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EllinghamNeighbourhoodPlan2019-2036Pre-SubmissionDraftPlanforConsultation

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ELLINGHAMNEIGHBOURHOODDEVELOPMENTPLAN2019-2036

Pre-SubmissionVersion–March2019

EllinghamParishCouncil


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FOREWORDForewordbyHeatherCairns:Chair;EllinghamParishCouncil

In2016,EllinghamparishCouncildecidedtoacceptthechallengeandopportunitytoproduceaneighbourhoodplan.

EllinghamParishisveryruralbutlocatedashortdistancefromthemajortrunkroad–theA1whichisbeingimproved.InordertoretainthecharacteroftheparishandpreventitbecomingadormitorylocationforNewcastleandEdinburgh.TheParishCouncilinvitedtheformationofasteeringgrouptoprepareaneighbourhoodplan.

ThePlanisanattempttocreateapositivevisionforourparishandputlocalismintoaction.Residentshavebeenconsultedandshapedtheproposedpolicieswhicharetoinfluencefuturedevelopmentandtoidentifyandconserveplacesofhistoricalandenvironmentalimportance.


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CONTENTSPAGEIntroduction1.0 PlanningPolicyBackground2.0 TheVisionandObjectivesfortheNeighbourhoodPlanarea4.0 PlanningPolicies5.0 CommunityProjects6.0 MonitoringandReviewAppendixA: Non-designatedheritageassetsinthePlanareaAppendixB: ListofEvidenceBaseandbackgrounddocumentsreferredtointhePlanAppendixC:SettlementBoundaryMethodologyGlossary Maps:PoliciesMap1:PlanareaPoliciesMap2:EllinghamPoliciesMap3:Chathill


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INTRODUCTIONTheLocalismAct2011introducednewpowerstoallowlocal communities to shape development in theirareasbypreparinganeighbourhooddevelopmentplan.This Plan is the Ellingham Neighbourhood Plan, andpolicies in this Plan will be used to determineplanningapplicationsintheNeighbourhoodPlanArea[the Neighbourhood Area], alongside other policiesintheDevelopmentPlan.The Ellingham Parish Neighbourhood Area, designatedforthepurposesof61G(1)oftheTownandCountryPlanning Act 1990, comprises the Parish ofEllingham. Northumberland County Council formallydesignatedtheParishasaNeighbourhoodAreaon25thApril 2016. The Neighbourhood Plan relates only tothe Parish of Ellingham, and to no otherNeighbourhood Area and is the only NeighbourhoodDevelopmentPlaninthedesignatedarea.TheEllinghamNeighbourhoodPlan(thePlan)hasbeenprepared by a steering group comprising members ofEllinghamParishCouncil,andotherresidentsintheNeighbourhood Area. Other stakeholders have beeninvolved, and a significant amount of consultationhastakenplacewithlocalresidents,businessesandlandowners. The Parish Council as qualifying bodyhavecommissionedacharteredplanningconsultanttosupport the group with the technical aspects ofwritingthePlan.

This is the Regulation 14 (pre-submissionconsultation)versionofthePlan.


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Figure1:TheEllinghamNeighbourhoodArea

WhyhaveaPlanforEllingham?TherehasbeenlocalconcernaboutdevelopmentthathastakenplaceintheNeighbourhoodAreainrecentyears, and a feeling that development was notnecessarily reflecting what is special about theareaormeetingtheneedsoflocalpeople.There are increasing concerns about the level ofsecondhomeownership,andthesustainabilityofthecommunity over the longer term. The EllinghamNeighbourhood Plan will have locally specificplanningpolicieswhichwillprovideclearguidanceastowhatkindofdevelopmentwillbesupportedinthe Plan area, and what development will not. Itwill give spatial clarity for development, bydefining settlement boundaries, allocating “LocalGreen Space”, identifying valued local communityfacilities and it will have policies to guideappropriatedesign.WhatevidencehaveweusedtopreparethePlan?Thecommunityhavebeenconsultedaboutwhatissuesare important to them. A number of issues wereidentified as being particularly important forEllingham.Someofthekeyissuesweretoprotectthe countryside and special landscapes around thesettlements of Chathill and Ellingham. There wereconcernsthatsomenewhousingshouldbeaffordableforyoungpeople,andthattheyshouldbeforpeoplewhowanttolivepermanentlyinthearea.


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There was also a strong desire to ensure that newdevelopment is of high-quality design andsympathetic to the local environment. These, andother comments made during a series ofconsultations, have resulted in a set of planningpoliciesthatseektoensurethatfuturedevelopmentintheNeighbourhoodAreawillreflecttheviewsofthelocalcommunity.Other sources of evidence have come from evidenceproducedbyNorthumberlandCountyCounciltosupporttheiremergingLocalPlan.AlistofthisevidenceisincludedinAppendixC.Allthesedocuments,aswellastheresultsofthepublicconsultation,formtheEvidenceBaseforthePlan.Whatconsultationhastakenplace?The Steering Group has engaged throughout theprocess with the local community, throughconsultationevents,questionnairesandnewsletters,and have consulted with both local residents andlocal businesses and other local groups andorganisations. The results of that consultationhave led the Steering Group to produce aNeighbourhood Plan that contains policies thateffectivelyrespondtotheneedsofthecommunity.More detail on the consultation undertaken isprovided in the Community Consultation Statement

which will be submitted with the Plan forexamination.Whathappensnext?Once this Pre-Submission consultation has finished,the Steering Group and Parish Council will reviewallcommentsmadeandmakeamendmentstothePlanasnecessary. The Plan will then be submitted toNorthumberland County Council, who will consult onthePlanforafurther6weeks.Followingthis,anexaminer will be appointed, and the Plan willundergo a rigorous examination process. Followingrecommendations from the examiner, the Plan may befurthermodifiedbeforeproceedingtoreferendum.


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1.0 PLANNINGPOLICYBACKGROUND1.1 NeighbourhoodPlansmustpassaseriesoftests

prescribed in legislation through theNeighbourhoodPlanningRegulations.Thesetestsare collectively known as ‘The BasicConditions’. The basic conditions require thatneighbourhoodplans:

• Are prepared having regard to national policyandguidance;

• Are in general conformity with strategicpoliciesinthedevelopmentplan;

• Contribute to the achievement of sustainabledevelopment;and

• ArecompatiblewithEuropeanUnionobligationsonenvironmentalimpactandhumanrights.

1.2 HowthePlanmeetstheserequirementsissetoutin detail in the Basic Conditions Statementwhich is submitted with the Plan toNorthumberlandCountyCouncil

BerwickuponTweedBoroughLocalPlan(1999)

1.3 One of the Basic Conditions is that the Planmust be in general conformity with strategicpoliciescontainedinthedevelopmentplan.Thedevelopmentplanconsistsof‘saved’policiesinthe Berwick upon Tweed Borough Local Plan(1999).

1.4 The saved strategic policies in this plan arethe policies with which the EllinghamNeighbourhood Plan must be in general

conformity. The Basic Conditions Statementprovides an assessment of the extent to whichtheNeighbourhoodPlanisingeneralconformitywiththosepolicies.

Northumberland County Council Local Plan(emerging)

1.5 WorkhascommencedonthepreparationofaLocalPlanforNorthumberland.ItisexpectedthatthisPlanwillcomeintoforceinSpring2020.The Ellingham Neighbourhood Plan seeks to workalongside this emerging Local Plan, to ensureconsistency in policy making throughout theprocess. The Local Plan allocates settlementboundaries for those villages that are not inthe process of producing a Neighbourhood Plan.AsEllinghamParishisproducingaNeighbourhoodPlan, the definition of a settlement boundaryforbothEllinghamandChathillwillbethroughthisEllinghamNeighbourhoodPlan.

1.6 A number of evidence base reports have beencommissioned to assist with the production ofthe Local Plan. Some of these evidence basereports have also been used to inform theEllingham Neighbourhood Plan. A full list ofevidencebasedocumentsiscontainedattheendofthisPlan.

