Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of responses and proposed next steps September 2018 Left Blank on Purpose CONTENTS Page Built up Area Boundary (BUAB) (in alphabetical order) 1 Conversion of Existing Agricultural Buildings/ Rural Development 24 Countryside Protection 29 Economy / Economic Development Strategy 30 Employment Sites 51 General 80 Key Employment Areas (KEAs) 86 Local Planning Context 102 Other 106 Rural Economic Development 114 Rural Workers Accommodation 120 Secondary Settlements (in alphabetical order) 126 Sustainable Rural Development 158 Tourism 160 Horsham District Council Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of Responses and Proposed Next Steps Agent For: Topic Area Summary of Comment Nature of Next steps Site reference comment Surname Organisation Respondent No Respondent 8 Woolley BUAB – Ashington Amend Ashington Built Up Area Boundary to Object Comments noted and the include Church Farm House, Church Lane. following action will be The private drive from Church Lane to the undertaken: Ashington property is already included. Site is adjacent Built Up Area Boundary to central areas of the village and therefore will be reviewed directly relates to the built form rather than the countryside. 97 Carey BUAB - Ashington Land immediately north of the village is Observation Comments noted and the Ashington characterised by low/medium density housing following action will be served by B2133. It has a strong physical undertaken: Ashington connectivity with the existing settlement of Built Up Area Boundary Ashington. Consideration should be given to will be reviewed creating a more extensive review of the proposed Built Up Area Boundary taking into account the level of housing identified in the Housing Needs Assessment undertaken as part of the Ashington Neighbourhood Plan. 143 Brook Sussex Wildlife BUAB – BG1 Support proposed amendment to BG1. Support with Support welcomed and Trust BG1 Requests clarifications as to whether a buffer Modifications comments noted. The for the ancient woodland is included in the ancient woodland buffer area removed? will be considered and will be reviewed in respect of the Built Up Area Boundary BG1 proposal. 1 Horsham District Council Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of Responses and Proposed Next Steps Agent For: Topic Area Summary of Comment Nature of Next steps Site reference comment Surname Organisation Respondent No Respondent 115 Perks Billingshurst BUAB - Billingshurst Built Up Area Boundary Review for Support Comments noted and the N’hood Plan Billingshurst - acknowledges already following action will be Working Group consented development. It is noted that Old undertaken: Billingshurst Reservoir Farm is currently being considered Built Up Area Boundary by Horsham District Council. If consent is will be reviewed to take given, due to it being immediately adjacent to account of any decision BL1 the site may be appropriate to include on the site as within Built Up Area Boundary. appropriate. 79 Verster Integrated Abingworth BUAB CF1 Support CF1 - site has a stronger relationship Support with Comments noted and the Planning and Development with the built form of Cowfold rather than modifications following action will be Development countryside and it is previously developed undertaken: Cowfold Consultancy land. However, request that proposed Built Built Up Area Boundary Up Area Boundary is amended to include the will be reviewed full site of The Vicarage and The Old Vicarage. 60 Hall Nuthurst BUAB Chapter 4 First two sentences of para 4.8 are Object Comments noted. The Parish Council confusing. Amend to say that 'Built Up Area information provided in Boundaries are used to define areas that are this response will be clearly discrete settlements and are not reviewed when regard is countryside'. Support principle of infilling given to built up area within Built Up Area Boundary provided that it boundaries and impacts does not include residential gardens, in on residential gardens. accordance with National Planning Policy Framework paras 48 and 53, due to the urbanising effect and fundamental alteration of the character of the local environment in rural villages. Para 4.10 - amend the "Review Process" to include criterion - "Neighbourhood Plans - where land adjoining an existing Built Up Area Boundary is allocated for development in a 2 Horsham District Council Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of Responses and Proposed Next Steps Agent For: Topic Area Summary of Comment Nature of Next steps Site reference comment Surname Organisation Respondent No Respondent Neighbourhood Plan and the allocation has been granted permission, the Built Up Area Boundary should be amended to