Waverley Borough Council Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) 2019-2020
Published July 2021
Contents Introduction ...... 4 Part 1: Progress of the new Local Plan ...... 5 Update on the Progress of the Local Plan ...... 5 Evidence Documents ...... 6 Unused Local Plan Policies and Saved Policies ...... 6 Duty to Cooperate ...... 7 Neighbourhood Development Plans ...... 9 Part 2: Monitoring of Local Plan Part 1 ...... 10 Policy SP2: Spatial Strategy and Policy ALH1: The Amount and Location of Housing ..... 10 Policy ST1: Sustainable Transport ...... 13 Policy ICS1: Infrastructure and Community Facilities ...... 15 Policy AHN1: Affordable Housing on Development Sites ...... 17 Policy AHN2: Rural Exception Sites ...... 18 Policy AHN3: Housing Types and Size ...... 19 Policy AHN4: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ...... 20 Policy EE1: New Economic Development ...... 22 Policy EE2: Protecting Existing Employment Land ...... 22 Policy TCS1: Town Centres ...... 26 Policy TCS2: Local Centres ...... 30 Policy TCS3: Neighbourhood and Village Shops ...... 30 Policy LRC1: Leisure, Recreation and Culture ...... 31 Policy RE1: Countryside beyond the Green Belt ...... 33 Policy RE2: Green Belt ...... 34 Policy RE3: Landscape Character ...... 36 Policy TD1: Townscape and Design ...... 38 Policy HA1: Protection of Heritage Assets ...... 39 Policy NE1: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation and Policy NE2: Green and Blue Infrastructure ...... 40 Policy NE3: Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBH SPA) ...... 41 Policy CC1: Climate Change, Policy CC2: Sustainable Design and Construction and Policy CC3: Renewable Energy Development ...... 44 Policy CC4: Flood Risk Management ...... 45 Strategic Sites Policies SS1-SS9 ...... 46 Part 3: Other Monitoring ...... 48
Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register ...... 48 Part 4: Future monitoring and AMRs ...... 50
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Introduction
1. This report monitors the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
2. This Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the legislation (the Localism Act 2011 and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004). There are specific topics the Council must report on, while others are discretionary.
3. The AMR provides information on: • Progress with the Local Plan preparation • Any supplementary planning documents that have been prepared or adopted during the reporting period • Information on any local plan policies that are not being used, and the reasons for this • An indication of net additional dwellings or net additional affordable dwellings that have been permitted and completed during the reporting period • Any activity on duty to cooperate • How implementation of local plan policies is progressing • Information on the progress of neighbourhood plans • Any other information collected for monitoring purposes
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Part 1: Progress of the new Local Plan
Update on the Progress of the Local Plan
4. This section of the Monitoring Report looks at Waverley’s progress in preparing a new Local Plan. The new Local Plan positively seeks opportunities to meet the development needs of the area.
5. The Local Plan for Waverley is being produced in two parts. The Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1): Strategic Policies and Sites sets out the strategic policies relating to the development and use of land in Waverley and development proposals for the strategic sites identified within it, for the period up to 2032. It covers a range of issues, including the Council's overall strategy for where development should be located as well as tackling issues that are of particular importance locally, such as the Council's policies for delivering affordable housing and the preservation of a healthy and attractive environment.
6. LPP1 was adopted at a meeting of the full Council on 20 February 2018 and can be viewed at www.waverley.gov.uk/lpp1.
7. LPP1 includes a monitoring framework and the indicators within this will be used to assess whether the policies are working effectively, with the outcomes reported in AMRs.
8. Local Plan Part 2 (LPP2): Site Allocations and Development Management Policies will form the second stage of Waverley’s new Local Plan. This plan will provide the more detailed ‘Development Management’ policies and will allocate sites needed for housing alongside the Neighbourhood Plans in the Borough and gypsy and traveller accommodation in the Borough. LPP2 will also review the boundaries of the town centres, existing settlement boundaries and important local landscape designations.
9. The Council held the first of three public consultations for LPP2, called the ‘Issues and Options’ consultation, in June 2017. The comments received were then used to inform the next consultation stage, the ‘Preferred Options’. The Council ran the Preferred Options consultation from May-July 2018. The Council started its Regulation 19 ‘pre-submission’ consultation on LPP2 on 27 November 2020 which concluded on 29 January 2021.
10. The timetable for the remaining stages of the preparation of LPP2 are set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme.
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Evidence Documents
11. The Council regularly publishes evidence documents, some of which are commissioned and carried out by external consultants. Some documents have been published since the end of the monitoring period, these are included for completeness.
Documents published in the monitoring period between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 • Five Year Housing Land Supply (1 April 2019) – July 2019 [SUPERSEDED] • Waverley Borough Council Brownfield Land Register (Update) – December 2019 [SUPERSEDED]
Documents published after the monitoring period from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020 • Five Year Housing Land Supply (1 April 2020) – October 2020 • Land Availability Assessment (base date 1 April 2020) – November 2020 • Sustainability Appraisal and Appendices for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Habitats Regulations Assessment for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Flood Risk and Sequential Test Assessment for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Viability Report for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Green Belt Site Appraisals for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Landscape Study and Landscape Study Addendum for Local Plan Part 2 – November 2020 • Waverley Borough Council Brownfield Land Register (Update) – December 2020 • Housing Delivery Action Plan – December 2020
In addition, a number of topic papers and other documents were produced to support the Pre-Submission Local Plan Part 2 consultation.
Unused Local Plan Policies and Saved Policies
12. From 28 September 2007, some of the policies in the 2002 Local Plan ceased to have effect. The remaining policies continued to be part of the development plan and are known as 'Saved Policies'. View the schedule of saved polices and the list of policies which have been removed from the plan. Of the saved policies, the Council has no evidence to show which, if any, are unused.
13. On the adoption of Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) in February 2018, a number of other 2002 Local Plan policies were not retained. Appendix B in LPP1 indicates which of the 2002 Local Plan policies have been replaced by LPP1 policies and which have been retained until the adoption of Local Plan Part 2 (LPP2).
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Duty to Cooperate
14. The ‘Duty to Cooperate’ became a legal requirement under the provisions of the Localism Act, which came into force in November 2011. It requires local planning authorities and other prescribed bodies to cooperate on strategic matters to maximise the effectiveness of preparing development plan and other local development documents.
15. The AMR should include details of any activities undertaken in relation to the Duty to Cooperate. In practice the ‘duty to cooperate’ affects Waverley in the following ways:-
• Working with neighbouring local authorities to identify and address strategic cross-boundary issues; • Working with the County Council to identify and address strategic issues both within Waverley and those affecting more than one local authority area; • Working with other public bodies and infrastructure providers to ensure that relevant strategic planning matters are identified and addressed.
16. Waverley Borough Council has sought to liaise and work jointly with neighbouring authorities and other relevant organisations to deal with strategic issues that either extend across local authority boundaries or involve a number of different agencies. During the monitoring period this has included:
• A Briefing from Thames Water, South East Water and Southern Water in November 2019 on strategic water issues within the Borough • Meeting with Chichester District Council in December 2019 to discuss cross- boundary issues and how best to address them • Meeting with East Hampshire District Council in February 2020 to discuss cross-boundary issues and how best to address them, particularly in relation to East Hampshire’s emerging Local Plan • Meeting with Surrey County Council in February 2020 to discuss a range of strategic issues • Ongoing communication with Duty to Cooperate bodies as part of work to update the Infrastructure Delivery Plan • Continued regular attendance of Planning Working Group – attended by representatives from Surrey County Council and all Surrey district and borough councils • Regular responses to consultations from Duty to Cooperate bodies • Ongoing cross-boundary cooperation with other local planning authorities and Natural England in relation to the Thames Basin Heaths SPA and Wealden Heaths Phase I and II SPAs
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17. The above provides evidence that Waverley has undertaken regular and on-going cooperation with its neighbouring authorities and with other organisations active in the borough to address strategic issues.
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Neighbourhood Development Plans
18. As of 31 December 2020, thirteen neighbourhood plan areas had been designated. The town and parish councils have reached varying stages in the process of preparing their neighbourhood plans and the most up-to-date progress is set out on the Neighbourhood Planning in Waverley webpage.
19. More details for each neighbourhood plan can be found on the relevant town or parish council’s website. The Council is continuing to work with the qualifying bodies to assist, when requested, with the production of the neighbourhood plans. There is a webpage for neighbourhood planning which provides details of those that have been designated and provides guidance for qualifying bodies.
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Part 2: Monitoring of Local Plan Part 1
Policy SP2: Spatial Strategy and Policy ALH1: The Amount and Location of Housing
Target to be achieved: ➢ Delivery of 11,210 net additional homes between 2013 and 2032 (590 dwellings per year) ➢ Delivery of other forms of development
20. Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) was adopted by the Council on 20 February 2018 and has a housing requirement of 590 new homes per annum, which equates to 11,210 new homes over the Plan period (2013-2032).
Completions of new homes
Net Annual housing Year completions requirement 2013/2014 143 590 2014/2015 242 590 2015/2016 342 590 2016/2017 321 590 2017/2018 512 590 2018/2019 346 590 2019/2020 595 590 Table 1: Number of net dwellings completed. Source: WBC monitoring.
Parish 2019-2020 Farnham 174 Godalming 91 Haslemere 9 Cranleigh 144 Bramley 14 Elstead 34 Witley (including Milford) 11 Chiddingfold 0 Alfold 38 Churt 1 Dunsfold 31 Ewhurst 34 Frensham 2 Tilford 2 Wonersh ( including 1 Shamley Green) Other Villages 9 Dunsfold Aerodrome 0 Total 595 Table 2: Number of net dwellings completed from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 broken down by parish. Source: WBC monitoring.
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New homes built on previously developed land 21. National planning policy encourages the re-use of land that has been developed before. Waverley monitors the use of previously developed land. The NPPF published in July 2018 contained an amended definition of previously developed (brownfield) land and from this date forward the Council has used this definition in its monitoring.
Monitoring Number of % of total homes year brownfield homes completed that were completed on brownfield land 2013/14 Data not available Data not available 2014/15 205 86% 2015/16 226 67% 2016/17 321 91% 2017/18 316 63% 2018/19 116 34% 2019/20 262 44% Table 3: Number of net dwellings completed on brownfield land. Source: WBC monitoring.
22. Waverley’s Brownfield Land Register was published in December 2017, as required by the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017. The Register has since been updated annually, with the most recent edition published in December 2020.
Future new homes 23. Councils are required to demonstrate a five year supply of housing land against their requirements under paragraph 73 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019). You can view our latest Five Year Housing Land Supply Position on the Council’s website.
24. Councils are also required to illustrate the expected rate of delivery of new homes for the period of the Local Plan, and set out a housing strategy to show how they will maintain a five-year supply of deliverable housing land.