NationalPlanningPolicyFramework(July2018)

1.7 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)(July 2018) and National Planning PracticeGuidance provide the most up to date planning


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policyandadvicefromCentralGovernment.Somepolicies contained in the Berwick upon TweedLocal Plan may be in conflict with this morerecent national policy and guidance. In suchcircumstances the more recent national policyandguidancewilltakeprecedenceinplanmakingand decision taking. This will be explainedfurtherintheBasicConditionsStatement.

SustainableDevelopment

1.8 The purpose of the planning system is tocontribute to the achievement of sustainabledevelopment.Howsustainabledevelopmentcanbeachieved for planning purposes is contained inChapter2oftheNPPF.

1.9 Chapter 2 identifies economic, social andenvironmental objectives as being equallyimportantindeliveringsustainabledevelopment.The promotion of, and support for, sustainabledevelopment is at the heart of the communityaspirationsinEllingham.Thisisreflectedinplanning policies where relevant and in theCommunityProjectswhichhavebeenidentified.

1.10 Support for sustainable development is alsoreflected in the vision and objectives for theNeighbourhood Area. The vision and objectivesfortheareaaresetoutlaterinthePlan.

EnvironmentalImpactandEUObligations

1.11 Directive 2001/42/EC relates to the assessmentof the effects of certain plans and programmesontheenvironment.Thisisoftenreferredto

astheStrategicEnvironmentalAssessment(SEA)Directive.ThisdirectiveistransposedintoUKlaw through the Environmental Assessment ofPlansandProgrammesRegulations2004(the‘SEARegulations’) and it is these regulations thatthe plan must be compatible with to meet theBasicConditions.

1.12 Arequestforascreeningopinionstodeterminewhether the Plan required SEA and HabitatRegulation Assessment (HRA) has been submittedto Northumberland County Council. The resultsfrom these will be published as soon as NCCreportsbacktoEllinghamParishCouncil.


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2.0 VISIONANDOBJECTIVES2.1 Ellingham is a relatively small parish with a

populationof288people(at2011census).Mostof this population is concentrated in thevillagesofEllinghamandtheadjoininghamletsof Chathill, Brownieside, Newham and Preston.There are a number of other isolated dwellingsandfarmsteadsinthesurroundingcountryside.

2.2 The Parish, bisected by the A1, is underpressurefordevelopment,particularlywiththeproposedduallingoftheA1inthenearfuture.Itisabeautifularea,closetheNorthumberlandCoastAONBtotheeast,andtheCheviotHillstothewest.

2.3 Community consultations indicate that in orderto maintain sustainable communities in thesettlements,thereneedstobemorehousingforlocal people and young families, who are beingdriven out of the market by high house pricesand an increasing prevalence of second homeownership.

2.4 The vision for the Neighbourhood Area reflectsthe results of consultation within thecommunity:

Todeliverthisvision,anumberofobjectiveshavebeenidentified:

“By 2036, Ell ingham wil l have a more sustainable, vibrant and well-connected

community. Our community facil ities wil l f lourish and our local businesses wil l

be supported and wil l be able to take full advantage of the tourism

opportunities available. Spaces and places that make the Parish special wil l

be protected for future generations, and carefully designed new housing

development for permanent occupancy wil l help us maintain a permanent and

sustainable community.”


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OBJECTIVE1:Housing

Our objective in relation to housing is toensure that new housing in the NeighbourhoodAreacontributestothecreationofapermanent,vibrant and sustainable community with aparticular emphasis on encouraging youngfamiliestotheNeighbourhoodArea.

2.5 23.6% of the population in this area are overtheageof65(comparedtoaCountywideaverageof23.1%),withjustunder12%beingbetweentheages of 0 – 15. Most of the population isconcentratedwithinthesettlementsofEllinghamandChathill.Thereareanumberofothermoreisolated dwellings and farmsteads in thecountrysidearound.

2.6 ThereisevidenceofhighsecondhomeownershiplevelsintheNeighbourhoodArea,andthisisanissue that has been raised repeatedly byresidents in consultations that have takenplace.The2011censusrevealedthat21.2%ofhouseholdshad‘noresidents’.

2.7 The emerging Local Plan for Northumberland hascarried out an assessment of the indicativehousing requirements for all designatedNeighbourhood Plan Areas. The indicativerequirement for Ellingham Parish (includingChathill) is 30 dwellings over the 20-yearperiod (2016 – 2036). This figure is containedin in Annex A of the emerging NorthumberlandLocalPlan.

2.8 The‘proposalsmap’fromtheBerwickuponTweedBoroughLocalPlan(April1999)showstheinsetforthesettlementofEllinghamwhichhashadnosettlement boundary. There was no inset forChathill or the other hamlets in theNeighbourhoodArea.

2.9 AnumberofSHLAAsiteshavebeenputforwardinbothvillages.Someofthesiteshavenowgotplanning permission and are being/have beenbuilt. 20 dwellings have been approved atEllinghamHomeFarmandcanbecountedasbeingdeliveredwithinthePlanperiod.

2.10 There are 12 other sites that have planningpermissionforhousing(seebackgroundevidencepaper). This means that the housing‘requirement’ for the Neighbourhood Area hasbeenmet.

2.11 Therewasastrongdesireinlocalconsultation,to ensure that future housing provided in theNeighbourhood Area is for permanent occupancy.Therewasadesiretoseemorehousingtomeettheneedsoflocalpeople,andtoencouragemoreyoungfamiliestoliveinthearea.

2.12 The following policies seek to deliver theobjectivesofhousingintheNeighbourhoodAreainordertodeliversustainabledevelopment.Inorder to achieve the objective of providingaffordable and principle occupancy housing,Policy1restrictsallnewhousingtoprincipaloccupancyonly.Policy2supportstheprovisionofaffordablehousingintheNeighbourhoodArea.



Policy3supportsthechangeofuseofholidaylet accommodation to principal residencehousing. The Neighbourhood Plan does notallocate land for housing but has a policy tosupport development within the settlementboundariesofEllinghamandChathill.

Policy1: PrincipaloccupancyhousingPolicy2: AffordableandCommunityLedHousingPolicy3: Change of use from holiday let to

principalresidencehousingPolicy4: Settlement Boundaries for EllinghamandChathill

EVIDENCE:Evidence to support these objectives iscontainedinthefollowingdocuments:-Background Housing Report: Ellingham and

Chathill(Sept.2018)-NCCSecondHomesTechnicalReport(July2018)-Settlement Boundaries Methodology and Reports

(date?)-HousingSurvey(date?)

OBJECTIVE2:TheLocalEconomy

Ourobjectiveinrelationtothelocaleconomyistosupportourbusinesses,increasethenumberofpermanentjobsintheParishandimproveopportunitiesforhomeworking.

2.13 Tourismisamainstayofthelocaleconomy,dueto the proximity of the beaches and beautifullandscapesoftheNorthumberlandCoast,aswellas the easy access to the Neighbourhood Areafrom the A1. There are a number of holidayhomes and businesses running tourismaccommodation, including Ellingham Hall, andPreston Tower. The recently opened café andvisitor facility at Brownieside on the A1 havealsoincreasedthelocaltourismoffer.

2.14 Local businesses in the locality such as pubs,shopsandtheneighbouringgolfcoursesrelyontourismaswellasthebusinessofpeoplelivinglocally. Tourism related employment in manycases results in lower paid and in manyinstances,part-timeand/orshort-termwork.

2.15 Within the Parish are about eleven farmsprovidingemploymentforabout2to4fulltimeequivalentsoneachfarm.

2.16 The villages of Ellingham and Chathill have anumberofsmallbusinessesmanyofwhomprovidea service to the community; these include cakemaking, craft products, forge works, tradeskills, agricultural feed products, local meatproduction(tonameafew).

2.17 Inordertoachievetheobjectiveofsupportingthe local economy, two policies have beenidentified:Policy5supportstheprovisionofsmall-scale business units and working fromhome. Policy 6 supports the provision ofbroadbandinfrastructure.



