PROPOSED SUBMISSION CONSULTATION PREFERRED OPTIONS JULY 2010 FEBRUARY 2009 Rutland Local Plan 2018-2036 Pre-Submission Local Plan Regulation 19 Consultation Contents 1. Introduction 2. Spatial Portrait 3. Vision and Objectives 4. Spatial Strategy and Location of Development 5. Delivering Quality New Homes 6. Employment and Economic Development 7. Sustaining our Environment 8. Creating Sustainable Communities 9. Minerals and Waste 10. Implementation and Monitoring Framework List of appendices 1. List of strategic policies 2. List of replaced local plan policies 3. Agricultural, forestry and other occupational dwellings 4. Parking standards 5. Designated heritage assets in Rutland 6. Open space standards 7. Permitted sites for minerals extraction and recycled aggregates 8. Waste management needs 9. Glossary 10. Policies Maps 1. Introduction What is the Local Plan? 1.1 The Local Plan is a statutory planning document prepared by the Rutland County Council. It sets out planning policies that will help to determine the future location, scale, type and design of new development in Rutland. 1.2 The Local Plan, together with any neighbourhood plan prepared by Town and Parish Councils or other appropriate bodies, make up the “statutory development plan” which has important status in determining future planning applications in the area. 1.3 The Local Plan in Rutland currently comprises three separate “Development Plan Documents”. Which documents are being reviewed? 1.4 The following Development Plan Documents (DPDs) are being reviewed and it is intended that they will be replaced by this single local plan: Minerals Core Strategy and Development Control Policies DPD (October 2010) Core Strategy DPD (July 2011) Site Allocations and Policies DPD (October 2014) 1.5 A list of the existing policies that will be replaced and the policies that it is intended will replace them is shown in Appendix 2. Why is the Local Plan being reviewed? 1.6 Rutland County Council is reviewing its Local Plan in order to: produce a single Local Plan document as recommended by government planning policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) reflect changes to national planning policy and guidance, particularly the new National Planning Policy Framework introduced in February 2019; extend the plan period to 2036 in order to ensure that there will a 15 year time horizon from adoption for strategic policies as recommended in the NPPF in order to anticipate and respond to long term requirements and opportunities, such as those arising from major improvements in infrastructure; provide for additional new housing, employment and other development that will be required to meet future needs over the extended plan period; 1.7 A glossary of the terms used in this document is shown at the end of the document. What is the plan period? 1.8 The plan period is from 2018 until 2036. This will provide an additional 10 years horizon beyond the current plan period (2026) and will ensure that there is at least a 15 year time horizon after the plan is finally adopted by the Council. What are we now consulting on? 1.9 This document has been produced for public consultation under Regulation 19 of the Local Plan Regulations in advance of submission to the Secretary of State under Regulation 22 of the Local Plan regulations. This consultation seeks representations as to legal compliance and soundness of the Local Plan only. The Pre-Submission Local Plan sets out the strategic vision, objectives and spatial strategy for the County, as well as the planning policies which will guide future development. The Plan looks ahead to 2036 and identifies the main areas throughout Rutland where development should take place, along with areas of the County that will be protected from change. It establishes policies and guidance, to ensure local development is built in accordance with the principles of sustainable development as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The Plan also includes site allocations to meet the vision and objectives of the plan. 1.10 Local Plans are considered to be sound if they are: positively prepared – providing a strategy which, as a minimum, seeks to meet the area’s objectively assessed needs and is informed by agreements with other authorities, so that unmet need from neighbouring areas is accommodated where it is practical to do so and is consistent with achieving sustainable development; justified – an appropriate strategy, taking account of reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence; effective – deliverable over the plan period, and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic matters that have been dealt with rather than deferred, as evidenced by the statement of common ground; consistent with national policy – enabling the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies set out in the NPPF 1.11 This consultation follows previous community engagement and consultation has been undertaken under Regulation 18 of the Local Plan Regulations: Call for sites Sept 2015- Jan 2016 Issues and Options Jan-Feb 2016 Consultation Draft Local Plan Jul-Sept 2017 Focussed Changes and Additional sites consultation Aug-Sept 2018. How do Neighbourhood Plans fit in? 1.12 Neighbourhood Plans are community-led and provide a powerful spatial planning tool for local communities to shape and influence where development will go and what it will look like in their local area. Introduced by government through the Localism Act 2011, the process provides the opportunity for local communities to exercise greater influence through plans, policies and orders that meet the needs of the local community. 1.13 Local Planning Authorities have a general duty to support communities producing Neighbourhood Plans. The Council has developed a step by step Neighbourhood Planning Toolkit to assist groups and provides support and guidance throughout the process from scoping the Plan and building the evidence base, to ensuring the Plan is in general conformity with strategic planning policy. A successful Plan also depends on local participation, leadership and ownership and also empowers communities and supports local capacity building. The Council therefore recognises the importance of good governance, inclusion and wide engagement in the process of developing Neighbourhood Plans. 1.14 When adopted by the Council, Neighbourhood Plans form part of the Statutory Development Plan which forms the basis for determining planning applications. Neighbourhood Plans provide policies on issues of a non- strategic, local nature. They should look to add locally specific detail to the strategic policies included in the Local Plan and should be distinct to reflect and respond to the unique characteristics and planning context of the specific neighbourhood area. Neighbourhood planning activity in Rutland 1.15 Where we have Parish or Town Councils and they wish to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan, they will be required to take the lead in neighbourhood planning on behalf of their communities. Outside such areas, then it is possible to establish a Neighbourhood Plan Forum to undertake this role. 1.16 Six neighbourhood plans have been ‘made’ following a public referendum with Uppingham being one of the country’s initial ‘frontrunner’ Plans which began to be developed in 2012. Policies in these plans are used alongside Local Plan and national policies to determine planning applications in these areas. Table 1: Adopted Neighbourhood Plans Neighbourhood Plan Area Adoption Uppingham 11 January 2016 Edith Weston 23 June 2014 Cottesmore December 2016 Langham 21 April 2017 Greetham 10 October 2017 Barrowden & Wakerley 18th October 2019 1.17 The latest information on current Neighbourhood Plan Designations in Rutland can be viewed on the Rutland County Council website: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/my-services/planning-and-building- control/planning/neighbourhood-plans/ Table 2: Neighbourhood Plans which are currently being prepared Neighbourhood Plan Area Area Designation Oakham & Barleythorpe April 2016 Market Overton July 2016 Wing June 2017 Ketton & Tinwell Sept 2018 North Luffenham February 2020 Review of Neighbourhood Plans 1.18 The Local Plan review establishes the strategic policies setting out how much housing and employment and retail development is needed to meet the needs of the County over the plan period and the broad locations where this should be developed. 1.19 Neighbourhood Plans must be in “general conformity” with the strategic policies contained in the Local Plan. The strategic policies are those which are essential to delivering the overall planning and development strategy for Rutland, such as those that set out the number of homes that should be built and where. The policies within this plan identify where the policy is considered to be strategic. Paragraph 65 of the NPPF requires that strategic policy-making authorities should establish a housing requirement figure for their whole area, which shows the extent to which their housing need (and any needs that cannot be met within neighbouring areas) can be met over the plan period. Within this overall requirement, strategic policies should also set out a housing requirement for designated neighbourhood areas which reflects the overall strategy for the pattern and scale of development and any relevant allocations. 1.20 Neighbourhood Plans which are being prepared or reviewed after the Local Plan is adopted can allocate additional sites for development within their town or