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Number of new homes granted planning permission
Number of new homes granted Year planning permission (net) 2013/2014 404 2014/2015 697 2015/2016 1289 2016/2017 1018 2017/2018 2606 2018/2019 1755 2019/2020 555 Table 4: Number of net dwellings granted planning permission. Source: WBC monitoring.
Number of new homes granted planning Parish permission in 2019-20 (net) Farnham 148 Godalming 62 Haslemere 16 Cranleigh 98 Bramley 1 Elstead 1 Milford/Witley 4 Chiddingfold 11 Alfold 147 Churt 8 Dunsfold 3 Ewhurst 16 Frensham 6 Tilford 0 Wonersh & 1 Shamley Green Other Villages 33 Dunsfold 0 Aerodrome Total 555 Table 5: Number of net dwellings granted planning permission from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 broken down by parish. Source: WBC monitoring.
25. The monitoring of the delivery of other forms of development is set out in the subsequent sections of this report.
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Policy ST1: Sustainable Transport
Target to be achieved: ➢ Implementation of transport initiatives to achieve visions and objectives of the LTP and Local Plan ➢ Delivery in line with the latest Air Quality Management Plan
26. As part of the planning consent for a number of larger schemes within the Borough, travel plans have been required through a Section 106 agreement since that start of the Plan period:
• WA/2014/1038 – Land south of • WA/2016/1921 - Land centred Amlets Lane and north of Roberts coordinates 504183 139055 south Way, Cranleigh of Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh • WA/2014/0912 – Land south of • WA/2018/1815 – Land opposite High Street between Alfold Road Milford Golf Club, Station Lane, and Knowle Lane, Cranleigh Milford • WA/2018/1239 – Land between • WA/2014/1054 – Land at Sturt New Way and Aarons Hill, Road, Haslemere Godalming • WA/2015/2283 – Land on west • WA/2016/2207 – Land at West side of Green Lane, Badshot Lea Cranleigh Nurseries and north of • WA/2017/2362 – Land at Firethorn Knowle Park between Knowle Farm & 44 & 45 Larkfield, The Lane and Alfold Road, Cranleigh Green, Ewhurst • WA/2015/2395 – Dunsfold Park, • WA/2018/0830 – University for the Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh Creative Arts, Falkner Road, • WA/2015/0478 – Little Meadow, Farnham Alfold Road, Cranleigh • WA/2018/2032 – Land North of the Runway Extension, Dunsfold Park, Cranleigh
27. School Travel Plans are produced and monitored by Surrey County Council (Safer Travel Team). Travel Plans submitted to this Council as part of a planning application will be reviewed by Environmental Health (Air Quality) and SCC (Highways) for suitability and further recommendations made as necessary.
28. Both Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) in Waverley have continuous automatic analysers measuring nitrogen dioxide levels. In Farnham, particulates are also monitored. Environmental Health (Air Quality) is consulted on all planned development within our AQMAs regardless of the size of development. Major developments anywhere in the borough will be required to produce an Air Quality Assessment which will include modelling to determine the potential future impact on local air quality and the borough’s AQMAs as a result of the proposed development.
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29. The data from the automatic analysers situated in the AQMAs can be viewed on the Air Quality England website.
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Policy ICS1: Infrastructure and Community Facilities
Target to be achieved: ➢ Ensuring that there is sufficient infrastructure to support anticipated level of development ➢ Achieve delivery in line with the Infrastructure Delivery Plan
PIC and Section 106 agreements 30. Between April 2008 and April 2015 Waverley collected developer contributions through Section 106 legal agreements, as well as for smaller ‘windfall’ schemes through Planning Infrastructure Contributions (PIC) as set out in the Council’s Planning Infrastructure Contributions (PIC) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The SPD extended infrastructure contributions on a standard basis to every scheme involving any additional dwelling or commercial space.
31. With effect from 6 April 2015 the Council stopped collecting developer contributions through PIC but continued to secure Section 106 contributions as appropriate and in accordance with national policy and guidance. The Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was implemented from 1 March 2019 and consequently from this date the type of contributions sought through Section 106 agreements have changed.
32. Details of Section 106 agreements and monies collected through Section 106 agreements can be viewed on the Council’s developer contributions database.
Community Infrastructure Levy 33. The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a levy that councils can choose to charge on new developments to raise funds to provide infrastructure. The money raised could be used towards improvements to transport, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
34. The CIL will largely replace the existing system of ‘Section 106’ developer contributions. However, such agreements will still be to secure some types of infrastructure and affordable housing.
35. Details of CIL money collected by the Council can be viewed on the Council’s developer contributions database. For further information on CIL in Waverley visit www.waverley.gov.uk/CIL.
Infrastructure Funding Statement 36. In December 2020 the Council published an Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) covering the reporting period 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. The IFS contains a summary of all financial and non-financial developer contributions relating to S106s and CIL within Waverley. It also includes a statement of
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infrastructure projects that Waverley Borough Council intends to be, or may be, wholly or partly funded by CIL. The 2019-2020 IFS is included as Appendix 1.
Infrastructure Delivery Plan 37. The Council has an Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) which was published in December 2016. An updated IDP is being prepared and through this work the Council is liaising with key stakeholders to understand which infrastructure projects have been completed and which still need to be delivered and/or funded.
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Policy AHN1: Affordable Housing on Development Sites
Target to be achieved: ➢ 30% on housing developments in designated rural areas providing a net increase of 6 dwellings or more ➢ 30% on housing development in non-designated rural area providing a net increase of 11 dwellings or more or that have a maximum combined floorspace of more than 1000 sq. m
38. The most up to date definition of affordable housing can be found in the NPPF (2019) and replaces the definition set out in the July 2018 NPPF. The new definition states that affordable housing is housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market; and which complies with one or more of the definitions for: affordable housing for rent, starter homes (as specified in Sections 2 and 3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016), discounted market sales housing (sold at a discount of at least 20% below local market value) or other affordable routes to home ownership (including shared ownership, relevant equity loans and rent to buy). The full definition is available in Annex 2 (Glossary) of the NPPF (2019). When considering planning applications the Council applies the most up to date affordable housing requirements outlined in Policy AHN1 of Local Plan Part 1 and the NPPF.
39. As at 1 April 2021 there were just over 1300 households on Waverley’s Housing Register with a connection to the Borough, via family, residence or employment.
Number of new affordable homes permitted by year Affordable Shared Discounted Social Intermediate To be Total rented ownership/ local sale rented housing determined shared equity 2013/14 35 26 0 9 16 0 86 2014/15 69 51 0 55 0 0 176 2015/16 170 139 0 14 0 0 323 2016/17 61 52 0 24 45 0 182 2017/18 101 69 0 15 0 540* 725 2018/19 217 139 2 0 0 0 358 2019/20 84 12 0 0 0 0 96 Total 737 488 2 117 61 540 1946 *WA/2015/2395 - Hybrid Planning Application at Dunsfold Park Table 6: Number of net affordable housing units permitted by type. Source: WBC monitoring.
The affordable homes permitted in 2019/2020 include:
• 32 affordable homes at West Cranleigh Nurseries, Cranleigh • 24 affordable homes at Land East of Loxwood Road, Alfold • 17 affordable homes at Land at Alfold Garden Centre, Alfold
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Number of new affordable homes completed by year
Number of new affordable homes Year completed (gross) 2013/2014 10 2014/2015 49* 2015/2016 83 2016/2017 57 2017/2018 64 2018/2019 157 2019/2020 127 Total 547 *The number of new affordable homes completed in 2014/15 has previously been incorrectly reported as 39. Table 7: Number of gross affordable homes completed. Source: WBC monitoring.
Policy AHN2: Rural Exception Sites
No target
40. There have been three rural exception schemes permitted since the start of the Plan period. The first of these is Ricardo Court in Bramley which was permitted on 13.03.2015 for 15 affordable homes and nine market homes. Five of the market and nine of the affordable homes have been completed. The second scheme is Land adjacent to Springfield Cottage in Dunsfold which was permitted on 24.04.2018 for eight affordable homes. The development commenced in September 2019. The third scheme is at Orchard Farm in Hambledon and was permitted on 25.03.2020 for seven affordable and two market units. The breakdown of the size and tenure of the affordable units is set out in the tables below.
Ricardo Affordabl Shared Land at Affordabl Shared Discounte Court e rented ownership Springfiel e rented ownership d sale units units d Cottage units units units 1 bed 5 3 1 bed 1 0 0 2 bed 2 1 2 bed 3 0 0 3 bed 3 1 3 bed 2 0 2 Table 8: Breakdown of affordable units Table 9: Breakdown of affordable units permitted at Ricardo Court rural exception permitted at Springfield Cottage rural scheme. Source: WBC monitoring. exception scheme. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Orchard Affordable Shared Farm rented ownership units units 1 bedroom 2 0 2 bedroom 2 1 3 bedroom 1 1 Table 10: Breakdown of affordable units permitted at Orchard Farm rural exception scheme. Source: WBC monitoring.
Policy AHN3: Housing Types and Size
Target to be achieved: ➢ Mix of market and affordable homes as identified in the 2015 West Surrey SHMA and subsequent updates
41. Policy AHN3 requires developments to provide a mix of affordable and market homes in line with the 2015 West Surrey SHMA or subsequent updates. The 2015 West Surrey SHMA is the most up-to-date SHMA.
1 2 3 4+ Unknown bedroom bedroom bedroom bedroom SHMA 10% 30% 40% 20% 2015 Permitted 144 91 93 75 56* Market homes homes 31% 20% 21% 16% 12% Completed 101 135 120 109 3 homes 22% 29% 25% 23% 1% SHMA 40% 30% 25% 5% 2015 Permitted 30 34 8 0 24 Affordable homes homes 32% 35% 8% 0% 25% Completed 39 47 37 4 0 homes 31% 37% 29% 3% 0% *unknown dwelling size is as a result of outline applications where the mix of dwelling sizes is a reserved matter. Table 11: Breakdown of market and affordable homes by bedroom size required in the SHMA 2015 and permitted and completed from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy AHN4: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople
Target to be achieved: ➢ To meet the level of need identified within the Waverley Traveller Accommodation Assessment
42. According to The Waverley Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) (March 2018), 27 additional pitches are needed for the 26 Gypsy or Traveller households that meet the planning definition. The GTAA also identifies the need for 2 additional showpeople plots to be delivered by 2032. Following further liaison with the travelling showpeople community, it has been established that there is no longer a need for the two additional showpeople plots to meet the identified need in the GTAA.
43. In terms of addressing a five year supply of gypsy and traveller households, the TAA recommends the following split on delivery.
0-5 6-10 11-15 Years Total 2017-22 2022-27 2027-32 Number 19 4 4 27 of pitches Table 12: Recommended split of delivery of traveller pitches. Source: The Waverley Traveller Accommodation Assessment (TAA) (March 2018).
44. In addition to the need generated from those households that do meet the planning definition, there are a known number of households that do not meet the definition and a number of households where this status is unknown. This is important in terms of understanding the need for pitches when considering the number of pitches already granted planning permission.
