Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version Showing Modifications
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Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council Consultation and Accessibility Information Arun Local Plan 2011 to 2013 - Publication Version showing Modifications - March 2017 This is a draft working document produced to show how the matters raised by the Inspector during the course of the Examination into the Arun Local Plan 2011 to 2031 can be addressed by Main Modifications. The document also includes Minor Modifications of updated text, grammar and corrections that are needed to ensure that the document is up to date and usable when it is adopted. These modifications both Main and Minor are shown on the document for ease of understanding for the reader. The document should be read alongside the Main Modifications table which are the only changes that are available for comments. All modifications are suggestions and have been approved by Arun District Council to be presented to the Inspector to address issues of soundness. The modifications are shown as per the normal convention; All changed text is highlighted in blue All addition text is shown underlined All deleted text is shown struck through. Where a large section of text such as a whole section has been deleted this has been replaced by new text so that the document remains usable. Where this has happened is indicated in the text. The reader should refer to the original copy on the main website www.arun.gov.uk/emerging-local-plan These proposed modifications will be presented to Arun District Council for approval and a further round of consultation. Fixing our Broken Housing Market February 2017 - Please note that the Government White Paper was published during the preparation of this document and will need to be considered and further changes may be required. UPON ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN ALL SAVED POLICIES FROM THE 2003 ARUN LOCAL PLAN WILL BE SUPERSEDED. Statement for accordance with Regulation 8(5) of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.The schedule of superseded policies is available on the Council's website. Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council 1 Contents Overview / Spatial Portrait / Vision & Objectives / Key Diagram 1 Foreword 9 2 Overview 11 3 Spatial Portrait 20 4 Vision & Objectives 33 5 The Key Diagram 38 Sustainable Place 6 Sustainable Development 42 6.1 Sustainable Development 42 6.2 Strategic Approach 44 7 Settlement Structure & Green Infrastructure 47 7.1 Settlement structure, Green Infrastructure and landscape 47 7.2 The Built-up Area Boundary and the countryside 48 7.3 Green Infrastructure 51 7.4 Settlement Structure and Gaps Between Settlements 56 7.5 Landscape 57 Prosperous Place 8 Employment & Enterprise 64 8.1 Employment & Enterprise 64 8.2 Coast to Capital LEP 70 8.3 Coastal West Sussex Partnership 71 8.4 Strategic Economic Growth 72 8.5 Economic Growth Areas 75 8.6 Strategic Employment Land Allocations 80 8.7 Employment Land. Development Management 86 8.8 Enterprise Bognor Regis 93 8.9 Littlehampton Harbour 99 8.10 Knowledge and cultural based economic growth 101 8.11 Employment and Skills 102 Arun District Council Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Contents 8.12 Telecommunications 104 8.13 Planning for uncertainty and flexibility 107 9 Retail 110 9.1 Retail and the hierarchy of centres 110 9.2 Retail development 113 10 Tourism 118 10.1 Tourism related development 119 11 Soils, horticultural and equine developments 123 11.1 Soils 123 11.2 Horticulture 126 11.3 Garden centres 129 11.4 Equine development 130 Living Place 12 Housing Delivery 134 12.1 Housing allocations 134 12.2 Housing mix 150 12.3 Affordable housing 151 12.4 Rural housing & exception sites 156 12.5 Houses in multiple occupation 159 12.6 Independent living & care homes 160 12.7 Traveller accommodation 162 12.8 Agricultural, forestry & horticultural workers' dwellings 165 13 Design 170 13.1 Design 170 13.2 Aspects of form & design quality 171 13.3 Internal & external space standards 180 13.4 Extensions & alterations 188 13.5 Addressing climate change 190 14 Health, Recreation & Leisure 197 14.1 Health, Recreation & Leisure 197 Connected Place Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council Contents 15 Transport 208 15.1 Transport 208 15.2 Sustainable travel & Public Rights of Way 211 15.3 Safeguarding the main road network 214 15.4 Parking 219 Protected Place 16 Building Conservation & Archaeological Heritage 222 16.1 Built Heritage 222 16.2 Listed Buildings 224 16.3 Locally Listed Buildings or Structures of Character 230 16.4 Conservation Areas 232 16.5 Areas of Special Character 236 16.6 Portsmouth and Arundel Canal 237 16.7 Archaeological heritage 237 17 Natural Environment 242 17.1 Natural Environment 242 17.2 Non designated sites 251 17.3 Trees & woodland 253 17.4 Development & biodiversity 256 18 Water 259 18.1 Water 259 18.2 Water supply & quality 260 18.3 Flooding 266 18.4 Sustainable drainage systems 268 18.5 Coastal erosion 271 19 Natural resources & minerals safeguarding 275 19.1 Natural Resources & Minerals 275 20 Waste management 278 20.1 Waste management 278 21 Quality of the environment 281 21.1 Quality of the environment 281 Arun District Council Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Contents 21.2 Noise pollution 282 21.3 Light pollution 287 21.4 Air pollution 288 21.5 Contaminated land 289 Deliverable Place 22 Infrastructure provision & implementation 293 23 Monitoring 302 Glossary 24 Glossary 334 Policies Policy SD SP1 Sustainable development 43 Policy SD SP1a Strategic Approach 45 Policy SD SP2 Built-up Area Boundary 50 Policy C SP1 Countryside 51 Policy GI SP1 Green Infrastructure and development 55 Policy SD SP3 Gaps Between Settlements 57 Policy LAN DM1 Protection of landscape character 59 Policy LAN DM2 The setting of Arundel 60 Policy EMP SP1 Employment land provision Strategic Economic Growth 74 Policy EMP SP2 Economic Growth Areas 79 Policy EMP SP3 Strategic eEmployment lLand aAllocations 85 Policy EMP DM1 Employment Land: Development Management. 89 Policy EMP DM2 Enterprise Bognor Regis 96 Policy EMP DM3 Littlehampton Harbour 100 Policy EMP DM4 Knowledge and cultural based economic growth and regeneration 102 Policy SKILLS SP1 Employment and Skills 104 Policy TEL SP1 Strategic delivery of telecommunications infrastructure 105 Policy TEL DM1 Telecommunications 106 Policy RET SP1 Hierarchy of centres 112 Policy RET DM1 Retail development 114 Policy TOU SP1 Sustainable tourism and the visitor economy 119 Policy TOU DM1 Tourism related development 120 Policy SO DM1 Soils 125 Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council Contents Policy HOR DM1 Horticulture 128 Policy RET DM2 Garden centres 130 Policy EQU DM1 Equine development 131 Policy H SP1 Housing Allocation 138 Policy H SP2 Strategic Site Allocations 141 Policy H SP2a Greater Bognor Regis Urban Area 143 Policy H SP2b Greater Littlehampton Urban Area 145 Policy H SP2c Inland Arun 147 Policy H DM1 Housing mix 151 Policy AH SP2 Affordable housing 155 Policy H SP3 Rural housing and exception sites 158 Policy H SP4 Houses in multiple occupation 160 Policy H DM2 Independent living and care homes 161 Policy H SP5 Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation 164 Policy H DM3 Agricultural, forestry and horticultural workers' dwellings 166 Policy D SP1 Design 171 Policy D DM1 Aspects of form and design quality 178 Policy D DM2 Internal space standards 182 Policy D DM3 External space standards 187 Policy D DM4 Extensions and alterations to existing buildings (residential and non-residential) 190 Policy ECC SP1 Adapting to climate change 191 Policy ECC SP2 Energy and climate change mitigation 194 Policy ECC DM1 Renewable energy 195 Policy HWB SP1 Health & Wellbeing 198 Policy OSR DM1 Open space, sport & recreation 202 Policy OSR SP1 Allotments 205 Policy T SP1 Transport and Development 210 Policy T DM1 Sustainable Travel and Public Rights of Way 213 Policy T SP2 Littlehampton to Arundel Green Link 214 Policy T SP3 Safeguarding the Main Road Network 218 Policy T DM2 Public car parkings 219 Policy HER SP1 The historic environment 224 Policy HER DM1 Listed Buildings 229 Policy HER DM2 Locally Listed Buildings or Structures of Character 231 Policy HER DM3 Conservation Areas 235 Policy HER DM4 Areas of Special Character 237 Policy HER DM5 Remnants of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal 237 Arun District Council Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Contents Policy HER DM6 Sites of Archaeological Interest 239 Policy ENV SP1 Natural Environment 242 Policy ENV DM1 Designated Sites of biodiversity or geological importance 247 Policy ENV DM2 Pagham Harbour 250 Policy ENV DM3 Non designated sites 253 Policy ENV DM4 Protection of trees 255 Policy ENV DM5 Development and biodiversity 257 Policy W SP1 Water 260 Policy W DM1 Water supply and quality 265 Policy W DM2 Flood risk 268 Policy W DM3 Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems 270 Policy W DM4 Coastal protection 273 Policy NR DM1 Natural resources and minerals safeguarding 276 Policy WM DM1 Waste Management 279 Policy QE SP1 Quality of the environment 281 Policy QE DM1 Noise pollution 286 Policy QE DM2 Light pollution 288 Policy QE DM3 Air pollution 289 Policy QE DM4 Contaminated land 290 Policy INF SP1 Infrastructure provision and implementation 298 Policy INF SP2 New Secondary School 300 Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council 1 Foreword Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 Publication Version showing Modifications Arun District Council 8 1 Foreword 1.1 Thank you for viewing Arun's Local Plan. The Plan sets out the vision for Arun to 2031 and beyond(1).