Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) 2020 – 2031 Submission Plan Prepared by the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group with assistance from Holme Valley NDP Final Submission Plan, June 2020 2 Table of Contents Foreword ............................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary .............................................................................. 6 1.0 Introduction and Background ................................................... 11 2.0 Planning Context for Holme Valley NDP ................................... 16 3.0 Holme Valley NDP Vision and Objectives ................................. 22 4.0 Holme Valley NDP Planning Policies ........................................ 24 4.1 Protecting Local Character ...................................................................... 25 Policy 1: Protecting and Enhancing the Landscape Character of Holme Valley ........... 36 4.2 Conservation Areas and Promoting High Quality Design in New Development ....................................................................................................... 39 Policy 2: Protecting and Enhancing the Built Character of the Holme Valley and Promoting High Quality Design .................................................................................... 61 Holme Valley Parish Actions 1 ..................................................................................... 63 4.3 Conserving and Enhancing Heritage Assets .......................................... 63 Policy 3: Conserving and Enhancing Non-designated Heritage Assets ........................ 65 Holme Valley Parish Actions 2 ..................................................................................... 67 4.4 Design in Town and Local Centres and Public Realm ........................... 68 Policy 4: Design Codes for High Quality Shopfronts and Advertisements.................... 72 Policy 5: Promoting High Quality Public Realm and Improvements to Gateways and Highways ..................................................................................................................... 80 Holme Valley Parish Actions 3 ..................................................................................... 82 4.5 Building Housing for the Future .............................................................. 83 Policy 6: Building Homes for the Future ....................................................................... 91 4.6 Helping the Economy Prosper ................................................................. 93 Policy 7: Supporting Economic Activity ........................................................................ 97 Holme Valley Parish Actions 4 ..................................................................................... 99 Policy 8: Facilitating Development in Holmfirth Town Centre and Honley District Centre and Brockholes and New Mill Local Centres .............................................................. 103 4.7 Community, Education, Health and Well-being .................................... 105 Policy 9: Protecting and Enhancing Local Community Facilities ................................. 112 Holme Valley Parish Actions 5 ................................................................................... 113 Policy 10: Protecting Local Green Space ................................................................... 116 Holme Valley NDP Final Submission Plan, June 2020 3 4.8 Improving Transport, Accessibility and Local Infrastructure ............. 121 Policy 11: Improving Transport, Accessibility and Local Infrastructure ....................... 131 Holme Valley Parish Actions 6 ................................................................................... 133 4.9 Sustainability and Biodiversity .............................................................. 135 Policy 12: Promoting Sustainability ............................................................................ 140 Policy 13: Protecting Wildlife and Securing Biodiversity Net Gain ............................. 144 Parish Council Actions 7 ............................................................................................ 145 4.10 Developer Contributions ........................................................................ 146 Policy 14: Focusing Developer Contributions on Local Priorities ................................ 147 Appendix 1: Biodiversity Assets ..................................................... 148 Appendix 2: Candidate Local Heritage Assets ............................... 149 Appendix 3: Summary of Proposed Local Green Spaces .............. 157 Appendix 4 – Kirklees adopted Car Parking Standards for residential development (Highways Development Delivery, Planning Pre-Application and Application Advice Note) ............................... 162 Appendix 5: Kirklees Local Plan Designated Urban Green Space 163 Appendix 6: National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Definition of Affordable Housing ...................................................................... 166 Appendix 7: AECOM Heritage and Character Assessment Report - Key Extracts ...................................................................................... 167 Appendix 8 – Holme Valley Parish Council Climate Emergency Action Plan ........................................................................................ 189 Holme Valley NDP Final Submission Plan, June 2020 4 Foreword Welcome to the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan. This Plan is an important part of giving our community a stronger voice in its future. Its policies will affect future planning decisions across the Holme Valley and structure how local people want to see the Holme Valley develop over the next 15 years. We are extremely lucky to live in such a beautiful and vibrant part of the country and we have to strike a balance between preserving what we value and embracing the opportunities we could enjoy in the future. Any development needs to be done sensitively recognising our landscape, heritage and local identity and creating a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is a vital part of enabling this to happen. If we as a community choose to adopt our NDP, more money will be available in the valley to spend on our priorities, as we will receive more money from each development than if we leave all the decision making to Kirklees. This Submission version of the plan has been created for the community by the community. In 2016, Holme Valley Parish Council set up a Steering Group comprising individuals, representatives of community groups and businesses, and Parish Councillors. Supported by Government funding and specialist technical and planning advice, we have developed our understanding of the process and possibilities provided by a NDP. We have sought to build on our collective knowledge through research and the public consultation we held in summer 2017 to build up a rich picture of how people view the Valley and how they want it to develop. Using this information, we developed a vision and objectives which guided our preparation of planning policies to deliver these. These were then shared with local people for their views through further consultation in summer 2018 and the plan updated accordingly. The Draft Plan was published for formal public consultation from 15th July to 15th September 2019. Following careful consideration of all the comments and representations submitted, and further discussions with Kirklees Council, the NDP has been amended and updated. We have also taken into account the need to act on the climate emergency and the Plan's contribution to the Parish Council's Climate Emergency Action Plan. We appreciate that this is a long detailed document but our Valley is a large and diverse area with a wide range of issues we wanted to address. I am confident that we have put forward a clear vision and direction for the Valley which celebrates our different interests and identities, whilst creating a positive shared future. Thank you to the Steering Group members for helping us to prepare a plan which will help deliver the future that we as a community wish to see. Details about the next stages of Kirklees Council's and the Peak District National Park Authority's public consultation on the NDP, the examination and referendum can be found on the NDP pages of the Parish Council's website, the Holme Valley NDP pages of Kirklees Council's website and the Peak District National Park's planning policy pages of their website. Cllr Rachel Hogley Chair, Holme Valley Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Map 1 Holme Valley Neighbourhood Area Copyright Ordnance Survey - PSMA Number: 0100053855 Holme Valley NDP Final Submission Plan, June 2020 6 Executive Summary This is the Submission version of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for the Holme Valley. What does a Neighbourhood Development Plan do? Its aim is to give local people more say in decisions about proposed developments in their area by encouraging their involvement in drafting local planning policies. These will give them a real influence over how, and where, development should happen over the 15 years from 2016 - 2031. It provides a vision and objectives and proposes planning policies which will help deliver development which meets local needs and aspirations. Where do NDPs come from? NDPs were brought in by the Localism Act 2011 so are a relatively new part of the UK planning system. They allow communities to shape development in their areas and are confirmed by public vote