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Kempsey Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan, Regulation 14 Consultation Draft, March 2016

Acknowledgements Photos from Kempsey Camera Club

Advice and guidance from Malvern Hills District Council and Kirkwells Town Planning Consultants

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Why we are doing it!

A Neighbourhood Plan for Kempsey 2016 -2030

The Localism Act 2011 gives Kempsey Parish Council the power to prepare a statutory Neighbourhood Development Plan (from here forward referred to, simply, as “Neighbourhood Plan”). Once approved this plan will be used to help promote, guide and control development in the parish.

Neighbourhood planning gives local people the opportunity to shape new development, as planning applications are determined in accordance with national planning policy and the local development plan, and neighbourhood plans form part of this framework.

On 1st of March 2013 Kempsey Parish Council applied to Malvern Hills District Council for designation as a Neighbourhood Planning Area. This designation was approved on 2nd of July 2013 for the whole of the parish; see Figure 1 on the next page.

This Draft Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by a Steering Group of Parish Councillors and local residents. The Plan identifies a number of key themes which are considered significant to Kempsey, and these, along with the results of the questionnaire, have been used to form the content of the Draft Neighbourhood Plan.

To prepare our Neighbourhood Plan we must follow a set process. This is important if we want a plan that can be used by the district Council when it determines planning applications. The process also gives people who live, work and carry out business in the area plenty of opportunities to help shape the plan. Figure 2 shows this process and where we are now.

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Figure 1 - Kempsey N e i g h b o u r h o o d Plan Area ©Crown copyright and database rights [2015] Ordnance Survey 100055940 Kempsey Parish Council (Licensee) License number 0100053313

Kempsey Neighbourhood Area Boundary

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Figure 2 – Neighbourhood Plan Preparation Process

Next Steps

The Kempsey Draft Neighbourhood Plan has been published for consultation until 30th April 2016.

The Draft Plan has been created from results of various informal public consultations including questionnaires, a drop in, the research and hard work of the Steering Group, Kempsey Camera Club, the local Community, help and advice from Malvern Hills District Council and our consultants, Kirkwells.

The results of the consultation on the Draft Plan will be considered very carefully and used to finalise and amend the Neighbourhood Plan. A Consultation Statement will be published alongside the amended version of the Plan setting out how the representations received have been considered and used to influence and inform the content of the Plan.

It is proposed that the amended Neighbourhood Plan, together with all supporting documentation will be submitted to Malvern Hills District Council in summer 2016. Following this, Malvern Hills District Council are required to consult on the Draft plan for a further six weeks. The Plan will then be subject to an independent examination by a jointly appointed examiner, to consider whether the Plan meets the basic conditions of the Town and Country Planning Act, and other matters set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

Designation

Preparing the Plan

Consult (6 weeks)

We are here now

Revise Plan

Submit to Malvern Hills

Malvern Hills District Council

Consult for 6 weeks

Examination

Referendum

Kempsey Plan made

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It is likely that the examiner will recommend further (hopefully minor) changes, before the Kempsey Neighbourhood Plan is put to a local Referendum. If the majority of those who vote in a referendum (i.e. 50% of the turnout +1) are in favour of the neighbourhood plan then the neighbourhood plan will be “made ” (brought into legal force) by Malvern Hills District Council. The Neighbourhood Plan will then be used to help determine planning decisions in the Parish alongside National Planning Policies and the Local Plan. Copies of this plan can be downloaded from www.kempseyhub.co.uk or obtained free of charge from the Parish Office on 01905 828183 (9am – 2pm). There will be presentations in St Mary’s Church on Saturday 12 March at 11am and 3pm, and on Wednesday 16 March at 7:30pm. Tell us your views The Public Consultation on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan will last from 12 March until 30 April 2016. Your feedback is very important to us. To comment on the plan please return one of the Neighbourhood Plan comment forms to the Parish Office, Community Centre, Main Road, Kempsey, WR5 3LQ; or email [email protected] . Comment forms are available from this address or online at www.kempseyhub.co.uk.

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Table of Contents

Chapter Page Number

1.0 Introduction and Background 8

2.0 Key Issues for Kempsey 10

3.0 Vision and Objectives 11

4.0 National and Local Planning Policy Context 12

5.0 Neighbourhood Plan Policies 18 6.0 How to Comment on this Document 43

7.0 Monitoring and Review 44

8.0 Glossary 45

Appendix 1 – Listed Buildings in Kempsey Appendix 2 – Promoting healthy communities – National Planning Policy Framework, March 2012 Appendix 3: Support for Future Community, Sport and Recreation Development

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1.0 Introduction and Background 1.1 Kempsey is a large diverse parish of 1,307 hectares (3,233 acres). The latest

available figures from the 2011 Census shows we have a population of 3,180 residents, living in 1,352 households1.

1.2 In 2011, the population of 3,180 was split into 1,521 males and 1,659 females of which 132 are under 4 years of age, 434 are between 5 and 17 years of age, 1,775 are between18 and 64 years and 839 are 65 and over, see Figure 3.

Figure 3 – Kempsey Age Structure, 2011 (% of all residents)

1.3 Economic activity of the 2,298 residents aged 16 to 74 is 1,542 persons active

(67%) with 756 inactive (33%): 511 of whom are retired; 89 are students; 75 are looking after the house; 48 are Disabled or long term sick; and there are 33 others.

1.4 There is a wide diversity of businesses in Kempsey: everything from the one person businesses, working from home, through to larger companies. In total, there are more than 150 businesses in the Parish.

1.5 Household size in Kempsey is an average of 2.35 people per household split 319 in single household, 583 double, 215 in 3 person, 177 in 4 person, 44 in 5 person, 12 in 6 person, and two 7 person households.

1.6 Car ownership is 2,257 cars for 1,352 households which equates to 1.8 cars per household. 135 households or 10% of the households in the Parish do not have access to a private car.

1 All figures 2011 Census unless stated otherwise.

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1.7 General health of the 3,180 residents in Kempsey is good, with only 164 (5%) of persons considering themselves to have bad or very bad health.

1.8 Kempsey i s surrounded by o pen, tranquil countryside. On i t s w e s t e r n

boundary is the River Severn and its Hams, which are very rare Lammas land2. On its southern boundary are Ashmoor Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Kerswell Green. On the eastern boundary we have Normoor Common, Kempsey Common and Stonehall Common. All of our Commons are of multi-species grassland, which is very rare in the country as a whole, with 97% of this type of habitat having been lost since the Second World War3.

1.9 The urban extension to the south of the city of Worcester, will, when

completed, leave a half a mile wide gap between the urban extension and the northern boundary of the existing built-up area of Kempsey. Preventing coalescence with Worcester city and maintaining what is referred to in the South Worcestershire Development Plan as a ‘significant gap’ is a key concern of residents.

1.10 The Parish has a small doctors’ dispensing surgery. There is a Church, village shop, farm shop and Post Office, Primary School, Youth Centre, Parish Hall, Playing Field, Community Centre and five Public houses

1.11 Kempsey would like to move forward in a sustainable way4, with an all new, all-purpose community centre, further shops, a café and with an increase in its outdoor and indoor sports facilities. These facilities are already needed for the current population and even more so when the population increases as a result of proposed developments and those already under construction.

2 The Hams are the Flood plain of The Severn and Lammas Land is land grazed by registered commoners from 12th August to 6th April each year. 3 Ref: Worcestershire Wildlife magazine. Issue 130, August 2014. Author: Steve Quartermain. WWT – Grasslands Officer 4 International and national bodies have set out broad principles of sustainable development. Resolution 42/187 of the United Nations General Assembly defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The UK Sustainable Development Strategy Securing the Future set out five ‘guiding principles’ of sustainable development: living within the planet’s environmental limits; ensuring a strong, healthy and just society; achieving a sustainable economy; promoting good governance; and using sound science responsibly. (Source: National Planning Policy Framework, 2012).

