Ado Replacement Harlow Local Plan Harlow july 2006 ~ --- ....--- - ;.:.. Working together for Harlow .j -- BLANK PAGE -- ADOPTED REPLACEMENT HARLOW LOCAL PLAN JULY 2006 Planning Services Civic Centre The Water Gardens Harlow, Essex CM20 1WG -- BLANK PAGE -- EXPIRED POLICIES During the process of adopting the Adopted Replacement Harlow Local Plan, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 came into force. The policies contained in the Plan were saved for three years from 13 July 2006 for the purposes of the Act. In July 2009, a Direction from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (see overleaf) extended certain saved policies. Those policies not listed in the Direction expired on 12 July 2009. The policies which EXPIRED on 12 July 2009 are as follows: • SD1: Protecting and Enhancing Environmental Wealth • SD7: Energy • SD8: Waste Reduction, Re-use and Recovery • SD10: Waste Reduction, Re-use and Recovery • H1: Meeting the Housing Needs • H9: Provision for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople • ER4: New Employment Land • ER8: Regeneration and Intensification • T1: Reducing the Need to Travel • T2: Promoting Accessible Development • T5: Design in Reducing the Need to Travel • T10: Road Planning • T12: Traffic Calming and Management • L6: Football Stadium • L7: Athletics • L8: Wheeled Sports • NE16: Wildlife Sites • BE18: Air Pollution • RCTS2: Vitality and Viability • CP3: Community • CP8: Public Utilities -- BLANK PAGE -- ADOPTED REPLACEMENT HARLOW LOCAL PLAN CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 –INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………… 1 CHAPTER 2 – BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………. 4 CHAPTER 3-A VISION FOR HARLOW…………………………………………….. 9 CHAPTER 4-AlMS…………………………………………………………………. 11 CHAPTER 5-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT……………………………………. 14 CHAPTER 6-HOUSING…………………………………………………………….. 23 CHAPTER 7-ECONOMIC REGENERATION………………………………………. 38 CHAPTER 8 – TRANSPORT…………………………………………………………… 50 CHAPTER 9 - LEISURE AND CULTURE……………………………………………... 62 CHAPTER 10 - NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES……. 75 CHAPTER 11 - BUILT ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………. 94 CHAPTER 12 - REGENERATING THE TOWN CENTRE AND SHOPPING…….. 110 CHAPTER 13-COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES……………… 129 CHAPTER 14-IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND REVIEW………………. 137 APPENDICES i Adopted Replacement Harlow Local Plan - July 2006 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Consultation ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Format of the Local Plan..................................................................................... 2 1.4 Sustainability Appraisal ...................................................................................... 3 1.5 Supplementary Planning Guidance ..................................................................... 3 1.6 Monitoring........................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2 - BACKGROUND 4 2.1 Introduction,................................................. ………………………………………. 4 2.2 National Strategy............................................................................................... 4 2.3 Planning Green Paper- Delivering a Fundamental Change ............................... 5 2.4 National Planning Policy Guidance ..................................................................... 5 2.5 Regional Planning Guidance for the South East.................................................. 5 2.6 Replacement Essex Structure Plan.................................................................... 6 2.7 Essex and Southend-on-Sea Minerals Plan and Waste Plan .............................. 7 2.8 Background Papers, Strategies and Plans......................................................... 7 CHAPTER 3 - A VISION FOR HARLOW 9 3.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Local Plan.......................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Vision ................................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 4 – AIMS 11 4.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………… 11 4.2 Aims…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 1. Sustainable Development………………………………………….……………. 11 2. Housing………………………………………………………………………….. 11 3. Economic Regeneration………………………………………………………… 11 4. Transport……………………………………………………………….. ………. 12 5. Leisure and Culture……………………………………………………...……… 12 6. The Natural Environment………………………………………………………. 12 7. The Built Environment………………………………………………………….. 12 8. Regenerating the Town Centre and Shopping………………………………… 12 9. Community Facilities and Public Utilities……………………………………… 12 10. Implementation and Resources…………………………………………… ….. 13 CHAPTER 5 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 14 5.1 Objectives......................................................................................................... 14 5.2 Sustainable Development ................................................................................ 14 5.3 Protecting and Enhancing Environmental Wealth.............................................. 15 5.4 Regeneration.................................................................................................... 15 5.5 Applying the Sequential Test .................... ,..................................................... 16 5.6 Mixed Uses: Integrating Development and Travel ............................................. 17 5.7 Energy.............................................................................................................. 18 5.8 Waste Reduction, Re-Use and Recovery ......................................................... 20 5.9 Water Conservation ......................................................................................... 22 ii Adopted Replacement Harlow Local Plan - July 2006 CHAPTER 6 – HOUSING 23 6.1 Objectives .............................................................................................................23 6.2 Introduction....................................................................................................... 23 6.3 Meeting the Housing Needs.............................................................................. 24 6.4 Housing Allocations .......................................................................................... 25 6.5 Strategic Housing Site ................................................................................ .......27 6.6 Housing Needs……………………………………………………………………….28 6.7 House Types .................................................................................................... 28 6.8 Affordable Housing........................................................................................... 29 6.9 Special Needs Housing .................................................................................... 31 6.10 Provision for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople………………………………33 6.11 Existing Housing Areas ..................................................................... ................ 34 CHAPTER 7 - ECONOMIC REGENERATION 38 7.1 Objectives......................................................................................................... 38 7.2 Key Trends in Harlow Economy ....................................................................... .38 7.3 Economic Development Strategies………………………………………………….39 7.4 Priority Area for Economic Regeneration .......................................................... 40 7.5 New Employment Land..................................................................................... 41 7.6 Existing Employment Area................................................................................ 43 7.7 Retaining Existing Employment Areas............................................................... 43 7.8 Regeneration and Intensification....................................................................... 45 7.9 The Knowledge Driven Sector ........................................................................ ..45 7.10 Economic Diversity ...................................................................................... .....46 7.11 Mixed Use....................... ................................................................................47 7.12 Storage and Distribution,. .................................................................................. 47 7.13 Education, Training and Childcare .................................................................... 48 7.14 Stansted Airport................................................................................................ 49 CHAPTER 8 - TRANSPORT 50 8.1 Objectives ........................................................................................................ 50 8.2 Introduction....................................................................................................... 50 8.3 Local Transport Plan Strategy for Harlow ........................................................ 51 8.4 Reducing the Need to Travel ............................................................................ 51 8.5 Promoting Accessible Development.................................................................. 52 8.6 Transport Impact Assessments........................................................................ 52 8.7 Green Commuter Plans...................................................................................