Plan and Deliver?

Neighbourhood Planning
Plan and Deliver ?
March 2014
Neighbourhood Planning
Plan and Deliver ?
CONTENTS
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1 Introduction
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2 Background
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3 Analysis 1: Scope and Geography
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4 Analysis 2: Content and Policies
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5 Analysis 3: Case Studies
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6 What the experts think
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7 About us
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Appendix 28
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Introduction
Radical, controversial and
rarely out of the headlines,
neighbourhood planning is a
hot topic in the planning and
property world. Launched in a
fanfare of publicity, neighbourhood
planning represents a significant
development of the statutory
planning process in England.
The adjourned examination of the Winslow Neighbourhood
Plan in Aylesbury Vale is the latest in a long list of headline
catching cases. The Slaugham Neighbourhood Plan was
recently rejected at examination. The examination of the
Winsford Neighbourhood Plan has been adjourned pending
the outcome of the Tattenhall and District Neighbourhood
Plan. Tattenhall itself was approved at referendum but is
now the subject of an unresolved legal challenge.
The Localism Act, of which the neighbourhood planning
regime is an integral part will, in the words of the
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, ‘reverse a century
of centralism’. ¹
Despite its enthusiasm and support for neighbourhood
planning, changes have already been mooted by the
Government. The Planning Minister Nick Boles has spoken
of the need to speed up the process of plan adoption so called ‘neighbourhood planning lite’ - and provide
cash support for deprived communities wishing to draw
up plans.
Private sector interest and involvement has also been
widely reported. The British Property Federation (BPF)
launched a website at the end of last year to ‘support
business involvement in the neighbourhood planning
processes’, reinforcing the view of the Minister that
businesses have a ‘crucial role’ to play in this new tier
of planning. ²
The Government’s positive stance is unchanged,
despite slow progress and setbacks. Echoing the
views of the Communities Secretary in 2011, Planning
Minister Nick Boles has declared that neighbourhood
planning has become ‘a huge success’ ³. A bold claim
tested in this report.
¹ Blog ‘The Localism Bill reverses a century of
centralisation’ dated 18 November 2011
² Speech by Nick Boles MP at BPF Seminar
on 26 November 2013
³Speech by Nick Boles MP at TCPA Annual
Conference on 20 November 2013
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Questions and Issues
The intention of neighbourhood planning is clear –
to hand power back to local communities and place local
people at the centre of decision making. The consequence
of making explicit the link between localism and planning
policy is less clear.
Turley Research Team has undertaken a programme of
research – detailed below - to throw some light on the
questions that are being asked as neighbourhood planning
gains momentum, in particular:
• Will localism (in the form of neighbourhood planning)
simply encourage ‘nimbyism’ – the natural tendency
of local communities to preserve the status quo; and
will these ‘conservative’ traits run counter to the thrust
and direction of national policy? Does neighbourhood
planning reflect the positive drive of the NPPF, provide for
development, ‘lift the burden’ of regulation and speed up
decision making?
• Do neighbourhood plans make genuine provision for
development needs consistent with ‘higher tier’ plans?
• How will local plan policies and targets operate in practice
at a neighbourhood level when neighbourhood plans are
largely defined on a piecemeal basis? Will major conflicts
emerge between the various tiers of policy?
• How should businesses actually influence neighbourhood
plans in areas where they have no formal voting or
representation rights; or indeed where their desire to
engage with local communities is rebuffed?
• Will contradictions in policy arise that might curtail
economic growth, the primary objective of the Coalition
Government? This is certainly one fear of many in the
development industry
• Can it really be claimed that neighbourhood planning is an
emphatic success when so few plans have been adopted,
and there is limited evidence of the positive impacts of
policy on decision making?.
This research provides a snapshot of neighbourhood planning
at the beginning of 2014 and a clue to some of the answers.
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The Research
To consider these questions we have:
Turley has examined over 4,000 pages of draft
neighbourhood plans which have been published for
consultation. Our full analysis is appended to this report
(Appendix 1). We have sought to explore:
• Reviewed the content of all neighbourhood plans
published, approved and made to date
• Objectively assessed the extent to which plans are
promoting pro-development or restrictive positions
• Whether the plans being promoted by local communities
make provision for development or act to preserve the
status quo
• Considered the size, nature, demography and geographical
distribution of the ‘neighbourhoods’ promoting plans
• How demography, geography and relative affluence
influence the neighbourhood planning process
• Reviewed a selection of neighbourhood plans to highlight
areas with contrasting approaches to policy
• Evidence of emerging tensions between localism (as
expressed in neighbourhood planning policy), and
centralism (in particular, the Government’s economic
growth agenda)
• Taken ‘soundings’ from our in-house experts about
getting involved in neighbourhood planning.
• How the development industry is responding and
whether it is engaging with neighbourhood planning to
further its development objectives.
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Neighbourhood
plans are a properly
constituted part of
the development
plan, examined
independently and
of material weight
in decision making
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Background
Neighbourhood planning was introduced through
the Localism Act of 2011. It implemented a
key objective of the Coalition Government to
‘decentralise’ decision-making and empower local
communities with the objective of creating a ‘Big
Society’ - a positive, new vision of the future for
those committed to localism. 4
Neighbourhood planning gives local communities the
opportunity to positively influence policy at a local level. As
part of the development plan and independently examined,
the neighbourhood plan is of material weight in decision
making. The local authority now has a statutory responsibility
to incorporate within development plans what local people
want, provided that key criteria are met (see below) and
plans have been supported in local referenda.
The Regulations
While the development industry may fear this process, the
opportunities for positive engagement have been highlighted
by many (as well as the potential downsides).
1 Forming a neighbourhood forum and designating
a neighbourhood area
There is no specific guidance on the form and content
of neighbourhood plans, beyond having regard to national
policy, requiring general conformity with strategic policies in
the development plan for the area, and being compatible
with EU regulations (Environmental Impact Assessment,
Habitats Directive and the ECHR). There are, however,
seven key stages:
2 Preparing a neighbourhood plan
3 Pre-submission consultation on a neighbourhood plan
4 Submitting a neighbourhood plan to the local
planning authority
5 Independent examination of the submitted
neighbourhood plan
6 Referendum on whether the neighbourhood
plan should be ‘made’
7 ‘Making’ of the neighbourhood plan
(bringing it into legal force)
4Coalition
government programme which aimed to empower local
communities to “take power away from politicians and give it to
people” – Government press release 18 May 2010
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This process deliberately lacks prescription. Neighbourhood
plans are not tied to pre-defined geographical boundaries or
limited to specific, identified policy areas. Even where areas
are defined by parishes, these can join together to form larger
neighbourhood areas.
This has resulted in significant diversity in the scope of plans
published to date, and the extent of the geographical areas to
which they relate. These range from blocks of several urban
streets to hundreds of square kilometres of villages and open
countryside. Area-based policy planning is not new, but never
before have plan areas been defined on such a divergent
basis. Notwithstanding this diversity, adopted neighbourhood
plans are part of the development plan and carry weight in
decision making, whether the plan is narrow and focussed in
scope, or expansive and wide-ranging.
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Business-led
Neighbourhood Plans
Nick Boles has emphasised the importance of the business
community to the neighbourhood planning process in
delivering homes and jobs 5. Areas which are wholly
or predominantly used for business purposes can be
designated as ‘business neighbourhood areas’. These can
include trading estates, business parks or town centres, but
not areas where there is a Parish Council in existence.
Engagement with the planning process at neighbourhood
level has, it is claimed, many benefits for businesses: an
improved ability to promote commercial development and
land compared with an emerging Local Plan; a ‘streamlined
route’ through the planning system for applications; and
the long-term financial incentive of increasing an area’s
attractiveness as a strong location for business.
Consultation and collaborative working with local
communities can also assist in fostering relationships
and breaking down barriers, boosting regeneration, job
creation and rates of housebuilding.
Business-led neighbourhood plans are subject to the same
procedures as community-led neighbourhood plans, with
identical requirements for consultation and publicity. The
principal difference relates to adoption: once a business
neighbourhood plan has passed examination, it has to
overcome the hurdle of two referenda held in parallel – one
for businesses (non-domestic rate payers) and one for local
residents. Referenda outcomes are considered separately
and where there is conflict, the decision to adopt rests with
the local planning authority. Such a situation has not arisen
to date.
There has been noticeably less progress in the preparation
of business neighbourhood plans compared with those
promoted by parish councils or neighbourhood forums.
Of the 11 designated business areas taking forward
neighbourhood plans, only one plan - Central Milton Keynes
- has been examined so far.
Recent BPF initiatives may stimulate business involvement
in the neighbourhood planning process. However, anecdotal
evidence suggests that the development industry’s attention
is focussed elsewhere on higher tier and strategic policy with
which neighbourhood plans must ultimately conform
(see table opposite).
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Business Neighbourhood Plans
under preparation
• Aldershot Town Centre
• Bankside, London
• Central Ealing, London
• Central Milton Keynes
• Liverpool Innovation Park
• Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead
• Trafford Park, Manchester
• New West End Company, London
• South Bank, London
• Victoria Business Improvement District (BID)
• West Ealing Centre, London
Voting and representation
Post-examination adoption for a neighbourhood plan is
determined by a referendum. Responsibility for this rests
with the local authority. Anyone on the electoral register in
a neighbourhood area has a right to vote. Securing 50%+
of those voting (not of those entitled to vote) is sufficient
to ensure plan adoption, irrespective of the turn-out. In
theory, future policy (and indeed development) within a
neighbourhood area can be determined by small numbers
of people.
An issue for the development sector is the extent to which
business can influence neighbourhood planning policy in
areas where it has no formal right of representation. Unless
someone lives or works at a business in the neighbourhood
area, and is a member of the neighbourhood forum,
they have no formal right to influence the content of a
neighbourhood plan.
Tattenhall is a case in point - the local community has
rallied against three proposals for residential development
promoted by housebuilders. The extent to which
developers can engage at a neighbourhood level (outside
of business-led plan areas), or adopt other strategies to
influence the direction of local policy, are major issues for
the new regime.
Boles speech at BPF website launch 26 November 2013
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The facts so far
Up to February 2014, 20 other draft neighbourhood
plans have been submitted for examination:
Figures obtained from DCLG indicate that over 980
neighbourhood organisations have applied for formal
approval to draw up neighbourhood plans, more than
750 of which have been designated by local authorities
(the position at the beginning of February 2014). Of those
designated to date, 75 plans have been published in draft
for pre-examination public consultation.
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Of the 75 plans published for consultation to date, eight
have been examined and approved via local referendum
(Upper Eden, Thame, Exeter St James, Tattenhall, Lynton &
Lynmouth, Norland, Broughton Astley and Cringleford). The
Norland plan is currently awaiting formal adoption and the
Tattenhall plan is subject to legal challenge. The examination
of the Winsford and Winslow plans are on hold until the
outcome of the Tattenhall challenge is known.
Plans for Kirdford (Chichester), Woodcote (South
Oxfordshire), Ascot and the Sunnings (Royal Borough
of Windsor and Maidenhead), Rolleston-on-Dove (East
Staffordshire), Arundel (West Sussex), Edith Weston
(Rutland), Much Wenlock (Shropshire) and Sprowston
(Broadland) will proceed to referendum later this year.
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Anslow (East Staffordshire)
Barnham & Eastergate (Arun)
Bembridge (Isle of Wight)
Billesdon (Harborough)
Central Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes)
Cerne Valley (West Dorset)
Cuckfield (Mid Sussex)
Felpham (Arun)
Heathfield Park (Wolverhampton)
Littlehampton (Arun)
Loxwood (Chichester)
Malmesbury (Wiltshire)
Slaugham (Mid Sussex)
– recently failed examination in January 2014
Tettenhall (Wolverhampton)
Tickhill (Doncaster)
Uppingham (Rutland)
Winsford (Cheshire West & Cheshire)
- recently deferred until June 2014
Woburn Sands (Milton Keynes)
Winslow (Aylesbury Vale)
- recently deferred until June 2014
Worth (Dover).
The geographical distribution of these plans
is shown on Figure 1.
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plans submitted
for examination
plans
approved at
examination
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draft neighbourhood
plans published
for consultation
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neighbourhood
areas designated
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750+
applications made for
neighbourhood areas
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980+
Our research indicates that the average plan period is
15 years. It is clear that neighbourhood planning will
have an important impact on the development process
given the combination of long plan period and development
plan status.
plans approved
via referendum
neighbourhood plans
formally in place
Draft Neighbourhood Plans
published for consultation including
plans submitted for examination
and formally adopted plans*
North East
1
1%
North West
5
7%
Yorkshire & The Humber
3
4%
East Midlands
8
11%
West Midlands
8
11%
East of England
4
5%
London
2
3%
South East
35
47%
South West
9
12%
Total
75
100%
North
19
25%
South
56
75%
Total
75
100%
Formally adopted plans
Plans approved at referendum
Plans passed at examination
Plans submitted for examination
Draft plans published for consultation
North East
Yorkshire and
The Humber
North West
East
Midlands
West
Midlands
East of England
London
South East
South West
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raft plans published up to February 2014
Figure 1
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Analysis 1
Scope and Geography
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Our analysis of the plans published to date
(up to February 2014) shows the following:
Of the draft plans published for consultation:
• 91% of draft plans have been prepared by Parish
or Town Councils – neighbourhood forums must
organise and constitute themselves prior to requesting
formal designation; hence, most plans have been
prepared by established councils
• 73% of plans have been produced in authorities with
Conservative-controlled councils. In contrast, only 9%
have been produced in Labour-controlled areas. The
remaining plans have been published in areas with no
overall political control
• Plans vary significantly in scope and in the size
of the plan area – the largest neighbourhood plan
area is 470 sq. km (Upper Eden) and the smallest is
0.19 sq. km (Devonshire Park, Wirral). The range and
scope of policies included in a neighbourhood plan
varies significantly. Some neighbourhood plans focus on
strategic housing, whilst policy in others relates primarily
to local issues only
• 67% cover rural neighbourhood areas and
33% urban areas
• The average population of each neighbourhood
plan area is approximately 7,000 – the smallest (in
population terms) is Walton (225 people), less than 3%
of the population of the largest (Winsford, which has a
resident population of 30,481)
• Areas of below average affluence are less likely to
enter into the neighbourhood planning process –
when measured against the Index of Multiple Deprivation
(ranging from 1 to 326, 1 being the most deprived)
the score of the average neighbourhood plan area is
206. These indices confirm that neighbourhood plans
principally relate to areas of above average affluence.
Location of published plans
• 29 plans (39%) relate to designated neighbourhood
areas located in the quarter of ‘least deprived’ local
authorities in England, compared with 9 (12%) in the
‘most deprived’ quarter
• 46% have been published in the South East, followed
by 12% in the South West and 11% in both the East
and West Midlands
• 75% of plans have been produced in the south of
England [areas below the line linking the Severn and
Humber estuaries] compared with 25% of plans in
the north.
These statistics confirm that areas of below average
affluence are less likely to enter into the neighbourhood
planning process. The neighbourhood planning
‘heartland’ is the south, and more particularly the
south-east of England.
Neighbourhood planning is clearly not the sole preserve
of affluent and well-informed communities. However, the
evidence suggests that neighbourhoods which are better-off
and have Conservative-controlled councils have had early
engagement with this new tier of planning.
67%
Rural areas
33%
Urban areas
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Analysis 2
Content and Policies
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The summary of objectives and
policies of all draft neighbourhood
plans published up to February
2014 are attached as Appendix 1.
Policies that aim to protect areas from large scale housing
development, safeguard open spaces, protect community
assets and introduce strict design policies (aiming to curb
‘unwanted’ development) are prevalent in neighbourhood
plans that are seeking to constrain development.