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2.0 Key Issues for Kempsey 2.1 The key planning issues which have been identified for the Kempsey

Neighbourhood Plan are:

Future housing growth that, if not managed, could lead to Kempsey losing its character and appearance. .

The erosion of the “Significant Gap” between Kempsey and the city of Worcester. The need to protect built heritage and historic assets. The need to protect existing and provide additional community facilities,

particularly if there are to be new facilities away from the village as part of the urban extension to the south of the city on the Worcester Southern Urban Extension.

The need to protect and enhance existing and provide new green spaces. The need to improve access to health care facilities. Protection of the wider countryside. Better local recreational facilities. Kempsey c o u l d b e c o m e a d o r m i t o r y v i l lage , b u t t o b e

s u s t a i n a b l e , appropriate local businesses for employment and training need to be encouraged.

Promote safer, more accessible transport.

2.2 A number of these issues were identified in a questionnaire survey undertaken in the Parish in September 2014. A full copy of the survey is available on request.

2.3 The following section sets out how we want to tackle each of these issues by Identifying a key objective for each one.

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3.0 Vision and Objectives

Vision 3.1 Our Vision for Kempsey is:

“To ensure that Kempsey Parish continues to be an

identifiable, sustainable rural community with

facilities to cater for the needs of the residents and

existing and new businesses.”

Objectives 3.2 To achieve this vision our neighbourhood plan will work to the following

objectives:

Objective 1 – To manage future housing growth in Kempsey and the smaller settlements in the Parish.

Objective 2 – To maintain the o p e n n e s s o f t h e significant green gap between Kempsey and Worcester city.

Objective 3 – To protect the historic environment

Objective 4 – To protect, improve and expand community facilities

Objective 5 – To protect, improve and expand recreation facilities

Objective 6 – To protect, enhance and expand our green infrastructure

Objective 7 – To support opportunities for the development of existing and new businesses

Objective 8 – To promote safe, accessible transport of all varieties

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4.0 National and Local Planning Policy Context 4.1 Neighbourhood Plans are required to have regard to national planning policy

and to be in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the Development Plan (currently these are the saved policies in the adopted Malvern Hills District Local Plan). The draft South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) is a material consideration to be taken into account when making decisions on planning applications. When adopted it will become the new Development Plan. This section summarises the principle national and local planning policies which provide the planning framework for the draft Kempsey Neighbourhood Plan.

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)5 and National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG)

4.2 The NPPF and NPPG sets out the national planning framework for England.

The purpose of the planning system is to contribute towards sustainable development and to perform an economic, social and environmental role.

4.3 Our neighbourhood plan takes full account of the NPPF. Key paragraphs of the NPPF of relevance to the Kempsey Neighbourhood Plan include the need to deliver sustainable development6.

4.4 Para 7 of NPPF states there are three dimensions to sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. These dimensions give rise to the need for the planning system to perform a number of roles:

an economic role – contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure;

a social role – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built

5 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 6 International and national bodies have set out broad principles of sustainable development. Resolution 42/187 of the United Nations General Assembly defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. How the planning system should contribute to achieving this is set out in paragraphs 18 to 219 of the National Planning Policy Framework

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2

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environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and

an environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.

4.5 When it comes to neighbourhood plans NPPF advises that: (para 183)

“Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and deliver the sustainable development they need. Parishes and neighbourhood forums can use neighbourhood planning to:

set planning policies through neighbourhood plans to determine decisions on planning applications; and

grant planning permission through Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders for specific development which complies with the order.”

4.6 In para 184 the NPPF goes on to state that:

“Neighbourhood planning provides a powerful set of tools for local people to ensure that they get the right types of development for their community. The ambition of the neighbourhood should be aligned with the strategic needs and priorities of the wider local area. Neighbourhood plans must be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan. To facilitate this, local planning authorities should set out clearly their strategic policies for the area and ensure that an up-to-date Local Plan is in place as quickly as possible. Neighbourhood plans should reflect these policies and neighbourhoods should plan positively to support them. Neighbourhood plans and orders should not promote less development than set out in the Local Plan or undermine its strategic policies.”

4.7 Outside of these strategic elements set out in South Worcestershire and Malvern Hills planning policies paragraph 185 says that neighbourhood plans will be able to:

“shape and direct sustainable development in their area. Once a neighbourhood plan has demonstrated its general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan and is brought into force, the policies it contains take precedence over existing non-strategic policies in the Local Plan for that neighbourhood, where they are in conflict. Local

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planning authorities should avoid duplicating planning processes for non-strategic policies where a neighbourhood plan is in preparation.” (NPPF, para. 185).

4.8 Significantly, p a r a g r a p h 1 9 8 o f N P P F s t a t e s t h a t “ where a p l a n n i n g application conflicts with a neighbourhood plan that has been brought into force, planning permission should not normally be granted”.

4.9 As well as taking in to account national planning policy our plan has been prepared with full regard to national planning practice guidance contained in the PPG.

Strategic Planning Policy 4.10 Neighbourhood Plans can be developed before or at the same time as the

local planning authority is producing its Local Plan, in this case the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

4.11 A draft neighbourhood plan must be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the development plan in force. A draft Neighbourhood Plan is not tested against the policies in an emerging Local Plan although the reasoning and evidence informing the emerging Local Plan may be relevant to the consideration of the basic conditions against which a neighbourhood plan is tested.

4.12 It is important to minimise any conflicts between policies in the neighbourhood plan and those in the emerging Local Plan (the South Worcestershire Development Plan). Section 38(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires that any conflict must be resolved by the decision maker favouring the policy which is contained in the last document to become part of the development plan.

4.13 Kempsey Parish Council has been advised by MHDC on consistency with national and strategic planning policy.

Malvern Hills District Local Plan 1996-2011

4.14 O u r Neighbourhood Plan must be in “general conformity” with the relevant local planning policies for the area. At the moment, these are the saved policies in the Malvern Hills District Local Plan 1996-2011. Adopted in July 2006 this plan is to be replaced, and was prepared before the publication of National Planning Policy Framework in 2012, however, it remains the development plan for the area and is the plan that our Neighbourhood Plan has to be in “general conformity” with, if it is too meet the requirements of the Localism Act.

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4.15 Briefly, the strategic planning policies for Kempsey that are most relevant to the preparation of our Neighbourhood Plan are:

DS1 and DS11 – in relation to Kempsey’s settlement boundary These are out of date in terms of housing land supply.

DS17 – in relation to the “Significant Gap” between Kempsey and the City of Worcester

CN13 – Protection of Open Space

QL7, QL8 and QL9 - in relation to the Conservation Area

QL14 in relation to Scheduled Ancient Monuments and other Archaeological Sites of national Importance

QL17 – that protects important wildlife sites

4.16 Policy DS1 seeks to control the overall Location of Development. Malvern being the principal urban area and town centre is the focus for development; followed by Tenbury and Upton that serve areas across the wider rural area; below these three settlements, Policy DS11 establishes a settlement hierarchy. Kempsey is identified as a Category 1 settlement where development to meet local needs will be directed. Outside of Kempsey, in the smaller settlements and open countryside, development will be strictly limited.

4.17 QL7, QL8 and QL9, respectively, control development in, demolition in, and development affecting the setting of Conservation Areas.

