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WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL WARWICK DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN 1996-2011 REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO OBJECTIONS Inspector: CLIVE A RICHARDSON JP BA(Hons) MCD MRTPI Dates of Inquiry: 4-5, 27-28 April 2006 3, 16, 18-19, 23-25 May 2006 6-7, 9, 13-15 June 2006 4-6, 11-13, 20 July 2006 5-6 September 2006 CONTENTS Page No Abbreviations 5 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Notes 7 1.1 Overview 8 1.2 Paragraphs 1.1-1.45 8 CHAPTER 2: USER GUIDE 2.1 Overview 16 2.2 Paragraphs 2.1-2.11 16 CHAPTER 3: CORE STRATEGY 3.1 Overview 19 3.2 Paragraphs 3.1-3.6A 19 3.3 Paragraphs 3.6B-3.6F 21 3.4 Paragraphs 3.7-3.9 24 3.5 Paragraph 3.10 25 3.6 Paragraphs 3.11-3.12 25 3.7 Paragraph 3.13 29 3.8 Paragraph 3.14 30 3.9 Paragraph 3.15 31 3.10 Paragraphs 3.16-3.17 32 3.11 Paragraphs 3.18-3.19 34 3.12 Paragraphs 3.20-3.21 36 3.13 Paragraph 3.22 38 3.14 Paragraphs 3.23-3.24 39 3.15 Paragraphs 3.25-3.26 40 3.16 Paragraphs 3.27-3.28 42 3.17 Paragraphs 3.29-3.30 43 3.18 Paragraph 3.31 44 3.19 Paragraph 3.32 45 3.20 Paragraph 3.33 46 3.21 Paragraph 3.34 47 3.22 Paragraph 3.35 48 3.23 Chapter 3 – Omissions 48 SECTION A: DISTRICT WIDE POLICIES CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT POLICIES 4.1 Overview 51 4.2 Paragraphs 4.1-4.2 51 4.3 Paragraphs 4.3-4.11 Policy DP1 51 4.4 Paragraphs 4.12-4.15 Policy DP2 59 4.5 Paragraphs 4.16-4.22B Policy DP3 62 4.6 Paragraphs 4.23-4.27 Policy DP4 67 4.7 Paragraphs 4.28-4.31 Policy DP5 69 4.8 Paragraphs 4.32-4.37 Policy DP6 73 4.9 Paragraphs 4.38-4.43 Policy DP7 77 4.10 Paragraphs 4.44-4.47 Policy DP8 81 4.11 Paragraphs 4.48-4.52 Policy DP9 86 1 4.12 Paragraphs 4.53-4.60 Policy DP10 87 4.13 Paragraphs 4.61-4.65 Policy DP11 91 4.14 Paragraphs 4.66-4.71 Policy DP12 94 4.15 Paragraphs 4.71A-4.71H Policy DP12a 96 4.16 Paragraphs 4.72-4.76 Policy DP13 98 4.17 Paragraphs 4.77-4.81 Policy DP14 100 4.18 Chapter 4 – Policy omissions 101 CHAPTER 5: SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES 5.1 Overview 105 5.2 Paragraphs 5.1-5.2 105 5.3 Paragraphs 5.3-5.5A Policy SC1 106 5.4 Paragraphs 5.6-5.11 Policy SC2 109 5.5 Paragraphs 5.12-5.17 Policy SC3 113 5.6 Paragraphs 5.18-5.22 Policy SC4 115 5.7 Paragraphs 5.23-5.27A Policy SC5 119 5.8 Paragraphs 5.28-5.30A Policy SC6 124 5.9 Paragraphs 5.31-5.34B Policy SC7 126 5.10 Paragraphs 5.31-5.34B Policy SC7a 129 5.11 Paragraphs 5.35-5.38A Policy SC8 130 5.12 Paragraphs 5.41A-5.41B Policy SC8a (and Appendix 2) 135 5.13 Paragraphs 5.42-5.58 Policy SC9 144 5.14 Paragraphs 5.59-5.64B Policy SC10 155 5.15 Paragraphs 5.65-5.70 Policy SC11 157 5.16 Paragraphs 5.71-5.72 Policy SC12 160 5.17 Paragraphs 5.73-5.75 Policy SC13 163 5.18 Chapter 5 – Policy omissions 165 SECTION B: LOCATION SPECIFIC POLICIES CHAPTER 6: URBAN AREA POLICIES 6.1 Overview 169 6.2 Paragraphs 6.1-6.7 169 6.3 Paragraphs 6.8-6.11 Policy UAP1 170 6.4 Paragraphs 6.12-6.14A Policy UAP2 175 6.5 Paragraphs 6.15-6.19 Policy UAP3 179 6.6 Paragraphs 6.20-6.24 Policy UAP4 190 6.7 Paragraphs 6.26-6.29 Policy UAP6 193 6.8 