Warwick District LOCAL PLAN 2011-2029 Publication Draft Incorporating Proposed Amendments Submitted for Examination February 2015 Tracked Changes Version Contents 1 Introduction, Vision and Objectives ......................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose 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 and Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Vision for the District .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Local Plan Strategy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Local Plan Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2 Development Strategy ............................................................................................ 144 Strategic Policies ............................................................................................................................................................................. 144 DS1 Supporting Prosperity ......................................................................................................................................................... 144 DS2 Providing the Homes the District Needs ............................................................................................................ 144 DS3 Supporting Sustainable Communities ................................................................................................................. 155 DS4 Spatial Strategy .................................................................................................................................................................... 166 Policies and Proposals ................................................................................................................................................................ 177 DS5 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development ................................................................................. 187 DS6 Level of Housing Growth ................................................................................................................................................ 187 DS7 Meeting the Housing Requirement ....................................................................................................................... 197 DS8 Employment Land .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 DS9 Employment Sites to be Allocated .......................................................................................................................... 221 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 ............................................................................................................... 298 DS14 Allocation of Land for Community Hub ......................................................................................................... 3029 DS15 Comprehensive Development of Strategic Sites ....................................................................................... 310 DS16 Sub-Regional Employment Site ............................................................................................................................... 321 DS17 Supporting Canalside Regeneration and Enhancement .................................................................... 343 DS18 Regeneration of Lillington ........................................................................................................................................... 354 DS19 Green Belt ............................................................................................................................................................................... 354 DS20 Accommodating Housing Need Arising from Outside the District .............................................. 375 3 Prosperous Communities ...................................................................................... 4039 Overarching Policy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4039 PC0: Prosperous Communities ............................................................................................................................................ 4039 The Economy .................................................................................................................................................................................... 412 EC1 Directing New Employment Development ....................................................................................................... 423 EC2 Farm Diversification ............................................................................................................................................................ 446 EC3 Protecting Employment Land and Buildings ................................................................................................... 457 Retail and Town Centres ....................................................................................................................................................... 5048 TC1 Protecting and Enhancing the Town Centres .............................................................................................. 5049 TC2 Directing Retail Development ..................................................................................................................................... 520 TC3 Safeguarding Existing and Potential Retail Floorspace ........................................................................... 542 TC4 Chandos Street Town Centre Development Allocation .......................................................................... 543 TC5 Providing for Shopping Growth in Royal Leamington Spa Town Centre ................................... 554 TC6 Primary Retail Frontages ................................................................................................................................................... 565 TC7 Secondary Retail Areas .................................................................................................................................................... 576 TC8 Warwick Café Quarter ...................................................................................................................................................... 587 TC9 Royal Leamington Spa Restaurant and Café Quarter ............................................................................. 597 TC10 Royal Leamington Spa Area Action Plan (AAP) 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