District of Easington - Local Plan Lapsed Policy Schedule October 2007 Contents Page Preface Introduction 1 Topics Summary of Policies and Proposals 13 General Principles 15 Environment 17 Industry and Business 49 Housing 65 Transport 81 Recreation, Community Facilities and Tourism 89 Shopping 101 Settlement Chapters Blackhall 111 Castle Eden 117 Dalton-le-Dale 123 Easington and Littlethorpe 125 Haswell 133 Hawthorn 139 Hesleden 143 High Hesleden 145 Horden 147 Hutton Henry 153 Murton 155 Peterlee 163 Seaham 173 Seaton 193 Shotton 195 South Hetton 199 Thornley 203 Trimdon Station 207 Wheatley Hill 211 Wingate and Station Town 217 Implementation 223 Appendices 1. Waste Disposal Subject Plan 233 2. Population Change 243 3. Structure Plan Review - Housing Requirements 1991-2006 245 4. Land with planning permission as at April 1998 247 Sites under construction as at April 1998 248 Modified housing allocations 249 5. Accessibility and car parking standards 251 6. Design and Layout of Residential Development 253 7. Extensions to Existing Dwellings 257 8. Shop Fronts and Security Shutters and Grilles 259 9. Energy Efficiency 261 10. Access for All 263 11. Crime Prevention 265 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 267 Top of chapter Lapsed Policy Schedule October 2007 Topic Policies Policy No. Title 2 Renewable Energy 5 Control over development in the Green Belt 8 Magnesian limestone grassland 10 Protection of trees and hedgerows 11 Tree Preservation Orders 12 Protection of agricultural land 13 Protection of watercourses 20 Protection of archaeological sites 21 Assessment and protection of areas of archaeological interest 23 Control of Advertisement in Conservation Areas 25 Protection of groundwater supplies 26 Waste water management 27 Control of potentially polluting development 28 Development for Public Utilities 30 Reclamation of derelict land 31 Urban fringe improvements 32 Community woodlands 33 Designation of local nature reserves 34 Allotments and garage sites 41 Control of non-agricultural buildings in the countryside 42 Location of noise sensitive development 43 Development affected by hazardous substances installations 46 Development on unstable land 50 Former Hawthorn Cokeworks Site 55 Office development 56 Agricultural and other economic development in the countryside 57 Diversification of the use of agricultural land 58 New industrial development in the countryside 59 Re-use and adaptation of buildings in the countryside for industry and business 60 Re-use of dwellings in the countryside 61 Industrial estate enhancements 64 Hazardous substances and associated development 65 Bad neighbour uses 68 Housing development in the countryside 69 Rural workers dwellings 70 Re-use and adaptation of buildings in the countryside for residential use 76 New cycleways and walkways 78 Safeguarding of land for Link Road 82 Control of large telecommunication developments 83 Control of satellite dishes 86 Countryside recreation 87 Coastal footpath 97 Accommodation for visitors 98 Caravan, camping and chalet sites 99 Redevelopment of caravan sites 100 Static caravans, chalet and other self-catering accommodation occupancy 103 Local shops 107 Farm shops 112 Non-retail uses 114 Office and local services Lapsed Settlement Policies Blackhall B1 Proposals for Hesleden Road site B2 Other landscaping works B4 Land north of B1281 B5 Land north of Hesleden Road B6 Land north of Glenholme Terrace B7 Proposals for off street parking B9 Formal recreation facilities B10 Open space/play areas Castle Eden C3 Landscaping works C4 Site of Castle Eden Golf Club C5 Sub-division of large grounds of existing houses C6 Land adjacent to Ivy Cottage C7 Conversion of the Castle for residential use C8 Provision of a post office Dalton-le-dale D1 Land south of Dene Road D2 Land opposite Dalton Bridge D3 Control of development D4 Land east of South Farm Easington E1 Village Green E2 Other landscaping proposals in the village E3 Easington Colliery reclamation scheme E5 Upgrading of the shopping centre E6 Small scale improvements on Council owned land E7 Small scale improvements on non-Council owned land E9 Housing Renewal Initiative E10 Land south of Seaside Lane E12 Land east of Wordsworth Road E14 Formal recreation facilities E15 Children's play space/informal play space Haswell Ha1 Land adjacent to Front Street Ha2 Land north of the Abattoir Ha4 South side of Church Street Ha5 Other environmental improvements Ha6 South side of Chapel Lane Ha7 Former Railway Cottages Ha8 Infill plots on Front Street Ha9 West of Blossomfield Estate Ha10 East of George Street Ha11 West of Plough Farm, Haswell Plough Ha12 North of Chapel Lane Ha13 Children's play space/amenity open space Hawthorn Hw1 Protection of undeveloped areas Hw2 Landscaping works Hw3 Conversion of buildings at West Farm Hw4 Land adjacent to West farm Hw5 Former RAF camp Hw6 Infill site Hw7 Informal recreation areas Hesledon He1 Landscaping Works He2 Land east of Station Road He3 Safeguarding land west of Station Road for informal recreation He4 Lland east of Gray Avenue High Hesleden Hi1 East of South