Taken as a whole, we nevertheless conclude that a key
theme of 55% of all neighbourhood plans is the
preservation and protection of that which currently
exists, evidenced by policies that seek to place significant
restrictions on new development.
Conversely, policies that aim to make provision for new
housing, employment land and retail development, and
seek to regenerate areas and boost sustainable economic
growth, are found in neighbourhood plans that are seeking
to accommodate or promote development.
Of the neighbourhood plans published for consultation in
rural areas, 63% contain ‘protectionist’ policies compared
with 40% in urban area plans. Conversely, of the plans
published for consultation in urban areas, 60% contain
‘pro-development’ policies compared with 37% in rural
areas. This evidence suggests that a significant number of
emerging plans, especially those in rural locations, have
been prepared with the aim of protecting neighbourhood
areas from new development.
Using this as a guide, our review (Appendix 1) seeks to
establish the underlying rationale for each plan. This is
clearly a judgement. Some plans are limited in scope and
are neither explicitly pro nor anti-development. Others –
such as Norland – relate to highly constrained areas where
(for example) established conservation policies and lack
of developable land make them inherently unsuitable for
additional development.
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Proposed housing targets in emerging plans (where explicit)
are a reasonable guide to the extent to which a plan might
be considered ‘pro-housing growth’. Housing targets should
conform to those in ‘higher tier’ planning documents (e.g.
Local Plans) or housing needs’ assessments. Most draft
plans retain existing targets, although we have noted that
some emerging plans promote higher targets.
Thame and Upper Eden, for example, seek to establish
housing targets that exceed those identified by the
respective local authorities. The rationale is the need to
provide homes for young people. In the Thame example,
the local authority target of 600 units on a single site in
the emerging Core Strategy has been increased to 775
units across seven sites through the neighbourhood plan.
As the Core Strategy was not completed at the time, the
Town Council has used the neighbourhood plan to influence
the site allocations in higher tier policy. The Examiner has
indicated that the Core Strategy i.e. the Local Plan, will need
to deliver the new target. The increase in Upper Eden is also
significant: 479 to 545 units (+14%).
Whether all of these plans pass the examination process will
be determined in due course. Only plans that embrace the
sustainable growth objectives of national policy should be
approved by Examiners; and only those plans that chime
with the local community will be successful at a referendum.
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600
775
Thame example
Local authourity
housing target on a
single site
Neighbourhood Plan
increase of 175 dwellings,
to 775 across seven sites
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Analysis 3
Case Studies
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We have reviewed five
neighbourhood planning areas
in further detail to explore and
highlight variations in policy.
The five neighbourhood plan areas
that provide good examples of
emerging differing approaches to
plan making are:
1 Central Milton Keynes
2 Rolleston-on-Dove
3 Winsford
4 Bembridge
5 Littlehampton
North East
Yorkshire and
The Humber
North West
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East
Midlands
2
West
Midlands
East of England
1
London
South East
South West
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Central Milton Keynes
Rolleston-on-Dove
The Central Milton Keynes (CMK) Plan represents a
positive example of a business-led neighbourhood
plan that seeks to promote economic growth and
investment in the town’s main location for retail,
office and leisure uses.
Rolleston-on-Dove is a small village in East
Staffordshire. The neighbourhood area has a
population of 3,267 and extends to 6.6 sq. km.
In accordance with the policies in the adopted Core
Strategy, the Plan proposes the development of almost 50
hectares of land for the expansion and diversification of the
CMK retail offer; the building of significant numbers of offices
to create new jobs; the reservation of key opportunity sites
for the university expansion; and the completion of up to
5,000 new dwellings for the town’s expanding population.
The plan aims to provide investors, developers and
landowners with flexibility in relation to the development
of individual plots of land, but seeks their cooperation in
building a successful centre with linked pedestrian routes,
active frontages and a diverse street and night life to drive
growth in the daytime and night time economy. The CMK
plan was examined in December 2013 and the publication of
the Examiner’s report is awaited.
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a predominantly urban
neighbourhood plan area located in the Conservativecontrolled Arun District Council area in West Sussex.
The neighbourhood area is 10.1 sq km and covers the
resort town of Littlehampton, which has a population of
approximately 28,000. Littlehampton Town Council is the
neighbourhood forum. The neighbourhood plan sets out to
strengthen Arun’s economic base by providing employment
sites; a range of housing to meet the district’s housing
requirements; provide better infrastructure; and develop
business support and partnerships. Priorities include the
strengthening of the town’s shopping, entertainment, leisure
and tourism offer.
The neighbourhood plan seeks to provide 210 dwellings
over the plan period in addition to existing commitments.
The neighbourhood plan is in line with the strategic housing
policies in the Local Plan. In common with Winsford, the
Littlehampton plan’s emphasis is population and economic
growth in support of regeneration objectives. New housing –
in excess of existing targets - is central to this.
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The plan for Rolleston focusses on the preservation of the
village and its identity; the protection of green open space;
and the prevention of ‘harmful’ new development. It does
not seek to prohibit development, but states that large
housing developments are not acceptable (‘large’ housing
development is not defined explicitly in the plan). Where
housing is developed, it should be affordable for existing
residents and in keeping with the ‘village aesthetic’.
Following examination in September 2013, the Examiner
concluded that a number of policies should be reworded,
some significantly. The overarching housing policy, which
requires the delivery of 85 dwellings over the plan period,
was modified to stress that this figure does not represent
a ‘fixed ceiling’. With allowance for developments under
construction and sites with extant permissions, the plan
proposes to deliver an additional 49 dwellings through
allocations and a windfall allowance. This figure will be
reviewed at 5 yearly intervals and this may lead to additional
housing land allocations. Policy restricting new build
affordable housing to those on the housing register was
also required to be reworded; the Examiner concluded that
this was not a planning matter. The management of social
housing was not appropriate for inclusion (as policy) in a
neighbourhood plan.
In October 2013 and subject to 15 modifications, the
Examiner approved the plan for referendum in a form
which, although modified, still retained a number of highly
protectionist policies. The referendum is programmed for
May 2014.
Winsford
Bembridge
Winsford is a major settlement in Cheshire. With a
resident population of more than 30,000, Winsford has
the largest population of any neighbourhood plan area.
Bembridge is a village-centred neighbourhood plan on
the Isle of Wight. Bembridge has a population of 3,688
and covers an area of 9.1 sq km.
The draft neighbourhood plan highlights the town’s
regeneration objectives. These are to improve its image and
to assist in attracting new business, tourists and residents to
the area. Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWACC) has
identified in its emerging Local Plan a borough-wide need
for a minimum of 21,000 new homes by 2030, of which at
least 3,150 should be provided in Winsford. As such, the
neighbourhood plan identifies a need for significant new
housing, with over 3,300 dwellings to be delivered over the
plan period. 24 sites are proposed to be allocated.
The neighbourhood’s plan ‘vision’ is, ‘to maintain and
enhance the unique self-contained character of Bembridge
whilst permitting small scale sustainable growth that is
in line with the needs and wishes of the community’. For
the eleven ‘Rural Service Centres’ on the Isle of Wight
(including Bembridge), the Core Strategy’s target is 980
dwellings (2011-2027), to be delivered as ‘smaller scale
developments’. The Core Strategy does not define ‘smaller
scale’. In response to this omission, a definition has been
formulated for inclusion in the neighbourhood plan.
Informed by the CWACC Employment Land Review,
the neighbourhood plan also allocates a total of 35 ha
of employment land across three strategic sites, and
recommends the development of a town centre foodstore
to meet the growing needs of the town, supported by
appropriate transport infrastructure. This plan is an example
of neighbourhood planning seeking to boost economic
growth and promote regeneration. The extended time
horizon (to 2030 and beyond) is evidence of the community
seeking to promote a long-term vision for the town.
The plan states that that any new housing in Bembridge
should not be in the form of residential housing estates or
large luxury dwellings, and should instead be provided by
‘smaller schemes’. These are defined as developments
comprising a maximum of 12 dwellings. In accordance with
Core Strategy policy and working alongside this 12 unit
threshold, 35% affordable housing should be provided for
schemes of over 10 units. In addition, the neighbourhood
plan seeks to limit residential development sites to 0.5 ha
maximum, and non-residential buildings to a maximum of
1,000 sq. m. of floorspace and 1 ha in area.
In January 2014, legal submissions were made to the
Winsford examination. These submissions related to the
refusal of an application for a scheme promoting 184 new
dwellings in the town. The application site was not identified
for housing in the emerging neighbourhood plan and the
application was considered premature, even though the
draft Core Strategy had been submitted for examination
in late December 2013. The developer’s concerns related
to the timing of the neighbourhood plan and its ‘making’
in advance of local plan adoption. The requirement for
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the draft
document was also cited in the legal submissions.
The result is a neighbourhood plan underpinned by a highly
restrictive approach to residential development, formulated in
a local authority area with a growing population and a clearly
defined housing need. The Bembridge plan was submitted
for examination in February 2014. The extent to which this
plan aligns with the NPPF’s target for sustainable growth will
be determined through the examination process.
These issues are similar to those at the heart of judicial
review proceedings into the Tattenhall and District
neighbourhood plan, which relates to the same local
authority area. In this case it is submitted that the
neighbourhood plan has been brought forward prior to
adoption of the local plan, resulting in prematurity. In these
circumstances the Examiner has ruled that the examination
should be adjourned until June 2014, when the outcome
of the Tattenhall judicial review will be known. This will
cause significant delays to examination and adoption of the
Winsford plan.
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What the Experts Think
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We have drawn on Turley’s
sector and service specialists to
understand how the development
sector, in particular volume
housebuilders, is engaging with
neighbourhood planning.
Our senior professionals deal on a daily basis with
major residential schemes, community consultation
and issues arising from emerging neighbourhood
plans. The following is a summary of their views:
‘Neighbourhood planning has led to the emergence of
well-informed local groups that are better able to articulate
an anti-development agenda. Social media greatly assists
this process. The development industry understands this
and, even where schemes are being resisted, considers that
the neighbourhood planning agenda can provide a positive
opportunity to achieve meaningful engagement.
‘Clients are mindful of the potential of neighbourhood plans
to influence planning outcomes, but at present are focussing
their efforts on higher tier and strategic policy with which
neighbourhood plans must ultimately conform. Whilst some
clients are prepared to work alongside the neighbourhood
planning process, this inevitably runs at a slower pace than
planning application timescales.
Although there are few examples at this (early) stage, we
have assisted a number of developer clients in meeting local
groups (formed to promote neighbourhood plans) as part
of their community engagement process. The existence of
such groups is viewed as beneficial from an engagement
perspective to help achieve positive results for our clients.’
The need to secure investment and growth, and deliver
the housing the country needs, should not be delayed
and placed at risk. Developers understand this and
hence the focus on higher tier policy and well supported
planning applications that comprehensively address the
key issues pertaining to particular development proposals.
Neighbourhood plans will not deliver the growth the
economy needs.’
James Anderson
Head of Engagement, London Office
Peter Stacey
Director and Head of Residential, Bristol Office
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‘The protectionist approach promoted in some
neighbourhood plans is a concern if desired levels of
investment and growth are to be delivered. This is likely
to be exacerbated where neighbourhood plans are found
to be sound despite their use of out-of-date development
plans that are not based on recent evidence, and which do
not fully reflect Government policy.
‘Experience to date suggests that in areas where
neighbourhood plans are emerging and there is active
community engagement and consultation, policies are used
to limit rather than promote development. In some instances
neighbourhood plans appear to be geared to the needs of
the ‘vocal minority’ and the development needs of individual,
local landowners.
In the Tattenhall case, the views of the development industry
have not been given proper consideration and, as a result,
investment has been deterred. The majority of emerging
neighbourhood plans (that we deal with on a day-to-day
basis) adopt a restrictive policy approach. The fast pace at
which plans progress can lead to the adoption of restrictive
policies which have weight and which deter development.
Clients will need to monitor neighbourhood plans closely,
and engage with the process and the community groups as
early as possible.’
Personal relationships can assume excessive importance
in comparison with genuine planning issues in the public
interest. There is a real problem where neighbourhood
plans advance at pace ahead of new local plans. Refusals
of planning applications have arisen where planning
committees consider that approval would be prejudicial
to the outcome of a particular neighbourhood planning
process. The theory behind neighbourhood planning is
sound; but it does not represent a practical solution to the
country’s housing needs.’
Sam Ryan
Director, Manchester Office
John Acres
Director, Birmingham Office
The theory behind neighbourhood
planning is sound; but it does not
represent a practical solution to the
country’s housing needs.
John Acres
‘Some of our clients are aware of neighbourhood
plans seeking to set or amend, rather than elaborate
on strategic policies set in Local Plans. This creates
uncertainty and risk for development delivery. Many
clients are therefore progressing applications for their
proposals ahead of neighbourhood plans to reduce
such uncertainty and risk.
Recent appeal decisions, which have confirmed
that planning permission can be granted prior to
the adoption of such neighbourhood plans, have
galvanised this approach. Monitoring and early
engagement remain critical. In many instances a
compelling community benefits case can be made
for development to be brought forward ahead of the
Neighbourhood Plan, particularly when the progression
of such plans have stalled or are significantly delayed’
Ryan Johnson
Director, Southampton Office
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These views and opinions suggest:
• N
eighbourhood forums can provide a useful
means of achieving meaningful engagement,
although the views of developers are sometimes
given limited weight
• Plans can progress at pace. Monitoring and early
engagement are essential
• Whilst there are some positives, neighbourhood
planning promotes (in the main) a
‘protectionist’ agenda
• Neighbourhood planning policies may act to deter
needed investment. The delivery of new housing
may be put at risk in some areas
• Developers are aware of the potential of
neighbourhood plans to delay schemes, and are
advancing proposals (ahead of emerging plans)
to limit the effects of perceived new local policy
constraints that may emerge
• Developers are adopting strategies to work with/
around neighbourhood plans for development
proposals, such as active engagement with higher
tier policy.
More Legal Challenges?
The Tattenhall case has emphasised the lengths that
developers are prepared to go to challenge neighbourhood
plans. This plan was supported by the community at
referendum (24 October 2013), but cannot be adopted
formally by the local authority until the outcome of a Judicial
Review is known. This is unlikely to be resolved until
June 2014.
The Tattenhall and District Plan places specific restrictions on
new residential development. Policy in the plan requires future
housing schemes to be limited to no more than 30 homes.
The impartiality of the Examiner, who approved the plan in
August 2013 following examination, has been questioned,
and this forms the basis (in part) for the challenge. The legal
submissions also allege that the neighbourhood plan is
premature in that its adoption (if confirmed) would pre-date
the adoption of a ‘higher tier’ plan – the new Local Plan. The
requirement for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
and the plan’s compliance with EU Regulations has also been
questioned, and a procedural deficiency highlighted by those
mounting the challenge. This has since emerged as a key
issue in the Slaugham case – see below.
The Tattenhall JR has since had wider repercussions, not
least for the Winsford neighbourhood plan (in the same
local authority area) and the Winslow neighbourhood plan
(Aylesbury Vale), which will not now be examined until the
issue of prematurity is resolved. These examinations were
adjourned before any evidence had been heard as a direct
response to Tattenhall.
The Tattenhall case highlights the potential importance of
neighbourhood planning to the development industry. It
illustrates that cautious and restrictive plan policies within
neighbourhood plans are perceived by some developers to
impact on the prospects of securing planning permissions,
prompting legal challenges of this type. The cost, time
and effort involved are clearly seen by some to be worth
expending in order to challenge policy that may
impede development.
The issue of compliance with SEA has also emerged
as a critical issue in the more recent Slaugham case.
In January, the Examiner concluded that the Slaugham
neighbourhood plan should not proceed to local
referendum due to the inadequacy of the accompanying
SEA, and the failings of other evidence relating to housing
targets. In addition, the Examiner has concluded that two
Community Right to Build Orders (introduced under the
Localism Act) should also be refused, as consideration
should have been given as to whether Environmental
Impact Assessments (EIAs) were needed to comply with
EU regulations.
