Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan Adoption Version 22 October 2013 Copies of the accompanying evidence base including the Sustainability Appraisal Report and Background Papers can also be viewed on our website You may get further help from the Policy Team at: Selby District Council, Doncaster Road, Selby YO8 9FT [email protected] 01757 292034 01757 292229 If you require any further help or advice or if you need this document in a different format, for example large print, audio, Braille or in another language, please contact the Policy Team on (01757) 292034 or email [email protected] The Status of Regional Strategy (RS) and the Implications of the Localism Act 2011 At the time of ‘Publication’ of the Submission Draft Core Strategy (SDCS), the Development Plan for Selby District comprised the Regional Spatial Strategy (the Yorkshire and Humber Plan or RS), and ‘Saved’ Local Plan policies, namely Selby District Local Plan, North Yorkshire Minerals Local Plan and North Yorkshire Waste Local Plan. The Core Strategy is the first development plan document prepared by the Council as part of its new Local Development Framework (Local Plan). On adoption it replaces a number of the ‘Saved’ Selby District Local Plan policies1. On 6 July 2010 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced the revocation of RS with immediate effect. As a result of the Secretary of State’s revocation decision, the Council reviewed the Core Strategy and the evidence base on which it is founded, and came to the conclusion that while the policies and context provided by RS were no longer applicable, the RS evidence base remains robust and relevant, particularly since the RS evidence had been subject to a process of consultation and Examination. The Council has therefore chosen not to review the resultant targets or introduce local variations, and the Core Strategy continues to rely on the RS evidence, although references to RS have been removed from the document. Following a successful legal challenge the revocation decision was quashed and RS was reinstated as part of the Development Plan for the duration of the SDCS Examination Process until 22 February 2013 when the Revocation Order came into effect. Whilst the Core Strategy was demonstrated to be in general conformity with the RS when formally Submitted (in line with the legislation and prescribed Regulations current at that time) and through the course of the Examination; the Core Strategy Examination and evidence has also demonstrated that it is a sound document based on the National Planning Policy Framework and in the light of the revocation of the RS. 1 See Appendix A Contents Page No. The Status of the Regional Strategy (RS) and the Implications of the Localism Act 2011 List of Core Strategy Policies 1. Introduction 1 2. Key Issues and Challenges 7 Duty to Cooperate 7 District Portrait 9 Key Issue and Challenges 20 3. Vision, Aims and Objectives 2 Vision 23 Aims 23 Objectives 24 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development 25 4. Spatial Development Strategy 27 Settlement Hierarchy 27 Spatial Development Strategy 32 Green Belt 40 Management of Residential Development in Settlements 43 5. Creating Sustainable Communities 46 The Scale and Distribution of Housing 46 Managing Housing Land Supply 55 Olympia Park Strategic Development Site 60 Housing Mix 65 Providing Affordable Housing 69 Rural Housing Exceptions Sites 74 Travellers 76 Access to Services, Community Facilities and 78 Infrastructure 6. Promoting Economic Prosperity 83 The Scale and Distribution of Economic Growth 83 Town Centres and Local Services 92 7. Improving the Quality of Life 98 Tackling Climate Change and Promoting 98 Sustainable Patterns of Development Improving Resource Efficiency and 106 Renewable Energy Protecting and Enhancing the Environment 112 Design Quality 117 8. Implementation 122 Including schedule of indicators and targets 125 List of Maps, Figures and Appendices Map 1 Regional Context 10 Map 2 Rivers and Flood Risk Areas 13 Map 3 Communications 14 (Roads, Motorways, Railways and Rivers) Map 4 Settlement Pattern 16 Map 5 Selby Contiguous Urban Area 33 Map 6 Olympia Park Mixed Use Strategic Development Site 64 Map 7 Green Infrastructure 80 Map 8 Environmental / Cultural Assets 113 Figure 1 The Local Plan 2 Figure 2 Core Strategy Process 3 Figure 3 Policy Context Diagram 5 Figure 4 Key Population Facts 11 Figure 5 Key Assets 12 Figure 6 Key Diagram 31 Figure 7 Proportion of Housing Development by Location 49 Figure 8 Distribution of Planned New Housing Development 51 Figure 9 Housing Trajectory 56 Figure 10 Housing Sub Areas 67 Figure 11 Profile of Household Types 68 Figure 12 Indicative Employment Land Distribution 86 Figure 13 Core Strategy Performance Indicators 125 Appendix A Schedule of Policies in the Core Strategy which 135 replace or amend the area affected by Selby District Local Plan (SDLP) Policies Appendix B Previously Developed Land Trajectory 138 Appendix C Housing Delivery and Windfalls 140 Glossary of Terms 146 List of Policies Page SP1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development 