Foreword by the Executive Member for Planning and Development – Councillor Evans The Council have worked hard to draw up this Draft Local Plan to address the development needs of Fareham Borough up until 2036. This has presented many challenges and has had to involve some difficult decisions. Understandably, the process of deciding where new housing sites should be built to meet people’s housing needs is one of the more contentious and difficult elements in this Plan. This Plan also seeks to protect and improve those things communities value, ranging from the high quality landscapes in our open countryside, through to open space and community facilities. Furthermore, it proposes where other forms of commercial development could take place. It is vital that the economic growth needs of the Borough are met, along with associated new job opportunities. The changing way we shop and use our leisure time, mean our centres, such as Fareham Town Centre, need to positively respond to these changes and therefore this Plan’s policies. We also need to protect and enhance our most valuedistoric h and natural assets for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. There is no doubt that the decision on the most appropriate strategy for locating new development, particularly for housing has been difficult. However, this Draft Local Plan has been developed taking into account the requirements of Government legislation, policies and guidance, as well as important local evidence and information. The approach that has been taken in the Draft Plan looks to distribute development across the Borough and achieve maximum community benefit from that development. It is important to explain that this Draft Local Plan will be subject to a six-week public consultation and I would therefore urge people to read the Plan and make comments on it during the forthcoming consultation period. Information collected from this public consultation together with relevant new evidence will be taken account of and used to inform a revised version of the Local Plan, the Publication Plan, which will be produced in 2018. There will be further opportunity to comment on the Publication Plan, before the Council submit the Plan and those further comments to the Secretary of State for an Examination in Public later in 2018. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate how important it is that the public and other interested parties use the consultation process to express their views and opinions on the content of this Plan, particularly on how best to make these very difficult decisions on the challenges we face. Councillor K. Evans Stay informed You can keep up to date on the progress of Fareham’s Local Plan, other planning documents and planning applications on the Council’s website: www.fareham.gov.uk/planning Residents can be the first to hear about Council consultations and engagement events by signing up for email updates at: www.fareham.gov.uk/haveyoursay Get in touch If you have any questions regarding Fareham’s Local Plan, including this document, please contact a member of the Planning Strategy Team at Fareham Borough Council. Telephone: 01329 236100 Email: [email protected] Address: Planning Strategy & Regeneration Department of Planning and Development Fareham Borough Council Civic Offices, Civic Way Fareham Hampshire PO16 7AZ If you require this document in large print, or help with translation into other languages, please call 01329 236100 for further information. 1 Introduction page 1 2 Vision & Key Strategic Priorities page 10 3 Development Strategy page 15 4 Strategic Policies: SP1 - Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development page 20 SP2 – Strategic Site at Welborne (New Community) page 20 SP3 - Strategic Development Site at Daedalus (Employment) page 22 SP4 - Strategic Opportunities at Fareham Town Centre page 24 SP5 - Development in the Countryside page 26 SP6 - Development in Strategic Gaps page 27 SP7 - New Residential Development in the Countryside page 28 SP8 - Change of Use to Garden Land page 29 5 Housing: H1 - Strategic Housing Provision page 32 H2 - Provision of Affordable Housing page 33 H3 - Affordable Housing Exceptions Sites page 36 H4 - Adaptable and Accessible Dwellings page 38 H5 - Older Persons' and Specialist Housing Provision page 39 H6 - Loss of Older Persons' and Specialist Housing Provision page 39 H7 - Self and Custom Build Homes page 40 H8 - Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) page 42 H9 - Self-Contained Annexes and Extensions page 42 H10 - Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople page 43 H11 - Development Proposals within Solent Breezes Holiday Park page 46 6 Employment: E1 - Strategic Employment Land Provision page 49 E2 - Employment Allocations page 51 E3 - Employment Areas page 53 E4 - Employment Development Outside of the Urban Area page 56 E5 - Boatyards page 58 7 Retail: R1 - Hierarchy of Centres: Protecting the Vitality and Viability of Centres page 59 R2 - Changes of Use page 61 R3 - Other Changes in the Centres or