Kislingbury Parish

Neighbourhood PlanMay 12 2015

What we shall Cover tonight:

1. Context for the Neighbourhood Plan

2. What Input we have received and gathered for the Plan

3. Structure of the Plan

4. Where we are now and Plan Policies

5. What happens Next

The Cheshire-based developer wanted Winslow to double in size to 4,000 homes, whereas 98 per cent of local people voted in favour of a plan under which only 450 homes would be built. Gladman initially tried to prevent the residents from voting on the plan by seeking an injunction to prevent a local referendum from taking place.

After losing that case, Gladman challenged the legality of the plan at the High Court. A judge dismissed the case in December, but last month the company made an appeal against that decision. The developer has now withdrawn the appeal, meaning that Winslow’s plan will be used to decide where new homes should be built.

Uncertainty over the legal status of neighbourhood plans, which were introduced under the Localism Act 2011, has deterred many communities from adopting them, with fewer than 50 completed to date.

At least 1,400 communities are understood to be preparing plans and Winslow’s victory may encourage them to complete the process.

Real Life Example

Context of the Neighbourhood Plan

A Neighbourhood Plan must conform to National and Regional Priorities

• National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF)• National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG)• The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations

2012• West Northants Joint Core Strategy Plan

These are all key to developing a valid, legal, and acceptable Neighbourhood Plan

National Planning Policy Framework - NPPF

Key Part of the NPPFSustainability

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

Sustainability has three dimensions:

EconomicSocialEnvironment

These are like 3 legs of a stool. Our Plan needs to address each

Economic Dimension of Sustainability

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

Social Dimension of Sustainability

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

Environmental Dimension of Sustainability

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

At the heart of the National Planning Policy Framework is a presumption in favour of sustainable development, which should be seen as a golden thread running through both plan-making and decision-taking.

Key Principle of the NPPF

The consequence of this is that Developments that meet Planning Criteria will be assumed to be Sustainable and will therefore be approved

BUT

Neighbourhood Plans help Communities control their destinies so long as the Sustainability dimensions are met

The NPPG

The most important aspect of the NPPG is what it says on Communication:A qualifying body should be inclusive and open in the preparation of its neighbourhood plan and ensure that the wider community:• is kept fully informed of what is being proposed• is able to make their views known throughout the process• has opportunities to be actively involved in shaping the

emerging Neighbourhood Plan• is made aware of how their views have informed the draft

neighbourhood plan or Order.

We have done this in many different ways

The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012

These Regulations specify the Legal Steps that must be taken for a Plan to be formally accepted by the Local Authority, i.e. SNC

• Parish declared a Neighbourhood Planning Area• Consultations and Drafting the Plan• Confirmation that Plan meets all Legal Obligations• Pre-submission Consultation with Community• Formal Examination by Examiner to ensure conformity with

Regulations• Referendum of Community to Accept or Reject the Plan• If Accepted, Plan is adopted and becomes part of SNC Planning

Framework

West Northants Joint Core Strategy Plan 2015 to 2029

• Adopted on December 15th 2014

• Sets Policies for South Northants District• Housing Numbers overall and SUEs• Planning Guidance• Affordable Housing• Rural Housing

• Numbers• Support for Neighbourhood Plans

Housing Requirement 2011-29

Housing TypeDaventry District

Northampton Related Development Area

South Northants

Market housing 5,500 20,900 3,900

Intermediate affordable housing

0 0 1,700

Social rented/ Affordable rented

housing1,500 7,600 1,600

Total Housing Requirement 7,000 28,500 7,200

Market housing 78.6% 73.3% 54.2%

Intermediate affordable housing

0.0% 0.0% 23.6%

Social rented/ Affordable rented

housing21.4% 26.7% 22.2%

JCS Housing Numbers

Where all the Houses will go in Northampton

Kislingbury

The Two SUEs that concern Kislingbury

Camp Lane

POLICY H1 – HOUSING DENSITY AND MIX AND TYPE OF DWELLINGS ACROSS WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE FOR A MIX OF HOUSE TYPES, SIZES AND TENURES TO CATER FOR DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATION NEEDS INCLUDING THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE GROUPS. HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO MAKE THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF LAND HAVING REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS: a) THE LOCATION AND SETTING OF THE SITE;b) THE EXISTING CHARACTER AND DENSITY OF THE LOCAL AREA;c) ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES AND FACILITIES;d) PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES;e) THE IMPLICATIONS OF DENSITY FOR AFFORDABILITY AND VIABILITY;f) THE LIVING CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR FUTURE RESIDENTS; ANDg) THE IMPACT ON THE AMENITIES OF OCCUPIERS OF NEIGHBOURING PROPERTIES.