45. Between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2020, 29 permanent permissions for Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the Borough. These are detailed below
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Number of Site pitches Land adjacent to 1 East View Cottages, 1 Dunsfold Road, Alfold Land North of Lydia Park, Stovolds Hill, 3 Cranleigh Land to the West of Lydia Park, Stovolds Hill, 3 Cranleigh Land North of 11A Lydia Park, Stovolds Hill, 1 Cranleigh Land North of Lydia Park Centred Co-ordinates 4 502164 137703, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh Land North of Lydia Park, Stovolds Hill, 6 Cranleigh Land centred co-ordinates 482312 145552, 4 River Lane, Farnham Pollingfold Place, Horsham Road, Ellens 7 Green, Rudgwick 29 Table 13: Number of Gypsy and Traveller pitches granted permission from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2020. Source: WBC monitoring.
46. Waverley Borough Council did not take enforcement action in respect of any unauthorised encampments between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020.
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Policy EE1: New Economic Development
Target to be achieved: ➢ The provision of additional employment floorspace including at least 16,000 sq. m of B1a/b ➢ Retention, improvement and provision of tourism facilities
Policy EE2: Protecting Existing Employment Land
Target to be achieved: ➢ Protecting existing employment sites including sites identified under saved local plan policies IC2 and IC3
47. The majority of the Borough’s employment land (as defined under the B Classes of the Use Classes Order 1987) is concentrated in the four main settlements: the highest in Farnham, followed by Godalming, Cranleigh and then Haslemere. There is also a significant amount of employment land in the villages and smaller settlements and throughout the rural areas. Dunsfold Aerodrome is important for Waverley’s employment land. The former aerodrome site has approximately 17.5ha of commercial land which equates to approximately 41,500sqm of employment floorspace and employs over 700 people.
48. The table below which is also set out in Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) summarises the evidence from the Employment Land Review (ELR) (April 2016) on how much employment floorspace is needed in the Borough by 2033. It also shows the balance of demand and supply following an assessment of the Borough’s 150 major employment sites to establish if there is any land in existing employment use that could potentially be suitable for redevelopment or intensification in the short term, medium term and long term. This includes potential for additional employment land on Dunsfold Aerodrome which amounts to a net increase of approximately 26,000sqm.
Use Class Projected Potential supply Need/supply Need (sqm) from existing balance employment sites (sqm) (sqm) B1a/b (Offices/Research and Shortfall of 11,141 Shortfall of Development) 15,800 4,659 B1c/B2 (Light industrial/ Surplus of 17,774 Surplus of General Industrial 11,600 29,374 B8 (Storage and Distribution) Surplus of 38,202 Surplus of 18,900 57,102 Totals Surplus of 67,117 Surplus of 14,700 81,817 Table 14: Commercial floorspace need across the Borough by 2033. Source: Employment Land Review (2016).
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49. As this table demonstrates, the surplus in B1c/B2 and B8 up to 2033 is forecast to be more than enough to meet the shortfall in B1a/b forecast in the same period. However, the ELR states that while in quantitative terms the identified potential supply should be sufficient, qualitative factors such as the location quality, type, size and accessibility of sites does not mean that all surplus B1c/B2 (Light/General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) sites will be suitable for meeting future need for B1a/b (Offices/Research & Development).
50. LPP1 Policy EE1 sets out how the provision for economic growth, including at least 16,000sqm of new B1a/b floorspace will be delivered. There are two allocated sites for employment uses: Land off Water Lane in Farnham (Policy SS9) and Land at Dunsfold Aerodrome (Policy SS7 and SS7A). The allocation for Land at Dunsfold Aerodrome should deliver up to 26,000sqm of new employment as part of an expanded business park. The outline application granted in March 2018 permits up to 24,715 of net employment floorspace. LPP1 Policy EE2 sets out how existing employment sites will be protected but recognises that where there is an identified need for new homes, the Council will normally approve applications for a change of use to residential subject to there being no strong economic reasons why such development would be inappropriate.
51. The Council monitor planning permissions for new employment uses and changes of use including those applications for prior approval. The table below sets out a summary of this monitoring. Table 15 sets out completion of commercial floorspace during the plan period and Table 16 sets out outstanding permissions which involve the gain or loss of commercial floorspace.
52. Table 15 shows that there has been an overall loss of commercial floorspace and a loss of all types of commercial floorspace except for B1b floorspace. Table 16 shows that there are also a number of outstanding permissions which involve the gain or loss of commercial floorspace, which if these are all implemented would double the loss of commercial floorspace. The 24,715sqm of net commercial floorspace permitted as part of the re-development of Dunsfold Aerodrome is included in the 2017-18 outstanding permissions data.
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B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 Flexible Total
2013-14 -7546.6 -236.1 -1518.8 -1282.7 -2706.7 474.1 -12816.7 2014-15 -13914.8 0.0 -1115.4 -1115.4 -280.0 0.0 -16425.6 2015-16 -6300.02 1032.3 -200.0 -1232.3 -1364.1 1955.3 -6108.9 2016-17 -3700.6 0.0 -3246.9 -3246.9 159.1 169.3 -9866.0 2017-18 147.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 147.3 2018-19 -922.4 0.0 -682.0 -682.0 0.0 0.0 -2286.4 2019-20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total -32237.1 796.2 -6763.1 -7559.3 -4191.7 2598.7 -47356.2 Table 15: Commercial completions: Net commercial floorspace in m2 broken down by monitoring year that permission was granted. Source: WBC monitoring.
B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 Flexible Total
2013-14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2014-15 -174.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -174.9 2015-16 101.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 101.3 2016-17 -1291.6 0.0 -10717.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -12008.6 2017-18 -16961.5 1850.0 1127.4 4207.0 9318.9 5112.0 4653.7 2018-19 -26517.0 0.0 -405.6 0.0 -2342.8 -2342.8 -31608.2 2019-20 -4481.2 0.0 128.5 -194.9 -708.3 -513.4 -5769.2 Total -49324.9 1850.0 -9866.6 4012.0 6267.8 2255.8 -44805.9 Table 16: Outstanding permissions for gain or loss of commercial floorspace in m2 broken down by monitoring year that permission was granted.
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53. There have also been a number of applications involving tourism and visitor facilities as set out below. While the target of the policy is to retain existing facilities, there has been an overall loss of facilities since the start of the plan period.
Application Year Change in Facilities Status Reference Bishops Table Hotel, Farnham: Erection of a building to provide additional hotel 2013/14 WA/2013/0073 Implemented accommodation together with extension and alterations to existing building following part demolition. Bishops Table Hotel, Farnham: Erection of extensions and alterations to the existing hotel building following part demolition; erection of 2013/14 WA/2013/1325 Lapsed building to provide 6 new hotel rooms; erection of 4 dwellings together with alterations to vehicle access and parking arrangement. Premier Inn, Farnham: Erection of a three storey hotel (class c1) and part 2014/15 WA/2013/1243 single/part two storey pub/restaurant (class a3/a4) Implemented together with car parking and landscaping following demolition of existing buildings. Undershaw Hotel, Hindhead: Change of use from hotel (class c1) to educational use 2014/15 WA/2014/1227 Lapsed (class d1) together with alterations to access and parking. Undershaw Hotel, Hindhead: Change of use from hotel (class c1) to school (class d1) 2014/15 WA/2014/1655 together with the erection of extensions and alterations Implemented following demolition of a modern extension and associated works. 22 Firgrove Hill, Farnham: Change of use of hotel/guest house (use class c1) to 2018/19 WA/2018/0556 Outstanding house in multiple occupation (hmo) (use class c4) for occupation by not more than 10 persons. The Manor House, Godalming: Change of use from non-residential training and hotel use (class d1 & c1) together with erection of an 2018/19 WA/2018/0379 Implemented extension and detached building to provide 23 dwellings, parking, amenity space and associated works following the demolition of existing extension. Lythe Hill Hotel; Haslemere: Erection of extensions to existing hotel and spa 2019/20 WA/2017/0277 buildings together with the erection of new buildings in 4 Outstanding phases together with associated parking and demolition of existing extension and outbuildings. Hotel Danielle, Farnham: Change of use from mixed Use Class C1 (Hotel) and A3 2019/20 WA/2019/0417 (Restaurant) to 3 dwellings, alterations to elevations Outstanding and associated parking including car park to serve adjacent church. Table 17: Applications involving tourism and visitor facilities during the Plan period. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy TCS1: Town Centres
Target to be achieved: ➢ Delivery of new retail, leisure and business floorspace within Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere/Weyhill and Cranleigh. Retail space to be in line with capacity identified in the latest retail study.
54. Waverley has four defined town centres and each has a primary shopping area within it. The Farnham town centre boundary was defined in the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan (‘made’ on 28 July 2017). The town centre boundaries for Godalming, Haslemere (Haslemere Centre and Wey Hill) and Cranleigh have been retained from the Local Plan 2002 and will be reviewed through Local Plan Part 2 (LPP2).
55. Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) sets out the following potential retail floorspace needs in the Borough by 2028:
Town Convenience Comparison Total centre floorspace (sqm) floorspace (sqm) Farnham 1517 10665 12182 Godalming 946 2128 3074 Haslemere 945 1342 2287 Cranleigh 696 1353 2049 Total 4104 15488 19592 Table 18: Potential convenience and comparison retail floorspace needs by 2028. Source: Waverley Town Centre Retail Study Update (2013).
56. LPP1 Policy TCS1 seeks to locate town centre uses within the designated town centres using a sequential assessment. It also seeks to focus A1 retail uses within the Primary Shopping Areas to ensure the vitality and viability of the town centres. Outside of the Primary Shopping Areas but within the town centres uses such as food and drink, leisure and cultural uses are encouraged where they add to the liveliness, attractiveness and vitality and viability of the town centre.
57. LPP1 also proposes the designation of areas of Farncombe, Bramley and Milford as local centres within LPP2. Local centres are those that include a range of small shops of a local nature that serve a small catchment. LPP1 Policy TCS2 seeks to safeguard and consolidate the local centres.
58. In addition, there are a number of neighbourhood and village shops throughout the Borough which provide valuable services to local communities, while a new local centre will be provided as part of the new settlement at the Dunsfold Aerodrome site.
59. The Council monitor planning permissions for new retail uses and changes of use including those applications for prior approval. Tables 19, 20 & 21 below set out a summary of this monitoring. Table 19 sets out completion of retail floorspace
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during the plan period and Table 21 sets out outstanding permissions which involve the gain or loss of retail floorspace. Table 20 sets out completion of retail floorspace by town centre and that completed outside of town centres.
60. Table 19 shows that there has been an overall loss of retail floorspace but this has not been evenly across the retail use classes. There has been a large loss of A1 and A4 floorspace, whilst there have been small gains in A3 and A5 floorspace. There has also been a small gain in flexible retail floorspace. Table 20 shows that the majority of the retail floorspace has been lost outside of town centres but that Haslemere and Farnham town centres have had a much greater loss in retail floorspace than Godalming and Cranleigh town centres. Table 21 also shows that there are a large number of outstanding permissions which involve the gain or loss of retail floorspace. If these are all implemented there would be a large loss of A1 and A4 floorspace but this would be balanced out by large increases in A3 and flexible retail floorspace.