Policy5:Ruralbusinessdevelopmentandhomeworking

Policy6:BroadbandInfrastructure

OBJECTIVE3:HeritageandEnvironment

Ourobjectiveinrelationtoheritageandtheenvironmentistoprotectourheritageassetsandourhighlyvaluednaturalenvironment

HistoryoftheParish

2.18 The village of Ellingham lies roughly at thecentre of the parish and is surrounded byremnants of its medieval past. The nameEllingham probably means ‘the homestead ofElla’ssons’.ThethreemaincommunitiesintheParish are in Chathill, Ellingham and Newham,with Ellingham being the main village with thelargestpopulation.

2.19 Thereisasignificantamountofarchaeologyinthe Neighbourhood Area, with Neolithic remains(includingcupandringstonesonWandylawMoor)and Bronze Age remains have been found in theParish,includingthepossiblepresenceofahutcircle,againonWandylawMoor.

2.20 In medieval times the parish was more denselysettledwithvillagesandhamletsdocumentedatTynely, Preston, Newham and Ellingham, as wellas a moated site at Ellingham. Traces of themedieval field system survive as earthworks infields at Ellingham where the characteristic

patternofridgeandfurrowcanbeseen.

2.21 Anumberofnewfarmswerebuiltinthe18thand19thcenturiesinresponsetonewinventionsandfarming methods. This prosperity is alsoreflected in a number of fine farmhouses builtintheparish,suchasWandylawandNewhamSouthBuildings as well as the country houses ofNewhamHallandPrestonTower.Duringthis‘ageofimprovement’limewasalmostuniversallyusedas a fertilizer. It would have been made andpreparedonthefarminakilnsuchastheonethatsurvivesasanovergrownmoundatColdrife.A number of other industries also developedalongside farming. On Wandylaw Moor there arecoalworkingsandaseriesof‘hollowways’thatwere probably used to transport raw materials,aswellasamillstonequarry.The19thcenturysawthearrivaloftherailway,withtheopeningof the line from Newcastle to Berwick and thestationatChathillisstillinusetoday.

2.22 These features form what is special about thelocal landscape and countryside in theNeighbourhood Area which is highly valued bylocalresidents.Manyofthesefeaturesarenotdesignated,andtheNeighbourhoodPlanseekstoidentifynon-designatedheritageassets(listedinAppendixA).

2.23 In addition to the identified non-designatedheritage assets, there are also 21 designatedheritage assets (listed buildings) within theNeighbourhood Area including the Church of St.



Maurice,ChatillStationandPrestonTower,TheVicarage,HighNestandWoodCottagebeingamongsome of the best known. A full list iscontainedinAppendixA.

HabitatsandSpecies

2.24 Although there are no designated sites withintheNeighbourhoodAreaitself,theinternationaldesignatedsitesalongtheNorthumberlandCoastarecloseby.

2.25 Within the Neighbourhood Area there was a wishto particularly protect the wildlife that ishighly valued, particularly the Avenue‘entrance’toEllinghamasawildlifecorridor

Landscape

2.26 The landscape in the Neighbourhood Area isidentifiedintheBerwickuponTweedLocalPlanas being an ‘Intermediate Area of LandscapeValue’,beinglocatedbetweentheNorthumberlandCoastAONBtotheeast,andtheKyloeHillsandGlendaletothewest.

2.27 Thereismoreinformationaboutlandscapetypesin the Northumberland Coast LandscapeSensitivity and Capacity Study (2013), some ofwhich was based on earlier landscapecharacterisation work carried out by Land UseConsultants in 2010. Policy 8 protects ourspecial landscapes, as identified in LandscapeCharacterAssessments.Policy9seekstoensurethat we protect the protected habitats and

speciesthatmakeourareasodesirabletoliveinandtovisit.

2.28 Two Local Green Spaces are designated in theNeighbourhood Area. These are based oncommunity consultation and are highly valuedspaces that are significant to the localcommunity

2.29 Policy 7 refers to Non-Designated HeritageAssets in the Neighbourhood Area, and howdecisions affecting them will be made onproposalsthataffectthem.

2.30 Policy 8 identifies the special landscapes inthe Neighbourhood Area. Policy 9 refers towildlife, and wildlife corridors, for whichparticularprotectionissought.

Policy7: Non-Designated Heritage Assets intheNeighbourhoodAreaPolicy8: LandscapePolicy9:BiodiversityandWildlifeCorridors

EVIDENCE:

-NorthumberlandLandscapeCharacterAssessments(LandUseConsultants2010)-Non-DesignatedHeritageAssets(BackgroundReport)-WildlifeinEllingham-NorthumberlandBiodiversityActionPlan

OBJECTIVE4:CommunityFacilitiesandLocalGreenSpaces



Todevelopthestrengthandcohesivenessofthecommunitybyprotectingandmaintainingexistingcommunityfacilitiesandensurefacilitiesandactivitiesareavailableforpeopleofallages

2.31 ThemainvillageintheParishisEllingham.Ithasathrivingcommunitybasedaroundavillagehall,pubandfirstschool.ThereisthechurchofStMauricewhichhasalowcongregationandashared vicar. The community see the potentialforthechurchbeingusedasamulti-usecentrewhichwouldpreservethisimportantheritageforthe Parish. The Neighbourhood Plan surveyidentified the village hall, pub and school asbeing the most highly valued communityfacilities.

2.32 There is a particular desire to upgrade andimprovethevillagehallandprovidebettercarparking. There is currently little space forcarparkinginthevillage.

2.33 Ellinghamwasrecognisedasa‘servicevillage’in Policy S3 in the Berwick upon Tweed LocalPlan in which new housing development would bepermitted(subjecttoPolicieselsewhereintheplan). However, this policy was not ‘saved’,and there is therefore no strategic policycontext for development in the settlements inEllinghamandChathill.

2.34 Ellingham has a number of valued green spaceswithin the settlement which are worthy of

designation as Local Green Space, the mostsignificantofwhichistheGlebeField.

2.35 In order to achieve this objective, policy 10promotes the provision of new community andrecreational facilities for tourism and localuse, and policy 11 supports any future re-development of Ellingham Village Hall. Policy12 identifies the Local Green Spaces that areallocatedintheNeighbourhoodArea.

Policy10:Community Facilities andRecreationalFacilities

Policy11: Re-development of EllinghamVillageHall

Policy12:LocalGreenSpaces

EVIDENCE:

-LocalGreenSpacesinEllingham(BackgroundEvidencePaper) -CommunityFacilitiesAudit(BackgroundEvidencePaper)

OBJECTIVE5:Transport

Ourobjectiveinrelationtotraffic,walkingandcyclingistoimprovethelocalhighwaynetworkandimprovecyclingandwalking



opportunitiesaswellasopeninguplinksbetweenplaceswherepossible.

2.36 Thereareopportunitiestoimprovepublicrightsof way and potentially cycle ways, to betterconnect the settlements to the surroundingcountrysideandcoast.TheParishofEllinghamhas a range of walking and cycling routes. Abooklet, ‘Walking from Ellingham’ has beenproduced to encourage locals and visitors totake advantage of routes in the Parish. Manywalking groups and cyclists pass through thearea, sometimes taking advantage of localfacilities in the Parish. However, balancingthe activities on public rights of way andtracks can sometimes come into conflict withother rural activities and paths need to beclearlywaymarkedandmaintained.

2.37 Theareacouldbemademoreaccessiblebypublictransport,walkingandcyclingtherebyreducingthe need to travel for both people and goods.Farmers are concerned about driving largeagricultural machinery along narrow roads andputtingcyclistsandwalkersatrisk.Moreoff-roadcycleways,bridlewaysandpathswouldhelpalleviatethesedangers.ThereispotentialtocreateanewcyclepathfromChathilltoBruntonalongsidetheBruntonairfieldandalongtheoldrailwaylinefromChathilltoSeahouses.

2.38 BusroutesexistalongtheA1andcanbepickedup by those areas of Brownieside, Brockdam andTynely. Other places such as Wandylaw and

EllinghamhaveaboutamiletowalktothemainbusstopontheA1.ChathillandEllinghamhaveabus(460)oneachThursdaymorning.Forsomepeople without a car, this enables only onevisit possible to Alnwick a week. AlthoughChathillisontheeastcoastmainline,thereisonlyonetrainadaythatstopsatthestation.