These delays will frustrate the Government in its drive
to speed up the process of plan adoption; but more
significantly, the issues raised in these cases highlight
procedural and legal uncertainties that may only be
resolved in the Courts. In addition, the clear requirement
for robust evidence is likely to prompt intense scrutiny
by Examiners of other neighbourhood plans that are
approaching referendum stage. More plans may
well become delayed or, worse still, submerged in
legal proceedings.
There are further concerns. Neighbourhood areas are
locally defined – this is central to their purpose. Not only do
they vary significantly in character, size and geographical
extent (as we have demonstrated) but area definitions
do not necessarily relate to known or established
boundaries. In many cases they are largely random. There
is no requirement for contiguous neighbourhood plan
boundaries or complete coverage within local authority
areas; or for adjacent neighbourhood areas (where they
exist) to co-operate in plan-making. The emergence of a
patchwork of ‘policy areas’ lacking spatial (or even policy)
cohesion is a real danger. These problems are potentially
compounded where there is no local plan in place.
The regulations 6 do not specify the basis on which
local plan targets are to be interpreted or translated at
neighbourhood level, nor do they influence the size and
character of neighbourhood areas in relation to such
targets. These concerns, the unresolved Tattenhall and
Slaugham cases, the relationship between neighbourhood
areas, and other emerging issues, suggest the potential
for continuing uncertainty in this new and important tier of
planning policy.
6Neighbourhood
Planning (General) Regulations 2012/637
25
Key Findings
Conclusions
We have considered a range of issues relating
to neighbourhood plans focusing on concerns
relating to ‘protectionism’ and the implications
for the development industry.
Neighbourhood planning is popular. The number of areas
designated increases on a daily basis. But given that only
six plans across the whole of England have been formally
‘made’ to date, popularity should not be confused with
‘huge success’, as the Government suggests.
Through an analysis of plan policies, geography and
location, we have also sought to assess the extent to which
neighbourhood planning is focused in areas of relative
affluence. In summary:
• More neighbourhood plans have been published for
consultation in affluent than in deprived areas
• M
ore draft plans have been published in areas that have
Conservative-controlled councils
• T
he take-up of neighbourhood planning is concentrated
in the south, and in particular the south-east
• S
ome plans are openly pro-development, in some cases
seeking to extend housing targets and to promote
economic growth, although these are in the minority
The wider impact of neighbourhood planning on the
statutory planning process, and on future patterns of
development, cannot be predicted with any certainty at
this early stage. The ‘jury is out’ so far as the long-term
implications of this flagship policy are concerned.
Engagement and Involvement
The evidence suggests a need for the development industry
to engage with the neighbourhood planning process at an
early stage. However, outside of the relatively few businessled areas, the opportunity for meaningful engagement will
be determined by local communities themselves. Wellformulated, targeted planning and engagement strategies
are clearly required.
• M
ore than half of the draft plans published for
consultation (55%) have ‘protectionist’ agendas and
many are openly anti-development
• T
he stance taken in many neighbourhood plans to
restrict development is potentially at odds with the
Government’s pro-growth agenda and the presumptions
that underpin the NPPF. Notwithstanding Government
pronouncements concerning the reversal of ‘centralism’,
conflicts between national policy and neighbourhood
planning ‘localism’ appear inevitable
• T
he development industry is wary of the impact of
neighbourhood plans on the prospects for securing
planning permission, with developers promoting
schemes ahead of plan adoption or focusing on
higher tier policy (with which neighbourhood plans
should conform)
• N
eighbourhood plans provide a further
opportunity afforded by neighbourhood planning
for meaningful engagement
• T
he fast pace at which plans can progress suggests a
need for the development industry to closely monitor the
emergence of neighbourhood plans, and to engage at
an early stage
• T
he emergence of a ‘patchwork’ of neighbourhood
areas lacking spatial (or even policy) cohesion is a
concern. Incomplete coverage, non-contiguous policy
areas, huge variations in size and character, and the
absence of any guidance relating to the requirement to
accommodate development, represent major challenges
for the planning system
• T
attenhall demonstrates the willingness of some to
challenge plans which they view as unfairly restrictive,
even if such actions are not directly challenging
specific policies.
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55%
draft plans have ‘protectionist’ agendas
45%
draft plans have pro-development agendas
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neighbourhood group, Turley can help you.
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undertaking community consultation
to achieve positive results for your
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complexities of promoting
and managing change in the
historic environment.
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Appendix
28
Neighbourhood Plan
Cringleford
Slaugham
Allendale
Cuckfield
Region
East of England
South East
North East
South East
IMD score
259
315
135
315
Timeframe
2013-2026
2013-2031
Does not state
2011-2031
PC/TC/NF
Cringleford Parish Council
Slaugham Parish Council
Allendale Parish Council
Cuckfield Parish Council
Local Authority
South Norfolk District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Tynedale Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
NCC
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
4.1
24.3
108
4.3
Population
3,200
2,769
2021
3,500
Objectives/Aims
“1. To view the parish as one single
Development Area with the development
boundaries shown on the Proposals Map.
2. To preserve and enhance the landscape
setting and internal character of the
village, minimising the visual impact of new
development when seen from the approach
roads to Norwich.
3. To ensure integration of the various
neighbourhood areas within the village
through appropriate pedestrian and cycle
links.
4. To create lay-outs for new development
in which groups of dwellings are arranged
around open spaces interspersed with trees.
5. To create a village that has minimum
impact on the natural environment, promotes
bio-diversity, encourages wildlife, works
towards being carbon neutral and mitigates
the expected effects of climate change.
6. To sustain the vitality, health and safety
of the community and to allow long-term
residents the opportunity of remaining part
of it.
7. To contribute towards the emergence of
a sustainable economy and to meet local
employment needs.
8. To provide new housing which is highquality in plan, size and materials, adapted to
the expected results of climate change and
suitable for the whole life needs of residents.
9. To reduce the need to use private motor
vehicles, to encourage alternative means of
travel and
to ensure that circulation within the village is
appropriate and secure.”
“1. To contribute to meeting the demand
for new homes in Mid Sussex but especially
those local people in housing need,
those wanting to move to more suitable
accommodation and those wanting to build
their own home
- At least 130 new homes built
- At least 40% new homes built and owned to
meet local affordable needs
- New ‘custom build’ homes
2. To accommodate development and change
without undermining the natural beauty of the
landscape
- No new development affecting the most
sensitive AONB landscapes
3. To sustain and enhance the significance of
our heritage assets for the enjoyment of the
local community and visitors alike
- No new development that will adversely
affect the setting of heritage assets
4. To reuse vacant, disused or redundant land
and buildings
- At least on third of new housing located on
previously-developed land
5. To increase the availability of local
community services and facilities
- A new community facility for Handcross with
long term security
6. To encourage and enable the local
community to pursue healthy lifestyles
- Two new public open spaces created
- One Local Green Space designated”
“1. Provide a positive framework within
which decisions on planning applications
can be made for the benefit of continuing
the sustainability of communities across the
Parish.
2. Minimise or, where possible, reduce our
impact on the environment and resources
reasonably required to live, work and enjoy life
in the Parish of Allendale.
3. Reduce, reuse or recycle resources
available to meet development needs in the
parish.
4. Develop and diversify the Allendale
economy through inward investment,
support for existing business networks,
and by encouraging enterprise to enable
development of new home-grown businesses
and jobs where this would not significantly
and adversely affect the quality of the local
environment.
5. Encourage provision of housing, including
affordable housing to meet identified needs
where doing so would not significantly
and adversely affect the quality of the local
environment.
6. Support and encourage the continued
provision of social, community, recreational
and other leisure infrastructure reasonably
required to meet local business, community
and visitor needs.
7. Conserve and enhance the landscape,
biodiversity, natural habitats and cultural
heritage of the Parish, having due regard
in all decision making to the purpose of its
designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty.”
“Our vision is for Cuckfield to continue to
thrive to meet the changing needs of the
community whilst preserving the distinctive
character, landscape, and setting of the
village that has evolved over nine centuries of
history.
Length of plan (pages)
32
60
36
76
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.38
0.42
0.47
0.67
DP Housing Target
1,200
130
6 dwellings per year for Allendale Parish only adopted statutory measure of housing
required to be delivered.
130
NP Housing Target
1,200
130
The policy supports new housing
development at a small scale in locations
that do not compromise the character and
appearance of the area. Refers to the planned
numbers in new Core Strategy.
161 ‘in pipeline’
Date of draft plan
December 2012
April 2013
January 2013
March 2013
Submitted for examination
July 2013
July 2013
Examination
December 2013
Referendum
January 2014
Adopted
February 2014
Protectionist?
No
No
The Housing Needs Survey 2012 has
revealed a local need for market and
affordable housing but there is pressure from
developers for Cuckfield to accommodate
significantly more housing than is necessary
to meet local housing need.”
August 2013
Yes
Yes
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Neighbourhood Plan
Kirdford
Balsall Heath
Central Milton Keynes
Much Wenlock
Region
South East
West Midlands
South East
West Midlands
IMD score
222
9
192
180
Timeframe
Next 10-15 years
2013-2026
2013-2026
2013-2026
PC/TC/NF
Kirdford Parish Council
Balsall Heath Forum
CMK Alliance (Town Council, MK Council,
business leaders) - Town Council is official
body
Much Wenlock Town Council
Local Authority
Chichester District Council
Birmingham City Council
Tynedale Council
Shropshire
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
NOC
NOC
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Urban
Urban
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
20
2.1
8.6
35.4
Population
1,063
15,000
Unknown as predominantly retail - around
25,000 workers
2,877
Objectives/Aims
“In managing change, any enhancement or
future development should:
“The NDP will provide a basis for encouraging
developments which will provide more local
jobs and businesses, new and improved
housing, reinforced and accessible social and
physical infrastructure and an improved and
accessible environment. The overall objective
is to reach towards a sustainable urban
neighbourhood, with internal cohesion and
external connectivity.
“A very pro-development neighbourhood plan
led by a business forum.
“Housing - The Plan will provide for a limited
amount of housing to meet local needs. It will
do this through:
• Build on the village’s character; its mix of
building styles and uses, as well as their
setting along verges, with mature trees and
planting, and their relationship with the roads,
paths and surrounding countryside.
• Contribute to integrating all parts of the
village by extending these characteristics
throughout.
•Reinforce and strengthen its heart around
Butt’s Common.
•Ensure that the village is safe and attractive
to all, including the young and very old, to be
able to walk around and access the central
areas, village stores and other community
facilities including the outer activity areas,
namely the football fields and recreation
ground.
•Aim to improve sustainability (social,
environmental, and economic) by embedding
them in all proposals.
The village settlement area currently has
226 houses and therefore well-designed
and sited developments of 1-5 units would
not be considered to have a significant
impact. Developments adjoining the SPA
of 5-10 units similarly, if well-designed and
sited would be considered appropriate.
*Development proposals of 10 plus units shall
be defined as ‘Strategic’ developments as
the impacts of a development of such scale
in a small Settlement Plan Area as Kirdford
village (currently 226 units) would have a
dramatic short/medium term impact on the
local community, economy, environment and
infrastructure capacity that could reasonably
be expected to impair medium/long term
sustainability.
• To promote a sustainable and healthy
community in Balsall Heath which satisfies
the social and economic needs of the
population while protecting and enhancing the
environment.
• To create a ‘heart’ for the community in
the form of a physical focus for community
activities and social interaction.
• To protect and enhance the range
commercial and social uses within the local
centres of Moseley Road and Ladypool Road.
• To enhance the range and quality of housing
in the area to match better the needs of local
families and their right to decent housing.
• To promote the capacities of the area
to provide suitable local jobs and training
opportunities while contributing to the
economic well-being of the city and wider
area.
• To enhance the physical environment of
the area in terms of the effective and healthy
use of green infrastructure, open space, the
quality of the street scene and the reduction
of pollution.
• To conserve and effectively utilise the
heritage assets of the area, especially the
listed buildings in Moseley Road local centre.
• To improve the connectivity of the area in
terms of the movement of people, including
the disabled, and of goods and the availability
of digital communication.
• To reduce car dependency and promote
walking, cycling and public transport.
• To improve the availability of renewable
energy and sustainable waste management
facilities.”
It is one of the objectives of MK Council’s
adopted 2005 Local Plan and current draft
Core Strategy that many more people
live in CMK. This Alliance Plan seeks to
accommodate this housing, but not on land
more suited for the regional status of CMK
(i.e. for offices, retail, commercial leisure
and civic uses). This has led provision to be
encouraged on upper floors of all commercial
uses and the quieter back parts of Blocklets
away from Gate and Boulevard frontages in
the most intense areas of CMK activity, and
in various locations enjoying an aspect over
Campbell Park or wider landscapes. Detailed
design and layouts which minimise conflicts
between residential and other uses such as
night clubs will obviously be essential.
The Plan focusses on the needs of
households that might not have children
– younger and older people, and possibly
transient households such as new economic
migrants to Milton Keynes or people on work
placements to local companies. Many other
areas in Milton Keynes are designed to meet
the needs of families raising children, so whilst
the city centre will remain family-friendly,
housingprovision in CMK will focus more on
the needs of these other groups of residents.”
• developing collaborative partnerships with one
or more Housing Associations to bring forward
affordable housing on exception and other sites
• permitting small scale infill sites and
conversions within the parish
• supporting the redevelopment of some
brownfield (previously used) sites from
employment to mixed uses
• making sure that developments include
a suitable mix of housing suited to local
needs, including dwellings suited to older
residentsRobustly follows policy in Core
Strategy
Economy • identifying land for business use
• supporting new business premises in suitable
locations
• supporting new mixed use developments, so
that where appropriate, people can combine
work and home life
• making sure that existing employment sites
are kept for employment use wherever possible
and appropriate
• encouraging appropriate and sustainable
green tourism activities
Design - All future development will be well
designed and will aim to:
• respect the scale, style and setting of the
historic townscapes of Much Wenlock (in
particular the unique characteristics of the
‘bowl’ setting) and Bourton
• make sure that in Much Wenlock and
Bourton, the use of building materials is in
keeping with those used in the Conservation
Areas. Elsewhere, new developments should
use materials which respect their setting and
rural environment.
• be of the highest quality design, paying regard
to the existing traditional styles and proportions
of the settlements and particularly avoiding
the creation of frontages which are visually
dominated by garages and drives
Environment • existing areas of open and green spaces
within the parish are protected and their quality
is improved
• extra areas of open and green spaces
are created within new developments and
opportunities taken to create linkages between
sites and address gaps in existing networks by
the creation of new rights of way
• new accessible open space should at least
meet or exceed Shropshire Council’s standards
for green and play spaces and allotments
• new developments will include gardens of an
appropriate scale to the property”
Length of plan (pages)
179
38
100
28
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.34
0.32
0.26
1.04
DP Housing Target
NP are in ‘general conformity’ with the
emerging DP
No target.
5,000
Not specific
NP Housing Target
NP are in ‘general conformity’ with the
emerging DP
N/A
4,900 (identifies sites in detail)
Not specific
Date of draft plan
December 2012
February 2013
October 2012
February 2013
Submitted for examination
August 2013
August 2013
June 2013
Examination
January 2014
December 2013
October 2013
No
Yes
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
30
Yes
No
Neighbourhood Plan
Upper Eden
Exeter St James
Lynton & Lynmouth
Worth
Region
North West
South West
South West
South East
IMD score
211
141
137
127
Timeframe
2012-2025
2013-2028
Does not state
2013-2026
PC/TC/NF
Upper Eden Community Interest Company
Exeter St James Forum
Lynton & Lynmouth Town Council
Worth Parish Council
Local Authority
Eden District Council
Exeter City Council
Exmoor National Park Authority
Dover District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
NOC
LAB
NOC
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Urban
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
470
0.95
30.5
16
Population
5,300
Unknown
1,441
992
Objectives/Aims
“The main policy themes in the plan are:
“Establish a clear vision for the ward that most
people in the community support:
“Supporting the local economy and providing
more affordable homes for local people are
our priorities. New development which will be
expected to make positive contributions to
one or more of the following overall objectives
for new development:
Support agriculture, tourism, broadband,
bus service, village hall improvements,
community shop, nursery, village pond,
sports pitch, footpaths, special designations,
reduce numbers of bungalows being built
to rebalance demography. Also allocates a
housing site to meet development plan target.