Changes in retail (A class) floorspace Flexible A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 Total retail 2013-14 -4092.8 0.2 202.6 -1143.4 226.2 0.0 -4807.2 2014-15 -1426.2 -36.9 9.7 -334.2 0.0 129.0 -1658.5 2015-16 -702.2 17.4 186.8 -200.1 211.4 508.1 21.4 2016-17 -1265.8 -61.3 976.9 -693.9 0.0 0.00 -1044.1 2017-18 -512.1 0.0 0.0 -366.6 0.0 53.1 -825.6 2018-19 821.4 0.0 -1124.0 -325.1 0.0 0.0 -627.7 2019-20 -173.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -173.0 Total -7350.7 -80.6 252.0 -3063.3 437.6 690.2 -9114.9 Table 19: Retail completions: Net retail floorspace in m2 broken down by monitoring year that permission was granted. Source: WBC monitoring.
Flexible A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 Total Use Godalming 574.9 23.3 -604.9 0.0 99.4 0.0 92.8 Farnham -1006.1 149.2 269.8 -200.1 64.8 0.0 -722.4 Haslemere -1093.1 38.0 -217.7 -280.5 0.0 53.1 -1500.1 Cranleigh -81.1 -117.3 90.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -107.6 Outside town -5745.4 -173.9 714.0 -2582.7 273.4 637.1 -6877.6 centres Total -7350.8 -80.6 252.0 -3063.3 437.6 690.2 -9114.9 Table 20: Retail completions by town centre in m2. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Flexible A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 Total Retail 2013-14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2014-15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 508.1 508.1 2016-17 6642.7 0.0 6652.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 13295.7 2017-18 -6971.3 0.0 -207.0 -1278.4 0.0 0.0 -8456.7 2018-19 -6249.0 -458.1 843.4 0.0 0.0 4097.0 -1766.8 2019-20 -4109.1 8.6 -99.0 -252.0 0.0 940.7 -3510.9 Total -10686.7 -449.6 7190.3 -1530.4 0.0 5545.8 69.4 Table 21: Outstanding permissions for gain or loss of retail floorspace in m2 broken down by monitoring year that permission was granted. Source: WBC monitoring.
Vacancy rates in town and local centres
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
Town Centres Farnham 7.2% 7.6% 6.9% 8.5% 2% 3% 4% Godalming 4.4% 3.4% 3.39% 5.4% 5% 6% 5% Cranleigh 5.7% 1.17% 2.6% 5.5% 4.5% 8% 8%
Haslemere 4.2% 2.5% 4.2% 5% 3% 5% 10% (Centre)
Haslemere Not 4% 4% 4% 5% 1% 1% (Wey Hill) recorded Local Centres
Not Not Farncombe 5% 7.5% 2.5% 0% 0% recorded recorded
Not Not Bramley 3% 10% 3% 7% 10% recorded recorded
Not Not Milford 5% 5% 4% 0% 0% recorded recorded
Borough 5.4% 3.7% 4.3% 6.4% 3.6% 3.8% 4.75% average
National 13.9% 14.7% 10.9% 9.4% 9.2% 10.2% 12.3%1 average Table 22: Vacancy rates in town and local centres as a percentage of the total number of units. Source: WBC monitoring for town and local centres and BRC for national average.
1 BRC The vacancy rate was 12.3% for High Streets (12.1% in Dec19)
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61. Vacancy rates are calculated using the number of unoccupied or non-trading units as a percentage of the total number of retail units. Vacancy rates within the town centres and identified local centres have fluctuated over the last 5 years; however the average for the Borough has always remained significantly lower than the national average.
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Policy TCS2: Local Centres
Target to be achieved: ➢ Maintain vitality and viability of local centres
62. Although Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) identified the locations to be designated as Local Centres (Farncombe, Milford and Bramley) and set out the policy to be applied within these areas, the designation of the boundaries is to be done through Local Plan Part 2 or neighbourhood plans. The Godalming and Farncombe Neighbourhood Plan which designates the area for the Farncombe Local Centre was ‘made’ in August 2019. Local Plan Part 2 (LPP2) is still an emerging plan, and the Bramley Neighbourhood Plan is also still emerging and therefore it has not been possible to monitor applications within the Bramley and Milford Local Centres for the Plan period up to 2019/20. This will reported on in future AMRs as and when the boundaries for these Local Centres are designated.
63. Although not all of the Local Centre boundaries had been designated in the previous monitoring year, the vacancy rates for the broader commercial areas have been calculated and are included in Table 22 above.
Policy TCS3: Neighbourhood and Village Shops
Target to be achieved: ➢ Maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of neighbourhood centres
64. Neighbourhood centres are not spatially designated areas and specific shops are not identified in LPP1. However the Council’s retail monitoring process as set out in tables 19-21 keeps a record of any loss or gain of shops anywhere in the Borough. The general trend is a decline in neighbourhood and village shops, however the loss of floorspace is limited compared with losses elsewhere. One of the areas with the biggest loss in local shops is Beacon Hill, but there have also been losses in Hindhead, Churt, Elstead and smaller centres in Farnham such as Wrecclesham. Some areas have seen an increase in local shops, including an extension to the Village Shop in Hambledon and a new shop to be provided as part of the development at Chapel Fields in Alfold.
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Policy LRC1: Leisure, Recreation and Culture
Target to be achieved: ➢ Protection of existing open space, sports, recreational and cultural facilities
65. The Council secure the provision of on-site recreational facilities through Section 106 agreements. Since the beginning of the Plan period, recreational facilities have been secured for developments through Section 106 agreements as set out in the below table. Further details are available on the Council’s developer contributions database.
• WA/2015/2261 - Land west of Sweeters Copse, Oxwood • WA/2014/0249 - Land adjacent to Little Saddlers, Ricardo Road, Alfold Court, Bramley • WA/2016/0114 – Alfold Garden Centre, Horsham Road, • WA/2014/0912 – Land to the east of Alfold Road and West Alfold of Knowle Lane, Cranleigh • WA/2016/0417 – Land at 106 and Chantreys Bungalow • WA/2014/1054 – Land at Sturt Road, Haslemere and land to the south west of Horsham Road, Cranleigh • WA/2014/1330 – Land on the South East Side of Furze • WA/2016/1418 – Woodside Park, Catteshall Lane, Lane, Godalming Godalming • WA/2014/1565 – Land at Crondall Lane, Farnham • WA/2016/1766 – Land to the north of Nugent Close, • WA/2014/2028 – Baker Oates Stables, Gardeners Hill Provision of Dunsfold Road, Wrecclesham, Farnham open space • WA/2016/1921 – Land to the south of Elmbridge Road, • WA/2014/2113 – Land to the west of St George’s Road, Cranleigh Badshot Lea, Farnham • WA/2016/2207 – Land at West Cranleigh Nursery and WA/2014/2156 – Land at Charles Hill Nursery, Tilford, • Knowle Park, Cranleigh Farnham • WA/2017/1044 – Land at Chasemoor, Portsmouth Road, • WA/2015/0478 – Little Meadow, Alfold Road, Cranleigh Hindhead • WA/2015/0789 – Former Weyburn Works, Shackleford • WA/2017/1362 – Land at Amlets Lane, Cranleigh Road, Elstead • WA/2017/1962 – Churt Place Nursery, Tilford Road, Churt • WA/2015/2283 – Land on West Side of Green Lane, • WA/2018/1239 – Land between New Way and Aarons Hill, Badshot Lea, Farnham Godalming
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• WA/2014/1054 – Land at Sturt Road, Haslemere • WA/2014/2028 – Baker Oates Stables, Gardeners Hill • WA/2016/1921 – Land to the south of Elmbridge Road, Road, Wrecclesham, Farnham Cranleigh • WA/2015/2283 – Land on West Side of Green Lane, • WA/2017/1044 – Land at Chasemoor, Portsmouth Road, Provision of Badshot Lea, Farnham Hindhead play space • WA/2015/2261 – Land west of Sweeters Copse, Oxwood • WA/2017/1396 – Land at High Park Vacherie Farm, Road, Alfold adjoining Vachery Lane and land to the south west of • WA/2016/0417 – Land at 106 and Chantreys Bungalow and Horsham Road, Cranleigh land to the south west of Horsham Road, Cranleigh • WA/2014/0912 – Land to the east of Alfold Road and West • WA/2016/1766 – Land to the north of Nugent Close, of Knowle Lane, Cranleigh Dunsfold Provision of • WA/2015/2283 – Land on West Side of Green Lane, • WA/2017/1962 – Churt Place Nursery, Tilford Road, Churt LAP Badshot Lea, Farnham • WA/2018/1239 – Land between New Way and Aarons Hill, • WA/2016/0114 – Alfold Garden Centre, Horsham Road, Godalming Alfold • WA/2015/0478 – Little Meadow, Alfold Road, Cranleigh • WA/2017/1962 – Churt Place Nursery, Tilford Road, Churt • WA/2015/2283 – Land on West Side of Green Lane, • WA/2018/1239 – Land between New Way and Aarons Hill, Provision of Badshot Lea, Farnham Godalming LEAP • WA/2016/1766 – Land to the north of Nugent Close, • WA/2018/0545 – Land at Waverley’s Folly, St Georges Dunsfold Road, Badshot Lea, Farnham • WA/2014/1330 – Land on the South East Side of Furze • WA/2015/0789 – Former Weyburn Works, Shackleford Provision of Lane, Godalming Road, Elstead recreational • WA/2014/1565 – Land at Crondall Lane, Farnham • WA/2016/0417 – Land at 106 and Chantreys Bungalow footways • WA/2014/2113 – Land to the west of St George’s Road, and land to the south west of Horsham Road, Cranleigh Badshot Lea, Farnham • WA/2014/0912 – Land to the east of Alfold Road and West Provision of of Knowle Lane, Cranleigh community • WA/2015/2395 – Land at Dunsfold Park space • WA/2018/1239 – Land between New Way and Aarons Hill, Godalming Table 23: On-site leisure, recreation and culture facilities secured through Section 106 agreements from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2019. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy RE1: Countryside beyond the Green Belt
Target to be achieved: ➢ Reduction in the number of appeals allowed
66. The Council monitor applications in the Countryside beyond the Green Belt and their outcomes, particularly the outcome of refused applications when they are appealed. During the 2019-20 monitoring year, very few applications in the Countryside beyond the Green Belt were allowed on appeal.
