23/07/2018 (July 2018) 1 Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2031 Contents 1 Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ 4 2 What is the Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan? ...................................................................................... 5 3 Why do we want a Neighbourhood Plan? .............................................................................................. 7 4 How does this Neighbourhood Plan work within the planning system? ................................................ 7 5 Consultation and the process of developing the Plan ............................................................................ 8 6 Crich Parish in Context ..........................................................................................................................10 Location ........................................................................................................................................................10 Heritage ........................................................................................................................................................10 Crich Parish Today.........................................................................................................................................18 Community Facilities and Services ................................................................................................................20 Natural Environment ....................................................................................................................................22 7 Community Engagement ......................................................................................................................26 8 Community Vision .................................................................................................................................27 Vision Statement ...........................................................................................................................................28 9 Community Objectives ..........................................................................................................................28 10 The Neighbourhood Plan Approach .....................................................................................................28 Embracing Sustainable Development Principles ..........................................................................................28 Consulting the Community ...........................................................................................................................29 Key Principle: Pre-application Community Consultation .......................................................................... 29 11 Neighbourhood Plan Policies .................................................................................................................30 Spatial Strategy.....................................................................................................................................30 Policy NP 1 Spatial Strategy.........................................................................................................................32 12 Development within Settlement Development Boundaries ................................................................32 Crich ..............................................................................................................................................................33 Whatstandwell ..............................................................................................................................................35 Fritchley ........................................................................................................................................................36 Policy NP 2: Development within Settlement Development Boundaries ................................................. 38 13 Protecting the Landscape Character of Crich Parish ............................................................................38 Green Gaps ...................................................................................................................................................38 Crich and Whatstandwell ..............................................................................................................................39 Crich and Fritchley ........................................................................................................................................40 Fritchley and Bullbridge ................................................................................................................................41 Significant Views ...........................................................................................................................................43 Policy NP 3: Protecting the Landscape Character of Crich Parish ............................................................. 45 14 Design Principles for Residential Development ....................................................................................45 Policy NP 4: Design Principles for Residential Development .................................................................... 48 15 A Mix of Housing Types ........................................................................................................................48 Policy NP 5: A Mix of Housing Types ....................................................................................................... 51 16 Conversion of Redundant Farm Buildings ............................................................................................51 Policy NP 6: The conversion of redundant farm buildings ....................................................................... 52 17 Affordable Housing ...............................................................................................................................52 Policy NP 7: Affordable Housing ............................................................................................................. 54 18 Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment .........................................................................54 Local Green Spaces .......................................................................................................................................55 Policy NP 8: Local Green Spaces ............................................................................................................. 55 Maintaining and Enhancing the Parish’s Biodiversity ...................................................................................56 Policy NP 9: Maintaining and Enhancing the Parish’s Biodiversity ........................................................... 58 Conservation and Enhancement of Non Vehicular Routes ...........................................................................58 2 Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2031 Policy NP 10: Conservation and Enhancement of Non Vehicular Routes ................................................. 59 19 Protecting and Enhancing Heritage Assets ...........................................................................................60 Crich Railway (Butterley Gangroad) ..............................................................................................................60 Policy NP 11: Protecting and Enhancing Heritage Assets ......................................................................... 61 20 Strengthening the Local Economy ........................................................................................................61 Supporting local businesses ..........................................................................................................................63 Policy NP 12: New employment premises or change of use to employment premises in appropriate locations.....................……………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………..63 Working from Home .....................................................................................................................................63 Policy NP 13: Working from Home ......................................................................................................... 65 Tourism and employment in the countryside ..............................................................................................65 Policy NP 14: Tourism Development in the Countryside ......................................................................... 66 21 Supporting Crich’s Village Centre .........................................................................................................66 Policy NP15: Strengthening the Village Centre ........................................................................................ 69 22 Protecting and Enhancing Community Facilities ..................................................................................69 Policy NP 16: Protecting and Enhancing Community Facilities................................................................. 70 23 Getting Around .....................................................................................................................................71 Traffic Volume .......................................................................................................................................74 Car parking 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