4.18 Policy QL17 protects the regionally important River Severn wildlife site. 4.19 Policy CN13 protects the playing field and pavilion at Plovers Rise from

development.

South Worcestershire Development Plan 4.20 The South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) was submitted to the

Government for independent Examination in May 2013. Stage one of the Examination into the SWDP resulted in the Inspector recommending an increase in housing provision to 28,370 by 2030, requiring the councils to identify proposed sites for around 6,200 additional dwellings. Following further work and consultation by the South Worcestershire Councils to identify sites for additional housing, stage two of the Examination was held at hearings between February and May 2015. Following this, further proposed Main M o d i f i c a t i o n s w e r e p u b l i s h e d i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 a n d c o n s u l t e d u p o n . The examiner has now produced his report on the SWDP and it has been found sound subject to a number of modifications.

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4.21 Policies SWDP 1 to 7 are identified as high level strategic policies in the

SWDP. In addition, other policies, both individual and collectively, which are central to achieving the vision and aspirations of the Plan, including allocation policies SWDP 43 to 61, are strategic policies.

4.22 In the SWDP Kempsey remains a Category 1 settlement. Policy SWDP 2 Development Strategy and Settlement Hierarchy identifies Category 1 settlements as villages that:

“provide varying ranges of local services and facilities. However, the larger settlements generally tend to provide the greatest range. Their role is predominately aimed at meeting locally identified housing and employment needs. They are therefore suited to accommodate market and affordable housing needs alongside limited employment for local needs.”

4.23 Kempsey also has a large housing allocation identified through the SWDP:

SWDP59/8 Land adjacent to the Lawns including Bight Farm (combined / extended sites) 138 dwellings.

4.24 Further Proposed Modifications have been put forward in the SWDP and these

would increase the size of this site to 6.40 hectares, meaning it would be able to accommodate 190 dwellings. The SWDP Proposed Modifications also put forward two further development sites in Kempsey:

SWDP59e 123a Main Road – 10 dwellings

SWDP59f – Land north of Brookend Lane, adjacent the Limes – 120 dwellings

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4.25 These policies and proposals will shape the overall future development of the village, but, of perhaps even greater impact is the proposed Worcester South Urban Extension of 2,600 new homes and 20 hectares of employment uses. Much of this very large development will take place in the north of Kempsey parish.

4.26 The SWDP also proposes that a significant gap remains between the urban extension to the south of the city of Worcester and Kempsey village (see Figure 4).

Figure 4 – Kempsey SWDP Proposed Significant Gap Site

©Crown copyright and database rights [2015] Ordnance Survey 100055940 Kempsey Parish Council (Licensee) License number 0100053313

Key to Figure 5 Kempsey village settlement boundary Significant Gap 4.27 Whilst not adopted, our Neighbourhood Plan has had regard and been

prepared t o take account of the emerging S W D P planning policy referred to in paras. 4.20 to 4.26 above.

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5.0 Neighbourhood Plan Policies 5.1 This section sets out the planning policies of the Draft Kempsey Neighbourhood Plan. These will be used to help determine planning applications in the parish and to help shape the future of the parish as a place to live, work and visit. Each policy is listed under the appropriate objective so that you can see how the Neighbourhood Plan will deliver the change we want.

Objective 1 – T o manage future housing growth in Kempsey and the smaller settlements in the Parish.

POLICY K1 – NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN KEMPSEY New housing development within the Kempsey village settlement boundary (Figure 5) will be permitted if:

a) It is on previously developed land, or is the conversion, re-use or extension of an existing building; b) It does not lead to the loss of community or recreation facilities or local employment opportunities; and c) It accords with other relevant policies of the Kempsey Neighbourhood Plan and SWDP.

Background/Justification

Kempsey is a Category 1 settlement in the adopted Malvern Hills Local Plan. Development i n s u c h s e t t l em e nt s i s p r e d o m i n a n t l y a i m e d at helping to address housing needs and to support local services. To manage this, a settlement boundary was identified and is in place for Kempsey. The Neighbourhood Plan takes this concept forward and identifies a revised settlement boundary, see Figure 5. This follows the original settlement boundary from the 2006 Local Plan and incorporates planning approvals and site proposals

being put forward through the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP), with the exception of the urban extension to the south of the city.

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Figure 5- Kempsey Vil lage Neighbourhood Plan Proposals Map ©Crown copyright and database rights [2015] Ordnance Survey 100055940 Kempsey Parish Council (Licensee) License number 0100053313

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These areas are in full accordance with the emerging SWDP and include sites that are not allocated for development in the SWDP but have received planning approval.

This policy will support Government policy by allowing for future housing growth whilst at the same time supporting the social and economic aims of our plan. POLICY K2 – NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN KEMPSEY PARISH OUTSIDE OF KEMPSEY VILLAGE

New housing development within the parish, but outside of the Kempsey village settlement boundary, as shown in Figure 5, will be strictly controlled. New housing development will only be permitted outside of the settlement boundary when it is:

a) Demonstrated that the dwelling is necessary for use by rural workers including persons employed in agriculture, horticulture, forestry or a rural enterprise;

b) Affordable housing on an exception site to meet identified local need; c) A replacement of an existing dwelling with established use rights and where

the replacement dwelling does not exceed the footprint of the dwelling to be replaced by more than 30% and is in accordance with SWDP 18;

d) An extension to an existing dwelling that is subordinate to, and does not dominate the character and appearance of the original dwelling ; or

e) Conversion or re-use of existing buildings where there is no need for substantial reconstruction or need for large extensions.


Outside of the settlement boundary new housing development is currently strictly controlled, both by existing Local Plan policy and national planning policy. The latter seeks to avoid isolated homes in the countryside except in very special circumstances. Our Neighbourhood Plan is in line with national and Local Plan policy and sets out the special circumstances when new residential development on windfall sites in the countryside areas outside Kempsey village will be acceptable.

This includes essential dwellings for use by rural workers; rural exception affordable housing sites; replacement dwellings, extension and conversion of existing buildings.

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In addition to allocated sites, and sites that may come forward during the plan period outside of the Kempsey village settlement boundary that meet Policy K2, a site is put forward as possible enabling housing development to support the provision of new community, recreation and sport provision on a 5.2 hectare parcel of land on the east of Old Road South between Sunnyside Farm and Bight Farm as part of Policy K10 (shown in Figure 5).

POLICY K3 – HOUSING MIX All new housing developments over 5 units will be expected to provide a range of types, sizes and tenures of housing.

Background /Justification

The Parish has a range of housing needs that should be addressed by developers in terms of the size, type and tenure on sites over 5 homes.

These needs range from older residents who may be looking to downsize to smaller, or single storey accommodation; through to young families who may have problems accessing market housing. This policy, by encouraging an appropriate mix on each site, will help address these various needs.

Paragraph 159 of NPPF expects local planning authorities to understand housing needs in their areas, to allow them to identify the scale and mix of housing required to meet housing and population projections.

The SWDP’s locally derived total housing provision target is based on the W o r c e s t e r s h i r e Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) - ‘Objective assessment of Housing Need ‘(2014). The SHMA is the latest assessment of the full housing needs of the SWDP area. It provides robust, credible evidence on which to base the planned scale of growth in south Worcestershire.

Policy SWDP14 of the SWDP states that: “All new residential developments of 5 or more units should contain a viable mix of sizes, housing types and tenures to help meet the identified range of local housing needs. These developments should provide a choice of housing, including the provision of more affordably-sized homes and bungalows, of different tenures and including custom-build homes as appropriate, to reflect local need, the suitability of the site and the viability of the development.”