• Housing that is affordable and suitable for
local people in rural areas
• Housing on farms and for rural businesses
• Housing for the elderly
• Housing densities that are suitable for the
area
• Helping to deliver Broadband through
planning policy
• Monitoring and managing development to
prevent over-development”
The Neighbourhood Plan sets out a clear
vision for the ward that has been developed
and agreed by people and businesses in the
ward.
Define a local hub for St James:
To strengthen the image and identity of the
ward, the Neighbourhood Plan defines an
area around York Road, Longbrook Street and
Well Street as the hub of the community.
Build on new planning rules to restrict HMO
development and rebalance the community:
The Neighbourhood Plan adds weight to
the Article 4 direction and planning rules
which restrict HMO development in some
parts of the ward. The Plan sets out policies
and projects that aim to make St James a
neighbourhood where people of all
ages are confident to invest in for the long
term, rebalancing the community.
Encourage those types of development that
meet the needs of the community:
The Neighbourhood Plan is intended to
encourage planning applications for those
types of
development that are important to meet the
needs of the community, including housing,
business space and appropriate shops.
Manage the impacts of traffic and encourage
sustainable transport:
The Neighbourhood Plan includes policies and
projects to encourage sustainable (non-car)
movement in the ward and highlights the need
to protect residential areas from the effects of
traffic.
Improve the natural and built environment of
the ward:
The Neighbourhood Plan includes policies
and projects aimed at securing good design in
new development and protecting, enhancing
and investing in the natural and built
environment of the ward.
Support and maintain community facilities and
services within the ward:
The Neighbourhood Plan recognises the
strong grouping of community and charitable
bodies which serve the needs of the ward and
the wider population of Exeter and seeks to
support the activities they provide.”
• delivering sustainable development and
growth to enhance the self reliance of the
local community and economy
• meeting known economic and social needs
• creating opportunities for the local
community and economy to be stronger and
to prosper
• underpinning and adding to the assets of
the community
• making the most of and protecting the
special environment in which we live for
residents, visitors, and local businesses.”
Length of plan (pages)
28
38
31
45
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.07
0.58
0.39
0.20
DP Housing Target
479
No target
No target
24 to 30
NP Housing Target
545
No target
“The Plan does not support the development
of open market housing without any
restrictions on occupation which could be
used as a second or holiday home.”
24 to 30
Date of draft plan
November 2012
October 2012
November 2012
April 2013
Submitted for examination
December 2012
March 2013
June 2013
November 2013
Examination
January 2013
April 2013
September 2013
Referendum
March 2013
May 2013
November 2013
Adopted
April 2013
July 2013
December 2013
Protectionist?
No
Yes
Yes
No
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Neighbourhood Plan
Norland
Tattenhall
Thame
Malmesbury
Region
London
North West
South East
South West
IMD score
103
171
308
245
Timeframe
Does not state
2010-2030
2013-2027
2013-2026
PC/TC/NF
Norland Conservation Society
Tattenhall and District Parish Council
Thame Town Council
Malmesbury Neighbourhood Steering Group
(3 parishes)
Local Authority
London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Cheshire West and Cheshire Borough Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
Wiltshire Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
0.24
11.8
12.7
40.7
Population
Unknown
2,079
11,561
7,629
Objectives/Aims
“The aim of the Norland neighbourhood plan
is to protect and enhance the character and
historic features that define Norland’s sense of
place – in terms of townscape, streetscape,
landscape, neighbourhood, by means of:
“Delivery of a housing growth strategy tailored
to the needs and context of Tattenhall
“Housing
OBJECTIVE: Integrate new housing into
Thame
OBJECTIVE: Provide a greater range of
affordable housing
OBJECTIVE: Provide a range of different
housing types across all tenures.
“1. We will propose the site location /
locations for approximately 270 new homes in
the Malmesbury Town area.
2. We will investigate the opportunity to build
a proportion of 135 more homes within the
Parishes of St. Paul Malmesbury Without and
Brokenborough and propose site allocations.
3. We will assess the need for retail provision
and propose the best location / locations for
new retail sites.
4. We will assess and propose the
specification of business units for the preselected industrial sites identified by the draft
Wiltshire Core Strategy.
5. We will propose solutions for key
infrastructure requirements created by the
new development.
6. We will make proposals about how
planning gain (Community Infrastructure Levy)
should be spent.”
•Guidelines to protect architectural features
(such as windows, doors, cornices, roofllines,
and front garden enclosures).
•Guidelines for rear extensions, garden
buildings (including sheds) and conservatories
to protect gardens and the backs of houses
•Guidelines for exterior painting to enhance
the Conservation Area.
•Guidelines to protect and enhance our open
spaces, gardens and trees.
•Further action to mitigate traffic problems.”
• Sensitive development which protects and
enriches the landscape and built setting
• Sustaining and improving excellent local
facilities for existing and new residents
• Strengthening and supporting economic
activity
• Seek ongoing improvements to transport
and digital connectivity
• Prioritise local distinctiveness in every
element of change and growth
• Protect greenspace, the landscape and
support nature conservation
• Involve local people in an ongoing basis in
the process of plan-making, monitoring and
delivery of
development.”
Working:
OBJECTIVE: Support Thame’s shops
OBJECTIVE: Provide new employment
OBJECTIVE: Make sure the Cattle Market site
supports Thame town centre
Getting around:
OBJECTIVE: Connect new housing into
Thame and the wider area with good
pedestrian, cycle and bus connections
OBJECTIVE: Improve existing pedestrian and
cycle connections within Thame
OBJECTIVE: Improve connections to
surrounding destinations
OBJECTIVE: Plan public transport to better
meet users’ needs
OBJECTIVE: Ensure car parking within the
town supports the viability of the town centre
Community:
OBJECTIVE: Provide a large community
facility
OBJECTIVE Ensure the Thame
Neighbourhood Plan meets the needs of local
people
OBJECTIVE: Allocate land for a primary
school
Environment:
OBJECTIVE: Co-ordinate green infrastructure
OBJECTIVE: Provide more public open space
OBJECTIVE: Improve existing open space
OBJECTIVE: Provide riverside walks within
natural green space
OBJECTIVE: Co-ordinate sports provision
OBJECTIVE: New development to address
flooding and drainage issues
OBJECTIVE: Encourage energy efficient and
sustainable development
OBJECTIVE: Development should reinforce
the character and quality of Thame”
Length of plan (pages)
106
32
92
100
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.75
0.44
0.27
0.21
DP Housing Target
None
155
600
261+141
NP Housing Target
None
155
775
261-270+135
Date of draft plan
November 2012
October 2012
December 2012
March 2013
Submitted for examination
July 2013
June 2013
February 2013
January 2014
Examination
September 2013
August 2013
March 2013
Referendum
December 2013
October 2013
May 2013
Subject to legal action
July 2013
Yes
No
Adopted
Protectionist?
32
Yes
No
Neighbourhood Plan
Walton
Winsford
Broughton Astley
Backwell
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
North West
East Midlands
South West
IMD score
68
171
319
201
Timeframe
2013-2028
2013-2030
2013-2028
2012-2026
PC/TC/NF
Walton Parish Council
Winsford Town Council
Broughton Astley Parish Council
Backwell Parish Council
Local Authority
Leeds City Council
Cheshire West and Cheshire Borough Council
Harborough District Council
North Somerset Council
Local Authority
Political Control
LAB
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Coverage Area sq km
6.5
22
10
13.9
Population
225
30,481
8,940
4,589
Objectives/Aims
“People - Ensure safety, health and pride;
Community - maintain strong spirit,
community events, support local facilities,
need more buses and village green;
Environment - should maintain small size,
protect the landscape and medieval village,
ensure new development complements
existing buildings;
Connectivity - maintain footpaths, increase
pedestrian linkages, reduce HGV movement.”
“The image / identity of Winsford needs to be
improved. This will help local people to feel
proud of where they live, and also help attract
new business, tourists and new residents to
the town.
“1. Meet strategic housing requirements and
need for affordable housing
2. Foster economic growth and employment
needs
3. Locate new development in sustainable
locations with appropriate infrastructure,
services and facilties
4. Secure provision of accessible community
services, open spaces and infrastructure
5. Protect settlement pattern, limits
of buildings, historical assets, natural
environment etc.
6. Protect and promote the vitality and viability
of town centres
7. Reduce traffic impact
8. Locate new development in non flood-risk
areas.”
“Formulate BACKWELL FUTURE based on
community views;
• Develop BACKWELL FUTURE to support,
and be consistent with, the North Somerset
Core Strategy 2011-26;
• Promote a healthy community through
the support of community and recreational
facilities and the provision of high quality
and accessible open spaces;
• Verify that schools, health and leisure
facilities are adequate for community needs;
• Identify housing needs, taking into
account demographic change, and where
new development should take place;
• Promote appropriate opportunities for
local employment;
• Ensure shops, offices and light industry
are able to develop to provide a sustainable
local service to the community;
• Promote sustainable transport including
cycling, walking and public transport;
• Take account of highway, congestion and
parking problems;
• Protect the environment by safeguarding
areas designated for their nature
conservation, heritage or landscape value;
• Safeguard the best and most versatile
agricultural land in order that it is available
for sustained food production;
- Promote more efficient energy use and
renewable energy.”
Length of plan (pages)
30
84
40
105
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.87
0.24
0.40
0.17
DP Housing Target
8% for 15 years (8 homes)
3,150 new homes and 35ha of employment
land in Winsford by 2030.
400
No specific target.
NP Housing Target
14-17 homes
3362
627
NP assumes that 25 dwellings will be
sufficient to meet DP
Date of draft plan
April 2012
April 2013
February 2013
November 2012
Submitted for examination
August 2013
July 2013
Examination
Awaiting outcome for Tattenhall
September 2013
•The River Weaver, the Flashes and the easy
access to the surrounding countryside are
major assets. More should be made of these.
•The shopping centre is poor, and the Town
Centre lacks an identifiable ‘heart’. Improving
the Town Centre was seen as the main priority
by local people.
•Whilst there is some good employment in
Winsford, there are concerns that it lacks
diversity - there are lots of big ‘sheds’ but
relatively little space for ‘start-up’ businesses
and offices.
•Although growth was not explicitly discussed
with local people at this initial stage, the
Evidence Base demonstrates a need for
a significant amount of new housing and
employment land, along with more retail. It is
important that growth is planned to support
the town as a whole - for example, improving
transport and supporting the town centre. In
other words, growth needs to be planned to
provide Winsford with a sustainable long-term
future.
•Whilst Winsford has a strong community,
it lacks leisure facilities and the ‘evening
economy’ (including facilities such as pubs
and restaurants) is particularly weak.
•Transport other than by car is poor and
needs to be improved.”
Referendum
January 2014
Adopted
January 2014
Protectionist?
Yes
No
No
Yes
33
Neighbourhood Plan
Devonshire Park
Woodcote
Woburn Sands
Littlehampton
Region
North West
South East
South East
South East
IMD score
60
308
192
154
Timeframe
Does not state
2013 - 2027
2013-2026
2012-2028
PC/TC/NF
Devonshire Park Residents Association
Woodcote Parish Council
Woburn Sands Town Council
Littlehampton Town Council
Local Authority
Wirral Borough Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
Milton Keynes Council
Arun District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
NOC
CON
NOC
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Rural
Urban
Coverage Area sq km
0.19
7.1
1.4
10.1
Population
Unknown
2,604
2,916
27,795
Objectives/Aims
1. Building a sustainable community of
individuals and families with a long term
commitment to the area, a place where
people want to be.
“• To provide existing and future residents with
the opportunity to live in a decent home.
• To minimise the impact of new development
on the surrounding countryside, landscape,
and ecosystems.
• To reduce harm to the environment by
seeking to minimise pollution.
• To reduce the need for travel by car and
shorten the length and duration of journeys.
• To reduce road traffic congestion.
• To enhance the prospects for local
employment.
• To maintain the character and vitality of the
village.”
“The Woburn Sands Town Council is keen
to work with its neighbours but, equally,
has a responsibility to ensure that the
council-tax payers of Woburn Sands are not
disadvantaged by planning and operational
decisions made elsewhere. It is also important
that the costs of the services and facilities of
Woburn Sands are not solely borne by the
residents of Woburn Sands and, to this end,
the Woburn Sands Town Council will continue
to engage with the adjacent Parish Councils
to seek reasonable financial contributions
from those parishes. Equally, it is recognised
that residents of Woburn Sands use facilities
in neighbouring parishes. It has therefore been
agreed by all the Parish Councils involved
that an underlying objective of this Plan is to
minimise the adverse effect of the boundaries
on the local population. This will be monitored
by the existing Parish Liaison Committee.
“1. To contribute to meeting the demand
for new employment opportunities and
specifically to encourage local small business
ventures to grow
2. Preserving the existing family balance and
encouraging other families into the area.
3. Providing a safe, secure, neighbourly
environment for residents and visitors
4. Protecting the environment through
conservation of the area’s trees, walled
gardens and green spaces
5. Preservation or enhancement of the fabric
and architectural features that combine to
provide Devonshire Park with its unique
aesthetic and social character
6. Developing strong and effective links with
Wirral Council officers, Councillors, local
Police and other key partners
• The existing environment (both landscape
and built) will be protected and enhanced
where possible; specifically the existing open
spaces within the town and the open spaces
on the edges of the town will be preserved
and links into the surrounding countryside
in adjacent parishes be maintained. The
quality of the built environment will also be
maintained. (Policies WS2 and WS5).
• A balanced stock of housing, with no
significant increase in either the number or
current diversity will be maintained (once the
Parklands development has been completed)
(Policies WS5, 6 and 7)
• The number and variety of retail and service
businesses will be maintained and expanded
in line with demand. (Policy WS9)
• The establishment of a limited number of
employment opportunities for those who wish
to work locally will be encouraged. (Policy
WS8)
• The existing recreational facilities will be
preserved and, where possible, expanded.
(Policy WS 12)
• Community development will be
encouraged through the promotion of
community use of all the facilities in the town.
(Policy WS12)
• Access to a full range of first class
educational provision will be encouraged.
(PolicyWS10)”
7. Giving local people a direct influence in the
issues and decisions that affect their lives
• Deliver new business incubator facility
• Allocate new employment land
2. To consolidate and improve local
community services and facilities
• Deliver new community centre
• Allocate new health facility
• Improved leisure facilities
• Deliver new youth facility
3. To contribute to meeting the demand and
need for new homes.
• Allocate new open market homes
• Allocate new affordable homes
4. To accommodate development and change
without undermining the natural beauty of the
landscape
• Target development to previously used sites
within the built up area
5. To improve access to Littlehampton and to
reduce the need to travel
• Focus development on the Fitzalan corridor
• Deliver the Lyminster bypass
6. To promote retail activity in town and local
centres
• Support mixed use redevelopment of St
Martin’s Car Park
• Define local centres”
Length of plan (pages)
15
36
17
45
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.20
0.44
0.35
0.20
DP Housing Target
No specific target.
0.47
No specific target
200
NP Housing Target
No specific target.
68-73
Small infilling suggested.
