Colchester Borough Council Local Plan Adopted 2004 PLEASE NOTE: Local Plan Policies Superseded by the Colchester Local Development Framework Core Strategy (adopted December 2008), Site Allocations (adopted October 2010) and the Development Policies (adopted October 2010) documents. INDEX OF POLICIES Policy Policy Description No. DC1 Development Control Considerations CE1 The Open and Undeveloped Countryside CE2 Risk of Flooding CE3 Coastal Protection CE4 Residential Holiday Sites CE5 Occupancy Restrictions for Caravans CE6 Development Pressures in the Countryside Area CE7 Cooks Shipyard, Wivenhoe CE8 Cooks Shipyard & Rowhedge Port Regeneration Areas CE9 Rowhedge High Street and Wivenhoe Quay CE10 West Mersea CO1 Rural Resources CO2 Dedham Vale Area of Natural Beauty CO3 Countryside Conservation Areas CO4 Landscape Features CO5 Habitats CO6 Protected Species CO7 Protected Lanes CO8 Agricultural Land CO9 Facilities for Breeding or Boarding Animals CO10 Agricultural Diversification CO11 Dedham CO12 New Stables or Extensions to Existing Stables CO13 Residential Accommodation for Existing Stables UEA1 Character of Conservation Areas UEA2 Building within Conservation Areas UEA3 Demolitions within Conservation Areas UEA4 Demolition of Listed Buildings UEA5 Altering Listed Buildings UEA6 Listed Barns or Agricultural Buildings UEA7 Development affecting Scheduled Ancient Monuments UEA8 The Dyke System UEA9 Gosbecks Archaeological Park UEA10 Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest UEA11 Design UEA12 Backland Development Development, including Extensions, Adjoining Existing or UEA13 Proposed Residential Property UEA14 Greenlinks UEA15 Incidental Areas of Open Space UEA16 Advertisements Within Conservation Areas UEA17 Advertisements Outside Conservation Areas UEA18 Advertisements in the Rural Area UEA19 Advertisement Hoardings Advertisements on Listed Buildings & Scheduled Ancient UEA20 Monuments UEA21 Areas of Special Character P1 Pollution (General) P2 Light Pollution P3 Development in Floodplains and Washlands P4 Contaminated Land P5 Unstable Land P6 Renewable Energy P7 Energy Efficiency CF1 Infrastructure and Community Facilities Provision CF2 Library Facilities (Highwoods) CF3 Access for People with Disabilities CF4 Retaining Key Community Facilities and Services CF5 Reusing Surplus Education Facilities CF6 Work Based Day Nurseries CF7 New School Facility Provision CF8 Colchester District General Hospital CF9 Medical and Veterinary Facilities CF10 Cemetery Provision (Tiptree) CF11 Places of Worship UC1 The University of Essex UC2 Colchester Institute L1 Indoor & Outdoor Leisure and Entertainment Facilities L2 Private Open Space L3 Protection of Existing Public Open Space L4 Provision of New Public Open Space Open Space Provision Within New Residential L5 Development L6 Open Space in Villages L7 Commonland, Heathland and Village Greens L8 Allotments L9 Extension of Colne Riverside Walk L10 Golf Facilities L11 Birch Pit L12 Woodland, Tree and Hedgerow Cover L13 Informal Recreation L14 Public Rights of Way L15 Footpaths, Cycleways and Bridleways L16 Sports Causing Noise or Disturbance Community Sports Stadium (Colchester United Football L17 Club) L18 Arts Provision in Major Development L19 Tourist and Visitor Facilities T1 Pedestrian Networks in New Development T2 Cycle Parking Requirements T3 Green Commuter Plan Requirements T4 Car-Free Residential Developments T5 Public Transport T6 Promoting Rail Freight T7 Traffic Management Schemes T8 Haulage Depots T9 Car Parking (Outside Central Colchester) T10 Public Off-Street Car Parking UT1 Off-Site Service Infrastructure UT2 Sewage Treatment Works UT3 Overhead Power Lines UT4 Telecommunications Development UT5 Satellite Dishes H1 Housing Allocations H2 Meeting Different Needs H3 Conversions to Flats/Bedsits H4 Affordable Housing Requirements H5 Low-Cost Rural Housing H6 Gypsy Caravan Sites H7 Development within Village Envelopes H8 Extensions to Dwellings in the Countryside H9 Replacement Dwellings in the Countryside H10 Agricultural and Forestry Worker Dwellings H11 Removing Agricultural Worker Occupancy Conditions H12 Extending Gardens into Open Countryside H13 Housing Density EMP1 Employment Allocations and Zones EMP2 Development Outside Employment Zones EMP3 Harbour Commercial Quays EMP4 Employment Uses in the Countryside EMP5 Isolated Industrial Complexes EMP6 Boxted Straight Road Development of Existing Employment Sites in the EMP7 Countryside Protecting the Vitality and Viability of Colchester Town TCS1 Centre TCS2 New Comparison Shopping Provision TCS3 Major Foodstores TCS4 Changes of Use from Retail TCS5 Mixed Use Areas 'A' TCS6 Mixed Use Areas 'B' TCS7 Mixed Use Areas 'C' TCS8 Mixed Use Areas 'D' TCS9 Colchester Town Centre's Local Shopping Centres Proposals for Leisure, Entertainment and Food and Drink TCS10 Uses TCS11 Retail Development