Planning Guidance – extract from JCS

POLICY H2 – AFFORDABLE HOUSINGAFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL BE PROVIDED AS A PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLINGS TO BE DELIVERED ON INDIVIDUAL SITES AS FOLLOWS:

LOCATIONPROPORTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

SITE SIZE THRESHOLD

DAVENTRY DISTRICT 5 OR MORE DWELLINGS

DAVENTRY TOWN 25%

RURAL AREAS 40%

NORTHAMPTON RELATED DEVELOPMENT AREA

35%15 OR MORE DWELLINGS

SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

5 OR MORE DWELLINGS

BRACKLEY AND TOWCESTER

40%

RURAL AREAS 50%

IN ALL CASES THE PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ABOVE ARE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF VIABILITY ON A SITE BY SITE BASIS.

JCS Rules for Affordable Housing – extract from JCS

JCS POLICY R1 - SPATIAL STRATEGY FOR THE RURAL AREAS

WITHIN THE RURAL AREAS OF WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED NEED FOR 2,360 DWELLINGS WITHIN

DAVENTRY DISTRICT AND 2,360 DWELLINGS WITHIN SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TO BE PROVIDED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2029 BEYOND THE TOWNS OF DAVENTRY, TOWCESTER AND

BRACKLEY. WITHIN THE RURAL AREAS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RURAL HOUSING REQUIREMENT WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF THE

PART 2 LOCAL PLANS THAT ARE BEING PREPARED BY DAVENTRY DISTRICT AND SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCILS

ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL NEED OF EACH VILLAGE AND THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE HIERARCHY.

Kislingbury Neighbourhood Plan is a Part 2 Local Plan

DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE RURAL AREAS WILL BE GUIDED BY A RURAL SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY THAT WILL COMPRISE

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

• PRIMARY SERVICE VILLAGES;• SECONDARY SERVICE VILLAGES;• OTHER VILLAGES; AND• SMALL SETTLEMENTS/ HAMLETS.

Kislingbury is a Secondary Service Village

FURTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT IT: • WOULD RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS ON A SITE

INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE THE RE-USE OF PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED LAND AND BEST PRACTICE IN DESIGN; OR

• IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF OR IMPROVEMENT TO ESSENTIAL LOCAL SERVICES THAT MAY BE UNDER THREAT (IN PARTICULAR THE LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL OR PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES); AND

• HAS BEEN INFORMED BY AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXERCISE PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF A PLANNING APPLICATION; OR

• IS A RURAL EXCEPTIONS SITE THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA SET OUT IN POLICY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING; OR

• HAS BEEN AGREED THROUGH AN ADOPTED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN.

JCS Power for the Neighbourhood Plan

What we have done to create your Plan

• Parish Plan of 2005 identified issues of concern• Main Questionnaire assessed attitudes to those issues and to Housing

Development – Carried out in January 2013• Held Village Meetings – March 2014, October 2014, and today• Feedback received during the Village Meetings• Supplementary Questionnaire on Housing Issues in October 2014• Consultations with many Bodies

• KOFS• Primary School• Societies and Associations• Official Bodies such as Natural England, Environment Agency, Historic

England, Anglia Water• Northamptonshire County Council• Highways Agency• Neighbouring Parish Councils and District Councils• Landowners

• Monthly Update in Kislingbury Newsletter

Main Findings from Main Questionnaire

• Gap Protection

• Type of Housing Needed

• Size of Developments

• Main Cause for concern for future developments

• Main Economic Opportunity for the Village

• Key Non Housing Concerns

Question C7:

How would you like to see Kislingbury Village develop over the next 15 years?

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380 C7. How Should Kislingbury Develop - Section 1

N 566

C7. How Should Kislingbury Develop - Section 1 - Number Frequency

1 - Kislingbury should grow much larger 35 6%2Kislingbury should grow slightly larger 160 28%

3 - Kislingbury should stay the same size as now 371 66%

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550 C7. How Should Kislingbury Develop - Section 2

N 559

C7. How Should Kislingbury Develop - Section 2 - Number FrequencyRelative

frequency1 - Kislingbury should become part of greater

Northampton 3 1%

2 - Kislingbury would benefit from some limited Green Field Development 15 3%

3 - Kislingbury should be kept as a Rural Village separate from Northampton 541 97%

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Question C13: If further housing IS NEEDED what type of housing should it be?

