Subject Warwick District LOCAL PLAN 2011-2029 to PublicationExamination Draft Incorporating Proposed Amendments Submitted for Examination February 2015 Contents 1 Introduction, Vision and Objectives ......................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 SubjectPurpose and role of the Draft Local Plan .......................................................................................................................... 1 National Policy ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Spatial Portrait .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Duty to Cooperate and Strategic Planning ....................................................................................................................... 4 Plan period ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Issues ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Consultation and Evidence .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Consultations .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Evidence ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Vision, Strategy andto Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Vision for the District .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Local Plan Strategy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Local Plan Objectives .........................................................................................................Examination.............................................................. 11 2 Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 14 Strategic Policies ................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 DS1 Supporting Prosperity ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 DS2 Providing the Homes the District Needs ............................................................................................................... 14 DS3 Supporting Sustainable Communities .................................................................................................................... 15 DS4 Spatial Strategy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Policies and Proposals ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 DS5 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development .................................................................................... 18 DS6 Level of Housing Growth ................................................................................................................................................... 18 DS7 Meeting the Housing Requirement .......................................................................................................................... 19 DS8 Employment Land .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 DS9 Employment Sites to be Allocated ............................................................................................................................. 22 DS10 Broad Location of Allocated Sites for Housing ............................................................................................. 23 DS11 Allocated Housing Sites ................................................................................................................................................... 24 DS12 Allocation of Land for Education .............................................................................................................................. 28 DS13 Allocation of Land for a Country Park .................................................................................................................. 29 DS14 Allocation of Land for Community Hub ............................................................................................................... 30 DS15 Comprehensive Development of Strategic Sites .......................................................................................... 31 DS16 Sub-Regional Employment Site .................................................................................................................................. 32 DS17 Supporting Canalside Regeneration and Enhancement ....................................................................... 34 DS18 Regeneration of Lillington .............................................................................................................................................. 35 SubjectDS19 Green Belt .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 DS20 Accommodating Housing Need Arising from Outside the District ................................................. 37 3 Prosperous Communities ........................................................................................... 40 Overarching Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................... 40 PC0: Prosperous Communities .................................................................................................................................................. 40 The Economy ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 EC1 Directing New Employment Development .......................................................................................................... 43 EC2 Farm Diversification ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 EC3 Protecting Employment Land and Buildings ...................................................................................................... 47 Retail and Town Centresto ....................................................................................................... ...................................................... 50 TC1 Protecting and Enhancing the Town Centres .................................................................................................... 50 TC2 Directing Retail Development ........................................................................................................................................ 52 TC3 Safeguarding Existing Examinationand Potential Retail Floorspace .............................................................................. 54 TC4 Chandos Street Town Centre Development Allocation ............................................................................. 54 TC5 Providing for Shopping Growth in Royal Leamington Spa Town Centre ...................................... 55 TC6 Primary Retail Frontages ...................................................................................................................................................... 56 TC7 Secondary Retail Areas ....................................................................................................................................................... 57 TC8 Warwick Café Quarter ......................................................................................................................................................... 58 TC9 Royal Leamington Spa Restaurant and Café Quarter ...............................................................................