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