tanya Priority 1 – FFC4 , FFC10 (para 3.3.14), Policy SP6 (greens) % inserted into SP6 but Peter to check the further wording tweaks and change to yellow highlight (from green) if agreed; FFC10 – now checking with Alistair Priority 2 – Paragraph numbering after DM15 Cath Priority 2 – 4.8.12 Tanya Priority 2 – FFC90, reasons box – Berrriew, Buttington. Claire Priority 1 – Policy DM3 (discuss with TD and AR) re Historic landscapes. Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 2 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 Priority 2 – Glossary def of Registered Landscape (discuss with Angharad) Angharad Priority 1 – Affordable housing target – exec summary, SP3 (FFC21), Policy H4 (FFC63) and supporting text. Anything left re RE? Priority 2 – FFC15, green text Richard Priority 1 – FFC8 Objective 3, reasons box. See pink text. Priority 2 – Impact Assessment – 1.4a App1 Inserted all Density and Affordable Housing Changes Adrian Priority 1 – Policy H1A – green text. - DONE All – Priority 1: Appendix 1 (a) density and (b) Ahsg number changes to the Has and HLBs C) Standard text and asterisk for amount of site to be developed in the plan. Sites to be asterisked. Adrian. Monitoring framework – all to look at. Priority 3. (Next week). Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 3 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 Making / Viewing comments on-line through LDP Web If you are reading an electronic version of the document (from CD, or downloaded from the Powys LDP website), and you are connected to the Internet, you can simply click on a RefPoint (which looks like this: ®34.12 – an ® symbol followed by a number) to see what comments have already been made about that point. Further Minor Change: FFC1 Section: Contents page Reason: Update the contents pages / table to reflect the proposed Further Focussed Changes. (Page numbers not amended at this stage) Note 1: The numbering of paragraphs, policies, etc., will be amended in the final, adopted printed version of the LDP. Note 2: Footnotes to be reviewed for final adopted plan. Contents Contents Executive Summary 5 1.0 Introduction 6 1.6 Structure and Format of the LDP 7 2.0 The LDP’s Context 9 2.2 Characteristics of Powys 9 2.3 Policy Context 12 2.4 Key Issues and Considerations for the LDP 14 3.0 The LDP Strategy 18 3.2 The LDP’s Vision and Objectives 19 3.3 Growth Strategy – How much development is planned? 22 3.4 Spatial Strategy – Where is development planned? 26 3.5 The LDP’s Strategy Statement and Key Diagram 3.6 The Strategic Policies Strategic Policy SP1 – Housing Growth Strategic Policy SP2 – Employment Growth Strategic Policy SP3 – Affordable Housing Target Strategic Policy SP4 – Retail Growth Strategic Policy SP5 – Settlement Hierarchy Strategic Policy SP6 – Distribution of Growth across the Settlement Hierarchy Strategic Policy SP7 – Safeguarding of Strategic Resources and Assets 4.0 Policies for Making Planning Decisions 36 Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 4 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 4.2 Development Management Policies 36 Policy DM1 – Planning Obligations 36 Policy DM2 – The Natural Environment 37 Policy DM2A – Public Open Space Policy DM3 – Landscape 42 Policy DM4 – Development and Flood Risk 43 Policy DM5 – Flood Prevention Measures and Land Drainage 44 Policy DM6 – Dark Skies and External Lighting 46 Policy DM7 – Minerals Safeguarding 47 Policy DM8 – Existing Mineral Workings 48 Policy DM9 – Contaminated and Unstable Land 48 Policy DM10 – Amenities 49 Policy DM11 – Protection of Existing Community Facilities and 49 Services Policy DM12 – Transport Requirements for New Development 50 Policy DM13 – Utility Requirements for New Development 51 Policy DM14 – Development in Welsh Speaking Strongholds 52 Policy DM15 – Design and Resources 54 Policy DM15A – Air Quality Management Policy DM16 – Protection and Enhancement of the Historic 55 Environment Policy DM17 – Protection of Existing Employment Sites 56 4.4A Topic Based Policies 4.3 Listed Buildings 57 Policy L1 – Works to a Listed Building 57 4.4 Economic Development 58 Policy E1 – Employment Proposals on Allocated Employment Sites 58 Policy E2 – Employment Proposals on Non-allocated Employment 58 Sites Policy E3 – Employment Proposals on Allocated Mixed Use 59 Employment Sites Allocations Policy E4 – Bronllys Health Park 61 4.5 Transport 61 Policy T1 – Transport Infrastructure 61 Policy T1A – Safeguarding of Disused Transport Infrastructure Policy T2 – Newtown By-pass 4.6 Housing 62 Policy H1 – Housing Provision