CHIDDINGFOLD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan: Publication Draft Plan JULY 2020 In Memory of Tim Forrest Chiddingfold Parish Councillor 2007 – 2019 Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 A Portrait of Chiddingfold 3.0 Planning Policy Context 4.0 Overall Vision, Planning Principles and the Key Policy 5.0 Housing 6.0 Built Environment and Heritage Conservation 7.0 Traffic, Transport and Parking 8.0 Employment and Business 9.0 Recreation and Leisure 10.0 Natural Environment 11.0 Infrastructure 12.0 Delivery Glossary Supporting Documents: A. Proposals Map B. Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan Design Guide C. Sites 6 and 7 Illustrative Masterplan and Design Guidelines (prepared by AECOM); Evidence Base Documents: A. Consultation Report B. Baseline Report C. Site Assessment Summary Paper (with input from AECOM) D. Housing Needs Assessment (prepared by AECOM) E. Local Green Spaces Assessment Paper F. Strategic Environmental Assessment (prepared by AECOM) G. Adopted Map of Neighbourhood Plan Area H. Basic Conditions Statement I. Habitats Regulations Assessment (prepared by AECOM) 1 1 Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 3 List of Policies Key Policy Built Environment and Heritage Conservation Policy KP1 – Settlement Boundaries and Green Belt Policy BE1 – General Design Principles Housing Policy BE2 – Design Standards Policy H1 – Housing Supply Policy BE3 – Space Standards Policy HA1 – Land South of Field View Policy BE4 – Public Realm Close Policy BE5 – Creation of Safe Public and Policy HA2 – Meadow Nursery West and Private Spaces Meadow Nursery East Policy BE6 – Heritage Assets Policy HA3 – Land to the rear of Wildwood Close and Queens Mead Policy BE7 - Archaeology Policy HA4 – Elmlyn Traffic Transport and Parking Policy HA5 – WBC-Owned Sites Policy TP1 – Roads within New Development Policy HA6 – Britten’s Yard, Skinners Lane Policy TP2 – Traffic Calming Policy HA7 – Land in Combe Lane, Policy TP3 – Sustainable Transport behind Clover Cottage Policy TP4 – Traffic Management around Policy H2 – Windfall Sites the Village Green Policy H3 – Housing Mix Policy TP5 – Provision of a new Village Car Park Policy H4 – Affordable Housing Policy TP6 – Car Parking Standards Policy H5 – Quality and Design Policy H6 – Delivery of Infrastructure Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 4 Employment and Business Policy NE5 – Light Pollution and Dark Skies Policy EB1 – Chiddingfold’s Rural Economy Policy NE6 – Noise Pollution Policy EB2 – Employment Sites Policy EB3 – Safeguarding Retail Premises Infrastructure Policy EB4 – Advertisements Policy I1 – Nursery School Policy EB5 – Sustainable Tourism and Policy I2 – School Capacity and Facilities Hospitality Policy I3 – Chiddingfold Surgery Policy EB6 - Commercial Filming Policy I4 – Chiddingfold Village Hall Recreation and Leisure Policy I5 – Petworth Road Recreational Ground Policy RL1 – Local Green Space Policy I6 – Mobile Telephone Masts Policy RL2 – Sports and Leisure Facilities Policy I7 - Broadband Policy RL3 – Combe Common Recreation Ground Policy I8- Power Supply Policy RL4 – Public Rights of Way Policy I9 – Water and Sewage Capacity Policy I10 – Renewable Energy Natural Environment Policy NE1 – Habitats and Biodiversity Policy NE2 – Trees, Woodland, Hedgerows and Landscaping Policy NE3 – Environmental Implications of Development Policy NE4 – Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage Systems and Water Management Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 5 1. Introduction Overview 1.5 The current Waverley Borough Development Plan is composed of 1.1 This Neighbourhood Plan is the 2018 Waverley Local Plan Part prepared by Chiddingfold Parish 1 (“LPP1”) (Strategic Policies and Council (“CPC”) and guides Sites) and a small number of ‘saved’ the sustainable development of Waverley Borough Local Plan Chiddingfold Parish (“the Parish”) to 2002 policies. A Local Plan Part 2 2032. (Site Allocations and Development Management Policies) (“LPP2”) is 1.2 The Neighbourhood Plan performs currently being prepared by WBC two functions, primarily acting as a and will replace the saved Local formal planning policy document, Plan 2002 policies in due course. but also acting as a general community strategy setting out the 1.6 Once adopted, future development ambitions for the enhancement of within the Parish will be the Parish over the next 15 years. assessed against the planning policies contained within this What is a Neighbourhood Plan? Neighbourhood Plan, as well as the Waverley Local Plan documents. 