District Local Development Plan Authority Monitoring Report 2019/2020

DESIGN AND CLIMATE CHANGE FACT SHEET

THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SETS OUT TO DO

1.0 Introduction

1.1 This fact sheet addresses the monitoring of the policies which cover design and climate change. These are D1 Design and Built Environment, D2 Climate Change & Environmental Impact of New Development, D3 Conservation and Heritage Assets, D4 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Generation, D5 Flood Risk and Coastal Management and D6 Advertisements.

2.0 D1 Design and Built Environment and D6 Advertisements

2.1 This policy sets out the main design principles that development in should conform to. The Maldon Design Guide was completed in 2017. Policy D1 is the policy that has been most used in appeal decisions and inspectors have consistently found that it is in conformity with national planning policy.

2.2 Policy D6 has been successful used to defend the Councils decisions to refuse applications because of poor design regarding adverts.

3.0 D2 Climate Change & Environmental Impact of New Development

3.1 This policy sets out how development should minimise its impact on the environment. Policy D2 has been used in appeal decisions and inspectors have found that it is in conformity with national planning policy.

4.0 D3 Conservation and Heritage Assets

4.1 There are seven heritage assets at risk in Maldon District. This is up by 1 from 2019. The assets are as follows;

• Place, Ferry Road, Creeksea – Elizabethan courtyard house. • Former Airfield, Flambirds Farm, Stow Maries, – WW1 Flying Corp airfield. • Plume Library, High Street, Maldon (new on the Heritage at Risk Register). • Timber Trestle Railway Viaduct. • Mill Mound (SAM), Beckingham Hall, . • Hall (SAM and LB) early 16c house and garden earthworks. • Stow Maries WW1 aerodrome – conservation area.

5.0 D4 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Generation

5.1 The District has made some inroads into renewable and low carbon energy delivery since the LDP was adopted in 2017. Information from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for Maldon District includes the following;

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Maldon District Local Development Plan Authority Monitoring Report 2019/2020

DESIGN AND CLIMATE CHANGE FACT SHEET

YEAR PHOTOVOLTAIC WIND DEVELOPMENT TOTAL SITES

2019 Data not published Data not published 1297

2018 1,233 23 1256

2017 1186 23 1209

Generation of electricity from renewables in kilowatts in the District was approximately as follows;

2019 – 167,232 2018 – 166,862 2017 – 171,291

6.0 D5 Flood Risk and Coastal Management

6.1 As a low-lying coastal authority, parts of the District are potentially at risk from fluvial and tidal flood risk, and from coastal erosion. The impact of coastal erosion and flooding needs to be carefully managed in relation to existing properties and future development.

6.2 The Council has through its development management process has successfully steered inappropriate development away from areas of high flood risk and has had no applications called in by the Environment Agency because of an issue with conformity and national policy.

7.0 Conclusion

7.1 With regard to the design and climate change policies within the plan, broadly they have been successful in ensuring that development is of a high quality in appropriate places across the District in line with the LDP. KEY ACTIONS

More information: www.maldon.gov.uk This document is available in different formats on request

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