At least 210
Date of draft plan
February 2012
April 2013
January 2013
February 2013
Submitted for examination
November 2013
August 2013
November 2013
Examination
December 2013
Yes
No
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
34
No
Yes
Neighbourhood Plan
Walton
Rolleston on Dove
Acle
Drayton
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
East of England
South East
IMD score
68
149
279
306
Timeframe
2013-2028
2012-2031
2013-2026
2014-2029
PC/TC/NF
Walton Parish Council
Rolleston on Dove Parish Council
Acle Parish Council
Drayton Parish Council
Local Authority
Leeds City Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Broadland District Council
Vale of White Horse
Local Authority
Political Control
LAB
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
6.5
6.6
9.38
10.7
Population
225
3,267
2,824
2,353
Objectives/Aims
“People - Ensure safety, health and pride;
Community - maintain strong spirit,
community events, support local facilities,
need more buses and village green;
Environment - should maintain small size,
protect the landscape and medieval village,
ensure new development complements
existing buildings;
Connectivity - maintain footpaths, increase
pedestrian linkages, reduce HGV movement.”
“The Neighbourhood Plan has five core
objectives. They are:
• Objective 1: The community accepts some
new homes are necessary but these should
be built in the most sustainable and least
impacting areas of the village, preserving the
village atmosphere for future generations.
• Objective 2: The preservation of the village
of Rolleston on Dove from merging into the
suburbs of Burton, Stretton and Tutbury,
thereby losing its important identity.
• Objective 3: The protection of green open
space used for sport and recreation.
• Objective 4: For the scale of development
to be in keeping with the village. In particular,
large housing developments are not
acceptable within the village.
• Objective 5: Developments should meet the
housing needs of the local community and be
designed to be in keeping with the existing
properties in the village.”
“The objectives for the Plan are designed
to address issues identified as specific
to Acle and issues identified by the local
community. They provide a starting point for
the development of policies and a framework
for the future, which if fulfilled, can help to
achieve the vision for Acle.
“Look & Feel
To create a cohesive and coherent look and
feel to the overall plan for the village that helps
integrate the residents and gives Drayton a
real identity.
Community and leisure
O1: To improve the ability of the village centre
to be used for community events
O2: To support enhanced education facilities
for all age groups
O3: To improve access to formal and informal
sports and leisure provision.
Movement and transport
O4: To improve conditions for walking
and cycling from the village centre to the
surrounding countryside
05: To reduce the dominance of the highway
in the village centre
O6: To support enhanced public transport
infrastructure.
Business and employment
O7: To protect and enhance provision of small
traditional retail in the village centre
O8: To ensure that employment sites
are developed for an appropriate mix of
employment uses
O9: To improve the attractiveness of Acle for
inward investment
Housing
010: To make sure any new housing
development has an appropriate mix of
affordable units
O11: To make sure any new housing
development includes an appropriate mix of
units of different sizes for both young and old
households
To develop a safe, attractive and varied
environment that builds on and enhances
the distinctive character of the village and
makes Drayton a place that offers even more
opportunities for people to meet, interact
and play, thereby creating a strong sense of
community and belonging.
Work & Play
To promote and enhance work and leisure
facilities in Drayton for all ages; making it a
place where more residents can fulfill their
requirements for living, working and playing.
Transport
To make it easier for all Drayton residents to
travel in and around the village. To enable
residents to stop in the village more safely
and easily. To improve transport links to
surrounding towns and villages whilst at
the same time minimising the effect on the
environment.
Sustainability
To ensure the long-term sustainability of
the village, its buildings and its environment
for the benefit both of existing and future
generations and of the natural environment
itself.
Housing
To ensure that any housing development
meets the needs of Drayton’s inhabitants,
both present and future, fits into the character
of the village, ensures the viability and
sustainability of the village.
O12: To make sure any new housing
development is of the highest quality and
reflects local and traditional architectural
styles”
Length of plan (pages)
30
51
34
65
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.87
0.78
0.12
0.20
DP Housing Target
8% for 15 years (8 homes)
125
Joint Core Strategy allocates 120-150 new
homes.
Emerging Local Plan under consideration.
NP Housing Target
14-17 homes
49
NP supports DP allocation of 120-150 new
homes.
Sites identified. Housing to be no more
than 10% above target to be identified in
emerging LP.
Date of draft plan
April 2012
January 2013
January 2014
January 2014
No
No
Submitted for examination
August 2013
Examination
September 2013
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
Yes
Yes
35
Neighbourhood Plan
Fernhurst
Cerne Valley
West Hoathly
Hurstpierpoint
Region
South East
South West
South East
South East
IMD score
222
190
315
315
Timeframe
2013-2028
2013-2023
2013-2030
2013-2031
PC/TC/NF
Fernhurst Parish Council
Cerne Parish Council
West Hoathly Parish Council
Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
Parish Council
Local Authority
South Downs NPA
West Dorset District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
23.4
25
21.39
20.29
Population
3,360
940
2,181
7,112
Objectives/Aims
“Based on then challenges and issues facing
Fernhurst parish, the Neighbourhood Plan
seeks to address the following objectives:
“Development Principles
• All new-build houses will be in conformity
with the National Planning Policy
Framework, Building Regulations and
be constructed to minimum standards
in accordance with Code 4 of the
Governments “Code for Sustainable
Houses”.
• All new-build houses must also be
constructed to a quality design and of
materials which are sympathetic to the
character of the environment they are to be
built in. This character is described in the
relevant conservation area appraisals and
landscape character assessments.
• The height and density of development
should be reduced where the sites are
more prominent. New-build housing in
Godmanstone should not exceed the
density level of three houses per acre.
• Any application to build open market
housing where the numbers exceed three
should meet the WDDC target of including
a minimum of 35% of affordable Housing.
The most recent housing needs assessment
indicates 14 affordable homes are needed in
the Cerne Valley.
• There should be a presumption in favour
of the construction of affordable housing,
provided applications accord with the
principles contained within the Plan.
• No planning application should be
approved if it compromises the status of the
valley as it applies to being an AONB and its
other designated areas of conservation.
• No planning application should be
approved in Flood Risk Zones (unless it is
part of a flood defence scheme) or where it
would increase the risk of flooding.
• Any new building should be designed to
minimise surface water run off to reduce
flooding risk.
• Existing valued green spaces and trees (as
identified through a treescape statement)
should be preserved and others created
in the event of any future small scale
development.
• Developers will be responsible for ensuring
Environmental Impact Assessments are
conducted as part of all future planning
applications, when appropriate.
• Planning applications should require
existing and planned utilities such as
electrical and telephone cables to be put
underground.”
“The following aims and objectives are
proposed to determine how successful the
Plan is at achieving the vision. To:
“Key themes from the feedback:
• Support the Vision Statement and
Objectives
• Ensure the continued viability of the Parish’s
key valued services - primarily the primary
school, pre-schools and retailers
• Fulfil the identified local housing needs particularly affordable/ smaller “”market””
family homes and easier maintenance homes
for downsizing older residents.
• Reduce significantly the negative impacts of
the current C319 road traffic usage pattern on
the lives of all residents.
• Conserve and Enhance the attractiveness
of the countryside and protect the future
availability of farmable / timber harvestable
land.
• Safeguard the character and integrity of
historic buildings and settlements
• Sustain existing employment opportunities
in the Parish and encourage additional
rurally-relevant opportunities and home-based
working / businesses.
• Achieve on-going continued reductions in
non-sustainable energy and water use.
• Sustain and enhance the range of
community activities and interests”
• Protect the countryside
• Avoid coalescence of the existing villages,
keep countryside gaps
• Avoid development ‘corridor’ linking to A23
on A2300 road
• Deal with traffic congestion
• Ensure enough school places
Strategic Objectives for the Neighbourhood
Plan
• Keeping the village-feel and sense of place
• Protecting and enhancing the environment
• Promoting economic vitality
• Ensuring cohesive and safe communities
• Supporting healthy lifestyles”
• Objective 1: Protect and enhance
Fernhurst parish’s role in the South Downs
National Park,
including as a tourist destination
• Objective 2: Address the housing needs of
those with a local connection to Fernhurst
parish, particularly older people and those
unable to access housing at current market
values
• Objective 3: Ensure the most sustainable
use of brownfield sites in the parish
• Objective 4: Focus development, where
possible, in Fernhurst village, being the most
sustainable location in the parish, and also
take advantage of opportunities in other parts
of the parish
• Objective 5: Provide for the changing needs
of businesses and employment within the
parish
• Objective 6: Enhance and provide for the
community’s infrastructure needs
• Objective 7: Ensure design of development
respects the local vernacular.”
Length of plan (pages)
73
33
18
27
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.32
1.12
0.67
0.78
DP Housing Target
75
No specific target
NP broadly consistent with DP.
Around 225-270 (evidence outdated)
NP Housing Target
75
No specific target
Broadly consistent with 5 year supply to be
updated every 5 years.
230-255
Date of draft plan
May 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
Yes
Yes
January 2014
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
36
Yes
Yes
Neighbourhood Plan
Ferring
Sprowston
Wolverton
Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale
Region
South East
East of England
South East
South East
IMD score
154
279
192
303
Timeframe
2014-2029
2013-2026
2013-2023
2011-2026
PC/TC/NF
Ferring Parish Council
Sprowston Town Council
Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council
Sunninghill & Ascot and Sunningdale
Parish Councils
Local Authority
Arun District Council
Broadland District Council
Milton Keynes Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
NOC
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Coverage Area sq km
3.8
9.5
0.3
19.32
Population
4565
14691
Unknown
18,121
Objectives/Aims
“The Plan sets out a series of strategic
objectives:
“In order to achieve the vision, the identified,
key objectives are:
“To protect the green and leafy appearance of
our surroundings and the distinct character of
our villages.
• “To strengthen Arun’s economic base and
provide local job opportunities by
increasing, diversifying and improving the
quality of employment within the district
through the provision of appropriate
employment sites, better infrastructure
including road access, quality affordable
accommodation and the development of
business support and partnerships;
• To reduce the need to travel and promote
sustainable forms of transport;
• To plan for climate change; to work in
harmony with the environment to conserve
natural resources and increase biodiversity;
• To plan and deliver a range of housing mix
and types in locations with good access to
employment, services and facilities to meet
the district’s housing requirements and
the needs of Arun’s residents and
communities both urban and rural, ensuring
that
issues of affordability and the provision of
appropriate levels of affordable housing are
addressed while supporting the creation of
integrated communities;
Ferring Parish Neighbourhood Plan: PreSubmission Plan May 2013
• To protect and enhance Arun’s outstanding
landscape, coastline, historic, built and
archaeological environment thereby
reinforcing local character and identity;
• To create vibrant, attractive, safe and
accessible towns and villages that build upon
their unique characters to provide a wide
range of uses and which are a focus for
quality shopping, entertainment, leisure,
tourism and cultural activities; and
• To promote strong, well integrated and
cohesive communities, through the promotion
of healthy lifestyles, provision of good quality
accessible community facilities and a
safe environment, which delivers an enhanced
quality of life to all. This includes
meeting the needs of a growing elderly
population.””
~ A network of green links to connect existing
and new open space.
~ A variety of suitable housing that reflects
people’s needs.
~ Access to high standards of health,
education and social care.
~ Provision of high quality leisure opportunities
including public open space, sport and
recreation and community facilities.
~ Investment at local employment locations to
help create a stronger economy.
~ Improved access to, from and within the
area.
~ Retention of features important to the
character of the area, including historic assets,
open spaces, woodland etc..
~ To enhance the Wroxham Road local centre
and build on its importance for key local
services.
~ Sustainable transport options to include a
network of safe and convenient pedestrian
and cycle links and public transport.”
“Objectives:
1. Transport and Movement
2. Heritage
3. Environment and Design
4. Housing
5. Economic Development
6. Social, Cultural and Leisure Facilities”
To maintain the separation between our
villages, avoiding the creep of urban sprawl.
To encourage and facilitate a redevelopment
of the centre of Ascot and its High Street,
to deliver a more viable, attractive shopping
centre, a vibrant and successful evening
economy and desired community facilities.
To sensitively develop the area around the
retail centre of Sunningdale to improve its
future economic viability and deliver additional
parking capacity and community amenities.
To preserve and enhance the character of
Sunninghill village centre.
To meet new housing demand in a way that
is sympathetic to the area, that ensures that
the right type of housing is built in the right
locations, and that a mix of housing types is
delivered, to especially include family homes
that are affordable by a wide section of the
population.
To minimise the impact of development on the
natural and built environment.
To protect the biodiversity of our area, our
local wildlife and its habitat and our trees.
To create through the planning system an
environment that makes it attractive for micro,
small and medium-sized businesses and
shops to locate and flourish in the area, and
to retain the current employment sites and
provide sustainable employment opportunities
for those who live within and outside it.
To seek ways of addressing the problems of
traffic congestion on our roads and the lack
of parking.
To ensure our roads and streets provide safer
and more accessible routes, better balancing
the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
To ensure all residents have easy access to
community facilities and community green,
open spaces for leisure and recreation.”
Length of plan (pages)
49
44
63
77
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.71
0.27
0.13
0.87
DP Housing Target
50
NP to meet the needs identified in the sub
regional housing assessments.
No specific target
Still being considered in development of
Local Plan.
NP Housing Target
50
NP to meet the needs identified in the sub
regional housing assessments.
No specific target
No specific target
Date of draft plan
May 2013
May 2013
May 2013
June 2013
Submitted for examination
September 2013
September 2013
Examination
January 2014
January 2014
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
No
No
No
Yes
37
Neighbourhood Plan
Ardingly
Edith Weston
Yardley Gobion
Freshford and Limpley Stoke
Region
South East
East Midlands
East Midlands
South West
IMD score
315
305
323
246
Timeframe
2013-2031
2012-2026
2012-2026
2012-2026
PC/TC/NF
Ardingly Parish Council
Edith Weston Parish Council
Yardley Gobion Parish Council
Freshford and Limpley Stoke Parish Councils
Local Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
Rutland County Council
South Northamptonshire
BANES & Wiltshire
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
NOC
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
16.09
8.71
5.78
4.7
Population
1936
1359
1348
1100
Objectives/Aims
“Objectives:Environment
No specific objectives - aims of plan only set
out in a handful of policies.
“OBJECTIVES
CO1: To ensure that all new development
respects, enhances and appropriately relates
to the built character of the existing village
and its situation in the surrounding open
countryside.
“Environment: to protect and enhance
our natural, built and historic environment
within the Green Belt, Cotswolds Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty and Local
Conservation Areas. At the same time we
want to live in a vibrant community which
provides for, and supports, people of all ages.
A. To protect the environment of the parish
in terms of its:
• AONB designated landscape
• distinct rural identity and outstanding
landscape setting
• key views and vistas
• biodiversity and wildlife networks
• local green space
CO2: To ensure that all new housing
development is proportionate in scale and
provides suitable and sufficient affordable
dwellings for the housing needs of the parish.
CO3: To encourage the provision of smallscale employment facilities on appropriate
sites.
B. To protect the historic fabric and
environment, including the Conservation
Area and its setting
C. To identify mitigation measures for the
Ashdown Forest SPA.
Local economy
CO4: To support and encourage a safe
local highway network and enhanced public
transport service where need is identified.
CO5: To ensure that, where possible, all new
development respects and enhances open
spaces and existing footpaths within the
village.
D. To support local businesses and
employment opportunities, including home
working
E. To help local business and scientific
institutions to flourish unless development
proposed by such institutions would have
a significant detrimental effect on the
environment or landscape.
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Housing
Planning and development: to drive and
support sustainable development which
delivers homes, businesses and infrastructure,
helping our community to flourish as it meets
present and future demands, while at the
same time preserving and enhancing all that is
best about the two communities
Facilities and services: to improve health,
social and cultural well being for all to ensure
facilities and services are in place to meet
local needs. Walking, cycling and safer roads:
to create a safe environment for pedestrian
movements, cyclists, accessible public
transport and traffic on roads.”
