Greater Exeter Strategic Plan Draft Policies and Site Options Consultation RegulationGreater Exeter Strategic 18 Plan: Draft Policies and Site Options Consultation June 20201 To request this information in an alternative format please call 01392 265177 or email [email protected] We consider requests on an individual basis. Contents Section A: Summary and Purpose Chapter 1: Role of the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan ................................................ 07 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 07 Geographical area covered ........................................................................................ 07 Subjects and scope of the Plan .................................................................................. 08 Role of other plans ...................................................................................................... 08 Plan timetable ............................................................................................................. 10 Chapter 2: Consultation Process ................................................................................... 12 Summary version of this consultation ......................................................................... 12 Responding to this consultation ................................................................................. 12 Policies (Section B) ....................................................................................................... 12 Spatial development strategy and site options (Section C) ................................... 12 Other documents ......................................................................................................... 13 Section B: Policies Chapter 3: List of Policies ............................................................................................... 14 Chapter 4: Draft Vision ................................................................................................... 16 Greater Exeter –Draft Vision ....................................................................................... 16 POLICY GESP1: Sustainable Development ............................................................... 17 Chapter 5: Climate Emergency ..................................................................................... 18 POLICY GESP2: Climate Emergency .......................................................................... 18 POLICY GESP3: Net-Zero Carbon Development ...................................................... 20 POLICY GESP4: Low Carbon Energy .......................................................................... 23 POLICY GESP5: Heat Networks .................................................................................. 24 Greater Exeter Strategic Plan: Draft Policies and Site Options Consultation 3 POLICY GESP6: Suitable Areas for Solar PV Development ....................................... 25 POLICY GESP7: Suitable Areas for Onshore Wind Development ............................ 26 POLICY GESP8: Energy Storage .................................................................................. 26 Chapter 6: Prosperity ...................................................................................................... 28 POLICY GESP9: Economic Targets .............................................................................. 28 POLICY GESP10: Transformational Sectors ................................................................ 30 POLICY GESP11: Employment Land ........................................................................... 33 POLICY GESP12: Economic Delivery ........................................................................... 34 POLICY GESP13: Strategic Economic Assets ............................................................. 36 POLICY GESP14: Exeter Airport .................................................................................. 37 POLICY GESP15: Inclusive Employment and Skills .................................................... 38 Regional Sports Hub ..................................................................................................... 40 Chapter 7: Homes ............................................................................................................ 41 POLICY GESP16: Housing Target and Distribution .................................................... 41 POLICY GESP17: Affordable Homes ........................................................................... 44 POLICY GESP18: Build to Rent Homes ....................................................................... 45 POLICY GESP19: Custom and Self Build Homes ....................................................... 47 POLICY GESP20: Accessible Homes ........................................................................... 49 POLICY GESP21: Accommodation for the Gypsy and Traveller Communities ........ 50 Chapter 8: Movement and Communication ................................................................. 52 POLICY GESP22: Transport Strategy ........................................................................... 52 POLICY GESP23: Sustainable Travel in New Developments ..................................... 55 POLICY GESP24: Travel Planning ................................................................................ 57 POLICY GESP25: Long Distance Strategic Trails ........................................................ 58 POLICY GESP26: Rail and Bus Projects ....................................................................... 59 4 Greater Exeter Strategic Plan: Draft Policies and Site Options Consultation POLICY GESP27: Park and Ride around Exeter ........................................................ 60 POLICY GESP28: Electric Vehicles .............................................................................. 61 POLICY GESP29: Highway Links and Junction Improvements ................................ 62 POLICY GESP30: Movement in Exeter ...................................................................... 63 POLICY GESP31: Settlement Specific Enhancements .............................................. 64 POLICY GESP32: Gigabit Ready Developments ....................................................... 65 POLICY GESP33: Digital Spine ................................................................................... 67 Chapter 9: Nature .......................................................................................................... 68 POLICY GESP34: Rebuilding Biodiversity .................................................................. 68 POLICY GESP35: Woodland Creation ....................................................................... 70 POLICY GESP36: Exe Estuary, Dawlish Warren and East Devon Pebblebed Heaths ... 72 POLICY GESP37: Clyst Valley Regional Park ............................................................. 75 Chapter 10: Quality Places and Infrastructure ........................................................... 77 POLICY GESP38: Great Places .................................................................................... 78 POLICY GESP39: Delivering Homes and Communities ........................................... 80 POLICY GESP40: Garden City Principles ................................................................... 81 POLICY GESP41: Infrastructure Classification ........................................................... 82 POLICY GESP42: Strategic Infrastructure .................................................................. 83 POLICY GESP43: Viability ............................................................................................ 85 Section C: Spatial Development Strategy and Site Options Chapter 11: Spatial Development Strategy ................................................................. 86 Number of Homes ...................................................................................................... 87 Headroom in Housing Numbers ............................................................................... 88 Existing Housing Sites ................................................................................................. 88 How Many Houses on GESP Allocations? ................................................................. 88 Greater Exeter Strategic Plan: Draft Policies and Site Options Consultation 5 Spatial Development Strategy for the GESP .............................................................. 88 Spatial Development Strategy Map ............................................................................ 89 Strategic Growth Areas ................................................................................................ 90 Smaller Sites and Local Plans ....................................................................................... 91 Alternative Development Distribution Scenarios considered .................................. 92 Chapter 12: Site Options ................................................................................................ 96 Site Options .................................................................................................................. 96 Central Strategic Growth Area: Site Options ............................................................. 96 North Strategic Growth Area: Sites Options .............................................................. 98 South Strategic Growth Area: Sites Options .............................................................. 99