South Lakeland Local Plan Review: Issues and Options June 2021 www.southlakeland.gov.uk Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 South Lakeland Local Plan Review............................................................ 6 1.2 Issues and Options .................................................................................... 7 Structure of the document (navigating your way around) .................... 8 Referencing ......................................................................................... 9 1.3 The Current Local Plan .............................................................................. 9 1.4 Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulation Assessment ................ 11 1.5 Links with the Council Plan ...................................................................... 12 1.6 The Climate Emergency and Carbon Neutrality ....................................... 13 1.7 The National Policy Context ..................................................................... 13 1.8 The Timeline for the Local Plan Review ................................................... 15 1.9 How to Get Involved ................................................................................. 15 2. About South Lakeland ................................................................................... 17 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 17 2.2 Key Facts and Figures ............................................................................. 18 3. Vision, Objectives and Priorities .................................................................... 20 3.1 Vision ....................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Working Across Boundaries - The bigger picture ..................................... 20 3.3 Objectives ................................................................................................ 22 3.4 Priorities and Development Viability ......................................................... 23 4. Issues and Options ........................................................................................ 26 4.1 Theme 1: Tackling Climate Change ......................................................... 26 Overview ........................................................................................... 26 Key Issue: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and achieving Carbon Neutrality in new Development ......................................................... 27 Key Issue: Sustainable Construction and Design .............................. 29 Key Issue: Promoting Renewable Energy Infrastructure ................... 30 Key Issue: Resilient Landscapes ....................................................... 32 Key Issue: Managing and Reducing Flood Risk ................................ 33 Other Issues and Additional Policy Approaches ................................ 35 4.2 Theme 2: Where Should Development Go? ............................................ 37 2 Overview ........................................................................................... 37 Key Issue: Sustainable Places - The Place Hierarchy ....................... 37 Key Issue: Distributing New Development – Development Strategy . 42 Key Issue: Settlement Development Boundaries .............................. 50 Key Issue: Green Gaps ..................................................................... 52 Key Issue: Identifying Suitable Housing and Employment Sites – principles and priorities for selection .............................................................. 53 4.3 Theme 4: Healthy People and Communities ............................................ 57 Key Issue: General Principles of Healthy Places ............................ 154 Key Issue: Air Quality ...................................................................... 156 Key Issue: Pollution and Contamination .......................................... 158 Key Issue: Community and Social Facilities and Services .............. 159 Key Issue: Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Recreation ................................................................................................... 160 4.4 Theme 3: Thriving Market Towns, Villages and Rural Areas ................... 57 Policies for our places: Kendal .......................................................... 57 Policies for our places: Ulverston ...................................................... 71 Policies for our places: Grange-over-Sands ...................................... 81 Policies for our places: Milnthorpe ..................................................... 88 Policies for our places: Kirkby Lonsdale ............................................ 97 Policies for Our Local Service Centres ............................................ 105 Allithwaite ........................................................................................ 106 Broughton – in – Furness ................................................................ 108 Burneside ........................................................................................ 111 Burton-in-Kendal ............................................................................. 114 Cartmel ............................................................................................ 117 Endmoor .......................................................................................... 120 Flookburgh/Cark .............................................................................. 123 Great / Little Urswick ....................................................................... 126 Greenodd / Penny Bridge ................................................................ 129 Holme .............................................................................................. 132 Kirkby-in-Furness ............................................................................ 134 Levens ............................................................................................. 137 3 Natland ............................................................................................ 140 Oxenholme ...................................................................................... 143 Swarthmoor ..................................................................................... 146 Policies for Our Rural Areas ............................................................ 150 Rural Economy – (all types of rural economic related development including tourist and leisure related) ............................................................ 151 Other Issues and Additional Policy Approaches .............................. 152 4.5 Theme 5: Meeting Housing Needs ......................................................... 164 Key Issue: Providing the right number of new homes ..................... 164 Key Issue: Providing the right number of affordable homes ............ 166 Key Issue: Providing the right types of affordable homes ................ 170 Key Issue: Providing the right types and mix of new homes ........... 173 Key Issue: Self-Build and Custom Build .......................................... 176 Key Issue: Local Occupancy and Second Homes ........................... 178 Key Issue: Setting housing requirement figures for Neighbourhood Plan areas ................................................................................................... 181 Issue: Older People’s Housing ........................................................ 182 Issue: Gypsy and Traveller Housing Needs .................................... 184 4.6 Theme 6: Supporting a Sustainable Economy ....................................... 186 Key Issue: Developing an Economic Vision and Strategy ............... 186 Key Issue: Scale and Location of Employment Development ......... 191 Key Issue: Making Better Use of Greenfield Employment Sites ...... 192 Key Issue: Types of Employment Development .............................. 194 Key Issue: Existing Employment Areas ........................................... 197 Key Issue: Town Centre Viability – Defining Boundaries and appropriate uses .......................................................................................... 199 4.7 Theme 7: Greener Travel, Transport and Infrastructure Delivery .......... 204 Key Issue: Greener Travel Networks ............................................... 204 Key Issue: Achieving Safe access and addressing transport impacts 206 Key Issue: Parking Provision ........................................................... 208 Key Issue: Infrastructure Delivery and Developer Contributions ..... 209 Key Issue: Broadband and Digital Infrastructure ............................. 211 4 Key Issue: Development Viability .................................................... 212 4.8 Theme 8: Enhancing the Natural and Built Environment ....................... 215 Key Issue: Protection and Enhancement of Designated Landscapes 215 Key Issue: Protecting and Enhancing Nature Conservation Assets and Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain .................................................................. 216 Key Issue: Coastal Development and Protection ............................ 219 Key Issue: Historic and Cultural Environment ................................. 221 Key Issue: Achieving Quality Design ............................................... 223 5. Appendix 1 - Glossary of Terms .................................................................