CO6: To directly or indirectly support and
where possible improve all existing community
facilities and services within the village, both
commercial and non commercial.
CO7: To ensure that all new development is
sustainable both in itself and in terms of its
impact on the parish as a whole.”
F. To contribute to meeting the identified
housing need for those with local
connections to the parish
G. To maintain a mix of house types and
integration of tenures
Transport
H. To reduce the negative impact of traffic
and encourage safe walking and cycling
Community services
I. To support the village’s key community
services and facilities
J. To seek to enhance the village centre
in terms of its shops, pubs, community
facilities, parking and streetscape.”
Length of plan (pages)
56
45
79
40
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.75
0.89
0.37
0.40
DP Housing Target
2000 across the whole district
No specific target
NP is willing to adapt to any changes to
housing numbers made in forthcoming
Local Plan
No specific target
NP Housing Target
27
No specific target
73-83
11 affordable units plus some further
market housing
Date of draft plan
August 2013
June 2013
June 2013
Submitted for examination
September 2013
Examination
January 2014
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
38
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Neighbourhood Plan
Billesdon
Winslow
Felpham
East Grinstead
Region
East Midlands
South East
South East
South East
IMD score
319
284
154
315
Timeframe
2013-2028
2014-2031
2014-2029
2013-2031
PC/TC/NF
Billesdon Parish Council
Winslow Town Council
Felpham Parish Council
East Grinstead Parish Council
Local Authority
Harborough District Council
Aylesbury Vale District Council
Arun District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Urban
Urban
Coverage Area sq km
8.69
7.76
3.87
24.4
Population
901
4407
9852
26,383
Objectives/Aims
“Housing:
the number of new houses to be successfully
absorbed into the existing village community
and infrastructure; the number of sites to be
used for new houses; the methodology to be
employed to identify the sites for new houses;
ensuring that housing developers address the
concerns of the community as regards the
types and sizes of new housing; and updating
the existing “Village Design Statement” and
incorporating it into the Neighbourhood
Development Plan.
“To achieve this, the key objectives of the
WNP are:
“Environment Objectives:
• Create a design guide for future
development
• Work with the relevant bodies and local
community to address flooding and drainage
issues
• Development should reinforce the character
of Felpham
• Encourage energy efficient and sustainable
development
• Allow appropriate small scale development
Transport Objectives:
• Improve footpaths and cycleways
• Promote the use of walking and cycling
routes
• Engender support from the responsible
bodies for improvements in the maintenance
and signing of footpaths and cycle ways
• Present a substantiated case to the
appropriate authorities for improvements
to traffic management, speed and public
transport
• Improve signage
“Objective 1: Provide a robust structure to
the town centre that ensures that future
development complements and integrates
with the unique character of the town.
Employment:
improving the speed and quality of the
broadband network in the Parish; providing
additional floor space for office or light
industrial use by the redevelopment of
existing buildings; and providing additional
capacity for office or light industrial uses by
suitable, new-build floor space.
Services and Facilities:
providing additional recreational facilities for
teenagers and younger children; meeting
any growth in demand for recreational
facilities from the population of the Parish
by increasing the capacity of The Coplow
Centre; increasing the retail capacity in the
Parish by the redevelopment of existing
buildings; developing the Primary School
to accommodate those children from new
houses who wish to attend.
Traffic and Transport:
managing the traffic passing through the
village, including the additional traffic flows
that will be generated by new housing, and
addressing the parking problems of cars in
the village centre and outside the Primary
School.
I. To meet the future housing demand and
need for the town
– No. of open market homes
– No. of self-build homes
– No. of affordable homes
– No. of affordable homes for local people
II. To retain and grow the number of jobs in
the town
– No. of jobs retained
– No. of new jobs created
III. To protect the special historic and
landscape character of the town and its
surroundings
– No. of consented applications affecting
designated heritage assets
– No. of consented applications affecting
designated environmental assets
IV. To improve the breadth and quality of
community and sports facilities in the town
– Net additional floorspace in active
community use
– Net additional land in active sports use
V. To bolster the resilience of the town’s
shopping area
– No. of A1 shops
– Additional A1 shop floorspace
VI. To encourage greater use of public
transport, cycling and walking
– No. of new bus services serving the town
– Km of new cycle route in the parish”
Environment and Climate Change:
ensuring that the distinctive rural landscape,
settlement pattern, historical assets, natural
environment and biodiversity of the Parish are
protected and enhanced; providing improved
green open spaces, sport and recreation
facilities to promote healthy lifestyles; and
mitigating the impact of development on
climate change by the design of
new buildings.”
Community Objectives:
• Plan for an ageing population
• Develop opportunities for participation in
sport and leisure activities
• Liaise with statutory providers to enhance
health care provision, particularly addressing
shortages
• Lobby for high levels of emergency service
cover and community policing
• Liaise with WSCC to ensure adequate
places for Felpham children
Business Objectives:
• Ensure car parking in the village supports
the viability of the shops, businesses and
tourism
• Support Felpham’s shops
• Market the area as an attractive tourism
destination by developing publications and
website information
• Improve broadband links
• Safeguard and develop the range of
services available to residents to meet their
daily needs
• Support links between local businesses and
schools
Objective 2: To improve levels of accessibility
and permeability within the town centre by
providing safe, direct and attractive routes
that encourage walking, cycling and use of
public transport.
Objective 3: To create opportunities for new
retail and associated parking within the town
centre that dramatically improve the quality
and offer of the shopping experience.
Objective 4: To provide a greater mix of uses
and residential accommodation, including
affordable housing, within the town centre to
increase and diversify its resident, visitor and
workplace populations and which gives family
orientated evening vitality.
Objective 5: To enhance the public realm and
create a new town square.
Objective 6: To ensure new development
respects and builds on East Grinstead’s
special identity and character.
Objective 7: To create a sustainable town.”
Length of plan (pages)
52
44
28
76
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.75
0.32
0.54
0.76
DP Housing Target
2,420 in whole District, no specific target for
Billesdon.
400
No specific target. Blakes Mead (770
dwellings) is being constructed on outskirts
of town.
Need for 591
NP Housing Target
45
440
No specific target
585 deliverable, 591 max
Date of draft plan
August 2013
August 2013
August 2013
August 2013
Submitted for examination
November 2013
December 2013
January 2014
Examination
Awaiting outcome of Tattenhall
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
No
No
Yes
No
39
Neighbourhood Plan
Armthorpe
Coniston
Tickhill
Region
East Midlands
North West
East Midlands
IMD score
39
242
39
Timeframe
2011-2028
2012-2025
2013-2028
PC/TC/NF
Armthorpe Parish Council
Coniston Parish Council
Tickhill Parish Council
Local Authority
Doncaster Council
South Lakeland/Lake District NPA
Doncaster Council
Local Authority
Political Control
LAB
CON
LAB
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
11.8
40.94
27.8
Population
14457
928
5,228
Objectives/Aims
“AIMS:
Armthorpe is a gateway to Doncaster and provides access to the town centre and the
attractions and facilities that are located in it notably the Racecourse, Lakeside, the mainline
railway station and major shopping centres. It also has a role as a provider of housing, leisure,
local shopping and community facilities. Policies and proposals that seek to enhance and have
regard to this gateway role are to be encouraged. Developments on the outskirts of the village
need to reflect on how best to address this and Armthorpe will continue to play a significant
part in the regeneration and growth of Doncaster.
“No aims and objectives set out but
8 policies:
“OBJECTIVES:
• to preserve and enhance the character
of the town, in particular with regard to its
amenities and services, the built environment,
open spaces and the surrounding Green Belt.
• to sustain and promote local shops,
businesses and the provision of services.
• to promote and protect Tickhill’s historic and
architectural features, listed buildings and the
Conservation Area.
• to identify unsatisfactory or vulnerable areas
and services where improvement would be
beneficial and to suggest how this can be
achieved.
• to protect the surrounding countryside,
support local farmers and promote local
produce.
• to encourage residents and visitors to share
in the history, environment and shopping
opportunities of the town.
• to develop new facilities for all ages of the
population, particularly young people, to
encourage and promote healthy and crime
free lifestyles.
• to support the development of affordable
housing and high quality infill by advocating
the use of sympathetic local materials in their
construction.
• to secure a safe environment for all,
particularly with respect to road safety and
flooding issues.
• to create an environment where all
residents, workers and visitors feel valued and
wish to contribute towards an inclusive and
vibrant community.”
Armthorpe will promote itself and prosper as a beacon for sustainable growth and expect the
development being proposed to be based on the highest quality sustainable principles. Growth
in the village and parish is being managed but must be in line with the leading sustainability
measures and doctrines. Policies which look to cater for this are set out in
the plan.
Armthorpe village is surrounded by attractive and open countryside and seeks to enhance
the quality and role of the natural environment and its many features. One of the many
attractive features of the parish is the rural setting enjoyed by the residents and businesses
of Armthorpe. This is particularly important when considered along with the proximity to local
services and facilities and policies to connect the village to the surrounding natural environment
are promoted within the plan.
1. Our Community – meets needs of
community and retains its character
2. Businesses – retain local businesses and
establish new ones that strengthen the local
economy.
3. Housing - support development that
meets a local need – priority given to Coniston
residents
4. Building Structure, Sites of Historical
Importance – conserve local historic sites
5. Village Services – retain local services
6. Tourism – support new tourist attractions
that have little impact
7. Transport – encourage sustainable
transport
8. Environmental Sustainability – establish
water quality protection and green corridor”
Armthorpe will ensure wider access to a range of quality, local and affordable housing.
Operating within a rapidly evolving housing market and development pressures puts affordable
housing in sharp focus and the policies set out later in the plan reflect this situation. Specifically
they seek to maintain a realistic degree of flexibility while setting down individual requirements
which developers are expected to deliver in partnership with other agencies and organisations
as appropriate.
Armthorpe will endeavour to make the village centre an attractive and safe environment. As
the heart of the parish the village seeks to become a more attractive and safer place and while
planning policies are only one component in this policies set out in the plan contain measures
to work with all parties to deliver improvements.
Armthorpe will press for and expect proposals for improved traffic management throughout the
parish to be delivered. Consultation on the preparation of the plan has continually highlighted
the need to minimise, improve and ensure any new developments satisfactorily address
traffic congestion in the parish. Continued close liaison with the highway authority needs to
be a priority and the Parish Council expects to be a fully engaged in any future transport and
highway related issues, activities and proposals.
Armthorpe will expect to secure the appropriate level of education provision. Providing the right
level of education impacts as much on existing residents as it will on future ones living in the
expected new housing schemes in the parish. As a clear priority the planning impacts need to
be assessed and accommodated in what is an increasingly difficult area to resolve in terms of
resources and funding.”
Length of plan (pages)
34
28
19
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.74
0.29
1.05
DP Housing Target
643-923
No specific target
No specific target - supports infill
NP Housing Target
700-800
No specific target
Supports infill
Date of draft plan
August 2013
September 2013
August 2013
December 2013
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
40
No
Yes
Yes
Neighbourhood Plan
Arundel
Ringmer
Fortune Green and West Hampstead
Heathfield Park
Region
South East
South East
London
West Midlands
IMD score
154
188
74
21
Timeframe
2014-2029
2010-2030
2014-2031
2014-2026
PC/TC/NF
Arundel Town Council
Ringmer Parish Council
Fortune Green and West Hampstead
Neighbourhood Development Forum
“Heathfield Park Neighbourhood
Forum”
Local Authority
Arun District Council/South Downs NPA
Lewes District Council
Camden Borough Council
Wolverhampton City Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
NOC
LAB
LAB
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Urban
Urban
Coverage Area sq km
12.13
25.9
1.9
2.1
Population
3,475
4,648
24,000
Unknown
Objectives/Aims
“1. To maintain and enhance the nationally
important heritage assets and special
character of the town and its setting:
i.No development permitted that is
detrimental to any heritage asset or its setting
ii.Buildings and structures of special character
offered greater protection from development
2. To plan and deliver a range of housing mix
and types in locations with good access to
services and facilities by foot and bus as well
as car:
i.New homes built on previously used land in
the built up area
ii.New homes offering permanently affordable
rents to meet the needs of
households in need in the parish using land
adjoining the built up area
3. To secure the long term future of
community and cultural facilities that help
make the town special:
i.A new multi-purpose community and cultural
facility
ii.Assets of community value designated
4. To sustain a thriving town centre offering a
range of independent goods and services to
the local community and visitors:
i.No loss of town centre uses
ii.Continued dominance of independent retail
and service providers in the town centre
iii.Increase in offices and cultural sector
businesses
5. To reduce the harmful impact of road
traffic on the local community and the town’s
heritage assets
i.Improvements to the A27
ii.Traffic and car parking management in the
town centre and other problem locations
iii.Creation of cross town cycle routes
iiii.Increase in the number of local journeys
undertaken by walking, cycling and public
transport
6. To plan for climate change and work in
harmony with the environment to conserve
natural resources:
i.New flood defences
ii.No harmful development in the South
Downs National Park or other open
countryside
iii.Development on previously used land”
“Four key principles underpin the Ringmer
Neighbourhood Plan.
3.1 Ringmer is, and should stay, a village
Ringmer is a large parish with two main
settlements, Ringmer village and the
Broyleside. The surrounding countryside
is highly valued and extensively used by
residents, and includes a significant rural
population. Ringmer village has a good range
of services. Despite its population being larger
than many small towns, Ringmer maintains
a ‘village feel’, and this is prized by residents
as a key asset. ‘Village feel’ includes both
landscape and social aspects.
3.2 Ringmer should regain sustainability
Up to the mid 1960s Ringmer was a large
but sustainable village community. The
predominant reason for living in Ringmer
was that you were employed in Ringmer.
Since then planned changes have doubled
the size of the village by allowing commuter
development, while the major local employer
closed in the 1980s. Commuting from
Ringmer has become far more ambitious
and extensive than was ever envisaged. This
Neighbourhood Plan will seek to redirect
the community towards sustainability by (a)
increasing employment opportunities within
Ringmer and (b) ensuring that new housing is
on a scale and of a type to meet village need.
3.3 Ringmer should be a balanced, healthy
and inclusive community
There was serious concern, expressed in the
2003 Village Plan, that in the last decades
of the 20th century the Ringmer community
became unbalanced. The traditionally high
proportion of affordable housing was greatly
reduced, and young families were priced out
of the village housing market. Recruitment to
the village primary school plummeted. The
2003 Village Plan sought to correct this, with
partial success – the primary school is now
full again. This Neighbourhood Plan will seek
to ensure that Ringmer returns to being a fully
balanced, healthy and inclusive community.
3.4 Ringmer and the South Downs National
Park
After hearing detailed evidence, the Inspector
drew the National Park boundary tightly
around the southeast and west boundaries of
Ringmer village, leaving the parish partly within
and partly outside the SDNP, but almost all
residents living outside the boundary. This
Neighbourhood Plan will include policies
to respect this decision, ensuring that only
development that supports the National Park
purposes and duty takes place within the
Ringmer section of the SDNP.”
“1. Housing
Development in Fortune Green & West
Hampstead will provide a range of housing
and housing types,including social and
affordable housing, as well as housing suitable
for families, old people and young people.
The West Hampstead Growth Area will be the
focus for new development and will provide
new housing and accompanying additional
infrastructure. Development outside the Growth
Area will be on a smaller scale.
“After consulting with local people in the area,
six key themes have emerged as priority
issues to be addressed for the regeneration
and development of Heathfield Park as an
important part of the City of Wolverhampton.
