Midlothian Local Plan 1 Preface 2 Midlothian Local Plan Preface Midlothian Local Plan Policy RP 12 Policy SHOP 1 'TOWN 'REGIONALLY AND CENTRES' ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION OF MIDLOTHIAN LOCALLY IMPORTANT COUNCIL ON 23 DECEMBER 2008 NATURE You can either read the document using the CONSERVATION table of contents on the left or you can SITES' access specific policies using the links Policy RP 13 'SPECIES Policy SHOP 2 'MAJOR below. PROTECTION' RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEISURE Policy RP 1 Policy ECON 5 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 'PROTECTION OF THE 'INDUSTRIES WITH OR ON THE EDGE OF COUNTRYSIDE' POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STRATEGIC TOWN IMPACTS' CENTRES ' Policy RP 2 Policy ECON 6 'OFFICES' Policy RP 14 'HABITAT Policy SHOP 3 'CHANGE 'PROTECTION OF THE PROTECTION OF USE WITHIN GREEN BELT' OUTWITH FORMALLY STRATEGIC TOWN DESIGNATED AREAS' CENTRES' Policy RP 3 'MAJOR Policy ECON 7 'TOURIST NON-CONFORMING ACCOMMODATION' Policy RP 15 Policy SHOP 4 'STRAITON LAND USES IN THE 'BIODIVERSITY RETAIL PARK' GREEN BELT' ACTION PLAN' Policy RP 4 'PRIME Policy ECON 8 'RURAL Policy RP 16 Policy SHOP 5 'MAJOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT' 'REGIONAL AND RETAIL AND LAND' COUNTRY PARKS' COMMERCIAL LEISURE DEVELOPMENT OUTWITH Policy RP 5 Policy TRAN 1 STRATEGIC TOWN 'WOODLAND, TREES 'SUSTAINABLE MODES OF CENTRES AND STRAITON' AND HEDGES' TRANSPORT' Policy RP 17 Policy SHOP 6 'MINOR Policy RP 6 'AREAS OF Policy TRAN 2 'WAVERLEY 'PROTECTION OF THE RETAIL FACILITIES' GREAT LANDSCAPE RAIL LINE (PROPOSAL)' MINERAL RESOURCE' VALUE' Policy RP 18 Policy SHOP 7 'NEW Policy RP 7 Policy TRAN 3 'TRUNK 'PROTECTING AREAS NEIGHBOURHOOD 'LANDSCAPE ROADS (PROPOSAL)' FROM SURFACE SHOPPING FACILITIES' CHARACTER' MINERAL Policy RP 8 'WATER Policy TRAN 4 EXTRACTION' ENVIRONMENT' 'SAFEGUARDINGS FOR Policy RP 19 'PEAT Policy SHOP 8 'OPEN AIR TRANSPORTATION EXTRACTION' MARKETS' SCHEMES' Policy RP 20 Policy SHOP 9 'FACTORY Policy RP 9 Policy TRAN 5 'FREIGHT 'DEVELOPMENT SHOPS' 'PROTECTION OF MOVEMENT' WITHIN THE BUILT-UP RIVER VALLEYS' AREA' Policy RP 10 Policy TRAN 6 'TRAFFIC Policy RP 21 Policy COMF 1 'INTERNATIONALLY CALMING' 'COMMUNITY 'EDUCATION FACILITIES IMPORTANT NATURE IDENTITY AND (PROPOSAL)' CONSERVATION COALESCENCE' SITES' Policy RP 22 Policy COMF 2 'FURTHER Policy RP 11 Policy TRAN 7 'CYCLING' 'CONSERVATION EDUCATION FACILITIES' 'NATIONALLY AREAS' IMPORTANT NATURE CONSERVATION Policy RP 23 Policy COMF 3 'HEALTH SITES' 'CONSERVATION CENTRES' Midlothian Local Plan 3 Preface AREAS - HOUSING LAND AMENDMENTS ALLOCATIONS (PROPOSAL)' (PROPOSAL)' Policy RP 24 'LISTED Policy COMF 4 'LEISURE Policy HOUS 2 Policy MIN 1 'AREAS OF BUILDINGS' AND COMMUNITY 'VILLAGE HOUSING SEARCH FOR SURFACE FACILITIES ALLOCATIONS MINERAL EXTRACTION' (PROPOSAL/POLICY)' (PROPOSAL)' Policy RP 25 Policy COMF 5 Policy HOUS 3 Policy MIN 2 'HARD ROCK 'NATIONALLY 'PROTECTION OF RURAL'WINDFALL HOUSING EXTRACTION' IMPORTANT FACILITIES' SITES' GARDENS AND DESIGNED Policy HOUS 4 Policy DERL 1 LANDSCAPES' 'AFFORDABLE 'TREATMENT OF VACANT HOUSING' AND DERELICT LAND' Policy RP 26 Policy COMF 6 'SCHEDULED 'CEMETERY' Policy HOUS 5 'LOW Policy UTIL 1 'WATER AND ANCIENT DENSITY RURAL DRAINAGE' MONUMENTS' HOUSING' Policy RP 27 'OTHER Policy COMF 7 Policy ECON 1 Policy UTIL 2 IMPORTANT 'MIDLOTHIAN SKI AND 'STRATEGIC 'TELECOMMUNICATIONS' ARCHAEOLOGICAL SNOWBOARD CENTRE' ECONOMIC LAND OR HISTORIC SITES' ALLOCATIONS (PROPOSAL)' Policy RP 28 'SITE Policy COMF 8 'GOLF ASSESSMENT, COURSES' Policy ECON 2 Policy UTIL 3 EVALUATION AND 'BIOTECHNOLOGY 'EMERGENCY SERVICES' RECORDING' AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE-BASED Policy RP 29 'PLAYING Policy NRG 1 'RENEWABLEINDUSTRIES FIELDS AND SPORTS ENERGY PROJECTS' (PROPOSAL)' FACILITIES' Policy ECON 3 Policy IMP 1 'NEW Policy RP 30 'OPEN Policy NRG 2 'INDIVIDUAL'WORKSHOP HOMES' DEVELOPMENT' SPACE IN TOWNS WIND TURBINES AND AND VILLAGES' MICROGENERATION' Policy ECON 4 Policy IMP 2 'ESSENTIAL 'STORAGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Policy RP 31 'OPEN Policy NRG 3 'ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AND REQUIRED TO ENABLE SPACE STANDARDS' FOR BUILDINGS' OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENT TO NON-RESIDENTIAL TAKE PLACE' Policy RP 32 'PUBLIC Policy WAST 1 'WASTE USES ON EXISTING RIGHTS OF WAY AND MANAGEMENT' INDUSTRIAL LAND OTHER ACCESS AND BUILDINGS' ROUTES' Policy IMP 3 'DEVELOPER Policy RP 33 Policy WAST 2 'WASTE CONTRIBUTIONS 'COMPENSATORY MANAGEMENT FACILITIES TOWARDS FACILITY MEASURES FOR FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE' DEFICIENCIES' LOSS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES' Policy COMD 1 Policy WAST 3 'SITES FORThis Plan has been produced by the 'COMMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL BY Planning Unit Strategic Services DEVELOPMENT' LANDFILL' Midlothian Council Policy HOUS 1 Policy WAST 4 'WASTE Fairfield House 'STRATEGIC MINIMISATION' 8 Lothian Road Dalkeith 4 Midlothian Local Plan Preface Midlothian EH22 3ZN Midlothian Local Plan Contents Vision 10 1 Background 12 1.1 Introduction 12 1.2 Strategic Context 14 1.3 Local Context 17 1.4 Aims and Objectives 20 1.5 Strategic Environmental Assessment 21 1.6 The Content of the Plan and How to Use It 22 2 Resource Protection 28 2.1 The Natural Heritage 28 2.2 The Built Heritage 52 2.3 Compensation Arrangements 64 3 Development Topics 66 3.1 Committed Development 66 3.2 Housing 68 3.3 Economic Development 86 3.4 Transportation 99 3.5 Town Centres and Retailing 108 3.6 Community Facilities and Recreation 114 3.7 Energy 126 3.8 Waste Management 130 3.9 Minerals 135 3.10 Derelict Land 140 3.11 Utilites 142 3.12 Implementation 145 4 Detailed Development Policies 154 4.1 Development in the Countryside 154 4.2 Development Guidelines 157 4.3 Protection of the Water Environment 164 4.4 Pentland Hills Regional Park 167 4.5 Conservation Areas: Development Management 169 4.6 House Extensions 170 4.7 Control of Food and Drink Uses 171 4.8 Advertisements 173 4.9 Planning Enforcement 175 Midlothian Local Plan Contents 5 Appendices 178 Appendix 1 Committed Development 178 Appendix 1A Established Housing Land Supply 178 Appendix 1B Established Economic Land Supply 180 Appendix 1C New Committed Educational Infrastructure 182 Appendix 1D Essential Infrastructure Required to Enable Committed 183 Development Sites to be Implemented Appendix 1E Leisure and Community Facilities Required to Meet Deficiences 183 Exacerbated by Committed Housing Sites Appendix 2 Existing Policies and Proposals which Apply Specifically to the Shawfair New Community and Expansion of Danderhall (committed 184 development) Appendix 2A Shawfair Town Centre 184 Appendix 2B Former Monktonhall Colliery 184 Appendix 2C Design Principles 184 Appendix 2D Landscaping and Open Space 185 Appendix 2E Road and Bus Network 185 Appendix 2F Power Lines 186 Appendix 3 List of Supplementary Planning