Ashurst and Colbury Parish Counc il Loc al Plan Working Party · § The draft Loc al Plan proposals...
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Ashurst a nd Co lb ury Pa rish Co unc il
Lo c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty
Forma t for the Eve ning
1. Intro d uc tio ns
2. The Lo c a l Pla n - Da vid Illsle y, Ne w Fo re st NPA
3. Que stio ns
4. Ke y Po ints fo r Ashurst – Emma La c e y, Pa rish Co unc il
5. Que stio ns
6. Stra w Po ll
7. Wha t ne xt?
8. Lo c a l c o nta c ts
Da vid Illsle y BA MA MRTPI- Po lic y Ma na g e r
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Ne w Fo re st Na tio na l Pa rk Pla nning Autho rity
(NFNPA)
This evening
§ Ba c kg ro und to the re vie w o f the lo c a l p la nning p o lic ie s c o ve ring the Ne w Fo re st Na tio na l Pa rk
§ So me ke y p la nning issue s a nd c ha lle ng e s fa c ing the Ne w Fo re st
§ Dra ft Lo c a l Pla n p ub lic c o nsulta tio n: 3 Oc to b e r –28 No ve mb e r 2016
§ Time ta b le a nd ne xt ste p s in the Lo c a l Pla n p re p a ra tio n p ro c e ss
Planning in the New Forest
National Park
§ Pla nning is a sta tuto ry func tio n fo r a ll NPAs – c o ve ring
e nfo rc e me nt, d e ve lo p me nt c o ntro l, mine ra ls & wa ste a nd
p la nning p o lic y.
§ The d ra ft Lo c a l Pla n se e ks to ta ke fo rwa rd the two sta tuto ry
Na tio na l Pa rk p urp o se s a nd a sso c ia te d so c io -e c o no mic d uty
thro ug h:
Ø Pro te c tio n o f d e sig na te d ha b ita ts within the Ne w Fo re st
Ø Po lic ie s p ro mo ting lo c a l d istinc tive ne ss in ne w d e ve lo pme nt
Ø The sa fe g ua rd ing o f e xisting e mplo yme nt site s to p ro vid e lo c a l jo b s
Housing Development in the
English National Parks
Ø The d ra ft So uth Do wns Lo c a l Plan (2015)
p ro p o se s a n a d d itio na l 4,500 d we lling s b y
2032 to a d d re ss lo c a l ho using ne e d s
Ø Yo rkshire Dale s Ho using De ve lo pme nt
Plan (2012) a llo c a te s 29 d e ve lo p me nt
site s (minimum d e nsity 30 d we lling s p e r
he c ta re )
Ø The Lake Distric t Co re Stra te g y (2010)
p la ns fo r 900 a d d itio na l d we lling s b y 2030
within the ma in se ttle me nts o f the Pa rk
While the Eng lish Na tio na l Pa rks a re no t c o nsid e re d to b e a p p ro p ria te
lo c a tio ns fo r ma jo r d e ve lo p me nt, ne ithe r a re the y wild e rne ss a re a s.
Changes in national planning policy
in recent years
§ In 2012 the NPPF intro d uc e d a “pre sumptio n in favo ur o f susta inab le de ve lo pme nt” into the p la nning syste m
§ Pla nning a utho ritie s sho uld , “…e nsure tha t the ir Lo c a l Plan me e ts the full, o b je c tive ly asse sse d ne e ds fo r marke t and a ffo rdab le ho using …”
§ To p ro mo te susta ina b le d e ve lo p me nt in rura l a re a s, ne w ho using sho uld b e lo c a te d whe re it will e nha nc e o r ma inta in the vita lity o f rura l c o mmunitie s.