Outside Colchester Town Centre TCS12 Rural, District and Local Shopping Centres TCS13 Shopping in Villages and the Countryside TCS14 Retail Sales from Petrol Stations TCS15 Eliminating Unnecessary Motor Vehicle Movements Private Non-Residential Parking for Commercial TCS16 Development TCS17 Servicing Arrangements for New Development TCS18 Parking Provision Requirements TCS19 Residential Developments TCS20 The Town Wall Preserving, the Town Centre's Role as the Borough's main TCS21 Leisure, Tourism and Cultural Centre TCS22 Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Proposals TCS23 Cinema Developments TCS24 Proposed Regeneration Areas ECH1 River Colne Regeneration Area ECH2 Moler Works site ECH3 Hythe Quay ECH4 Albany Laundry Site ECH5 Hythe Conservation Area ECH6 King Edward Quay ECH7 Transport and Access ECH8 Housing Allocations (North of Magdalen Street) Mixed Development (Magdalen Street Special Policy Area ECH9 'C') Retail Development (Magdalen Street Special Policy Area ECH10 'C') ECH11 Wilson Marriage Centre and Paxmans Social Club G1 Garrison Regeneration Area ME1 Community and Infrastructure Requirements ME2 High Woods Country Park extension STA1 Development on the Southern side of London Road Land between Essex Yeomanry Way and South of Church STA2 Lane Land between Church Lane and Maldon Road (including STA3 Stanway Hall Farm and Bellhouse Pit) STA4 Peartree Road Mix Use Area TIP1 Tiptree Central Area Enhancement Scheme TIP2 Tiptree Book Services (T.B.S.) Site TIP3 Employment Allocations (Kelvedon Road) LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Hectares of Public Open Space per 1,000 popn Table 2: Settlement Classification Table 3: Proposed Housing Site Table 4: Hierarchy of Employment Sites Table 5: Employment Zone Land availability Table 6: Schedule of Regeneration Areas Table 7: Shopping Allocations Table 8: East Colchester Regeneration Table 9: Open Space provision in Tiptree Table 10: Proposed Sites for Public Open Space in Tiptree GLOSSARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING Affordable housing is housing of an adequate standard, which is cheaper than that which is generally available in the local housing market. It is subsidised housing that is made available for people in housing need who cannot afford either to rent at market rents or to buy on the open market. ALLOCATION Designation of land in the Plan for a particular use such as housing. ANCIENT WOODLAND Woods which have had a continuous history of tree cover since at least 1600 to the present and which now bear stands of native trees which were not obviously planted. AREA OF SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL For the purposes of advertisement control the Local Planning Authority may designate an Area of Special Control where it is considered that the ordinary powers for controlling the display of advertisements are inadequate. ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION Article 4 Directions are made by local authorities to bring within planning control work which would otherwise qualify as permitted development. BACKLAND DEVELOPMENT Land located behind a street frontage which is not directly visible from the street and is surrounded by other development. Includes rear gardens and private yards etc as well as larger undeveloped sited. ‘BEST VALUE’ The Government’s proposal to place duty on local government to delivery economy, efficiently, effectiveness and service quality without an excess of laws, regulations and guidance. BIOMASS Agricultural and forestry wastes that can be used to provide energy. BRIDLEWAYS Use is permitted for walkers, horse-riders (including led horses), cyclists pushing or riding pedal cycles and invalid carriages. Apart from the latter, no powered vehicles are permitted. BROWNFIELD SITES Sites that have been, or currently are, subject to some form of built development (eg former hospital), BUILDING PRESERVATION NOTICE The Local Planning Authority has powers to serve Building Preservation Notices under Section 3 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. It has the effect of giving temporary listing to a building, for a period of six months, until such a time as the Secretary of State decides whether or not to include it in the statutory list under Section 1 of the Act. BUILDING REGULATIONS PART M Standards which relate to disabled access in new or extended buildings. CAR-FREE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS The layout design of this type of housing area would not incorporate car parking provision at individual homes, but allow for full access by emergency services and other essential vehicles throughout the estate. It is likely that prospective residents would be expected to sign some form of legal agreement, tied to their house purchase or rental, whereby they would agree to forego use of a privately