Ilkley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019 – 2030 Regulation 14 Draft 1 Foreword Welcome to the Regulation 14 Draft of the Ilkley Neighbourhood Development Plan, INDP for short. This has been prepared by a Committee of town councillors and experienced volunteers including members of the Ilkley Design Statement Group, Ilkley Civic Society, Ben Rhydding Action Group and Climate Action Ilkley. The Regulation 14 Draft of the INDP is now being published for formal consultation. Comments are invited from 7th November 2019 to 19th December 2019. During this consultation we want to hear your views. We want you to get involved and help shape the future of Ilkley. We look forward to hearing from you. Brian Mann, advisor and former Town Council project leader Councillor Ros Brown, current Town Council project leader 2 Bettys Café Tea Rooms, The Grove 3 Objective 7 – Leisure and Tourism 72 Contents Policy INDP16 Leisure and Tourism 72 1 Introduction 7 Objective 8 – Sustainable Economic Development 74 Policy INDP17 Ilkley Town Centre 74 2 Why prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan for Ilkley? 9 Policy INDP18 Public Realm 80 Policy INDP19 Shopfronts 81 3 How long will it take to prepare the INDP? 10 Policy INDP20 Economy and Employment 82 4 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Strategic Planning Policy 11 Supporting Town Council Actions - Ilkley Town Centre Traffic 5 Key issues for the INDP 17 and Car Parking 83 6 Vision and objectives for the INDP 24 Objective 9 – Social Inclusion 84 7 INDP Policies and proposals 27 Policy INDP21 Meeting the Needs of All 84 Objective 1 – Sustainable Residential Development 28 Policy INDP1 New Housing Development within Ilkley 28 8 How to comment on the INDP 88 Objective 2 - Services and Facilities 32 9 Monitoring and review 89 Policy INDP2 Protecting and Enhancing Community Facilities 32 Policy INDP3 Protecting and Enhancing Recreation Facilities 36 Glossary 90 Policy INDP4 Allotments and Community Gardens 37 Objective 3 – Cultural Landscape 39 Policy INDP5 Encouraging High Quality and Low Carbon Design 39 Policy INDP6 General Principles for New Development in Conservation Areas in Ilkley 42 Policy INDP7 New Development in Ben Rhydding Conservation Area 45 Policy INDP8 New Development in Ilkley Conservation Area 47 Policy INDP9 New Development in Middleton Conservation Area 50 Policy INDP10 Local Green Spaces 53 Policy INDP11 Green Corridors 55 Policy INDP12 Protecting Ilkley’s Landscape Character 59 Objective 4 - Biodiversity and Ecology 62 Policy INDP13 Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity 62 Objective 5 - Traffic and Transport 69 Objective 6 – Sustainable Access 69 Policy INDP14 Traffic and Transport 69 Policy INDP15 Walking and Cycling 71 4 Curlew on Ilkley Moor 5 Figure 1 – Ilkley Designated Neighbourhood Development Plan Area (Source: CBMDC, 2014) 1 Introduction 1.1 In 2012, as a qualifying body, Ilkley Town Council decided to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). Taking advantage of the power available to town councils granted through the Localism Act 2011, the Town Council applied to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) for the whole town area to be designated a neighbourhood planning area (see Figure 1, page 6). This application was approved by the CBMDC’s Executive Committee on 5 November 2013. 1.2 This Regulation 14 Draft of the NDP is published for six weeks formal consultation between 7th November 2019 and 19th December 2019. When complete the plan will give local people more say in the future development of the area by setting planning policies to help guide, control and promote future development. This written document is accompanied by a separate Policies Map that shows the Regulation 14 Draft’s various proposals. 1.3 Copies of the plan are available online at https://towncouncil.ilkley.org/neighbourhood-plan/ and can be viewed at the following locations: • Clarke Foley Centre • Ilkley Town Hall • Ilkley Library • Christchurch, Ilkley • Ben Rhydding Methodist Church • St Johns Church, Ben Rhydding Comments on the Regulation 14 Draft INDP must be made in writing, preferably on one of the response forms available at https://towncouncil.ilkley.org/neighbourhood-plan/, by 19th December 2019 and returned to: INDP Regulation 14 Consultation Ilkley Town Hall Station Road Ilkley LS29 8HB Or by email to: [email protected] 6 7 1.4 The INDP is structured in the following way: Chapter 2 - “Why do we need to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan for Ilkley?” sets out the background to the INDP and describes why the Town Council believes it is important local people take the opportunity to use this new power. 2 Why prepare a Neighbourhood Chapter 3 - “How long will it take to prepare the INDP?” sets out the Development Plan for Ilkley? INDP preparation process that we must follow to prepare the INDP and shows our intended timetable for getting through to the end of the process. 