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Stedham with Iping Neighbourhood Plan STEDHAM WITH IPING NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR THE PERIOD 2018 - 2033 MARCH 2018 Reg.14 VERSION 1. Contents SINDP18 – Barn Conversions ................................................................... 33 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 3 SINDP19 – Sunken Lanes & Retaining Walls ........................................... 33 OUR VISION FOR 2033 ................................................................................... 6 GETTING AROUND ....................................................................................... 34 ABOUT STEDHAM WITH IPING ...................................................................... 8 SINDP20 – Permissive and Public Rights of Way ..................................... 34 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES .............................................................10 SINDP21 – Car Parking ............................................................................. 35 SINDP1 – Stedham Settlement boundary ...............................................10 SINDP22 – Maintaining and improving Accessibility ............................... 36 SINDP2 – Preserving our rural character .................................................10 GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................... 37 OUR COMMUNITY .......................................................................................11 SINDP3 – Recreational and Community facilities ....................................13 SINDP4 – Local Green Space ....................................................................14 SINDP5 – Local Community Space ...........................................................15 SINDP6 – Promoting Health and Wellbeing ............................................15 ALLOCATIONS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT ....................................................16 SINDP7 – Stedham Sawmills ....................................................................16 SINDP8 – Land west of West Lodge, Stedham ........................................18 SINDP9 – Unallocated residential development .....................................20 LOCAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS................................................................21 SINDP10 – A Strong Local Economy ........................................................22 SINDP11 – The Small Business Economy .................................................22 SINDP12 – Communication Infrastructure ..............................................23 THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................24 SINDP13 – Iping Common SSSI ................................................................25 SINDP14 – Dark skies ...............................................................................26 SINDP15 – Tranquillity .............................................................................26 SINDP16 – Landscape and Views .............................................................27 LOCAL HERITAGE .........................................................................................28 SINDP17 – Parish Heritage Assets ...........................................................31 INTRODUCTION As part of the new housing we were required to find in Stedham settlement, we were sent 11 site assessments by land owners, of these 7, The Stedham with Iping Neighbourhood Development Plan (SINDP) has were in or adjacent to, Stedham village, one of these was offered for been prepared by the SINDP Steering Group, a group consisting of local parking only. In assessing these we have tried to give priority to the type of volunteers and set up by Stedham with Iping Parish Council. housing our Parish needs; for the elderly who are downsizing and for the young who are starting out. We have been working under the constraints The decision to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan was taken by of the emerging SDNPA Local Plan, but considering this, and the needs of the Stedham with Iping Parish Council in July 2017. This happened largely the whole of this rural Parish we hope residents will feel the conclusions as a result of the Local Plan then being produced by the South Downs that are presented in this Regulation 14 NP here are exciting prospects for National Park Authority, which chose the sites for additional new housing the Parish over the next 15 years. in our Parish. The desire for a Stedham with Iping Neighbourhood Development Plan (SINDP) arose out of a clear wish to make this decision The SINDP provides a clear framework to guide residents, local authorities ourselves, where the residents of our Parish could have a real influence on and developers as to how the community wish to shape future where new development was put as well as the design and scale of this development within the Parish over the next 15 years from 2018-2033. housing. In the course of the SINDP preparation, which has been a learning curve The Purpose of a Neighbourhood Plan for all concerned, there have been many other issues which the Steering Group have addressed. In doing so we hope we have found solutions to Once it has been agreed at referendum and ‘made’, a neighbourhood plan current problems, as well as looking ahead to changing demographics and has the same legal status as the Local Plan prepared by the relevant Local technology in the future. Planning Authority (South Downs National Park Authority). At this point it becomes part of the statutory ‘development plan’ and used in the We have considered our wonderful heritage assets and the special natural determination of planning applications. environment of our Parish and sought to find ways to protect these. We have looked at the local economy, as well as employment opportunities Applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance and thought about the size of businesses we want to encourage. We have with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate studied transport links, from footpaths to roads and tried to come up with otherwise (see section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act policies which will enhance Parishioner’s work and leisure experiences. We 2004). have considered the lack of parking in Stedham and thought about ways to mitigate this problem. All of these issues are hugely important to the quality of life of those living in the Parish and we hope the proposals within this draft plan will truly enhance the Parish. FIGURE 1 - THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA The Neighbourhood Plan area The SINDP area covers the Parish of Stedham with Iping (see Figure 1). The Parish has an irregular shape and covers around six square miles. It is within the Chichester District but also falls within the South Downs National Park – which is the Planning Authority. An application was made under the Localism Act 2011 to South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) for the Parish to be designated as a neighbourhood area. This was adopted by SDNPA on 1 August 2017. The legal & planning policy context The legal basis for the preparation of neighbourhood plans is provided by the Localism Act 2011, Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. These pieces of legislation have enabled local communities to prepare neighbourhood plans but also provide a number of conditions and tests to which the plan must adhere, to enable it to come into force. The basic conditions that must be met are: • The policies relate to the development and use of land. • The plan must have been prepared by a qualifying body, and relate to an area that has been properly designated for such plan preparation. • The plan specifies the period to which it has effect, does not include provision about excluded development, and only relates to one plan area. • The plan has regard to national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State • It contributes to the achievement of sustainable development. • It is in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the existing development plan for the area FIGURE 2 - VIEW FROM TOTE HILL • It does not breach, and is otherwise compatible with, EU obligations. How this document should be used Whilst the SINDP can shape and influence where development will go This plan, and its associated map should be used by residents, local locally and what it will look like there are some rules. The plan should take authorities, developers and other stakeholders to understand how the account of national policy, including: local community wish future development to occur. Whether or not the • The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012 development requires planning permission, everyone should pay attention • The National Park Purposes & Duty to the aspirations and objectives set out within this document. • English National Park and The Broads – Vision and Circular 2010 For applications that require planning permission, whether proposing a scheme or assessing the acceptability of a scheme, the policies contained The SINDP needs to be in general conformity with both the saved policies within this document are key. For a planning application to be considered of the Chichester District Local Plan 1999 and the emerging South Downs favourably, all relevant policies contained within this plan should be National Park Local Plan: Pre-submission version September 2017. Once considered and complied with. the South Downs Local Plan is adopted the saved policies of the Chichester
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