Garforth Neighbourhood Development Plan 2020 – 2033 Pre-submission Regulation 14 Draft Page 1 Page 2 Contents Welcome ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Garforth Neighbourhood Plan Area .................................................................................................... 6 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Background to the Garforth Neighbourhood Plan............................................................................................. 7 1.2 Garforth - A Brief History .............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 Garforth Today ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.4 How the Garforth Neighbourhood Plan Is Organised. ................................................................................... 12 1.5 How Health and Wellbeing Became the Golden Thread in Our Plan ....................................................... 14 2 Vision and Objectives for the Future of Garforth .......................................................................... 17 2.1 Vision .................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3 Issues, Evidence and Policies ........................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Housing and The Built Environment (HBE) .......................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Business, Employment and Town Centre (BETC) ............................................................................................... 55 3.3 Transport (T) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 75 3.4 Green Space and The Rural Environment (GSRE) .............................................................................................. 80 3.5 Community and Leisure (CL) .................................................................................................................................. 120 3.6 Education and Health (EH) ...................................................................................................................................... 130 4 Glossary and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 141 4.1 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................... 141 4.2 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................................ 148 5 List of Appendices .......................................................................................................................... 150 Appendix 1 Provision of Housing Meeting Local Needs .................................................................................... 151 Appendix 2 Environmental Sustainability ................................................................................................................. 154 Appendix 3 Designated Heritage Assets - All Grade II Listed .......................................................................... 156 Appendix 4 Non-Designated Heritage Assets ........................................................................................................ 160 Appendix 5 Employment and Job Creation ............................................................................................................. 186 Appendix 6 Transport ....................................................................................................................................................... 188 Appendix 7 Green Space and Land Character Assessment Summary .......................................................... 189 Page 3 Appendix 8 Summary of Car Parking Stress in Garforth ..................................................................................... 196 Appendix 9 Character Assessment Summary ......................................................................................................... 198 Appendix 10 List of Maps ............................................................................................................................................... 215 Appendix 11 Views to Preserve .................................................................................................................................... 217 Appendix 12 List of References .................................................................................................................................... 223 Appendix 13 List and Brief Description of Surveys on Website ....................................................................... 228 Appendix 14 New Green Space Designations ........................................................................................................ 230 6 Complete Set of Maps .................................................................................................................... 242 Page 4 Welcome Dear Residents, Firstly, we would like to thank you for your help and support over the last few years. Getting to this point has been a far lengthier process than any of us envisaged at the beginning and we couldn’t have done it without you, the residents of Garforth, delivering and completing numerous questionnaires, attending drop-ins, asking questions, putting forward suggestions or stopping just for a chat and an update with our volunteers at the annual Garforth Gala, Christmas market, outside the Co-op or in Tesco’s entrance. Not having a Parish Council like our neighbours Aberford, Barwick, Kippax, Micklefield and Swillington presented us with problems at the outset. We had no established system of communicating with you, the residents of Garforth, funding had to be obtained and the expense of hiring meeting rooms had to be met. There were additional challenges to deal with including difficulty in accessing larger venues for the consultation process, opening a bank account, and dealing with the vagaries of VAT. However, despite the challenges we have remained positive and, with your help, have managed to produce what we hope you will consider to be a positive plan which meets National and Local Government Policies. If these are not adhered to the Plan will not be passed by the Inspector and Garforth could be at risk of further uncontrolled large-scale development in the future. As the process for producing the Plan has been ongoing for 6 years the membership of the Steering Group has been fluid. A few of the original members still remain but for others, due to ill health, a change in circumstances or moving house has meant they have had to withdraw from the process. It has been fortunate that other members of the GNPF have been willing to step forward when these circumstances have arisen. The time and effort that everyone has given over the years is very much appreciated. The financial support we have received from our local Councillors enabled us to purchase a notice board to be placed in the library which allowed us to keep you all updated on our work and progress. This gesture was very much appreciated. We would also like to thank the LCC Planning Officers for the help and support they have given the Forum particularly during the latter stages of the formation of the Plan. Garforth is a great place to live and we hope you will feel the Plan gives us all hope for further improvements to our quality of life and a brighter future for generations to come. We hope you will read the Plan and give it, and us, your support. Yours sincerely, Liz Crosland, Chair. Page 5 Garforth Neighbourhood Plan Area As defined by Leeds City Council Please note, after the appendices, there are larger versions of all the maps that are set into the text. A full set of maps is also on the GNPF website. Page 6 1 Introduction 1.1 Background to the Garforth Neighbourhood Plan The Localism Act of 2011 gave local communities without a Parish Council the right to form a Neighbourhood Planning Forum which could "help to shape and plan their neighbourhood". Development once agreed cannot be stopped but by working with the local council and residents Neighbourhood Planning Forums can design development to the benefit of the community by producing a Neighbourhood Plan. Following the Leeds City Council Issues and Options consultation in the summer of 2013 Garforth residents met to discuss the proposed development sites situated all around Garforth. Our local Ward Councillor and MP informed the meeting that as Garforth did not have a Parish Council there was the opportunity to form a Neighbourhood Planning Forum. The Forum would need to apply for a formal