2.39 In order to achieve this objective, areas havebeenidentifiedwhereconnectionscouldimprovethe local walking and cycling network. Thepolicy identifies specific routes which areshownonthePoliciesMap.

Policy 13: Walking and cycling in EllinghamParish

EVIDENCE:

Evidencetosupportthispolicyiscontainedinthebackgroundpaper:‘WalkingfromEllingham’

Consultationresponsesalsohavebeenusedtoidentifyroutesthatneedupgrading/connecting(date)



3.0 PLANNINGPOLICIES:READINGTHENEIGHBOURHOODPLAN

ItisessentialthatthisNeighbourhoodPlanisreadasawholedocument.AllpoliciesshouldbereadalongsideallotherrelevantpoliciesinthePlan.Thismeansthatanyproposalshouldbe assessed and considered in accordance withthePlanasawhole.

Before each policy, is explanatory text. Thistext consists of descriptive and explanatorymatterinrespectofthepolicies.Thetextisrelevanttotheinterpretationofeachpolicytowhichitrelates.Althoughthesupportingtextis not policy, it does assist with clarifyingwhat the policy is trying to achieve, and theintentionofthatpolicy.

PLANNING POLICIES TO DELIVER OBJECTIVE 1:HOUSING

Our objective in relation to housing is toensurethatnewhousinginEllinghamcontributesto the creation of a permanent, vibrant andsustainablecommunitywithaparticularemphasison encouraging young families to theNeighbourhoodArea.

Policy1: PrincipalresidencehousingPolicy2: AffordableHousingSchemesPolicy3: DesignofnewhousingdevelopmentPolicy4: Settlement Boundaries for Ellingham

andChathill

PRINCPALRESIDENCEHOUSING

3.1 25.9% of households in the Neighbourhood Areaareidentifiedassecondorholidayhomes.1Thenumber of holiday homes in the NeighbourhoodAreahasrepeatedlybeenraisedasasignificantconcernforlocalresidents.

3.2 Northumberland County Council proposes astrategy in the emerging Northumberland LocalPlan,thatwillrestrictinperpetuitytoensureoccupation as a ‘principal residence’ in thoseparisheswith20%ormorehouseholdspaceswithnousualresidents.

3.3 This policy will ensure that any new housingprovided in the Neighbourhood Area is forPrinciple Residence only housing. PrincipleResidence Housing is explained in the glossarytothePlan.Itmeansthatitmustbethemainplace of residence. This restriction will beguaranteedinperpetuitythroughtheimpositionofaSection106legalagreement.

3.4 This approach has been taken along other partsof the Northumberland Coast, and forconsistency, this policy replicates the policy

1SecondandHolidayHomesTechnicalPaper(NorthumberlandCountyCouncil–July2018)



that is in the North Northumberland CoastNeighbourhood Plan (made 2018) which coversothercoastalsettlementswithasimilarissue.

POLICY1:PRINCIPALRESIDENCEHOUSINGProposals for all new housing in theNeighbourhood Area, excluding replacementdwellings, will only be supported whereoccupationisrestrictedinperpetuitytoensurethat each new dwelling is occupied only as aPrincipalResidence.Principal Residence housing is that which isoccupied as the sole or main home of theoccupants and where the occupants spend themajority of their time when not working awayfromhome.TheserestrictionswillbesecuredpriortothegrantofplanningpermissionthroughappropriatePlanning Obligations created and enforceableundersection106oftheTown&CountryPlanningAct 1990, or any subsequent successorlegislation.AFFORDABLEHOUSINGSCHEMES

3.5 One consequence of the pressure for second andholiday homes in the Neighbourhood Area is theeffect this has on the housing market.Development pressure can increase the price ofnew homes, which has a disproportionate effectinareaswhereincomesarerelativelylow.Asaresult, new homes are not affordable for manylocal people. The house price incomes‘affordabilityratio’fortheNeighbourhoodAreais11.8.

3.6 Rural exception sites are defined in the NPPF(revised version) as: ‘Small sites used foraffordable housing in perpetuity where siteswouldnotnormallybeusedforhousing.Ruralexceptionsitesseektoaddresstheneedsofthelocalcommunitybyaccommodatinghouseholdswhoareeithercurrentresidentsorhaveanexistingfamily or employment connection. A proportionof market homes may be allowed on the site atthe local planning authority’s discretion, forexample where essential to enable the deliveryofaffordableunitswithoutgrantfunding’.

3.7 Theprovisionofasmall-scaleschemeasaruralexceptionsitecouldhelptoaddressthislocalneedintheNeighbourhoodArea.

3.8 Anyschemeforaruralexceptionsitewillneedto demonstrate clearly how the scheme has beendesignedandlaidouttominimisetheimpactonthe character and setting of the settlement itissituatedin.

3.9 ThereispotentialtobringforwardaCommunity



LeadHousingschemeintheNeighbourhoodArea.

POLICY2:AFFORDABLEHOUSINGSCHEMESProposalsforsmall-scaleaffordablehousingschemesdeliveredas‘ruralexceptionsites’andCommunityLeadHousingSchemeswillbesupportedintheNeighbourhoodArea.Allnewhousingdeliveredasa‘ruralexceptionsite’oraCommunityLeadHousingSchemewillbeforprincipalresidenceonly.

DESIGNINNEWHOUSINGDEVELOPMENT

3.10 There is a strong desire to see well designedand more sustainable building taking place intheNeighbourhoodAreainordertomitigatetheimpacts of climate change and to preserve thespecial character of the area. Schemes whichincorporatehighlevelsofenergyefficiencyandsustainable design will be given support,providingtheycomplywithotherpoliciesinthePlan.

POLICY3:DESIGNINNEWHOUSINGDEVELOPMENTAllnewdevelopmentintheNeighbourhoodArea,including extensions and conversions, shouldincorporatehighqualitydesignanddemonstratehow:

a) local context and character is respectedin terms of scale, density, height,massing,layout,materials,hardandsoftlandscaping, means of enclosure andaccess;and

b) features including windows, doors, rooflights, chimneys, flues, roofs, andboundary treatments have regard tosurrounding character and materials usedlocally;and

c) appropriate landscaping has beenincorporated into the scheme includingthe retention of trees and hedgerowswherepossible;and

d) a Sustainable Urban Drainage system hasbeenincorporatedordemonstratewhysuchasystemwouldnotbepracticable;and

e) measures have been incorporated to limitthe impact of light pollution fromartificial light on local amenity,intrinsically dark landscapes and natureconservation;and

f) in terms of the massing, height, scaleand proximity, of the proposeddevelopment does not result in anunacceptable loss of light orovershadowing, or other adverse amenityimpacts on existing or future residents;and

g) opportunities have been taken wherepossible to incorporate embeddedrenewables, such as solar panels, heat



pumps and other measures to reduce thecarbonfootprintofthebuildingand

h) opportunities have been taken in thelayout and building orientation tominimise energy consumption and maximisepassivesolargain.

Permission will be refused for development ofpoor design that fails to take opportunitiesforimprovingthecharacterandqualityofthearea.

SETTLEMENTBOUNDARIESFORELLINGHAMANDCHATHILL

3.11 Settlement boundaries have been defined forChathill and Ellingham and are shown on thePolicies Map. The settlement boundarymethodology and reports are contained in thesupporting documents. A separate report hasbeen produced for each settlement and providesinformationandjustificationforthesettlementboundaries. The definition of settlementboundaries has involved ensuring that enoughlandisprovidedfornewhousingovertheplanperiod.

3.12 TheindicativescaleofhousingproposedfortheNeighbourhoodAreaintheemergingLocalPlanisfor 30 dwellings over the Plan period.Approximately 30 dwellings have been deliveredor have planning permission already in theNeighbourhoodArea(since1stApril2016).Thismeans that the settlement boundaries have been

drawnrelativelytightlyaroundbothsettlementsas the housing provision required for the areaoverthePlanperiodhasbeenmet.