1.3 A Neighbourhood Development Plan, commonly shortened to 1.7 In order to pass examination, Neighbourhood Plan, is a statutory the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood planning policy document. It is Plan must meet the basic prepared by a local community conditions, including being in and enables them to shape ‘general conformity’ with the future development within their strategic policies of the adopted neighbourhood area, having regard Development Plan Documents to growth targets set by local produced by WBC. It must also planning authorities. have regard to national planning policy and guidance, uphold 1.4 Neighbourhood Plans form part of the principles of sustainable the Development Plan, alongside development and conform to a Development Plan Documents number of EU Directives. A Basic prepared by the Local Planning Conditions Statement (Evidence Authority, which, for the Parish is Base Document H) has been Waverley Borough Council (“WBC”). prepared following Regulation 14 Consultation and in support of the submission draft Plan. This demonstrates how the final version of the Neighbourhood Plan issued for Examination is in compliance with the Basic Conditions. Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 6 Figure 1.1: Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan Boundary 1.8 The policies in this Neighbourhood 1.11 Once the Neighbourhood Plan Plan are based on robust evidence is adopted, it entitles CPC to and have regard to the wider an increased share, amounting planning context. to 25% of money collected by WBC through the Community Key Facts Infrastructure Levy. The levy is payable by developers on many 1.9 The Chiddingfold Neighbourhood forms of new development and can Plan is prepared in accordance be used by CPC for infrastructure with The Localism Act 2011 and projects needed as a result of The Neighbourhood Planning development in the Parish. (General) Regulations 2012. WBC formally designated the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan Area on 3rd June 2014. 1.10 In accordance with the Waverley LPP1, which sets the strategic direction, the Neighbourhood Plan has an evidence base date of 2013 and will run to 2032. Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 7 Community Engagement and referendum will be agreed where Consultation local residents will have the opportunity to vote to determine 1.12 To date, there have been six rounds whether the Neighbourhood Plan of community consultation, testing is formally adopted. If adopted, a number of key local issues such the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood as design and potential sites for Plan will become an adopted new housing. These rounds of Development Plan Document. consultation are detailed in the Consultation Report (Evidence How to read this Neighbourhood Plan Base Document A). 1.16 The Chiddingfold Neighbourhood 1.13 In addition to the above, a formal Plan is divided into twelve public consultation was held in chapters. The next two chapters accordance with Regulation 14 provide useful context to the of the Neighbourhood Planning Neighbourhood Plan, introducing Regulations from July to August the Parish and setting out the 2019. Comments from the planning policy framework relevant consultation, including those made to the Neighbourhood Plan. by statutory consultees such as Following this is a chapter setting WBC, have informed this version out the overall vision, key planning of the Chiddingfold Neighbourhood principles and the key policy Plan. guiding the Neighbourhood Plan. The remaining chapters provide 1.14 Ultimately, the community will have objectives and policies relating to the final say on whether it wishes the following key themes: to adopt the Neighbourhood Plan through a parish-wide referendum. • Housing • Built Environment and Heritage Next Steps Conservation 1.15 Following a six week consultation • Traffic, Transport and Parking undertaken by WBC (Regulation • Employment and Business 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations), the Chiddingfold • Recreation and Leisure Neighbourhood Plan will then • Natural Environment proceed to an Examination • Infrastructure carried out by an independent examiner. Finally, a date for a • Delivery Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 8 1.17 In addition, the Neighbourhood Plan is supported by a Proposals Map (Supporting Document A), which includes all land designations and allocations relevant to the policies of the Neighbourhood Plan. Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Plan 9 2. A Portrait of Chiddingfold Overview use at Okelands and Mesels. These early settlers lived in wattle and daub 2.1 The Chiddingfold Neighbourhood houses, farmed, made charcoal and Plan Area is located in Waverley smelted iron. In 1883 at Whitebeach Borough in Surrey, South East a Roman building dating from 250AD England. The Parish of Chiddingfold was discovered and recorded. The covers one of the largest areas of name Chiddingfold comes from the any parish in Surrey, measuring Saxon period meaning enclosure of approximately 2,800 hectares the descendants of the Ceadingas. (10.8 square miles). The Parish is predominantly rural and most 2.4 The rural character is maintained residents live in Chiddingfold Village in particular