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The SHMA identifies that the greatest demand is predicted to be for 1 and 2 bedroom properties, many of which will need to be suitable for people of retirement age. There i s a l s o a s i g n i f i c a n t requirement for p r o p e r t i e s s u i t a b le fo r younger households. However, the higher turnover of smaller dwellings implies a need to focus on 2 and 3 bedroom homes for the delivery of new housing.

Figure 6 shows that over three quarters of homes in the Parish have three bedrooms or more. Only 6% (76) homes have a single bedroom.

Figure 6 – Houses by Number of Bedrooms (2011 Census) by percentage (figures may not add due to rounding).

Objective 2 – To maintain the significant green gap between Kempsey and Worcester city.

POLICY K4 – DEVELOPMENT IN THE SIGNIFICANT GAP

The Significant Gap (as shown on Figure 4) between Kempsey and Worcester will be maintained. The purpose of maintaining the gap is to provide a clear separation between Kempsey and Worcester in order to retain the individual identity of Kempsey. Acceptable development in the significant gap will include:

a) The re-use of rural buildings; b) Agricultural and forestry-related development; c) Other open land uses; and d) Minor extensions to existing dwellings.

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As the city of Worcester expands southwards the separation between the city and Kempsey has, and will be, reduced. Whilst the strategic growth of the city is supported, the need to preserve the separation of Kempsey and the smaller settlements in the parish from the city becomes even greater. This policy will preserve the openness of the “Significant Gap” between Kempsey, and the smaller settlements, and the expanding city, whilst allowing for appropriate forms of development that would not impact on this area’s openness.

Objective 3 – To protect the historic environment

POLICY K5 – DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS

Development proposals that conserve, enhance and respect the setting of the parish’s Listed Buildings and Conservation Area (see Figure 7) will be encouraged. The Listed Buildings in Kempsey are found in Appendix 1.


National Planning policy seeks to preserve heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance, so that they can be enjoyed for their contribution to the quality of life of this and future generations. Our Neighbourhood Plan policy will do this by seeking to conserve, enhance and respect the setting of the Parish’s Listed Buildings and Conservation Area.

A Historic Environment Record (HER) search was carried out by Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service for the whole parish of Kempsey in May 2013. Within the parish there are 4 scheduled ancient monuments and 26 listed buildings. (Appendix 1). The majority of the buildings were found to date from 17th-19th century, however a 15th Century and 16th Century building was identified in addition to the church of St Mary’s the Virgin dating to the 13th century. An English Heritage (now Historic England) project to identify the historic farmsteads of Worcestershire recorded 39 farmsteads and 10 out farms, largely of 19th Century date.

In addition, the Worcestershire Villages Historic Environment Resource Assessment has used the principals of Historic Landscape Characterization to identify and assess the distinctive character areas across the settlement.

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Figure 7 – Kempsey Conservation Area


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POLICY K6 – PROTECTING NON-DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS

Proposals requiring consent which affect the non-designated heritage assets listed below, and shown on Figure 8, must demonstrate how they conserve and enhance that heritage asset.

Figure 8 – Local Heritage Assets ©Crown copyright and database rights [2015] Ordnance Survey 100055940 Kempsey Parish Council (Licensee) License number 0100053313

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Baynall Farm – converted Hop Kiln and Barn Farmers Arms (former workhouse) Wooden Chapel, Kerswell Green Napleton Grange (Elgar lived there for 10 years), Napleton Lane Little Grange , Napleton Lane Mount Emerald, Bestmans Lane The Lodge (Mount Emerald), Bestmans Lane Draycott House, Main Road Draycott Cottage, Draycott Lane Ivy Lodge, Old Road North Bakery Buildings (cottages next to Parish Hall) Dove Cottage, Post Office Lane

The Talbot Public House (Photo with thanks to Kempsey Camera Club).

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Thatched Cottages, Church Street (Photo with thanks to Kempsey Camera Club)

Background/Justification Kempsey parish has a number of non-designated heritage assets that currently do not have any statutory protection. Through the work on the neighbourhood plan a number of these non-designated heritage assets have been identified under Policy K6 and on Figure 8. Development of these non-designated heritage assets requiring planning permission will be required to demonstrate how they conserve and enhance that asset. In drawing up Policy K6 the guidance published by Historic England (formerly English Heritage) Good Practice Guide for Local Heritage Listing

has been used. POLICY K7 – PROTECTING THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE

The historic landscape of the parish will be protected for its visual, cultural, historical, archaeological and architectural interest. In particular, development proposals should have regard to sustaining and enhancing the following:

Kempsey Common and views of the Malvern Hills from the Common.

views to the northeast from Green Street/Kempsey Common of the Clent Hills.

Normoor, Kerswell Green and Stonehall Common (ancient ponds)

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Ashmoor Common – site of special scientific interest. north and south Hams: rare Lammas land (common land for half

the year) access to uninterrupted views of the Malvern Hills, and to the Severn Way.

The Rocky, area of natural vegetation bisected by the Hatfield Brook. A traditional green space adjacent to the church.

Windmill Hill (Kings Hill) named after an ancient mill, enjoys splendid views of the Malvern Hil ls and the flood plain of the Severn. the confluence of Hatfield Brook and the River Severn in

Kempsey village. This is a wildlife corridor as well as providing essential land drainage for a large area extending well outside Kempsey. Control of building on, near, or affecting the gathering grounds of the Hatfield Brook o u t s i d e the boundaries of Kempsey parish should be avoided to reduce the risk of flooding.

the Significant Gap, see figure 4. Holdings Lane to top of Bestmans Lane ( old Roman road).


The parish lies within the Severn valley and is characterised by the separate areas listed in Policy K7 and identified in Natural England’s National Landscape Character Assessment Area as part of the Avon Vales.

In addition, the Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared using the Worcestershire Villages Historic Environment Resource Assessment. This has used the principles of Historic Landscape Characterisation to identify and assess the distinctive character areas across the settlement.

In determining planning applications, local planning authorities should take account of:

the desirability of sustaining and enhancing the significance of heritage assets and putting them to viable uses consistent with their conservation;

the positive contribution that conservation of heritage assets can make to sustainable communities including their economic vitality; and

the desirability of new development making a positive contribution to local character and distinctiveness. – (see Para 131 of the NPPF).

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View from Kempsey Common, looking west towards The Malvern Hills

Pond near Stonehall Farm

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The Rocky looking upstream

Roman Road

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View from Windmill Hill

Objective 4 – To protect, improve and expand community facilities

POLICY K8 – PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Proposals leading to the loss or change of use of the community facilities identified in Figure 9 to non-community uses will not be permitted unless the following can be demonstrated:

a) There is clear justification that the facility is no longer viable; or

B) the proposal includes alternative provision, on a site within the parish, of equivalent or enhanced facilities. Such sites should be accessible by public transport, walking and cycling and have adequate car parking.

Background/Justification Local facilities (Figure 9) are vital to the health and well-being of an area. Kempsey has a number of well used facilities. The majority of residents use these at least once a week, see Figure 10 below.

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Figure 9 – Community Facilities in Kempsey


Figure 10 – How Frequently Do you use Facilities in the Village?

Source: Kempsey Household Survey 2014

Po l i c y K8 w i l l s e e k t o p r o t e c t a n d e n h a n c e e x i s t i n g c o m m u n i t y facilities to maintain a vibrant and healthy area.

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Achieving this will help fulfil one of the three roles of sustainable development.

Promoting healthy communities is a key aspect of national planning policy and this policy has been prepared to take account of this section of NPPF, in particular paragraphs 69 and 70 (see Appendix 2).