Development Proposals 62 Policy H2 – Housing Delivery 63 Policy H3 – Housing Density 64 Policy H4 – Affordable Housing Contributions 65 Policy H5 – Affordable Housing Exception Sites 66 Policy H7 – Rural Affordable Homes 67 Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 5 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 Policy H8 – Affordable Housing Eligibility 68 Policy H9 – Householder Development 68 Policy H10 – Removal of Conditions / Planning Obligations 69 Policy H11 – Renovation of Abandoned Dwellings 70 Policy H12- Replacement Dwellings 70 Policy H13 – Gypsy and Traveller Sites and Caravans 71 Policy H14 – Open Space Provision in Housing Development 72 4.7 Planning For Retailing and Town Centres 73 Policy R1 – New Retail Development 73 Policy R2 – Development Within Town Centre Areas 74 Policy R3 – Large Out-of-Centre Retail Developments 76 Policy R4 – Neighbourhood and Village Shops and Services 77 4.8 Tourism 77 Policy TD1 – Tourism Development 78 Policy TD2 – Alternative Uses of existing Tourism Development 79 Policy TD3 – Montgomery Canal and Associated Development 80 4.9 Waste 81 Policy W1 – Waste 81 4.10 Sustainable Energy 82 Policy RE1 – Renewable Energy 82 4.11 Minerals 85 Policy M1 – Existing Sites 85 Policy M2 – New Minerals Sites 87 Policy M3 – Borrow Pits 87 4.12 Community and Indoor Recreation Facilities 88 Policy C1 – Community Facilities and Indoor Recreation 88 4.13 Military Operations 89 Policy MD1 – Development proposals by the MOD 89 5.0 The LDP’s Monitoring Framework Appendix 1 – Settlement Allocations 90 Appendix 2 – Supplementary Planning Guidance and Development 147 Briefs Appendix 3 – Monitoring Framework 148 Appendix 4 – Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) 165 Appendix 4a – Affordable Housing Sub-market Areas Appendix 5 – Glossary 167 Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 6 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 Further Minor Change: FFC2 Section: Executive Summary Reason: Update the affordable homes target to reflect additional work undertaken since the exploratory meeting. Executive Summary ® 34.1 The Powys Local Development Plan (LDP) sets out the Council’s policies for the development and use of land in Powys, and for reconciling uses, up to 2026. It is applicable to all of Powys except the Brecon Beacons National Park. It identifies a vision and objectives based on an understanding of the characteristics, issues and needs of the county and its communities. The LDP has been informed by evidence gathering, and its policies and proposals have been tested and informed by various assessment processes including a Sustainability Appraisal, a Habitats Regulation Assessment and a Strategic Environmental Assessment. Key to the LDP’s preparation has been the involvement and support received from a wide range of stakeholders. Based on evidence of future need identified, the LDP provides, over its 15 year plan period 2011-2026, sufficient land through its policies and proposals to meet the dwelling requirement of 4,500 dwellings, including 1,257 affordable homes. It also provides 45 hectares of employment land and includes policies to meet the needs of the economy. The plan distributes this development according to a hierarchy of settlements, with sites allocated for dwellings and employment in towns and larger villages which act as service centres for their wider communities. Outside of these larger settlements, in the smaller settlements and the open countryside of Powys, policies enable smaller scales of development to meet local needs, particularly affordable housing, and to support the rural economy. Powys’ natural and historic environment has determined its character and distinctiveness and the LDP supports the protection of these interests. Cyngor Sir Powys County Council 7 Powys LDP 2011-2026 Deposit Draft with Focussed Changes and Further Focussed Changes October 2016 1.0 Introduction ® 34.2 1.1 This Local Development Plan (LDP) sets out the Council’s vision, objectives, policies and proposals for the sustainable development and use of land in Powys for the 15 year period 2011-2026. It covers all of Powys except those parts of Powys covered by the Brecon Beacons National Park which are covered by the adopted Brecon Beacons National Park Authority LDP, Dec. 2013. 1.2 The Powys LDP is important because it sets out the guiding principles for development and land use over the plan period. It replaces1 the adopted Powys Unitary Development Plan (UDP), 2010 and becomes the basis for making decisions on planning applications.