No Further Housing Needed

Affordable Homes to meet the Needs of Local People

Retirement Homes

Sheltered Housing (e.g. housing for Elderly and/or Disabled

Homes designed with designated Office space

Large Family Homes

Small Family Homes

Family Homes with Gardens suitable for Families

Developments which preserve the Character and Social Structure of the Village by their design and plot sizes

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Yes No

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Question C14: If further housing development IS PERMITTED what form should it take?

Infill on Vacant Plots

Expansion on the Edge of the Village

Carefully designed Groups of less than 30

Large Developments of 30 plus

Small Scale Development (less than 10)

Infill on Sub-divided plots with existing Buildings

Further Housing should not be Permitted

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Yes No

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Question D20:

How likely do you think it is that Home Working in Kislingbury will increase over the next 15 Years? 1 - Very Likely: 2 - Likely: 3 - Possible: 4 - Not Likely

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180 D20. How Likely do you think it is that Home Working in Kislingbury will increase over the next 15 years

N 547

D20. How Likely do you think it is that Home Working in

Kislingbury will increase over the next 15 years Frequency

1 - Very Likely 163 30%2 - Likely 177 32%

3 - Possible 169 31%4 - Not Likely 38 7%

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Question C16:

Which of the following initiatives would you Support? 1 - Top Priority: 2 - Needed Soon: 3 - Nice to Have: 4 - Not Relevant.

Top Priority Needed Soon Nice to Have Not Relevant Number

Traffic Calming on Bugbrooke Road 54% 17% 17% 13% 549

Increase Sewerage Capacity across the Nene 49% 35% 10% 6% 532

Improve Internet Broadband Supply 37% 28% 24% 10% 529

Measures to Reduce Noise from the M1 46% 17% 25% 12% 537

More Flowers, Beautification, Benches 20% 13% 54% 14% 530

Traffic Calming on Bugbrooke Road

Increase Sewerage Capacity across the Nene

Improve Internet Broadband Supply

Measures to Reduce Noise from the M1

More Flowers, Beautification, Benches

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Not Relevant Nice to Have Needed Soon Top Priority

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Feedback from Village Meetings

KIA 1:4 Should always try and keep a village feel.I am concerned with the expansion using building sites with many plots.Age 49, 11 years resident in Village, works at the hospital.

KIA 1:8 Fully agree with all objectives. Essential to resist anything which will join Kislingbury to Greater Northampton. Age 66, 28 years resident in Kislingbury, retired.

KIA 2:7 More houses mean more cars parked on junctions and pavements. With very little consideration for other cars or pedestrians. More houses anywhere in the Village, just stretches our village resources and main services. Age 63, 43 years resident in the Village, retired.

KIA 4:7 Build smaller houses for young people, and also the elderly who would like to downsize.

Age 84, 35 years resident in Kislingbury, retired.

Main Findings from Supplementary Questionnaire

What is the right way for the Village to develop new Housing? We have more information now and in the light of this we wish to get your views. Kislingbury does not have enough Low Cost Housing and Affordable Housing for those that need this. Kislingbury has fallen behind in this regard compared to the rest of the District.

You told us last year that if there was to be New Development you wanted it to be Low Cost Housing for young and small families, and Affordable Housing for those that need it. However, you also told us that you wanted new Houses built only on In-fill sites within the Village Confines.

Development only on Infill sites will not provide what you said is needed.

The SNC will not accept a Plan from the Village for a limited number of houses only on Infill Sites. The risk is that if we say No to any new development then we shall have one or more schemes imposed on us, possibly on sites that we do not want.

Question S5:

Having Read why we believe we should have more development, do you accept that there should be new Development in Kislingbury in order to meet the needs of Housing which is low market cost, Shared ownership Housing, and Affordable Housing?

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yS5. Do you Accept that there should be new Development in Kislingbury to meet Housing Needs - Y/N

N 275

S5. Do you Accept that there should be new

Development in Kislingbury to meet

Housing Needs - Y/N FrequencyRelative

frequencyn 56 0.204y 219 0.796

Question S6?

