Wycombe District Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Version October 2017 Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 This page is left intentionally blank Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 Consultation on the Wycombe District Local Plan Publication version – xx –October to xx November 2017 Wycombe District Council is consulting on the Wycombe District Local Plan Publication version (this document) from XX October 2017 to XX November 2017 This document is being published under regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. This is the Local Plan which Wycombe District Council intends to submit under regulation 22 of these regulations, to the Planning Inspectorate for an independent examination. This means that all responses to the consultation will be sent on directly to the Inspector to consider in the examination of the Local Plan. Making comments, or representations, at this stage is more formal than with previous consultations. It will be necessary for you to identify why the matter you raise causes the plan to be unsound (see below). It is therefore strongly recommended you use the form available (on the website, hard copies also available) to log your representations, to be sure we do not need to come back to you subsequently for clarification. A representation can also be in support of the Plan. If you wish to appear at the Examination, you must make a representation – either to support or to object – at this stage. In order to reduce the administrative burden of processing comments, if many local people share the same view on a matter in the Plan, we would encourage you to send in a joint response with the names of those concerned appended, or a petition, rather than individual letters. This does not reduce the weight attached to the issues raised. More details of how to respond can be found on the Council’s website. i Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 Commenting on the Wycombe District Local Plan Publication version To make comments to the plan you can: Online Use our online response form at www.wycombe.gov.uk/haveyoursay download a response form at the same web address By mail pick up a response form at the Council Offices, your local library of information centre Anyone can comment – please follow the instructions on the response form quoting paragraph or policy. The deadline for comments is midnight on XX November 2017. All responses need to clear on what basis a representation is being made and they should be made using the Council’s response form. When making a response the consultation on the Local Plan, you will need to consider whether you believe the Plan is; Legally compliant Sound Complies with the Duty to Co-operate In order to be considered 'sound' the Inspector must be satisfied that the plan is positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy. An explanation of soundness can be found in paragraph 182 of the NPPF. If you believe that the Local Plan does not meet one of the criteria above, you will be asked to state why and set out what modifications you believe will make the Local Plan legally compliant or sound. Find out more To find out more about the consultation you can: visit the website at www.wycombe.gov.uk/newlocalplan Email the Planning Policy Team at [email protected] Phone 01494 421158. ii Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 Alternative formats If you would like this document in another format please contact Wycombe District Council at the Council offices in High Wycombe. If you require the information supplied in a different language please come into the Wycombe District Council offices where we can arrange a translation or interpretation as appropriate. Due to cost implications we will not be able to translate this document in its entirety. However, it is possible for the required parts to be translated, or interpreted as appropriate. Please come into the Wycombe District Council offices. 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Zapraszamy do biura Rady Okręgowej Wycombe. iii Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 This page is left intentionally blank iv Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 Contents Consultation on the Wycombe District Local Plan Publication version – xx –October to xx November 2017 .................................................................................................. i Contents ................................................................................................................. v Table of figures ....................................................................................................... vi List of tables ......................................................................................................... viii List of Policies and Proposals ................................................................................. ix Foreword ................................................................................................................... xv Executive Summary ................................................................................................ xvii 1.0 Introduction and Context ...................................................................................... 1 2.0 Wycombe District – The Big Challenge .............................................................. 15 3.0 Our Vision and Strategic Objectives ................................................................... 19 4.0 The Strategy ....................................................................................................... 26 Achieving Sustainable Development .................................................................... 27 Where development will go: the Spatial Strategy ................................................ 28 What development will be delivered ..................................................................... 42 How development will be delivered ....................................................................... 70 5.0 What is proposed in Specific Areas .................................................................... 84 Introduction to this section .................................................................................... 84 5.1 High Wycombe area ....................................................................................... 87 5.2 Marlow .......................................................................................................... 153 5.3 Princes Risborough ...................................................................................... 163 5.4 Bourne End and Wooburn ............................................................................ 259 5.5 Rural Areas ................................................................................................... 274 6.0 Delivering the Strategy, Managing Development ............................................. 313 How this section works ....................................................................................... 313 Matters to be determined in accordance with national policy .............................. 318 Delivering Housing .............................................................................................. 319 Fostering economic growth and supporting local communities ........................... 340 Placemaking ....................................................................................................... 345 Technical Housing Standards ............................................................................. 378 Managing Development in the Green Belt and our Rural Areas ......................... 381 v Wycombe District Local Plan Local Plan – Regulation 19 Version October 2017 Safeguarded Land for Essential Infrastructure ................................................... 390 7.0 Monitoring and Delivery .................................................................................... 394 Appendices ............................................................................................................ 399 Appendix A. Glossary ......................................................................................... 400 Appendix B. Common Abbreviations .................................................................. 405 Appendix C. Settlement Hierarchy ...................................................................... 407 Appendix D. List of Housing Allocations (or mixed use with Housing) ................ 408 Appendix E. Areas where future development for travellers is restricted ............ 417 Appendix F. Non-Residential Mixed-Use Allocations .......................................... 418 Appendix G. List of Strategic and Local Employment Areas ............................... 419 Appendix H. Monitoring – How the outcomes will be delivered .......................... 422 Appendix I. Schedule of new transport improvement lines ................................. 442 Appendix J. Schedule of policies replaced