3.13 Ellingham: Ellingham is identified a ‘servicevillage’intheBerwickuponTweedBoroughLocalPlan (1999). The settlement boundary includesall the services and facilities and the mainbuilt-up area of the village, although it doesexcludetheschool,whichissomedistancefromthevillage.

3.14 Chathill: Chathill has no services orfacilities, other than an infrequent busservice,andonetrainaday.

3.15 The settlement boundary for Chathill is drawntightlyaroundthevillage.

3.16 Settlement boundaries have been created in thePlan having particular regard to the need toensure recognition of the intrinsic characterand beauty of the countryside in theNeighbourhood Area. The settlement boundariesare not intended to stifle development whichcould still make a positive contribution tosustainable communities in the NeighbourhoodArea. This reflects the intention of nationalpolicyandguidance.

3.17 Proposals such as those offering localemployment opportunities, affordable housingprovision,andconversionofredundantbuildingsforpermanentlyoccupiedresidentialusewillbesupported outside settlement boundaries where



the landscape impacts can be mitigated.Planning obligations through s.106 agreementswill be secured as part of any planningpermissiongrantedtoensuretheyareusedasaPrincipalResidence.

POLICY 4: SETTLEMENT BOUNDARIES FOR ELLINGHAMANDCHATHILLProposals for small-scale development will besupported within the defined settlementboundaries for Ellingham and Chathill shown onthe Policies Map subject to other policies inthis Plan. All land outside these settlementboundaries is considered to be ‘opencountryside’forplanningpurposes.Outside the settlement boundaries developmentwillberestrictedtothefollowing:a) small-scale rural business and economic

developmentproposalsinvolvingconversionofexisting buildings, or sensitively designednew buildings where landscape and otherimpacts have been given carefulconsideration,andmitigatedwherenecessary;

b) proposals for affordable housing includingCommunity Led Housing and rural exceptionhousing;

c) re-use of redundant buildings for use asholiday lets or Principal Residence housingwhere these buildings were originally ofsubstantialconstructionandwherethescheme

would improve the appearance of the siteand/orwheretheproposalsecurestheoptimumviableuseofaheritageasset;

d) the essential need for a rural worker,includingthosetakingmajoritycontrolofafarmbusiness,tolivepermanentlyatorneartheirplaceofworkinthecountryside;

e) proposals where design is of exceptionalquality that is truly outstanding andinnovative design, reflecting the higheststandards in architecture, and would helpraise standards of design in the Parish andwould also significantly enhance theimmediate setting of the site and besensitivetothecharacteristicsofthearea.

f) proposalsfortourismdevelopmentwherethesecan be sensitively accommodated in thelandscape.



OBJECTIVE2:THELOCALECONOMY

Ourobjectiveinrelationtothelocaleconomyistosupportourbusinesses,increasethenumberofpermanentjobsintheParishandimproveopportunitiesforhomeworking.

3.18 In order to achieve this objective, we haveidentifiedthefollowingpolicies:

Policy5:Ruralbusinessdevelopmentandhomeworking

Policy6:BroadbandInfrastructureRURALBUSINESSDEVELOPMENTANDHOMEWORKING

3.19 There was strong support among the localcommunityforsupporttobusinessesthatoperateintheNeighbourhoodArea.Thereareanumberof small businesses and sole traders who oftenwork from home. This policy lends support toproposalsforruralbusinessdevelopment,andinparticular seeks to support proposals for farmdiversification, and home-working (whereplanningpermissionisrequired).

3.20 The policy refers to ‘home working’. In manyinstances planning permission will not berequiredforhomeworkingifitisconsideredtobeancillarytothemainuseofthedwellingasa residence. There are occasions where thehome-working use can intensify to an extentwhere planning permission may be required,

particularly if the business employs staffand/or has regular deliveries. The Plan issupportive of home working, as this givesadditional ability for people to live and workinthearea,andmanybusinessesnowdonotneedtooperatefromabusinesspremises.Proposalswill be supported as long as there are nosignificantadverseimpactsonnearbyresidentsintermsofnoiseandvehiculartraffic.

POLICY5: RURALBUSINESSDEVELOPMENTANDHOMEWORKINGProposals for new business premises and theextension and expansion of existing businessesinthePlanareawillbesupported.Proposals for farm diversification schemes andotherruralbusinessenterpriseswhichrequirearural location will be supported. Where newbuildings are required, these must be welldesigned,wellrelatedtoexistingbuildingsandnot have an unacceptable impact on the locallandscape.Proposals for home working will be supportedwhere the amenity and privacy of neighbouringresidents is not significantly adverselyaffected.BROADBANDINFRASTRUCTURE

3.21 Although high speed broadband is appearing insome parts of the Neighbourhood Area, it does



notcoverthefullarea.Thispolicyseekstoensurethatallnewdevelopmentincorporatestheinfrastructure necessary to install high speedbroadband when it is available. It alsosupports the provision of high-speed broadbandinfrastructure where planning permission wouldberequired.

POLICY6:BROADBANDINFRASTRUCTUREProposals which secure the expansion ofelectroniccommunicationnetworksandhigh-speedbroadband will be supported. Applications fornewdevelopmentshouldensureprovisionismadefor suitable ducting to enable more than oneservice provider to provide a fibre connectionto individual properties from connectioncabinetslocatedonthepublichighway,orsomealternativepointavailabletodifferentserviceproviders.OBJECTIVE3:ENVIRONMENT

OurobjectiveinrelationtoheritageandtheenvironmentistoprotectourheritageassetsandourhighlyvaluednaturalenvironmentPolicy7: Non-Designated Heritage Assets intheNeighbourhoodAreaPolicy8: LandscapePolicy9:BiodiversityandWildlifeCorridorsNON-DESIGNATEDHERITAGEASSETS

3.22 Designatedheritageassetsareprotectedthroughexisting legislation and policy. There are anumber of designated heritage assets in theNeighbourhoodArea.

3.23 There are also a number of non-designatedheritageassetsintheNeighbourhoodArea.Theseare defined on the Policies Map and listed inAppendix A and are considered to be ‘non-designated’heritageassetsinthePlanareatowhichPolicy7shouldapply.

POLICY7: NON-DESIGNATEDHERITAGEASSETSDevelopment, including renovation oralterations, affecting any non-designatedheritage asset or its setting, whether locallylisted, or identified in this NeighbourhoodPlan, should be designed having regard to thescaleofanyharmorlossandthesignificanceof the heritage asset including itsarchaeological, historic, aesthetic,



archaeological and architectural interest anditssetting.

LANDSCAPE

3.24 The Neighbourhood Area is in an Area ofIntermediate Landscape Value as identified inthe Berwick upon Tweed Borough Local Plan(1999).

3.25 The Northumberland Landscape CharacterAssessment (2010) identifies a LandscapeCharacter Areas in Northumberland. EllinghamParish is within Landscape Character Type 3(Farmed Coastal Plain) and Landscape CharacterType 10 (Smooth Moorland). The LandscapeCharacter Assessment (2010) provides anassessmentoftheLandscapeTypes.

3.26 Ellinghamvillagehasalargenumberofveterantrees, many of which are protected by TreePreservationOrders.

3.27 TheSwinewoodsareknowntosupportawiderangeoflocallyimportantfloraandfauna,includingdeer,hare,redsquirrels,batsandowls.Theyalso support a large population of snowdrops,bluebells, wild garlic and wild flowers. Theyare both highly valued by the local community,and Swinewoods, although without formal publicfootpathsisregularlyusedbythecommunityandhasanumberofpermissivepathsthroughit.

3.28 Other woodlands identified in the policy arelocally significant and highly valued by the

community, as well as supporting a range ofspeciesandhabitats.

3.29 These landscapes are varied, and distinct, anddiffersignificantlyfromonesideoftheA1tothe other. To the east are the estatelandscapes, with Preston Tower, and EllinghamHall being the most significant. To the weststartstheWandylawmoorland,whichiswildandremote in contrast to other parts of theNeighbourhoodArea.Fromhere,viewsacrosstothe coast and to the Cheviots are particularlyimportantandisthereasonfortheIntermediateLandscapeValuedesignationinthecurrentLocalPlan.