POLICY K9 – NEW AND EXTENDED COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Proposals for new, or extensions or improvements, to existing community facilities will be permitted provided that they are:

a) Within or adjoining the settlement boundary; b) Of a scale that meets the needs of the local community and in keeping with the character of the area c) Provided with adequate parking and operational space; and d) Accessible by walking, or cycling, or public transport


The full commercialisation of the Community Centre will mean that, in addition to the Parish Hall and Youth Centre, there will be a need in Kempsey village for further meeting rooms with kitchen, function room, toilets, storage and parking. One room will be required for the Parish Office. This may not be required in the short term as other facilities are still available but the housing expansion may require this in the future and will enable full commercialisation of the current Community Centre which is too small. There i s w i d e s p r e a d s u p p o r t f o r s u c h i m p r o v e m e n t s a s e v i d e n c e d through our questionnaire survey, see Figure 11 below.

The Parish’s existing healthcare facilities do not meet the needs of an expanding population. Proposals to improve healthcare facilities, including, amongst other things, a doctor’s surgery, morning and afternoon/evening 5 days a week and an on-site nurse, will be supported.

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Figure 11 – Should Kempsey have a new Community Centre?

Source: Kempsey Household Survey 2014

Objective 5 – To protect, improve and expand recreation facilities

POLICY K10 – E X I S T I N G A N D F U T U R E C O M M U N I T Y RECREATION AND SPORT K10A: Existing Provision

Existing local sports and recreation facilities currently at Plovers Rise (see Proposal K10A, Figure 5) will be protected for such uses and development to enhance these facilities will be encouraged.

K10B: Future Provision

To meet future community, recreation and sport needs a 5.2 hectare site to the north of Pixham Ferry Lane and west of Old Road South is identified on the Proposals Map for further sport and recreation provision (shown as Proposal K10B on Figure 5).

In developing this area for further community, recreation and sport provision enabling housing development may be considered on the 3.5 hectare parcel of land on the east of Old Road South between Sunnyside Farm and Bight Farm. Such enabling development will only be permitted where it is demonstrated by the Parish Council that:

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a) The enabling development is necessary to secure the delivery of land at K10B for community, recreation and sports provision;

b) sufficient funding for the community, recreation and sport provision cannot be assembled without including such enabling development; and

c) the amount of enabling development is the minimum necessary to provide the identified community, recreation and sport provision on site K10B.

Background/Justification Currently, sport and recreation provision in the neighbourhood plan area is catered for on the multi-purpose Plovers Rise site, which has to be seasonally rearranged, this causes conflict when the seasons overlap.

Current facilities include:

2 football pitches

1 cricket pitch

3 tennis courts

netball court marked out on one of the tennis courts

rounders pitches across part of a football pitch.

Further outdoor recreational facilities are needed to expand the current facilities as there are already conflicts with the football and cricket seasons.

Proposals to expand or enhance existing provision to meet the following requirements will be encouraged:

Allotments More football pitches of varying size Second cricket ground

All weather cricket pitch Indoor tennis courts Permanent rounders pitch Running/cycling track Skateboarding park Bowling green A Multi Use Games Arena with changing rooms and storage to

enable: badminton, indoor tennis, netball, volleyball, handball, 6-a-side junior football, basketball, blind football and roller sports.

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The above information was taken from the results of the public questionnaire undertaken in June 2014 and a review undertaken by Kempsey Sports Association. All sports require large storage facilities. Cricket in particular needs at least 700 square feet to store mowers and rollers. This need will only expand further as the population of the parish grows. As Figure A (Appendix 3) shows, there is no room for further expansion of any of the existing facilities at Plovers Rise, or for any of the additional facilities identified as needed. The site is also effectively landlocked: the adjacent landowner indicating that the site is not available for community, sport and recreation uses. The area identified for future community recreation and sport provision is outside the settlement boundary, to the west of Old Road South, north of Pixham Ferry Lane (K10B). This area is level and well-drained. Access to the recreation land will be by Pixham Ferry Lane which will have passing places added to enable better flow of traffic without spoiling the nature of the lane. The Parish Council will work with key partners to put together a funding package to meet the identified need for future community and recreation and sport provision on site K10B. The Parish Council have allocated resources to support the project and have access to some section 106 monies from approved housing projects. Additional funding may also become available through future housing planning permissions or the Community Infrastructure Levy. However, should it not prove possible to put a funding package in place through mainstream and grant resources, enabling development, outside of the Kempsey village settlement boundary, will be considered to bring this much needed development for sport, recreation and community resources forward. Currently, the preferred site for such development is the part of site K10B, east of Old Road South, identified on Figure 5. Such enabling development will only be supported on this, or another site, when the criteria in Policy K10 can be met. The preferred site of K10B has emerged following a site appraisal and selection process undertaken by the Parish Council. This considered all sites identified as possibly suitable for further housing development and where landowners were willing to consider enabling development for community, sport and recreation facilities. The appraisal process is set out in Appendix 3. Only site K10B was considered suitable and available for such uses and possible future enabling development, if necessary.

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Objective 6 – To protect and enhance local green infrastructure

POLICY K11 – PROTECTING LOCAL GREENSPACE

The local green spaces, identified in Table 1 and on Figure 12, will be protected. Development harmful to these local green spaces will only be permitted in very special circumstances.


National planning policy allows for the identification of local green spaces (NPPF paras. 76 and 77):

“Local communities through local and neighbourhood plans should be able to identify for special protection green areas of particular importance to them. By designating land as Local Green Space local communities will be able to rule out new development other than in very special circumstances.”

Identifying land as Local Green Space should be consistent with the local planning of sustainable development and complement investment in sufficient homes, jobs and other essential services.

NPPF para 77 states that Local Green Space designation should only be used:

where the green space is in reasonably close proximity to the community it serves;

where the green area is demonstrably special to a local community and holds a particular local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value (including as a playing field), tranquility or richness of its wildlife; and

where the green area concerned is local in character and is not an extensive tract of land.

In identifying Local Green Spaces we have used the criteria in NPPF to assess green spaces in the Parish. Only those qualifying against the criteria have been included for protection under this policy, see Table 1.

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Table 1 Kempsey Village Green Environment.

Figure 12 – Important Local Green Spaces

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Site

Significance

Character & extent

Conservation Areas

The Rocky

Recreational areas

Plovers Rise Sports Field

Kings Hill Play area

The Limes

Christina Close

Local Green Space

St Mary’s Close

Lanes End

The Oaks

Alban Tree triangle Memorial bench

Beauty, history, tranquility

Recreation

Recreation

Recreation

Recreation

Recreation, tranquility Tranquility, wildlife Tranquility, wildlife History Tranquility, history

Wooded with pathways; 0.9 ha

Sports field with facilities 3.6 ha Mowed grass; 0.4 ha Mowed grass; 0.2 ha Mowed grass; 0.02 ha

Mowed grass; 0.15 ha Mowed grass; 0.02ha Mowed grass; 0.07 ha Specimen tree & grass; 0.01 ha Hardwood bench & plinth; 0.01 ha

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POLICY K12 – GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Development proposals will be encouraged that protect, extend and enhance the network of green infrastructure (open spaces, watercourses, commons, footpaths, lanes (including quiet lanes), banks, and ditches, woodlands, hedgerows and multi species grassland etc.) in the parish,

Development proposals that would lead to an interruption or severance of the existing green infrastructure network will not be permitted.


