High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation 1 High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation Contents How to Comment .................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Draft Policies ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.0 What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)? ................................................................ 6 2.0 High Lane Village NDP ................................................................................................................. 8 3.0 NDP Draft Vision and Objectives ............................................................................................... 12 High Lane NDP Planning Policies ........................................................................................................... 14 4.0 Transport ................................................................................................................................... 14 5.0 Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 27 6.0 Green Open Spaces, Recreational Activities and Natural Heritage .......................................... 37 7.0 Heritage and Design .................................................................................................................. 58 8.0 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................. 66 9.0 Review ....................................................................................................................................... 66 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 67 Appendix 1 Public Consultation 2017 - Comments from Questionnaire .......................................... 68 Appendix 2 Extracts from the A6 Corridor Study Final Report, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, August 2014 ........................................................................................................................ 70 Appendix 3 Middlewood Station Users Survey, January 2019 ......................................................... 78 Appendix 4 GMSF January 2019 Policy GM Allocation 38 ................................................................ 81 Appendix 5 Affordable Housing (NPPF Annex 2: Glossary) .............................................................. 83 Appendix 6 Informal Public Consultation on Housing Issues using Facebook, Summer 2018 ......... 84 Appendix 7 Informal Consultations on Recreational Activity in High Lane ...................................... 86 Appendix 8 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................... 88 Appendix 9 Built Heritage ................................................................................................................. 92 Appendix 10 Extract from Air Quality Monitoring Results High Lane, Stockport Client: Residents Against Mass Development Reference: 2635-1r1 Date: 22nd May 2019 ........................................ 94 All maps reproduced by kind permission of Stockport MBC 2 High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation How to Comment Welcome to the High Lane Village Neighbourhood Development Plan (HLVNDP). This is the Draft Neighbourhood Plan and it is published for at least 6 weeks formal public consultation from Wednesday 11th September 2019 until Friday 1st November 2019. The Draft Plan has been amended and updated following careful consideration of the comments submitted during the informal public consultation on the First Draft Plan in March 2019. The Plan has been prepared by the High Lane Village Neighbourhood Forum (HLVNF) Management Committee made up of local residents and Councillors. Public consultation is a very important part of preparing NDPs and this is a further opportunity to support, object or comment on the emerging draft planning policies which will be used by SMBC to help guide development in High Lane up to 2035. Hopefully our NDP reflects the various priorities and concerns of High Lane residents and those who work in the area so that we have more say in the planning process. We need to know if the draft planning policies are suitable, or if there is anything important that we have missed. Overall, how we want to guide new development in a positive way to ensure that changes are sensitive to High Lane’s attractive character and setting in the Green Belt. You can find out more and comment on the document on the following ways: • Downloading the document from the NDP website http://hlvnf.org/ • Borrowing a hard copy of the document from High Lane Library • Attending one of the open drop in events on 27th and 28th September - see website for details of these and other events • Completing and returning the accompanying response form. Please return any comments in writing / email or use the feedback form to [email protected] or drop them off in the post box in the library. Thank you for your time and interest. All responses will be considered very carefully by the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Groups (NPSG) and used to inform the Submission version of the NDP which will be submitted to SMBC later in 2019 or in early 2020. HLVNF 3 High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation Executive Summary This is the Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for High Lane. This Plan has been prepared by the High Lane Village Neighbourhood Forum of local residents with the support and advice of officers from Stockport MBC and other stakeholder groups such as Sustrans and the Greater Manchester Ecological Unit. The NDP sets out draft local planning policies which will be used to help SMBC determine planning applications in the area up to 2035. These policies have been prepared taking into account the concerns and ideas of local residents, which have been put forward during numerous informal public consultation processes since 2017. The NDP provides planning policies and proposals to help address local transport issues including congestion and poor air quality, and promotes more liveable neighbourhoods which provide an appealing and safe environment to encourage more walking and cycling. A policy for new housing within the existing built up area and for future proposals which may come forward through the GMSF should guide new development to provide the type of housing most needed in the area. Open spaces, recreation areas and walking and cycling routes are identified for protection, and policies support their enhancement. Natural heritage including local landscape character, important views and wildlife are protected as significant local assets for future generations to enjoy. Going Forward The NDP will be a statutory planning document and therefore it is required to go through a number of stages before it can be made (adopted) by Stockport MBC and used to help determine planning applications. Following this and a further formal periods of public consultation, it will be examined by an independent examiner against a set of 'basic conditions' and then, provided it is found to meet these conditions (subject to any recommended modifications by the examiner) the NDP will be subjected to a local referendum and residents in High Lane will be asked whether they think the Plan should be used to guide decisions on planning applications in their area. 4 High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation List of Draft Policies Draft Policy Page Number Draft Policy T1 Mitigating Local Traffic Impacts of Development 19 and Improving Air Quality Draft Policy T2 Middlewood Station 23 Draft Policy T3 Supporting Cycling, Walking and Liveable Neighbourhoods 26 Draft Policy H1 Housing Scale and Mix 36 Draft Policy R1 Protecting and Enhancing Parks and Recreational Areas 42 Draft Policy R2 Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding 47 Draft Policy NH1 Protecting Local Landscape Character in the High Lane Area 50 Draft Policy NH2 Protecting Important Views and Vistas 54 Draft Policy NH3 Protecting and Enhancing Local Wildlife 56 Draft Policy HD1 Protecting Built Heritage Assets and their Settings 64 Draft Policy HD2 High Quality Design and Design Codes 65 5 High Lane Village NDP - Regulation 14 Draft Plan for Public Consultation 1.0 What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)? 1.1 Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs) are a new type of planning policy document, prepared by Neighbourhood Fora or Parish Councils to guide new development within a defined local area. They are used alongside local authority (here, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) and national planning policy documents, to help determine planning applications. NDPs are powerful tools and present significant opportunities for local people to have a real say in how, and where, development should happen within their local area. 1.2 An NDP can cover a range of planning related issues, or just have one, single policy. It is also worth noting that NDPs cannot address some strategic planning matters such as Minerals and