SCC
19,500
d we lling s
WC
6,700
d we lling s
TVBC
3,500
d we lling s*
C&EDDC
8,500
d we lling s
NFDC
10,000
d we lling s
Housing needs arising in the
New Forest National Park
§ The NPA jo intly c o mmissio ne d (with
NFDC) a n a sse ssme nt o f lo c a l ho using
ne e d in 2014
§ This c o nc lud e d tha t the housing ne e d
a rising within the Pa rk a mounts to
a round 3,000 a dditiona l dwe lling s ove r
the ne xt 20 ye a rs (150 dwe lling s pe r
a nnum); a nd 12,000 d we lling s in the
Distric t a ro und the Na tio na l Pa rk
§ This c o mp a re s to the c urre nt le ve l o f
d e ve lo p me nt o f a ro und 25 d we lling s
p e r a nnum within the Na tio na l Pa rk
Dwelling Completions in the New
Forest National Park 2006 – 2016
Sinc e the Na tio na l Pa rk wa s d e sig na te d in 2006, a to ta l o f 240 ne w
d we lling s ha ve b e e n c o mp le te d o n a p p ro p ria te site s within the
ma in villa g e s & o n rura l e xc e p tio ns site s a c ro ss the re st o f the Pa rk.
Call for Sites Process
§ Na tio na l p o lic y re q uire s p la nning
a utho ritie s to a sse ss the a va ila b ility
o f la nd to me e t id e ntifie d ho using
ne e d s.
§ Pla n-ma ke rs sho uld issue a ‘ c a ll fo r
p o te ntia l site s’ a nd b ro a d
lo c a tio ns fo r d e ve lo p me nt, whic h
sho uld b e a ime d a t a wid e
a ud ie nc e .
§ The c o mp re he nsive list o f site s
sho uld b e a sse sse d a g a inst
na tio na l p o lic ie s a nd d e sig na tio ns
to e sta b lish whic h ha ve
re a so na b le p o te ntia l fo r
d e ve lo p me nt.
Enviro nme nt Ag e nc y
Flo o d Risk Map
Call for Sites Process
§ The NFNPA sta rte d this p ro c e ss in Autumn 2015. All sub mitte d site s
ha ve b e e n a sse sse d a g a inst a ra ng e o f c rite ria inc lud ing :
Ø Enviro nme nt Ag e nc y Flo o d Risk ma p p ing
Ø p ro ximity to inte rna tio na l, na tio na l a nd lo c a l na ture c o nse rva tio n
d e sig na tio ns
Ø p ro ximity to b uilt e nviro nme nt d e sig na tio ns inc lud ing Liste d
Build ing s, Histo ric Pa rks & Ga rd e ns a nd Co nse rva tio n Are a s
Ø a c c e ss to lo c a l fa c ilitie s, se rvic e s a nd p ub lic tra nsp o rt links (b us
a nd ra il)
Ø p o te ntia l imp a c t o n the wid e r la nd sc a p e o f the Ne w Fo re st
Na tio na l Pa rk
Development of Ashurst
Ashurst in the 1940s Ashurst in the 1980s
Constraints mapping - Ashurst
SSSI
Europe a n
prote c te d
ha bita t
SINC
Anc ie nt
Woodla nd
Flood Risk
Zone 3
Constraints mapping - Ashurst
Flood
Zone 3
SSSI
SINC
Liste d Building
TPOs
(e xte nde d
Aug ust 2016)
Ashurst Village Design Statement (VDS)
Adopted 2013
The VDS a ims to :
§ fo c us S106 c o ntrib utio ns to wa rd s e nha nc ing the re c re a tio n
g ro und
§ p re ve nt the c o a le sc e nc e o f Ashurst with We st To tto n
§ hig hlig hts the ne e d fo r a ffo rd a b le ho using fo r lo c a l re sid e nts
§ sug g e sts the d e ve lo p me nt o f sma lle r p ro p e rtie s
The VDS p ro vid e s
g uid a nc e o n the
d e sig n o f ne w
d e ve lo p me nt in the
Pa rish, b ut d o e s no t
se t o ut the sc a le o r
lo c a tio n o f ne w
d e ve lo p me nt.
Proposed Housing Allocations
§ All the p ro p o se d ho using site s c a me thro ug h the c a ll fo r site s
p ro c e ss.