include such land." Para 4.10 d) Gardens - whilst this is supported the Parish Council is concerned that the section could imply development in residential gardens is acceptable, which it is not. 95 Longhorn BUAB Object to proposed 'Secondary Settlement' Object Comments noted and the Crabtree designation of Crabtree. Agree that Horsham following action will be District Council should seek to re-establish undertaken: Review Built Up Area Boundaries around some proposed Secondary settlements but Crabtree is an unsustainable Settlement designation location. Facilities are limited and a gastro of Crabtree pub is simply not a sufficient anchor. Questions what evidence exists to show how many residents work at South Lodge due to proximity. More sustainable approach would be to direct growth, however minimal, to either Cowfold and/or Lower Beeding. 135 Evans Gladman BUAB It should be acknowledged that the built up Object Comments noted. The Developments General area boundaries will need to be reconsidered further revision of any when the levels of housing need planned are BUABs to take account fully known. It is inevitable that through of any land allocated for increased development needs there will be a development will take need for the Local Plan to review place later on in the settlement/built up area boundaries in order local plan review to identify sites that can meet housing need. process. The built up area boundaries should be consequently altered to account for the additional sites required. The current process seems to be a largely superfluous consideration of tidying up of some of the boundaries. Nevertheless there are some 3 Horsham District Council Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of Responses and Proposed Next Steps Agent For: Topic Area Summary of Comment Nature of Next steps Site reference comment Surname Organisation Respondent No Respondent issues for rationalising settlement boundaries that could have been picked up. 125 Bourke Dowsett Peter Meakin BUAB Support proposed amendments to Henfield Support Support welcomed and Mayhew Henfield Built Up Area Boundary as it meets the noted. No action assessment criteria. DC/13/0787 (160 required dwellings) has now been permitted and development on this site has now commenced. The site now relates to the built form of Henfield rather than the surrounding countryside 48 Martin BUAB Amend Henfield Built Up Area Boundary to Object Comments noted and the Henfield (Para 4.8- include land south of Mill End (see map following action will be 4.19) attached to representation). Land adjoins undertaken: Henfield existing Built Up Area Boundary and can be Built Up Area Boundary brought forward for development rapidly. will be reviewed Site is currently vacant. 61 Grant Henfield Parish BUAB Parish Council supports inclusion of HF1 and Support Support welcomed and Council HF1 & HF2 HF2 within proposed Built Up Area Boundary noted. No action amendment. required. 4 Horsham District Council Local Plan Review Issues and Options Consultation 2018 Summary of Responses and Proposed Next Steps Agent For: Topic Area Summary of Comment Nature of Next steps Site reference comment Surname Organisation Respondent No Respondent 102 Welchman Armstrong Dunmoore BUAB Extend the Built Up Area Boundary (BUAB) Object Comments noted and the Rigg Planning Hilland Farm north of Billingshurst to include the group of following action will be buildings around Hilland Farm because this undertaken: Billingshurst would provide a stronger more logical Built Up Area Boundary defensible BUAB and avoid a gap between will be reviewed the BUAB and the land to the north which should be allocated for employment (NB - map was submitted to provide clarity over the boundary sought). 145 Brigden Crawley BUAB Ifield should be designated as part of a Built Object Comments noted. Further Borough Ifield Up Area Boundary (map provided) and not a review as to the Council Secondary Settlement. Crawley Borough potential for a BUAB Council previously reviewed in 2012 as part rather than a secondary of its Local Plan, see page 15 of Crawley settlement in this area 2030: Local Plan. The assessment was will be made and further carried out prior to permission of DC/14/2131 discussion will be held - due to suburban nature it should be with CBC in relation to included within proposed Built Up Area this matter as the local Boundary. Strongly request that ribbon plan review is development, currently included in proposed progressed. Secondary Settlement boundary, to west of Rusper Road is excluded. In addition, it is strongly requested that the open space provided as part of development proposals along western boundary of the site is excluded from Built Up Area Boundary as it is not encompassed