Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Pre-Submission Document November 2020 1 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 2: General Policies ........................................................................................ 10 Environmental Implications of Development ........................................................................10 Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ...............................................................................14 Water Supply and Wastewater ............................................................................................16 Design .................................................................................................................................18 Transport .............................................................................................................................28 Trees and Landscape..........................................................................................................34 Planning Enforcement .........................................................................................................37 Chapter 3: Location of Development ......................................................................... 38 Location of Development .....................................................................................................38 Settlement Boundaries ........................................................................................................39 Managing Development in the Green Belt ...........................................................................67 Rural Areas .........................................................................................................................71 Chapter 4: Protecting Places ...................................................................................... 76 Local Landscape Areas .......................................................................................................76 Local Green Space .............................................................................................................89 Heritage Assets ...................................................................................................................92 Chapter 5: Economic Prosperity .............................................................................. 103 Employment, Training and Education ................................................................................ 103 Town Centres and Local Centres ...................................................................................... 106 Advertisements ................................................................................................................. 116 Telecommunications ......................................................................................................... 118 Filming .............................................................................................................................. 119 Tourism and Recreation .................................................................................................... 120 Chapter 6: Housing Policies ..................................................................................... 124 Re-use and Alterations to Large Buildings ........................................................................ 124 Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding ............................................................................... 125 Chapter 7: Housing Sites .......................................................................................... 127 Delivering New Housing .................................................................................................... 127 Housing Sites in Haslemere .............................................................................................. 129 Housing Sites in Milford and Witley ................................................................................... 146 New Sites for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople .......................................... 152 Site Allocations for Gypsies and Travellers ....................................................................... 154 Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 165 Appendix I .................................................................................................................. 172 Technical Housing Standards – Nationally Described Space Standards ........................... 172 Appendix II ................................................................................................................. 174 Monitoring Framework ....................................................................................................... 174 Appendix III ................................................................................................................ 182 Local Green Spaces .......................................................................................................... 182 2 List of Policies and Sites DM1: Environmental Implications of Development ............................................................................... 12 DM2: Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................ 15 DM3: Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure ............................................................................. 16 DM4: Quality Places through Design ................................................................................................... 20 DM5: Safeguarding Amenity ................................................................................................................ 23 DM6: Public Realm .............................................................................................................................. 25 DM7: Safer Places ............................................................................................................................... 26 DM8: Comprehensive Development .................................................................................................... 27 DM9: Accessibility and transport .......................................................................................................... 31 DM10: A31 Farnham By-Pass Improvements ...................................................................................... 33 DM11: Trees, Woodland, Hedgerows and Landscaping ...................................................................... 35 DM12: Planning Enforcement .............................................................................................................. 37 DM13: Development within Settlement Boundaries ............................................................................. 38 DM14: Extensions, alterations, replacement buildings & limited infilling in the Green Belt ................... 68 DM15: Development in rural areas....................................................................................................... 72 DM16: Dwellings for rural workers ....................................................................................................... 74 DM17: Haslemere Hillsides .................................................................................................................. 81 DM18: Farnham/Aldershot Strategic Gap ............................................................................................ 83 DM19: Local Green Space ................................................................................................................... 90 DM20: Development Affecting Listed Buildings, and/or their Settings .................................................. 93 DM21: Conservation Areas .................................................................................................................. 96 DM22: Heritage at Risk ........................................................................................................................ 98 DM23: Non-designated Heritage Assets .............................................................................................. 99 DM24: Historic Landscapes and Gardens .......................................................................................... 100 DM25: Archaeology ........................................................................................................................... 101 DM26: Employment Sites .................................................................................................................. 105 DM27: Development within Town Centres ......................................................................................... 108 DM28: Access and Servicing ............................................................................................................. 109 DM29: Advertisements ....................................................................................................................... 116 DM30: Telecommunications............................................................................................................... 118 DM31: Filming ................................................................................................................................... 119 DM32: Tourism, Hotels and Visitor Accommodation .........................................................................