POLICY8:LANDSCAPESINTHENEIGHBOURHOODAREADevelopmentproposalswithinoraffectinglandscapecharacterareasmustdemonstratehowtheyrespecttheparticularfeaturesofthelandscapesidentifiedintheNorthumberlandLandscapeCharacterAssessment(2010)andinparticular:a) Estatelandscapesandassociatedsemi-

naturalandplantationwoodlandintheNeighbourhoodArea,

b) Ancientorveterantrees;

c)LocallyvaluedwoodlandsatHagWood,Broadwood,TheSwiney,andSwinewoods;



d) Farmsteadsoftraditionalvernaculararchitecture;

e) UninterruptedviewsfrommoorlandintheNeighbourhoodAreatowardsthecoastalplain

BIODIVERSITYANDWILDLIFECORRIDORS

3.30 TherearetwoidentifiedSitesofImportanceforNature Conservation in the Neighbourhood Area.These are shown in the Berwick upon TweedBorough Local Plan proposals map on sites atPrestonTowerandChathill.

3.31 There are also European sites within theNeighbourhood Area and these are identified onthePoliciesMap.

3.32 TheentrancetoEllinghamVillageknownas‘TheAvenue’ is designated as a wildlife corridor.The corridor comprises mature dense mixedwoodland, hedgerows and a stream creating acorridor and habitat which links habitats oneithersideoftheA1corridor.AttheA1thereis a tunnel for wildlife which was constructedwhen the A1 was dualled to enable badgers andother animals to cross safely and connect thewoodlandhabitatseitherside.

POLICY9:BIODIVERSITYANDWILDLIFE

Proposals resulting in the loss of veterantrees, or protected trees in the NeighbourhoodAreawillberesisted.Proposals likely to have a negative effect onthenotifiedinterestsoftheNewhamBogandtheBewickBeanleyMoorsSiteofSpecialScientificInterest as shown on the Policies Map will berefused unless it can be demonstrated that thebenefits of the proposal clearly outweigh theimpacts, no reasonable alternatives areavailable and mitigation, or where necessarycompensation, is provided to address thoseimpacts.TheAvenuewhichformstheentrancetoEllinghamVillageisdesignatedasawildlifecorridorandisshownonthePoliciesMap.OBJECTIVE4:COMMUNITYFACILITIESTodevelopthestrengthandcohesivenessofthecommunitybyprotectingandmaintainingexistingcommunityfacilitiesandensurefacilitiesandactivitiesareavailableforpeopleofallages



3.33 In order to achieve this objective, policy 10

promotes the provision of new community andrecreational facilities for tourism and localuse, and policy 16 supports the provision andimprovement of pedestrian and cycle routes intheNeighbourhoodArea.

Policy10:CommunityFacilitiesPolicy11:EllinghamVillageHallPolicy12: LocalGreenSpaces

ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE AND COMMUNITY

FACILITIES

3.34 ThecommunityfacilitiesidentifiedinPolicy10are highly valued by residents. Where aproposalwouldleadtothelossofanyofthese,

it is considered that this would not besustainable development, as it would result inthefurthererosionofsustainablecommunities,meaning a greater need for travel, and lesscommunitycohesion.

3.35 The policy applies to registered Assets ofCommunity Value (ACV), as well as communityfacilities that have not been registered. Allfacilities have been identified by the localcommunity as being of value, and thereforecontributetothesustainabilityandcohesionofthevillages.

3.36 Communityconsultationrevealedthatthereisaneed and desire in the community to have morerecreationalopportunities.Thepolicyseekstosupport the provision of further recreationalfacilities.

3.37 The loss of a registered Asset of CommunityValue or valued community facilities will bestronglyresistedandrobustjustificationwillberequiredtodemonstratethereisnolongeraneed for that community facility or that thecommunityfacilityisnolongerrequired.

3.38 Community facilities identified in theNeighbourhood Area are shown on the PoliciesMap:



POLICY10:COMMUNITYFACILITIESThe following community facilities have beenidentified as important in the NeighbourhoodAreaandareshownonthePoliciesMap:EllinghamVillageHall,EllinghamChurchofStMaurice,EllinghamWaitingRoomatChathillStationProposalsthatwillenhancetheviabilityand/orthe community value of community facilitiesand/or assets of community value will besupported. The provision of new communityfacilitieswillbesupported.Proposals requiring planning permission thatresult in the loss or change of use of any ofthesecommunityfacilitieswillnotbesupportedunlessitcanbedemonstratedthatthefacilityisnolongerrequired,nolongerviable,orifthereistheprovisionofalternativeequivalentfacilitiesinthevillageinwhichthefacilityexists.

ELLINGHAMVILLAGEHALL

3.39 ThecurrentVillageHallbuilding(above)isnow

inadilapidatedstate.Proposalstore-developEllingham Village Hall have been underway forsometime.Thispolicyseekstosupporteitherthere-developmentoftheexistingvillagehall,ortheconstructionofanewvillagehall.Italso supports the provision of additionalparkingatthevillagehallanddesignateslandforthiscommunityuse.

3.40 TheChurchofSt.Mauriceisarguablythemostimportant building of historical value in theParish. The Plan supports the efforts of the



Parochial Church Council to make the churchbuilding more available for communityinvolvement.

POLICY11:ELLINGHAMVILLAGEHALLANDTHECHURCHOFST.MAURICEProposalstore-developtheexistingvillagehall,ortoprovideanewvillagehallonsiteindicatedonthePoliciesMapwillbesupported.Anyschememustincludetheprovisionofsufficientparkingtoreducetheimpactofparkedvehiclesassociatedwiththevillagehall.Proposalstoimproveparkingattheexistingvillagehallwillbesupported.ProposalstodiversifytheuseoftheChurchofSt.Mauriceinordertosupportitscommunityvaluewillbesupported.

LOCALGREENSPACESINELLINGHAMANDCHATHILL

3.41 Paragraphs 99 and 100 of the NPPF give localcommunities the opportunity to identify andprotect areas of green space which are specialto the local community. A number of criteriamustbemet,andmostgreenspaceswillnotbesuitableforallocationasLocalGreenSpace.

3.42 In order for land to qualify as Local GreenSpaceitmustmeetthefollowingtests:

• Be in reasonably close proximity to thecommunityitserves;

• Be demonstrably special to a local communityand hold a particular local significance, forexample because of its beauty, historicsignificance,recreationalvalue(includingas



a playing field), tranquillity or richness ofitswildlifeand

• Be local in character and not an extensivetractofland.

3.43 The local green spaces identified in Policy 12are of particular significance to the localcommunity. These spaces are shown on thePolicies Map. The Glebe Field provides avaluable contribution to the setting of thevillage and is historically significant in therole it plays in the setting of the historicbuildings in the village, being close to theChurch, School and Ellingham Glebe houses. Anancient bridge crosses the stream where St.Maurices’swellusetobe,andapublicrightofway through the middle of the field has longbeenaroutefromthevillagetotheschoolandchurch.TheGlebefieldisownedbyTheChurchi.e.TheNewcastleBoardofFinance.

3.44 TheVillageFieldisalsoidentifiedasaLocalGreen Space. It is central to the village ofEllingham,andhasavillagegreenfeeltoit,althoughitisstillusedtograzecattle.Itiscentral to the village and contributessignificantly to the ‘feel’ of Ellingham.Community activities take place on the VillageField,anditadjoinsthevillagehallandlandproposedforanewvillagehallinthePlan.

POLICY12:LOCALGREENSPACESThe following sites are designated as LocalGreenSpacesandareshownonthePoliciesMap:

LGS1:EllinghamVillageGreenLGS2:TheGlebeFieldProposals for development on these sites willnot be allowed except in very specialcircumstances,unlesstheyaredirectlyrelatedto the enhancement or enjoyment of the LocalGreenSpace.OBJECTIVE5:TRANSPORTOurobjectiveinrelationtotraffic,walkingandcyclingistoimprovethelocalhighwaynetworkandimprovecyclingandwalkingopportunitiesaswellasopeninguplinksbetweenplaceswherepossible.