If you say Yes there should be further development what sort of Housing do we need?

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Low Cost Homes to meet the needs of Local People

Affordable Rented Housing

Shared Ownership Housing

Retirement Homes

Sheltered Housing for Elderly or Disabled

Homes with Designated Office Space

Large family Homes - 4/5 Bedrooms

Small family Homes - 2/3 Bedrooms

Flats for Low Cost Ownership - 1/2 Bedrooms

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

YesNo

Type of House NeededNo Yes

Low Cost Homes to meet the needs of Local People 12% 88%Affordable Rented Housing 64% 36%Shared Ownership Housing 50% 50%Retirement Homes 53% 47%Sheltered Housing for Elderly or Disabled 51% 49%Homes with Designated Office Space 89% 11%Large family Homes - 4/5 Bedrooms 88% 12%Small family Homes - 2/3 Bedrooms 21% 79%Flats for Low Cost Ownership - 1/2 Bedrooms 60% 40%

Consultations

• Highways Agency – sites that are adjacent to the M1 are unsuitable for development

• Neighbouring Parish Councils – We have informed all neighbouring Parish Councils of the intention to create a Neighbourhood Plan but as yet have had no response from any.

KOFS – some questions raised• If we have more housing, that means more traffic which will mean the

traffic flow will be bad through the village.• Queried the meaning of “affordable housing” – that it doesn’t mean a

£150,000 house for £99,000.• SNC have to take account of any background influences if they say

Kislingbury needs ‘x’ number of houses.

What are you favourite parts of the village (Top six answers)

The park 34%The school 32%The Mill 8%The pub (didn't specifiy which one) 6%The river / bridge 4%The village hall 3%

What other facilities would you like in the village that are not there at the moment? (Top six answers)

More play equipment in the park 25%A large shop 21%An indoor play area 13%A skate park 12%A McDonalds / KFC / Chip shop 10%A swimming pool 8%

Primary School Children Survey

Societies and Associations

KPFA -Any development in the village will impact the playing fields, as it inevitably means more people and as provider of amenity, it is reasonable to assume increased use of the playing fields, albeit the childrens play area, general leisure or through one of the clubs. There is also the funds provided to support Leisure in the village (s106), which may provide funds for village entities to develop / expand.

Village Hall - Concern re: increase in traffic congestion and pollution. Access to development sites should be via Rothersthorpe Road only and not via Ashby Court, Bugbrooke Road or Millers Close. Risk of Depletion of farmland which would affect local character of village

Church Warden – concerns over Flood Risks, incursion into the Gap, and increased Traffic issues

Official Bodies such as Natural England, Environment Agency, Historic England

Natural England - We have reviewed the potential development sites that you have listed in your letter and can confirm that there are no statutorily designated sites for nature conservation or landscape within the parish boundaries.

Environment Agency – certain of the Sites available for development in the Parish are in Flood Zone 3 and therefore unsuitable for development

NCC Archaeological Report – Most Sites available for development have some form of remains ranging from Manorial, to Iron Age, to Romano British, to Ridge and Furrow.

Historic England - When considering the impact of a proposed development on the significance of a designated heritage asset, great weight should be given to the asset’s conservation

Structure of the Plan

• Plan Document• Sustainability Framework• Screening Request for SEA• Sustainability Assessment, including Site Assessment and Selection• Character Assessment• Consultation Statement• Housing Needs Survey• Basic Conditions Statement• Equality Impact Assessment• Evidence Inventory

• These are the main Documents that make up the Plan.• We shall look at excerpts from those in Red

• Those in Black can only be finished after the Formal Consultation is complete

Equality Impact Assessment

1.2. The purpose of this document is to raise awareness of the health, welfare, and social profile of Kislingbury community, to identify the strengths and weaknesses, to identify concerns, and to identify opportunities to bring about an improvement in the future.

1.3 The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) places a duty on all public authorities in the exercise of their functions to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity, and to foster good relations between persons who have a “protected characteristic” and those who do not.

