Petersfield Neighbourhood Development Plan 2013 - 2028 September 2015 (This page is intentionally blank) Contents, Tables and Figures 1 Introduction 1.1 Why do we need this plan? ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 What does the plan do? ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Who authored this plan? ........................................................................................................... 1 1.4 How was this plan formed? ...................................................................................................... 2 1.5 What area does this plan cover? .............................................................................................. 2 1.6 How to read this plan ................................................................................................................ 3 1.7 Additional copies of this plan .................................................................................................... 4 2 The Vision for Petersfield 2.1 What defines our town? ............................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Key principles ........................................................................................................................... 5 2.2.1 Petersfield must continue to feel ‘compact’ ........................................................................ 5 2.2.2 Petersfield must continue to act as a centre for the surrounding area ................................ 5 2.2.3 Petersfield must retain its markets, festivals and events .................................................... 6 2.2.4 Petersfield must continue to have a close relationship with the surrounding countryside ... 6 2.3 The vision ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.4 Our community ......................................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Our economy ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.6 Our homes ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.7 Our ability to move around the town ......................................................................................... 8 2.8 Our town’s relationship with the environment ........................................................................... 8 3 Housing 3.1 Housing in Petersfield............................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Community feedback about housing ......................................................................................... 9 3.3 Freedoms and constraints on new residential development ................................................... 10 3.4 Ensuring the viability of new development .............................................................................. 10 3.5 Housing objectives and policies .............................................................................................. 11 3.5.1 Housing Objective 1 (HO1) .............................................................................................. 12 3.5.2 Housing Objective 2 (HO2) .............................................................................................. 16 3.5.3 Housing Objective 3 (HO3) .............................................................................................. 20 4 The Built Environment 4.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 22 4.2 Setting and special character ................................................................................................. 22 4.3 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 23 4.4 Built Environment objectives and policies ............................................................................... 24 4.4.1 Built Environment Objective 1 (BEO1) ............................................................................. 25 4.4.2 Built Environment Objective 2 (BEO2) ............................................................................. 32 5 Getting Around 5.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 33 5.2 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 34 5.3 Getting Around objectives and policies ................................................................................... 35 5.3.1 Getting Around Objective 1 (GAO1) ................................................................................. 36 5.3.2 Getting Around Objective 2 (GAO2) ................................................................................. 37 5.3.3 Getting Around Objective 3 (GAO3) ................................................................................. 37 5.3.4 Getting Around Objective 4 (GAO4) ................................................................................. 39 6 Community 6.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 40 6.2 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 40 6.3 Community objectives and policies ......................................................................................... 41 6.3.1 Community Objective 1 (CO1) ......................................................................................... 42 September 2015 i Petersfield Neighbourhood Development Plan 6.3.1 Community Objective 2 (CO2) ......................................................................................... 44 6.3.1 Community Objective 3 (CO3) ......................................................................................... 45 7 The Natural Environment 7.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 47 7.2 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 47 7.3 Natural Environment objectives and policies .......................................................................... 48 7.3.1 Natural Environment Objective 1 (NEO1) ........................................................................ 49 7.3.2 Natural Environment Objective 2 (NEO2) ........................................................................ 50 7.3.3 Natural Environment Objective 3 (NEO3) ........................................................................ 52 7.3.4 Natural Environment Objective 4 (NEO4) ........................................................................ 53 7.3.5 Natural Environment Objective 5 (NEO5) ........................................................................ 54 7.3.6 Natural Environment Objective 6 (NEO6) ........................................................................ 55 8 Business 8.1 A business profile of the town ................................................................................................. 56 8.2 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 57 8.3 Business objectives and policies ............................................................................................ 58 8.3.1 Business Objective 1 (BO1) ............................................................................................. 59 8.3.1 Business Objective 2 (BO2) ............................................................................................. 61 8.3.2 Business Objective 3 (BO3) ............................................................................................. 62 8.3.3 Business Objective 4 (BO4) ............................................................................................. 62 9 Retail 9.1 A retail profile of the town ....................................................................................................... 63 9.2 Community feedback .............................................................................................................. 64 9.3 Retail objectives and policies .................................................................................................. 64 9.3.1 Retail Objective 1 (RO1) .................................................................................................. 65 9.3.1 Retail Objective 2 (RO2) .................................................................................................. 67 10 Tourism 10.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 68 10.2 Community feedback ............................................................................................................ 68 10.3 Tourism objectives and policies ............................................................................................ 69 10.3.1 Tourism Objective 1 (TO1)