Arlesey Town Council Arlesey Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Referendum Version October 2017 Arlesey Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 NATIONAL POLICY .................................................................................................................................................... 3 LOCAL POLICY ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 CONSULTATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2 LOCAL CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................................... 5 HISTORY OF ARLESEY ............................................................................................................................................... 5 PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY TODAY ........................................................................................................................... 7 THE SETTING OF ARLESEY ........................................................................................................................................ 10 LOCAL SERVICES AND ASSETS .................................................................................................................................... 11 LOCAL PLAN POLICY ............................................................................................................................................... 12 CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE CORE STRATEGY .................................................................................................................. 12 3 VISION AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 15 CHALLENGES FOR ARLESEY ...................................................................................................................................... 15 VISION FOR ARLESEY .............................................................................................................................................. 16 4 THE ARLESEY SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY ................................................................................................. 19 POLICY ARL1: SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY .................................................................................................................... 19 5 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................. 23 DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................................... 23 POLICY ARL2: DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................ 27 HOUSING MIX ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEED ................................................................................................................................... 28 MARKET HOUSING NEED ......................................................................................................................................... 29 POLICY ARL3: HOUSING MIX .................................................................................................................................. 30 6 TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT .............................................................................................................. 31 CYCLING AND WALKING .......................................................................................................................................... 31 POLICY ARL4: PROVISION FOR CYCLING AND WALKING ................................................................................................ 38 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 39 POLICY ARL5: IMPROVEMENTS TO TRAFFIC PINCHPOINTS ............................................................................................. 39 PUBLIC TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................................................... 41 POLICY ARL6: BUS AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORT PROVISION....................................................................................... 41 CAR PARKING ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 POLICY ARL7: OFF-STREET CAR PARKING IN ARLESEY .................................................................................................. 42 7 ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 43 LOCAL GREEN SPACES ............................................................................................................................................ 43 POLICY ARL8: PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LOCAL GREEN SPACES ...................................................................... 45 PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE ..................................................................................................................................... 47 POLICY ARL9: PUBLIC OPEN SPACE .......................................................................................................................... 48 FLOODING AND POLLUTION MONITORING ................................................................................................................... 49 POLICY ARL10: FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 55 Arlesey Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version 8 LOCAL HERITAGE ................................................................................................................................... 56 POLICY ARL11: LISTED BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS OF STRUCTURE OR CHARACTER ........................................................... 57 9 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................ 59 SPORTS AND RECREATION ....................................................................................................................................... 59 POLICY ARL12: PROVISION OF SPORTS FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 61 COMMUNITY FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 62 POLICY ARL13: PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES................................................................................................ 62 EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 63 10 BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................... 64 COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 64 POLICY ARL14: HIGH SPEED BROADBAND ................................................................................................................. 65 THE PROPOSED LOCAL CENTRE ................................................................................................................................ 66 POLICY ARL15: LOCAL CENTRE RETAIL ...................................................................................................................... 66 NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES......................................................................................................................... 67 POLICY ARL16: SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 69 11 NON POLICY ACTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 70 12 PROPOSALS MAPS ................................................................................................................................. 73 13 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................................. 75 14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 76 APPENDIX A – A PROFILE OF ARLESEY ............................................................................................................... I POPULATION ........................................................................................................................................................... I WORK ..................................................................................................................................................................