§ De c isio n ta ke n to a llo c a te site s ra the r tha n ma ke sig nific a nt
a me nd me nts to the d e fine d villa g e b o und a rie s.
§ Po te ntia l to d e live r a ffo rd a b le ho using o n-site fo r lo c a l p e o p le .
Re c e nt c ha ng e s in na tio na l p o lic y ha ve ma d e this d iffic ult to
a c hie ve .
Whartons Lane Proposed Allocation
§ 50 d we lling s e q ua te s to 20
d we lling s p e r he c ta re –
(Wha rto ns Clo se 10d p h,
Wha rto ns La ne 17d p h)
§ TPOs surro und ing the site
e xte nd e d fo llo wing up d a te d
a sse ssme nt in Summe r 2016.
Sig nific a nt RPZs.
§ 2.5ha g re e nfie ld site – sing le o wne rship & no c o ve na nts o n the la nd
§ Po te ntia l fo r up to 50 d we lling s in the d ra ft Lo c a l Pla n. This wo uld
inc re a se the d we lling sto c k o f Ashurst b y just o ve r 5%.
§ Po te ntia l to d e live r a ffo rd a b le ho using fo r lo c a l p e o p le . The re a re 24
ho use ho ld s o n the NFDC Ho using Re g iste r with lo c a l c o nne c tio ns.
Affordable housing development in
the New Forest National Park
Exa mp le o f re c e ntly
c o nstruc te d 100 m2 d we lling s
in the Ne w Fo re st Na tio na l
Pa rk
Issues still to be examined
´ Lia iso n with Ha mp shire Co unty Co unc il re g a rd ing the c a p a c ity o f
the lo c a l sc ho o ls. HCC p la n fo r 0.5 c hild re n p e r ne w d we lling a nd
c a n re q uire d e ve lo p e rs to c o ntrib ute to wa rd s e d uc a tio n p ro visio n
´ Utility c o nne c tio ns a re a ll a va ila b le to the site a nd a furthe r
a sse ssme nt o f the ir c a p a c ity wo uld b e re q uire d
´ A site la yo ut ha s ye t to b e wo rke d up – it wo uld b e p re ma ture to
d o so a t this sta g e in the Lo c a l Pla n-ma king p ro c e ss
´ The e xa c t p ro p o rtio n o f o n-site a ffo rd a b le ho using ha s ye t to b e
wo rke d up – re q uire s via b ility te sting
´ A Tra nsp o rt Asse ssme nt wo uld b e re q uire d . Go ve rnme nt p o lic y is
tha t, “…de ve lo pme nt sho uld o nly b e pre ve nte d o r re fuse d o n
transpo rt g ro unds whe re the impac ts are se ve re …” - NPPG
Implications if we don’t get a
Local Plan in place
§ All p la nning a utho ritie s must ha ve a n up -to -d a te Lo c a l Pla n in
p la c e . The NFNPA must ha ve sub mitte d its fina l d ra ft Lo c a l Pla n
fo r ind e p e nd e nt e xa mina tio n b y Ma rc h 2018.
§ Fa ilure to a c hie ve this wo uld me a n tha t the Go ve rnme nt’ s
‘ p re sump tio n in fa vo ur o f d e ve lo p me nt’ wo uld a p p ly a nd
p la nning will b e d o ne o n a p p e a l a s ha s b e e n the c a se in
surro und ing a re a s.
§ The d ra ft Lo c a l Pla n p ro p o sa ls fo r 700 a d d itio na l d we lling s in the
Pa rk re p re se nts le ss tha n 25% o f the id e ntifie d lo c a l ho using ne e d
a nd wo uld inc re a se the d we lling sto c k in the Pa rk b y le ss tha n 5%.
§ The NPA will b e re q uire d to justify this sig nific a nt sho rtfa ll whe n the
fina l d ra ft Lo c a l Pla n is sub mitte d to the Go ve rnme nt in 2017/ 18.