The Kislingbury Neighbourhood Plan strives to ensure that these statutory duties are upheld

Housing Needs SurveyPrimarily used to determine how many Affordable Dwellings are needed Affordable Dwellings are:

• Social Rented• Shared Ownership

• Since the Millenium the Population of the Village has remained very static• Kislingbury is a Village with a good mix of Population and Houses. • The profile of Villagers is slightly older than the rest of the District, as well as having a

high proportion of young people. • However, the comparisons of families in the 30s and 40s age groups is lower than the

rest of the District. • The value of houses in the Village reflects its proximity to Northampton as well as

excellent transport links, and employment centres.• Kislingbury has a wide range of property values from under £200,000 to over

£1,000,000. In January 2015 the average value of properties in Kislingbury was £301,000. The average sale price of all properties sold in the village in the year to2014 was £319,738. In comparison, the UK national average value was £268, 000. For Northampton the average value was £211,000 and Northamptonshire £201,000. The surrounding villages had average values as follows: Bugbrooke £259,000, Harpole £277,000 and Rothersthorpe £319,000.

Housing Needs Survey, continued

What the Village has told us is:

• There are not enough Houses for Small Families

• There are not enough Houses for Local Families

• There are not enough Houses for people who want to Downsize

• There are too many 4/5 Bedroom Houses

We also have an obligation to the Community :

• To provide Affordable Housing for the Vulnerable, Old, and Infirm

Our Plan must show that we are responding to these Needs

Character Assessment - extractThe village of Kislingbury is located about 8 km west of the centre of Northampton. Despite its proximity to Northampton, it has retained its identity as a village community and there is a distinct “green belt” between the village and the town. This contrasts with other communities such as Duston and Kingsthorpe, where their separate identities have been lost. The parish has an area of 560 hectares. Northampton Borough forms its Eastern boundary, with the village parishes of Harpole, Bugbrooke and Rothersthorpe forming its northern, western and southern boundaries respectively. The northern boundary with Harpole parish follows the course of the infant River Nene.

Since its construction in 1959, the area of the parish has been effectively divided in two by the M1 Motorway, which runs in a east-south-east to west-north-westerly direction. However the village community is entirely to the north of the motorway, with only a few isolated farmhouses to the south of it. Map 1 shows the parish boundary.

ParishBoundary

Kislingbury

Kislingbury falls into the Study Area 4 of the JCS Study which is designated as Nene Valley West

• Nene Valley West is dominated by the Broad River Valley Floodplain landscape character type, with small areas of Undulating Hills and Valleys at the northern and southern edges. Further west towards Kislingbury, the landscape is very flat with few clear views of either Northampton or the surrounding landform

• Nene Valley West includes the Upper Nene Catchment and Watford Gap Environmental Character Type, and the Broad River Valley Floodplain Landscape Character Type.

• Nene Valley West contains a mixture of Fragmented Parliamentary Enclosures and C.19th Parliamentary Enclosures. Within the urban area are Nene Valley Local Wildlife Sites, including the Wildlife Trust Reserves at Storton’s Pits and Duston Meadow. These are considered to be of high-medium sensitivity. Further west, towards Kislingbury, are extensive areas of grassland adjacent to the River Nene, which are considered to be of medium sensitivity

Nene Valley West - Landscape

Kislingbury Village

• A community at Kislingbury was already in existence at the time of the Domesday Book, although no traces of occupation this far back can still be found. The oldest building is the 13th Century church, St Luke’s, standing at the bottom of Church Lane. Adjacent to the church is the Old Rectory (now a private house), built in 1710/1720. Of the other building of the 16th, 17th and 18th century, only the large farmhouses have survived. These include The Elms, the Laurels and Holly Bank in the High Street, The Chase and Warwick House in Mill Road. Several houses have retained their thatched roofs, including The Sun public house.

• The 1960’s and 1970’s saw the construction of three new estates of modern housing within the confines of the original village. These three developments were all brick-built. Riverside Court on the entrance to the village from the north, added five large detached houses, some backing onto the river Nene. The Orchard, leading off Church Lane, added 25 new four- bedroom detached houses in a new close, plus four of the same style fronting onto Church Lane and three onto High Street. Hall Close added 23 neo-Georgian style four/five bedroom houses, mostly on a new close off Beech Lane but with five fronting Beech Lane itself.

Listed BuildingsConservation Area

Rest of the Village

Character Analysis

Architectural Analysis - Conservation Area

Building age, type and styleMany of the buildings within the Kislingbury Conservation Area date from between the 18th and 19thcenturies, but there are also a number of examples that date from the 17th century. Most properties are of a local vernacular style and scale, with some agricultural buildings remaining. A number of buildings are constructed with high gables resulting in steeply pitched roofs. These properties are either thatched or were most likely originally thatched and had the roof raised to accommodate a new roofing material.

