South Oxfordshire District Council Local Plan Publication Version (2nd) January 2019 The presentation • What have we done since we last spoke to you? • Key changes to the Local Plan • Strategic Allocations explained 2 What have we been doing? • Council was a signatory to the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal • Making suggested changes following Local Plan consultation in October 2017 • National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF2) 2018 • Changes in circumstances e.g. Oxford to Cambridge Expressway and the progression of adjoining Local Authorities’ plans • Updating the evidence base – A key example is the Site Selection Background Paper, prepared in response to Council decision to reassess potential strategic allocations 3 Local Plan Key changes General changes • Approach to Oxford city’s unmet housing needs • Extended plan period to 2034 • Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal implications 4 Site Selection Background Paper Fifteen potential sites to assess: 1. Berinsfield 2. Chalgrove airfield 3. Culham 4. Grenoble Road 5. Harrington 6. Land off Thame Road, North Weston 7. Land South of Great Western Park 8. Lower Elsfield 9. Northfield 10. Oxford Brook University, Wheatley 11. Palmers Riding Stables 12. Playhatch 13. Reading Golf Club 14. Thornhill 15. Wick Farm 5 Potential Strategic Allocations • Initial assessment exercise to filter sites 6 Potential Strategic Allocations • Nine out of fifteen potential sites were then assessed in greater detail • The detailed appraisal work led to the proposal to include the following sites in the Local Plan. • Includes all of the previous draft Local Plan’s proposed allocations • Excludes Harington and Thornhill Chalgrove Culham Northfield Grenoble Road Land North of Bayswater OBU Wheatley Brook (Wick Farm/Lower Elsfield ) Berinsfield 7 Key Policy Changes - Spatial Strategy Clarity provided on how we will deliver growth Science Vale and sustainable settlements (towns and larger villages) remains principal focus Key Diagram included Key Diagram 9 Housing 10 Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing need & requirement Housing supply Towns & villages Affordable housing Density 11 Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing need & requirement Starting point “Standard method” – Annual figure of 556 homes (2016 projections), or 627 homes (2014 projections) Uplifting need Consider: Growth deal, infrastructure, unmet need 775 homes a year, plus Oxford city’s unmet housing need of 4,950 homes Housing requirement No further uplift or reduction – 22,775 homes in plan period Housing Housing need & requirement 22,775 homes POLICY STRAT2 13 Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing supply } 7,049 11,362 allocated or with permission } 15,726 4,364 houses built POLICY H1 Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing supply ▪ New strategic allocations 10,375* 7,049 ▪ New neighbourhood plans 1,018 ▪ New housing in Nettlebed 46 ▪ Windfall development 1,300 POLICY H1 15 * In the plan period – 14,400 in total Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing supply Strategic Sites Site In plan period Total size (if different) Bayswater Brook 1,100 Berinsfield 1,600 1,700 Chalgrove 2,025 3,000 Culham 1,850 3,500 Grenoble Road 1,700 3,000 Northfield 1,800 Wheatley OBU 300 POLICY H1 Key Policy Changes - Housing Housing supply Windfall 2011 to 2018: 147 homes a year completed on average 2018 to 2034: 100 homes a year completed on average POLICY H1 Key Policy Changes - Housing Towns and villages Market towns Market town Outstanding for Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Henley on Thames 156 Thame 363 Wallingford 0 POLICY H3 Key Policy Changes - Housing Towns and villages Larger villages Market town Outstanding for NDP Benson 0 Berinsfield 0 Chalgrove 0 Chinnor 0 Cholsey 27 Crowmarsh Gifford 0 Goring on Thames 233 Sonning Common 108 Nettlebed 0 Watlington 0 Wheatley 0 POLICY Woodcote 131 H4 19 Key Policy Changes - Housing Towns and villages Smaller villages 500 0 POLICY H8 20 Key Policy Changes - Housing Affordable housing Key changes: ▪ New threshold inside the AONB of 5 homes ▪ 50% requirement on edge of Oxford ▪ Tenure mix now specifies the amount of social rent POLICY H9 Housing Density Key changes: Now a strategic policy – meaning neighbourhood plans will need to adhere to it Introduces new density standards as follows POLICY STRAT12 Density Sustainable transport hubs and urban centres Didcot 70 Dwellings Per Hectare Reading Oxford 23 Density Market Towns Henley 50 Dwellings Per Hectare Thame Wallingford POLICY STRAT12 24 Density Larger Villages 45 Dwellings Per Hectare POLICY STRAT12 25 Density Smaller villages & other locations 40 Dwellings Per Hectare – Smaller villages 35 Dwellings Per Hectare - other locations POLICY STRAT12 26 Housing Density Churchill Crescent, Sonning Common Net Density 54 dph 27 Housing Density Niagara Road, Henley Net Density 81 dph 28 Housing Density East Street, Thame Net Density 71 dph 29 Housing Density St Mary’s Street, Wallingford Net Density 66 dph 30 Housing Density Westfield Road, Benson Net Density 47 dph 31 Key Policy Changes – Employment and Retail Employment Uplift to address the extended plan period to 2034 Previously 35.9 hectares updated to 37.5 hectares Monument Business Park allocation Retail New Primary Shopping Areas to reflect National Policy change No requirement for Strategic Site Allocations to provide for comparison needs floorspace (Bulky goods) Key Policy Changes - Transport/ infrastructure • New TRANS 1a Policy - reflects Oxford to Cambridge Arc • Changes to TRANS 3 to reflect latest position on strategic transport/ highway schemes • Changes to TRANS 2/4/5 to reflect new NPPF • Changes to INF1 and INF4 policies to reflect last consultation Transport / infrastructure - Evidence Update • Transport evidence base updated using Oxfordshire strategic model with OCC • Each site will have Transport Assessments at application stage (Trans 4/5) • Number of development scenarios tested, with last scenario including all local plan sites and proposed/ planned mitigation schemes • Work has helped identify strategic infrastructure for sites- reflected in local plan policies and Infrastructure Delivery Plan Strategic Allocations 35 Berinsfield Grenoble Road 37 Chalgrove Culham Northfield 40 Wheatley Land north of Bayswater Brook Proposed allocation to deliver approximately 1,100 homes 42 Consultation • Six-week consultation period 7 January to 5pm 18 February 2019 • Planned submission on or before 31 March 2019 • Using new intuitive consultation software; ‘Smart Survey’ • Reference copies of the plan available at 25 locations across the district • 11 drop-in events in main towns and close to strategic sites • Please help us promote our events – posters / social media / spread the word! 43 Drop-in events Didcot, Cornerstone Arts Centre Thursday 17 January 3pm – 7pm Henley Town Hall Saturday 19 January 10am - 2pm Wheatley, The Merry Bells Village Hall Monday 21 January 3pm - 7pm Culham Parochial School Wednesday 23 January 4pm - 8pm Sandford-on-Thames Village Hall Thursday 24 January 3pm - 7pm Berinsfield Church Hall (Fane Drive) Tuesday 29 January 3pm - 7pm Wallingford, Ridgeway Community Church Saturday 2 February 10am - 2pm Thame Town Hall Tuesday 5 February 10am - 2pm Chalgrove Village Hall Thursday 7 February 4pm - 8pm Horspath Community Hub Saturday 9 February 10am - 2pm Oxsrad Sports and Leisure Centre, Marston Monday 11 February 4pm - 8pm Questions? 45.