View Hi2 Safeguarding land south of Dene View Hi3 Landscaping land south of Dene View Horden Ho1 Priority areas for environmental improvement Ho2 Former Blackhills Road school site Ho3 Landscaping works on Council owned land Ho4 Landscaping works on non-Council owned land Ho8 Off-street parking Ho9 Sites for sport and recreation Ho10 Site for children's play space/amenity open space Hutton Henry Hu1 South side of Hutton Crescent Hu2 Land between Hill View and Church Hall Hu3 Protection of land east of Bow Cottage from development Murton M1 Landscaping works on Council owned land M2 Landscaping works on non-Council owned land M3 Safeguarding land around war memorial M4 Allocation of Dalton Flatts site for industrial use M5 Former Rex Cinema site M6 Former Bus Depot site M8 Thomas Brothers site M9 Off-street parking schemes M10 Safeguarding recreational fields M11 Safeguarding children's play space/amenity open space Peterlee P1 Safeguarding of open areas from development P2 Environmental improvements in housing areas P3 Landscaping works on Council owned land P4 Landscaping works on non-Council owned land P5 Sites for Council housing P8 Former ITEC site P10 Cleared housing sites P11 Off-street parking schemes P12 North side of Lowhills Road P13 Open space/play areas P16 Land south of St. Cuthbert's Road Seaham S1 Relocation of land based activities of the Port S2 Reinstatement of George Street - Dawdon Colliery Railway Line S3 Coastal defences S4 Dawdon housing improvements S5 Deneside Estate Action Initiative S6 Parkside Estate Improvement Initiative S8 Vane Tempest colliery site S10 West of Foundry Road S11 Former St Mary Magdalenes School site S12 South of Robert Square S13 Ropery Walk S14 Dawdon-Seaham Town Centre Link Road S15 Off-street parking schemes S18 Traffic management and bus services S19 Seaham Conservation Area S20 Small landscaping schemes S21 Safeguarding the denes S22 Seaham Hall and Grounds S23 Land east of Seaham Hall S24 Safeguarding formal recreation facilities S25 Safeguarding open space/play areas S26 Recreational footpaths S27 Promenade scheme S29 Land north west of New Strangford Road roundabout S30 Uses for former Londonderry Offices Seaton St1 Safeguarding of open areas St2 North of Seaton Lane St3 East of Hillrise Crescent St4 Play area east of Hillrise Crescent Shotton Sh1 Landscaping on Council owned land Sh2 Landscaping on non-Council owned land Sh9 Safeguarding formal recreation facilities Sh10 Safeguarding children's play space/amenity open space Sh11 Extension for Comrades Club South Hetton So1 Safeguarding of land east of Windsor Drive So2 Environmental improvements on Council owned land So3 Environmental improvements on non-Council owned land So4 South of Fallowfield Terrace So6 Primary School site So8 Safeguarding of the Welfare Ground So9 Safeguarding of children's play space/amenity open space Thornley Th1 Landscaping of Council owned sites Th2 Landscaping of non-Council owned sites Th3 Showman's Compound site Th6 Thornley House Th7 Off-street parking scheme Th8 Safeguarding of children's play space/amenity open space Th9 Proposed children's play area Th10 Proposed community/resource centre Trimdon Tr1 Improvement scheme at Luke Street, Rodwell Street, Windsor Street Tr2 Landscaping on Council owned land Tr3 Landscaping on non-Council owned land Tr4 Small housing sites Transport Tr5 Off-street parking schemes Tr6 Safeguarding of the recreation ground Wheatley Hill Wh1 Landscaping on Council owned land Wh2 Landscaping on non-Council owned land Wh3 Housing/environmental improvement scheme Wh5 Cleared site, Thornley Road Wh6 Quilstyle Road Wh7 Former Scrapyard Wh8 Off-street parking schemes Wh9 Safeguarding recreation ground Wh10 Safeguarding open space Wingate Wi1 Alternative uses for former Methodist Chapel Wi2 Landscaping on Council owned land Wi3 Landscaping on non-Council owned land Wi4 South of Moor Lane Wi6 Land opposite Ridgeway House Wi7 Land at Watson's Windows premises Wi8 Land east of Front Street Wi9 Small housing sites Wi10 Safeguarding of AJ Dawson playing fields Wi12 Safeguarding of Welfare Park Wi13 Safeguarding of other recreation/play areas Top of page Return to contents Preface On the 25 August 1983 Easington District Council adopted the Easington District Local Plan with the purpose of guiding the development and other use of land within the whole administrative area of Easington District until 1986. The Council has now prepared a new District Local Plan to provide an up-to-date planning policy framework relevant to the needs of its residents. The new Plan, to be known as the Easington District Local Plan, will cover the period to the year 2006. In July 1993 the Council published a Consultation Draft Plan to obtain the views and input of a wide range of public and private sector organisations, neighbouring local authorities and the general public. The District Council carefully considered all the comments made at this stage together with changes in Government planning guidance and local circumstances, and published the Local Plan Review Deposit Draft Plan in February, 1998.