They are:
2. Design & Character
Development will be of high-quality design
and will need to fit in with the existing styles
of the Area, large parts of which are covered
by Conservation Areas. The height of new
buildings shall fit in with the rooflines of existing
buildings in their immediate vicinity. In all
development there shall be a presumption in
favour of preserving the distinct character and
appearance of the Area, as well as the views
across it.
3. Transport
Development will enhance the provision of
public transport in the Area. West Hampstead’s
three rail stations, and the areas around them,
shall be the focus of improvements. Making
better provision for pedestrian and cyclist
movement through the Area - particularly
around the West Hampstead Interchange - is a
key priority.
4. Public & Community facilities
Development will contribute to public and
community facilities in the Area and bring
improvements to meet the needs of the
growing population. Local services and
community facilities – including schools,
nurseries, health centres, libraries, community
centres and youth facilities – are all highly
important in delivering a sustainable
community.
5. Economy
Development will promote and support a
successful local economy, with thriving town
and neighbourhood centres. Development
shall protect and support existing jobs - as
well as providing new jobs and attracting new
businesses to the Area. Such development
shall also provide flexible space, particularly for
small and micro-businesses.
Identity and Image – To challenge some of
the negative perceptions and views of the
area by promoting an improved image and
identity for the area through its excellent local
links, heritage sites, diversity and community
assets.
Housing and Environment – To support high
quality affordable housing with a mix of size,
type and tenure to meet local and future
needs, including family homes, clean and well
maintained streets and estates, and provide
an overall improved local environment.
Employment and Skills – To positively
encourage employment opportunities
which exist in the area including making
links with major employers whilst providing
opportunities for smaller businesses to
develop and thrive in the area offering good
employment and training opportunities for
local people.
Assets and Buildings – To further develop
the richness of local volunteering, community
pride and support for local social enterprises
whilst ensuring that the community assets
including community facilities, meeting places
and shopping facilities are of high quality and
accessible to the local community.
Transport and Traffic – To address the key
challenges of the area’s location within a busy
urban environment nestled within two key and
important arterial routes for the City, and the
safety needs of other road users including
pedestrians and cyclists.
Healthy Living –To see and secure good
quality and accessible health care provision
in the area and improved facilities, and well
maintained green spaces, parks and canal
routes”
6. Natural environment
Development will protect and enhance existing
green/open space and the local environment.
Development shall also provide new green/
open public space. Development shall promote
bio-diversity and nature conservation, and
allow for the planting of new trees.”
Length of plan (pages)
53
59
34
72
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.79
0.39
1.47
0.50
DP Housing Target
50 (Arun) + whatever SDNP plan allocates
220
Minimum 800 (London Plan)
No specific target
NP Housing Target
80
240
Minimum 800 (only if there is appropriate
infrastructure in place)
570 (housing need)
Date of draft plan
September 2013
September 2013
September 2013
October 2013
Submitted for examination
November 2013
Examination
January 2014
January 2014
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
41
Neighbourhood Plan
Old Market Quarter
Barnham & Eastergate
Tettenhall
Drayton
Region
South West
South East
West Midlands
South East
IMD score
79
154
21
306
Timeframe
Unknown
2014-2029
2014-2026
2014-2029
PC/TC/NF
Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood
Planning Forum
Barnham and Eastergate Parish Councils
Tettenhall District Community Council
Drayton Parish Council
Local Authority
Bristol City Council
Arun District Council
Wolverhampton City Council
Vale of White Horse
Local Authority
Political Control
NOC
CON
LAB
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
1.1
7.43
8.7
10.7
Population
6,000
4,808
22,783
2,353
Objectives/Aims
“The plan aims to…
• Enable people to move around better
• Improve the attractiveness of the area
through beautiful old and new buildings
• Encourage more employment, better shops,
housing and local facilities
• Protect and enhance open spaces”
“Using the vision statement and the views of
local people helped us to put together a set of
principles for delivering our vision. These are
that Barnham and Eastergate must:
“A wide range of issues have been raised
and considered in producing this Plan. There
are no aims or objectives per se but he the
policies can be grouped under 4 themes:
“Look & Feel
To create a cohesive and coherent look and
feel to the overall plan for the village that helps
integrate the residents and gives Drayton a
real identity.
• Support, encourage and promote a range
of shops and businesses and provide an
environment for enterprise to flourish.
• Make the most of the rural aspect
through protecting views, providing good
access, enhancing facilities and maintaining
biodiversity.
• Preserve, enhance and ensure the
enjoyment for all, of the valued green spaces
and environments
• Promote and support safe travel for all and
resolution of parking issues
• Foster and promote a thriving healthy
community with plentiful opportunities for
education, training and employment for
people young and old.
• Continue to be an attractive, diverse, well
ordered and vibrant community in which
residents, visitors and businesses can thrive.
• Continue to be distinctive, vital and thriving
communities where identity, heritage and
aspirations for the future are valued, protected
and promoted.
• Ensure that the community is supported
by an effective infrastructure particularly in
relation to drainage and flood protection.”
Jobs, Economy and Community Facilities
Housing and Development Conservation
Environment and Open Spaces
Traffic and Transport”
To develop a safe, attractive and varied
environment that builds on and enhances
the distinctive character of the village and
makes Drayton a place that offers even more
opportunities for people to meet, interact
and play, thereby creating a strong sense of
community and belonging.
Work & Play
To promote and enhance work and leisure
facilities in Drayton for all ages; making it a
place where more residents can fulfill their
requirements for living, working and playing.
Transport
To make it easier for all Drayton residents to
travel in and around the village. To enable
residents to stop in the village more safely
and easily. To improve transport links to
surrounding towns and villages whilst at
the same time minimising the effect on the
environment.
Sustainability
To ensure the long-term sustainability of
the village, its buildings and its environment
for the benefit both of existing and future
generations and of the natural environment
itself.
Housing
To ensure that any housing development
meets the needs of Drayton’s inhabitants,
both present and future, fits into the character
of the village, ensures the viability and
sustainability of the village.
Length of plan (pages)
69
44
121
65
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.28
0.43
0.62
0.20
DP Housing Target
No specific target
100
390 in last SHLAA
Emerging Local Plan under consideration.
NP Housing Target
No specific target
Up to 100
Up to 329
Sites identified. Housing to be no more
than 10% above target to be identified in
emerging LP.
Date of draft plan
October 2013
October 2013
September 2013
January 2014
January 2014
January 2014
Yes
Yes
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
42
Yes
No
Neighbourhood Plan
Lympstone
Frome
Harrietsham
Bembridge
Region
South West
South West
South East
South East
IMD score
215
191
217
126
Timeframe
2013-2026
2013-2028
2013-2031
2012-2027
PC/TC/NF
Lympstone Parish Council
Frome Town Council
Harrietsham Parish Council
Bembridge Parish Council
Local Authority
East Devon District Council
Mendip District Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
NOC
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Urban
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
3.95
8.32
10.16
9.13
Population
2,046
26,203
2,113
3,688
Objectives/Aims
“To this end the parish through its Parish
Council will encourage and support: -
“• To support the delivery of housing to meet
the demand of a growing population
• To ensure new housing is available,
appropriate and accessible to people of all
ages and circumstances in order to maintain a
balanced and diverse population.
• To promote good urban design that
contributes positively to the fabric of the Town
and to prevent further proliferation of pattern
book housing estates.
• To support the development of the strategic
sites of Saxonvale and Southfield Farm within
the Plan period
• To require the highest sustainable standards
in housing design and construction and to
ensure all new development meets the general
design guidelines as set out in the Frome
Town Design Statement
• To permit cohousing and community
development to take place on suitable
exception sites providing that long term
affordability is secured.”
“Aims + Objectives
The parish council believe that without
planned improvements any future
developments run the risk of being
unsustainable and potentially damaging to the
village over the long term.
“Community Objectives
• To protect the village from uncontrolled
expansion beyond its current built up
boundaries
• To ensure any new development within the
wider rural area is restricted to uses which
benefit the rural landscape and economy
• To ensure all new development and
payments derived from development schemes
benefit the parish
• To protect the village and surrounding
countryside from inappropriate, large scale
development schemes but to support small
scale sustainable growth”
• Sustainability of the parish and adopt EDDC
Sustainability Objectives
• Values, principles, traditions and respect - in
all activities by all parish bodies, cherish and
promote these attributes
• Responsible development along with
enhanced provision of amenities, activities
and facilities
• Accessibility for all – maintain and
improve transport, affordable housing and
infrastructure
• Retention of our rural identity and
independence from Exmouth, with no steps
towards coalescence
• New development to be in line with the
Village Design statement and all Development
Management policies.”
The Harrietsham Neighbourhood Plan will
not just restate Maidstone Borough Council’s
planning policies but set out the community’s
views on the development and use of land in
the village. This includes setting policies on
where development should go.”
Length of plan (pages)
36
58
80
60
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.50
0.79
0.28
0.92
DP Housing Target
40 dwellings
2300 (1300 already have consent)
315 over plan period
980 dwellings across 11 rural districts in plan
period
NP Housing Target
40 dwellings
1000 dwellings
No specific target but highly proactive in
wanting to build houses
No specific target - smaller schemes
maximum of 12 dwellings
Date of draft plan
October 2013
October 2013
November 2013
October 2013
Submitted for examination
February 2014
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
Yes
No
No
Yes
43
Neighbourhood Plan
Chalfont St Peter
Uppingham
Buckingham
Acle
Region
South East
East Midlands
South East
East of England
IMD score
313
305
284
279
Timeframe
2013-2026
2013-2026
2013-2031
2013-2026
PC/TC/NF
Chalfont St Peter Parish
Uppingham Town Council
Buckingham Town Council
Acle Parish Council
Local Authority
Chiltern District Council
Rutland County Council
Aylesbury Vale District Council
Broadland District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
16.1
7.78
11.27
9.38
Population
12,766
4,745
12,047
2,824
Objectives/Aims
“Village Centre
Objective: Protect buildings of heritage value.
Objective: Support Chalfont St Peter’s Shops.
Objective: Encourage improvements to or
redevelopment of St Peter’s Precinct.
Objective: Ensure that car parking and any
traffic calming measures support the village
centre’s shops.
Objective: Maintain and enhance the
attractiveness of the design of shopfronts.
“Key Objectives
• Protect the town’s heritage appearance
and modernise its infrastructure
• Affirm which areas of the town should
remain as open space
• Strengthen community spirit, community
health and community safety
• Improve community life with particular
regard for the vulnerable, disadvantaged
and disabled by strengthening community
services
• Improve the sustainability of the town’s
retail centre
• Attract public and private sector
investment
• Attract new employers and help create
local jobs
• Increase housing by around 170 dwellings
with approximately 35% of them being
‘affordable properties’ and an estimated six
being single dwelling sites
• New housing developments to be
designed as clusters incorporating green
space
• New developments to comply with the
Design Statement on page 26
• To enhance the visitor offer and attract the
next generation of tourists”
“Objective: Provide a diverse housing stock
to meet the needs of existing and future local
people.
Objective: Conserve and enhance the town’s
historic environment and its setting.
Objective: Provide minimum design
requirements to ensure appropriate
development in the town, building on the
work of the 2001 Vision & Design statement.
Objective: Encourage development that
strengthens culture, leisure, sport and play
facilities in the town.
Objective: Promote measures to improve
the health of people living and working in
Buckingham including the provision and
retention of facilities locally.
Objective: Maintain the quality of
Buckingham’s parkland and green space, in
particular its ‘green heart’.
Objective: Improve movement into and
around the town in a healthy and safe manner.
Specifically promoting cycling, walking and
ease of access for the disabled.
Objective: Encourage a reduction in the
carbon footprint of Buckingham by promoting
energy efficiency and renewable energy
generation.
Objective: Mitigate and improve the capability
of the town to deal with flooding.
Objective: Foster the economic development
of the town and its hinterland by providing
employment led growth, increasing the town’s
appeal to tourists and invigorating the town
centre.
Objective: Help enable effective education
across all tiers in Buckingham and ensure
that links to and from the local economy are
established.
Objective: Secure the financial uplift from
new development for the benefit of the local
community through developer contributions,
new homes bonus and/or Community
Infrastructure Levy.
“
“The objectives for the Plan are designed
to address issues identified as specific
to Acle and issues identified by the local
community. They provide a starting point for
the development of policies and a framework
for the future, which if fulfilled, can help to
achieve the vision for Acle.
Housing
Objective: Provide a range of different house
sizes, especially smaller homes, across all
tenures.
Objective: Provide a greater range of
affordable housing.
Objective: Ensure that new housing is energy
efficient.
Objective: Design housing so that it fi ts in
with Chalfont St Peter’s character and scale
within the vicinity.
Open space
Objective: Protect open spaces in and around
Chalfont St Peter.
Objective: Continue to protect and improve
the appearance of green intersections and
corridors.
Objective: Protect and improve the Misbourne
Valley.
Leisure, community and health
Objective: Support sports and community
facilities within the Parish.
Objective: Improve sports and community
facilities in a coordinated way.
Objective: Support the village’s health
facilities.
Mobile phone masts
Objective: Encourage siting of mobile phone
masts so that visual impact is minimised.
Objective: Encourage design of phone masts
and equipment so that visual impact is
minimised.
Community and leisure
O1: To improve the ability of the village centre
to be used for community events
O2: To support enhanced education facilities
for all age groups
O3: To improve access to formal and informal
sports and leisure provision.
Movement and transport
O4: To improve conditions for walking
and cycling from the village centre to the
surrounding countryside
05: To reduce the dominance of the highway
in the village centre
O6: To support enhanced public transport
infrastructure.
Business and employment
O7: To protect and enhance provision of small
traditional retail in the village centre
O8: To ensure that employment sites
are developed for an appropriate mix of
employment uses
O9: To improve the attractiveness of Acle for
inward investment
Housing
010: To make sure any new housing
development has an appropriate mix of
affordable units
O11: To make sure any new housing
development includes an appropriate mix of
units of different sizes for both young and old
households
O12: To make sure any new housing
development is of the highest quality and
reflects local and traditional architectural
styles”
Parish-wide issues
Objective: Protect buildings of heritage value
throughout the Parish.
Objective: Protect and improve the Parish’s
landscape and views.
Objective: Support the rural economy.
Objective: Provide appropriate sites for
travellers and gypsies.”
Length of plan (pages)
44
38
69
34
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
1.02
0.32
0.30
0.12
DP Housing Target
No specific target
170 dwellings
630 dwellings
Joint Core Strategy allocates 120-150 new
homes.
NP Housing Target
No specific target
170 dwellings
630 dwellings
NP supports DP allocation of 120-150 new
homes.
Date of draft plan
October 2013
November 2013
November 2013
January 2014
No
No
January 2014
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
44
Yes
No
Neighbourhood Plan
Lakes Estate
Lindfield & Lindfield Rural
Herstmonceux
Hook Norton
Region
South East
South East
South East
South East
IMD score
192
315
253
233
Timeframe
2013-2026
2014-2031
2014-2027
2014-2031
PC/TC/NF
Bletchford & Fenny Stratford Town Council
Lindfield Parish Council
Herstmonceux Parish Council
Hook Norton Parish Council
Local Authority
Milton Keynes Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Wealden District Council
Cherwell District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
NOC
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
1.05
22.05
24.65
22.23
Population
5,097
8,469
2,613
2,117
Objectives/Aims
“Core Objectives
CO1: To ensure that all development
responds positively to the unique architectural
form and Radburn layout that is integral to the
established character of the Lakes Estate.
CO2: To ensure that new development
provides a suitable mix of housing types
across all tenures, with particular regard to
provision of affordable housing, to meet the
housing needs of the local community.
CO3: To encourage the provision of small
scale commercial uses on appropriate sites to
support the creation of job opportunities.
CO4: To ensure that that layout of new
development is accessible and integrates
with existing footpaths and demonstrates
opportunities to improve and enhance
footpath connections within the Estate.