Paragraphs 6.30-6.32A Policy UAP7 194 6.9 Paragraphs 6.33-6.35 Policy UAP8 196 6.10 Paragraphs 6.36-6.40 Policy UAP9 199 6.11 Chapter 6 – Policy omissions 201 CHAPTER 7: TOWN CENTRE POLICIES 7.1 Overview 205 7.2 Paragraphs 7.1-7.8A 205 7.3 Paragraphs 7.9-7.11 Policy TCP1 209 7.4 Paragraphs 7.12-7.15 Policy TCP2 212 7.5 Paragraphs 7.16-7.22 Policy TCP3 215 7.6 Paragraphs 7.23-7.26 Policy TCP4 218 7.7 Paragraphs 7.27-7.28 Policy TCP5 220 7.8 Paragraphs 7.29-7.30 Policy TCP6 222 7.9 Paragraphs 7.31-7.34 Policy TCP7 224 7.10 Paragraph 7.35 Policy TCP8 229 7.11 Paragraphs 7.36-7.38 Policy TCP9 230 2 7.12 Paragraphs 7.39-7.41 Policy TCP10 235 7.13 Paragraph 7.42 Policy TCP11 236 7.14 Paragraphs 7.43-7.45 Policy TCP12 237 7.15 Paragraphs 7.46-7.47 Policy TCP13 239 7.16 Chapter 7 – Policy omissions 239 CHAPTER 8: RURAL AREA POLICIES 8.1 Overview 244 8.2 Paragraphs 8.1-8.6A 244 8.3 Paragraphs 8.7-8.8 Policy RAP1 245 8.4 Paragraphs 8.9-8.19 Policy RAP2 249 8.5 Paragraphs 8.20-8.26 Policy RAP3 262 8.6 Paragraphs 8.27-8.30 Policy RAP4 264 8.7 Paragraphs 8.31-8.38 Policy RAP5 266 8.8 Paragraphs 8.39-8.43 Policy RAP6 272 8.9 Paragraphs 8.44-8.51 Policy RAP7 274 8.10 Paragraphs 8.52-8.57A Policy RAP8 276 8.11 Paragraphs 8.57B-8.57C Policy RAP8a 278 8.12 Paragraphs 8.58-8.62 Policy RAP9 279 8.13 Paragraphs 8.63-8.64 Policy RAP10 282 8.14 Paragraphs 8.65-8.67 Policy RAP11 283 8.15 Paragraphs 8.68-8.70 Policy RAP12 284 8.16 Paragraphs 8.71-8.77A Policy RAP13 285 8.17 Paragraph 8.78 Policy RAP14 287 8.18 Paragraphs 8.79-8.81A RAP15 288 8.19 Paragraphs 8.82-8.83 RAP16 289 8.20 Chapter 8 – Policy omissions 291 CHAPTER 9: DESIGNATED AREA POLICIES 9.1 Overview 293 9.2 Paragraphs 9.1-9.2 293 9.3 Paragraphs 9.3-9.10 Policy DAP1 294 9.4 Paragraphs 9.11-9.13 Policy DAP2 305 9.5 Paragraphs 9.14-9.16 Policy DAP3 315 9.6 Paragraphs 9.17-9.24 Policy DAP4 318 9.7 Paragraphs 9.25-9.28 Policy DAP5 323 9.8 Paragraphs 9.29-9.32A Policy DAP6 325 9.9 Paragraphs 9.33-9.34 Policy DAP7 327 9.10 Paragraphs 9.35-9.36 Policy DAP8 328 9.11 Paragraphs 9.37-9.38 Policy DAP9 329 9.12 Paragraphs 9.39-9.44B Policy DAP10 330 9.13 Paragraph 9.45 Policy DAP11 334 9.14 Paragraph 9.46 Policy DAP12 337 9.15 Paragraphs 9.47-9.51A Policy DAP13 338 9.16 Paragraph 9.52 Policy DAP14 341 9.17 Chapter 9 – Policy omissions 343 CHAPTER 10: SITE SPECIFIC POLICIES 10.1 Overview 346 10.2 Paragraph 10.1 346 10.3 Paragraph 10.2-10.14 Policy SSP1 347 10.4 Paragraphs 10.15-10.21C Policy SSP2 360 10.5 Paragraphs 10.22-10.26 Policy SSP3 372 10.6 Paragraphs 10.27-10.30 Policy SSP4 378 10.7 Paragraphs 10.31-10.34 Policy SSP5 380 3 10.8 Paragraphs 10.35-10.38 Policy SSP6 389 10.9 Paragraphs 10.39-10.42B Policy SSP7 390 10.10 Paragraphs 10.43-10.46 Policy SSP8 411 10.11 Chapter 10 – Policy omissions 412 10.12 Objections made by the Leamington Society and Mr R Richmond 444 SECTION C: CHAPTER 11: APPENDICES AND GLOSSARY 11.1 Overview 450 11.2 Appendix 1 450 11.3 Appendix 2 453 11.4 Appendix 3 456 11.5 Glossary 457 CHAPTER 12: INSET PLANS 12.1 Overview 460 12.2 Barford 460 12.3 Bishops Tachbrook 461 12.4 Lapworth/Kingswood 466 12.5 Coventry Airport, Siskin Drive 468 12.6 