Appeal Appeal Granted Refused Total allowed dismissed
Details Pursuant 6 0 1 0 7 Full Application 45 6 7 5 63 Full Application (Major) 3 1 1 0 4 Householder Application 88 1 5 0 94 Listed Building - Alteration 12 0 1 0 13 Non-Material Amendment 26 0 0 0 26 Outline Application 1 0 1 0 2 Outline Application (Major) 1 1 0 1 3 Variation/Removal of 17 0 0 0 17 Conditions Total 199 9 16 5 229 Table 24: Applications determined in the Countryside beyond the Green Belt from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 by type and decision. Source: WBC monitoring.
67. Local Plan Part 1 was adopted in February 2018 and so the 2018/19 monitoring year is the first year in which the policies could be given full weight in decision- making. However, national Green Belt policy set out in the NPPF has been in place for the duration of the plan period. The percentage of permissions granted and refused and appeals allowed and dismissed has remained relatively constant over the plan period.
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2019/2 2013/1 2014/1 2015/1 2016/1 2017/1 2018/1 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Permission 84.1% 85.4% 81.9% 75.8% 81.7% 81.8% 86.9% granted Permission 13.0% 11.0% 12.9% 12.5% 8.8% 12.0% 7.0% refused 3.9% Appeal allowed 2.0% 1.3% 1.8% 4.4% 4.4% 3.1% Appeal 0.8% 2.3% 3.3% 7.3% 5.1% 3.1% 2.2% dismissed Table 25: Outcomes of planning applications within the Countryside beyond the Green Belt for each monitoring year. Source: WBC monitoring.
Policy RE2: Green Belt
Target to be achieved: ➢ Reduction in the number of appeals allowed
68. The Council monitor applications in the Green Belt and their outcomes, particularly the outcome of refused applications when they are appealed. During the 2019-20 monitoring year, very few applications in the Green Belt were allowed on appeal.
Appeal Appeal Granted Refused Total allowed dismissed Details Pursuant 0 0 0 0 0 Full Application 83 2 23 4 112 Full Application (Major) 8 0 1 0 9 Householder Application 272 3 50 8 333 Listed Building - Alteration 31 0 1 0 32 Non-Material Amendment 39 0 9 0 48 Outline Application 0 0 0 0 0 Outline Application (Major) 0 0 0 0 0 Variation/Removal of 35 0 1 0 36 Conditions Variation/Removal of Conditions – Listed Building 2 0 0 0 2 Consent Total 470 5 85 12 572 Table 26: Applications determined in the Green Belt from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 by type and decision. Source: WBC monitoring.
69. Permissions granted by Waverley have remained constant over the six years of the plan period and permissions refused has also remained relatively constant, albeit with a much higher percentage in 2015/16 and 2019/20 than other years. Appeals allowed have been reducing since 2015/16 and were at their lowest in 2018/19 and only slightly increased in 2019/20. Appeals allowed have fluctuated over the six years but remained relatively low.
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2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Permission 85.7% 88.6% 82.6% 88.4% 89.3% 88.3% 82.2% granted Permission 11.1% 8.8% 14.2% 8.2% 8.0% 8.7% 14.8% refused Appeal allowed 1.2% 1.0% 1.6% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% Appeal 2.0% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2% 2.1% dismissed Appeal part N/A N/A 0.2% N/A N/A N/A N/A allowed Table 27: Outcomes of planning applications within the Green Belt for each monitoring year. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy RE3: Landscape Character
No target
70. The Council monitor applications in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV) and their outcomes, particularly the outcome of refused applications when they are appealed. In 2019/20 a similar number of refused applications are allowed and dismissed at appeals both within the AONB and AGLV, however this number is very small compared with the total number of applications allowed and refused.
AGLV AONB Allowed Dismissed Allowed Dismissed Granted Refused Granted on appeal Refused at appeal on appeal at appeal Details Pursuant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Full Application 39 3 3 6 62 3 11 4 Full Application (Major) 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 Householder Application 88 0 6 1 226 5 22 13 Listed Building - Alteration 19 0 1 0 21 0 0 0 Non-Material Amendment 12 0 0 0 36 0 8 0 Outline Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outline Application (Major) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Variation/Removal of 14 0 0 0 29 0 1 0 Conditions Total 173 3 11 7 382 8 41 17 Table 28: Applications determined in the AGLV and AONB from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 by type and decision. Source: WBC monitoring.
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71. The Council also monitors applications and their outcomes within the Godalming Hillsides designation, the Areas of Strategic Visual Importance (ASVIs) and the Farnham/Aldershot Strategic Gap. In 2019/20 there were only a small number of total applications within these designations.
Allowed Dismissed Allowed Refused on appeal at appeal Godalming Hillsides 14 0 1 0 ASVIs 7 0 0 0 Farnham/Aldershot Strategic 9 0 2 0 Gap Total 31 0 3 0 Table 29: Applications determined in the Godalming Hillsides, ASVIs, and Farnham/Aldershot Strategic Gap from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 by type and decision. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy TD1: Townscape and Design
No target
72. The Council is committed to achieving high quality buildings and places that respond to the distinctive character of the Borough. The environment of the built- up areas and villages in Waverley is attractive and varied and is valued by the community. The character ranges from the historic centres of the main settlements to the distinctive but varied character of the villages. There exists a strong link between the historic landscape and settlement and this relationship has had a clear impact on shaping the character of all the settlements throughout the Borough.
73. Of the 176 refused applications during the 2019-20 monitoring year, 96 of these were refused on the grounds of design and/or conflict with LPP1 Policy TD1.
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Policy HA1: Protection of Heritage Assets
Target to be achieved: ➢ No increase in number of Grade I and II* Listed Buildings identified at risk
74. During the 2019-20 monitoring year, there were 108 Listed Building Consent applications. Additionally, the heritage team responded to 251 Planning Application consultations, 109 Listed Building consent consultations, 48 Condition Discharge consultations and 3 Listed Building Consent Non-Material Amendments.
75. There is currently one building in Waverley on the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register which is the Church of St Peter and St Paul, The Street, Ewhurst. Some repairs to the building were made in the summer of 2019 but there are still parts of the building in urgent need of repair. However, as a result of the repair works already carried out, Historic England downgraded the priority rating of the building in 2019 from A to B. There is also one Scheduled Monument in Waverley on the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register: Four bowl barrows 30m south east of Tilford Barrows: part of The Barrows round barrow cemetery, Tilford.
76. The Council’s local Buildings at Risk register is currently being updated and therefore the number of buildings on the register and their condition will be reported in future AMRs.
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Policy NE1: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation and Policy NE2: Green and Blue Infrastructure
Target to be achieved: ➢ Retain existing sites and land
Wealden Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA) Phase I and Phase II 77. The issues for these SPAs are that an increased number of people can cause disturbance to specific species of ground nesting birds, which support the sites’ designation as being of international importance. The Phase I site also supports populations of all six native reptile species at the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham SAC.
78. The Hindhead Avoidance Strategy (2011) identifies avoidance measures in the Hindhead area (area within 400m of Wealden Heaths Phase II). The Strategy relates to a defined area covered by the Hindhead Concept Statement. Development in this area is required to make appropriate contributions in accordance with the Avoidance Strategy unless it can be demonstrated that the proposal will not have a likely significant adverse effect on the ecological integrity of the Wealden Heaths Phase II SPA. The Hindhead Avoidance Strategy accommodates mitigation for 100 homes.
79. At the meeting of 31 October 2018, Council agreed to append a supplementary note to the Hindhead Avoidance Strategy (2011) in light of the ‘Sweetman’ judgment which re-clarified the process of Habitats Regulations Assessment.
80. More generally, where new development is proposed that would result in a net increase in residential accommodation within 400m of either phase of SPA, the Council will require a project-level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and potentially an Appropriate Assessment if likely significant effect is predicted, to be agreed with Natural England. Within the 400m buffer zone for Phase I, there have been 48 net permissions since 2011. There is no ‘quota’ for development in this area but a figure of 40 units was considered likely within the Local Plan period to 2032 as part of the Habitats Regulation Assessment for LPP1, including allocations and windfalls.
81. Housing proposals outside of this zone will be considered on a case-by-case basis as to whether an HRA is required. Contributions towards avoidance measures, or the provision of SANG may be required
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Net dwellings permitted within Wealden Heaths 5km buffer Area Net dwellings permitted Wealden Heaths Phase I 400m buffer 48 Hindhead Concept Area 62 Table 30: Net dwellings permitted within the Wealden Heaths Phase I 400m buffer from 25/11/2011 to 31/03/2020 or until 4th Dec 2020 as the numbers are both the same and Hindhead Concept Area from 04/05/2012 to 31/03/2020 or until 4th Dec 2020 as the numbers are both the same. Source: WBC monitoring.
Policy NE3: Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBH SPA)
Target to be achieved: ➢ To ensure that there is adequate SANG capacity to support proposed housing developments
82. Natural England is consulted on all applications for new housing in a 5km ‘Zone of Influence’ of the boundary of the TBH SPA. In order for such applications to be permitted, the developer will need to ensure that significant impacts on the SPA can be mitigated.
83. The TBH SPA is of international recognition for three species of rare birds; the nightjar, the woodlark and the Dartford warbler. These three species are heathland specialists and nest on the ground. New housing can cause a number of impacts, but primarily there is concern about recreational disturbance from an increase number of people visiting the SPA. Closer to the TBH SPA, new housing can also result in an increased number of cats which prey on the heathland birds. Avoiding and mitigating the effects of development on the habitats of these SPAs is a legal requirement of the EU Directive.
84. In order to avoid residents of new housing in the Farnham area having an adverse impact on the TBH SPA, the Council adopted an Avoidance Strategy on 15 December 2009 which was updated in May 2013. Consultation on a further review took place in March/April 2016 and the revised strategy was adopted by the Council on 19 July 2016.
85. The Strategy provides guidance to developers on the level of avoidance measures that the Council expects to see incorporated within planning applications. In this instance, ‘avoidance measures’ means providing or contributing towards Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) and contributing towards a programme of strategic access management and monitoring (SAMM) of the SPA. Contributions are collected from all residential developments within 5 km of the SPA in accordance with the Strategy.
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86. At the meeting of 31 October 2018, the Council agreed to append a supplementary note to the Thames Basin Heaths Avoidance Strategy 2016 in light of the ‘Sweetman’ judgment which re-clarified the process of Habitats Regulations Assessment.
SANG in Waverley 87. The Council’s only current SANG resource is Farnham Park. The notional area of the park designated as SANG has gradually been increased since 2009 to its current size of 34.6 ha, as advised by Natural England (adopted as part of the Avoidance Strategy Review July 2016). The developer tariff was also reviewed in 2016 to reflect this change. The table below shows how the varying SANG capacity has been taken up by planning permissions. It should be noted that the park area designated as SANG between 2013 and 2016 was 21.25 ha.
