Barrowden and Wakerley Pre-Submission Version Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2036 Contents The Pre-Submission Dra Plan.....................................................................................3 Introduc0on....................................................................................................................................3 What happens once the consulta0on closes?................................................................................3 How the Neighbourhood Plan is organised ..................................................................3 1.0 Introduc on...............................................................................................3 What is a Neighbourhood Plan?.....................................................................................................4 Background to the Neighbourhood Plan........................................................................................5 The Plan Area and the Plan period.................................................................................................6 2.0 The Planning Context .................................................................................6 3.0 Portrait of the Area....................................................................................7 Loca0on and landscape..................................................................................................................7 Popula0on ......................................................................................................................................8 History ............................................................................................................................................9 The historic environment ...............................................................................................................9 Biodiversity.....................................................................................................................................9 The housing stock...........................................................................................................................9 Dwelling types ..............................................................................................................................10 Community and leisure facili0es ..................................................................................................11 Local employment........................................................................................................................13 Public transport............................................................................................................................13 4.0 The key issues, the vision and the plan objec ves ....................................14 5.0 The Neighbourhood Plan policies.............................................................16 Introduc0on..................................................................................................................................16 Protec0ng and enhancing our environment.................................................................................18 Landscape character.....................................................................................................................18 Policy BW1. Landscape character and important views............................................................... 20 Village boundaries and the open countryside..............................................................................20 Policy BW2. Development within Wakerley..................................................................................21 Open space important to the character of the villages................................................................21 Policy BW3. Local Green Space in Barrowden village................................................................... 23 Policy BW4. Sensi!ve Areas important to the character of Wakerley .......................................... 24 Green Infrastructure.....................................................................................................................25 Policy BW5. Local Green Infrastructure Corridor .......................................................................... 27 1 BARROWDEN AND WAKERLEY PRE-SUBMISSION DRAFT - NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Contents The Conserva0on Areas of Barrowden and Wakerley..................................................................28 Policy BW6. Design Principles.......................................................................................................30 The local impact of construc0on ..................................................................................................33 Policy BW7. The local impact of construc!on...............................................................................33 Flood risk ......................................................................................................................................34 Policy BW8. Surface water flooding..............................................................................................36 Sewage .........................................................................................................................................36 Mee ng our Housing Needs.......................................................................................36 The housing requirement.............................................................................................................36 Infill and backland development within Barrowden ....................................................................37 Policy BW9. Infill and backland development within Barrowden .................................................38 Dwelling size and type..................................................................................................................38 Policy BW10. Dwelling size and type ............................................................................................39 Affordable housing .......................................................................................................................39 Policy BW11. Affordable housing..................................................................................................41 Promo ng the Rural Economy....................................................................................41 Introduc0on..................................................................................................................................41 Working from home .....................................................................................................................41 Policy BW12. Working from home................................................................................................42 Bed and breakfast accommoda0on..............................................................................................42 Policy BW13. Bed and breakfast accommoda!on........................................................................43 Improving Access to Services and Facili es ................................................................43 Exis0ng community facili0es and services ...................................................................................43 Policy BW14. The protec!on of community facili!es ...................................................................44 The provision of new community facili0es and services ..............................................................45 Policy BW15. The provision of new community facili!es..............................................................45 Fibre broadband...........................................................................................................................46 Policy BW16. Fibre broadband .....................................................................................................46 6.0 Monitoring and Review............................................................................46 Appendix 1 Glossary.....................................................................................................................47 Appendix 2 Community Aspira0ons .............................................................................................51 Appendix 3 – The Neighbourhood Plan Group.............................................................................54 BARROWDEN AND WAKERLEY PRE-SUBMISSION DRAFT - NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2 The Pre-Submission Dra Plan • Introduc on a. The Neighbourhood Plan (the Plan) gives our community a right to exert more control over future development in Barrowden and Wakerley (the Villages). Whilst it cannot be used to prevent development it gives us the opportunity to influence the type of development that we need and want while protec0ng the dis0nc0ve character of Barrowden and Wakerley. b. The Plan has been produced by a Neighbourhood Plan Group (NPG) consis0ng of members of Barrowden Parish Council and Wakerley Parish Mee0ng and community volunteers. It sets out a vision for our two parishes over the period to 2036. The NPG has undertaken consulta0on with the local community on several occasions since 2015 and the responses have been of immense value in preparing the Plan. Publica0on of this ‘Pre-Submission DraG’ is the first formal opportunity for the local community and other interested par0es to comment on the Plan. • What happens once the consulta on closes? c. The NPG will review the comments made during the consulta0on period and may make changes to