Architectural Analysis – Beech Lane

Building Age Type and StyleBeech Lane is situated on the edge of the Northern side of the Village and looks out over the playing fields. This street has a wide variety of different styles and sizes of houses. They range from a ranch style bungalow, to buildings in the style of the original ironstone, to a series of detatched houses in the style of Hall Close, to a terrace of genuinely old period cottages, and other impressive detached houses in different styles.

Sustainability Framework

• An identification and assessment of all other relevant policies, plans, programmes and sustainability objectives and their relevance to the neighbourhood plan;

• A summary of all baseline information relevant to the plan area and its targeted objectives;

• The identification of all of the key sustainability issues that the plan seeks to overcome; and

• The sustainability framework against which the potential policy options for the plan will be tested.

Examples of Sustainability Objectives and Indicators

SA2 Reduce / minimise the potential increase in congestion

SA2.1 Development that does not exacerbate existing problems of Traffic Congestion and Parking, and potentially contributes to improving the situation.

SA18 Ensure that the quality, character and local distinctiveness of the landscape, and the features within them are conserved and enhance

SA18.1 Development that has the least impact on reducing the undeveloped gap between Kislingbury and NorthamptonSA18.2 Development that respects the Character of the Village, and the features within each Character ZoneSA18.3 Development that enhances the Village integrity by not creating isolated enclaves on the edge of the Confines.

SA20 To ensure that the housing stock meets the housing needs of the local people

SA20.1 A mix of housing that meets the identified needs of the village and the parishSA20.2 A supply of housing that is deliverable over the plan period to ensure a consistent delivery against future needs

SA22 To reduce spatial inequalities in social opportunities

SA22.1 Provision of local facilities that are accessible by walking, cycling and public transport

Examples of Sustainability IssuesEnvironment Gap between The Village

and Northampton Town to be protected

Village Questionnaire, Consultation, NPPF, Adopted West Northants JCS Plan, SNC Open Space Strategy, Northamptonshire Landscape Sensitivity and Green Infrastructure Study,

Social Planning approvals for Housing Projects to meet the needs of the Village

Village Questionnaire, Consultation, NPPF, NPPG, SNC Developer Contributions SPD, SNC State of the District’s Housing, SNC LSP Sustainable Communities Strategy,

Economic Village environment to support new home based businesses

Consultation, Adopted West Northants JCS Plan

Assessment Definition

++ Significant positive effect likely

+ Minor positive effect likely

o Negligible effect likely

- Minor negative effect likely

-- Significant negative effect likely

+/- Mixed effect likely

? Likely effect uncertain

N/A Policy is not relevant to sustainability objective

In the Sustainability Assessment the Plan Policies are tested to ensure that we have an overall positive Sustainability Profile

Sustainability Assessment

• 11 Potential Sites assessed against 7 Stage 1 Evaluation Tests• Eliminates Sites that are not Suitable

• Selected Sites assessed against 15 Stage 2 Evaluation Tests• Ranks Selected Sites into Primary and Contingency

• Sites Selected assessed against 18 Plan Objectives• To ensure that Sites selected can meet Plan Objectives

• 18 Plan Objectives assessed against 19 Sustainability Objectives• To ensure Plan Objectives meet Sustainability requirements

• 28 Plan Polices assessed against 18 Plan Objectives• To ensure that the Polices deliver the Objectives, which will be

Sustainable overall , based on Sites that equally meet the Objectives.

This Cascade of Assessments ensures that the Plan delivers Sustainable Proposals

Site Assessment

SNC561 – Not selectedSNC276 – Not SelectedSNC635 – Not SelectedSNC581 – Not SelectedSNC340 – SelectedSNC636 – Not SelectedSNC301 – SelectedSNC397 – SelectedSNC637 – Not SelectedSNC302 – Not SelectedSNC596 – Not Selected

Plan Policies

There are 7 Classes of PoliciesCode Policy Area

C Community well-being

D Design

EM Employment and the local economy

H Housing

HE Historic Environment

HS Housing sites

T Traffic and Transport

C1: Green space and LandscapingWhen appropriate a landscape strategy shall be submitted with all new development proposals which will incorporate the following details: (i) existing and proposed hard and soft landscaping; (ii) a condition survey of all existing trees and hedgerows; (iii) an outline of the measures to be taken to protect existing trees and hedgerows during construction; (iv) consideration of both near and distant views of the development from the principal public vantage points showing existing landscaping and that proposed to be established after 10 years; and (v) details, where appropriate, of how those areas to be retained for open space and/or woodland will be managed in the future.