Unallocated Occupancy Area Total Capacity Dwellings Date capacity Rate (ppd) (ha) (no. of dwellings) Permitted (dwellings) 27.03.13 2.4 21.25 1104 672 432 26.03.14 2.4 21.25 1104 760 344 30.03.15 2.4 21.25 1104 876 228 02.03.16 1.98 21.25 1341 1043 298 13.11.16 1.99 34.6 2173 1016 1157 03.07.17 2 34.6 2163 1069 1094 19.10.17 2 34.6 2163 1094 1069 26.01.18 2 34.6 2163 1102 1061 31.03.18 2 34.6 2163 1173 990 03.05.18 2.01 34.6 2152 1178 974 19.10.18 2.01 34.6 2152 1212 940 24. 01.19 1.99 34.6 2173 1375 798 11. 04.19 2 34.6 2163 1387 776 19. 07.19 1.98 34.6 2184 1454 730 25.10.19 1.98 34.6 2184 1426 758 24. 01. 20 1.96 34.6 2207 1440 744 30. 04. 20* 1.98 34.6 2184 1456 728 *Outside of the monitoring period Table 31: Remaining capacity of Farnham Park SANG. Source: WBC monitoring.
88. The full Position Statement on Current Capacity for Farnham Park is available on the Council’s website.
Implementation and Monitoring 89. Alongside the Avoidance Strategy, the TBH Delivery Framework (February 2009) gives further guidance to all local authorities within the buffer zones of the SPA on how to deal with development proposals within the ‘Zone of Influence’ of the
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SPA. The Framework was produced by the Joint Strategic Partnership Board (JSPB) on behalf of the member local authorities and other stakeholders.
90. Information relating to planning applications received, Section 106 agreements made and the financial contributions is regularly recorded and monitored by the Council’s Planning Policy team.
91. The monies collected from approved documents have been spent on various measures, as set out in the Avoidance Strategy and spent via Natural England on the Strategic Access Management and Monitoring project. The money collected must pay for the maintenance of the SANG in perpetuity which explains why a significant proportion has not yet been spent.
Year Received Expenditure 2007/2008 £241,055.71 £41,995.23 2008/2009 £178,952.71 £150,965.76 2009/2010 £59,739.79 £98,026.50 2010/2011 £4,949.00 £103,378.28 2011/2012 £25,491.00 £54,109.27 2012/2013 £85,725.00 £52,000.00 2013/2014 £114,171.69 £55,900.45 2014/2015 £181, 974.14 £65,655.00 2015/2016 £128,170.97 £55,320.00 2016/2017 £289,086.09 £56,820.00 2017/2018 £591,431.37 £87,137.00 2018/2019 £582,055.89 £54,576.00 2019/2020 £356,667.41 £68,473.00 Table 32: Money received and spent from developments in accordance with the Thames Basin Heaths Avoidance Strategy. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Policy CC1: Climate Change, Policy CC2: Sustainable Design and Construction and Policy CC3: Renewable Energy Development
Target to be achieved:
➢ 10% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 increasing to 25% reduction by 2035 on 2007 levels (Surrey Transport Plan) ➢ Targets/specifications set out in Waverley’s Design Standards and Specification for New Council Homes
92. The overall target for the Plan is to reduce CO2 emissions by 10% on 2007 levels by 2020 and by 25% on 2007 levels by 2035. Based on the UK local authority and regional carbon dioxide emissions national statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy2, Waverley’s total CO2 emissions in 2007 was 727.8 kt. In 2020 the data up to 2018 was published and Waverley’s total CO2 emissions were down to 522.2 kt. This is a 28.2% reduction on the 2007 level which means that in 2018 Waverley had already achieved the CO2 emissions reduction target set out in the Plan.
Year Total CO2 % reduction emissions (kt) on 2007 level 2007 727.8 N/A 2008 720.4 1.0% 2009 668.4 8.2% 2010 685.5 5.8% 2011 628.1 13.7% 2012 667.3 8.3% 2013 648.3 10.9% 2014 591.0 18.8% 2015 577.3 20.7% 2016 554.4 23.8% 2017 527.7 27.5% 2018 522.2 28.2% Table 33: Total CO2 emissions in Waverley by year and % reduction on 2007 levels. Source: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
93. The Council uses conditions on planning applications to require that developments meet the requirements in LPP1 Policy CC2 that new dwellings shall meet the requirement of 110 litres of water per person per day and that all new buildings are provided with the highest available speed broadband infrastructure.
2 Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-local-authority-and-regional-carbon- dioxide-emissions-national-statistics#2019
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Policy CC4: Flood Risk Management
Target to be achieved: ➢ Zero permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency Advice (where EA consulted)
94. The Council consult the Environment Agency on applications for development of 1 ha or more, and on all proposals for new development located in flood zones 2 & 3 or in areas of surface water flood risk. No permissions have been granted for developments contrary to Environment Agency advice.
95. There have been a small number of applications for new dwellings permitted within flood zone 2 since the start of the Plan period, amounting to a total of 105 dwellings, two of which are replacement dwellings and one of which is a subdivision of an existing property. For some of the applications a sequential flood risk assessment was undertaken and where appropriate conditions were attached to applications to ensure suitable flood risk mitigation. There have been no applications for new dwellings permitted within flood zone 3.
96. The Council uses conditions on planning applications to require that developments meet the requirement in LPP1 Policy CC4 that SUDs will be required on major developments (10 or more dwellings or equivalent).
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Strategic Sites Policies SS1-SS9
Target to be achieved: ➢ Strategic sites delivered as per policy requirements
97. Local Plan Part 1 (LPP1) contains nine strategic site allocations, five of which are for housing, three of which are for mixed use and one of which is for employment use. The majority of these sites had outline or full planning permission as of 31st March 2020: • SS1: Coxbridge Farm, Farnham – outline planning application pending decision • SS2: Green Lane, Badshot Lea, Farnham – full planning permission • SS3: Woolmead, Farnham – full planning permission • SS4: Land at Horsham Road, Cranleigh – full planning permission • SS5: Land south of Elmbridge Road and the High Street, Cranleigh –full planning permission • SS6: Land opposite Milford Golf Course, Milford – reserved matters planning application pending • SS7: Dunsfold Aerodrome, Dunsfold – outline planning permission for 1800 homes • SS8: Woodside Park, Godalming – outline planning permission • SS9: Land at Water Lane, Farnham – permission not yet granted
The tables below set out the number of homes and amount of commercial and retail floorspace permitted and completed on the strategic sites.
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Policy Site Total Net dwellings Affordable Outstanding Completed Completed dwellings in permitted dwellings dwellings dwellings affordable allocation (market and permitted dwellings affordable) SS1 Coxbridge Farm, 350 0 0 0 0 0 Farnham SS2 Green Lane, Badshot 105 105 32 105 0 0 Lea, Farnham SS3 Woolmead, Farnham 100 138 0 138 0 0 SS4 Land at Horsham 250 268 96 132 136 60 Road, Cranleigh SS5 Land south of 765 Up to 765 348 Up to 695 70 27 Elmbridge Road and the High Street, Cranleigh SS6 Land opposite Milford 180 Up to 200 60 Up to 200 0 0 Golf Course, Milford SS7 Dunsfold Aerodrome 2600 Up to 1800 At least 30% Up to 1800 0 0 SS8 Woodside Park, 100 Up to 100 17 Up to 100 0 0 Godalming 4450 Up to 3376 At least 1093 Up to 3170 164 77 Table 34: Permitted, outstanding and completed dwellings on strategic sites allocated in Local Plan Part 1 at 31 March 2020. Source: WBC monitoring.
Policy Site Net employment and Completed retail floorspace employment and permitted (m2) retail floorspace (m2) SS3 Woolmead, Farnham 4097 0 SS7 Dunsfold Aerodrome Up to 27857 0 SS8 Woodside Park, Up to 574 0 Godalming SS9 Land at Water Lane, 0 0 Farnham Up to 32528 Table 35: Permitted and completed employment floorspace in m2 on strategic sites allocated in Local Plan Part 1 as at 31 March 2020. Source: WBC monitoring.
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Part 3: Other Monitoring
Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register
98. Since January 2016, as required by the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, the Council has kept a register of individuals and associations of individuals who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in Waverley.
99. From March 2018 the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register has been divided into Part 1 and Part 2. Individuals or associations who apply for entry on the Register and meet all the eligibility criteria will be entered on Part 1. Those who meet all the eligibility criteria except for the local connection test will be entered on Part 2. An entry fee of £30.60 is payable for first time applicants as well as a £15.30 annual renewal fee (due on 31 October annually) for those wishing to remain on Part 1 of the Register. These fees will be reviewed annually.
100. In order to be entered onto the Waverley Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register each individual applicant and every member of an association of individuals must be: • aged 18 years or older; • a British citizen, citizen of a European Economic Area (EEA) country other than the United Kingdom or national of Switzerland; and • seeking to acquire a serviced plot of land in the borough of Waverley to build a house to occupy as that individual’s sole or main residence. In the case of associations, all individuals within the association must meet all of the criteria specified above. • From March 2018 for entry onto Part 1 of the Register individual applicants and every member of an association must also meet at least one criteria of the local connection test.
101. The first base period started in January 2016, when the Council initiated its Register, and concluded on 30 October 2016. Each subsequent base period is the period of 12 months beginning immediately after the end of the previous base period. Subsequent base periods will therefore run from 31 October to 30 October each year.
Base Base Base Base Base Total for Period 1: Period 2: Period Period 4: Period 5: five base Jan 16 – Oct 16 – 3: Oct 17 Oct 18 – Oct 19 – periods Oct 16 Oct 17 – Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Part 5 2 2 3 11 23 1 Part 21 32 8 6 3 70 2 Table 36: Number of applicants on the Waverley Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register as at December 2020. Source: WBC.
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102. As at the end of the fifth base period (30 October 2020), the Council had granted permission for 38 self and custom housebuilding plots from 31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020. The Council must grant sufficient permissions to meet the need for those on Part 1 of the register for a base period within three years of the end of that base period. Therefore the 38 plots granted by October 2020 is in excess of the two people on Part 1 of the register during base period 2.
103. The Council will continue to maintain the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register and will monitor planning applications for such use to ensure this demand is being met.
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Part 4: Future monitoring and AMRs
The Council will continue to progress Local Plan Part 2 (LPP2). It will also continue to carry out Duty to Co-operate activities and continue working with neighbourhood planning groups. The Council will continue its programme of monitoring and the next AMR will report on the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
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Appendix 1: Infrastructure Funding Statement (2019-20)
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Waverley Borough Council Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement
For Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106
Reporting Period: 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020
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Contents
Introduction and Background ...... 33 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Matters ...... 44 Section 106 Matters ...... 66 Delivery and Provision of Infrastructure in the Reported Year ...... 1212 Education ...... 1212 Highways ...... 1212 Flood Alleviation...... 1313 Utilities ...... 1313 Environmental Improvements ...... 1414 Future Developer Contributions ...... 1515 CIL Projected Income ...... 1515 Future Infrastructure ...... 1515 Affordable Housing ...... 1515 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) ...... 1616 Section 106 Planning Obligations & Other Sources ...... 1616
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Introduction and Background
In accordance with the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) any authority that receives a contribution from development through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) or Section 106 planning obligations must prepare and publish an online Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) by the 31st December 2020. Accordingly, Waverley Borough Council has produced this IFS for the reported year of the 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020.