Guidance 187 Appendix 4 Tree Preservation Orders 188 Appendix 5 Nature Conservation Sites 190 Appendix 6 Scheduled Ancient Monuments 192 Appendix 7 Glossary 194 Midlothian Local Plan Contents List of Policies Policy RP 1 PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE 29 Policy RP 2 PROTECTION OF THE GREEN BELT 32 Policy RP 3 MAJOR NON-CONFORMING LAND USES IN THE GREEN BELT 32 Policy RP 4 PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND 34 Policy RP 5 WOODLAND, TREES AND HEDGES 35 Policy RP 6 AREAS OF GREAT LANDSCAPE VALUE 36 Policy RP 7 LANDSCAPE CHARACTER 37 Policy RP 8 WATER ENVIRONMENT 39 Policy RP 9 PROTECTION OF RIVER VALLEYS 41 Policy RP 10 INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTANT NATURE CONSERVATION 43 SITES Policy RP 11 NATIONALLY IMPORTANT NATURE CONSERVATION SITES 44 Policy RP 12 REGIONALLY AND LOCALLY IMPORTANT NATURE 45 CONSERVATION SITES Policy RP 13 SPECIES PROTECTION 45 Policy RP 14 HABITAT PROTECTION OUTWITH FORMALLY DESIGNATED 45 AREAS Policy RP 15 BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN 45 Policy RP 16 REGIONAL AND COUNTRY PARKS 47 Policy RP 17 PROTECTION OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE 48 Policy RP 18 PROTECTING AREAS FROM SURFACE MINERAL 50 EXTRACTION Policy RP 19 PEAT EXTRACTION 51 Policy RP 20 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE BUILT-UP AREA 52 Policy RP 21 COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND COALESCENCE 53 Policy RP 22 CONSERVATION AREAS 56 Policy RP 23 CONSERVATION AREAS - AMENDMENTS (PROPOSAL) 57 Policy RP 24 LISTED BUILDINGS 57 Policy RP 25 NATIONALLY IMPORTANT GARDENS AND DESIGNED 58 LANDSCAPES Policy RP 26 SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS 60 Policy RP 27 OTHER IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC SITES 60 Policy RP 28 SITE ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND RECORDING 60 Policy RP 29 PLAYING FIELDS AND SPORTS FACILITIES 62 Policy RP 30 OPEN SPACE IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES 62 Policy RP 31 OPEN SPACE STANDARDS 62 Policy RP 32 PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND OTHER ACCESS ROUTES 63 Policy RP 33 COMPENSATORY MEASURES FOR LOSS OF 64 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Policy COMD 1 COMMITTED DEVELOPMENT 67 Policy HOUS 1 STRATEGIC HOUSING LAND ALLOCATIONS (PROPOSAL) 76 Policy HOUS 2 VILLAGE HOUSING ALLOCATIONS (PROPOSAL) 77 Policy HOUS 3 WINDFALL HOUSING SITES 79 Policy HOUS 4 AFFORDABLE HOUSING 81 Policy HOUS 5 LOW DENSITY RURAL HOUSING 84 Policy ECON 1 STRATEGIC ECONOMIC LAND ALLOCATIONS (PROPOSAL) 91 Policy ECON 2 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE-BASED 91 INDUSTRIES (PROPOSAL) Policy ECON 3 WORKSHOP HOMES 93 Policy ECON 4 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL USES ON EXISTING INDUSTRIAL LAND AND 94 BUILDINGS Midlothian Local Plan Contents Policy ECON 5 INDUSTRIES WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING IMPACTS 94 Policy ECON 6 OFFICES 94 Policy ECON 7 TOURIST ACCOMMODATION 96 Policy ECON 8 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 98 Policy TRAN 1 SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRANSPORT 100 Policy TRAN 2 WAVERLEY RAIL LINE (PROPOSAL) 101 Policy TRAN 3 TRUNK ROADS (PROPOSAL) 103 Policy TRAN 4 SAFEGUARDINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION SCHEMES 104 Policy TRAN 5 FREIGHT MOVEMENT 105 Policy TRAN 6 TRAFFIC CALMING 106 Policy TRAN 7 CYCLING 107 Policy SHOP 1 TOWN CENTRES