It is not only the open spaces that make the Parish special. It is also the network of spaces, footpaths, lanes, hedges and other “green infrastructure” that link all of these green assets together that make the area special, act as recreation routes, quiet lanes and areas for wildlife. All these functions are equally important. To protect the parish’s biodiversity and habitats trees, woodland, hedgerows and multi-species grassland should be protected, enhanced, and, where possible extended. Our plan seeks to protect existing green infrastructure and, where possible, will encourage new links and routes to strengthen the Parish’s green infrastructure network.

The village of Kempsey also lies at the centre of a web of rural footpaths, (more than 200) all numbered and preserved, giving 65 miles of access through and across 5 square miles of land in which Kempsey Parish is sited. Taken together with the common lands they provide a unique and valued right to roam on a scale not matched by many settlements.

There are several hundred Tree Protection Orders in Kempsey both to protect specific trees of particular age or significance, but also to provide effective screening in selected locations. A full list is also available on www.kempseyhub.co.uk

Objective 7 – To support opportunities for the development of existing and new businesses

POLICY K13a– DEVELOPMENT OR RE-DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR EMPLOYMENT USES WITHIN THE SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY

Proposals to develop or redevelop land for employment purposes within the Kempsey village settlement boundary will be permitted where:

a) They re-use existing land or buildings, and do not have an adverse impact on residential amenity, traffic flows or highway

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safety; or b) They are for the diversification of an existing rural enterprise; c) The business can be contained within existing premises and the

appearance of the existing building is not materially altered; d) The scale and design of the extension or redevelopment is

appropriate to the location, existing buildings and the character of the area; and

e) The business operation will not lead to a significant adverse impact on the residential amenity or character of the area through its scale, nature of operation, access and parking provision, noise or traffic generated by visitors, staff and deliveries.

POLICY K13b – EXPANSION OF EXISTING EMPLOYMENT SITES OUTSIDE THE SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY The expansion of existing employment sites outside the Kempsey village settlement boundary will be supported where it has been demonstrated that intensification on the existing site is not viable or practical. POLICY K13c – FARM DIVERSIFICATION

Proposals to diversify farm businesses for employment, tourism, leisure and recreation uses will be permitted providing:

a) The proposed new use does not detract from or prejudice the existing agricultural undertaking or its future operation;

b) The scale of activities associated with the proposed development is appropriate to the rural character of the area; and

c) Wherever possible existing buildings are used to reduce the need for additional built development. Where planning permission is required for the residential conversion of a building as part of a farm diversification project, it will only be granted where a marketing exercise has shown that employment, tourism, leisure and recreation uses are unviable.


There are over 150 businesses in the Parish. To support the retention and growth of these businesses and encourage the development of new businesses and to create a more sustainable community this policy seeks to promote employment opportunities within the local area, and, in particular, to protect existing viable businesses.

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Objective 8 – To promote safe, accessible transport

POLICY K14 – TRANSPORT Developer contributions from new development will be sought wherever possible to support and improve public transport links to Kempsey, improve highway safety and improve routes and networks for walking and cycling. Priorities for improvements include the following:

measures t o i m p r o v e t h e b u s s e r v i c e t o a n d f r o m

Kempsey. cycleway to link Kempsey with St Peters alongside the

A38 and via the proposed development at Broomhall community and Norton Barracks community.

footpath improvements along Old North Road to the doctor’s surgery

speed restrictions on Church Street, Post Office Lane, Old North Road, Old Road South and Squires Walk.


These proposals are in full accordance with existing policies of Worcestershire County Council, Malvern Hills District Council and the Parish Council. They seek to discourage use of the private car, where possible, and encourage a healthier lifestyle through walking and cycling (Figure 13 shows the local footpath and bridleways). This is also in accordance with the Government policy for the same reasons. Although outside the designated area, it would be desirable to have pedestrian cycle/foot path access, linking the South and North sides of A4440, adjacent to The Ketch Roundabout, to allow safe, easy access to the city centre.

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Figure 13 – Footpaths © Crown copyright and database rights [2015] Ordnance Survey 100055940 Kempsey Parish Council (Licensee) License number 0100053313

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6.0 How to Comment on this Document

6.1 Copies of this plan can be downloaded from www.kempseyhub.co.uk or obtained free of charge from the Parish Office on 01905 828183 (9am – 2pm). There will be presentations in St Mary’s Church on Saturday 12 March at 11am and 3pm, and on Wednesday 16 March at 7:30pm.

Tell us your views

6.2 The Public Consultation on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan will last from 12

March until 30 April 2016. Your feedback is very important to us. To comment on the plan please return one of the Neighbourhood Plan comment forms to the Parish Office, Community Centre, Main Road, Kempsey WR5 3LQ or email [email protected] . Comment forms are available from this address or online at www.kempseyhub.co.uk.

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7.0 Monitoring And Review 7.1 Kempsey Parish Council will monitor the plan on a regular basis. This

monitoring will be carried out to see how effective our policies are: what is working, what is not, what is up to date and what is not. Where we identify a need to update the plan we will work with Malvern Hills District Council to make any necessary changes.

7.2 As part of this review an annual monitoring report will be prepared and presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council.

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8.0 Glossary

Affordable housing: Social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Affordable housing should include provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.

Social rented housing is owned by local authorities and private registered providers (as defined in section 80 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008), for which guideline target rents are determined through the national rent regime. It may also be owned by other persons and provided under equivalent rental arrangements to the above, as agreed with the local authority or with the Homes and Communities Agency.

Affordable rented housing is let by local authorities or private registered providers of social housing to households who are eligible for social rented housing. Affordable Rent is subject to rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80% of the local market rent (including service charges, where applicable).

Intermediate housing is homes for sale and rent provided at a cost above social rent, but below market levels subject to the criteria in the Affordable Housing definition above. These can include shared equity (shared ownership and equity loans), other low cost homes for sale and intermediate rent, but not affordable rented housing.

Homes that do not meet the above definition of affordable housing, such as “low cost market” housing, may not be considered as affordable housing for planning purposes.

Archaeological interest: There will be archaeological interest in a heritage asset if it holds, or potentially may hold, evidence of past human activity worthy of expert investigation at some point. Heritage assets with archaeological interest are the primary source of evidence about the substance and evolution of places, and of the people and cultures that made them.

Conservation (for heritage policy): The process of maintaining and managing change to a heritage asset in a way that sustains and, where appropriate, enhances its significance.

Community Infrastructure Levy: A levy allowing local authorities to raise funds from owners or developers of land undertaking new building projects in their area.

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Designated heritage asset: A World Heritage Site, Scheduled Monument, Listed Building, Protected Wreck Site, Registered Park and Garden, Registered Battlefield or Conservation Area designated under the relevant legislation.

Development plan: This includes adopted Local Plans, neighbourhood plans and the London Plan, and is defined in section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Ecological networks: These link sites of biodiversity importance.

Green infrastructure: A network of multi-functional green space, urban and rural, which is capable of delivering a wide range of environmental and quality of life benefits for local communities.

Heritage asset: A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. Heritage assets includes designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority (including local listing).

Historic environment: All aspects of the environment resulting from the interaction between people and places through time, including all surviving physical remains of past human activity, whether visible, buried or submerged, and landscaped and planted or managed flora.

Historic environment record: Information services that seek to provide access to comprehensive and dynamic resources relating to the historic environment of a defined geographic area for public benefit and use.

Local green spaces: Spaces identified by local communities and given special protection under paragraphs 76 and 77 of the NPPF. Such spaces should be in reasonably close proximity to the local community; demonstrably special; local in character and not extensive tracts of land.