Community Well Being

C2: Assets of Community ValueProposals that will result in either the loss of an Asset of Community Value or in significant harm to the community value of an asset will be strongly resisted.

C3: Broadband – fibre to the premisesProposals which seek the expansion of electronics communication networks and high speed broadband along with improvements to connectivity will be supported, so long as it is consistent with an efficient operational network without harming the character or appearance of the Village.Applications for development must contain a ‘Connectivity Statement’ and will provide for suitable ducting to enable more than one service provider to provide a fibre connection to individual properties from connection chambers located on the public highway, or some alternative connection point available to different service providers.

Design

C4: Community Facilities and ServicesProposals for additional services and facilities within the village will be supported subject to the following criteria being met: (i) the individual proposal will not generate unacceptable noise, fumes, smell or other disturbance to neighbouring residential properties; (ii) the particular proposal will not lead to traffic congestion or adversely affect the free-flow of traffic on the adjoining highway; and (iii) access arrangements and off-street parking can be satisfactorily provided without impinging on adjoining residential and non-residential uses.

D1: Good DesignProposals for all forms of new development must plan positively for the achievement of high quality and inclusive design, at the same time demonstrating they have sought to conserve local distinctiveness and the aesthetic qualities of traditional rural settlements and buildings found in South Northants. Applications proposing unsympathetic designs which fail to respect the connections between people and places, or are inappropriate to its location, or pay inadequate regard to issues of renewable energy technologies, landscape and biodiversity considerations will be refused.

D2: Light PollutionProposals for any necessary street and external lighting should comply with the current guidelines established for rural areas by the Institution of Lighting Engineers

D3: Secure by DesignNew developments should incorporate the principles of ‘Secured by Design’ (SBD30) and, wherever possible, achieve SBD accreditation to ensure that a safe and sustainable community is maintained.

Employment and the local economyEM1: Heavy Goods TrafficAny proposal requiring planning permission to change the use of land in the Parish to General Industrial Use (B2) or distribution and storage uses (B8), or other uses which would generate heavy goods traffic, must demonstrate with the assistance of a Transport Statement that the proposal will not have an unacceptable traffic impact within the village.

HousingH1: Number of New HomesPlanning permission will be granted for a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 40 new homes to be built in Kislingbury in the period to 2030 on the site specifically allocated in the Kislingbury Neighbourhood Plan in order to meet the targets set in the West Northants JCS Plan. Planning permission will be granted for additional Houses on Infill sites that meet the Planning requirements (See Policy HS2)

H2: Tenancy MixProposals for development will need to consider local housing need and should normally provide a tenure mix of a maximum 50% of Affordable homes being for shared-ownership (intermediate housing) unless viability or other local factors show a robust justification for a different mix.

H3 Homes for Sale to Local ResidentsProposals for housing on the allocated sites that make provision for open market housing to be made available for sale to local residents for a period of three months prior to release onto the open market will be supported.

Housing, continuedH4: Affordable HousingProposals for developments for five or more dwellings will be expected to provide a maximum of 50% of affordable housing on the site which will be fully integrated into the development unless a Financial Viability Assessment or other material consideration demonstrates a robust justification for a different percentage.

H5: Allocation of Affordable HousingAll new affordable housing in Kislingbury provided by the Plan will initially be subject to a local connection, meaning that people with a strong local connection to the Parish and whose needs are not met by the open market will be the first to be offered the tenancy or shared ownership of the home. In this context a strong local connection means an applicant(s):•who has lived in the Parish for 5 of the last 8 years and is currently resident there, or•who has lived in the Parish for at least 5 years and whose parents or children are currently living in the Parish and have at least 10 years continuous residency there.

H6: Type of HomesAt least 50% of new homes on developments of 10 or more new homes should be terraced or semi-detached and remainder detached properties.

H7: Size of HomesThis policy directs that new development should favour smaller dwellings with a maximum of 3 bedrooms, and a mix of 2 and one bedroom dwellings.

