Regeneration and Environment Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Draft February 2015 Regeneration and Environment Local Plan Internal Consultation Draft Table of Contents List of Policies ................................................................................................................................ i 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 2 Strategic Policies ................................................................................................................... 5 3 Sustainable Transport ......................................................................................................... 14 4 Sustainable Living ............................................................................................................... 22 5 The Economy ....................................................................................................................... 26 6 Town Centres ....................................................................................................................... 36 7 Provision of Facilities .......................................................................................................... 50 8 Housing ................................................................................................................................ 54 9 Environmental Protection and Enhancement .................................................................... 91 10 Historic Environment ......................................................................................................... 103 Appendix 1 Schedule of Superseded Policies ........................................................................ 110 Appendix 2 Evidence Base List ............................................................................................... 116 Appendix 3 Implementation Plan and Monitoring Framework ............................................... 119 Appendix 4 Housing Viability Guidance .................................................................................. 136 Appendix 5 Housing Trajectory ............................................................................................... 140 Appendix 6 Historic Environment Local List .......................................................................... 141 Regeneration and Environment Local Plan Internal Consultation Draft List of Policies Strategic Policy SP1 - Presumption in favour of sustainable development ............................. 5 Strategic Policy SP2 - Housing Spatial Strategy ........................................................................ 6 Strategic Policy SP3 – Locating Development ............................................................................ 8 Strategic Policy SP4 Infrastructure Delivery ............................................................................. 11 Strategic Policy SP5 Infrastructure and Development ............................................................. 12 Strategic Policy SP6 Developer Contributions ......................................................................... 12 Policy T1 Protecting and Taking Up Opportunities for the Use of Sustainable Modes of Transport ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Policy T2 Widening Transport Choice ....................................................................................... 16 Policy T3 Highways Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 19 Policy T4 Local Parking Standards ............................................................................................ 20 Policy SL1: Development and Amenity ..................................................................................... 22 Policy SL2 - Renewable Energy Generation.............................................................................. 22 Policy SL3: Communications Infrastructure ............................................................................. 24 Policy EMP1 –Employment Land Portfolio ............................................................................... 27 Policy EMP2 - North Tees and Billingham ................................................................................. 30 Policy EMP3 – Important bird populations and the Seal Sands and North Tees sites ........... 31 Policy EMP4 Durham Tees Valley Airport ................................................................................. 33 Policy TC 1 Supporting Town Centres ...................................................................................... 36 Policy TC2 Protecting Town Centres ......................................................................................... 37 Policy TC3 - Development for Town Centre Uses ..................................................................... 41 Policy TC4 Stockton Primary Shopping Area ........................................................................... 43 Policy TC5 – Stockton Town Centre .......................................................................................... 44 Policy TC6 District and Local Centres ....................................................................................... 45 Policy TC7 – Small-scale convenience facilities ....................................................................... 46 Policy TC8 – Food, Drink and Evening Economy Uses ............................................................ 48 Policy PF1 – Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities ...................................................... 50 Policy PF2 - Maximise Civic Space for Community Interaction ............................................... 51 Policy PF3 – Community Facilities ............................................................................................ 52 Policy H1 – New Housing Sites .................................................................................................. 56 Policy H2 – Victoria Estate, Stockton ........................................................................................ 59 Policy H3 - Boathouse Lane ....................................................................................................... 60 Policy H4 – Queens Park North .................................................................................................. 61 i Regeneration and Environment Local Plan Internal Consultation Draft Policy H5 – Swainby Road, Mount Pleasant .............................................................................. 61 Policy H6 – Land off Albany Road ............................................................................................. 62 Policy H7 – North of Junction Road .......................................................................................... 62 Policy H8 – South of Junction Road, Norton ............................................................................ 63 Policy H9 - Darlington Back Lane, Bishopsgarth ..................................................................... 63 Policy H10 - Yarm Road, Stockton ............................................................................................. 63 Policy H11 – Abbey Hill, Norton ................................................................................................. 64 Policy H12 – Somerset Road, Norton ........................................................................................ 64 Policy H13 – South of Kingfisher Way, Bowesfield Park.......................................................... 65 Policy H14 – Bowesfield Riverside ............................................................................................ 65 Policy H15 – North of Kingfisher Way, Bowesfield Park .......................................................... 65 Policy H16 - Site of Red House School, Norton ........................................................................ 65 Policy H17 Shared Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 66 Policy H18a Harrowgate Lane .................................................................................................... 66 Policy H19 Yarm Back Lane ....................................................................................................... 67 Policy H20 – Summerville Farm ................................................................................................. 69 Policy H21 – Land off Leeholme Road....................................................................................... 70 Policy H22 - Land off Cayton Drive ............................................................................................ 70 Policy H23 - Queens Avenue ...................................................................................................... 71 Policy H24 Thornaby Football Club ........................................................................................... 71 Policy H25 – Land at Urlay Nook Road ...................................................................................... 72 Policy H26 - Allens West ............................................................................................................ 72 Policy H27 - Land off Roundhill Avenue, Ingleby Barwick ....................................................... 73 Policy H28 - Low Lane, Ingleby Barwick ..................................................................................