Local planning authority: The public authority whose duty it is to carry out specific planning functions for a particular area. All references to local planning authority apply to the district council, London borough council, county council, Broads Authority, National Park Authority and the Greater London Authority, to the extent appropriate to their responsibilities.

Local Plan: The plan for the future development of the local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community. In law this is described as the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Current core strategies or other planning policies, which under the regulations would be considered to be development plan documents, form part of the Local Plan. The term includes old policies which have been saved under the 2004 Act.

Neighbourhood plans: A plan prepared by a Parish Council or Neighbourhood Forum for a particular neighbourhood area (made under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

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Older people: People over retirement age, including the active, newly-retired through to the very frail elderly, whose housing needs can encompass accessible, adaptable general needs housing for those looking to downsize from family housing and the full range of retirement and specialised housing for those with support or care needs.

Open space: All open space of public value, including not just land, but also areas of water (such as rivers, canals, lakes and reservoirs) which offer important opportunities for sport and recreation and can act as a visual amenity.

Original building: A building as it existed on 1 July 1948 or, if constructed after 1 July 1948, as it was built originally.

Planning obligation: A legally enforceable obligation entered into under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to mitigate the impacts of a development proposal.

Playing field: The whole of a site which encompasses at least one playing pitch as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010.

Previously developed land: Land which is or was occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the developed land (although it should not be assumed that the whole of the curtilage should be developed) and any associated fixed surface infrastructure. This excludes: land that is or has been occupied by agricultural or forestry buildings; land that has been developed for minerals extraction or waste disposal by landfill purposes where provision for restoration has been made through development control procedures; land in built-up areas such as private residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments; and land that was previously-developed but where the remains of the permanent structure or fixed surface structure have blended into the landscape in the process of time.

Setting of a heritage asset: The surroundings in which a heritage asset is experienced. Its extent is not fixed and may change as the asset and its surroundings evolve. Elements of a setting may make a positive or negative contribution to the significance of an asset, may affect the ability to appreciate that significance or may be neutral.

Significance (for heritage policy): The value of a heritage asset to this and future generations because of its heritage interest. That interest may be archaeological, architectural, artistic or historic. Significance derives not only from a heritage asset’s physical presence, but also from its setting.

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sites designated by Natural England under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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Strategic Environmental Assessment: A procedure (set out in the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004) which requires the formal environmental assessment of certain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects on the environment. Supplementary planning documents: Documents which add further detail to the policies in the Local Plan. They can be used to provide further guidance for development on specific sites, or on particular issues, such as design. Supplementary planning documents are capable of being a material consideration in planning decisions but are not part of the development plan. Sustainable development: International and national bodies have set out broad principles of sustainable development. Resolution 42/187 of the United Nations General Assembly defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The UK Sustainable Development Strategy Securing the Future set out five ‘guiding principles’ of sustainable development: living within the planet’s environmental limits; ensuring a strong, healthy and just society; achieving a sustainable economy; promoting good governance; and using sound science responsibly. The purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. The policies in paragraphs 18 to 219 of the National Planning Policy Framework, taken as a whole, constitute the Government’s view of what sustainable development in England means in practice for the planning system. Wildlife corridor: Areas of habitat connecting wildlife populations.

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Appendix 1: Listed Buildings in Kempsey

West Royd, 35 Main Road, Kempsey 63 Main Road, Kempsey Colne House, Main Road, Kempsey Oakfield, 75 Main Road, Kempsey The Talbot, Main Road, Kempsey Ivy House, 93 Main Road, Kempsey Draycott Lodge, Main Road, Kempsey The Coach House, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey The Old Vicarage, Main Road, Kempsey Melbury, 68 Main Road, Kempsey Lake Cottage, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey Upper Brookend Farmhouse, Brookend Lane, Kempsey Middle Broomhall Farmhouse, Broomhall, Kempsey Upper Broomhall Farmhouse, Taylors Lane, Kempsey Clerkenleap Farmhouse, Bath Road, Kempsey St Mary’s Church, Church street, Kempsey Crick Cottage, 34 Church Street, Kempsey Peckwater Cottage (formerly known as Cobblers Cottage), 36 Church Street,

Kempsey Church House, Church Street, Kempsey Park House, Old Road North, Kempsey Park Cottage, Old Road North, Kempsey Eastern Lodge, Old Road North, Kempsey The Manor House, Old Road North, Kempsey The Nash, Kempsey Kerswell Green Farmhouse, Kempsey Baynall Farmhouse, Baynall

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Appendix 2: Promoting healthy communities – National Planning

Policy Framework, March 2012 The relevant planning policy on promoting healthy communities in the NPPF is as follows:

69. The planning system can play an important role in facilitating social interaction and creating healthy, inclusive communities. Local planning authorities should create a shared vision with communities of the residential environment and facilities they wish to see. To support this, local planning authorities should aim to involve all sections of the community in the development of Local Plans and in planning decisions, and should facilitate neighbourhood planning. Planning policies and decisions, in turn, should aim to achieve places which promote:

● opportunities for meetings between members of the community who might not otherwise come into contact with each other, including through mixed- use developments, strong neighbourhood centres and active street frontages which bring together those who work, live and play in the vicinity;

● safe and accessible environments where crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine quality of life or community cohesion; and

● safe and accessible developments, containing clear and legible pedestrian routes, and high quality public space, which encourage the active and continual use of public areas.

70. To deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services the community needs, planning policies and decisions should:

● plan positively for the provision and use of shared space, community facilities (such as local shops, meeting places, sports venues, cultural buildings, public houses and places of worship) and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments;

● guard against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services, particularly where this would reduce the community’s ability to meet its day- to-day needs;

● ensure that established shops, facilities and services are able to develop and modernise in a way that is sustainable, and retained for the benefit of the community; and

● ensure an integrated approach to considering the location

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Appendix 3: Support for Future Community, Sport and Recreation Development

The existing playing field at Plovers Rise is used for the following:

2 full-size football pitches

3 junior football pitches

1 full-size cricket pitch

3 tennis courts

Children’s play area

netball

rounders

youth club

The limited overall size of the playing field area means that there are difficulties each year when the end of the football season and the beginning of the cricket season overlap. The netball court is marked out on one of the tennis courts and the rounders pitch also uses the same area as the football pitches (see Figure A).

As Figure A also shows there is no further space available for any future expansion to accommodate existing uses, nor is there any space to provide the additional facilties identified by the Sports Association. This problem cannot be addressed by expansion on to adjacent land. The owner of site 6 having indicated the site is not available for community,sport and recreation uses (see Figure B).

Figure B and Tables A and B show the sites considered by the Parish Council as areas for possible future expansion of community, sport and recreation facilities.

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Figure A – Plovers Rise Plan Showing Extent of Existing Facilities

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Figure B – Showing Sites Considered for Possible Community, Sport, and Recreation Use

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Table A: Site Appraisal Matrix

POSSIBLE SITES

ESSENTIAL SUITABILITY

CRITERIA

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

Site 4

Site 5

Site 6

Site 7

Site 8 South

Site 8 North

Site 9

Site 10

Site 11

Available

Size (min 5 hectares)

Topography

Flood Risk

Contaminated Land

International or National

Designations

Local Designations

Suitable Access to

Public Highway

Within or Adjacent

Settlement Boundary

Significant Gap

Residential Amenity and Neighbouring

Uses

Capable On-Site Services

Known Priority Species & Habitats

DESIRABLE SUITABILITY

CRITERIA

Distance to Bus Stop

Previously Developed

Land

CONCLUSION

Would the site be suitable?