3.45 In order to achieve this objective, Policy 13promotes the improvement and creation of newcyclewaysandfootpaths.CommunityProjectsattheendofthePlangofurthertowardsseekingtoimprovethelocalhighwaynetworkandpublictransportlinks.

PROVISIONANDIMPROVEMENTOFPEDESTRIANANDCYCLEROUTES

3.46 There was strong support as a result ofcommunity consultation, for the provision ofimprovedaccessforcyclistsandwalkersintheNeighbourhood Area. In particular, themaintenanceofexistingfootpathsandbridleways



to promote access to the countryside forresidentsandvisitorswasconsideredimportant.

3.47 To alleviate conflicts with farm traffic andcyclists, a new cycle path from Chathill toBrunton is proposed and supported in thispolicy.

POLICY13:PROVISIONANDIMPROVEMENTOFPEDESTRIANANDCYCLEROUTESThecreationandimprovementoffootpathsandcyclewaysintheNeighbourhoodAreawillbesupported.Inparticular,thecreationofanewcycleroutefromChathilltoBruntonasshownonthePoliciesMapwillbesupported.



4.0 MONITORINGANDREVIEW4.1 EffectivemonitoringbyEllinghamParishCouncil

isessentialtoensuretheneighbourhoodPlanistruly achieving sustainable development in thePlan area. It also provides information toestablish whether policies are effective, andwhethertherearechangesneededtopoliciesinthelongerterm.

4.2 The Ellingham Neighbourhood Plan sets out thelong-term spatial vision for the area withobjectives and policies to deliver that visionintheperiodupto2036.

4.3 Decision making on planning applications stillrests with Northumberland County Council whohave their own monitoring procedures in place.TheParishCouncilwill,however,undertakeitsownmonitoringtoevaluatethelevelofprogressbeingmadetowardsdeliveringthevisionofthePlan.

Review

4.4 The Ellingham Neighbourhood Plan will, in alllikelihoodbe'made'beforeanewLocalPlanforNorthumberlandisadopted.Itmaythereforebenecessary to review the neighbourhood plan inlight of any significant policy shifts.However, the Plan has been developed in closepartnershipwithNorthumberlandCountyCouncil,and it is anticipated that the emerging LocalPlanwillbewellalignedwiththeNeighbourhood

Plan.

CommunityProjects

4.5 Proposals have been identified in Section 5 ofthis Plan. These proposals will be takenforward by the Parish Council and are mattersthat were outside the remit of planning policyinaneighbourhoodplan.

4.6 Monitoring will also seek to ascertain whethertheseCommunityProjectsarebeingimplemented.



5.0 COMMUNITYPROJECTS5.1 A list of community projects that have emerged

through consultation on the Neighbourhood Planarecontainedbelow:

CP1: RebuildingVillageHall(EllinghamParishCouncil)

CP2: Strategyforthefurthercommunityuseofthechurch(EllinghamParishCouncilinpartnershipwithchurch)

CP3: BroadbandimplementationprojectdeliveredunderCommunityFibrePartnership(EllinghamParishCouncilwithCommunityFibrePartnership)



APPENDIXA:Non-designatedassetssuitableforLocalListingintheNeighbourhoodPlanareaThelistbelowcomprisesthenon-designatedheritageassets in the Plan area which are consideredsuitableforlocallisting.ChathillPostOfficeThePantatChathillEllinghamHallDesignatedHeritageAssets:OldVicarage(II)ChurchofSt.Maurice(II)Waiting shed and up platform at Chathill Station(II)ChathillStationanddownplatform(II)SignalboxatChathillStation(II)APPENDIXB:EVIDENCEDOCUMENTS:

NationalPlanningPolicyFramework(2018)–AvailablefromNCCNationalPlanningPracticeGuidance(asupdated)–AvailablefromNCCBerwickuponTweedBoroughLocalPlan(April1999)NorthumberlandCountyCouncilLandscapeCharacterAssessmentAugust2010–AvailablefromNCC

NorthumberlandCountyCouncilStrategicHousingAvailabilityLandAssessment(2018)–AvailablefromNCCSecondHomesHousingEvidencePaper(NCCJuly2018)–AvailablefromNCCNorthumberlandCountyWideHousingNeedsSurveyFinalReport(updated2015)–AvailablefromNCCHabitatsRegulationsAssessmentoftheEllinghamNeighbourhoodPlan[AECOM]–PublishedassoonasNCCreportstoParishCouncil.StrategicEnvironmentalAssessment(EnvironmentalReport)oftheEllinghamNeighbourhoodPlan[AECOM]–PublishedassoonasNCCreportstoParishCouncil.Background papers on Settlement Boundaries forEllinghamandChathillBackground paper on Housing for EllinghamNeighbourhoodPlanBackgroundpapers:LocalGreenSpaceevidencebaseforEllinghamandChathillLocalInformationEllinghamParishPlan(2005)–hardcopiesavailableSummaryofcommentsmadeatConsultationEvents(2018)Questionnaireresponsessummaries(2018)WalkingFromEllingham–contactEllinghamParishCouncilorThePackHorse



GlossaryofTerms

Affordable housing: housing for sale or rent, forthose whose needs are not met by the market(includinghousingthatprovidesasubsidisedrouteto home ownership and/or is for essential localworkers);andwhichcomplieswithoneormoreofthefollowingdefinitions:

a) Affordable housing for rent: meets all of thefollowing conditions: (a) the rent is set inaccordance with the Government’s rent policy forSocialRentorAffordableRent,orisatleast20%belowlocalmarketrents(includingservicechargeswhereapplicable);(b)thelandlordisaregisteredprovider,exceptwhereitisincludedaspartofaBuild to Rent scheme (in which case the landlordneed not be a registered provider); and (c) itincludesprovisionstoremainatanaffordablepricefor future eligible households, or for the subsidyto be recycled for alternative affordable housingprovision. For Build to Rent schemes affordablehousingforrentisexpectedtobethenormalformof affordable housing provision (and, in thiscontext,isknownasAffordablePrivateRent).

b)Starterhomes:isasspecifiedinSections2and3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and anysecondarylegislationmadeunderthesesections.Thedefinition of a starter home should reflect themeaning set out in statute and any such secondarylegislation at the time of plan-preparation or

decision-making.Wheresecondarylegislationhastheeffect of limiting a household’s eligibility topurchase a starter home to those with a particularmaximum level of household income, thoserestrictionsshouldbeused.

c)Discountedmarketsaleshousing:isthatsoldatadiscountofatleast20%belowlocalmarketvalue.Eligibility is determined with regard to localincomesandlocalhouseprices.Provisionsshouldbeinplacetoensurehousingremainsatadiscountforfutureeligiblehouseholds.

d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: ishousing provided for sale that provides a route toownership for those who could not achieve homeownership through the market. It includes sharedownership, relevant equity loans, other low costhomes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least20%belowlocalmarketvalue)andrenttobuy(whichincludes a period of intermediate rent). Wherepublic grant funding is provided, there should beprovisionsforthehomestoremainatanaffordableprice for future eligible households, or for anyreceipts to be recycled for alternative affordablehousingprovision,orrefundedtoGovernmentortherelevant authority specified in the fundingagreement.

Amenity: A positive element or elements thatcontribute to the positive character of an area,such as lack of noise and disturbance, openness,



landscape, townscape, opportunities for recreationetc.

Ancient or veteran tree: A tree which, because ofits age, size and condition, is of exceptionalbiodiversity, cultural or heritage value. Allancient trees are veteran trees. Not all veterantrees are old enough to be ancient but are oldrelative to other trees of the same species. Veryfew trees of any species reach the ancient life-stage.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): An areawith statutory national landscape designation, theprimarypurposeofwhichistoconserveandenhancenatural beauty. The extent of the NorthumberlandCoastAONBisshownonthePoliciesMap.