In accordance with the requirements of the CIL Regulations this IFS Report includes: a report relating to the previous financial year on the CIL and a report relating to the previous financial year on Section 106 planning obligations.
The IFS report also provide an estimate of future income from developer contributions and sets out future spending priorities on infrastructure and affordable housing in line with up-to- date and emerging Local Plan policies. The IFS sets out the infrastructure projects or types of infrastructure that the Council intends to fund, either wholly or partly, by the CIL or planning obligations. This does not dictate how funds must be spent but sets out the Council’s intentions.
To view up-to-date information regarding developer contributions in Waverley, view our Exacom Developer Contributions Public Facing Module: https://pfm.exacom.co.uk/waverley/
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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Matters
This section of the IFS covers all matters required by Regulation 121A Schedule 2 Section 1 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended).
a) The total value of Demand Notices issued by Waverley Borough Council within the reported year is £1,144,893.35. Of this amount £1,116,126.79 is from liable floorspace, £28,197.12 is from surcharges imposed due to breaches of the CIL Regulations and £569.44 is late payment interest accrued. It should be noted that the values above refer to the Demand Notice issued within the period of the reported year. It may be that since the reported year these Demand Notices have been revised, for example due to an appeal decision being issued or the application of surcharge or late payment interest. b) The total amount of CIL receipts collected by Waverley Borough Council within the reported year totals £440,569.17.
c) No CIL receipts were collected by Waverley Borough Council prior to the reported year. Therefore, no CIL receipts were collected prior to the reported year that have not been allocated.
d) No CIL receipts were collected by Waverley Borough Council prior to the reported year. Therefore, no CIL receipts were collected prior to the reported year that have been allocated.
e) The total CIL expenditure recorded for the reported year is as follows:
Type Expenditure Admin CIL £22,028.46 Neighbourhood CIL £29,526.70 CIL Land Payments £0.00 Total £51,555.16
£29,526.70 of Neighbourhood CIL was transferred to the relevant Town and Parish Councils in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 59A and 59B; further detail is given in i) below.
f) The total amount of CIL allocated and not spent during the reported year is as follows:
Type Allocated Spent Remaining Admin CIL £22,028.46 £22,028.46 £0.00 Neighbourhood CIL £37,743.34 £0.00 £37,743.34 Strategic CIL £0.00 £0.00 £351,270.67 CIL Land Payments £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
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£37,743.34 of Neighbourhood CIL monies have been allocated, as these monies will be transferred to the relevant Town and Parish Councils in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 59A and 59B. The relevant Town and Parish Councils will be expected to prepare a report for financial contributions it receives for any financial year in accordance with Regulation 121B.
g) i) No CIL (including land payments) has been spent on items of infrastructure within the reported year.
ii) No CIL has been spent on repaying money borrowed, including any interest. iii) The amount of CIL collected towards administration expenses is £22,028.46. This is 5% of the total CIL receipts collected (£440,569.16) in the year period. The amount of CIL spent on administration expenses during the reported year is £22,028.45. h) No CIL has been allocated but not spent within the reported year, with the exception of £37,743.34 of Neighbourhood CIL which will be transferred to relevant parish council in the next payment period in accordance with Regulation 59D.
i) i) The total amount of CIL passed to a Town or Parish Council under Regulation 59A and 59B during the reported year are as follows: Parish Amount Passed Farnham £2,169.40 Godalming £4,844.31 Witley £22,512.99 Total £29,526.70
ii) No CIL has been passed to a third party to spend on the provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure under Regulation 59(4) within the reported year. j) There was no receipt or expenditure of CIL by Waverley Borough Council to which Regulation 59E or under Regulation 59F applied during the reported year.
k) No notices were served by Waverley Borough Council under Regulation 59E. l) i) The amount of CIL retained at the end of the reported year, other than those to which Regulations 59E or 59F applied, is £389,014.01. ii) There were no CIL receipts from previous years. Therefore, no CIL receipts from previous years were retained at the end of the reported year. iii) No CIL receipts for the report year to which regulations 59E or 59F apply were retained at the end of the reported year. iv) No CIL receipts from previous years to which regulations 59E or 59F apply were retained at the end of the reported year.
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Section 106 Matters
This section of the IFS covers all matters required by Regulation 121A Schedule 2 Section 3 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended).
a) The total amount of money to be provided under any planning obligations which Waverley Borough Council entered into during the reported year is £617,558.50.
This figure does not consider indexation (inflation/deflation) that may be applied when the money becomes due.
b) The total amount of money Waverley Borough Council received from planning obligations during the reported year was £3,735,790.59.
c) The total amount of money Waverley Borough Council received prior to the reported year that has not been allocated is £1,257,376.13.
d) i) The following non-monetary contributions to be provided under planning obligations have been entered into during the reported year:
Application Site Address Contribution Unit(s) WA/2018/0830 University for the SUDs N/A Creative Arts, Farnham WA/2014/0912 Land South of High Affordable Housing 133 Street, Cranleigh WA/2018/1230 Land at Green Lane, Affordable Housing 13 Badshot Lea WA/2018/1239 Land Between New SANG 5.05ha Way and Aarons Hill, Godalming WA/2018/2264 Alfold Garden Centre, Affordable Housing 17 Cranleigh WA/2018/2264 Alfold Garden Centre, Play Area 1 Cranleigh WA/2018/2264 Alfold Garden Centre, SUDs N/A Cranleigh WA/2019/0106 Land at Backward Affordable Housing 3 Point, Cranleigh WA/2019/0106 Land at Backward SUDs N/A Point, Cranleigh WA/2019/0745 Land East of Loxwood Affordable Housing 24 Road, Alfold WA/2019/0296 Orchard Farm, Affordable Housing 7 Hambledon, Godalming WA/2019/0296 Orchard Farm, Play Area 1 Hambledon, Godalming
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Application Site Address Contribution Unit(s) WA/2019/0296 Orchard Farm, SUDs N/A Hambledon, Godalming
ii) It is the responsibility of Surrey County Council to report in relation to educational facilities.
e) The total amount of money, received under any planning obligations, which was allocated to infrastructure, but not spent, during the reported year was £2,270,537.75.
f) The total amount of money, received under any planning obligations, which was spent by Waverley Borough Council during the reported year was £755,331.37. The total amount spent across all years on record (January 2008 – March 2020) is £8,755,373.10. These figures include transferring monies to another person or organisation to spend.
g) The following table details the infrastructure items that have had money, received under planning obligations, allocated to them, but not spent by Waverley Borough Council during the reported year:
Infrastructure Allocated Date Allocated Unspent Heathland Hub at £29,833.10 06 March 2020 £29,833.10 Frensham Pond Folly Hill £181,545.91 22 January 2020 £181,545.91 Development Eastern Boundary Improvements Folly Hill £2,982.62 22 January 2020 £2,982.62 Development Recycling Containers Poolside £36,840.68 02 May 2019 £36,840.68 Improvements at Cranleigh Public Swimming Pool Lodge Hill Road £94.40 09 October 2019 £94.40 Recycling Containers Downs Link £28,438.90 26 May 2019 £28,438.90 Improvement Indoor Fitness £6,622.95 28 October 2019 £6,622.95 Equipment at Cranleigh Leisure Centre UCA Farnham £32,798.47 06 January 2020 £32,798.47 Environmental Improvements Godalming Leisure £54,701.13 24 February 2020 £54,701.13 Centre Refurbishment Wiggins Yard £102,421.05 24 February 2020 £102,421.05
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Infrastructure Allocated Date Allocated Unspent Green Oak C of E £881,437.72 24 February 2020 £881,437.72 Primary School Renovation UCA Farnham £440.84 06 January 2020 £440.84 Waste and Recycling Containers Wheeler Lane Bus £5,296.80 17 January 2020 £5,296.80 Shelter and Environmental Improvements Tilford Road Bus £6,685.18 27 February 2020 £6,685.18 Shelter Soft Play & £402,259.01 21 November 2019 £402,259.01 Climbing Wall at Farnham Leisure Centre Playing Pitch £53,184.99 22 January 2020 £53,184.99 Improvements at Farnham Park Aarons Hill £78,863.59 24 February 2020 £78,863.59 Skatepark Milford Crossroads £43,113.81 24 February 2020 £43,113.81 and Guildford Rivers Healthcare Facilities Aarons Hill £9,119.56 24 February 2020 £9,119.56 Policing Contribution Aarons Hill £1,828.45 24 February 2020 £1,828.45 Development Recycling Containers Witley Recreation £29,810.93 17 January 2020 £29,810.93 Ground Pitch Improvements Wheeler St reet £851.63 17 January 2020 £851.63 Development Recycling Containers Total £1,989,171.72
h) In relation to money received under planning obligations, which was spent by Waverley Borough Council during the reported year: i) The items of infrastructure that planning obligation money has been spent on and the amount spent are as follows:
Infrastructure Spent Date Spent Spend Description Recycling bins for Little £2795.77 11 September 2019 Spent by Waverley Acres Nursery to 07 October 2019 Borough Council
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Infrastructure Spent Date Spent Spend Description Downs Link Improvement £28,438.90 25 September 2019 Transferred to Cranleigh Parish Council Provision of bins at £3,404.54 06 August 2019 Spent by Waverley Downs Link and Borough Council Horsham Road West Street Cemetery £27,143.44 29 October 2019 Transferred to Railings, Farnham Farnham Town Council Surfacing Works at £14,486.96 25 September 2019 Transferred to Snoxhall Fields Cranleigh Parish Council Recycling Facilities for £1,352.54 31 July 2019 Spent by Waverley land north of Nugent Borough Council Close Development Leighwood Fields £1,500.40 10 July 2019 Spent by Waverley Recycling Containers Borough Council Recycling Containers for £954.91 10 July 2019 Spent by Waverley Cherry Tree Lane Borough Council Ewhurst 66 Wrecclesham Hill £3,931.31 06 November 2019 Transferred to Environmental Farnham Town Improvements Council Wrecclesham Village £2,268.00 20 January 2020 Transferred to Gateway Project Farnham Town Council Species Recovery Trust £29,299.00 03 February 2020 Paid directly to Works at Aarons Hill Species Recovery Trust Snoxhall Fields Youth £51,634.38 31 March 2020 Transferred to Sports Pitch Cranleigh Parish Council Tuesley Lane Community £4,121.44 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Bus Service Borough Council Cranleigh Arts Centre £5,511.22 31 March 2020 Transferred to Improvements (i) Cranleigh Arts Centre Cranleigh Arts Centre (ii) £45,705.38 27 August 2019 Transferred to Cranleigh Arts Centre Cranleigh Leisure £6,381.25 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Feasibility Study Borough Council King George V Playing £50,000 31 March 2020 Retained as loan Field Improvement repayment Playing Pitch and £33,075 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Pavilion Improvements – Borough Council Snoxhall Fields MUGA – Cranleigh £47,417.30 31 March 2020 Transferred to Cranleigh Parish Council Recycling Containers for £185.63 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Garden Style Nursery Borough Council Development Farnham Park SPA £65,402 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Revenue Costs Borough Council
