Snowdonia National Park Authority Eryri Local Development Plan 2007-2022 Written statement Adopted Version WRITTEN STATEMENT ERYRI LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007 – 2022 ADOPTED VERSION Adopted by resolution of the Snowdonia National Park Authority 13th July 2011 ERYRI LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007 – 2022 ADOPTED VERSION Produced by © Snowdonia National Park Authority Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, LL48 6LF 01766 770274 Fax 01766 771211 Email: [email protected] 2 Eryri Local Development Plan 2007-2022 Foreword FOREWORD Eryri is a special place – a landscape of international importance, rich in its cultural heritage and wildlife. It is not surprising therefore that many millions each year visit Eryri to enjoy the scenery and to participate in outdoor activities. Eryri supports rural communities, their future and the future of the Welsh language which is under threat. The low wage economy and high cost of housing exacerbated by pressures from in-migration together with a shortage of affordable housing is driving young people away from their native communities. Climate change and the implications for people, plants and animals and our response to this threat pose a real challenge to the ‘Special Qualities’ of Eryri. Working with the Eryri Forum and other stakeholders the Authority has carried out widespread public consultation on the key strategies that underpin the policies in the Eryri Local Development Plan. The Authority believes that the Eryri Local Development Plan provides a sound basis for meeting its statutory purposes as well as promoting the social and economic well being of its communities. Elwyn Edwards Chair of Planning and Access Committee d d r r o o w w e e r r o o F F 3 4 Eryri Local Development Plan 2007-2022 Contents Contents s s t t n n e e t t n n o o C C 5 Eryri Local Development Plan 2007-2022 Contents CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 11 A SPATIAL PORTRAIT OF SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK .................................................................................... 13 INFLUENCES ON THE SPATIAL STRATEGY ........................................................................................................ 15 KEY ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND DRIVERS OF CHANGE ..................................................................................... 20 SPATIAL VISION AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK ......................................................... 25 2. THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ........................................................................................................ 29 STRATEGIC POLICY A: NATIONAL PARK PURPOSES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (A) ................................ 29 STRATEGIC POLICY B: MAJOR DEVELOPMENT (B) ........................................................................................... 31 STRATEGIC POLICY C: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (C) ........................................................................ 35 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 1: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES (1) ................................................................ 36 STRATEGIC POLICY CH: SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS (CH) ....................... 38 3. PROTECTING, ENHANCING AND MANAGING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................ 41 STRATEGIC POLICY D: NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (D) ....................................................................................... 42 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 2: DEVELOPMENT AND THE LANDSCAPE (2) .................................................................. 44 STRATEGIC POLICY DD: CLIMATE CHANGE (DD) .............................................................................................. 45 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 3: ENERGY (3) ............................................................................................................ 46 STRATEGIC POLICY E: MINERALS SAFEGUARDING POLICY (E) ......................................................................... 48 STRATEGIC POLICY F: WASTE (F) .................................................................................................................. 49 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 4: EXISTING WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE AND SMALL-SCALE SITES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND INERT WASTE (4) ............................................................................................................................................ 49 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 5: OPEN SPACE AND GREEN WEDGES (5) .................................................................... 50 4. PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ..................... 53 STRATEGIC POLICY FF: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT (FF) ..................................................................................... 55 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 6: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND MATERIALS (6) ............................................................... 55 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 7: LISTED AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS (7) .................................................................. 57 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 8: PROTECTION OF NON DESIGNATED SITES (8)........................................................... 58 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 9: CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF RURAL BUILDINGS (9) ..................................... 60 s s DEVELOPMENT POLICY 10: ADVERTISEMENTS AND SIGNS (10) ........................................................................ 61 t t n n e e 5. PROMOTING HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ......................................................... 65 t t n n STRATEGIC POLICY: HOUSING (G) .................................................................................................................. 74 o o DEVELOPMENT POLICY 11 : AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON EXCEPTION SITES (11) ................................................ 76 C C 6 Eryri Local Development Plan 2007-2022 Contents DEVELOPMENT POLICY 12: RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND EXTRA CARE HOUSING (12) ................................. 77 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 13: GYPSY AND TRAVELLERS SITES (13) ..................................................................... 78 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 14: ANNEXE ACCOMMODATION (14) ............................................................................ 79 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 15: EXTENSIONS (15) ................................................................................................. 79 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 16: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING DWELLINGS (16) ........................................................ 80 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 17: REMOVAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION OCCUPATION CONDITION (17) ... 81 STRATEGIC POLICY NG: COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES (NG) .............................................................. 81 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 18: THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF COMMUNITIES (18) .......... 83 6. SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMY ......................................................................... 87 STRATEGIC POLICY H: A SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMY (H) ......................................................................... 88 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 19: NEW EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENT (19) ............................................ 89 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 20: AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION (20) .................................................................... 91 STRATEGIC POLICY I: TOURISM (I) .................................................................................................................. 92 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 21 : TOURISM AND RECREATION (21) ........................................................................... 93 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 22: CHALET AND STATIC CARAVAN SITES (22) ............................................................. 94 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 23: TOURING AND CAMPING SITES (23) ....................................................................... 95 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 24: RETAIL (24) .......................................................................................................... 96 7. PROMOTING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION ................................................................................ 99 STRATEGIC POLICY L: ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPORT (L) ............................................................................ 101 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 25: VISITOR CAR PARKING (25)................................................................................. 102 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 26: TELECOMMUNICATION (26) .................................................................................. 103 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................ 105 APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................. 107 APPENDIX 2: IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING .......................................................................................... 111 APPENDIX 3: HOW THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN CAN DELIVER THE VISION FOR SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK ............... 129 APPENDIX 4: ZONES OF INFLUENCE .............................................................................................................. 133 APPENDIX 5: SETTLEMENT LINKS TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTRES ..................................................................... 135 APPENDIX 6: SETTLEMENT STRATEGY .......................................................................................................... 137 APPENDIX 7: KEY DIAGRAM - THE SPATIAL STRATEGY ..................................................................................