DRAFT LOCAL PLAN Issues and Options Consultation Draft Local Plan to 2032 Surrey Heath Borough Council May 2018 Produced by the Planning Policy and Conservation Team Surrey Heath Borough Council Surrey Heath House Knoll Road Camberley Surrey GU15 3HD Email: [email protected] Tel 01276 707100 www.surreyheath.gov.uk Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 The Purpose of this Consultation ............................................................................................................ 1 How can I comment? .............................................................................................................................. 2 Layout of the Document .......................................................................................................................... 3 2 CONTENT FOR PREPARING A LOCAL PLAN .......................................................................... 4 District Profile (or Portrait) of the Borough ............................................................................................... 7 Key Challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Vision for the Borough .......................................................................................................................... 11 Strategic Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 13 The Spatial Strategy ............................................................................................................................. 14 Presumption in favour of sustainable development ............................................................................... 17 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 18 3 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Housing Provision and Deliverability ..................................................................................................... 22 Gypsy and Traveller sites and Travelling Showpeople sites .................................................................. 28 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Other Types of Homes we need to Plan For ......................................................................................... 30 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Meeting Housing Needs, Housing Mix and Affordability ........................................................................ 34 Affordable Housing ............................................................................................................................... 35 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 37 4 EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................................... 40 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 45 5 RETAIL ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 51 6 ENVIROMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................. 54 ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................... 54 Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 54 Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 57 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................. 58 Contaminated Land ............................................................................................................................... 58 Noise, Lighting and Odours ................................................................................................................... 58 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 60 Flood Risk and Water Quality ................................................................................................................ 61 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 64 Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Schemes ..................................................................................... 64 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 66 INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................. 67 Infrastructure Provision and Delivery ..................................................................................................... 67 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 69 Transport Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 69 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 72 Community Infrastructure (community centres, halls, healthcare and education facilities, cultural facilities) ................................................................................................................................................ 72 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Green Infrastructure and Open Space ................................................................................................... 76 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 78 Recreational Facilities – Playing Pitches and Play Areas ...................................................................... 79 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 81 Telecommunications and Broadband .................................................................................................... 81 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 83 7 GREEN BELT AND COUNTRYSIDE ........................................................................................... 86 Questions .............................................................................................................................................. 93 8 HERITAGE AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................. 96 DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................ 96 Questions ............................................................................................................................................ 100 HERITAGE ......................................................................................................................................... 102 Questions ............................................................................................................................................ 105 9 LOCAL AREAS ............................................................................................................................ 108 Local Area Policies West of the Borough ........................................................................................ 109 Bagshot ............................................................................................................................................... 109 Camberley ........................................................................................................................................... 111 Camberley Town Centre ..................................................................................................................... 114 Deepcut.............................................................................................................................................