Asset of Community Value: A local authoritymaintained list of buildings and land in its areathatisofcommunityvalueassetoutinSection87oftheLocalismAct2011.Basic Conditions: The Localism Act (the Act) setsbasic conditions that neighbourhood developmentplansorordersmustmeet.Thesearethattheplanor order must: a) have appropriate regard tonational policy and advice contained in guidanceissuedbytheSecretaryofState,b)mustcontributeto the achievement of sustainable development c)must be in general conformity with the strategicpolicies contained in the development plan for the

area and d) must not breach, and be otherwisecompatiblewith,EUandHumanRightsobligations

Biodiversity: The whole variety of lifeencompassing all genetics, species and ecosystemvariations,includingplantsandanimals.CommunityFacilities:Localservicesandfacilitiesthat benefit the community, such as local shops,meeting places, sports venues, cultural buildings,publichousesandplacesofworship.Density (of development): The amount of buildingwithinanareaofland.Forhousingitisexpressedasthenumberofdwellingsperhectare.DesignatedSite:In this document, reference toDesignated Sites should be taken to include anyEuropean Sites (Special Areas of Conservation(SACs),andSpecialProtectionAreas(SPAs);Ramsarsites, European Marine Sites (EMS’s) and Sites ofSpecialScientificInterest(SSSIs).Development: Defined under the 1990 Town andCountry Planning Act as 'the carrying out ofbuilding,engineering,miningorotheroperationin,on, over or under land, or the making of anymaterialchangeintheuseofanybuildingorotherland.'Development Plan: The complete set of statutorylandusepoliciesandproposalsforanarea,usedinmaking planning decisions. It includes adopted



council development plan documents such as LocalPlans,CoreStrategiesandneighbourhoodPlans.Inthis Neighbourhood Area the Development Planconsists of the Berwick upon Tweed Borough LocalPlan (April 1999) until it is superceded by theNorthumberlandLocalPlan(duetobe‘made’in2020)andtheNeighbourhoodPlanwhen‘made’.Environmentalreport:Thereportthatdocumentstheassessment of the draft Plan and accompanies thedraft Plan for pre-submission consultation. Theenvironmental report needs to contain certaininformation as set out in Schedule 2 to the SEARegulations2004.Evidencebase:Theinformationanddatagatheredbylocal authorities and and used to inform policydevelopment.Evidencebasedataisalsogatheredtoprepare a neighbourhood Plan, and is submitted tothe Examiner along with the other ExaminationDocuments.Habitat:Anareaornaturalenvironmentinwhichanorganism, species or population normally lives.Habitats take many forms and should not beconsidered in isolation as they are linked andoverlapwitheachother.Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA): This is ageneral term which describes the full step-wiseprocess required in making assessments of theimpactsonEuropeansitesundertheConservationof

HabitatsandSpeciesRegulations2010,includingthesteps of screening for likely significant effectsandmakingappropriateassessments.HeritageAsset:Abuilding,monument,site,place,area or landscape identified as having a degree ofsignificance meriting consideration in planningdecisions, because of its heritage interest.Heritage asset includes designated heritage assetsand assets identified by the local planningauthority(includinglocallisting)

Independent Examination: The process by which anindependent person examines a plan document toensure that it is 'sound' (in the case of a LocalPlan) or meets Basic Conditions (in the case of aneighbourhoodPlan).

Infrastructure:Thephysicalentities(forexampleroads, railways, sewers, pipes, telecommunicationslines) that are necessary for communities tofunctionandmovearound.Landscape Character: The distinct and recognisablepattern of elements that occur consistently in aparticular type of landscape. It reflectsparticularcombinationsofgeology,landform,soils,vegetation,landuseandhumansettlement.Local Green Space: A designation that providesspecial protection against development for greenareasofparticularimportancetolocalcommunities.



They can be identified through Local Plans or bycommunitiesinNeighbourhoodPlans.LocalPlan:Thedocumentsandmapsthatmakeuptheplanforthefuturedevelopmentofalocalarea.Material consideration: A matter that should betakenintoaccountinmakingaplanningdecision.National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): AGovernment document that sets out the Government'splanning policies for England and how these areexpectedtobeapplied.National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG): TheGovernment published the National Planning PolicyFramework (NPPF) in July 2018 and the NationalPlanning Practice Guidance is regularly updated.Together,theNationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkandNationalPlanningPracticeGuidancesetoutwhattheGovernmentexpectsoflocalauthorities.Neighbourhood Plan: A Plan by a Parish or TownCouncil - the 'qualifying body' - for a particularneighbourhood area. Once it has been accepted bythe local community through a Referendum, theneighbourhoodPlanwillformpartoftheDevelopmentPlan.Northumberland County Council: The unitaryauthorityforNorthumberlandasof1stApril2009.

Permitted Development: Certain limited or minorforms of development that may proceed without theneedtomakeanapplicationforplanningpermission.

Planning obligation: [Policy] Planning obligationsassistinmitigatingtheimpactofdevelopmentwhichbenefits local communities and supports theprovision of local infrastructure. Localcommunities should be involved in the setting ofplanning obligations policies in a neighbourhoodPlan.

Planning obligation (Development Management): (Alsoknown as Section 106 agreements) Obligationsattachedtolandthatisthesubjectofaplanningpermission. Planning obligations may onlyconstituteareasonforgrantingplanningpermissionif they meet the tests that they are necessary tomake the development acceptable in planning terms,directingrelatedtothedevelopment,andfairlyandreasonablyrelatedinscaleandkind.

PreviouslyDevelopedLand(PDL)orBrownfieldLand:Land which is or was occupied by a permanentstructure,includingthecurtilageofthedevelopedland (although it should not be assumed that thewholeofthecurtilageshouldbedeveloped)andanyassociated fixed surface infrastructure. Thisexcludes: land that is or has been occupied byagricultural or forestry buildings; land that hasbeen developed for minerals extraction or wastedisposal by landfill purposes where provision forrestoration has been made through development



control procedures; land in built-up areas such asprivate residential gardens, parks, recreationgrounds and allotments; and land that waspreviously-developed but where the remains of thepermanentstructureorfixedsurfacestructurehaveblendedintothelandscapeintheprocessoftime.PrincipalResidenceHousing:housingisthatwhichis occupied as the sole or main home of theoccupantsandwheretheoccupantsspendthemajorityoftheirtimewhennotworkingawayfromhome.

Rural exception site: Small sites used foraffordable housing in perpetuity where sites wouldnot normally be used for housing. Rural exceptionsites seek to address the needs of the localcommunitybyaccommodatinghouseholdswhoareeithercurrent residents or have an existing family oremploymentconnection.Aproportionofmarkethomesmay be allowed on the site at the local planningauthority’s discretion, for example where essentialto enable the delivery of affordable units withoutgrantfunding.

Setting of a Heritage Asset: The surroundings inwhich a heritage asset is experienced. Its extentis not fixed and may change as the asset and itssurroundingsevolve.Elementsofasettingmaymakea positive or negative contribution to thesignificanceofanasset,mayaffecttheabilitytoappreciatethatsignificanceormaybeneutral.

Site of Special Scientific Interest: SitesdesignatedbyNaturalEnglandundertheWildlifeandCountrysideAct1981.

SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems: A sequence ofwater management practices and facilities designedtodrainsurfacewaterinamannerthatwillprovidea more sustainable approach than more conventionalpractices,suchasroutingrun0offthroughapipetoawatercourse. SuperfastBroadband:Superfastbroadbandspeedsareheadlinedownloadspeedsofgreaterthan24Mbps.Sustainable development: Defined by the WorldCommissionofonEnvironmentandDevelopmentin1987as'developmentthatmeetstheneedsofthepresentwithout compromising the ability of futuregenerationstomeettheirownneeds'.Alsodefinedin the NPPF states in paragraph 7 that there arethree dimensions to sustainable development:economic,socialandenvironmental.Sustainable transport modes: Any efficient, safeand accessible means of transport with overall lowimpact on the environment, including walking andcycling, low and ultra-low emission vehicles, carsharingandpublictransport.

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