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Table B: Site Appraisal Summary

The table below expands on the assessment above, and explains why each site is considered suitable or unsuitable for sports, recreation and community use.

Site 1 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use. It is also under the minimum required size threshold (1.7ha) and is located in the Significant Gap between Kempsey and Worcester. It is not known if the site has any existing services. The site is greenfield.

Suitable?

Site 2 The site is 5 ha in area. A significant portion of the site is located in Flood Zone 3 and there are issues with Surface Water. The site could have an impact on the amenity of nearby houses. It is not known if the site has any existing services. The site is greenfield.

Suitable?

Site 3 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use. It is also under the minimum required size threshold (2.7ha), and the site is relatively steep in nature. The site is also located in a Conservation Area. The site could have an impact on the amenity of nearby houses and it is not known if it has any existing services. The site is greenfield.

Suitable?

Site 4 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use, and is also under the minimum required size threshold (0.07ha). The site is also located in a Conservation Area. The site is in the centre of the village and in close proximity to other properties, which is likely to result in a negative impact on residential amenity.

Suitable?

Site 5 The site is under the minimum required size threshold (2.7ha), and is subject to surface water flooding issues. The site is also in close proximity to Napleton Meadow SSSI, and could potentially have a negative impact on this designated site. The site is not considered to have suitable access to a public highway. The site is Greenfield and it is not known if it has any existing services. The nearest bust stop to the site is over 500m away.

Suitable?

Site 6 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use. It is also under the minimum required size threshold (3.7ha). The site is also in close proximity to Napleton Meadow SSSI, and could potentially have a negative impact on this designated site. The site is not considered to have suitable access to a public highway. The site is in close proximity to other properties, and may have a negative impact on residential amenity. The site is Greenfield and it is not known if it has any existing services.

Suitable?

Site 7 The site is under the minimum required size threshold (3.5ha). The site is Greenfield and it is not known if it has any existing services. It could be available as a site for an enabling development, if necessary

Suitable?

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Site 8 South The site is 5.2 ha in area. The site is Greenfield and it is not known if it has any existing services. The site is capable of meeting all of the essential criteria.

Suitable?

Site 8 North The site is 11.2 ha in area. It is not available for sports, recreation and community use. A narrow strip of the site along the western boundary of the site is located in Flood Zone 2 and 3. The eastern boundary of the site is in close proximity to other properties, and may have a negative impact on residential amenity. The site is Greenfield and it is not known if it has any existing services.

Suitable?

Site 9 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use, and is also under the minimum required size threshold (1ha). The site is the location of the Grade I listed Church of St Mary, and the development of the site for community use would have a negative impact on this asset. It is also located within the Conservation Zone. The site is in close proximity to other properties, and may have a negative impact on residential amenity.

Suitable?

Site 10 The site is not available for sports, recreation and community use, and is also under the minimum required size threshold (2.6ha). The site is subject to surface water issues which would require mitigation. The site is located on contaminated land linked to the treatment of timber, which would require mitigation. The site is not considered to have safe access to a public highway. The site is in close proximity to other properties, and may have a negative impact on residential amenity.

Suitable?

Site 11 This is the site of the existing community centre. The site is not available for further sports and recreation use, and is also under the minimum required size threshold (0.2ha). The site is in close proximity to other properties, which is likely to result in a negative impact on residential amenity.

Suitable?

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Table C: Site Appraisal Process

The table below expands on the assessment above, and explains why each site is considered suitable or unsuitable for sports, recreation and community use.

A traffic light approach was adopted, identifying sites which do not satisfy criteria in red, where criteria may be capable of being satisfied in amber and where criteria are satisfied in green. A detailed breakdown of the suitability criteria is provided below.

Essential Criteria

Designation / Issue

Red Amber Green

Availability Promoted sites, public land ownership, etc.

Owner has confirmed that site is not available, nor is it likely to be available in the future

Site availability is unknown and requires further investigation

Evidence that landowner willing to sell or develop the site for Sports, Recreation and Community use

Size To accommodate the pitches and facilities required, an area of minimum 5 hectares is desirable.

Site is smaller than 4 hectares in area

Site is between 4-5 hectares in area

Site is excess of 5 hectares in area

Topography Stable location On steep slope or unstable land

Land appears relatively flat or stable land, requiring further investigation

Relatively flat and stable land

Flood Risk Environment Agency Indicative Flood Mapping and SFRA

Site (or part of the site) is within Flood Zone 3

The site is affected by Flood Zones 2 or surface water issues.

The site is not affected by identified areas of indicative flood mapping or is located in Flood Zone 1

Contaminated Land

Contaminated Land Register

On contaminated land which cannot be mitigated

On contaminated land which could be mitigated

Not on contaminated land

International or National Designations

International: SPA, SAC, Ramsar sites National: AONB, SSSI, National Nature Reserves, Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings, Ancient Woodland, Veteran Trees, Historic Parks and Gardens

Site covered or affected by an International or National designation and purpose of the designation likely to be compromised

Site within the buffer or in close proximity to an International or National designation and purpose of the designation could be compromised

The site is not within an International designation or its buffer

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Local Designations

Conservation Areas Local Wildlife Sites Local Nature Reserves Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Local Geological Sites Local Heritage Assets Local Green Space Tree Preservation Orders H&SE hazardous installations/pipelines Sewage Works - Cordon Sanitaire

The site is covered by a local designation and the purpose of the designation likely to be compromised

The site is in close proximity of local designation and could compromise the purpose of the designation, requiring further investigation of mitigation measures.

The site is not affected by, or immediately adjacent to, any local designation.

Suitable Access to Public Highway

County Council / Highways Authority

Site does not have or could not have convenient / access to a suitable highway

Site has or could have access to public highway but requires further investigation about safety

Site appears to be able to accommodate safe and convenient access on to the public highway

Within or adjacent settlement boundary

Near Settled Community

Site is not within 1000 metres of the settlement boundary

Site is within 1000 metres of the settlement boundary

Site is within or abuts the settlement boundary

Significant Gap Significant Gap Site is within a Significant Gap and the purpose of designation likely to be compromised

Site could have a negative impact on the purpose of Significant Gap designation, requiring further investigation

Site not within Significant Gap

Residential Amenity / Neighbouring Land Uses

Residential Amenity and Neighbouring Land Uses

Adverse impact on privacy and residential amenity for both site residents and / or neighbouring land uses which could not be mitigated

May be adverse impact on privacy and residential amenity for both site residents and / or neighbouring land uses which could be mitigated

Unlikely to be significant adverse impact on privacy and residential amenity for both site residents and neighbouring land uses

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Capable of On-Site Services

On-Site Services for water supply, mains electricity, waste disposal and foul and surface water drainage

Site not capable of providing adequate on-site services for water supply, mains electricity, waste disposal and foul and surface water drainage

May be capable of providing adequate on-site services for water supply, mains electricity, waste disposal and foul and surface water drainage, requiring further investigation

Site capable of providing adequate on-site services for water supply, mains electricity, waste disposal and foul and surface water drainage

Priority Species and Habitats

Biodiversity Action Plan

The site is known to home priority species or habitats which would be adversely affected by development

The site is known to home or be near known BAP species or habitats, but mitigatory measures can be proposed

No known BAP species or habitats on the site or in close proximity

Desirable Criteria

Issue Red Amber Green

Distance to Public Transport (Bus Shop)

Walking distance up to 500 metres

Not Applicable

Site not within 500 metres of bus stop

Site within 500 metres of bus stop

Previously Developed Land

National Land Use Database / SHLAA

Not applicable Not on previously developed land

Would be on previously developed land

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