26 SP2 Spatial Development Strategy 38 SP3 Green Belt 42 SP4 Management of Residential Development in Settlements 44 SP5 The Scale and Distribution of Housing 54 SP6 Managing Housing Land Supply 59 SP7 Olympia Park Strategic Development Site 62 SP8 Housing Mix 69 SP9 Affordable Housing 74 SP10 Rural Housing Exception Sites 75 SP11 Travellers 77 SP12 Access to Services, Community Facilities, and 82 Infrastructure SP13 Scale and Distribution of Economic Growth 90 SP14 Town Centres and Local Services 96 SP15 Sustainable Development and Climate Change 104 SP16 Improving Resource Efficiency 110 SP17 Low-Carbon and Renewable Energy 111 SP18 Protecting and Enhancing the Environment 116 SP19 Design Quality 120 Selby District Core Strategy – October 2013 __________________________________________________________________ 1. Introduction 1.1 The Council is preparing a series of Local Plan documents required under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 20042 and Localism Act 2011, which will form part of the new Local Plan formerly known as the ‘Local Development Framework’ (LDF). The Council’s programme for development plan production is set out in its Local Development Scheme3. 1.2 When adopted over the next few years, the new style plans will replace those policies in the Selby District Local Plan, which are ‘saved’ under transitional legislation until replaced by policies in the Local Plan4. 1.3 The Localism Act 2011 and National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012) introduced changes to the planning system which reflect a move towards a Local Plan rather than separate Development Plan Documents (DPDs). The Core Strategy is the first new-style Local Plan document to be produced by the Council and provides a strategic context with which subsequent Local Plan documents must conform. The Core Strategy covers the 16 year period from 2011 to 2027. The Core Strategy was formally adopted by the Council on 22 October 2013. 1.4 Further Local Plan documents will provide for the detailed policies and proposals to deliver the Core Strategy Vision, Aims and Objectives. Throughout this document these are referred to as the Site Allocations Local Plan and the Development Management Local Plan, but in practice these may be a single document. 1.5 Local Plans are prepared by District Councils except that Local Plan documents relating to waste and minerals matters continue to be prepared by the County Council as the Minerals Planning Authority. 1.6 Planning applications are determined against the policies in the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. For Selby District, the development plan includes adopted Local Plans5 and neighbourhood plans and is defined in section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. 1.7 All references to plans, strategies and organisations also means any successor document or body in order to ensure the Core Strategy remains up-to-date and reflects any changes which may take place over the life of this plan. 2 Defined in Section 38 of the Act as amended 3 See www.selby.gov.uk for latest Local Development Scheme 4 See Appendix A 5 The ‘Local Plan’ comprises the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. It includes the Core Strategy and other planning policies which under the regulations would be considered to be development plan documents. The term includes old policies which have been saved under the 2004 Act and this therefore includes the Selby District Local Plan The SDLP was prepared under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and policies saved under the 2004 Act on adoption in 2005 and then ‘extended’ on 8 February 2008 by Direction of the Secretary of State under the 2004 Act until such time as superseded. - 1 - Selby District Core Strategy – October 2013 __________________________________________________________________ Figure 1 - The Local Plan [ ! 5 a ! w / / L / L ! [ [ t b 5 5 a t t t t t a 5 1.8 The Core Strategy provides: • a spatial vision for Selby District and strategic objectives to achieve that vision. • a development strategy which establishes: o The context for designating areas where specific policies will apply, either encouraging development to meet economic and/or social objectives or constraining development in the interests of environmental protection. o The identification of strategic development sites for housing and economic development to accommodate major growth in Selby and a District-wide framework for the subsequent allocation of sites for specific uses (including housing, retail, leisure and other activities). o Policies setting out the context for more detailed policies and guidance to be included in other local plan documents. 1.9 The Core Strategy has been subject to the statutory plan preparation, examination and adoption processes as outlined below. - 2 - Selby District Core Strategy – October 2013 __________________________________________________________________ Figure 2 Selby District Core Strategy Process MAY 2006 Issues and Options Stage Public Consultation identifying key issues.