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Infrastructure Spent Date Spent Spend Description Farnham Park SPA Dog £2,750 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Waste Bags Borough Council Farnham Park SPA £320 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Footfall Counter Borough Council Farnham Park SPA £3,070 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Capital Spend Borough Council Bramley Cycle Loop £3,795.28 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Borough Council Snoxhall Pavilion Public £32,185.73 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Toilet Conversion Borough Council Godalming Borough Hall £2,000 31 March 2020 Transferred to Cinema Improvements Godalming Town Council Jolly Farmer Defibrillator £1,727 02 April 2019 Transferred to Bramley Parish Council Tree Seat & £3,310.61 16 April 2019 Transferred to Interpretation Panel at Cranleigh Parish Cranleigh Pond Council Cranleigh High Stree t £1,129.20 20 May 2019 Transferred to Tree Seat Cranleigh Parish Council Information Board at £2,181.41 16 April 2019 Transferred to Cranleigh Pond Cranleigh Parish Council Summerlands Estate £2,046.00 26 November 2019 Transferred to Benches, Cranleigh Cranleigh Parish Council Cranleigh High Street £2,104.80 04 September 2019 Transferred to Benches Cranleigh Parish Council Woolfords Lane £1,000.00 03 February 2020 Transferred to Elstead Cemetery Recycling Parish Council Containers Lion Green Fencing £1,615.00 11 February 2020 Transferred to Haslemere Town Council ELC Football Goals £2,700 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Borough Council Library PIC Funding £823.39 31 March 2020 Transferred to Surrey County Council Jubilee Fields Trim Trail £454.00 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Borough Council Elstead Sharks Pitch £788.08 31 March 2020 Transferred to Elstead Improvement Sharks Hambledon FC £10,000 31 March 2020 Transferred to Machinery Hambledon FC Playground Replacement £3,537.09 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Programme – Farnham Borough Council Playground Replacement £4,184.30 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Programme – Borough Council Dockenfield
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Infrastructure Spent Date Spent Spend Description Farnham Playground £9,095.63 31 March 2020 Spent by Waverley Improvements Borough Council Haslemere Playground £834.23 31 March 2020 Spent By Waverley Improvements Borough Council Primary Education PIC £9,341.43 31 March 2020 Transferred to Surrey Funding County Council Borough Wide Recycling £2,816.00 31 March 2020 PIC Funding spent by Containers Waverley Borough Council Secondary Education PIC £10,279.20 31 March 2020 Transferred to Surrey Funding County Council Transport Outside of £12,002.64 31 March 2020 Transferred to Surrey Town Centres PIC County Council Funding Natural England Fee £204,230.98 31 March 2020 Transferred to Natural Transfer England for access management & monitoring of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA Total £755,331.37
ii) No money received through planning obligations was used to repay money borrowed taken out by Waverley Borough Council for infrastructure. iii) No money received under planning obligations was spent in respect of monitoring the delivery of planning obligations during the reported year. i) The total amount of money, received under any planning obligation that was retained at the end of the reported year is £5,302,109.26. Of this amount retained an amount of £1,965,058.83 has been retained for long term maintenance of the Farnham Park Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG). £39025.70 has been retained for avoidance measures, agreed in partnership with the National Trust, to reduce pressure on the Wealden Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA).
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Delivery and Provision of Infrastructure in the Reported Year
This section of the IFS details infrastructure that has been delivered and completed in Waverley during the reported year. It is envisaged that this will give the community a better understanding of how developer contributions have been used to deliver infrastructure within the Borough.
Education Farnham Heath End School: Surrey County Council reported that the expansion project at Farnham Heath End School was delivered during the report year. This project involved the construction of a building to accommodate a sports hall, eight classrooms and associated facilities.
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Highways Rowledge 20mph Scheme: Surrey County Council reported that the Rowledge 20mph scheme was delivered during the reported year. The scheme aimed to reduce speeds through the village, as well as improve safety for pedestrians. It will involve new signage and road markings, including a vehicle activated sign, 20mph road markings, and a “build-out” in The Long Road.
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Flood Alleviation Godalming Flood Alleviation Scheme: The Godalming Flood Alleviation Scheme was completed during the reported year. This flood alleviation scheme consisted of a 525 m sheet pile wall, clad with timber along the bank of the Hell Ditch with associated landscape works. The estimated £4.5 million scheme was developed as a partnership project between the Environment Agency, Surrey County Council, Waverley Borough Council, Godalming Town Council, Thames Water, Scottish and Southern Electricity and the local Godalming Flood Group.
Utilities Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) Networks: SSE Networks invested approximately £4M of capital funds during the reported year, in maintaining and improving the electricity distribution network within the borough of Waverley. The majority of the investment was across Low Voltage and 11 kV networks, which involved overlaying existing ‘end of life’ cables, replacing existing substation assets, refurbishing and automating overhead line networks and further reinforcement projects to improve the overall performance of the network. SSE Networks also undertook a project to refurbishment two Primary (33/11 kV) transformers at their Godalming Primary substation.
Scotland Gas Networks (SGN): It was not necessary for SGN to reinforce or upgrade their existing network during the reported year for the purposes of supporting new or existing development within the Waverley Borough Council area. However, the connection arm of
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SGN, SGN Connections, installed new mains infrastructure a number of sites and locations within Waverley during the reported year.
Superfast Surrey Programme: The Superfast Surrey Programme is a partnership between Surrey County Council (SCC) and BT to deliver faster broadband to premises that are not included in commercial rollout plans. The programme was started in 2012 and is due to end in December 2020. Waverley Borough Council does not fund any part of the Superfast Surrey Programme. During the reported year, 356 premises were connected to new broadband infrastructure with download speeds of between 24Mbps and 1000Mbps.
Environmental Improvements Jolly Farmer Defibrillator: Upon the request of Bramley Parish Council, Waverley Borough Council granted environmental improvements funding for the installation of a defibrillator at the Jolly Farmer Pub, Bramley.
Cranleigh Benches: Upon the request of Cranleigh Parish Council, Waverley Borough Council granted environmental improvements funding for the installation of a number of benches to help residents of Cranleigh enjoy the numerous open spaces along the High Street.
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Future Developer Contributions
The section of the IFS report also provide an estimate of future income from developer contributions; it is envisaged that this will give communities a better understanding of how infrastructure may be funded in the future. It also sets out future spending priorities on infrastructure and affordable housing in line with up-to-date and emerging Local Plan policies. It sets out types of infrastructure that the authority intends to fund by CIL or planning obligations. It is envisaged that this should provide clarity and transparency for communities and developers on the infrastructure and affordable housing that is expected to be delivered in the borough of Waverley. It should be noted that this will not dictate how development contributions must be spent but sets out Waverley Borough Council’s intentions.
CIL Projected Income As established during the CIL Examination in 2018, Waverley Borough Council estimates that CIL income is projected to be in the region of £94.6 million for the remainder of the Local Plan period (until 2032).
Future Infrastructure This section of the IFS sets out the Council’s future spending priorities on infrastructure and affordable housing in line with up-to-date and emerging Local Plan policies. This will not dictate how development contributions must be spent but sets out Waverley Borough Council’s intentions. Affordable Housing Waverley Borough Council will require affordable housing provision on development sites in accordance with Local Plan Part 1 Policy AHN1, with the exception stated in the paragraph below. Policy AHN1 requires a minimum provision of 30% affordable housing on all housing developments where at least one of the following applies: o In designated rural areas developments providing a net increase of 6 dwellings or more. o In non designated rural areas developments providing a net increase of 11 dwellings or more. o Developments that have a maximum combined gross floorspace of more than 1000 sqm. The thresholds in Policy AHN1 were set in accordance with and to reflect previous national planning practice guidance. Since the adoption of Policy AHN1 in February 2018, the Government has revised the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2019), whereby affordable housing is required on major developments, which are defined as developments of 10 or more new homes or where the site has an area of 0.5 hectares or more. Therefore, the Council will be applying the thresholds set out in the NPPF (2019). On developments in rural areas where the net number of dwellings is fewer than 11 units, the contribution may be in the form of a payment equivalent to the cost of providing 30% on-site provision, commuted until after the completion of the units within the development. In all other cases, on-site provision of affordable housing will be required and only in exceptional circumstances will an alternative to on-site provision be considered.
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In all cases where on-site provision is being made, the mix of dwelling types, sizes and tenure split should reflect the type of housing identified as being required in the most up-to-date evidence of housing needs and the Strategic Housing Market Assessment, having regard also to the form and type of development appropriate for the site.
As detailed by Local Plan Part 1 Policy AHN2, where there is a genuine local need for affordable housing which cannot be met in some other way, small scale developments of affordable housing may be permitted on land that is within, adjoins or is closely related to the existing rural settlement, subject to the detailed requirements of Policy AHN2.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Waverley Borough Council will seek to fund the following infrastructure types through CIL. CIL will be expected to partially, or wholly, fund the provision of or improvement to the following types of infrastructure:
• Transport infrastructure : including new and/or improved highway and transport infrastructure or services, in respect of: the strategic road network, local road network, rail network, rail stations, bus stops, and cycling and walking networks) • Education infrastructure: including schools and pre-schools • Leisure and community facilities: including: children’s and young persons’ play areas, playing pitches, indoor and outdoor sports provision, leisure centres, recreational open space, libraries, community centres and health facilities • Environmental improvements : including those relating to: strategic flood infrastructure, pollution abatement, visitor facilities, and the public realm) • Public Services: including recycling and emergency services infrastructure • Habitats Mitigation: The provision of new Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) as part of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA avoidance and mitigation measures
In accordance with Local Plan Part 1 Policy ICS1: the provision of SANG will be prioritised as items of essential Green Infrastructure to avoid the adverse impacts of development on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA and, where appropriate, the Wealden Heaths SPA.
Section 106 Planning Obligations & Other Sources It is envisaged that the following will be primarily funded by Section 106 Planning Obligations or secured through other sources:
• Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) • Contributions towards the management and maintenance of existing SANG. • Measures to secure mitigation/avoidance in the Wealden Heaths SPA. • Transport improvements that are directly related to a specific development. • Education improvements that are directly related to a specific development • Leisure and community facility improvements that are directly related to a specific development • Environmental improvements that are directly related to a specific development • Public service improvements that are directly related to a specific development • Site specific mitigation and infrastructure requirements at the Dunsfold Aerodrome strategic allocation have been and will be secured via Section 106 agreement as the site has been zero rated (Zone C) in the Waverley Borough Council CIL Charging Schedule. • On-site provision of Affordable Housing.
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