Neighbourhood Plan 2015 to 2029 Referendum Version 19/05/2015 18.43 1 2 Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Stowey Sutton Parish .................................................................................................................................. 12 The Neighbourhood Plan Policies .................................................................................................................. 13 Introduction and Background .......................................................................................................................... 15 History of Bishop Sutton ................................................................................................................................ 15 History of Stowey ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Local Governance ............................................................................................................................................. 15 How the Neighbourhood Plan was prepared ............................................................................................ 16 Initial Work .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Area Designation and Raising Awareness ............................................................................................... 17 Consultation and Evidence Gathering ...................................................................................................... 17 Consultation on initial draft and the steps to the final plan ............................................................ 18 The Neighbourhood Plan Vision ..................................................................................................................... 18 Structure of the Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 The Parish Council and community will deliver this by: ..................................................................... 19 Sustainable Development for the Whole Community ............................................................................ 19 Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Neighbourhood Plan Delivery and Implementation ............................................................................... 20 The Neighbourhood Plan Policies .................................................................................................................. 25 Housing and Development ............................................................................................................................... 27 Housing and Development Policy SSHP01 Housing Boundary ...................................................... 28 3 Housing and Development Policy SSHP02 Development Scale ..................................................... 29 Housing and Development Policy SSHP03 Development Character ............................................ 29 Housing and Development Policy SSHP04 Property Size ................................................................. 30 Housing and Development Policy SSHP05 Sustainability Impact .................................................. 31 Housing and Development Policy SSHP06 Lighting ........................................................................... 32 Business and Employment ................................................................................................................................. 35 Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Business and Employment Policy SSBE01 Business Conservation and Preservation .............. 36 Business and Employment Policy SSBE002 Business Type .............................................................. 36 Business and Employment Policy SSBE03 Employee Parking .......................................................... 36 Business and Employment Policy SSBE04 Homeworking ................................................................. 36 Business and Employment Action Policy SSBE05 Broadband ......................................................... 37 Transport and Communications ...................................................................................................................... 39 Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT01 Public Transport ........................................................... 40 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT02 Parking ............................................................................. 40 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT03 Footpaths ........................................................................ 41 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT04 Safe Road Crossing ..................................................... 41 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT05 Cycle and Walk for Recreation................................ 42 Road and Transport Action Policy SSRT06 Stowey Weight Restriction ....................................... 43 Community and Recreation .............................................................................................................................. 45 Community and Recreational Action Policy SSCR01 Recreation Ground ................................... 46 Community and Recreational Action Policy SSCR02 Allotments ................................................... 46 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................................. 47 4 Appendix A .............................................................................................................................................................. 48 Formal Neighbourhood Plan Area Designation ................................................................................... 48 Appendix B .............................................................................................................................................................. 58 Sustainability ...................................................................................................................................................... 58 Introduction and Methodology .............................................................................................................. 58 About this Report......................................................................................................................................... 58 Sustainable Development ......................................................................................................................... 58 Stowey Sutton Parish .................................................................................................................................. 59 Neighbourhood Plan Scope and Main Objectives .......................................................................... 59 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 60 Policy Context (task A1) ............................................................................................................................. 61 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ..................................................................................... 62 B&NES Local Plan 2007 - 2011 ............................................................................................................... 62 B&NES Core Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 62 Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) ................................................................................................................. 62 Flood Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................................... 62 Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) .............................................................................................. 63 Mendip Hills AONB Management Plan (2014-2019) ...................................................................... 63 Next Steps ....................................................................................................................................................... 64 Sustainability Context (task A2) .............................................................................................................. 64 Biodiversity 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