Airport Safeguarding Composite 469 CHAPTER 13: INFORMATION PLANS 13.1 Overview 472 13.2 High Street, Kenilworth 472 ` 13.3 Former Honiley Airfield 472 13.4 Police Headquarters, Leek Wootton 473 CHAPTER 14: PROPOSALS MAP 14.1 Overview 475 14.2 Proposals Map Part 1 475 14.3 Proposals Map Part 2 480 14.4 Proposals Map Part 3 486 14.5 Proposals Map Part 4 488 14.6 Proposals Map Part 5 489 Appendix A Schedule of appearances at inquiry 497 Appendix B List of core documents and inquiry documents 503 Appendix C List of objections (the database) 511 Appendix D List of unconditionally withdrawn objections 557 Appendix E List of accompanied site visits 558 Appendix F Index to main site specific assessments 559 4 ABBREVIATIONS Throughout the report I have used abbreviations for terms that appear regularly in the text. They comprise: AoR Area of Restraint ASAS Airport Surface Access Strategy ATWP Air Transport White Paper BIA Birmingham International Airport CCTV Closed circuit television CD Core document CPRE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DETR Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DfES Department for Education and Science DPD Development plan document dph Dwellings per hectare GOWM Government Office for the West Midlands GPDO General Permitted Development Order HBF Home Builders’ Federation HGV Heavy goods vehicle IPF Interim Passenger Facility LDF Local Development Framework LDS Local Development Scheme LNR Local Nature Reserve LTP Local Transport Plan MBC Metropolitan Borough Council MDS Major Developed Site (in the Green Belt) mppa Million passengers per annum MUA Major Urban Area NFU National Farmers’ Union NHS National Health Service NPR Noise Preferential Route ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister PPG Planning Policy Guidance PPS Planning Policy Statement PSZ Public Safety Zone RASE Royal Agricultural Society of England RIGS Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites RPB Regional Planning Body RPG Regional Planning Guidance RSL Registered social landlord RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSS Regional Spatial Strategy RTS Round table session SAM Scheduled Ancient Monument SEM Sustainability Evaluation Matrix SINC Site of Importance for Nature Conservation pSINC Potential Site of Importance for Nature Conservation SLA Special Landscape Area SPD Supplementary Planning Document SPG Supplementary Planning Guidance SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest STWA Severn Trent Water Authority SUDS Sustainable drainage systems TPO Tree Preservation Order UCS Urban Capacity Study UDP Unitary Development Plan WCC Warwickshire County Council 5 WDC Warwick District Council WDLP Warwick District Local Plan 1996-2011 WMIAL West Midlands International Airport Ltd WMRA West Midlands Regional Assembly WMSC West Midlands Planning and Transportation Sub-Committee WSP Warwickshire Structure Plan 1996-2011 6 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Notes: (a) At the time the inquiry into objections to this Local Plan was held Planning Policy Guidance 3: Housing (PPG3) was in force as Government policy.