Broads Local Plan – Preferred Options – RESPONSES May 2017 Broads Local Plan – Preferred Options – RESPONSES May 2017 Revised to include follow up responses Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3 About this consultation .................................................................................................................................................. 6 4 About the Broads - Spatial Portrait ................................................................................................................................ 6 5 Policy Context ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 6 Duty to Cooperate .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 7 Challenges and Opportunities ...................................................................................................................................... 11 8 Vision, Objectives and Existing Policies ........................................................................................................................ 14 Question 2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 9 Sustainable Development in the Broads ...................................................................................................................... 20 POSP1 - DCLG/PINS Model Policy ............................................................................................................................... 20 POSP2 - Sustainable Development in the Broads ....................................................................................................... 21 POSP3 - Air, water and waste ..................................................................................................................................... 25 10 Water and Flooding .................................................................................................................................................... 26 PODM1 - Water Quality .............................................................................................................................................. 26 PODM2 - Boat wash down facilities ............................................................................................................................ 28 PODM3 - Water Efficiency .......................................................................................................................................... 29 POSP4 - Flood Risk ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 PODM4 - Flood Risk .................................................................................................................................................... 30 PODM5 - Surface water run-off .................................................................................................................................. 32 PODM6 - Open spaces on land, play, sports fields and allotments ............................................................................ 34 12 Water open space/blue infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 37 PODM7 - Staithes ........................................................................................................................................................ 37 170 of 13 Green Infrastructure .................................................................................................................................................. 40 1 PODM8 - Green Infrastructure.................................................................................................................................... 40 Page Page 14 Climate Change .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 POSP5 - Climate Change ............................................................................................................................................. 43 PODM9 - Climate Smart Checklist ............................................................................................................................... 44 15 Soils ............................................................................................................................................................................ 45 PODM10 - Peat ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 Question 4 ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 16 Heritage and Historic Assets ...................................................................................................................................... 48 POSP6 - Heritage Assets .............................................................................................................................................. 48 PODM11 - Historic Environment ................................................................................................................................. 49 PODM12 - Re-use of Historic Buildings ....................................................................................................................... 51 17 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 PODM13 - Natural Environment ................................................................................................................................. 52 18 Renewable Energy ...................................................................................................................................................... 54 PODM14 - Energy demand and performance ............................................................................................................. 54 PODM15 - Renewable Energy ..................................................................................................................................... 55 19 Landscape Character .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Broads Local Plan – Preferred Options – RESPONSES May 2017 PODM16 - Landscape .................................................................................................................................................. 56 PODM17 - Land Raising ............................................................................................................................................... 57 PODM18 - Excavated material .................................................................................................................................... 58 PODM19 - Utilities Infrastructure Development ........................................................................................................ 58 PODM20 - Protection and enhancement of settlement fringe landscape character ................................................. 60 21 Light Pollution ............................................................................................................................................................ 60 PODM22 - Light pollution and dark skies .................................................................................................................... 60 Question 5 ................................................................................................................................................................... 61 22 Retail .......................................................................................................................................................................... 62 23 Transport .................................................................................................................................................................... 63 POSP7 - Getting to the Broads .................................................................................................................................... 63 POSP8 - Getting around the Broads ............................................................................................................................ 64 PODM23 - Transport, highways and access ................................................................................................................ 65 PODM24 - Changes to the Acle Straight (A47T) .......................................................................................................... 66 PODM25 - Recreation Facilities Parking Areas ........................................................................................................... 70 24 The Broads Economy .................................................................................................................................................