FOWEY PARISH DRAFT NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019-2030 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 2 Fowey Parish NDP – The Preparation Process Getting this far ........................................................ 5 3 NDP Sustainability Appraisal ......................................................................................................... 6 4 Fowey NDP - Supporting Documentation....................................................................................... 6 5 Fowey NDP: The Vision ................................................................................................................. 7 6 Objectives of Fowey Parish NDP .................................................................................................... 9 7 Fowey Parish Housing Statement ................................................................................................ 10 8 Objective 1 General Development ............................................................................................... 12 Policy 1: Sustainable Development ........................................................................................... 12 Policy 2: Design and Character of Fowey Parish ....................................................................... 14 9 Objective 2: Housing ................................................................................................................... 16 Policy 3: Housing within the Fowey Development Boundary .................................................. 20 Policy 4: Small-scale affordable Housing on Rural Exception Sites .......................................... 25 Policy 5: Principal Residence Requirement .............................................................................. 27 10 Objective 3: Natural Environment, Heritage and the Built Environment ....................................... 28 Policy 6: The Landscape and the Natural Environment ............................................................ 31 Policy 7: Views, panoramas and vistas ...................................................................................... 32 Policy 8: Historic Environment and Cultural Heritage .............................................................. 34 Policy 9: Marine Heritage .......................................................................................................... 36 Policy 10: Open Spaces – of Heritage/Landscape Value ........................................................... 38 11 Objective 4: Business, Employment and Transport ....................................................................... 41 Policy 11: Jobs and the economy............................................................................................... 45 Policy 12: Business development .............................................................................................. 46 Policy 13: Transport ................................................................................................................... 49 Policy 14: Cycle ways and Public Rights of Way ........................................................................ 49 Policy 15: Provision of adequate parking in Fowey .................................................................. 51 12 Objective 5: Community Facilities; Health and well-being ............................................................ 52 Policy 16: Fowey Parish Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 53 1 | P a g e Fowey Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 17: Protection of Open spaces - Play/sports and recreational spaces .......................... 56 Policy 18: To retain the site of Fowey Community Hospital for the future health needs of Fowey Parish’s elderly population .......................................................................... 58 13 Objective 6: Renewable Energy and Climate Change ................................................................... 60 Policy 19: Renewable energy and energy reduction Policy ...................................................... 61 Policy 20: Ground mounted solar panels .................................................................................. 62 Policy 21: Tidal and surface water flooding .............................................................................. 63 14 Glossary and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 64 For Appendices please refer to the separate document List of Figures Figure 1 Fowey Parish NDP Designated Area ............................................................................... 4 Figure 2: Fowey Parish NDP: Links between Vision, Objectives and Policies ............................... 7 Figure 3: AONB in Fowey Parish ................................................................................................. 15 Figure 4: Fowey Development Boundary ................................................................................... 17 Figure 5: Fowey Development Boundary, sensitive edge of settlement ................................... 18 Figure 6 : Recent Housing Development in Fowey ..................................................................... 21 Figure 7 : Landscape Capacity in Fowey ..................................................................................... 24 Figure 8 Fowey Parish Wildlife Map ........................................................................................... 30 Figure 9: Fowey Historic Environment ....................................................................................... 33 Figure 10: Fowey Harbour showing jetties and slipways ........................................................... 35 Figure 11: Fowey Open spaces, showing areas of heritage/landscape value ........................... 39 Figure 12: Fowey Town Centre showing primary shopping area, industrial areas & docks....... 44 Figure 13: Fowey Parish Open Spaces Assessment (CC) ............................................................ 55 Figure 14: Protection of Open Spaces, Play, Sports and Recreational Spaces ........................... 57 Figure 15: Site of Fowey Community Hopital ............................................................................. 59 List of Tables Table 1: Minimum NDP housing target to be in conformity with Cornwall’s Local Plan. .......... 10 List of Pictures Picture 1: Place House and grounds. .......................................................................................... 19 2 | P a g e Fowey Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 1 Introduction This document is the Draft Fowey Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). It presents the Vision and Objectives for the area over the NDP period to 2030 and presents planning policies which seek to enable delivery of this Vision and these Objectives. This document is supported by a number of other documents and background information which are referred to throughout. These supporting documents can be accessed at www.foweysfuture.co.uk A glossary section is included at the back of this document for reference (Section 14). Neighbourhood Planning builds on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Cornwall Local Plan: Strategic Policies Development Plan Document (Local Plan), to give an extra level of detail at the local level. The Fowey parish NDP has been developed to ensure that future growth and development throughout the Parish is guided by the local community. Fowey Parish NDP runs in tandem with the Local Plan, which runs to 2030. It is appropriate that it should have the same end period and therefore it will be reviewed and updated in 2030. The Town Council may however deem it necessary to update the NDP at an earlier date if circumstances warrant any earlier review. Fowey Parish NDP applies to the entire parish covered by Fowey Town Council (as shown in Figure 1). Fowey Parish is situated on the south east coast of Cornwall and is part of the St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel Community Network Area (CNA). Why Fowey Parish needs a Neighbourhood Development Plan This NDP defines the community vision for how Fowey Parish will develop in the future. If adopted at referendum, this Plan will stand alongside the Local Plan to guide development within the parish and will cover the period of 2019-2030. Once finalised and adopted by Cornwall Council (CC), the planning policies presented in this NDP seek to positively plan for the future of Fowey Parish- to improve the supply of housing to meet local needs, boosting the local economy and protecting and enhancing the environment. This NDP will be used and acted upon by CC planning officers, landowners and developers through the development process; providing clarity on the community’s needs and aspirations. 3 | P a g e Fowey Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Figure 1 Fowey Parish NDP Designated Area 4 | P a g e Fowey Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2 Fowey Parish NDP – The Preparation Process Getting this far Fowey Town Council is the qualifying body responsible for the preparation, consultation and submission of the NDP. The preparation of the NDP has been led by the Fowey Parish NDP Steering Group and supported by workshop groups, CC, Cornwall Rural Community Charity, Locality and Big Lottery funding. The preparation of this NDP has been informed throughout by a comprehensive programme of consultation