North Cadbury and Yarlington Neighbourhood Plan Pre-Submission Draft NORTH CADBURY AND YARLINGTON Pre-Submission (Regulation 14) draft North Cadbury and Yarlington Parish Council, July 2021 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN A planning policy document to influence what is built and where across North Cadbury, Galhampton, Yarlington and Woolston up to 2033 North Cadbury and Yarlington Neighbourhood Plan CONTENTS Foreword .................................................................................................. 2 Wildlife areas and important habitats .............................................. 18 1. Introduction ...................................................................................... 3 Flood Risk ........................................................................................ 18 How this all began… .......................................................................... 3 General Environment Policies ......................................................... 19 What work has been done (and what is left to do) ............................ 4 Policy 5. The Area’s Rural Character .................................... 19 Who was involved on the Working Group? ....................................... 4 Policy 6. Recreational routes and views ............................... 20 How this Plan is structured ................................................................ 5 Policy 7. Protecting Local wildlife .......................................... 20 How long the Plan will last? (the ‘plan period’) ................................. 5 Policy 8. Flood Risk ............................................................... 20 2. A Little Bit about the Neighbourhood Plan Area… ...................... 6 7. Housing........................................................................................... 21 Population and Employment.............................................................. 6 Overview .......................................................................................... 21 Natural and Built Environment ........................................................... 6 Housing Need .................................................................................. 22 Housing Supply................................................................................ 22 3. The Strategic Planning Policies for our area ............................... 7 General Housing Policies ................................................................ 23 The Adopted Local Plan .................................................................... 7 Policy 9. Scale and Location of New Housing ...................... 23 The Local Plan review ....................................................................... 7 Policy 10. Use of Rural Buildings ............................................ 24 4. What this Plan hopes to achieve ................................................... 8 Policy 11. House types ............................................................ 24 Objectives .......................................................................................... 9 8. Business and Employment .......................................................... 25 5. Heritage and Design ...................................................................... 10 Overview .......................................................................................... 25 Overview .......................................................................................... 10 Business and Employment Needs .................................................. 25 Important Local Historic Features ................................................... 10 Locations for New and Expanding Businesses ............................... 25 Reinforcing Character through Design ............................................ 11 General Business and Employment Policies .................................. 26 Buildings fit for the future ................................................................. 11 Policy 12. North Cadbury Business Park ................................ 26 Practical Garden sizes ..................................................................... 12 Policy 13. Other employment opportunities ............................ 26 General Heritage and Design Policies ............................................ 13 9. Community Services and Facilities ............................................. 28 Policy 1. The Area’s Rich Heritage ........................................ 13 Overview .......................................................................................... 28 Policy 2. Character and Design Guidance ............................ 13 Valued Community facilities ............................................................ 28 Policy 3. Buildings Fit for the Future...................................... 13 Opportunities to Improve Facilities and services ............................ 29 Policy 4. Practical Garden Sizes ........................................... 13 10. Transport ........................................................................................ 30 6. Environment ................................................................................... 14 Overview .......................................................................................... 30 Overview .......................................................................................... 14 Public Transport............................................................................... 30 The Area’s Rural character .............................................................. 14 Problem areas and Opportunities to create safer routes ................ 30 Access to the countryside, Important Views and Spaces ............... 14 Page i Pre-Submission Draft, July 2021 North Cadbury and Yarlington Neighbourhood Plan Parking Standards ........................................................................... 31 Introduction ...................................................................................... 54 General Transport and travel Policies ............................................. 31 The Historic Character of the Village .............................................. 54 Policy 14. Parking .................................................................... 31 Policy 25. Yarlington - Built Character .................................... 55 11. North Cadbury (including Brookhampton) ................................. 32 Important features of The Environment .......................................... 56 Introduction ...................................................................................... 33 Policy 26. Yarlington – Local Green Spaces........................... 57 The Historic Character of the Village............................................... 34 Community Services and Facilities ................................................. 58 Policy 15. North Cadbury - Built Character ............................. 36 Policy 27. Yarlington – Community Facilities .......................... 58 Important features of The Environment ........................................... 37 Further development ....................................................................... 58 Policy 16. North Cadbury – Local Green Spaces ................... 40 14. Woolston......................................................................................... 59 Community Services and Facilities ................................................. 40 Introduction ...................................................................................... 60 Policy 17. North Cadbury – Facilities ...................................... 41 The Historic Character of the hamlet .............................................. 60 Further development ........................................................................ 42 Policy 28. Woolston - Built Character...................................... 60 Policy 18. Land North of Brookhampton, West of Cary Road 43 Important features of The Environment .......................................... 61 Policy 19. Land North of Brookhampton, East of Cary Road . 44 Community Services and Facilities ................................................. 62 Policy 20. Barns at North Town Farm ..................................... 46 Policy 29. Woolston – Community Facilities ........................... 62 Policy 21. Barns at Hill Farm ................................................... 46 Further development ....................................................................... 62 12. Galhampton .................................................................................... 47 Policy 30. Barn off Stoke Lane ................................................ 62 Introduction ...................................................................................... 48 Glossary ................................................................................................. 63 The Historic Character of the Village............................................... 48 Supporting Documents ........................................................................ 64 Policy 22. Galhampton - Built Character ................................. 49 Policies Map .......................................................................................... 65 Important features of The Environment ........................................... 50 Appendices............................................................................................ 66 Policy 23. Galhampton – Local Green Spaces ......................