Small Parades page 63 R4 - Out-of-Town Shopping page 64 R5 - Local Shops page 65 8 Community Facilities and Open Space: CF1 - Community and Leisure Facilities page 66 CF2 - Community and Leisure Facilities Outside of the Urban Area page 68 CF3 – Loss of a Community Facility page 69 CF4 - Educational Facilities Outside of the Urban Area Boundaries page 70 CF5 - Green Infrastructure page 71 CF6 - Provision and Protection of Open Space page 73 9 Natural Environment: NE1 - Landscape page 77 NE2 - Biodiversity and Nature Conservation page 78 NE3 - Solent Special Protection Areas page 81 NE4 - Coastal Change Management Areas page 84 NE5 - New Moorings page 88 10 Design: D1 - High Quality Design page 90 D2 - Impact on Living Conditions page 92 D3 - Historic Environment page 94 D4 - Coordination of Development and Piecemeal Proposals page 95 D5 - Energy and Water Efficiency page 97 D6 - Water Resources page 98 11 Infrastructure (including Transport): INF1 – Infrastructure Delivery page 101 INF2 – Sustainable Transport System page 109 INF3 - Road Network Improvements page 111 INF4 - Renewable and Low Carbon Energy page 112 12 Development Allocations: DA1 - Development Allocations page 114 FTC1 Civic Area page 117 FTC2 Market Quay page 119 FTC3 Fareham Station East page 121 FTC4 Fareham Station West page 123 FTC5 Crofton Conservatories page 125 FTC6 Magistrates Court page 127 FTC7 Former UTP Site page 129 FTC8 Lysses Car Park page 131 FTC9 Wykeham House School page 133 FTC10 Delme Court page 135 HA1 North and South of Greenaway Lane, Warsash page 137 HA2 Newgate Lane South, Peel Common page 139 HA3 Southampton Road, Titchfield Common page 141 HA4 Downend Road East, Portchester page 143 HA5 Romsey Avenue, Portchester page 145 HA6 Cranleigh Road, Portchester page 147 HA7 Warsash Maritime Academy, Warsash page 149 HA8 Pinks Hill, Wallington page 151 HA9 Heath Road, Locks Heath page 153 HA10 Funtley Road South, Funtley page 155 HA11 Raley Road, Locks Heath page 157 HA12 Moraunt Drive, Portchester page 159 HA13 Hunts Pond Road, Titchfield Common page 161 HA14 Genesis Centre, Locks Heath page 163 HA15 Beacon Bottom West, Park Gate page 165 HA16 Military Road, Wallington page 167 HA17 69 Botley Road, Park Gate page 166 HA18 Funtley Road North, Funtley page 171 HA19 399 – 409 Hunts Pond Road, Titchfield Common page 173 HA20 North Wallington and Standard Way, Wallington page 175 HA21 Hampshire Rose, Fareham page 177 HA22 Wynton Way, Fareham page 179 HA23 Stubbington Lane, Hill Head page 181 HA24 335 – 337 Gosport Road, Fareham page 183 HA25 Sea Lane, Hill Head page 185 HA26 Beacon Bottom East, Park Gate page 187 EA1 Faraday Business Park, Daedalus page 190 EA2 Swordfish Business Park, Daedalus page 192 EA3 Solent 2, Whiteley page 194 EA4 Midpoint 27, Segensworth South page 196 EA5 Standard Way, Wallington page 198 13 Implementation and Monitoring page 201 14 Glossary page 202 15 Appendices: Appendix A: Daedalus Illustrative Master Plan Page 213 Appendix B: Area of Least Constraint for Solar Energy Page 214 Appendix C: Draft Development Framework - Development Allocation HA1 (North Page 215 & South of Greenaway Lane, Warsash) Appendix D: Draft Development Framework - Development Allocation HA2 Page 220 (Newgate Lane South, Peel Common) Appendix E: Draft Development Framework - Development Allocation HA3 Page 225 (Southampton Road, Titchfield Common) Appendix F: Development Allocation HA8 (Pinks Hill, Wallington) - Illustrative Page 230 Framework Appendix G: Development Allocation HA10 (Funtley Road South, Funtley) - Page 231 Illustrative Framework What is the Purpose of a Local Plan? 1.0 Fareham Borough Council is required to prepare a Local Plan, as the Local Planning Authority. In line with the Government’s current relevant legislation, policies and guidance, the Council sets out what it considers are the opportunities for development, largely through site allocations, as well as clear policies on what will or what will not be permitted and where. Simply put, the plan aims to ensure beneficial and highquality- development in meeting the development needs of its residents, workers andsitors, vi whilst protecting its most valued natural and manmade- assets, such aslandscapes, settlement character, heritage and community buildings. What Time Period Does this Local Plan Cover? 1.1 The Fareham Local Plan 2036 will cover the period from 2011 until 2036. This currently reflects the time period for current key evidence on assessing housing and employment needs. It is therefore important to note that new development that has beencompleted and permitted since 1st April 2011 will count towards meeting the overall needs in the plan period. This is explained in more detail in the relevant sections of this plan. Background to the Current Adopted Local Plan 1.2 Fareham Borough Council has a currently Adopted LocalPlan, formed of three component parts. They are as follows: . Local Plan Part 1 (LP1): ‘Core Strategy’ (Adopted in August 2011) . Local Plan Part 2 (LP2): ‘Development Sites & Policies’ (Adopted in June 2015) .