2.1 Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs) are a relatively new part of the statutory development planning system. Just as local authorities, including CBMDC, Chapter 4 - can produce development plans such as the Core Strategy to promote, guide and “City of Bradford Metropolitan District Strategic Planning control development of houses, businesses, open spaces and other uses of land so, Policy” outlines the strategic planning policy framework too, now, by preparing a NDP, can town councils. within which the INDP has been prepared. 2.2 The INDP when finalised will give local people more say on the future Chapter 5 - development of the area. We can say this because NDPs have the following benefits: “Key Issues for the INDP” outlines the background to the area and the key issues the INDP will address. • NDPs are part of the development plan and carry what is known as “statutory Chapter 6 - weight” when planning decisions are made. “Vision and Objectives for the INDP” sets out the vision for Ilkley in 2030, along with the Plan’s objectives to help • NDPs give local people the final say on the plan for the area through a us deliver this vision. referendum. Chapter 7 - • NDPs can bring a financial benefit to an area. CBMDC have introduced a “INDP Policies and Proposals” is the real “heart” of the levy on future development called the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). document and sets out the INDP’s planning policies and Without a NDP the Town Council would receive 15% of any CIL collected in the proposals for the area. area (£100 per sq. m. of any new residential development; £50 per sq. m. for any large supermarket). If we have a finalised INDP we receive 25% of any CIL The INDP has two other chapters. One telling you how you can collected in the area. With many new homes proposed in Ilkley in the future, comment on the INDP, and, finally, a chapter setting out how this could be a significant sum. the Town Council will monitor the success of the INDP, and, if necessary, how the Town Council will review the document if things become out of date or are not working as intended. A glossary of terms is also provided. 8 9 3 How long will it take to prepare 4 City of Bradford Metropolitan the INDP? District Strategic Planning Policy 3.1 The INDP must be prepared following a procedure set by government (Figure 2). Designation work has been undertaken on consultation, analysing Bradford Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 to 2030 evidence, carrying out technical studies and responding to CBMDC’s Core Strategy The adopted (July 2017) Bradford Local Plan (Core Strategy) sets the higher consultations. The INDP has now reached the first formal stage of consultation: the 4.1 level strategic planning policy for City of Bradford Metropolitan District (CBMDC). Regulation 14 Draft consultation. 4.2 In preparing the INDP we must be in “general conformity” with the strategic planning policies for the area set out in the Core Strategy. Figure 2 - The Neighbourhood Development Planning Process 4.3 The key elements of the Core Strategy relevant to the NDP are set out in Figure 3. Ilkley as a Principal Town will see the development of 1,000 new homes up to 2030, this will necessitate releases of Green Belt land. As a Principal Town, Ilkley will Informal be a focus for levels of development appropriate to its size for employment, retail, Informal consultation on leisure and tourism development. Designation consultation on this draft INDP As well as the Core Strategy there are a number of policies from the older this draft INDP We are here now 4.4 Replacement Unitary Development Plan (RUDP) that are still part of the development plan and relevant to the preparation of the INDP, including the defined Green Belt boundary (Figure 4 and Figure 5). The Bradford Waste Management DPD completes Formal the development plan for Bradford – minerals and waste issues are excluded Submit Plan to Regulation 14 development for NDPs. Revise INDP CBMDC Consultation (minimum 6 weeks) 4.5 CBMDC are currently undertaking a partial review of strategic planning policies in the Core Strategy. This review looks at a number of subjects including the plan period, housing and employment land requirements and distribution, the environment and transport. The review has reached the preferred options stage (as of July 2019). In line with national planning practice guidance, the INDP has taken Independent Referendum INDP made account of this review, where considered necessary. An Allocations Development examination Plan Document (DPD) is also being prepared. The Allocations DPD will set out detailed changes to the Green Belt and preferred site allocations. Consultation is planned to take place from October 2019 on allocations, including site allocations for housing and employment (https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building- The Regulation 14 Draft consultation is the first of two minimum six-week 3.2 control/planning-policy/core-strategy-dpd/?Folder=Core%20Strategy%20Partial%20 periods of consultation.