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H8: Extensions to new smaller homesSmall extensions to one, two and three bedroom homes permitted after the making of this Neighbourhood Plan which are well designed and improve the quality of the accommodation will be supported. However any proposals for alterations should maintain the property with the same number of bedrooms as originally provided in the home in order that stock of smaller properties can be maintained in the local area.

H9: Lifetime home standardsAll development proposals for New Houses should meet current Lifetime Home standards, unless viability or other local factors show a robust justification for a different design.

Historic EnvironmentHE1: Historic EnvironmentAny designated historic heritage assets in the Parish and their settings, both above and below ground and including listed buildings, and any monuments that may be scheduled or conservation areas that may be created will be conserved and enhanced for their historic significance and their importance to local distinctiveness, character and sense of place.

Housing sitesHS1: Scale of New DevelopmentPlanning permission will be granted for a maximum of 40 new homes on any site identified in this Plan.

HS2: Infill Housing Applications for small residential developments on infill and redevelopment sites within Kislingbury will be supported subject to proposals being well designed and meeting all relevant requirements set out in other policies in this plan and the Local Plan, and where such development:•fills a small, restricted gap in the continuity of existing frontage buildings or on other sites within the built-up area of the village where the site is closely surrounded by buildings.•will not involve the outward extension of the built-up area of the village;•is not considered to be intrusive development that requires unsuitable access, reduces the privacy of adjoining properties or is inconsistent with the character of the locality; and•provides for at least one small home with two or fewer bedrooms for every one large dwelling with four or more bedrooms.

HS3 Developer ContributionNew development must provide appropriate new facilities onsite and contribute to offsite facilities as required by the South Northants Local Plan policy.

HS4: Site allocationResidential development will only be permitted on the allocated site identified in Table 6.i. This does not apply to infill development.

Traffic and TransportT1: Traffic CongestionProposals that accord with the policies in the Plan and do not exacerbate Traffic Congestion will be supported. Proposals requiring planning permission and which seek to increase the number of access points or which would involve an increase in traffic generation will need to demonstrate that they do not exacerbate traffic congestion or conditions of parking stress, including conflict with larger vehicles, in the following areas: (i) Bugbrooke Road; (ii) The High Street.

T2: Traffic along the Bugbrooke RoadIn accordance with policy T1 proposals requiring planning permission for new development should demonstrate that they will not increase the number of vehicles using Bugbrooke Road as the main route through the Village.

T3: Safe Travel to SchoolProposals to improve the safe delivery of pupils to the Campion Secondary School and Kislingbury Primary Schools on foot, by bicycle, school buses or by car which would involve changes to the highways to calm traffic speeding and traffic flow will be supported.

T4: Traffic Calming along Bugbrooke RoadProposals for development which will create increased traffic on Bugbrooke Road will be required to make provision for, and contribute to, appropriate traffic calming measures at either end of the Bugbrooke Road.

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T5: Pedestrian FootwaysAll new housing developments must when appropriate and practical provide safe pedestrian access to link up with existing or proposed footpaths, ensuring that residents can walk safely to bus stops, schools and other village facilities.

T6: Residential Car Parking SpacesProposals for all new homes to be built in Kislingbury will need to show provision for a minimum of one off- street parking space to be provided for each bedroom.

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What happens Next

1. The Plan and all components have to be Completed following this Meeting

2. These Documents are vetted by SNC to ensure that we have complied with all the requirements of a Neighbourhood Plan

3. The Documents are amended in the light of SNC advice

4. The Final Documents are Printed in Preparation for the Pre-Submission Consultation

5. Pre-submission Consultation – this lasts 6 weeks and is a Formal process for the Residents of the Parish to Register their opinions on every aspect of the Plan

6. At the end of the 6 Weeks all Opinions are assessed and the plan altered where necessary to take account of the views expressed. The action taken on each opinion is Recorded formally and this is shown in a Consultation Statement which will be available to all Residents.

7. The Plan, after all and any changes, is sent to SNC

8. SNC arrange for the entire Plan to be examined officially by an appointed Examiner

9. The Examiner will either reject it as being incompetent or pass it with recommendations

10. Final changes are made based on recommendations

11. A Referendum of Parish Residents is publicised

12. The Referendum takes place. Voters say Yes to the Plan or No to reject it

13. If the majority of Voters say Yes then the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted by the SNC into its Plan and it will guide all future Planning decisions.

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Target Date for Referendum is January 2016