Barrow Borough Local Plan – Issues and Options Consultation Draft Barrow Borough Local Plan Issues and Options Consultation Draft – September 2014 0 Barrow Borough Council – September 2014 Barrow Borough Local Plan: Issues and Options – Consultation Draft Regeneration & Built Environment Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Town Hall Duke Street Barrow in Furness Cumbria LA14 2LD Contact: Planning Policy Team, Development Services Email: [email protected] 1 Barrow Borough Council – September 2014 Barrow Borough Local Plan: Issues and Options – Consultation Draft Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. The Local Plan ........................................................................................................ 5 1.2. Producing the Local Plan ........................................................................................ 6 1.3. The Duty to Co-operate .......................................................................................... 9 1.4. Spatial Portrait: About Barrow-in-Furness ............................................................. 11 2. Vision for the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness .......................................................... 22 2.1. Objectives ............................................................................................................. 22 3. Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 26 3.1. Sustainable Development ..................................................................................... 29 3.2. The Development Strategy ................................................................................... 31 3.3. Regeneration ........................................................................................................ 33 3.4. Design .................................................................................................................. 37 4. Climate Change & Pollution ...................................................................................... 46 4.1. Addressing Climate Change ................................................................................. 49 4.2. Coastal and Watercourse Management ................................................................ 50 4.3. Water Quality and Efficiency ................................................................................. 54 4.4. Derelict and Contaminated Land ........................................................................... 57 4.5. Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Generation .................................................. 60 4.6. Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Proposals .................................................... 61 5. Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 64 5.1. Development and Infrastructure ............................................................................ 67 5.2. Accessing Community Facilities ............................................................................ 68 5.3. Enhancing Sustainable Travel Choices ................................................................. 70 5.4. Parking ................................................................................................................. 73 5.5. External Transport Links ....................................................................................... 74 5.6. Telecommunications ............................................................................................. 75 5.7. Minerals and Waste .............................................................................................. 76 6. Economy..................................................................................................................... 80 6.1. The Borough’s Economy ....................................................................................... 83 6.2. Promoting Economic Growth ................................................................................ 87 6.3. Demand for land and sites for employment uses .................................................. 91 6.4. Energy Developments ......................................................................................... 100 6.5. Economic Diversification ..................................................................................... 101 7. Housing .................................................................................................................... 106 7.1. How Much Housing is Required .......................................................................... 109 2 Barrow Borough Council – September 2014 Barrow Borough Local Plan: Issues and Options – Consultation Draft 7.2. Where Should New Housing Go? ....................................................................... 111 7.3. Phasing of Development ..................................................................................... 139 7.4. Housing Mix ........................................................................................................ 139 7.5. Neighbourhood Renewal..................................................................................... 142 7.6. Affordability ......................................................................................................... 143 7.7. Gypsy and Travellers .......................................................................................... 144 7.8. House Extensions ............................................................................................... 146 7.9. Garages and Parking .......................................................................................... 151 7.10. Space around Dwellings .................................................................................. 153 8. Retail ......................................................................................................................... 156 8.2. Vision for Barrow and Dalton Town Centres Town Centres ................................. 159 8.3. Retail in Barrow Town Centre ............................................................................. 161 8.4. Sequential Approach to Retail Uses in Barrow .................................................... 162 8.5. Retail in Dalton ................................................................................................... 165 8.6. Impact Assessments ........................................................................................... 167 8.7. Other Main Town Centre Uses (non retail) in Barrow and Dalton ........................ 168 8.8. Living in Barrow and Dalton Town Centres ......................................................... 174 8.9. Neighbourhood Shopping Centres ...................................................................... 176 9. Heritage & Built Environment ................................................................................. 180 9.1. Heritage Assets .................................................................................................. 183 10. Natural Environment ............................................................................................ 190 10.2. Landscape ....................................................................................................... 193 10.3. Conserving Soil Resources ............................................................................. 196 10.4. Nature Conservation and Geodiversity ............................................................ 198 10.5. International Designations ............................................................................... 198 10.6. National Designations...................................................................................... 203 11. Green Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 212 11.1. Green Infrastructure: A multi-functional resource – Building with Nature ......... 215 11.2. Components of Green Infrastructure ............................................................... 220 12. Promoting Healthy Communities ........................................................................ 228 12.1. Health .............................................................................................................. 231 12.2. Sport & Recreation .......................................................................................... 237 12.3. Education & Community .................................................................................. 245 13. Glossary ................................................................................................................ 248 3 Barrow Borough Council – September 2014 Barrow Borough Local Plan: Issues and Options – Consultation Draft List of Figures Figure 1: Local Plan Preparation Stages ............................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Location of the Borough ....................................................................................... 11 Figure 3: Population Change (%) since 2002 ...................................................................... 12 Figure 4: Population Projections (%) to 2030 ...................................................................... 13 Figure 5: Economically Active (%) Oct-Sept 2013 ............................................................... 17 Figure 6: Working Age Population (5) Educated