Barrow Borough Local Plan Publication Draft Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council July 2016 Contents 1. Local Plan Vision ......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Objectives .............................................................................................................. 7 2. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 8 2.1. The Local Plan ........................................................................................................ 8 2.2. Producing the Local Plan ........................................................................................ 9 2.3. The Duty to Co-operate ........................................................................................ 13 2.4. Spatial Portrait: About Barrow-in-Furness ............................................................. 15 3. Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 30 3.1. Sustainable Development ..................................................................................... 32 3.2. The Development Strategy ................................................................................... 35 3.3. Regeneration ........................................................................................................ 37 3.4. Design .................................................................................................................. 45 4. Climate Change & Pollution ...................................................................................... 54 4.1. Addressing Climate Change ................................................................................. 56 4.2. Approach to Flood Risk ......................................................................................... 56 4.3. Coastal and Watercourse Management ................................................................ 57 4.4. Risks of Flooding and Erosion in the Borough ....................................................... 57 4.5. Managing Flood Risk and Erosion ........................................................................ 60 4.6. Water Quality and Efficiency ................................................................................. 63 4.7. Derelict and Contaminated Land ........................................................................... 69 4.8. Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Generation .................................................. 72 4.9. Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Proposals .................................................... 74 4.10. Light Pollution .................................................................................................... 75 5. Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 78 5.1. Development and Infrastructure ............................................................................ 80 5.2. Accessing Community Facilities, including Rural Shops and Services .................. 83 5.3. Enhancing Sustainable Travel Choices ................................................................. 86 5.4. Parking ................................................................................................................. 90 5.5. External Transport Links ....................................................................................... 91 5.6. Telecommunications ............................................................................................. 93 5.7. Minerals and Waste .............................................................................................. 95 6. Economy..................................................................................................................... 98 Barrow Borough Local Plan Publication Draft – July 2016 6.1. The Borough’s Economy ..................................................................................... 100 6.2. Promoting Economic Growth .............................................................................. 104 6.3. Demand for land and sites for employment uses ................................................ 108 6.4. Energy Developments ......................................................................................... 122 6.5. Economic Diversification .................................................................................... 123 7. Housing .................................................................................................................... 130 7.1. The Need for New Housing ................................................................................. 132 7.2. Locating New Housing ........................................................................................ 136 7.3. Allocating Sites for Housing Development .......................................................... 138 7.4. Development Cordons ........................................................................................ 143 7.5. Housing in the Open Countryside ....................................................................... 145 7.6. Windfall Development ......................................................................................... 148 7.7. Housing in Residential Gardens .......................................................................... 150 7.8. Housing Density .................................................................................................. 151 7.9. Housing Delivery ................................................................................................. 153 7.10. Housing Need ................................................................................................. 154 7.11. Neighbourhood Renewal ................................................................................. 157 7.12. Affordability ..................................................................................................... 158 7.13. Gypsy and Travellers....................................................................................... 161 7.14. House Extensions and Alterations ................................................................... 163 7.15. Garages and Parking....................................................................................... 168 8. Retail ......................................................................................................................... 172 8.1. Town Centres and Neighbourhood Shops in the Borough ................................... 174 8.2. Barrow Business Improvement District ................................................................ 174 8.3. Vision for Barrow and Dalton Town Centres Town Centres ................................. 175 8.4. Retail in Barrow Town Centre ............................................................................. 178 8.5. Sequential Approach to Retail Uses in Barrow .................................................... 180 8.6. Retail in Dalton ................................................................................................... 183 8.7. Impact Assessments ........................................................................................... 186 8.8. Other Main Town Centre Uses (non retail) in Barrow and Dalton ........................ 188 8.9. Living in Barrow and Dalton Town Centres ......................................................... 196 8.10. Neighbourhood Shopping Centres................................................................... 198 9. Heritage & Built Environment ................................................................................. 200 9.1. Heritage Assets .................................................................................................. 202 10. Natural Environment ............................................................................................ 212 3 Barrow Borough Local Plan Publication Draft – July 2016 10.1. The Natural Environment in Barrow Borough .................................................. 214 10.2. Landscape ....................................................................................................... 214 10.3. Conserving Soil Resources ............................................................................. 218 10.4. Nature Conservation and Geodiversity ............................................................ 220 10.5. International Designations ............................................................................... 221 10.6. National Designations...................................................................................... 226 10.7. Local Designations .......................................................................................... 228 11. Green Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 236 11.1. Green Infrastructure – Managing Change Supporting Nature .......................... 238 11.2. Components of Green Infrastructure ............................................................... 244 12. Promoting Healthy Communities ........................................................................ 258 12.1. Health .............................................................................................................. 260 12.2. Sport & Recreation .......................................................................................... 268 12.3. Education & Community .................................................................................