CO5: To ensure that new roads provide direct
and convenient access for residents and
are sensitively designed to accommodate
pedestrian movement.
CO6: To ensure that new development
provides safe, secure and conveniently
located parking areas and provides
opportunities to improve access and parking
for existing residents.
CO7: To identify opportunities for public
transport to better serve the needs of its
local users.
CO8: To improve the quality and variety of
existing open space, play areas community
facilities and
services within the Estate.
CO9: To create a new high quality pedestrian
dominated centre for the Lakes Estate that
accommodates a mix of uses to cater for the
essential day to day needs of its residents.
CO10: To ensure that all new development
is sustainable and improves the economic,
social and
environmental conditions on the Estate.
CO11: To encourage energy efficient
development.
CO12: To ensure that a meaningful
community consultation exercise is
undertaken before the submission of any
regeneration proposal on the Estate, to
identify relevant and necessary planning
obligations that are appropriate to the local
area and meet the needs of the local people.”
“Objectives & Measures
To achieve the vision a number of key
objectives have been identified that can be
used to measure the progress of the LLRNP,
as follows:
“The following objectives have been identified:
“The goals are as follows:
1. To contribute to meeting the demand for
new homes in Wealden and in the parish,
but especially those local people in housing
need, those wanting to move to more suitable
accommodation and those wanting to build
their own home
• Number of new homes built
• Number of new homes built and owned to
meet local affordable needs
• Number of new ‘custom build’ homes
2. To accommodate development and change
without undermining the natural beauty of the
landscape
• Percentage development affecting the most
sensitive landscapes
3. To build and maintain the commercial
viability and vitality of Herstmonceux village
centre
• Number of village centre uses (A1, A2,
A3, A4, A5 and B1a) Herstmonceux Parish
Neighbourhood Plan: Pre Submission Plan,
4. To improve the range and quality of local
community services and facilities
• Number of community facilities
5. To encourage and enable the local
community to pursue healthy lifestyles
• Hectares of new public open space
• Hectares of Local Green Space designated”
• To provide existing and future residents with
the opportunity to live in a decent home
• To maintain and enhance the character,
vitality and community spirit of the village
• To maintain and develop an infrastructure to
support our community activities
• To maintain and enhance employment
opportunities and businesses providing
sustainable services and local employment
• To maintain the rural character and
tranquillity of the parish whilst seeking
opportunities for landscape, heritage,
recreational and ecological gain
• To minimise environmental impact
of new development, and ensure that
any development is sympathetic to its
setting within the village and the wider
neighbourhood
• To reduce harm to the environment by
aiming for a low carbon community
• To improve access within the parish,
improve travel choices and reduce the need
to travel”
Length of plan (pages)
84
38
45
29
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.19
0.63
0.29
0.34
DP Housing Target
To be revised
No specific target - 235 houses already
consented at edge of settlement.
At least 70 dwellings.
252 between 6 villages
NP Housing Target
To accord with MK Core Strategy
6 or fewer per year up to a max of 50 over
plan period
Up to 100 dwellings.
Not to exceed 20 dwellings.
Date of draft plan
November 2013
November 2013
November 2013
November 2013
No
Yes
No
Yes
I. To meet the future housing demand and
need
- No. of open market homes
- No. of affordable homes
II. To protect the special historic and
landscape character of the parishes and their
surroundings
- No. of consented applications affecting
designated heritage assets
- No. of consented applications affecting
designated environmental assets
III. To bolster the resilience of Lindfield’s
shopping area
- No. of A1 shops
- Additional sq.m. A1 shop floorspace
IV. To encourage greater use of public
transport, cycling and walking
- No. of new bus services serving the town
- Miles length of new cycle routes”
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
45
Neighbourhood Plan
Loxwood
Tatenhill
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Region
South East
East Midlands
East Midlands
IMD score
222
149
189
Timeframe
2013-2029
2013-2031
2013-2028
PC/TC/NF
Loxwood Parish Council
Tatenhill Parish Council
Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council
Local Authority
Chichester District Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
High Peak Borough Council and the Peak
District National Park Authority
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
NOC
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
18.24
1.5
3.72
Population
1,480
762
8,635
Objectives/Aims
“Objectives
Analysis of the information and data gathered from the Neighbourhood Plan
evidence base, the Community Led Plan workshops and the parish survey
conducted in September 2012 has enabled the Steering Group to establish a set
of objectives for the Plan period of 2013 to 2029. These objectives will be used to
define the Plan policies.
1. Services and Facilities:
The NDP should preserve existing services
(including schools and churches) and support
the establishment of new accessible local
services and community enterprises in both
Rangemore and Tatenhill villages which meet
the needs of the whole community.
The objectives are as follows:
a. To promote sustainable housing development through limited and controlled
growth on allocated sites in accordance with the Chichester District Council Local
Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
b. To ensure that the housing on the allocated sites provides an integrated mixture
of open market housing and affordable housing to include the young and elderly.
c. To ensure that the affordable housing element of new housing is prioritised for
people with a defined local connection to the parish of Loxwood.
d. To ensure any new housing and/or housing extensions reflect the established
vernacular of the parish in terms of building styles and materials as defined in the
Village Design Statement and this document.
e. To establish a revised Settlement Boundary (SB) for the village of Loxwood.
(Note – the term Settlement Policy Area, or SPA, has been replaced by “Settlement
Boundary” (SB) within Chichester District Council’s emerging Local Plan)
f. To establish a parish rural housing policy for development outside the SB.
g. To establish a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists as well as motorists
within the village of Loxwood.
h. To ensure that the effectiveness of the surface water and sewage provisions are
fit for purpose and are upgraded commensurate with any increase in demand.
i. To promote the concept of a village centre with facilities for people to meet and
relax together with the possible provision of further retail outlets, all provided as part
of a mixed housing development in a central location.
j. To ensure that all new developments within the parish are configured to optimise
high-speed fibre optic broad band connectivity.
k. To promote business activity within the parish and, if demand requires, establish
home/work units. “
“The following Objectives define the aims and
aspirations for Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish over
the next 15 years from 2013 to 2028:
• Providing sufficient new homes for local
housing needs, to enable young people
and families to buy their first home and
subsequent homes within the Parish
• Employment and local businesses to be
2. Cultural Landscape
protected and encouraged
The NDP should seek to preserve and
• A more active and attractive town centre for
enhance local landscape features including
Chapel-en-le-Frith that will encourage more
but not limited to, the Conservation Areas, the local people to use the facilities, and tourists
National Forest and the rural gap between the to visit, thus supporting local businesses and
Parish and the Burton-Upon-Trent urban area. providing a focal point for the town.
• For the smaller settlements within the
3. Traffic and Transport
Parish, the historic character and rural village
The NDP should introduce sympathetically
feel should be preserved and greenway links
designed traffic calming measures into both
improved.
villages which are designed to accommodate • A contained community, set in open
improved parking and speed reduction, whilst countryside
creating an attractive and useable public realm • Easy to get around, by car, public transport,
for pedestrians and cyclists.
cycle or on foot
• Developing tourism by enhancing this
4. Sustainable Access
attractive area, making it easy to visit, and
The NDP should increase the number and
emphasising the rich historical heritage and
quality of routes using sustainable modes
beautiful countryside
(bus, foot and cycle) within the Parish,
between Burton-Upon-Trent, and to the
surrounding villages, including safe routes to
schools, shops and services.
5. Leisure and Tourism
The NDP should recognise the range of leisure
sporting and landscape assets (including
the National Forest) and seek to enhance
public enjoyment of these whilst supporting
proposals for open and inclusive new leisure
and tourism developments.
6. Sustainable Residential Development
The NDP should provide new, small scale,
opportunities for residential development
within the Parish to support local housing
need that is well related to the villages and are
of a high quality and responsive design.
7. Sustainable Economic Development
The NDP should promote development
proposals for increased economic activity
appropriate to the rural nature of the Parish,
by encouraging small scale opportunities in
sustainable locations, including live-work,
conversions, and farm diversification which
make the most of local tourism assets.
Length of plan (pages)
37
64
44
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.35
0.45
0.48
DP Housing Target
60 dwellings
15 windfall dwellings
NP ‘comfortably’ meets target in
preferred options
NP Housing Target
60 dwellings
15 windfall dwellings
454 dwellings, 412 of which have
been consented
Date of draft plan
November 2013
November 2013
December 2013
Submitted for examination
January 2014
Yes
No
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
46
Yes
Neighbourhood Plan
Strumpshaw
Caistor
Anslow
Region
East of England
West Midlands
West Midlands
IMD score
279
161
149
Timeframe
2011-2026
2013-2031
2013-2031
PC/TC/NF
Strumpshaw Parish Council
Caistor Parish Council
Anslow Parish Council
Local Authority
Broadland District Council
West Lindsey District Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
11.7
1.34
10.97
Population
634
2,674
805
Objectives/Aims
“Spatial Planning Objectives
A. Environmental
1. Maintain and protect the tranquil and rural
nature of the whole of the Parish
2. Keep the built up core of Strumpshaw
separate from those parts of Strumpshaw
adjacent to Lingwood and Brundall
3. Resist any development which is in parts of
the Parish that are outside the settlement limit
4. Maintain and protect areas of high
landscape value, including wooded areas in
private ownership
5. Maintain and protect the marshes and
nature reserves
6. Protect agricultural land use
7. Encourage the provision of green space in
the built up core of the Parish
“The Vision Statement seeks to achieve:
• A balanced community
• A living/working town
• Educational centre of excellence
• Retailing and widening services and
facilities available to residents of the town and
surrounding villages
• Exploit the assets of the town in terms of
heritage and the Wolds setting
• Create an exemplar of environmental
sustainability
Objective 1
The Neighbourhood Plan, in accordance with the emerging East Staffordshire Local Plan, will
limit new development in Anslow, (with no specifically allocated new housing or employment
sites), to appropriate infill sites and conversion of existing building to residential or employment
use, where existing and emerging policy criteria are met. The Parish Council will continue to
monitor planning trends and any emergent local housing and employment needs to inform a
future review of the Neighbourhood Plan.
Objective 2
The Neighbourhood Plan will promote the need for investment in community facilities. Separate
enabling policies and proposals in the Neighbourhood Plan will cover the potential for a local
shop, play space and increased provision for local burials.
Objective 3
The Neighbourhood Plan will encourage appropriate investment in roads, traffic management,
safety measures for all road users (including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders) and public
transport. In addition, the Parish Council will seek regular meetings with adjoining parishes,
the Borough and County Council’s and developers, to promote and agree mitigation measures
for future traffic problems related to nearby development, through planning and highway
agreements, but avoiding any adverse impact on the rural character of Anslow.
B. Social
1. Ensure that a community meeting room
continues to be provided in the Parish, easily
accessible to the majority of residents
2. Ensure that sufficient allotments are
provided to meet the needs of the residents
of the Parish
3. Encourage the completion of the footpath
along Norwich Road, Strumpshaw, between
Beech Drive and Goat Lane
4. Encourage any new housing to be of a low
density and of a vernacular design
5. Encourage the development of any new
housing to include both affordable and lower
cost market dwellings, including consideration
of housing for elderly people
6. Resist the introduction of street lights
7. Promote a safe highway network,
identifying measures to encourage adherence
to traffic speed limits, and to reduce conflicts
between vehicles and pedestrians
Objective 4
The Neighbourhood Plan will highlight the importance of small-scale older structures and
buildings such as bus shelters, old telephone boxes, road signs and mileposts, to the
environment and character of the Parish.
Objective 5
The Neighbourhood Plan will recognise the distinctive quality of the landscape of Anslow
Parish, including remnants of the medieval Needwood Forest, parkland, hedgerows and the
new woodlands of the National Forest. At the same time as recognising the need for agriculture
to adapt and develop, the Plan will include polices to protect and enhance the landscape,
including footpaths and bridleways, working with landowners and encouraging participation in
UK Government and the EU environmental programmes.”
C. Economic
1. Encourage the provision of small scale,
low impact and low key employment
opportunities”
Length of plan (pages)
27
55
18
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.33
N/A
0.67
DP Housing Target
No specific target
NP to meet the objectively identified housing
need of the Local Plan
No specific target
NP Housing Target
10 dwellings and infill
NP to meet the objectively identified housing
need of the Local Plan
No specific target
Date of draft plan
August 2013
November 2013
July 2013
January 2014
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
No
No
Yes
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Neighbourhood Plan
Haywards Heath
Dunholme
Chaddesley Corbett
Marsh Gibbon
Region
South East
East Midlands
West Midlands
South East
IMD score
315
161
163
284
Timeframe
2014-2031
2014-2029
2013-2026
2013-2031
PC/TC/NF
Haywards Heath Town Council
Dunholme Parish Council
Chaddesley Corbett Parish Council
Marsh Gibbon Parish Council
Local Authority
Mid Sussex District Council
West Lindsey District Council
Wyre Forest
Aylesbury Vale District Council
Local Authority
Political Control
CON
CON
CON
CON
"Urban /Rural"
Urban
Rural
Rural
Rural
Coverage Area sq km
9.73
9.17
22.85
11.36
Population
27,057
2,054
1,422
969
Objectives/Aims
“The Plan covers the period up to 2031
and arising from the vision the Council have
established a number of aims for the Plan
they are as follows:
“No specific objectives - aims of plan only set
out in a handful of policies relating to:
“In order to meet the needs of the Parish in
the 21st Century, we aspire to:
1. Land use and protected areas
A) That the Plan should set out long
term policies and promote Sustainable
development.
2. Drainage
Maintain and enhance the built and
natural environment for present and future
generations;
“When residents were consulted on the Parish
Plan in 2011 the need for a land use
plan was identifi ed as a key issue and the
following issues to be addressed:
B) That the policies should maintain the rural
setting of the town.
4. Community facilities
3. Roads and access
Support small-scale housing and business
developments that meet local needs and are
in keeping with the scale and demands of a
small rural parish;
5. Public transport
C) That the Leisure and Community Facilities
should be retained/improved.
D) That the Plan should support a vibrant
economy.
6. Housing and employment
7. Business and industry”
Encourage opportunities for parishioners
across the generations to find enjoyment and
fulfilment through a range of educational,
sporting and leisure activities;
Ensure that the Parish is a welcoming
setting for visitors by improving facilities
within the context of a safe and secure rural
environment;
E) That the Plan should improve infrastructure
in the town.
F) That the Plan prioritises making best use of
Brownfield sites. “
How to...
Facilitate the provision of housing for the
elderly and for young, that they can afford
Facilitate land being available to
accommodate jobs for local people
Balance this potential growth with the need to
protect the village environment
Protect our open spaces and allotments; and
enhance play areas
Support the expansion of the school, with
space for playing fi eld and car parking
Help to secure the future of a local shop
Slow down traffi c in the village and make safe
provision for pedestrians
Make appropriate provision for a changing
agricultural economy.”
Foster partnership working between Parish
organisations and institutions for the mutual
benefit of all;
Support local businesses and services that
contribute to the quality of life for residents
and visitors, including support for suitable
diversification and use of new technology.”
Length of plan (pages)
61
13
111
16
"Words 'protect or
conserve' per page"
0.61
N/A
0.27
1.50
DP Housing Target
NP to meet the objectively identified housing
need of the Local Plan
No specific target
The SHLAA identifies that Rural Areas could
deliver 90 houses 2011 – 16 and
No specific target
NP Housing Target
488 dwellings
Need for ‘about 12’ affordable dwellings and
other ‘limited development’
No specific target - small amounts of infill
development to meet housing need.
Around 80’ dwellings over plan period
averaging 4 per year
Date of draft plan
January 2014
January 2014
January 2014
January 2014
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Submitted for examination
Examination
Referendum
Adopted
Protectionist?
48
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For further information contact
rob.peters@turley.co.uk
www.turley.co.uk