Stage in the process and next steps
Ultima te ly the Lo c a l Pla n will b e sub mitte d fo r
ind e p e nd e nt e xa mina tio n b y a Go ve rnme nt
a p p o inte d Pla nning Insp e c to r who issue s a le g a lly
b ind ing re p o rt to the Na tio na l Pa rk Autho rity.
Emma La c e y – Lo c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty
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Ashurst a nd Co lb ury Pa rish Co unc il
Ge ne ra l Obse rva tions
´ A p la n fo r p ro te c tio n a nd c o nse rva tio n
´ De ve lo p me nt fo c use d o n ‘ susta ina b le lo c a tio ns’
´ Emp ha sis o n sma lle r ho me s
´ The ‘ g re e n ha lo ’
´ 2800-3280 vs 700 d we lling s
´ Fo c us o n lo c a l a nd rura l
´ Pre d ic te d 28% inc re a se in 65+
´ Sma ll d e ve lo p me nts = “ c re e p ing sub -urb a nisa tio n”
Importa nt points for our villa g e …
´ Ap p ro x 20 ne w ho me s sinc e 2006 (vs 24 p a in NP)
´ Little ro o m fo r d e ve lo p me nt insid e the b o und a ry
´ Wha rto ns La ne site (o utsid e b o und a ry)
´ A c a ll fo r ‘ lo c a l g re e n sp a c e s’
´ Ac c o mmo d a tio n fo r o ld e r p e o p le ?
´ If la nd fe a ture d in LP, p la nning p ro c e ss is simp le r.
Conside ra tions for Ashurst Re side nts
´ Mo re d e ve lo p me nt la nd p ro p o se d in Ashurst tha n Lynd hurst o r Bro c ke nhurst
´ Inc re a se d d e nsity o f ho using fo r Wha rto ns La ne a re a
´ Exa c e rb a ting c urre nt c o ng e stio n a nd sa fe ty issue s
´ Inc re a se s in the lo c a l c a r-b o rne c o mmunity
´ Se tting a p re c e d e nt
´ If the Wha rto ns La ne site DOES a p p e a r in the Lo c a l Pla n…
´ Wha t this me a ns to the villa g e in p la nning te rms
´ Ho w c a n the villa g e influe nc e WHAT mig ht b e b uilt?
´ Wha t inp ut c a n the villa g e ha ve into whe re the CIL c o ntrib utio ns g o ?
´ Sup p o rt a nd c a re infra struc ture
´ Ho w d o we re sp o nd to the c a ll fo r ‘ lo c a l g re e n sp a c e s’ ?
Stra w Poll
Ra ise yo ur ha nd if, a fte r a ll yo u’ ve he a rd …
1. Yo u d o n’ t wa nt the Wha rto ns La ne fie ld s to
a p p e a r in the Lo c a l Pla n
2. Yo u’ re ha p p y fo r it to a p p e a r in the Lo c a l Pla n
fo r p o te ntia lly
´ 1-25 d we lling s
´ 26-50 d we lling s
´ 50+ d we lling s
Wha t ne xt?
´ The vie ws o f the re sid e nts +
´ The re se a rc h o f the Wo rking Pa rty
´ Pre se nte d to the full Pa rish Co unc il in
re p o rt fo rm
´ Whe n a p p ro ve d , re p o rt se nt to Ne w
Fo re st Na tio na l Pa rk Autho rity
Ha ve a vie w? Conta c t us…
´ Emma La c e y la c e y.a shurstpc @ b tinte rne t.c o m
02380 293875
´ Clive White c .white @ a shursta nd c o lb ury-p c .g o v.uk
02380 293046
´ Mike Thoma s mike -a shurstp c @ o utlo o k.c o m
07739 331833
´ Ca roline Hubba rd c a hub b a rd @ ho tma il.c o .uk
02380 293369
´ NFNPA Polic y Te a m p o lic y@ ne wfo re stnp a .g o v.uk
01590 646600